Charter Document - 04670001
Charter Number: 04670001
Cartulary Title: Charters of Romsey
Charter Language: Latin, English
Charter Origin: Royal
Charter Type(s): Grant
Date: 0964
Date Type: Internal, A.D.
Resource Link(s): eSawyer (S 727) Diplomatics Annotated (brat) Anglo Saxon Charters (S 727)
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Cartulary Title: Charters of Romsey
Charter Language: Latin, English
Charter Origin: Royal
Charter Type(s): Grant
Date: 0964
Date Type: Internal, A.D.
Resource Link(s): eSawyer (S 727) Diplomatics Annotated (brat) Anglo Saxon Charters (S 727)
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Charter:
Carta Edgari regis de Ashtone Christo regnante theo imperpetuum architectorio qui sua ineffabili rite potentia omnia disponit atque gubernat vicesque homini mirabiliter discernens terminumque incertum prout vult æquanimiter imponens et de secretis cælorum gloria humanæque naturæ misteriis decet ut cum his fugitivis ævi rebus ac transitoriis possessiunculis jugiter mansura regna Deo largiente adipiscenda sunt Quamobrem ego Edgar totius Britannie basileus gubernator et rector quandam nostræ ditionis portiunculam videlicet [] cassatos loco qui celebri at Aystone nuncupatur onomate optimatum meorum fruens conciliabulo ad usu mihi devote obsequentium jure adipiscens usurpo hereditario ut possideam ac tripudians secundum animi motum hilariter perfruar quamdiu vitalis flatus aluerit corpus cum autem dissolutionis meæ dies advenerit cuicunque voluerim seu corroboravimus perhenniter derelinquam Sit autem prædictum rus perpetuali libertate stabilitum et ab omni mundiali regalique coactione inmune cum omnibus que antiquitus antecessorum mortalium reatu ad eundem locum rite pertinere noscuntur id est campis pascuis pratis silvis saltuumque densitatibus excepto communi labore expeditione pontis arcisve construxione Si quis vero hominum hanc meam donationem cum stultitiæ temeritate jactando infringere certaverit sit ipse gravibus per colla depressus cathenis inter flammivomas tetrorum dæmonum catervas nisi prius hic ad satisfactionem venire maluerit Anno dominicæ incarnationis DCCCCLXIIII Metæ vel bundæ de Æystone This is the landmarke to Æystone Ærest on semnit of semnit on kefle wirtrim of than wirtrim on mileborne and thanne on fieltham of than hamme and lang wereforersdone on cranmere of than mere on metoldes wille and thanne on clenansticche of than sticche on hassukesmor of than more on holenbrok thannen on lechmere thanne on rodestan of than stan on bereburne of than burne on bis of bis on mealm than on alleburne thanen on fromesetinga hagen of than hagen on wuntfeld and thanen on burgredes rode of thare rode on marcbrok and thanen on lambbrok and thanen on haranmere and thanne on leofede hagen on bys of bis on tibbenforde an thanne on hulpryngmor and thanne on hapeldure hille of thare hulle on markbrok eft on semnit This is the land mark on mideltone on ælferes forde of than forde on than meddyk and thanen on than north lang dyk and of thare dyk on sevenburges of sevenburges on hengestes doune of thare doune on heige weye of than weye on markescoumbe of markescoumbe to the swiran of than swiran on alenthorn of than thorne eft on than mede Anno dominicæ incarnationis DCCCCLXVIII