CXCI.

CUTHRED, before 805.

>Jf In nomine altithroni qui solus regat. ac gubernat. omnia omnipotenter in aeuum ego cuSredus rex cant- uuariorum cum consensu coenuulfi regis mere et bis testibus quorum infra nomina tenentur adscripta. dabo aeSelnoSo pfecto meo fidelissimo in prouincia cantiae terram trium aratrorum in loco qui dr aet hegySe Sorne pro conpetenti pecunia id * . Ill\ milia denarioru. nunc itaq: pdicta terra in potestate illius sit donata cum rectis terminib: et iure hereditario firmiter fixa pmancat. seu etia ab omni uK saeculariu seruitiis intus uel foras libera pseuerat sine aliquo grauidine et lesione

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maiorum minoruue causarum ut habeat libertatem com- mutandi uel donandi in uita sua et post eius obitum teneat facultatem relinquendi cuicumq: uolueris. nullius regum aut episcoporum uel principum psentum uel fu- turorum ista sit contemnere ausus. sin autem redat rationë corä do et coram angelis eius in die reuelationis dñi nri inu xpi amen ;•

*¡* Ego coenuulf rex merc hanc donationem consen- siendo sub.

*Jt Ego cuSred rex cantiae hanc donatione meä signo scae crucis xpi firmabo 7 subscribo.

*¡* Ego wulfredus gratia di archi epis cons 7 sub. *¡* Ego coenwald consensi 7 subscripsi. »J< Ego osuulf cons 7 sub *Jf tidferS epis *¡* Ego ealdberht cons 7 sub »J< alhheard epis *¡* Ego wealh cons 7 sub *¡* eaduulf epis «J< Ego aeSelieard cons 7 sub *¡* wulfheard epis *¡* Ego berhtnoS cons 7 sub *¡* beornmod epis *ï* Ego ceolnoS cons 7 sub *¡* wigberht epis *¡* wulfred arc epis »¡* alhmund epis

*¡* alduulf epis »¡* wiohthun epis

*¡* uuerenberht epis »J) wigmund pr ab

*¡* deneberht epis *¡* beonna pr ab

Indorsed by Aethelnoih and Gaenburh, 805—831. *¡* Aethelnoth se gerefa to eastorege and gaenburg his wif araeddan hiora erfe beforan Wulfrede arce- biscope and aethelhune his masseprioste and esne cyninges1 thegne suae huether hiora suae leng lifes were foe to londe and to alre aehte gif hio beam hebbe1 thonne foe [S]aet ofer hiora boega dagas to londe and to aehte. gif hio thonne bear n naebbe and wulfred archi- biscop lifes sie thonne foe he to thaem londe and hit . forgelde and thaet . wiorth gedaele fore hiora gastas suae aelmesLice and suae rehtlice suae he him seolfa on his wisdome geleornie. and this [s]prece naenig mon 1 crninges, O'Connor. * bebe, O'Connor.

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uferran dogor on naenge othre halfe oncaerrende sie nimne suae Jris gewrit. hafath.

*J* Uulfred arcepis. Aethelnoth.

»{• Feol[o]geld pr ab. »{< Gaenburg.

j^f Aethelhun pr. *J* Esne.

►f< Cuthberht pr. Jrisses londes aran thrie sulong aet haegethe1 thorne. and gif hiora othru oththe baem siith forgelimpe biscop that lond gebycge suae hie thonne geweorthe.