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S 356 ↗ King Alfred the Great (S 342a-57)
Archive: Malmesbury • Date: Pre-A.D. 900 • Period: 9th Century • Kingdom: Wessex
Regest / Summary: A.D. 871 x 899 (Malmesbury). Alfred, king of the Anglo-Saxons, with the consent of the familia of the church of Malmesbury, to Dudig, his minister; lease, for four lives, of 4 hides (cassati) at Chelworth, near Crudwell, Wilts., with reversion to the church of Malmesbury. Latin.
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Quomodo Alfredus rex consensu Monachorum Meldunensium cuidam ministro suo terram de Choellewrthe donavit post dies suos iterum eidem ecclesie restituendam .

In nomine dominiINVOCATION Ego Aelfredus gratia Dei Angol Saxonum rex una cum consensu venerabilis familie Maldubiensis ecclesie concedens donoDISPOSITIVE WORD meo fideli ministro nomine Dudig aliquantulum terre . Id est .iiii. cassatorum ad eandem supradictam terram dono ut habeat atque possideat dies suos 7 post se tribus heredibus quibuscunque voluerit dimittat . finitis autem diebus trium heredum prædicta terra ad ecclesiam sancti Salvatoris in Malduberi . absque omni contradictione in servicium pristinum redeat . Est etenim antememorata terra libera ab omnibus sæcularibus negociis præter expedicionem et pontis arcisve instructionem .

Acta est autem hæc scriptio huius cartule istis consencientibus testibus quorum nomina subtus notantur . In loco qui dicitur Maelduburi . nostro autem vocabulo . Maeldunesburg .PROMULGATION PLACE

Ego Alfred rex .
Uulfricus episcopus .
Aeþelhel[m] dux .
Aþelnoð dux .
Elfhere .
Deormod .
Beorhthelm .
Ceoluf .
Aþelwald filius regis .
Edward filius regis .
Beorhuard .
Wlfrich .
Verulf .
Ecgulf .

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Formulas in this Charter 3 Formulas

INVOCATION →
“In nomine domini”
DISPOSITIVEWORD →
“dono”
PROMULGATIONPLACE →
“In loco qui dicitur Maelduburi . nostro autem vocabulo . Maeldunesburg .”

Named Persons & Attestations (PASE) 0 Attestations

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