| Description | From: Edward the Confessor, king of England
To: Eadulf, his thane ('minister')
1½ perches ('perticae') at Tregony and at Trerice [in St Dennis, Cornwall]. The boundaries of the land at Tregony lie from 'haferæll' to 'fosgall', then to 'penn lidanuwern', down to the river to ... 'wythmoh', from the thorn along the old dike to the highway, along the highway to 'pentholdar', to the broad moor and down the river back to 'haferæll'. The boundaries of the half yard land land at Trerice lie from 'fæle' to 'hryt ar thugan' along the highway down to the lane, then to the old dike to the heath field, then to 'tref otcere dic' corner, west to the heath field to the old dike, to the stone row ('stan ræwe'), to to 'fæle...t...an casec', up stream again to 'hryt ar thugan'. The boundary clause also mentions the homestead, barley land, mill and out leap common ('ut hlyp gemæne'). Anathema clause. Old English boundary clause. Dated 1049, no month.
Balance of opinion summarised in the Electronic Sawyer, cited below, is that this is an original.
Place names as identified in the Electronic Sawyer.
Witnesses: Edward, king of England; Eadsige, archbishop of Canterbury; Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York; Leofric, bishop of Crediton and Cornwall; Stigand, bishop of Winchester; Heremann, bishop of Ramsbury; Duduc ('Dodica'), bishop of Wells; Alfwold, bishop of Sherborne; Ægelwerd, abbot; Ælfwin, abbot; Sintric, abbot; Godwine, ealdorman ('dux'); Leofric, ealdorman ('dux'); Siwerd, ealdorman ('dux'); Harold, ealdorman ('dux'); Beorn, ealdorman ('dux'); Tosti, nobleman ('nobliis'); Leowine, nobleman ('nobliis'); Ordgar, nobleman ('nobliis'); Odda, nobleman ('nobliis'); Ælfgar, nobleman ('nobliis'); Dodda, thane ('minister'); Ælfric, thane ('minister'); Ordulf, thane ('minister'); Ælfric, thane ('minister'); Ælfwerd, thane ('minister'); Osmær, thane ('minister'); Ecgulf, thane ('minister'); Ægelmær, thane ('minister'); Osulf, thane ('minister'); Godwine, thane ('minister'); Osulf, thane ('minister'); Ordlaf, thane ('minister')
Endorsed with description (in Old English) in mid 11th cent hand. |