The right to pasture swine in three districts, 762 for 747

King Eardwulf of Kent grants to St Andrew’s, Rochester, the right to pasture swine in three districts, 762 for 747. Translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis, folios 123r-123v by Jacob Scott (pending review).

Campbell, no.4. Likely genuine, though note Campbell: ‘A charter on swine pasture alone is unusual.’

Transcription

123r (select folio number to open facsimile)

De pascuis porcorum
+ In nomine xii. gregum;
dei summi. Multi quidem in hoc seculo constitu-
tionem et narrationem antiquorum pro huius uitae
fauore et concupiscentia deprauare cona-
ti sunt, qui istius erumni seculi laudem querunt,
et multo magis hominibus placere quam deo di-
ligunt sicut ipse procurator nomine uualhhun
contra episcopum hrofensis ęcclesię sine intermissi-
one congressum discrimini fecit circa porco-
rum pascua in silba quę appellatus est caestru-
uarouualth. Iccirco + ego earduulfus rex can-
tuariorum conflictionem eorum ad nichilum redi-
go quia coram testibus et optimatibus meis concedo
ad ęcclesiam sancte andreę pro remedio animae
meę atque meorum patruum xii. greguum porco-
rum ad serbandum in publicis locis idest ut
incoli nominandi dicunt, holanspic, alius
paetlanhrygc, tercius lindhrygc. Hoc autem
numerus xii. gregum in istis tribus parti-
bus singulariter in uno quoque teneatur. Si
quis uero quod absit heredum meorum hanc do-

123v

nationem infringere aut minuere presumat sci-
at se ab omnipotenti deo et a sanctorum angelorum con-
sortio separatum et in ęterna perditione damnatum,
manente hac donatione mea, in sua nichi-
lominus firmitate perseueret. Anno ab incarnatione
christi dcclxii. indictione xv. + Ego earduulfus
rex cantuariorum supradicta omnia uolens
confirmabi et signum sanctę crucis impressi.
+ Ego cuthberchtus gratia dei archiepiscopus ad peti-
cionem earduulfi episcopi consensi et subscripsi.
+ Ego aethilberchtus rex cantię consensi et
subscripsi. + Ego balthard consensi et subscri-
psi. + Ego duunuualla subscripsi. + Ego
aethelhun subscripsi. + Ego aldberht subscri-
psi. + Ego ruta subscripsi. + Ego folcuuine
subscripsi. + Ego uuiohtbrord subscripsi.
+ Ego balthhard supscripsi. + Ego badoheard subscripsi.
+ Ego beagnoth subscripsi. + Ego
uualhhun subscripsi.

Translation

Concerning the pasture-land of 12 herds of pigs:

+ In the name of the supreme god. Many in this century have conspired to discredit the constitution and accounts of the ancients for the favour and lust of this life, who complain of the praise of this ancient man, and love much more to please men than God; as the procurator, by name Walhhun, against the bishop of the church of Rochester, made a meeting without ceasing to endanger the pasture of pigs in the silba called Caestrwarowalth[?]. Therefore + I, Eardwulf, king of Kent, reduce their conflict to nothing, because in the presence of my witnesses and nobles I grant to the church of Saint Andrew for the relief of my soul and for the relief of the soul of my uncle, twelve herds of pigs to be pastured in public places, that is, as inhabitants say, Holanspic, another Paetlanhrygc, the third Lindhrygc. But this number of the twelve herds in those three divisions is held separately by one tenant. But if any one believe that the absense of my heirs presumes to infringe or diminish this gift, separate them from the Almighty God and the fellowship of the holy angels, and condemned in eternal perdition, while this gift of mine remains, he will nevertheless maintain in his firmness. In the year from the incarnation of Christ 762, 15th indiction. + I, Eardulf, King of Kent, wishing that all the above-mentioned things be confirmed and signed with the sign of the holy cross.

+ I, Cuthbert, archbishop by the grace of God, at the petition of Bishop Eardulf, consented and subscribed.

+ I, Ethelbert, King of Kent, agreed and subscribed.

+ I, Balthard, agreed and subscribed.

+ I, Duunuuula subscribed.

+ I, subscribed Aethelhun.

+ I, Aldberht subscribed.

+ I, Ruta subscribed.

+ I, Folcuuine have subscribed

+ I, Wiohtbrord have subscribed.

+ I, Balthhard signed it.

+ I, Badoheard subscribed.

+ I, Beagnoth subscribed.

+ I, Walhhun subscribed.