Church payments for Chrism oil, c.1123

A record of the churches within the Diocese of Rochester that pay to receive Chrism (holy anointing oil). Translation of Textus Roffensis, folios 220v-222r by Jacob Scott (pending review). Introduction by Joseph Miller, Dean’s Verger. Chrism oil is still distributed from the Cathedral to the churches of the diocese today. The Blessing of the Oils takes place at the Chrism Eucharist on Maundy Thursday. Three types of oil are blessed by the Bishop during this service and are used by the clergy throughout the following year in the exercise of various aspects of their ministry: Baptism, Chrism, and Oil of the Infirm (Sick). The oils are presented within the service by specially appointed oil deacons. The oils having been blessed are bagged in bottled sets of three and collected by the diocesan clergy following the service. The remaining oil is transferred to glass containers and put into reservation for the remainder of the year; immediately prior to the following Maundy Thursday the oil is put to ground and the process started again. The Cathedral today doesn’t charge for this service!

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Translation (see Translation Notes)

220v (select folio number to open facsimile)

De numero ecclesiarum Rofensis episcopatus

Concerning the number of churches within the Rochester episcopate

& de reddittibus quos singulæ reddunt quando

and the amounts each pays when they

accipiunt sanctum crisma a matre ecclesia episcopatus.

receive the holy chrism from the mother church of the episcopate.

Tonebrigga, reddit nouem denarios.

Tonbridge, pays nine silver coins.

barindena . ix denarios. Ealdinga ix denarios.

Barinden, nine silver coins. Yalding nine silver coins.

Lega ix denarios Brancesle .ix. denarios. Hors-

Leigh nine silver coins. Brenchley nine silver coin.

bundenne .ix. denarios. Theudelei .ix. denarios. Lam-

Horsmonden nine silver coins. Tudeley nine silver coins.

burherste .ix. denarios. Peppingeberia .ix. denarios.

Lamberhurst nine silver coins. Pembury nine silver coins.

Speldherste .ix. denarios. Wotringaberia. ix.

Speldhurst nine silver coins. Wateringbury nine

.ix. denarios. Eastpecham .ix. denarios. West pecham .ix. denarios.

silver coins. East Peckham nine silver coins. West Peckham nine silver coins.

East Eearnlega .ix. denarios. Becceham .ix. denarios.

East Farleigh nine silver coins. Beckenham nine silver coins.

Trottescliui .ix. denarios. Ciselherste .ix. denarios.

Trottescliffe nine silver coins. Chislehurst nine silver coins.

Cudena .ix. denarios. Aeischerste .ix. denarios. Aeiles-

Cowden nine silver coins. Ashurst nine silver coins.

ford .ix. denarios. Berlingis .ix. denarios. Meallin-

Aylesford nine silver coins. Birling nine silver coins.

gis .ix. denarios. Codeham .ix. denarios. Reiersce

East Malling nine silver coins. Cudham nine silver coins. Ryarsh

.ix. denarios. Offeham .ix. denarios. dictuna .ix. denarios.

nine silver coins. Offham nine silver coins. Ditton nine silver coins.

Huntintune .ix. denarios. Netlesteda .ix. denarios.

Hunton nine silver coins. Nettlested nine silver coins.

Burcham .ix. denarios. Wlydam .ix. denarios. Sancta

Burham nine silver coins. Wouldham nine silver coins. Saint

margarita .ix. denarios. Caetham .ix. denarios.

Margaret nine silver coins. Chatham nine silver coins.

Sancti Clemens .ix. denarios. Cuclestena .ix. denarios.

Saint Clements nine silver coins. Cuxton nine silver coins.

Hallingis .ix. denarios. Snodlande .ix. denarios.

Halling nine silver coins. Snodland nine silver coins.

Wroteham .ix. denarios. Meapeham .ix. denarios.

Wrotham nine silver coins. Meopham nine silver coins.

Pennes herste .ix. denarios. Ehteham .ix. denarios.

Penshurst nine silver coins. Ightham nine silver coins.

Cadintuna .ix. denarios. Lisna .ix. denarios. Leuese-

Addington nine silver coins. Erith nine siver coins

ham .ix. denarios.

Lewisham nine silver coins.

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[ ] Erde .ix. denarios.

[ ] Crayford nine silver coins.

Wilinentuna .ix. denarios. Lullingestuna .ix. denarios.

Wilmington nine silver coins. Lullingstone nine silver coins.

Le .ix. denarios. Maruurtha .ix. denarios. Wester-

Lee nine silver coins. Mereworth nine silver coins.

ha’ .ix. denarios. Watlande .ix. denarios. Cimi-

Westerham nine silver coins. Woodlands nine silver coins.

singa .ix. denarios. Wicham .ix. denarios. Brade-

Kemsing, nine silver coins. Wicham nine silver coins.

steda .ix. denarios. Faermingeham .ix. denarios. Ha-

Brasted nine silver coins. Farningham nine silver coins.

selholte .ix. denarios. Readlega .ix. denarios.

Hadlow nine silver coins. Ridley nine silver coins.

Aisce .ix. denarios. Herclei .ix. denarios. Sunder-

Ash nine silver coins. Hartley nine silver coins.

ersce .ix. denarios. Mapeldreskampe .ix. denarios.

Sundridge nine silver coins. Maplescombe nine silver coins.

Heure .ix. denarios. Scorham .ix. denarios. Hludes-

Hever nine silver coins. Shoreham nine silver coins.

dune .ix. denarios. Otteford .ix. denarios. Rokes-

Ludsdown nine silver coins. Otford nine silver coins.

se .ix. denarios. Leleburna .ix. denarios. Culinga.

Ruxley nine silver coins. Leybourne nine silver coins. Cowling

ix. denarios. Juelda .ix. denarios. Cidingestane .ix.

nine silver coins. Ifield nine silver coins. Chiddingstone nine

.ix. denarios. Terstana .ix. denarios. Ailentune

nine silver coins. Teston nine silver coins. Allington

Freondesbyri .ix. denarios. Lilecirce .ix. denarios.

Frindsbury nine silver coins. Lillechurch nine silver coins.

Heahham .ix. denarios. Cobbeham .ix. denarios. Scoene

Higham nine silver coins. Cobham nine silver coins. Shorne

.ix. denarios. Halgesto .ix. denarios. Hnutstede.

nine silver coins. High Halstow nine silver coins. Nurstead

.ix. denarios. Sca’ wereburh dehou .ix. denarios.

nine silver coins. Saint Werburgh in Hoo nine silver coins.

Dereuuoldes treop .ix. denarios. Ordmares-

Dode nine silver coins. All Hallows/St. Mary's

circe dehou .ix. denarios. Dodes circe .ix. denarios.

Church in Hoo nine silver coins. Dode Church nine silver coins.

Deremannes cirte. dehou .ix. denarios. Clue

All Hallows/St. Mary's Church in Hoo nine silver coins. Cliffe

.ix. denarios. Falkenham .ix. denarios. Denituna .ix.

nine silver coins. Fawkham nine silver coins. Denton nine

denarios. Meletuna .ix. denarios. Grauesaende.

silver coins. Milton nine silver coins. Gravesend

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ix. denarios. Eadelmesbrege .ix. denarios. Stokes.

nine silver coins. Edenbridge nine silver coins. Stoke

ix. denarios. Grean .ix. denarios. Gilesfeld .ix. denarios.

nine silver coins. Grain nine silver coins. Chelsfield nine silver coins.

Celca .ix. denarios. Northcrai .ix. denarios. Rodulfes

Chalk nine silver coins. North Cray nine silver coins. Rudolf’s

crai .ix. denarios. Fotescrai .ix. denarios. Nordfleotes.

Cray nine silver coins. Foots Cray nine silver coins. Northfleet

.ix. denarios. Sudfleotes .ix. denarios. Bixle .ix. denarios.

nine silver coins. Southfleet nine silver coins. Bexley nine silver coins.

Suaneskape .ix. denarios. Haltesteda .ix. denarios. Deren-

Swanscombe nine silver coins. Halstead nine silver coins.

te. .ix. denarios. [ ] Derte-

Darenth nine silver coins.

ford .ix. denarios. Sud clerente .ix. denarios. Sud-

Dartford nine silver coins. South Darenth nine silver coins.

tuna .ix. denarios. Stanes .ix. denarios. Orpingtu-

Sutton-at-Hone nine silver coins. Stone nine silver coins.

na .ix. denarios. Hortune .ix. denarios. Plustede

Orpington nine silver coins. Horton Kirby nine silver coins. Plumstead

.ix. denarios. Bromlega .ix. denarios. Aelteham .ix.

nine silver coins. Bromley nine silver coins. Eltham nine

denarios. Witcham .ix. denarios. Cerlentune¹ .ix. denarios.

silver coins. Wickham nine silver coins. Charlton nine silver coins.

Greneuuic .ix. denarios. West greneuuic² .ix. denarios.

Greenwich nine silver coins. West Greenwich nine silver coins.

Wleuuic .ix. denarios. Gillingeham³ .ix. denarios.

Woolwich nine silver coins. Gillingham nine silver coins.

Bearmlinges⁴ .ix. denarios. [ ] .ix. denarios.

Barming nine silver coins. [ ] nine silver coins.

Seouenaca .ix. denarios. Meallingetes⁵ .ix. denarios.

Sevenoaks nine silver coins. Malling nine silver coins.

De capellis. Bitteberga. reddit sex de-

The chapels: Bidborough, pays six

narios. Chitebroc .vi. denarios. Comba .vi. denarios.

silver coins. Kidbrooke six silver coins. (Westcombe in Greenwich?) six silver coins.

Strodes .vi. denarios. Capella de hou .vi. denarios.

Strood six silver coins. The chapel at Hoo six silver coins.

[ ]. Hal-

gelei .vi. denarios. Aeflingeham .vi. denarios. West-

Hawley six silver coins. Aflingeham(?) six silver coins.

cliue .vi. denarios. Greuuic .vi. denarios. Stanste-

West Cliff six silver coins. Greenwich six silver coins.

de .vi. denarios. Thorinduna .vi. denarios. Lindisinge.

Stanstead six silver coins. Thorinduna(?) six silver coins. Lidsing

vi. denarios. Mersctuna .vi. denarios. Lullingestana .vi. denarios.

six silver coins. Merston six silver coins. Lullingstone six silver coins.

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Hescendena. Bearmlingetes .vi. denarios

Nashenden and Barming six silver coins.

Cusintune. Bearlesteda. Graie.

Cossington, Bearstead, Grain,

Cretenersce. Sciburna. Helle .vi. denarios

Greatness, Shipbourne, Helle (St Margarets in Darenth), six silver coins.

Fearnberge. vi. denarios. Sancti Leonardus.

Farnborough six silver coins. Saint Leonard’s

Lilintuna. Sancta Maria decastello.

Linton. Saint Mary at the Castle.

Jacob Scott

Research Guild

With thanks for the notes of Dr Christopher Monk and the research of the Kemsing Heritage Centre and Sevenoaks Society.

Footnotes

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1 An annotation ‘Chitebroc’ in the margin is possibly linked to Cerlentune.

2 An annotation ‘Comba’ in the margin is linked to Greneuuic.

3 An annotation ‘Greine. Lidisinga’ (Grain, Lidsing) in the margin is possibly linked to Gillingeham, although it’s symbol is truncated by the edge of the folio.

4 An annotation ‘Bearmlingetes’ in the margin is linked to Bearmlinges.

5 An annotation ‘Sc’i Leonard’’ in the margin is linked to Meallingetes (i.e. St Leonard’s Church in Malling).