List of grants to Rochester Cathedral from the foundation to Henry I

List of grants to St Andrew’s Church at Rochester, from the time of the foundation by King Æthelberht to Henry I, 604-1100. Translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis, folio 177r-178r by Jacob Scott (pending review).

Transcription

177r (select folio number to open facsimile)

ANno ab incarnatione domini Sexientesi-

mo. Rex Athelbertus fundaunt eccle-

siam sancti andree apostoli roffensi et dedit ei. Preste-

feld . et omniem terram que est a meduwaie usque

ad orientalem postam cantaur in australi perte

et alias terras extra murum ciuitatis uersus

pertem aquilonalem.

Anno ab incarnatione domini septingesimo . xxx . viii .

Eadbertus Rex cantie dedit ecclesie sancti andree

Stokes. Et anno ab incarnatione domini. Septin-

gentisimo . lxiiii . Offa rex mertiorum et Sige-

redus rex cantie dederuit Frendesberiam.

Esclingham et Wicham. Item rex offa et

Ecbertus dederunt bromheie. Item rex offa

dedit Trottescliue. Et Ck enulfus[?]

rex merciorum dedit Borchstalle.

Anno ab incarnatione domini. Octingensimo . xxxviii .

Ecbertus Rex Westsaxonum et Cantuariorum

dedit eccliae sancti magnas libertates

et ista maneria. hallinges et Snodilande.

Athelwlfus rex filius Egberti regis. dedit

Cuckelestane. et holenberghe.

Eadmundus rex anglorum dedit Mallinges.

Quidam potensis[?] nomine Brichricus cum

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uxore sue Ciffwicha dederunt. Dantuna.

et langefeld. falchenham et darente. quod

manerium quomodo ad archiepiscopatum

peruenerit ignoratur. Et Eadgarus rex

anglorum dedit Bromlega. Athelredus

rex anglorum dedit Wldeham et litlebroc

Stantune et hiltune. Scil’ . xv . mansas ter-

rarum. Et Willelmus primus rex anglorum

reddidit has terras Roffensi ecclesie a principibus

in iuste ablatas. Stokes uidelicet et Dennintu-

na et Falchenham. Preterea inter cetera bona

magna que eidem ecclesie in uita sue fecit

imminente articulo mortis sue. centum

libras ei dedit et tunicam propriam regale,

et cornu eburneum. et alia plura ornamen-

ta. Et Willelmi Rex filius eisdem. dedit lam-

theham et hedenham ad uictum monachorum

qui quide’ concessit libertates quas ecclesia

Roffensis huc usque obtinuit . et sua carta con-

firmauit omnium perdictorum dona. Et No-

bilissimus Rex henricus multa bona contu-

lit. Scilicet ecclesias de boxle. de Gillefford.

derenteford. Suttune. cum capellis de Wil-

mintune et de kingesdune. Item ecclesias de

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chiselherste et de Wlewich. Item decimas

de strodes . et de chealkes. et alia multa.

Translation

In the year of our Lord's Incarnation six hundred, King Athelbert founded the Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle of Rochester and dedicated it. Priestfields, and all the land which is from the Medway to the east part of Kent in the south and all the land outside the walls… pertaining to aquilonalem. In the year of our Lord's incarnation xxx viii. Eadbert King of Kent gave to the church of Saint Andrew Stoke. And in the year of the Lord's incarnation. Seven hundredth lxiiii Offa, King of the Mercians, and Sigered, king of Cante, surrendered Frindsbury. Esclingham and Wicham. Also the king Offa and Ecbertus gave bromhei. Again the king gave Trottescliue a shot. And Ck enulfus [?] the king gave goods to Borstal. A year from the Lord's incarnation. Eighteenth xxxviii Ecbert, King of the West Saxons and Canterbury, gave great liberties and these manors to the holy church, Halling and Snodland. King Athelwulf, son of King Egbert, gave Cucclestone, and Hollingbourne. Edmund, king of the English, gave Malling. A certain power [?] named Brichricus and his wife gave Ciffwicha. Denton, and Langefeld, Falchenham and the manor. And Eadgar, King of the English, gave Bromleg. Athelred, King of the English, gave Wldeham and litlebroc to Stantune and Hiltune. 15 shillings, mansa of land. And William the first king of the English restored these lands to the Church of Roffen, which had been justly taken away by the princes. Stokes will see both Dennington and Falkenham. Moreover, among the other great goods which he did to the same church during his life, at the imminent moment of his death. He gave him a hundred pounds, and a royal coat, and an ivory horn. and many other ornaments. And King William the son of the same. He gave Lamtheham and Hedenham to the slaughter of the monks who had granted the liberties which the Church of Rochester had hitherto obtained. and by his charter he confirmed the gifts of all the lost. And the most noble King Henry brought many goods. Of course the churches of the Boxley. of Gillefford. Derenteford. Suttune with the chapels of Wilmintune and Kingsdune. Also the churches of Chiselherst and Wlewich. Likewise, the tithes of Strood, and of chealkes, and many other things.