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Alfred, king of the Saxons, grants one hide (manens) at Farleigh, Kent, to Sighelm, dux. A.D. 898

Archive: Canterbury, Christ Church

Canterbury, D. & C., Chart. Ant. F 150 (Red Book no. 11): original, s. ix/x
Endorsements: (1) in a hand of (?) s. ix/x or x¹: Fearnleg; (2) in another hand of (?) s. x¹: Fernleah

+ In nomine Domine Ego Ælfrædus gratia Dei Saxonum rex . meo fideli duce Sigilmo concedo in perpetuam posessionem terram iuris mei uniusque manentis in loco qui dicitur Fearnleag et an myclan wisce vi æceres mæde into ðam lande an norðeweardre wið Eadweald Sibirhtigne pro eius amabilii pecunia ut abeat et possedeat quamdiu uiuat . postque suum ab ac uita decessum liberam abeat potestatem dandi cuicumque placuerit Acta est autem hæc donatio anno ab incarnatione Christi .dcccxcviii. in loco qui dicitur Wulfamere . hiis testibus consentientibus quorum nomina infra karaxata esse fidentur.

+ Ego Ælfred rex Saxonum hanc meum donationem signo sancte crucis confirmo
+ Eadweard rex . hanc regis donationem stabilito.

+ Ordlaf dux.
+ Sigulf dux.
+ Wullaf dux.

+ Beorhtsige minister
+ Osferð minister
+ Wulfhere minister

+ Eadweald minister
+ Æðelstan sacerdos
+ Cuðulf minister

+ Ecgferð minister
+ Eadhelm minister

Ista autem præfata terra hiis terminibus circumcincta esse uidetur.
+ Ær\e/st easteweard ðæt ealde bocland to Fearnleage lið ðonne is ðæt suð land gemære ðæs cinges west andlang ðæs fyrhðes oð ðone bradan weg ðe uppan scet to fealcnes forda ðonne helt Medewæge ðæt norð land gemære:-

Edition: Charters of Christ Church, Canterbury, ed. N. P. Brooks and S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters (The British Academy, forthcoming), no. 99. For apparatus criticus and a detailed commentary see this edition.

First, on the east, lies the old bookland at Farleigh. Then on the south is the estate boundary of the king. On the west, by the side of the 'frith' to the broad way which runs on to falcon's ford. Then the Medway comprises the estate boundary on the north.

Translation of the bounds: Adapted from Charters of Christ Church, Canterbury, ed. N. P. Brooks and S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters (The British Academy, forthcoming), no. 99.