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CHARTERS OF ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY

1. (S 2) Æthelberht, king of Kent, grants land to the east of Canterbury for the foundation of a monastery in honour of St Peter. A.D. 605
2. (S 3) Æthelberht, king of the English, grants land to the east of Canterbury to the monastery of SS Peter and Paul. A.D. 605
3. (S 4) Æthelberht, king of the English, grants land at Sturry, also called Chislet, Kent, to the monastery of SS Peter and Paul. A.D. 605
4. (S 1244) Augustine, bishop of Canterbury, grants privileges to the monastery of SS Peter and Paul.
5. (S 6) King Eadbald grants thirty sulungs at Northbourne, Kent, to the monastery of SS Peter and Paul. A.D. 618
6. (S 7) Hlothhere, king of the men of Kent, grants three sulungs in Stodmarsh, Kent, to the abbot and monastery of St Peter. A.D. 675
7. (S 9) Eadric, king of the men of Kent, grants three sulungs near Stodmarsh, Kent, to the monastery of St Peter. A.D. 686.
8. (S 12) Oswine, king of Kent, grants one sulung on which iron is mine to the monastery of St Peter and Abbot Hadrian. A.D. 689
9. (S 16) Wilhtred, king of Kent, and his wife, Æthelburh, grant five sulungs at Littlebourne, Kent, to the monastery of St Peter. [A.D. 696 or 711]
10. (S 20) Wihtred, king of Kent, grants privileges to the churches and monasteries of Kent. A.D. 699
11. (S 25) Æthelberht II, king of Kent, confirms an exchange whereby the monastery of SS Peter and Paul cedes the half-use of a mill to the royal vill at Wye, in return for pasture rights in the Weald for its tenant at Chart, Kent. A.D. 762
12. (S 1182) Dunwald, minister of the late King Æthelberht, grants a villa near Queningat, Canterbury, to the church of SS Peter and Paul. A.D. 762
13. (S 28) Eadberht II, king of Kent, grants six sulungs at Mongeham, Kent, to the monastery of St Peter [c. A.D. 762 or 763]
14. (S 140) Offa, king of the Mercians, grants two hides at Beauxfield, Kent, to Æthelnoth, abbot of [the monastery of] SS Peter and Paul. [A.D. 765 x 792]
15. (S 134) Offa, king of the Mercians, confirms the privileges granted to the churches of Kent by Kings Wihtred and Æthelbald, and grants exemption from all dues and services to certain Kentish monasteries. [? A.D. 792]
16. (S 159) Coenwulf, king of the Mercians, and Cuthred, king of Kent, grant twenty sulungs at West Lenham, Kent, and thirteen swine-pastures in the Weald to their kinsman Eanberht. [? A.D. 804]
17. (S 1267) Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury, supervises an exchange of land between Minster-in-Thanet and the abbot and community of St Augustine's. A.D. 826
18. (S 279) Ecgberht, king of the West Saxons, grants one sulung on Scirdun to Ciaba, a clericus living in the monastery of St Peter. A.D. 836
19. (S 1649) Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent, grants five sulungs at Lenham, Kent, to Abbot Wernoth and his familia. [? A.D. 838]
20. (S 297) Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent, grants one sulung at Lillicesora (? Lynsore, Kent) to Winehere, priest-abbot of the monastery of St Peter. A.D. 845
21. (S 300, S 324) Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, grants forty hides at Lenham, Kent, to Ealhhere, princeps. A.D. 850
22. (S 330) Æthelberht, king of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent, grants three sulungs at Martin, Kent, to Abbot Diernoth and his familia. A.D. 861
23. (S 1193) Eadbald grants land at Burmarsh, Kent, to Winemund. [c. A.D. 848]
23A. (S 1651) Eadbald grants land at Burmarsh and Snaveswick, Kent, to St Augustine. [c. A.D. 848]
24. (S 1198) Ealhburh grants a food-rent from land at Brabourne, Kent, to the community of St Augustine. [c. A.D. 850]
25. (S 1239) Lulle grants a food-rent from land at Nackington, Kent, to the community of St Augustine. [c. A.D. 850]
26. (S 394) King Athelstan restores fourteen sulungs at Werburginland in Thanet. Kent, to St Augustine. A.D. 925
27. (S 501) King Edmund grants two sulungs at Sibertswold, Kent, to Sigeric, minister. A.D. 944
28. (S 518) a. King Eadred grants one and a half hides at Swalecliffe, Kent, to Heresige, his man. A.D. 946
b. Heresige transfers the land to the monastery of SS Peter and Paul.
29. (S 809) King Edgar grants four sulungs at Plumstead, Kent, to St Augustine and his monastery. [A.D. 963 x 971 (? A.D. 963)]
30. (S 875) King Æthelred grants two hides at Sibertswold, Kent, to Sigered, minister. A.D. 990
31. (S 1455) Abbot Wulfric and Ealdred, son of Lyfing, make an agreement about land at Clife. [c. A.D. 990 x 1005]
32. (S 989) King Cnut declares that he has granted judicial and financial privileges to St Augustine's.
33. (S 990) King Cnut declares that he has granted the body of St Mildrith and the estates of her church to St Augustine.
34. (S 1048) King Edward grants the island of Thanet to the church of SS Peter and Paul, and confirms the church's possessions and privileges. [A.D. 1042 x 1045]
35. (S 1091) King Edward declares that he has granted judicial and financial privileges to St Augustine's monastery. [A.D. 1042 x 1050]
36. (S 1050) King Edward grants one sulung at Littlebourne, Kent, to Eadsige, archbishop [of Canterbury]. [A.D. 1042 x 1050, (? 1047)]
37. (S 1401) Eadsige, archbishop [of Canterbury], grants the land at Littlebourne, Kent, to St Peter and St Augustine. [A.D. 1042 x 1050 (? 1047)]
38. (S 1502) Æthelric Bigga bequeaths land at Bodsham and Wilderton, Kent, to St Augustine. [A.D. 1048 x 1050]
39. (S 1092) King Edward declares that he confirms his previous grant of land at Fordwich, Kent, to St Augustine's. [A.D. 1053 x 1066]

CHARTERS OF MINSTER-IN-THANET

40. (S 10) a. Suebhardus, king of the men of Kent, grants forty-four hides in Sudaneie in Thanet and twelve hides in Sturry, Kent, to Abbess Æbba. A.D. 689
b. Confirmation by Æthelred, king of the Mercians. A.D. 691
41. (S 11) Suabertus, king of the men of Kent, grants two sulungs in Sturry annd three at Bodsham, Kent, to Abbess Æbba. [c. A.D. 690]
42. (S 13) Oswine, king of the men of Kent, grants ten hides in Sturry to Abbess Æbba. A.D. 690
43. (S 14) Oswine, king of the men of Kent, grants eighteen hides in Thanet to Abbess Æbba. [c. A.D. 690]
44. (S 15) Wihtred, king of the men of Kent, grants four sulungs at Humantun to Abbess Æbba. A.D. 694
45. (S 17) Wihtred, king of the men of Kent, grants privileges to Abbess Mildrith. A.D. 696
46. (S 18) Wihtred, king of the men of Kent, grants forty hides at Hæg to Abbess Æbba. A.D. 697
47. (S 1180) Æthelberht, son of King Wihtred, grants one sulung by the River Limen and three yardlands at Hammespot, Kent, to Abbess Mildrith and her familia. A.D. 724
48. (S 26) Eadberht I, king of the men of Kent, grants a half-sulung in regione qui dicitur bi Northanuude to Abbess Mildrith and her familia. A.D. 727
49. (S 86) Æthelbald, king of the Mercians, grants remission of toll on one ship at the port of London to Abbess Mildrith. [c. A.D. 716 or 717 (? for c. 733)]
50. (S 87) Æthelbald, king of the Mercians, grants remission of toll on one ship to Abbess Mildrith. [A.D. 737 or 738 (? for 716 or 717)]
51. (S 91) Æthelbald, king of the Mercians, grants remission of half the toll due on one ship to Abbess Eadburh. A.D. 748
52. (S 143) Offa, king of the Mercians, grants to Abbess Sigeburh the toll-exemption which king Æthelbald had granted to Abbess Mildrith. [A.D. 761 x 764]
53. (S 29) Eadberht II, king of Kent, grants to Abbess Sigeburh remission of toll on two ships at Sarre and on a third at Fordwich and Sarre. [c. A.D. 763 or 764]