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CHARTERS OF SHERBORNE ABBEY

1. (S 228) King Cenwalh grants liberties to the church and bishopric of Sherborne. A.D. 671
2. (S 263) King Cynewulf grants one hide at Lyme, Dorset, to the church of Sherborne. A.D. 774
3. (S 290) King Æthelwulf grants, and later confirms, fifteen hides at Halstock, Dorset, to the deacon Eadberht. A.D. 841 [for 840]
4. (S 295) King Æthelwulf grants two hides at Osanstoc to the place of the holy church of Sherborne. A.D. 844
5. (S 294) King Æthelwulf grants liberties to the church of Sherborne. A.D. 844
6. (S 333) King Æthelberht grants liberties to the holy foundation at Sherborne. A.D. 864
7. (S 422) King Athelstan grants ten hides at Bradford Abbas, Dorset, to the familia of the monastery of Sherborne. A.D. 933
8. (S 423) King Athelstan grants five (or eight) hides at Stalbridge Weston, Dorset, to the church of Sherborne 'castle'. A.D. 933
9. (S 516) King Eadred grants eight hides at Thornford, Dorset, to Wulfsige, bishop of Sherborne. A.D. 903 [for ?953]
10. (S 813) King Edgar grants five hides at Oborne, Dorset, to God and St Mary. [A.D. 959 x 975]
11. (S 895) King Æthelred grants Bishop Wulfsige permission to convert Sherborne into a Benedictine monastery, and confirms possession to the monastery of its lands (listed). A.D. 998
12. (S 1382) Bishop Wulfsige grants all the possessions of the former clerks of Sherborne to the monks of the monastery, as well as making other concessions. [A.D. 998]
13. (S 1383) A writ of Bishop Æthelric to Æthelmær concerning various lands (listed) which should have contributed to the shipscot to be collected by the bishop, and mentioning a threat to the community's ownership of the estate of Holcombe Rogus, Devon. [A.D. 1002 x 1014]
14. (S 1422) The community at Sherborne leases the estate at Holcombe Rogus, Devon, to Edmund Ætheling for his lifetime, in return for twenty pounds. [A.D. 1007 x 1014]
15. (S 933) King Æthelred grants thirteen (or sixteen) hides at Corscombe, Dorset, to the monastic community at Sherborne. A.D. 1014
16. (S 975) King Cnut grants sixteen hides at Corscombe, Dorset, to the monastic community at Sherborne. A.D. 1035
17. (S 1474) Agreement between Bishop Ælfwold and the community at Sherborne, and Care, Toki's son, regarding the estate at Holcombe Rogus, Devon. [A.D. 1045 x 1046]

CHARTERS OF HORTON ABBEY

18. (S 601) King Eadwig grants fifteen and a half hides at Ipplepen, Dainton and Abbotskerswell, Devon, to Æthelhild, nobilis femina. A.D. 956
19. (S 910) King Æthelred grants one hide at Seaton, Devon, to Eadsige, minister. A.D. 1005
20. (S 969) King Cnut grants seven hides at Horton, Dorset, to Bovi, minister. A.D. 1033
20A. (S 969) A Middle English version of the bounds of the estate at Horton, Dorset, conveyed to Bovi in 20.
21. (S 998) King Edward grants half a hide at Littleham, Devon, to Ordgar, minister. A.D. 1042
22. (S 1032) King Edward grants liberties to the holy foundation at Horton, Dorset. A.D. 1061