E05863: A possibly authentic Anglo-Saxon charter records a grant by Hlothhere, king of the people of Kent (south-east Britain), of land at Stodmarsh, Kent, to the monastery outside Canterbury dedicated to *Peter (the Apostle, S00036). Written in Latin, probably in Kent, 1 April 675.
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posted on 2018-06-22, 00:00 authored by bsavillCharter of King Hlothere (Sawyer 7, excerpted)
In nomine Domini Dei et saluatoris Iesu Christi. Ego Lotharius rex Cantuariorum, anno regni nostri primo, indictione tercia, sub die kalendarum Aprilis [...] terram trium aratorum in marisco qui appellatur Stodmerch' iuxta Fordeuuicam [...] abbati et monasterio beati Petri apostolorum principis quod situm est iuxta ciuitatem Dorouernis in suburbio in sempiterno possidenda concedimus et confirmamus [...] pro remedio anime mee et absolucione peccatorum meorum [...]
'In the name of the Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ. I, Hlothhere, king of the people of Kent, in the first year of our reign, in the third indiction, on the kalends of April ... grant and confirm the land of three sulungs in the marsh which is called Stodmarsh, next to Fordwich ... to be possessed forever by the abbot and monastery of blessed Peter, prince of the apostles, which is situated next to the city of Canterbury, in its suburb ... for the remedy of my soul and the absolution of my sins ...'
Text: Kelly 1995, no. 6, 26-7. Translation: B. Savill.
In nomine Domini Dei et saluatoris Iesu Christi. Ego Lotharius rex Cantuariorum, anno regni nostri primo, indictione tercia, sub die kalendarum Aprilis [...] terram trium aratorum in marisco qui appellatur Stodmerch' iuxta Fordeuuicam [...] abbati et monasterio beati Petri apostolorum principis quod situm est iuxta ciuitatem Dorouernis in suburbio in sempiterno possidenda concedimus et confirmamus [...] pro remedio anime mee et absolucione peccatorum meorum [...]
'In the name of the Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ. I, Hlothhere, king of the people of Kent, in the first year of our reign, in the third indiction, on the kalends of April ... grant and confirm the land of three sulungs in the marsh which is called Stodmarsh, next to Fordwich ... to be possessed forever by the abbot and monastery of blessed Peter, prince of the apostles, which is situated next to the city of Canterbury, in its suburb ... for the remedy of my soul and the absolution of my sins ...'
Text: Kelly 1995, no. 6, 26-7. Translation: B. Savill.
History
Evidence ID
E05863Saint Name
Peter the Apostle : S00036Saint Name in Source
PetrusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Charter or diploma Documentary texts - Donation documentLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
675Evidence not after
675Activity not before
675Activity not after
675Place of Evidence - Region
Britain and IrelandPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
CanterburyPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Canterbury St Albans St Albans VerulamiumCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery
