Ne I'aveit mie en heritage ; [II] ne I'avait pas [eu] en heritage.
Cum dust morir, si fist ke e sage : Quand il dut mourir, il agit sage-
ment :
Al rei Eadward rendi son dreit, Au roi Edward il rendi sa legitime,
Od quanqu'il i aparteneit. Avec toutes ses appartenances.
Lundres rendi ainz k'il fust mort. Londres [il] rendit avant qu'il fut
mort,
E la cite de Oxeneford, E la cite d'Oxford,
E le pais e les contez Et le pays et les comtes
Ki apendeient as citez. Qui dependaient des cites.
§ 40. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 924*.
(See p. 135.)
Her Eadweard^ cing gef6r on Myrcum aet Fearndune ® • 7 ^Ifweard ^
his sunu swi))e hra|)e {)3es gef6r on Oxnaforda** • 7 heora lie licga^ on
^ Printed in Momimcnta Hist. Brit. p. 686.
^ Printed from the edition in the Rolls Series 1879, p. 155.
^ Printed in Momttnenta Hist. Brit., p. 807. The modem French version
supplied by M. Francisque Michel.
* Printed from Chronicle B, Chronicles A, E, and F omit the paragraph
relating to Oxford.
5 Aedward E. Eadward F. ' Farndunc D. '' /Elfwerd C.
^ Oxanforda D.
336 THE EARLY HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Wintanceastre. 7 -S^jjestan ' waes of Myrcum gecoren to cinge . 7 set
Cingest6ne ^ gehalgod.
§ 41. Ex Flore7iHi Wigomiensis Chron., sub anno 924'.
(See p. 135.)
Cujus corpus [i.e. Eadwardi Regis] Wintoniam delatum, in Novo-
monasterio regio more sepelitur. Nee multo post filius ejus Alfwardus
apud Oxenfordam decessit, et sepultus est ubi et pater illius.
§ 42. Ex Willelmi Malmeshiriensis de Gesiis Regiim, Libro II. § i26\
(See p. 136.)
Primogenitum Ethelstanum habuit ex Egwinna illustri foemina; et
filiam, cujus nomen scriptum non in promptu habeo : banc ipse frater
Sihtricio Northanhimbrorum regi nuptum dedit. Secundus filius Edwardi
fuit Ethelwardus ex Elfleda filia Ethelmi comitis, Uteris apprime institutus^
multumque Elfredum avum vultu et moribus praeferens, sed cita post
genitorem morte subtractus.
Passages ■QUOTED in Chapter VIII. — Oxford during the Danish
Invasion in the early part of the Eleventh Century.
§ 43. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1002,^
(See p. 141.)
.... 7 on J)am geare se cyng het ofslean ealle pa Deniscan men J>e on
Angelcynne wseron. Dis waes gedon " on Britius massedseig • for?Iam Jiam
cyninge waes gecyd • f hi vvoldan hine besyrwan set his life • 7 si^^an ealle
his witan • 7 habban sij) an pis rice "^ ,
Passages quoted in Chapter VIII. — Oxford during the
Danish Invasion.
§ 44. Ex Willelmi Mabnesbiriensis de Gesiis Regwn, Libro II. § 179^
(See p. 146.)
Sequent! magnum concilium congregatum est apud Oxenefordum
Danorum et Anglorum; ubi rex nobilissimos Danorum, Sigeferdum et
1 ^thelstanA,C,D,E. yEthestanus F. ^ Cyngestiine D.
= Printed in Hist. Mon. Brit. 1S79, p. 573.
* Printed from the edition by the English Historical Society, ed. T. D. Hardy,
1840, vol. i. p. 197. ^ Printed from Chronicle C. Wantmg in A, B.
* The words ' Dis wees gedon ' are omitted in D, E, and F.
â– ^ The words ' butan selcre wiScweSenesse' (without any gainsaying) are inter-
lineated in Chronicle F.
* Printed from the edition by the English Historical Society, 1840, vol. i. p. 297.
APPENDIX A. 327
Morcardum, interfici jussit, delatione proditoris Edrici perfidiae apud se
insimulatos. Is illos, favorabilibus assentationibus deceptos, In triclinium
pellexit, largiterque potatos satellitibus ad hoc pracparatis anima exuit :
causa caedis fcrebatur quod in bona eorum inhiaverat. Clicntuli corum,
dominorum necem vindicare conantes, armis repulsi, et in turrim ecclcsiae
sanctae Frideswidae coacti ; unde dum ejici nequirent, incendio con-
flagrati.
§ 45. Ex Henrict Huntendunensis Hisioria: Lib. VI. § 2^
(See p. 147.)
Quo proventu rex Adelred in superbiam elatus et perfidiam prolatus,
omnes Dacos qui cum pace erant in Anglia clandestina proditione fecit
mactari una eademque die, scilicet in festivitate S. Bricii. De quo scelere
in pueritia nostra quosdam vetustissimos loqui audivimus, quod in unam-
quamque urbem rex praefatus occultas miserit epistolas, secundum quas
Angli Dacos omnes eadem die et eadem hora, vel gladiis truncaverunt
impraemeditatos, vel igne simul cremaverunt subito comprehensos.
§ 46. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1006^.
(See p. 148.)
. . . . 7 J)a to ¥am mlddan wintran eodan him to heora gearwan feorme •
ut |)uruh Hamtunscire ^ into Bearrucscire * to Readingon ^ • 7 hi a dydon
heora ealdan gewunan • atendon hiora herebeacen swa hi ferdon. Wendon
{)a to Wealingaforda " • 7 ^ eall forswxldon • 7 wsron him ^a ane niht act
Ceolesige "^ • 7 wendon him pa iandlang ^scesdune to Cwicelmes hlaewe *' •
7 pxr onbidedon beotra gylpa • for^on oft man cwse^ • gif hi Cwicelmes
hlaew gesohton • f hi nsefre to sk gan ne scoldon • wendon him J)a o^res
weges hamwerd.
§ 47. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 109.'
(See p. 150.)
.... 7I 6ft h{ on |)d buruh Lundene ^^ fuhton. Ac si Code lof ^ heo gyt
gesfind stent • 7 hi J)3er aefre ^fel geferdon . 7 J)a a^fter middanwintra • ])a
namon hi aenne fipgang tit jjuruh Ciltern • 7 swa t6 Oxenaforda " • 7 ¥d
buruh forbaerndon • 7 namon hit ^a on twa healfa Temese to scypeweard.
^ Printed from the edition in the Rolls Series 1879, P- ^74-
^ Printed from Chronicle C. Wanting in A. and B.
^ Hamtescire F. * Bearruhscire D. Barrucscire E.
^ Raedingan E. ' Wealingoeforda D.
' Ceolesege D, omitted E. and F.
8 Cwichelmes hlcewe D. Cwicchelmes hlsewe E.
* Printed from Chronicle C. Wanting in A, B ; summarized in F.
'" Lundenne D. *' Oxneforda E. Oxanaforda F.
328 THE EARLY HISTORY OF OXFORD.
§ 48. Ex Flore?itn Wigorniensis Chron., sub anno loio',
(See p. 150.)
Memoratus Danorum exercitus mense Januario navibus exilientes, per
saltum qui dicitur Ciltern Oxenefordam adeunt, eamque devastantes incen-
dunt, et sic in utraque parte Tiiamensis fluminis in revertendo praedann
agunt.
§ 49. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno loic^.
(See p. 152.)
.... 7 ))onne hi t6 scipon ferdon • J)onne sceolde fyrd ut 6ft ongean ■f hi
up woldan • |)onne ferde seo fyrd ham • 7 J)onne hi wseron be easton • Jjonne
heold man fyrde be westan » 7 jJonne hi wseron be su¥an • J)Onne wses ure
fyrd be nor¥an. ponne bead man eallan witan to cynge • 7 man sceolde
])onne raedan hu man }>isne eard werian sceolde. Ac |)eah mon Jjonne hwaet
rsdde • ^ ne st6d fur^on aenne mona?!. ^t nextan naes nan heafodman ■^
fyrde gaderian wolde • ac selc fleah swa he msest mihte • ne furSon nan
sci'r nolde o))re gelsestan &t nextan.
§ 50. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1013^.
(See p. 152.)
.... 7 sy¥¥an he com ofer Wsetlinga straete • \v6rhton f maeste yfel •^
aenig here d6n mihte. Wende j)a to Oxenaforda ^ 7 seo buruhwaru sona
beah 7 gislude • 7 {)anon to Winceastre 7 hi f ylce dydon.
§ 51. Ex Floreniii Wigorniensis Chron., sub anno 1013°.
(See p. 152.)
Quibus ita facientibus, et rabie ferina debacchantibus, venit Oxene-
fordam, et illam citius quam putavit obtinuit obsidibusque acceptis, festinato
Wintoniam properavit.
§ 52. Ex Willelmi Malmesbiricnsis de Gestis Re gum, LibroII. § 177®.
(Seep. 153.)
Mox ad australes regiones veniens, Oxenefordenses et Wintonienses
leges suas adorare coegit.
1 Printed in Monumenta Hist. Brit. p. 586.
2 Printed from Chronicle C. Wanting in A, B, and F.
' Printed from Chronicle C. Wanting in A and B.
* Oxnaforda E. Oxanafordan F. 'â– " Printed in Monumenta Hist. Brit. p. 5
^ Printed from the edition by the English Historical Society, 1840, vol. i. p. 290,
APPENDIX A. 329
§ 53. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1015 \
(See p. 154.)
Her 6n J)issum geare • wses f; mycle gemot on Oxenaforda" • 7 ¥der Eadric
ealdorman beswac Sifer^^ • 7 Morcore* • y'\ yldcstan {jegenas into Scofon
burgum • bepshte hf into his bure • 7 hi man |)3erinne 6fsloh ungcriscnlice •
7 se cyng J)a genam ealle hiora aehta -7 het niman Sifer^es ^ lafe • 7 gebringan
hi binnan Ealdehnesbyrig®.
§ 54. Ex Florentii Wigorniensts C/iron., sub anno 1015 ".
(See p. 154-)
Hoc anno, cum apud Oxenefordam magnum haberetur placitum, perfidus
dux Edricus Streona, digniores et potentiores ministros ex Seovenburgcn-
sibus, Sigeferthum et Morcarum filios Earngrimi, in cameram suam dolose
suscepit, et occulte eos ibi necari jussit; quorum facultates rex iEthel-
redus accepit, et derelictam Sigeferthi Aldgitham ad Maidulfi urbem deduci
praecepit.
§ 55. Ex Henrici Huntendunensis His tor la : Lib. VI. § 10 ^
(Seep. 154.)
Anno XV. dux Edricus prodidit Sigeferd et Morchere proceres egregios ;
vocatos namque in cameram suam fecit occidi. Edmundus vero filius regis
Adeh-edi terram eorum saisivit, et uxorem Sigeferdi duxit
§ 56. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub annis 1016, 1017^
(See p. 158.)
.... 7 hi tohwurfon ¥a mid ))issum sehte • 7 feng Eadmund to
Westsexan^° • 7 Cnut to Myrcan" • 7 se here gewende J>a to scypon • mid
))am ¥ingon \^ hi gefangen hsefdon • 7 Lundenwiiru^^ gri¥ode \vi¥> |)one
here • 7 him fri^ gebohton • 7 se here gebrohton hyra scipu on Lundene •
7 him winter setl ^serinne namon . pa to See Andreas maessan for"(?ferde se
kyning Eadmund • 7 his lie li^ on Glsestingabyrig • mid his ealdan faeder
Eadgare.
[1017]. Her on J)issum geare feng Cnut kyning t6 eallon Angelcynnes'^
^ Printed from Chronicle C. Wanting in A and B.
^ Oxnaforda D. Oxonaforda E. Oxanafordan F. ^ Sigeferth E, F.
* Morcer D. Morcccr E. Marcer F. ^ Siferthoes D. Sigeferthes E.
" Mealdelmesbyrig E. F. '' Printed in Monunicnta Hist. Brit. p. 589.
^ Printed from the edition in the Rolls Series 1879, P- ^81.
' Printed from Chronicle C. Chronicle B has ceased entirely and A practically.
'" Weastseaxan E. Westseaxan F.
" to tham norS dcele D. to Myrcean E, F.
'- LundenewaiTi E. The whole paragraph ' to 'Sscrinne namon ' omitted F.
'^ to call Englalandes rice D.
330 THE EARLY HISTORY OF OXFORD.
ryce • 7 hit todaelde on feower • him sylfan Westsexan ^ • 7 purkylle Easten-
glan^ 7 Eadrice Myrcan' • 7 Irce NorShymbran *.
§ 57. Ex Henrici Huntendunensis Historia : Lib. VI. § 14^
(See p. 159.)
Edmundus rex post paucos exhinc dies proditione occisus est apud
Oxineford. Sic autem occisus est. Cum rex hostibus suis terribilis et
timendissimus in regno floreret, ivit nocte quadam in domum evacuationis
ad requisita naturae, ubi filius Edrici ducis in fovea secretaria delitescens
consilio patris, regem inter celanda cultello bis acuto percussit ; et inter
viscera ferrum figens, fugiens reliquit. Edricus igitur ad regem Cnut
veniens, salutavit eum dicens : * Ave rex solus.' Cui cum rem gestam denu-
dasset, respondit rex : ' Ego te ob tanti obsequii meritum cunctis Anglorum
proceribus reddam celsiorem.' Jussit ergo eum excapitari, et caput in stipite
super celsiorem Londoniae turrim figi. Sic periit Edmundus rex fortis
cum uno anno regnasset; et sepultus est juxta Edgar avum suum in
Glastengebirh.
§ 58. Ex Willelmi Malmesbiriensis de Geslts Regum, Libro II. § 180 ".
(See p. 159.)
Nee multo post, in festo sancti Andreae, ambiguum quo casu extinctus,
Glastoniae juxta Edgarum avum suum sepultus est. Fama Edricum
infamat, quod favore alterius mortem ei per ministros porrexerit. Cubi-
cularios regis fuisse duos, quibus omnem vitam suam commiserat : quos
pollicitationibus illectos, et primo immanitatem flagitii exhorrentes, brevi
complices suos efFecisse. Ejus consilio ferreum uncum, ad naturae requi-
sita sedenti in locis posterioribus adegisse.
§ 59. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle^ sub amio 1018 ^
(See p. 161.)
7 Dene 7 Engle wurdon sammsele aet Oxanaforda^ • to Eadgares lage".
Passages quoted in Chapter IX. — Oxford during the Forty Years
BEFORE THE NoRMAN CONQUEST.
§ 60. Ex Chron. Moiiasterii de Abingdon^^.
(See pp. 164, 165.)
Unde ego Cnut, Ejus gratuita miseratione et inolita benignitate totius
Albionis basileus, parvam ruris particulam, quod ab hujus patriae incolis
> Westseaxan E. ^ porcylle East Englaii E, F. ' Myrcean D, E, F.
* EiricD. YriceE, F. ^ pouted from the edition in the Rolls Series 1879, P.1S5.
•^ Printed from the edition of the English Historical Society, vol. i. p. 303.
â– ^ Printed from Chronicle D. ^ Oxnaforda C, E. Oxanafordan F.
9 ' to Eadgares lage,' omitted in C, E, and F.
1" Printed in C/n-on. Mon. Ab., Rolls Series 1658, vol. i. p. 439. This charter
of Cnut, printed from MS. Claudian, B. vi, has been collated with Claudian, c. ix .
fol. 127b.
APPENDIX A. 331
Linford nuncupatur, duorum videlicet manentium quantitatem, quod-
damque monasteriolum in honore Sancti Martini praesulis consecratum,
cum adjacenti praediolo in urbe quae famoso nomine Oxnaford nuncupatur,
Domino nostro Jhesu Christo Ejusque genetrici semperque Virgini Mariac,
ad usus monachorum loco qui cclebri Abbandun vocitatur onomate, aeterna
largitus sum hereditate ; in nomine sanctae Trinitatis et individuae Unitatis
praecipiens ut nuUus alicujus pcrsonae hominum praefatam donationem a
praedicto coenobio auferre praesumat. Haec autem ruris particula libera
ut maneat praecipio, causis tribus segregatis, expeditione scilicet hostili,
fundatione arcis regiae, pontisque restauratione. Si quis vero &c
Thisne landsplot becwaeth iEthelwine into Abbendune and thone hagan
on Oxnaforda, the he sylf onsset, on mycelre gewitnysse\
[Tantillum terrae hujus Adelwinus testamento hereditavit Abbendonam,
et curiam apud Oxonofordam in qua ipsemet commanebat. Et hoc fecit
multorum testimonio^].
Acta est ergo haec cartula anno Dominicae Incarnationis XXXII. post
mille, indictione XV. ; et ut haec scedula inviolabilis firmitatis soliditatem
obtinere possit. — Ego Cnut &c.''
Atheluuino abbate diem claudente supremum, successit ei Siwardus ex
Glestoniensi coenobio monachus, tarn secularium quam ecclesiasticarum
vigore admodum suffultus. Ob cujus etiam benignitatem, quam rex Cnuto
ex ipsius pectore jugiter novit exuberare, memoratus rex ecclesiam Sancti
Martini in Oxoneforda cum uno praediolo huic domui caritative contulit*.
§ 61. E.\ Car hilar io S. Frideswidac penes Dec. et Canon. Eccl. Christ/',
Oxon'\
(See p. 166.)
Praedictus njero rex Ethelredus eandem ecclesiam, sicut ante 'vo'verat, ampli-
cavit, sicut in cronicis.
Et postea antequam viris Normannorum Deus Angliam subdidisset Aben-
donensi cuidam abbati ecclesia ista cum possessionibus suis a quodam rege
donata fuit, Spoliati igitur bonis suis et sedibus expulsi fuisse canonici
seculares memorantur ; et monachis res addicta per annos aliquot eorum
' Omitted in Claud., c. ix.
'•^ Omitted in Claud. B. vi., and occurs only in Claud., c. ix.
2 Here follows the list of signatures. The passage occurs in both MSS. See
Chron. Mon. Ab., i. p. 440.
* Printed in Chron. Mon. Ab., i. p. 443.
^ Folio 7 of the volume is actually folio i of the Cartulary, and this is on the
verso of the same. It does not occur, so far as has been observed, elsewhere in
the Cartulary, as is the case with the paragraphs preceding it (see Appendix A.
§ 29). It is printed, but very carelessly, in Dugdale, vol. ii. p. 144, probably from
Dr. Langbane's rough transcript : e. g. line i. Deus omitted ; ab for Abendonensi ;
fuit omitted ; sitis for fuisse : meinorati for memoratur ; so'vi for servivit. These
variations seem to point to a bad transcript, and not to the existence of any other
document. The passage in the Cartulary is followed by the rubric Qualiter in-
trodiuti fncrant Canonici regulares in ipsam ecclesiam, ei instituti.
332 THE EARLY HISTORY OF OXFORD.
dispositioni servivit. Postea, sicut se habent res mortalium, Regis
cujusdam beneficio consilii deliberatione, canonicis prefatis sua sunt
restituta. Et usque ad annum Incarnationis Dominicae lA^. QJ^. XXIIdnm
eidem ecclesiae praefuerunt.
§ 62. 'E.xjoanm's Lelandi Collectaneis ^
(See p. 168.)
Anno domini MXLIX. rex Eadwardus tertius, qui sanctus dicitur,
monasterium Sancti Petri Westmonast. reparavit, & possessionibus &
libertatibus largifluis ampliavit. Eodem etiam anno institutio canonicorum
Sanctae Frediswidae de Oxonia.
§ 63. From the Ajiglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1049^.
(See p. 172.)
1 on })ysum geare for¥ferde Eadno^se godat).^ on Oxnafordscire • 1 Oswig
atjt). on pornige • ^ "Wulfno^ abt). on Westmynstre. •] Eadwerd cing geaf
Ulfe his preoste ^ "b.rice • -] hit yfele beteah*.
§ 64. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1047 ^•
(See p. 172.)
1 eft se papa haefde sino^ on Uercel • •] Ulf t). com J)aErto • •] forneah man
sceolde tobrecan his stef • gif he ne sealde \& mare gersuman*' ■for¥an he
ne cu^e don his gerihte swa wel swa he sceolde.
§ 65. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1053''.
(Seep. 173.)
.... 3 Leofwine 1 Wulfwi foran ofer sae • ^ leton hig hadian Jjaer to bis-
ceopum. Se Wulfwi feng to ^am biscoprice J)e Ulf hgefde be him libben-
dum 1 of adraefdum.
^ Joannis Lelandi Collectanea, Heame's edition. London, i774> vol. iv. p. 72.
Compared with Cottonian MS. Nero D. 2, which it is almost certain is the one
which Leland refers to under the title Ex veteri codice Rofensis Monastcrii.
' Printed from Chron. C. Summarized in E and F.
^ The words ' Eadnod se goda b.' seem to have been accidentally omhted in D,
and the passage is placed under the year 1050.
* The following words are substituted in D, instead of the last paragraph : "j Ulf
pr. wses geset Jjam b.rice to hyrde pe EadnoS hjefde.
The whole is summarized in E. thus : ■) on Jiam ylcan geare • forSferde EadnoS
f). be norSan • ~j sette man Ulf to biscop. And finally in F thus : -j Eadno'5 h. be
nor'San fordferde • t man sette Ulf Sarto. The former appearing under the 1046
and the latter 1048.
° Printed from Chron. E. Wanting in C, D.
'"' The words ' gif he . . . . gersuman ' omitted in F, and the paragraph occurs
under the year 1049.
' Printed from Chronicle C. Apparently wanting in the other Chronicles.
APPENDIX A. •>^'^'},
Ibid, sub anno 1067'.
....'] ))3es daeges forbarn Cristes cyrce on Cantwarcbyri • -} Wulfwl B.
for^ferde • ] is bebyrged aet his t). stole on Dorlcacestre.
§ 66. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1036 '^,
(Seep. 174.)
Her for¥ferde Cnut cyng set Sceaftesbyrig ^. -\ sona aefter his forsi^e vvses
ealra witena gemot on Oxnaforda. ^ Leofric eorl • 3 maest ealle J)a ))egenas
be nor^an Temese • 1 ))a li"(<smen on Lunden gecuron Harold to healdes
ealles Englelandes • him -^ hisbro^er Hardacnute*- jjevvseson Denemearcon^
1 Godwine eorl • 1 ealle ))a yldestan menn on West Seaxon lagon ongean •
swa hi lengost mihton • ac hi ne mihton nan jiing ongean wealcan. ^ man
geraedde ))a ■f iElfgifu • Hardacnutes modor • saete on Winceastre • mid J)ass
cynges huscarlum hyra suna . ^ heoldan ealle West Seaxan " him to handa •
1 Godwine eorl wses heora healdest man.
§ 67. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1039 ^.
(See p. 175.)
Her for^ferde Harold cyng on Oxnaforda • on xvi. Ki Apr. • J he wais
bebyrged aet Westmynstre.
§ 68. Ex 3IS. Cot/on Aug. A. II, fol. 90**.
(Seep. 175.)
Her ky}) on J)ison gewrite ^ harold king . . . . J)a geraedde eadsige arceb |)a
he ))is wiste. ^ eall se hired aet xpes cyrc betweonan heom "^ man sende
selfgar munuc of xpes cyrc to harolde kingce • "] waes se king J)a binnan
oxanaforde s\vy|3e geseocled • swa ■f he laeg orwenae his lifes • })a wses
lyfingc "b of defenanscire • mid f)am kincge. j {jancred munuc mid him • \a.
com cristes cyrc sand to J)a t>. ■] he for^ jja to J)am kincge • ■} aelfgar munuc
mid hr • •] oswerd set hergerdes ha • 1 ])ancred. 1 saedon JjS kinge, &c.
§ 69. Ex MS. Cotton Faust, A. Ill, fol. 103 \
(See p. 176.)
Eadward kyng gret Wlsy biscop, and Gyr^ erl, and alle mine Jjeignes on
Oxnefordes^re frendlic ; and ich cfSe 06 ¥at ic habbe gifen Crist and sainte
' Printed from Chron. D. Apparently wanting in all the others.
- Printed from Chron. E. All reference to Oxford omitted in C, D, and F,
and the whole much summarized.
^ Sceftesbyrig C. Scieftesbyri F. * Hardecnute F. Cnutes sunu C, D.
5 Denmarcan F. * Westsexan F.
' Printed from Chron. E. Chrons. C, D and F do not mention Oxford, and
only F mentions that Harold was buried at Westminster.
" Printed in Kemble's Codex Diplomaticus, No. dcclviii, vol. iv. p. 56. Also
in Facsimiles of Ancient Charters in the British Museum, A.D. 624-1066, p. 4.
1878.
" Printed in Kemble's Codex Diplomaticus, No. DCCCLXII, vol. iv. p. 215.
334 THE EARLY HISTORY OF OXFORD.
Petre into Westminstre ^at cotlif ^e ic was boren inne bi naman Gi^islepe
and ane h;$^de at Mersce scotfre and gafolfre, mid alien ¥ara f)ngan ^^a ^ert6
belimpa^, on wode and on felde, and made and on watere, mid chirchen
and mid chirche s6cne, sua ful swa for^ and swa free swa it mesilfon on
hande st6d, and swa swa ^Igiue Imme mm m6der on mfnre firm-birde
dage t6 forme gife it me gsef and t6 gekinde biqua¥.
§ 70. From the Anglo-Saxoji Chronicle, sub anno 1065 ^
(Seep. 181.)
1 J)a wel ra^Ie })araEfter wses mycel gemot aet Nor¥hamtune . 3 swa on
Oxenaforda • on {)on dseig Simonis 3 lude . ^ was Harold eorl l)ar • 1 wolde
heora seht wyrcan . gif he mihte • ac he na mihte • ac eall hys eorldom
hyne anrsedlice fors6c 3 geutlagode • ^ ealle \z. mid hym \q unlage raerdon .
forjjam \& [he] rypte God aerost . ^ ealle J)a bestrypte \e. he ofer mihte • aet
life ;) aet lande • ^ hig namon heom J)a Morkere to eorle • 3 Tostig for })a
ofer s^.
§ 71. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1065^.
(Seep. 181.)
per com Harold eorl heom togeanes . ^ hig Isegdon aerende on hine to
|)am cyninge Eadwarde • j eac aerendracan mid him sendon • ;) b&don ^ hi
moston habban Morkere heom to eorle . ■] se cyning J^ces geu¥^se • 3 sende
aefter Haralde heom to Hamtune • on See Symones ■] luda maesse aefen • ;]
ky^de heom ■f ilce • ^ heom ■}> ahand sealde • ^ he nywade J)aer Cnutes lage.
§ 72. Florentii Wigorniensis Chron., sub anno 1065^.
(See p. 182.)
Omnes dehinc fere comitatus illius in unum congregati, Haroldo West-
Saxonum duci, et aliis quos rex, Tostii rogatu, pro pace redintegranda ad
eos miserat, in Northamtonia occurrerunt. Ubi prius, et post apud Oxne-
fordam die festivitatis apostolorum Simonis et Judae, dum Haroldus et alii
quamplures comitem Tostium cum eis pacificare vellent, omnes unanimi
consensu contradixerunt.
§ 73. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, sub anno 1065*.
(See p. 183.)
■] Jja Ry^renan dydan mycelne hearm abutan Hamtune • ))a hwile \q he
f6r heora aerende • segjjaer ^ hi ofslogon menn . j baerndon h6s j corn • ^
^ Printed from Chronicle C. There is no naention of the gemot under D and E,
while F has ceased with the year 1057.
^ Printed from Chronicle D. A, B, and F have ceased. The record of the year
is given differently in C and E.
^ Printed in Monumenta Hist. Brit., p. 612.
* Printed from Chronicle D.
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namon eall j> orf |)e hig mihton to cuman • })xt waes feola ))usend • ;] fela
hund manna hi naman . ^ Ixddan nor¥ mid heom . swa •}) seo scir • ^ })a
o¥ra scira })a; txr neah sindon • wurdan fela wintra ^e wyrsan.
Passages quoted from Chapter X. — Oxford during the
Twenty Years after the Norman Conquest.
§ 74. From the Anglo-Saxo?i Chronicle, sub anno 1066 '.
(Seep. 187.)
■] Wyllelm eorl for eft ongean to Haestingan • ■] geanbidode ))aer hwse^er
man him bugan to wolde. Ac fia he ongeat ^ man him to cuman nolde • he
f6r upp mid eallon his here \q him to lafe waes • ;] him sy¥¥an fram ofer
sSe c6m • 3 hergode ealne Jjone ende \e. he oferferde . o¥^ ^ he com to
Beorhhamstede. 3 \-3tx him com ongean Ealdred arceb. • 3 Eadgar cild • ;j
Eadwine eorl ■s Morkere eorl • ;] ealle )>a betstan men of Lundene • 3
bugon })a for neode • ])a maest waes to hearme ged6n. 3 ^ waes micel unraed
^ man aeror swa ne dyde • })a hit God betan nolde for urum synnum . 3
gysledan • 3 sworon him a^as • •] he heom behet ^ he wolde heom hold
hlaford beon â– 3 })eah onmang j)isan hi hergedan eall ^ hi oferforon. Da
on midwintres daeg hine halgode to kynge Ealdred arceb. on Westmynstre •
1 he sealde him on hand mid Xpes bee • 3 eac sw6r • aEr|)an })e he wolde ))a
corona him on heafode settan • jj he wolde })isne })eodscype swa wel haldan
swa aenig knygc aetforan him betst dyde • gif hi him holde beon woldon.
Swa J)eah leide gyld on mannum swi^e stfS • 3 f6r J^a on |)am Lengtene