The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleG. Bell and sons, 1909 - 315 pages |
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... Lord's be- half , I thus approve and grant . And I beg of thee , my brother Æthelred , and my sisters , Cyneburg and Cyne- swith , for your souls ' redemption that ye be witnesses and that ye write it with your fingers . And I beg all ...
... Lord's be- half , I thus approve and grant . And I beg of thee , my brother Æthelred , and my sisters , Cyneburg and Cyne- swith , for your souls ' redemption that ye be witnesses and that ye write it with your fingers . And I beg all ...
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... Lord , the seventh year of king Wulfhere , the ninth year of archbishop Deusdedit . Then they laid the curse of God and the curse of all saints and of all Christian people upon him who should undo anything which was done there . So be ...
... Lord , the seventh year of king Wulfhere , the ninth year of archbishop Deusdedit . Then they laid the curse of God and the curse of all saints and of all Christian people upon him who should undo anything which was done there . So be ...
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... lord's need of him or from poverty or be unable to come there from any other kind of need - be he of England or of whatever other island he be let him come to the monastery at Medes- hamstead and have the same forgiveness of Christ and ...
... lord's need of him or from poverty or be unable to come there from any other kind of need - be he of England or of whatever other island he be let him come to the monastery at Medes- hamstead and have the same forgiveness of Christ and ...
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after the birth of our Lord in the sixth year of king Æthelred . The king then commanded the archbishop Theodore to appoint a meeting of all the witan at the place which is called Heathfield . When they were assembled there , he caused ...
after the birth of our Lord in the sixth year of king Æthelred . The king then commanded the archbishop Theodore to appoint a meeting of all the witan at the place which is called Heathfield . When they were assembled there , he caused ...
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... lord and that never would they follow his slayer . And then they offered their kinsmen that they should go away unscathed , but they said that the same offer had been made to their companions who before had been with the king . Then ...
... lord and that never would they follow his slayer . And then they offered their kinsmen that they should go away unscathed , but they said that the same offer had been made to their companions who before had been with the king . Then ...
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Page 68 - This port is in the eastern part of Kent, at the east end of the great wood which we call Andred ; the wood is in length from east to west one hundred and twelve" miles, or longer, and thirty miles broad : the river of which we before spoke flows out of the weald.
Page 246 - ... every powerful man made his castles, and held them against him ; and they filled the land full of castles. They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men.
Page 26 - These are the lands and the fens which the king gave to St. Peter's monastery. Then said the king,
Page 174 - Westminster ; and he gave him a pledge upon Christ's book, and also swore, before he would set the crown upon his head, that he would govern this nation as well as any king before him had at the best done, if they would be faithful to him.
Page 195 - After this the king had a great consultation, and spoke very deeply with his Witan concerning this land, how it was held and what were its tenantry. He then sent his men over all England, into every shire, and caused them to ascertain how many hundred hides of land it contained, and what lands the king possessed therein, what cattle there were in the several counties, and how much revenue he ought to receive yearly from each.
Page 196 - Lammas ; and his witan, and all the land-holders of substance in England, whose vassals soever they were, repaired to him there, and they all submitted to him, and became his men, and swore oaths of allegiance, that they would be faithful to him against all others.