• : Sawyer 1599, MS 2: London, British Library, Harley 3763
  • : Evesham
  • : Worcestershire
  • : Evesham lands [2]
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First1
ærestÆrest
from
ofof
double
twi-tƿwy
ford2
fordforde
southward
suþeweardsuðƿward
along
andlangandlang
Avon
Avonauene
the
seþære
river
eaea
as
swasƿwa
the
seð
monastery
mynstermynster
stands
standanstondeð
above
ofer3ofer
Alne
Alnealne
stream
streamstream
to
onon
crane
cranoccronoc
hemmed land3
hammhomme
and
and<7>
so
swasƿwa
along
andlangandlang
(the) river
eaea
to
onon
the
seþa
boundary
(ge)mæremær
ditch4
dicdic
(of) Fladbury's
Flæde + burhfledan-byrig
boundary
(ge)mæregemære
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
the
seþære
ditch
dicdic
so
swasƿwa
up
upupp
to
onon
the
seða
edge
ecgecgge
 
 ·
and
and<7>
so
swasƿwa
through
þurhþurh
the
seþonne
grove
grafgraf
by
bebe
the
seþan
old
ealdaldan
swine
swinsƿwin
enclosure/hedge
haga1hagan
so that
þæt<ŧ>
up
upupp
on
onon
Lench (hill-side)
*hlenclenc
down (hill)
dundune
 
 ·
so
swasƿwa
along
andlangandlang
(the) down
dundune
until
þæt<ŧ>
(it) comes
cumancymð
where
þærþær
Lench
*hlenclenc
boundaries
(ge)mæregemeru
and
and<7>
Harvington's
here + ford + tunhere-ford-tunes
land-boundaries
landgemærelandgemæru
together
togæderetogædere
lie
licganliggað
at
ætæt
wænna
-ƿwænna
coomb (valley)
cumbcumbe
 
 ·
thence
þæt<ŧ>
thus
swasƿwa
down
adundun
to
onon
the
seþone
foul
fulfulan
brook
brocbroc
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) brook
brocbroces
 
 ·
to
onon
the
se<ŧ>
little
lytellytle
watercourse
sicsic
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) watercourse
sicsices
to
onon
(the) Avon
Avonauene
 
 ·
up
upupp
along
andlangandlang
(the) Avon
Avonauene
until
þæt<ŧ>
to
onon
black | shining
blæc | blacblacan
pool
polpol
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþam
pool
polpoole
up
upup
on
onon
the
seða
edge
ecgecgge
to
onon
piceres
-piceres
hemmed land
hammhomm
From
ofOf
piceres
-piceres
hemmed land
hammhomme
so
swasƿwa
to
onon
the
se<ŧ>
little
lytellytle
cleft/gap
sceardsceard
 
 ·
thence | that
þæt | se<ŧ>
is
beonis
to/in
onon
fortification
burhburh
linches/banks5
hlinchlinceas
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
linches/banks
hlinchlincean
to
onon
Bucghild's
Burghildbugghilde
street
strætstræte
thence
þanonþanon
to
onon
thegns'
þegnþegna
dean (valley)
denudene
to
onon
stony
stanihtstanihtan
hill
hyllhyll
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
hill
hyllhylle
to
onon
church
cyricecyric
path
stigstige
From
ofOf
church
cyricecyric
path
stigstige
to
onon
the
seþa
black
blæcblacan
thorn-bush
þyrneðyrnan
to
onon
(the) east side
easthealfeasthalfan
(a) little
lytellytel
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþære
thorn-bush
þyrneþyrnan
to
onon
the
seðone
black
blæcblacan
pit
pyttpytt
along
andlangandlang
(the) furrows
furhfurena
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremær
thorn-bush
þyrneðyrnan
thence
þanonþanon
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremær
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
From
ofOf
boundary
(ge)mæremær
ditch
dicdic
to
onon
the
seþa
water
wæterƿwæter
swilrling
(ge)swelgsƿwylian
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seðære
swilrling/whirlpool
(ge)swelgsƿwylian
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremær
thorn
þornðorn
From
ofOf
the
seþam
thorn
þornþorne
to
onon
the
seþa
little
lytellytlan
green
grenegrenan
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seðare
ditch
dicdic
to
onon
honey
hunighunig
bourn (stream)
burnaburnan
 
 ·
so
swasƿwa
along
andlangandlang
(the) stream
streamstreames
to
onon
the
seþam
stony
stanihtstanihtan
ford
fordford
again
efteft
to
onon
Bucghild's
Burghildbugghilde
street
strætstret
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþære
street
strætstret
westwards
westweardƿwestƿward
to
onon
Ealhstan's
Ealhstanælhstanes
burial-place
byrgelsbyriels
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seðam
burial-place
byrgelsbyrielse
along
andlang<7>lang
(the) watercourse
sicsices
to
onon
reed
bunebune
enclosure
worþƿwyrþe
 
 ·
from
ofof
reed
bunebune
enclosure
worþƿwyrþe
to
onon
honey
hunighunig
bourn
burnaburnan
 
 ·
from
ofof
honey
hunighunig
bourn
burnaburnan
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremære
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
from
ofof
boundary
(ge)mæremære
ditch
dicdic
to
onon
badger's6
*baggabaggen
barrow/hill
beorgbeorge
 
 ·
from
ofof
badger's
*baggabaggen
barrow
beorgbeorge
again
efteft
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremære
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
from
ofof
boundary
(ge)mæremære
ditch
dicdic
to
onon
wyn
-ƿwyn
bourn
burnaburnan
 
 ·
from
ofof
wyn
-ƿwyn
bourn
burnaburnan
along
andlangonlong
(the) head
heafodheafde
to
onon
the
seþam
broad
bradbradan
thorn
þornþorn
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþam
thorn
þornþorne
to
onon
Puda's
Pudapudan
hemmed land
hammhomme
 
 ·
from
ofof
Puda's
Pudapudam
hemmed land
hammhomme
to
onon
pool
polpol
thorn
þornþorne
 
 ·
from
ofof
pool
polpol
thorn
þornþorne
to
onon
bird
fugelfugel
pool
meremære
 
 ·
from
ofof
bird
fugelfugel
pool
meremære
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremære
brook
brocbroc
along
andlangonlong
(the) brook
brocbroces
to
onon
the
seþa
black
blæcblacan
thorn-bush
þyrneþyrne
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seðere
thorn-bush
þyrneþyrne
along
andlangonlong
(the) brook
brocbroces
to
onon
stronghold
burhburh
spring
wyllaƿwyllen
 
 ·
from
ofof
stronghold
burhbur
spring
wyllaƿwylle
to
onon
stronghold
burhbur
walls
weallƿwealles
 
 ·
along
andlangonlong
(the) wall
weallƿwealles
again
efteft
to
onon
thieves'
þeofþeoua
dean
denudene
 
 ·
from
ofof
thieves'
þeofþeoua
dean
denudene
to
onon
Eadelming [Eadhelm + 's]
Eadhelm + -ingeadelm-ing
gore
garagaran
 
 ·
from
ofof
Eadelming [Eadhelm + 's]
Eadhelm + -ingeadelm-ing
gore
garagaran
by
bebi
Bucghild
Burghildbuggild
street
strætstrete
that
þeþe
one
manme
'no
nannones
man's
mannmonnes
land'
landlond
calls
nemnannemmeð
thence
þanonþonen
along
andlangonlong
(the) way
wegƿweige
west
westƿwest
to
toto
the
seþe
barrows
beorgbeorges
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþen
barrows
beorgbeorges
to
onon
pycre
-pycre
stone
stanstan
 
 ·
from
ofof
pycre
-pycre
stone
stanstane
along
andlangonlong
(the) wall
weallƿwalles
to
onon
Cada's
Cadacadan
monastery
mynstermynster
 
 ·
from
ofof
Cada's
Cadacadan
monastery
mynstermynstre
to
onon
black
blæcblacan
pit
pyttpytt
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþam
pit
pyttpytte
along
andlangonlong
(the) streamlet
riþigriðies
to
onon
Wilhere's
Wilhereƿwyllers
island/water meadow7
igege
 
 ·
from
ofof
Wilhere's
Wilhereƿwylleres
island
igegge
to
onon
sand
sandsand
brook
brocbroc
 
 ·
from
ofof
sand
sandsand
brook
brocbroc
along
andlangonlong
(the) furrows
furhfurena
to
onon
hay | hedge
hig | hegeheg
way
wegƿwege
 
 ·
from
ofof
hay | hedge
hig | hegehege
way
wegƿwege
to
onon
north
norþnorð
hemmed land
hammom
 
 ·
from
ofof
north
norþnorð
hemmed land
hammomme
to
onon
board/plank
bordbord
streamlet
riþigridig
 
 ·
thence
þanonþanon
to
onon
briar
brerbrer
thorn-bush
þyrneþyrnan
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþere
thorn-bush
þyrneþyrna
to
onon
hatch/fence
*hæccehecan
water meadow/island
igige
 
 ·
from
ofof
hatch
*hæccehecan
water meadow
igige
 
 ·
to
onon
bedes
-bedes
spring
wyllaƿwyllan
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþe
spring
wyllaƿwyllen
to
innaninnan
the
seða
little
lytellytlam
thorn-bush
þyrneþyrnan
on
onon
the west side of
westhealfƿwesthalue
piccedes
-piccedes
hill-spur
hohhoo
from
ofof
the
seþere
thorn-bush
þyrneþyrnan
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremær
thorn
þornþorn
 
 ·
from
ofof
boundary
(ge)mæremær
thorn
þornþorne
to
onon
Wærmund's
Wærmundƿweremundes
tumulus
hlawlaƿwe
along
andlangonlong
(the) furrows
furhfurena
to
onon
Wærmod's
Wærmodƿweremodes
tumulus
hlawlaƿwe
 
 ·
thence
þanonþonan
to
onon
terror's8
egesaegsan
marsh
mormore
to
onon
the
seþe
green
grenegren
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþere
ditch
dicdic
to
onon
broad
bradbradan
pool
meremere
 
 ·
from
ofof
broad
bradbradan
pool
meremære
to
onon
the
seþone
little
lytellytle
green
grenegrene
barrow
beorgbearh
 
 ·
thence
þanonþonan
along
andlangonlong
(the) head
heafodheafde
up
upup
on
onon
long
langlangen
down
dundune
 
 ·
so
swasƿwa
to
onon
the
seða
old
ealdealda
fox
foxfox
holes
hol1hole
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþane
holes
hol1hole
along
andlangonlong
(the) ridge
hrycghricg
way
wegƿweges
to
onon
the
seða
heathen
hæþenæþenan
burials
byrgelsbyrielse
to
onon
Ealhmunding [Ealhmund + 's]
Ealhmund + -ingealhmund-ing
way
wegƿwege
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþam
way
wegƿwege
back
efteft
again
ongeanongean
along
æfteræfter
(the) down
dundune
until
þæt<ŧ>
(it) comes
cumancymð
up
upupp
to
onon
the
seðone
knoll (hill-top/hillock)
cnollcnolle
 
 ·
so
swaso
along
æfteræfter
(the) furlong
furlangfurlange
until
þæt<ŧ>
it
hitit
comes
cumancymð
to
onon
the
seþa
army
fyrdfyrd
street
strætstræt
 
 ·
so
swasƿwa
along
æfteræfter
(the) street
strætstræte
until
þætþat
it
hithyt
comes
cumancymð
to
onon
Poting [pot | hole + ing]
pott | potte + -ingpot-ing
down9
dundun
 
 ·
thence
þanonþanon
to
onon
thirty
þrittigþrittig
acres
æceræcera
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþam
thirty
þrittigþrittig
acres
æceræcera
to
onon
ridge
hrycgric
way
wegƿwege
 
 ·
from
ofof
ridge
hrycgric
way
wegƿwege
to
onon
the
seþa
old
ealdealdan
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangonlong
(the) ditch
dicdices
until
þæt<ŧ>
to
onon
Esing [Esa + 's]
Esa + -inges-ig
bourn (stream)10
burnaburnan
 
 ·
from
ofof
Esing
Esa + -inges-ig
bourn
burnaburnan
up
upupp
to
toto
the
seðere
old
ealdealdan
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seðere
ditch
dicdic
to
onon
willow-grown
wilihtƿwyliht
meadow
mædmede
from
ofof
the
þærþer
meadow
mædmæde
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremære
brook
brocbroc
 
 ·
along
andlangonlong
(the) brook
brocbroces
to
onon
dam
*dammdomm
pool
polpol
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþe
pool
polpole
to
onon
elles
-elles
barrow
beorgbeorh
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþam
barrow
beorgbeorohge
to
onon
boundary
(ge)mæremer
spring
wyllaƿwyllan
 
 ·
from
ofof
boundary
(ge)mæremer
spring
wyllaƿwylle
until
þæt<ŧ>
it
hithyt
comes
cumancymð
back
efteft
directly
ongerihteongeriht
to
onon
(the) Avon
Avonauene
 
 ·

 

1
MS 1 has only the beginning of the boundaries, but it has an introductory clause not present in MS 2: 'Hiis limitibus terra sancte marie et beati ecguini in æthomme hinc inde giratur' (By these boundaries the land of St Mary and the blessed Ecgwine at Evesham hereupon is perambulated) Back to text
2
The feature which has given its name to Twyford Back to text
3
An earlier name for Evesham; 'hamm' often refers to land largely hemmed by a river or stream bend Back to text
4
Note that OE 'dic' can mean both 'ditch' and 'dyke' Back to text
5
There may well be a error in the text here; grammatically, the 'on' should translate as 'to', making the manuscript's '<ŧ>is' an error for 'þæt' - 'thus to fortification linches'; alternatively, this refers to a gap 'in' the banks, but here we would have to emend 'hlinceas' to 'hlincum'/'hlincean' Back to text
6
Or an otherwise unattested personal name? Back to text
7
Willersey Back to text
8
Or perhaps an otherwise unattested personal name Back to text
9
But cp. 'potintun' in S1590 (L1590.0, bounds of Bengeworth: 1) and 'pottingtun' in S1664 (L1664.0, bounds of Bengeworth: 2) Back to text
10
The Isbourne; cp. 'esing burna' in S404 and 'esingburnan' in S901(L404.1 and L901.1, bounds of Dumbleton, Gloucs.) Back to text