L495.0.00
- : Sawyer 495, MS 1: London, British Library, Cotton Augustus ii. 63
- : Evesham
- : Northamptonshire
- : Badby, Dodford and Everdon
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- These
- þesÐis
- are
- beonsint
- the
- seþa
- land-boundaries
- landgemærelandgemæra
- and
- and<7>
- the
- sese
- perambulation
- ymbgangembegang
- of the
- seþara
- lands
- landlanda
- to
- toto
- Badby
- Badbybaddanbyrig
- and
- and<7>
- to
- toto
- Dodford
- Dodforddoddanforda
- and
- and<7>
- to
- toto
- Everdon
- Everdoneferdune
- ·
- that
- þæt2ðæt
- is
- beonis
- then
- þonneþonne
- First
- ærestærest
- at
- ætæt
- bad | Badda's
- *badde | Baddabaddan
- fortification1
- burhbyrg
- westward (the western part)
- westeweardƿwesteƿweardre
- and
- and<7>
- northward (the northern part)
- norþeweardnorðeƿweardre
- at
- ætæt
- the
- seþam
- little
- lytellytlan
- cloven
- tocleofantoclofenan
- barrow/hill
- beorgbeorge
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðam
- barrow
- beorgbeorge
- north
- norþnorð
- to
- toto
- criminals'
- weargƿwearge
- down (hill)
- dundune
- ·
- between
- betweoxbetƿweox
- the
- seþa
- little
- lytellytlan
- two
- twegentƿwegen
- barrows
- beorgbeorgas
- ·
- thence
- þætþæt
- from there
- þærþær
- north
- norþnorð
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- the
- seðære
- little
- lytellytlan
- ditch2
- dicdic
- at
- ætæt
- the
- seþæs
- grove's
- grafgrafes
- end
- endeende
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seða
- slender
- smælsmalan
- thorns
- þornðornas
- ·
- then
- þonneðonne
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðam
- thorns
- þornþornum
- up
- upup
- onto
- onon
- the
- seða
- little
- lytellytlan
- down
- dundune
- middleward (in the middle)
- middeweardmiddeƿweardre
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðære
- down
- dundune
- east
- easteast
- to
- onon
- fox
- foxfox
- hill
- hyllhylle
- eastward (the eastern part)
- easteweardeasteƿweardre
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- granted
- (ge)unnangeuðe
- I
- icic
- to Ælfwine
- Ælfwineælfƿwine
- and
- and<7>
- to Beorhtwulf
- Beorhtwulfbeorhtulfe
- the
- seþæs
- 'leah'/wood3
- leahleas
- and
- and<7>
- the
- seþæs
- hemmed land4
- hammhammes
- to the north of
- benorþanbenorðan
- the
- seþære
- little
- lytellytlan
- ditch
- dicdic
- ·
- then
- þonneðonne
- lies
- licganlið
- the
- seðæt
- boundary
- (ge)mæregemære
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- from
- ofof
- fox
- foxfox
- hill
- hyllhylle
- northward (the northern part)
- norþeweardnorðeƿweardre
- to
- onon
- the
- seþone
- hollow
- hol2holan
- way
- wegƿweg
- at
- ætæt
- hinds'
- hindhinde
- leap
- *hlyphlypan
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- from
- ofof
- hinds'
- hindhinde
- leap
- *hlyphlypan
- to
- onon
- the
- seþone
- spring
- wyllaƿwylle
- at
- ætæt
- the
- seþam
- 'leah'/wood
- leahlea
- upward (the upper part)
- ufeweardufeƿweardan
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðam
- spring
- wyllaƿwylle
- to
- onon
- the
- seðæt
- hart
- heorotheorot
- slough
- solsol
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðam
- hart
- heorotheorot
- slough
- solsole
- north
- norþnorð
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- to
- onon
- the
- seðone
- barrow
- beorgbeorg
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðam
- barrow
- beorgbeorge
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- to
- toto
- the
- seðam
- 'leah'/wood
- leahlea
- ·
- thence
- þæt<ŧ>
- forth
- forþforð
- by
- bebe
- (the) 'leah'
- leahlea
- to
- onon
- willow
- wiþigƿwiðig
- spring's
- wyllaƿwylles
- head
- heafodheafud
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðan
- spring
- wyllaƿwylle
- north
- norþnorð
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- to
- onon
- the
- seða
- thorny
- þornihtðornehtan
- down
- dundune
- alongside
- toemnestoemnes
- the
- seþam
- gate/gap
- geatgeate
- at
- ætæt
- the
- seþære
- old
- ealdealdan
- fortification
- burhbyrg
- ·
- thence
- þætþæt
- from
- framfram
- the
- seðam
- gate
- geatgeate
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- east
- easteast
- to
- toto
- boundary
- (ge)mæremær
- pit
- pyttpytte
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðam
- pit
- pyttpytte
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- to
- toto
- the
- seðam
- stone
- stanstane
- at
- ætæt
- the
- seþam
- spring/stream
- wyllaƿwylle
- to the north of
- wiþ_norþanƿwiðnorðan
- boundary's
- (ge)mæremæres
- dale (valley)5
- dæl1dæl
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- south
- suþsuð
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- Watling
- - + -ingasƿwæcl-inga
- street
- strætstræt
- onto
- onon
- the
- seþone
- way
- wegƿweg
- to
- toto
- Weedon [shrine + down]
- wig + dunƿweo-dun
- people's
- -ingasinga
- boundary
- (ge)mæregemære
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- west
- westƿwest
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) way
- wegƿweges
- to
- onon
- the
- seðone
- little
- lytellytlan
- barrow
- beorgbeorg
- ·
- where
- þærðær
- the
- sese
- post
- stoccstoc
- stood
- standanstod
- ·
- so that
- þætðæt
- thence
- þanonþonan
- southwards
- suþrihtesuðrihte
- to
- onon
- the
- seðone
- old
- ealdealdan
- mill
- mylnmyl
- yair
- *geari[e]r
- where
- þærþær
- the
- seþa
- willows
- *wiligƿwelegas
- stand
- standanstandað
- ·
- thence
- þætðæt
- west
- westƿwest
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) bourn
- burnaburnan
- until
- oþoð
- it
- hithit
- comes
- cumancymð
- where
- þærþær
- (the) Blithe6
- bliþebliðe
- runs out
- utsceotanutscyt
- ·
- thence
- þætþæt
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) Blithe
- -bliðan
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seða
- stone
- stanstan
- bridge
- brycgbricgge
- ·
- thence
- þæt<ŧ>
- east
- easteast
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðære
- bridge
- brycgbricgge
- ·
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) ditch
- dicdic
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seðone
- heathen
- hæþenhæþenan
- burial-place
- byrgelsbyrgels
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- burial-place
- byrgelsbyrgelse
- forth
- forþforð
- north
- norþnorð
- by
- bebe
- (the) tree-roots/woodbank
- wyrttrumaƿwyrttruman
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seðæs
- hedge's
- hegeheges
- end
- endeende
- by
- bebe
- Weedon
- wig + dunƿweo-dun
- people's
- -ingasinga
- boundary
- (ge)mæregemære
- ·
- so that
- þæt<ŧ>
- thence
- þanonþonan
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) boundary
- (ge)mæregemæres
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- to
- toto
- the
- seðam
- post
- stoccstocce
- on
- onon
- the eastern side of
- easteweardeasteƿweardan
- the
- seþam
- 'leah'/wood
- leahlea
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðam
- post
- stoccstocce
- southwards
- suþrihtesuðrihte
- to
- onon
- the
- seþære
- street
- strætstræt
- ·
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) street
- strætstræt
- to
- toto
- the
- seþære
- furrow
- furhfyrh
- that
- þeðe
- runs
- sceotanscyt
- southwards
- suþrihtesuðrihte
- to
- toto
- the
- seþære
- great
- micelmiclan
- street
- strætstræt
- at
- ætæt
- the
- seþæs
- spring's
- wyllaƿwylles
- head
- heafodheafde
- at
- ætæt
- Snorscombe's [point's + valley]
- *snoc + cumbsnoces-cumbes
- boundary
- (ge)mæregemære
- ·
- thence
- þæt<ŧ>
- west
- westƿwest
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) street
- strætstræt
- to
- onon
- the
- seðone
- ash
- æscæsc
- ·
- thence
- þætþæt
- from
- framfram
- the
- seðam
- ash
- æscæsce
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) street
- strætstræt
- between
- betweoxbetƿweox
- the
- seþa
- two
- twegentƿwegen
- 'leah's/woods
- leahleas
- to
- onon
- the
- seða
- old
- ealdealdan
- salt
- sealtsealt
- street
- strætstræt
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seðone
- tail of land
- steortsteort
- ·
- from
- framfram
- the
- seþam
- tail of land
- steortsteorte
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- the
- seþæs
- foul
- fulfulan
- brook
- brocbroces
- as far as
- oþoð
- (the) Blithe
- bliþebliðan
- ·
- then
- þonneðonne
- is
- beonis
- the
- se<ŧ>
- land
- landland
- at
- ætæt
- point's
- *snocsnoces
- coomb7
- cumbcumbe
- half
- healfhealf
- the
- seþæs
- king's
- cyningcinges
- half
- healfhealf
- mine (and)8
- ic`uncer´
- Brenting's
- Brentingbrentinges
- ·
- unless
- butanbuton
- to me
- icme
- God
- godgod
- grant
- (ge)unnangeunne
- and
- and<7>
- my
- icmin
- lord
- hlafordhlaford
- that
- þætþæt
- he
- hehe
- his
- hehis
- to me
- icme
- grant
- (ge)unnangeunnan
- will9
- willanƿwille
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- goes
- gangæþ
- the
- sesio
- boundary
- mearcmearc
- forth
- forþforð
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) Blithe
- bliþebliðan
- west
- westƿwest
- until
- oþþætoððæt
- the
- seseo
- watercourse
- laculacu
- runs out
- utsceotanutscyt
- into
- onon
- (the) Blithe
- bliþebliðan
- above
- wiþufanƿwiðufan
- stone
- stanstan
- bridge
- brycgbricgge
- ·
- thence
- þæt<ŧ>
- north
- norþnorð
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) watercourse
- laculace
- ·
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seða
- ditch
- dicdic
- then
- þonneþonne
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) ditch
- dicdic
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seðone
- way
- wegƿweg
- that
- þeþe
- runs
- sceotanscyt
- to
- toto
- Fawsley [fallow (deer) + 'leah'/wood]
- fealu + leahfealuƿwes-lea
- in
- onon
- the
- seþam
- slade
- slædslade
- ·
- thence
- þætþæt
- to
- onon
- Fawsley
- fealu + leahfealuƿwes-lea
- where
- þærþær
- Ælfric
- Ælfricælfric
- bishop
- biscopbiscep
- to read
- rædanredan
- ordered10
- (ge)hatanhet
- to
- toto
- the
- seþære
- old
- ealdealdan
- ditch
- dicdic
- ·
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) ditch
- dicdic
- to
- toto
- the
- seðam
- way
- wegƿwege
- that
- þeþe
- runs
- sceotanscyt
- up
- upup
- to
- toto
- the
- seðam
- ridge
- hrycghricgge
- ·
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) ridge
- hrycghricgges
- to
- toto
- the
- seþam
- way
- wegƿwege
- that
- þeþe
- runs
- sceotanscyt
- from
- framfram
- Fawsley
- fealu + leahfealuƿwes-lea
- to
- toto
- Badby11
- Badda + bybaddan-by
- a
- anane
- little
- lytellytle
- while/way
- hwilehƿwile
- ·
- then
- þonneþonne
- from
- ofof
- the
- seðære
- apple-tree
- apuldorapuldre
- that
- þeþe
- stands
- standanstent
- to the west of
- wiþ_westanƿwiðƿwestan
- the
- seþam
- way
- wegƿwege
- through
- þurhþurh
- the
- seþone
- 'leah'/wood
- leahlea
- to
- toto
- the
- seþam
- great
- micelmiclan
- hazel
- hæselhæsl
- thicket
- wridƿwride
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- hazel
- hæselhæsl
- thicket
- wridƿwride
- down
- adunadun
- to
- onon
- the
- seþa
- black | pale
- blæc | blacblacan
- rushes
- riscrixa
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- rushes
- riscrixun
- to
- onon
- the
- seþa
- little
- lytellytlan
- hedge
- hecghecggan
- at
- ætæt
- the
- seþam
- way
- wegƿwege
- that
- þeþe
- runs
- sceotanscyt
- from
- framfram
- Badby
- Badda + bybaddan-by
- to
- toto
- (the) Cherwell
- - + wyllacear-ƿwyllun
- ·
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) way
- wegƿweges
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seðone
- brook
- brocbroc
- that
- þeþe
- runs
- sceotanscyt
- to
- toto
- Fawsley
- fealu + leahfealuƿwes-lea
- to
- toto
- the
- seþam
- ford
- fordforda
- thence
- þætðæt
- west
- westƿwest
- ever
- æfreæfre
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) brook
- brocbroces
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seðone
- way
- wegƿweg
- that
- þeþe
- runs
- sceotanscyt
- to
- toto
- Staverton [stake + farm]
- *stæfer + tunstæfer-tune
- to the south of
- wiþ_suþanƿwiðsuðan
- the
- seþa
- old
- ealdealdan
- fortification
- burhburh
- at
- ætæt
- bad | Badda's12
- *badde | Baddabaddan
- fortification
- burhbyrg
- thence
- þæt<ŧ>
- west
- westƿwest
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) way
- wegƿweges
- until
- oþoð
- alongside
- toemnestoemnes
- the
- seþære
- great
- micelmicelan
- ditch
- dicdic
- as far as
- oþoð
- the western part of
- westeweardƿwesteƿwearde
- the
- seþa
- fortification
- burhburh
- ·
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- the
- seðære
- ditch
- dicdic
- and
- and<7>
- by
- bebe
- the
- seþære
- fortification
- burhbyrg
- westward (the western part)
- westeweardƿwesteƿweardre
- north
- norþnorð
- as far as
- oþoð
- the
- seðone
- broken up
- tobrecantobrocenan
- barrow
- beorgbeorg
- that
- þeðe
- there
- þærþær
- is
- beonis
- cloven
- tocleofantoclofen
- to
- onon
- northward (the northern part of)
- norþeweardnorðƿweardre
- and
- and<7>
- to
- onon
- westward (the western part of)
- westeweardƿwestƿweardre
- bad | Badda's
- *badde | Baddabaddan
- fortification
- burhbyrg
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- See Badby Back to text
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- OE 'dic' can mean both 'ditch' and 'dyke' Back to text
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- 'leah' usually refers to woodland, but in a precise and as yet not entirely understood sense Back to text
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- 'hamm' often refers to land largely hemmed by a river bend or other natural feature Back to text
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- The name has survived in Mazedale (Spinney) Back to text
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- A stream name Back to text
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- Snorscombe Back to text
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- Note that 'uncer' is an insertion Back to text
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- I.e. 'unless God and my lord grant me that he'll grant his to me' Back to text
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- The sense of 'rædan' (unless it simply means 'read' - ie had the gospel read as part of the perambulation) might be related to the sense of the '-ræden' in 'wudu-ræden', mæd-ræden' etc.; but note the reference in S977 (L977.0, bounds of Newnham) to 'þa dic þe ælfric biscop let dician' Back to text
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- Badby; note 'baddan by' here (as opposed to 'baddan' byrig') Back to text
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- I.e. at 'Baddanbyrig'; note the difference between this and 'Baddanby' ealier in the text Back to text