• : Sawyer 582, MS 1, Boundary 1: London, British Library, Harley 436
  • : Wilton
  • : Wiltshire
  • : Chalke (Chalke hundred?)
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First
ærestÆrest
on
onon
the eastern side
easteweardasteƿwearde
to the east of
beeastanbeeastan
place/farm
stocstoke
the
seþare
community
hiwanhine
land1
landlande
up
upup
from
ofof
Ebble's2
Ebbleebbeles
bourn (stream)
burnaburnan
along
andlangandlang
an
ananre
old
ealdealdre
ditch3
dicdic
beside
wiþƿw
Ælfheah's
Ælfheahaelfeages
land-boundaries
landgemærelandgemaero
 
 ·
then
þonneþanne
at
ætaet
the
seþare
ditch's
dicdiche
end
endeende
it
hithit
bends
byhtbyhð
east
easteast
one
anaenne
acre/strip
æceraeker
into
innaninnan
Ælfheah's
Ælfheahælfheages
land
landland
 
 ·
then
þonneþanne
at
ætat
the
seþas
acre's
æcerakeres
upper
upup
end
endeende
it
hithit
reaches
fonfehð
to
onon
the
seða
land
landland
up-castings4
gewyrpegeƿwyrpu
up
upup
as far as
land-boundary
landscearulandscare
linch/bank
hlinchlinc
 
 ·
from
framfram
the
seðam
linch
hlinchlinche
up
upup
along
andlangandlang
the
seðara
land
landland
up-castings
gewyrpegeƿwyrpa
as far as
wood
wuduƿwudu
fortification
burhburh
hill
hyllhylle
 
 ·
then
þonneÞanne
bends
byhtbyhð
it
hithit
from there
þærþær
west
westƿwest
to
onon
the
seþare
retainers'
cnihtcnihta
land
landland
one
ananne
acre
æceraker
 
 ·
then
þonneðonne
thence
þanonðanan
back
efteft
along
andlangandlang
the
seðara
land
landland
up-castings
gewyrpegeƿwyrpa
 
 ·
so that
þætþat
transversely
þweoresðƿwyres
over
ofer3ofer
middle
middelmiddel
down (hill)
dundune
until
oþþætoðþat
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
to
toto
the
seðam
heathen
hæþenhaþenum
burials5
byrgelsbyrgelsum
 
 ·
then
þonneðonne
forth
forþforð
over
ofer3ofer
the
seða
three
þrieðry
quarries/chalk-pits6
crundelcrundelas
until
oþþætoðþat
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
to
toto
the
seþan
thorn
þornþorne
 
 ·
and
and<7>
from there
þærþar
to
toto
(the) way
wegƿwege
 
 ·
and
andand
so
swasƿwa
forth
forþforð
along
andlangandlang
(the) way
wegƿweges
until
oþþætoðþat
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
to
toto
the
seþan
curved
hocedehokedan
gore
garagaran
 
 ·
then
þonneðonne
bends round
bebuganbebyhð
it
hithit
the
seðone
gore
garagaran
outside7
utanutan
until
oþþætoðþat
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
to
toto
land-boundary
landscearulandschare
way
wegƿwege
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
forth
forþforð
along
andlangandlang
(the) way
wegƿweges
until
oþþætoðþat
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
to
toto
cauldron's/deep valley's
cytelchetoles
barrow
beorgbeorge
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seðam
barrow
beorgbeorge
until
þætþat
it
hithit
runs
sticiansticað
to
onon
cauldron's/valley's
cytelcheotoles
head
heafodheafde
 
 ·
then
þonneþanne
to
toto
great
micelmichelan
fortification
burhbyrg
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
to
toto
(the) troughs/hollows8
trogtrogan
 
 ·
thence
þanonþonan
to
toto
pigsty
hlosehlos
ridge
hrycghrycge
 
 ·
and
and<7>
so
swasƿwa
to
toto
Beornham's
beorn + hambeorn-hames
way
wegƿwege
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþan
way
wegƿwege
to
toto
beak's/point's/woodpecker's | Bica's
*bica | Bica(persn)bican
seat/dwelling
setlsetle
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
along
andlangandlang
(the) way
wegƿweges
to
toto
tilluces
-tilluces
'leah'/wood
leahleage
 
 ·
and
andand
then
þonneþanne
west
westƿwest
to
toto
rush's/iris's
læferlafres
pool
meremere
 
 ·
thence
þanonþonan
to
toto
wolf
wulfƿwulf
pits
pyttpyttan
 
 ·
then
þonneðonne
to
toto
boundary
mearcmearc
tree
treowtreoƿwe
 
 ·
and
and<7>
so
swasƿwa
to
toto
piece's
bitabitan
dean (valley)
denudene
 
 ·
then
þonneðonne
along
andlang<7>lang
piece's
bitabitan
dean
denudene
to
toto
cortes
-cortes
meadow
hammhamme
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
forth
forþforð
until
oþþætoððat
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
to where
þærþar
one
manmon
the
seþane
'churl'
ceorlchiorl
struck/killed
sleansloh
for
forfor
the
seþan
goat9
buccabuccan
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
thence
þanonþonan
to
toto
erse10
-erse
grove(s) | trench(es)/pit(s)
graf | græfgrafan
 
 ·
forth
forþforð
then
þonneþonne
to
toto
meadow
mædmed
acres
æcerakeran
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
along
andlang<7>lang
(the) way
wegƿweges
up
upup
against
ongeanongene
(the) gore
garagaran
 
 ·
and
and<7>
so
swasƿwa
along
andlang<7>lang
(the) ridge
hrycghrycges
until
þætþat
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
to
toto
beaces
-beaces
tumulus
hlawhlaƿwe
 
 ·
then
þonneðonne
back
efteft
along
andlang<7>lang
(the) way
wegƿweges
to
toto
shield's11
scyldscyldes
tree
treowtreoƿwe
 
 ·
down
adunadune
then
þonneþonne
along
andlang<7>lang
land-boundary
landscearulandschare
dean
denudene
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
at
ætat
the
seþare
dean's
denudene
end
endeende
to
toto
the
seþan
highway/military route
herepæþherepaþe
at
ætat
head
heafodheafod
posts
stoccstoccan
 
 ·
-12
-[.......]
Now
nuNu
turns
fonfehð
it
hithit
back
efteft
to
onon
the
seða
land-boundary
landgemærelanðgemæro
at
ætæt
the
seþan
head
heafodheafod
posts
stoccstoccan
transversely
þweoresþƿwyres
over
ofer3ofer
the
seþone
highway
herepæþherepað
to
toto
north
norþnorð
down's
dundune
end
endeende
 
 ·
thence
þanonþonan
to
toto
Brydinga
- + -ingasbryd-inga
ditch13
dicdic
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
east
easteast
along
andlang<7>lang
(the) ridge
hrycghrycges
as far as
the
seða
furrow
furhfurh
 
 ·
-14
-[.......]
then
þonneðonne
from
ofof
the
seðan
pit
pyttpytte
east
easteast
along
andlang<7>lang
(the) ridge
hrycghrycges
to
toto
Stoke people's
stoc + hæmestoc-hæma
land
landlande
 
 ·
so
swasƿwa
then
þonneþanne
forth
forþforð
until
þætþæt
it
hithit
comes
cumancymð
back
efteft
into
innaninnan
Ebble's
Ebbleebbeles
bourn
burnaburnan
 
 ·
then
þonneþonne
along
andlang<7>lang
(the) stream
streamstreames
to
toto
there
þonþan
where
þærþær
we
icƿwe
previously
ærær
began
onfononfengon
 
 ·

 

1
I.e. the community land of 'Stoke'? The bounds proper seem to start after this Back to text
2
A river name Back to text
3
OE 'dic' can mean both 'ditch' and 'dyke', here and throughout the text Back to text
4
Cp. the 'land geƿwirpa' in S586 (L586.1, bounds of land on the river Nadder); this term seems to be used in the sense of boundary banks Back to text
5
Note the plural form here Back to text
6
Cp. 'þry crundelas' in S229 (L229.2, bounds of Downton) and other Downton bounds from the Old Minster Winchester archive Back to text
7
I.e. 'then it turns round the outside of the gore' Back to text
8
This same feature, spelled the same, is mentioned in L582.3, the bounds of ?Alvediston Back to text
9
'for' can have several senses: it may mean 'on account of' and indicate a deliberate action, but it can also simply mean 'instead of' and imply an accident Back to text
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Possibly for 'ears' (arse/rounded feature) Back to text
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The first element may alternatively be a personal name (cp. Scyld in the poem 'Beowulf') Back to text
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At this point in the manuscript the bounds of Easton Bassett (L582.2) are described before returning to the circuit of Chalke Back to text
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Cp. 'bridinghe dich' in S630 (L630.1, bounds of Donhead, Wilts.) from the Shaftesbury archive Back to text
14
At this point in the manuscript the bounds of land belonging to Ringwood (L582.3) are described before returning to the curcuit of Chalke Back to text