S 83
A.D. 716. Æthelbald, king of Mercia, to the church of St Mary, Evesham; grant of 25 hides (mansae) at Acton Beauchamp, Herefords.; Bransford, Hampton Lovett near Droitwich, Upton Warren, Witton in Droitwich, Sheriffs Lench, Worcs.; at Weston-on-Avon, Warwicks.; and at Hidcote and Larkstoke in Admington, Gloucs. Latin
Archive:
Evesham
MSS:
1. London, British Library, Harley 3763, f. 62v (s. xii)
Printed:
Comments:
HS, p. 281, spurious; Finberg, ECWM, no. 12 (pp. 33, 90, 139, 237), spurious; correction p. 237; Sawyer 1977, p. 148 n. 44, doubtful authenticity; Sawyer 1978, p. 225, authenticity uncertain; Hooke 1981a, p. 148, on Droitwich; Scharer 1982, p. 161, spurious, anachronistic formulas; Campbell 1989, p. 24, spurious; Hooke 1990, pp. 24-5, on estates; Sims-Williams 1990, p. 150, forged; Hooke 1999, p. 20