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(p. 414) We can identify the different scribes with considerable certainty. First Ae. B
came into the Chancery in 938, followed shortly afterwards by Ae. C, who was
supported by his student Eadmund A. Eadmund A is very dependent and follows
closely the diplomatic C. S. 753 of his teacher. Then, in the year 940, Eadmund
employs Eadmund B who, we assume, wrote exclusively charters pertaining to crown
estate gifts. Then Ae. C is drawn in on one occasion. To indicate externally the legally
different types of land gift, he chooses a new format for the charter, namely the notice
form of the private charter (see below). At the same time he uses a diplomatic
completely different from his previous ones. The more important formulae of the
Dispositive section he borrows from Eadmund B, probably to preserve the contentspecific
text. When he later has to write a second similar charter, he uses his own
diplomatic again, adapting the Dispositive section to the new conditions of this type
of charter.
At this point a special scribe was no longer needed for crown estate gifts, as every
Chancery scribe could now produce the required charters. At the same time, Eadmund
B left the Chancery after training his student Eadmund C. The Chancery reached its
highpoint with Eadmund C. He brought a strong distinction between charter types,
according to the contents of the gift. For crown estate gifts he retained the type found
by Ae. C. However, he removes the mention of the consent, so that, at least
externally, the last step in the development was complete, amounting to the abolition
of the Witan. It is not even possible to establish where the crown estate gifts of his
teacher come from, surely still Witanagemot charters. The last version of the
endorsement (see Excursus 2) originates from Eadmund C. This noted everything of
significance from the Land-book in a shortened form, and was probably intended as a
guide for both writer and recipient. It documented predominantly crown gifts.
Eadmund C continued to write, apparently alone, until 947, when he needed the help
of a supporting scribe who, like Eadmund A, was very dependent. This new scribe
worked only once more, then we saw no further signs of the Chancery in this clear
form. From 951 onwards we have initially only a few charters, which are, without
exception, suspect. Then with 956 came a deluge of documents, all of which still
require more thorough examination.
In the year 951, all clear indications of a Chancery disappeared. In the same year the
two outstanding witnesses died – Bishop Theodred of London, Diocesan of, at that
time,
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