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THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\ 9. ' To the Head of the Pool (Poles Heafod): See 16 of the previous charter. 10. ' To Aetta's Dean on the north side (.Aettandene) as the Old Furrow (Eald Furh) runs up to the Stone Pillar (Staenenan Stapole): See 17 of previous charter. 11. ' West to the Old Lynch (Eald Hlinc): See 18 of previous charter. 12. 'By the Balk of the Ploughed Land (Yrth Mearc): See 19 of previous charter. 13. ' Down to Hay Ford (I I igfor da): See 19 of previous charter. 14. ' Over the Wylye to Otter's Hole (Oteres Hoi): See 20 of previous charter. 15. 'Up along Wylye.' See 1 of previous charter. 16. ' To the Foul Backwater (Ful Lacu): See 2 of previous charter. 17. ' Obliquely over the Dyke towards the west.' This seems to be where the by. turns W. about 500 yds. up the Wylye from Wilton railway station. 18. ' By the Head of the Dyke (Die Heafod): This seems to be at the bend in the by. \ m. WSW. of the mill (OMi) which is at the S. end of the village of South Newton. 19. 'To . . . Ford (Winding Ford): The reading should be Pynding, as in the previous charter. The AS. copyist has confused the AS. ' w' and the AS. ' p,' letters which were very similar in form. For this landmark see 4 of previous charter. 20. ' Up along the Westernmost Backwater (Westmyste Lacu): 21. ' Again to the Wylye.' ( For these landmarks see 1 of this charter. Appended to the main survey is one of certain mead belonging to the land-unit. Fhis is seo Maed the hyrth to Niwantune aet Weolces Clife : ' This is the Mead which belongs to Newton at Weolc's Steep Slope.' 1 1 Is Weolces from weoloc, a ' whelk,' with it, and so further to the red colour of the reference to the red dye which is got from slope ?
THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\ 1. Thonne gaeth thaet Gemaere suth up of Wilig on tha Lace Jo thaes Clifes west ende : ' Then the boundary goes south up from the Wylye to the Backwater to the west end of the Steep Slope.' 2. Thonne a up be tham Trthlande thaet eft on Wilig aet thare Die : ' Then always up by the Ploughed Land again to the Wylye at the Dyke.' The topographical details are so few, and of such a nature, that they do not give any real clue as to the site of this mead. It is possible that it was in the NW. part of the parish. A perambulation of Wishford mentions a Woodes Cleeve, or Hogges Cleeve, which was at the NE. corner of Great Wishford parish 3 fur. S. by E. of the bridge at Serrington (OMi). A survey of three hides at Fyrste Felda which belonged to South Newton. This is the later Frustfield. It was also the name of a hundred which seems to have lain to the SE. of Salisbury. But the name has vanished from the modern map ; and, though I have come across many references to Frustfield in various old records, I have not so far come across any indication of its exact position. Here it is not a question of the position of a hundred or even a parish, but of a small area of three hides ; so that the only possible clue to their locality would be an exact knowledge of the position of Frustfield. Even were that known it would not necessarily be possible to trace the site of an area the bounds of which are not likely to be represented to any great extent by modern boundaries. I give a translation of the survey in the hope that it may be of help to some one who may hereafter be able to trace the land to which it refers. Survey. This sindon tha Land Gemaero to Fyrste Felda westewearden theg (sic) byrgeth to thaern Thrim Hidum : the text theg byrgeth is obviously corrupt. Nor can it be reconstituted with any certainty. I would suggest hyrth for byrgeth, and translate :—' These are the bounds on the west side of Fyrste Felda which belong to the three hides.' 1. 'That is first at the Lea of the Swing Gate (Hlidgeat Leage)? 2. ' Then from the Lea of the Swing Gate along the
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