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THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
13. Thanon a be Ecge on tha medemunga : ' Then always
by the Edge to the . . . ' 1
The other charter gives the same landmark in the same
terms. Whatever it was, it was on the E. by. between
Penhill Copse (OMi) and the re-entering angle in the by.
3 fur. E. of Haydon Wick (OMi).
14. Of, etc. nither on thone Ealdan Uuithig on Aettan
Pennes Lace : ' From the . . . down to the Old Willowtree
on the Lake (slow-flowing stream) of Aetta's Cattlepen.'
(Nythaer on thone Ealdan Withig : ' Down to the Old
Willow.')
This lake or stream is the small stream which crosses the
E. by. 1 fur. NE. of the re-entering angle above mentioned.
The willow must have been on the stream.
15. Thonon on Hnottan Ford (same landmark in the other
charter) : ' Then to the Ford of the Pollard.'
This was on the stream at the re-entering angle above
mentioned.
16. Of, etc. on Filican Slaed : 'From the Ford of the
Pollard to Filica's Slade.'
17. And lang Slaedes on thone Ealdan Wylle : ' Along
the Slade to the Old Spring (or) Small Stream.'
(Of thann Forda on thone Ealdan Wylle: ' From the Ford
to the Old Spring (or) Stream.')
18. Thonne ut on Headdan Dune Slaed : ' Then out to
the Slade of Headda's Down.'
(Fhonon eft on Headdan Dune Sled : ' Then again to the
Slade of Haedda's Down.')
19. And lang Slaedes oth Bradan Weg : ' Along the
Slade as far as Broad Way.'
20. Andlang Slades ut on Higford : ' Along the Slade
out to Hay Ford.'
For Hay Ford see 1.
The broad way of 19 was certainly along the line of the
road from Rodbourne Cheney to Upper Stratton.
The old spring, here probably stream, of 17 was where
a small brook crosses the by. about 500 yds. ESE. of the
re-entering angle mentioned above.
1 This word is not given in BT. Clarke
Hall in his dictionary gives ' measuring,' a
meaning which would not apply here. The
landmark here was close to a stream ; and
therefore I am inclined to guess that it has
something to do with ' mead ' land. Ecge
in topography often means a sharp topped
ridge. But I do not see anything of the
kind suggested on the map of the locality.