Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-13
The Name Of washington.

In the Rhetorical Magazine for March, We
find the following communication from q cor
respondent; aaUs LsflBlis sst aHIs one
p'I do not know whether II 10 worth the spact
In your columns, but 1t may crafty some anti
quarian, possessog of Irving,s life of Wash
! ingtonu to have an early, perhaps the earliest,
authentic notice Of the land, IN England, from
which the grAhdest name In English history ia
derived. In the first volume of the aChroni
con Monasteril de Abingdon" !" published In IL
lustration of medipval British History, under
the direction Of the Master Of the Rolla, By the
British Government, find, at p. 337, the fol.
lowing Charter. This grant Of the Anglo Sax
on King, twill be observed, Is about 800 years
old, and is curious for It's form; for the strong
impress upon II Of what are now. called the SUI
perstitions of that far-off age; for the saving
clause In favor Of the common veal, az to re.
pair Of bridges and castles, and as to military
servicej for the imprecation launched against
any vioator of the grant; and, finally, for the
mode of It's execution" y ~, "a, IN
The grant, described as "Carta Edgari Re.
gis dc WesiDgatune," )" 10 given in the quaint old
Latin Of the period--namely, A, d, 1853, The
HistOrieaL Magazine gives this in full, and sp-
pends translation, with this prefece: 30. SD
"For the benefit of our readers, We annex a
translation as nearly literal 40 possible, though
no translation can express the curious interlard.
ing Of Greek, then so much effected In Ireland
and England. The form OF the, document
shows the remote origin OF the formulas In the
Bulls Of the Popes, and the modes of signatures
Of Bishops in Councils. The taste of the day
was forid style, and even In the signatures
there is resolute effort not 10 indulge in any
common word, or use any repetition. 1t is ex.
,tremely curious to find st. Dunstan's name here
nm nj lad uifh w aahin0knr, .
la The translation is as follows: a J
.lo. King Edgav's Grant Of Washin9ton.
The LorrY THRoHED REIoNlNe PoR EvrR!--
To all sedulously pursuing with intent endeavor
of mind the study Of wisdom, 1t clearly appear.
eth that the dangers of this life increasing ex-
cesdiDgly In terror, the term Of fallen world
Is seen to approach, as the truthful sentence of
Christ promulgates, where he saith; "Nation
shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom" !" and the reet. ~ Dbl. .a
Wherefore, !, Edgar, monarch Of all Britain,
for the eternal remuneration of my soul, have
granted by perpetual Inheritance, a certain par,
tcle Of land, to wit, xiii cassati, In place
which Is also styled by the celebrated name
Wasingatune, to q certain chief, who is called
by the learned gnostics Of this country by the
known word Atheluuold; that while life attends
him he may possess at pleasure, and after the
term Of his life may leave 1t free to whatsoever
heirs he shall choose And let the aforesaid
land be free from every yoke of terrene servi-
tude, three excepted, to wit: military service,
repair of bridge, and castle.
Should any one, therefore, wish to transfer
this, our donation, to anything but what we have
appointed, may he be deprived Of the commun-
ion Of the holy Church Of God, be Justly pun
ished in the eternal flames Of the lugubrious
-..Ir Ii II ~ A M. Ia