EÁDMUND, before A.D. 946.—This prince held at least two gemóts, one at London, one at Culintún, but in what years is uncertain[695]. ----- Footnote 695: Leg. Eádm. Thorpe, i. 244, 252. ----- EÁDRED, A.D. 946.—This year there was a gemót at Kingston, and king Eádred was crowned[696]. ----- Footnote 696: Cod. Dipl. No. 411. ----- EÁDRED, A.D. 947.—In this year there was at least one witena gemót, in which the terms of peace with the Northumbrian witan were arranged[697]. There were others also in Mercia, and I have little doubt that all the charters bearing that date in the Codex Diplomaticus are really acts of such meetings. ----- Footnote 697: Chron. Sax. an. 947. ----- EÁDRED, A.D. 948.—In this year the witan of Northumberland having elected a king Eirik, Eádred marched into their country and plundered it; upon which they again made a formal submission to him[698]. ----- Footnote 698: Chron. Sax. an. 948. ----- Between 960-963.—In one of these years a gemót was held, but the place is unknown, and Eádgyfu ultimately succeeded in putting an end to the pretensions of Goda’s family[699]. ----- Footnote 699: Cod. Dipl. No. 499. ----- EÁDGÁR, A.D. 966.—A gemót in London[700]. ----- Footnote 700: Ibid. No. 528. ----- EÁDGÁR, A.D. 968.—A gemót was held at some place unknown[701]. ----- Footnote 701: Cod. Dipl. Nos. 1265, 1266. ----- EÁDGÁR, A.D. 973.—A great gemót was held in St. Paul’s church, London[702]. ----- Footnote 702: Ibid. No. 580. ----- EÁDGÁR, A.D. 977.—After Easter (April 8th), there was held a great gemót, “ðæt mycele gemót,” at Kirtlington in Oxfordshire[703]. ----- Footnote 703: Chron. Sax. an. 977. ----- EÁDGÁR, A.D. 978.—In this year was held the celebrated gemót at Calne in Wiltshire, when the floor gave way and precipitated the witan to the ground[704]. There was another gemót at Ceodre, now Cheddar in Somersetshire[705]. ----- Footnote 704: Ibid. an. 978. Footnote 705: Cod. Dipl. No. 598. ----- In addition to these Eádgár held at least two gemóts, one at Andover in Hants, one at a place called Wihtbordesstán, which we cannot now identify. In both of these meetings laws were passed[706]. ----- Footnote 706: Thorpe, i. 272. ----- ÆÐELRED, A.D. 979.—A gemót was held at Kingston for the coronation of Æðelred[707]. ----- Footnote 707: Chron. Sax. an. 979. ----- ÆÐELRED, A.D. 992.—In this year there were probably several witena gemóts for the prosecution of the Danish war[708]. ----- Footnote 708: Ibid. an. 992. ----- ÆÐELRED, A.D. 993.—In this year there was at least one gemót at Winchester[709]. ----- Footnote 709: Cod. Dipl. No. 684. ----- ÆÐELRED, A.D. 994.—A witena gemót met this year at Andover[710]. ----- Footnote 710: Chron. Sax. an. 994. Ll. Æðelr. 11. Thorpe, i. 284. -----