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A.D. 1052 x 1057. Leofric, comes, and his wife (Godgifu), to St Mary's, Worcester; grant of 5 hides at Wolverley, Worcs., and 2 at Blackwell in Tredington, Warwicks., and a haga in the port (? Worcester). Latin and English versions

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Worcester

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. XIII, ff. 119-200, f. 183r-v (s. xi 2)
2. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ballard 67 (S.C. 10853), f. 45v (s. xviii; English only; from Hearne)

Printed:

Hearne, Heming, pp. 408-10 ; K, 766 ; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 6, no. 19

Comments:

Hooke 1980, pp. 40, 48, cited ; Hooke 1990, p. 336 ; Baker and Holt 1996, p. 139 ; Hooke 1999, pp. 106-7 ; Robertson, Charters, pp. 461-2 ; Finberg, ECWM, no. 359, authentic

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    • Px Her swutela∂ on ∂issum gewrite ˇæt Leofric eorl 7 his gebedda habba∂ geunnen twa land for Godes lufan 7 for hyra sawle into ˇære halgan stowe sancta Marian mynstre æt Wi'h'graceastre ˇam gebro∂ran to bryce inn to heora beodderne ˇe ˇær dæighwamlice Gode ˇeowia∂ . to ˇam foreweardan . ˇæt ˇa gebro∂ra beon ˇingiende for uncrum saulum ˇæt synd .v. hida landes æt Wulfweardiglea . 7 twa æt Blaca'wyllan' 7 ænne hagan on porte ˇæt hit sig æfre into heora beodderne freols 7 hit nan man ne geutige . 7 gyf ænig sy ˇe hit mid ænigan ˇingan . geecean wylle o∂∂e godian God ælmihtig him geunne gesundfull lif 7 ece mede . 7 gyf ænig ˇonne sy up ahafen 7 swa swi∂e gredig ˇissere worulde ˇæt ˇas ure sylena geutian wylle . hæbbe he her on ∂isse life Godes curs 7 sancta Marian 7 sancte Oswaldes 7 eal[ra] gehadedra manna . 7 sy he amansumod on domes dæige toforan drihtnes cneowan fram Gode 7 fram eallan his halgan 7 mid Iudan 7 his geferan æfre on ece wite cwylmed . butan he geswice 7 to rihte gecyrre . 7 wit synd ˇisra landa hald 7 mund into ˇam halgan mynstre ˇa hwile ˇe uncker lif bi∂.