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A.D. 1016 x 1020. Marriage agreement between Godwine and Brihtric including grant to Brihtric's daughter of land at Street and at Burmarsh, Kent. English

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Canterbury, Christ Church

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1. Lost

Printed:

K, 732, ex Somner ; Earle, pp. 228-9

Comments:

Somner 1726, pp. 75-6, a chirograph ; Ward 1933 ; Pelteret 1995, pp. 166-7, 314 ; Foot 2000, II. 90 ; Robertson, Charters, pp. 397-9 ; HRH, p. 236, authentic ; Whitelock, EHD, p. 596 ; BA Facs., p. 7 ; Wormald, English Law, p. 152 n. 118

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    • Her swutelaþ on þysan gewrite þa foreward þe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtric þa he his dohter awogode, þæt is ærest þæt he gæf hire anes pundes gewihta goldes wið þonne þe heo his spæce underfenge, 7 he geuþe hire þæs landes æt Stræte mid eallan þon þe þærto herð, 7 on Burwaramersce oðor healf hund æcera, 7 þærto þrittig oxna, 7 twentig cuna, 7 tyn hors, 7 tyn ðeowmen.
      Ðis wæs gespecen æt Cincgestune beforan Cnute cincge on Lyfinges arcebiscopes gewitnesse, 7 on þæs hiredes æt Cristescircan, 7 Ælfmeres abbodes, 7 þæs hiredes æt S. Augustine, 7 Æþelwines sciregerefan, 7 Siredes ealdan, 7 Godwines Wulfeages sunu, 7 Ælfsige cild, 7 Eadmer æt Burham, 7 Godwine Wulfstanes sunu, 7 Kar þæs cincges cniht. 7 þa man þæt mædan fette æt Byrhtlingan, þa eode þyses ealles on borh Ælfgar Syredes sunu, 7 Frerþ preost on Folcestane 7 of Doferan Leofwine preost, 7 Wulfsige preost, 7 Eadræd Eadelmes sunu, 7 Leofwine Wærelmes sunu, 7 Cenwold rust, 7 Leofwine Godwines sunu æt Hortune, 7 Leofwine se reade, 7 Godwine Eadgeofe sunu, 7 Leofsunu his broðer :
      7 swa hwæðer heora læng libbe fo to eallan ætan ge on ðam lande þe ic heom gæf ge o ælcon þingan . Ðyssa þinga is gecnæwe ælc dohtig man on Kænt, 7 on Suþsexan on ðegenan 7 on ceorlan, 7 þyssa gewrita synd ðreo . an is æt Cristescyrcan . oðer æt S. Augustine, þæt þridde hæfþ Byrhtric self.
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    • Her swutelaˇ on ˇysan gewrite ˇa foreward ˇe Godwine worhte wi∂ Byrhtric ˇa he his dohter awogode, ˇæt is ærest ˇæt he gæf hire anes pundes gewihta goldes wi∂ ˇonne ˇe heo his spæce underfenge, 7 he geuˇe hire ˇæs landes æt Stræte mid eallan ˇon ˇe ˇærto her∂, 7 on Burwaramersce o∂er healf hund æcera, 7 ˇærto ˇrittig oxna, 7 twentig cuna, 7 tyn hors . 7 tyn ∂eowmen. ˘is wæs gespecen æt Cincgestune beforan Cnute cincge on Lyfinges arcebiscopes gewitnesse, 7 on ˇæs hiredes æt Cristescircan, 7 Ælfmeres abbodes, 7 ˇæs hiredes æt Sancte Augustine, 7 Æˇelwines sciregerefan, 7 Siredes ealdan, 7 Godwines Wulfeages sunu, 7 Ælfsige cild, 7 Eadmer æt Burham, 7 Godwine Wulfstanes sunu, 7 Kar ˇæs cincges cniht, 7 ˇa man ˇæt mædan fette æt Byrhtlingan, ˇa eode ˇyses ealles on borh Ælfgar Syredes sunu, 7 Frerˇ preost on Folcestane 7 of Doferan Leofwine preost, 7 Wulfsige preost, 7 Eadræd Eadelmes sunu, 7 Leofwine Wærelmes sunu, 7 Cenwold rust, 7 Leofwine Godwines sunu æt Hortune, 7 Leofwine se reade, 7 Godwine Eadgeofe sunu, 7 Leofsunu his bro∂er: 7 swa hwæ∂er heora læng libbe fo to eallan ætan ge on ∂am lande ˇe ic heom gæf ge o ælcon ˇingan. ˘yssa ˇinga is gecnæwe ælc dohtig man on Kænt, 7 on Suˇsexan on ∂egenan 7 on ceorlan, 7 ˇyssa gewrita synd ∂reo . an is æt Cristescyrcan, o∂er æt Sancte Augustine, ˇæt ˇridde hæf∂ Byrhtric self.