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A.D. 946 x c. 951. Will of Ælfgar, including bequests of land at Cockfield, Suffolk; Fen Ditton, Cambs.; Lavenham, Suffolk; Baythorne, Essex; Monks Eleigh, Suffolk; Colne, Tey, Peldon, (West) Mersea, Greenstead, Tidwoldingstone (Heybridge near Maldon) and Totham, Essex; Ashfield and Rushbrook, Suffolk; the beneficiaries including St Edmunds, Bedericesworth; the community at Stoke (probably Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk); St Mary's, Barking; Christ Church, Canterbury; and St Paul's, London. English

Archive:

Bury St Edmunds

MSS:

1. Cambridge, University Library, Ff.2.33, f. 46r (s. xiii 2)
2. London, British Library, Add. 14847, ff. 16v-17r (s. xiii/xiv)

Printed:

K, 1222, ex MS 2 ; Thorpe, pp. 505-8, ex MS 1 ; B, 1012, ex Thorpe and MS 2

Comments:

Finberg 1972, p. 481, on an assessment ; Hart 1974, p. 31, 120-acre hide perhaps in Cambridgeshire ; Brooks 1978, pp. 87-91, on heriot ; Hart 1992, pp. 127-31, 134 ; Dumville 1993, p. 35, cited ; Stafford 1994, pp. 231-3, on testator's intentions ; Foot 2000, II. 29 ; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 103-8 ; Hart, ECEE, no. 50, authentic ; Hart, ECE, no. 11, authentic ; Hart 1987a, pp. 64, 68-9

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    • [I]N nomine domini. ˝is is Alfgares quide ˇat is erst ˇat ic an mine louerd tueye suerde fetelsade and tueye bege, ayther of fifti mancusas goldes. and ˇre stedes. and ˇre scheldes. and ˇre speren. And me kidde ˝eodred bisccop and Edric Alderman ˇa ic selde mine louerd ˇat suerd ˇat Eadmund king me selde on hundtuelftian mancusas goldes. and four pund silueres on ˇam fetelse ˇat ic moste ben mine quides wirde. And ic nefre forwrouht ne habbe on godes witnesse wi∂ mine louerd buten ic so mote. And ic an Athelflede mine douhter ˇe lond at Cokefel∂. and at Dittone. and ˇat at Lauenham. ouer min day. on ˇe red ˇat heo be ˇe bet for mine soule. and hire moder soule 7 for hire brother soule. 7 for hire seluen. And ˇanne ouer vre aldre day ic an ˇat lond at Cokefeld into Beodricheswrthe to seynt Eadmundes stowe. And ic wille ˇat Athelfled vnne ouer 'hire' day ˇo londes at Dittone into suilke halegen stowe; suilk hire redlikest ˇinge for vre aldre soule. And ouer vre aldreday; ic an ˇat lond at Lauenham mine douhter childe gif ˇat God wille ˇat heo ani haue∂. buten Atelfled her wille him his vnnen. and gif heo non ne habbe; gange it into Stoke for vre aldre soule. and ic an ˇat lond at Babingˇirne Atelflede mine douhter. And after hire day; min other douhter hire day. And ouer here bothre day; mine douhter berne gif he bern habbe. And gif he bern ne habbe; ˇanne go it into sancte Marie Stowe at Berkynge for vre aldre soule. And ic an ˇat lond at Illeye mine ginger douhter hire day. and ouer hire day; Berthno∂e his day gif he leng libbe ˇanne heo. gif he bern habben ˇanne an ic hem. gif he non ne habbeˇ; ˇanne an ic it Athelfle∂ mine douhter. ouer here day. and after hire day; into Cristes kirke at Caunterbiri ˇen hirde de brite. And ˇe lond at Colne and at Tigan ic an min gingere douhter. and ouerday gif heo bern habbe. hire bern. and gif heo bern ne habbe; beque∂e it Bernothe his day. and ouer his day; into Stoke for vre aldre soule And ic an ˇat lond at Piltendone and at Mereseye into Stoke. And ic an ˇat Athelfled bruke ˇe lond ˇer wile ˇe hire lef beth one ra∂a heo it on riht helde. and on ˇe red ˇat heo do ˇan hirde so wel so heo best may into Stoke for mine soule and for ure aldre. And ic an ˇat lond at Grenstede into Stoke for mine soule 7 for Athelwardes 7 for Wiswi∂e. And ic Athelfled ˇere brice wille hire lif beth on ˇe red ˇat heo do for ˇa saule so wel so heo best may. nu his me god uˇe 7 min lauerd. And ic an ˇat lond at Tidwoldingtone Alfwold ouer mine day ˇe he formige ilke ihere ˇen hird at Paulesbiri for vre aldre soule. And ic an ˇat lond at Totham Berchno∂e and mine gingere douhter here day. and after here day; wende lond into Mereseye Athelfled mine douhter. And ic an ˇat wudelond at Aisfeld into Stoke also Eakild self it her bouhte. And ic mine moder ˇat lond at Ryssebroc gif heo leng liui∂ ˇan hic. ˇanne after vnker bother day ic an it Winelme gif heo Athelfled on richte hird. And ic wille Bidden suilc louerd so ˇanne beth for godes luuen and for alle hise halegen. werken min bern ˇat he werken ˇat he nefre ne mugen forwerken mine quide ˇe ic for mine soule cueden habbe. and gif it wo awende; habbe him wi∂ god gemaene and wi∂ ˇe holi sanctas ˇe ic it to becueˇen habbe. ˇat he it nefre ne bete buten on helle wite se ˇis quide awende boten it me seluen wende er min ende. And ic Athelgar an an hide lond ˇes ˇe Aeulf hauede be hundtuelti acren ateo so he wille.