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A.D. 955 x 958. Will of Ælfsige, bishop (of Winchester), concerning land at Taunton, Somerset; Crondall, Abbots Ann, the two Worthys (possibly Kings Worthy and Martyr Worthy), Clere (Burghclere or Highclere), Tichborne, Ringwood, all in Hants., the beneficiaries including the king and Old and New Minsters, Winchester. Old English, Middle English and Latin versions

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Winchester, New Minster

MSS:

1. Shirburn Castle, Earl of Macclesfield, Liber Abbatiae, ff. 19v-20v (s. xv 1)

Printed:

Alford 1663, iii. 301, Latin only ; Edwards, Liber de Hyda, pp. 133-6, all versions ; B, 652, Old English ; B, 653, Middle English ; B, 654, Latin ; Birch, Liber Vitae, pp. 222-3, ex Edwards ; Miller, New Minster, no. 18 ; Miller, New Minster, Appendix, pp. 194-5, Middle English and Latin translations

Comments:

Pelteret 1995, pp. 121, 129 ; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 114-16 ; Finberg, ECW, no. 85, authentic, suggests Chiltington, Sussex, as an alternative identification of Ciltrigtune ; Councils and Synods, p. 84 ; Miller, New Minster, no. 18, errors of copying show lost original was in tenth-century Square minuscule

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    • Þis is Ælfsiges biscopes cwide. Þæt is þonne ærest, þæt ic wille þæt man gefreoge ælcne witeþeowne mannan þe on þæm biscoprice sie for hine 7 for his cynehlaford. 7 <ic gean> minum cynehlaford mine heregeatwa 7 þæs landes æt Tantune þe he me ær to let. 7 ic gean þæs landes æt Crundelan ofer mine dæg Ælfheage, 7 ofer his dæg gange hit into ealden mynstere. 7 ic gean minum mægcnafan þæs landes æt Anne his dæg, 7 ofer his dæg into niwan mynstere; 7 þæs landes æt þan twam Worþigum minre magan þa hwile þe hyre lif biþ, 7 siþþan minre swister 7 minum magcnafan, ægþer ge þara landa ge þæs æt Cleran 7 þa oþerra ealra þe mine fæder ahte; 7 þæs landes æt Tioceburnan Wlfrice Cufing his dæg, 7 ofer his dæg into ealdun mynstre; 7 þæs landes æt Runcwuda, swa hit ær gecweden wæs, to ealdun mynstere; 7 Ælfwige þæs landes æt Ciltrigtune ofer þære wuduwan dæg; 7 Wlfrice æt Wicham þæs æt Lætanlia. Þonne bidde ic minnan leofan freond Ælfheah þæt <þu> bewite ægþer ge þa land ge þa þe mine magas sien, 7 þæt þu ne geþafige þæt man þis on ænig oþer wænde. Gif hit þonne hwa do, God hine fordo ge mid sawle ge mid lichoman ge her ge on þam toweardan, butan ic hit self on oþer wænde.
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    • ˝is is Ælfsiges biscopes cwide. ˝æt is ˇonne ærest, ˇæt ic wille ˇæt man gefreoge ælcne witeˇeowne mannan ˇe on ˇæm biscoprice sie for hine 7 for his cynehlaford. 7 ic gean minum cynehlaford mine heregeatwa 7 ˇæs landes æt Tantune ˇe he me ær to let. 7 ic gean ˇæs landes æt Crundelan ofer mine dæg Ælfheage, 7 ofer his dæg gange hit into ealden mynstere. 7 ic gean minum mægcnafan ˇæs landes æt Anne his dæg, 7 ofer his dæg into niwan mynstere; 7 ˇæs landes æt ˇan twam Worˇigum minre magan ˇa hwile ˇe hyre lif biˇ, 7 siˇˇan minre swister 7 minum magcnafan, ægˇer ge ˇara landa ge ˇæs æt Cleran 7 ˇa oˇerra ealra ˇe mine fæder ahte; 7 ˇæs landes æt Tioceburnan Wlfrice Cufing his dæg, 7 ofer his dæg into ealdun mynstre; 7 ˇæs landes æt Runcwuda, swa hit ær gecweden wæs, to ealdun mynstere; 7 Ælfwige ˇæs landes æt Ciltrigtune ofer ˇære wuduwan dæg; 7 Wlfrice æt Wicham ˇæs æt Lætanlia. ˝onne bidde ic minnan leofan freond Ælfheah ˇæt ˇu bewite ægˇer ge ˇa land ge ˇa ˇe mine magas sien, 7 ˇæt ˇu ne geˇafige ˇæt man ˇis on ænig oˇer wænde. Gif hit ˇonne hwa do, God hine fordo ge mid sawle ge mid lichoman ge her ge on ˇam toweardan, butan ic hit self on oˇer wænde.