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A.D. 805 x 832. Will of Æthelnoth, reeve at Eastry, and Gænburg, his wife, concerning arrangements for the disposition of land at Eythorne, Kent. English

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Canterbury, Christ Church

MSS:

2. London, British Library, Stowe 853, ff. 12v-13r (s. xvii)
1. London, British Library, Stowe Charters 8 (OS Facs., iii. 8)

Printed:

K, 191 ; Sweet, Second Reader, p. 208 (no. 20) ; B, 318 endorsement

Comments:

Campbell 1938, p. 143, original ; Wright 1950, p. 391 ; Lowe 2001, Appendix I.2 ; Wormald 2001, pp. 265-7, on hereditary possession ; Sweet, OET, pp. 441-2 (no. 24) ; Robertson, Charters, pp. 262-3 ; Keynes 1994c, p. 29 n. 123

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    • + Æðelnoð se gerefa to Eastorege 7 Gænburg his wif aræddan hiora erfe beforan Wulfre\de/ arcebiscope 7 Æðelhune his mæsseprioste 7 Esne cyninges ðegne Suæ hueðer hiora suæ leng lifes were foe to londe 7 to alre æhte Gif hio bearn hæbbe ðonne foe ðæt \ofer/ hiora boega dagas to londe 7 to æhte . Gif hio ðonne bearn næbbe 7 Wulfred archibiscop lifes sie þonne foe he to ðæm londe 7 hit forgelde 7 ðæt wiorð gedæle fore hiora gastas suæ ælmeslice 7 suæ rehtlice suæ he him seolfa on his wisdome geleornie :- 7 ða sprece nænig mon uferran dogor on nænge oðre halfe oncærrende sie nymne suæ :. þis gewrit hafað :-
      + Wulfred archiepiscopus
      + Feologeld presbyter abbas
      + Æþelhun presbyter
      + Cuðberht presbyter

      + Æðelnoð
      + Gænburg
      + Esne

      Þisses londes earan ðrie sulong æt Hægyðeðorne . 7 gif hiora oðrum oððe bæm suð fo\r/gelimpe biscop ðæt lond gebycge suæ hie ðonne geweorðe
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    • Endorsed: Heagyˇe ∂ornes boc. + Æ∂elno∂ se gerefa to Eastorege 7 Gænburg his wif aræddan hiora erfe beforan Wulfre'de' arcebiscope 7 Æ∂elhune his mæsseprioste 7 Esne cyninges ∂egne suæ hue∂er hiora suæ leng lifes were foe to londe 7 to alre æhte gif hio bearn hæbbe ∂onne foe ∂æt ofer hiora boega dagas to londe 7 to æhte . gif hio ∂onne bearn næbbe 7 Wulfred archibiscop lifes sie ˇonne foe he to ∂æm londe 7 hit forgelde 7 ∂æt wior∂ gedæle fore hiora gastas suæ ælmeslice 7 suæ rehtlice suæ he him seolfa on his wisdome geleornie . 7 ∂a sprece nænig mon uferran dogor on nænge o∂re halfe oncærrende sie nymne suæ :. ˇis gewrit hafa∂ :- + Wulfred arc epis + Feologeld pr ab + Æ∂elhun pr. + Cu∂berht pr. + Æ∂elno∂. + Gænburg. + Esne. ˝isses londes earan ∂rie sulong æt Hægy∂e ∂orne . 7 gif hiora o∂rum o∂∂e bæm su∂ fo'r' gelimpe biscop ∂at lond gebycge suæ hie ∂onne geweor∂e.