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c. A.D. 960 x 994. Will of Æthelric, including bequest of all his land to his wife, with reversions as follows; land at Bocking, Essex, part to Christ Church and part to the church at Bocking; at Rayne, Essex, to St Paul's, London; at Copford and Glazenwood in Bradwell, Essex, to Ælfstan, bishop (of London); at Northho, part to St Gregory's, Sudbury, and part to St Edmunds at Bedericesworth (Bury). English

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Canterbury, Christ Church, and Bury St Edmunds

MSS:

2. Cambridge, University Library, Ff.2.33, f. 50r (s. xiii 2)
1. Canterbury, D.C., B 2 (s. xi; OS Facs., i. 16)
3. Canterbury, D.C., Reg. A, f. 141v (s. xiii)
4. Canterbury, D.C., Reg. E, f. 43r (s. xiii ex.)
5. London, British Library, Add. 4548, ff. 19r-21r (s. xviii)
6. London, British Library, Stowe 853, f. 28r-v (s. xvii)

Printed:

K, 699, ex MS 1 ; Earle, pp. 215-16

Comments:

Chaplais 1968, p. 332 n. 169, step from wrapping-tie (= 1973, p. 83 n. 169) ; Brooks 1978, pp. 87-91, on heriot ; Fleming 1993, p. 121 ; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 146-8 ; Hart, ECE, no. 27, authentic ; Lowe 1993a, pp. 10-15, on MSS 3, 4

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    • + Her cyð \Æþeric/ on þissum gewrite hwam he geann . ofor his dæig þæra æhta þe him God alæned hæfð . þæt is ærest sona minum hlaforde . syxti mancusa goldes . 7 mines swyrdes mid fetele . 7 þarto twa hors . 7 twa targan . 7 twegen francan . 7 ic geann Leofwynne minan wife ealles þæs þe ic læfe hire dæig . 7 ofor hire dæg gange þæt land on Boccinge into Cristes circean þam hirede for uncera saule 7 for mines fæder þe hit ær begeat eall buton anre hide ic gean into þære cyrcean þam preoste þe þar Gode þeowaþ . 7 ic geann þæs landes æt Roægene be westan . into sancte Paule þam bisceope to to geleohtenne . 7 þar on Godes folce cristendom to dælenne . 7 ic geann þarto twegra hida þe Eadric gafelaþ ælce geare mid healfum punde 7 mid anre garan . 7 ic geann be eastan stræte æigþer ge wudas ge feldas Ælfstane bisceope into Coppanforde . 7 þæs heges on Glæsne . 7 ic geann þæs landes æt Norðho . healf into sancte Gregorie . on Suðbyrig . 7 healf into sancte Eadmunde on Bedericeswyrþe . Nu bidde ic þone bisceop Ælfstan . þæt he amundige mine lafe 7 þa þincg þe ic hyre læfe . 7 gif him God lifes geunne lencg þonne unc þæt he gefultumige þæt ælc þara þinga stande þe ic gecweden hæbbe;
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    • Her cy∂ 'Æˇeric' on ˇissum gewrite hwam he geann ofor his dæig ˇæra æhta ˇe him god alæned hæf∂. ˇæt is ærest sona minum hlaforde. syxti mancusa goldes. 7 mines swyrdes mid fetele. 7 ˇarto twa hors. 7 twa targan. 7 twegen francan. 7 ic geann Leofwynne minan wife ealles ˇæs ˇe ic læfe hire dæig. 7 ofor hire dæg. gange ˇæt land on Boccinge into Cristes circean ˇam hirede for uncera saule 7 for mines fæder ˇe hit ær begeat eall buton anre hide ic gean into ˇære cyrcean ˇam preoste ˇe ˇar gode ˇeowaˇ. 7 ic geann ˇæs landes æt Rægene be westan. into sancte Paule ˇam bisceope to to geleohtenne. 7 ˇar on godes folce cristendom to dælenne. 7 ic geann ˇarto twegra hida ˇe Eadric gafelaˇ ælce geare mid healfum punde 7 mid anre garan. 7 ic geann be eastan stræte ægˇer ge wudas ge feldas Ælfstane bisceope into Coppanforde. 7 ˇæs heges on Glæsne. 7 ic geann ˇæs landes æt Nor∂ho. healf into sancte Gregorie. on Suˇbyrig. 7 healf into sancte Eadmunde on Bedericeswyrˇe. Nu bidde ic ˇone bisceop Ælfstan. ˇæt he amundige mine lafe 7 ˇa ˇincg ˇe ic hyre læfe. 7 gif him god lifes geunne lencg ˇonne unc ˇæt he gefultumige ˇæt ælc ˇara ˇinga stande ˇe ic gecweden hæbbe: