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A.D. 845 x 853. Will of Badanoth Beotting. English
Archive:
Canterbury, Christ Church
MSS:
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London, British Library, Cotton Augustus ii. 42 (s. ix med.; BM Facs., ii. 25)
Printed:
Hickes, Diss. Epist., pp. 54-5 ; K, 238 ; Sweet, OET, pp. 449-50 (no. 42) ; Sweet, Second Reader, pp. 215-16 (no. 26) ; B, 417
Comments:
Deanesly 1927, p. 4 n. 3, dates it to c. 844 ; Campbell 1938, authentic ; Parsons 1939, p. 14, genuine and contemporary ; Brooks 1984, pp. 148, 159 and 357 n. 22, 361 n. 70, scribe also wrote S 296, 1194 ; Keynes 1990, p. 252 n. 101 ; Pelteret 1995, p. 277 ; Stewartby 1998, p. 151 ; Lowe 2001, p. 73, single-sheet might be contemporary copy of chirograph ; Lowe 2001, Appendix I.6 ; Wormald 2001, p. 265, on hereditary possession ; Thompson 2006, p. 70, on script ; BM Facs., iv, p. 7, contemporary ; Robertson, Charters, pp. 269-71
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- + Ic Badanoð Beotting cyðo 7 writan hato hu min willa is ðet min ærfe lond fere ðe ic et Aeðeluulfe cyninge begæt 7 gebohte mid fullum friodome on æce ærfe æfter minum dege 7 minra ærfewearda ðet is mines wifes 7 minra bearna . Ic wille ærist me siolfne Gode allmehtgum forgeofan to ðere stowe æt Cristes cirican 7 min bearn ðer liffest gedoan 7 wiib 7 cild ðæm hlaforde 7 higum 7 ðære stowe befestan ober minne dei to friðe 7 to mundbyrde 7 to hlaforddome on ðæm ðingum ðe him ðearf sie 7 hie brucen londes hiora dei 7 higon gefeormien to minre tide swæ hie soelest ðurhtion megen 7 higon us mid heora godcundum godum swe gemynen swæ us arlic 7 him ælmeslic sie 7 ðonne ofer hiora dei wifes 7 cilda . Ic bebeode on godes noman ðæt mon agefe ðæt lond inn higum to heora beode him to brucanne on ece ærfe swæ him liofast sie : 7 ic biddo higon for godes lufe ðæt se monn se higon londes unnen to brucanne ða ilcan wisan leste on swæsendum to minre tide 7 ða godcundan lean minre saule mid gerece swe hit mine ærfenuman ær onstellen . ðonne is min willa ðæt ðissa gewriota sien twa gelice oðer habben higon mid boecum oðer mine ærfeweardas heora dei . ðonne is ðes londes ðe ic higum selle .xvi. gioc ærðe londes 7 medwe [....] all on æce ærfe to brucanne ge minne dei ge æfter swæ to ationne swæ me mest red 7 liofast sie.
+ Ceolnoð archiepiscopus ðiss writo 7 festnie mid Cristes rode tacne
+ Alchhere dux ðiss writo 7 ðeafie
+ Bægmund presbiter abbas ðiss writo 7 ðeafie
+ Hysenoð presbiter ðiss writo 7 ðeafie
+ Wigmund presbiter
+ Badenoð presbiter
+ Osmund presbiter
+ Suiðberht diaconus
+ Dyddel
+ Cichus
+ Sigemund
+ Eðelwulf
+ Tile
+ Cyneberht
+ Eðelred
+ Badanoð
- + Ic Badanoð Beotting cyðo 7 writan hato hu min willa is ðet min ærfe lond fere ðe ic et Aeðeluulfe cyninge begæt 7 gebohte mid fullum friodome on æce ærfe æfter minum dege 7 minra ærfewearda ðet is mines wifes 7 minra bearna . Ic wille ærist me siolfne Gode allmehtgum forgeofan to ðere stowe æt Cristes cirican 7 min bearn ðer liffest gedoan 7 wiib 7 cild ðæm hlaforde 7 higum 7 ðære stowe befestan ober minne dei to friðe 7 to mundbyrde 7 to hlaforddome on ðæm ðingum ðe him ðearf sie 7 hie brucen londes hiora dei 7 higon gefeormien to minre tide swæ hie soelest ðurhtion megen 7 higon us mid heora godcundum godum swe gemynen swæ us arlic 7 him ælmeslic sie 7 ðonne ofer hiora dei wifes 7 cilda . Ic bebeode on godes noman ðæt mon agefe ðæt lond inn higum to heora beode him to brucanne on ece ærfe swæ him liofast sie : 7 ic biddo higon for godes lufe ðæt se monn se higon londes unnen to brucanne ða ilcan wisan leste on swæsendum to minre tide 7 ða godcundan lean minre saule mid gerece swe hit mine ærfenuman ær onstellen . ðonne is min willa ðæt ðissa gewriota sien twa gelice oðer habben higon mid boecum oðer mine ærfeweardas heora dei . ðonne is ðes londes ðe ic higum selle .xvi. gioc ærðe londes 7 medwe [....] all on æce ærfe to brucanne ge minne dei ge æfter swæ to ationne swæ me mest red 7 liofast sie.
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- Px Ic Badano∂ Beotting cy∂o 7 writan hato hu min willa is ∂et min ærfe lond fere ∂e Ic et Ae∂eluulfe cyninge begæt 7 gebohte mid fullum friodome on æce ærfe æfter minum dege 7 minra ærfewearda ∂et is mines wifes 7 minra bearna . ic wille ærist me siolfne Gode allmehtgum forgeofan to ∂ere stowe æt Cristes cirican 7 min bearn ∂Er liffest gedoan 7 wiib 7 cild ∂æm hlaforde 7 higum 7 ∂ære stowe befestan ober minne dei to fri∂e 7 to mundbyrde 7 to hlaforddome on ∂æm ∂ingum ∂e him ∂earf sie 7 hie brucen londes hiora dei 7 higon gefeormien to minre tide swæ hie soelest ∂urhtion megen 7 higon us mid heora godcundum godum swE gemynen swæ us arlic 7 him ælmeslic siE 7 ∂onne ofer hiora dei wifes 7 cilda. Ic bebeode on Godes noman ∂æt mon agefe ∂æt lond Inn higum to heora beode him to brucanne on ece ærfe swæ him liofast sie . 7 ic biddo higon for Godes lufe ∂æt se monn se higon londes unnen to brucanne ∂a ilcan wisan leste on swæsendum to minre tide 7 ∂a godcundan lean minre saule mid gerece swE hit mine ærfenuman ær onstellen . ∂onne is min willa ∂æt ∂issa gewriota sien twa gelice o∂er habben higon mid boecum o∂er mine ærfeweardas heora dei . ∂onne is ∂es londes ∂e ic higum selle .XVI. gioc ær∂e londes 7 medwe all on æce ærfe to brucanne ge minne dei ge æfter swæ to ationne swæ me mest red 7 liofast sie. + Ceolno∂ archiepiscopus ∂iss writo 7 festniE mid Cristes rode tacne. + Alchhere dux ∂iss writo 7 ∂eafiE. + Bægmund presbiter abbas∂iss writo 7 ∂eafiE. + Hyseno∂ pr' ∂iss writo 7 ∂eafie. + Wigmund preost. + Badeno∂ preost. + Osmund preost. + Sui∂berht diacon. + Dyddel. + Cichus. + Sigemund. + E∂elwulf. + Tile. + Cyneberht. + E∂elred. + Badano∂.