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S 1512

A.D. 970 x 981 or 984. Brihtric Grim to Old Minster (Winchester); bequest of land at Rimpton, Somerset. English

Archive:

Winchester, Old Minster

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15350, f. 52v (s. xii med.)

Printed:

K, 628 ; Thorpe, pp. 518-19 ; B, 931

Comments:

Costen 1991, p. 40, on Rimpton ; Abrams 1996, pp. 78, 138, 257-8, cited ; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 117-18 ; Finberg, ECW, no. 514, authentic ; Hart 1970a, p. 29 (no. 88), authentic

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    • Her is geswutulad ˇet Brichtric Grim gean ˇes landes æt Rimtune into ealdan mynstre æfter his dege. mid ˇere hide ˇe he syˇˇan begeat into ˇan lande. 7 agyfˇ ˇa boc ∂e Eadred cyning him gebocode into ˇam ealdan mynstre to ˇere ealdan bæc. ˇe Æˇestan cyning ær gebocode on ˇet gerad ˇet he hæbbe ˇone bryce ˇes landes swa lange swa his tyma sy. 7 gange sy∂∂an into ˇære stowe swa gewered swa hit stande mid mete 7 mid mannum. 7 mid ælcum ˇingan his sawle to frofre. 7 ˇyses is to ywitnesse. Dunstan arcebisceop. 7 Aˇelwold bisceop 7 Ælfstan bisceop. 7 Æˇelgar abbod. 7 se hired on Glestingabyrig. 7 ˇa twegen hiredas. on ealdan mynstre. 7 on niwan mynstre on Wintanceastre.