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s. xi med. Will of Eadwine concerning land at Algarsthorpe, Little Melton, Bergh Apton (Ashwell), Thorpe, Great Melton, Wreningham, all in Norfolk; the beneficiaries being (Bury) St Edmunds, St Benedict's (Holme), St Etheldreda's (Ely), and the churches at Algarsthorpe, Little Melton, Bergh Apton, Norfolk; and Holverstone, Suffolk; Blyford, Sparham, Ashwell, Fundenhall and Nayland in Wreningham, all in Norfolk, also Ketel. English

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Bury St Edmunds

MSS:

1. Cambridge, University Library, Ff.2.33, f. 45r-v (s. xiii 2)
2. London, British Library, Add. 14847, f. 15v (s. xiii/xiv)

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K, 921

Comments:

Douglas 1932, pp. cxii-v ; Pelteret 1995, pp. 123, 130 ; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 199-201 ; Hart, ECEE, no. 94, authentic

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    • [O]n min drihtines name Ic Eadwine kithe ihu ˇat ic an ˇe ˇinge ˇe me god almithin haue lent on ˇise liue. ˇat is ˇat ic an ˇat lond at Eskeresthorp into seint Eadmund buten ten acres ic giue ˇer into ˇere kirke. And Lefric habbe ˇo ˇre acres ˇe he on sit. and ic 'an' ˇat lond at Lithle Meddeltone into sancte Benedicte 7 ten acres into ˇe kirke. And ic an ˇat lond at Beorh into sancte Etheldri∂e bi suthen kinges strete buten ˇat northere hage at Appelsco. and half ˇe turfgret ligge into Apetune and ˇerto weye to rode brod. And ten akres into Beorh kirke be suthen strete. And ten acres into Apetune kirke bi northen strete. 7 four acres into Huluestone kirke. And four acres into Blitleford kirke. And . X . acres into Sparham kirke. 7 alle mine men fre eywer. aftir mine tyme. ˝is is ˇat frescet ˇe Eadwine haue∂ Crist vnnen and seynte Marie 7 alle Cristes halegen his sowle to alisidnesse and his sinne tor forgiuenesse. And ˇis is ˇe forward ˇe Wlfric and Eadwine ˇa tueye brethere wrouhten hem bituen. ymbe ˇa to land at Thorp and at Middeltone ˇat is wethe[r] here so lenger libbe habbe bothe ˇe lond. And after here boˇere day go ˇat lond at Middiltone into sancte Benedicte for here boˇere soule. and ˇat lond at Thorpe; after here boˇere day; fange Ketel ˇerto to swilke forwarde so ˇer wrouht is. ˇat is ˇat Ketel leste alke iher to pund into seynt Eadmunde ˇat is ˇas londes gouel. 7 for here eyˇeres soule ilke day ane messe. and after Keteles day; go ˇat lond into seynt Eadmunde buten alken gentale. and at Metheltone into ˇere kirke ˇe ˝urwerd ahte. and ˇat lond ˇe Eadwine Ecferˇes sune ahte fre into ˇe kirke. And of ˇat lond at Thorp . VIII . acres into Aescewelle kirke. and of ˇat lond at Wreningham . VIII . acres into ˇe elde kirke. and to acres into Fundenhale kirke and to into Neolondes kirke. ˇise write sinden ˇre. on is binnen at sancte Eadmunde. an other at sancte Benedicte on Holm. 7 te ˇridde haued Eadwine himself.