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S 1523

A.D. 1017 x 1035. Will of Mantat the anchorite bequeathing land at Twywell, Northants., and Conington, Hunts., to Thorney. English

Archive:

Thorney

MSS:

1. Cambridge, University Library, Add. 3020, f. 18r (s. xiv)
2. London, British Library, Add. 5937, ff. 131-33v, f. 133v (s. xvi; spelling normalised)

Printed:

K, 1329, ex MS 2 ; Hart, ECEE, p. 204, ex MS 1

Comments:

Whitelock 1969, p. 114, corrects a reading ; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 176-8, possibly a poor copy of a genuine original ; Hart, ECEE, no. 31 and pp. 204-5, authentic ; Hart, ECNE, no. 17, authentic

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    • Mantat ancer godes wræcca gretet Cnut king and Emma ˇe læfdie swiˇe bliˇelike mid godes blisse. and ic cy∂e ˇat ic habbe ure almesse criste betaht and hise allen halgan ure saule to froure and to blisse ˇær it lengest wunian sculen. ˇæt is ærest ˇæt land at Twywelle into ˝ornige ˇær ure ban reste∂. and ˇat land at Cunintun. prestes and diaknes ˇa ˇe hit at me earnodan on mine liue. and hi habbe∂ god behaten and me on hand eseald ˇat hi sculen elke ear don for us twa hundred messen and twa hundred sauters. and ˇerto eaken fele holye beden. nu bidde ic inc for godes luue and for ure wreccan bene ˇat ˇis non man ne awende. ˇat wat god ˇat inc ne was non bescoran man nyccere ˇænne. and ˇat inc sceal ben cu∂ on ˇan towarden liue. Gehealde inc here on liue heofan engle kinge. and ge lede inc on his lihte mid him ˇer yt wiˇuten sorhge euere wunian. amen.