S 1243

Probably A.D. 1041 x 1064. Writ of Gospatric declaring that Thorfynn mac Thore shall be free in respect of all things that are Gospatric's in Allerdale, Cumberland, and that the men dwelling with Thorfynn at Cardew and Cumdivock shall be free. English

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uncertain

MSS:

1. Earl of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle muniment room (s. xiii; Liebermann 1903, facing p. 280; Ragg 1917, facing p. 207; PN Cumb., iii, facing p. xxvi)

Printed and Translated:

Harmer, Writs, no. 121 (pp. 423-4)

Comments:

Davis 1905; Harmer, Writs, pp. 419-23, 531-6, based on authentic material; Stenton 1970, p. 217 n. 1; Stenton 1971, pp. 419, 503 n. 1, cited; Hart, ECNE, no. 134, authentic; Breeze 1992, on Northumbrian borrowing of term for retainer from Cumbric; Pelteret 1995, pp. 279-80

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    • Gospatrik greot ealle mine wassenas & hyylkun mann freo & ∂renge ˇeo woonnan on eallun ˇam landann ˇeo weoron Combres & eallun mine kynling freondlycc. & ic cy∂e eoy ˇæt myne mynna/ is & full leof ˇæt Thorfynn mac Thore beo swa freo on eallan ∂ynges ˇeo beo myne on Alnerdall swa ænyg mann beo, o∂er ic o∂er ænyg myne wassenas, on weald, on frey∂, on heyninga, & æt ællun ∂yngan ˇeo by eor∂e boenand & ∂eoron∂er, to Shauk, to Wafyr, to poll Wa∂oen, to bek Troyte & ˇeo weald æt Caldebek. & ic wille ˇæt ˇeo mann bydann mi∂ Thorfynn æt Car∂eu & Combe∂eyfoch beo swa freals my∂ hem swa Melmor & Thore & Sygoolf weoron on Eadread dagan. & ne beo neann mann swa ∂eorif ˇehat mi∂ ˇæt ic heobbe gegyfene to hem neghar brech seo gyrth ∂yylc Eorl Syward & ic hebbe gety∂et hem se frelycc swa ænyg mann leofand ˇeo welkynn ∂eoron∂er. & loc hyylkun by ˇar by∂ann geyldfreo beo swa ic by & swa Willann, Wall∂eof & Wygande & Wyberth & Gamell & Kunyth & eallun mine kynling & wassenas. & ic wille ˇæt Thorfynn heobbe soc & sac, toll & theam, ofer eallun ˇam landan on Car∂eu & on Combedeyfoch ˇæt weoron gyfene Thore on Moryn dagan freols my∂ bode & wytnesmann on ˇy ylk stow.