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  • Uulfwold abbod gret Gisa bisceop 7 Ægelnoð abb’ 7 Tofig scirgerefan 7 ealle þa þegenas on Sumersæton freondlice. And ic cyðe eow þæt Eadweard cingc min hlaford geaf me þæt land æt Gofestige þæt min fæder ahte, and þa feower worðias æt Æscwican and þa ækeras mæde þe þarto gebyriað, and on wuda 7 on felda swa micel swa þæt ic heafde læs minan orfe 7 minra manna orfe. And eall swa freols on eallan þingan, eall swa þæs cinges agen innland, to gyfanne 7 to syllanne ær dæge 7 æfter dæge, loc hwam me leofast is. Nu kyðe ic eow eallan þæt ic habbe gifen þæt land in to sanctus Petres mynstre in to Baðan, þam munecan to scrud fultume 7 to foðan, eall swa full 7 swa forð swa þe cinge hit me geuðe on eallan þingan. And se ðe mine gyfe ge ece, þe ic habbe gyfen into sanctus Petres mynstre, ge ece God ælmihtig his lif her on worulde. And þonne he heonan fare, gyfe him Crist heofona rice to medes. And se þe hit þence to litlianne, gelitlige hine God elmihtig her on worulde, 7 þonne he heonan faran sceal, si his wunung on helle grunde, buton he hit ær his ende þe stiðlicor gebete.
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  • Abbot Wulfwald sends friendly greetings to Bishop Giso [Wells] and Abbot Æthelnoth [Glastonbury] and Tofi the Sheriff and all the thegns in Somerset. And I inform you that King Edward my lord gave me the land at ‘Evesty’ that my father owned, and the four homesteads at Ashwick and the acres of meadowland that belong to them, and in woodland and in open land as much pasture as I need for my cattle and the cattle of my men. And all as free in all things as the king’s own inland, to give and to grant before my day and after my day, to whomsoever it pleases me best. Now I inform you all that I have given the land to St Peter’s minster at Bath, to provide clothing and food to the monks, all as fully and completely as the king gave it to me in all things. And if anyone increases my gift, that I have given to St Peter’s minster, may God Almighty increase his life here in this world, and when he goes hence, may Christ give him the kingdom of heaven as a reward. And if anyone thinks to diminish this, may God Almighty diminish him here in this world, and when he must go hence, may his dwelling be in the abyss of hell, unless before his end he makes amends very severely.
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  • Uulfwold abbod gret Gisa bisceop & Ægelno∂ abbot & Tofig sciregerefan & ealle ˇa ˇegenas on Sumersæton freondlice. And ic cy∂e eow ˇæt Eadweard cingc min hlaford geaf me ˇæt land æt Eofestige ˇæt min fæder ahte and ˇa feowwer wor∂ias æt Æscwican and ˇa ækeras mæde ˇe ˇarto gebyria∂ and on wuda & on felda swa micel swa ˇæt ic heafde læs minan orfe & minra manna orfe and eall swa freols on eallan ˇingan eall swa ˇæs cinges agen innland to gyfanne & to syllanne ær dæge & æfter dæge loc hwam me leofast is. Nu ky∂e ic eow eallan ˇæt ic habbe gifen ˇæt land in to Sanctus Petres mynstre in to Ba∂an ˇam munecan to scrudfultume & to fodan eall swa full & swa for∂ swa ˇe cingc hit me geu∂e on eallan ˇingan. And se ∂e mine gyfe geece ˇe ic habbe gyfen in to Sanctus Petres mynstre geece God ælmihtig his lif her on worulde and ˇonne he heonan fare gyfe him Crist heofona rice to medes. And se ˇe hit ˇence to litlianne gelitlige hine God elmihtig her on worulde & ˇonne he heonan faran sceal si his wunung on helle grunde buton he hit ær his ende ˇe sti∂licor gebete.