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S 1526
A.D. 942 x c. 951. Will of Theodred, bishop of London, including bequests of land at Duxford in Cambs., Illyntone (probably Illington, Norfolk) and Arrington, Cambs., to the king; land at St Osyth in Essex, Southery in Norfolk, and Tillingham and Dunmow in Essex, to St Paul's, London; land at Mendham, Suffolk, to his sister's son, Osgot (except for the minster and 1 hide, to belong to the church); land at Shotford and Mettingham, Suffolk, to Mendham church; land at Syleham, Instead, Chickering, Ashfield Green, all in Suffolk, and Wrtinham (? Wortham, Suffolk) to Osgot; land at Horham, Athelington, Suffolk, to St Æthelberht's church at Hoxne; land at Lothingland, Suffolk, to Offa, his sister's son; land at Barton, Rougham, Pakenham, Suffolk, to his kinsman Osgot, Eadulf's son; land at Nowton, Horningsheath, Ickworth and Whepstead, Suffolk, to St Edmund's church (Bury); land at Waldringfield and a messuage in Ipswich, Suffolk, to Osgot, his sister's son; land at Wortham, Suffolk, to Wulfstan; with arrangements for the episcopal demesne in London and at Hoxne, Suffolk; at Wimbledon and Sheen, Surrey; at Fulham, Middx; and at Dengie, Essex. English
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Bury St Edmunds
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1. Cambridge, University Library, Ff.2.33, f. 48r (s. xiii 2)
2. London, British Library, Add. 14847, ff. 17v-18r (s. xiii/xiv)
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Whitelock, EHD, no. 106 (pp. 552-4)
Printed and Translated:
Thorpe, pp. 512-15; Whitelock, Wills, no. 1 (pp. 2-5); Councils and Synods, no. 21 (pp. 76-81)
Comments:
Lowe 1993b, on vocabulary; Stevenson 1904, p. 232, authentic; Galbraith 1925, p. 223; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 99-103; Hart, ECEE, no. 49 (pp. 40, 53, 79), authentic; Hart, ECE, no. 11, authentic; Stenton 1971, p. 444, on Theodred; Brooke and Keir 1975, p. 368, cited; Whitelock 1975, pp. 18-20; Brooks 1978, pp. 87-91, on heriot; Gelling, ECTV, no. 329 (pp. 108-9, 158), authentic; Whitelock, EHD, pp. 552-3; Councils and Synods, pp. 74-6; Taylor 1992, pp. 288-93; Dumville 1993, p. 35, cited with reference to Bury; Pelteret 1995, pp. 120-1, 129; Campbell 1996, pp. 14-15; Foot 2000, II. 161
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- In nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi. Ic ˝eodred, Ludeneware biscop, wille biquethen mine quiden mines erfes, ˇe ic begeten habbe 7 get bigete, Godes ˇankes and his halegen, for mine soule 7 for min louerde ˇat ic [it] under bigeat and for min eldrene and for alle ˇe mannes soule ˇe ic foreˇingiae, and ic almesne underfongen habbe, and me sie rithlike for to bidden. ˝at is ˇan erst ˇat he an his louerd his heregete, ˇat is ˇanne, tua hund marcas a rede goldes, and tua cuppes siluerene, and four hors so ic best habbe, and to suerde so ic best habbe, 7 foure schelda and foure spere, and ˇat lond ˇat ic habbe at Dukeswrthe, and ˇat lond ˇat ic habbe at Illyntone, and ˇat lond ˇat ic habbe at Earnningtone. 7 ic an Eadgiue fifti marcas redes goldes; and into sancte Paules kirke mine to beste messehaclen ˇe ic habbe, mid alle ˇe ˇinge ˇe ˇereto biri∂, mid calice and on cuppe; and mine beste masseboc and alle mine reliquias ˇe ic best habbe, into Paules kirke. And ic an ˇat lond aet Cic into seynte Paules kirke ˇen hewen to bedlonde, mid al ˇat ˇe ˇeron stant, buten ˇe men ˇe ˇer aren; fre men alle for mine soule. And ic an ˇat lond at Suthereye mid alle ˇe fisco∂e ˇe ˇerto bire∂ ˇen hewen into sancte Paules kirke; and frie men ˇo men for ˇe bisscopes soule. And ˝eodred bisscop an ˇat lond at Tillingham into sancte Paules kirke ˇo hewen to are; and fre men ˇo men for mine soule. And ic an ˇat lond at Dunemowe ouer mine day into sancte Paules kirke ˇen hewen. And ic an ˇat lond at Mendham Osgote mine sustres sune ouer mine day, buten ic wille ˇat se minstre . . . an hide londes at Myndham to ˇere kirke. And ic an ˇat lond at Scotfor∂ and Mydicaham into Myndham kirke ˇo Godes hewen. And ic an Osgot ˇat lond at Silham 7 at Isestede 7 at Chikeringe 7 at Aysfeld and at Wrtinham, and alle ˇe smale londe ˇat ˇereto bere∂. And ic an ˇat lond at Horham and at Elyngtone into Hoxne into sancte Aethelbrichtes kirke ˇen Godes hewen. And ic an ˇat lond at Luthinglond Offe mine sustres sune and his broˇer; and fre men ˇo men halue, and at Mindham also for ˇe bisscopes soule. And ic an Osgote mine mey, Eadulfes sune, ˇat lond at Bertune and at Rucham and at Pakenham. And ic an ˇat lond at Newetune and at Horninggeshæthe and at Ikewrthe and at Wepstede into sancte Eadmundes kirke ˇen Godes hewen to are for ˝eodred bisscopes soule. And ic an ˇat lond at Waldringfeld Osgote mine sustres sune, and min hage ˇat ic binnin Gypeswich bouhte. And ic [an] Wlstan ˇat lond at Wrtham so it stant. And ic an into eueri bisscopes stole fif pund to delen for mine soule. And ic an ˇen archebiscope fif markes goldes. And ic an ˇat men dele at mine biscopriche binnen Lundene and buten Lundene X pund for mine soule. And ic an at Hoxne at mine biscopriche ˇat men dele X pund for mine soule. And ic wille ˇat men nieme ˇat erfe ˇat at Hoxne stand, ˇat ic ˇerto bigeten habbe, and dele it man on to, half into ˇe minstre 7 [half] dele for min soule. And lete men stonden so mikel so ic ˇeron fond, and fre man ˇo men alle for mine soule. And ic wille ˇat men lete stonden at Lundenebyri so mikel so ic ˇeron fond, 7 nime ˇat ic ˇerto bigat and dele on to, half into ˇe minstre 7 half for mine soule; and fre men alle ˇo men. 7 do men ˇat ilke at Wunemannedune 7 on Sceon. 7 lete men stonden at Fullenham so it nu stant, buten hwa mine manne fre wille. 7 on Denesige let stonden so mikel so ic ˇeron fond, and dele it man on to, half into ˇe minstre 7 half for mine soule. And ic an into Glæstingbiri V pund for mine soule. And ic an ˝eodred min wite massehakele ˇe ic on Pauie bouhte, and al ˇat ˇerto bire∂, 7 simbelcalice 7 ˇere messeboc ˇe Gosebricht me biquaˇ. And ic an Odgar ˇere gewele massehakele ˇe ic on Pauie bouhte, 7 ˇat ˇerto bira∂. And ic an Gundwine ˇer oˇer gewele massehakele ˇat is ungerenad, 7 ˇat ˇe ˇerto bire∂. And ic spræc Acke ˇe rede messehakele 7 al ˇat ˇe ˇerto bire∂. And wo so mine cuyde ofte, God him ofte heuene riches, buten he it er his ende bete.