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S 1115
A.D. 1061 x 1065. Writ of King Edward declaring that he has given to Bishop Giso for the maintenance of his canons at St Andrew's, Wells, land at Wedmore, Somerset, and the bishop is to draw up a privilegium concerning this. English and Latin versions
Archive:
Wells
MSS:
1. Wells, DC., Liber Albus I, ff. 2-64, f. 17v (s. xiii med.; both versions)
Printed:
Pierquin, Recueil, pt 6, no. 45; Hickes, Inst. Gramm., pp. 161-2; Mon. Angl. (rev. edn), ii. 287 (no. 6); Earle, p. 341; K, 837
Printed and Translated:
Harmer, Writs, no. 68 (p. 281)
Comments:
Dumville 1992, p. 41 n. 56, cited with reference to estate history; Crosby 1994, pp. 48-50, on background; Foot 2000, II. 60; Abrams 1996, p. 92, on Wedmore; Kelly, Glastonbury, p. 181, Writ from the archive of Bath and Wells showing that Abbot Aethelnoth of Glastonbury participated in presiding over the Somerset shire court; Keynes 1988, p. 203, 216 n. 183; Woodman, Northern Houses, p. 223, Charter from the 11th century that shows signs of local production, like S 1067; Keynes 1997, pp. 229-30, 256, on background.; Harmer, Writs, pp. 273-4, 489, authentic; Finberg, ECW, no. 539, authentic
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- Edward king gret Harold erl 7 Ailnod abbot 7 Touid schirereue 7 alle mine ˇeines on Sumerseten frendliche. And ich ky∂e eow ˇæt ich habbe gegefen Gyso biscope ˇæt land æt Weodmor 7 ælch ˇære ˇinga ˇæs ˇe ˇær inne mid richte to hyre∂ inne to his clerken bileua æt Sancte Andrea æt Wyllan mid saca 7 mid socna swo full 7 swo for∂ swo hit me sylfen on honde stod mid eallon ˇam forwyrhtan ˇe me oˇer minon æftergengan to honda begon wyllen on eallen ˇingan for mine sawle 7 for mines fader 7 for allra minna yldrena sawlan ˇe ˇone biscopstol gesta∂elodon. And gyf anig man syg ˇat mine gyfe awendan wyllen awende hine God almihgti fram his ansyne 7 fram ælre cristenne manna. 7 ich wylle ˇæt se biscop dichte priuilegium ˇær to bi minon fullan gelifan.