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APPENDIX С.
Gunnilde, purkilles dohter, æt
Gode, LeofenaSes lafe, to healfan
pun de, on ealles hiredes gewit-
nysse. Crist hine ablende, Se
bis gewrit awende. And he
hæfS hi betéht Criste ,j sancte
Petre for his moder sawle.
Her swutelaδ on Sissere Cristes
bée, Sæt S⅛wi Hagg æt Wide-
cumbe hæfS gedon iit his twegen
snna ætÆlfsige abbude,on ealles
hiredes gewitnesse.
Her SWutelaS on Sissere Cristes
bée, ‰t Ægylmsér bohte Ste-
⅞>r√Se æt S⅛wolde abbude, mid
.m. maɪan on ealles hiredes
gewitnysse ; and ofer his dæg
and his wɪfes dæg beo se man
freoh. Crist hine ablende, %>e
⅞5is gewrit awende.
Her SwutelaS OnSissere Cristes
bée, ‰t Wulfwine Hareberd
bohte æt Ælfsige abbude, Ælf-
gÿfte mid healfan pundeon ealles
hiredes gewitnysse : and Crist
hine ablende iSe ‰ gewrit
awende.
Her SwutelaS on Sissere Cristes
bée, SætÆgylsige bohte Wynric
ætÆlfsige abbude mid anon уте
goldes. Dysses ys to gewitnysse
bought Gunhild, ThurkilTs
daughter, from Gode Leofenaft ,s
widow, for half a pound, by wit-
ness of all the convent. Christ
blind him who setteth this writ
aside ! And he hath given her
to Christ and St. Peter for his
mother’s soul.
Here witnesseth on this book
of gospels, that S⅛wig Hagg of
Widcomb hath done out his two
sons from Ælfeige the abbot, by
witness of all the convent.
Here witnesseth on this book
of gospels, thatÆSelmtérbought
S⅛SrV⅞> from Stewold the abbot
for two mancuses, by witness
of all the convent ; and after his
and his wife’s life let the serf
be free. Christ blind him who
setteth this writ aside !
Here witnesseth on this book
of gospels, that Wulfwine Hoar-
beard bought ÆlfgyS from ab-
bot Ælfsige for half a pound, by
witness of all the convent : and
Christ blind him who setteth
this writ aside !
Here witnesseth on this book
of gospels, that JEftelsige bought
Wynric from abbot Ælfsige for
an ore of gold. The witnesses of
MANUMISSION OF SERFS.
√Elfryd portgeréua and eal se
hired on Bafton. Crist hine
ablende fte ftis gewrit awende.
Her swutelað on βissere Cristes
bee, ftæt Siwino Leofwies sunu
æt Lincumbehafa2S gebohtSyde-
fliîéde ût mid fit' SCjllingam and
.....penegam æt Iohanne bi-
scope and æt eallon Sam hirede
onBaSon téécumfreôtc: and hor
to is gowitnosso Godric Ladda
and Siewold and his twogon su-
nan Scirowold and Brihtwold.
Hor SWUtelaft on ftisse Cristes
bee, ftæt Lifgift æt Forda is ge-
freðd, and hire twd cild, for Sone
biscop Johanne and for ealne
Sono hired on BaSon, on Ælf-
redes gewitnesse Aspania.
Her cjft on ftisse bée ftæt
H[un]fl[ied ] gebohte Wulfgyfte
æt Ælfrice Æftelstânes su[na]
Æftelminges, on Winemines ge-
witnisse eald-portgeréfan, and
on Godrices his suna, and on Ælf-
WinesMannan suna,and on Leof-
rɪees cildes æt Hymed, and on
Ælfrices Ælfhelmes sunu geôn-
gan : and Brun bydel nam ftæt
toll on Ælfstânes gewitnisse
mæssepreostes and on Leofrices
Winemines suna, and on ma
Ifteweda *j gehddodra.j
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this are Ælfred the portreeve
and all the convent at Bath.
Christ blind him who setteth
this writ aside !
Here witnesseth on this book
of gospels, that Sigewine Leof-
wigo’s son of Lincomb hath
bought Sydefl⅛d out with five
shillings and .... pence from
bishop John and all the convent
at Bath to bo free for ever :
and witness thereof are Godric
Ladda, and S⅛wold and his two
sons Scirewold and Brihtwold.
Here witnesseth on this book
of gospels, that Lifgift at Ford
is freed, with her two children,
for bishop John and all the
convent at Bath, bjr witness of
Ælfred Aspania.
Here witnesseth in this book
that Hunfldid bought Wulfgyft
from Ælfric the son ofÆftelstân
the son of Æftelm, by witness
of Winemine the old portreeve,
and of Godric his son, and Ælf-
wine Manna’s son, and Leofric
the child at Hymed, and Ælfric
Ælfhelm’s son, the young : and
Briln the beadle took the toll
by witness of Ælfstan the mass-
priest, of Leofric Winemine’s
son and more persons both lay
and ordained.—Cod. Dipl. No.
1353.