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.
Archive: uncertain
MSS: 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: Harmer, Writs, no. 121 (pp. 423-4), with translation.
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; Pelteret 1995, pp. 279-80.
Gospatrik greot ealle mine wassenas & hyylkun mann freo & ðrenge þeo woonnan on eallun þam landann þeo weoron Combres & eallun mine kynling freondlycc. & ic cyðe eoy þæt myne mynna/ is & full leof þæt Thorfynn mac Thore beo swa freo on eallan ðynges þeo beo myne on Alnerdall swa ænyg mann beo, oðer ic oðer ænyg myne wassenas, on weald, on freyð, on heyninga, & æt ællun ðyngan þeo by eorðe boenand & ðeoronðer, to Shauk, to Wafyr, to poll Waðoen, to bek Troyte & þeo weald æt Caldebek. & ic wille þæt þeo mann bydann mið Thorfynn æt Carðeu & Combeðeyfoch beo swa freals myð hem swa Melmor & Thore & Sygoolf weoron on Eadread dagan. & ne beo neann mann swa ðeorif þehat mið þæt ic heobbe gegyfene to hem neghar brech seo gyrth ðyylc Eorl Syward & ic hebbe getyðet hem se frelycc swa ænyg mann leofand þeo welkynn ðeoronðer. & loc hyylkun by þar byðann geyldfreo beo swa ic by & swa Willann, Wallðeof & Wygande & Wyberth & Gamell & Kunyth & eallun mine kynling & wassenas. & ic wille þæt Thorfynn heobbe soc & sac, toll & theam, ofer eallun þam landan on Carðeu & on Combedeyfoch þæt weoron gyfene Thore on Moryn dagan freols myð bode & wytnesmann on þy ylk stow.