S 1505
After A.D. 987. Will of Æthelwold, including bequests of 10 hides at Manningford Abbots, Wilts., to his wife for life, with reversion to New Minster, Winchester; and of land at Uptune (? Upton Scudamore, Wilts.) to his son. Old English, Middle English and Latin versions.
Archive: Winchester, New Minster
MSS: 1. Earl of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle, Liber Abbatiae, 33v-34r (s. xiv)
2. BL Lansdowne 717, 44v-45v (s. xvi2; ex 1)
Printed: Alford 1663, iii. 409; Edwards, Liber de Hyda, pp. 236-8, with translation, pp. 357-8; Whitelock, Wills, no. 12 (p. 30), with translation.
Comments: Whitelock, Wills, pp. 132-3; Darlington 1955, p. 94; Finberg, ECW, no. 326, authentic; Chaplais 1966/1, p. 173, on epistolary aspects (= 1973, p. 58); Brooks 1978, pp. 87-91, on heriot; cf. S 865.
Ðis is Aþelwoldis cwyde. þæt is ærest þæt he bitt his cynehlaford for Godes lufon 7 for his cynescipe þæt his cwyde standen mote on þæm þingon þe he æt þe gegearnod hæfþ 7 æt þinum foregengan. þæt is ærest þæt he gean for his sawle .xx. mancusas?b goldes into niwan menstre 7 ane cuppan him to sawelsceatte. 7 .xx. mancusas goldes his gebroþrun into Abbandune. 7 he becwæþ his cynehlaford him to heregeattewan ænne beah on .xxx. mancusas, 7 twa lecga, 7 .ii. hors, 7 .ii. sweord, 7 .ii. scyldas, 7 twa speru. 7 he becweæþ his wife þa .x. hida æt Maningforda þa hwile þe hire dæg wære, 7 aftær hire dæge into niwan mynstre for heora begra sawle. 7 he hire becwæþ .xxx. mancusas goldes 7 ane cuppan. 7 ic gean minum suna anre hide landes æt Uptune 7 anre lecge. 7 ic gean þæm ealdermen anre crusnan 7 ic gean Leofwine oþere crusnan.