Event: Bequeathing/will-makingThurstan 9.will

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Description Will of Thurstan 9.
Year 1043 x 1045
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In our Lord's name. I, Thurstan 9, Wine 22's son, make known to all men how I grant the things which God has lent to me for as long as it shall be his will. That is, that I grant the estate at Wimbish to Christchurch, for my soul and Leofwaru 3's and Æthelgyth 5's, after my day and after Æthelgyth 5's; the men are to be free, and twelve pounds by tale is to be paid by Christchurch to St Augustine's. And I grant to St Edmund's the estate at Harlow, except the half hide which Ælfwine 68 had at Ealing Bridge, and except the homestead which Ælfgar 49 occupies and the spur of land which belongs to it; and all the men are to be free. And I grant the estate at the north hall at Shouldham to St Edmund's after the death of both of us; and the men are to be free. And I grant to Ely the estate at Wetheringsett, except the land that Æthelric 71 has. He is to hold that freely for his life and his wife's [Anonymous 10072], and after the death of them both, it is to go to the village church and the men are to be free. And I grant the estate at Knapwell to Ely, except the land which Ordheah 6 and the monk Æthelric 72 hold; and the men are to be free. And I grant the estate at Weston to Æthelswith 8, and after her death to Ely, except the land which Sæwine 1 holds in return for service, which is to go to the village church; and the men are to be free. And I grant half the estate at the middle hall at Shouldham to St Benedict's at Ramsey, and half to St Benedict's at Holme, as it belongs there after the death of both of us; and the men are to be free. And I grant to my royal lord [Edward 15] as heriot two marks of gold and two horses with trappings, and a helmet and a coat of mail and a sword and two shields and two spears. And I desire that the estate at Bidicheseye shall be sold, and that two marks of gold shall be taken from that estate for the King's heriot; and Earl Harold 3 [is to receive] half a mark of gold, and Bishop Stigand 1 half a mark of gold, and my partner [Anonymous 10073] one mark of gold; and one mark of gold [is to be given] to his child, Thorth 4's brother [Anonymous 10074], and one mark of gold to Sendi Arfast 1. And what is left over, the heirs are to distribute it for the sake of his soul in his partner's witness, except that the outermost mill is to go to St Æthelburg's at Barking. And it is my wish that Ulfcytel 11's and my partnership shall hold good, on the terms to which we have agreed; namely, the estate at Borough [is to go] to whichever of us shall live the longer - except half a hide at Westley and a hide at Dullingham which I grant to my servant Wiking 2 - and Ulfcytel 11 has laid down on his side four marks. And I grant to my wife Æthelgyth 5 everything which I have in Norfolk, as I gave it to her before as a marriage payment and in accordance with our contract; and the estate at Pentlow and at Ashdon, except the land at Bromley which is to go to the village church after the death of us both. And I grant to Æthelgyth 5 the estate at Henham, except half a hide which is to go to the church. And I grant to the priest Ælfwig 25 and to my chaplain Thurstan 10 and to my chaplain Ordheah 7 that they shall have the estate at Kedington after our death. And I grant to Merewine 2 and his wife [Anonymous 10075] and their children [Anonymi 10044] the estate at Dunmow except half a hide which is to go to the church, and a homestead. And to my servants [Anonymi 10045 I grant the wood at Ongar, except the deer-enclosure and the stud which I have there. … He who wishes to alter this will, unless it be I myself, may God destroy him now and on the Day of Judgment. Amen. There are three of these documents: one shall go to St Edmund's, and one to Ely, and one shall be in my own household. And Thurstan 9 and Æthelgyth 5 and Askil 2 grant to Æthelswith 8 the estate at Henham after their death; and after her death the estate is to go to St Etheldreda's for her own soul and for Thurstan 9's and for Æthelgyth 5's, and for Leofwaru 3's and for Askil 2's, except the two hides which Æthelmær 38 Parl has, and except the one hide which Wulfmær 24 had, and one yardland which Lustwine 1 had. And I grant to Thurgot 1 my servant a half-hide which Ælfstan 79 occupies at Ongar, and to Merewine 2 a half-hide and the little enclosure near Meredene, and to Swein half a hide; and they may obtain what is left over by agreement with us both, if we are willing to allow them.

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