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Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly
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single plow] as they stand with their produce and their men, and
my daughter AEthelgifu to the convent along with the inheritance,
since she took the veil on account of bad health; and the
jurisdiction to the convent, which I myself possessed, namely
obstruction and attacks on a man's house and breach of
protection. And the estates which I have granted to the
foundation are 40 hides at Donhead and Compton, 20 hides at
Handley and Gussage 10 hides at Tarrant, 15 hides at Iwerve and
15 hides at Fontmell.

The witnesses of this are Edward my son and Archbishop AEthelred
and Bishop Ealhferth and Bishop AEthelhead and Earl Wulfhere and
Earl Eadwulf and Earl Cuthred and Abbot Tunberht and Milred my
thegn and AEthelwulf and Osric and Brihtulf and Cyma. If anyone
alters this, he shall have the curse of God and St. Mary and all
the saints of God forever to all eternity. Amen."

Sons usually succeeded their fathers on the same land as shown by
this lifetime
lease:
"Bishop Denewulf and the community at Winchester lease to Alfred
for his lifetime 40 hides of land at Alresford, in accordance
with the lease which Bishop Tunbriht had granted to his parents
and which had run out, on condition that he renders every year at
the autumnal equinox three pounds as rent, and church dues, and
the work connected with church dues; and when the need arises,
his men shall be ready both for harvesting and hunting; and after
his death the property shall pass undisputed to St. Peter's.

These are the signatures of the councilors and of the members of
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