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qui_fw-la monasterium_fw-la burgi_n restauravit_fw-la kal._n augusti_fw-la migravit_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la there_o be_v some_o relic_n of_o he_o preserve_v in_o this_o church_n particular_o of_o his_o heir_n adulphus_n mr._n g._n have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o most_o material_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o hugo_n concern_v this_o abbot_n who_o john_n bromton_n call_v eadrilf_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o succeed_v oswald_n in_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o york_n an._n 992._o so_o john_n abbot_n write_v sanctus_n oswaldus_n archiep._n ebor._n 2._o kal._n martii_fw-la migravit_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la cvi_fw-la adulphus_n abbas_n burgi_n successit_fw-la but_o though_o he_o call_v he_o abbot_n of_o burg_n which_o be_v become_v the_o new_a stile_n yet_o other_o writer_n still_o retain_v the_o old_a one_o and_o call_v he_o abbess_n medeshamstudensis_n so_o the_o chron._n of_o mailros_n late_o print_v pag._n 152._o and_o so_o florentius_n 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in_o a_o little_a charter_n ibid._n pag._n cxxii_o contain_v the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o land_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v record_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o benefactor_n who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n among_o which_o it_o be_v say_v askill_n filius_fw-la take_v dedit_fw-la walcote_n super_fw-la humbram_fw-la dum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la viveret_fw-la &_o post_fw-la obitum_fw-la illius_fw-la &_o fratrum_fw-la ejus_fw-la sc_fw-la scirici_n &_o siworthi_a dedit_fw-la brand_n abbas_n frater_fw-la eorum_fw-la eidem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sancti_fw-la petri_n muskam_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o charter_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n confirm_v this_o benefaction_n it_o be_v say_v that_o askil_v or_o askitill_o give_v this_o land_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o journey_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o rome_n askitillus_n romam_fw-la pergen_n dedit_fw-la sancto_fw-it petro_n &_o ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la de_fw-la burch_n 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