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ad_fw-la vndalum_fw-la transivit_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o ministeriis_fw-la fratrum_fw-la deportatus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la suum_fw-la proprium_fw-la monasterium_fw-la in_o rypun_n now_o wilfrid_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n who_o be_v archbishop_n of_o york_n die_v an._n dccix_o as_o i_o find_v in_o the_o chron._n johannis_n abbatis_fw-la with_o who_o agree_v tho._n stubbs_n chron._n eccles_n eborac_n who_o word_n be_v to_o be_v correct_v out_o of_o our_o hugo_n common_o call_v swapham_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o death_n of_o wilfrid_n say_v defunctus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o monasterio_n svo_fw-la apud_fw-la vndalum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la juxta_fw-la stamford_n &_o inde_fw-la ministerio_fw-la fratrum_fw-la delegatus_fw-la in_o monasterio_n svo_fw-la apud_fw-la riponum_fw-la est_fw-la sepultus_fw-la an._n domini_fw-la dccix_o where_o he_o call_v owndle_n wilfrid_n monastery_n which_o it_o appear_v by_o all_o our_o record_n be_v as_o hugo_n only_o call_v it_o part_n 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adsummum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la as_o fleta_n say_v but_o to_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o england_n as_o he_o be_v come_v from_o rome_n 1031._o wherein_o he_o desire_v they_o that_o before_o he_o arrive_v in_o england_n all_o the_o due_n which_o by_o ancient_a law_n be_v owe_v to_o the_o church_n may_v be_v pay_v and_o after_o the_o rest_n he_o mention_n the_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n in_o august_n and_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n martin_n the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o seed_n call_v kyrkset_a so_o his_o letter_n conclude_v et_fw-la in_o festivitate_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n primitiae_fw-la seminum_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la sub_fw-la cujus_fw-la parochia_fw-la cuique_fw-la degit_fw-la quae_fw-la anglice_fw-la kyrkeset_fw-la nominatur_fw-la ingulph_n p._n 61._o edit_fw-la oxon._n etc._n etc._n this_o description_n of_o their_o land_n and_o good_n conclude_v with_o a_o customary_a of_o their_o tenant_n villani_n cottarii_n and_o 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