Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Kristín Björnsdóttir's declaration that she received half of Hænuvík from Jón Sigmundsson as a service salary, dated April 26, 1405

Source:

Diplomatarium Islandicum: Íslenzkt Fornbréfasafn, Volume 3, page 698, published by S. L. Möllers, Copenhagen, 1896


Kristín Björnsdóttir explains that she paid Jón Sigmundsson half of Hænuvík á Barðaströnd in his service salary, but sold him half, eleven hundred, and signs for the value and describes the boundaries.

The letter:

Þad giore eg kristínn biornsdotter godum monnum kunnigt med þessu minv opnnv brefi ath ek medkennumzt at eg hefur golldit jonne sigmundzsẏne jord mínna halfa hænnuvik j sínn þionvztv lavnn enn sellde honvm halfa ellefv hundrut er ligur j savrbæiar kirkiv soknn aa raudasande med greindum landamerkivm j griottgarden jn j steka nvpen ok ut j stora gia aa ẏtre hlid med ollum þeim gognum ok gædum sem greind[r]e jordu hefur fẏllt att fornnv ok nẏu ok eg vard fremz eigande att. medkennvmzt eg ath eg hafuer fulla ok alla peninnga uppborit suo mier vel anæger af fyrnef[n]dum jone sigmundzsẏnne firir adr greinda jord ok þui giorer ek hann aullungess kuittan ok akærolausann firir mier ok aullum minum efterkomendvm. Ok til saninda hier [vm] setta eg mitt insigle firir þetta bref er skrifat var j vazfirde j isafirdi sunnvdaginn fir crossMesso aa uorit þa lidit var fra hinngat bvrd vors herra jesu christi þushunnd cccc. ok fim ar.

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