Gjørvel settles with the Ulfstand sons over her jewellery
DKR, s. 471 · 22. oktober 1546 · Lund
Truid Ulfstand, who held Giske on his wife's behalf, died in 1545, and Gjørvel Fadersdatter then had to settle with his children from his first marriage. The settlement concerns jewellery and her morning gift, and the Giske estate itself is not mentioned in the extract.
What the letter says
Gjørvel Fadersdatter, widow of the knight Truid Ulfstand, declares that at the royal manor in Lund on the Friday after St Gall's Day 1546, in the king's own presence, she reached an amicable settlement with Lauge and Jens Ulfstand, acting for themselves and all their siblings. The matter concerned her chains, pearls and jewels, and 1100 Hungarian gulden that Truid had given her as a morning gift and in his will. She agrees that her stepsons and their siblings shall keep all the chains, jewels and pearls without any claim from her or her heirs.
The letter in modern English
22 October 1546. Lady Gjørvel Fadersdatter, widow of Sir Truid Ulfstand, knight, gave His Royal Majesty a letter, which follows here. I, Gjørvel Fadersdatter, widow of Sir Truid Ulfstand, knight, declare and make known to all with this my open letter that in the year after God's birth 1546, at the royal manor in Lund on the Friday after St Gall's Day, in the own presence of His Royal Majesty, my most gracious lord, I came to an amicable agreement with Lauge and Jens Ulfstand, on their own behalf and on behalf of all their siblings, concerning my chains, pearls and jewels, and likewise concerning 1100 Hungarian gulden which my dear husband had given me as a morning gift and in his will. Of my own good, free will and consent I was finally reconciled with them on this, so that Lauge and Jens Ulfstand and their siblings shall enjoy and keep all my chains, jewels and pearls without any complaint, charge or further claim from me, my heirs or anyone else on my behalf after this day. And in return ... [The extract ends here.]
Original text
1546, 22 Oktbr. Frue Giørril Fadersdatter, her Trued Ulfstands, ridders, epterlefverske, gaf kon. Mat. bref, som her epther fylger. Ieg Giørrild Fadersdotter, her Trued Ulfstandt, ridders, eptherlefverske, bekiender oc giør vitterligt for alle met thette mit obne bref, at aar epther Gudts byrdt mdxlvj po kongsgaardt uti Lundt then fredag nest epther S. Galli dag uti kon. Mat.s, myn nodigste herris, egen nerverelse vor ieg til en venlige handel met Lavge och Jens Ulfstender paa theris egne oc pa
Background
Truid Ulfstand, who held Giske on his wife's behalf, died in 1545. The following year Gjørvel had to settle with his children from his first marriage. The morning gift was a gift the husband gave his wife on the morning after the wedding, and it became her own property. The letter is Gjørvel's own, and the chancery copied it into the Tegnelser. The extract ends in the middle of the letter, where the counter-payment begins. According to the earlier note on the Danish sources, the stepsons pay her 1000 Hungarian gulden for the morning gift and 100 gulden from the will, and Knud Gyldenstierne of Timme and Lauge Brahe of Vittskövle seal with her. Lauge Brahe became her third husband shortly afterwards. The Giske estate itself is not mentioned in the part of the letter included in the extract.
People: Gjørvel Fadersdatter (Sparre)