The archbishop gives fru Inger farms on Ørland
DN 9/720 · 22 Oktbr. 1532 · Throndhjem
What the letter says
Archbishop Olav announces in Trondheim on 22 October 1532 that with the advice and consent of the chapter he has transferred from the cathedral to fru Inger Ottesdatter and her heirs property on Ørland to which she believes she has odal letters and a claim. It concerns 2 spann of rent in Opphaug, 1½ spann in Rødestad, Hov with 1½ spann, 4 spann in Vik, a pund's rent in Berg, a pund's rent in Nes in Bjugn, 1 spann in Eid and Grande with 6 spann. The falcon-catching site at Grande is excepted and stays with the cathedral. The gift is made so that ill will may be laid down and friendship increase.
The letter in modern English
We Olav, by the grace of God Archbishop in Trondheim and legate of the papal see, make known to all that, so that God's wrath, hatred and ill will might be averted and laid down, and good will and friendship might increase, we have now with the advice and consent of our honourable and beloved chapter granted, surrendered and conveyed, and with this our open letter grant, surrender and convey, from St Olav's cathedral, ourselves and our successors as archbishops in Trondheim, to the honourable and well-born lady fru Inger Ottesdatter, widow of Nils Henriksson, God gladden his soul, and her heirs, to own for ever these following farms and property lying on Ørland, to which fru Inger says she has odal letters and a notable claim. It is 2 spann [spann, a land-rent unit] of rent in Opphaug and 1½ spann in Rødestad. Item Hov, which yields 1½ spann. Item in Vik 4 spann. Item a pund's rent in Berg. Item a pund's rent in Nes, which lies in Bjugn. Item a spann's rent in Eid. Item Grande, which yields 6 spann, except the falkeleie [falcon-catching site], which shall remain under St Olav's cathedral, ourselves and our successors as archbishops in Trondheim hereafter unhindered, as it has been until now.
Original text
Wii Oluff mett gudz naade erchebiisp i Trondem och paffuelig sædis legatt gøre wittherligt for alle att paa thet att gudz fortørnilsze haedt och vwiliæ motte [affuendis och nedderleggis och wilgie och wenskaff motthe forøkis tha haffue wij nw medt vort erligæ och elskelige cappittels raad oc samtycke vntt vplathit och affhendt och medt thette vort obne breff vndne vplathe och affhennde vndhen sanctj Oluffz domkirke oss och waare efftherkommende erchebisp(er) i Trondem och vndher erlig och
Background
The farms lay on Ørland, where fru Inger's own seat Austrått also lay, and she had demanded them in her list of compensation that same autumn. That she claimed to have odal letters means she held that the farms were old family land that the church had acquired, and odal right gave the family the right to buy land back. The archbishop kept back the falcon-catching site at Grande, the catching place for hunting falcons, which were costly gifts to kings and princes. The letter has holes for two seals that are missing, and DN therefore thinks it may never have been handed over, but exchanged for a new letter of 5 November. The new letter has the same farms but adds a promise that later disputes are to go to the Council of the Realm.
People: Ingerd Ottesdatter (fru Inger)