Fru Inger exchanges farms in Trøndelag with the archbishop
DN 9/746 · 17 March 1534 · Österaat
What the letter says
Fru Ingerd Ottesdatter of Austrått declares at Austrått on 17 March 1534 that with the advice and consent of her daughters she transfers a number of farms to Archbishop Olav and his successors in perpetual ownership. These are 4 spann and 1 øre in the Tinnes farms in Indre Skogn, ½ øre in Gudestad and ½ øre in Finnen in Skogn, ½ spann in Ystad at Røra in Inderøy, ½ spann in Foss in Støren and ½ øre in Furuseter in Melhus. She receives other property from the archbishop in exchange. If the farms are won from him in a lawsuit, she promises to give equally good property instead.
The letter in modern English
I, Ingerd Ottesdatter of Austrått, widow of the honourable, well-born man and stern knight Sir Nils Henriksson, formerly steward of the realm of Norway, God have his soul, acknowledge and make known to all with this my open letter that I have now, with the advice and consent of my dear daughters, granted, surrendered and conveyed, and with this my open letter now grant, surrender and convey from me and my heirs to the most reverend father in God and lord, Lord Olav, by God's grace Archbishop of Trondheim and legate of the papal see, and his grace's successors, the archbishops of Trondheim, in perpetual ownership, these farms and property written below: 4 spann and 1 øre [land rent units] in the Tinnes farms, which lie in Indre Skogn, ½ øre in Gudestad, ½ øre in Finnen, which also lie in Skogn, ½ spann in Ystad at Røra in Inderøy, ½ spann in Foss in Støren parish and ½ øre in Furuseter in Melhus parish.
Original text
Jegh Jngegerd Ottissdotter till Østeraadtt erlig velbørdig mandz ock strenge ridders her Nils Henricksszons ffordom Norgis rigis hoffmeister huess siell gud haffue effterliiffuerske kiendis ock gør wiiterligett for alle mett thette mitt obne breff at jeg haffuer nw mett myn kiere døtters raad ock samtycke, vntt, vplathett ock affhentt ock mett thette mitt obne breff nu vnner, vplater ock affhender vnden mig ock mine erwinge ock vnder verdugiste ffader i gud ock herre, her Oluff mett gudz naade
Background
The letter records an exchange of land (makeskifte), in which each party gives property and receives property in return. The same farms appear in the archbishop's undated list of land he was to have from fru Inger. That the daughters had to consent shows that the land was inherited property, and that the heirs had a right to say yes or no when land was alienated. Fru Inger also guarantees the title, that is, compensation with as much and as good property if anyone wins the farms from the archbishop in court. The exchange was made on the same day as the general receipt and was probably part of the settlement after the conflict of 1531 to 1532.
People: Ingerd Ottesdatter (fru Inger)