A letter from Bernard William

Translated letter:

I, Bernard William, and Ademar and Borrell, son of the late woman Stephania, swear to you, lord Raymond, count of Barcelona, and lady Almodis, countess, and your son Raymond Berengar, my lords, that from this hour forward I shall be faithful to you on your life and all the members that are held in your bodies.  And I shall be an aid to hold and have and defend and fight for all that you now have and may acquire from now on, God granting, against all men or women who might take or wish to take all the aforesaid from you and anything from all the aforesaid.  And I shall give you power without deception over that town of Conchas within 30 days that you, said count and countess, or one of you, should ask me for the power over said town; and I shall entrust that to you in the manner that you the aforesaid or one of you ask this of me.  As is written above, so I shall hold and keep this, I said Bernard and Ademar and Borrell, to you, my said lords, by righteous faith without deception, unless you or one of you release me from this by your gracious will, healthy mind and without force.  By God and these holy things.

Original letter:

Iuro ego Bernardus Guilelmi et Ademarus et Borrellus, filius qui fui Stephanie femina, tibi, domno Reimundo, Barchinonensi comiti, et domne Almodi comitisse et filio vestro Reimundo Berengarii, senioribus meis, quod ab hac hora et deincebs fidelis ero vobis de vestra vita et de omnibus membris que se tenent in corporibus vestris. Et ero vobis adiutor ad tenere et ad habere et ad defendere et ad guerregare hoc totum quod modo abetis et deincebs, dante Deo, adquisiritis contra cunctos homines vel feminas qui tollant aut voleant vobis tollere predicta omnia aut aliquid de predictis omnibus. Et dedero vobis potestatem sine vestro engan de ipso chastro de Chonchas infra xxx dies quos vos, predicti comites et comitissa, aut unus ex vobis requisieritis mihi potestatem de predicto chastro; et afiidavero illum vobis de ipsa gisa quam vos predicti aut unus ex vobis requisieritis hoc mihi. Sicut suprascriptum est, si o tenre et o atendre ego iam dictus Bernardus et Ademarus et Borrellus vobis, prescriptis senioribus meis, per directam fidem sine vestro engan, excepto hoc quod vos aut unus ex vobis absolveritis me, vestro gradienti animo, sana mente et sine forcia. Per Deum et hec sancta.

Historical context:

Oath to the count and countess which Bernard William and Ademar and Borrell took for the town of Conchas.

Printed source:

LFM 1.156, #155 . 

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