Note 563 — Chapter XI · FOLCLAND. BÓCLAND. LǼNLAND.
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The transitory possessions of this life were often so described, in reference to the Almighty: “ða ǽhta ðe him God álǽned hæfð.” Cod. Dipl. No. 699. A lǽn for life, even though guarded by a very detailed bóc or charter, is distinctly called beneficium by the grantee, Æðelbald of Wessex. Cod. Dipl. No. 1058.