 She did, however, make at least some impression on the contemporary record.In a will issued between 975/980 and 987, the thegn Beorhtric and his wife bequeathed to their “lady” ("hlæfdige") an armlet worth 30 gold mancuses and a stallion, calling upon her authority to oversee the implementation of the arrangements set out by will.In a will of later date (AD 990 x 1001), in which she is addressed as “my lady” ("mire hlæfdian"), the noblewoman Æthelgifu promised a bequest of 30 mancuses of gold.