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S 151 ↗ King Ecgfrith (S 148-51)
Archive: St Albans • Date: Pre-A.D. 900 • Period: 9th Century • Kingdom: Mercia
Regest / Summary: A.D. 796 (Chelsea, Middx). Ecgfrith, king of Mercia, to Willegoda, abbot, and St Albans Abbey; grant of 5 hides (manentes) at Pinnelesfeld (Pinesfield Farm in Rickmansworth, Herts.). Latin with English bounds.
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Pynnesfeld.

+ Ego Ecgfridus rex Merciorum anno dominice incarnacionis . dcc . xcvi . indiccione . iiii . primo autem anno regni nobisDATING CLAUSE a Deo concessi . terram itaque quinque manensium in loco qui dicitur Pinnelesfeld cum antiquis terminis pro benediccione nostri regni abbati Willegoda nomine ad possidendum daboDISPOSITIVE WORD . de illa nanque in nomine domini precipiam ut semper sit beato Albano et monasterio suo subjecta . Et terre ille a laboriosis operibus et ab omnibus tributis vel censuris . et ab omnibus refeccionibus regum . vel principum . seu omnium expedicionum . pro redempcione anime mee libertam fixam . immutabilem . concedere curabo . Et possessor illius terre non habeat potestatem hanc terram a beato Albano diribare . Qui augeat beato Albano et monachis suis benediccionis gratiam . Augeat illi Deus in celesti Hierusalem . pacem et vitam æternam .

Conscriptus est autem hic in loco qui dicitur CelchythPROMULGATION PLACE in synodo publico . Hec sunt nomina testium . huius donacionis .

+ Ego Ecgfridus rex hanc meam donacionem cum signo crucis confirmare enrabo .
+ Ego Cænuulfus rex Merciorum concedo .
+ Ego Cynedryþ regina conscripsi .
+ Ego Sigricus . dux .
+ Ego Æþelheardus archiepiscopus .
+ Ego Unuuona episcopus .
+ Ego Weohthunus episcopus .
+ Ego Alhmundus episcopus .
+ Ego Beonna abbas .
+ Ego Fo[r]þredus abbas .
+ Ego Ælfhunus episcopus .
+ Ego Sighere filius Sig[heri] .
+ Ego Brorda dux .
+ Ego Esne dux .
Ego Wigbertus + dux .
Ego Cydda + dux .
Ego Wicga + dux .
Ego Wynbertus + dux .
Ego Alhmundus + dux .
Ego Heardbertus + dux .
Ego Cuþbertus + dux .
Ego Brorda + dux .
Ego Eobingus + dux .

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Formulas in this Charter 3 Formulas

DATINGCLAUSE → Anno Domini; Indiction; Regnal dating
“anno dominice incarnacionis . dcc . xcvi . indiccione . iiii . primo autem anno regni nobis”
DISPOSITIVEWORD →
“dabo”
PROMULGATIONPLACE →
“in loco qui dicitur Celchyth”

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