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S 196 ↗ King Berhtwulf (S 191-205)
Archive: Worcester • Date: Pre-A.D. 900 • Period: 9th Century • Kingdom: Mercia
Regest / Summary: A.D. 841 = 840 (Cropthorne, Worcs., with confirmation at Tamworth, Staffs., 25 Dec.). Berhtwulf, king of Mercia, to Heahberht, bishop; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Wychwood, Oxon., in return for 31 mancuses. Latin.
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De Hvviccewudu.

Px In nomine domini .INVOCATION Ego Berhtwulf gratia divina gubernante Merciorum rex terram videlicet . x . manentium in loco ubi ruriculi nominantur Huiccewudu viro venerabili episcopo ' Heaberhto ' pro redemptione animæ meæ et pro ejus placabali pecunia . id est . xxxi . mancosas in uno anulo huius libertatis donationem libenti animo illi concedoDISPOSITIVE WORD . hoc est ut sit libera in omnibus rebus notis et ignotis regis et principis . magnis et modicis vel juniorum eorum libera et secura in sempiternum permaneat .

Si quis autem hanc donationem nostram firmare vel augere voluerit . confirmantur dies ejus hic et in futuro . violantes et frangentes sub iram Dei æterni judicis sine ulla venia æternaliter incumbunt .CURSE , ista libertas scripta est in loco qui dicitur CroppanþornPROMULGATION PLACE et iterum in natali domini æt Tomanworðie . istis testibus confirmata . anno domini . dccc . xli . regis præfati . iii . anno . indictione vero . iii .DATING CLAUSE

+ Ego Berhtwulf rex Merciorum huius libertatis donationem propria manu confirmo .
Sæðryð regina consensi
Cyneferð episcopus
Ræðhum episcopus subscripsi
Heaberrht episcopus
Cuðulf episcopus
Wihtred abbas .
Eanmund abbas .
Ceorred abbas .
Mucel dux .
Humberht dux .
Sigered dux ;

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Formulas in this Charter 5 Formulas

INVOCATION →
“In nomine domini .”
DISPOSITIVEWORD →
“concedo”
CURSE →
“Si quis autem hanc donationem nostram firmare vel augere voluerit . confirmantur dies ejus hic et in futuro . violantes et frangentes sub iram Dei æterni judicis sine ulla venia æternaliter incumbunt .”
PROMULGATIONPLACE →
“in loco qui dicitur Croppanþorn”
DATINGCLAUSE → Anno Domini; Days and months; Indiction; Regnal dating
“in natali domini æt Tomanworðie . istis testibus confirmata . anno domini . dccc . xli . regis præfati . iii . anno . indictione vero . iii .”

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