Event: Charter-witnessing, Grant and Gift

Scholarly Info
Description	King William 1, at the suggestion of William 3 fitzOsbern, grants Hardmondsworth with its church and everything appertaining to the abbey of La Trinité-du-Mont of Rouen, in the presence of Abbot Rainier 1 and two monks named Nicholas 4 and William 26 . The grant was handed over with a knife, which the king in jest gave to the abbot as if making to drive it into the palm of his hand, saying ‘thus ought land to be given’.
Year	1069

Primary Source Info
Date from Source	1069, 12 April

Agent: William 1 (the Bastard or the Conqueror, king of England, 1066-1087)
Participant: William 3 (fitzOsbern, d. 1071)
Recipient: Rainier 1 (Abbot of La Trinité-du-Mont, Rouen, fl. 1069)
Recipient: Rouen, La Trinité-du-Mont 1 ()
(Other): Nicholas 4 (Monk of La Trinité-du-Mont, Rouen, fl. 1069)
(Other): William 26 (Monk of La Trinité-du-Mont, Rouen, fl. 1069)
Charter Witness: Royalty (1) William 1 (the Bastard or the Conqueror, king of England, 1066-1087)
Charter Witness: Royalty (2) Matilda 2 (Queen of England; wife of William 1, d. 1083)
Charter Witness: Other (1) William 3 (fitzOsbern, d. 1071)
Charter Witness: Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (1) William 2 (Bishop of London, d. 1075)
Charter Witness: Ecclesiastical_Episcopal (2) Geoffrey 2 (de Montbray, d. 1093, bishop of Coutances)
Charter Witness: Other (2) Robert 14 (fitz Wimarc, called Robert the Staller, d. c.1070, magnate)
Charter Witness: Other (3) Richard 9 (Goiz fitzTurstin, fl. 1069-1086)
Charter Witness: Other (4) Herfast 1 (d. 1084, administrator and bishop of East Anglia)
Charter Witness: Other (5) Hugh 17 (de Sille villa, fl. 1069)

Event: Charter-witnessing, Grant and GiftBates232 - William 1 granting land to Rouen, La Trinité-du-Mont