Igitur venerabilis Benedicti virtute, industria ac religione, rex Ecgfridus non minimum delectatus, terram quam ad construendum monasterium ei donaverat, quia bene se ac fructuose donasse conspexit, quadraginta adhuc familiarum data possessione, augmentare curavit;
So king Egfrid, being greatly delighted with the virtue, industry and godliness of the venerable Benedict, and seeing that his former gift was well bestowed and bringing forth fruit, was minded to enlarge the grant of land that he had made him for the building of the monastery, by giving him yet another 40 hides;
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