• : Sawyer 418, MS 2: London, British Library, Add. 82931
  • : Winchester, New Minster
  • : Hampshire
  • : North Stoneham
  • : 3

Aerest of sƿwæðel-ing forda ƿwest to smere broces forda <7> þanon ƿwestƿweard <7>lang herepaðes to hrum broces æƿwelme <7> sƿwa forþ <7>lange ƿweges on suþhealfe gætes hlæƿwe þæt hit cymþ1 to feoƿwer treoƿwum þonon þanen norð <7>lang herepaðes to gyþerices ƿwille <7> sƿwa forþ <7>lang ƿweges oþ hit cymþ to fearn bedde · þanon east on þæt slæd o<ŧ>2 hit cymþ to holan broce · þonne þanon norþ <7>lang holan broces oþ þa sand pyttas þanon on byre ƿwege o<ŧ> hit cymþ on cytan broces ælƿwilme <7> sƿwa andlange broces o<ŧ> hit cymþ t[o] ipp-ing panne3 þo<ń> suþ be efisc4 o<ŧ> þæt slæde þa scit to mæran broce <7>lang broces oþ hit cymþ to ƿwærgiþe forda þanon ongerihte to east lea ƿwearden þone norþ sƿwa se haga scyt to baran leage norþƿwearden · þonne þanon norþ o<ŧ> hit cymþ to þere fotyhtan æc <7> sƿwa suþ andlange stræte oþ hit cymþ5 to grenan leage · þonne þær east <7> suþ6 oþ hit cymþ7 to cynninges dic <7>lange þere dic o<ŧ> hio bygð ongean mucel-inge mæde norþƿwearde ut on icenan þonne sƿwa icenan scyt o<ŧ> hit cymþ foranongean hierdes ƿwylles æƿwylm þanon ƿweast to scortan þorne · þanon suþ to þane herepaðe þe lyþ to mannes brycge <7> sƿwa ƿweast <7>lange herepaðes on sƿwæþel-inge forde

<7> þær hyrden sio mæde to æt woþ hringe <7> nigon æceras on eal norþweardun geonun æscun <7> a mylan steall benorþan mannes brycge ·

 

1
MS reads: cym<ŧ>
2
The scribe frequently uses '<ŧ>' for 'þ' in this text, so this may well represent 'oþ'
3
MS reads: ƿanne
4
MS reads: efist
5
MS reads: cym<ŧ>
6
MS reads: su<ŧ>
7
MS reads: cym<ŧ>