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  • : Sawyer 726, MS 3: London, British Library, Harley 4660
  • : Worcester
  • : Worcestershire
  • : Cookley in Wolverley
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Ærest of us mere on heasecan beorh of ðan beorhge on cuðredes treoƿw , of ðan treoƿwe on þa dic <7>lang dic ðæt on sture ðonne of sture ðæt eft on ða dic <7>lang dic ðæt on horsa broc <7>lang broces on cen-unga ford of ðan forda utan ƿw þone ƿwudu ðæt to cynefares stane of ðan stane on hoccan stige of ðære stige on mær ƿwylle of ðæm ƿwille on ða dic <7>lang dic on sture of sture on mær dene <7>lang dene to ƿwind ofre of ƿwind ofre on ðone stapol of ðan stapole on ðone ƿweg <7>lang ƿweges in ðæt slæd of ðæm slæde on litlan dune <7>lang ƿweges þæt eft on us mere ·