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  • : Sawyer 762, MS 1: London, British Library, Harley 61
  • : Shaftesbury
  • : County unknown
  • : «Ealderescumb»
  • : 1

Ðis sant þa landimare to Aldderescumbe

arest · of langan riple up be wirtrume on wlfge dyce1 · of wlfge dyce2 be wirtrume · on deodeƿwoldd-ing lege suþeward of teoþewold-ing lege adune be dich · of þat dich <!> forðe be wirtrune on heahstanes quabben <!> forð be wirtrune andlang riple

at twelf akeres yrðlandes be þe hege wege went on putel made ·

 

1
MS reads: dyte
2
MS reads: dyte