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  • : Sawyer 789, MS 1: London, British Library, Harley 436
  • : Wilton
  • : Wiltshire
  • : («Afene»), ?near Little Durnford, by Old Sarum?
  • : 1

Þis synd þara feoƿwer hida landgemæra æt afene þe eadgar cyning gebocade ƿwynstan his burðene on ece yrfe ·

Arest of afene on þa ealdan burh dic on þæne ƿweg · ofer ðæne ƿweg east sƿwa ƿwulfsige hit gemærsode oð hit cymð to ðæm ƿwege þe scæt fram hambres buruh to æþelƿware byrig oð1 hit cymð2 to þam ƿwege þe scæt eastan fram ƿwinter burnan ƿwest to billan cumbe to þæm ealdan ƿwudu forda · þonan up on midne stream oþ hit cymð eft fornangean þa ealdan burh dic ·

 

1
MS reads: od
2
MS reads: cymd