L812.0.00

  • : Sawyer 812, MS 1: London, British Library, Lansdowne 442
  • : Romsey
  • : Hampshire
  • : Romsey
  • : 1

Þis is þe landmarke to Romesye ·

Erest up andlang strete þare þat þurstan scit1 and so to fare burne up andlang’ fare burne anon to care brok · Of care brokes on þa ruge dich andlang’ þare ruge dich to þare laþe mere · and siþen oure bi bisshopes marke to ris brigge on2 meark brok andlang’ meark brok to cumeran treuwe · Of cumeran treowe on march brokes heued3 on þane brode mere · Of þane mere sugrist innan `þa´ willan · Of þan willan on4 grynden brok · Of grynden brok on stennes paeg andlan paþes hut on rus feld þanne andlang hegges oue hit comeg to wirmes ie · Of wirmes ye to bode stan · Fram bode stan suthe andlang lauen · Fram þe lauen in þe dich bi þugen þanne andlang dich innon þe wiþige · Of þan wiþie inan þe heat andlang heae in þan dede lake · Of þare dede lake to huntes ige · Of huntes ige inand þan alde tersten andlang þar ealde terste ondþe hit comeþ in þare streit þare þurstan seyt ·

 

1
MS reads: seit
2
MS reads: of
3
MS reads: hened
4
MS reads: of