L912.3.00
- : Sawyer 912, MS 1, Boundary 3: Brussels, Bibliotèque Royale, 7965-73 (3723)
- : St Albans
- : Hertfordshire
- : woodland in Barnet
- : 2
Ðis synt ðes ƿwealdes gemære into ðære ealdan byrig
Ærest of hæƿwenes hlæƿwe andlang ene-feld inga gemære on scir burnan , of scir burnam to æðeleof hæcce · Of þam hæcce to æscbƿwrihtes heale , of ðam heale andlang eadulf-ing-tun inga gemære to seodes geate , of þam geate on byttes stigle , of byttes stigile andlang þæs biscopes gemære on ƿwakel-ing mor , of þam more on aggan geat , of þam geate on ðone steort æ[t] bræneten , andlang brænæten12 a beo þam geondran stæðe on ðæne sihter æ[t] tate hriges ænde of þam sihtre andlang hean-dun inga gemære on grendeles gat , of grendeles gate andlang scen-lea inga gemære on ruge beorc lege , of beorc lege on hæþ lege , of hæþ lege a beo ƿwyrtruman æft3 on hæƿwenes hlaƿwe ·
- 1
- MS reads: brænecten
- 2
- This is spelled 'bretnecten' with 'et' for 'æ' in the first instance, then 'ec' for 'et' for 'æ' in the second: thus for brænæten!
- 3
- MS reads: æst