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Blewburybleobyrig · First ærestÆrest to onon eastward (the eastern part of) easteweardeasteƿwardum the seþam land landlande at ætæt amman -amman spring/stream¹ wyllaƿwelle thence þætþæt so swasƿwa south suþsuð straight on ongerihteongerihte to onon water wæterƿwæter slade's (valley's) slædslædes ditch² dicdic thence þætþæt along andlang<7>lang (the) ditch dicdic as far as oþoþ the seþone south suþsuð end endeende to/on onon the seþaet direct/true (ge)rihtriht land-boundary landgemærelandgemære so that þætþæt up upup to toto the seþam great micelmiclan barrow beorgbeorge beneath beneoþanbeneoþan wild garlic's \| raven's hramsa \| hræfnhrames 'leah'/wood leahlea thence þætþæt from ofof the seþam barrow beorgbeorge up upup along andlang<7>lang stone stanstan way wegƿweges to toto the seþam tall langlangan cross/crucifix cristelmælcyrstelmæle at ætæt hawk hafochafuc thorn þornþorne then þonneþonne from ofof hawk hafochafuc thorn þornþorne to toto the seþan tall langlangan thorn þornþorne at ætæt Icknield Icknieldichenilde way wegƿwege thence þætþæt so swasƿwa to toto the seþan third þriddaþriddan thorn þornþorne at ætæt myrtle wirƿwir hanger (steep wood) hangrahangran from ofof the seþam thorn þornþorne to toto the seþam fourth feorþafeorþan thorn þornþorne on³ onon crooked wrangƿwrangan hill hyllhylle front (the front part) foreweardforeƿweardre stands standanstent thence þætþæt so swasƿwa forth forþforþ to toto the seþam fifth fiftafiftan thorn þornþorne to toto the seþam olive-tree⁴ elebeamelebeame thence þætþæt west westƿwest along andlang<7>lang the seþæs little lytellytlan way wegƿweges up upup to toto the seþon thorn þornþorne up upup to toto grief's teonateonan hill hyllhylle thence þætþæt so swasƿwa west westƿwest to onon the seþone rough ruhruƿwan linch/bank/lynchet hlinchlync along andlang<7>lang the seþæs rough ruhroƿwan linch hlinclinces to toto the seþon heathen hæþenhæþenum burial-places byrgelsbyrgelsum at ætæt the seþære old ealdealdun ditch dicdic thence þætþæt along andlang<7>lang (the) ditch⁵ dic[dic] as far as oþoþ the seþaet tree treowtreoƿw place⁶ steallsteall then þonneþonne from ofof the seþan tree treowtreoƿw place steallstealle straight on ongerihteongerihte to toto the seþon broad bradbradan barrow beorgbeorge to the east of beeastanbeeastan birds' (buzzards?/marsh harriers?) wroccƿwrocena stump stybbstybbe thence þætþæt so swasƿwa to toto ?buzzards' wroccƿwrocena stump stybbstybbe then þonneþonne from ofof ?buzzards' wroccƿwrocena stump stybbstybbe to onon meoces -meoces down (hill) dundune to onon the seþone burial-site byrgelsbyrgeles · from ofof the seþam burial-site byrgelsbyrgelse to toto the seþære watercourse flodeflodan at ætæt swine swinsƿwin way's wegƿweges slough slohslo at ætæt the seþære way wegƿwege junction (ge)lætgelæton thence þætþaet up upup to toto the seþam earth/land- eorþeeorþ burst/-slip (ge)byrstgeberste to toto fox's foxfoxes barrow beorgbeorge · from ofof the seþam barrow beorgbeorge west westƿwest · along andlang<7>lang drægeles -drægeles back/ridge bæcbæces as far as oþoþ the seþone ridge hrycghricg way wegƿweg along andlang<7>lang (the) way wegƿweges as far as oþoþ the seþa red readreadan stone hanhane · from ofof the seþare stone hanhane north norþnorþ along andlang<7>lang the seþæs narrow smælsmalan way wegƿweges to toto Tota's \| look-out's Tota \| tottotan coomb (valley) cumbcumbe at ætæt the seþam barrow beorgbeorge thence þætþæt so swasƿwa north norþnorþ straight on ongerihteongerihte along andlang<7>lang the seþæs narrow smælsmalan way wegƿweges to toto the seþon highway/military route herepæþherepaþe thence þætþæt to toto the seþæs linch's/lynchet's hlinclinces end endeende · thence þætþaet so swasƿwa forth forþforþ north norþnorð along andlang<7>lang (the) way wegƿweges as far as oþoþ Ordstan's Ordstanordstanes ditch dicdic thence þætþæt along andlang<7>lang (the) ditch dicdic from ofof the seþære ditch dicdic to the north of wiþ_norþanƿwiþnorþan the seþæt ploughland yrþlandyrþland then þonneþonne by bebi the seþam ploughland yrþlandyrþlande to toto the seþære watercourse laculace which þeþe leads licganlið to onon (?holy) place \| post stoc \| stoccstoc spring wyllaƿwelle · then þonneþonne from ofof place \| post stoc \| stoccstoc spring wyllaƿwylle north norþnorþ along andlang<7>lang (the) brook brocbroeces to toto the seþaere ditch dicdic where \| which þær \| þeþære the sese prince æþelingæþeling bounded/marked (ge)mearcianmearcode thence þætþæt along andlang<7>lang (the) ditch dicdic to toto the seþære sheep sceapsceap wash wæsceƿwæscan to onon haccan -haccan brook⁷ brocbroc then þonneþonne along andlang<7>lang haccan -haccan brook brocbroces to toto huddes⁸ -huddes island/water meadow igigge thence þætþæt so swasƿwa forth forþforð north norþnorþ along andlang<7>lang (the) brook brocbroces to the west of wiþ_westanƿwiþƿwestan hunddes⁹ -hunddes island/water meadow igig thence þætþæt up upup along andlang<7>lang the seþæra headlands andheafod<7>heafda to toto the seþære little lytellytlan ditch's dicdice end endeende · and and<7> then¹⁰ þonneþam north norþnorð along andlang<7>lang the seþara headlands andheafod<7>heafda to toto the seþan tall langlangan cross cristelmælcyrstelmæle at ætæt heath hæþhæþ down¹¹ dundune thence þætþæt so swasƿwa north norþnorð along andlang<7>lang the seþæs narrow smælsmalan path pæþpaþes to onon the seþa ditch dicdic balks sticcesticcea to toto the seþon stud stodstod fold faldfalde thence þætþæt so swasƿwa eaþ¹² -eaþ along andlang<7>lang the seþære old ealdealdan ditch dicdic as far as oþoþ Æthelstan's Æþelstanaeþelstanes tree treowtreoƿw place steallsteal to toto the seþare ditch's dicdice bend bygebyge thence þætþaet so swasƿwa south-east suþeastsuþeast along andlang<7>lang (the) ditch dicdic by bebe Brightwell [bright + spring]¹³ beorht + wyllabyrg-ƿwylla boundary (ge)mæregemære thence þætþat so swasƿwa south-east suþeastsuðest over ofer3ofer the seþone marsh mormor to toto mæring's¹⁴ -mæringes thorn þornþorne from ofof mæring's -mæringes thorn þornþorne to toto plough sulhsul gate/gap geatgeate · from ofof plough sulhsul gate/gap geatgeate by bebe (the) root-wale/woodbank wyrtwalaƿwyrtƿwalan to toto the seþon red-leaved readleafreadleafan maple-tree mapuldormapuldre from ofof the seþam maple-tree mapuldormapuldre to onon the seþa watercourse laculace thence þætþæt straight on ongerihteongerihte to onon west westƿwest spring wyllaƿwylle which¹⁵ þeþen in/by onon another oþeroþre name namanaman is called (ge)hatanhæt at ætæt amman -amman spring¹⁶ wyllaƿwylle · 1 The Amwell Back to text 2 OE 'dic', here and throughout, can mean both 'ditch' and 'dyke' Back to text 3 Apparent omission of 'þe' (which) after 'þorne'; the text should probably read 'which on' Back to text 4 'elebeam' is the usual OE word for an 'olive-tree'; in the charter boundaries perhaps used for a tree resembling the olive Back to text 5 Scribal omission; emendation supplied with respect to phrase 'andlang dic' elsewhere in this text Back to text 6 Possibly but not necessarily in the sense of a plantation Back to text 7 Now called Hakka's Brook Back to text 8 Cp. 'hunddes' in the next phrase Back to text 9 Cp. 'huddes' in the preceding phrase Back to text 10 Scribal error: þam for þan'? Back to text 11 Hadden Back to text 12 For 'east'? Back to text 13 'byrg' is a corrupt form Back to text 14 A personal name?; or '(ge)mære' plus 'ing'? Back to text 15 With textual corruption of 'þen' for 'þe' Back to text 16 Amwell Back to text