• : Sawyer 1546a, MS 1: Brussels, Bibliotèque Royale, 7965-73 (3723)
  • : St Albans
  • : Buckinghamshire
  • : Winslow
  • : 1

Ðissynt þaland gemæro to ƿines hleaƿe

Ærest ofcynemderes heafde , suð on ƿeod1 ƿeg , ƿest andlang þeodƿeges oþþerhit cymeð toþam heafod æcere þe lið beneoðan biceƿealdes setde2 , oððe biƿeƿealdes3 hleaƿe · Suð andlang þæs æceres oðhit cymð to ƿege , east myþer andland ƿeges þerhit cymð toþam mædlande , þær suþ begeƿeorpe eall <ŧ> yrþland · in to ƿines hiaƿe · oðþer hit cymð in to fulan forda onsƿana burnan , ƿest mid streame andlang burnan oððæt hit cymð onsmalanbroc · Sub andlang smalanbroces oþ þerhit cymð to þære stræte , eft andlang stræte þongerihte onheort mere , þanone onheort hyll · <7>sƿa angerihte ƿest to stapelum , þanone norþ andlang hean stræte , þæt on ƿinter burnan , andlang ƿinter burnan <ŧ> onsƿana burnan , andlang sƿaneburnan <ŧ> on dices pol , sƿamid streame <ŧ> on asald riþig , oþf4 ofban riþige upon asald ƿylle , andlang ƿylles tobam æƿylme , þanon ongerihte ondyddes hleaƿ <ŧ> sƿa eft on þeod ƿeg , ƿest andlang ƿeges <ŧ> nyþer onþæne moƿen dic , æfter þam dice , on kynemæres broc , up andlang broces <ŧ> hit cymeþ þar þæt riðig utt sceot · adlang5 þæs riðiges á æfter ruƿan dene <ŧ> onþæne scoƿ6 scortan dic · þanon norð <ŧ> forþ <ŧ> beƿeorpe on langan dic · <7> sƿabedice to ƿuda · þæt nyþer ut on <ŧ> becuel7 ƿæter gefealle · up be þam ribige <ŧ> ongateleage easte ƿearde · þar up norþrihte <ŧ>8 andlangdices onþæne mycelan hean hryge · abeþam hrygce <ŧ>hit cymeþ tobam gemær ƿege , andlang ƿeges ut onbuton þerhit cymþ tobam hlaford leasan garan · sƿa in myres gemære þer eft ƿest on þeodƿeg ·

 

1
Sic 'ƿ'
2
This could equally read 'sæde' with the scribe's usual 'et' for 'æ'
3
Sic 'ƿ'
4
Crossed through
5
Sic
6
Crossed through
7
Although this could equally read 'n'
8
Crossed through

Variant Readings from ASCharters St Albans, no. 2

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