- : Sawyer 558, MS 5: London, British Library, Cotton Claudius C. ix
- : Abingdon
- : Berkshire
- : Chieveley
- : 4
Ærest of catbeorge <7>lang ƿeges on aþelunes þorn · þanon1 <7>lang ƿeges on sealhangran easteƿeardnea · þonon <7>langes ƿeges on þa byrgelsas · þonon <7>lang byden hæma gemeres2 on þa haran apoldre · þonon on or heme gemere · <7>lang þæs gemeres on cilteƿudesgemære to þam stane · þanon ƿest <7>lang ƿeges to þam hæcce · þanon <7>lang gemæres to þam crundele · þanon <7>lang gemæres to þam oðrum crundele · þonon to þam ƿon stocce · <7> þær to ƿuda · þanon on þa syrfan · þanon ofer hean hricgb · þonon on þæs cinges hagan · þonne þær ƿest <7>lang hagan on hnæf leage suðeƿeardnec · þonned <7>lang hagan to þam bæce · of þam bæce þær norð utan þone lytlan hæðfeld · þonon <7>lang ƿeges be ƿinterburninga ge mæres3 beƿestan þære ealdan byrig on þone stanihtan ƿeg · of þam ƿege to þam stancystlum · þonon on þa <7>heafde · þonne þær ƿest on ðone burnan butan six æcerum · þonone þæref norð an furlang · þonne þær ƿest ofer þa tƿegen beorgas to þam hearpoþe norð <7>lang hearpoþesg on bradanford þær ƿest <7>lang burn stoƿe to ibbanstane · þonne þær east <7>lang ƿeges on standene · þonon ƿest to þam ƿyrtƿalan · þonon norð on sceap hammas · þanon on gerihta þær tun ƿegas ut sceotað · þonon on gerihta to þære haran apoldre · of þære haran apoldre · þurh þone tun to þam ruƿan crundleh · þonon <7>lang gemæres to þone litlani beorh up on mules dune · of þam beorge <7>lang gemæres on hricgj ƿeg · <7>lang hrycg ƿeges oð catmeres gemære · þonne þær east <7>lang gemæres on puttan ƿegk 4 · of þam pytte <7>lang gemæres eft on Catbeorh ·
- 1
- 'þanon' frequently for the other mss' 'þonon'; variant readings not displayed
- 2
- 'gemere' for 'gemære' frequently in this text; ditto
- 3
- Erased character, although the faint 's' still shows through
- 4
- Sic scribal error
Variant Readings from ASCharters Abingdon, no. 45
- a
- eastƿeardne
- b
- hrycg
- c
- suþeƿearde
- d
- þonon
- e
- þonne
- f
- þær
- g
- herpoþes
- h
- crundele
- i
- lytlan
- j
- hrycg
- k
- pyt