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  • : Sawyer 801, MS 1: London, British Library, Harley Charter 43 C. 6
  • : Winchester, Old Minster
  • : Staffordshire
  • : Madeley
  • : 2

Ðis syndon þa land gemæro to madan leage

ærest on ƿitena leage ineardel ofeardele inƿrimana 1 ford ofƿrimanb forda ond long broces onhedenan mós of hedenan móse ymbe heafca bæce ofþan bæce onþone hege of þon hege onƿilburge ƿege of þæm ƿege incærsihtan ƿyll of þæm ƿylle inþa dic of þære dic in<ŧ> micle mós of þæm mose in<ŧ> síc of þæm síce inƿierdes ford of ƿierdes forda onþone hreodihtan mor of þon more in þa hæþihtan lege ofþære lege in þa hyrste onþagr`e´atan2 ác of þære ác in<ŧ> sic of þæm síce eft on ƿitena leage : -

 

1
Sic wynn here
2
'e' inserted above the line, probably by the main scribe

Variant Readings from Birch, no. 1312

a
wriman
b
wriman