• : Sawyer 888, MS 1, Boundary 2: Brussels, Bibliotèque Royale, 7965-73 (3723)
  • : St Albans
  • : Hertfordshire
  • : Burston in St Stephens, St Albans
  • : 2

Þissynt þaland gemære tobyrstane ·

Eresta of þærebradan apuldran <7> land þære hean stræte · <ŧ> hit cumð to þam1 byƿgelse on gerihte on þa eaa · adune <7> lang eaa on cærsƿylle2 on cyneƿoldesƿylle · <7> þanon up toƿuda on þa becean · þærþurh þæneƿudu to ƿinnanbeacean3 · of ƿinnanbeacean4 ongerihte to ƿifelingƿcon · <7> þanon uptosce nelegedene · <7> langdene to þeemnætticon · ofþæm nætticon on þæne æsc · ofþamæsce on þenesyrfman5 stumbl · of þamstumble onfrigildesol · of frigildesole on þæt byrtreoƿ6 · of þam treoƿe on þaþrystumblas · of þam stumblum on þænegrenanmere · of þam mere on apulderlege · of þeerelege on cealcdel · of cealcdelle on þaruganƿican · ofþæreƿican æfterdene eft on þabradan apl7 apuldran ·

 

1
A section of text is omitted here
2
Text omitted
3
Or 'pinnanbeacean' since 'p' and 'ƿ' are indistinguishable in this manuscript
4
Ditto
5
Sic 'm'; three joined minims with no dots
6
Or 'o'
7
Crossed through

Variant Readings from ASCharters St Albans, no. 9

a
Ærest