• : Sawyer 912, MS 1, Boundary 3: Brussels, Bibliotèque Royale, 7965-73 (3723)
  • : St Albans
  • : Hertfordshire
  • : woodland in Barnet
  • : 2

Ðissynt ðesa ƿealdes gemære in to ðære ealdan byrig

Ærest ofhæƿenes hlæƿe andlang enefeldinga gemære onscir burnan , ofscirburnam1 to æðeleof hæcce · Ofþam hæcce to æscbƿrihtes heale , ofðam heale2 andlang eadulfingtuninga gemære toseodes3 geate , ofþam geate onbyttes stigle , ofbyttes stigileb 4 andlang þæs biscopes gemære onƿakeling mor , ofþam more on aggangeat , ofþam geate onðone steort æ bræneten5 , andlang brænecten6 a beoþam geondran stæðe onðæne sihter ætatehriges ænde of þam sihtre andlang heanduninga gemære on grendeles gat , of grendeles gate and lang scenleainga gemære onruge beorc lege , ofbeorc lege on hæþ lege , ofhæþlege a beo ƿyrtruman æst onhæƿenes hlaƿe7 ·

 

1
Sic
2
Confused graph; possibly 'æ';
3
Either or both of these 's's could alternatively be 'r's in this script; it is unambiguously 'seodes' in MS 2 (L912.3.01), however
4
With both 'i's dotted
5
Spelled 'et bretneten'; the scribe uses the graphs 'et' for 'æ'
6
This is spelled 'bretnecten'
7
Confused graph; it looks like an emendation of 'u' to 'a'

Variant Readings from ASCharters St Albans, no. 11

a
ðæs
b
stigele