menn sel ne1 uðe ponne me. J ic þæs þa pæs pel ge pafa.

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Ac hit ge lamp þæt pe ealle on hædenum folce ge brocude p. 49.] pæron. þa spræce pyt ymbe uncre bearn þæt hy sumre are be porftan sælde unc on þam brocum spa unc sælde9. þa pæron pe onge mote æt Spinbeorgum þa ge cpædon 5 pit on pest seaxena pitena ge pitnesse þæt spader uncer leng pære he ge ude oðres bearnum para landa þe pyt sylfe begeaton para land pe unc Aðulf cingc for geaf be Adelbolde lifiendum butan þam þe he us prim ge broðrum ge cpæð9. 7 þæs uncer1o ægder oprum 10 his pedd sealde spaðer uncer leng lifede pæt se fenge ægper ge to landell ge to madmum 12. J to eallum his æhtum butan þam dæle pe uncer ge hpæder his bearnum 18 be cpæð. Ac hit ge lamp Ædered cingc ge for pa ne cydde11 me nan 15 mann nan 16 yrfe ge prit ne nane ge 15 pitnesse17 hit ænig oder pære butan spa hit18 on ge pitnesse 17 ær ge cpædon. pa ge hyrde pe nu manegu yrfe ge flitu. nu þa lædde ic Apulfes cinges yrfe ge prit on ure ge mót æt Langan dene 19 y hit man arædde be foran 20 eallum pest seaxena pitum. þa hit aræd pæs þa bæd ic hy 20 ealle for minre lufan him min 21 pedd bead. ic hyra næfre nænne ne on cube for pon pe hy on riht spræcon. hyra 28 nan ne pandode ne for minan lufan ne for minum ege þæt hyp folc riht arehton þy læs ænig 25 p. 50.] man cpede pic mine mægcild oððe yldran oððe gingran 25

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22

1 A. H.; M. 2 suggests selre instead of sel ne.

* Saeld, H.

* Called Swinburgh, by M. T., but identified as Swanborough Tump, between
Woodborough and Pewsey, co. Wilts, by Rev. H. G. Tomkins, in Academy,
1884, p. 348, and 1885, 6th July.
6-bold, H.

4 Otheres, H.

8 Gebrotherum, H.

7 [he], H.

5 Cinge, H. 9 Cuaethe, H.

from Swanborough Tump (Tomkins), see above, n. 3. Langden, H., note.

20 Beforane, H.
26 Aenge, H.

21 Mine, H. 22 Maenne, H. 23 Hira, H. 24 Aege, H. 26 Maeegecyld, H.

mid pó1 for demde. hy þa calle to rihte gerehton
cpædon3 hy nan rihtre riht ge pencan ne mihtan
ne on þam yrfe geprite ge hyran nu hit eall agán is
þær on oð pine hand. ponne? þu hit be cpede sylle
spa ge sibre handa spa fremdre spaders pe leofre sy. hi 5
ealle me pas hyra pedd sealdon y hyra hand setene
be hyra life hit nænig mann1o næfre. ne on pende11 on
nane oðre12 pisan butan spa spa ic hit sylf ge cpede13 æt
þam nyhstan dæge.

Ic1 ÆLFRED pest seaxena cingc is mid godes gyfe 16 10 mid pisse ge pitnesse 17 ge cpede hu ic ymbe min yrfe 18 pille 19 æfter 20 minum dæge. ærest 21 ic an Eadpearde 22 minum yldran 23 suna þæs 24 landes æt Stræt neat on Triconscire 25. Heortig tunes 26. pa bocland calle pe Leofheah hylt. 7 land æt Carumtune 27. J æt Cylfan- 15 tune. æt Bur'n'hamme. J æt Pedmor Jæt Pedmor. ic com fyrmdig 28 to pan hipum æt Ceodre. hy hine ceosan on þa ge rad þe pe ær ge cpeden hæfdon mid þam lande æt Ciptune. þam pe þær to hyrad. 7 ic him an þæs landes æt Cantuctune. J æt Bedepindan 29. J æt Pefes igge 30. 20 p. 51.] Hysse burnan. 7 æt Suttune. J æt Leodridan. J æt

Apeltune. ealle pa boc land pe ic on Cent hæbbe. J
æt þam nyðeran Hysse burnan. J æt Cyseldene. agyfe
man into Pintan ceastre on pa ge rád þe hit min fæder ær
ge cpæð31. þmin sundor feoh þæt ic Ecgulfe 32 odfæste 25

18 Gecuaethe, H.

14 The rubrics in A (in Astle's handwriting) call the foregoing paragraph Præfatio, and from here to the end Testamentum, but in H the foregoing paragraph is called Testamentum, and from here to end Secundum Testamentum. 16 Cinge, H. 16 Gife, H. K. T. 17 Gewitnesse, H. 18 Yyfe, H. 20 Æftest, H. 21 Æriest, H. 23 -drian, H. and the letters ri for r generally throughout.

19 [wille], H.

22 -ride, H.

24 þese, H.

25 Truconscipe, H. 26 Heortingtunes, K. T, 27 Ear., H. 28" For frymdig," M.

29 Bedemdan, H.

30 Fefesige, H.

л Gecyeðe, H.

32 Egulfe, H.

on þam neoderan Hysse burnan. 7 þam gingran minan suna land æt Eaderingtune. Jæt Dene. þæt

Meone. J1æt Ambres byrig.] æt Deone. J æt Sture minster. æt Gifle 2.7 æt Crucern. J Hpitan cyrican. Jæt Axanmuðan. J æt Braneces cumbe1. J æt Colum- 5 tune. æt Tpy fyrde. J æt Mylen burnan 5.7 æt Exan mynster. æt Suðespyrðe. 7 æt Liptune. J þa land þe þær to hyran. Þ synd ealle pe ic on pealcynne hæbbe buton Triconscires. 7 minre yldstan dehter pæne ham æt Pelepe. pære medemestan æt Clearan. J æt Cende- 10 fer. þære gingestan pone ham at Pelig 7 æt Æsctune Jæt Cippan hamme1o y Æðelme mines broðersuna þone hám æt Ealding burnan11 æt Cum tune. J æt Crundellan. æt Beadingum. J æt Beadinga hamme j æt Burn ham. æt punres felda. J æt Æscengum. J Apel- 15 polde mines broðorsuna pone hám æt Godelmingum. J p. 52.] æt Gyldeforda 12. æt Stæningum Osferde minum Jæt mæge pone ham at Beccan lea. J æt Hryðeran felda 18. Jæt Diccelingum1 æt Suðtune æt Lulling 15 mynster. Jæt Angemæringum 16.7 æt Felh hamme. J þa land þe þær to hyran. J Ealhspide pone ham at Lambburnan 17. Jæt Paneting. J æt Eðandune. J minum tpam 18 sunum an pusend punda ægðrum fif hund punda. † minre yldstan dehter. J þære medemestan 19 pære gingstan Ealhspide him feoprum feoper hund punda ælcum án 25 hund punda. J minra ealdormanna ælcum 20 an hund

1 Sæt, added, K. 2 Called Gidley, co. Devon, M. K. T., but manifestly Yeovil, co. Somerset. Cf. Geddinges, Geddingas Yeading, co. Midd., B. Nos. 182, 265; Gilding = Yalding, co. Kent. K., DCCXC. 3 Cruærn, M. K. T.; but A. plainly reads Crucern. Cruiærin, H., which reads ri for throughout, plainly copying from a MS. with long Saxon r, which the scribe has read ri. 4 Briancæscumbe, H. 7-cyne, H. Cf. M.'s note on this word. 10 Cippenhamme, K.

5 -nam, H.

• Eschune, H. 12 Gildeforida, H.

13 Hry Seriamfelda, H.
17 -nam, H.

6 Tha synd, H.
8 Truconstirie, H.
11 Ealdinghurinan, H.
14 Diccan., H.

15 -linge, H.

16 -ringtun, K.

18 Тpan, H.

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mangcusa.

Æpelme 7 Æðelpolde

Osferde eac spa.

JÆperede ealdormenn an1 speord ON hund teon-
J þam mannum þe me folgiað þe

tigum mancusum

.

ic nu on easter tidum feoh sealde tpa hund punda
agyfe man him 7 dæle man him be tweoh ælcum spa 5
him to ge byrian pille æfter pære pisan pe ic2 him
nu dælde3. þam erce bisceope. C. mancusa Esne
bisceope Pærferde bisceope1 þam æt Scireburnan " .
eac spa ge dæle for me. 7 for minne fæder

J for pa frynd þe he fore pingode. Jic fore pingie . tpa 10 hund punda. fiftig mæsse preostum ofer eall min rice . p. 53.] fiftig earmum Godes peopum. fiftig earmum þearfum.

fiftig to pære cyrican pe ic æt reste 8. ] ic nat naht
gepislice hpæðer þæs feos spa micel is. ne ic nat peah
his mare sy. butan spa ic pene. Gif hit mare sy beo 15
hit him eallum ge mæne9 þe ic feoh be cpeden hæbbe.

ic pille þæt mine ealdormenn y mine þenigmenn þær
ealle mid syndan þis þus ge dælan . þonne hæfde ic ær
on oðre pisan apriten 10 ymbe min yrfe þa ic hæfde mare
feoh. ma maga. ♬ hæfde monegum mannum þa ge 20
pritu oðfæst11 on pas ylcan ge pitnesse 12 hy pæron
apritene. ponne hæbbe ic nu forbær'n'ed 1s pa ealdan þe
ic ge ahsian mihte. Gif hyra hpylc funden bið ne
forstent þæt naht for pam ic pille pæt hit nu pus sy
mid Godes fultume. ic pille pa menn þe pa land 25
habbað þa pord ge læstan þe on mines fæder yrfe ge
prite standað spa spa hy fyrmest magon. ic pille gif
ic ænigum menn ænig feoh un leanod hæbbe þæt mine
magas þæt huru ge leanian. ic pille pa menn 14 pe ic
mine bocland be cpeden hæbbe þæt hy hit ne asyllan of 30

1 And, H.

6 Min, H.
11 Odef., H.

2 Hic, H. • Dæle, H.
7 Fscynd, H. 8 Rest, H.
12 Gepittenesse, H.

•-ceop, H.
9 Gemene, H.
13 Foribearmed, H.

5-nam, H. 10 Apritan, H. 14 Menni, H.

minum cynne ofer heora dæg. ac ic pille1 hyra dæg þæt p. 54.] hit gange on þa nyhstan2 hand me butan hyra hpylc bearn

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hæbbe ponne is me leofast þæt hit gange on þæt stryned on pa pæpned healfe pa hpile pe ænig þæs pyroe sy . min yldra fæder hæfde ge cpeden his land on þa spere healfe 5 næs on pa spinl healfe ponne gif ic ge sealde ænigre pif handa he ge strynde ponne for gyldan mine magas . gif hy hit be1 þan libbendan habban pyllan gif hit elles sy gange hit ofer hyra dæg spa spa pe ær ge cpeden hæfdon. forpon ic cpede7 þæt hi hit gyldan for pon hy 10 for to minum þe ic syllan mot spa pif handa spa pæpned handa spaðer ic pylle. ic bidde on Godes naman 7 on his haligraminra maga nan ne yrfe pearda ne ge spence nan nænig cyrelif para pe ic fore geald. 7 me pest seaxena pitan to rihte ge rehton þæt ic hi mót lætan 15 spa freo spa peope spader ic pille. ac ic for Godes lufany for minre saple pearfe pylle hy syn heora freolses pyrðe hyra cyres. ic on Godes lifiendes naman beode þæt hy nan man ne brocie ne mid feos manunge ne mid nænigum þingum hy ne motan ceosan spylcne mann 20 p. 55.] spylce hy pyllan. ic pylle þæt man agyfe þam hipum æt Domra hamme hyra land bec hyra freols spylce hand to ceosenne spylce him leofast sy for me for Ælflæde J for pa frynd þe heo fore pingode 7 ic fore pingie. J sec J man eac on cpicum ceape ymbe minre saple pearfe spa 25 hit beon mæge spa hit eac ge rysne sy ♬ spa ge me for gyfan pyllan 10;

9

1 [ofer], added, H. M. K.

2 Nih, H.

3 Gestrinde, H. 4 He, H.

7 Cpeð, H. 8 Munria, H. 9 Nængum, H.

5 Libendan, H. 6 pillan, H.
10 For English translation and notes see Appendix.