Þurh þat loud he æirnde :
& hæȝadc' and hpermde.
Coiiien þa tiSende :
to Maurius þon kinge.
liu ]>& king Rodric :
Hs rajflac makede.
Sone he sende fondc :
jeond alle filTe kine-londe.
hiJehte a;iier«lciie mon :
pa his monfcipe uSe.
|)at he wcl iwepned :
comen' to liirede.
pil'folc wes ifomned :
and fe king fufde.
ferde into Scotlonde :
jiere ho Rodric king fond.
Heo fuhton swiSe feondliohc :
i^ feollen pa Peohtes.
& Rodric J>er wes of-flajon :
& leo8Sen mid heorleu to-dra^au.
per dude jNIauiius Jie king :
a wel fwu'So lajllech J>mg.
nppen |)cu ilke ftude :
per he Rodi-ic uor-dude.
he lette a-rairen anan :
enne swTit5e fielcuS ftau.
he lette per on grauen :
SBelcuSe run-ltaueu.
porh Jiat lond he hearude :
and (loh folk and barude.
Come pe tidind :
to Maunis pan kinke.'
hou pe king Rodrich :
his lond al for-verde.
Sone he fende fonde :
^eond al his kinelonde.
hehte echne man :
pat him god wolde.
mid al his wepne :
come to ))an kinge.
pis folk was ifomned :
and hit forp fnl'de.
wende into Scotlond ;
par lie Ro(.b'ich fond.
Hii foliten mainliche :
and folle pe Rentes.
and Rodrich par was of-flawe ;
and fuplie mid horfo to-drawe.
par dude Maurus ])e kuig :
a fmpe fellich ping.
vppen pan ilke ftude :
par he Rodrich for-dudc.
he lette arere anon :
ane felcujie fton.
he lette par an gi-auie :
of Rodiiches deajie.
most harm, through the land he ran, and 'harried aud harmed [slew folk and burnt]. The tidings came to Maurius the king, how the king Rodric 'made his ravage [his land all destroyed]. Soon he sent messengers over all 'this [his] kingdom; ordered 'every [each] man, who 'his honor granted [would good to him],' that he' 'well weaponed shoidd come [with all his weapons to come] to 'court [the king]. This folk was assembled, and 'the king [it forth] marched; proceeded into Scotland, where he found 'king' Rodric. They fought 'most fiercely [strongly], and the Peohtes fell, and Rodric was there slain, aud afterwards drawu in pieces by horses. There did Maurius the king an exceeding marvellou.^ tiling; upon the same spot where he destroyed Rodric he caused anon to be reared a 'most' wonderful
htcrjede !
' R. kinge.
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