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THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE.
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Cott. Tiber. B. iv.


ferdo[n] þis land norþanweard · ⁊ suþonweard hit hæfdon Bryttas · swa we ǽr cwǽdon · ⁊ þa Pihtas heom abædon wif æt Scottan · on þa gerád ꝥ hi gecúron hyre cynecynn áá on þa wif heálfe · ꝥ hy heoldon swa lange syþþan. ⁊ þa gelamp ymbe geára rýne ꝥ Scotta sum dæl gewat of Ybernian on Brytene · ⁊ þæs landes sumne dǽl geeódon · ⁊ wæs heora heretoga Reóda gehaten · fram þam hy synd genæmnede Dalreódi.

Bodl. Laud. 636.


swa we ær cwedon. And þa Pyhtas heom abædon wif æt Scottum · on þa gerad ꝥ hi gecuron heor[a] kynecinn aa on þa wif healfa · ꝥ hi heoldon swa lange syððan. ⁊ þa gelamp hit imbe geara rina ꝥ Scotta sum dæl gewat of Ybernian on Brittene · ⁊ þes landes sum dæl geeodon · ⁊ wes heora heratoga Reoda gehaten · from þam heo sind genemnode Dælreodi.

Cott. Domit. A. viii.


wyrd ꝥ hi scoldon æure geceosan heora cynecynn of þa wif healfe · ꝥ hi heoldan swa lange siððan. And ða gelamp hit ymbe geara ryne ꝥ Scotta sum dael gewat of Ybernian on Brytene · ⁊ þæs landes sum dael geeodan · ⁊ was heora heretoga Reoda gehaten · fram ðam heo synd genemnod Dælreodi.

Syxtigum wintrum ærþon Crist wære acænned · Gaius Iulius Romane cásere mid hund ehtatigum ceolum gesohte Brytene. Dær he wæs ærest geswænced mid grimmum gefeohte · ⁊ mycelne dæl his heres forlædde · ⁊ þa he forlet his here gebidan mid Scottum · ⁊ gewat suð into Galwalum · ⁊ þær gegáderode syx hund scipa · mid þam he gewat eft into Brytene · ⁊ þa hi ǽrost togǽdere gerǽsde · þa mon ofsloh þæs káseres geréfan · se wæs Labienus gehaten. Ða genamon þa Walas · ⁊ adrífon sumre eá fórd ealne mid scearpum stængum greátum innan þam wǽtere · seo eá hatte Tǽmese. Ða ꝥ onfundon þa Románi · þa noldon hig faran ofer þone ford. Ða flugon þa Bryt-

Sixtigum wintrum ær þam þe Crist were acenned · Gaius Iulius Romana kasere mid hund ehtatigum scipum gesohte Brytene. Þer he wes ærost geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte · ⁊ micelne dæl his heres forlædde · ⁊ ba he forlet his here abidan mid Scottum · ⁊ gewat into Galwalum · ⁊ ber gegadorode six hund scipa · mid þam he gewat eft into Brytene · ⁊ þa hi ærost togedore geraesdon · þa man ofsloh ðes caseres gerefan · se wes Labienus gehaten. Ða genamon þa Walas · ⁊ adrifon sumre ea ford ealne mid scearpum pilum greatum innan þam wetere · sy ea hatte Temese. Þa ꝥ onfundon ða Romani · þa noldon hi faron ofer þone ford, pa flugon þa Brytwalas to þam wudu

Syxtigum wintrum ær þam ðe Crist wære acenned · Gaius Iulius Romana kasere mid hund eahtatigum scipum gesohte Brytene. Þar he was ærost geswengt mid grimmum gefeohte · ⁊ mycelne dæl his heres forlædde · ⁊ þa he let his here anbidian mid Scottum · ⁊ ferde into Galwalum · ⁊ þar gegaderade syx hund scipan · mid þam he gewat eft into Brytene · ⁊ ða hi ærost togaedere geræsdan · ða man ofsloh his anne gereuan · se was Labienus gehaten. Þa genaman þa Walas ⁊ adriuan sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpan greaton pilum innon þam wætere · seo ea hatte Temese. Þa ꝥ afundon þa Romani • þa noldan [hi] faran ouer þane ford.