“ Þa ongeat se cing þæt, ⁊ on þa duru uteode ⁊ þa unheanlice hine werede þæt he on þone æþeling locade, ⁊ hie ealle þa on þone cing feohtende wæron þæt hie hine ofslegenne hæfdan. Þa onfundan þæt þæs kinges geferan on ðæs wifes unstilnesse ⁊ þyder urnan swa hwylc swa þonne gearo wearð, ⁊ heora se æþeling æghwylcum feorh ⁊ feoh bead, ⁊ heora nan þæs onfon wolde, ah hie on hine symle feohtende wæron oþþæt hie ealle lagan butan anum bryttiscum gisle, ⁊ se wæs swiþe for⟨wun⟩dod. ”

“ Þy ilcan geare drehtan þa hergeas on Eastenglum ⁊ on Norðhymbrum Westsexna land swiþe be þam suðstaðe mid stæl hergum, ealra swiþost mid þam æscum þe hie feala geara ær timbredan. Ða het Ælfred cing timbran lange scipu ongean þa æscas, þa wæron fulneah twa swa lange swa ð⟨a⟩ oþre, sume hæfdon .lx. arena, sume ma, þa wæron ægþer ge swiftran ge un⟨weal⟩tran ge eac hearran þonne þa oþre, næron hie naþor ne on frysisc gesceapen ne on denisc, buton swa him sylfum þuhte þæt hie nytweorðoste beon mihton. Þa æt sumum cyrre þæs ilcan geares coman þær .vi. ”

“ Kalendas Maii , se wæs Defnascire bisceop, 7 he wilnode þæt his licræst sceolde beon æt Cridiantune æt his bisceopstole. Þa het Eadweard cing 7 Dunstan arcebisceop þæt hine man ferede to Sancta Marian mynstre, þæt is æt Abbandune, 7 man eac swa dyde, 7 he is eac arwyrþlice bebyrged on þa norðhealfe on Sanctus Paulus portice. ”

“ Ða þæs on hærfeste wicode se cing on neaweste þære byrig ða hwile þe hie heora corn geripon, þæt þa Deniscan him ne mihtan þæs ripes forwyrnan. Þa sume dæge rad se cing upp be þære ea ⁊ gehawode hwær man mihte þa ea forwyrcean þæt hie ne mihtan þa scipu ut bringan, ⁊ hie þa swa dydan, worhtan twa geweorc on twa healfe þære ea. Þa hie þæt geweorc furðum ongunnæn hæfdon, þa ongeat se here þæt hie ne mihton þa scipu ut bringan. Þa forletan hie þa scipu ⁊ eodan ofer land, þæt hie gedydan æt Cwatbrycge be Sæfyrn, ⁊ þæt geweorc worhtan. ”

“ Þa ne mihte seo fyrd hi na hindan offaran ær hie wæran inne on þam geweorce, besætan þeah þæt geweorc sume twegen dagas, ⁊ genaman ceapes eall þæt þær butan wæs, ⁊ þa menn ofslogan þe hie foran forridan mihtan buton geweorce, ⁊ þæt corn eal forbærndan ⁊ mid heora horsum ⟨frettan⟩ on ælcre efennehþe. ⁊ þæt wæs ymb .xii. monað þæs þe hie ær hider ofer sæ coman. ⟨895⟩ Ond þa sona æfter þam on þysum geare for se here of Wirhealan innan Norðwealas forðam hie þær sittan ne mihton, þæt wæs forðon þe hie wæron benumen ægþer ge þæs ceapes ge þæs cornes þe hie gehergod hæfdan. ”

“ Sona swa hie comon on Stufemuþan, þa metten hie .xvi. scipu wicinga ⁊ hie wiþ þa gefuhtan ⁊ þa scipu ealle geræhton ⁊ þa menn ofslogon. þa hie hamweard wæron mid þære herehyþe, þa mettan hie mycelne sciphere wicinga ⁊ þa wiþ þa gefuhtan þy ilcan dæge, ⁊ þa Deniscan ahton sige. Ðy ilcan geare ær middum wintra forðferde Karl Francna cing, ⁊ hine ofsloh an eofor. ⁊ anum geare ær his broðor forðferde, se hæfde eac þæt westrice, þa wæron Hloþwiges suna begen. Se forðferde ðy ilcan geare þe seo sunne aþeostrode, se wæs þæs Karles sunu þe Æþelwulf Westsexna cing his dohtor hæfde him to cwene. ”

“ Þa se cing hine west wende mid þære fyrde wiþ Exanceastres, swa ic ær sæde, ⁊ se here þa burh beseten hæfde, þa he þærto gefaren wæs, þa eodan hie to heora scipum. Þa he wiþ þone here þær west abysgod wæs ⁊ þa hergeas wæron þa begen gegadrode to Sceobyrig on Eastsexum ⁊ þær geweorc worhtan, foron þa begen ætgædre upp be Temese, ⁊ him com to mycel eaca ægðer ge of Eastenglum ge of Norðhymbrum. ”

“ Ða hie gefengon myccle herehyþe, ⁊ þa woldan ferian norðwerdes ofer Temese innan Eastsexe ongan þa scipu. þa forrad seo fyrd hie forne ⁊ him wiþ gefeaht æt Fearnhamme ⁊ þone here geflymde, ⁊ þa herehyþe ahreddan, ⁊ hie flugan ofer Temese butan ælcum forda, þa upp be Colne on anne iggað. Þa besæt seo fyrd hie þærutan þa hwile þe hie lengest mete hæfdan, ac hie hæfdan þa heora stemninge gesetene ⁊ heora mete benotodne, ⁊ wæs se cing þa þyderweardes on fare mid þære scire þe mid him sylfum fyrdode. ”

“ Ond þa fengon Aþelwulfes sunu twegen to rice, Aþelbald to Westsexna rice ⁊ Æþelbriht to Cantwara rice ⁊ to Eastsexna rice ⁊ to Suðrigea ⁊ to Suþsexna rice, ⁊ þa rixode Æþelbald .v. gear. ⟨861⟩ Her Aþelbald cing forðferde, ⁊ his lic lið æt Scirburnan, ⁊ feng Æþelbriht to eallum ðam rice his broþor, ⁊ he hit heold on godre geþwærnesse. ⁊ his dæge com mycel sciphere upp ⁊ abræcan Wintanceaster, ⁊ wiþ þone here gefuhtan Wulfheard ealdorman mid Hamtunscire ⁊ Æþelwulf ealderman mid Bearrocscire, ⁊ þone here geflymdan ⁊ wælstowe geweald ahton. ”

“ Se Cynewulf rixode .xxxi. wintra, ⁊ his lic liþ on Wintanceastre, ⁊ þæs æþelinges æt Axanmynster, ⁊ heora riht fæderenkynn gæþ to Cerdice. ⁊ þy ilcan geare man ofsloh Æþelbald Myrcna cing on Secggandune, ⁊ his lic liþ on Hreopandune, ⁊ Beornred feng to rice ⁊ hit lytle hwile heold ⁊ ungefealice, ⁊ þy ilcan geare feng Offa to rice ⁊ þæt heold .xxxix. ”

“ Her Æþelheard arcebisceop ⁊ Cynebriht Westsexna bisceop foron to Rome. ⟨800⟩ Her Brihtric cing forðferde, ⁊ Wor ealdormann, ⁊ Ecgbriht feng to Westseaxna rice. ⁊ þy ilcan dæge rad Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiccum ofer æt Kynemæresforda, þa gemette hine Wihstan ealdormann mid Wilsætum, ⁊ þær wearþ mycel gefeoht ⁊ þær begen ofslegene wurdon þa ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsæte naman sige. ⟨802⟩ Her wæs gehadod Beornmod bisceop to Hrofesceastre. ⟨803⟩ Her Æþelheard arcebisceop forðferde, ⁊ Wulfred wæs to arcebisceope gehalgod, ⁊ Forðred abbud forðferde. ”

“ Kalendas Iulii, ⁊ steorran hie æteowdan fulneah healfe tid ofer undern. 544 Her Wihtgar forðferde, ⁊ hine man bebyrigde on Wihtgarabyrig. 547 Her Ida feng to rice, þanen Norðanhymbra kinecynn onwoc, Ida wæs Eopping, Eoppa Esing, Esa wæs Inguing, Ingui Angenwitting, Angenwit Alocing, Aloc Benocing, Benoc Branding, Brand Bældæging, Bældæg Wodening, Woden Freoþolafing, Freoþelaf Freoþulfing, Friþulf Finning, Finn Godulfing, Godulf Geating. 552 Her Cynric feaht wiþ Bryttas on þære stowe þe is genemned Searoburh, ⁊ þa Bryttas geflymde. ”

“ Papa SERGIUS in sacrario beati PETRI capsam argeneam quę in angulo obscurissimo diutissime iacuerat et in ea crucem diuersis ac pretiosis lapidibus adornatam Domino reuelante repperit. De qua tractis quattuor petalis q [uib] us gemmę inclusę erant mire magnitudinis portionem ligni salutiferę Dominicę crucis iterius repositam inspexit. ”

“ Þa he þæt hyrde, þa ferde he þider mid fyrde ⁊ heom wið gefeaht æt Hengestesdune, ⁊ ægðer geflymde ge þa Wealas ge þa Deniscan. ⟨836⟩ Her Ecgbriht cing forðferde, ⁊ hine hæfde ær Offa Myrcna cing ⁊ Brihtric Westseaxna cing ut aflymed þeo gear of Angelcynnes lande on Francland ær he cing wære, ⁊ forðy fultmode Brihtric Offan þy þe he hæfde his dohtor him to cwene. Se Ecgbriht rixode .xxxvii. wintra ⁊ .vii. monað, ⁊ feng Aþelwulf Ecgbrihting to Westseaxna rice, ⁊ he sealde Æþelstane his suna Cantwara rice ⁊ Eastsexna rice ⁊ Suþrigea ⁊ Suþsexna. ”

“ Her heo begeat on hire geweald mid Godes fultome on forewerdne gear gesimbsumlice þa burh æt Legraceastre, 7 se mæsta dæl þæs herges þe þærto hyrde wearð underþyded. 7 hæfdon eac Eforwicingas gehaten, 7 sume on wedde geseald, sume mid aþum gefæstnod þæt hie on hire rædenne beon woldan. Ac swiþe hrædlice þæs þe hie þæs geworden hæfde, heo gefor .xii. nihtum ær middan sumera binnan Tamanweorðe þy eahtoþan geare þæs þe heo Myrcna anwald mid riht hlaforddome healdende wæs, 7 hire lic liþ binnan Gleawceastre on þam east portice Sancte Petres ciricean. ”

“ Þa he gefor, þa feng Ceol to ðam rice 7 heold .v. gear. Þa hie gefor, ða feng Ceol (f) wulf to his broður, 7 rixode .xvii. gear, 7 heora cynn gæð to Cerdice. Þa feng Cynegils to, Ceolwulfes broðor sunu, to rice 7 rixode .xx. wintra, 7 he onfeng ærest fulwihte Westsexna cinga, 7 þa feng Cenwalh to 7 heold .xxxi. wintra, se Cenwealh wæs Cynegilses sunu; 7 þa heold Sexburh cwen an gear þæt rice æfter him. Ða feng Æscwine to rice, þæs cynn gæð to Cerdice, 7 heold .ii. gear. Þa feng Centwine to Westsexna rice Cinegilsing 7 rixode .viiii. gear. ”