þat þu i herest singen.

Mony mon haueþ swikelne muþ.

milde and monne for cuþ.

Nele he þe cuþe. hwenne he þe wule bi kache.

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255 þus queþ Alured.

Þvrh sawe mon is wis. And þurh hiselþe. glev.

þurh lesinge mon is loþ. and þurh luþre wrenches.

And | vnwurþ.

And þurh hokede honde. þat he bereþ.