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The Brut
| Soort Engels |
Middelengels |
| Jaar |
Rond 1215 |
| Auteur |
Layamon (Lawman) |
An preost wes on leoden; La3amon wes ihoten.
he wes Leouenaðes sone; liðe him beo Drihten.
He wonede at Ernle3e; at æðelen are chirechen.
vppen Seuarne staþe; sel þar him þuhte.
on-fest Radestone; þer he bock radde.
Hit com him on mode; & on his mern þonke.
þet he wolde of Engle; þa æðelæn tellen.
wat heo ihoten weoren; & wonene heo comen.
þa Englene londe; ærest ahten.
æfter þan flode; þe from Drihtene com.
þe al her a-quelde; quic þat he funde.
buten Noe.& Sem; Iaphet & Cham.
& heore four wiues; þe mid heom weren on archen.
La3amon gon liðen; wide 3ond þas leode.
& bi-won þa æðela boc; þa he to bisne
nom.
He nom þa Englisca boc; þa makede Seint Beda.
An-oþer he nom on Latin; þe makede Seinte Albin.
& þe feire Austin; pe fulluht broute hider in.
Boc he nom þe þridde; leide þer amidden.
þa makede a Frenchis clerc;
Wace wes ihoten; þe wel couþe writen.
& he hoe 3ef þare æðelen; Ælienor
þe wes Henries quene; þes he3es kinges.
La3amon leide þeos boc; & þa leaf wende.
he heom leofliche bi-heold. liþe him beo Drihten.
Feþeren he nom mid fingren; & fiede on boc-felle.
& þa soþere word; sette to-gadere.
& þa þre boc; þrumde to are.
Nu bidde[ð] La3amon alcne æðele mon;
for þene almiten Godd.
þet þeos boc rede; & leornia þeos runan.
þat he þeos soðfeste word; segge to-sumne. |
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