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<Q O4 IR RELT LEOFRIC>
<N VISION LEOFRIC>
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<O 1050-1150>
<M 1050-1150>
<K CONTEMP>
<D WS/X>
<V PROSE>
<T REL TREAT>
<G X>
<F X>
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[^AN OLD ENGLISH VISION OF LEOFRIC,
EARL OF MERCIA.
ED. A. S. NAPIER.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHILOLOGICAL
SOCIETY, 1907-1910.
LONDON, 1908.
PP. 182.1 - 186.19^]

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<P 182>
<R 1>
   Her gesutela+d +da gesih+de +de leofric eorl ges+ah.
<R 2>
Him +tuhte to so+dan on healfslapendon lichaman, na eallinga
swylce on swefne, ac gyt gewisslicor, 
+t+at he sceolde nede ofer ane swi+de smale bricge, & seo
w+as swi+te lang, & +t+ar arn swi+de feorr beneo+dan 
egeslic w+ater, swylce hit ea w+are.
<R 6>
+da +ta he mid +tam gedr+aht w+as, +ta cw+a+d him stefn to,
Ne forhta +tu.
<R 7>
Ea+de +tu +ta bricge oferferest.
<R 8>
Mid +tam +ta wear+d he sona ofere, nyste he hu.
+da +ta he ofere w+as, +ta com him lateow ongean & hyne
l+adde to anum swy+de wlitigan felde & swy+te f+ageran, 
mid swetan stence afylled.
<R 11>
+ta geseah he swy+te mycele weorud swylce on gangdagan, & +ta
w+aron ealle mid snawhwitum reafe gescrydde, 
& +t+at on +ta wisan +te se diacon bi+d +tonne he
godspell ret.
<R 13>
& w+as an +t+ara on middan standende on m+assepreostes reafe,
swy+te heah & swy+de mycel ofer eal +t+at o+ter folc.
<R 15>
+da cw+a+d se latteow, Wast +tu hw+at +tis seo?
<R 16>
Nese, cw+a+d he.
Hit is Sanctus Paulus, h+afe+d nu gem+assod, & bletsa+d nu
+tis folc.
<R 17>
+da l+adde he hine fur+dor +t+at hi coman +t+ar +t+ar s+aton
six arwur+dlice menn, swi+de wur+dlice gefr+atewod.
<R 19>
+da cw+a+d heora an, Hw+at [{sceall{] +t+as fula mann on ure
f+arr+addene?
<R 20>
+ta andswarode him o+ter & cw+a+d, He mot beon mid us, he is
niwan gefullod +turh d+adbote, & he cym+d to 
us on +t+are +triddan gebyrtide.
<R 23>
   +da w+as eac his gewuna +t+at he wolde swy+te lytel drincan,
+teah he mid gebeorum bli+de w+are; & +t+anne he 
wiste +t+at menn f+aste sl+apen, he wolde on dihlum stowum
hine georne gebiddan.
<R 25>
+da w+as he +at Cristes cyrican mid +tam cyninge; +ta spr+ac
he on +afen wi+d +tone cyrcward & hine georne
b+ad +t+at he hine inn lete +t+anne he +ta dura cnylde; ac
he +t+at forgymde for [{his{] [{druncennysse{] .
<R 29>
+da +ta he to +t+are dura com & +t+ar langsumlice swy+de
cnucede & georne cunnode, hw+a+der he hi on +anige
wisan undon mihte, ne mihte na.
<R 31>
+da he +t+ane [{cyrcward{] gehyrde ofer eall hrutan, +ta ne
w+ande he him nanes incymes, ac feng +ta on his
gebedo, swa his gewuna w+as, for +t+ar w+as an forehus +at
+t+are cyrcan duru.
<R 34>
+da on +tam gebede wear+d seo duru f+arincga geopenad, & he
+ta sona in eode, & hine to his Drihtene geb+ad 
up ahafenum earmum.
<R 36>
+da war+d his leohtbora afyrht swy+de, & gefeall him in anan
<P 184>
heale &, mid +t+are forhtn+asse +t+at hine ofereode, sl+ap.
<R 37>
+da geseah he full gewisslice +t+at he stod on middan +t+are
flore a+tenedum earmum mid [{m+assereafe{] gescrydd, 
& h+afde grene m+assehacelan on him beorhte scinende,
& he +t+as swy+de wundrode.
<R 41>
   Eft hit getimode +at o+drum s+ale +t+at he w+as mid +tam 
kynge +at +t+are ylcan stowe.
<R 42>
+da dyde he swa his gewuna w+as, eode to cyrcean mid his
+treom cnapan, +ta +ta o+dr+e men slepon; & he hine 
+ta geb+ad, ealswa his gewuna w+as.
<R 44>
+t+at w+as swa neh Sancte Dunstanes byrgenn+e swa he nest
mihte.
<R 45>
+da wur+den +ta twegen cnapan sona on sl+ape, & se +tridda
wacode [{swi+dor{] for ege +tonne for his gebedum.
<R 47>
+da gehyrde he f+aringa swy+de ungerydelic gelyd +tam
[{gelicost{] swylce +t+ara muneca setl f+arlice feollon 
ealle togedere, & w+as +afre swa [{leng{] swa hluddre &
menigfealdre & ungeryddre.
<R 50>
+da +after langum fyrste geswac +t+at gehlyd.
+t+ar w+as innan +t+are cyrcean byrnende blacern.
<R 51>
+ta scean +t+ar f+aringa leoht inn +at +tam eastende, swylce
niwe mona arise, swa +t+at hit lihte under +t+are 
rode swy+dran earm+e, +te stod ofer +t+at weofed.
<R 54>
+ta w+as hit swa leng swa leohtre, swa lange hit leohtode,
+t+at +t+as blacernes leoht n+as nan +ting gesyne, 
& +t+at swa +t+at hit lihte geond ealle +ta widgyllan
cyrcan.
<R 56>
Swa lange hit w+as +ta on +dam, +t+at he hit ne dorste na
lengc behaldan, & hit asanode +ta on +ta ylcan 
wysan +te hit +ar w+axende w+as, swa +d+at he geseh eft +t+at
blacern leoht, & +t+at o+der geswac.
<R 59>
& se ofdr+adda cnapa +t+at eal mid him geseah & hyrde,
swylce hit to gewitness+e w+are; & +ta o+dre slepon 
& +t+as nan +ting nyston.
<R 62>
   Neh +ton ylcan s+ale se cing leg +at Sandwic mid scipum.
+da w+as his gewuna +t+at he wolde +alce d+age habban twa
m+assan, butan hit ma w+are, & ealle his tida tog+adere, 
+ar he ut eode.
<R 65>
+ta eode he ymbe sume neode, +ta m+assede man +tam cynge +at
Sancte Clementes cyrcean.
<R 66>
+da cw+a+d he to his geferan +t+at hit betere w+are +t+at hig
+ta m+assan h+afdon.
<R 67>
& he +ta inn eode, & him man sona hrymde; & he +ta sona eode
binnan [{+tone{] weohstal on nor+dhealfe, &
se cyng stod on su+dhealfe.
<R 69>
+da w+as +t+ar an +trilig wahr+agl & swy+de +ticce gewefen
+t+at hangode b+aftan +tam weofode.
<R 71>
& stod +t+ar an medmycel rod on +d+are eor+dan on +dam
nor+deasthyrnan; & w+as swa mycel +t+as treowes gesyne 
swa wolde beon god 
<P 186>
hande brad beneo+tan +tam wahrifte; & se
o+der d+al w+as betwyx +tam wahrifte & +tam wahe.
<R 74>
& se preost m+assode be cruce.
+da geseah he ofer +ta rode ane hand swylce heo bletsode;
+ta wende he +arost +t+at sum man hine bletsode, 
for +tam seo cyrce w+as eall folces afylled; +ta n+as
+t+at na swa.
<R 77>
+da beheold he hit +ta gyt geornor, +ta geseah he ealle +ta
rode swa swutole, swylce +t+ar nan +ting beforan 
n+are, & w+as seo bletsiende hand styriende & wendende
upward.
<R 80>
+ta forhtode he & tweonode him hwe+der hit swa w+are, swa him
+tuhte.
<R 81>
+da mid +t+as modes tweonunge +ta +ateowde heo him swa
swutole swa he his [{agene{] geseon mihte; & w+aron
f+agere fingras smale & lange, & +t+ara n+agla toscead & se
greata lira beneo+dan +tam +tuman eall w+as gesyne 
& fram +tam littlan fingre toweard +t+as earmes, &
sumne d+al of +t+are slyfe.
<R 85>
+da ne dorste he hit na leng behealdan, ac heng +t+at heafod
adun, & hit +ta geswac +t+ara bletsunga.
<R 87>
+t+at w+as neh +tam +te [{+t+at{] godspel w+as ger+add.
<R 89>
   Feowertyne nihton +ar his for+dsi+de he fores+ade [{+tone{]
d+ag +te he sceolde cuman to Cofantreo to his langan 
hame, +t+ar he on restet; & hit aeode eall swa he
s+ade.
<R 91>
(\Requiescat in pace\) .



