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[^TEXT:  MARVELS.
THREE OLD ENGLISH PROSE TEXTS
IN MS. COTTON VITELLIUS A XV.
EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY, 161.
ED. S. RYPINS.
NEW YORK: KRAUS REPRINT CO., 1971 (1924).
PP. 51.1 - 67.19^]

[^B22.2^]
<P 51>
<R 1.1>
   Seo landbuend on fruman from antimolime +t+am lande, +t+as
landes is on gerime +t+as l+assan milget+ales 
+te (\stadio\) hatte fif hund, & +t+as miclan +te leones
hatte +treo hund & eahta & lx.
<R 1.7>
On +t+am ealande bi+d micel m+anegeo sceapa.
<R 1.8>
And +tanon is to babilonian +t+as l+assan milget+ales 
(\stadio\) hundteontig & eahta & lx, & +t+as miclan 
milget+ales +te leones hatte fiftyne & hundteontig.
<R 2.1>
Seo londbunis is swy+dust [{cepemonnum{] geseted, +t+ar
beo+d we+dras acenned on oxna micelnesse +ta 
bua+d o+d meda burh.
<R 2.6>
+t+are burge nama is archemedon.
<R 2.7>
Sio is m+ast to babilonia burh.
+tonon syndon +t+as l+assan milget+ales (\stadi\) ccc & 
+t+as maran +te leon hatte cc from archemedon.
<P 52>
<R 2.10>
+t+ar syndon +ta miclan m+ar+da +t+at syndon +ta weorc +te
se micla macedonisca alexsander het gewyrcan.
<R 2.12>
+t+at land is on lenge, & on br+ade cc +t+as l+assan
milget+ales (\stadi\) & +t+as miclan +te [{leones{] hatte 
c xxx & healf mil.
<R 3.1>
Sum stow is mon fere+d to +t+are readan s+a.
<R 3.2>
Seo is haten lentibelsinea, +t+am beo+d henna acenned
onlice +tonne +te mid us beo+d reades heowes.
<R 3.6>
Gif hi hwylc man niman wile o+t+te him [{o{] +athrine+d
+tonne forb+arna+d hy sona eal his lic.
<R 3.8>
+t+at syndon ungefr+agelicu liblac.
<R 4.1>
Eac +tonne +t+ar beo+d wildeor acenned.
<R 4.2>
+ta deor +tonne hy mannes stefne gehyra+d, +tonne fleo+d hy
feor.
<R 4.5>
+ta deor habba+d eahta fet, & w+alcyrian eagan, & twa heafdu.
<R 4.6>
Gif him hwylc mon onfon wille +tonne hiera lichoman 
<P 53>
+t+at hy on+ala+d.
<R 4.8>
+t+at syndon +ta ungefr+agelicu deor.
<R 5.1>
+teos stow hafa+d n+adran.
+ta n+adran habba+d twa heafdu, +tara eagan scina+d nihtes
swa leohte swa bl+acern.
<R 6.1>
On sumon lande eoselas beo+d acende +ta habba+d swa micle
hornas swa oxan.
<R 6.4>
+ta syndon on +t+are m+astan [{w+astene{] +t+at is on +ta
su+d healfe from babiloniam +ta bua+d to +t+am readan 
s+a, for +tara n+adrena m+anego +te in +t+am stowum beo+d
+ta hatton corsias.
<R 6.10>
+ta habba+d swa micle hornas swa we+deras.
<R 6.11>
Gif hy hwilcne man slea+d o+t+te a +athrine+d +tonne
swylte+d he sona.
<R 6.13>
On +tam landum bi+d pipores genihtsumnis.
<R 6.14>
+tone pipor healda+t +ta n+addran on heora 
<P 54>
[{geornnesse{] .
<R 6.15>
+tone pipor mon swa nime+d +t+at mon +ta stowe mid fyre
on+ale+d & +ta n+adran +tonne of dune on +ta eor+tan
+t+at fleo+d, for +ton se pipor bi+d sweart.
<R 6.18>
From babiloniam o+d persiam +ta burh +tar se pipor weaxe+d is
+t+as l+assan milgeteles +te (\stadia\) hatte eahta hund mila.
<R 6.20>
Of +t+am is geteald +t+as miclan milgeteles +te leones hatte
vi hund & xxiii, & an healf mil.
<R 6.22>
Seo stow is unw+astmberenlicu for +tara n+adrena m+anego.
<R 7.1>
Eac swylce +t+ar beo+d cende healfhundingas +ta syndon
hatene conopenas.
<R 7.3>
Hy habba+d horses mana & eoferes tuxas & hunda heafdu &
heora oro+d bi+d swylce fyres leg.
<R 7.7>
+tas land beo+d neah +t+am burgum +te beo+d eallum worldwelum
gefylled, +t+at is on +ta su+d healfe egyptana landes.
<R 8.1>
On sumon lande beo+d men acende +ta beo+d 
<P 55>
on lenge syx fotm+ala.
<R 8.2>
Hi habba+d beardas o+t cneow side & feax o+d helan.
<R 8.3>
Homodubii hy syndon hatene, +t+at beo+d twimen, & be hreawum
fixum hy lifia+d & +ta eta+t.
<R 9.1>
Capi hatte seo ea in +t+are ilcan stowe +te is haten
gorgoneus, +t+at is w+alkyrging.
<R 9.2>
+t+ar beo+d cende +ametan swa micle swa hundas.
<R 9.3>
Hy habba+t swelce [{fet{] swa gr+ashoppan, hy syndon reades
heowes & blaces heowes.
<R 9.5>
+ta +amettan delfa+d gold up of eor+tan from foran nihte o+d
+da fiftan tid d+ages.
<R 9.7>
+ta men +te to +ton dyrstige beo+d +t+at hi +t+at gold nimen
+tonne l+ada+d hy mid him olfendan meran mid 
hyra folan & stedan.
<R 9.9>
+ta folan hy ges+ala+d +ar hy ofer +ta ea faren.
<R 9.10>
+t+at gold hi [^RYPINS: hio^] gef+ata+d on +ta meran & hy 
sylfe onsitta+d & +ta stedan +t+ar forl+ata+d.
<R 9.12>
+tonne +ta +amettan hy onfinda+d & +ta hwile +te +ta +amettan
embe +tone stedan abysgode beo+d.
<R 9.14>
+tonne +ta men mid +tam meran & mid +tam golde ofer +ta ea
fare+d,
<R 9.16>
hy [^TORONTO CORPUS: fare+d. Hy^] beo+d swa hr+adlice ofer 
+t+are ea 
<P 56>
+t+at men wena+d +t+at hy fleogan.
<R 10.1>
Betwih +tysson twam ean is londbunis locotheo hatte, +t+at
is betwih nile & bryxontes geseted.
<R 10.3>
Seo nil is ealdor fullicra ea, & heo flowe+d of egypta lande.
<R 10.4>
And hi nemna+d +ta ea archoboleta +t+at is haten +t+at
micle w+ater.
<P 57>
<R 10.6>
On +tyssum [{stowum{] beo+d acende +ta miclan m+anego olfenda.
<R 11.1>
+d+ar beo+d cende men, hy beo+d fiftyne fota lange & hy
habba+d hwit lic & twa neb on anum heafde, 
fet & cneowu swy+de reade, & lange nosa & sweart feax.
<R 11.7>
+tonne hy cennan willa+d +tonne fara+d hy on scipum to
indeum, & +t+ar hyra gecynda in world bringa+t.
<R 12.1>
Ciconia in gallia hatte +t+at land +t+ar beo+d men acende
on [{+drys{] heowes, +tara heafdu beo+d gemonu 
swa leona heafdu, & hi beo+d xx fota lange & hy
habba+d micelne mu+d sw+a fon.
<R 12.8>
Gyf hwylcne monnan on +t+am landum ongita+d o+d+de geseo+t
<P 58>
o+d+de him hwilc man folgiende bi+d, +tonne feor 
hi [^RYPINS: +t+at hi^] fleo+d & blode hy sw+ata+d.
<R 12.11>
+tas beo+d men gewende.
<R 13.1>
Begeondan brixonte +t+are ea east +tonon beo+d men acende
lange & micle, +ta habba+d fet & sconcan 
xii fota lange, sidan mid breostum seofon fota lange.
<R 13.7>
Hostes hy synd nemned cu+tlice.
<R 13.9>
Swa hwylcne man swa hy gel+acca+d +tonne freta+d hi hyne.
<R 14.1>
+donne seondon wildeor +ta hatton lertices.
<R 14.3>
Hy habba+d eoseles earan & sceapes wulle & fugeles fet.
<R 15.1>
+tonne syndon o+tere ealond su+d from [{brixonte{] 
<P 59>
on +ton beo+d [{men{] buton heafdum.
<R 15.3>
+ta habba+d on hyra breostum heora eagan & mu+d.
<R 15.6>
Hy seondon eahta fota lange & eahta fota brade.
<R 16.1>
+dar beo+d [{dracan{] cende, +ta beo+d on lenge
[{hundteontiges{] fotm+ala lange & fiftiges.
<R 16.2>
Hy beo+d greate swa st+anene sweras micle.
<R 16.3>
For +tara dracena micelnesse ne m+ag nan manna y+telice on
+t+at land gefaran.
<R 17.1>
From +tisse stowe is o+der rice on +ta su+d healfe
garsegcges, +t+at is geteald +t+as l+assan milgeteles 
<P 60>
+te (\stadia\) hatte ccc & xxxiii, & +t+as miclan +te
leones hatte cc liii & an mil.
<R 17.7>
+t+ar beo+d cende homodubii +t+at beo+d [{twylice twimen{] Hy
habba+t o+d +done nafolan on menniscum gesceape
& sy+t+tan on eoseles gelicnesse & hy habba+d longe sconcan
swa fugelas & li+telice stefne.
<R 17.11>
Gif hy hwilcne man on +t+am landum ongyta+d o+d+de geseo+d
+tonne fleo+d hy feor.
<R 18.1>
+donne is o+ter stow elreordge men beo+d on, & +ta habba+d
cynigas under +tara is geteald c.
<R 18.5>
+t+at syndon +ta wyrstan men & +ta elreordegestan.
<R 18.6>
And +tar syndon twegen sea+tas, o+ter is sunnan o+ter monan.
<R 18.8>
Se sunnan sea+d se bi+d d+ages hat & nihtes ceald, & se monan
sea+d se bi+d nihtes hat & d+ages ceald.
<R 18.10>
Heora widnes is cc +t+as l+assan milgeteles (\stadia\) and
+t+as maran +te leones hatte cxxxiii & an healf mil.
<P 61>
<R 19.1>
On +tisse stowe beo+d treowcyn +ta beo+d lawernbeame &
eletreowum onlice.
<R 19.3>
Of +t+am treowum balzamum se deorweor+desta ele bi+d acenned.
<R 19.6>
Seo stow is +t+as l+assan milgeteles +te (\stadia\) hatte 
c li & +t+as miclan +te leones lii.
<R 20.1>
+donne is sum ealond in +t+are readan s+a, +t+ar is
mancyn +t+at is mid us donestre nemned, +ta syndon 
geweaxene swa [{frihteras{] fram +tam heafde o+d +done
nafolan, & se o+der d+al bi+d mennisce onlic.
<R 20.9>
And hy cunnon mennisce gereord.
<R 20.10>
+tonne hy fremdes cynnes mannan geseo+d, +tonne nemna+d hy
hyne & his magas cu+tra manna naman, & mid leaslicum 
<P 62>
wordum hy hine beswica+d, & hine gefo+d, &
+after +tan hy hine freta+d ealne buton +ton 
heafde & +tonne sitta+d & wepa+d ofer +tam heafde.
<R 21.1>
+donne is east +t+ar beo+d men acende +ta beo+d on w+astme
fiftyne fota lange & x brade.
<R 21.3>
Hy habba+d micel heafod & earan sw+a fon.
O+ter eare hy him on niht underbreda+d, & mid o+tran hy
wreo+d.
<R 21.7>
Him beo+d +ta earan swi+de leohte & hy beo+d swa on lichoman
swa hwite swa meolc.
<R 21.10>
Gyf hy hwilcne mannan on +t+am lande geseo+d o+d+te
ongyta+d, +tonne nyma+d hy hyra earan him on hand 
& fleo+d swy+de, swa hr+adlice swa is wen +t+at hy fleogen.
<R 22.1>
+donne is sum ealond on +t+am beo+d men acende +tara eagan
scina+t swa leohte swa man 
<P 63>
micel blacern onele +teostre nihte.
<R 23.1>
+donne is sum ealond +t+at is +t+as l+assan milgeteles +te
(\stadia\) hatte on lenge & on br+ade ccc & lx,
& +t+as miclan +te leones hatte cx.
<R 23.6>
+t+ar w+as getymbro on beles dagum & iobes temple of isernum
geworcum & of gl+asgegotum.
<R 23.8>
And on +t+are ilcan stowe is +at sunnan upgange setl
quietus +t+as stillestan bisceopes se n+anine 
o+terne mete ne +tige buton s+a ostrum & be +tam he
lifede.
<R 24.1>
+donne is gylden wingeard +at sunnan upgonge se hafa+d
bergean hundteontiges fotm+ala 
<P 64>
& fiftiges.
<R 24.3>
Of +t+am bergean beo+d cende saragimmas.
<R 25.1>
+donne is o+ter rice on babilonia landum +t+ar is seo
m+aste dun betwih meda dune & armoenia.
<R 25.4>
Seo is ealra duna m+ast & hyhst.
<R 25.6>
[{+t+ar syndon gedefelice menn +ta habba+d him{] 
to cynedome +tone readan s+a & to anwalde.
<R 25.8>
+t+ar beo+d cende [{sarogimmas{] .
<R 26.1>
Ymb +tas stowe beo+d wif acenned, +ta habba+d beardas swa
side o+d hyra breost, & horses hyda hy habba+d 
him to hr+agle gedon.
<R 26.3>
[{+ta{] [{syndan{] hundic[{gean{] swi+dast nemde, &
[{fore{] [{hundum{] tigras & leon 
<P 65>
& loxas +t+at hy feda+d +t+at syndon +ta cenestan deor.
<R 26.7>
And ealra +tara wildeora cyn +te on +t+are dune acende
beo+d mid heora scin +t+at hy [{gehuntia+t{] 
[^MS: to huntia+t^] .
<R 27.1>
+donne syndan o+tere wif +ta habba+d eoferes tuxas & feax
o+d helan side, & oxan t+agl on lendunum.
<R 27.5>
+ta wif syndon +tryttyne fota lange & hyra lic bi+d on
marmorstanes hiwnesse.
<R 27.8>
And hy habba+d olfendan fet & eoseles te+d.
<R 27.9>
Of hyra micelnesse hy gefylde w+aron from +t+am miclan
macedoniscan alexandre.
<P 66>
<R 27.14>
+ta cwealde he hy +ta he hy lifiende oferfon ne mehte, for
+ton hy syndon +awisce on lichoman & unweor+te.
<R 28.1>
Be +t+am garsecge [{is{] wildeora cyn +ta hatton catinos
+t+ar syndon freawliti deor.
<R 28.4>
And +t+ar syndon men +te be hreawum fl+asce, & be hunie
hy lifia+d.
<R 29.1>
On +t+am wynstran d+ale +t+as rices +te +ta deor on beo+d
catinos, & +t+ar beo+d g+astli+tende men, cyningas 
+ta habba+t under monigfealde leod hatan.
<R 29.6>
Heora landgem+ara bua+t neah +t+am garsecge.
<R 29.9>
+tanon fr+am +t+am wynstran d+ale syndon fela cyninga.
<P 67>
<R 30.1>
+dis mancyn [{lyfa+d{] fela geara, & hy syndon fremfulle men.
<R 30.3>
Gif hwilc mon him to cym+d +ton gifa+d hy him wif +ar hy
hine onweg l+aten.
<R 30.7>
Se macedonisca alexander +ta he him to com, +ta w+as he
wundrende [^RYPINS: wundriende^] hyra menniscnesse, ne 
wolde he hi cwellan ne him nan la+d [{don{] .
<R 31.1>
+donne syndon treowcyn on +t+am +ta deorwyr+tystan stanas
synd of acende, +tonon hy growa+d.
<R 32.1>
+d+ar moncyn is seondon sweartes hyiwes on onsyne, +ta
mon hate+d sigelwara.



