f the
AElfred, and ealdormen, and cyninges | Thames, besides those in which
thegnas oft rada onridon the man na | Alfred, and the alder-men, and the
ne rimde. And thaes geares waeron | king's thanes oft inrode--against
of-slegene nigon eorlas, and an | which one nothing accounted. And
cyning; and thy geare namon | this year were slain nine earls and
West-Seaxan frith with thone here. | one king; and this year made the
| West-Saxons peace with the army.

_EXTRACT FROM THE SAXON GOSPELS--Eleventh Century._

LUCAE, Cap. I. v. 5-10. | LUKE, Chap. I. v. 5-10.
|
5. On Herodes dagum Iudea cyninges, | 5. In the days of Herod the king of
waes sum sacerd on naman Zacharias, of| Judea, there was a certain priest by
Abian tune: and his wif waes of | name Zacharias, of the course of
Aarones dohtrum, and hyre nama waes | Abia: and his wife was of the
Elizabeth. | daughters of Aaron, and her name was
| Elizabeth.

6. Sothlice hig waeron butu rihtwise | 6. And they were both righteous
beforan Gode, gangende on eallum his | before God, walking in all the
bebodum and rihtwisnessum, butan | commandments and ordinances of the
wrohte. | Lord without blame.

7. And hig naefdon nan bearn, fortham | 7. And they had no child, because
the Elizabeth waes unberende; and hig | that Elizabeth was barren; and they
on heora dagum butu forth-eodon. | in her days were both of great age.

8. Sothlice waes geworden tha | 8. And it befell that when Zacharias
Zacharias hys sacerdhades breac on | should do the office of the
his gewrixles endebyrdnesse beforan | priesthood in the order of his
Gode, | course before God,

9. AEfter gewunan thaes sacerdhades | 9. After the custom of the
hlotes, he eode that he his offrunge | priesthood he went forth by lot, to
sette, tha he on Godes tempel eode. | burn incense when he into God's
| temple went.

10. Eall werod thaes folces waes ute | 10. And all the multitude of the
gebiddende on thaere offrunge timan. | people were without praying at the
| time of incense.

_THE LORD'S PRAYER._

Faeder ure, thu the eart on heofenum; | Father our, thou who art in heaven;
si thin nama