_EXTRACT FROM THE BRUT OF LAYAMON--About 1180._
He nom tha Englisca boc | He took the English book
Tha makede Seint Beda; | That Saint Bede made;
An other he nom on Latin, | Another he took in Latin,
Tha makede Seinte Albin, | That Saint Albin made,
And the feire Austin, | And the fair Austin,
The fulluht broute hider in. | That baptism brought hither in.
Boc he nom the thridde, | The third book he took,
Leide ther amidden, | _And_ laid there in midst,
Tha makede a Frenchis clerc, | That made a French clerk,
Wace was ihoten, | Wace was _he_ called,
The wel couthe writen, | That well could write,
And he hoc yef thare aethelen | And he it gave to the noble
Allienor, the wes Henries quene, | Eleanor, that was Henry's Queen,
Thes heyes kinges. | The high king's.
_EXTRACT FROM A CHARTER OF HENRY III.--1258._
Henry, thurg Gode's fultome, King on | Henry, through God's support, King
Engleneloande, Lhoaverd on Yrloand, | of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of
Duk on Norman, on Acquitain, Earl on | Normandy, of Acquitain, Earl of
Anjou, send I greting, to alle hise | Anjou, sends greeting to all his
holde, ilaerde and ilewede on | subjects, learned and unlearned, of
Huntindonnschiere. Thaet witen ge wel | Huntingdonshire. This know ye well
alle, haet we willen and unnen thaet | all, that we will and grant what our
ure raedesmen alle, other the moare | counsellors all, or the more part of
del of heom, thaet beoth ichosen thurg| them, that be chosen through us and
us and thurg thaet loandes-folk on ure| through the landfolk of our kingdom,
kineriche, habbith idon, and schullen| have done, and shall do, to the
don in the worthnes of God, and ure | honor of God, and our allegiance,
treowthe, for the freme of the | for the good of the land, etc.
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