STATUTS D*UNE GHILDE ANGLO-SAXONNE ÉTABLIE A ESETEB , ^> SI^S

Theos gesamnung is gesamnod on Exanceastre for godes lufun. And for usse saule thearfe segther ge be usses lifes gesundfulnesse ge eac be thaem aefteran daegum the we to godes dôme for us sylfe beon willath. Thonne habbath we gecweden thaet ure mytting sie thriwa on. XII monthum. Ane to scè Michaeles maessan othre sithe to scê Marian maessan ofre midne Winter. Thriddan sithe on eall Haeligra maesse-daeg ofer Eastron. Andhaebbe aelc Gegilda. ii. Sesteras mealtes. And aelc cnith aune. And sceat Auniges. And se maesse-preost à singe twa maessan othre for tha lyfigendan frynd. Othre for tha forthgefa-

renan aet slcere mittiuge. And aelc gemaenes hades brothur twegen salteras-sealma. Otheme for tha lyfigendan firynd. Otheme for tha forth-gefarenan and œft forth-sithe sic monn. vi mœssan oththe vi. sealteras sealma. And sth suth-fore aelc mon. y. peningas. And set husbryne aelc mon anne pen. And gif bwylc man tbone andagan forgemeleasige. (Et forman cyrre. m. messan. Mi othermn cyrre v. ^t thriddan cyrre ne scire bis nan man bntnn bit sie for metnmmesse. Otbihe for blafordes neodde. And gif bwylc monn tbone andagan oferbebbe aet bis gesceote bete be twifealdun and gief bwylc monn of tbis geferscipe otbeme misgrete gebete mit xxx peningum. Tbonne biddatb we for godes Infun. Tbaet aelc mann thaes gemittinge mit ribte bealde. Swa we bit mid ribte geraedod babbatb. God ns to tbaem gefuttnmige. {Hickesii Thésaurus linguar, septentrioncU,^ t, II, p, 21.