Geher  nu  an  spell  be  pam  ofermddum  and  pam  unriht-
wisum  cyningum,  pa  we  gesidp  sittan  on  pam  hehstan  he-
ahsetlum,  pa  scinap  on  manegra  cynna  hraeglum,  and  bidp
liton  ymbstandende  mid  miclon  geferscipe  hiora  pegna,
and  pa  bidp  mid  fetlum  and  mid  gyldenum  hyltsweor-
dum,  and  mid  manigfealdum  heregeatwum  gehyrste,  and
preatiap  eall  moncynn  mid  hiora  prymme.  And  se,  Se
hiora  welt,  ne  murnp  nawper  ne  friend  ne  fiend,  pe  ma
"Se  wedende  hund,  ac  bid$  swipe  ungefraeglice  upahafen
on  his  mdde  forpam  ungernetlican  anwealde.  Ac  gif
him  mon  ponne  dwint  of  pa*  clapas,  and  him  oftihp  pa"ri
penunga  and  paes  anwealdes,  "Sonne  miht  pu  gesedn  ])  he
bidp  swipe  dnlic  pdra  hj^  pegna  sumum  'Se  him  Sar  peniap,
buton  he  forpra  sie.  And  gif  him  nu  weas  gebyrep  '])  him

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io6        OF  PROUD  AND  UNJUST  RULERS.
wyrp  sume  hwile  para  penunga  of-tohen,  and  para  clapa,
and  paes  anwealdes,  forme  pincp  him  ])  he  sie  on  car-
cerne  gebroht,  ofrSe  on  racentum,  forpam  of  pam  unmetta
and  pam  ungemetlican  gegerelan,  of  pam  swetmettum,
and  of  mistlicum  dryncum  paes  Kpes,  onwaecnap  sid  wdde-
prag  psere  wraennesse,  and  gedrefp  hiora  mod  swipe  swip-
lice.  ponne  weaxap  eac  pa  ofermetta  and  ungepwsernes  ;
and  ponne  hi  weorpap  gebolgen,  ftonne  wyrp  ^  mod  be-
swungen  mid  pam  welme  paere  hat-heortnesse,  oppaet  hi
weorpap.  geraefte  mid  paere  unrotnesse,  and  swa  gehaefte.
