A Pw. In nomine domini nostri Jhesu regnantis imperpetuum universa que subsistunt et condita constant .INVOCATION In cujus etiam nomine hec scriptura firmata sit . et pro cujus eque amore ego Offa rex Merciorum exiguam ruris portiunculam .iiii. videlicet manentium in loco qui dicitur Dunnestreatun tradens donaboDISPOSITIVE WORD ad locum qui dicitur æt Eoveshame ob honorem Dei genitricis Mariæ pro remedio anime mee omnibus diebus possidendam . et ab omni jugo seculari liberam exceptis arcis restauratione et pontis et expeditionis obsequio .

Conscripta est hæc cartula anno ab incarnatione Christi . dcclxxviiii . indictione secunda . anno decennovennali primo . lunari . xvii .DATING CLAUSE

Ðis synd þa landgemæra into dunnestreattunne . Of dunne dic into þam fox hole . of ðam fox hole into þæt oðer clif . big þam clife to þere blinde wylle . of þere blinde wylle innon þane stan . of þam stane to þam heafde . big þam heafde to ðere fureh . æfter ðere fureh into horsendunes slead . of horsendunes slead innon hæssuc mor . of hæssuc more innon ðere endefureh . of þere endefureh in cærswylle . æfter cærswylles sice innon hæn streat . of þam streate to þam twam stane . of þam twam stane innon grene beorhes sice . of þam sice to þam hæðe . of þam hæðe innon heaðeboldes þorn . of heaðeboldes þorne innon meoson more . of meoson more to gices dic . of gices dic innon bladene . of bladene innon eownilade . of eownilade up on ðene hæð . ofer ðene hæð innon þam sandseaðe . of þam sandseaðe innon dunnes sleade . of dunnes sleade up on achylle . of achylle innon ðere bytme . of þere bytme in foss . æfter foss to þam heafod stocce . of þam stocce innon mor dene . of mor dene innon þere salt stret. of ðere salt strete to þam heafod londe . of þam heafod londe innon dunnen cumbe . of dunnen cumbe innon dunnen dic . of dunnen dic in twisebeorge . of twisebeorhge in hriscpyt . of hriscpytte into ðere dic . of ðere dic innon wude weig . of wude weige innon þæt ea denn. of þam ea denne æft in dunne dic . BOUNDS

+ Ego Offa gubernante gratia rex Merciorum .