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When æt Oxeneford, and thar he | that King Stephan was come nam the biscop Roger of | to England, then maked he
Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Grant Allen 1873
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Sereberi, and Alexander | his gathering at Oxford, and biscop of Lincoln, and the | there he took the bishop
Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Grant Allen 1873
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Þer eft {er} þe biscop of Wincestre henri {140} þe king {es} brother Steph {nes} spac wid Rodb {er} t eorl ⁊ wyd þe {m} p {er} ice ⁊ suor heo {m} athas ð he neure ma mid te king his brother wolde halden. ⁊ cursede alle þe men þe mid
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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þ [urh] þeos weren ilærde ure leoden · on englisc · þet weren þeos biscop [es þeo] bodeden cristendom 10 wilfrid of {R} ipum · Johan of beoferlai · Cuþb [ert] of Dunholme ·
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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