according to his wishes; but when they were to go over the Rhine, the king of the Franks would not be under Alrik's command. Thereupon all was confusion. Askar, who thought that all was going on well, landed with his ships on the other side of the Scheldt; but there they were already aware of his coming, and were on their guard. He had to flee as quickly as he had come, and was himself taken prisoner. The Gauls did not know whom they had taken, so he was afterwards exchanged for a noble Gaul whom Askar's people had taken with them. While all this was going on, the Magyars went about audaciously over the lands of our neighbours. Near Egmuda, where formerly the citadel Forana had stood, they built a church larger and richer than that which Askar had built at Staveren. They said afterwards that Askar had lost the battle against the Gauls, because the people did not believe that Wodin could help them, and therefore they would not pray to him. They went about stealing young children, whom they kept and brought up in the mysteries of their abominable doctrines. Were there people who [Here the manuscript ends abruptly.] ADELA. OKKE MIN SVN. Thissa boka mot i mith lif ånd sêle wârja. Se vmbifattath thju skêdnise fon vs êle folk âk fon vsa êthlum. Vrlêden jêr håb ik tham ut-er flod hred tolik mith thi ånd thinra moder. Tha hja wêron wet wrden; thêr thrvch gvngon hja åfternei vrdarva. Vmbe hja navt to vrlysa håb ik-ra vp wrlandisk pampyer wrskrêven. Sa hwersa thu se erve, mot hu se âk wrskryva. Thin bårn alsa til thju hja nimmerthe wêi navt ne kvma. Skrêven to Ljuwert. Nêi âtland svnken is [4] thåt thria thûsond fjvwer hvndred ånd njugon ånd fjvwertigoste jêr, thåt is nei kersten rêknong that tvelfhvndred sex ånd fiftigoste jêr. Hidde tobinomath oera Linda.--Wâk. Ljawa ervnôma. Vmb vsa ljawa êthlas wille ånd vmb vsa ljawa fridoms wille, thusand wâra sâ bidd-ik to jo. Och ljawa ne lêt tha âgon ênis pâpekappe tach nimmerthe over thissa skrifta ne wêja. Hja sprêkath swêta wirda: men hja tornath vnmårksêm an alles hwat fon vs fryas trefth. Vmbe rika prebende to winnande sâ hêlath hja mith tha poppa kêninggar. Thissa wêtath that wi hjara grâteste fianda send. thrvchdam wi hjara liuda to sprêke thvra vr frijdom, rjucht ånd forstne plicht. Thervmbe lêtath hja alles vrdiligja, hwat fon vsa êthlum kvmt ånd hwat thêr jeta rest fon vsa alda sêdum. Och ljawa ik håv by tham et hove wêst. Wil Wr.alda-t thjelda ånd willath wi vs navt sterik ne mâkja hja skilun vs algâdur vrdiligja. Skrêven to Ljudwerd. Acht hondred ånd thrju jèr nei kersten bigrip. Liko tonômath ovira Linda. THET BOK THÊRA ADELA FOLSTAR.