Man ne cann þisses naman swēgendlīc-lenge
Hāmtūnescīr is scīr on Englum, on Sūþsǣhealf. Hēo hæfþ mearca mid Dorsætum westweard, Wiltūnscīre and Bearrucscīre norþweard, and mid Sūþrige and Sūþseaxum ēastweard.
Sēo mǣst burg þǣre scīre is Hamtum. On sǣhealf sind Hamtum, Portesmūþa (þæs Cynelican Scipheres hām hæfn) and lǣs byrige.
Wintanceaster Hēafodcirice
Wintanceaster, Westseaxna and Engla hēafodburg in gēardagum, stent onmiddan þissa scīr.
Sūþweard lieceþ Wiht (se is īeg in Hāmtūnescīre sēo eardfæst scīr, oþþæt Wiht is self scīr for stōwlican tōþegnunge).
Þære scīre westdǣl is Ytene, oþþe sēo Nīwa Fyrhþ, betwēonam Tweonam and Natanleag.