Capitulum octavum. Marianus, libro 2o.
ODREDUS [Edredus, β. and Cx.] was anoynt at Kyngestoun of Odo þe archebis|shop, and regned after his broþer Edmond ten ȝere. For Edmond his sones Edwyn and Edgar were ȝit [ȝet, α.] of ȝong age, and to ȝonge for to regne. Þis Edredus, in þe firste ȝere of his kyngdom, beet [bute, γ.] doun strongliche þe Norþhumbres þat were rebel. [rebelles, Cx.] Þerfore þe Scottes dredde [dradde, β.] hem, [dradde ham, γ.] and ȝelde hem to hym. After Agapitus þe twelfþe Iohn was pope [þe] [From α. (not Cx.)] eyȝte ȝere. His fader Albertus [Albericus, α., β., and γ.; Al|berycus, Cx.] was myȝti in þe citee of Rome, and made þe noble men of þe citee [to] add. Cx.] swere [swerye, γ.] þat þey schulde