| HÍR SEND THA RJUCHTA THÉRE MODER ÀND THÉRA KÉNINGGAR. |
These are the rights of the folk mother and the kings: |
| 1. [10] SAHWERSA ORLOCH KVMTH.SEND THA MODER HJRA BODON NÉI THA KÉNING.THI KÉNING SEND BODON NÉI THA GRÉVET.MANNA VMBE LANDWÉR. |
1. If war breaks out, the mother sends her messengers to the king, who sends messengers to the reeves to mobilize the home guard. |
| 2. [15] THA GRÉVETMANNA HROPATH ALLE BURCH.HÉRA ET SÉMNE ÀND BIRÉDATH HO FÉLO MANNA HJA SKILUN STJURA. |
2. The reeves convene all burg lords and determine how many men they will send. |
| 3. ALLE BISLUTA THÉRA MOTON RING NÉI THÉRE [20] MODER SENDEN WERTHA MITH BODON ÀND TJUGUM. |
3. All of their decisions must immediately be sent to the mother with messengers and witnesses. |
| 4. THJU MODER LÉTH ALLE BISLUTA GADERJA ÀND JÉFTH.ET GULDNETAL. THAT IS THÀT MIDDEL.TAL [25] FON ALLE BISLUTA ETSÉMNE. THÉRMITHA MOT MÀN FAR THÀT FORMA FRÉTO HA ÀND THENE KÉNING ALSA. |
4. The mother has all decisions gathered and presents the ‘golden number’ — that is the middle of all decisions together, which must be accepted by all to begin with, including the kings. |
| 5. IS THJU WÉRA A KÀMP. THÀN HOFT THI KÉNING [30] ALLÉNA MITH SINUM HAVEDMANNA TO RÉDA. THACH THÉR MOTON ÀMMERTHE THRÉ BURCH.HÉRA FON THERE MODER FÔR.ANA |
5. When the army is in the field, the king only needs to consult his headmen, but there must always be three burg lords of the mother present, |
