Mierce (ēac hāteþ Myrce and Merce) wǣron cynerīce on Englum, ān þāra seofona þæs tīman. Hīe wǣron be Trentan ēa on middelum Englum. Be Mercum wǣron Norþhymbre, Pauia, Sūþwēala rīcu, Westseaxe, Sūþseaxe, Ēastseaxe, and Ēastenglas.