However, the presence of clauses that provide penalties for any of Wihtred's subjects who "sacrifice to devils" makes it clear that although Christianity was dominant, the older pagan beliefs of the population had by no means died out completely.
Con todo, a presenza de cláusulas que proporcionaban penas para calquera dos súbditos de Wihtred que "fixese sacrificios aos demos" deixa claro que aínda que o cristianismo era a relixión dominante, as vellas crenzas pagás non desapareceran por completo.