3« OntheSouthfideof theftone we have the lafcrip- 
tion 5 which I have taken care accurately to write out. 
^Liid 'tis as follows : 
- Now, thefekind of Gharadters are Well enough known, 
(fince OL TVormius s great Indultry in making us ac- 
quainted with the Literatura l{unica\x.o have bin chiefly 
ufed by the P^^^w Inhabitants of D^w^w^r;^, Sweden^ 2i\i^ 
the other Northern Kingdomes ; and the Danes are 
faid to have fwarmed moftiy in thefe parts of our Ijland. 
Which two confiderations feem weighty enough to per- 
fwade any man, at firft fight, to conclude that the Font 
is a Z>^?/z^//& Monument, But then on the other hand, 
we are (ufHciently affured, that the Heathen iS^j^o^^j- did 
alfo make ufe ot thefe I^tke ; as is plainly evident foom 
the frequent mention of Runcpaeprijen and B^iinfrapafin 
many ot the Monuments of that Nation, both in Print 
and Manufcript ftill to be met with. Befides , we muft 
not forget that both D^w^j- and Saxons are indebted 
to this Kingdom for this Chriftianity ; and therefore 
thus far, their pretenfions to 2Ll{unic (Chriftianj Monu- 
ment may be thought equal. Indeed fome of the Let- 
ters (asD, ? and "1} feem purely Saxon i being not to 
be met with ainongWormuiss many Alphabets : and the 
words themfelves ("if I miftake them not) come nearer to 
the Antieat Saxon Dialed:, then the Damjh. However^ 
let the Inleription fpeak for it felf : and I queftion not 
but 'twill convince any competent and judicious Reader 
that 'tis Damp. Thus therefore I have ventured to read 
and explain it : 
Er Ek^rd ban men egroUen. and to dis men red toer 
Taner men brogten, i. e. 
B cre Ek^ard was converted 5 an,d to this Mans Example 
ws e the i^aw^j brought* \ There 
