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Show Theftate of Britaine . The feuenth Booke of not forgotten 302 taben the people in manic. parts fion in that feafon., the ind twas brought into great tuine,fo that,abere by trength the enimie could not be keptoff , there toas not no belpe but to aypeate them With monic. 2p reafon bereof from time of the fitft agreement twith the Danes for 10 thoufand pounds tribute,it was inbanced to 16o0copounds, She inban= (As pouhaue heard) ¢after that ta 20000 pounds, cingof the thet to 24000 pounds,¢ fo fo 30000 pounds,¢lafflie ydertheDanes. of this realme twill note and fignifie anie great inle lubber that will not labour no2 take patne fay bis lie wing , thep till call bim dLodane . Zhus iv the Danes ble the Cngltthmen in molt bile manmer, and kept them in fuch {eruile thzalbome as cannot be {nfficientlie bttered, Hen.Hune, ‘roo2 aeen" maricd the fab Cmma with great folemnitte. al Ehis mariage was thought toberight necefarie, hono2able,and p2ofitable for the realme of Engl, becanfe ofthe great puiffance of the Poxman prin ces in thofe daies: but as things afferipardcame to patie , it turned to the (ubucrfion of the fbole Cry glith fate: fox by {uch affinitic and dealing as bap ned betebp betiwirt the Po2mans and Englifhmen, hecafion in the end tuas ntiniffred to the fame 02 mans topzetenda title to the crotone of Cnglann, in profecuting of abich title,thep obteined and mane the bole corquetf of the land, as after thall appeare. Cgelred being greatlie aduanced(as he thought) bp ror2 aa heot amp in the 34 peace of king Sgelveds veigne. Bere ae murper Dporr( as fundgie tuzitersagree) tn one dap ¢ boure ofthe Danes, thismurther began, and twas according to the conv miffton and infundtionerecuted . Wut ‘bore it irk Hotwnbhill.o, began, the fame ts oucertetne : (ome fap at Welle Goundbill.« mint Perefordthire,fome ataplace (x Statfaro Dperchington *hirecalled Worwnbill, + otbersinother places, but parihbeGne the fozett of oe txherfoeuer it began, the Dwers repentedit after. Gutnow per we proceed ante further , twe twill gteatlie kinpled i malice, a gaines that came thereof, and kept the bufbany ines wines,their Daughters, maids and (cruants, lemd. Inthe meane tine king Egelren lapabont Sheeto buri¢ fore tronblep iwith the netnes hereof , andin the peare nert infuing , bp the admife of bis coum: feherethe illic man that was the owner, could bare: Ttecome to bis fill of the two2tt, w5eflps this,tbe com pare Dents In the fame peare is. Cgelred created the traitoz . Crzike caric of erecta, tho althongh he bad mas -_entmies. erevpon the people of Bampihice and Hed Cogina the kings daughter, twas pet noted to One of thofe thich difclofed the fecrets of the Talme,and the veterminations of the councell onto the enimies.28ut he fas fuch a crattie diffembler,fo Steatlie prontded of fleight to diffemble and cloake Che comer mics fhouldioine,earle Cozicus farnamed de Sure- fers cnet ona feigned bimfclfe fiche, and (o betrated bis peo of pubs €% ple ,of thome be bad the conduc; for thep perceis ™ falthon that the king being to much abuten by vingthe tantin thetr leaner,{vere mon people were fo opzetled by the Danes, that for tubere anic of them foiourned, Lord Dane. And if an Crgtithinan and a Dane chanced to met ata pearenert infuing,that ts to faie 1004, tbich was about the a4 peare of B. Cgelreds reigne, Swen goa ¢ Demet 02 Stwanus, hing of Denmatke, with a uugbte niebudge 02 treight patlage, the Cnglidymnan mat bim,bad bim in fmgular fauour, thereas be bpon a 1004 paw df the Danes tare by Cnglithmen into sssame badtakenan riGed that totone, be burntit » oP tt failing fortuardonthe feas a fore fempeft with an outtagious wind rofe with fad) biolence , that bis parnt ming dpon thent, fet. them on fire, and fobarnes. them eucrie one. Zhe refioue.of the thips, aben neives came to them of this mifhap, returned backe to London ; andthen was the armie difperfen,and all the soft amb trauell of the Englifymen proued tn batne, Aer this, tn the haructtine aneiy armicof Danes , brider the conduc ofthe capteines , Lure Dattestand Bil, Benning, and Avlafe landed at Sandtwich , at Sandwich, 1 oo 9 j000pound~ fith Si. Duns Sutiecend PHamphhire tpoiten. RheDancs returneinta returning tn fafetie , immiediatlie after the feat of sent. faint Martihe returned into Lent, and lodged tith their nauie {1 the winter follotwing in the Thames , and offéritimes affaulting the cific of X ondon, tere -ttill beaten backe totheirloffe. After the feat of Chrittmate they pated through 1 ot oy _-the countrieand mds of Chilterne bnto Orford, Orford burnt, Thames, Wut. hearing that an armie twas aflenv bledat Londowto gine them battell; that part of their ho tbich kept on the nozthfive of the river, paffed the fame riuer at Stanes, and fofoining twith Staneg, their fellowes marched fozth through Southerie, ano conming backe to their {ips in dkent,fell in hand to repare ¢ aimend their (hips that were in ante wife -_ecaied. Zhen after Caller, the Danes failing a gPipgsoicy tn the countrie, gaue battell at a place called Wtign mere 02 Wigiterc , onto Tikill 02 Wilfeketell lea ver ofthe Cnglith bof in thofe parties,onthe fift of Sine place and oben thev might fafelie come for -Porrourr, being {ent brito them oftentimes 8$ 8 commifioner to treat of peace , be perfuabedthem totwarre . $5ut finch twas the pleature of »tobaue him ano fuch other of like fo2t adnan Wate. The men of Porthfolke and Suffolke fled at the fir onfetgiuen : but the Cambztogethire men ficked to it baliantlic , winning thereby perpetual faine and commentation, There fas no mindfuls neffe amongeft them of running atvate, fo that a Pi icant to punify the people of this realme &their Wickeoneffe and fines, therebp they ban , went Tote? -_dwithtanding @ truce taken bp Wibillns a2 wu pong man of Suficy called CHilnot., eho getting togither ttentic fatles , late bpon the coatts taking puces Gherebecould get them. +Bzithatke the hoa ther of carle Corike , being defirods to twin Horo2, takefo3th foure {core of the faid hips, anppzomifen tobzing in the enimie dead n2aline But ashe twas Wale into vtter neftrucion > abuertifing theents inesfrom time to time hotw the fate of things foo, » they came to knotplege then they ould fd te boro: in this feafon,aben bybis diuine pions * en bp OF Of repped,AsLazoane, whic tilltheeonrdaicsis : -_fo2 the king badabout that tune banifgen.a noble MateWelt bout thecoafl, arriued at Cipfwich in Suffolke, Sufforke, Malicious putpofe fubdicd dailte hotw tobsing the 6o on the Afcenfion dap of our ILo2d; and inuading Simon Dun, they ent to Salifburie, and fo taking thetr plea fure there returned to their dips , becanfe (as fone Innite)thep were aduertifen that the king was cour ming totwards them with an buge armie . 3n the Simon Des fare and decad they called themt ineuerie fach boufe all points,in anie kings Dates before nt ng great 19 profitable pace offeruice, was trought by themrs tell he gauc to king Stoaine for the redeeming of trict towne thep burned, and then returning backe PeaCe 20000 pounds. 5° thep fell to tuafting of the countrie onboth fives the Dffcouraged,and wires daucfuch futtenanceof meats anddainkes as fell fo 69 fo fled. She Manes followed them onto Gulton, eh feruants tobaue 2f that the Danes bad all at their fabich towne theprified and ouercame, From thence commrandements, cating anddzinking of the bet, Heder Boct. didbut inrich thetr enimies with the fpoile of their bodies. hep came by the gates of Wincheffer as tt Were in manerof triumyp), toith bittels and poiles Lbich they han fetchen fiftie miles from the fea fine. Cy Das rerurnete # wane Eng of Crce€er, and gat there a rich (poile. Due Hugh Creche & Powmanborne , tome queerte Emmabad plas ben1008 ced in thofe parties as goucrnour 02 fhirife there, confpired with the Danes, (0 that all the countric ost! Whiltthire rofe and got togither : but then the ar' -_twaskrought togither at Sandwich, ano {uch foulot io fon About the beginning of winter thep remained in 30 and from thence pafled forth to Canturburie, amd the He of Wight, x in the fine of Ghrittmatte they bab takenthe citie but that the cittsens gaue them a landed in Bamplhire,and patting thzough that coun: 1006 pounds to depart from thence,and to leauethe tricinto Barkethire, they came to Reading, and countricin peace. Them twent the Danesto the Zle from thence fo WHtallingford , amd fo to Colefeie,and pfeUtight, and afterivards landed and {poled the then aproching to Cttington ,cameto Acikelmey countric of Suter and Hamplhire. king Egeb we, amd in cuetie place therefoeuer they came, repaltembled the ahole potwer of all bis fubiets, thepmavecleane potke. 3F02 that abich thepconld and comming to gtue them battell,bav made an end Hot cavic iith thent, they confamed fwithfire, buts _oftheir cruel harieng the countrie toith the flaughs Hing bp their fnnes and fleaing their hoalts. Jn _-_ter of theurall, ifeatle Goztke with forged fales(ne teturing backe, the people of the ielf countrie 40 uifed onelic fo put him in feare) bapnot diftuaded Gaur them battell, but peeuailed not, fo that thep shim romgiuingbattell.Dhe Danes by that mteanes and fet in fuch a furious rage again the Cnglit}men, HenHone that tolth all {ped thep mane forth a nauie fall Simon Dut bufbandite : the Danes liued dpon the fruit ano bing md abufing them at theic pleafures.ano oben the bufbanduten came home ; thencouldthep carte tobe , fo that his tranell was in batte. €ngland, truth tt is,that the people of the countrie tere Chet that rule the Danes kept here tn this toalme 50 tas ouerrun and twatted. bar allmanerof labour and totletobonane about the field forefitt the Dances, thich according to their wonted maner {pared not tocrercife theie pier: tifall crucltie in wafting and fpotling the Land With fire ad fino2d,pilfering and tabing of preies in eur tie patt there they came. either could king Ggelted rentedte the matter , becanfe the enimies fill Contieied the mfelues twith their fhips into fore com traciequarter, front the place there thep kuetw him piven try following camte fiparining about the coatts of Eng land, and landing in the weft countric,toke the citte amd of eucrie eight bines a complet armor furniy bide ot iano, GainFhim, and all the haruet€ time late abooan in 20 {hips tere cat ppon the hhoze:s:and Wlilnot conv ree ot the crucll murderof the Dancs bere in fraught totth men of twarre, the thich fr the peare fainin t Wantof necefarie futtenance which in that peare fore oprefled this land. In fhe peave of our - Hard 1006, king Stwaine returned againe' into 2 Crglend with a ntightic x huge nauie, arriuing at Sandinich, amd {poiled all the couritrie neere onto theteafite, King Cgelred raifen all his potver ae Thefourth Chapter. , Khe king bearing that the anes tocre thus lan Ded , and (poiled the weft parts of the realme, be fent unto Coricus toatlemble a polwer to toithttandthe The miferas bile Mate of thts realme bnder the * reucngementfolloweth; king Sweine forced by famine re20 turneth into his owne countric, hearriueth againe at Sandwich , why king Egelred was ynable topreuaile againft him, the Danes overrunall places where they come and make crucll wafte,king Egelredea him great fiummesof monie for peace; the mifchiefes that light vpon a land by placings traitorousftranger in gouernement, how manic acres a hide ofland conteineth , Egelreds order taken for thips and armour, whyhis great ficet did him little pleafure;a freth hot ofDanes vader three capreinesarriue at Sandwich, the citizens ofCanturburie for monie purchafefafetic, the faithleffe dealing ofEdrike againft king Egelred forthe enimics aduangage, what places the Danesouerran 30 and waited. morethan befmethep twerethas murthered as in fome bokes Comes we find recozncd. GWhereas it ts (hetwed that the from Gtorces Eanes compelled the bulbamomien totil the ground Gm. {ito Dermnarke twith all his fleet , partic contrat: tedfo to dw (as fone trite) by reafoirof the great truce caken betweene him and Vikillus is violated, and what it knotlenge -_ers came thither as were aointed to goto. fea in eae oa the fame fitet. There baw not bene feene the like numberof fhfps fo trimlie rigged andfurnityed in §n the peare following king Stwaine returned power againft the Danes, andberraicth his people to the enimies ; Sweine king of Denmarke arriueth on the coaft of Northfolke , and maketh pitifull fpoile by fire and fword ; the thereof , to caule all the Danes within the land to be murthered i one dap. Berebpon be fent prinic comurifitoners to all cities , burretocs and totunes within bis Domintons ;commandingthe rulers and officers in the fame, to kill all (ac) Danes as remained tnithin their liberties, at acerteine dap pres fixen ;being faint Ieices dap, in the peare ro12, 40 their Hips andflue'a great number of them, but wasnotable tomainteine thefight,forhisenimics oulormatden him innuneber of men. And to Hewas fonffratiied it the end to giuc backe: and the ent: Norman thatwasin goucrnement,earle Edriketeined hinsfelfe ficke when cS Egelredfent unto him toleniea reafon of bis mariage, veutfed vpon pzefunption then, In the peare following, the kings tholefleet7 8 mies kept on their wates to their thips. trimen that inhabited this Ile, the weft parts betraied into their bands by the con/piracie of &tcellent beantie, that {he as named the floure of Moxnandie. This {ute twas begun andtoke fury mma GOD Cuccefle, that the hing obteined bis purpofe. Daughter ofiR. And fo in the peare of our 1020 1002 , hich teas a Bukeof Mox-' bout the 24 peare of king Egelreds reigne , be inithin this realme , there oulnone thipbe builded, acresis an MUMlfeketell , twith {uch power as he could raife; alanlted the Hol of Danes as thep return to landto cae theflaughter oftheir coun- 169 that of enerie thd huriored ano ten bfoesof lan Bnhonoup Swaine after the taking of Morwich. Jn reuenge therefoaeot(uch breach oF truce, thefame Wihilins, tributepatdt0 £4 4oooo pouns,tillat length the rele twas emp the Danes" ied in maner of all that monte and coine that could yo A frefh powerof Danes inuade Engyereath ot befoundin it. Fnthis meane time died Cigina o2 quence Cthelgina the queene . Shortlie after it was denffea that the bing fhould bea {uter bnto Richard pukeof HPomnandic, for his iter Emma, a lavie of tach the hiftorie ofingland: hetell gonertto2 of thote parties with thefame bing = an faite prouoten bis twzath and bigh difpleature. nde soprareof bing Egelrensreigne Wt the peare of our L070 1008 , be toke, hich over great number of the nobilitie and other were beas ten dotune and flaine , till at length one Lurketell capueformice, Pirenebeued , thathad a Dane to bis father , firtt beganto tabe bis Hight, and deferucd therebp an e _uerlatting rep2odh.. Zhe Danes ee bpper baw, . the ifs pace |