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Show 194 The eight Booke of Theftateof Britaine maneras befncis mentioned utbythatmeans D2 occafion foeuct he came thither,certeineitisthat HaroldSas Yofastoifullicrecciued, andhadgreatdaremase Ighiteimel bin typ the faid Dube William , tebolat that time ment, bhenhe Fmd iinedokhts ttendthip; asthe meseoute manerof ment in {uch cates ts,tapzomife mucy,hoto oo fo cuerthep intendto fulfill. Watrather it maiebe thought, thathing Cotpardbad ntade: nofuch pro- -. twas teadic tomakeatournic againitthe Britains, and tobe carle Parola with hint to baue bis contpa: mife atall;. but percetucd the ambitious aefire of duke William,and therefore tvould not that ante se: better trtail of bie baliancie. Carle arold behaued Wherefore , he was loth that Harold Thonitd go o fo that duke Gilliam had hinrin bigh favour, and (as it bath bene fat) earle arold (to procure bim Coward his reiqne,o2 therabout, there fell vartance aoe ct betinirt the too brethzen, carle Warold and eatle Fealingont -_cafton thould be mintftred unto bimtotake holoof. nic trarmesinthattournie, thathomightbauethe ue Dnto him, lealf that ntight haypent, &bich bare: Himtelfe 0, that he thewen gad paofe boty of bis : ; asi iiferome andpelicic,and alfoof bis fortvardnefleto 10 Ned tide@d, An the foureadtiventicth and laff peete of bing - erecute that tutth band , thich by tit be bandenifen, Lottie at Titinofor, tere the courtthenlap,inl detwirt he much that earle {arold caught Loftie bythe haire then. of the bead in the kings pecfence , and firoke him. Herbpon,©offie departingfrom the conct in great moze friendthip atthe pubes bands) declared bnto pin, thatking Cowardhadoreinedhimbisheire ifhedied without Muc , and that he would not faile to kepetherealme of England to thenukes vfe, ace anger,came to Hereford in the marches of Wales, coming to that ordinance,if is. Cotvard died with: MinhWet. gut iftue.dnd to-perfoumethis promife, he recetued there Darolvs feruants were preparing for the pedi, Dube Wilt geoopozail oth, tihether willinglte to tin themose 2° kings conmming to theirmattters boule, tbtch for onea uants be toke and soiemset credit,o2 forced thereto by duke William , writers Daughterin marriage. the hiftorie of England. 195 heretutthhaning his fptech perfect, he declare how: be bad fenv two monks fann bp him as he thought, 2? See and chilozen failes over into Flanders,andthereres mained till affcr the pecealleof king Coiwarn. king 2ertoard .. Finallte, after thatthis concteons prince p yenedthis Goward had refguenthere andtinentic peeves,fenen & moneths and ob dales, he departed this Itfe atone Don the fourth of Januarie, andivas buriedinthe churcof Wetlnriniter; abiehhe havinhis lifetime rofallic repared,atter (achafatelic fort asteto chur, thes inthofedaies tere like theretnto within this home in his pouth he knew in Pomandie to haue linen godlie,and vien cyeittianlie.Thete monks 7? (fain be) potetting tomethat thep were themeffery 5, gersof Gon, fpake thete tuo20s 5 Wicaule the defe gouernors of Cngland,the bithops and abbats:; are 2 -notthe miniffers of Gov,butthe diuels, thealntigh: tie Eon hath nelinered this bingdome for one peere 2> anda dap into the bandsof the entmie, and tuteken -fpirits hall walke abzoad thoughthe tole tan, 7? tealme; fo that aftevtvards the fametvasapaterne fox other tobe built after thefancfome, his@nAvard Wasa prince of fuchabertuous aifpofitionsf mind,that bisfameof bolinefle fprangouerallsibe abbogred iwarresandthending of bloudy infomucy that then be lined asa baniffed man im Pormans bie, be had this fateng oftentimesinhis month, that beban rather liuea: petuate lifefoxener, thantoobs And then ¥ made anfiner that ZF would peclare -thefe things to the people , and promifen on their bee -halfe, that thep tyould dw penancein follatwing the -eramplcof the Pintuites : thepfaid againe, that it tauldnot be, for netther fhould the people repent, nor@adtakeante pitie opon them. And thenis -therehopeto haueanend of thefe miferies fain ge shen fain thepsadhen agrenctreeis cutin funder in ,, >> "> 29 ,, teinethe kingdonte by the laughter and.death of a- 2, the miadle; andthe part cut off is cavien theeeacres "? flue,chopping them in peces, and threiv into this bogthean of inea leg,into that bar: reil of fider an arine,into this befell of ale an bead: nie man. be coulonot abide tohaueithe peopleop» -brediiyfrom the ftocke, andreturntng againe to the >» report it Dinerflie. At the fame tine,duke William -sganinifed bitte bimbis Daughter in marriage,thom peeled twith tributes op eractons,infomud thathe ffeale,tyallioiné therewith, and begin tobud ¢beare 3 Aarold coucnantenin like maner to take to wife, and fo into the lomes of meth andtubs of bate and canted the patnent called Danegtlt: (bith had con: fruit after the former maner,bp reafon ofthe fap res Harold athis returne into Ore reporteth to K. Edward whathe had doone nelving the accuftomed nourifyment; then (% fap) >? map there bebope that fuch euils hall ceafle and df 29 monie, o2fome other fubfioiehad got anbugequanfitieoftrealure togither, thep brought itbntobim, andia(d italtogither bportan heape.foto delighthis mintly, ¢ Ttth thich twos of the king, though fomeother that fod bp tere brought in feare, pet arcbithop Stigand madebat aieak thereof,faieng, whyking Edvardpromifed to make duke William his here, (es of bis bzothers feruants, fending the king tya;d that he bad prouided at his baothers mano2, againtt bisciming, gmdpientic of fowle ¢ potvdzed incat, thatfoeuer he Koula find belive. She rumo. of thiscruell peed fprang ouerall the tealme,therebponthe Mo2thumbers,tome he hav gouerned for the {pace of ten peeves beric crueliie, tinued fo: the (pace almoff of foxtieperrrs)to reafle. Fthathbene fain; that then thecollecors of this dtic wo brethrenthe fonnesof carle Goodwine, their vnnatu- uants both Englifhmenard Danes{potted bis bow jer agent other liquez be bettotwed the parts of the dead carcal: beyond the feas, and whatthe king faid vnto biminthat behalfe, who forcfawthe comming of 30 the Nornansinto dis landto conquer it; when and (wherein note hisfubtiltic)diffention betwixt Harold and Torall and cruel! dealing one with another, {peciallic ofthe ab- hominable and merciles murthers committed by Toftie, at gainft whome the Northumbersrebell ypon diuerfe occafi+ ons,and reward him with sonra fenengrinens ;Haroldis fentagainft them , but preuaileth nor; they offer to returne Homeirthey mighrhauc a new gouernor; chi renounce Toftieand require Marchar in his roome, Toftie difpleafed ger- toke occafion te rebelt againt him, and Oue bis(er: ne fes,and toke awate bis hoofles, bis atmour, andall Coltiethet other bisgads and bontholo ttuffe, The chickert caufe carte. (as texemembzed by fome tuziters) that maued the 5 2a ar Hozthumbers thus to rife and cebell againt Lottie, was for the,dete fable murther of certetite genitics , teth him into Flanders; king Edward dieth, hismanners and 40 men of thetncountrie, feruants pnto Gofpatrike, in bebalfe of bir bzother bad caufeo fehonethequeene the vet veryTes ape cui)] os one Sinolition ruc of curingnate the aripebie, maladie called the kings derined from ‘ . fo be Aaine in the court bp treafon,in the fourth night fittoche facdceding kirigh ofthis land, he was warned of his death by a ringyhe is canonized fora faine,the laf woords that of Ghatfinas lat pat, and alfo in reuenge of other hefpake on hisdearh-bed , wherein he vetered co the ftanders by avifion, gropheiens satEngin henld ae solebived b: htt ,a defcription ofthe kings perfon,ofa abafortellinn iis death, the pregenie of the Welt? faxonkings,how long they continued,the names oftheir pr mccrlete one fecelio $5 sshenee he firlt kings of fcucn kingdomso} w Gernianie had their pedegrec, Be. ; j ) i RM op Din ther Pavol fhould ctcturneinto@ngland, duke me William delivered bim bis Heshue acune,buthepthis Polydor. noblemipat,tbic) in the lat peeve Loftic bimfelfe had commanded inbis owne chamber " . to be murthered at Borbe,Lutter be bad allared them tocome bndcr colour of concluding a peace toith them. Gif fhe greuous patments, iberewith he charged the people c of that counteie, fet them mnagreat rage againt ! 3 9° dim, Wut the bing aducttifenbateof, liked not theie 3 Thefewentis Chapver baother Wilnote twith bim doings > foxthat foxthatsthey had done it without conmary Dement o; comuifion, and therefore fent earledaar rolv with anarntic: to chattele, them, but they. wees -ftronginongbtelwithitand him, .as thote ubicy were -affembled in-armour togtther twith the people of -Aincolnethire, Motinghamibire, ‘and Darbidhiee, and bauing with them Barcharus 02 Palcarus, the ay fillas apledge. Then went forneof carle Algar, were come as farre as sox yyearle Warold into Englann, ¢, hanpton, doing mud hurt is the parts therabouts. . and declared onto hing Cds Powwbeit to baue the kings peace, theyofferedtores ! Wwardubat bebaddonc, tbo -turne home, fo that thep migbtbaue an otber carle co Dadbe thing ubereof thou Mhouldekt repent the, and -_thep being freemen, bone ab bzedontof bondage, @ Procure diunifeptete to follolw ynto thp countriesBut: » Bod of bis morcie tarne that eutll, bap from this might, not, fuffer-anic crucl gemerno: te rule oucr them,being taught by theirangeftors , either tole og, wight pleafe the king to affigne,qarcarus the fon of carle Slagetobe theicrulct,be fhonlo fa bow ober (Alo Dato him; Ded not J tell thee that thou wouldett ce TRAMP, at Che leatfit be dis pleafare,that it mut aubla ynderthe Saxons. Gmiams Marcharus or Dalderus made varleot Pozthumy ssateaieof Sian. "otic i great difpleature, twith bis twife Heb conte to patlo,pet to Date tt fillatter mp daics! ¢ by Harolds purpofed going ocr tito Pay, appointed thems: fez that thep plaintie pzotefted, that -_in libertie,op todie-it defente thereof, 3f therefore tt Mandepather, atking Cowarforelainthe -_picut fubiedsthepould prouce dheto themfclucs Tivselells, than toperfouue thepomilc,made rte, and conrironamanncr. All things confiocred,chee D hemes beypade in tupot bis bandh -aneceMarie, tbat af Gouldbe granted , And fo tas ra Rot the Permans; audthat bemeantno, su annaaa jie beater, hich tebe, bey, Shep Gould be bled after a reafonable roquettferedceaforable.o2 at leatf it twas thongbt Parcparas eles: buthedeclaringshathe fat aniuell plating -_that tie lo manraued nowin bis fickenefe, as and fetching gambols about that beape of moxie, 3° metof great peres ble to dm. Peuertheleffe the commanded that it fhould be had atwaic,andreffoxcd -ttuthy ofthis proyhefie afterivards to plainlieayear againeto themof whomeit tas leauied. ' red, then Cngland became the habitation of net 3M diet and apparel betwas fpareand nothing _-ftrangei's, in fuch wile, that there pas neither ga fumptuons; and although on high featts be ware -uucitng2,bifhop, nozabbat remaining therein of the vich apparell, asbecante the mateffie of bis roiall Cnglifynation. Wut now to make an end with perfonage: pethe fhetved nopondnorlofticcou king Cdivatd, be was of petfon comelic, ¢ of anine tenance, rather peatfing @od for bisbountifullgen, different ftature,of tite haire,bath head and beard; hele totpards hintertended, thanettcemttightrein -_oof face rudbdie,and in all parts of bis bodtefatre thine the baine pompe of the feorld. Thepleafurethathe tied; twit due fate and propostion of ‘linsas thas toke chieflie in this toozld foreftethinig of bis wits, 4° thereto conuenient. 3n the peere before the death of confifted onclicinbawking anvbunting,ubicerets king Coward, ablafing Marre appeared, the whic) tiles hedailie bien, after be badfirf! bene in the henamonke of Walmefburie named Eilmer bee hurd at diuinefernice. Jnother things hefeemcd tholieginen to a Deuouttrade oflife, charitableta the poze,and bevieliberall, namiclietobofpitalsand -_-eld, he bttered thele tuozds(as it were bp wap of -_prayhefieng:) Thou art come(faith be) thou art come, much to be lamented of mante a mother; itis long boufesof religion in the partiesof bepond the fea, withing ener that the monks andreligtonsperfons Of bis realme tyouldbane follotnen the bertue and bolineffc oflife bien amongft then of foxrenpartics, -agone fith ¥fatw thee, butnow J dw bebold thee the mozeterrible, thpeatening veftrucion to this coune trie by thy vzeadfull appearance. Jnthe perfon of king Coward ceafenby bis neath the noble progenie As bath bene thought be was infpiren with the gift 5° of the Wiettfaron kings, thid) bad continucd from of Proybefie, and alfo tobauebadthe giftofhealing -the firft ycare of the reigne of Cerdike 02 Cervicl infirmities and difeates. He dled tobelpe thofe that Were dered with the difeafe, commontie called the bingseuill,anoletf that bertue as it tecrea portion of inberitance tuto his {uccetlors the kings of this alme. He was warned (as hath bene reported) of his _ cettetne daies before be died, by a ring that ns, the [pace of 5 47 peeres complet. Andfrom Cg bert 266 pares, SPorcouer, fith the progente of the Saron kings fermeth aholie to take end toith this Cotard fare named the Confeflo2, 02 the third of that name bes fore the conqueft , we haue thonght qmd for the bets ter helpe of ineoric toreferre thereader to a catas i a5 brought him bp certeine pilgrims comming logof the names ag twell of thofe that reigned a ‘ Om Pierufalem, tid) ring he had fecretlie giuen 6° mong the Whettfarons ( tho at length,as pe bane' Co Pore man that atked his charitie in the name of Dand faint John the Cuangeliff. Wut to cons lade, {uch tas the opinion concetued of bis boli heard, obteined the tole monarchte)as alfo of them hich ruled in the other (enen kingdomes beforethe fame were biited bnto the fafd kingdome of the fahonised amongt the number of faints, and na- {cription of zitatne,pag.17,18,19. Nefle of life , that thoxtlie after bisdeceate, he was Peg Cotward the Confellor. GUhilett he lap fiche of - ficknete,ubereof at length he died,after he bad mained for toe daies {peechleffe, the third day af: then be bap laine for atime inaQumber 07 fo Wleflfarons, tehich catalog vou {hall finn in the bes Pere isto be remembzed, that as partlie before ts erpreffed, toe findin foie old toztters, botv the Mar-Welt, _-‘firft kingsoffeuen kingdomesof the Germane nar tion that bare rule in'this He, fetdht thet penegrées «: fg, sat the time of bis twaking , be fetched adepe -fromone Woden,tho begatof Freabts twifefeuen be ad thus fain; Db Lox God almightie, if this « "Phota baine fantafticall illufion,but a trne differ © oars Ibauefene, gtant me {pace to btter the fame fonnes, thatisto fay, 1 Ueda,of thomecamethe Kingsof isent, 2 Fethelgeta,o2 Frethegcath, from tehome the kings of Mercia defended, 3 Yaldap, of thete that tno bere prelent,ozelfenot, And tthoferace the kings of the Cleffarons hap their Ry, originall, |