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Show 174 The eightBookeof Theftate of Britaine nadethe countric ,¢ndre dito Poske on the north? fideof the citie | they. fought. twith. the potver of the Che Engi Harthuumbers , whichtas led bp the earls Cotvine William duke of Normandie. prepa- ted. him, the number oflis{hips, bis arrinallat Pewenfey in Suffex, vpon what occafions he entredthis realme; thepope likedwell duke Willams' attempt, why king ten difcomé= andSPardar( fio beetizen) and there pifcomfiten anid chated them intothe citie , with great Laughter bisbattelt and blounthe, - Parold king of Crigland being aduortifed of this of Hance, made the moze halt fortvaro (fox be twas alonthe arte wherthe Saxons. . rethto inwade Englandandtoconquereit; Harold was hated ofthe whole court ofRome; why duke Wilt liam would norfufférhis fouldiers to waft the countries where reabie tn the field with his armie,infending alfo to they: came; Harold gocth towards his enimies , why his-yn: jar Dae as come tolvatds his enimies)fo that bpon the fift bay 10 s\cifull efpials rooke the Normans(being old beaten fouldi. ers) for priefts ; Girth diffuadeth his brother Harold faitySiDun. ager he came to Stamford bzidae,findingthere the from'prefent incountering with the duke ; where faid king iparfager and Loftiereadie tmbattelled , store the confcience thar is to be had of an hefirft affailed thofethat kept the bynge , here (as oth, and that periariecan nor {cape ynpunithed, fome inziters affirme ) a Porwegian fouldier tith Wil.Malm, his are defendedthe paflage , mauger the tole hott HenHunr, of the Englityinen, and flue fortie of thento2 nore MateWelt. Sasfought lifhman went With a boat onderthe fain bztdge, ano Derie great and fore battell put thenrall toflight. fiteo, "Sn this confitYarold Warfager king of the Theking Pistons of ard Portwegtans was Haine, ¢ fo was Lottie the king Cotte Haine , bf Englandhis brother , befives a great number of other , as tucil tn the battell as in the chafe: neither the tine , pet not bebolving to that endbis bold pieftinption twas like to conte, twith frotuning for faite thep (Heived themfelues open aduerfaries , itv clining freightiwates to the ftrouger pact, after the maniterof conetous perfons', o2 rather of the reed 26) Filiaduke ofProyianS dichanitig knotwlenge after 6) that maner 3k. Barolo twas @bnuficd in the noth parts of fhaken with atanderrpufte of totnd. ) bis realme,and onderffan: ping that the fouth parts M of due proutfton for necefla- purueiance of men and fhips, that be might bpon fucy aconuenientoccafton fet forward to tnuadebis @hisbatten: gtansfonght it out along time veric ftoutlte, bear * tehame be laboured forato bis father im law thes of Sep: alfailen them tufth great courage and afurance.Zhe twine earle of Flanders twas one of the chiefett, vers ade irho byon promtfe of great fummes of monie and dabe wilim other large offers mane, ofp afd bim twith men, mu Cone. . Tefioue of the Mortwegtans that tere left fo Keepe their fhips bnder the guiding of Dlaue tonneto the king of Portwate, and Paule carle of Drkueie , af ter thep bnderitod bp their fellotues that efcaped ‘from the ficlo , hoiv the mater went with tbarfager and Loftte, thep hoilen bp thetr fatles and ofrecen nition, tips, and bicuals, berte frelie. The French king alfo did as much for bis part as laic in im to belpefosipards thts fo bigh an enterpaife. Cabere fore txbent all things foere nolw ina readinedle , BE 4.)come cametothe totone of &, Galerie, tere be badal qe ctor With them into thetrcountrie , of the lofle of thetr ber (as fome authors affirme) of three bundzed fatle; marie bas kitg and ouerthotv of allbis people. Some twiite, anditben be ban taricd there a long timefora come °° nentent wind, at length it camte about curn as be bimiclfe defired. Then Hipping his armie trhtch cow thet courfe bometwarns, bearing fozotvfull newes ,. fembled tigither an huge naute of Chips (to the munciesot Pe SimonDun. that the king of @ngland permitted them franblie to depart With 20 thips , bauing firft caufed them to Deliver fuch hottages as thep had receitued of the ct tisens of Worke. Warold retoifing in that be ban atteined fo glorious a bicto2ic, and being now fure prifed twith prine andcouctoufnelle togither , be pir nided the fpoile of the ficlo nothing equatlie , but to fiftedof Morzmans, Flentings, Frenchmen, ad Writains , with all erpedition be tote the (ca,and di pn recting bis courfe towards England, be finallic lane a Dedataplacein Suller , ancientlte called peuct' o gene fep,on the 28 Dap of Septentber,tubere be dtd fet bis now pe MWeft, Unequatini: fuch as he fauozed he diftributed tiberallie, and to 50 mien on land, € prouldedall things neceflarie to itv wmbing ofthe other(though thep had much better deferued)he gauc courage and refreth then. Wil.Malm. nothing at all, reteining fill the belt part of all to Dimlelfe , by reaton thereof be loft the fanz of mae mivof bis ment , tho for this bis pifcourtefie, pid not A little alienate their god twilles from bim . Ahis Dente, He repaired to Porke , ard there faied for a time torefounethe diforoered ffate of the countrie, tebich bp reafon of thefe warres was greatlie ont of frame. At bis going ontof bis hip tuto the thore, onc of bis feetflipped as be teyped fortward , but the other dens) neglected the kinglic care ich be Mould baue badof other partsof bis realme , from the thich be bad toithozaiwen bimfclfe , and(asit is tkelie ban hot left fuffictentlic proutded of a conuenient vices getent to goucrne the fame by bis warranted author titie,and fuch fortifications as might erpell and inith Mand the enimic. Which tant of frrefight gaue oc caffon to the enintic to attempt ant inuafion of the Srglith coatts,as in the nert chapt. thal be hetven, fame,be fped bim totvard Wattings, and comming thither,he built another fortretfe there totth all fpeo pollible,twithont fufferinig bis fouldters to rob 02 bars tle the countric avioining , faieng thatit thould be great follic fox bint tofpotle that people; abicyper 7 tmanie daies to come Were Ifketo be bis fnbieds. 3s, Harold being as pet in the no2th parts, ard hearing hatduke William twas thus landed in England, {hed bin fouthtoard , and gathering bis people togis ther out of the countries.as be tuent fortvards,. at length camendére bis entinies : and fending efpials into their campe fo driverftarn of that frength thep (ach as were like to abidetell bp thetr capteine, fered that be wasfree from anie {uch otf, ard that Crigland fall in thp band , ¢ fhalt of a puke per long ,, become aking. The duke bearing this tale,langbed mabebis proclamation, declaring bponthat occa Hen. Has for to chalenge bis right , meaning the Dominion of 5 The third was tobe reuenged of the tozorg Dane 3 nto Robertardbithop of Canturburic , tro(as be toas infopmed ) was ertled bythe meanes and = bab noone the fame ; meaning nothing lefle than Seperfoxmancetherof,as the fequele of bis baings euents might {eine countable to bimtas due he fecond tas, to reuenge the death of bis ne- * ‘ nued by the inuafion oftlie x3 90° Danes, ~ Theelenenth Chapter. ST Dw itfortuned thathoth Will. Mamet carmics, as tell the kingsas the carles,being pzepared to battell, dinetfe offers incre "F_ made on each fine(before thep tels,as firft the fotmenthat tere archers , andalfo The arrate yt drinking and making of revell ¢ paftime,as though there had beene no account to be made ofthe nert daies traucll.But the Pozmans behaued themfelus wartlie and foberlie, fpenditig all that night in pats erandcoifeffing their finnes bnfo Gon; andin the mo2ning earelte thep receited the communion bes Dimas with bis greatett enimie. € Where (by the fore the tent forth to the battell. Some w2ite,that thaie) would be notcn the confcience which Girth a 60 tien Dube @illiam fhould put on bis armour to go Patiger brother made of an oth, not concerning to the field, the backe halfe of bis curafles by chance Dimlelfe direatlicbut his clver bother Paroln , tbo Punithments and deferued plagues infifed bpon bin anp others, for bis fake; fith be made norecko Ring of biclating a bow ratified With an otf to a eae no {nail put(ance,who afteripards became shue Aluredo: Alfred the brother of the fame king Cdtward , hone Godiwine earle of Bent and bis abdberents bad moft crucllie murthered . indefente of bis countrie be would fight bololp with & bis bifcredit and pndwing euldentlic declared, the land that tobimivas giten and aligned ( as be falb) by bis neybue king Coiwardlate ruler of the fame land, irlafted, and how long irwasdiftona- thofe that bare gleiuesand ayes tere placed in the the Mozmarg forefront, and the ho2Temen diuided into wings Tuptinithed) avutfen bis brother not to abucnture o fwd on the foes in Berie god o2der. AN the night before the battell, the Gnglifmen Hen.Hunr. bimfelfe at this prefent in the vattell, for fo much as mabe great noife and flept not , but fang and fell fo Will. Malmef, be bab bene fometime fiwo2e to duke Ciilliam, 3n the meane feafon,Girth oneof arolds pory Get breth2en (confivering that periurie ts neuer left tobim bp former off , 02 otherivife : but Waroly av alotud and faid: Molw fir Duke,thou batt the foile of »» flaine onboth fides,his bodie buried at Waltham, nothing di= praife-woorthic in him buthis ambitious mind, aviewof his valiantneffe in & confi againft the YVelfhmen,‘his rigorous ot rather pitileffe handling of them, his fetere ldw'or decree tonchingtheitbounds, they are vtterli¢fubdued, arid (by"? + the kings leque) the, VVelfhwomen-marrie with the Englithmen, the Saxonling. ceaffeth,how long fell tothe conflict) for an bnts J )tie to haue bene had bettvirt PILES the tivo princes: but bern conditionsof agreement could takeplace, thepforthe fofth prepared theimfelnes' to trie the matter by dint of fiwm2d. Andfoon the 14 dap of October, being faturdap) both bolts metin the field, ata place tit ie, Gere; the bnikilfall mefengers regarding fmallie theit darge , bought toad againeof nothing clfe, 4o Sutter not farre from Watkings,ubereas the abbeié but that allbuke @tillianisfonldiers twere prietts. of attell was afterward builocd.ahe Englifhmen Che oder of {vere all bzotight into one entire maine batellonfot, foneone foes, Foz the Moxmans had atthat time thetr dpper lips ~ ihith huge ayes tf their hands,andpaled a front ivith Md chekes thanen , thereas the Cnglithmen bico paueifes, itt fuch wife thatit twas thought bnpomible Muah Wee tofuffer the batre of their byper lips to grow at for the enintic to breake theivarrate. On theother "PS leigth.But Warold anfinered, that thep twere not five, the Mormnans tere dinided into feuerall bate prleits,bnt twether-beaten anbardic foulbiers , ao incounter inith the fatd uke , that iuere not bound bisknights bad efpied , and (eing bis band nbere bponbe ftaied full of earth, then berofe , be fpake fons be bad thus entered the realme . He firft anv princtpall canfe trhich be alleged. twas 20 = but rather to {after bim and other of the nobilitte to facke fatt in the fand: the thich fo fone as one of © But Harold being moze pzefumptuous and fwle: 6o metilie thereat, and comming on Land, bp and by be " Dardie, than promtdent and toife in bis enterpzife; bendittg all bis force to redzeffe enozmities in thofe Quarters of Porkethire (mud)like onto him tort the Comediograrher marketh for a fale, Ea tantion 4 adpedes iacent contemplans, non autem ventura preni- tion did him much hurt and hinderance,the number tharwere competent number of micwt of iwarre to kepe the rie defenfe , batted iith all diligence to make bis wnto 1sMes bid the Cnghthmen efcape all fre, for the Aotue, ,.. enimie, Andamongetf other of bis friends,Wald> coco Fn Swasfoughton ting Dotyne and killing great numbers of (ud) as tell; thediffoluté aind droonken behatior of the Ens glifhmen the might before the incounterfarve ae rom the Normans deudurdemenour; duke! Williams fpeech ypont otcafion of wrong putting.on his armour, thebartell-beewixt bimand king Harold is valianelie tried , che Englith by.duke Williams politike ftratagemate déceiued, king Harold flaine, his'atmie put to flight and manic of them flaine after 4' fong arid bloudie incouhrer; manie of the Normans. purfuing the Englith ouerhaftilie procure their owne death, they take che fpoile ofthe Englith,the dead bodies ofborh armies are licenced to be buried; thediffering reports of writers touching the maner ofHarolds death,a defcriptionofhis perfon, his ambi- Duke William at his fir Lading at penens fepo2 Pemfey (ahether pou will) fortified a perce of ground ith trong trenches, and leaning therein a A thereof remained deffitute < derof the Englifhmensattire Scaraie; the ma~ ner how the Northinswereplaced tofight inbate of thebifjops. Andalthough the pope and his beethen the fain cardinals viffemblen the matter for The tenth Chapter. though an hole thereof thant bint bp into the bodie ith bis {peare: pet Matt. Welt, faith that betwas 20 © flaine toith adart thich one of king Warolo bts fers vants threlw at him, ¢ fo ended bis life, Wich befoge being one, the tole hoff of the Englifymen pal Ripe Morte: gtansoifcom= {ed Over, and toinedtoith their entmics, and after a After peaceoffeted &réfufed on each . fede, both armsmecte in thefreld,the.or- for bifpleatute that the pope bad fometinte concetued 17fox the tozong Done to the archbithop , o7at the onlie + fite ofouke Willian, certeine tt ts that the pope,' a8 then Hamed Aleranderthe fecond, fanozed this enterpzife of the duke, and in tobeit thereof fent hint athite banner , obich be willed him to fet bp'in the detke ofthe hip, wbercin he himfelfe thontd faile. Ait deed (as twziters report) the pope tity his cardinals , and all the trhole court of ome had king Patold cucr in great hatred and defdaine,becaute he hadtaktirbpon him the crotwne twithout thetr con {ehit, ozanie eccleffatticall folemmitte o2 agreement the earle ofFlandersand the French kingaffift ‘ith his are, ¢ might tot be overcome,tillan Cng- the hiftorie ofEngland. of Harold in the Datesof king Coward: "Cchetein tue haue ta note, that tether' tf tere a bnto bim for bis periurie ; a inne. detefted of faicngmt thereat the poet nofablie {peaketh, Ah miferyey-fiqtsis primoperisria celat, Sera temen tacitpana venstpedslus, twas feton before by fucy as holpetoarmebim: at tric) chance' he tobe occafion of laughter, faieng metrilie fo them that ffad by ; Po force, thisis god »> lucke, for the eftate of mp dDukebdome thall be per 2 night changed info a kingdome. IWefide this, be fpake mante comfortable tomzdbnto hismen, to incourage them to the battell. Peither was Harold forgetfulin that point on his part. Andfo at conues nientitime then both armiestere readie,thep mane fortvard each to incounter with other,on the fozefato fouretenth dap of Daober, with great force and al furance. Au the beginning of the battell, the -_ flue Polydor, abzoap |