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Show The defcription of England. r offfrom that be andbis clearkes might be furthe l the the crucitie of the Sarons,there tt remainedtil tt Hirsof the Watkard, and for a feafon after, before fion of bis fe, than be beqanto quarrel with earl Gooriwine (the hings father in lato by the mariage of his Daughter\abo allo toas reante to acquit bis der meano? with lke maltce,and f the mitfcyiefe begun, Weredpontherefore the archbithop charged the carle fas annercd nto the feof Canturburie, {with the murther of Alfred the kings brother, thot Thearchvithop of Canturburte tscom monic cab s not be but aralo the fonne of Canutus and the 1ed paimat of all Englands and in the coronation Danes haveruelite made atwaie, Fo2 Alfred and bis n ofthe kingsof this land,and all other times,therei fnto the Land with fire and tioere it Mall pleate the prince to lucare and put on bis ro brother comming tie faile,opon the death of Canutus and being tev hep heads. ir bponthe fetif to ts office ,bis crotpnie ded; the Mormans that arrfued toith them gining beate alfo the nameof their high chapleins continu put bolw thep came fovecouer their right, to twit, the (in d prefunre baue them of fetv nota ouch alliealth crotwne of Crglands¢ theretnto the onfktlfall pong on fubiedti of botd amd als, thefrequ be to patt) tinte gentlemen, Metwing themfelues to like of the rai nto thent . Zhatthis is true, it mapeafilie apperre monr that twas (pred in this Lebalfe, the report of bytheir ofone ads pet kept in record; befine their e+ their demeanor was quicklie bought to araly, piffles yantivers twzitten 02 tir prints berethep tho canfed.a companie forth twith of Danesprtutlie hatte fought not onelie to matd) but alo to mate to late twait for them, as theproane tolpard Otlford; thom With qreat rigo2 and mozethan opentprannie. Dur aduerfaries Will peraduenture denie this abs 20 there Alfredivas flaine, andithence Coward with much difficultie efeaped to bis (hips and fo returned folntéliejas thep dw manie other thingsayparant, into ozmanbie. fhough not withont Hhameletie impudencic,o2 at the Wut to procwd. This affirmationofthe archbithop leattinife vefend if as int and not fvaraing froit being greatiic othed out with bis craftie btterance common equities bicaufe thepimagine cuerte arcs (for be was lernedjconfirmed by bis French frends, bifhop to be the kings cquallin bis otune prouinee. (for they had all confptred againtt the erie) and theres ‘Bat hote twell their Deting herein agreeth with the inifo the king being defirous to revengethe death of faieng of eter, ¢ eramplesof the pyintitiue church, bis bother, beedfuch a grudge in his mind again it map cafilicaperre: Some examples allo oftheir Gortwtne,that be banifhed him and bis fons cleane Demeanor(FJmeane tn the tine of poperie)Z will notlet to remember, leatt thep Mould fate FX {peake. 30 outof the land.ddeTentallo his iwifethe erles daugl- fer ppifoner to Tilton, with one onelie maiden ate of mialice,and withoutalt ground of likelibod, tending bponbir, where the laic almoff a peare bes Mf their practifes with meane perfons F {peake fore fhe twas relealtd. Jnthe meanefeafon, the reft nofneither will Z begin at Dunftane the autho? of ofthe peeres,as' Stipard earle of sPorthumberland all' their petde and prefumption bere in England. furnamed Digatao2 Fortis, Leofryc earle of Che Butfor foruch as the dealing of Wobert the sow managaint carle Godivine is a rare biftoie, and fter,and other twent to the king, before the departure beferueth to be rentemb2ed, J twill touch it in this of Govdivine, mdenouring to perfuade bin onto the place; protefting to deale withallin mioze fatthfull teuocation of bis fentences and nefiring that bis maner than tt bath heretofore bene deliuered onto faute mighthe beard and atfeutfed by oper of laty, bs bp the Mermantwriters,o2 French Cnglith, tho 40 But the king incenten by the archbithop and bis (of fet purpofe) haue fo defaced eatle Gantvine, Mowmans would not heate ‘on that five , faleng that twere tf not for the teltintonie of one o2 tive plainelieand finearingby faint John the euangelif mere Croglithmen lining in thofe daies, it thoula (fox that tas biscommon oth) that earle Copiwine be impoilible for me (02 anie other) at this prefent fo hould not Yaue his peace till he rettored bis brother Declare the truth of that matter according to hir cits Alfred slineagaine onto his pretence. With Mid cumftances . Marke therefore ahat 3 fate « Ffo2 the anfiver the peeres departed in choler from thecourt, truth is, that {uch Pormans as came in twith Gine and Godtwine toward thecoaft. ; i main the finte of Cthelred, aw Canntus, ano the Comming alto pnto the thore and reatefo fake Confetis2, did fall by fundzie means into fach favs. fhiping, be knéled votone in prefence of bis con Iwith Hhofe princes, that the gentlemen did grow to 5° Duct(to twit at Wofenbam in the moneth of Septenv heare great rule in the court,ano their clearkes to be ber,from thencehe intended to fatle into Flanders polfetfors of the Left benefices in the land. Herbdpon bntoBaldiv{ne the earle) and there praied openlte fherefoxe one tobert, afolic ambitions peett, gat before them all, thatif ener he attempten ante thing firit to be bithop of London, and affer the beath of. againk the kings perfor of Cugland, 02 his. votall « Gadlius,to be archbithop of Canturburie by the gift effate,that he might nener corte fate bnita bis col of king Coward;leauing bis fornter {er to Willian fineno2 {é bis countric any more,but perith in thts bis countrieman. Gifoalfo a Poway was prefer. boiage. And heretwith he went-aband the ship that Ted to Lincolne, andoftyer to other places, as the was pronfden for him, and fo from the coatt into the king did thinke conuenicnt, Opertfea, But feethat folloten. He twas not pet Thefe Moran clerkes,and their fronds, being 60 gone amtle wate from: the tan,before he fatv the fhus erated, it twas not long per fhep began fo fhoze full of avined fouloters,tent after by the arch' mocke; abufe,ano defpife tic Englity s anv to muh bidhop and his Hendsto Killhim-por'he Mould oe the mo2e,as thep datlie fain themfelaes fo increafe partandgo out of the countries they pet more nv in favour tuith king Coward, tho alto calicn diuerfe tenled the harts of the Cnglfthagaink them. of them tobeof bis feeret councetl, whic dinot a Being comealfoto Flanders, hecaulcnthe carle, litle ‘incente the hatts of the Criglith acaint them. the French kingand offer of bis frends, amongs Afrate alfo was made at Dover, betivene the fers tants of earle Gootwine and the French; hore mats fters' tame over to fer ann falnte the Bing? thereor Bbaue fpoken in my Chonologic, thie f tnflaiticy the minds of the rend tleargie and courtiers av Gait the Cnglith nobilitie,that cacypart fought for Oyportunritie of reuenge, ary perloiig take boln bee fiveene them, Fothe faid Robert being calento be {home alto the emperour twas one,to trite onto! hing tn bis behalfesbut all in patie; for nothing could be abfefiien rot hin, of bids the Mozmans bad ho liking, Gherebpow the catlé aapihts fonnes changed their minds, obteimen aiianb innaded the Land in findzy places, snallie toming their powers thep came bp the ‘ahamies info Southwarke nate ALandan there thep longed, andlooked for the bing t incounter Thedefcription of England. X incounter tofth them in the field. The bing feing burie, gaue this anfiver to the letters of td) bts that was done, commended the Londoners not to ata no2 bittell them, Wut the citisens made anfwer, boty the quatrell of Godwine was the canle of the whole realine, hich be had tn maner giuen ouer bry tothe {poile of the French: andtherebpon thep not gnelie bitteled them aboundantlie, but alfo recet ued the earle and bis chiefe frends into the citie, there thep longed them at their eafe, till the kings frends , as div make requeft bnto bim to take the charge bpon him, Secularia negotrane/cto, utafiire'no loseorurn ndmane occupationes borreo,liberum affettans ani« mum. Koluntatifacrarumintendo Seripturarum, vos diffi nantiamfacittsverendimane et ne aratremfantta ecclefia, quod.nAnglia duo bones validi crpart fortitudine, adbonum certantes, idet rex €o° ar chieps[copus, debeant trahere, nunc one vetula cum tanre indumito igata, diStorqueatur a 10 relto, Egoonis vetulage ifrquietus effem,verl: Det latter Great tefort allo was made buto them from all opertmentolana, abgui ws poffem fortes nom ingratuseffe, polwer twas reabte fo fotne tofth them in battell, places of therealme, fo that the earles armtie was -/éd/eme crmboc tauro comiungitir, videbitispro dsfparilitate wwonderfullic increafen, and the Date and place cho» trabentinum,aratrum non reche'procedere,€7¢. Wbich isin fen cherein the battell houlo be fought. Wut thes thearnties met,the kings five beganfometofie to Englith thus: DF tecularaffatres Ahaue no fill, -_bicanfe X twill not know them,for J cuen abbe:the afel fo run atvaie out right; the ref telling bim -haue his mind at Itbertie, Japplie mp whole indeuo2 the earlp,other to late Dotwne theft tueapons,and not, platnelie that they toould neuer fight againi thee troubles that rffe about them,as one that defireth to ro the ruleof the ferfptures, pou lead me to thecons otpne countriemen , to matnteine Frenchmens -_trarie. Andit is to be feared leatk the plough of holie quarrels, Zhe Pornansallo (eing the fequele,fled 20 church,ahich tioo firong oren of equail force, and alwaie fo fall as thep might gallop, leaving theking both likeearneft to contend bnto that ibtch ts gap leff they did faue themfelues elfeabere, fhould therebp now fwarue from the right forroto, in the field fo thitt for bimlelfe (as hebel might) tht Ju the meanefeaton theearlespotver would baue (ot bpon the bing,either fo bis Nanghter,o2apzeber fion; but be taied them, fafeng after this maner: he king ts my forme(as pouall knoty) anditisnot (that is the king and the archbithop) ought tonzaw, hy matching of an old thepe witha iwild bnta- aren bull. 3 amthat old thepe, tho if J might be -_qniet, could peradnenture (hein my felfe not altogte ther pngratfall to ome, by feeding them tith the foza father to deale fo bardlie iwith his dito, neither alubied with bis fonereigne;it isnot he that bath mile of the to02d of God, and covering them with oll: but ff you match me with this bull, por hall mans that are about bint: therfore togaine aking: Donte, J Will dox him no biolence. And theretwithall : cating alive bis battellar be ranto theking, that fedaltogither amased,andfalling athisfetbecras nedbis peace, accnfed the archbithop, requires hat bis caufe might be beard in open atlemblie of bis plough twill not goto right,¢c:as folotueth in the p20» cefle of bis letters, ihe fatd Thomas Wecket was fo Chomas -_pronn,that he mote to king Weneie the fecond,as to Wecket. his lon, tobis king, and to bis fonne, offering him hig countfell , bts reuerence,and due coredtion, ec. thers ilke foxt Hane protetfen,that thep olvaht peeres; and finallie deternined as truth andequitie fhoulp deferue, : nothing to the kings of this land, but their countell onelie,referuing all obedience tanto the {ce of 1ome, burt 02 dene mie this iniucie, but the proud Pox 30 fe that tho2ough wantof equalitic in dzaught the he hing (atter he had pauled a pretie tile) fer Andas theold cocke of Cantarburic ofp crow ingbis old father in tatw to lie groueling at bis fet, 40 in this bebalfe, fo the pong cockerels of other fas andconcetning with himielfe that bistute was not bureafonable; teeing alfobis chiloren, ndthereof thegreateft baronsof thelandtoknele before bim, pip imitate bis Demcano2, as mapbe fene by this gnerramplealfo in king Steyhans time,tworthie ta be remembjeds bnto homethe bithop of London and make the like requett : be ltften bp the carle by thehand,badbinibe of gad comfort, pacdonedall only not fo much ag fweare to be true fubiedt + -trhereinsalfo he was mainteined bp the pope, as ape bis fonnes bpow the chekes, he lean them to bis palace, called home the quence, and fummoned all Eugenius epi[copwsferuusferuorum Dei,dilec4, j Christofilio Stephano slastri regs Angloris that was pafl,and frendlie bauing bifed bimtand bislams ontoacouncell, §-_peareth by thefeletters. [aluté,& apostolica benedittioné. Adhacfuperna eee anaee eumeoaen 5° prouidétiaimecclefiapontifices ordinanitut Chri» fomeconteming matter of tape,other of rabberte, > extortion,murder,manflanghter,bigh treafon,abuls tecig; and not a fetp of batterie. Gaheriwith the hing 1%"Pepee ab eispafewarvina reciperet,c-sam pancipesfeculares , quam inforioris conditionss 175 , 1p/ispontificrbus tanquam Christi vica- (asa man nowalwaked out of fepe)inas fo offers Ded;that bpon confultation had ofthele things,be bar *9 Feuerentiamexhiberent . Venerabilisfiqui4emfrater nofter Robertus London epifcopus, tan~ withen all the Normans ont of the lanv,oncliethee op fore excepted,thonte be reteinen for fundzie ner seffactc caufes,albettthep camenenermozefonare quam-vir- & honestus, cr religions ama> tor , a nobilitate tuabenigne traétandus bee collata a Deo pradentia propenfins honorandus bin afterward as tobe of bis pztuie councell. After thisalfothecarletined almoftwopeares, 60 Qutaered,ficut in veritate comperimus cum ania mefue falute, ac {na ordinis periculo, fidelitate ah then falling into an apopleric,as he fat twtth the -_ a - aeee beodya siubere 7 que ab eorequiritur aftringi nonpote/t:volumus, oo esSoot tibi affectu confidimus , quatenus radsitim fratrem noftrumfuper hoc nullatenus ape an endof bis life, And thus mudsof our fire Er utetes, timprobeati Petri nostrareneren biter'. 4 would inteeat of ail the Itheevamples of trzannie, pzacifed bp the prclats of this fee, againtt ‘ia, chm tn saseton © thetrleznsand ouereignes: but thenZ thonlorather writeran biferte than-a deseription of thistlanm, Bherefne ¥ refet you to thote reports of Aw feline and echet, fufficientlic penned by otherthe Seffisiat diferesioni tue , ut fimplici veract -V¢7P0promitrar, quddlefionembibivelterratus #0inferar: Vale. Dat. Meldés 6 cal. July, Thas twefee, that kings tere torule no further obtch Aniclne alfemabinga ety, asifhe havbin verig: tittvilling to-beplacen in thefe of Cantum than it pleafen the pope toliheof; neither toca, lenge mozeobediencs of their fabieas than two al, 5 fo wuotteratien by the cleargic, and panaife of the arcy 7/4 &eratiam :tuam Lye recipias; Cum autem tllud juramentuniprastare nonpofsit; diet ce ee ee fact to Binmelethur,ih thes ro of Gtace,to the end archbithopof Cantarburte, twas to forer it porte <a and i Taleeby Danid fuecetlo2 to Dabeitins, |