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Show The fixt Booke of Egbert reigneth ouer the Weftfaxons, bus prattife or exercife in the, time.of his exile;his martiall exploitsagainftthe Gomifhmen andWellhmen., Bernulfe kingofMerciataketh indignation at Egbert torthe inlarging of his roiall. antbaritee » theyfight. fore battell , Egbert omercommeth, greacods beewcenctheir fouldicrs,bithop Alftan.awarriour; Kenc, Effex , Southerie, Suffex, and Eaftangles fubis@ toEgbert;he killeth Bernulfe K.of Mercia,and conquereth the wholekingdome, Whitlafe the king thereof becommeth his eriburaric, the Northumbers fubmit themfcluesto Egbert; he eonquereth Northwales andtheciticofChefter, he is crowned fupremegouernourof the whole land,when thislle was called England ,the Danes inuade the land, they dilcomfic Egberts hoft, the Welfhmen ioine with the Danesagainft Egbert, they are both vanquifhed, Egbert dieth, Dunel.and M.W.bath 5 bosne,with earle CHalhard to haue the conduct thet- of Shireen of , and fent thentiwith the famte into Rent, there * 2 thep trgought fuch matfteries, that thep chafen both the king and all other that would not fabmit then felues , out of the countrie, conffretning them to i patleouer the Chames. Ano heretvtth the Cater, Tbcans 20 faronsfollowing the bicozie, bought onder fubiec farons, tion of king Egbert the countries of thent, CMler, ) teigne in the peare of our HSoutherie; and Sulley.Dhe Cattangles alfo about 4.020 800, thich was the 4 the fame thie recetued king Egbert for their fone» HearHun Y peare almoft ended, after teigne 102d,and comforted by bis fetting on agatnit that the emperour Cirine Wernulfe king of Percia, inuaded the confines of began the fecond fime to bis kingdome, in tenenge of difpleatures tbich be OK tule the empite sand in the bad doneto thent latelie before, by inuading their y 224 peare of the reigne of countrie, and asi cameto palle, incountring twith wWernalfbing the great kingof Jfrance, trhid) alfo tuas the fatd SBernulfe which camre againt them to defend of Merce tn the fame peare after he was made emperour of 3° dis countrie, thep fue bim in the fieln, laine, the tweft, andabont the fecond peare of Contwall king of Scots. While this Cgbert remaineoin erile; he turned bis aduerfaries into an occafion of husthetr minds on both parts being kindled into further math, the Gattangles eftfonesinthe bis, baliancie,as ithadbenea grindftone togrind alwate and remouethe rut of fugatth flouthfuines, fn fo much that batonting the wars in France, in cenns, tho fucceeded Mernulfe in that kingbome, fernice of Charles the great , be atteined to great dnotplenge and erperience., both in matters ayers feining to the tars, amd iiketwfle to the twell o2nering of the common wealth in time of:peace. The 4° firftiwars that hetoke inbanb, after be bad attets ned to the Kingbome, tas againitthe Comtthmen, Simon Dun. Hen.Hunt A remnant of the old Weitains, tbome be thortlie oucrcame and fubbued. Then he thought goo to tame the biquict Welthmen, the tric) Till were reabic fo mouerebellionagain# the Cuglitymen, 88 thep that being banquilhen, would notpet feente tobefubdued , therefore about the 14 peareof bis peare following fought twith themof Wercia, and Ouercame them againe, and flue their king Ludt Iwith 5 of bis carles . Lhe Kate ofthe kingdome of Percta being weakened, Egbert conceiued an al aha 3 field. erebpon thepincountren togitber at Cier don,t fought a fore battell, in theabidh a bugehony berof iten Were laine, bat on theanepart, ambdoy © gbert fan the other ,butinthe endthe bictozte rematren twit the Dictogte. pAlthough be bab not the like hott fa: rime ber buto Weenulfe,butbe was a politike printe;anw of groat experience, baning chofen bis fonlbiers of mumble, leane, and partie mim; bere Wernaltis omeredde Made tach conqueiis as beforets mentioned, of the tem. people here in this land,he caufed aconnedll tobe af fernbled at Uttinchetfer , ann there by abutfe of the tabole kingdomeof the Spercies.1But petin the pare hert following,o2 én the third peareafter,bereftoxrd ttagaine to Udhitlafe, with condition,that be thouto tntop the fame as tributarte fo him , and acknoty- lenge bimfor bis fupzeme gouernour . be fame Simon Du peare that SBernulfe king of erecta was flaine by the Caftangles, there was afore battell fongbten Mele wer Bing Es tnmanetd Prostar tan. Che Ae from all forren enimics.hus the hingdonte of B02 gun arid liberalitie to churches,Peter perice paid tu Rome, hé mas nauie of 35 (hips ; were arrined oi' the Englith conffs; and began to make foze wartein the laid: 38. rieththe ladie Iudith; his two fonnes con{pire (yport ocs cation ofbreaking a law) to depofebim,king Ethelwulfe dicth, his foure fonnesbyhis firft wife Osburga,how he bequeathed his 2 kingdoms, - The tenth Chapter. vey Pon Cutheen ts, OF Aer wil.Malm, Cabertbeing thereof avnertifen, totth all contettt> ent {peed yot togtther' anarmie, and went forth to gine battell to the entities. erebpon inéotntiing iith them, there was a fore fonghten fiely bettwit them, hich continued with great Aandhter on Bott A one Waldied, that toke bpon ¥ hint the gonernment;, ¢ teig: Aid the {pace of 78 pieres, fides, tillthe night care on, and ther by chanceof iharte the Cnglitymen,tbich before were at point Ax \lee fobate gone atoaie with bitorie, tere banguithed 36 "SSN > ivithoutante gieat authozttic, Tenup. MOputto flight, pet king Egbert by couertof the for bis fubiecs regarded bint but fozilic,fo thatin the waricongi. Might efcaped his entities Hands: but tino of bis end, thenbiscountrie twas inuaded bythe Wel ShDineg. thiefe capteins Duodaand Dimond, with tivobi- farons, he twas eafilie conftreined to depart into'ers ich ea, 9 Shfreborne,tuere Haine in that battelltbich was ty 4 fotightenat Carrom,abont the S34 of Chettt,and 34 the hingdomte of the GUlcfkfarons ) after the fare fle.And thus ipas the Bingdomeof Sent annered to hingdome had continued in gouetnment of Kings of created of the fame nation fo2the fpace of 382 pers, Cheend thekingdome that ts to fap,front the veere of our W020 464, bnto of Kent. the pete 827. Suithzedo2 Suthierking of Cier 82.7 Me cate tnto Weftivales,and there the Wtelthinen Sagudhe, loinittg twith thent, role againtt king Cgbert,but te 40 was Dariquihed anderpelicd out of his kingdome ihith pofperous fortune banquifher and flue both bp Egbert kitig of Weftfarons (as before ve mate Danes and Welter, avo that in gteat nun read) in the fame peere that the tkentithmen were bet,ataplacecallen Yengiftentons Zhe nert pete fubdued bpthe fain Egbert , 02 elfe vericfhortlieat. after alfo, Hbich was 836,be ouertheetw another ars fer. This kingdome continued 281 peeres, from the _-__ ili of Danes hich came againtt bintjas one autor prere 61 4,0nto the pete 795, as bp the table ofthe eh tyritethy, Finallie, hen bing Egbert had reigned the Weptarchie fet fozth by Alexander Neuill aypeefearme of 36 peeres and fenen moneths with great teth. After the dreealle of thentonlfe bing of Mercia, gloxte for the inlarging of bis kingdottre with twine his fonne eneline a chile of theage of feuen peres Dounds, thich then he receiuen to4s but of fnalt iyas admitted king, about the peere of out 1020 821, artpe. Cmpalle, he departenthis life, leaning to bistfuc 50 Be had tivofiffers , Rucndzed and Gurgentld | of Mebis Mattct of tumzthie pratfe to mainteine that the thich the'one(that is to fap) Quendzed, of a mae ‘iwith Ph pe Mer tthich he with painefull diligencehad toined to: {cious mind, moued though ambition, enuied bir Legg Stberts bovic twas burien at Ctinehetfer,and he letEbchind bimtwotonnes Ethelwnlte, othertvite Cation in bis tender péeres,tcbid) agreeirig twell torth Syainees nature', could not but tn the progrelfe of Sage bring areatmattcrs to palfe, his manifold Sens 8 ate an arguinént that as he lacked no polts conttnucd amoragtt the nobles of the countrir,fr: the {pace of mantie perres , befive the inuafion made by omen enimies , to the gréuons Damage of the people. Se But amongail other notes of bis till and of baypie faecette itt his matttall affatres, fas Sod thotte that he mabe of ferniceable fonldiers, Atter hat hing Egbert bad finithed bis bnfinetir i Poxthumberland, be turned bis potver totwards ; ‘6.0bebad poweie inongh to meounter ‘with bis , to home he gave mante a folvle vifcomfy 83 knetp hofp to get the bictorie, ano ba: Sotten it; inere rot witanght to bfe tt to thetr theft faring tte and heedtabing;'foz Se) was tncasite noctit Uitloria tterba, Mate.Weftm, 821 ECyewickeds nes of Quen. Deed. high pzomifes perfuading hint to vifpateh bir inti: tent brother outof life; that he might refgne in his place. Athbert one dap bnder acolour tobaue the pong king forth bn' hunting, ted hinrintoa thitke _ {Deere wee the paterne of a fortunate prince eretnis felt fo be obferued the oder Df bis ron: of Eee. of his perfon one Athbert, with great retwards amo Avelffan be S2dettted fo have the goucrmment of > {Ean Cer. tall bis affaires, as twell forrent 8 donitfficalt, achcend of the kingvome brothers abuancement, and fought to make bina, twaie, fo that in theend the corrupted the gouernour Hamed Athaulfe and Adelitan.zhe firtk he appointed to ltiteeedbiin tn the hingdome of Ctettfarons,and Weakened withcontention and cittill Difcothat bad wi Mercin murthered by the meanes ofhis wrepif ter Quendred, theorder of hit Wicked pragtifes his desithprophefied orforefhernedby afizme, the kins ak anerca TeDaegs. fthen fuddenlie netues came, that the Dates witha 76° kings of the Wieltfarons,atter the ftate bab bern fore the countrteof Pozthwales, andfubdurd the a kingdomie ofKenrand Effex; Kenelme king of Great flaughter of thematTenet, king Ethelwulfs devotion ee thaul aypeere (as before is ‘mentioned) that itpas a fo called ‘fhortlte after the firtt time that the Angies and Sarons got pofferiton thereof, i Pow was king Cgbert etled ti god Hniet, av bis domtinfons reduced out of the troubles of thatre) rhumbes Ld ¢ then glablic receiued them, and promifed to defend them fence 10 5 thumberland was bought wnder fubiecion to the ae # becalled England bp one generall name; though tt Sine Ded. Aubicenus) out of bis eftate , conquered the Thekingdome ofKent ahnexed to itig kingdomeoftheWeft{axans,theendofthe bigheifates | he tuas crotpnen Kitty, a9 foncreigne putby thei roialtic'one after another, rhe kiredo mie df Brie gouerhonr and fupzeanic lo2d of the tholeland. Ztis taine beginneth cobe a monarchie; Ethelwulfeking of the alfo'reconded,that he canted a commifiton tobe direcs Weftfaxons,he marriethhis butlers daughter, hisdifpofitjon? ted forth into alt' patts of the tealiiie | te gintecom: the fourth deftruétion of this land by forren enimies; the thandement,that from thence foxtudedall tie people 10 Dates fought the ruiineofthis Ile,how long they afflitedand troubled the fame; two:notable bifhops and verie feriticeable inhabiting within this land,ould be alten Gualtth ro king Echelwulfe in warre,the Danes difcomfited; the Eng~ Men, Mdnot Sarons, ‘aid likewite the lanvthonld liffimen chafed, Ethelwulfs great vidtoric ouer the Danes,a -- pete of king Egberts reigne, lesan _ St the peere following, the Dates whith thetr na: {ured hope of gad fuccefe,¢ in the 27 peare of bis teigne., made an open inuafion into the countrte, and chafing Wbitlafe king of Percia ( that {neces but the Poathumbers being not onelie bered tottd eftate , but nainclic Wernnlfe: king of SPerca Ctaill fedition, but alfo twith the often inuafton of fore Montached the matter, as be thatiwas iwile,and Danes, percefucd not boy thep thouln be able to reof alottic courage , and pet doubted to bauc todo GE the power of king Egbert; and therefore bpon , Autth Cabert:, who tvas knowwen alfoto be aman gwd adnifement taken in the matter , they refolucd both Milfull and balfant. at letigth pet confidering 60 tofubniitthemfelues, and therebpon (ent ambatls, twith bimtclfe, that if bis chance thonlp be to {ped ozs to him tooffcr thefr fubmiiffion , committing dwell , fo much the moze fhould bis paaife be increar temfelues ttholie vnto bis protection dking C gbert fed, be determincn and therebpon intimated the fame unto Cabert, hbo fuppofing it fhould be a difhone: tuto bim to gitte place,bolblic perpared to mecte wWeenulfe in the whenking Cabert han obtciten thetevitdsiesann pmeales ssritaing 62 TeAclhiner had hept tt thei porkMor. oi thops,to wit, Werferdof Winchetker , and Uigferd reigne,be inuaded the countrie of Wlales,and tuent at Gauclford, betiwirt them of Deuonthire , and the € opuild through the fame from eat to weit , not finding a- 5° the Waitains, tthe tid) mante thonfands pied on menses? ie perfonthat durt refit him. be bape both parts. King Cgbert having ouercome bis cninties of dking Cgbert bauing conqueredall the Cngitih Wales ad Comnewall, began to grow in authost> people inbabiting on the fouth foe of dumber, ted Wernalfring ficaboue all theotherrulers within this lano » in for foxth bis armie againthem of ozthumberland : orMercis. much that encric of thembegan tofeare thetr otunc to attempt the fortune of iwarte, amate man in no effimation amongeft bis fnbieas. & competent armic therefore being lented , be aypoine ted bis fonne Ctheltoulfee Alftan bithop of Shire aitendithep soithe hiftorie ofEngland. Sith thecitic of Cheer; abich tilt thofe vaies, the bucof bis neighbours, thofe eftates be fat plainelie fore fueakened and fallen into great decaie. Perebponbefore all other , he petermined to affatle to Cpelvnlfe king of kent, thome he knew tobes gis Cobert hegan his 802ag9Simon nder'the Saxons. iatigd to be able without great adm fo onercome the' refi: The ninth Chapter. Egbert. Thelate of Britaine fouldiers (thaongh long cafe) turre cotvardlic pet: forts Jand ouercharged With fet}. Dhebattellivas Wil! Malm fought in the peare of our i020 826, $26 hing Cgbert baning got this bicorie , asad: uancedinto fuch hope , that he perfuancd himfelfe 60 fyod, and there cit ott the bead frombis bodie, an Xing Hencing trnpe by veafon of bis tenver peeres and innocent ™4rtbered, age,bnito the tort boid of gilt, and pet thus tratto ronflte nuirthered tofthout canfe 03 crime: be was affertoard reputed fo: a marp2. Where hath gone tale that his death thoulobe syet sends fignifidat Rome, andthe place there the murther arte% twas committed, bya frange manner: for (as thep See3 fay) a white Done came and lighted bpon the altarof faint peter, bearing aferoll tn bir bill, hid) he let fall on the faine altar , im tthtch fcroll among other things this as conteined, In clenc kou bath , Kenelme kinbarne lieth yader thorne, heaued bereaued :that is,at Clenc ina copafture, & enelmnethe bings child lieth beheaded onder a hone. This " ~ |