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Show 148 The fixt Booke of DQusthoge percetued this, they lett their (hips bebindthem,and sr wate foentinto the bosbers of Gales, there at Cart buiogt. balogebpon Senernte they butlt another caffell, and lapthere all thetwinter following, baning left thei. wives and dylozen in the countrie of aftangies. ing Aifredpurfucdthem, buttheLondonerstoke theeniniesthips, and brought fome of them to the citieand the reft thep burnt, Thus for the (pace of the peresatterthearriuing Theftate ofBritainewn- tofonoblea price as Alfred twas,night requite.er -loqnence, learning, andalarge bolume. We las of -_pperfonrcomelieand beautifull , and better beloucd of bis father and mother than bis other brethzen.. And although be tuas(as befoze is touched)greatly difqut sted iwith the tnuafionof forren.enimies, pet didbe Will, Malet both mranfullte from timeto time indevour binlelfe to repell them, and alfo attemptento fee bis fuby tects gonerned in ged and bpright inflice. And albeit ging gure ofthe maine armie of the Danes (nthe bauen of 10 that god lawes amongf the clinking notle of ar stars. Unie,thep fore indamaged the Cnglifh people, ale mozareoftentimes puttofilence,pet he petcrtuing thongh the Danes themfelues fuffeined moze lofe bow his people were greeued with theeues androb.. at the Cnglifhmens bands than thepdid to them With ali pilfering and fpotling. In the fourth pare pa piuiden Stet theiccomming,thearmtcivas diufded, fothat tutoparte. one partof them twent into Mozthumberland , part of themremaitiein the countrie of Caffangles,¢ -_-bers,tabfch in fimte of Marre greiy and increafen, deuifedgmdffatutes and fiholfome oadinancesfor pw -_nnithing of {uch offendors. Amongkother things he oxveined that the coune fries thoulobe dfuidedinto hundzeds and fithings, another part went into France. Alfo certeine of theit {hipscame bpon the coattof the Wefkfarons, that is to fap, quarters conteining a certetne nanny ber of totonefhips abioining togither, fo that eycrte oftentimes fetting their men on land to rob and 20 Crglifpmantliuing onder prelertptof latues,thould fpoile the conntric, wuthing Alfredtmbke oder in bauc bothbis hundzed and tithing; that tfante man the beffinife be mrightfordefenfeofhiscountricand people, and canted certeine mightic veficlsto be butloed, trhich be appointed forth to incounter ith the entinies thips, Thus like atwozthie prince mb politikegoucrno:, Sea be pzcuented each iway to refifttheforceof bisent« bang -twereaccnfedof anie offente , be Mould find fuerte for bis gud Demteano2: and if he could notfind fud as tyeuld anflwer for bint, then thould he tat ertremitie of the latues. Andif anie man that twas giltte fled befoxe be found (uertic, o2 after: all the inbabte tants ofthe huntdzed 2tithing Hbere hedivelt,fhuld mies,and to fafegardbis fubiecs. Finallie after he be puttothcirfine. Bp thisoruile be brought bis hadreigned 29 pecresandanbalfe, benepartenthis countrie into gwd tranquillitie, fo that be caufer life the 28 bap of Daober. iisbodie twas burievat 30 bzaceletsof gold to be banged bp aloft on bils uhere Wiindjetter ; be lek bebind him (Mucbyp bis wife ante conumon iwaieslap,to fe if antec uri be fo bar Cthelwitha the daughter vntorarle Ctheleen of dteto take thentatwaybp frealth. de was a liberal Wisttive, @ideoa, Percta,two formes, Coward furnamen theeloer, prince namclp inrelicuing of the pwze.Lo churches fihtch fucceeded him,and Adeltwold: alfo thyee Daugh» ters, Clicda or Chelona, Cthelgena or Cogiua, anb Gthelwwitha, , -_‘be confirmed {uch petutleges as bis fatherban gran ted before bi, mm be alfolent rewards bp imap Of deuotion buts Rome, and to the bovie of faint penne in aes Sighelmusthe bithop of Shire. a2ne barethe fame, and brought from thence rip + . How Elfieda king Alfreds daughter fones,andsiwéct ofles of ineftimable balure. From (being maried .) contemned flefblie plea~ 40 Komealto he brought a péece ofthe bolp croife thi fares thepraife ofAlftedforhis goodqualities, pope Spartinus did tend foy apzetent bnto king Ab bus lawesfor the redreffe oftheeues,hisdiniding of fred. ountrids into hundreds andtithings,ofwhat monaPrerieshe wasfounderje began the foundation of the vniners fitic ofOxford, which is notfo ancient as Cambridge by 265 Morcouce king Alfred foundedthree gaodlic mor nafferics, one at Colinglep, there be lined fore, of fine fiber the Danes had bereaued bint almott of Peres nanasneaeiesnedtiszrale soetains es people ali bis kingdome, tbich twasafter called Athelnep, iy murthering of fohn Scot by his chnctaicleeabot AL éd divided the 24 houres of the day and the nightfor his ne. biffant from Zaunton in Sumerletthire about fiue nules ; the fecond be butloed at Tincheftcr , called cellaric purpofes, his laftwilland bequefta;the end of the the netwmirtter.andthe thirat Shaftefburie, uhidd eeeSetcthe Danes panei in abetheodgnd dif so twas an bonfe of nuns,there be made bis Dangbtec fubie& ves MhdebithéHorchurbbere cpl cesar their king,bis death ; the Dancs make Gutbred king of Norchumberland , priuilegesgran- mieSheersing pe nee of nthe lentoill The xvj. Chapter. St <2><e ttho(as pou have beard)iwag, ca F) maricd,vnto puke @deleep, : anbadnife of Qeotus an abbat,in thofe Dates bigh lie etcenied for bis bertuc.and icrning with Alfred. His worke he toke in hand about the 23 peere of bis Teigne,thich toas in the perre of our 020895. So that the tuiuerfitie of Cambgidge twas founded ber M the end of the foxmer So dor gathereth.F02 Sigebert king of the Caftangles chapter we MHeined that ¢ bis buildings,abtch be began bp the god erboztation fore this other of Drfozd about 265 pecres, as Poly- & Deen Alfred had, their mums song bet ¢ names, among Lome Wwemade report of Clfepa, Ai Cthelgeda 92 Cogina abbeffe, Wut the foundation of the bniueriitie of Drfo2 paffcd all the refipue of began to erect that briuerlitig at Cambridge about * the peere of our UL030 630, thing Qifred twas learned bimfelfe, and giuen much to ftudic, informed at befide diucrie god -_lalues tehich-be tranflaten into the Cnglith tong, gathered togither and publitheo,, be alfo trantlated This gentleman lett diverfeother bakes out of Latine into Cnglilh, as fare,for bearing birbuibmrd one chit,and foze bande led before theconlnbe deliueren, the eucr atter fo, Dare.tocompanie with bie buiband, fateng that it de conlations phuloeplue, andthe babe of Calutes, but this be fintdhed not,being pscuented bp death.So this tuotbic prince minded ivell tolvard the com Notable crample behind bit of deptfing Gotblie pleg aRgreat folethnefeto vie fuch plenfare which there tee Houldbring fogrent grin. che) eaneace , Kolpeaketuiicientlie of the wmpthio praife.due ‘ t rym.Pa/forule Gregory, Beda degefiv Anglerum, Bact ton wealth of bis people,in that feafon ten lear Wing twas little eamed among the tweff nations, id tdic bp all meancs pollible to infiruc he 0 brtheSaxons and Danes. the hiftorieof England. Srietuons odsit the tradeof leadiiniy at bone life;arb tdine said couragethemgerrctallie to imbzace learning. ipe Ryows innata tibiprobitstis Honbrem|? 01 > NAshjiviebitthsodiee C4 Aefrongindeme) 2 « sobiad poutonottusterantefobeareamietitiecouct ep GpNMInhseeepbaslanlooms apieHoe,amotas thenteamneD bpbismothers perfaae Fauislemrerstamfslemparmacitimen2) batt mxollie. Gept he were leriveosand pethe binifeliewwas tinelae ‘pares of age: before ho could read a‘yojd on ‘fhe mibpbig mo flonto fudie,pontifiig bint a godtiebine fete the ee banitthic barns;tte ‘mouly leatype ts ren tt 3 wig septt Colig tobis bake Ti fpoxt » De fo var: Perpetutimque labor nomen cui mixta dolor , . < Dtid tollefomse hiarmicsanendielfe nate; whofeloies were abwaiei mex Simddo vittoreras, ad craftinabella paucbas, ~. ae ahs day thonirseanquronsthe mers dats ware the ved Si moddwwittuscras,, in craftinabeblaparabasy © t ‘neltlic (et bismind thexeto,thattuithin.atmall time ao Lede1sALTAsbGeen dhonfeel Hepohites marnelioudic, and became fudh-afauozer ‘oflearhenniet;thathepelightes ntomt in their cant: Fyi,f clashing wer it! daiieace , whofe blade wish bloudiefiaing, Tin@aitigi} quantum fironusteprateprobarune, 1"! wecbcnmtntebikcutalabeteamtienses Svoruniencetgaiuenpecinaremnt,. abérfetoconte Ota bimoutofother.countries.,.ac Nenfuisimmen!iquilquam j ae Seeing apencrientis Bityop ofRicboane,Gales GATTaMcraaineneeatsaleawl HOLY His com -Giidthat magable bieath bo sake j enidsvorblesyiuch abide, 1.0 . tefridits the bithop Mf Corcether) mrandemerit tianllates the bokes af Db regortes Dias Nectamen aug ferro conttiens poheré ferrum; logsintoCri.la3.feattoWiles belwas reec in France tranflaten the bokof Dionyfius Ariopaoy ish shefivord the soilefomnef{e oflife by death ditide, * gita,intituled Hierarchia, ont of Grekeinto Latine, 20 Tam pol ‘trantatios fegnivicequelabores, 17 ani after iol TeyolestintteX te the abibete of spale ; iploateeearen Heng , Chglithinch stesigers; as pleimond afterward Beatenpani Cee "Chris basenquien andfesprer void ofnds © Fn the dalesif the furelato hitig Alnred,the Ring! atchbihop of Cantarburte/Orimbald qouernosof domoof erciatwhe end. Foratter that the Danes Se Buttcorclunetwith thisnoble prince hing Ae -‘peates hothent fo tome arin there nico, bis wife theory hontes ahichconteine the day ano night, fh has fornie'toBing Egbert followed him, anv died brie nein builvings, the third part be gaue fo ftran: Hers. The fecond whole part of bis renenues was fo Dimded, that the firtt postion thereof tas difperfed hed ail the Dontinion of that part of Mercia , thich Cetoulfe had in qouernance, was after the birth of our Sauiour 886, fo that the forefaty kingdome _886 the finding ofpore {tho lers,ana the fourth part to churches beyond the fea. from Crida to this lat Cetwnlfe. wutthere be that actount the continuance of this bingdome, onelte the telw monafieric at Tatinchetfer,withothers. luved,he was fotarefullin bis offite,that he ditided baderpelled bing Wurtheed,then he bad retqhen 22 alto Stheihwine, the Danahter vf kite Athulte that ‘the parts,fo that eight houres he fpenttrewiting, 3° tn Panta it Luihbarote. The Danes babing gotthe ae Teading,and mabing His praiers,othercighthe cm: -‘tountric tito their pomeMionsinave one Cetwiilfe ik, Gesonite, ploied fit telieningbis bovie with meat joztitke at thereof, aheme thep bound hith ait oti ann delftres : Ape; and the other'eight he betotwen in bitpatching Fie of pledges' that he fhouly-not longer kepe the of butnede coneerniig the gouctrioment of the fate With their pleafnte , and'further fhonla be rea: tealine. Webad inhischapella candlesf24 patts, ‘Diet all tities to aid them With fuch power as he Lihereof tucrieonelatten anhoure: fo that the fer Thould beable to make : This Cetwulfe twas fhe ter. fon, to thonie that harge'inas committed, tixburs uantof king Iuvinzed!. Within foure peares alter hing of this tanble,tuarned the kiig rate hol the the Danes returnedjand tokeoue part of that king Tie palley away. Alittlebefre his deadthWeorei‘hone into thetrotyne hanbds,antp left the refroue bre hepbislattiwillLand tettament, beguedthing'balfe 4° to Cetbulfe But within a fetw peares after king fe postionof all bis gobs inflie gotten} bntofud) ‘Alnred obteinen that part of (ercia thich Cetontfe monafferiesas he had founded. Alibis rents and tiled, as he dtd all the rett of thts land, ércept thofe Teucnues he dinided into tind equal parts, andthe parcels trpich the Danes held, as Porthumberland, fir pact he dinved into thie, beftowinig the firtt bp the countries of the Cattangles fone part of grt Onbis feruants in houtholo,the fecondtofuchlabow cfa ,andother. ; Tetsand workemen as he bept this -tworks of furs ? Zhe peare,in the hich king Alured thes obfct: Sinongtt the paxe people of his countric, thefecond so continued the fpace of 302 peates baber 22 hing: March Wert. fomonatferies, the third to Bewas diligent in inquirie bow the iudges of bis . bebauedthemfelues tit their {udgements, and a5. fharpe correcto2 of them tubich ttanfgretted in = bebalfe. on be betefe, be lined fo as be tpas hap front the beginning of Benda,onto the lait peace of Durthcd, by tic) reckoning ff fav not pat 270 peares onder18; or rather 17 kings, counting the lat Cetuulfe for none , thd began bis reigne onder = Steat favour of bis neighbours, ¢ bighlic honored Mong frangers. U9mariedhisdaughter Cthel- the fubtédtot of the Danes , about the peare of our Loi 874, there Benda began hts terqne 604. - lie map be perceitied bythat tbtch before ts rehear- 02 rather Clitrive pnto Walowie carle of he Cafengles anvthe Po2thumbers in thefe oats 8,0f tbome bebad twofonnes Arnulfe and 60 daies were onder fubiecion of the Danes, as parte c,the fir fucceding in theerledoime of Flan- Taub the vonger twas mave catle of Mullogne, Ehebodieof king Alurcd teas fir buried inthe = PS church: but attertoards, betaufe the Cae a Stafed afondtate that the fame thould walke Rights, bis fonne king €dwardremoucd itinto Rely monatterie: tbicy be in bis life tine had bed. Finallic, in memozieof hima cetteine te clarke mabe an epitath in Latinte , hic bere ‘oaxthinetle thereof is liketwife (‘perfe for a @manet to2dfor word) tranflates by ra cming into Englith,tholenolitlelabo: ; ediligentlic tmploicd in fupplieng funozie Cucesfound inthis huge bolumte, fed. After Guthiun that goucrned the Cattangies Guthrun %. bb theterme of r2 Yeates, one Cobtrike o» Cosike See adthe rule in thofe parts, a Dane allo, mpreiqned SimonDuc £4 peares,, and thas at length bereuenof bis gor -_nernement by Kit Cotvard the fonneof bing Alu red, as after (hall apeare . But noty,although that SimonDun, -the Porthumbets were bronght greatlte bnder fot by the Danes , pet could they not forget theircto ac: cuffomed maner to fFirre tumults and rebellion 2- - eT? -_gainfF theft gouernours, infomurh thatinthe peare' Eguercuing 872, they erpelled not onelie Egbert , thome the LabLt Danes had appointed king ouer one part ofthe &! fae" countri¢ ( as befoze you haue beard) but alfo their tingcome, ply. ardbt- me |