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Show Thefixt Booke of RanHigd. fward, md came fo fhe kings tent, hho in this meane fime , by reafonof the alarum railed, toas got bp, and fabing to bin bis flvo2d fn that fuden fright, by chanceitfellout of the fcabbard, fo that be could not find it, but calling to God and S. Aldelme (as faith Polychron.) bis fivo2d iwas reffozed to the {cabs Theflate of Britaine yn- ter thistime, as he toziteth, OF thefe ictuels king Aoelffane qane part tothe abbie of faint Swithon at Ginchetter, and part to the abbie of WPalatcfhutie, Wozeoucr , the king of Mozrwaie fent onto him agodlie thip of fine tozkmanthtp, with gilt ferne andpurple failes, furnifhen round about the accke iuithin totth arotve of gilt pautfes. ¢3n the dates foun Gi, Edmund fucceedeth Adelftane in the kingdome, the Danes ofNorthumberland Scots twas Maine at thisonerthzotw , and fiue sther fmallkings o2 rulers, tofth 12 pubes , and tuclnere all the armte of thofe ftrange nations trhich Aulafe Ran. Higd, hadgathered togither . Wut the Scotifh chronicles rebell againft him,a peace concluded betwene affirme , that Conffantine toas not there bimfelfe, but fentbis fonne Dalcoline, thich pet efcaped foze Hurtand toounded from the battell, as in the fame ditions , Aulafe dieth, another ofthat namefueceedeth him ; king Edmundfildueth the Danes, end compel- Aulafe their king and king Edmund upon con- thonicles pe map fee moze at large. Ghent.Adelftanc had thus banquithed his ent mies in the nozth parties of Cngland, be went » gaint themof Mozthiwales , Hhoferulers and pty ces be caufed tocome befoze bint at Wereford , aud there handled thent in fuch fo2t, that thep coucnans fed to pap bim pecrlie int lieu of a tribute 20 pounds Eribute, of gold, 300 poundsof filuer,and 25 head of neate, {with baitwks and botwnds a certeine number. A' ter this , be fubpued the Comitymen: ano thereas till thofe dates thep inbabited the cftte of Ercefter, ., mingled amongett the Cuglifymen,fo that the one Che Comntth men fubducd, nation twas as trong twithin that citie as the other , be rid them quite outof the fame , and repared the Excelterres a8 the maner then twas,and (o remoued the Comith pared, mien further into the tue parts of the countrie, ‘ tane, Og -) departed this life , iwithout that be made Zamer twater to be the confines bee Tiedefcrip: ton of king Woeitane, the tearme of 16 peares, ipis bovie was burted at MPalmefburie, He wasof fuch a ature, as erceeded not the conv mon fo7t of men , Toping fomekbat, ann pellotve haired , for bis baltancte tofned tutth courteffe belos uedof all men , pet harpe againt rebels , ann of ins uincible conftancie ; bis great dcuotion totwarn the church appeared in the butlbing , adozning ¢ inpoty ing of monatteries and abbeis. ie built one at Wilton within the diocelle of Salifburie , andan Other at MPichelitie in Sunmrerletthire. Wut befines thefe foundations , there tuere few famous mona feries within this land, but that be aboznen the fame either with foe new piece of building , ictus wom arch: Cl, babes , 02 portion of lands. Ue bad in ercaeding bibop of Yorke, fawone Wolttan archbihop of Porke that lived in bis bates, for ihofe fake be greatlie inrichen that Thexxj. Chapter. Edmuns Een ¢¢/) leaning {Miuc beltfo face 94° _ thoene the Cnglifhmen and them. Finallie the popeer noble prince king Adelfane veparted out of this ot thes Boe- World, the 26 Day of Detober , after be had reigned leth chem to receiue the chriftian faith, Reinold and Aulafe are baptifed , they violate their fealtie wowed to king Edtund, they are purto perpetuall exile; why king Edmund wafted all Northumberland , caufed the eies of king Dun mails fonnes tobe purour, and affigned the faid countrie ta Malcolme kingofScots; the Scotifh chroniclers errorin perwerting the time & order ofthe Englifh kings,king Edmunds lawes , by what mifforeune he cameto his end, how his death was forethewed to Dunftancina yifion,atale ofthe vertueofthe croffe, Dunftanc reproucth duke Elftane, his dreame, and how the interpretation thereof came to paffe, p25 Fter that Aociftane was Wwalles, andfortified them with ditches and turrets bis bzother Comun, forme ef of Coivard the eloer , boone 49 of bis laft totfe Cogtuc,toke bpon bint the gouernement beganbisteignetnthe peareofour ALo2b 940,trhich twas in the fff peare of the empero? Wil-Mem Otho the 1, in the 1 3 of Letves furnamed Crank marinus king of France, and abont the 28 prare of or Contantine the third king of Scotland.Zhe Danes "+ twas fattened to the cvolle, the fpeare of Charies the great, tubich was thought to be the fame abereinith the fide of our fautour toas pearced, the banner of faint Maurice, with a part of the bolic croffe, ann lthetuifea patof the thazned crotwne : pet Mande. uile fatw the one hatte of this crotune in France,and the other at Conttantinopte , almott 400 peares ate king Gomund againtt dolafe, hom the fame dos nicles name Aualattus, but thetime thich thep ats tribute tnto the reignes of their kings , twill not alot the fame to fran. $¢02 byaccount ofthetr to2t- fombling an armic,firft (nbpucd thofe Danes wbid bad got into their poffefiion the cittesamd totons of LincolueLeicetter, Darbie, Statto,and 2 _ the beceaffe of king Adelitan, tho veparten this inthe peareo4o.dnd Malcolme {ucteeden Cow the third in the peare 944, tthich was about the third peare of king Gommunds reigne, and after (that reigned 15 peares)fucceeded Fv bulfe in the peare 959. Lhe like difcozvance preces beth and follotyetly in: their writers , as to theDiliSent reader , in conferring their donicles twith ONESmanifet}o aearcth. Utethercfaze (ta fatittie the delirons tu _* area were i‘ Sut oly to the other naings of hing Comumd: ee isterosven , that he oxpcined divers gab and bal: the ives, beric profitable and neceffarte for the Wealth , thirh laines with d{ners'other of antiquitie are forgot ana blotted outby ruft of s the confamer of things to:thie of long res ( a8 faith Polydor:) but fitbens bis q 43 - sisserstand and fer the diuerfitie of £tS) bane fo} the moze part in their dionicles the fame as tue foundtt. peo" Atter this, in the peare 942, king Comund af HP (asfomefap) tt chanced, that efpieng uhere one of bis feruants was in Danger to be Maine ationgett bis enimies that were about him with pralveit fords, as he femped in to baue bolpen bis fernant, belwas flaine at a place called pPuleher churd),o2(as other hatie) Picelfbourgh. otherivite than be ought to fe. Then fai Duntfane, ee ae A5letfe pour cies twith the figne of the crotie, anptrie BPigh fabether pou can fee that 3 fee, And then hebaddone crofting zis as Dunttane appointed him,be (atv allo the fend in veththemas ters ,bing Malcoliiec began not bis reigne till after 5° dikeneffe of alittle fhoat eull fauoured Aethiopfan 4e- came inte Mogthumberland,twas king of Mozwate, € bauinga great potwer of men with bim , marded forth totvards the fouth parts of this land , in pupofe to (ubdue the thole : but thing Comund ratled a mightie armie, and incountred twtth bis entnrics at Leicefter. Potwbett, per the matter came to the bitermoff triall of battell , thzough the carneff {ute B peace beftroied the church of faint Walter,and burned Lu ys pea ningbam , departed this life . Kher the other Aw Gey lafe that tas fone toking Sithzike, tobe por grocer* 157 balfe, be came tobts end bp great miiffrtune . F192 mitthemfelues vito bint: herebpon be receiued them to bispeace . Here be that write , that this Dther fap , that keeping a great feaat the afore: Pridecive Aulafeis not that Aulafe thie was fonne to king fain place onthe day of faint Auguftine the Cngltth fatth Si. Dun. Sithike , but rather that the other twas be with ro apoftle(tbidisthe 26 of Mate, and as that peare Will, Malm. thom bing Comund madepartition of the realme : came about, it fellon the tuefdap) as he tasfet at Matth.Weft, but thep agree , that this fecond Aulafe was a Dane the table, be cfpieo there a common robber twas -2 46 alfo,¢ being conuerted to the faith as twell through placed inere bnto him, Hhome fonzetime hehad bar conttraint of the kings puiffance , as through the nithed the land, ambdinow being rei: ried toithoutIt preaching of the gofpell, tuas baptifen, king Gos cence he pefumed to come into the kingspretence, mund being godfather both onto him , and bnto the hherelvith the king was fo moued with high vit fopefatd Aeinolo ,to dulafe at the veric fontitone , baine , that be tnodentlie arofe from the table, ano 944 Md foiKettold at his confirmation at the bithops flely bpon the thefe, and catching bim by the heare Sadia, bands. Meuertheletle ,theiriwicked natures could of the bead , trety him ber his fet, Hheretnith not reff inquiet, fo that they bgake both p:omife to 20 the theefe,baning falt holo onthe king, beongbt bins God, and to their prince; amd were therefore in the Downe bpon himalt, and with bis knife ftrokebint peate nert follotving deiner both out of the cour: into the bellic, infuch toile, that the bings bowels trie,mbd punifhen bp perpetuallertle. And fo king fellout of bis cheft, and there prefentlie died. Lhe Comund adioined Mozthumberland,twithout av theefe toas betoen in peces by the kings feruants, mitting ante other irmmedfat gouerno2, bnto bis but pethe fueand burt diners before thep could dit otone effate. patch him. This chance was lamentable ,namelic laicking Poreouer , he iyalfed and {polled whole Cumberto the Crglith people,thich bp the onertimelic neath ‘uty land, becanife he conta not reduce the people of that oftheir bing , in fhome appeared manic enfoent =" countrie tnto due obeifance and conformable tubs tokens of great erceltencic, lot the hope hich thep min tig Hation. The two fonnes of Danmaile king of that 30 bad conceiued of great tuealth to increafe by bis sya, prdnince be apehended, and caufed their cies to prudent and mof princelie gonernement. Tis bo £46 bepnt out, Beretoith dpom confideration either of bie fas buried at Clatfenburie there Danttane {od aid as be bad receined of the Scots at that iwas then abbat, fime, 92 fomeotherfriendlie refpect, be alftgnen the There be that trite, that the deathof king Cr {aid countrie of Cumberland bnto Palcolme king mundwas fignified aforchand to SDunttane, tho a of Scots , to bolo the fante by fealtie of himrandbis bout the fametine attending bpon the fame bing, Capgratie. faccefiors . he Seotith dontcles,peruerting the ag be remened from oneplace fo an other, chanced time and order ofthe ad's and doings of the Englith toaccompanie bimfelfe totth a noble man, one Duke A bainctate, Rings thich reignen about this feafon, affirme, that Cifane,ad as thep rove togither, bebolo (underlie bp couertants of peace concluded bettoirt ®alcolme 4° Dunfkane fato An the waie-before him, Mere the Bing of Scotland, and Aveltfan king of Gugland, Bings moficians rove, the otuell rnnning ales ttiuasagreed, that Camberlano fouls rematneto ping amongtt the fame nrufictans after arefoifing the Scots: as in their chronicles pou mapfind at maner, fhome after be hav bebeloa gud fibile, he fall expreffed. And againe, that Jndulfe,tubo fuccees faid to the oulie; Js tt poflible that pou map fee that bed Paleolme in the kirigdomte of Scotland, aided hich 3 fe 2 The ouke anflvered that be faw nothing ., Ghich now in the beginning of Commnds reigne bim te gouerne the Po2thumbers. ad reduced all the countries euen bate Hum ber onder bis fubiecion . This none , Aulafe amo Reinoly the fone of Gurms, who ( aspouhaue head )fuboued Porke , as a mreane the anerto ob- Tike. seine peace, offeren ta become cheittians 5 ¢to tub» of Losthumberland rebelled againit this Conmund, and o2dcined Aulafe tobe their king, thom thep bad called out of Zreland . Sore trite that this Aulafe, of the archbithop of Canturburie and Borke DOO caver Bio cltina- bithopuke.. Wis fame fpread oucrall the partiesof and Wiolftan, a peace twas conclnpcd ; fo as CO tion in fopaine Curope, fo that fundsie princes thought themfelues Fealmes. baypie ifthep might haue bis friendthtp, either by 60 tund H ould intoyall that parte?sland tebich lt affinitic o2 otbertutfe: by meanes thereof , be be: eth from Watlingtreetfonthwwh! hs Aulafe thould folwed bis fiers & bighlic in mariage as before pe intop the other part as itlicth from the fame fret bane beard. We recetued marie noble a vich pres nozthivard. hen Aulafe twketo toife the ladie Alby fents from divers princes, as from Wugh hing of tha, Daughter to carle Dzmus , by whofe counfell France, bores and fundszie rich tewels , with cere anbdaMfance be bad thus abteinedthe byper band. teine relikes : as Conttantines fo, in the bil But this Autafe in the peare follotwing, afterbepad _ * sa Lubercof twas fet one of the natles wherewith Chit the hiftorie ofEngland. bam,conttretringthems to recetuc the cheitttan faith, bardagaine. Xheking comforted twith that nriracle, bolblie preafen forth bpon bis enimies ,and fo of this Anelffane reigned that right torthie Cup baliantlic refiffed them , that inthe end be put them carle of Wariwike, iho (as fone tuziters haue re»ine fo fight, and chafed them all that mozning and dap 10 cowed) fought witha mightie giant of the Danes Wilk Malm. following , fo that he Que of them an huge number. ina fingular combat ,and banquifged him. STheenimes Moe haue twzitten , that Conftantine king of vifcomfited. drthe Saxons (> Danes." » bane beene tecauiered. fod the nioze part, ema William Lambert fined ffito WLatine , Sree tmpzinted by Iohn Day, in thepeate 1568, befoye J bane fain. Finale , this proeebing Coats etter he ban roignen fire peates.and a danfing and leaping , therebp thep gathered that foc eutll bap. was tolpards fomeof the companie: but ieben thep had croffen anv blefen them,the foule fpirit bantthen outof their fight. Pow after they had talked of this biffon,and mabe Dietancas atvendof thetrtalke touchingthe fame, the Dube te- tneeryacto; of quiredof {Dunffane to interpret a dzeamte Hbhidyhe vzeames, badoflate inflcepe, and that twas this: Pe thonght that be fay in abdifion the bing with all bis nobis fit 66 divbis dining chamber at meate, and as they toere there making merrie togither, the king chanced to fall intoangad feepe, andallthe noble men, and thofe of bis councell that were about him tere chan ged into robucks and goats. Dunftane quicklie de, clarethat this deamefignified the kings beath;anp the changing of the nobles inte bum and infenflble-beatts betokened that the princes ¢ gonernozs of the realme fhould necline from the twaie. of truth, and wander ds folith beatts twithouta guide tovale them, Alto the night after this talke then the hing was fet at faper , Dunffane faim the fame fpitit,o2 Dunttan (eth the pinetl of 4:5 but now ye dante: come a tntter ome other,twalke bp and Dotoneamongtt them that Sanamedd twaited at the table ; an tolthinthzee dates after, the fkane fat with hing was Datne, a Je ES a ae rei |