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Show Thefixe Booke of Edred fuccedéthhis brother Edmund inthe realmeof England. the: Northum- bers:rebéll: wae hims theyeand:the Scots Theftate ofBritaine vn clofe prffon,bicaufe of offer complaintserhibiten a, gaint him, as be thich had commanded manic fiveare to behis truefubietts they-breake their ‘oth and ioine: with Aulafe the Davie, whoreturneth into Northumberland, and ismade king thereof, the people mults anddiffentions within bis land.be aylien bint witMan After this; eher Cored had aypeafedall ciuill tw expell him and ere&Hericius in histoome,king Edred taketh felfe tothe aduiancing of religion, tholic following scuenge on che Northumbers for their difloialtic , the rerethe mind of Duntkane, by whole erhorfation He fuk ward ofhis armic isaffalted by an hoft of his cnimics iffuing ro fered patientlie mante toumcrits ofthe bodie yantd ourofYorke,the Northumbers fubmic themfelues, and pttrasrercifenbimfelfe in praict and other deuont rudics, waie Hericius their king, Wolftane archbithopof Yorke punifhed for his difloialtic, whercto Edréd applied himfelfeaf hts Coredin hislatter daics being greathie av: ter the appeafingofcivil] tumults, his death and buriall,a dicedte deustion ¢ religious pitts, at thetequet Speciall figne of Edreds louc to Dunftane abof bis mother Cogiua,rettored the abbeie of Abing: bar of Glaftenburie,his praGifeofcou. fon fibich was built fir by king Jnas, but in thete fenage touching king Edreds treafure, Daies fore Decaied and fallen into ruine. Finallieal' erzevuswter be hadrefqned nine peresandabalfe, be depars perteth ths y _y ye/elber and fo: Coaiue his Sf the peere of our do946,02 9 (as other fap) 997,tabich tas Ee &in thetiwelfe péere of the em: bint, and fo both Scots and Morthunibers recetued ‘at oth to be true bnto him,hich thep obferned but a to deliucr the fame onto the hing, and to bilit bin tt that tinte of bts fickenefe accosding to bis vutic: wat oar = fonth parts, but that Aulate thich bad beene chafed putate retur: Dutof the countrie bp king Comund, as befoxe pe nedinto Mops VALUE heard returned into Porthumberland twit a thumberlany, great nauic of (hips, and was foifullie receiued af the inhabitants, and reffored againe to the king: Dotte,Ubich he belo by the (pace of foure pares, and ‘thenby the accuifontwd diflotaltie of the opthutt bers he was by them expelled, miothen thep tet bp one Hirke 02 Yerictus the forme of one arroloto Bptrbe 09 pee iteigne over them, tho held not toe eftate anielong frontheanchfaieng,Behold ting Cozedisnotw oe. MPM patted tt peace. At the hearingof this botce ; the farce fy botfelkbereon Dunttane rodefell dotwne anDDdied, not renee beintnotable to abine the pretenceof the angel that eae thus {pake to Dunttane. And then be came tothe court, be onderfton that the king died the fame houre in tthich it tras told bit bp the angel, as ber fore pe haue beard. ricug, tiiite, Fo2 inthe third peeve of hisreigne, Cozevin Wil.Malm, "the 'Teuenge of fudty dillofall ocalings in the soi Theviloia- Chumibers , vettroied the countrie with fires twa, dome of England, bis beaftlse and inceftu- teofthe Mor fleaing the moft partof the tubabitants. We burit ftane and pineth over the pentlewomans companie, thumbers pie -eppabbete of Wippon,tbhich was kepdagaing him, 1 As hewas retuening bometward;, aavhottof ent. Rangd thits brake outof Bozke , and fettingpon the reves Sakerforn, Ous cattialitic with a kinfwoman ofhis'on the Verie day ofbis coronation, he ss reprowed of DunDunflaneis Leiified{for rebukvigking Rdwin for bit emlawfall luft avid Tewd lifc,the diuell reioived at his cxile; whatreuenging mifchiefs the king did for dafpleafure fake againit che faid Dunftane incxile, the middle part of England rebellech ‘Ward of the kings armic at a place called Catter. againft king Edwin,anderecteth his brother Edger in roiall foxdjnrade great Gaughter of the fante. Wherefrre roomeouer chem,he takerh thought and dieth; Edgar fuccee~ "therlking in' bis rage ment to! baue begun a niet 60 dech him,he is a fanourcr of mvoonks, his prouifion for def enle _ Spoiloand veftruction,, but the Portunbers hunt bled thenrfeluws fo vito hint, that putting atwair "their forfain king ipirken: Weticins ; anv offering ‘gtcat telpards andgitts to burp thew peace, theyabs Fotted pardon.Sut bicaufe that Wholitane the ardy pntetrameraeremmnrparp merited ae teuolting ing @dzed, and aduancing , SF Herictus, king Cozcd tobe bim gino kept bistn vcoo) Paton atongtimeater, but.at lexigth in nefpearof ‘ Mhoteucrence which be bare to his calling, be fotbm tinpifcures, Metibettic,, andipacboned birt: bisoffinte: Mardi. Mant:Wert Welt. recitety er other caufe nf i Glolitans:tut- the ) -Prifemment,thas, Fnthe perroofGrace, faithde, -LLAL 951, hing Cdyev.put the archbithop.of aarke in Toten bithop of Worcefter and Ethelwold bifhapof Waecheftcrs iuftice in Edgars sime feuerclic executed, thet punithed wich death, a tribure of woolfs skits paid him out of Wales, andthe benefit of xhat ctic bure. AEC. FE he xxitf: Chapter. tenthe. beceafle ofCnred,bisnepbut pin theelde® fonne of king Eomend made king of nglanbaaPY fodo With Sir, without ante refpect nz ve-yard had ta Duntanes going info crile. But Dunffane percet; "stom hing bis bebauionr, tpake to bint, and fain: Utell ihnatthe Hon adterfarie,vo not fo greatlyretoife at the mats uh tetfey thon doef not not fo much reivife at my der Rex ti, patture; but by Govs Grace thon Malt be as forroty full fe3 mp retuene, Thus was Dunftane banithed by bing Cowine, fothat he twas compelled to pafle over into Flaw ders, tbere he remained for a time within a mona: Horie at Gant,finding much friendthip at the bands Of the gouernioz of that countrie: Alf the move to FL Nles, @ ¥ ihjeakio bis wrath, the king {poilea mante religious boutes Of theit gods , andd:oue out the monks, pla: Chg fecular prictts in their rontes , as namelie at Ratedfeca: Palmefburie, there pet the bonfe tas not empatSpats in Ted, but rather inviched ilands and omaments bp Saks ey Urttion ee the kings libevalitie, and the induffrions meanes of the fame prietks,which toke bp the bonesof faint Al: delme, and put the fante into a fh2ine. At length the "s@daine Mbabitants of the middie part of @ngland, cucn Wea Dun, fom dumberto Thames rebelled againt him, and elected bis brother Gogar tohaue the governement Suer them,theriwith king Cowinetoke {uch griefe, fo that he fatno mteane at hand hotv to remedie Sreintepe- HE matter, that Mortlic after,then he bad reigned "Gs, Omethat more tt Jan foure peres, he died, and his leas buried at CClinchetter in the new abbete, "ar, F2se the fecond fone of Comumbdlate king of te Cnglano, atterthe veceate of bis cloer bother S59 this tuogln he regaroed peace, and ftunien daflie hows to preferuc the fame , to the commooitie ¢anuances ment of bis fubiecs, Uahenhe han eftablifgen things in gad quiet,and fet an ozder in matters as {eemedto bin bett fothe peaccable gouernementof bis people, be prepared agreat nauite of Hips, and diufding them in thee aye nuigert parts, he aypointed everte part toa quarter of the pzoutfion of realmte, to Watt about the coat, that nofoyrenent #.Cdgarfor mie fhould aprorh theland, but that thep night be aoe te incountered and put backe, before thep could take i Lind. And cuerie pere after Cafter, be bled to giue order, that his hips ould allemble togither in thetr Dueplaces: andthe wouldhe totth the caf nauie faile to the tuelt parts of bis realme, and fending thofe thips backehe would with the welt nanic fatle into the no2th parts; and With the novth nanie come backe againe into the calf.Dhis cuffome be fen,that bad done otherivife in anie point than dutie requis rey. Firall things he vied {uch politike diferetisn,that . heither twas he put in dangerbp treafonof bis fab, Wil-Malm. 30 though be Hhould thew himfelfe elaand toifuil at ? Dakine de. Duntane in high eimattow, Avoue all things iit forfake that woman &hont bnlatvfullie he kept. Mere be that write,that there tere tiyo women, botuntotherand datiahter , fhome king Coward 20 he might {colvre the feas ofall pirats ¢theues, In keptasconcubines: for the mother being of noble the tvinter feafon ano {pring time, be would ride patontage,fought to fatiffic the kings luff, m hope through the poninces of bisrealime, fearching out that -cither hetwould take bir o2 bir Daughter nto botw the iudges and great lozds demcaned then Wife. And therefore percetuing that Dunfane twas, felues in the aominiftration of iuffice, fharpelic pue feagaint {uch wantonpattime as the king bled itt iifhing thofe that tere found guiltie of extortion, 02 Alfo¥eported,that ther he Houta depart the realine, the ditiell toas Heard tthe tuef end of the church,ta hing bpa qreat laughter atter bis roxng maner, as of hiswealmeshis policic and difcretion in goucrnment, what kings he bound by oth to be truc-ynto him, cight princes Pow his bergein figne of fubmiffion, the vicious inconveniences thar grew amongthe Englithmen his fauetiting ef che Danesjaireftraincof excefliue quaffing; Dunftane iamade ber with oncof his neve kinfomen, and-there had eixathe their companie, the fo iwrought,that Dunffanc pas a, through bit Carnet tratiell bantthed the Laub. Zhis is Tames, so Edwin fucceedeth Edred in theking- the hiftorie ofEngland. reigneoner the fame in the peere of our Lo2d955, inthe 20 peere of theemperor Dthothe firik,in the 48. and laf peeve of the retgne of Letves king of Frarice,and about the tivelfe peere of Malcolme the firft of that riaime, bing of Scotland. We was conte: stated at Titugifon bpon Thames by Dodothe ardj: bithop of Canturbutie ..Dnthe verie dap of his co: ronation, as the lozbs twere fet it councell about tueightiomatters toudjing the gouerniment of the Tealmejherofe from the place, gathim intoa cham: 10 hisrotall effate and p2incelie vignitic. EDuntane latelie before nanted abbat of Glafenbutic, didnot onlie Without feare-of difpleature repzmuethe ik .for fad Gare fall abufingof bis bodie, but alfo caufed thearehbithop of Canturburie to conftreine him ta tobe noted, that the forefato Cored, Hhen became fit to the crotone, bpona firigular and moft efpect all fauour tic) hebare towards EDuntlane theab: Danton bat of Clattcrburie , conmitttes brito thin the dhies fxoufeft part of all his treature, as charters of lambs toith other monuments,and {uch ancient princelic totvels final ubile , forbetwas no foner returned into the 4o butas hetnas bpon the wate,a voice fpake to him thiseren Dun, hilpdor, ten this life fo tye great grécuance of mon, ann tetot Me. the firft, and inthe 21 peore of the reigne as belonged tothe former kings, with other fuch as of ALetocs taf France, ¢ about the third 02 fourth begotof bis otone', tilling hin to lap the fame in peereof Malcolnie the firftof that! name, king of fafe keeping within bis monafferie of Olaffenburie, Scotland, We was crowned and annointed the 16 30 Afterward, hen king Cozedpercetued bimfelfe Day of Auguitby Doo the archbithop of Canturbu, tobein danger of death by force of that fickenefe, vie at kingfone bpon Ahames. Jn the irk pere of febich tn deed madean endof bis life, be fentinta all Hen,Hune, Bis teigne, the Poxthumbers rebcledagaint bim, parties tofuch as bad anic of bis treafure in keer Ce No. Wheredponhe raifedan armie, inuaded theie counping,to bring the fame onto Him tolth all fpeed, that thambers re: "tréeand fubpucd them by force. Zhisdone, hetvent beintghfoilpote thereof before bis Departure out of bellanbare. fopivardiinte Scotland: but the Scots inéthout this lifeas bethonlfee canfe . Dunttane toke fuch : theting anierefiftance fubmitten themfelues tuto thiigsts be had onder hts bands, ebaffed foyward Simon Vil Wren the hother of Co fing of angels (as itis teritten) and twas burtevat mund,anb forme to Coivard 5, Winehetterin the cathenrall durch there. ¢Berets 5 SY 955 fotonefinenof Mheadford to be put to death, inter vengeof the abbat Alvelme. by them bniuitefaine and mutfthered. The xxij. Chapter. brthe Saxons. cx Danes. : {ssefaio Cowvine began bis reigne ouer this aime of England in the peere of our Lo. Cov 959; inthe 22 perre of the emperour Dtho the firtk, aan fourth pire of the reigne of Lotharius king France, 5 ro almott ended after the comming of = rons, 124 after the arriuall of the Danes, ‘nthe latt perre of gpalcolme king of Scotland; Was crowned ¢confecrated at Bath.oxas fomte Jat Bingttone Dpon Zhames by Ddo the archbts tecd's ,noz molefted bp forren eninties. Becaufed dinuerle kings to bind themfelues by otf to be true and fatthfnll onto bint, as Lsinadins o2 rather Jisufking of Scotlany , Balcolne king of Mafcuting. Cumberland, Balcutius an archpirat,ox(as we map call bim)a matifer rouer,andalfo all the Rings of the Tings ot Aelhnen, as Dufknall, Gtrtfith, Duvall, Facob, Mbmen, and Judithiil ail Khich came to his court,and by thete folenine othes receited, fivare fo be at bis commane Dement. And for the more mantfctt tettimonte thers ofbe baning them with him at ettercauledthem xing Cogat o toenter intoa barge bpomnthe water of Dee,and plar rowctlh on cing bimfcife in the forepart of the barge, at the the watce helmte.he canted thote ciabt bigh princes to row the *D* barge by and Dotune the water, heiving thereby bis p2incelie prerogative and rotall magnificence , tr that be might bfe the fernice of fo mante kings that were his fubiecs.And therebyonbe faid(as hath bir repoited) that then might bis facceffours account themfelues kings of Cngland , oben thep intotey {uch prerogatiueof bigh and fupzente honoz, o We fame of this noble prince tasfp2cd oner all, ag weil on this {50 the fea as bepond, infomuch that great refort of frrangers chanced inbis daies, which came cuer into this land toferue bint, and tole the flate cf bis court,as Sarons and other,pea and alfo Danes, tehich becance veric familiar with him. We Ran tied. fanozco in deed the Danes (as hath bette fatd) moze King nade than (tod with the commmobitie of his fubieds, for fatouredy iie fret in England, but Daneshap Danes. g in the fanie among the Caghf}men, by nature were great drinkers,the Cngliffmenby of tye anes. confinuall eonuerfation tith them learned the fame vice. ising Cogarto refoune in part fuch evcefiue Wi. Malm, quaffing as then beganto grotw in bfe,caufen bp the procurement of Dunffanc, natles tobe (et incups of acerteine meafure, marked fo: the purpofe, that none Hhould vzinke moze than toasafligned byfudh Eneiitinen meafured cups.Crgliffmen alto learned cf the Sars searneother ons, Flemings,anv other ftrangers , their peculiar dices of cae Canturburie , being as then not paft 16 bind of dices, as ofthe Saronsa dtfordercn fierce» HAnaerm ate, leffe indued with commendable gifts of > than With frength anv force of bodie. He neffe of minn,of the Fflemings a feeble tenverneffe of bodie: there before they retoifed in their ofone fimpliciti¢, anv effeemed not the lew and bnp20ft, foes of age,then he twas thus admitted king. ec Sgteatfauozer of monks, and fpeciallie av 7 6o tiherebycamegreat harmte : for whereas the Danes ee table mannersof rangers. Dif, Dunfane > |