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Show she fixeBooke of profe hetber of them ought tovbefubied tothe occ ther;fart not but trie ttiwith ne (faithhe;)for it: ce isathame fo a king tobe fuilofbags at bankets,, amdiiot to be readte fofight thentriall Houldbe: _ © maneaboad. She Seotith king heretotth beingas| fionied and marucllonilie abathen, fell downeat bis: feet, and iwithmuch humilitie confelled bis fault; ehefired parton for the fame, hid bpan ind bis bumble fubmnifion bing Coward cafilie granted: Theftate of Britaine vas offenfe be Did feuerpeares penance annnot fo li, eng twith Gltid(as maifter Fox fhinketh .)35ut Dunftanetudging-(as istobe thonght) that Ga- Inthe Saxons <~» Danes. Wivalm, ward tas nore fit fo) their behofe to continue the world inthofoxmer courfeas Gogar bad left-it;than Biter ds is brother Egelred (abote mother an inch astoke Syn part twith hirbnder bir formes anthozitie-Wwere likey otherimment: lie fnough toturne all ppfine Downe) vfep-the-mat: Atle byon ter fo., that toith belpe of Diiwaln the archbithop of ie : Clfridasfurnamed the abite,the daughter of amight the nobtlitie; as theearle of Caer and fuchlike; be was ettedi- tietnkenamed Deoiner, by thomehe badifftuea pzeuatlenénbis purpole, fo that (as before is fain) Sed, rman Wil. Malm, fon bpon Zhames,to the great griefe of bis mother tn lay Alfre andbir friends. ¢About the beginning of bisreignea blafing ftartewas fone figmfieng (as wasithought) the miferable bapsthat followen. And firt there infuen barrennefie of ground, and thereby fanine amongett the people, anv mozraine of cattell, all the bings of the out Files that lie twithin the feas Alfoouke Alfer 02 Clfer of Pereia,. and-other Cdger, of Dublin, as bp authentike recozdes it bat ann and bentefices', began to complaine of the tozongs that tere done to them, in that thep bad beene put Contention. amongeft thepeeresand : -_sutof podletfion from theirlinings, alleging it tobe 4 monkes remoued and the canons and fecular pricfis reftored by Alfer duke of Mercia and bis adherents, ablafing {tarrc withthe cuents infhing 4° thafime the rood: ofWanchefter fpeakech » 4prettie fife of hide, Otlnt moonks todefeat the pricfts of their pofleflions, the contro. tread his fathers fteps , che reucrentiouche bare his fepimes fudged that the puettsbad wrong « Jn forme that sernenrtas tifrad nod hie fering Egclred, medinelite pur- purthes, b it {teplonne actomplithed, ab~ Baefoneralttn rdpet ofpompe, buefatpour tyeaddt of miracleswroughtby and about his fepulture', queene Alfred fepenting hirof thelaid prepenfed murthen, dooth penatice, coin okes be fibhsnoe in gd ehuess as Jaretefipsid for (innes, king E ,andfolemn. ‘iebuiedby Aller dikeofMeta,whowivewen vp wich lice for being againtt rhe faid Edwards ante paeared Als Thoth , 3) a3 Cogar, there twas fore trite f ae Simon Dun, John Cap, S yo). er webus OP Ethely fh OVS? renns, andepiners other of Dit opiition, twould glaplio baue adnancen thefame, @gelvedustortherule:but the archbithop Diuvkay, } W i; at Wlartwell, thich boule the builoed(as forne af firme) in remembzance ofbir firtt butband that was te bad of longtime beforetmagined, thatinas,to Gea the Bing bic fonne inlaw, thathirotouefonne might tniop the: garland, Wherefore he required bimto alight,abich be inno tite would pelubnto, but (ato that he hav ftolne from bis companie , ano ffozie be true.)Iking Cdiwardcante to bis veathafter Polydor. dpinke twith them,and therefore fonloreturnetothe -_peeres andeightmoneths. ¢ Whatloeuer hath bene fopreft againe to fe fome moze fpozt. 3 She quene perecining that be twould not alight; tepozted by iweiters of the murther committed on the perfon of this king Cowward,fure itis that if he reuenge for the wzongfull keeping backe of bir for the priefts werelike to baur ban their Purpole , animageof the rod that {ted there tn the vefodtozie bore they fat incouncell,vttered certeine words in this wife; God forbid it ould be fo, Cod -_fazbidit Mould be fo: pe tnoged wel once,but pe may -Virgil)thom@nksbadmoze right, tbich badberett 6° ether men.of theipodemions > than the P priefis thid Ipo), tequired.teftitution of thefr otone. Wet (fatty be) bil theiryte palhed,and all thetrouble twas ceafled. Ho the monks belo thofe poflefions, bowfarunc the then were affemblen togitber,and there prongunced. bim hing notioithitanding thet both queue Aiiien amMdbir friends, namelic Alfex thepuke of Mercia, Wore fore againthim , efpeeiallio for that. he was begat in balatwhillbenof Sldedathe nunjfoppic the fame Pelydor) bp the belpe of man. Fo? there tnereenen then Diners that thongbt this te be rather an oracle of Poebus than of Cod, that is tofay, not publithed.bp Gods potwer , bat bp the frandand crst Ge Deccitof men. ihe cameto them ,bp the belpe af God,03 rather (as fartd ail maner of temoned brite Shaftefburie, and with great ree, Cgelrevfrom his rightfull fuccefttonto the crotones o but abether that Coivard ints legitimate o2 not,the -eaulethetimage of Chaikkbanging onthe crofie was tiffaction fog renceburied there by the forenamed Alfero: Clfer, Dube of Berea, trhoalfo did fore repent himielfe,in that he bad'beene againtf the atuancement of the -faid king @oiward (as pebaric Heard.) But pet viv notbheclcape'tomethic punithictit : for toithin one -pereatter, he as eaten to death With lice (if the hi thinking to gallop atwaie,and fo toget to bis compas te: Sut being burt to the death; hefell from bts °° StUtisstokth great baliancie matuteinee the monks in their boufes , toithin tho connteic of @afargles, thought to fpeake thete twozds,fuch credit was muucnt -_thereta,as it hav bane an ozacle, that the prieits baa tobeatuil fae bonting in aforreftnere thecaffell ef Corfe, bere Maine there bp king Cogarfor bir fake (as before is Gnnegs, bismother in laity ann bis brother the fain Ggelred -smMmentionted.) then (ofourned, fryer all his companie tuerefpredas 30 The bodie of this Edtward the fecond, and (urna byoad in following the game, fo thathe wwasleftas med the mactpe, after that it had remained thee lone, he tke the iaie ftreight bnto bis motherin perres at @arham thereit twas fir buried ; was feeling bimfelfe wounded,be fet (purres to the hore Alte bis brother, with Weightoth a2 Wrighnode tahing in bis bands the bance of the crucifir., pare fented bis elder brother Coward vunto. the los.as; tards them both. Afterward bychanceashetvas She founded tive hontes of nuns (as ts fat) the one Wrilding of abbeies tr at Tearlwell the other at Ambzefburie, and finallie thofe vaies 2ofefled birfelfe a nunin oneof them,that is to fay, Sas thought catleof Etfer, withitod this doing, gathering an ; ne ERS 5 } aneponeanaen jest 60 hot dange uel againe, As though (faith Polydor Race LIsy A O2ds gperresof thetcalme Reatthe futher RES soa : S\¥) about: the, fucceflion ofthe hing Ear $5) AVN mnialfred tbe om perceiucd bir great offenfetotvards God for murs Canfeddzinke tobe fetched, andashebadthecupat Ue benetyy bismouth, by bir apointment,oneof bir fernanta Sather tk, Groke bim into the bodie twitha knife, tberebpon t pal as Fter the peceake of bin eC amdmonks, all the Crgltth people following the > ae {ato the monatteries feculav vatetts salt 1 tutues. But Coeliwin duke of the Cattangles, qt Belanger ubethe matter ts bronghtto Thexxy. Chapter, Edward. N ot, at ihirtbling in Cattangle, anv at Calne, » exeuladle, coulothematterbebolpen: for enen the fame thing * hagpened to the other holes.beerebpon the woman twas onelic come to fee bir and his brother, andto *° he hav reigned thie péeres , 02 (as other toxite) thaae "ULMalmes Derchipen were councels boloen > AS AL Tlincher Si freds offente by no meanes yore faut bout this matter toas bard hold, for manie nf the tempozall lozds > ad namelie the fame. Alfer, thep remoued the monks out of their places ead Dione to bint. speither bp changing the fain hortle made an end of the controuerfie bettosre the prietts laives honfe,to bifit bir and bis bzother. Zhe queene Cretoicher bearing that he twas come , twas verie glad thereof; pal of fo} that fhe hadoccafiow offered to tumeke that abicy a manet of Doing could ot pleate Goo not pet be -_allotwcd, of. ante god man, abid) ought of ceafon t Doubt Leaft the fame thonlp bap to bim tbich be might {ecto baue bene an other mans bnowing. A . wctfic berweene the moonksandthepriefts ended bya mira. Ac ofarchbithop Dunftanc, great hope that Edward would ae great offenfe and miferable.caf not roine neere the graue,for ante thing that conlo be fafeand found. And fo this miracle with the other tence tohis. mother inlatw , anda bzotherlic loue to bir fonne Egelred, pfen himlelfeas became him to: fhonla conte and remoue an eantu beafe,thic) are caffitcr to be toto than beleuen, . mindof the archbithop Dunfane , who by meanes toertig the innocent,and did fo repent bir aftertwara thereof bad bis will, for the fame,that befives the chaftifing of bir bovie in Fivthis meane tthile, king Cotvato ruling him 20 faffing, moother kind of penance, fhe imploted all felfeby gud countell of (ud) as were thoughtdifcret, ‘bir fubffance and 'patrimonie on the poze , andin andfage perfons, gaue great hopeto the twoglothat ‘building and reparing of churches and monatfertes, bene, erpellenin Cogars time out ofthe piebends map appears, : } fates about fucce/sion ta the crowne, the fanding bpon one of the foils that fellnot, efcaped he would walke in bis fathers vertuous feps,as als teadie be tucll began, and bearing alfwate a reue- aboutall the coaffs of the fame Waitaine euen pnts noble men Deftroien the abbies ubidy king Ev the realme of, Mozwaie, Ibe brought alfoa great 30 Garand bithop Adelwold had buslnen within the tt Feriounfabs part of Ireland onder his fubtecion, with the citie mits of Mercia. he prietts 02 canons, tbhteh bad tet tobing matiie fvere Maine and hurt, but Dunfranealong sond tite toascallen Aliteda thedanghter of Dae -tabtcygoucrned this law before.the tonquett;. twas the oar gar duke of Deuon,o2 Coznetwall (asfomelaie) admitted bing,and began bis veigne over England Simon Dun by home be havifluy Comundéjat died before bis --in the peare of our Lodo7s , inthe thira peare of father, and Coeleen hid) afiertuards washings the emperour Dtho the fecond, inthe zopeare of 975 Sito he had tue abafe daughter named Cotthay the reigne of Aothar king of Jfrance , a: about begotten of bis concubine WHilfrin (as befme pe the fourth peare of Cumelerne king of Seotlan. -Daugheard.) he fate of the realmein king Co ,. Hewas conlectaten by arch'. Dunftane at sing bivincreafe beric plentionfiie, theelements then» enthemfelucs herie fanozable, according to.the courfe of times :peace was maintefned,a not vation bp forrainecninics attempted. sfoxCogar hadnotonclicall the whole Ale.of wWeitaine in fabs tection, but alfotwas ruler ¢ fouereigne lozd oner 3for thep thi) encitén that he thotily tnlop the crofone, enmied alto the buriall ef bis bovie within the church: but the mentorte of his fame couly not io -fecretite be buried twith the bovie, as thep tmiagt nev.Fo2 fundgte miracles thetwen at the place here bisbodie wasinterred, madethe fame fanions (as dinerfe have repozted) foz there as fight refto2ed to the blind, health to the ficke, amd hearing to the DMPtractes, paothes laid again bim:; butfudderlie eucnin the 10 MNuene Alfred alfo would haue ridven fa the verie heat of their communication, the totfts of the place ubere he late,moucd with repentance (as hath loff fatled and dotone cameall thecampanie,fo that bene fain) but the hootle aherebpon the rove wonls the Laid Eooard, being the fecond of that name "TSS gars dates was in ged point,forboth the earth gaue Hpor neiv trouble an other councell thas had at a>. manout boule belonging tothe king > called Calne, fibere thep that were aypointed tobaue the heaving of the matter, fat inabvperlof&. he king byrese fonofbispong pares was pared, fothathecame notthere, ere as they inere buficd in arguing the matter, either part laicng for himfelfe that coulobe fain,Duntlane was ozerentled, and had {ardzie re Mhisnoble. prince bad two wines, Cgclirtpar ,. Borke;:and other bihops ,abbats , andeerteimeof jeccoe formenauico Cowardthat fucceneD bin. Wister the hiftorieofEngland. he matter therefoyetas not foquicter,butthat > ( as oneof his firt was fafterted inthe ftire > were bafe begotten (as by waiters of no meanecres dit it fhouldapperre he twas i deed) great occafion bndonbtenlie twas giuen bntoqnene Alfred to fecke might pethane dveutfen fome other latefull mearte to top', by reafon thereof his hore pete bim' forth -hauecomé bp hic purpofe, anonot foto haue procs {vmds and lauds, ¢ the blond ibich guiben teothe marthet of the pong paintce in fad) brilatwfull Sutof the wound fhetwed tokenof hisneathtofad) maner. 30x bir doing thereincannetther be taathy bad lethim . ahat place twascallen Combes Sate o2 Corfes gate. Wishodiebeingfoundwasbae that octafforied the milchiefe bp aduancing bir tteps fonnetoan other manstight;'delerucy mottblame SSfollowed hin, andthe twaic tothe placetberethe -lte allotted; rorthzougblie ercuten, although thot Hed inithoutanie (olemme: funcralls at@arbann .. inthisnvatter: ocyenl ace Thisfarre thefixt booke,comprifing the firft arviuallof theDanesin thislandwhich was inking Britricushivreigne; pap.¥35; at which time the aif erablefRare ofEngland ee tookabeginnings frit « = a SS 162 |