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Show widerthe Danes... » The feuenth Bookeof Theflareof Briraine in time'to conte, be able to reeonertieliverrtear ponte Crs thatBingEgeleed'teell per -_theiecotintrie,thenoccationshotld beort, Khis vitchinatutefell twit (iehMatigbter' ceitted the fate of Wis tegall goncrnemtent tobe pointHasallowed of ther Allano in the enoehey biought iifo viter Datiger:'' Wherebpon after the reffed byon that tefolution, thatinere efcaped; "and (gabeentithont atter this! pmaitiner, 22 NOerserore) Gite -RIPSSG VOk sitewe -_Hin(elfeinto the hands af His brother' tit Talw IRF reatueme harpDAle oF opiendée; MAbole fiffer (as°pe Harte sects Ioffebt his ticld, Heaembledthetetor bispeople' Osea TMG er as ashes dead nalich? ned aid Cane 91) sagas 6° ‘ dare 731 --"Ikinigy Ceolten thererare Beteratinten Tocorte aingeon: 26 it aly arcuate ve: ofa fatherlie-mind, in giving Loi gavaduleecountelfogthe well ordering and wereof fhinas > eve commonwealth, 02 tf their lacke mneayeer aH tubersmen ie. Trulte 20 He Might DHBEERAHD Howshe Thonty be telcnitte, pene,J contefle iva wozthte thing, anda Cemyb partbeamreadte to takebpon me to2 ia . A - Duke nism receiiew bie aes = ue rieyines manne Herie foifiillie ; and poitifen toald His biother king wicharr whe Eacirenir DefenteoFbid Hingdonie, Bat in ts of Aiov -_rmeate whyitehan Swaine conquered the mute part moature.. There path prong apleafanttale among the pofteritie of that age, bow befpould be tuounded = ‘Griglario, anv ovine wi origeepe 0 Lihich remattied onder bis fibieaion, Bhe peop Song tars pene onae a king Cgelred in this meane tine (fo2 onda? aeDeintee thole EnGlidh tiation ta beata point to aoe pire re. ans eof.8 Dien, pechisda eeu thi Tum as bide} gonertenient of car Urbtl, and fromttHetice faileD into theWeof @light , ano there TmAeD a great pactofthe tunterano fnalte at 1014 ter Chpttimas bimtelfe Tafled into Bormandic,ano SESE" thas of bis bzother in lain fotfullie recefued ¢ greats into Aor mati but are ouercomeof the Danes not ae lie comfozted in that bis toneof necemitic. pon 02 force of armes; but with treafon As wozought by.our ovone people: we didatthe 7 Swaine king of Denmarkeis reputed fick peepate a naute againk the enimies, king ofthis land, he ae the Englifh the which that falle tvaitour Cifrike betraidinte chetc hands. Againe,oftentimes people ctuellie, and{poileth religious houfes, Haue we ginen battell notch eutll fuccelfe, and onelie though the fault ofour otone bind of agreement hath bene made ded Hang, org thefirange and miraculous flaughter ofSwaine toourdeltruction , fith the enimies bauc not flicked to bzeake it (they being fuch.a ticked kind of people as neither regara Godnozman) contrarie to rightand rea: for, and befide all our hope & expectation. So thatthe matter ts come now to this writeparciallieofbim andhis end, Cnute fucceederh bisfather power compounded with the Englifhmen torarric inthis land , his faithleffe feruice to Egelred, his drifttomake thewhole realme Aan, Heads, pouto doom my commandement tare , for thep itt not which twap toturne them. FF be betraicd into the entmics bands, the Mhich tontd Not faite to erecute all hind of crueltic in the Gaugh: tevof the ubole nation, nif thep ftod not valiant. lie to thetu themfetties readie to defend theft conn trie,therc as to fhitt but pelo themfelues. Whiey thong it were a thingrepzochfull and difhonozable, pet thoutdit be Leite enill,as thep take the matter.fo: thereby uright manie be preferued from Death , and henged on them that bad erpelled him out of bis kingdome, madeno longer tartance to fet that en» Cemnd &, tecpaife forward. 15ut pet doubting the inconttancie Geen s Wd lonne, of the people, be fent his eloer fon(nanied Gomunnd) totvie the minds of them,and fo biderffand tbhether thep tucre conftant 02 waucring in that Abid thep fhe pong gentleman batting oucr into cng: land,and with diligent inquitic percetuing botw they Were bent returned with like fpedas he cane inte Pormandie againe,declaring to bis father, that all mies are at hand, and as tt were ouer our thep Mould give battell , tt was tobe Poubted Ieatt throng) treafon among themfelues, the armie thould of the hands of ffrangers, Xhefe newes were right oifull tnto Egelred,tho burning in defire to be re: bad promifen, fteoied for eur. Therefoze(ithens the ent- Werevponthep fell in confultation,cucrie one ale lodging and bringing forth his Opinion as feemrd to dim bet: but it ayeared they had the twalfe by the take haf to come oucr to oeliucr bis. countrie ont The fenenth Chapter. name of the ohole ett nation be de- bpon knotoledge bad of Sivaines death , with all Dement twas done, taking the fea, be failed tite Will, Malmef, Denmarke + but pet toke.nofall the Danes inith {hedaduertifea king Ggelred theroof,and that thep fubieé tothe Danith thraldome, the loffe of our gouernement, but leat the ) AM the tipole rule of the land, was reputed full bingand f ©Bycomanoen that bis armic ‘hings were in fafetie ¢f he would make bat. dking Sty: Cgelted then conceiued an.affured bope to recoucr eee kingdom, atved twith bis bother in laws polver, ‘am AND trufting ppon the altitance of the Cnglifymen, g/g Thould be prouided of wages A y and dittels to be taken vp ~ , tlenied through the realme. RLS S x 3n like maner Curkill conv mated that to bis armie lodged at Grenewid, 5 wages and bittels {nfficient fhould be delinered, fo @ the finding , releening, fuccouring , and {uttering yar thereof. Stwaine vfev the bicorte erie cruclite againtt the Englifhmen, opreffing them on acd teturnedinto Englandin the time of Lent. iis refurne tas foifull and moft acceptable to the ng: o pounded With the Gnglithmen., mochole rather to faery remaineina tegionreplenished with all riches,than enciren ag to returne homeinte bis one countric that tuane F thinke, fed {uch commodities as twere here fo be had. Ano pet (as fonre thought) be vin not forfake bis fone. reignele2d Cute for anie cnill meaning tolvards bim,but rather to ain him (abentime ferucd)to reco: uerthe pofleftton of Englandagaine , as tt afters wards tuell appeared. JFo2 nottwtthanding that be ivas notvreteined byis, Egelred with fortie hips, o and the flotucr of all the Danes that were men. of iwarre,fo that Cnute returned but twith 60 thips ine to his countrie-yet fhostlic atter,crle Zurkill with 9 of thofe hips failed into Denmarke,fubmitten biny felfe onto Cnute, counfelled bim to returne into Cngland,amd promifen him the alliftance of the re fioue of thofe Danity hips thidy pet rematned tt zncominm, Englan,being to the number ofthirtie, with all the Emme. fouldiers and mariners that to thembelonged. Zo conclude,he did fomuch by bis earneft pertuationg, of Denmarke) got togither a naute of tivo hundzen courteous dealings to haue reteined them viv thips, fo roiallp decked,furnitheo,ad aypointen,both for braue thet and neceffarie furniture of all mas =U of an intent fo procure Godsfauourin the ps S0ering of things fothe admintfrationin the to confider that which ts twritten by themthatline = der bis obeifance, Cgelred twas conftreined to flie into Pozmandi, tS offente committen(as tas thought) againft all to make amends to faint Comuno for his obteined the rule thus of this realme, and that king nifters Brenin him thich bis father brought thither, 3fo2 eatle Cur>- eis RrKill perceining the wealthinelle of the land, com stlt wag re- we Pate Wealth,be foughtfirtt to aypeate bis tatty, ble much crueltie in sypzeMfing the laitie, but alle Lretehedfazth bis hand to the church, anvto = mt ; Gahenthis cruellact according to bis commany picrmes. -2 Sects. Danes ubich twas moff fharpe andbitter to them, ent although Cntevid ebat be could bp bountifulnetle tight gonerne in moze fuertic.The peere tn tebichbe and affer the birth of our 202d rorg. Stvatne being once effablifhed in the gouernment , Did not onelie their nofes flit, amd their cares. fuffen, 02 (as fame Decree of tesinne. "bpeople,as to thofe that aborted the rule of the 60 that Cnute(tnough aid of bis bother Warrolo hing ‘ band ; to the intent that them beig bzought lowbe twas in the 35 perre of the fame Cgelred bis reigne, featt of Cater; and mave agtdementthith their nf waite) their handgand nofescut off. soa Were roadie to receive and ait bim if he would pics Egelred burneth yp Gainesbrough, and killeth the inha- palle,that ie haue not caule onite to feare 5° Hath euer bene had in good regard, outde, take counfell , and fe to fuccozthe tate of pour countrie now readie to Decay and to all into ivrecouerable rune, tas ofthis land,and to be well thought ofamong the Englith peo- toDenmarke,why Turlallus the Danith capreine with his ren bp allo his crotwne onte the fame S. Gomund, Polydor, and redeemedifagaine with a qtéat femme ofimozFabian. nie,thich thaher of Dmitg greto into an bletriteo? ther hitigs that followed hint, Uaeaboaten the ahiitey' ted bis fonne Cnute 02 Isnought to,fucceed in bis Dominions, But the Gnglifpmenof nothing more Delirous than to fhake off the poke of Danith thals Dome belfoes their necks ¢ fhoulders , ftreightiwates vaunting. of ‘his yiétories; the Danith ‘chronicles itancs theroffor their difloialtie ;Cnutes flight to Sandwich, his cruel decree againtt the Enplith pledges,he returnethin- ther remioticdtheranons 0: feculat pitelts that more thereafore, and put monksin their resines.Wenfo» _ PotlulthFanding all this, hen o2 botofocuer be 7 deltteved to bis father by certemenoble men of this Noun Won. hla, Bed,tnamediatlie after bis occealle the Dancselec: realme,foyaffurance oftheir fidelitics, fhoulo havehecence people that haue bene falfeand drflotall: Swainein regiment,the Eniglifhmen fend kingEgelred woord Dobereby te baue bin conftretned to agre of Swainesdeath, Edward king Egelreds cleft fonne cominto England:to knpw'the ftate ofthe countrie and with the enimies bpon dithonozable condt- methouer ofcerteintie ; Egelred with his power returneth into tions, euen as neceffitie required, tohich 4° people England;whatimeanes Cnure made to eftablithhimfelfe king to ouercome, relleth onelte in God, Such iF3 Lindfop,fothat finding him-hopttes, they thouln al: {with the fame knife tehich hing Gomund.in bis life togither go foeth to fpotle their neighboos, taking CG: fine bled to tueare. Thus hane fonie-of onv twrters zo Seltedaduertiftd thereof, pen him thither with a Fepoxfed, but the Danith chronicles report a farre nightie boff, and with great crueltiebutned bpthe More haypie end thich (houtld chance to this Stwaine, Countric,and flue the moze part of the inbabitants, than ts before mentioned, ont of our {uziters : for the bicaufe thep had take part with hisenimies.Cnute é faid cyonicles repogt,that after he had fuboned Eng? as then twas not of potuer able to refit Egelred, cunte deinen Id,betoke osder with king Egelred, tthome they "andtherefore taking bis thips ahich lap indoumber, toforfake the hae anzifle Adelttane., that he fouls not osdeine fled fromthenee,s failed about thecoalf,till became ew es any other fucceflo2 but oilie the faid Stwatne. Then to Sandiwich , and there fore greeuedin bismind to gen rhitherbp after this he returned inte Denmarke,pheec bing reineniber that nifcthefetvas fallen and chanced fo fozce of conbimtelfe like aright goblie prince, atlengtiyhe there bis- friends and {abies of ALindfey, onelic for His trarie Sonos ended bis life,being a verie old mai. zo fAullesheconunandedthatfac) pleages as han bene * oe fiers ¢ SteMmitbmatone nia Creentoich,an there remat, Sees ceca the eeotBut heed,ene tied, aid osdeined an houleofmanks'thetes 0 ta' churd) on theplace there faint Gomund twas bu, thin' bough.o2 Thetford(as fonre fap) and there in his tol; pemind litie talked twith bis, Pobles. of bis. gap fuccelle in po fbert.Abith inaute tid) tetuels. anb mdotwed theshige conquering of thisdand, beivas fudpenliefriken naferie with. great potiefitions. +1, iD seoane 2b seootfoy the With a knife,as itis xepogted, miraculouftie,. for no Wut thote things were notdone nowsatthe five loterot nant twilE how o2 by obonte: and twithin theedaies bitatter tathe was cttablithen it the kingdome. wpm. afterto twit onthe third of Sfebsuaric,.be ended bis Jro2.in the meane time, after, that, king Goclien ‘amDun. "life twith avieuous paine and torment in pelling and ivas returned out of Rormandie,Cuute-as therio+L re:ing,bp reatonof bisertreameangtity beyond all tourning at Gainefhaough, rematned there' til the ttnboteofthecounteieiopecelvate Me ab abmteo emcee fo Sutin as G tonfcience,tifomudthat hauing amuarell againg Therevpon Moprtlicatter,as he wagat Gainels Weaabunaneicarten bs wae pt BO Swaine, this ‘riadtiffedlte, fir he fent oner his wife' Huene See Reet Eotbatd, thatbp=intertetnment yee Seenwt eae neighbours ture tonteibutari¢. Wc aifobpfiocd a the inhabitants withiiethe pecintof , Gomunos land in Suffalke, he df9 not onelie-harrie.the cous frie, but alo rifled and{potlen the abbete: of uric; hhere-the bovie of Mint Connindretkeds ojo) 57 ‘ a nebe HOHneretest THe x0. aid >wR Die WhREs hichBebawbegattett of we temp ipiuits Meananene of Di[OMsER $23.90 the hiftorié of Englaid. uiftors in the fae, fleecing thennand fpoiling both dhivdes anid ntinifiers ,, twithout.anie:remozfe-of, te ‘Infomuch that after be hav obteined the king: *Peane theee samen a great ditch to be caf round about s, 0 of faint Comund 3 And granted manie free, NS to the inbabitants sAcquiting them ofcerteine MD paiments, bute the which other of their ner of weapons, arino2 ¢ munition, as it is range Inthole dates, and toke tn hand to regiffer the da. ings of that tine. totvbeit to let this pormpe of Cnutes fleete paleabhich(si0 Doubt)twas right roiall, confivera littic and loke backe to Zurhill,thongh a fivo2ne feruantto king Cgelred, bow be diddirea, all bis dpift totheapuancement of Cnute, and bis one commoditic, cloking bis purpofed treacheric With pretended amitic,as thal apeare hereafter by bis deadlie hoffilitic, p.iy. 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