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Show Theftate of Britaine -_to goagaint the Criglithnien that ete atemblen to refift the Danes , and finditig thent at a place tal: Encominn breaking ofthefed, a tribute of30000, councell at Oxford, where he caufethtro noble led Scoraitan, be gane them the ouerthroiw 5 git a 2" great botie, amd returned thereioith to the thips. Af ter this', Edatke goucrtioof ‘Pornate wisbeabe maenioftheDanes to be murdered by-treafon, Ed4 -jketife info ant other partof the contrite, witha CeeebaahatEecibernce, Nate. Atter this fournte atchiued thas by Corike, pounds to the Danes; kingEgelredsholdeth-a round thekingseldefinne wariethoneofther wives; and -_yieh {potle ,andmante pifloners, returned bnto the counter,both futtenrielolfe: Caute maketh Pale of certeine Chute commanded that thep thouln not watte the de Streona flicth to the Danes, the Weftérneien yéeld to Gautt ; Mercia refufethtobe fubie€ vnto him, Warwikefhire w: iby the Danes;.Egelred affembleth, an, armie againft them inyaine ; Edmund & Vired with ioinedforces Jay wafte fuch countrits and people as became fubic& to' Cnure; his policie tb preuenttheir parpofe , through what councries he paffed , Vered fubmitceth himfelfe to Cnuce, and delinereth ledges,he is put to death andhis lands alienated,Cnute pur- things readie fo beftege London : but befoze he at: ihites, Edmund preuenterli Edriks purpofedtreafon, Edrike ro courtricanie moze, but gauc oder fo prepareall tempted that enterpzife , as others iuaite, be mats thed forth into Tent , oz rather failing roundabout wa yin that countric, toke bis tournic torfttoard,e caritefo HenHune Fromundbhant, and after veparting from thence, Maxh Wet walked Dortetthhire, Summerfetthire, ¢Taultthire,De. hing Cgelred in this meane tintc lap ficke at ueth Edmund to London, andeae fobefiege the citic, the death and burial! ofEgelred,his wiues,what iffue he fiad by them,hisinforrunatenefle, and o'whataf~ fettions and vices he.wasinclined,his too late and bontleffe fecking torelecuc his TI ; Simon Dun, Wil.Malm, Matth.Wett, decaied kingdome, y ) Ch , Colam and his forne omundbad got togityera "Ee mightie boat, hotobeit per he came to foine bats Manb Wet 20 fell with bis entities, be was aduertifcd, that earle Cojtke tent about to betrate hin, and therefore he eareanite. a armie into a place of fuertie. vi] datke to make bis tratozous purpofe manifet Enzibe & e eng t pier. fo the fthole tonzld, fled to the enimies with fortte of Strrone hes Ven CYUtnowtoreturne to our the kings thips, franght with Danith fouldiers . eth to the \purpole , and fo Hew that Werebpon,ail the welkcountric fubmitted it felfe Danes, imon Dun chanced in Cngland after fhe nto Cunte , tho recetuen plenges of the chiefeTie Sok departureof Cuote. Inthe lows and nobles , and thers fet fortvard to faboue countrie. , fate peateto'the forfatd ace themof Mercia. The people of that countrie tvould Tye perp cufforted mifcicfes an bre 30 notpeld, but vetermined to defend the quarrell and Spercia fonted inifaouenture bap -fifle of king Cgelred,folongas thep nright bane a- moult net (i pened; for the fea rofe with nie capteine that would rand twith them, and helpe perid. Marth Welt ftrch fhat onerflotving the coune "toorder them. Anthe peare 1016, in Ghttmas, Hen Hom. tries nert adioining ,ofuers billages toith the inhaCnute and eatle Corte patted the Thames at Ute 1016) bitants tuere motwned and defitoted . Allo to tt -Relade, ¢ entring into Percta, crucllie began totth Warwhchiar create the peoples miferte, king Cgelred commman-: _-fire and voz to twaffe and deftroie the countric, Swatked bp ded,that 30000 pounds thould betented to pate the BProunceiat teibute due to the Danes ahich lap at Orenetwich. and namelic WHarivikethire. Jn the meanc time toas king Egelren recoue- Danes. King Eg sDrtogd. his peare alfo king Cgelred helo acouncell at -_redof bis {ickneffe , anv (ent fommmons forth toratle red tte SHigeferd and Deford, at the thich a great nnmber of noble mer 4o All bis power, appointing euerte man to refort bnto of bus fice Serer tucre prefent,both Danes and Cuglitymen , and him, that hemight incounter the entmies and giue $e cflembhet there did the king caufe Sigeferd and gporcad tino them battell . wut pet eben his people twere allen an erwitts noble perfonages of the Danes to be murdered Within bis otone chamber , bythe trattozous practfe bled.be tuas tuarnedto take heed onto himfelfe anv pane, in anic wile to betware botw he qaue battell , for bis of Corike ne Streona, which acculen them of forme confpitacie. But the quarell wasonelieasmentuppoted,for thatthe king hada defite to thetrgads and otune fubiecs were purpofed to betrate him. Were bpon the arntie bake bp, ¢ hing Eacleeo Wwithozcto todLonbdott , there to abide bis enintics within the poffefiions , Wwalles, twfth thom inthe ficlo he poubtento trie the , wherthe Danes. a, histands giuen brite one Aricke o2 Fricius, whome aftertvard Cute df bantth ont of the realme , bes caulethathe din atfeniptto chalenge like authoottie fo bimitt all points as Cnutebiméelfcbad. After that Cuute hap fubdued the Porthumbers , he put+ fued Comund,till be heard that he had taken: London for bis refuge , and ftaied there tithhis father. wege Then dio Cute take bis hips, and came about to the coafts of ikent , pzeparing to beftege the citie of London. : Gn the meane tine,king Egelred fore Worne iwith long ficknefle, departedthis life onthe 23 of Apztil, un, being faint Georges dap,07 (as others fap)on faint Gregories dap , being the 12 of March, but Z take this tobe an erro2 grotven, by miffaking the feaftDapof faint Dregozte for faint George . Be reigned the tearme of 37 peares, o2littic lefle. ts bodte {pas buriedin the durch of faint Wauls,in the nogth Fle befids the queere, as bp a memoztail there on the fall it maieaypeare. ibe had tive toiues (as before ismentioned,) bp Elgina bis fir wife he had iftue thre fonnes, Comund,Cotwine,and Adelitane ; bez fides one daughter nanied gina. Bp bis fecond iwife Cmma, daughter to Uichard the frit of that name, dubeof Pozmandte , and fiffer to Richard the fecond , he bad tive fonnes, Alfrio and Coward. his Cgelred ( as pou haue heard )had enill fue ceffe in bis tarres againtt the Danes, and befives thecalamitic that fell therebpto bis people, marie Other ntifertes oppreffed this land in his Dates , mot fo much trough bislacke of courage and flouthfull negligence, as by reafonofbis pzefumptuousp2toe, iherebp he alienated the hearts of bis people from bint. Bis affections hecould not rule, but tvas led by them twithout o2der of reafon , for be did not onlte - ditherit dinerfe of his otyne Cngltth tubiercts with out aparant caufe of offente by plaite forged cauil, lations 5am alfo canfenall the Danes fo be mmre Bered through bis realme in one dap, by fomelight fafpicionof their euill meanings: butallo gaue bine felfe to lecherous luffs, in abnfing bis bovie twith haughtie frampets , forfabing the bed of bis otune latofull wife, to the great infamie + thame ofthat bigh degree of maicftte, thich bp bts binglie office be bate and fufteined. Coconclune, he twas from heir feruants toke in hand fohaue reuenged _battell. Wis fonne Comund got hime to Titred, an the death of theie ntatfters , but tere beaten backe, so eatleof great potver , inbabiting bepond yunnber, Hherevpon thep flevinto the twple of faint FriG and perfuading bim to toine bis forces twith bis, ‘Bponthe place, and fo thep tuere burned to death. become {ubiet to Cnute, as Statfowthire , Weice- Wids churd), and kept the faine , till fire foas fet Whe lwile of Sigeferdtwas taken ,etenttomalm& burie, being a womanof bigh fame and great two? Winelle, Lherevpor the kings cloet forme nanten Comund, tokeoccafion bponpretente of other bus fintete to go thither , and there to fee bit , twtth ahome forth thep tent to twatte thofe countries that twere great crucitie bpon the inbabitants, as a puntth -_aent fotheir reuolting,, that others might take EF politikelie dented to fruffrate their purpofe , and And tben ing refuten of Spigetern.29 MRE bisimberland, tenet be trent oie en ey . Wuntingtonbire, ano fo thzongh the fens came ct f yun 2 fame pofleffions and Lands into bis bands , twithout hanitiy ante commiffton fo to do, findingthe favs mers and tenants there readie to rece Bete lad. ceive him Foy Whilelt there things were a dettg, Cnute bauin Cuate retar: MAC is prouifion of {hips and men, with all mone meth mto "England, farieturn iture (as before pe bane beard) for bis tes fuakeints England, fet fortoard twith full purpote either to recouer the realme out of Caelrenshands, 62 to die in the quarrell . Beretyon be landed at Sandlwich, and fir carle Xurkill obteined licence bim,but Cowail the pongeft brother efcaped atvate Punilic, The peere following, Deredith the forme of King 02 prince of Southtwales , twith all bts Stamford, and thenentred into Lincolnthire , and enor wt from thence into Motinghamfbire,¢ fo into Poke coonsrus peat Hire , not (paring toda that niifediefe might be de uifcd in all places bere became. Titred aduertifed hereof, twas confiteined to orpart bonre to fae bis stone countric from prefentdeftracion, and there fore comming backe into #oxthumberland , t pet ceining bimfelfe not able to refit the puiffant force exo" of bis enimtics, as conftreined to deliucr pledges. petioert® and fubniit bimfelfe bnto Crute. int pet twas be pienges® not hereby tuarranted from danger , for fhoztlie af Cset ter be twas taken|, and put to Death, and then - ud poluer entered into Porthwales, andin fight fue thon the fonne of Fenat, and Devic his bras AND conquered the land to bimfelfe. Wherein a See "Con. a 4 6; bleat Effex and there make wafte, king Edmundpurfuech them, Edrike trairorouflic reuolreth from the Englifh to faccourthe Danes, king Edmunds forced to get him out of the field,the Euglithmenputte their hard shifts and flaine by heapes;what noble perfonages werckilled in this barrell, of two dead bodies larelie found in the place where this hot and heauic skirmith was foughr, The ninth Chapter. Fter that king Caciren Edvinod Was dead, bis cldett fonne Comund furnaned Fron; g five twas proclaimed hing bp Tronfide. the Londoners and others, 0.) hauing the alliffance of fome lozdsof the realme, although RS GINS GS? the more part, and fpectallie fhofe of the {ptritualtte fanoured Cnute,bicante they Che kingdom hadaforetime fivoane fealtie to bis father. Some: gocth Myere innite, that Cnute bad planted bis fiege both bp tua- thefptrituels fer andland berte ftronglie aboutthe citie of Lon- Migauer3S donbefne Cgelred oepartenthis life,md {mmedtats lie bponbis deceafle tas receiucd into the citie, but the armie that tvas twithin the citie, notconfenting bnito the furrender madeby the citisens,ocparted the night before the dap onthe thicy) Crute by appoint: ment fould enter, and incompanie of Gomund Zz ronfide (tthome thep bab chofen to betheir king and" goucrnour) they prepared to increafe thefr numbers nets that belonged to bis nauie,left the citte,and tiny aye author of barking bimfelfe , failed to the Zle of Shepie, and the bose intts there remained all the winter, Jr thd) meane tuled Lncomi- nne of Bevzic, and sight heire to the land, and due Kingseidee MALONE, be required tobaue bir burbands lands ¢, With doing of like burt in all places ubere be came, cownetmarti Gheeone Sean_ ae lay patted thzough Wuckinghamihire , Wenforviyire, he befiegeth London by water andland,thecitizens giue him the foile, he incouncreth with king Edmundandis difcomfited,ewo bartels Fought betweenc the Danes and Englith with equall fortune and hike freceffe,the traitorous ftratagem ofE. drikethe Dane,king Edmund aduifedlie defeateth Edriks tre~ cherie,200000fboth armies laine, Cnute marching towards Londonis purfued of Edmund, the Danes are repelled, in« countred,and vanquithed ; queene Emma prouideth for the fafetie of hir fonnes; the Danes feeke pacification with Edmund, thereby more eafilie to betraic him; Cnure with his armie lieth: necre Rechefter, king Edmund purfueth them, both armies haue a long and afore confli&,the Danes difcomfited,and manic of them flaine; Cnure with his poweraffern- § 3nthis Cgelredstime,and (asit ts recopded bp @Buritith choonograzher) in the peere of our Lox0 he it band the gouernance of Po2thiwales, and fit mane warre twit onauall bis colon, the Wut Cnute perecinitig ahereabout they tert, Cnutewould haue him to be king, the Londoners are his backe friends, theyreceine Edmund theirking Konorablic andioifullie, Cnute is proclaimsed king xt Southampton;manie oftheftates cleaue vntahim, again bim, andbhaning no great confidencein the loialtie of the Londoners , toke order to leanie mos nie for the patment of bis menof tarre and mart 984, one Cadtualhor, the fecond fonne of Jeuaf ample thereby. Edmund Irtonfide fuccedeth his father in the kingdome,thefpuritualticfauouring. bistender pouth moze apt to idle reff, than to the er freifeof tearres ; moze ginent to pleafuresofthe be die, thanto anie bertucs of the mind; although that toward bis latter end , being grotven into age , and tangbt by long erpertence of tworlblie affaires, and prote of pated miferies, befought (though in baine) tobaue tecoucren the vecaicd fate of bis common toealth and countrie. -_tterihire, and Shropthtre , not fparing to ererctfe Green te befell fo farin tour, that be twke and maried bir, the hiftorie ofEingland. Ais Gyn man mate fe bot Go punithes the tozong , which &@W Jeuafthe fornes of Codivall Goel vin to Getreloett brother Bepric,tro was firloitheriten, Md atterivard bis cies put out,and oneofbis formes 3 -F02 firtt Jeuaf teas imprifoned by Fago;then a Wwithbis fone Conttantine.by Bolwellthe fon 2and afterivard the fain Hotwell, with bis Cadiwalbon and Mepzic , Were Maine and led of all their Lanvs, inith netv fupplies, meaning efffones to trie the for tune of batfell again the Danifh power, Cnnte percetuing the moft part of alliherealmefo be thus hile,Comund Fronfive came to London,abere he #" Lme Lath fwastorfullie recetued of the citizens, and continu pine on ing there till the fpzing of the peere, made bimfelfe Gymunnoffec frong againtt the enimies. rep the coms Hhis Comundforbis noble courage,frength of ee ; bobdie, and notable patience to indure and fufferall ee . {uch bardneffe and paines as is requifite in amanof from the citie, warre,twas furnamed gronfide, ebeganbisreigne but Cnuteres - in the peere of our 1023 1016, inthe firtenth pare leott, é of the empero? Wenvic the fecond furnamed Claw 1°. 1° dius, in the twentieth pecre of the reigne of Robert kingof Jfrance ,¢ aboutthe firt peere of Dalcolime the fecond king of the Scots. After that bing Cos mund bad receined the crotone in the citieof Lon- bon by the bands of the archbiMop of #orke , he ab fembled togither {uch a polver as be could make, and tnith the fame marched forth towards the wet parts, and mabethe conntrie fnbieato him, Inthe meane time tvas Cute proclaimed and - ing d ISOC NIN . Ue feuenth Booke of A‘great wafte byanimundatiénorins |