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Show Theeight Booke of @Batto thispeceor cnviofitie patle, Theftate of Britaine this land ctueltie ofthe bloudthicitie enimie , cannot but ecanteestpopstar arvinall, einer inuaditig,a time ofouerranning, and atime cfonerra lng theinbabitantsof this maine continent. Taher of niatiifett profes areat this dap remaining infunorie places, fumbzie ruines J meane ad twaltes po (iffe bane but aziniman miferiiordia guttam qua -maioreftpatio/o eceano, as one faith) and carnetilic dee fire in bis heart that the tke may never light bpon -_this land,but maybe anerted and turned atvay from all chriftiankkingdomes,through bismercie, tole comntiften bp thems bpon the abich Ohenforner a mderthe Saxons. : twatby fine being fet on fire, isitkea confuming Se, mattofatclenting {pirit cafteth bis cic, he cannot -flante ; and the finmzd of thole bengeance being butenter intoa dolefall confiverationof foxmerint? --thatpened twith the thetffone of mens wickeonefle, feriesand lamenting the defacements of this Zle by 10 thall hetw themin peeces as tomd fothe foynace, f ; a‘ ; ; . 4gener . confents the trowne tofthont all contradiction. Coivard then atoed by bis cofine William Dube of Pomrandte, bitious fubtiltic of earle Goodwine im preferring Edward to cameinto England , there be twas receiucd' tlt the crowneandbetraicng Alfred; the Danes expelled andrid outofthis land by decree; whether carle Goodwine was guil- reat top as kiting of the realme, ¢ immedtatli¢ after gl YP A 3 ‘> Henr, Hust tic of Alfreds death , king Edward marieth the faid carles fas crotned at Winchetfer bp Cofinus then ardy wi) Malo of hirgoods, hicthels difpoffeffedte eere Seastacicb i aagainft and imprifonedfor futterin; bithop Alwine ‘to hauethe vie -of marth of our Lord 1643 , tebteh fell alfo about the fourtt peare ofthe emperour Penrice the third, farnamed fort, hircoueroufneffe: mothers are taught(by hirexample) nante King of France ,and about the third peare of daughter , he forbeaterhco hauecarnall knowledge wich hir, hirbodic, the putgeth and cleareth hir felfe after a ftrange t0 loue their children with equalitie; hir liberall devotionco Winchefter churchcleared bir trom infamie of couectroufneff, king Edward loued hir after hir purgation, why Robert archbithop of Canturburie fled ‘our of England into 'Nor- _utthat tpon bis conningthither,be tyould receiue Hen, Hunt. Polydor, hefinft Chapter. "ahr WMmediatlie 3} \ pon thedetbot )} Sriger , inthe 12 peare of Wenvie the firtt of that Macbeth hitig of Scotlann, ; . i his Cotvard the thirdofthat name before fhe 5° conquett, twas of itature moze mecke and fimple ee BID Catle Codtwine not onelie ferke the deftrree J SSQIZ' pom ben bir the moze bneucteonflie, nt hit great _liberalitie imploied on the church of Winchetter, canted fo auoid, Some trite that Alfred thebroiber this matter,but bicaufe be countellenthe king tobar Wardiknought, tionof bis eloer brother: Alten , butboipe al! thatri Cops was comy Hunittes to bari) all,bisbalfebso fer Coward, rn ~ " pst 104t _1°* Uersauthors hereof jit map tellbedoubtes, Per hertheletfe, uhether carle Govivine was quilticfo 7" (queene Emmas heanefriend )fle lout Of England, the Normansfirft entrance into thes conntrie,dearth by tempeffs, earle Goodwines -_will and forwardnes to fet himih credit againe, his fight into Flanders,his.retarneinco England), the king mpek him; certeine Danifhrouers arriue at Sandwich, fpoile the coaft,inrich themlelues with the {poiles,make fale oftheir gers {vine > begotten of bis wife Thira that twas fitter tings,and returneto their countrie; the Welfhmen with theit Wotwbeit Rt Cdiward nesj it bing ! as fone baue twritten, i " uer bab fo do With bir in fiethlie toife, But thether Sandwic fide in aid of BaldwineearleofFlanders,a blows on Sandwich die fraic¢in Canturburie bewwixe the earle of Bullongne and. 4 ype earle Goodwine fauoureth the Kentifhmena- cither of impotencie of nature, 02 for a petnie hate urie men atthe kings commandementfor breaking the kings toking Yardiknought, and not of bis fecondtuife, tate, e princesrebelling are fubdued , king Edward keepeththéfeas ainft che Bullongners,why he refufeth to punith rhe Canturs that be bare to bir Kin, men Doubten, $o2it toas eace; he fetterh the king in afurie, his fuborned excuferd + T02 , . re §° thifcotf hiscomming to the affemblic of lords coguented a> thonght > that be efteemed not earle Oontwine fo boorthe forefaid broile; earle Goodwine bandeth himfelfe ae Gteatlie in bis heart , ashe ontivardlic made fhety -gainft the king, he would hauethe ftrangers delivered inté ; todm,but tather fo: feate of bts putffance Diffemblen his hands,hisrequelt is denied ; a barrell readi¢ to haue bene tithbim , leatt he haulothertoite put him felfe int Daniger both of Lotte of life and kingdom . _ Dotwhoener tt was, hb bfen bis countell int o7007 ftate of the common toealth,mip ea itt ies iaA of bis mos fought bewweenchim andthe king,the cumulris pacified! aodfineteengee forfake him;he, hisfonnes, and their wiues taketheitlight beyond Tingof things concernii the feas. wSveen_thecquiene Cmma, againt home diuers accufa' bis furtherance bp bis pretended cloake of offering Cane, tone ctanpsartn meee!«eB Ggelkcdwhy begod -_thefequetoot things, asmacebe be doped theptwonld fed tatle Godwine twas, informe) that ting @piwary nn "ons Iuere brought and alledaed : as firtt,for that by hingarolys commaidement, and yet it mer -_be that he wrest to hae bfttepen the crotune fo bien P Ok 1) marie' Sine} es a D the adie Cottha,the daughter of earle Gave of , furett is, that Cotward wasthe elver bzother, is frieMhiy onto Alfrey tobctraic him, bedid ¢ ] " wey fhete thas none fo highlie in fanour fotth bint ag de abtteined becaute be ban bappilte botved chaffitie, be might to aduance this Cotuardto the crotorre,tn home he knety to be folk , geitic, andeafie to be -_perfuaded: Wut tehatfoeuer twriters do report here' Why Robertarchbifho ofCantuchiie the death of Altren, cither at this tinte, obefore, bopeto beate great rule in the realme brider bint, and before bis . and not Alited: fo that if earle Gedtwine did Hew aeons Hote this map tard, confioering the cireumftances Certeing itis , that he fo cleared himfelfe of that fontie baniflied outofthis landhe returneth in hope « time Suto king Coivard tie brother of Alfred,that 40 ofthe kings fauonr, killeth his coofen earle Bearne'for bagood bithop of Canturburie jon Cater dapinthe peate Cperrurd than apt fo: the goucrnementof the realme, ¢ there' mandic, Edward. ficof our twzitersand theirs, onto thefame dont cles, there they mapfind it moze atlarge erpzeffed. of the time, ith {uch things ag are twritten bp ot eth him, Edwardis crowned king,the fibtill ambation or am- 4o take thefea,t With afmall companic of Mounans ‘ thas cafilieiuducedto fhinke entllof bir, anv theres erpellthe Danes,thidj being bon,he twas faine by _biseledion,anoto being bim from thence into Eng» wardes to his kingdome, and to informe him ofhus election , Williamduke of Normandie accorhpani- aha fo that now the fain Cotwardinioteng the realnte, of king Cofvard, came not into the realmetill after 30 nithearle Govwine, andalfo tobfe the Cnglith the deathof Hardiknought,ambdthathedinbelpeto menmozelfridlie than reafon twas be fhoulo, © : fand in peliuering pledges fo} moze allurance,that wo fraud hoz decelf tvas ment of the Cnglifhmen, ambafladoursare fent to attend him home- foilat the hands of bir fonnes Alfred and Coipard: bavof this matter recozded, tweed here paffeouer, referring thofe that be Defirons fo knolw the diuerfte tarle CodWwine and other of his complices . wut chothird of thatnamic'is Edward ina of the Raglandby all ce i bard Cuute,than to bir chilozen tehich He havbp bie -_firfkeftateanddignitie, ir erceMtue couctoninetle,twithout regard hadta Wil.Malm, the poze, canfenbir alfo to beeuill tepozten of. Aa' gatne, for that fhe ener theiwen bir telfe to be moze naturalto the {flue fhich the had by bir fecond hut Hhis in no wile is to be lef bnremembzed, that im: Lbtch the furnithed totth maruellous rich tefvels ant medtatlie after the death of ardiknought,ittveas omaments, foam bir great commendation in the Papdor, NOfonelie decreed tagreed bpon bp the great lov {eo2ld, andercufed bir"partlte in the fight of mante, Dons pel: €nroblesof the realme, that no Wane from thences _of the infantie fmputedto hir for the fmmoverate fl 8 forth thould reigne over them, but alfo all mci of 20 lingof bir coffersbp all waies ard meanes the conta fwarre and fonloiers of the Danes, thich laie within aeutfe. Pow then (aban purged bir lelfe , asbez aniecitigo2caftell ingarrifon within the realnie of -foreig mentioned, bir fonne king Coward hav bie England, were then erpelledand put out c2 rather cuer after it great hono2andrenerence.And there? Ran Higd, flaine(as the Danthh inziters dwrebearicAmong as Wobert archbithop of Canturburie had b&ne other that iucre bantthen, the ladte Gonilo neece ta fore againt bir, be was fo much abated now at the bing Siwaine by his fiffer, was one, beingas thet matter,that he fledinto Pozmandie, there he as « alpidoln , and with bir tive of bir fonnes, which he home. Wutit ould femeby that thichatter thal be bad then lining; Heming and Lurkill tere alfo faivin the nert chapter,that be flennotthe realmefor ofthe Hitftorie of England. Jen king of England theDanifh chontcles)that bing Wardiknought tr foithin therealmeof Cngland in thofe dates) Cos {ard camte to atteine the crotune : aherebnto the eavle of Chefter 2eottike allo {hetwedall the further tance that in bim laic. Haine korite (hich femettalfotobeconfimedby firacof the Danifh dyontcles , ae their eer : fudne(fe ofafflictions to the Englifhpeople,wherewith likews/e thefeuenth booke is[but vp. ; 187 -_felfe (as the wwoxld teoke tt) anid' foas reffored to hie bis life time han receined this Coward into bis firfé hufband king Cgelren (as it tere declaring coutt,andreteiied him Hittin the fame tn mofkhsr -_otv the twas affected towardthe fathers, by the lone nigable toffe. 15ut for that it map aypeare inthe ab- ro bome tothe chilozen) fhe lott a great peece of god Thus icarre the tumultuous and syrannicall reePune ofthe Danes,infePe . the hiftorie ofEngland. foine(abote authoritic, as apeareth,was notinall Theefecond Chapter. ? Nergueny OC Contented to maric ‘with 1. Cnute , the publike entanic of the r¢ - Acai ft Zs INUTE DIIDerHtANT, HAE the pin nos le Hanis, ing ald o> tuccour hit5 ns while Op thepSaat lined in exile; : mee but that twaxte tuas,contriucnto mabethem atuay; Seems {8 BDIchcante the nas defppticd of all bir gous . appies ays i. Cotward brought oiewrle Ki rem. gencyansen of Catinche? wiMaae Birwit Arinine o; AdWwine bithopMEE ite:Ao)? imdeattety But pet tuber the toozLd framcoconte ten, SOpalonwithin the citicot CHindieffcr (as foe ited Moberfof Canturbyrte tad oie, tabo befoxe , bo rie {(petaduentture)to bis parpote , be Dib befrpile to éGetvenn .trulting ee: beare we bis Gail ftheqenerall confentof all the nobles and connmmons under bith being knotwer fo ba tram moze Lae rte Sing bir felfe after a ee tnFase in vat fice siPa the le of London, tas af Hfthe realne "Eherebporincre anibatadonrs fent -_le tobe gouernedby otherthant to truff to bis Ms ter mane archbifhop of Caritutburieanobare' tem of guterte = dof engin twith all (padinto Mosmandée, to fignifie bate bin therfore banot patted if both the bsethzen bad Dane toit: bf apieie by te atitfance of earie 0 » both the and the fame bithop were commit? . hits5 i Botbritito? others aifirme, thatMe tas tries Septin the abbie of CClarinell, till bp wav of put? batefnten oucr certeine Hot tates o2 ploughs fons,accazy ingto the law ordslinm, The ctearehle 4; f Pormans ‘over tity Hitt} ponbt turbarie. thich ti time of His bani, Srenchmen ment had theinen him great Pamana LOTS(x ona eelen Sa: 9 tcompenteBet a GOA CA among other, the teyenar f comming oucr twas a imantke in the the abbete his abbr of Gemeticum in Pormantdte, and betrig bpthe kirig role tnder theking,(o thatbecontonot anoto id |