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Show * pam,and Woven the 15 from #oe,as pouthall find 2. chardthefecond, and Emma ; tehich Emma bare inithe biftorie of Cugland,lib.6.pag.141.col,2. Poe twas the father to Sem the father of Wedtut, the far therof Wala,the father of Watria o2 Wathza, the fa thet of Jtetmod,the father of eremod , the father af Sheafor Seat, the father of Selooao2 Sceloua, the father of WBeatuo2 Bean,the father of Tpeathwy alias Ladiva 02 Leathtwy,the father of Geta, repw ted for agod antong the gentiles,the father of sFin they durftnot that Edgar Edeling fhould vndertakeit though he was intereffedtothefame, how William duke of Normandie pretended a right tothe crowne, Harold thefanneofearle Goodwine crowned, Harold, Rh.Coward be fet the crotune onbis otne head twithontantethe MashWelk GS Ing Cotward being thus Departed this life, the peres of the land twere in great ey Departed this fife An Chritti % 1065, after the N ens England. MathWet, Polydor, Doubt ¢ perpleritic to Lome oi \ 68 thep might bei commit the A rotall gouernement of the ie os b 3 een Fo2 there was not Sa anie antong them that bad of our fantour 1066, 02 tn the peereof Chzitt 1065, after the accountof the church of England (as befaze is noten.) Mut botw and tbenfocuer be came to the feat roiall ofthis kingdome, certeineitis, that this Pa rold in the begining ofbis reigne, confivering with bimfelfe hotw and in tat fort be bad taken ‘bpon 5° bim theruleof the kingdome , rather bp intrafion than by anie latwfull right, tfudien byall meanes tbich wayto twinthe peoples fauour, and omitted Rervit ie no occafion thereby be might thet anie token of bountiousliberalitic, gentlenetfe and courteous ber bautour towards them. Zhe grénous cuftomes al fo and tares Lbich bis predecefors had raifed, be et> ther abolithed 02 diminifhed : the opdinarie wages of bis feruants and menof twarre be increafed , amd further thewen bimfelfe verie well bent to all vertue Beth ro et the peoples hearts. SimDune> enedsiscone COMUND Sronfine , twas at the fame tine latelie ofthebings courettrto Crgland,twith bis mother and fiftersout of en oer be was bone ; pet for that be se. arb fro of fufficientagetobearernle, o ost teat i eons the gouernement of tealure brite bim,leatt(as fone baue thougbhbis tenderneffe of age might fir bred a contempt of Dis perfor, and therewith miniter occafion tocinilt Sere athiptmzackeof the eftate might ens » tothe great annoie and prefent onerthroww of fac ae liued in the fame. Wut ubat confines Tatton (oeuct thep havin this bebalfetheponght not peoples goniwilles, there came oucr bnloked fo: funbdsie ambafladours from Williamthe baftard duke of ozrmandic, with commiffion to require him torememberbis oth formetime madeto the faid William in the time of bis ertremitie , tubich twas, that be the fan Warold thoul atd himin the obtet ning of the crotone of England, if bing Coward ghoul bapento die without ifue. This cournantbe made (asit is fupppofed) in king Cdiwards daics, tiben (by licence of the fame Coward, 02 rather (as Edmerus tnaiteth) againtt bis twill) be went oner itt to ozmanvdie to vilit bis beethren , thich taie there as them (as fomte twzite) that as for throth which he han thade in times pall bute Dube Gtilfamt,," fhe fame fuasbut.a confireined¢n0 voluntarte oth , trbich tix latuis nothing; fince thereby hetoke Spon bint to Grarit that ahi) was Hot in bts potuct fo give,he being but a fubiert ,abilett, hig. Coward was li- ning. Jfo2 if a peomtferdotn-n2r0th abich azmato maket concerning the beftowing of hte bodie in bir fathers houfe, tuithout his confent,is made bod; mandi Earle Toftieafflicdteth:his brother: Ha+ rold on fea'andland, he taketh the repulfes and perfuadech Harfagerking of Notwei¢ to attempt the congue} ofEnglandagainft Harold, Harfager & Toftic with their powersarriue at Humber,they Sight with the wearsers Under the conduc? of 9.00. Edwineand Marchar, and difcomfit them} Harold leaierh ant 1: nrtaom ‘armic againftthem , the rare valiantnes ofa Norwegiati!') 3 fouldior; Harfager and Toftie flaine in bartell; the: Norwegians are foiled andflie; Harolds yne+ quall and parciall dividing ofthe fpoile; he goethto Yorke to reforme things amiffe. The ninth Chapter. mud) moze an off by Him made that was a fubiec, aid bider theruléaf a bing,Without hisHuereignes confent, oughtto be boid and of no balue, We alledged moreouer, that as for him-fo.tabe anoth to deli- anbnrealonable tequett of the oube.at this prefent to twillhim fo renainice the Bingdame, the gover: nance fthereof he han alreadie taken byon bint,with fOgteat fauoz and geodliking of all nest, Duke William haning ceceiued this anfiwer,md hothitig liking thereof, fent once agate to Parl, ef SHileft Paroln delirous ta s ]/< reteine, and veric loth to ict 9) gobis blurped rofaltie, haa ey crackt bis crenit. with the KS) duke of Pozmandie, and by <7 bis leivn reuolting from bos Aluntarie pomiles tatifien ¥ twith folemneothes, ban alfa Binbdled thefire of the dukes furie againt hims, it cante to palle,that the proud and pefumptuous mait ivas (fo begin withall) beredin bis ofone fle, a meanbis otune kinred. 3fo2 Lottie the brother of Bing barold (tho in the dates of king Cotward for tequiting bint then at the leaft-wife, that he would 30 his crucitie had beone chafepoutof the realime bp the Coltte fetes fakebis daughter fo totfe , according to bis former SHo2thumbers) returning out of sFlanders,affent- obniie promtifesin refuting thereof he could make no found blen a nauie of thips from divers parts to the nuny Morvver, ° allegation, bicaufe it twas a thing of his stone mo: tion,and in bis abfolute potver, both to grant and to performe,IBut Harold beirtg of a Tout courage,with p20ud countenance frofned bpon the Powntan ante bafladoxs , amd declared to them that his mind as hothing bent as then fo peeld thereviito in anp ma: ber of 60, with the whic) be arriued in the ile of faith bar 40, ner of toife. And fo toith other talketending to the to goagaint bis brother earle Loic. UWihereaf the CHight, ¢ there fpoiled the countrie, and aftertward fafling about by the coatts of ikent, be tobe finaie lolydor. pretes thefralfo,and cameat the lait fo Sandwich: SimDua, &an,Higd, fo that Harold tvas now confireined to aypoint the nauie ihich be bad prepared agatnit the sPoamans, like effect he fent them alway iwifhout ante further 4° fain Lottie being abuertifed,mew towards LL indfep anfloerThe daughter of puke William whome Hae in Lincolnthire,and there taking land did much bart told fhould haue maried, was named Aoelisa, as in the countrie,both twitfioozd and fire,till at length Gemeticenfis faith,and inith bit (as the fame autho: Coiwine earle of Mercia , ans Marchar earle of Wil.Malm, ioziteth) it was couenanted bp Duke Witlliam, that fNorthamberland,aided with the kings nauie,chafen Harold thouto infop halfe the realme tn name of bir him from thence, and caufenbimto flie into Scote Coltierea dolver. Wotvbeit fone write that this Danghter of land, not tvithout fonte lofle both of bis mien and Polydor, Duke William twas departed this life before the thips. Ra a.Higd, comming of thefe ambaffadors , and that Harold Hhis trouble tas fcarfe quieted, but fretght, therebponthought himfelfe pifehargedof the oth ano fuaies another cane inthe necke thereof, farre moe coulenatts made to Duke William, and therefore 5° dangerous thanthe firff. Jo2 Loftie,perceiuing that fent them atpaptwith fud) ant bntotard anfiner. be conld get no aid in Scotland to make anie ace But hotwlocuerit was, after the oeparture of -countof, failen forth intooztwete , and there pers thefe ambatlavors , king Warold (doubting Lhat foould infue) canfenhis hips tobe netwlie rigged, fuaded Paroly Warfager king of that realme, to Barolotare -_‘faile twitly an. armte into Gngland, perfuading bim oe bis men of twarreto be muttered,and fpeedilie put int that by meanes of ctuill oiffention latelie binpled betwirt the king and bis lo2ds(fabich toas notfo)it fhould be an eafie matter for bim to make a con Ateabinede, tothe end that ifaniefadden tnuafion Should be made and attempted bybis enimie , be Might beable torefitt them, «€ Aboutthe fame time amongfuch as were bis fubiecs. While Iarolo went about thus fo feale the In from fr ; : Hporabeit at this pretent, Harblys anftocr to the fato:ambaffadors toas > that he fyonlobe readie to gtatifie the bubke inall that hecoulp demand, fo that he tvotilo notatkethe realine,, tthid alreadte be bad ints full palfettion, And. further be declared onto allo, and vponthe 24 0f Gpzill (bile arolo twas tuft title thereto, 07 able andapttotake thecharge 6o and godneffe, aberebpbe centbates no fmall fano3 "deling, that pon him. Fo2 although Cogarfurnamed Coeling, es the forme of Cotward the outlaty,that was fonne of bloub. tome Edinetusis one)boto kitig Eotwardnrvetnen Ee before is death, thatisaroln (oulo fuccéed bias bette to the crotone,andthat therebponthe loz03 inv medfatlic atter fhe fai Comatds deceafle,crotoned dparolofor their king, and fo he was confecrated by Albzed archbithop of Bo2ke,accoydtrtg to the cufforn o and matter of the former kings,02(as otheraffirm) accuffomed ceremonies , in the peere after the birth The eight Chapter. oot. thotigh be might haue tuff title therebrto;fo tt was bie, and after the Death of bis cofine king Coward, baffadors to Harold to put himin mind of a promife paffed to the faid duke forhis furtherance to obteine the crowne;HaFolds negatiue anfwer to the {aid ambaflage,as alo to che ma+ rieng ofthe dukes see which was Harolds owne yoluntaric motion; he prouideth againft the inuafions of the enimie as one doubting aftorclaps,a blafing ftarre of ffuen daies continuance, bpardlds alert, ; nerall confentof the effates of the fame, could not be other thana great peece of pzefuniption, pea al- proclaimed,and confecrated king ; his fubtill and adulatorie meanes to winthe peoples fauour;duke William fendeth am- ag pledges... herthe inberitance of anie realme without the ge- Coward by hir hufband Ethelred. Richard the fecondbad alfo iMfue Richard the third, and Iobert, trhich Robert by aconcubine bad tue William, furs named the battarb, that tas nowouke of Porat mabe claime (as ts faid) to thecrotyne of England. _ Whilet the lords were thus fudieng and contul fing ohat thouln be bet for them to dm in thefe boubts, iarold, the fovofDwotwine carle ofLent, Harold fo godulyh othertife Godulyh, the father of Frittwolfe otherinife JFriuin, the father of Freolaf alias Freon 30 proclaimed himlelfcking bf England ; the people claimed fing ; being not much offended therewith , bicaute of the of Engler. later,the father of Ffrethiwold 02 Fridertwalo,the fas therof the afozenaimed Woven 02 Dthen. gteat confidence and opinion thich thep had latelic concefucd of bis baliancie. Some write (among The peeres arein doubt to whomethe rule of the land[houldbe committed, why the hiftorie of England. ynderthe Saxons. making proutfion to {Wwithtfand the fo2manforce) there apearea blafing ftarre , abichiwasfene not onelie bere in England,but alfo in other partsof the Toosld, and continucd the fpace of feuen dates. Xhis fing farre might be a pzedicion of mifchafe tmminent banging ouer Yarolos head ; for they ners Speare but aspzognofficats of atterclaps.Zo ‘refbintelie inftruced herein, dw but pernfeatreas ie intitulea; A doarine generallof comets o2 bla: farres publithen by a bithopof Ments in La, > MND fet forth in Cnglith by Abraham Fleming a the ayparition of a blafing ffarre féene in the ative, on the 10 of ouemberrs77, andoedt _ to che cight toxhipfull fir William Cozell Tight,then miaiffer of bic matetties rolles,¢c, queft of the ahole realme, andreigne ouer them as his predeceffors had done befoye. Some authors af °° firme,that Barold hing of Mo2twep tke this enters -_prife in bandof his one mind , and not bp procures mentof Loffie, fateng, that Loftie meting twit pape. -_Himin Scotlano, did perfuade bimto go fortwarn in, on Dune bis purpofed bufines, and that the faid iparolp tare -_fager toith all conuentent (ped palled forth , ¢ with -a naniof300 faile entered into the river' of Line, SimonDun, frhere after he had reffeda fety daies to refreth hig faith sco, -_people,earle Loftie came alto twith bis potwer(accor, bing to an apointment ahtc) thoulo be mave bes toene them.) Zhepad furthermoze,that thep failen Che Porweforth along ff the coaff,till thep arrived inthe mouth oasee _of umber,then bratwing bp againtt the freame "Pr _of the riner Dtwle, thep landed at length at aplace spicppau, Called Richball, from abence thep fet forward fo fy HenHuns, R.lif, nade rope 5 Thefiateof Britaine fo haue deftanded the pong gentleman of pis laty nicia,and the Porthumbers, 5 Wiegodac)o2 Wieg: full right to the crofone, 3fo2 as toe baue beard and féne, God,thofe prouidence and mightic potuet is nagus,from fhome came the kings of Deira, 6 Cas fer, from thomte proceededthe kings of the Cattare hetued by oucrthzotwing of high and mightic things now and then, by the tueake and feeble hathgouergles,;7 Pafcad alias Saruad , of ahome the kings ned ffates and kingdomes offentimes in as gad of the Eaftfarons had their beginning. And bere « pou muff note, that although the kingsof the eight quiet and princelie polictebp a child , as by ment age andgreatdilcretion. kingdome, thatis 5 of the Southfarons o2 Suffer, {were nefcenbdcd of the fame people , pet were thep ‘Wut tothe purpole, belive the Doubt ahich retten not ofthe fameline, Bp other it thould feme, that 10 among the loyds,hotw to beftot the crotune,the ma, nifold and' ffrange Worlders; hich twere fene an "S qitopen had but flue fonnes: as Weaa,gteat grand: , father to engift ; Wepeveg,ancefio2to the kings heard inthofe dates, betokening (as men thought) fome dangeto be at band in the fate of the realme, ofthe Caftangles; Wiclac, from thome proceeded made thelozds afraid, and namelie bicante thep tod the kings of Percta;Sarnad,from thom the kings ft gteat doubt of itiliam duke of Pozmandie, of Eller came ; and Weldag, of thole generation tho peetenped a right to the crotwne,as latofull beite proceened the kings of the Southfarons , Wettfar. appointed bp king Coward ; for that he tas kin to Simon Dun. ons,and the Pozthumbers. Pozeoucr,there be that him inthe fecond and third negree. 3to2 1Kichard the Dokesat To, Textor. « baingthe genealogic from Roc 02 Poabh , the fonne - of Lamedh,tbich Moe was theo indelcentfrom A -_firfkof that nameduke of Popnandie, begot si Pormema ors »heeight Booke of origitall, 4 ieldagius,ancefio2tothekingsof Wer, |