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6.17. Edward succeedeth his father Alured in regiment, he is disquieted by his brother Adelwold a man of a defiled life, he flieth to the Danes and is of them receiued, king Edwards prouision against the irruptions and forraies of the Danes, Adelwold with a nauie of Danes entreth Eastan|gles, the Essex men submit themselues, he inuadeth Mercia, and maketh great wast, the Kentishmens disobedience preiu|diciall to themselues, they and the Danes haue a great con|flict, king Edward concludeth a truce with them, he maketh a great slaughter of them by his Westsaxons and Mercians, what lands came to king Edward by the [...]eath of Edred duke of Mercia, he recouereth diuers places out of the Danes hands, and giueth them manie a foile, what castels he builded, he inuadeth Eastangles, putteth Ericke a Danish king therof to flight, his owne subiects murther him for his crueltie, his kingdome returneth to the right of king Edward with other lands by him thereto annexed, his sister Elfleda gouerned the coun|trie of Mercia during hir life. The xvij. Chapter.

Edward succeedeth his father Alured in regiment, he is disquieted by his brother Adelwold a man of a defiled life, he flieth to the Danes and is of them receiued, king Edwards prouision against the irruptions and forraies of the Danes, Adelwold with a nauie of Danes entreth Eastan|gles, the Essex men submit themselues, he inuadeth Mercia, and maketh great wast, the Kentishmens disobedience preiu|diciall to themselues, they and the Danes haue a great con|flict, king Edward concludeth a truce with them, he maketh a great slaughter of them by his Westsaxons and Mercians, what lands came to king Edward by the [...]eath of Edred duke of Mercia, he recouereth diuers places out of the Danes hands, and giueth them manie a foile, what castels he builded, he inuadeth Eastangles, putteth Ericke a Danish king therof to flight, his owne subiects murther him for his crueltie, his kingdome returneth to the right of king Edward with other lands by him thereto annexed, his sister Elfleda gouerned the coun|trie of Mercia during hir life. The xvij. Chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _AFter the deceasse of Alu|red,Edward the elder. his sonne Edward sur|named the elder began his reigne ouer the more part of England, in the yeare of our Lord 901,901. which was in the second yeare of the emperor Lewes, in the eight yeare of the reigne of Charles surnamed Simplex king of France, and about the eight yeare of Donald king of Scotland. He was consecrated after the maner of other kings his ancestors by Athelred the archbi|shop of Canturburie. This Edward was not so learned as his father, but in princelie power more high and honorable, for he ioined the kingdome of Eastangles and Mercia with other vnto his domi|nion, as after shall be shewed, and vanquished the Danes, Scots, and Welshmen, to his great glo|rie and high commendation.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the beginning of his reigne he was disquie|ted by his brother Adelwold, which tooke the towne of Winborne besides Bath, and maried a nun there, whome he had defloured,Winborne. & attempted manie things against his brother. Wherevpon the king came to Bath, and though Adelwold shewed a countenance as if he would haue abidden the chance of warre within Winborne, Hen. Hunt. Adelwold fleeth to the Danes. yet he stole awaie in the night, and fled into Northumberland, where he was ioiful|lie receiued of the Danes. The king tooke his wife being left behind, and restored hir to the house from whence she was taken.Wil. Malm. ¶Some haue written, that this Adelwold or Ethelwold was not brother vnto king Edward, but his vncles sonne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, king Edward prouiding for the suer|tie of his subiects against the forraies, which the Danes vsed to make, fortified diuers cities and townes, and stuffed them with great garrisons of souldiers, to defend the inhabitants, and to expell the enimies.The English nation practi|sed in wars, go commonlie awaie with the victorie. And suerlie the Englishmen were so in|vred with warres in those daies, that the people being aduertised of the inuasion of the enimies in a|nie part of their countrie, would assemble often|times without knowledge of king or capteine, and setting vpon the enimies, went commonlie awaie with victorie, by reason that they ouermatched them both in number and practise. So were the enimies despised of the English souldiers, and laughed to scorne of the king for their foolish attempts.Hen. Hunt. Yet in the third yeare of king Edwards reigne, Adelwold his brother came with a nauie of Danes into the parties of the Eastangles,Essex yéeldes to Adelwold. and euen at the first the Essex men yeelded themselues vnto him. In the EEBO page image 151 yéere following he inuaded the countrie of Mercia with a great armie,Ran. Higd. wasting and spoiling the same vnto Crikelade, and there passing ouer the Thames, rode foorth till he came to Basingstoke,Brittenden. or (as some bookes haue) Brittenden, harieng the countrie on each side, and so returned backe vnto Eastangles with great ioy and triumph.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Edward awakened héerewith,Hen. Hun [...]. assembled his people, and followed the enimies, wasting all the countries betwixt the riuer of Ouse and saint Ed|munds ditch. And when he should returne, he gaue commandement that no man should staie behind him, but come backe togither for doubt to be forelaid by the enimies.The Kentish|men disobei|ing the kings commande|ment, are sur|prised by the enimies. Adelwold king Ed|wards bro|ther. The Kentishmen notwithstanding this ordinance and commandement, remained be|hind, although the king sent seuen messengers for them. The Danes awaiting their aduantage, came togither, and fiercelie fought with the Kentishmen, which a long time valiantlie defended themselues. But in the end the Danes obteined the victorie, al|though they lost more people there than the Kentish|men did: and amongst other, there were slaine the foresaid Adelwold, and diuerse of the chiefe capteins amongst the Danes. Likewise of the English side, there died two dukes, Siwolfe & Singlem or Sig|belme, with sundrie other men of name, both tempo|rall and also spirituall lords and abbats. In the fift yéere of his reigne, king Edward concluded a truce with the Danes of Eastangle and Northumberland at Itingford. But in the yéere following, he sent an armie against them of Northumberland,Fortie daies saith Simon Dun. which slue manie of the Danes, and tooke great booties both of people and cattell, remaining in the countrie the space of fiue weekes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The yéere next insuing, the Danes with a great armie entered into Mercia, to rob & spoile the coun|trie, against whome king Edward sent a mightie host, assembled togither of the Westsaxons & them of Mercia, which set vpon the Danes, as they were returning homeward, and slue of them an huge mul|titude, togither with their chiefe capteins and lea|ders, as king Halden, and king Eolwils, earle U|ter, earle Scurfa,Hen. Hunt. and diuerse other. In the yéere 912, or (as Simon Dunel. saith) 908, the duke of Mercia Edred or Etheldred departed this life, and then king Edward seized into his hands the cities of London and Oxford, and all that part of Mercia which he held. But afterwards he suffered his sister Elfleda to inioy the most part thereof, except the said cities of London and Oxford, which he still reteined in his owne hand. This Elfleda was wife to the said duke Edred or Etheldred, as before you haue heard: of whose woorthie acts more shall be said heereafter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the ninth yéere of his reigne, king Edward built a castell at Hertford,Wightham. and likewise he builded a towne in Essex at Wightham, and lay himselfe in the meane time at Maldon, otherwise Meauldun, bringing a great part of the countrie vnder his sub|iection, which before was subiect to the Danes. In the yéere following, the armie of the Danes depar|ted from Northampton and Chester in breach of the former truce,Chester, or rather Lei|cester, as I thinke. and slue a great number of men at Hochnerton in Oxfordshire. And shortlie after their returne home, an other companie of them went foorth,Digetune. and came to Leighton, where the people of the countrie being assembled togither, fought with them & put them to flight, taking from them all the spoile which they had got, and also their horsses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the 11 yéere of king Edward, a fleet of Danes compassed about the west parts, & came to the mouth of Seuerne, and so tooke preies in Wales: they also tooke prisoner a Welsh bishop named Camelgaret, at Irchenfield,Irchenfield. whome they led to their ships: but king Edward redéemed him out of their hands, pai|eng them fortie pounds for his ransome. After that the armie of Danes went foorth to spoile the coun|trie about Irchenfield, but the people of Chester, He|reford, and other townes and countries thereabout assembled togither, and giuing battell to the eni|mies, put them to flight, and slue one of their noble men called earle Rehald,Danes dis|comfited. and Geolcil the brother of earle Uter, with a great part of their armie, & draue the residue into a castell, which they besieged till the Danes within it gaue hostages, and couenanted to depart out of the kings land. The king caused the coasts about Seuerne to be watched, that they should not breake into his countrie: but yet they stale twise into the borders: neuerthelesse they were chased and slaine as manie as could not swim, and so get to their ships.The Ile of Stepen. Deomedun. Danes saile into Ireland. Then they remained in the Ile of Stepen, in great miserie for lacke of vittels, bicause they could not go abroad to get anie. At length they departed into Northwales, and from thence sailed into Ireland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same yéere king Edward came to Bucking|ham with an armie, and there taried a whole mo|neth, building two castels, the one vpon the one side of the water of Ouse, and the other vpon the other side of the same riuer.Turketillus an earle. He also subdued Turketillus an earle of the Danes that dwelt in that countrie, with all the residue of the noble men and barons of the shires of Bedford and Northampton. In the 12 yéere of king Edwards reigne, the Kentishmen and Danes fought togither at Holme: but whether par|tie had the victorie, writers haue not declared.Simon Dun. Si|mon Dunelm. speaketh of a battell which the citizens of Canturburie fought against a number of Da|nish rouers at Holme, where the Danes were put to flight, but that should be (as he noteth) 8 yéeres be|fore this supposed time, as in the yéere 904, which was about the third yéere of king Edwards reigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, other of the Danes assembled them|selues togither,Anno, 911. Simon Dun. and in Staffordshire at a place called Tottenhall fought with the Englishmen, and after great slaughter made on both parties, the Danes were ouercome: and so likewise were they shortlie after at Woodfield or Wodenfield. And thus king Edward put the Danes to the woorse in each place commonlie where he came, and hearing that those in Northumberland ment to breake the peace: he in|uaded the countrie, and so afflicted the same, that the Danes which were inhabitants there, gladlie conti|nued in rest and peace. Polydor. Ericke king of Eastangles But in this meane time, E|ricke the king of those Danes which held the coun|trie of Eastangle, was about to procure new warre, and to allure other of the Danes to ioine with him a|gainst the Englishmen, that with common agrée|ment they might set vpon the English nation, and vtterlie subdue them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Edward h [...]ing intelligence héereof, pur|posed to preuent him,King Ed|ward inua|deth the coun|trie of the Eastangles. and therevpon entering with an armie into his countrie, cruellie wasted and spoi|led the same. King Ericke hauing alreadie his peo|ple in armor through displeasure conceiued heereof, and desire to be reuenged, hasted foorth to incounter his enimies: and so they met in the field, and fierce|lie assailed ech other. But as the battell was rashlie begun on king Ericks side, so was the end verie harmefull to him:Ericke put to flight. for with small a doo, after great losse on both sides, he was vanquished and put to flight.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After his comming home, bicause of his great o|uerthrow and fowle discomfiture, he began to go|uerne his people with more rigor & sharper dealing than before time he had vsed. Whereby he prouoked the malice of the Eastangles so highlie against him, that they fell vpon him and murthered him: yet did they not gaine so much hereby as they looked to haue EEBO page image 152 doone: for shortlie after, they being brought low, and not able to defend their countrie, were compelled to submit themselues vnto king Edward.The kingdom of the Eastan|g [...]es subdued by K. Edward And so was that kingdome ioined vnto the other dominions of the same king Edward, who shortlie after annexed the kingdome of Mercia vnto other of his domini|ons, immediatlie vpon the death of his sister Elfle|da, whom he permitted to rule that land all hir life.

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5.91. Edwarde the elder.

Edwarde the elder.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 AFter the deceaſe of king Alvred,Edward the el|der. 901. his ſon Ed|warde, ſurnamed the elder began his reygne ouer the more parte of Englande in the yeare of our Lord 901. which was in the . [...]. yere of the em|perour Lewis in the eight yeare of the reigne of Charles, ſurnamed Simplex, king of France, and about the .8. yeare of Donald king of Scotland. He was ſacred after the maner of other kyngs his aunceſters by Athelrede the Archebiſhop of Canterburie. This Edward was not ſo learned as his father, but in princely power more high & honorable, for he ioyned the kingdome of Eaſt|angles and Mercia with other vnto his domini|on, as after ſhall he ſhewed, and vanquiſhed the Danes, Scots, & Welchmen, to his great glory and high cõmendation. In the beginning of his reign he was diſquieted by his brother. Adelwold, which toke the town of Winborn beſides Bath,VVinborn [...]. and maried a Nunne there, which he had deflou|red, and attempted many things againſt his bro|ther. Whervpõ the king came to Bath, & though Adelwold ſhewed a countenance as if he would haue abyd the chaunce of warre within Wyn|borne, yet he ſtale awaye in the night, H. Hunt. Adelvvolde fleeth to the Danes. & fled into Northũberland, wher of the Danes he was ioy|fully receiued. The king toke his wife being lefte behind, & reſtored hir to ye houſe from whence ſhe was taken. Some haue written,VV. Malm. that this Adel|wolde or Ethelwolde, was not brother vnto EEBO page image 220 king Edwarde, but his vncles ſonne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this king Edwarde prouiding for the ſuretie of his ſubiectes againſt the forrays which the Danes vſed to make, fortifyed diuers cities and townes, and ſtuffed them with great garri|ſons of ſouldiors, to defend the inhabitants, and to repulſe the enimies. And ſurely the engliſhmen were ſo invred with warres in thoſe dayes,The Englishe nation practi|ſed in vvarres, goe commonly avvay vvith the victorie. that the people being aduertiſed of the inuaſion of the enimies in any part of their countrey, would aſ|ſemble oftentymes without knowledge of king or capitayne, and ſetting vpon the enimies, went commonly awaye with victorie, by reaſon that they ouermatched them bothe in number & pra|ctiſe. So were the enimies deſpiſed of the eng|liſhe ſouldiours, and laughed to ſcorn of the king for their fooliſhe attempts.H. Hunt. Yet in the third yeare of king Edwards reigne, Ethelwolde his bro|ther came with a Nauie of the Danes into the parties of the eaſtangles,Eſſex yelded to Athelvvold. and euen at the firſt the Eſſex men yelded themſelues vnto him. In the yere folowing he inuaded the countrey of Mer|cia with a mightie armie, waſting and ſpoyling the ſame vnto Cry [...]de,Ran. Hig [...]. and there paſſing ouer the Thames, rod [...] foorth til he came to Baſing|ſtoke, (or as ſome bookes haue Bri [...]tenden, [...].) ha|rying the countrey on eche ſyde, and ſo returned back into Eaſt angles with great ioy & triumph.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Edwarde awakened heerewith,H. Hunt. aſſem|bled his people, & folowed the enimies, waſting all the countreye betwixt the riuer of Ouſe and S. Edmunds ditch. And when he ſhuld returne, he gaue cõmandement, that no man ſhould ſtay behinde him, but come backe togither for doubte to be forelayd by the enimies.The K [...]|men diſobey [...] the king [...], are [...] by the king Edvva [...] [...]. The Kentiſhmen notwithſtanding this ordinance & cõmandemẽt, remained behind, although the king ſent .7. meſ|ſengers for them. The Danes awayting theſe aduantage, came togither, and fiercely foughte with the Kentiſhmen, which a long tyme vali|antly [figure appears here on page 220] defended themſelues. But in the ende the Danes obteyned the victorie, although they loſte more people there than the Kentiſhmen did: and amongeſt other, there were ſlaine the forſaid A|thelwold, & diuers of the chief captains amongſt the Danes. Likewiſe of the engliſh ſide, ther died ij. dukes, Siwolf & Singlem, or Sigbelm, with ſundry other mẽ of name, both tẽporal & alſo ſpi|ritual lords & Abbots. In the .v. yere of his reign K. Edward cõcluded a truce with the Danes of Eaſtangle & Northumberlãd at Itingford. But in the yere folowing, he ſent an army againſt thẽ of Northumberlãd, which ſlew many of ye Da|nes,Fortie dayes hath S. Dunel. and took great booties both of people & cattel, remaining in the countrey the ſpace of .v. wekes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The yere next enſuing, the Danes with a great armie entred into Mercia, to rob & ſpoile ye coun|trey, againſt whom king Edward ſent a mightie hoſt, aſſembled togither of the Weſtſaxons and them of Mercia, the which ſet vpon the Danes, as they were returning homeward, & ſlew of thẽ an huge multitude, together with their chief ca|pitaines and leaders, as king Halden, and kyng Eolwils, erle Vther, erle Scurfa, & diuers other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the yeare .912. (or as Simon Dunel. hath 908.) the Duke of Mercia Edrid or Etheldred,H. Hunt. departed this life, and then king Edward ſeyſed into his handes the Cities of London and Ox|ford, and all that part of Mercia which he helde. But afterwards he ſuffered his ſiſter Elflede to enioy the moſt part therof, except the ſayde cities of London and Oxford, whiche he ſtill retayned in his owne hande. This Elfleda was wyfe to the ſayd duke Edrid or Etheldred, as before you haue hearde: Of whoſe worthy actes more ſhall be ſayde hereafter.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the nynthe yeare of his reigne kyng Ed|warde buylt a caſtell at Hartforde, and likewiſe EEBO page image 221 he buylded a towne in Eſſex at Wightham,VVitham. and lay himſelf in the meane time at Maldon, other|wiſe Meauldun, bringing a great part of ye coun|trey vnder his ſubiection, which before was ſub|iect to ye Danes. In the yere folowing, the armie of the Danes departed frõ Northãpton & Che|ſter in breach of the former truce,Cheſter, or ra|ther Leyceſter, as I thinke. & ſlew a greate number of men at Hocehneretõ in Oxfordſhire. And ſhortly after their return home, an other cõ|panie of them wẽt foorth and came to Leighton, where the people of the countrey beeing aſſem|bled togither,Liget [...]ne. fought with them, and put them to flight, taking frõ them all the ſpoyle whiche they had got, and alſo their horſes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the .xj. yere of king Edw. a fleet of Danes compaſſed aboute the Weſt partes, and came to the mouth of Seuerne, & ſo toke prayes in Wa|les: They alſo tooke priſoner a Welche biſhop named Camelgaret,Irchenfielde. at Irchenfield, whome they led to their ſhips: but king Edward redemed him out of their hands, paying to them .xl. lb for his raunſom. After that the armie of Danes went foorth to ſpoyle the countrey about Irchingfield, but the people of Cheſter, Hereforde, and other townes and countreys therabout, aſſembled togi|ther, and giuing battayl to the enimies, put them to flight, and ſlewe one of their noble men called Earle Rehald,Danes diſcom|fited. and Geolcil the brother of Earle Vter, with a great part of their armie, and draue the reſidue into a Caſtell, whiche they beſieged till the Danes within it gaue hoſtages, and co|uenanted to depart out of the kings lande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The king cauſed the coaſts about Seuerne to be watched, that they ſhould not breake into his countrey: But yet they ſtale twice into the bor|ders: neuertheles they wer chaſed & ſlain ſo ma|ny as coulde not ſwim, and ſo get to their ſhips.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Then they remayned in the Ile of Stepen, in great miſerie for lacke of victuals,The yle of Stepen. De [...]omedun. Danes ſayle into Irelande. bycauſe they coulde not go abroade to get any. At length they departed into Northwales, & from thẽce ſayled into Ireland.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſame yeare king Edward came to Buc|kingham with an armie, and ther taried a whole moneth, building two caſtels, the one vpon the one ſide of the water of Ouſe, and the other vpon the other ſide of the ſame riuer. He alſo ſubdued Turketyllus an Erle of the Danes that dwelte in that countrey,Turketellus an earle. with all the reſidue of the noble men and barons of the ſhires of Bedforde and Northampton.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In the .xij. yere of K. Edwards reigne, ye Ken|tiſhmen & Danes fought togither at Holme: but whether partie had the victorie, writers haue not declared.Si. Dunelm. Simon Dunelm. ſpeaketh of a batayle which the citizens of Canterbury fought ageinſt a number of Daniſh rouers at Holme, wher the Danes were put to flight, but that ſhould be (as he noteth an .8. yeres before this ſuppoſed time, as in the yere .904. whiche was aboute the thirde yere of king Edw. reigne. After this other of the Danes aſſembled thẽſelues togither,An. 912. Sim. Dun. & in Staf|fordſhire at a place called Tottẽhal, fought with the Engliſhmen, & after great ſlaughter made on bothe parties, the Danes were ouercome: and ſo likewiſe were they ſhortly after at Woodfield, or Wodenfield. And thus K. Edw. put the Danes to the worſe in eche place commonly where hee came, and hearing that thoſe in Northumberlãd ment to breake the peace: he inuaded the countrey and ſo afflicted the ſame, that the Danes whiche were inhabitants there, gladly continued in reſt and peace. But in this meane tyme, Polidore. Erick king of Eaſtangles. Ericke the king of thoſe Danes which helde the countrey of eaſtangle was about to procure new warre, and to allure other of the Danes to ioyn with him a|gainſt the Engliſhmen, that with cõmon agree|ment, they might ſette vpon the engliſhe nation, and vtterly ſubdue them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Edw. hauing intelligence hereof,King Edvvard inuadeth the countrey of the Eaſtangles. purpo|ſed to preuent him, & therevpon entryng with an armie into his countrey, cruelly waſted & ſpoyled the ſame. K. Erick hauing alreadie his people in armour through diſpleſure conceiued hereof, and deſire to be reuenged, haſted foorthe to encounter his enimies: And ſo they met in the field & fierce|ly aſſayled eche other. But as the battaile was raſhly begon on king Ericks ſide, ſo was the end very harmeful to him:Ericke put to flight. for with ſmall a doe after great loſſe on his ſide, was he vanquiſhed and put to flight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 And after his comming home, bycauſe of his great ouerthrowe and foule diſcomfiture, he be|gan to gouerne his people with more rigour and ſharp dealing thã before time he had vſed. Wher|by he prouoked the malice of the Eaſtangles ſo highly againſt him yt they fell vpon him & mur|thered him: yet did they not gain ſo much hereby as they looked to haue doone: for ſhortely after, they being brought lowe,The kingdome of the Eaſtan|gles ſubdued by K. Edvvard. and not able to defende their countrey, were compelled to ſubmit them ſelues vnto king Edw. And ſo was that king|dome ioyned vnto the other dominions of the ſame king Edwarde, who ſhortly after annexed alſo the kingdome of Mercia vnto other of his dominions, immediatly vpon the death of his ſi|ſter Elfleda, whome he permitted to gouern that countrey during hir lyfe. And not without good reaſon, for by hir wyfe & politike order vſed in all hir doings, he was greately furthered and aſſi|ſted. But namely in reparing and buyldyng of Townes and Caſtelles,H. Hunt. Mat. VVest. Sim. Dunel. ſhee ſhewed hir noble magnificence, in ſo muche that during the time of hir gouernaunce whiche continued an eyght yeares, it is recorded by wryters, that ſhe did buylde and repare theſe Townes, whoſe names EEBO page image 222 heere enſewe: [...] and VVarvvike. 91 [...]. Thamwoorth beſide Lichefielde, Stafford, Warwike, Shrewſburye, Waterſ|bury or Weddeſbury, Elileſbury or rather Ed|bury in the foreſt of De la mere beſides Cheſter, Brimſbery bridge vpon Seuerne, Rouncorn at the mouth of the riuer of Mercie with other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Cheſter repa|red. 905. Sim. Dunel. Moreouer, by hir helpe the citie of Cheſter whiche by Danes had bin greately defaced, was newly repaired, fortified with walles and turrets and greatly enlarged. So that the caſtell whiche ſtoode without the walles before that tyme was now brought within compaſſe of the new wall.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Moreouer ſhe boldely aſſaulted hir enimyes whiche wente aboute to trouble the ſtate of the countrey as the Welchemen, and Danes. She ſent an armie into Wales,Queene of the VVelchmen taken. Brecanamere. Ran. Higd. H. Hunt. 918. Derby vvon from the Danes and tooke the towne of Brecknocke with the Queene of the Welch|men at Bricennamere. Alſo ſhe wan from the Danes the towne of Darby, and the countrey adioyning.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In this enterpriſe ſhe put hir owne perſon in great aduẽture: for a great multitude of Danes, yt were withdrawen into Derby, valiãtly defen|ded the gates and entries, inſomuche that they ſlew foure of hir chief men of warre, which wer named Wardens of hir perſon, euen faſt by hir at the very entrie of the gates. But his notwith|ſtanding, with valiãt fight hir people entred, and ſo the towne was wonne: ſhe gotte diuers other places out of their handes, and conſtrained them of Yorkeſhire to agree with hir, ſo that ſome of them promiſed to become hir ſubiectes: Some promiſed to ayde hir, and ſome ſware to be at hir cõmaundement. Finally this martiall Lady and manly Elfleda,H. Hunt. the ſupporter of hir coũtrey|men and terrour of the enimies, Anno Chriſti 919. Mat. VVest. St. Dunelm. departed this life at Thamworth aboute the .xij. of Iune, in the xviij. or rather .xix. yeare of hir brother king Ed|wards reigne, as by Math. Weſt it ſhould ap|peare. But Simon Dunelm. writeth, that ſhe deceaſſed in the yeare of Chriſt .915. which ſhould be about the .xiiij. yeare of king Edwards reign. Hir bodie was conueyed to Glouceſter, and there buried within the monaſterie of S. Peter, which hir huſband and ſhe in their life tyme had buyl|ded, and tranſlated thither the bones of Sainct Oſwyll from Bardona.Ranul. The ſame monaſterie was after deſtroyed by Danes. But Aldredus the archbiſhop of Yorke, who was alſo biſhop of Worceſter, repared an other in the ſame Ci|tie, that was after the chiefe Abbey there.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After the deceaſe of Elfieda, king Edwarde toke the dominion of Mercia as before we haue ſayde) into his owne handes, and ſo diſinherited his neece Alfwen, or Elſwen, the daughter of Elfleda,This Alfvven vvas ſiſter to Edelfled, as H. Hunt. hath. takyng hir awaye wyth him into the countrey of Weſtſaxons. By thys meanes he ſo amplifyed the boundes of his kingdome, that he had the moſt parte of all this Ilande of Br [...]|tayne at his commaundement: [...]. for the [...] of the Welchmen (namely the kyng of [...], and of the Scots, acknowledging hym to be their chiefe ſoueraigne Lorde, and the Da|nes in Northumberland were kept ſo ſhort that they durſt attempt nothing againſte him in his latt [...]r dayes: ſo that he had tyme to applye the buildyng and reparing of Cities, townes,King [...] a great [...] and [...] Notingham bridge [...]. and caſtels wherin he ſo muche delighted. He buylded a newe towne at Notingham on the ſouthſyde of Trent, and made a bridge ouer that riuer be|twixt the olde towne and the newe. Mat. VVeſt. Mancheſter repared. An. 5 [...]6. Sim. Dun. He alſo re|pared Mancheſter beyonde the riuer of Mercie in Lancaſhire, accompted as then in the ſouthe ende of Northumberlande, & he buylt a Towne of auncient writers called Thilwall, nere to the ſame riuer of Mercie, and placed therin a garri|ſon of ſouldiers: diuers other townes and caſtels he buylt, as two at Buckingham on eyther ſide the water of Ou [...]e (as before is ſhewed and alſo one at the mouth of the riuer of Auon. Hee like|wiſe buylt or new repared the townes of [...]oce|tor and Wigmore, with diuers other,H. Hunt. as one at Glademuth, about the laſt yeare of his reigne. Some alſo he deſtroyed whiche ſeemed to ſerue the enimies turne for harbrough, as at Temneſ|forde, a Caſtell, whyche the Danes had buylded and fortifyed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At lengthe after that this noble Prince king Edward had reigned ſomewhat aboue the terme of .xxiij. yeares, hee was taken out of this lyfe at Faringdon: His bodie was conueyed frõ thence vnto Wincheſter, and there buried in the newe Abbey. He hadde .iij. wyues, or (as ſome haue written) but two, affirming that Edgiua was not his wife, but his concubine, of whom he be|gat his eldeſt ſonne Adelſtane, Polid [...]re. A [...]. who ſucceded him in the kingdome. This Edgiua (as hathe bene reported) dreamed on a tyme, that there roſe a Moone out of hir belly, whiche with the brighte ſhine thereof gaue light ouer all Englande: and telling hir dreame to an ancient Gentlewoman, the ſame Gentlewoman coniecturyng by the dreame that whiche folowed, tooke care of hir, and cauſed hir to bee brought vp in good man|ners and lyke a Gentlewoman, though ſhe were borne but of baſe parentage.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Herevpon when ſhe came to ripe yeares, king Edwarde by chaunce commyng to the place where ſhe was remaynyng, vpon the firſt ſighte was ſtreight rauiſhed with hir beautie (whiche in deede excelled) that ſhe coulde not reſte till he had his pleaſure of hir, and ſo begat of hir the for|ſayde Adelſtane: By hir he had alſo a daughter that was maryed vnto Sithrike a Dane, and king of Northumberlande.Mat. VVeſt. Polyd. The Scottiſh wri|ters name hir Beatrice, but oure writers name EEBO page image 223 hir Editha. His ſeconde or rather his fyrſt wyfe if he were not maried to Eguina mother to A|delſtane, highte Elfleda, or Elfrida, and was daughter to one erle Ethelme: by hir he had iſſue two ſonnes Ethelward and Edwyn, which im|mediatly departed this life after their father:The iſſue of K. Edvvard. & vj. daughters Elfleda, Edgiua, Ethelhilda, Ethil|da, Egditha, & Elfgiua. Elfleda becam a Nũne [...] and Ethelhilda alſo liued in perpetuall virgini|tie, but yet in lay habite. Egditha was maried to the king of Fraunce Charles,Alias Edgiua. ſurnamed Sim|plex. VV. Malm. And Ethilda by help of hir brother Adelſtan was beſtowed vpon Hugh ſonne to Robert earle of Paris, for hir ſingular beautie moſte highly e|ſtemed: for nature in hir had ſhewed as it were hir whole cunning, in perfecting hir with all gifts and properties of a comely perſonage. Edgiua and Edgitha were ſent by their brother Adelſtan into Germanie, vnto the Emperour Henry, who beſtowed one of them vpon his ſonne Otho, that was after Emperor, the firſte of that name, and the other vnto a duke, inhabiting about ye Alpes: By his laſt wife named Edgiua, he had alſo two ſonnes, Edmunde and Eldred, the whiche both reigned after their brother Adelſtane ſucceſſiuely. Alſo he had by hir two daughters, Edburge that was made a Nunne, and Edgiue, a lady of ex|cellent beautie, whom hir brother Adelſtan gaue in mariage vnto Lewys king of Aquitayn.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whyles this lande was in continuall trouble of warres againſte the Danes,Ran. Higd. VVil. Mal. Mat. VVest. as before is tou|ched, ſmall regarde was hadde to the ſtate of the Church, inſomuch that the whole country of the Weſtſaxons by the ſpace of .7. yeres together (in the days of this K. Edward) remained withoute any Biſhop, to take order in matters appertey|ning to the church.England firſt accurſed. Whervpon the Pope had ac|curſed the engliſh people, bicauſe they ſuffred the Biſhops ſeas to be vacant ſo long a time.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 King Edward to auoyd the curſſe, aſſembled a prouincial Coũcel .905.An. 9035 in the which the Arch|biſhop of Canterbury Pleymond was preſident. Wherein it was ordeyned, yt where the prouince of Weſtſaxõs in tymes paſt had but .ij. biſhops, now it ſhoulde be deuided into .v. dioceſſes, euery of them to haue a peculiar Biſhoppe. When all things were ordered and concluded in this Sy|node (as was thought requiſite,) the Archbiſhop was ſent to Rome with rich preſents, to appeaſe the Popes diſpleaſure. When the Pope had herd what order the king had taken, he was contented therewith. And ſo the Archebiſhop returned into his countrey, and in one day at Canterbury or|deined .vij. biſhoppes, as fiue to the Prouince of Weſtſaxons,VVincheſter. Cornevvall. Shirborne. VVelles. Kyrton. Mertis. that is to wit, Frideſtane to the ſea of Wincheſter, Adelſtanto S. German in Cor|newal, Werſtan to Shirborn, Adelme to Wel|les, and Edulfe to Kirton. Alſo to the prouince of Suſſex, hee ordeyned one Bernegus, and to Dorcheſter for the prouince of Mertia, one Ce|nulfe. Here muſt ye note,VVil Malmſ. ſaith that Pope Formoſus pro|nounced thys curſe. that where William Malmeſ. Polichro. and other do affirme, ye Pope Formoſus did accurſe K. Edward & the engliſhe nation for ſuffring the biſhops ſeas to be vacant, it cannot ſtand with the agreement of the tyme,904. vnleſſe that the curſe pronounced by Formoſus for this matter long afore was not regarded, till Edward tooke reſpect therto. For the ſame For|moſus began to gouerne the Romane ſea aboute the yeare of our Lord .892.892. Polidore. and liued in the papa|cie not paſt .vj. yeres, ſo that he was deade before king Edward came to the crowne. But how ſo euer this matter may fall out, this ye haue to cõ|ſider: Although that Pleymound was ſent vnto Rome to aduertiſe the Pope what the king had decreed and done, in the ordeyning of Biſhops to their ſeueral ſeas as before ye haue heard, yet (as Maſter Fore hath noted) the gouernaunce and direction of the Church depended chiefly vppon the kings of this lande in thoſe days, as it mani|feſtly appeareth, as wel by the decrees of K. Al|vred, as of this king Edward, whoſe authoritie in the election of Biſhops (as before ye haue herd) ſeemed then alone to be ſufficient.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Moreouer this I haue thought good to aduer|tiſe you of in this place, that this Pleymond Ar|chebiſhop of Canterbury (of whom ye haue herd before) was the .xix. in number from Auguſtine the firſt Archbiſhop there: for after Brightwold that was the .viij. in nũber, & firſt of the engliſhe nation that gouerned the ſea, ſucceeded Tadvyn, that ſat .iij. yeres: Notelyn .v. yeares: Cuthberte xviij. yeres, Brethwyn .3. yeres. Lãbert .27. yeres, Adelard .13. yeres Wilfred .xxviij. yeres, Theolo|gildus or Pleogildus .iij. yeares, Celuotus, or Chelutus .x. yeares. And after them ſucceeded Aldred, of whome King Edwarde receyued the crowne, and he was predeceſſour to Pleymond.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 A little before the death of king Edward,H. Hunt. Si|thrike the king of Northumberlande, killed his brother Nigellus, and then king Reynold con|quered the Citie of Yorke.