The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 2, p. 157 with companion text)

6.22. Edred succedeth his brother Edmund in the realme of England, the Northum|bers rebell against him, they and the Scots sweare to be his true subiects, they breake their oth and ioine with Aulafe the Dane, who returneth into Northumberland, and is made king thereof, the people expell him and erect Hericius in his roome, king Edred taketh reuenge on the Northumbers for their disloialtie, the rere|ward of his armie is assalted by an host of his enimies issuing out of Yorke, the Northumbers submit themselues, and put a|waie Hericius their king. Wolstane archbishop of Yorke pu|nished for his disloialtie, whereto Edred applied himselfe af|terin the realme of England, the Northum|bers the appeasing of ciuill tumults, his death and buriall, a special signe of Edreds loue to Dunstane ab|bat of Glastenburie, his practise of cou|senage touching king Edreds treasure. The xxij. Chapter.

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Edred succedeth his brother Edmund in the realme of England, the Northum|bers rebell against him, they and the Scots sweare to be his true subiects, they breake their oth and ioine with Aulafe the Dane, who returneth into Northumberland, and is made king thereof, the people expell him and erect Hericius in his roome, king Edred taketh reuenge on the Northumbers for their disloialtie, the rere|ward of his armie is assalted by an host of his enimies issuing out of Yorke, the Northumbers submit themselues, and put a|waie Hericius their king. Wolstane archbishop of Yorke pu|nished for his disloialtie, whereto Edred applied himselfe af|terin the realme of England, the Northum|bers the appeasing of ciuill tumults, his death and buriall, a special signe of Edreds loue to Dunstane ab|bat of Glastenburie, his practise of cou|senage touching king Edreds treasure. The xxij. Chapter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _EDredEdred. the brother of Ed|mund, and sonne to Edward the elder and to Edgiue his last wife, began his reigne o|uer the realme of England in the yéere of our Lord 946,946 or (as other say) 997, which was in the twelfe yéere of the em|peror Otho the first, and in the 21 yéere of the reigne of Lewes K. of France, & about the third or fourth yéere of Malcolme the first of that name, king of Scotland. He was crowned and annointed the 16 day of August by Odo the archbishop of Canturbu|rie at Kingstone vpon Thames. In the first yéere oflast wife,Edred. began his reigne o|uer his reigne, Hen. Hunt. The Nor|thumbers re|bell and are subdued. the Northumbers rebelled against him, wherevpon he raised an armie, inuaded their coun|trie, and subdued them by force. This doone, he went forward into Scotland: but the Scots without shewing anie resistance submitted themselues vnto him, and so both Scots and Northumbers receiued an oth to be true vnto him, which they obserued but a small while, for he was no sooner returned into the south parts, but that Aulafe which had beene chased out of the countrie by king Edmund, as before ye haue heard, returned into NorthumberlandAulafe retur|ned into Nor|thumberland. with a great nauie of ships, and was ioifullie receiued of the inhabitants, and restored againe to the king|dome, which he held by the space of foure yéeres, and then by the accustomed disloialtie of the Northum|bers he was by them expelled, and then they set vp one Hirke or Hericius the sonne of one Harrold to reigne ouer them,Hirke or He|ricius. who held not the estate anie long time. For in the third yeere of his reigne, Edred in the reuenge of such disloiall dealings in the Nor|thumbers, Wil. Malm. The disloial|tie of the Nor|thumbers pu|nished. out of the countrie by king Edmund,Aulafe retur|ned into Nor|thumberland. as before ye destroied the countrie with fire & swoord, sleaing the most part of the inhabitants. He burnt the abbeie of Rippon, which was kept against him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 As he was returning homeward, an host of eni|mies brake out of Yorke,Ran. Higd. Simon Dun. and setting vpon the rere|ward of the kings armie at a place called Easter|ford,Easterford. made great slaughter of the same. Wherefore the king in his rage ment to haue begun a new spoile and destruction, but the Northumbers hum|bled themselues so vnto him, that putting awaieout of the countrie by king Edmund,Aulafe retur|ned into Nor|thumberland. as before ye their forsaid king Hirke or Hericius, and offering great rewards and gifts to buy their peace, they ob|teined pardon. But bicause that Wolstane the arch|bishop of Yorke was of counsell with his countrie|men in reuolting from king Edred, and aduancing of Hericius, king Edred tooke him and kept him in prison a long time after, but at length in respect of the reuerence which he bare to his calling,The archbi|shop of Yorke imprisoned. Matth. West. he set him at libertie, and pardoned him his offense. Matth. Westm. reciteth an other cause of Wolstans im|prisonment, as thus. In the yéere of Grace, saith he, 951,951. king Edred put the archbishop of Yorke in close prison, bicause of often complaints exhibited a|gainst him, as he which had commanded manie townesmen of Theadford to be put to death, in re|uenge of the abbat Aldelme by them vniustlie slaine and murthered.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, when Edred had appeased all ciuill tu|mults and dissentions within his land,Wil. Malm. he applied him selfe to the aduancing of religion, wholie followingWestm. reciteth an other cause of Wolstans im|prisonment, the mind of Dunstane, by whose exhortation he suf|fered patientlie manie torments of the bodie, and exercised himselfe in praier and other deuout studies. This Edred in his latter daies being greatlie ad|dicted to deuotion & religious priests, at the request of his mother Edgiua, restored the abbeie of Abing|ton which was built first by king Inas, but in these daies sore decaied and fallen into ruine. Finallie, af|ter he had reigned nine yéeres and a halfe, he depar|ted this lifeEdredus de|parteth this life. to the great gréeuance of men, and reioi|sing of angels (as it is written) and was buried at Winchester in the cathedrall church there. ¶Heere is to be noted, that the foresaid Edred, when he came first to the crowne, vpon a singular and most especi|all fauour which he bare towards Dunstane the ab|bat of Glastenburie,Dunstane in fauour. committed vnto him the chie|fest part of all his treasure, as charters of lands with other monuments, and such ancient princelie iewels as belonged to the former kings, with other such as he got of his owne, willing him to lay the same inthis life to the great gréeuance of men, and reioi|sing safe kéeping within his monasterie of Glastenburie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Afterward, when king Edred perceiued himselfe to be in danger of death by force of that sickenesse, which in déed made an end of his life, he sent into all parties to such as had anie of his treasure in kée|ping, to bring the same vnto him with all spéed, that he might dispose thereof before his departure out of this life, as he should sée cause. Dunstane tooke such things as he had vnder his hands, & hasted forward to deliuer the same vnto the king, and to visit him in that time of his sickenesse according to his dutie: but as he was vpon the waie,But was not this a deuise thereby to de|teine the trea|sure? for I doo not read that he deliuered it out of his hands. a voice spake to him from heauen,An angell, or as some thinks a woorse crea|ture. saieng; Behold king Edred is now de|parted in peace. At the hearing of this voice, the horsse wheron Dunstane rode fell downe and died, being not able to abide the presence of the angell that thus spake to Dunstane. And when he came to the court, he vnderstood that the king died the same houre in which it was told him by the angell, as be|fore ye haue heard.

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5.94. Edredus or Edred.

Edredus or Edred.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Edelred [figure appears here on page 195] EDredus y^e brother of Edmõd & ſon to Edwarde y^e elder, and to Edgiue hys laſt wife, begã his raigne ouer the Realme of Englãd in the yeare of oure Lord .946. or as Harriſon ſaith. 997.946 which was in the twelfth yeare of the Emperoure Otho the firſte, and in the. 21. yeare of the raigne of Lewis King of Fraunce, and about the thirde or fourth yere of Malcolme the firſte of that name King of Scotland. Hee was Crowned and anointed the 16. day of Auguſt by Odo the Archbiſhoppe of Canterbury at Kingſton vpon Thames. H. Hunton. The Northũ|bers rebell and are ſub|dued. In the firſt yeare of his raigne, the Northumbers rebel|led againſt him, wherevppon hee rayſed an army, inuaded their countrey, and ſubdued them by force. This done, he wente forwarde into Scot|lande: but the Scots without ſhewing any reſi|ſtance, ſubmitted thẽſelues vnto him, and ſo both Scottes and Northũbers receyued an oth to bee true vnto him, whiche they obſerued but a ſmall while,Aulaf retur|ned into Nor|thamberland. for he was no ſoner returned into y^e South partes, but that Aulafe which had bin chaſed out of the countrey by K. Edmond as before ye haue heard, returned into Northumberlande with a great nauie of Ships, and was ioyfully receyued of the inhabitants, and reſtored againe to y^e king|dome, which he held by the ſpace of four yeres, and then by the accuſtomed diſloyaltie of the Nor|thumbers, hee was by them expulſed, and then they ſet vp one Hyrke,Hirk or Heri|cius. or Hericius the ſonne of one Harrolde to raigne ouer them, who helde not y^e eſtate any long time. For in y^e third yeere of his raigne, VVil. Malm The diſloy|altie of the Northumber puniſhed. Edredus in y^e reuẽge of ſuch diſloyal dea|lings in the Northumbers, deſtroyed the whole countrey with fire and ſword, ſleaying the moſt [figure appears here on page 195] parte of the inhabitants.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 4 Ran. Higd. Sim. Dunel.He brente the Abbey of Rippon, whiche was kept againſt him. As he was returning home|ward, an hoſt of enimies brake out of Yorke, and ſetting vpon the rereward of the kings army at a place called Eaſterforde,Eaſterforde. made great ſlaughter in the ſame. Wherefore the King in his rage, mente to haue begun a new ſpoyle and deſtruction, but the Northumbers humbled themſelues ſo vnto him, that putting away their foreſaide K. Hirke, or Hericius, and offering great rewards and gifts to buy their peace, they obteyned pardon. But bycauſe that Wolſtan the Archbiſhop of Yorke was of counſell with his countreymen in reuol|ting from K. Edredus,The Archbi|ſhop of Yorke impriſoned. and aduancing of Heri|cius. K. Ederdus toke him and kept him in priſon EEBO page image 230 a long time after, but at length in reſpect of the reuerence which he bare to his calling, he ſet hym at libertie, and pardoned him his offence. Math. Weſt. reciteth an other cauſe of Wolſtanes im|priſonment,Mat. VVeſt. as thus. In the yere of grace ſaith he 951. King Edrede put the Archbiſhop of Yorke in cloſe priſon,951 bycauſe of often complayntes ex|hibited againſt him, as he which had commaun|ded many Towneſmen of Theadford to bee put to death, in reuenge of the Abbot Aldelme, by thẽ vniuſtly ſlayne and murthered. After this, when Edredus had appeaſed all ciuill tumultes & diſ|ſentions within his land,VVil. Malm. he applyed himſelfe to the aduancing of Religion, wholly following the mind of Dunſtane, by whoſe exhortation he ſuf|fered patiently many tormentes of the body, and exerciſed himſelfe in prayer and other deuoute ſtudies.Edredus de|parteth thys life. Finally, after he had raigned nine yeares and a halfe, he departed this life to the great gree|uance of menne, and reioycing of Angels, as it is written, and was buried at Wincheſter in the Cathedral Church there. Here is to be noted, that the foreſaide Edrede when hee came firſte to the Crowne, vpon a ſingular and moſt eſpeciall fa|uour whiche hee bare towards Dunſtan the Ab|bot of Glaſtenbury,Dunſtan in fauor. he committed to him the che|feſt part of all the threaſure, as charters of landes with other monuments, and ſuch antient prince|ly iewels as belonged to the former Kings, with other ſuch as he gote of his owne, willing hym to lay the ſame in ſafekeeping within his Monaſte|rie of Glaſtẽbury. Afterward when King Edred perceyued himſelfe to be in daunger of deathe by force of that ſickneſſe which in deede made an end of his life, he ſent into all parties to ſuch as had a|ny of his treaſure in keeping, to bring the ſame vnto him with all ſpeede, that hee mighte diſpoſe thereof before his departure out of this life, as hee ſhould ſee cauſe. Dunſtane tooke ſuche thyngs as he had vnder his handes, and haſted forwarde to deliuer the ſame vnto the King, and to viſit hym in that tyme of hys ſickneſſe according to hys duetie:But was not this a deuiſe thereby to de|teyne the treaſure, for I do not reade that he deliue|red it out of his hands. An Angell or as ſome think a worſe crea|ture. but as he was vpõ y^e way, a voice ſpake to him frõ Heauen, ſaying behold K. Edred is now departed in peace. At the bearing of this voyce, the Horſe whereon Dunſtane rode fell downe & died, being not able to abide the preſence of the Angell that thus ſpake to Dunſtane. And when he came to the Court, he vnderſtoode that the King dyed the ſame houre in whiche it was tolde him by the Angell, as before ye haue heard.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Edwarde in his latter dayes beeyng greatly addicted to deuotiõ and religious prieſts, at the requeſt of hys mother Edgina reſtored the Abbey of Abingdon which was built firſte by K. Inas, but in theſe dayes ſore decayed and fallen into ruine.