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sila 7 odie — AnEpitomeofthewbole liueric fronithe intolerable Thraldome of the proude Dunes: | of whom over cueric Houfhold Lorded one, awing all inbe- halfe of the Danifh-State at his Desotion. Shortly after Swano King of Denmarke,in reuenge of {uch Maflacre of his People, at three feucrall cimes landing heere three mightie and refolute Armies, and not{pariog whatlocuer by fword 8 fire might be deftrayed,laftly, and efpecially thro ugh the tre- cherie of the aforefaid E/fricke the Engtith Admirall, retur- ning fo preuayled thatEgelred was debelled into Normandie, and Swano poflefied himielfe of England. Swano, dying, left the fucceflion of this Realme to his fe- cond Sonne called Cavutus or Knout: vpon whom difafterous Egelred, now called out of Normandie to the Repofleffion of hisKingdome, yntohis dying day warred, After whom Ea- muna, for his toleration of Trauels furnamed Jron-/ide, eldeit Sonne of deceafed Egelred (for Egelred \eftthree fonnes, that - isto fay this Edmund, with Alphred ( afterwards murthered by one Goodwine ) and Edward, afterwards King, and furnamed the Confeflor, of whom hereafter more ) became Compet- _ titor weth Casutus for the Kingdome. Betwixt which two _ brave Princes, with equall fortune, continued anoble warre, -vatill laftiy they concluded a Diuident of the Land: Either thencefoorth enioying their allotted Dominion in all firme and mutual friendthip. VWVhich E/frick(the perfeverent Tray-_ tor to his natural] Princes and Countrie)enuying, drifted the. murther of King Edmund: and hoping thereby high prefer- ment, prefented his head to Canutus : who , abhorring the fight commanded the Regecide to a condigne death. This Edmond left two infant Sonnes, Eamond and Edward: to fecure himfelfe of whom Canutus dilpofed of them be- yond the Seas , where Edmond died without iflue,and Edward (who becanfe that from his firft prefcription hence, as haue foine,he neuer after returned,was furnamed the Out-law)had by -4zathahis wife ( daughter of the Emperor Henry the fr , >. i. a . d . a ey Com ctroal ates ir