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and_o cruel_a governor_n who_o thrust_v he_o into_o a_o dark_a dungeon_n for_o many_o daysâ—_n and_o after_o that_o commit_v he_o to_o another_o more_o cruel_a gaoler_n than_o he_o call_v tumber_n who_o endeavour_v to_o put_v he_o into_o fetter_n by_o the_o king_n command_n which_o he_o can_v no_o way_n fasten_v upon_o his_o leg_n but_o they_o present_o fall_v off_o again_o through_o a_o miracle_n whereupon_o wickedness_n give_v place_n to_o religion_n he_o be_v loose_v from_o his_o bond_n detain_v in_o free_a custody_n and_o afterward_o release_v but_o not_o restore_v after_o which_o about_o the_o year_n 693._o he_o appeal_v again_o to_o pope_n john_n against_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o second_o council_n which_o refuse_v to_o re-admit_a he_o to_o his_o archbishopric_n unless_o he_o will_v submit_v to_o the_o decree_n of_o archbishop_n theodore_n and_o brithwald_n his_o successor_n which_o he_o refuse_v to_o do_v unless_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v consonant_n to_o the_o decree_n 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english_a nation_n for_o any_o write_n of_o the_o pope_n so_o little_o be_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o decree_n then_o regard_v in_o england_n contradict_v the_o king_n and_o english_a council_n proceed_n neither_o will_v he_o restore_v he_o all_o his_o life_n after_o his_o death_n edulfe_n usurp_v the_o crown_n by_o tyranny_n wilfrid_n repair_v to_o he_o to_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o archbishopric_n upon_o this_o account_n of_o the_o pope_n letter_n whereupon_o he_o be_v so_o enrage_v with_o he_o for_o it_o though_o former_o his_o great_a friend_n that_o he_o present_o command_v he_o to_o depart_v the_o realm_n forthwith_o unless_o he_o will_v be_v spâ—â—led_v of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o cast_v out_o of_o it_o with_o disgrace_n but_o this_o usuper_fw-la be_v deprive_v both_o of_o his_o realm_n crown_n and_o life_n in_o little_a more_o than_o 3_o month_n space_n and_o osred_a son_n of_o king_n alfrid_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o noble_n as_o right_a heir_n thereunto_o at_o last_o wilfrid_n be_v reinvest_v in_o 705._o his_o bishopric_n by_o the_o decree_n of_o a_o council_n hold_v under_o he_o in_o northumberland_n at_o a_o place_n call_v nidden_v an._n 705._o not_o so_o much_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o pope_n command_n as_o king_n alfrid_n attest_v by_o elfleda_n his_o sister_n than_o abbess_n of_o streneshash_n witness_v these_o word_n of_o berfride_n ego_fw-la jussionibus_fw-la papae_fw-la obediendum_fw-la censeo_fw-la praeâ—erâ—im_fw-la cum_fw-la eorum_fw-la roâ—ori_fw-la accedat_fw-la regis_fw-la nostri_fw-la jussioâ—_n â—_z &_o nostrae_fw-la necessit_fw-la atis_fw-la sponsio_fw-la etc._n etc._n pver_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la levatâ—s_fw-la hostess_fw-la abactus_fw-la tyrannus_n extinctus_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la regiae_n voluntatis_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la wilfridus_n revestiatur_fw-la upon_o which_o he_o be_v accord_o restore_v whereupon_o all_o the_o bishop_n embrace_v he_o and_o reconcile_v themselves_o to_o he_o this_o bishop_n wilfrid_n procure_v to_o the_o church_n of_o hagustald_v which_o he_o found_v and_o be_v bishop_n thereof_o many_o privilege_n and_o that_o â—or_a one_o mile_n circuit_n round_o about_o 10._o none_o shall_v be_v arrest_v go_v or_o come_v buâ—_n enjoy_v inviolable_a peace_n quod_fw-la inâ—titutum_fw-la authoritate_fw-la &_o privilegiis_fw-la romanae_fw-la sediâ—_n apostolicorum_fw-la &_o archiepiscoporum_fw-la &_o episcoporum_fw-la &_o regum_fw-la &_o principum_fw-la tam_fw-la scotiae_fw-la quam_fw-la angliae_fw-la confirmatum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la aliquis_fw-la 29â—_n temerarius_fw-la insringere_fw-la audebit_fw-la &_o magnae_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la damno_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la erit_fw-la &_o perpet_n no_o anathematis_fw-la gladio_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_n seperabitur_fw-la as_o richaâ—d_n prior_n of_o hagustald_v record_n 712._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 708_o 217._o egwin_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n procure_v king_n kenred_n and_o offa_n by_o their_o charter_n to_o 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confirmation_n of_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v confirm_v by_o tâ—e_v favour_n and_o assent_v of_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o people_n and_o consecrate_v with_o their_o benediction_n whereupon_o king_n kenred_n and_o offa_n after_o their_o return_n from_o rome_n assemble_v a_o general_n council_n in_o a_o place_n call_v alne_n
first_o that_o the_o parliamentary_a council_n wherein_o this_o charter_n be_v make_v and_o ratify_v by_o common_a consent_n and_o this_o exemption_n and_o ten_o grant_v be_v principal_o call_v to_o resist_v the_o invade_a plunder_v danes_n 2_o that_o this_o king_n and_o council_n in_o those_o time_n of_o invasion_n and_o necessity_n be_v so_o far_o from_o take_v away_o the_o land_n and_o tithe_n of_o the_o church_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n or_o from_o impose_v new_a unnâ—ual_a tax_n and_o contribution_n on_o the_o clergy_n for_o that_o end_n that_o they_o grant_v they_o more_o land_n and_o tithe_n than_o former_o and_o exempt_v they_o from_o all_o former_a ordinary_a tax_n and_o contribution_n that_o they_o may_v more_o cheerful_o and_o frequent_o pour_v â—orâ—h_a prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o as_o the_o best_a mean_n of_o defence_n and_o security_n against_o these_o foreign_a invade_a enemy_n 209._o mr._n selden_n recite_v another_o charter_n of_o this_o king_n of_o the_o same_o year_n different_a from_o it_o in_o month_n and_o place_n out_o of_o the_o chartulary_n of_o abbington_n abbey_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n make_v by_o parliamentary_a consent_n of_o that_o time_n &_o per_fw-la consilium_fw-la saâ—ubre_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la comiâ—ibus_fw-la ac_fw-la cunctâ—s_fw-la optimatibus_fw-la meis_fw-la which_o charâ—er_n be_v subscribe_v by_o this_o king_n and_o his_o two_o son_n with_o some_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n ratify_v with_o their_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o this_o annex_v curse_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la verò_fw-la minuere_fw-la velmutare_fw-la nostram_fw-la donationem_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la noscat_fw-la se_fw-la ante_fw-la tribunal_n christi_fw-la redditurum_fw-la rationem_fw-la nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la satisfactione_n emendaverit_fw-la usual_a in_o such_o charter_n afâ—er_o life_n which_o this_o king_n go_v to_o rome_n carry_v alfred_n his_o young_a son_n thither_o with_o he_o who_o he_o most_o love_a to_o be_v educate_v by_o 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parentelae_fw-la quod_fw-la castigari_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la vel_fw-la illud_fw-la cessare_fw-la nolit_fw-la ut_fw-la efficias_fw-la qualiter_fw-la abstrahatur_fw-la in_o aliam_fw-la partem_fw-la regni_fw-la tui_fw-la sicut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o occiduis_fw-la partibus_fw-la sit_fw-la alterutrum_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la sit_fw-la comitum_fw-la sit_fw-la villanorum_fw-la septimum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la teneat_fw-la homines_fw-la suos_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la jussione_n suâ_fw-la contrà _fw-la omne_fw-la furtum_fw-la si_fw-mi tunc_fw-la sit_fw-la aliquis_fw-la qui_fw-la tot_fw-la homines_fw-la habeat_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la omnes_fw-la custodire_fw-la praepositum_fw-la talem_fw-la praeponat_fw-la sibi_fw-la singulis_fw-la villis_fw-la qui_fw-la credibilis_fw-la ei_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la concredat_fw-la hominibus_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la praepositis_fw-la alicui_fw-la eorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la concredere_fw-la non_fw-la audeat_fw-la inveniat_fw-la xii_o plegios_fw-la cognationis_fw-la suae_fw-la qui_fw-la ei_fw-la stint_v in_fw-la fide_fw-la jussione_n et_fw-la si_fw-la dominus_fw-la vel_fw-la praepositus_fw-la vel_fw-la aliquis_fw-la hoc_fw-la insâ—ringat_fw-la vel_fw-la abhinc_fw-la exeat_fw-la sit_fw-la dignus_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la apud_fw-la grateleyam_n dicta_fw-la sunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la regi_fw-la magis_fw-la placeat_fw-la alia_fw-la justitia_fw-la octavum_fw-la quod_fw-la omnibus_fw-la placuit_fw-la de_fw-la scutorum_fw-la opere_fw-la sicut_fw-la dixisti_fw-la precamur_fw-la domine_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la tuam_fw-la sit_v in_o hoc_fw-la sit_v in_o alterutrum_fw-la vel_fw-la nimis_fw-la vel_fw-la minus_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la emendare_fw-la jubeas_fw-la juxta_fw-la velle_fw-la tuum_fw-la et_fw-la nos_fw-la devotè_fw-la parati_fw-la sumus_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la praecipere_fw-la velis_fw-la quae_fw-la unquam_fw-la aliquatenus_fw-la implere_fw-la valeamus_fw-la after_o this_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o parliamentary_a council_n hold_v at_o london_n &_o not_o long_o after_o that_o another_o at_o thithamberig_n wherein_o many_o consultation_n be_v have_v &_o proposition_n make_v for_o suppression_n &_o punishment_n of_o thief_n and_o keep_n of_o the_o peace_n which_o the_o justice_n commissioner_n and_o other_o appoint_v to_o keep_v the_o peace_n and_o to_o take_v surety_n of_o all_o man_n to_o the_o keep_n thereof_o conclude_v upon_o at_o london_n and_o after_o submit_v to_o the_o king_n council_n to_o enlarge_v or_o alter_v as_o he_o shall_v see_v cause_n who_o thereupon_o make_v some_o alteration_n and_o mitigation_n at_o thithamberig_n of_o what_o the_o king_n think_v over-severe_a in_o put_v to_o death_n those_o who_o be_v above_o 12_o year_n of_o age_n for_o 12_o d._n value_n as_o these_o passage_n attest_v declare_v the_o proceed_n of_o that_o parliamentary_a council_n 856._o hoc_fw-la consultum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la episcopi_fw-la et_fw-la praepositi_fw-la qui_fw-la londoniensi_fw-la curiae_fw-la pertinent_a edixerunt_fw-la &_o jurejurando_fw-la confirmaverunt_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la fridgildo_n comites_fw-la &_o villani_fw-la in_o adjectione_n judiciorum_fw-la quae_fw-la apud_fw-la grateleyam_n &_o exoniam_fw-la instituta_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o iterum_fw-la apud_fw-la thundresfeldam_n cap._n 1._o et_fw-la est_fw-la imprimis_fw-la haec_fw-la non_fw-la parcatur_fw-la alicui_fw-la latroni_fw-la supra_fw-la 12_o annos_fw-la et_fw-la supra_fw-la 12_o d._n de_fw-fr quo_fw-la verè_fw-la fuerit_fw-la inquisitum_fw-la quod_fw-la reus_fw-la sit_fw-la quin_fw-la occidatur_fw-la &_o capiatur_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la habet_fw-la etc._n etc._n cap_n 14._o nec_fw-la tacendum_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la praetereundum_fw-la si_fw-la dominus_fw-la noster_fw-la vel_fw-la praepositorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la aliquis_fw-la ullum_fw-la augmentum_fw-la excogitare_fw-la possit_fw-la ad_fw-la nostrum_fw-la fridgildum_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la gratanter_fw-la excipiamus_fw-la sicut_fw-la nobis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la convenit_fw-la &_o nostrum_fw-la necesse_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o in_o deo_fw-la confidimus_fw-la et_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la domino_fw-la cap._n 15._o si_fw-mi totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la ita_fw-la complere_fw-la volumus_fw-la res_fw-la totius_fw-la populi_fw-la meliorabitur_fw-la contra_fw-la fures_fw-la quam_fw-la anâ—eâ—_n fuit_fw-la &_o si_fw-la remissius_fw-la egerimus_fw-la de_fw-la pace_fw-la &_o vadiis_fw-la quae_fw-la simul_fw-la dedimus_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la rex_fw-la nobis_fw-la praecipit_fw-la timere_fw-la possumus_fw-la vel_fw-la magis_fw-la scire_fw-la quod_fw-la fures_fw-la isti_fw-la regnabunt_fw-la plus_fw-la quam_fw-la antè_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la si_fw-la fidem_fw-la teneamus_fw-la et_fw-la pacem_fw-la sicut_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la placeat_fw-la quia_fw-la magnum_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la insistamus_fw-la et_fw-la peragamus_fw-la quoâ—_n ipse_fw-la velit_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la amplius_fw-la praecipiat_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la jocunditate_fw-la et_fw-la devotione_fw-la parati_fw-la sumus_fw-la cap._n 17._o item_n quod_fw-la sapientes_fw-la omnes_fw-la dederunt_fw-la vadium_fw-la suum_fw-la insimul_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la apud_fw-la thundresfeldam_n quando_fw-la ealpheagus_fw-la scyb_n et_fw-fr brithnodus_n odonis_fw-la â—ilius_fw-la veneruut_n ad_fw-la concilium_fw-la ex_fw-la ore_fw-la regis_fw-la ut_fw-la omnis_fw-la praepositus_fw-la vadium_fw-la capiat_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la comitatu_fw-la de_fw-la pace_fw-la servandâ_fw-la sicut_fw-la adelstanus_n rex_fw-la apud_fw-la fefresham_n et_fw-la quartâ_fw-la vice_fw-la apud_fw-la thundresfeldam_n coram_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la et_fw-la episcopis_fw-la et_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la quas_fw-la ipse_fw-la rex_fw-la nominavit_fw-la qui_fw-la interfuerunt_fw-la et_fw-la judicia_fw-la conservaverunt_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la concilio_n fuerunt_fw-la instituta_fw-la etc._n etc._n cap._n 18._o item_n quod_fw-la adelstanus_n rex_fw-la praecepit_fw-la episcopis_fw-la suis_fw-la et_fw-la praepositis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la regno_fw-la svo_fw-la ut_fw-la pacem_fw-la ita_fw-la custodiant_fw-la sicut_fw-la recitavit_fw-la et_fw-la sapientes_fw-la svi_fw-la cap._n 19_o item_n rex_fw-la dixit_fw-la nunc_fw-la iterum_fw-la apud_fw-la thitlanâ—birig_n sapientibus_fw-la suis_fw-la et_fw-la praecepit_fw-la ostendi_fw-la atchiepiscopo_n et_fw-la caeteris_fw-la episcopis_fw-la quod_fw-la ei_fw-la miserabile_fw-la videtur_fw-la quod_fw-la aliquis_fw-la tà m_fw-la juvenis_fw-la occidatur_fw-la vel_fw-la pro_fw-la tà m_fw-la paruâ_fw-la re_fw-la sicut_fw-la innotuit_fw-la ei_fw-la quod_fw-la ubique_fw-la fiebat_fw-la dixit_fw-la itaque_fw-la quod_fw-la ei_fw-la videbatur_fw-la et_fw-la eye_n cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la egerat_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquis_fw-la occidatur_fw-la junior_a quam_fw-la quindecim_fw-la annorum_fw-la nisi_fw-la se_fw-la defendere_fw-la velit_fw-la vel_fw-la aufugere_fw-la et_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la ire_n velit_fw-la ut_fw-la tunc_fw-la deducatur_fw-la sir_n major_n sit_v minor_a qualiscunque_fw-la sit_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la dederit_fw-la ponatur_fw-la in_o carcere_fw-la sicut_fw-la apud_fw-la greateleyam_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la per_fw-la idem_fw-la redimatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n praecepit_fw-la rex_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquis_fw-la occidatur_fw-la pro_fw-la minori_fw-la precio_fw-la quam_fw-la 12_o d._n nisi_fw-la fugiat_fw-la vel_fw-la repugnet_fw-la ne_fw-la dubitetur_fw-la tunc_fw-la licet_fw-la minus_fw-la si_fw-mi haec_fw-la ita_fw-la conservemus_fw-la in_fw-la domino_fw-la deo_fw-la
the_o thing_n of_o the_o church_n he_o have_v take_v away_o with_o satisfaction_n and_o effusion_n of_o tear_n whereupon_o to_o obtain_v pardon_n and_o absolution_n for_o the_o penance_n they_o enjoin_v he_o he_o give_v the_o parish_n of_o guidcon_n with_o all_o the_o land_n liberty_n and_o commons_o appertain_v thereunto_o to_o god_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o landaffe_n for_o ever_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o frankalmoighne_n some_o five_o year_n after_o anno_fw-la 955._o y_o a_o deacon_n slay_v one_o merduter_n and_o sly_v into_o a_o church_n for_o sanctuary_n thereupon_o his_o kinsfolk_n and_o some_o of_o king_n nogui_n his_o family_n forcible_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n fly_v ili_n before_o the_o altar_n sprinkle_v his_o blood_n both_o upon_o the_o altar_n and_o wall_n of_o the_o church_n whereupon_o pater_n bishop_n of_o landaffe_n assemble_v a_o synod_n of_o all_o the_o priest_n deacon_n and_o ecclesiastical_a person_n within_o his_o diocese_n to_o excommunicate_v the_o delinquent_n which_o king_n nogui_n and_o his_o noble_n hear_v of_o fear_v the_o malediction_n of_o the_o church_n the_o weight_n whereof_o they_o dare_v not_o undergo_v send_v for_o the_o bishop_n and_o upon_o consultation_n by_o advice_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o both_o side_n deliver_v up_o the_o murderer_n into_o the_o bishop_n hand_n who_o send_v they_o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n teliavi_n where_o they_o be_v keep_v 6_o month_n in_o iron_n chain_n aftâ—r_o which_o they_o be_v excommwicate_v synodo_fw-la quoque_fw-la judicanâ—e_fw-la definiâ—um_fw-la est_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la eorum_fw-la suum_fw-la agrum_fw-la suamque_fw-la totam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la insuper_fw-la &_o pretium_fw-la animae_fw-la suae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la septem_fw-la libras_fw-la argenti_n redderet_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quam_fw-la maculaverat_fw-la determinantibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la divino_fw-la judicio_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o bishop_n rise_v up_o in_o the_o midâ—â—_n of_o they_o hold_v the_o gospel_n in_o his_o hand_n say_v to_o nogui_n lay_v thy_o hand_n upon_o this_o gospel_n whereupon_o nogui_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o it_o say_v sit_v haec_fw-la terra_fw-la cum_fw-la incolis_fw-la suis_fw-la in_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la consecraâ—ione_fw-la deo_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o patri_fw-la episcopo_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la landaviae_n libera_n ab_fw-la omni_fw-la laicali_fw-la servitio_fw-la nisi_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o oratione_fw-la quoâ—idianâ_fw-la in_o perpetuo_fw-la it_o seem_v the_o petty_a welsh_a king_n and_o their_o courtier_n be_v all_o subject_n in_o those_o day_n to_o the_o censure_n and_o excommunication_n of_o their_o synod_n for_o their_o sacrilege_n and_o other_o unrighteous_a action_n infringe_v the_o church_n liberty_n that_o their_o synod_n have_v a_o judiciary_n power_n and_o that_o they_o can_v not_o convey_v land_n to_o the_o church_n but_o by_o the_o consent_n and_o judgement_n of_o their_o synod_n which_o attest_v and_o ratify_v the_o same_o as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o spelman_n who_o likewise_o inform_v we_o of_o another_o welsh_a synod_n hold_v at_o landaffâ—_n about_o the_o year_n 988._o wherein_n arithmail_n son_n of_o nogui_n king_n of_o guenti_fw-la slay_v his_o brother_n elise_v be_v for_o this_o execrable_a fratricide_n excommunicate_v by_o gucan_n bishop_n of_o landaâ—fe_n and_o all_o the_o synod_n who_o thereupon_o submit_v to_o the_o penance_n therein_o enjoin_v he_o give_v certain_a land_n for_o ever_o in_o frankalmoighne_n to_o god_n and_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o landaffe_n to_o purchase_v his_o absolution_n king_n 6._o edred_n decease_a to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o all_o hiâ—_n 957._o subject_n his_o nephew_n edwin_n former_o put_v by_o the_o crown_n for_o his_o nonage_n be_v thereupon_o though_o young_a crown_v king_n at_o kingston_n by_o archbishop_n odo_n an._n 955._o but_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 957._o the_o mercian_n anâ—_n northumberians_n whole_o cast_v off_o their_o obedience_n to_o he_o and_o conspire_v altogether_o by_o unanimous_a consent_n reject_v he_o from_o be_v their_o king_n elect_v his_o brother_n edgar_n for_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n deo_fw-la dictante_fw-la &_o annuente_fw-la populo_fw-la whereupon_o the_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v between_o they_o by_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n what_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o this_o deposition_n and_o rejection_n of_o edwin_n be_v very_o doubtful_a william_n of_o malmesbury_n hovedeu_n matthew_n westminster_n dunelmensis_n bromton_n henry_n de_fw-fr knighton_n abbot_n ethelred_n hygden_n florence_n of_o worcester_n and_o most_o of_o our_o old_a historian_n be_v monk_n and_o overmuch_o devote_v to_o their_o arch-patron_n dunstan_n record_n that_o the_o true_a cause_n thereof_o be_v first_o his_o ill_a lascivious_a life_n and_o incontinency_n with_o alfgiva_n his_o concubine_n as_o they_o write_v and_o near_o kinswoman_n from_o who_o archbishop_n odo_n divorce_v he_o and_o likewise_o with_o sundry_a other_o concubine_n which_o he_o entertain_v in_o his_o court_n who_o odo_n excommunicate_v and_o banish_v thence_o 2._o his_o indiscreet_a and_o tyrannical_a gvernment_n contrary_a to_o his_o law_n 4._o 1._o in_o slight_v depress_v and_o destroy_v the_o noble_n and_o wiseman_n of_o the_o realm_n who_o disgust_v his_o lascivious_a course_n and_o in_o favour_v ignorant_a unjust_a vicious_a person_n and_o follow_v their_o most_o wicked_a counsel_n 2._o in_o banish_v abbot_n dunstan_n and_o seize_v upon_o all_o his_o good_n only_o for_o justice_n sake_n because_o he_o reprehend_v he_o foâ—_n his_o exorbitant_a vicious_a course_n be_v then_o the_o chief_a sway_a grandee_n and_o head_n of_o the_o monkish_a faction_n 3._o in_o forcible_o thrust_v out_o by_o arm_a soldier_n all_o the_o regular_a monk_n throughout_o england_n and_o cast_v they_o forth_o of_o the_o monastery_n there_o be_v then_o no_o regular_a monk_n in_o any_o monastery_n but_o only_o in_o glastonbury_n and_o malmesbury_n as_o the_o chronicle_n of_o winchester_n and_o other_o record_n then_o seize_v upon_o all_o their_o wealth_n and_o bestow_v their_o land_n and_o monastery_n on_o secular_a and_o marry_a priest_n and_o afflict_v these_o monk_n in_o sundry_a other_o kind_n but_o 356._o henry_n archdeacon_n of_o huntingdon_n a_o ancient_a judicious_a impartial_a old_a historian_n flourish_v in_o the_o year_n 1148â—_n mention_n none_o of_o these_o particular_n in_o his_o life_n but_o give_v this_o honourable_a testimony_n of_o his_o government_n thaâ—_n it_o be_v both_o prosperous_a flourish_a and_o laudable_a rex_fw-la edwi_n non_fw-la illaudabiliter_fw-la regni_fw-la infulam_fw-la tenuit_fw-la anno_fw-la râ—gni_fw-la svi_fw-la quiuto_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la regnum_fw-la ejus_fw-la decentissimè_fw-la â—loreret_fw-la prospera_fw-la et_fw-la laetabunda_fw-la exordia_fw-la mors_fw-la immatura_fw-la perrupit_fw-la and_o therefore_o archbibishop_n 54._o parker_n 22._o bishop_n godwin_n 404._o speed_n and_o 430._o other_o conceive_v that_o the_o true_a cause_n why_o the_o mercian_n and_o noâ—thumbrians_n &_o those_o only_a not_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o kingdom_n reject_v he_o and_o sâ—t_v up_o his_o brother_n edgar_n who_o lasciviousness_n be_v more_o excessive_a and_o vice_n more_o extorbitant_a in_o some_o degree_n than_o edwin_n which_o yet_o our_o former_a monkish_a historian_n blanch_v or_o excuse_v be_v the_o malice_n of_o dunstan_n and_o odo_n the_o pillar_n and_o oracle_n of_o the_o monkish_a clergy_n who_o stir_v up_o the_o merciaus_fw-la and_o seditious_a rebellious_a northumbrian_n against_o he_o to_z set_z up_z edgar_z in_o his_o stead_n who_o be_v total_o devote_v to_o they_o and_o dunstan_n by_o who_o counsel'_v he_o be_v afterward_o whole_o guide_v and_o build_v no_o less_o than_o 47_o new_a monastery_n for_o the_o monk_n beside_o all_o those_o he_o repair_v intend_v to_o build_v three_o more_o have_v he_o live_v to_o make_v they_o 50_o complete_a and_o likewise_o cast_v out_o the_o secular_a and_o marry_a priest_n out_o of_o all_o monastery_n and_o church_n unless_o they_o will_v become_v monk_n replenish_n all_o monastery_n &_o church_n with_o monk_n alone_o they_o likewise_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o king_n edwin_n banish_v dunstan_n eject_v the_o monk_n and_o seize_v their_o land_n and_o treasure_n be_v that_o dunstâ—n_o have_v so_o bewitch_v edmund_n edward_n athelstan_n and_o aedred_a his_o predecessor_n with_o the_o love_n of_o monkery_n as_o that_o they_o noâ—_n only_o take_v violent_o from_o marry_a priest_n â—heir_a live_n to_o erect_v monastery_n but_o also_o lavish_o waste_v much_o oâ—_n their_o own_o royal_a treasure_n land_n and_o revenue_n upon_o they_o which_o they_o shall_v have_v rather_o employ_v in_o resist_v the_o common_a enemy_n of_o god_n and_o their_o country_n the_o dane_n whereupon_o edwin_n perceive_v that_o all_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o land_n 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qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la idem_fw-la timere_fw-la possâ—t_fw-la quod_fw-la aliis_fw-la praejudicio_fw-la accedisse_fw-la cerneret_fw-la hereupon_o many_o clamour_n and_o tumult_n arise_v among_o the_o people_n they_o go_v to_o archbishop_n dunstan_n praecipue_fw-la proceribus_fw-la ut_fw-la laicorum_fw-la est_fw-la succlamantibus_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o especial_o to_o the_o noble_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o layman_n be_v cry_v out_o unto_o they_o that_o the_o secular_a clergy_n be_v prejudge_v and_o suffer_v unjust_o be_v expel_v their_o ancient_a posession_n without_o cause_n 2.4_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o mild_o deal_v with_o and_o restore_v to_o their_o right_n dunstan_n give_v a_o deaf_a ear_n to_o these_o their_o just_a complaint_n many_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o noble_n thereupon_o in_o a_o tumultuous_a manner_n expulse_v the_o abbot_n and_o monk_n out_o of_o the_o monastery_n wherein_o king_n edgar_n have_v place_v they_o and_o bring_v in_o the_o marry_a clerk_n with_o their_o wife_n in_o their_o place_n as_o at_o â—irst_n among_o oâ—hers_n alfere_fw-la earl_n of_o mercia_n gather_v great_a force_n and_o use_v much_o insolence_n overturn_v almost_o all_o the_o monastery_n king_n edgar_n and_o bishop_n ethelwold_n have_v build_v in_o the_o province_n of_o mercia_n quorundam_fw-la potentum_fw-la assensu_fw-la et_fw-la factione_n place_v marry_v priest_n in_o they_o this_o they_o do_v magnis_fw-la occaecati_fw-la muneribus_fw-la by_o the_o marry_a clergy_n as_o hoveden_n simeon_n dunelmensis_n florentius_n wigorniensis_n and_o our_o monkish_a historian_n asâ—ert_v to_o which_o 204._o abbot_n ingulphus_n subjoin_v cujus_fw-la regis_fw-la edwarâ—i_fw-la sancta_fw-la simplicitate_fw-la et_fw-la innocentia_fw-la tà m_fw-la abusa_fw-la est_fw-la factio_fw-la tyrannorum_fw-la peâ—_n reginae_fw-la favorem_fw-la et_fw-la potentiam_fw-la praecipue_fw-la roborata_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la merciam_fw-la monachis_fw-la de_fw-la 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as_o be_v most_o probable_a though_o our_o monkish_a historian_n conceal_v it_o stir_v up_o ethelwin_n duke_n of_o the_o east-english_a and_o brithnorth_n earl_n of_o essex_n man_n of_o great_a dread_n and_o power_n to_o aâ—â—ear_v in_o their_o quarrel_n and_o resist_v â—he_v opposite_a party_n qui_fw-la in_o synodo_fw-la constituti_fw-la 6._o who_o assemble_v together_o in_o a_o synod_n or_o council_n for_o that_o end_n protest_v that_o they_o will_v never_o endure_v the_o monk_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n who_o hold_v up_o all_o religion_n in_o the_o kingdom_n after_o which_o they_o raise_v a_o mighty_a army_n defend_v with_o great_a valour_n the_o monastery_n of_o the_o eastern_a english_a keep_v the_o monk_n in_o possession_n of_o they_o this_o fire_n between_o the_o monk_n and_o marry_a priest_n thus_o blow_v from_o a_o spark_n to_o a_o flame_n be_v fear_v to_o mount_v high_o if_o not_o timely_o quench_v wherefore_o by_o mediation_n of_o wise_a man_n arm_n be_v 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pace_fw-la brevissima_fw-la pensionem_fw-la 16_o millium_fw-la librarum_fw-la persolvere_fw-la compulsus_fw-la est_fw-la which_o fall_v not_o out_o till_o the_o year_n 994._o as_o himself_o and_o other_o record_n malmesbury_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o tax_n of_o 10_o thousand_o pound_n pay_v by_o he_o to_o the_o dane_n anno_fw-la 991._o in_o this_o year_n 986._o alfric_n duke_n of_o mercian_n son_n of_o duke_n alfere_n be_v banish_v england_n crudeliter_fw-la cruel_o without_o just_a cause_n as_o bromton_n recite_v which_o make_v he_o afterward_o prove_v treacherous_a to_o the_o king_n he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o english_a quos_fw-la nullis_fw-la causis_fw-la extantibâ—s_fw-la exhaeredabat_fw-la rex_fw-la et_fw-la affecto_fw-la crimine_fw-la opibus_fw-la emungebat_fw-la which_o malmesbury_n tax_v he_o for_o 4._o his_o oppression_n and_o injustice_n be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o miscarriage_n and_o expulsion_n by_o the_o dane_n anno_fw-la 988._o 991._o the_o dane_n invade_v wecedport_n thereupon_o goda_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n grafton_n strenwild_n a_o most_o valiant_a knight_n and_o many_o other_o in_o defence_n of_o their_o native_a country_n and_o liberties_n fight_v with_o they_o and_o be_v slay_v by_o they_o and_o anno_fw-la 891._o brithnoth_v the_o most_o valiant_a duke_n of_o the_o east_n english_a and_o his_o force_n fight_v a_o set_a battle_n with_o the_o invade_a dane_n who_o waste_v ipswich_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v in_o which_o battle_n a_o innumerable_a multitude_n be_v slay_v on_o both_o side_n and_o this_o valiant_a duke_n with_o many_o thousand_o of_o the_o english_a in_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n against_o these_o invader_n after_o which_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o spricius_fw-la syricius_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n duke_n aethelward_n alfric_n and_o other_o noble_n assemble_v no_o doubt_n in_o a_o parliamentary_a 1._o 〈◊〉_d as_o malmesburâ—_n his_o deuce_n et_fw-la proceres_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la in_o concilium_fw-la venissent_fw-la pars_fw-la hic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d illud_fw-la 〈…〉_z and_o henry_n de_fw-fr kayghton_n his_o proceres_fw-la regni_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la ad_fw-la concilium_fw-la congregati_fw-la etc._n etc._n import_n a_o tribute_n of_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n be_v give_v to_o â—he_n danes_n that_o they_o may_v desist_v from_o their_o frequent_a rapine_n and_o slaughter_n of_o man_n which_o they_o frequent_o exercise_v about_o the_o seacoast_n pacemque_fw-la firmam_fw-la cum_fw-la iis_fw-la tenerent_fw-la and_o may_v hold_v a_o firm_a peace_n with_o they_o some_o of_o our_o historian_n style_v this_o 879._o infaustum_fw-la concilium_fw-la a_o unlucky_a council_n eadmerus_n 1._o give_v this_o verdict_n of_o it_o regis_fw-la desidia_fw-la circum_fw-la circa_fw-la innotuit_fw-la et_fw-la ideo_fw-la extevorum_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la opes_fw-la anglorum_fw-la quam_fw-la mortes_fw-la affectans_fw-la hac_fw-la &_o illac_fw-la per_fw-la mare_fw-la terram_fw-la invadere_fw-la &_o primo_fw-la propinquas_fw-la mari_fw-fr villa_n &_o urbes_fw-la deinde_fw-la remotiores_fw-la ae_z demum_fw-la totam_fw-la provinciam_fw-la miserabili_fw-la depopulatione_fw-la devastare_fw-la quibus_fw-la cum_fw-la ille_fw-la nimio_fw-la pavore_fw-la perculsus_fw-la non_fw-la armis_fw-la occurrere_fw-la sed_fw-la data_fw-la pecunia_fw-la pacem_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n petere_fw-la non_fw-la erubuisset_fw-la 9_o ipsi_fw-la suscepto_fw-la pretio_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la revertebantur_fw-la ut_fw-la numero_fw-la suorum_fw-la adaucto_fw-la fortiores_fw-la redirent_fw-la ac_fw-la praemia_fw-la iteratae_fw-la irruptionis_fw-la multiplicata_fw-la reciperent_fw-la unde_fw-la modo_fw-la decem_fw-la millia_fw-la modo_fw-la sedecim_fw-la millia_fw-la modo_fw-la viginti_fw-la quatuor_fw-la millia_fw-la modo_fw-la triginta_fw-la millia_fw-la librarum_fw-la argenti_fw-la consecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la illis_fw-la largiente_fw-la praefato_fw-la rege_fw-la edelâ—edo_fw-la et_fw-la gravi_fw-la exactione_n totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la oppriment_fw-la 62._o william_n of_o malmesbury_n pass_v this_o censure_n on_o it_o and_o the_o unhappy_a consequence_n of_o it_o dane_n omnes_fw-la portus_fw-la infestantibus_fw-la &_o levitate_fw-la piratica_fw-la ubique_fw-la infestanâ—ibus_fw-la dum_fw-la nesciretur_fw-la ubi_fw-la eye_n occurrere_fw-la debent_fw-la decretum_fw-la à _fw-la syriaco_fw-it archiepie_n piscopo_fw-it etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la repellerenâ—ur_fw-la argento_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la poâ—erunt_fw-la ferro_fw-la ita_fw-la decem_fw-la millia_fw-la libraâ—um_fw-la soluta_fw-la cupiditatem_fw-la danorum_fw-la expâ—â—â—ere_fw-la exemplum_fw-la infamiae_fw-la et_fw-la uiris_fw-la indignnm_fw-la libertatem_fw-la pecunia_fw-la redimere_fw-la quam_fw-la ab_fw-la inuicto_fw-la animo_fw-la nulla_fw-la violentia_fw-la possit_fw-la excutere_fw-la et_fw-la tunc_fw-la quidem_fw-la paâ—isper_n ab_fw-la incurâ—bus_fw-la ceâ—â—arunt_fw-la mox_fw-la ubi_fw-la vires_fw-la oâ—io_fw-la resumpserunt_fw-la ad_fw-la superiora_fw-la reâ—iâ—um_fw-la tantus_fw-la timor_fw-la anglos_n invaserat_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la de_fw-la resistendo_fw-la cogitarent_fw-la si_fw-mi qui_fw-la antiquae_fw-la glorâ—ae_fw-la memores_fw-la obviare_fw-la &_o â—â—gna_fw-la colligere_fw-la tentassent_fw-la hostium_fw-la multitudine_fw-la &_o sociorum_fw-la defectione_n destiâ—â—ebantur_fw-la whereby_o they_o become_v vassal_n and_o tributary_n to_o the_o 203._o insult_a dane_n cujus_fw-la siricii_n consilio_fw-la in_o gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la dixi_fw-la ethelredum_fw-la regem_fw-la animi_fw-la libertatem_fw-la danis_n pretio_fw-la â—endicasse_fw-la ut_fw-la eoâ—uâ—_n pacem_fw-la argento_fw-la redimerent_fw-la quod_fw-la ferro_fw-la repellere_fw-la posset_n nisi_fw-la cord_n carâ—ret_fw-la unde_fw-la importabilis_fw-la tributi_fw-la pensio_fw-la imposita_fw-la angliae_fw-la fortunas_fw-la provincialium_fw-la ad_fw-la solum_fw-la usque_fw-la destruxit_fw-la 357._o henry_n huntindon_n and_o the_o 879._o chronicle_n of_o bromton_n pass_v this_o verdict_n against_o and_o deduce_v this_o memorable_a observation_n from_o this_o tribute_n edelredi_fw-la regis_fw-la anno_fw-la 13._o 9_o primo_fw-la statuerunt_fw-la angli_fw-la which_o intimate_v it_o to_o be_v 〈…〉_z a_o parliamentary_a council_n concilio_n infausto_fw-la siricii_n archiepiscopi_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la censum_fw-la dacis_fw-la persolverent_fw-la quatenus_fw-la à _fw-la rapinis_fw-la &_o caede_fw-la 〈…〉_z â—ederum_fw-la eye_n decem_fw-la mille_fw-la libras_fw-la hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la malum_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o hodiernum_fw-la diem_fw-la duravit_fw-la et_fw-la diu_fw-la nisi_fw-la dei_fw-la pietas_n subveniat_fw-la durabit_fw-la regibus_fw-la namque_fw-la nostris_fw-la modo_fw-la persolvimus_fw-la ex_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la quod_fw-la dacis_fw-la persolvebatnr_fw-la ex_fw-la ineffabili_fw-la terror_fw-la to_o which_o bromton_n 13._o ranulphus_fw-la censtrensis_fw-la and_o 2._o hâ—nry_n de_fw-fr knyghton_n immediate_o subjoin_v dacis_fw-la tributum_fw-la annuum_fw-la solvunt_fw-la primo_fw-la anno_fw-la 10_o milia_fw-la librarum_fw-la secundo_fw-la anno_fw-la 16_o millia_fw-la librarum_fw-la tertio_fw-la anno_fw-la 20_o millia_fw-la librarum_fw-la quarto_fw-la anno_fw-la 24_o millia_fw-la quinâ—o_fw-la anno_fw-la 40._o millia_fw-la librarum_fw-la donec_fw-la tandem_fw-la pecunia_fw-la deficiente_fw-la iterum_fw-la tenderent_fw-la ad_fw-la rapinas_fw-la et_fw-la tunc_fw-la norâ—â—â—â—briam_a depraedantesâ—_n et_fw-la londoniam_fw-la obsidente_fw-la coegerunt_fw-la regem_fw-la tributum_fw-la dare_v 64._o mat._n parker_n archbishop_n of_o caâ—terbury_n thus_o censure_v this_o ill_a advice_n of_o his_o predecessor_n siricius_n pacem_fw-la christianis_fw-la ab_fw-la inâ—idelibus_fw-la dacis_fw-la 10._o librarum_fw-la millibus_fw-la redemit_fw-la ad_fw-la ignominiam_fw-la sane_fw-la peneque_fw-la perniciem_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la 207._o mr._n john_n fox_n inform_v we_o that_o king_n ethelred_n be_v glad_a to_o grant_v the_o dane_n great_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o peacâ—_n give_v himself_o to_o poll_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o disinherit_n they_o of_o their_o possession_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o redeem_v the_o same_o agâ—iâ—_n with_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o that_o he_o pay_v great_a tribute_n to_o the_o dane_n yearly_a which_o â—as_v calleâ—_n danegelt_n 4._o which_o tribute_n so_o increase_v that_o from_o the_o first_o tribute_n of_o 10000_o l._n it_o be_v bring_v at_o last_o in_o process_n of_o 5._o or_o 6._o year_n to_o 40000_o l._n the_o which_o yearly_a tribute_n until_o the_o come_n of_o st._n edward_n and_o after_o be_v levy_v of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n moreover_o for_o lack_v of_o justice_n many_o thief_n rioter_n and_o briber_n be_v in_o the_o land_n with_o much_o misery_n and_o mischief_n to_o which_o sorrow_n moreover_o be_v joyve_v hunger_n and_o penury_n beside_o a_o bloody_a flux_n fever_n mortality_n murrain_n among_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n among_o the_o commons_o insomuch_o that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o pick_v and_o steal_v from_o other_o so_o that_o what_o for_o the_o pillage_n of_o the_o dane_n and_o what_o by_o inward_a thief_n and_o briber_n this_o land_n be_v bring_v into_o great_a affliction_n albeit_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o this_o affliction_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o king_n as_o to_o the_o dissension_n among_o the_o lord_n themselves_o who_o do_v not_o agree_v one_o with_o another_o but_o when_o they_o assemble_v in_o consultation_n together_o either_o they_o do_v draw_v divers_a way_n or_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v agree_v upon_o any_o matter_n of_o peace_n between_o tâ—e_v party_n soon_o it_o be_v break_v again_o or_o else_o if_o any_o good_a thing_n be_v devise_v for_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o enemy_n even_o the_o dane_n be_v warn_v thereof_o by_o some_o of_o the_o same_o council_n 416._o john_n speed_v in_o his_o hist_n of_o great_a britain_n
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apud_fw-la greenwic_n â—acuiâ—_n tributum_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la 30._o millia_fw-la librarum_fw-la pendi_fw-la mandavit_fw-la to_o wit_n to_o the_o fleet_n under_o turkell_n the_o dane_n 1._o who_o instead_o of_o defend_v do_v but_o help_v to_o pillage_n and_o oppress_v the_o english_a huntindon_n write_v it_o be_v but_o 21_o thousand_o pound_n and_o bromton_n aversâ—_n that_o it_o be_v cnute_n not_o ethelred_n who_o command_v it_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o his_o navy_n soon_o after_o which_o the_o sea_n rise_v high_a than_o it_o be_v accustom_v drown_v a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o village_n people_n and_o cattle_n 1015._o after_o cnutes_n departure_n speed_n king_n ethelred_n summon_v a_o parliamentaty_a council_n at_o oxford_n anno_fw-la 1015._o both_o of_o the_o dane_n and_o english_a malmsbury_n express_o style_v it_o magnum_fw-la concilium_fw-la wigorniensis_fw-la hovedâ—n_n sim._n dunelmensis_n magnum_fw-la placitum_fw-la matthew_n westminster_n and_o other_o magnum_fw-la 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