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palingus_n and_o her_o young_a son_n cruel_o murder_v p._n 150._o guorangonus_n a_o king_n of_o kent_n before_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o saxon_n p._n 113._o guortigner_n the_o son_n of_o vortiger_n bend_v his_o endeavour_n to_o drive_v out_o the_o saxon_n p._n 113._o his_o success_n against_o they_o in_o several_a battle_n p._n 415._o die_a he_o command_v his_o bone_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o port_n of_o stonar_n ibid._n gurguntius_n barbirus_n succeed_v belinus_n in_o the_o kingdom_n overcome_v the_o dane_n and_o give_v encouragement_n to_o bartholinus_n a_o spaniard_n to_o settle_v a_o plantation_n in_o ireland_n p._n 24._o another_o ancient_a british_a king_n name_v gurguntius_n p._n 28._o gurgustius_fw-la succeed_v rivallo_n in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 21._o gyrtha_n son_n of_o earl_n godwin_n accompany_v his_o father_n into_o flanders_n together_o with_o his_o brother_n tosti_n and_o swain_n p._n 286._o his_o noble_a advice_n to_o his_o brother_n harold_n as_o he_o be_v 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speechless_a and_o soon_o after_o expire_a be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n ibid._n harold_n surname_v harefoot_n the_o son_n of_o canute_n elect_a king_n by_o duke_n leofric_n and_o the_o mercian_n p._n 273._o he_o banish_v his_o mother-in-law_n emma_n p._n 274._o his_o perfidiousness_n and_o cruelty_n towards_o elfred_n the_o son_n of_o ethelred_n p._n 274._o 276._o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n p._n 276._o harold_n son_n of_o godwin_n make_v earl_n of_o kent_n and_o send_v against_o prince_n griffin_n of_o wales_n p._n 292._o he_o reduce_v he_o at_o last_o to_o utmost_a extremity_n p._n 293._o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o normandy_n and_o bring_v to_o duke_n william_n he_o promise_v his_o endeavour_n to_o make_v he_o king_n of_o england_n p._n 295_o 296._o he_o take_v the_o crown_n himself_o p._n 299._o put_v off_o duke_n william_n demand_v it_o with_o a_o slight_a answer_n p._n 300_o 301._o be_v invade_v by_o his_o brother_n tosti_n p._n 300._o by_o harold_n harvager_n king_n of_o norwey_n who_o he_o utter_o overthrow_v and_o slay_v together_o with_o tosti_n p._n 301_o 302._o be_v invade_v by_o duke_n william_n of_o normandy_n p._n 303._o be_v overthrow_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o hastings_n and_o slay_v together_o with_o his_o two_o brother_n leofwin_n and_o gyrtha_n p._n 305._o helvius_n pertinax_n succeed_v ulpius_n marcellus_n in_o the_o government_n of_o britain_n p._n 81._o hengist_n and_o horsa_n with_o a_o army_n of_o saxon_n jute_n and_o angles_n land_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o thanet_n p._n 111_o 112._o hengist_n invite_v over_o more_o of_o his_o countryman_n p._n 112._o he_o gain_v advantage_n of_o vortimer_n by_o marry_v his_o daughter_n to_o he_o p._n 113._o he_o take_v on_o he_o kingly_a title_n p._n 116._o his_o several_a battle_n against_o the_o britan_n ibid._n his_o treacherous_a slaughter_n of_o 300_o british_a grandee_n under_o pretence_n of_o treaty_n p._n 117._o his_o death_n p._n 119._o henninus_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n have_v regan_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n leir_n give_v he_o in_o marriage_n p._n 18._o herebert_n a_o saxon_a earl_n slay_v with_o most_o part_n of_o his_o army_n by_o the_o dane_n at_o a_o place_n call_v mereswar_n p._n 193._o hinguar_n and_o hubba_n two_o danish_a brethren_n how_o they_o get_v foot_v by_o degree_n in_o england_n p._n 199_o 200._o histion_n say_v to_o be_v descend_v of_o japhet_n and_o to_o have_v have_v four_o son_n who_o people_v the_o great_a part_n of_o europe_n p._n 5._o honorius_n the_o emperor_n send_v aid_n twice_o to_o the_o britan_n against_o their_o northern_a invader_n p._n 101._o horsa_n the_o brother_n of_o hengist_n slay_v in_o the_o saxon_n war_n against_o the_o britan_n p._n 115_o 116._o his_o burial-place_n give_v name_n to_o horsted_n a_o town_n in_o kent_n p._n 116._o humbeanna_n and_o albert_n say_v by_o some_o to_o have_v share_v the_o kingdom_n of_o east-angle_n after_o one_o elfwald_n p._n 187._o i._o jago_n or_o lago_n succeed_v his_o uncle_n gurgustius_fw-la in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 21._o icenian_o and_o by_o their_o example_n the_o trinobantes_n rise_v up_o in_o arm_n against_o the_o roman_n p._n 63._o ida_n the_o saxon_a begin_v the_o kingdom_n of_o bernicia_n in_o northumberland_n p._n 126_o 127._o idwallo_n learn_v by_o his_o brother_n be_v ill_a success_n to_o rule_v well_o p._n 27._o immanuentius_n slay_v by_o cassibelan_n p._n 46._o immin_n eaba_n and_o eadbert_n nobleman_n of_o mercia_n throw_v off_o oswi_n and_o set_v up_o wulfer_n p._n 161._o ina_n succeed_v kedwalla_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n p._n 168._o he_o march_v into_o kent_n to_o demand_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o burn_a of_o mollo_n ibid._n be_v pacify_v by_o victre_v with_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n and_o the_o deliver_v up_o of_o the_o accessory_n ibid._n vanquish_v gerent_fw-la king_n of_o wales_n p._n 170._o stay_v kenwulf_n and_o albright_n and_o vanquish_v the_o east-angle_n p._n 171._o end_n his_o day_n at_o rome_n ibid._n inniaunus_n depose_v for_o his_o ill_a course_n p._n 27._o joseph_n of_o arimathaea_n say_v to_o have_v first_o preach_v the_o christian_a faith_n in_o this_o island_n p._n 80._o jovinus_n send_v deputy_n into_o this_o island_n by_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n p._n 91._o iric_n a_o dane_n make_v earl_n of_o northumberland_n by_o canute_n in_o place_n of_o uthred_n slay_v p._n 261._o 268._o he_o be_v say_v by_o some_o to_o have_v make_v war_n against_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n p._n 269._o his_o greatness_n suspect_v by_o canute_n he_o be_v banish_v the_o realm_n ibid._n julius_n agricola_n the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n in_o britain_n almost_o extirpate_v the_o ordovices_n p._n 69._o finish_v the_o conquest_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o mona_n p._n 69._o his_o justice_n and_o prudence_n in_o government_n p._n 70._o he_o bring_v the_o britan_n to_o civility_n art_n and_o a_o imitation_n of_o the_o roman_a fashion_n p._n 71._o he_o receive_v triumphal_a honour_n from_o titus_n p._n 71_o 72._o he_o extend_v his_o conquest_n to_o scotland_n subdue_v the_o orcades_n and_o other_o scotch_a island_n p._n 72._o he_o be_v hard_o put_v to_o it_o in_o several_a conflict_n but_o come_v off_o victorious_a p._n 74_o 75_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v command_v home_o by_o domitian_n p._n 77._o julius_n caesar_n have_v intelligence_n that_o the_o britan_n be_v aid_v to_o his_o enemy_n the_o gaul_n p._n 33._o he_o send_v caius_n volusenus_n to_o make_v discovery_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o people_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o country_n p._n 34._o after_o he_o comius_n of_o arras_n to_o make_v a_o party_n among_o the_o britan_n p._n 35._o the_o stout_a resistance_n he_o meet_v with_o from_o they_o at_o his_o land_n p._n 36_o 37._o he_o receive_v term_n of_o peace_n from_o they_o p._n 38._o he_o lose_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o fleet_n ibid._n defeat_v the_o britan_n and_o