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his_o own_o reproach_n that_o duke_n william_n then_o acquaint_v harold_n how_o edward_n ere_o his_o come_n to_o the_o crown_n have_v promise_v if_o ever_o he_o attain_v it_o to_o leave_v duke_n william_n successor_n after_o he_o last_o of_o these_o matthew_n paris_n write_v that_o harold_n to_o get_v free_a of_o duke_n william_n affirm_v his_o come_n thither_o not_o to_o have_v be_v by_o accident_n or_o force_n of_o tempest_n but_o on_o set_a purpose_n in_o that_o private_a manner_n to_o enter_v with_o he_o into_o secret_a confederacy_n so_o various_o be_v these_o thing_n report_v after_o this_o king_n edward_n an._n dom._n 1066_o dun._n grow_v sickly_a yet_o as_o he_o be_v able_a keep_v his_o christmas_n at_o london_n and_o be_v at_o the_o dedication_n of_o st._n peter_n church_n in_o westminster_n which_o he_o have_v rebuilt_a but_o on_o the_o eve_n of_o epiphanie_n or_o twelftide_n decease_v much_o lament_v and_o in_o the_o church_n be_v entomb_v that_o he_o be_v harmless_a and_o 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the_o monk_n to_o like_a charity_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o of_o english_a king_n that_o cure_v the_o disease_n call_v thence_o the_o king_n evil_a yet_o malmsbury_n blame_v they_o who_o attribute_v that_o cure_n to_o his_o royalty_n not_o to_o his_o sanctity_n say_v also_o to_o have_v cure_v certain_a blind_a man_n with_o the_o water_n wherein_o he_o have_v wash_v his_o hand_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n lie_v speechless_a two_o day_n the_o three_o day_n after_o a_o deep_a sleep_n he_o be_v hear_v to_o pray_v that_o if_o it_o be_v a_o true_a vision_n not_o a_o illusion_n which_o he_o have_v see_v god_n will_v give_v he_o strength_n to_o utter_v it_o otherwise_o not_o then_o he_o relate_v how_o he_o have_v see_v two_o devout_a monk_n who_o he_o know_v in_o normandy_n to_o have_v live_v and_o die_v well_o who_o appear_v tell_v he_o
p._n 257._o to_o canute_n p._n 261._o his_o victory_n over_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n p._n 262._o 269._o he_o be_v slay_v by_o turebrand_n a_o danish_a lord_n at_o canute_n either_o command_n or_o connivance_n p._n 261._o w._n west-saxon_a kingdom_n by_o who_o erect_v p._n 121._o westsaxon_n and_o their_o king_n convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o berinus_fw-la p._n 155._o wibba_n succeed_v crida_n in_o the_o mercian_n kingdom_n p._n 134._o wilbrod_o a_o priest_n go_v over_o with_o 12_o other_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o germany_n p._n 168._o he_o be_v countenance_v by_o pepin_n chief_a regent_n of_o the_o frank_n and_o make_v first_o bishop_n of_o that_o nation_n p._n 168._o 169._o wilfrid_n bishop_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n deprive_v by_o ecfrid_n of_o his_o bishopric_n wander_v as_o far_o as_o rome_n p._n 164._o return_v plant_n the_o gospel_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o other_o place_n assign_v he_o p._n 164._o 165._o have_v the_o four_o part_n of_o that_o island_n give_v he_o by_o kedwalla_n he_o bestow_v it_o on_o bertwin_n a_o priest_n his_o sister_n son_n ibid._n william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n honourable_o entertain_v by_o king_n edward_n and_o rich_o dismiss_v p._n 287._o he_o betroth_v his_o daughter_n to_o harold_n and_o receive_v his_o oath_n to_o assist_v he_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n p._n 295._o 296._o send_v after_o king_n edward_n death_n to_o demand_v performance_n of_o his_o promise_n be_v put_v off_o with_o a_o slight_a answer_n p._n 300._o 301._o he_o land_n with_o a_o army_n at_o hastings_n p._n 301._o over_o throw_v harold_n who_o with_o his_o two_o brother_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n p._n 305._o he_o be_v crown_v at_o westminster_n by_o aldred_n archbishop_n of_o york_n ibid._n wip_v a_o saxon_a earl_n slay_v at_o a_o place_n call_v wippeds_o fleot_n which_o thence_o take_v denomination_n p._n 116._o withgar_o see_v stuff_n withgarburgh_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n so_o call_v from_o be_v the_o burial-place_n of_o withgar_n p._n 125._o withlaf_fw-mi the_o successor_n of_o ludiken_n be_v vanquish_v by_o ecbert_n all_o mercia_n become_v tributary_n to_o he_o p._n 187._o wulfer_v the_o son_n of_o penda_n set_v up_o by_o the_o mercian_n nobles_z in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o brother_n oswi_n p._n 161._o say_v to_o have_v be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o kenwalk_a the_o west-saxon_a p._n 162._o he_o take_v and_o waste_v the_o isle_n of_o wight_n but_o cause_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o be_v baptize_v ibid._n give_v the_o island_n to_o ethelwald_n king_n of_o south-saxons_a ibid._n send_v jeruvianus_n to_o recover_v the_o east-saxons_a fall_v off_o the_o second_o time_n from_o christianity_n ibid._n lindsey_n take_v from_o he_o by_o ecfrid_n of_o northumberland_n p._n 163._o his_o death_n accompany_v with_o the_o stain_n of_o simony_n p._n 164._o wulfheard_a king_n ethelwolf_n chief_a captain_n drive_v back_o the_o dane_n at_o southampton_n with_o great_a slaughter_n p._n 192._o he_o die_v the_o same_o year_n as_o it_o be_v think_v of_o age._n ibid._n wulktul_n earl_n of_o ely_n put_v to_o flight_n with_o his_o whole_a army_n by_o the_o dane_n p._n 201._o y._n ymner_n king_n of_o loegria_n with_o other_o slay_v in_o battle_n by_o dunwallo_n mulmutius_n p._n 21._o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 2._o l._n 16._o for_o britain_n read_v britan_n p._n 6._o l._n 18._o for_o by_o the_o same_o remove_n r._n and_o by_o the_o etc._n etc._n p._n 8._o l._n 28._o for_o be_v it_o r._n be_v p._n 13._o l._n 24._o for_o be-spoken_a r._n bespeak_v p._n 16._o l._n 9_o for_o germannus_n r._n germanus_n p._n 23._o l._n 3._o for_o brother_n r._n his_o brother_n ibid._n l._n 16._o for_o allobreges_fw-la r._n allobroges_n p._n 25._o l._n 3._o for_o mertian_n r._n mercian_n p._n 28._o l._n 18._o for_o opportunety_n r._n opportunety_n p._n 29._o l._n 9_o for_o unto_o r._n to_o p._n 29._o from_o the_o end_n of_o l._n 26._o to_o the_o beginning_n of_o l._n 33._o shall_v not_o have_v be_v in_o a_o 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send_v against_o he_o bring_v the_o welsh_a to_o submission_n p._n 293._o lurk_v about_o the_o country_n he_o be_v take_v and_o slay_v by_o griffin_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n ibid._n gwendolyn_n the_o daughter_n of_o corineus_n be_v marry_v to_o locrine_n the_o son_n of_o brutus_n p._n 14._o be_v divorce_v by_o he_o gives_z him_z battle_n wherein_o he_o be_v slay_v p._n 15._o cause_v estrildis_n who_o locrine_n have_v marry_v to_o be_v throw_v into_o a_o river_n with_o her_o daughter_n sabra_n p._n 15._o govern_v 15_o year_n in_o behalf_n of_o her_o son_n madan_n ibid._n gueniver_n the_o wife_n of_o melval_n a_o british_a king_n keep_v from_o king_n arthur_n in_o the_o town_n of_o glaston_n p._n 126._o guiderius_z say_v to_o have_v be_v the_o son_n of_o cunobeline_n and_o slay_v in_o a_o battle_n against_o claudius_n p._n 54._o guitheline_n succeed_v his_o father_n gurguntius_n barbirus_n in_o the_o kingdom_n gunhildis_n the_o sister_n of_o swain_n with_o her_o husband_n earl_n 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 ready_a to_o give_v battle_n to_o duke_n william_n of_o normandy_n p._n 304._o he_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o say_a battle_n with_o his_o brother_n harold_n and_o leofwin_n p._n 305._o gythro_n or_o gothrun_n a_o danish_a king_n baptize_v and_o receive_v out_o of_o the_o font_n by_o king_n alfred_n p._n 207._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-angle_n say_v to_o be_v bestow_v on_o he_o to_o hold_v of_o the_o say_v alfred_n ibid._n h._n hardecnute_n the_o son_n of_o canute_n by_o emma_n call_v over_o from_o bruges_n and_o receive_v king_n with_o general_a acclamation_n p._n 276._o he_o call_v godwin_n and_o other_o to_o account_v about_o the_o death_n of_o elfred_n p._n 277._o enrage_v at_o the_o citizen_n of_o worcester_n for_o kill_v his_o tax-gatherers_a he_o send_v a_o army_n against_o they_o and_o burn_v the_o city_n p._n 277_o 278._o he_o kind_o receive_v and_o entertain_v his_o half_a brother_n edward_n p._n 278._o eat_a and_o drink_v hard_o at_o a_o great_a feast_n he_o fall_v down_o 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