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monarchy_n of_o all_o england_n unto_o himself_o extirpate_v all_o the_o pagan_a dane_n with_o their_o infidelity_n restore_v christianity_n to_o its_o lustre_n and_o the_o english_a to_o their_o possession_n and_o liberty_n the_o year_n follow_v he_o waste_v and_o subdue_v all_o cumberland_n and_o pillage_v the_o people_n of_o all_o their_o good_n and_o because_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n be_v perfidam_fw-la &_o legibus_fw-la insolitam_fw-la perfidious_a and_o unaccustomed_a to_o law_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o total_o subdue_v and_o civilize_v they_o have_v harrow_v it_o with_o his_o army_n and_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o two_o son_n of_o dummail_n 7._o king_n thereof_o he_o give_v the_o country_n to_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n to_o be_v hold_v of_o himself_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v assist_v he_o and_o defend_v the_o northern_a part_n of_o england_n by_o land_n and_o sea_n from_o the_o incursion_n of_o invade_a enemy_n this_o king_n 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in_o this_o council_n there_o be_v three_o parcel_n of_o law_n make_v the_o one_o mere_o ecclesiastical_a the_o other_o mere_o civil_a the_o three_o mix_v of_o boâ—hâ—_n and_o in_o this_o council_n i_o conceive_v the_o constitution_n of_o archbishop_n odo_n be_v read_v and_o ratify_v the_o great_a parâ—_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n there_o make_v be_v against_o murder_n bloodshed_n fight_v breach_n of_o peace_n theft_n and_o perjury_n in_o the_o last_o parcel_n of_o these_o law_n cap._n 5._o the_o king_n give_v god_n and_o they_o thanks_o for_o assist_v he_o in_o make_v these_o law_n in_o these_o word_n maximas_fw-la antem_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la &_o vobis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ago_o gratias_fw-la qui_fw-la i_o auxilio_fw-la vestro_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la pacis_fw-la quam_fw-la nunc_fw-la ad_fw-la prostigandos_fw-la fures_fw-la sancivimus_fw-la 5._o lege_fw-la adjuvistis_fw-la ac_fw-la uchementer_fw-la conâ—ido_fw-la eo_fw-la vos_fw-la propensius_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la opitulaturos_fw-la quo_fw-la huius_fw-la decreti_fw-la observatio_fw-la magis_fw-la viâ—ebitur_fw-la necesâ—aria_fw-la about_o the_o same_o year_n 944._o 859._o this_o king_n assemble_v another_o parliamentary_a council_n of_o his_o bishop_n and_o wiseman_n at_o culinton_n where_o they_o enact_v 7_o other_o law_n principal_o against_o thief_n together_o with_o a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o king_n edmund_n 7._o thus_o prefaced_a haec_fw-la est_fw-la institutio_fw-la quam_fw-la edmunds_n rex_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la svi_fw-la cum_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la suis_fw-la instituerunt_fw-la apud_fw-la culintoniam_fw-la de_fw-la pace_fw-la &_o juramento_fw-la faciendo_fw-la the_o two_o first_o of_o these_o law_n i_o shall_v transcribe_v as_o pertinent_a to_o my_o theme_n cap._n 1._o imprimis_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la jurent_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la domini_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la sanctum_fw-la illud_fw-la sanctum_fw-la est_fw-la fideâ—iâ—atem_fw-la edmuudo_fw-la regi_fw-la sicut_fw-la homo_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la fidelis_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la 7._o sine_fw-la omni_fw-la controversiâ_fw-la &_o seditione_n in_o manifesto_fw-la in_fw-la occulto_fw-la in_fw-la amando_fw-la quod_fw-la amabit_fw-la nolendo_fw-la quod_fw-la noluit_fw-la et_fw-la antequam_fw-la juramentum_fw-la hoc_fw-la dabitur_fw-la ut_fw-la nemo_fw-la concelet_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o fratre_fw-la vel_fw-la proximo_fw-la svo_fw-la plus_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o extraneo_fw-la cap._n 2._o vult_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la ubi_fw-la fur_n pro_fw-la certo_fw-la cognoscetur_fw-la tweâ—fhindi_n et_fw-fr twifhindi_n that_o be_v meâ—_n of_o 600_o or_o 200_o s._n land_n by_o the_o year_n consocientur_fw-la et_fw-la exuperent_fw-la eum_fw-la vivum_fw-la vel_fw-la mortuum_fw-la alterutrum_fw-la quod_fw-la poterunt_fw-la â—t_a qui_fw-la aliquem_fw-la eorum_fw-la infaidiabit_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o eâ_fw-la quaestione_fw-la fuerint_fw-la sit_fw-la inimicus_fw-la regis_fw-la et_fw-la omnium_fw-la amicorum_fw-la ipsius_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la adire_fw-la negaverit_fw-la et_fw-la coadjuvare_fw-la nolit_fw-la emendat_fw-la regi_fw-la cxx_o s._n vel_fw-la secundum_fw-la hoc_fw-la pernegat_fw-la quod_fw-la nescivit_fw-la et_fw-la hundredo_fw-la thirty_o s._n from_o whence_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o all_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o law_n against_o thief_n and_o other_o malefactor_n be_v then_o make_v and_o enact_v in_o parliamentary_a council_n assemble_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o all_o fine_n for_o offence_n impose_v and_o reduce_v to_o a_o certainty_n only_o by_o parliament_n and_o by_o the_o last_o parcel_n of_o king_n edmund_n law_n in_o bromton_n it_o seem_v the_o manner_n of_o contract_a marriage_n be_v then_o prescribe_v and_o settle_v by_o a_o parliamentary_a council_n this_o king_n 25._o edmund_n as_o he_o give_v and_o restore_v by_o his_o charter_n to_o christ-church_n and_o st._n augustine_n in_o canterbury_n several_a land_n unjust_o take_v away_o from_o they_o by_o his_o predecessor_n free_a from_o all_o secular_a service_n except_o expedition_n and_o build_n of_o bridge_n and_o castle_n and_o ratify_v the_o law_n and_o privilege_n of_o st._n cutberts_n church_n at_o durham_n by_o consent_n of_o his_o bishop_n and_o noble_n so_o likewise_o 4.27_o anno_fw-la 944._o he_o grant_v by_o his_o charter_n write_v in_o golden_a character_n sundry_a large_a liberty_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o glastonbury_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o glustonbury_n consilio_fw-la et_fw-la consensu_fw-la optimatum_fw-la meorum_fw-la then_o assemble_v in_o a_o paliamentary_a council_n at_o london_n ratify_v the_o privilege_n grant_v to_o the_o monastery_n by_o king_n edmund_n his_o father_n 4.10_o eâ—frid_n centwine_v ina_n and_o cuâ—hred_n et_fw-la nè_fw-la quisquam_fw-la mortalium_fw-la scu_fw-la episcopus_fw-la vel_fw-la dux_n aut_fw-la princeps_fw-la aut_fw-la quilibet_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la eorum_fw-la audeat_fw-la eam_fw-la omnino_fw-la intrare_fw-la causâ—_n placitandi_fw-la vel_fw-la câ—piendi_fw-la vel_fw-la quidquam_fw-la faciendi_fw-la quod_fw-la contrarium_fw-la fore_fw-la possit_fw-la imbi_fw-la deo_fw-la servientibus_fw-la dei_fw-la indictone_n prohibuit_fw-la 945._o 8â—8_n in_o the_o year_n 945._o this_o king_n edmund_n give_v many_o land_n and_o privilege_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n edmundsbury_n by_o his_o charter_n quam_fw-la subscriptione_n episcorum_n comitum_fw-la et_fw-la baronum_fw-la piâ_fw-la devotione_fw-la roboravit_fw-la most_o probable_o in_o the_o parliamentary_a council_n of_o london_n 10._o at_o culington_n where_o they_o be_v all_o assemble_v 946._o edmund_n king_n edmund_n in_o the_o year_n 946._o celebrate_v with_o great_a solemnity_n â—he_v feast_n of_o st._n augustine_n which_o the_o english_a accustom_v to_o celebrate_v every_o year_n at_o canterbury_n as_o some_o or_o at_o pulcherkirke_n now_o at_o puckel-church_n in_o glostershire_n as_o other_o or_o michelesberith_n as_o mâ—tthew_n wesâ—minster_n style_v it_o as_o he_o be_v fit_v at_o dinner_n in_o the_o hall_n amid_o his_o noble_n and_o courtier_n espy_v a_o notable_a thief_n câ—lled_v leoff_v who_o he_o former_o banish_v for_o his_o theft_n stand_v in_o the_o hall_n whereupon_o he_o not_o endure_v his_o sight_n command_v his_o butler_n to_o thrust_v that_o thief_n present_o out_o of_o the_o palace_n who_o refuse_v to_o depart_v upon_o the_o king_n command_n and_o resist_v the_o butler_n 8._o the_o king_n thereupon_o in_o a_o rage_n rise_v sudden_o from_o the_o table_n take_v the_o thief_n by_o the_o hair_n and_o throw_v he_o to_o the_o ground_n whereupon_o the_o traitor_n feel_v himself_o hurt_v and_o the_o king_n lie_v upon_o he_o present_o draw_v out_o his_o knife_n which_o he_o carry_v
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 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his_o hist_n of_o great_a britain_n
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haesitabatur_fw-la totis_fw-la urbibus_fw-la quid_fw-la fieret_fw-la si_fw-la pararetur_fw-la rebellio_fw-la assertorem_fw-la non_fw-la haberent_fw-la si_fw-la eligeretur_fw-la subjectio_fw-la placido_fw-la rectore_fw-la carerenâ—_n ita_fw-la privatae_fw-la et_fw-la publicae_fw-la opes_fw-la ad_fw-la nave_n cum_fw-la obsidibus_fw-la deportabantur_fw-la quo_fw-la evidenter_fw-la apparet_fw-la swanum_fw-la naturalem_fw-la et_fw-la legitimum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la dominum_fw-la sed_fw-la atrocissimum_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la â—s_a malmesbury_n matthew_n westminster_n and_o other_o record_n but_o god_n who_o be_v propitious_a to_o people_n in_o their_o great_a extremity_n suffer_v not_o england_n to_o lie_v long_o fluctuate_a in_o so_o many_o calamity_n for_o this_o barbarous_a tyrant_n swain_n after_o innumerable_a evil_n and_o cruelty_n perpetrate_v in_o england_n and_o elsewhere_o add_v this_o to_o the_o heap_n of_o his_o further_a damnation_n that_o he_o exact_v a_o great_a tribute_n out_o of_o the_o town_n of_o st._n edmondsbury_n anno_fw-la 1014._o which_o none_o ever_o before_o presume_v to_o do_v since_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n wherein_o the_o body_n of_o the_o precious_a martyr_n st._n edmond_n lie_v entomb_v all_o the_o land_n thereof_o be_v exempt_v from_o tribute_n begin_v to_o vex_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o church_n and_o 1._o threaten_v to_o burn_v the_o town_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o monk_n unless_o they_o speedy_o pay_v he_o the_o tribute_n he_o exact_v and_o use_v reproachful_a speech_n against_o st._n edmond_n as_o have_v no_o holiness_n in_o he_o he_o be_v sudden_o strike_v dead_a and_o end_v his_o life_n on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o purification_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n anno_fw-la 1014._o our_o monkish_a historian_n record_v that_o on_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o day_n whereon_o he_o hold_v a_o general_a court_n at_o geâ—gnesburgh_n reiterate_v his_o menace_n against_o the_o town_n and_o ready_a to_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n for_o not_o pay_v the_o tribute_n demand_v he_o see_v st._n edmond_n come_v alone_o arm_v against_o he_o while_o he_o be_v environ_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o danish_a troop_n whereupon_o he_o present_o cry_v out_o with_o great_a affright_n and_o a_o loud_a voice_n help_v o_o fellow_n soldier_n help_n behold_v st._n edmond_n come_v to_o slay_v i_o and_o while_o he_o be_v thus_o speak_v be_v grievous_o wound_v with_o a_o spear_n by_o the_o saint_n he_o fall_v off_o from_o his_o horse_n and_o continue_v in_o great_a torment_n till_o night_n and_o so_o end_v his_o life_n with_o a_o miserable_a death_n knighton_n swain_n be_v dead_a 1014._o the_o whole_a navy_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o dane_n elect_v and_o make_v cnute_n his_o son_n their_o king_n and_o lord_n majores_fw-la natu_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la the_o noble_n and_o senator_n of_o all_o englandâ—iking_n â—iking_z nothing_o â—eâ—s_v than_o bondage_n especial_o under_o such_o new_a tyrannize_a foreign_a intruder_n think_v it_o now_o or_o never_o the_o time_n to_o shake_v ofâ—_n their_o new_a yoke_n pronounce_v their_o natural_a lord_n to_o be_v dear_a to_o they_o than_o any_o foreiner_n si_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d se_fw-la quam_fw-la consueverat_fw-la ageret_fw-la whereupon_o with_o unanimous_a consent_n and_o great_a joy_n and_o speed_n they_o send_v â—_z into_o normandy_n to_o ethelred_n to_o inform_v he_o nullum_fw-la eo_fw-la libentius_fw-la se_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la recepturos_fw-la si_fw-la ipse_fw-la vel_fw-la rectius_fw-la gubernare_fw-la vel_fw-la mitius_fw-la eos_fw-la tractare_fw-la vellet_fw-la quam_fw-la prius_fw-la tractaverat_fw-la 8._o and_o to_o hasten_v his_o return_n unto_o they_o who_o thereupon_o present_o send_v over_o his_o son_n edward_n qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la principum_fw-la favorâ—mque_fw-la vulgi_fw-la praesens_fw-la specularetur_fw-la who_o together_o with_o his_o ambassador_n assure_v both_o the_o noble_n and_o commons_o of_o the_o english_a nation_n that_o he_o will_v for_o time_n to_o come_v be_v their_o mild_a and_o devout_a lord_n consent_n to_o their_o will_n in_o all_o thing_n acquiesce_v in_o their_o counsel_n and_o if_o he_o have_v offend_v in_o any_o kind_n he_o will_v reform_v it_o according_a as_o they_o shall_v think_v â—it_a and_o with_o a_o ready_a mind_n pardon_v whatsoever_o have_v beed_o contemptuous_o or_o disgraceful_o speak_v or_o act_v by_o they_o against_o he_o or_o he_o if_o they_o will_v all_o unanimous_o receive_v he_o again_o as_o their_o king_n into_o the_o kingdom_n to_o which_o they_o all_o give_v a_o favourable_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n whereupon_o a_o plenary_a reconciliation_n be_v ratify_v between_o they_o on_o both_o side_n both_o bâ—_n word_n and_o compact_a moreover_o 171._o the_o noble_n unanimous_o and_o free_o agree_v and_o vote_v that_o they_o will_v never_o more_o admit_v a_o danish_a king_n into_o england_n to_o reign_v over_o they_o theâ—e_n thing_n conclude_v king_n ethelred_n speedy_o return_v into_o england_n where_o he_o be_v honourable_o and_o joyful_o receive_v by_o the_o english_a and_o that_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o caâ—t_v off_o his_o former_a sloathfulness_n he_o hasten_v to_o raise_v a_o army_n against_o cnute_n who_o remain_v with_o hiâ—_n navy_n in_o lindesey_n make_v a_o agreement_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n exact_v man_n and_o horse_n from_o they_o that_o he_o may_v surprise_v ethelred_n at_o unaware_o and_o threaten_v grievous_o to_o punish_v all_o such_o as_o revolt_v from_o he_o but_o cnute_n be_v take_v in_o his_o own_o craft_n ethelred_n march_v thither_o with_o a_o strong_a army_n before_o he_o be_v provide_v to_o receive_v he_o flee_v from_o thence_o with_o his_o hostage_n army_n and_o navy_n to_o sandwich_n whereupon_o ethelred_n depopulate_v all_o lindesey_n waste_v the_o country_n wiâ—h_v fire_n and_o sword_n slay_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n as_o traitor_n to_o he_o and_o â—heir_o native_a country_n cnuteâ—_n â—_z by_o way_n of_o revenge_n humano_fw-la et_fw-la divino_fw-la jure_fw-la contempto_fw-la in_o insontes_fw-la grassatus_fw-la cut_v oâ—f_o the_o hand_n and_o ear_n and_o â—â—its_v the_o nose_n of_o all_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o beautiful_a hostage_n throughout_o england_n give_v to_o his_o father_n and_o so_o dismiss_v they_o sail_v into_o denmark_n to_o settle_v his_o affair_n and_o augment_v his_o force_n resolve_v to_o return_v the_o year_n follow_v after_o his_o departure_n 382._o king_n ethelred_n this_o very_a yearâ—_n super_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la mala_fw-la classi_fw-la quae_fw-la
to_o be_v preserve_v and_o educate_v cnute_n have_v thus_o through_o the_o flattery_n perjury_n and_o treachery_n of_o the_o euglish_n prelate_n and_o noble_n â—ained_v the_o entire_a monarchy_n of_o englandâ—_n slay_v or_o banish_v all_o those_o perfidious_a english_a sycophant_n temporizer_n who_o have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o this_o false_a testimony_n abjuration_n &_o treacherous_a bloody_a advice_n against_o the_o saxon_a royal_a family_n â—y_a who_o couâ—cel_n he_o slay_v or_o banisheâ—_n all_o the_o blood-royal_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n that_o so_o he_o may_v jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la reserve_v and_o perpetuate_v the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o own_o posterity_n by_o a_o hereditary_a right_n duke_n edric_n the_o principal_a of_o they_o for_o this_o and_o his_o other_o treason_n foremention_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o dukedom_n of_o mercia_n and_o exemplary_o execute_v as_o a_o most_o perfidious_a traitor_n by_o cnute_n command_v the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o many_o of_o his_o captain_n and_o follower_n be_v slay_v with_o he_o of_o which_o at_o large_a before_o morâ—â—m_fw-la proditoriâ—_n pro_fw-la demeritis_fw-la accepit_fw-la laqueo_fw-la suspensus_fw-la et_fw-la in_o tamesin_n fluvium_fw-la projectus_fw-la cum_fw-la quo_fw-la plurimis_fw-la sattellitum_fw-la suorum_fw-la similiter_fw-la occisis_fw-la eâ—iam_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la praecipuus_fw-la et_fw-la primus_fw-la normannus_n occisus_fw-la est_fw-la write_v abbot_n 892._o ingulphus_n turkell_n duke_n of_o east-england_n and_o hirc_n duke_n of_o northumberland_n be_v both_o banish_v the_o realm_n duke_n norman_a and_o bridric_n slay_v and_o a_o heavy_a tax_n of_o 82_o thousand_o pound_n 8_o beside_o 10000_o pound_n impose_v on_o london_n alone_a impose_v and_o levy_v on_o the_o whole_a nation_n quoniam_fw-la igitur_fw-la proprii_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la proditores_fw-la adulantes_fw-la regi_fw-la mentiâ—i_fw-la sunâ—_n in_o caput_fw-la suum_fw-la gladiuâ—_fw-la eorum_fw-la intravit_fw-la in_o cor_fw-la eorum_fw-la et_fw-la à _fw-la cnutho_n quem_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la dominis_n praetulerunt_fw-la confractus_fw-la eâ—t_fw-la arcu_fw-la eoruâ—_n cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d monarchiam_fw-la insulae_fw-la favenâ—ibus_fw-la illis_fw-la obâ—inuiâ—â—eâ—_n omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la primi_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la fuere_fw-la consilio_fw-la exterminavit_fw-la et_fw-la qâ—oâ—quoâ—_n de_fw-fr regio_fw-la semine_fw-la â—uperstites_fw-la reperit_fw-la vel_fw-la regno_fw-la repulit_fw-la vel_fw-la occidit_fw-la as_o 366._o abbot_n ethelred_n record_v to_o posterity_n to_o which_o 363._o henry_n huntindon_n and_o 3._o henrâ—_n de_fw-fr knyghton_n subjoin_n posteà _fw-la vero_fw-la rex_fw-la justo_fw-la dei_fw-la judicio_fw-la dignam_fw-la retributionem_fw-la nequitiae_fw-la anglis_fw-la reddidit_fw-la ipse_fw-la namque_fw-la rex_fw-la cnuâ—e_fw-la edricum_fw-la occidit_fw-la quia_fw-la timebat_fw-la ab_fw-la insidiâ—s_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la aliquando_fw-la circumveniri_fw-la sicut_fw-la domini_fw-la svi_fw-la priores_fw-la ethelredus_fw-la &_o edmondus_fw-la frequent_a sunt_fw-la circumventi_fw-la quorum_fw-la diutina_fw-la proditione_n alterum_fw-la vexavit_fw-la alterum_fw-la interfecit_fw-la add_v â—lorentius_fw-la wigorniâ—nsis_fw-la simeon_n dunelmensis_n roger_n de_fw-fr hoveden_n and_o radulphus_fw-la de_fw-la diceto_fw-la turkellum_fw-la exulavit_fw-la hirc_n fugere_fw-la compulit_fw-la praeterea_fw-la summos_fw-la procerum_fw-la aggressus_fw-la normannum_fw-la ducem_fw-la interfecit_fw-la edwi_n adeling_n exterminavit_fw-la adelwoldum_fw-la detruncavit_fw-la edwi_n churlege_v exulavit_fw-la birdric_n ferro_fw-la vita_fw-la privavit_fw-la 391._o aethelwardus_fw-la filius_fw-la agelmari_fw-la ducis_fw-la et_fw-la brihtricus_fw-la filius_fw-la alphegi_fw-la domnaniensis_fw-la satrapae_fw-la sinâ—_n culpa_fw-la interfecti_fw-la sunt_fw-la fecit_fw-la quoque_fw-la per_fw-la angliam_fw-la mirabilem_fw-la censum_fw-la reddi_fw-la scilicet_fw-la 82._o some_o write_v 72._o mille_fw-la librarum_fw-la praeter_fw-la undecies_fw-la mille_fw-la libriâ—_n quas_fw-la londinensis_fw-la reddiderunt_fw-la dignum_fw-la igitur_fw-la exactorem_fw-la dominus_fw-la justus_n anglis_fw-la imposuit_fw-la for_o reject_v their_o own_o hereditary_a sovereign_a line_n 205._o radulphus_fw-la cestrensis_fw-la english_v by_o trevisa_n fabian_n and_o 174._o grafton_n thus_o second_v they_o also_o they_o swear_v that_o they_o will_v in_o all_o wise_a put_v off_o edmond_n kin_n they_o trow_v thereby_o to_o be_v great_a with_o the_o king_n afterward_o but_o it_o fare_v far_o otherwise_o for_o many_o or_o the_o more_o part_n of_o they_o special_o such_o as_o canutus_n perceive_v be_v swear_v beâ—ore_o to_o edmond_n and_o his_o heir_n he_o mistrust_v and_o disdain_v ever_o after_o nota._n therefore_o some_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v by_o god_n rightful_a doom_n and_o some_o banish_v and_o exile_v and_o put_v out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o some_o by_o god_n punishment_n die_v sudden_o and_o come_v to_o a_o miserable_a end_n which_o other_o of_o our_o historian_n likewise_o register_v i_o shall_v desire_v all_o such_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o like_a treachery_n flattery_n practice_n or_o advice_n against_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n royal_a posterity_n advise_o to_o ponder_v this_o sad_a domestic_a precedent_n in_o their_o most_o retire_a meditation_n for_o fear_v they_o incur_v the_o like_a divine_a retaliation_n by_o god_n rightful_a doom_n when_o and_o by_o who_o they_o least_o suspect_v or_o fear_v it_o king_n cnute_n thus_o quit_v of_o all_o king_n edmond_n son_n 1018._o brethren_n kindred_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o great_a english_a duke_n and_o noble_n who_o may_v endanger_v his_o life_n crown_n and_o new-acquired_n monarchy_n in_o the_o next_o place_n contrive_v how_o to_o secure_v his_o empire_n against_o prince_n alfred_n and_o edward_n edmond_n brother_n then_o in_o normandy_n with_o queen_n emma_n their_o mother_n and_o their_o uncle_n richard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n a_o person_n of_o great_a valour_n power_n and_o interest_n the_o only_a person_n likely_a to_o attempt_v their_o restitution_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o crown_n of_o england_n for_o which_o end_n he_o by_o gift_n ambassy_n and_o fair_a promise_n other_o procure_v earl_n richard_n consent_n to_o bestow_v his_o sister_n queen_n emma_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o wife_n who_o arrive_v in_o england_n in_o july_n 1018._o be_v present_o marry_v to_o this_o invader_n of_o her_o former_a husband_n kingdom_n his_o son_n royal_a throne_n and_o murderer_n banisher_n dishinheriter_fw-la of_o his_o and_o her_o royal_a posterity_n whereby_o her_o brother_n duke_n richard_n thought_n be_v whole_o divert_v from_o aid_v his_o nephew_n to_o recover_v their_o right_n in_o england_n 374._o exit_fw-la hinc_fw-la cum_fw-la câ—utoni_fw-la omne_fw-la pro_fw-la voto_fw-la cessissent_fw-la timens_fw-la ne_fw-la haeres_fw-la legitimus_fw-la regnum_fw-la 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danicos_fw-la solidarios_fw-la imposuerat_fw-la as_o 938.943_o brompton_n render_v it_o in_o another_o place_n roger_n the_o hunedon_n annalium_fw-la pars_fw-la 1._o p._n 441._o rodolphus_n de_fw-fr diceto_fw-la abbreviatione_fw-la chronicorum_fw-la col_fw-fr 145._o â—â—e_v the_o same_o word_n ailredus_fw-la abbas_n rievallis_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o miraculis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la confessori_fw-la col._n 383._o thus_o relate_v it_o insuper_fw-la &_o tributum_fw-la illud_fw-la gravissimum_fw-la quod_fw-la tempore_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la primo_fw-la classi_fw-la danicae_fw-la pendebâ—tur_fw-la postmodum_fw-la vero_fw-la fisco_fw-la regio_fw-la annis_n singulis_fw-la inferâ—batur_fw-la regius_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la remisit_fw-la et_fw-la ab_fw-la onere_fw-la hoc_fw-la importabili_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la angliam_fw-la absolvit_fw-la vnde_fw-la sancto_fw-la huic_fw-la regi_fw-la non_fw-la inconuenienter_fw-la aptatur_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la bâ—â—tus_fw-la 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a_o gravi_fw-la tributo_fw-la quod_fw-la paâ—ur_fw-la ejus_fw-la ethelredus_fw-la danicis_n solidariis_fw-la solvi_fw-la fecerat_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la per_fw-la 40._o annos_fw-la duraverat_fw-la which_o fabian_n in_o his_o chronicle_n part_v 8._o c._n 210._o p._n 282._o graâ—ton_n in_o his_o chronicle_n p._n 170._o speed_z in_o his_o history_n p._n 410._o holinshâ—ad_a and_o other_o thus_o express_v this_o king_n enward_o discharge_v english_a man_n of_o the_o great_a and_o most_o heavy_a tribute_n call_v danegeld_v which_o his_o father_n ethelred_n have_v make_v they_o pay_v to_o the_o soldier_n of_o denmark_n and_o have_v then_o dure_v 40._o year_n so_o that_o after_o that_o day_n it_o be_v no_o more_o gather_v abbot_n juguphus_fw-la historiae_fw-la pag._n 897._o thus_o record_v it_o more_o at_o large_a eodem_fw-la etiam_fw-la anno_fw-la 1051._o cum_fw-la terra_fw-la non_fw-la daret_fw-la solitâ_fw-la fertilitate_fw-la fructus_fw-la suos_fw-la sed_fw-la fames_fw-la plurimos_fw-la 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