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A12738 The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed. Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Schweitzer, Christoph, wood-engraver. 1611 (1611) STC 23045; ESTC S117937 1,552,755 623

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mor._n this_o according_a to_o hector_n boeti●…_n lib._n 14._o happen_v a._n d._n 1309._o 1309._o hector_n boet._n l._n 14._o geo._n 〈◊〉_d an._n d._n 1314._o king_n edward_n with_o a_o mighty_a army_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n tho._n wals._n wals._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mort_fw-fr tho._n walsingh_n polyd._n verg_n lib._n 18_o bellind_n the_o scotish_n transl_n of_o hect._n boe._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 11._o 11._o hect._n boet._n boet._n tho._n uualsingh_n hect._n boet._n lib._n 14._o 14._o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mo●…_n mo●…_n bellind_a trans●…_n lib._n 14_o cap._n 1._o 1._o hect._n boet._n lib._n 14_o ca._n 11._o 11._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n hect._n boet._n l●…_n q●…_n supra_fw-la supra_fw-la th●…_n la_fw-fr mo●…_n the_o english_a overthrow_v at_o bannock●…bourne_n bannock●…bourne_n tho._n wals●…_n wals●…_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr m●…_n u●…s_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mo●…_n mo●…_n hect._n boet._n l._n 14._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n ypod._n ne●…st_n ne●…st_n tho._n wals._n wals._n ypod._n neust._n neust._n polyd._n ver._n li._n 7._o cap._n 41._o an._n d._n 1314._o 1314._o tho._n walsingh_n ypod._n neust._n a._n d._n 1315._o the_o woeful_a estate_n of_o england_n under_o the_o three_o plague_n of_o sword_n dearth_n and_o pestilence_n though_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n tho._n wall_n gavestons_n funeral_n a._n d._n 1316._o 1316._o tho._n uuals._n an._n d._n 1317._o 1317._o tho._n walse_v walse_v tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n an._n d._n 1318_o edward_n bruce_n king_n of_o ireland_n vanquish_v by_o the_o english_a and_o slay_v slay_v bellind_a 〈◊〉_d lib._n 14._o cap._n 12._o tho._n wals._n *_o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n *_o pol._n virg._n lib._n 1●…_n 1●…_n tho._n wals._n wals._n tpod._n neust._n polyd._n v●…g_v lib._n 18_o 18_o hector_n boet._n lib._n 14._o tho._n wals._n pol._n virg._n lib._n 18._o 18._o cap_n 17._o 17._o joh._n stow._n harding_n c._n 172._o the_o beginning_n of_o civil_a war_n war_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n the_o spenser_n banish_v banish_v tho._n walsin_n a._n d._n 1321._o 1321._o holinsh._n p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o king_n edward_n pursue_v the_o lord_n polyd._n verg._n li._n 8._o a._n d._n 1322._o 1322._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n *_o tho._n walsingh_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n thou_z de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n wals._n wals._n tho._n walse_v execution_n of_o noble_n noble_n holinsh._n p._n 330_o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o ypod._n neust._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n hollinsh_fw-mi p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 1._o *_o act._n &_o mon._n p._n 463._o col_fw-fr 2_o john_n stow._n stow._n tho._n wals._n wals._n holinsh._n p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o joh._n stow._n *_o act._n &_o mon_n pa._n 463._o col_fw-fr 2._o fabian_n fabian_n continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n *_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n say_v but_o about_o 18._o and_o 5._o banish_v the_o quality_n of_o earl_n thomas_n describe_v describe_v r●…l_n higden_n mo●…st_n cestren●…_n polych_n l._n 7._o c._n 42._o 42._o s._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n &_o polych_n ib._n ib._n thom._n walsingh_n walsingh_n holinsh._n p._n 329._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n though_o wall_n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1319._o 1319._o continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n ms._n joh._n stow._n chron._n wil._n risanger_n apud_fw-la wal●…_n thom._n walsingh_n walsingh_n john_n stow._n stow._n hollinsh_fw-mi p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o tho._n walsingh_n walsingh_n holinsh._n p._n 331._o col_fw-fr 2._o 2._o tho._n walse_v walse_v hollinsh_fw-mi qu._n supra_fw-la and_o fabian_n fabian_n fabian_n holinsh._n p._n 332._o c._n 1._o king_n edward_n endanger_v by_o the_o scot_n scot_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n tho._n wels._n wels._n tpod._n neust._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n fabian_n a._n d._n 1323._o ki●…g_v edward_n most_o bitte●…ly_o upbraid_v the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n death_n death_n walsingham_n c●…_n they_o verba_fw-la imperij_fw-la imperij_fw-la tho._n walsin_n walsin_n pol._n vir●…_n lib._n 1●…_n 1●…_n tho._n wals._n wals._n ypod._n neust._n neust._n chron._n dunst._n apud_fw-la john_n stow._n a._n d._n 1324._o an._n reg._n 17._o the_o i._o roger_n mortimer_n escape_v out_o of_o the_o tower_n tower_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n ypod._n neust._n neust._n s._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n an._n d._n 1325._o 1325._o tho._n walsingh_n polyd._n verg._n li._n 18._o 18._o tho._n wals._n wals._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n polyd._n ver._n li._n 18_o the_o queen_n and_o prince_n proclaim_v traitor_n traitor_n tho._n wall_n polyd._n verg._n lib._n 18._o fabi●…n_n their_o death_n plot_v by_o the_o king_n king_n m._n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n p._n 464._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o ypod._n neust._n the_o english_a scour_v the_o narrow_a sea_n sea_n though_o wals._n an._n d._n 1326._o a._n reg_fw-la 19_o 19_o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n harding_n c._n 176._o the_o king_n proceed_n after_o the_o queen_n arrival_n thom._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor._n ypod._n neust._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor._n moor._n 2_o kin._n c._n 4._o v._n 19_o the_o londoner_n for_o the_o queen_n queen_n exit_fw-la hist._n quae_fw-la brut._n dicitur_fw-la m_o m_o verg._n aene._n 3_o 3_o ypod._n neust._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n the_o elder_a spenser_n put_v to_o death_n death_n tho._n wall_n historia_fw-la quae_fw-la bruti_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ms._n proclamation_n recall_v the_o king_n king_n tho._n wals._n wals._n act._n &_o mon._n p._n 465._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n call_v he_o omnis_fw-la bui●…s_fw-la mali_fw-la architectum_fw-la but_o the_o actor_n be_v doubtless_o roger_n mortimer_n the_o prince_n custos_fw-la or_o high_a keeper_n of_o england_n england_n 16_o calend._n decemb._n decemb._n continu_n nich._n trivet_n ms._n the_o young_a spenser_n put_v to_o death_n m._n fox_n act._n &_o mon._n pa._n 465._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n moor_n whosoever_o be_v kill_v by_o torment_n overcome_v the_o tormentor_n an._n d._n 1327._o an._n reg._n 20._o &_o ult._n king_n edward_n yield_v to_o resign_v his_o crown_n crown_n s._n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n wals._n wals._n polych_n lib._n 7._o c._n 43._o reason_n to_o persuade_v his_o resignation_n resignation_n hist._n bruti_fw-la ms._n ms._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n polyd._n ver._n li._n 28_o *_o tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor._n moor._n sir_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n his_o servant_n servant_n pol._n virg._n lib._n 18_o 18_o tho._n wals._n thom._n de_fw-la la_fw-fr moor._n moor._n polyd._n verg_n li._n 18_o tho._n walsin_n walsin_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n walsingh_n walsingh_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n tho._n wals._n wals._n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr moor_n *_o tho._n walse_v polyd._n verg._n lib._n 18._o 18._o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n more_n polychr_n lib_n 7._o c._n 43_o 43_o tho._n wall_n wall_n tho._n walsingh_n walsingh_n hist._n bruti_fw-la ms._n monarch_n 49_o edward_n iii_o the_o happy_a change_n under_o king_n edward_n 3_o 3_o ranulph_n cest._n thom._n walsingh_n
two_o year_n though_o this_o line_n again_o fail_v before_o it_o be_v well_o begin_v edward_n the_o confessor_n son_n of_o king_n ethelred_n the_o thirty_o seven_o monarch_n of_o the_o englishman_n his_o reign_v vertve_n and_o marriage_n chapter_n vi._n edward_n the_o three_o of_o that_o name_n before_o the_o conquest_n hunt_v half-brother_n to_o the_o decease_a hardi-canute_n and_o son_n to_o king_n ethelred_n by_o queen_n emma_n his_o wife_n be_v by_o the_o provident_a care_n of_o a_o mother_n affection_n when_o the_o variable_a success_n of_o war_n doubtful_o depend_v betwixt_o edmund_n the_o english_a and_o canutus_n the_o dane_n send_v into_o normandy_n to_o duke_n richard_n polydor._n her_o brother_n there_o to_o be_v secure_v from_o all_o domestical_a stir_n and_o now_o before_o the_o dead_a corpse_n higden_n can_v be_v inter_v wi●…_n general_a consent_n of_o the_o noble_n be_v elect_v their_o king_n 2_o i_o know_v well_o that_o in_o the_o legend_n of_o this_o holy_a man_n life_n more_o thing_n be_v record_v then_o with_o safety_n edward_n of_o truth_n may_v be_v either_o believe_v or_o deliver_v as_o that_o he_o be_v choose_v king_n by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n when_o as_o yet_o he_o be_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n ethelred_n his_o father_n at_o the_o same_o time_n have_v many_o other_o son_n alive_a as_o also_o when_o the_o destroy_a dane_n have_v extinguish_v by_o their_o war_n almost_o the_o whole_a royal_a issue_n of_o the_o english_a the_o holy_a monk_n brightwold_n of_o glastenbury_n deplore_a their_o loss_n and_o the_o land_n miserable_a estate_n have_v 18._o in_o vision_n this_o edward_n than_o a_o exile_n present_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o apostle_n s_o peter_n himself_o who_o then_o anoint_v he_o king_n in_o his_o sight_n tell_v he_o that_o his_o reign_n shall_v be_v peaceable_a and_o twenty_o three_o year_n for_o continuance_n brightwold_n yet_o unsatisfied_a who_o shall_v next_o succeed_v demand_v the_o resolution_n and_o be_v answer_v by_o peter_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v god_n own_o kingdom_n for_o who_o successor_n himself_o will_v provide_v with_o such_o vain_a prediction_n our_o otherwise_o true_a story_n be_v overcharge_v which_o move_v comineus_n the_o worthy_a french_a historian_n to_o tax_v the_o 〈◊〉_d english_a with_o over_o much_o credulity_n that_o way_n 3_o but_o most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o english_a nobility_n disclaim_v all_o danish_a subjection_n present_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n harold_n enact_v that_o none_o of_o their_o blood_n shall_v any_o more_o reign_n over_o they_o put_v this_o their_o decree_n in_o execution_n by_o cassier_v all_o dane_n from_o the_o castle_n fort_n and_o garrison_n town_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n whence_o some_o even_o of_o their_o blood_n royal_a be_v force_v to_o depart_v then_o send_v security_n into_o normandy_n with_o proffer_n of_o the_o crown_n unto_o prince_n edward_n have_v his_o consent_n and_o assistance_n of_o duke_n william_n his_o cousin_n germane_a 4_o this_o edward_n as_o elsewhere_o have_v be_v say_v be_v bear_v at_o islip_n near_o unto_o oxford_n and_o tender_o educate_v by_o queen_n emma_n his_o mother_n and_o after_o his_o father_n death_n for_o safety_n send_v into_o france_n where_o by_o his_o sweet_a conversation_n he_o gain_v the_o love_n of_o all_o and_o as_o much_o himself_o affect_v those_o stranger_n which_o be_v some_o blemish_n of_o policy_n in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o government_n when_o he_o have_v get_v the_o diadem_n as_o be_v of_o disposition_n over-soft_a and_o ever_o too_o pliant_a a_o imperfection_n in_o a_o sovereign_n to_o take_v the_o impress_n of_o any_o stamp_n in_o which_o mould_n the_o aspire_a goodwin_n earl_n of_o kent_n do_v cast_v the_o fabric_n of_o his_o own_o design_n who_o have_v make_v away_o alfred_n his_o young_a but_o of_o a_o more_o resolute_a spirit_n that_o so_o the_o basis_n of_o his_o own_o pillar_n who_o top_n in_o time_n he_o hope_v to_o crown_v may_v be_v set_v if_o not_o upon_o yet_o with_o the_o near_a to_o the_o throne_n 5_o he_o therefore_o the_o foremost_a both_o in_o will_n and_o power_n use_v both_o to_o establish_v prince_n edward_n in_o his_o scotus_n right_n be_v second_v by_o leofrick_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lyvingus_fw-la bishop_n of_o worcester_n and_o indeed_o with_o the_o general_a assistance_n of_o all_o the_o english_a who_o now_o be_v so_o jealous_a of_o all_o foreign_a power_n that_o they_o forbid_v a_o overgreat_a train_n of_o norman_n though_o come_v for_o his_o aid_n to_o attend_v their_o new-chosen_a king_n 6_o his_o coronation_n be_v at_o winchester_n with_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n and_o the_o celebration_n perform_v rouse_n by_o edsine_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n upon_o the_o very_a day_n of_o christ_n his_o resurrection_n be_v also_o a_o new-rising_a day_n to_o the_o english_a nation_n the_o year_n of_o grace_n 1042._o himself_n be_v age_v then_o towards_o forty_o and_o be_v in_o number_n the_o thirty_o seven_o monarch_n of_o england_n where_o he_o reign_v with_o such_o justice_n &_o piety_n that_o he_o obtain_v the_o venerable_a name_n of_o saint_n and_o unto_o posterity_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o edward_n by_o the_o adjunct_n confessor_n 7_o in_o the_o entrance_n of_o his_o government_n to_o witness_v his_o love_n to_o his_o people_n he_o seek_v every_o way_n the_o furtherance_n 24._o of_o their_o wealth_n and_o afterward_o remit_v the_o most_o heavy_a tribute_n of_o forty_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_o gather_v by_o the_o name_n of_o dane-gilt_n which_o have_v be_v impose_v by_o his_o father_n and_o pay_v for_o forty_o year_n continuance_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o all_o except_o only_o the_o clergy_n because_o say_v our_o ancient_a law_n the_o king_n repose_v more_o confidence_n in_o the_o prayer_n of_o holy_a church_n then_o in_o the_o power_n of_o army_n then_o from_o the_o diverse_a law_n of_o danis_n the_o mercian_n westsaxon_n danes_n 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