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A brief history of the succession collected out of the records, and the most authentick historians, written for the satisfaction of the Earl of H.
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Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.
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Wing S4638; ESTC R11938
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for_o edmond_n ironside_n their_o elder_a brother_n have_v a_o son_n then_o alive_a 945._o alive_a brompt_v 945._o who_o name_n be_v edward_n and_o who_o be_v father_n to_o edgar_n atheling_n live_v also_o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o though_o this_o edward_n have_v a_o undoubted_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n if_o proximity_n of_o blood_n can_v have_v give_v it_o yet_o the_o confessor_n be_v so_o far_o from_o suspect_v any_o danger_n from_o such_o a_o title_n as_o that_o he_o invite_v his_o nephew_n into_o england_n and_o welcome_v he_o when_o he_o come_v with_o the_o great_a expression_n of_o joy_n and_o entertain_v he_o with_o the_o great_a confidence_n nor_o have_v the_o people_n any_o regard_n to_o this_o royal_a blood_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o confessor_n but_o elect_a harald_n the_o son_n of_o earl_n godwin_n who_o have_v no_o pretence_n of_o kindred_n to_o the_o saxon_a line_n these_o few_o among_o many_o other_o instance_n which_o may_v be_v give_v will_v show_v plain_o enough_o how_o man_n entitle_v themselves_o to_o the_o crown_n in_o those_o day_n and_o that_o then_o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o hear_v of_o a_o parliament_n meddle_v with_o the_o succession_n therefore_o i_o suppose_v the_o man_n who_o seem_v astonish_v at_o the_o boldness_n of_o a_o parliament_n in_o presume_v to_o speak_v of_o it_o at_o this_o time_n will_v say_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v trouble_v with_o precedent_n before_o the_o norman_a conquest_n and_o that_o though_o the_o saxon_n may_v be_v guilty_a of_o prefer_v a_o brave_a and_o deserve_a bastard_n before_o a_o cruel_a or_o a_o silly_a legitimate_a prince_n and_o of_o many_o other_o irregularity_n yet_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o our_o history_n since_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o first_o who_o reign_n be_v the_o great_a epoch_n from_o whence_o we_o do_v compute_v our_o king_n let_v we_o therefore_o go_v on_o more_o particular_o to_o observe_v what_o have_v be_v do_v since_o that_o time_n and_o we_o hall_n see_v whether_o they_o who_o wonder_v so_o much_o have_v any_o reason_n to_o do_v so_o william_n the_o conqueror_n be_v himself_o illegitimate_a and_o yet_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o normandy_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o set_v any_o great_a value_n upon_o that_o fort_n of_o title_n which_o be_v derive_v from_o a_o right_n of_o blood_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o much_o regard_n it_o for_o pass_v by_o robert_n his_o eldell_n he_o give_v the_o crown_n 980._o crown_n a_o patre_fw-la ultima_fw-la valetudine_fw-la decumbente_fw-la in_o successorem_fw-la adoptatus_fw-la guil._n malmab_n lib._n 4._o fol._n 120._o sim._n dunel_n anno_o 1087._o fol._n 213._o brompt_v f._n 980._o by_o his_o last_o will_n to_o william_n rufus_n his_o young_a son_n dispose_v only_o with_o regard_n to_o his_o own_o inclination_n the_o crown_n which_o himself_o have_v gain_v but_o his_o son_n be_v too_o wise_a to_o rely_v upon_o this_o disposition_n as_o a_o sufficient_a title_n and_o therefore_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o more_o suit_n one_o 1088._o one_o convocatis_fw-la terrae_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la brompt_v 983._o optimates_fw-la frequentes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d westmonasterium_fw-la in_o concilium_fw-la convenere_fw-la ubi_fw-la loci_fw-la post_fw-la lorgam_fw-la consultatinnem_fw-la guilielinum_n rufum_fw-la regem_fw-la fecere_fw-la mat._n paris_n flores_n hist_o fol._n 231._o volentibus_fw-la omnium_fw-la provincianum_n animus_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la acceptus_fw-la mat._n paris_n in_o vit_fw-mi gull_n 2._o fol._n 14._o anno_fw-la 1088._o for_o call_v together_o the_o noble_n and_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o acquaint_v they_o in_o a_o full_a council_n with_o his_o father_n will_n and_o desire_v their_o consent_n to_o it_o who_o after_o a_o long_a consultation_n do_v at_o last_o unanimous_o agree_v to_o make_v he_o their_o king_n and_o thereupon_o he_o be_v crown_v by_o langfranck_n archbishop_n of_o 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electus_fw-la est_fw-la brempt_v 997._o but_o that_o prince_n have_v discover_v too_o much_o of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o his_o disposition_n of_o his_o aversion_n to_o the_o english_a nation_n and_o of_o his_o proneness_n to_o revenge_n so_o that_o by_o the_o full_a consent_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o realm_n assemble_v at_o winchester_n he_o be_v final_o reject_v and_o they_o do_v concur_v to_o elect_v the_o conqueror_n three_o son_n henry_n for_o their_o king_n as_o mar._n westminster_n express_v it_o nor_o do_v they_o do_v this_o but_o upon_o term_n for_o both_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n say_v that_o if_o he_o will_v restore_v they_o their_o ancient_a liberty_n and_o confirm_v they_o by_o his_o charter_n and_o abrogate_v some_o severe_a law_n which_o his_o father_n have_v make_v they_o will_v consent_v to_o make_v he_o king_n and_o this_o prudent_a and_o learned_a king_n be_v not_o ashamed_a or_o unwilling_a to_o own_o this_o title_n for_o he_o do_v at_o 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cleri_fw-la &_o populi_fw-la electus_n est_fw-la à _fw-la wil._n cant._n archiepiscopo_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la consecratur_fw-la r._n hagulstad_n a_o 1156._o f._n 312._o consentientibus_fw-la