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each_o other_o by_o their_o own_o war_n yet_o stand_v their_o power_n strong_a in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o the_o overbear_v britain_n hold_v still_o at_o the_o worst_a 2_o but_o such_o be_v the_o dispose_n of_o the_o sole_a disposer_n of_o empire_n that_o they_o have_v their_o rise_n their_o fool_n and_o their_o fall_n never_o stay_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o point_n neither_o entail_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nation_n how_o strong_a politic_a or_o populous_a soever_o the_o proof_n whereof_o be_v apparent_a in_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o of_o we_o as_o mutable_a as_o any_o who_o change_n of_o state_n unto_o and_o in_o this_o sevenfold_a government_n mutable_a have_v hitherto_o be_v see_v the_o several_a king_n thereof_o long_o contend_v to_o branch_v their_o own_o fountain_n further_a and_o fair_a last_o let_v they_o fall_v into_o one_o stream_n which_o so_o meeting_n make_v a_o more_o famous_a confluence_n in_o this_o monarchy_n than_o the_o seven_o head_n of_o nilus_n in_o the_o egyptian_a sea_n 3_o former_o the_o kentish_a southsaxons_a east-angle_n northumbrian_n and_o the_o mercian_n through_o no_o less_o than_o eight_o descent_n have_v wear_v the_o imperial_a diadem_n who_o ray_n shine_v now_o so_o bright_a in_o the_o westsaxon_n eye_n that_o they_o again_o seek_v to_o reestate_v ambition_n themselves_o in_o so_o glorious_a a_o possession_n for_o whereas_o brightrik_n be_v possess_v and_o content_v with_o the_o west-saxon_a crown_n neither_o that_o wear_v without_o jealousy_n and_o fear_n yet_o other_o of_o the_o blood_n royal_a from_o cherdik_n raise_v the_o wing_n of_o their_o soar_a thought_n much_o high_o among_o who_o egbert_n be_v one_o neither_o the_o last_o nor_o the_o least_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o people_n or_o suspect_v of_o his_o prince_n 4_o this_o egbert_n have_v command_n of_o some_o part_n of_o that_o province_n so_o carry_v himself_o that_o his_o fame_n grow_v 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kingdom_n over_o the_o southsaxons_a the_o kentish_a and_o the_o eastsaxons_a without_o any_o mention_n or_o meaning_n as_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o shall_v intermeddle_v further_o with_o any_o other_o part_n of_o england_n notwithstanding_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n ethelbald_n it_o be_v general_o hold_v of_o all_o man_n for_o law_n equity_n and_o reason_n that_o he_o shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o monarchy_n and_o so_o he_o do_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o without_o resistance_n or_o contradiction_n of_o any_o other_o 13_o ethelred_n the_o three_o son_n of_o king_n ethelwolfe_n son_n and_o lady_n osburg_n his_o first_o wife_n have_v by_o the_o disposition_n of_o his_o father_n in_o his_o last_o will_n the_o one_o half_a of_o his_o father_n proper_a inheritance_n which_o be_v all_o such_o land_n as_o king_n egbert_n his_o grandfather_n have_v before_o he_o be_v king_n and_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o domain_v of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o this_o 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to_o abandon_v their_o kingdom_n and_o depart_v into_o italy_n where_o the_o king_n die_v the_o same_o year_n in_o the_o english_a college_n at_o rome_n she_o live_v after_o he_o fifteen_o year_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o nâ—…ne_n at_o the_o city_n of_o padâ—…a_n and_o there_o die_v and_o be_v honourable_o bury_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n eight_o hundred_o eighty_o nine_o which_o be_v the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o her_o brother_n king_n elfreds_n reign_n 16_o neâ—…te_a suppose_a by_o john_n capgraâ—…e_n the_o legend_n writer_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o king_n ethelwolfe_n be_v in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d youth_n bring_v up_o at_o glastenbery_n under_o dunstan_n who_o be_v afterward_o arthbishop_n of_o caâ—…terbury_n he_o prove_v a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o reader_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n at_o the_o foundation_n or_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o the_o restauration_n thereof_o by_o king_n elfred_n he_o 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wife_n of_o king_n ethelbald_n be_v the_o widow_n of_o his_o own_o father_n a_o most_o unlawful_a matrimony_n contract_v against_o all_o law_n of_o god_n or_o of_o nature_n 1._o which_o be_v both_o dissolve_v and_o punish_v by_o the_o hasty_a death_n of_o the_o king_n and_o she_o return_v towards_o her_o father_n and_o country_n in_o flanders_n be_v ravish_v by_o baldwin_n the_o forester_n of_o arden_n in_o france_n and_o by_o he_o forcible_o keep_v until_o she_o consent_v to_o become_v his_o wife_n who_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o marriage_n when_o he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n her_o father_n be_v by_o he_o create_v the_o first_o earl_n of_o flanders_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n baldwin_n the_o second_o who_o espouse_a lady_n elfrid_n the_o young_a daughter_n of_o elfred_n king_n of_o england_n from_o who_o through_o five_o descent_n lineal_o maâ—…d_n queen_n of_o england_n wife_n to_o william_n the_o conqueror_n descend_v and_o from_o she_o all_o our_o 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