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and_o soon_o after_o die_v at_o shaftbury_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v nineteen_o year_n leave_v two_o son_n harold_n surname_v for_o his_o swiftness_n in_o run_v harefoot_n and_o hardy_n canutus_n who_o england_n harold_n son_n of_o canutus_n king_n of_o england_n in_o his_o life_n time_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o denmark_n harold_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o who_o reign_n there_o be_v great_a doubt_n make_v of_o the_o legitimacie_n of_o his_o birth_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v the_o king_n son_n or_o no_o but_o more_o especial_o by_o earl_n goodwin_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o turbulent_a spirit_n who_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n will_v have_v disinherit_v he_o and_o confer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o brother_n but_o leofricus_n who_o the_o king_n much_o love_v and_o trust_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o dane_n oppose_v mighty_o goodwin_n and_o his_o son_n so_o that_o they_o be_v utter_o disappoint_v of_o their_o purpose_n harold_n be_v no_o soon_o settle_v in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o he_o rob_v his_o stepmother_n emma_n that_o good_a and_o devout_a lady_n of_o her_o jewel_n and_o banish_v emma_n wife_n to_o canutus_n banish_v treasure_n and_o then_o banish_v she_o the_o land_n wherefore_o she_o sail_v to_o baldwin_n earl_n of_o flanders_n where_o she_o be_v noble_o entertain_v and_o continue_v all_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o harold_n in_o which_o he_o do_v nothing_o worth_a register_n or_o deserve_a memory_n who_o after_o three_o year_n and_o some_o few_o month_n die_v at_o london_n or_o as_o some_o say_v at_o oxford_n and_o have_v no_o issue_n leave_v his_o brother_n hardy_n canutus_n heir_n to_o the_o crown_n with_o the_o death_n of_o who_o elder_a brother_n i_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n chap._n 10._o merlin_n prophecy_n of_o hardy_n canutus_n and_o earl_n goodwin_n which_o according_o happen_v his_o many_o tyranny_n among_o other_o his_o tithe_n of_o the_o norman_a gentleman_n the_o death_n of_o prince_n alured_n son_n to_o canutus_n and_o emma_n the_o strange_a death_n of_o earl_n goodwin_n after_o the_o death_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n harold_n earl_n goodwin_n son_n usurp_v you_o see_v how_o hitherto_o merlin_n have_v predict_v nothing_o which_o the_o success_n and_o event_n have_v not_o make_v good_a we_o will_v yet_o examine_v he_o further_o and_o prove_v if_o he_o have_v be_v as_o faithful_a in_o the_o future_a as_o the_o former_a who_o thus_o proceed_v and_o helluo_n then_o with_o open_a jaw_n shall_v yawn_v devour_v even_o till_o midnight_n from_o the_o dawn_n and_o he_o a_o hydra_n with_o seven_o head_n shall_v grace_v glad_a to_o behold_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o race_n and_o then_o upon_o the_o neustrian_a blood_n shall_v prey_v and_o tithe_v they_o by_o the_o pole_n now_o well_o away_o burst_n shall_v he_o after_o gordged_a with_o humane_a blood_n and_o leave_v his_o name_n in_o part_n of_o the_o salt_n flood_n iron_n man_n in_o wooden_a tent_n shall_v here_o arrive_v and_o hence_o the_o saxon_n with_o her_o eaglet_n drive_v etc._n etc._n it_o follow_v in_o the_o history_n hardy_a canutus_n the_o england_n hardy_n canutus_n the_o dane_n crown_v king_n of_o england_n son_n of_o canutus_n and_o emma_n begin_v his_o reign_n over_o england_n in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n one_o thousand_o forty_o one_o who_o be_v oâ—…_n such_o cruelty_n as_o that_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o settle_v in_o the_o state_n but_o he_o present_o send_v alphricus_fw-la archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o earl_n goodwin_n to_o westminster_n to_o take_v up_o the_o brother_n a_o barbarous_a cruelty_n in_o a_o brother_n body_n of_o his_o dear_a brother_n and_o have_v part_v the_o head_n from_o the_o shoulder_n to_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o river_n thames_n which_o be_v by_o they_o according_o perform_v the_o cause_n thereunto_o move_v be_v for_o rifle_v and_o after_o exile_v his_o mother_n emma_n who_o he_o cause_v with_o great_a honour_n to_o be_v bring_v again_o into_o the_o land_n he_o revive_v also_o the_o almost_o forget_v tribute_n eâ—…cesse_n his_o riot_n and_o eâ—…cesse_n call_v dane_n geld_v which_o he_o spend_v in_o drink_v deep_a and_o feed_v high_a for_o these_o be_v his_o delight_n for_o beside_o his_o immoderate_a quaff_n he_o have_v the_o table_n through_o his_o court_n spread_v four_o time_n a_o day_n with_o all_o the_o riot_n and_o excess_n that_o may_v be_v devise_v who_o himself_n mind_v only_o gormondize_v and_o voracitie_n commit_v the_o whole_a rule_n of_o the_o land_n to_o emma_n and_o goodwin_n who_o have_v marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o canutus_n by_o his_o first_o wife_n elgina_n by_o who_o many_o thing_n be_v much_o misorder_a to_o the_o great_a discontent_n of_o the_o commons_o this_o earl_n have_v many_o son_n as_o witness_v polychronicon_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 15._o by_o his_o daughter_n earle_n goodwin_n son_n and_o daughter_n first_o wife_n who_o be_v sister_n to_o canutus_n he_o have_v but_o one_o who_o by_o the_o strike_n of_o a_o horse_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o thames_n and_o there_o drown_v who_o mother_n after_o die_v by_o lightning_n and_o be_v of_o such_o incontinent_a life_n that_o she_o prostitute_v virgin_n and_o young_a woman_n to_o make_v base_a and_o mercenary_a use_n of_o their_o body_n she_o dead_a he_o marry_v a_o second_o of_o who_o he_o beget_v six_o son_n swanus_fw-la harold_n tostius_fw-la wilnotus_fw-la syrthe_n or_o surthe_n and_o leofricus_n with_o a_o daughter_n name_v goditha_n who_o after_o be_v marry_v to_o edward_n the_o confessor_n hardy_n canutus_n whole_o devote_v to_o all_o voluptuousness_n be_v at_o a_o feast_n at_o lambeth_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o mirth_n and_o jollity_n drink_v a_o carouse_n out_o of_o a_o bowl_n elbow-deep_a fall_v down_o drink_v hardy_n canutus_n die_v drink_v sudden_o and_o rest_v speechless_a for_o the_o space_n of_o eight_o day_n at_o the_o end_n whereof_o he_o expire_v in_o 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the_o two_o son_n of_o egelredus_fw-la and_o emma_n namely_o alphr_v and_o edward_n who_o before_o be_v send_v into_o normandy_n come_v into_o england_n to_o see_v their_o mother_n and_o be_v princely_a attend_v by_o a_o great_a number_n of_o brave_a norman_a knight_n and_o gentleman_n of_o which_o earl_n goodwin_n that_o project_n by_o the_o seven_o head_n be_v mean_v he_o and_o his_o six_o son_n who_o aâ—…sisted_v he_o in_o all_o his_o bloody_a project_n subtle_a seven-headed_a hydra_n before_o speak_v of_o have_v notice_n '_o he_o begin_v to_o plot_n and_o devise_v how_o to_o match_v his_o only_a daughter_n goditha_n to_o one_o of_o the_o two_o prince_n but_o find_v alured_v the_o elder_a to_o be_v of_o a_o high_a and_o haughty_a spirit_n and_o will_v disdain_v so_o mean_a a_o marriage_n he_o think_v by_o supplant_n he_o to_o confer_v she_o upon_o the_o young_a who_o be_v of_o a_o more_o flexible_a disposition_n pâ—…te_n earle_n goodwin_n pâ—…te_n to_o compass_v which_o he_o pretend_v to_o the_o king_n and_o council_n that_o it_o may_v prove_v dangerous_a to_o the_o state_n to_o suffer_v so_o many_o stranger_n to_o enter_v the_o land_n without_o licence_n by_o which_o he_o get_v authority_n and_o power_n to_o manage_v that_o business_n according_a to_o his_o own_o discretion_n as_o be_v most_o potent_a with_o the_o king_n and_o a_o great_a incourager_n of_o his_o profuseness_n and_o riot_n therefore_o be_v strong_o accompany_v he_o meet_v with_o the_o two_o prince_n and_o their_o train_n and_o set_v upon_o they_o as_o enemy_n kill_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o at_o the_o first_o encounter_n and_o have_v surprise_v the_o rest_n upon_o a_o place_n call_v guildowne_a he_o slay_v nine_o and_o save_v the_o ten_o and_o then_o think_v the_o number_n of_o the_o survivor_n too_o cruelty_n earle_n goodwin_n great_a cruelty_n great_a he_o tithe_v again_o
soveraignize_v fifteen_o year_n madan_n begin_v his_o réigne_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n four_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o of_o who_o be_v little_o leave_v worthy_a memory_n but_o that_o he_o tyrannize_v over_o his_o subject_n and_o in_o the_o forty_o of_o his_o reign_n be_v at_o his_o disport_n of_o hunt_v and_o lose_v by_o his_o train_n he_o madan_n the_o death_n of_o madan_n be_v devour_v of_o wolf_n which_o be_v then_o plenteous_a in_o the_o land_n leave_v two_o son_n memprisius_n and_o manlius_n these_o two_o brother_n be_v at_o mortal_a enmity_n till_o in_o the_o end_n memprisias_n the_o elder_a cause_v the_o other_o to_o be_v traitorous_o slay_v after_o which_o he_o fall_v into_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n and_o abandon_v the_o bed_n of_o his_o lawful_a wife_n use_v the_o company_n of_o many_o prostitute_n and_o concubine_n and_o then_o into_o the_o brutish_a sin_n of_o sodomitry_n for_o which_o he_o grow_v hate_v both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n who_o 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