In the mean time Swanus king of Denmark, brother to Canutus died, wherefore that land fell to Canutus; who anon after sailed thither, and took the possession, and returned into England, & married Emma, late wife of Egelred, and by her had a son called Herdeknight, or Hardiknoutus: He assembled a parliament at Oxford, wherein was agreed that English men, and Danes, should hold the laws made by king Edgar, 1as most good, & reasonable. Thus, the Danes being in England, began by little and little to be christened, and Canutus went to Rome, and so returning again to England, governed the land 20. years, leaving behind him two sons, Harold, & Hardiknoutus, which Hardiknoutus was made K of Denmark in his fathers time: Harold for his swiftness, called Harefoot, (son to Canutus by Eligna his first wife) began his reign over England, an. 1039 §1039He banished his stepmother Emma, & took her goods, & jewels from her. He reigned but 4. years, & the kingdom fell to ⟨p. 122⟩Hardeknoutus king of Denmark his brother: who when he had reigned 2. years,2 being merry at Lambeth, suddenly was stricken dumb, and fell down to the ground, and within 8. days after died without issue of his body, and was the last that reigned of the blood of the Danes.3 For the Earls and Barons agreed, that none of that blood should after be king, for the despite and hurt the Danes had done to the English nation, and sent into Normandy for the 2. brethren, Alfred & Edward, sons of king Egelred, intending to make Alfred king of England: but Earle Godwin a West Saxon, who had married the daughter of Hardeknoutus, thought to slay the two brethren coming into England, & to make Harold his son king: which son, he had by the daughter of Hardeknoutus, the Dane King. The messengers that went for the brethren, found but Alfred the elder: for Edward the younger was gone into Hungary, to speak with his cousin the outlaw, which was Edward Ironside's son. So the traitor Godwin met with Alfride, & the Normans attending upon him, and when they came to Guild down, he commanded his men to slay all that were of Alfride's company, and after that, to take Alfred, and to lead him to the isle of Ely, where they should put out both his eyes:
In the meane time Swanus king of Denmarke, brother to Canutus died, wherefore that land fell to Canutus; who anon after sailed thither, and tooke the possession, and returned into England, & married Emma, late wife of Egelred, and by her had a sonne called Herdeknight, or Hardiknoutus: He assembled a parlement at Oxford, wherin was agréed that English men, and Danes, should hold the lawes made by king Edgar, 1as most good, & reasonable. Thus, the Danes being in England, beganne by little and litle to bée christened, and Canutus went to Rome, and so returning againe to England, gouerned the land 20. yéers, leauing behind him two sonnes, Harold, & Hardiknoutus, which Hardiknoutus was made K of Denmarke in his fathers time: Harold for his swiftnes, called Harefoot, (son to Canutus by Eligna his first wife) began his raign ouer Englād, an. 1039 §1039He banished his stepmother Emma, & took her goods, & iewels from her. He raigned but 4. yéeres, & the kingdome fell to ⟨p. 122⟩Hardeknoutus king of Denmarke his brother: who when he had raigned 2. yéeres,2 being merry at Lambith, sodainly was stricken dumme, and fel down to the ground, and within 8. daies after died without issue of his body, and was the last that raigned of the blood of the Danes.3 For the Earles and Barons agréed, that none of that blood should after bée king, for the despite and hurt the Danes had done to ye English nation, and sent into Normandy for the 2. brethren, Alfred & Edward, sonnes of king Egelred, entending to make Alfred king of England: but Earle Godwin a Westsaxon, who had married the daughter of Hardeknoutus, thought to slay the two brethren comming into England, & to make Harold his sonne king: which sonne, he had by the daughter of Hardeknoutus, ye Dane King. The messengers that went for the brethren, founde but Alfred the elder: for Edward the younger was gone into Hungary, to speake with his cousin the outlaw, which was Edward Ironsides sonne. So the traitor Godwin met with Alfride, & the Normans attending vpon him, and when they came to Guilde doune, he commanded his men to slea all that were of Alfrides company, and after that, to take Alfred, and to leade him to the yle of Ely, where they should put out both his eies:
- 1King Edgars laws.King Edgars lawes.
- 2Hardeknoutus dieth.
- 3The last K. of the Danes.
