Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

Then the king apparelled himself in the habit of a Minstrel, as he was very skilful in Music, and entered into the Tents of the Danes, lying at Eddingdon, and there espied their Idleness, and heard much of their Counsel, and suddenly, in the nigh, he fell upon the Danes, and slew a great multitude of them; his Subjects bearing of his manly Victories, drew to him daily, so he won Winchester from the Danes, and divers other towns, and forced them to seek peace, the which was concluded, upon condition that Gutrum their King should be Christened, and that such as would not be Christened should depart the Country.

Then the king apparelled himselfe in the habit of a Minstrell, as he was very skilfull in Musicke, and entred into the Tents of the Danes, lying at Eddingdon, and there espied their Idlenesse, and heard much of their Counsell, and sodainly, in the nigh, he fell vpon the Danes, and slew a great multitude of them; his Subiects bearing of his manly Uictories, drew to him daily, so he wonne Winchester from the Danes, and diuers other townes, and forced them to sêeke peace, the which was concluded, vpon condition that Gutrum their King should be Christned, and that such as would not be Christned should depart the Country.

King Alfride, was king Gutrum's Godfather at his Baptism, and named him Athelstan, then he gave Norfolk▪ Suffolk▪ and part of Cambridgeshire, and Northumberland to them that were Christened, those that would not be Christened, though they departed the Realm, they did diverse times return again, and did much spoil in many parts of the Realm, but King Alfride overcame them ever. During the whole time of the Danes, the Land was plagued with wars, pestilence, and murrain of beasts: the King always thanked God, what troubles soever happened unto him, and after he had reigned 29. years and six months, he died, and is buried at Winchester. He ever bestowed eight hours in the day in study,¹ there was none in England more quick in understanding, nor more elegant in interpreting then he was. He sent for many learned men out of other Countries, to instruct his people. He was the first that ordained certain Schools of diverse Arts, at Oxford, and Franchised them with great Liberties: he translated many books into the Saxon tongue; all that he could, by fair means and threats, he endeavoured to stir up his subjects to learning: he preferred none to any great place, except he were learned; since his time, learning was never extinguished in this Realm, Edward his son succeeded him in his kingdoms.