[Sidenote: 1112. _Henr. Hunt._]
But now to our purpose. In the yéere next insuing, vpon the
Saturday in Easter wéeke, after that the bishop Elphegus had béene
kept prisoner with them the space of six or seuen moneths, they
cruellie in a rage led him foorth into the fields, and dashed out his
[Sidenote: The archbishop Elphegus murthered.]
braines with stones, bicause he would not redéeme his libertie with
thrée thousand pounds, which they demanded to haue beene leuied of his
farmers and tenants. This cruell murther was commited at Gréenewich
foure miles distant from London, the 19 of Aprill, where he lay a
[Sidenote: Miracles.]
certeine time vnburied, but at length through miracles shewed (as
[Sidenote: Elphegus buried in London.]
they say, for miracles are all wrought now by dead men, and not
by the liuing) the Danes permitted that his bodie might be caried to
London, and there was it buried in the church of S. Paule, where it
rested for the space of ten yeeres, till king Cnute or Knought had the
[Sidenote: Translated to Canturburie.]
gouernment of this land, by whose appointment it was remooued to
Canturburie.

[Sidenote: _Wil. Malms._ Turkillus held Norffolk and Suffolke.]
Turkillus the leader of those Danes by whome the archbishop
Elphegus was thus murthered, held Northfolke and Suffolke vnder
his subiection, & so continued in those parties as chiefe lord and
gouernor. But the residue of the Danes at length, compounding with
[Sidenote: 48 thousand pound as saith _Sim. Dun._ and _M. West._
_Henr. Hunt._]
the Englishmen for a tribute to be paid to them of eight thousand
pounds, spred abroad in the countrie, soiorning in cities, townes and