villages, where they might find most conuenient harbour. Moreouer,
fortie of their ships, or rather (as some write) 45 were reteined to
serue the king, promising to defend the realme; with condition, that
the souldiers and mariners should haue prouision of meate and drinke,
with apparell found them at the kings charges. As one autor hath
gathered, Swaine king of Denmarke was in England at the concluding of
this peace, which being confirmed with solemne othes and sufficient
hostages, he departed into Denmarke.

[Sidenote: _Matth. West._]
The same author bringeth the generall slaughter of Danes vpon S.
Brices day, to haue chanced in the yéere after the conclusion of
this agreement, that is to say, in the yeere 1012, at what time
[Sidenote: Gunthildis the sister of K. Swaine murthered.]
Gunthildis the sister of king Swaine was slaine, with hir husband
& hir sonne, by the commandement of the false traitor Edrike. But
bicause all other authors agree that the murther of Danes was executed
about ten yeeres before this supposed time: we haue made rehearsall
thereof in that place. Howbeit, for the death of Gunthildis, it maie
be, that she became hostage either in the yéere 1007, at what time
king Egelred paied thirtie thousand pounds vnto king Swaine to haue
peace (as before you haue heard) or else might she be deliuered in
hostage, in the yéere 1011, when the last agréement was made with the
Danes (as aboue is mentioned.) But when or at what time soeuer she
became hostage, this we find of hir, that she came hither into England
with hir husband Palingus, a mightie earle, and receiued baptisme
[Sidenote: _Wil. Malm._]
héere. Wherevpon she earnestlie trauelled in treatie of a peace
betwixt hir brother and king Egelred: which being brought to passe
chieflie by hir sute, she was contented to become an hostage for