performance thereof (as before is recited.) And after by the
commandement of earle Edrike she was put to death, pronouncing that
the shedding of hir bloud would cause all England one day sore to rue.
She was a verie beautifull ladie, and tooke hir death without all
feare, not once changing countenance, though she saw hir husband
and hir onelie sonne (a yoong gentleman of much towardnesse) first
murthered before hir face.

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_Turkillus the Danish capteine telleth king Swaine the faults of the
king, nobles, & commons of this realme, he inuadeth England, the
Northumbers and others submit themselues to him, Danes receiued into
seruice vnder Egelred, London assalted by Swaine, the citizens behaue
themselues stoutlie, and giue the Danish host a shamefull repulse,
Ethelmere earle of Deuonshire and his people submit themselues to
Swaine, he returneth into Denmarke, commeth back againe into England
with a fresh power, is incountred withhall of the Englishmen, whose
king Egelred is discomfited, his oration to his souldiers touching the
present reliefe of their distressed land, their resolution and full
purpose in this their perplexitie, king Egelred is minded to giue
place to Swaine, he sendeth his wife and children ouer into Normandie,
the Londoners yeeld vp their state to Swaine, Egelred saileth oner
into Normandie, leauing his land to the enimie._

THE SIXT CHAPTER.