[Sidenote: Turkillus discloseth the secrets of the Realme to K.
Swaine.]
Now had Turkillus in the meanetime aduertised king Swaine in
what state things stood here within the realme: how king Egelred was
negligent, onlie attending to the lusts & pleasures of the flesh: how
the noble men were vnfaithfull, and the commons weake and feeble
[Sidenote: _Simon Dun._]
through want of good and trustie leaders. Howbeit, some write, that
Turkillus as well as other of the Danes which remained héere in
England, was in league with king Egelred, in somuch that he was with
him in London, to helpe and defend the citie against Swaine when he
came to assalt it (as after shall appéere.) Which if it be true,
a doubt may rise whether Swaine receiued anie aduertisement from
Turkillus to mooue him the rather to inuade the realme: but such
aduertisements might come from him before that he was accorded with
Egelred.

[Sidenote: Swaine prepareth an armie to inuade England.]
Swaine therefore as a valiant prince, desirous both to reuenge
his sisters death, and win honor, prepared an huge armie, and a great
number of ships, with the which he made towards England, and first
[Sidenote: He landeth at Sandwich. 1013.]
comming to Sandwich, taried there a small while, and taking eftsoones
the sea, compassed about the coasts of Eastangles, and arriuing in the
[Sidenote: Gainsbourgh.]
mouth of Humber, sailed vp the water, and entering into the
riuer of Trent, he landed at Gainesbourgh, purposing to inuade the
Northumbers. But as men brought into great feare, for that they had
béene subiect to the Danes in times past, and thinking therefore not