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1Her se eorl Walþeof griðede wið þone cyng. & þæs on
2lengten se cyng let hergian ealle þa mynstra þe
3on Englalande wæron.
4þa on þam ilcan geare com Swegn cyng of Denmarcan into
5Humbran. & þæt landfolc comen him ongean & griðedon
6wið hine wændon þæt he sceolde þet land ofergan.
7þa comen into Elig Cristien þa Densce biscop & Osbearn
8eorl & þa Densca huscarles mid heom.
9& þet Englisce folc of eall þa feonlandes comen to heom.
10wendon þæt hi sceoldon winnon eall þæt land.
11þa herdon þa munecas of Burh sægen þæt heora agene menn
12wolden hergon þone mynstre, þæt wæs Hereward & his genge.
13þæt wæs forðan þet hi herdon sæcgen þet se cyng heafde
14gifen þæt abbotrice an Frencisce abbot Turolde
15wæs gehaten. & þæt he wæs swiðe styrne man. & wæs
16cumen þa into Stanforde mid ealle hise Frencisce menn.
17þa wæs þære an cyrceweard Yware wæs gehaten. nam þa be
18nihte eall þet he mihte. þet wæron Cristes bec
19& mæsse hakeles & cantelcapas & reafes & swilce litles
20hwat. swa hwat swa he mihte.
21& ferde sona ær dæg to þone abbot Turolde & sægde him
22þæt he sohte his griðe. & cydde him hu þa utlages
23sceolden cumen to Burh. þæt he dyde eall be þære
24munece ræde.
25þa sona on morgen comen ealle þa utlaga mid fela scipe, &
26woldon into þam mynstre. & þa munecas wiðstoden
27þæt hi na mihton incumen.
28þa lægdon hi fyr on. & forbærndon ealle þa munece huses &
29eall þa tun buton ane huse.
30þa comen hi þurh fyre in æt Bolhiðe geate. & þa munecas
31comen heom togeanes. beaden heom grið, ac hi
32na rohten na þing.
33geodon into þe mynstre. clumben upp to þe halge rode. namen
34þa þe kynehelm of ure Drihtnes heafod eall
35of smeate golde. namen þa þet fotspure þe wæs
36undernæðen his fote. þæt wæs eall of read golde.
37Clumben upp to þe stepel. brohton dune þæt hæcce þe þær
38wæs behid. hit wæs eall of gold & of seolfre.
39hi namen þære twa gildene scrines & ix seolferne.
40& hi namen fiftene mycele roden. ge of golde ge of seolfre.
41hi namen þære swa mycele gold & seolfre & swa manega
42gersumas on sceat & on scrud & on bokes swa nan
43man ne mæi oðer tællen. sægdon þæt hi hit dyden for
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45mynstres holdscipe.
46Syððon geden heom to scipe. ferden heom to Elig, betæhtan
47þær þa ealla þa gærsume;
48þa Denescæ menn wændon þæt hi sceoldon ofercumen þa
49Frencisca men. þa todrefodon ealle þa munekes.
50beleaf þær nan butan an munec he wæs gehaten Leofwine
51lange. he læi seoc in þa secræman in.
52ða com Turold abbot & æhte siþe twenti Frencisce men mid
53him & ealle fullwepnode.
54þa he þider com þa fand he forbærnd wiðinnan & wiðutan.
55eall butan þa cyrece ane.
56þa wæron þa utlagas ealle on flote. wistan þæt he scolde
57þider cumen.
58þis wæs don þæs dæges iiii Nonæ Iunii .
59þa twegen kyngas Willelm & Swægn wurðon sæhtlod. þa
60ferdon þa Dænesca menn ut of Elig mid ealle þa
61forenspræcena gærsume & læddon mid heom.
62þa hi comen on middewarde þe sæ. þa com an mycel storm &
63todræfede ealle þa scipe þær þa gersumes wæron
64inne. sume ferdon to Norwæge. sume to Yrlande. sume to
65Dænmarce.
66& eall þæt þider com þæt wæs þone hæcce & sume scrine
67& sume roden & fela of þa oðre gærsume. & brohten
68hit to an cynges tun hatte. & dyden hit eall þa in þone
69cyrce.
70ða syððon þurh heora gemelest & þurh heora druncenhed on
71an niht forbærnde þa cyrce. & eall þet þær
72innæ wæs.
73ðus wæs se mynstre of Burch forbærnd & forhærgod.
74ælmihtig God hit gemiltse þurh his mycele mildhertnesse.
75And þus se abbot Turolde ccmcom to Burh. & þa munecas comen þa
76ongean. & dydan Cristes þeudom in þære
77cyrce. þæt ær hæfde standen fulle seofeniht forutan ælces
78cynnes riht.
79ða herde Ægelric biscop þet gesecgon. þa amansumede he
80ealle þa men þa þæt yfel dæde hæfden don.
81ða wæs mycel hunger þæs geares.
82& þa þæs sumeres com þet lið norðan of Humbran into
83Tæmese. & lagon þær twa niht. & heoldan syððon
84to Dænmercan.
85And Baldewine eorl forðferde. & his sunu Arnulf feng to rice.
86& Willelm eorl sceolde ben his geheald. & Franca cyng eac. &
87com þa Rodbriht eorl & ofsloh his mæg
88Arnulf. & þone eorl. & þone cyng aflymda. and his menn
89ofsloh fela þusenda.
90Her Ædwine eorl & Morkere eorl uthlupon & mislice ferdon on
91wudu & on felda.
92ða gewende Morkere eorl to Elig on scipe. And Eadwine eorl
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94arhlice fram his agenum mannum.
95& com se biscop Egelwine. & Siward Bearn. & fela hund manna
96mid heom into Elig.
97& þa þe se cyng Willelm þæt geaxode. þa bead he ut
98scipfyrde & landfyrde. & þet land abutan sæt. &
99brycge gewrohte. & inn for. & seo scipfyrde on þa sæhealfe.
100& þa utlagan þa ealle on hand eodan. þæt wæs Egelwine
101biscop. & Morkere eorl. & ealle þa þe mid heom
102wæron buton Herewarde ane.
103& ealle þa þe mid him woldon. & he hi ahtlice utlædde.
104& se cyng genam scipa & wæpna & sceattas manega. & þa men he
105ateah swa swa he wolde. & þone biscop
106Egelwine he sende to Abbandune. & he þær forðferde sona
107þæs wintres.
108Her Willelm cyng lædde scipfyrde & landfyrde to Scotlande. &
109þæt land on þa sæhealfe mid scipum ymbelæg.
110& his landfyrde æt þam Gewæde innlædde. & he þær
111naht ne funde þæs þe him þe bet wære.
112& se cyng Melcolm com & griðede wið þone cyng Willelm &
113gislas sealde. & his man wæs.
114& se cyng ham gewende mid ealre his fyrde.
115& se biscop Egelric forðferde. he wæs to biscop hadod to
116Eoferwic. ac hit wæs mid unrihte him ofgenumon.
117& man geaf him þæt biscoprice on Dunholme. & he heafde hit
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119& forlet hit syððan.
120& ferde to Burch to sancte Petres mynstre. & þær
121drohtnode xii gear.
122ða æfter þam þe Willelm cyng gewan Englalande. þa nam he
123hine of Burch & sende hine to Westmynstre.
124& he forðferde on IDus Octobris . & he is bebyrged þær
125innan þam mynstre. innon sanctus Nicolaus portice.
126On þisum geare Willelm cyng lædde Engliscne here & Frencisce
127ofer sæ. & gewan þæt land Mans.
128& hit Englisce men swyðe amyrdon. wingearðas hi fordydon. &
129burga forbærndon. & swiðe þet land amyrdon.
130& hit eall abegdon Willelme to handa.
131& hi syððon ham gewendon to Englalande.
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133& Eadgar cild com of Scotland to Normandige.
134& se cyng hine geinlagode. & ealle his men. & he wæs on þes
135cynges hyrede. & nam swilce gerihta swa
136se cyng him geuðe.
137On þisum geare Willelm cyng geaf Raulfe eorle Willelmes
138dohtor Osbearnes sunu. & se ylca Raulf wæs
139Bryttisc on his moderhealfe. & his fæder wæs Englisc Raulf
140hatte. & wæs geboren on Norðfolc.
141þa geaf se cyng his sunu þone eorldom on Norðfolc. &
142Suðfolc. þa lædde he þæt wif to Norðwic.
143VERSE OMITTED
144ðær wæs Roger eorl. & Walþeof eorl. & biscopas & abbotes.
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146Englelandes cynedome.
147& hit wearð sona gecydd þam cynge to Normandige hu hit wæs
148geræd. þæt wæs Roger eorl. & Raulf eorl.
149þe wæron yldast to ðam unreode. & hi speonan þa Bryttas
150heom to. & sendon east to Denmearcan æfter
151sciphere heom to fultume.
152& Roger ferde west to his eorldome. & gegaderode his folc to
153þæs cynges unþearfe. ac he wearð gelet.
154& Raulf eac on his eorldome wolde forðgan mid his folce. ac
155þa castelmen þe wæron on Englalande & eac
156þæt landfolc him togeanes comen. & gemacodon þæt he
157naht ne dyde. ac for to scipe æt Norðwic.
158& his wif wæs innan þam castele. & hine heold swa lange
159þæt man hire grið sealde. & heo ut ferde þa
160of Englalande. & ealle hire men þe hire mid woldon.
161& se cyng siððan com to Englalande. & genam Roger eorl his
162mæg. & gefestnode hine. & Walþeof eorl he genam eac.
163& sona æfter þam comon eastan of Denmearcan cc scipa. &
164þær on wæron twægen heafodmenn. Cnut Swægnes
165sunu. & Hacun eorl. & hi ne dorstan nan gefeoht healdan
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167cynge. ac heoldon ofer sæ to Flandran.
168& Eadgið seo hlæfdig forðferde on Winceastre vii nihton
169ær Cristes mæssan. & se cyng hi let bryngan
170to Westmynstre mid mycclan wurðscipe. & lægde hi wið
171Eadward kyng hire hlaforde.
172& se wæs on Westmynstre þone midewinter. & man fordyde þær
173ealle þa Bryttas þe wæron æt þam brydealoð æt Norðwic.
174VERSE OMITTED
175On þisum geare forðferde Swægn cyng on Dænmercan. & Harold
176his sunu feng to þe kynerice.
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178abbod on
179Bærnege. & Walþeof eorl wes beheafdod
180on Winceastre. & his lic wearð gelead to Crulande.
181& se cyng for ofer sæ. & lædde his fyrde to Brytlande. &
182beset þone castel Dol.
183& þa Bryttas hine heoldon þæt se cyng com of Francland. &
184Willelm þanon for. & þær forleas ægðer ge
185men ge hors. & feola his gersuma.
186Her on þisum geare wurdon sæhte Franca cyng & Willelm
187Englalandes cyng. ac hit heold litle hwile.
188& ðes geares forbarn Lundenburh anre nihte ær Assumptio
189sancte Mariæ swa swyðe swa heo næfre ær næs
190syðþan heo gestabeled wæs.
191And on þisum geare forðfyrde Ægelwig abbod on Euesham on
192þam dæge xiv kalendæ Marcii . And Hereman
193biscop eac forðferde on þam dæge x kalendæ Marcii .
194On þisum geare com Melcolm cyng of Scotlande into Englelande
195betwyx þam twam Mariam mæssan mid mycclum
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197& ofsloh feala hund manna. & ham lædde manige
198sceattas. & gersuma. & menn on heftninge.
199And þi ilcan geare se cyng Willelm gefeaht togeanes his sunu
200Rotbearde wiðutan Normandige be anum castele
201Gerborneð hatte. & se cyng Willelm wearð þær
202gewundod. & his hors ofslagen þe he on sæt. & eac
203his sunu Willelm wearð þær gewundod. & fela manna
204ofslagene.
205On þisum geare wæs se biscop Walchere ofslagen on Dunholme
206æt anum gemote. & an hund manna mid him
207Frencisce & Flemisce. & he sylf wæs on Hloðeringa geboren.
208þis dydon Norðhymbran on Maies monðe.
209ON þisum geare se cyng lædde fyrde into Wealan. & þær
210gefreode fela hund manna.
211Her nam se cyng Odan biscop. & her wæs mycel hungor.
212On þisum geare aras seo ungehwærnes on Glæstingabyrig
213betwyx þam abbode þurstane. & his munecan.
214ærest hit com of þæs abbotes unwisdome. þæt he misbead
215his munecan on fela þingan.
216& ða munecas hit mændon lufelice to him. & beadon hine þæt
217he sceolde healdan hi rihtlice. & lufian
218hi. & hi woldon him beon holde. & gehyrsume.
219Ac se abbot nolde þæs naht. ac dyde heom yfele. & beheot
220heom wyrs.
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222munecas. & wolde hi mistukian.
223& sende æfter læwede mannum. & hi comon into capitulan on
224uppon þa munecas full gewepnede. & þa wæron
225þa munecas swiðe aferede of heom. nyston hwet heom to
226donne wære.
227Ac toscuton PLUMMER AND TORONTO CORPUS: to scuton . sume
228urnon into cyrcean. & belucan þa duran
229into heom. & hi ferdon æfter heom into þam
230mynstre. & woldon hig utdragan. þaða hig ne dorsten na
231utgan.
232Ac reowlic þing þær gelamp on dæg. þæt þa Frencisce men
233bræcen þone chor & torfedon towærd þam weofode
234þær ða munecas wæron. & sume of ðam cnihtan ferdon
235uppon þone uppflore. & scotedon adunweard mid
236arewan toweard þam haligdome. swa þæt on þære rode þe
237stod bufon þam weofode sticodon on mænige arewan.
238& þa wreccan munecas lagon onbuton þam weofode. & sume
239crupon under. & gyrne cleopedon to Gode his
240miltse biddende. þa þa hi ne mihton nane miltse æt mannum
241begytan.
242Hwæt magon we secgean. buton þæt hi scotedon swiðe. & þa
243oðre ða dura bræcon þær adune & eodon inn.
244& ofslogon sume þa munecas to deaðe. & mænige gewundedon
245þærinne. swa þæt ðet blod com of ðam weofode
246uppon þam gradan. & of ðam gradan on þa flore.
247þreo þær wæron ofslagene to deaðe. & eahteteone
248gewundade.
249& on þæs ilcan geares forðferde Mahtild Willelmes cynges
250cwen. on þone dæg æfter ealra halgena mæssedæg.
251And on þes ylcan geares æfter midewintre se cyng let beodan
252mycel gyld & hefelic ofer eall Englaland.
253þæt wæs æt ælcere hyde twa & hund seofenti peanega.
254Her on ðisum geare forðferde Wulfuuold abbod on Ceortesege.
255on þam dæge xiii kalendæ Mai .
256On þisum geare menn cwydodon & to soðan sædan. þæt Cnut
257cyng of Denmearcan Swægnes sune cynges fundade
258hiderward. & wolde gewinnan þis land mid Rodbeardes
259eorles fultume of Flandran. forðan þe Cnut
260heafde Rodbeardes dohter.
261ða Willelm Englalandes cyng þe þa wæs sittende on
262Normandige. forðig he ahte ægðer ge Englaland ge
263Normandige. þis geaxode. he ferde into Englalande mid swa
264mycclan here ridendra manna. & gangendra
265of Francrice and of Brytlande. swa næfre ær þis land ne
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267hu þis land mihte eall þone here afedan.
268Ac se cyng let toscyfton þone here geond eall þis land to
269his mannon. & hi fæddon þone here ælc be his landefne.
270& men heafdon mycel geswinc þæs geares. & se cyng lett
271awestan þæt land abutan þa sæ. þet gif his feond
272comen upp. þæt hi næfdon na on hwam hi fengon swa
273rædlice.
274Ac þa se cyng geaxode to soðan þæt his feond gelætte
275wæron. & ne mihten na geforðian heora fare. þa
276lett he sum þone here faren to heora agene lande. & sum he
277heold on þisum lande ofer winter.
278ða to þam midewintre wæs se cyng on Gleaweceastre mid his
279witan. & heold þær his hired v dagas. &
280syððan þe arcebiscop & gehadode men hæfden sinoð þreo
281dagas.
282ðær wæs Mauricius gecoren to biscop on Lundene. & Willelm
283to Norðfolce & Rodbeard to Ceasterscire.
284hi wæron ealle þæs cynges clerecas.
285æfter þisum hæfde se cyng mycel geþeaht. & swiðe deope
286spæce wið his witan ymbe þis land hu hit wære
287gesett. oððe mid hwylcon mannon.
288Sende þa ofer eall Englaland into ælcere scire his men. &
289lett agan ut hu fela hundred hyda wæron innon
290þære scire. oððe hwet se cyng him sylf hæfde landes.
291& orfes innan þam lande. oððe hwilce gerihtæ
292he ahte to habbanne to xii monþum of ðære scire.
293Eac he lett gewritan hu mycel landes his arcebiscops hæfdon.
294& his leodbiscops. & his abbods. & his
295eorlas. & þeah ic hit lengre telle. hwæt oððe hu mycel
296ælc mann hæfde þe landsittende wæs innan Englalande.
297on lande. oððe on orfe. & hu mycel feos hit wære
298wurð.
299Swa swyðe nearwelice he hit lett utaspyrian. þæt næs an
300ælpig hide. ne an gyrde landes. ne furðon,
301hit is sceame to tellanne. ac hit ne þuhte him nan sceame to
302donne. an oxe. ne an cu. ne an swin. næs
303belyfon. þæt næs gesæt on his gewrite.
304& ealle þa gewrita wæron gebroht to him syððan.
305Her se cyng bær his corona & heold his hired on Winceastre to
306þam Eastran. & swa he ferde þæt he wæs
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308Henric to ridere þær.
309Syððan he ferde abutan swa þæt he com to Lammæssan to
310Searebyrig. & þær him comon to his witan. and
311ealle þa landsittende men. þe ahtes wæron ofer eall
312Engleland. wæron þæs mannes men þe hi wæron.
313& ealle hi bugon to him. & weron his menn. & him holdaðas
314sworon þæt hi woldon ongean ealle oðre men
315him holde beon.
316ðanon he ferde into Wiht. forþig he wolde faran into
317Normandige & swa dyde syððan.
318And þeah he dyde ærest æfter his gewunan. begeat swiðe
319mycelne sceatt of his mannan þær he mihte ænige
320teale tohabban oððe mid rihte oððe elles.
321Ferde þa syððan into Normandige. & Eadgar Æþeling
322Ædwardes mæg cynges beah þa fram him forþig he næfde
323na mycelne wurðscipe of him. ac se ælmihtiga God him
324gife wurðscipe on þam toweardan.
325& Cristina þæs æðelinges swuster beah into mynstre to
326Rumesege. & underfeng halig rest.
327& þæs ilcan geares wæs swiðe hefelic gear. & swiðe
328swincfull & sorhfull gear innan Englelande on orfcwealme.
329& corn. & wæstmas wæron ætstandene.
330& swa mycel ungelimp on wæderunge. swa man naht æðelice
331geþencean ne mæg. swa stor þunring. & lægt
332wes. swa þæt hit acwealde manige men. & aa hit wyrsode mid
333mannan swiðor & swiðor.
334Gebete hit God elmihtiga. þonne his willa sy.
335æfter ure Drihtnes Hælendes Cristes gebyrtide. an þusend
336wintra & seofan & hundeahtatig wintra. on
337þam an & twentigan geare þæs þe Willelm weolde & stihte
338Engleland swa him God uðe. gewearð swiðe hefelic
339and swiðe wold berendlic gear on þissum lande.
340Swylc coðe com on mannum. þæt fullneah æfre þe oðer man
341wearð on þam wyrrestan yfele. þet is on ðam
342drife. & þet swa stranglice. þæt mænige menn swulton on
343ðam yfele.
344Syððan com þurh þa mycclan ungewiderunge þe comon swa we
345beforan tealdon. swyðe mycel hungor ofer eall
346Engleland. þæt manig hundred manna earmlice deaðe
347swulton þurh þone hungor.
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349tid wæs ða.
350ða ða wreccæ men lægen fordrifene fullneah to deaðe. &
351syððan com se scearpa hungor & adyde hi mid ealle.
352Hwam ne mæg earmian swylcere tide?
353oððe hwa is swa heardheort þæt ne mæg wepan swylces
354ungelimpes?
355Ac swylce þing gewurðaþ for folces synna þæt hi nellað
356lufian God & rihtwisnesse.
357Swa swa hit wæs þa on ðam dagum. þæt litel rihtwisnesse
358wæs on þisum lande mid ænige menn. buton mid
359munecan ane þær þær hi wæll ferdon.
360Se cyng & þa heafodmen PLUMMER AND TORONTO CORPUS:
361heafod men lufedon swiðe & oferswiðe gitsunge.
362on golde. & on seolfre. & ne rohtan hu
363synlice hit wære begytan buton hit come to heom.
364Se cyng sealde his land swa deore to male. swa heo deorost
365mihte.
366ðonne com sum oðer & bead mare þonne þe oðer ær sealde.
367& se cyng hit lett þam menn þe him mare bead.
368ðonne com se þridde. & bead geat mare. & se cyng hit let
369þam men to handa þe him eallra meast bead.
370& ne rohte na hu swiðe synlice þa gerefan hit begeatan of
371earme mannon. ne hu manige unlaga hi dydon.
372Ac swa man swyðor spæc embe rihte lage. swa mann dyde mare
373unlaga.
374hy arerdon unrihte tollas. & manige oðre unriht hi dydan. þe
375sindon earfeþe to areccenne.
376Eac on ðam ilcan geare ætforan hærfeste forbarn þæt
377halige mynster sancte Paule þe biscopstol on Lundene.
378& mænige oðre mynstres. & þæt mæste dæl & þæt
379rotteste ealle þære burh.
380Swylce eac on ðam ilcan timan forbarn fullneah ælc
381heafodport on eallon Englelande.
382Eala reowlic & wependlic tid wæs þæs geares. þe swa manig
383ungelimp wæs forðbringende.
384Eac on þam ilcan geare toforan Assumptio sancte Marie for
385Willelm cyng of Normandige into France mid
386fyrde. & hergode uppan his agenne hlaford Philippe þam
387cynge.
388& sloh of his mannon mycelne dæl. & forbearnde þa burh
389Maðante. & ealle þa halige mynstres þe wæron
390innon þære burh. & twegen halige menn þe hyrsumedon Gode
391on ancersettle wuniende. þær wæron forbearnde.
392ðissum þus gedone. se cyng Willelm cearde ongean to
393Normandige.
394Reowlic þing he dyde. & reowlicor him gelamp.
395Hu reowlicor?
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397Hwæt mæg ic teollan?
398Se scearpa deað þe ne forlet ne rice menn. ne heane. seo
399hine genam.
400He swealt on Normandige on þone nextan dæg æfter natiuitas
401sancte Marie. & man bebyrgede hine on Caþum
402æt sancte Stephanes mynstre. ærer he hit arærde. &
403syððan mænifealdlice gegodade.
404Eala hu leas & hu unwrest is þysses middaneardes wela.
405Se þe wæs ærur rice cyng. & maniges landes hlaford. he
406næfde þa ealles landes buton seofon fot mæl.
407& se þe wæs hwilon gescrid mid golde. & mid gimmum. he læg
408þa oferwrogen mid moldan.
409He læfde æfter him þreo sunan. Rodbeard het se yldesta. se
410wæs eorl on Normandige æfter him. se oðer
411het Willelm. þe bær æfter him on Engleland þone
412kinehelm. Se þridda het Heanric. þam se fæder becwæð
413gersuman unateallendlice.
414Gif hwa gewilnigeð to gewitane hu gedon mann he wæs. oððe
415hwilcne wurðscipe he hæfde. oððe hu fela
416lande he wære hlaford. ðonne wille we be him awritan swa swa
417we hine ageaton. ðe him on locodan. &
418oðre hwile on his hirede wunedon.
419Se cyng Willelm þe we embe specað wæs swiðe wisman. &
420swiðe rice. & wurðfulre and strengere þonne ænig
421his foregenga wære.
422He wæs milde þam godum mannum þe God lufedon. & ofer eall
423gemett stearc þam mannum þe wiðcwædon his
424willan.
425On ðam ilcan steode þe God him geuðe þæt he moste
426Engleland gegan. he arerde mære mynster. & munecas
427þær gesætte. & hit wæll gegodade.
428On his dagan wæs þæt mære mynster on Cantwarbyrig
429getymbrad. & eac swiðe manig oðer ofer eall Englaland.
430Eac þis land wæs swiðe afylled mid munecan. & þa leofodan
431heora lif æfter sanctus Benedictus regule.
432& se Cristendom wæs swilc on his dæge þæt ælc man hwæt
433his hade to belumpe. folgade se þe wolde.
434Eac he wæs swyðe wurðful. þriwa he bær his cynehelm ælce
435geare. swa oft swa he wæs on Englelande.
436On Eastron he hine bær on Winceastre. on Pentecosten on
437Westmynstre. on midewintre on Gleaweceastre.
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439ealle þa rice men ofer eall
440Englaland. arcebiscopas. & leodbiscopas. abbodas
441& eorlas. þegnas & cnihtas.
442Swilce he wæs eac swyðe stearc man & ræðe. swa þæt man
443ne dorste nan þing ongean his willan don.
444He hæfde eorlas on his bendum. þe dydan ongean his willan.
445Biscopas he sætte of heora biscoprice. & abbodas of heora
446abbodrice. & þægnas on cweartern. & æt nextan
447he ne sparode his agenne broðor. Odo het.
448he wæs swiðe rice biscop on Normandige. on Baius wæs his
449biscopstol. & wæs manna fyrmest to eacan þam cynge.
450& he hæfde eorldom on Englelande. & þonne se cyng wæs
451on Normandige. þonne wæs he mægest on þisum lande.
452& hine he sætte on cweartern.
453Betwyx oðrum þingum nis na to forgytane þæt gode frið þe
454he macode on þisan lande. swa þæt an man þe
455him sylf aht wære. mihte faran ofer his rice mid his bosum
456full goldes ungederad. & nan man ne dorste
457slean oðerne man. næfde he næfre swa mycel yfel gedon
458wið þone oðerne.
459& Gif hwilc carl man hæmde wið Wimman hire unðances. sona
460he forleas þa limu þe he mid pleagode.
461He rixade ofer Englæland. & hit mid his geapscipe swa
462þurhsmeade. þæt næs an hid landes innan Englælande.
463þæt he nyste hwa heo hæfde. oððe hwæs heo wurð
464wæs. & syððan on his gewrit gesætt.
465Brytland him wæs on gewealde. & he þær inne casteles
466gewrohte. & þet Manncynn mid ealle gewealde.
467Swilce eac Scotland he him underþædde. for his mycele
468strengþe.
469Normandige þæt land wæs his gecynde.
470& ofer þone eorldom þe Mans is gehaten he rixade.
471& Gif he moste þa gyt twa gear libban. he hæfde Yrlande mid
472his werscipe gewunnon. & wiðutan ælcon wæpnon.
473Witodlice on his timan hæfdon men mycel geswinc. & swiðe
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476ðas þing we habbað be him gewritene. ægðer ge gode ge
477yfele. þæt þa godan men niman æfter þeora godnesse.
478& for leon mid ealle yfelnesse. & gan on ðone weg. þe
479us lett to heofonan rice.
480Fela þinga we magon writan þe on ðam ilcan geare gewordene
481wæron.
482Swa hit wæs on Denmearcan. þæt þa Dænescan þe wæs ærur
483geteald eallra folca TORONTO CORPUS: golca getreowast.
484wurdon awende to þære meste untriwðe. & to þam mæsten
485swicdome þe
486æfre mihte gewurðan.
487Hi gecuron & abugan to Cnute cynge. & him aðas sworon. &
488syððan hine earhlice ofslogon innan anre cyrcean.
489Eac wearð on Ispanie þæt þa hæðenan men foran & hergodan
490uppon þam Cristenan mannan. & mycel abegdan
491to heora anwealde.
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493sende ofer eall
494into ælcan lande. & gyrnde fultumes. &
495him com to fultum of ælcen lande þe Cristen wæs, & ferdon &
496ofslogon & aweg adrifan eall þet hæðena
497folc. & gewunnon heora land ongean. þurh Godes fultum.
498Eac on þisan ilcan lande on þam ilcan geare. forðferdon
499manega rice men. Stigand biscop of Ciceastre.
500& se abbod of sancte Augustine. & se abbod of Baðon. &
501þe of Perscoran. & ða heora eallra hlaford
502Willelm Englælandes cyng. þe we ær beforan embe spæcon.
503æfter his deaðe his sune. Willelm hæt eallswa þe fæder.
504feng to þam rice & wearð gebletsod to cynge
505fram Landfrance arcebiscop on Westmynstre. þreom dagum ær
506Michaeles mæssedæg. & ealle þa men on Englalande
507him to abugon. & him aðas sworon.
508ðisum þus gedone. se cyng ferde to Winceastre. & sceawode
509þæt madmehus. & þa gersuman þe his fæder
510ær gegaderode.
511þa wæron unasecgendlice ænie men hu mycel þær wæs
512gegaderod. on golde & on seolfre. & on faton. & on
513pællan. & on gimman. & on manige oðre deorwurðe þingon.
514þe earfoðe sindon to ateallene.
515Se cyng dyde þa swa his fæder him bebead ær he dead wære.
516dælde þa gersuman for his fæder saule. to
517ælcen mynstre þe wes innan Englelande to suman mynstre
518x marc goldes. to suman vi & to ælcen cyrcean
519uppe land lx pænega. & into ælcere scire man
520seonde hundred punda feos. to dælanne earme mannan
521for his saule.
522& ær he forðferde he bead þæt man sceolde unlesan ealle
523þa menn þe on hæftnunge wæron under his anwealde.
524& se cyng wæs on ðam midewintre on Lundene.
525On þisum geare wæs þis land swiðe astirad. & mid mycele
526swicdome afylled. swa þæt þa riceste Frencisce
527men þe weron innan þisan lande. wolden swican heora
528hlaforde þam cynge. & woldon habban his broðer
529to cynge Rodbeard þe wæs eorl on Normandige.
530On þisum ræde wæs ærest Oda biscop. & Gosfrið biscop. &
531Willelm biscop on Dunholme.
532Swa wæll dyde se cyng be þam biscopbiscope. þæt eall Englaland
533færde æfter his ræde. & swa swa he wolde. &
534he þohte to donne be him eall swa Iudas Scarioth dyde be ure
535Drihtene.
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537swiðe mycel folc
538mid heom ealle Frencisce men. & þæs unræd wærð
539geræd innan þam lengtene.
540Sona swa hit com to þam Eastron. þa ferdon hi & hergodon &
541bærndon & aweston þæs cynges feorme hames.
542& eallra þæra manna land hi fordydon þe wæron innan
543þæs cynges holdscipe.
544& heora ælc ferde to his castele. & þone mannoden & metsoden
545swa hig betst mihton.
546Gosfrið biscop & Rodbeard a Mundbræg ferdon to Bricgstowe &
547hergodon & brohton to þam castele þa hergunge.
548& syððon foron ut of ðam castele & hergodon Baðon.
549& eall þæt land þær abutan. & eall Beorclea
550hyrnesse hi awæston.
551& ða men þe yldest wæron of Hereforde. & eall þeo scir
552forð mid. & þa men of Scrobscyre mid mycele
553folce of Brytlande comon & hergodon & bærndon on
554Wiðreceastrescire forð þæt hi comon to þam porte sylfan.
555& woldon þa ðæne port bærnen. & þæt mynster
556reafian. & þæs cynges castel gewinnan heom to handa.
557ðas þing geseonde se arwurða biscop Wlstan. wearð swiðe
558gedrefed on his mode. forðig him wæs betæht
559þe castel to healdene.
560þeah hweðer his hiredmen PLUMMER AND TORONTO CORPUS:
561hired men ferdon ut mid feawe mannan of þam
562castele. & þurh Godes mildheortnisse &
563þurh þæs biscopas geearnunga ofslogon & gelæhton fif
564hundred manna. & þa oðre ealle aflymdon.
565Se biscop of Dunholme dyde to hearme þæt he mihte ofer eall
566be norðan.
567Roger het an of heom. se hleop into þam castele æt Norðwic.
568& dyde git eallra wærst ofer eall þæt land.
569Hugo eac an þe hit ne gebette nan þing. ne innan
570Lægreceastrescire. ne innan Norðhamtune.
571ðe biscop Odo þe þas þyng of awocan ferde into Cent to his
572eorldome. & fordyde hit swyðe. & þæs cynges
573land. & þæs arcebiscopas mid ealle aweston. & brohte
574eall þæt god into his castele on Hrofeceastre.
575ða þe cyng undergeat ealle þas þing. & hwilcne swicdom hi
576dydon toweard his. þa wearð he on his mode swiðe gedrefed.
577sende þa æfter Englisce mannan. & heom foresæde his neode.
578& gyrnde heora fultumes.
579& behet heom þa betsta laga þa æfre ær wæs on þisan
580lande. & ælc unriht geold he forbead. & geatte
581mannan heora wudas. and slætinge. ac hit ne stod nane hwile.
582Ac Englisce men swa þeah fengon to þam cynge heora hlaforde
583on fultume.
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585Hrofeceastre. & woldon þone biscop Odan
586begytan. þohtan gif hi hæfdon hine þe wæs
587ærur heafod to ðam unræde. þæt hi mihton þe bet begytan
588ealla þa oðre.
589hi comon þa to þam castele to Tonebricge. þa wæron innan
590þam castele Oda biscopas cnihtas. & oðre manige
591þe hine healdon woldan ongean þone cyng.
592Ac þa Englisce men ferdon. & tobræcon þone castel. & þa
593men þe þærinne wæron. griðodon wið þone cyng.
594Se cyng mid his here ferde toweard Hrofeceastre. & wendon
595þæt se biscop wære þærinne. ac hit wearð
596þam cynge cuð þet se biscop wæs afaren to ðam castele a
597Pefenesea.
598& se cyng mid his here ferde æfter. & besætt þone castel
599abutan. mid swiðe mycele here fulle six wucan.
600Betwyx þissum se eorl of Normandige Rodbeard þes cynges
601broðer gaderode swiðe mycel folc. & þohte to
602gewinnane Engleland mid þæra manna fultume þe wæron
603innan þisan lande ongean þone cyng. & he sende
604of his mannan to þisum lande. & wolde cuman himsylf æfter.
605Ac þa Englisce men þe wærdedon þære sæ. gelæhton of
606þam mannon. & slogon. & adrengton ma þonne ænig
607man wiste to tellanne.
608Syððan heom ateorede mete wiðinnan þam castele. ða
609gyrndon hi griðas. & agefan hine þam cynge.
610& se biscop swor þæt he wolde ut of Englelande faran. & na
611mare cuman on ðisan lande butan se cyng
612him æfter sende. & þæt he wolde agifan þone castel on
613Hrofeceastre.
614Ealswa se biscop ferde & sceolde agifan þone castel. & se
615cyng sende his men mid him.
616ða arisan þa men þe wæron innan þam castele. & namon
617þone biscop & þes cynges men. & dydon hi on hæftnunge.
618Innan þam castele wæron swiðe gode cnihtas. Eustatius þe
619iunga. & Rogeres eorles þreo sunan. & ealle
620þa betstboren men. þe wæron innan þisan lande. oððe on
621Normandige.
622ða se cyng undergeat þas þing. þa ferde he æfter mid þam
623here þe he ðær hæfde. & sende ofer eall Englalande.
624& bead þæt ælc man þe wære unniðing sceolde
625cuman to him, Frencisce & Englisce. of porte & of uppelande.
626Him com þa mycel folc to. & he for to Hrofeceastre. &
627besætt þone castel. oððet hi griðedon þæ þær
628inne wæron. & þone castel ageafon.
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630wæron ofer sæ ferdon. & se biscop swa forlet þone
631wurðscipe þe he on þis land hæfde.
632Se cyng syððan sende here to Dunholme. & let besittan þone
633castel. & se biscop griðode and ageaf þone
634castel. & forlet his biscoprice. & ferde to Normandige.
635Eac manige Frencisce men forleton heora land. & ferdon ofer
636sæ. & se cyng geaf heora land þam mannum
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638On þisum geare to Natiuiteð heold se cyng Heanrig his hired
639æt Windlesoran.
640& þæræfter to þam lengtene he for ofer sæ into Normandig
641uppon his broðer Rotbert eorl.
642& onmang þam þe he þær wunode he gewann of his broðer
643Caþum & Baius. & mæst ealle þa castelas & þa
644heafodmen þær on lande him wurdon underþeodde. & se
645syððan to herfest eft ongean hider to lande com.
646& þæt he on Normandig gewunnen hæfde. syððan on sibbe &
647him gebygle wunode. butan þa þe þam eorle Willelme
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649gelomlice geswæncte swa he swiðost mihte. for his landlyre
650her on lande.
651And þa toforan Cristes mæssan com Rotbert de Bælesme hider
652to lande to þam cynge.
653ðis wæs swiðe gedyrfsum gear her on lande þurh wæstma
654forwordenessa. & þurh þa mænigfealde gyld þe
655næfre ne geswican ær se cyng oferfore. & þa hwile þe he
656þær wæs. & eft syððan he ongean com.
657Her on þison geare wæs se cyng Henrig to Natiuiteð on
658Westmynstre. & þær his hired heold.
659& uppon þære tide Rotbert de Bælesme mid unsehte fram þam
660cynge ut of þison lande into Normandige for.
661ða her æfter onforan længtene wæs se cyng æt
662Norðhamtune. & se eorl Rotbert his broðer of Normandig
663þyder to him com.
664& forþam se cyng him nolde agifan þæt þe he on Normandige
665uppon him genumen hæfde. hi mid unsehte tohwurfon.
666& se eorl ferde ofer se sona eft ongean.
667On þære forman længten wucan on þone Frigedæg i xiiii
668kalendæ Marcii on æfen ætywde an ungewunelic
669steorra. & lange stunde þæræfter wæs ælce æfen gesewen
670hwile scinende.
671Se steorra ætywde innon þæt suðwest. he wæs litel
672geþuht. and deorc. ac se leoma þe him fram stod wæs
673swiðe beorht. & swilce ormæte beam geþuht norðeast
674scinende.
675& sumne æfen wæs gesæwen swilce se beam ongeanweardes wið
676þes steorran ward fyrcliende wære.
677Gehwylce sædon þæt hig ma on þison timon uncuðra steorra
678gesawon. ac we hit openlicor ne awriton. forþam
679þe we hit sylfe ne sawon.
680On þa niht þe on morgen wæs Cena Domini . þæt is se
681þunresdæg toforan Eastran. wæron gesewen twegen
682monan on þære heofonan toforan þam dæge oðer beeastan.
683& se oðer be westan begen fulle. & þæs ylcan
684dæges wæs se mona xiiii.
685To Eastran wæs se cyng æt Baðan. & to Pentecosten æt
686Searbyrig. forþam þe he nolde on his fundunge
687ofer sæ hired healdan.
688ðær æfter toforan August ferde se cyng ofer sæ into
689Normandig. & ealle mæst þe þær on lande wæron him
690on his willan to gebugon. wiðuton Rotbert de Bælesme. &
691þam eorle of Moretoin. & feawa oðre of þam
692heafodmannan þe mid þam eorle of Normandige þe gyt
693heoldan.
694& forþan se cyng syððan mid fyrde for. & besæt þæs
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696hatte.
697Onmang þam þe se cyng þone castel besæt. com se eorl
698Rotbert of Normandig on sancte Michaeles mæsseæfen
699uppon þone cyng mid his fyrde. & mid him Rotbert de
700Bælesme. & Willelm eorl of Moretoin. & ealle
701þa þe mid heom woldan.
702Ac seo streongðe & se sige wearð þæs cynges.
703ðær wearð se eorl of Normandig gefangen. & se eorl of
704Moretoin. & Rotbert de Stutteuile. & to Englalande
705syððan gesende. & on hæftneðe gebrohte.
706Rotbert de Bælesme þær wearð aflymed. & Willelm Crispin
707gelæht. & manige forð mid.
708Eadgar æþeling þe litle ær fram þam cynge to þam eorle
709wæs gefaren þær wæs eac gefangen. þone let se
710cyng syððan sacleas faran.
711Syððan geeode se cyng eall þæt on Normandige wæs. & hit
712on his willan & geweald gesette.
713ðises geares eac wæron swiðe hefige & sinlice gewinn betwux
714þam Casere of Sexlande & his sunu. & onmang
715þam gewinnan se fæder forðferde. & se sunu feng to
716þam rice.
717On þisum geare to Cristes mæssan wæs se cyng Henri on
718Normandig. & þæt land on his geweald dihte. &
719sette.
720& þæræfter to længtene hider to lande com. & to Eastran
721his hired on Windlesoran heold. & to Pentecosten
722on Westminstre.
723& syððan eft to Augustes anginne on Westmynstre wæs. &
724þær þa biscopricen & abbodricen geaf. & sette.
725þe on Englelande oððe on Normandige buton ealdre & hyrde
726wæron .
727ðera wæron swa fela swa nan man næs þe gemvnde þæt æfre
728ær swa fela togædere gyfene wæron.
729& æt þes ylcan syðe. onmang þa oððre þe abbodrices
730underfengon. Ernulf þe ær wæs prior on Cantwarbyrig
731feng to þam abbodrice on Burh.
732ðis wæs rihtlice ymbe vii gear þæs þe se cyng Henri
733cynedomes onfeng. & wæs þæt an and fowertigeðe
734gear þæs þe Francan þyses landes weoldan.
735Manege sædon þet hi on þam monan þyses geares mistlice
736tacna gesawon. & ongean cynde his leoman wexende & waniende.
737ðises geares forðferdon. Mauricius biscop on Lunden. &
738Rotbert abbod on sancte Eadmundes byrig. & Ricard
739abbod on Elig.
740ðises geares eac forðferde se cyng Eadgar on Scotlande
741IDus Ianuarii . & feng Alexander his broðer
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743Her on þisum geare wes se cyng Henri to Natiuiteð on
744Westmynstre. & to Eastron on Winceastre. & to
745Pentecosten eft on Westmynstre. & þæræfter toforan Augusti
746he ferde into Normandig.
747& se cyng of France Philippus forðferde Nonæ Augusti . &
748feng his sunu Loðewis to þam rice.
749& wurdon syððon manege gewinn betwux þam cynge of France &
750þam of Englelande. þa hwile þe he on Normandig wunode.
751On þisum geare eac forðferde se arcebiscop Girard of
752Eoferwic toforan Pentecosten. & wearð syððan Thomas
753þærto gesett.
754Her on þison geare wæs se cyng Henri to Cristes mæssan &
755to Eastron on Normandig. & toforan Pentecosten
756hider to lande com. & his hired on Westmynstre heold.
757ðær wurdon þa forewearda fullworhte. & þa aðas gesworene
758his dohter þam Casere to gifene.
759ðises geares gewurdon swiðe fela þunra. & þa swiðe
760ægeslice.
761And se arcebiscop Ansealm of Cantwarabyrig forðferde on þam
762dæge xi kalendæ Aprilis . & wæs se forma
763Easterdæg on Letania maior .
764On þisum geare heold se cyng Henri his hired to
765Cristesmæssan æt Westmynstre. & to Eastron he wæs æt
766Mærlebeorge. & to Pentecosten forman siþe his hired on
767þam niwan Windlesoran heold.
768ðises geares sende se cyng toforan længtene his dohter mid
769mænigfealdan madman ofer sæ. & hi þam Casere forgeaf.
770On þære fiftan nihte on Maies monðe. ætywde se mona on
771æfen beorhte scinende. & syððan litlan & litlan
772his leoht wanode. swa þæt he sona nihtes to þam swiðe
773mid ealle acwanc. þæt naþer ne leoht ne trændel
774ne nan þing mid ealle of him wæs gesæwen.
775& swa þurhwunode fullneah oð dæg. & syðþan full & beorhte
776scinende ætywde. he wæs þæs ylcan dæges feowertyne
777nihta eald.
778ealle þa niht wæs seo lyft swiðe clene. & þa steorran ofer
779eall þa heofon swiðe beorhte scinende. &
780treowwæstmas wurdon þære nihte þurh forste swiðe
781fornumene.
782ðær æfter on Iunies monðe ætywde an steorra
783norðaneastan. & his leoma stod toforan him on þet suðwest.
784& þus manega niht wæs gesæwen.
785& furðor nihtes syððan he ufor astah. he wæs gesewen
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787ðises geares wurdon belænde Philippus de Brause. & Willelm
788Mallet. & Willelm Bainart.
789Eac þises geares forðferde Elias eorl. þe þa Mannie of
790þam cynge Heanri geheold. & on cweow.
791& æfter his forsiðe feng to se eorl of Angeow. & hi togeanes
792þam cynge heold.
793ðis wæs swiðe gedeorfsum gear her on lande þurh gyld þe
794se cyng nam for his dohter gyfte. & þurh ungewædera.
795for hwan eorðwestmas wurdon swiðe amyrde. &
796treowwestmas ofer eall þis land forneah eall
797forwurdon.
798ðises geares me began ærost to weorcenne on þam niwan
799mynstre on Ceortesæge.
800On þison geare ne bær se kyng Henri his coronan to Cristes
801mæssan. ne to Eastron. ne to Pentecosten.
802& innan August he ferde ofer sæ into Normandig. for unsehte
803þe wið him hæfdon sume be þam gemæran of
804France. & swiðost for þam eorle of Angeow þe þa Mannie
805togeanes him heold.
806and syððan he þyder ofer com. manega unrada & bærnetta &
807hergunga hi heom betweonan gedydan.
808On þison geare forðferde se eorl Rotbert of Flandran. & feng
809his sunu Baldewine þærto.
810ðises geares wæs swiðe lang winter. & hefig tyme. & strang.
811& þurh þæt eorðwæstmas wurdon swiðe amyrde.
812& gewearð se mæsta orfcwealm þe ænig mann mihte
813gemunan.
814Eall þis gear wunode se cyng Henri on Normandig for þære
815unsehte þe he hæfde wið France. & wið þone
816eorl of Angeow þe þa Mannie togeanes him heold.
817& onmang þam þe he þær wæs. he belænde þone eorl of
818Eureus. & Willelm Crispin. & ut of Normandi adraf.
819& Philippe de Braus his land ageaf. þe ær wæs belænd. &
820Rotbert de Bælesme he let niman & on prisune don.
821ðis wæs swiðe god gear & swiðe wistfull on wudan & on
822feldan. ac hit wæs swiðe hefig tyme & sorhfull
823þurh ormætne mancwealm.
824Her on þison gear wæs se cyng Henri to Natiuiteð & to
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827sumeran he sænde hider to lande Rotbert de
828Bælesme into þam castele to Wærham. & himsylf
829sona þæræfter hider to lande com.
830On þison geare heold se cyng Henri his hyred to Natiuiteð on
831Windlesoran. & þær geares syððan he ne
832heold hired nan oftar.
833And tomiddan sumeran he ferde mid fyrde into Wealon. & þa
834Wyliscean coman & wið þone cyng griðedon.
835& he let þær inne castelas weorcean. & þæræfter innan
836Septembris he for ofer sæ into Normandig.
837ðises geares on æfteward Mai wæs gesewen an selcuð steorra
838mid langan leoman manege niht scinende.
839Eac on þis ylcan geare wæs swa mycel ebba æghwær anes
840dæges swa nan man æror ne gemunde. & swa þæt
841man ferde ridende & gangende ofer Tæmese be eastan þære
842brigge on Lunden.
843þises geares wæron swiðe mycele windas on Octobris monðe.
844ac he wæs ormæte mycel on þa niht Octabris
845sancti Martini. & þæt gehwær on wudan & on tunan gecydde.
846Eac on þisum geare se cyng geaf þet arcebiscoprice on
847Cantwarabyrig Raulfe. se wæs æror biscop on Hrofeceastre.
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849arcebiscop on Eoferwic Thomas forðferde. & feng
850Turstein þærto. se wæs æror þæs cynges capelein.
851On þæs ylcan tyme feorde se cyng toweard þone sæ & ofer
852wolde. ac wæder him lætte.
853þa hwile þa sende he his writ æfter þone abbod Ernulf of
854Burh. & bebead him þæt he efeostlice scolde
855to him cuman. forþi þæt he wolde sprecon mid him dærne
856sprece.
857ða he to him com. þa neodde he him to þam biscoprice of
858Hrofeceastre. & þa arcebiscopes & biscopes
859& þæt dugeð þæt wæs on Englalande forð mid se cyng.
860& he lange wiðstod. ac hit ne forheol naht.
861& se cyng þa bebead þone arcebiscop þæt he sceolde him
862læden to Cantwarabyrig & blætson him to biscop
863wolde he nolde he.
864þis wæs don on þære tuna þa man cleopað Burne. þæt
865wæs þes dæges xvii kalendæ Octobris .
866ða þe munecas of Burch hit herdon sægen. þa wæron hi swa
867sari swa hi næfre ær ne wæron. forþi þæt he
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869& wiðutan. þa hwile þe he þær wunode.
870God ælmihtig wunie æfre mid him.
871ða sona þæræfter þa geaf se cyng þone abbodrice an munec
872of Sæis Iohan wæs gehaten. þurh þæs arcebiscop
873gearnunge of Cantwarbyrig.
874& sona þæræfter sende se cyng him & se arcebiscop of
875Cantwarbyrig to Rome æfter þes ærcebiscoppallium.
876& an munec mid him Warner is gehaten. & þone ærcediæcne
877Iohan þes arcebiscopes neafe. & hi þær well spæddon.
878ðis wæs don þes dæges xi kalendæ Octobris , on þone
879tuna þe man cleopað Rugenore.
880& þes ylces dæges eode se cyng on scipa on Portesmuðe.
881Her wæs se cyng Henri to Natiuiteð on Normandig. & onmang
882þam þe he þær wæs. he dyde þæt ealle þa heafodmæn
883on Normandig dydon manræden & holdaðas his sunu
884Willelme þe he be his cwene hæfde.
885& æfter þan syððan innon Iulies monðe hider into lande
886com.
887ðises geares wæs swa strang winter mid snawe & mid forste.
888swa nan man þe þa lifode ær þan nan strengre
889ne gemunde. & wearð þurh þæt ungemæte orfcwealm.
890On þison geare sænde se papa Paschalis Raulfe ærcebiscop on
891Cantwarabyrig pallium hider to lande. &
892he his onfeng mid mycelan wurðscipe æt his arcestole on
893Cantwarabyrig.
894Hine brohte Ansealm abbod of Rome se wæs nefa Ansealmes
895ærcebiscop. & se abbod Iohan of Burh.
896On þison geare wæs se cyng Henri to Natiuiteð æt sancte
897Albane. & þær let þæt mynster halgian. & to
898Eastron on Wudiham.
899& Wes eac þyses geares swiðe hefigtyme winter & strang &
900lang. wið orf & wið ealle þing.
901And se cyng æfter Eastron sona ferde ofer sæ into Normandig.
902& wurdon manega unrada & ræfunga. & castelas
903genumene betwux France & Normandig.
904Mæst þis unsehte wæs forþan þe se cyng Henri fylste his
905nefan þam eorle Tædbalde de Blais. þe þa wyrre
906hæfde togeanes his hlaforde þam cynge of France
907Loðewis.
908ðis wæs swiðe geswincfull gear & byrstfull on
909eorðwæstman. þurh þa ormæte reinas þe coman sona onforan
910August. & swiðe gedrehton & geswencton þe gyt þe com
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913þis gear wæs swa gæsne on mæstene. swa þæt on eallon
914þison lande. ne eac on Wealon ne gehyrde me of nanan segcean.
915ðis land & þas leodon wurdon eac þyses geares oftrædlice
916sare geswencte. þurh þa gyld þe se cyng nam.
917ægðer ge binnan burgan & butan.
918On þisum ylcan geare bærnde eall þæt mynstre of Burh. &
919eallæ þa husas butan se Captelhus & se Slæpperne.
920& þær to eac bærnde eall þa mæste dæl of þa
921tuna.
922Eall þis belamp on an Frigdæg. þæt wæs ii Nonæ
923Augusti .
924Eall þis gear wunode se cyng Henri on Normandig. for þes
925cynges unsehte of France & his oðra nehhebura.
926& þa to ðan sumeran com se cyng of France & se eorl of
927Flandra mid him mid fyrde into Normandig. &
928ane niht þærinne wunedon. & on morgen butan gefeohte ongean
929ferden.
930& Normandig wearð swiðe gedreht. ægðer ge þurh gyld. ge
931þurh fyrde þe se cing Henri þær ongean gaderode.
932Eac þeos þeode þurh þis ylce þurh manigfealde gyld.
933wearð strange geswenct.
934ðises geares eac on þære nihte kalendæ Decembris
935wurdon ormætlica wædera mid þunre. & lihtinge. &
936reine. & hagole.
937And on þære nihte iii idus Decembris wearð se mona
938lange nihtes swylce he eall blodig wære. & syððan
939aðistrode.
940Eac on þære nihte xvii kalendæ Ianuarii wæs seo heofon
941swyðe read gesewen. swylce hit bryne wære.
942And on Octabus sancti Johannis Evangelæ wæs seo mycele
943eorðbyfung on Lumbardige. for hwan manega
944mynstras & turas. & huses gefeollon. & mycelne hearm on mannan
945gedydon.
946ðis wæs swyðe byrstful gear on corne. þurh þa renas þe
947forneh ealles geares ne geswicon.
948And se abbod Gilebert of Westmynstre forðferde viii idus
949Decembris . And Farits abbod of Abbandune
950vii kalendæ Martii .
951And on þisum ylcan geare .
952Her eall þis gear wunode se cyng Henri on Normandig. for þes
953cynges wyrre of France. & þæs eorles of
954Angeow. & þæs eorles of Flandran.
955& se eorl of Flandra warð innan Normandig gewundod. & swa
956gewundod into Flandran for.
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959ægðer ge on feoh & eac on lande.
960& mæst hine dryfdon his agene mæn þe him gelome fram bugon.
961& swicon. & to his feondan cyrdon. & heom to þæs cynges
962hearme & swicdome heora castelas ageafon.
963Eall þis strange gebohte Englaland. þurh þa mænig
964fealdlice gyld þe ealles þises geares ne geswicon.
965On þison geare on þære wucon Theophanie wæs anes æfenes
966swyðe mycel lihtinge. & ungemetlice slæge þæræfter.
967And seo cwen Mahald forðferde on Westmynstre þæs dæges
968kalendæ Mai . & þær wæs bebyrged.
969And se eorl Rotbert of Mellent þises geares eac forðferde.
970Eac on þison geare to sancte Thomas mæsse. wæs swa swiðe
971ungemetlice mycel wind. þæt nan man þe þa
972lifode nænne maran ne gemunde. & þæt wæs æghwer geseone.
973ægðer ge on husan. & eac on treowan.
974ðises geares eac forðferde se papa Paschalis. & feng Iohan
975of Gaitan to þam papdome. þam wæs oðer nama Gelasius.
976ðis gear eall wunode se cyng Henri on Normandig. & wæs þurh
977þæs cynges wyrre of France. & eac his agenra
978manna þe him mid swicdome fram wæron mid abugon. oftrædlice
979PLUMMER: oft rædlice swyþe gedreht. oððet þa twegen
980cyngas innan Normandige. mid heoran folcan coman togædere.
981þær wearð seo cyng of France aflymed. & ealle his betste
982mæn genumene.
983& syððan þæs cynges mæn Heanriges manega him to gebugen.
984& wið hine acordedan þe æror mid heora castelan
985him togeanes wæron. & sume þa castelas he mid
986strengðe genam.
987ðises geares ferde Willelm þæs cynges sunu Heanriges &
988þære cwene Mahalde into Normandige to his fæder.
989& þær wearð him forgifen & to wife beweddod þæs
990eorles dohter of Angeow.
991On sancte Michaeles mæsseæfen wæs mycel eorðbifung on
992suman steodan her on lande. þeah swyðost on
993Gloweceastrescire. & on Wigreceastrescire.
994On þis ylcan geare forðferde se papa Gelasius on þas halfe
995þære muntan. & wæs on Clunig bebyrged.
996& æfter him se arcebiscop of Uiana wearð to papan gecoren.
997þam wearð nama Calixtus.
998se syððan to sancte Lucas mæssan euangelista com into
999France to Ræins. & þær heold concilium. & se arcebiscop
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1001of Eoferwic þyder ferde.
1002& forþi þe he togeanes rihte & togeanes þam arcestole on
1003Cantwarabyrig. & togeanes þæs cynges willan
1004his had æt þam papan underfeng. him wið cwæð se cyng
1005ælces geanfares to Englalande.
1006& he þus his arcebiscoprices þærnode. & mid þam papan
1007towardes Rome for.
1008Eac on þison geare forðferde se eorl Baldewine of Flandran
1009of þam wundan þe he innan Normandige gefeng.
1010& æfter him feng Carl his faðasunu to þam rice. se wæs
1011Cnutes sunu þæs haligan cynges of Denmarcan.
1012ðises geares wurdon sehte seo cyng of Englelande & se of
1013France.
1014& æfter heora sehte acordedan ealles þæs cynges Heanriges
1015agene mæn wið hine innan Normandige. & se
1016eorl of Flandran. & se of Puntiw.
1017Syððan heræfter sætte se cyng Henrig his castelas & his
1018land on Normandi æfter his willan. & swa toforan
1019Aduent hider to lande for.
1020& on þam fare wurdon adruncene þæs cynges twegen sunan
1021Willelm & Ricard. & Ricard eorl of Ceastre.
1022& Ottuel his broðor. & swyðe manega of þæs cynges hired,
1023stiwardas, & burþenas, & byrlas, & of mystlicean
1024wican. & ungerim swyðe ænlices folces forð mid.
1025ðysra deað wæs heora freondan twyfealdlic sar. an þet hi
1026swa fearlice þises lifes losedan. oðer þæt
1027feawa heora lichaman ahwær syððan fundena wæron.
1028ðises geares com þet leoht to Sepulchrum Domini innan
1029Ierusalem twiges. ænes to Eastron. and oðre
1030siðe to Assumptio sancte Marie . swa swa geleaffulle
1031sædon þe þanon coman.
1032An se arcebiscop Turstein of Eoferwic wearð þurh þone papan
1033wið þone cyng acordad. & hider to lande
1034com. & his biscoprices onfeng. þeah hit þam arcebiscop of
1035Cantwarabyrig swyðe ungewille wære.
1036Her wæs se cyng Henri to Cristes mæssan on Bramtune. &
1037þæræfter toforan Candelmæssan on Windlesoran
1038him to wife forgyfen Aðelis & syððan to cwene gehalgod.
1039seo wæs þæs heretogan dohtor of Luuaine.
1040And se mona aþystrode on þære nihte Nonæ Aprilis . &
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1042And se cyng wæs to Eastran on Beorclea. and þæræfter to
1043Pentecosten he heold mycelne hired on Westmynstre.
1044and syððan þæs sumeres mid ferde into Wealan for. & þa
1045Wyliscean him ongean coman. & æfter þes cynges
1046willan hi wið hine acordedan.
1047ðises geares com se eorl of Angeow fram Ierusalem into his
1048lande. & syððan hider to lande sende. &
1049his dohter let feccean seo wæs Willelme þes cynges sune
1050æror to wife forgyfan.
1051And on þære nihte uigilia Natalis Domini wæs swyðe
1052mycel wind ofer eall þis land. & þet wearð on
1053manegan þingan swyðe gesene.