giue commandement, that from thence forward all the people inhabiting
within this land, should be called English men, and not Saxons, and
[Sidenote: The name of this ile when it was changed.]
likewise the land should be called England by one generall name,
though it should appéere (as before is mentioned) that it was so
called shortlie after the first time that the Angles and Saxons got
possession thereof.

Now was king Egbert setled in good quiet, and his dominions reduced
[Sidenote: The Danes.]
out of the troubles of warre, when suddenlie newes came, that the
Danes with a nauie of 35 ships, were arriued on the English coasts,
and began to make sore warre in the land. K. Egbert being thereof
aduertised, with all conuenient spéed got togither an armie, and went
foorth to giue battell to the enimies. Heerevpon incountring with
them, there was a sore foughten field betwixt them, which continued
with great slaughter on both sides, till the night came on, and then
by chance of warre the Englishmen, which before were at point to haue
[Sidenote: The Englishmen discomfited by Danes. _Simon Dun._ _H. Hunt._
_Matth. West._]
gone awaie with victorie, were vanquished and put to flight, yet
king Egbert by couert of the night escaped his enimies hands: but two
of his chiefe capteins Dudda and Osmond, with two bishops, to wit,
Herferd of Winchester, and Vigferd of Shireborne, were slaine in that
battell, which was foughten at Carrum, about the 834 of Christ, and 34
yéere of king Egberts reigne.

[Sidenote: 834.]
In the yeere following, the Danes with their nauie came into
Westwales, and there the Welshmen ioining with them, rose against king