so trimlie rigged and furnished in all points, in anie kings daies
before. But no great profitable peece of seruice was wrought by them:
for the king had about that time banished a noble yoong man of
[Sidenote: _Matt. West._]
Sussex called Wilnot, who getting togither twentie sailes, laie vpon
the coasts taking prices where he could get them. Brithrike the
brother of earle Edrike, being desirous to win honor, tooke forth
foure score of the said ships, and promised to bring in the enimie
dead or aliue. But as he was sailing forward on the seas, a sore
tempest with an outragious wind rose with such violence, that his
ships were cast vpon the shore: and Wilnot comming vpon them, set them
on fire, and so burned them euerie one. The residue of the ships, when
newes came to them of this mishap, returned backe to London; and
then was the armie dispersed, and so all the cost and trauell of the
Englishmen proued in vaine.

[Sidenote: Danes land at Sandwich. 1009.]
After this, in the haruest time a new armie of Danes, vnder the
conduct of thrée capteines, Turkill, Henning, and Aulafe landed at
Sandwich, and from thence passed forth to Canturburie, and had taken
the citie but that the citizens gaue them a 1000 pounds to depart from
[Sidenote: 3000 pound saith _Sim. Dun._]
thence, and to leaue the countrie in peace. Then went the Danes to
[Sidenote: Sussex and Hampshire spoiled.]
the Ile of Wight, and afterwards landed and spoiled the countrie
of Sussex and Hampshire. King Egelred assembled the whole power of all
his subiects, and comming to giue them battell, had made an end of
their cruell harieng the countrie with the slaughter of them all, if
earle Edrike with forged tales (deuised onelie to put him in feare)
had not dissuaded him from giuing battell. The Danes by that