for a time, but within a while after fall to their bloudie bias, the
English people despaire to resist them, Egelred addresseth a nauie
against the Danes vnder the erles Alfrike and Turold, Alfrike
traitorouslie taketh part with the Danes, his ship and souldiers are
taken, his sonne Algar is punished for his fathers offense, the Danes
make great wast in many parts of this Iland, they besiege London and
are repelled with dishonor, they driue king Egelred to buy peace
of them for _16000 _pounds; Aulafe king of Norwey is honorablie
interteined of Egelred, to whome he promiseth at his baptisme neuer
to make warre against England, the great zeale of people in setting
forward the building of Durham towne and the minster_.

THE SECOND CHAPTER.


[Sidenote: _Wil. Malm._ _Matt. Westm._ The Danes inuade this land.]
Shortlie after the decease of Dunstane, the Danes inuaded this
realme on each side, wasting and spoiling the countrie in most
miserable wise. They arriued in so manie places at once, that the
Englishmen could not well deuise whither to go to encounter first with
[Sidenote: _Alias_ Wecederport. _H. Hunt._ _Simon Dun._]
them. Some of them spoiled a place or towne called Wichport, and
from thence passing further into the countrie, were met with by the
Englishmen, who giuing them battell, lost their capteine Goda: but yet
they got the victorie, and beat the Danes out of the field, and so
[Sidenote: Danes vanquished. _Simon Dun._]
that part of the Danish armie was brought to confusion. Simon Dunel.
saith, that the Englishmen in déed wan the field here, but not without
[Sidenote: Goda earle of Deuonshire slain. _Matt. West._]
great losse. For besides Goda (who by report of the same author