¶Of kynge Edward that was kynge Alucedes sone.
ANd after this Alured regned hys sone Edwarde / and was a good mā & a wy∣se / that was called Edwarde / and was won∣der curteys. ¶The danys dyd moche sorowe in the londe / and theyr power encreaced and began for to were frome daye to daye. For the Danys came often wyth theyr companyes in to this londe. And whan the kynge sawe that he myght no better do / then he toke peas wyth them graūted them this trewes. And neuerthe¦lesse the trewes dured not longe that the Da∣nys ne began strongly for to warre vpon the Englysshmen and dyde them moche sorowe. wherfore kynge Edwarde dyd assemble a gre¦te hoste for to fyght with them· And then this kyng Edwarde deyed whan god wolde. This kynge Edwarde regned .xxiiii. yere / and lyeth at wynchestre besyde his fader.