¶ How kynge Cormbatrus slewe the kyng of Denmarke / for bycause that he wolde not paye to hym his truage.
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The Cronycles of Englonde with the dedes of popes and emperours, and also the descripcyon of Englonde
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ANd after this Belyn regned his sone Cormbatrus a good man & a worthy. And the kyng of Denmarke wolde not paye to hym his truage / y• is to say / a. M. poūde as he had sworne by othe for to paye it / & also by wrytyng re∣corde to Belyn his fader / wherfore he was euylapayed & wroth / & assembled a grete hoost of brytons and went in to Denmarke / & slewe y• kyng Gutlagh / & brought y• londe in subieccyō all newe / & toke of y• folke feaute & homage / & after went agayne in to his owne londe / & as he came forth by Orkeney he foūde. xxx shyppes ful of men & women besyde the coost of y• see / & y• kyng asked what they were. And an erle that was mayster of them all curteysly answered to y• kynge & sayd yt they were exiled out of spayne / & so yt they had trauayled halfe a yere & more in the see / to wyte yf they myght fynde ony kynge in ony londe y• of them wolde haue pite or mercy to gyue them ony londe in ony countree / wherin they myght dwell & haue rest / & become his lyege men / & to hym wold do homage & feaute whyle they lyued & to his heyres after hym / & of hȳ & of his heyres holde that londe. And whan y• kyng herd this he had pite on them / & gaue them an yle all wyldernes / where no mā was dwel¦lynge / saue onely wylde beestes. And y• erle thāked moche y• kyng & became his man / & dyd hym homage & feaute / & to∣ke all his folke & went in to the same yle And y• erle was called Irlamal / & ther∣fore he let call y• londe Irlonde after his name. This kyng Cormbatrus came a∣gayn in to his londe & regned .xxv. yere / & after dyed / & lyeth at newe Troye.