The chronicles of England from Brute vnto this present yeare of Christ. 1580. Collected by Iohn Stow citizen of London.

East Angles.

EAstangles the thirde Kingdome contayned the Coun∣tryes of Norffolk and Suffolk, Cambridge, and the Ile of Ely, which had on the East and North sids the sea, on the West, Saint Edmondes Dike, with a part of Hertfordshyre, and on the South side Essex. It contayneth the diocesses of Norwich and Ely.

VFfa the eight frō Woden, first king of East Angles, raig∣ned* 1.1 vij. yeares.

¶ Titulus raigned. xx. yeares.* 1.2

REdwaldus the tenth from Woden, as men write: this is he that for the fauour of Edwin, killed Edelfride king of* 1.3 Northūberland. The same Redwalde was by y^• perswasion of Edwyne baptised, but after by his wiues coūsel he fell frō the fayth agayn, but his sonne Dorwaldus in pure and vn∣corrupted Christianitie was slaine by the heathen Roch∣bert. Redwaldus raigned xxv. yeares.

¶ Gerpenwalde raigned xij. yeares.* 1.4

SIgebertus being broughte vp in Fraunce, when he fled the enmitie of Redwald, was there baptised, wherevpon after his retourne comming to the Crowne of the East Angles, and desiring to followe the godly order whiche he had séene in Fraunce, set vp a Schole to bring vp children, by the helpe and ayde of Byshop Felix, whom he toke out of Kent for that purpose, appointed them maisters and teachers, after the manner of Kentishmen.

This Felix ••orne in Burgonia, was made Bishop of Dun∣mock,* 1.5 now called Donwich, an auntiente Citie, sometime of great fame, gouerned by a Maior and thrée Baylifes, nowe soare decayed and wasted by the Sea: he satte Byshop xvij. yeares and was buryed at Ramsey.

Sigebert renounced the world and became a Monck, and left his Kingdome to his kinseman Egricke, with whom hée (being assaulted of Penda King of the Mercies) ioyned him∣selfe in battayle and was slaine.

ANna the sonne of Guido, succéeded Egrieks, and was lyke∣wise slaine by the furie of Penda. Etheldred daughter to Anna, founded the Churche of Saincte Peter in the Isle of* 1.6 Ely. Anno. 674.

Athelhere brother to Anna succéeded, and bothe he and Penda were slaine by Oswinus Kyng of the Northumbers, and that deseruedly, bycause he hadde ayded Penda against his owne brother, and his kinsman.

Adelwaldus hys brother succéeded hym with like fortune, and left the Kingdom to Aldulfus, Elohwoldus and Hisber∣na, sonnes of the same Athelhore.

Etheredus succéeded him.

EThelbertus his sonne, whome Offa Kyng of Mercies de∣ceitfully* 1.7 slewe: he was buryed at Hereforde.

Uery few men of might did raigne after him in East-An∣gle, by reason of the violence done by the Mercians, vntill S. Edmond.

EDmonde raigned xv. yeares, in whose time Hinguar and* 1.8 Hubba began Danes, entring the Prouince of the Nor∣thumbers, raged ouer all the same, and made great spoiles. Hinguar hauyng gotten a great pray, left Hubba, and wyth* 1.9 his nauy sayled into East-Angle, & arriued at a certaine Citie thereof vnawares to the Citizens, sette it on fire, and slue* 1.10 both man, woman and childe. This wicked Hinguar tooke Edmonde King of that Prouince, in a Uillage then called Heglisdune, neare to a Wood bearing the same name, where this holy Edmond being constant in the Christian Faith, was first by the Pagans beaten wyth battes, then scourged* 1.11 with whips, he still calling on the name of Iesus: hys aduer∣saries in a rage shotte him ful of Shaftes, and then smote off his heade: after whiche time the Angles ceased to raigne in the East-Angle, but the same was possessed by Danes, til a fif∣tie yeares after, that Edward the sonne of Etheldred did ex∣pulse the Danes, and ioyned that Prouince, and also the East-Saxons, to hys Kingdome of the Weast-Saxons.

Notes

• * 1.1

  492
• * 1.2

  499
• * 1.3

  519 W. Malme.
• * 1.4

  554 566 East Angles baptised.
• * 1.5

  Falix Bishoppe of Donwich.
• * 1.6

  Ely Minster founded.
• * 1.7

  790
• * 1.8

  870
• * 1.9

  Asserius.
• * 1.10

  Albo Florica censis.
• * 1.11

  King Bdmund cruelly marty∣red by the Danes.