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BRithricus of the bloud of Cerdicus, was made King of* 1.1 Weast Saxons.
He maryed Eadburga the Daughter of Offa King of Mercia, by whose power he expelled Egbert, that was an vnder King in the Lordship of the Weast Saxons.
In his tyme it rayned blond, whiche falling on mens* 1.2 clothes, appeared like Crosses.
In Anno 800. the Danes arriued in the Ile called Port∣land,* 1.3 but by the puissance of Brithricus, and other Kings of the Saxons, they were ouercome at Donmouth, driuen backe,
and compelled to auoyde the land.* 1.4
Brithricus was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga, when he had raigned seauētéene yeares, & was buryed at Warham. For this déede, the Nobles ordeyned that from thence∣forth the Kings wiues should not be called Quéenes, nor suffered to sitte with them in place of estate.
Eadburge with infinite treasure fled into France, where offering a greate portion of hir Golde to King Charles of France, he sayd vnto hir, choose Eadburge whome thou wilte haue to thy Husband, me, or my sonne: and she answered, if choyse be granted me, I choose your sonne, bycause he is younger than you: then (quoth Charles) if thou hadst chosen* 1.5 me, thou shouldest haue had my sonne, but bycause thou hast chosen my sonne, thou shalt haue neyther him nor me, and then gaue to hir a Monasterie, wherein she professed hirselfe a Nunne, and became their Abbesse a few yeares, but after∣wards committing adulterie with a lay man, and cast out of the Monasterie, she ended hir life in pouertie & miserie,* 1.6 as of many that haue séene hir we heard, sayth mine Author Asserius.* 1.7
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Bloud rayned.
The Danes first ariued in this land.
Marianus. The King poy∣foned by his vvife.
After a vvicked life follovved a miserable end to Queene. Eadburge.
Houeden.
Asser.