The history of Britain, that part especially now call'd England from the first traditional beginning, continu'd to the Norman conquest / collected out of the antientest and best authours thereof by John Milton.
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The history of Britain, that part especially now call'd England from the first traditional beginning, continu'd to the Norman conquest / collected out of the antientest and best authours thereof by John Milton.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674.
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London :: Printed by J.M. for James Allestry ...,
1670.
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Great Britain -- History -- To 1066.
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"The history of Britain, that part especially now call'd England from the first traditional beginning, continu'd to the Norman conquest / collected out of the antientest and best authours thereof by John Milton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50902.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.
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Edred.
EDred the third Brother of Athelstan, the Sons of Edmund being yet but Children, next reign'd, not degenerating from his worthy predecessors, and Crown'd at Kingston. Northumberland he throughly subdu'd, the Scots without refusal swore him Alle∣giance; yet the Northumbrians, ever of doubtfull Faith, soon after chose to themselves one Eric a Dane. Huntingdon still haunts us with this Anlaf (of whom we gladly would have bin ridd) and will have him before Eric recall'd once more and reign fowr years, then again put to his shifts. But [An. Dom. 950] Edred entring into Northumberland, and with spoils returning, Eric the King fell upon his rear. Edred turning about, both shook off the Enemy, and pre∣par'd to make a second inroad: which the Northum∣brians dreading rejected Eric, slew Amanous the Son of Anlaf, and with many presents appeasing Edred, submitted again to his Goverment; nor from that time had Kings, but were govern'd by Earls, of
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whom Osulf was the first. About this time Wulstan [An. Dom. 953] Archbishop of York, accus'd to have slain certain men of Thetford in revenge of thir Abbot whom the Townsmen had slain, was committed by the King to close Custody; but soon after enlarg'd, was restor'd to his place. Malmsbury writes that his crime was to have conniv'd at the revolt of his Countrymen: but [An. Dom. 955] King Edred two years after sick'ning in the flowr of his youth, dy'd much lamented, and was buried at Winchester.