ABSTRACT
The Danes inuade England on each side, they are vanquished by the English, Goda earle of Deuonshire slaine; the Danes in a hattell fought at Maldon kill Brightnod earle of Essex and the most of his armie, ten thousand pounds paid to them by composition that they should not trouble the English subjects, they cease their crueltie for a time, but within a while after fall to their bloudie bias, the English people despaire to resist them, Egelred addresseth a nauie against the Danes vnder the erles Alfrike and Turold, Alfrike traitorouslie taketh part with the Danes, his ship and souldiers are taken, his sonne Algar is punished for his fathers offense, the Danes make great wast in many parts of this Iland, they besiege London and are repelled with dishonor, they driue king Egelred to buy peace of them, for 16000 pounds; Aulafe king of Norwey is honorablie interteined of Egelred, to whome Ile promiseth at his baptisme neuer to make war-re against England, the great zeale of people in setting forward the building of Durham towne and the minster.
