ABSTRACT
Variance amongest the peeres of the realme about the roiall succession, the kingdome is diuided betwixt Harold the bastard sonne and Hardicnute the lawfullie begotten son of king Cnute late deceassed, Harold hath the totall. regiment, the authorise of earle Goodwine gardian to the queenes sonnes, Harold is proclaimed king, why Elnothus did stoutlie refuse to consecrate him, why Harold was surnamed Harefoot, he is supposed to he a shoomakers sonne, and how it came to passe that he was counted king Cnutes bastard; Alfred chcillengeth the crowne from Harold, Goodwine (vnder colour of friendlie inierieinment) procureth his retinues vtter vndooing, a tithing of the Normans by the poll, whether Alfred teas interessed in the crowne, the trecherous letter of Harold written in the name of queene Emma to hir two sons in Normandie, whereupon Alfred commeth oner into England, the vnfaithfull dealing of Goodwine with Alfred and his people, teaching that in trust is treason, a reseruation of euerie tenth Norman, the remanent slaine, the lamentable end of Alfred, and with what torments he was put to death; Harold banisheth queene Emma out of England he degenerateth from his father, the short time of his reigne, his death and buriall.
