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... Alfred , as some write , had bestow'd on Gothrun to hold of him ; the bounds wherof may be read among the Laws of Alfred . Others of them went to Fulham on the Thames , and joining there with 5 a great Fleet newly come into the River ...
... Alfred , as some write , had bestow'd on Gothrun to hold of him ; the bounds wherof may be read among the Laws of Alfred . Others of them went to Fulham on the Thames , and joining there with 5 a great Fleet newly come into the River ...
Page 216
... Alfred perceaving this , 15 took of those Danes who dwelt in Northumberland , a new Oath of Fidelity , and of those in Essex , hostages , lest they should joyn , as they were wont , with thir Countrymen newly arriv'd . And by the next ...
... Alfred perceaving this , 15 took of those Danes who dwelt in Northumberland , a new Oath of Fidelity , and of those in Essex , hostages , lest they should joyn , as they were wont , with thir Countrymen newly arriv'd . And by the next ...
Page 217
... Alfred till provision fail'd the beseigers , another part staid behind with thir King wounded . Mean while Alfred preparing to reinforce the seige in Colney , 5 the Danes of Northumberland breaking Faith , came by Sea to the East ...
... Alfred till provision fail'd the beseigers , another part staid behind with thir King wounded . Mean while Alfred preparing to reinforce the seige in Colney , 5 the Danes of Northumberland breaking Faith , came by Sea to the East ...
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