16511-8.txt-suddenlie there arose so great a tempest, that none of them was able 16511-8.txt-to kéepe his course, so that they were not onelie driuen in sunder 16511-8.txt-(some being caried againe into Gallia, and some westward) but also the 16511-8.txt-other ships that lay at anchor, and had brought ouer the armie, were 16511-8.txt-so pitifullie beaten, tossed and shaken, that a great number of them 16511-8.txt-did not onelie lose their tackle, but also were caried by force of 16511-8.txt-wind into the high sea; the rest being likewise so filled with water, 16511-8.txt-that they were in danger by sinking to perish and to be quite lost. 16511-8.txt:For the moone in the same night was at the full, & therefore caused a 16511-8.txt-spring tide, which furthered the force of the tempest, to the greater 16511-8.txt-perill of those ships and gallies that lay at anchor. There was no way 16511-8.txt-for the Romans to helpe the matter: wherefore a great number of those 16511-8.txt-ships were so bruised, rent and weather-beaten, that without new 16511-8.txt-reparation they would serue to no vse of sailing. This was a great 16511-8.txt-discomfort to the Romans that had brought ouer no prouision to liue by 16511-8.txt-in the winter season, nor saw anie hope how they should repasse againe 16511-8.txt-into Gallia. -- 16610-8.txt-_Cuthred king of the Westsaxons, he is greatlie troubled by Ethelbald 16610-8.txt-king of Mercia, they are pacified; Kenric king Cuthreds sonne slaine, 16610-8.txt-earle Adelme rebelleth against him whom the king pardoneth; Cuthred 16610-8.txt-fighteth with Ethelbald at Hereford, he hath the victorie, he falleth 16610-8.txt-sicke and dieth; Sigebert succedeth him in the kingdome, he is cruell 16610-8.txt-to his people, he is expelled from his roiall estate, murther reuenged 16610-8.txt-with murther, succession in the kingdome of Eastangles, kings change 16610-8.txt-their crownes for moonks cowles; the Britaines subiect to the king of 16610-8.txt:Northumberland and the king of Picts, the moone eclipsed._ 16610-8.txt- 16610-8.txt-THE THIRD CHAPTER. 16610-8.txt- 16610-8.txt- 16610-8.txt-[Sidenote: CUTHRED.] 16610-8.txt-After the decease of Ethelard king of Westsaxons, his coosine 16610-8.txt-Cuthred was made king and gouernour of those people, reigning the 16610-8.txt-tearme of 16 yéeres. He began his reigne in the yeere of our Lord -- 16610-8.txt-eight king who in this land had changed a kings crowne for a moonks 16610-8.txt-cowle (as Simon Dunel. writeth.) 16610-8.txt- 16610-8.txt-This Egbert (in the 18 yeare of his reigne) and Vngust king of Picts 16610-8.txt-came to the citie of Alcluid with their armies, and there receiued the 16610-8.txt-Britains into their subiection, the first-day of August: but the tenth 16610-8.txt-day of the same month, the armie which he led from Ouan vnto Newbourgh, 16610-8.txt-was for the more part lost and destroied. ¶ The same yeare on the 8 16610-8.txt:kalends of December, the moone being as then in hir full, appeared to be 16610-8.txt-of a bloudie colour, but at length she came to hir accustomed shew, 16610-8.txt-after a maruellous meanes, for a starre which followed hir, passed by 16610-8.txt-hir, & went before hir, the like dist[=a]ce as it kept in following hir 16610-8.txt-before she lost hir vsuall light. 16610-8.txt- 16610-8.txt- * * * * * 16610-8.txt- 16610-8.txt- -- 16610-8.txt-somewhat aboue the tearme of 23 yéeres, he was taken out of this life 16610-8.txt-at Faringdon: his bodie was conueied from thence vnto Winchester, and 16610-8.txt-there buried in the new abbeie. He had thrée wiues, or (as some haue 16610-8.txt-[Sidenote: _Polydor_.] 16610-8.txt-written) but two, affirming that Edgiua was not his wife, but his 16610-8.txt-concubine, of whome he begat his eldest sonne Adelstan, who succéeded 16610-8.txt-him in the kingdome. This Edgiua (as hath béene reported) dreamed 16610-8.txt-[Sidenote: A dreame.] 16610-8.txt:on a time that there rose a moone out of hir bellie, which with the 16610-8.txt-bright shine thereof gaue light ouer all England: and telling hir 16610-8.txt-dreame to an ancient gentlewoman, who coniecturing by the dreame that 16610-8.txt-which followed, tooke care of hir, and caused hir to be brought vp in 16610-8.txt-good manners and like a gentlewoman, though she were borne but of base 16610-8.txt-parentage. 16610-8.txt- 16610-8.txt-Heerevpon when she came to ripe yéeres, king Edward by chance comming 16610-8.txt-to the place where she was remaining, vpon the first sight was -- 16749-8.txt- * * * * * 16749-8.txt- 16749-8.txt-About this season, one Owin (whome some name prince of Wales) was 16749-8.txt-slaine, [Sidenote: _Simon Dun._] as Simon Dunelmen. writeth, but by 16749-8.txt-whom, or in what sort, he sheweth not. In this eightéenth yeare of king 16749-8.txt-Henries reigne, on All hallowes daie, or first of Nouember, great 16749-8.txt-lightning, thunder, and such a storme of haile fell, that the people 16749-8.txt-were maruellouslie amazed therwith. Also on the thirtéenth of December, 16749-8.txt:there happened a great earthquake, and the moone was turned into a 16749-8.txt-bloodie colour: which strange accidents fell about the middest of the 16749-8.txt-night. At the same time quéene Maud, wife to king Henrie departed this 16749-8.txt-life. But now to returne to other dooings. 16749-8.txt- 16749-8.txt-It chanced vpon a small occasion, that verie sore and dangerous warres 16749-8.txt-followed out of hand, betwixt king Henrie and Lewes surnamed the grosse 16749-8.txt-king of France: the beginning whereof grew herevpon. [Sidenote: Theobald 16749-8.txt-erle of Champaigne. _Polydor._] Theobald earle of Champaigne, descended -- 16749-8.txt- 16749-8.txt-Not long after, or rather before (as by Wil. Malmes. it should séeme) 16749-8.txt-king Henrie passed ouer into Normandie, from whence (this being the last 16749-8.txt-time of his going thither) he neuer returned aliue. And as it came to 16749-8.txt-passe, he tooke ship to saile this last iournie thither, euen the same 16749-8.txt-daie in which he had afore time receiued the crowne. [Sidenote: An 16749-8.txt-eclipse[17].] On which daie (felling vpon the Wednesdaie and being the 16749-8.txt-second of August) a wonderfull and extraordinarie eclipse of the sunne 16749-8.txt:and moone appeared, in somuch that Wil. Malmes. who then liued, writeth 16749-8.txt-that he saw the starres plainlie about the sunne at the verie time of 16749-8.txt-that eclipse. [Sidenote: An earthquake.] On the fridaie after such an 16749-8.txt-earthquake also happened in this realme, that manie houses and buildings 16749-8.txt-were ouerthrowne. This earthquake was so sensible, or rather so visible, 16749-8.txt-that the wall of the house wherein the king then sat was lift vp with a 16749-8.txt-double remoue, at the third it setled it selfe againe in his due place. 16749-8.txt-Moreouer at the verie same time also fire burst out of certeine riffes 16749-8.txt-of the earth in so huge flames, that neither by water nor otherwise it -- 16761-8.txt-constreined to sweare vpon the holie euangelists, that he should not 16761-8.txt-attempt any thing in his legatship that might be hurtfull to the king or 16761-8.txt-his realme, and that he should come and visit the king againe as he 16761-8.txt-returned homewards. 16761-8.txt- 16761-8.txt-This yeare on the sundaie before the natiuitie of S. John Baptist, being 16761-8.txt-the 18 of June, after the setting of the sunne, [Sidenote: _Ger. Dor._] 16761-8.txt-there appeared a maruellous sight in the aire, vnto certeine persons 16761-8.txt:that beheld the same. [Sidenote: A strange sight about the moone.] For 16761-8.txt:whereas the new moone shone foorth verie faire with his hornes towardes 16761-8.txt-the east, streightwais the vpper horne was diuided into two, out of the 16761-8.txt-the mids of which diuision a burning brand sprang vp, casting from it a 16761-8.txt-farre off coles and sparks, as it had beene of fire. The bodie of the 16761-8.txt:moone in the meane time that was beneath, séemed to wrest and writh in 16761-8.txt-resemblance like to an adder or snake that had béene beaten, and anon 16761-8.txt-after it came to the old state againe. This chanced aboue a dozzen 16761-8.txt-times, and at length from horne to horne it became blacke. 16761-8.txt- 16761-8.txt:In September following, the moone being about 27. daies hold, at six of 16761-8.txt-the clocke, a partile eclipse of the sunne happened, for the bodie 16761-8.txt-thereof appeared as it were horned shooting the hornes towards the west 16761-8.txt:as the moone dooth: being twentie daies old. [Sidenote: A strange 16761-8.txt-eclipse of the sunne.] The residue of the compasse of it was couered 16761-8.txt-with a blacke roundell, which comming downe by little and little, threw 16761-8.txt-about the horned brightnesse that remained, till both the hornes came to 16761-8.txt-hang downe on either side to the earthwards; and as the blacke roundell 16761-8.txt-went by little & little forwards, the homes at length were turned 16761-8.txt-towards the west, and so the blacknesse passing awaie, the sunne 16761-8.txt-receiued his brightnesse againe. In the meane time the aire being full 16761-8.txt-of clouds of diuerse colours, as red, yellow, green, and pale, holpe the -- 16761-8.txt-were thereabout, were put in a great feare. [Sidenote: A strange wonder 16761-8.txt-of the earth.] That péece of earth with the fall was swallowed vp, 16761-8.txt-leauing a great déepe pit in the place, as was to be seene many yeares 16761-8.txt-after. 16761-8.txt- 16761-8.txt-¶ Touching these celestiall apparitions, the common doctrine of 16761-8.txt-philosophie is, that they be méere naturall, and therefore of no great 16761-8.txt-admiration. For of eclipses, as well such as are proper to the sunne, as 16761-8.txt:also those that are peculiar to the moone, the position is not so 16761-8.txt-generallie deliuered, as it is constantlie beléeued. For the 16761-8.txt-philosophers giue this reason of eclipses. 16761-8.txt- 16761-8.txt- [Sidenote: _M. Pal. in. Aquar._] 16761-8.txt- ---- radios Phoebi luna interiecta repellit, 16761-8.txt- Nec sinit in terras claram descendere lucem. 16761-8.txt- Quippe aliud non est quàm terræ atque æquoris vmbra, 16761-8.txt- Quæ si fortè ferit nocturnæ corpora lunæ, -- 16761-8.txt-Glanuille.] albeit that Ranulfe de Glanuille was made ruler of 16761-8.txt-Yorkeshire, & authorised iustice there, as he that best vnderstood in 16761-8.txt-those daies the ancient lawes and customes of the realme. [Sidenote: 16761-8.txt-Geffrey earle of Britaine son to king Henrie. Guidomer de Leons.] The 16761-8.txt-same yeare, Geffrey earle of Britaine by his fathers commandement leuied 16761-8.txt-an armie, and passing ouer into Britaine, wasted the lands of Guidomer 16761-8.txt-de Leons, and constreined him to submit himselfe vnto him. 16761-8.txt- 16761-8.txt:[Sidenote: The moone eclipsed.] The 18. day of August, the moone was 16761-8.txt-eclipsed, which was séene of king Henrie and his companie as he rode all 16761-8.txt-that night towards Douer there to méet the French king, [Sidenote: The 16761-8.txt-French K. commeth a madding to visit the archbishop Beckets toome.] who 16761-8.txt-was comming towards England to visit the toome of archbishop Thomas 16761-8.txt-Becket as he had before time vowed. He landed at Douer the 22. day of 16761-8.txt-August. There came ouer with him Henrie duke of Louaine, Philip earle of 16761-8.txt-Flanders, Baldwin earle of Guines, earle William de Mandeuille, and 16761-8.txt-diuerse other earles, lords, barons and knights; whome king Henrie was -- 16762-8.txt-barels of firie serpents, armour and weapons of sundrie sorts, besides 16762-8.txt-all the mariners and men of warre, except such as were taken to mercie 16762-8.txt-and saued aliue, being about 200 in the whole, whereas there were aboord 16762-8.txt-the same ship 500 men of warre, [Sidenote: _Matth. Paris._ _N. Triuet._] 16762-8.txt-as some write, though other haue but 800. 16762-8.txt- 16762-8.txt-¶ But now to other accidents that chanced this yere. On Midsummer eeue 16762-8.txt-there was such an eclipse of the sunne, [Sidenote: An eclipse of the 16762-8.txt:sunne.] the moone being the same time 27 daies old, that for the space 16762-8.txt-of thrée houres (for so long it lasted) such darkness came ouer the face 16762-8.txt-of the earth, [Sidenote: The seuenth houre of the daie saith _Matth. 16762-8.txt-Paris._] that euen in the daie time (for this eclipse began about nine 16762-8.txt-of the clocke in the morning) the stars appeared plainelie in the 16762-8.txt-element. 16762-8.txt- 16762-8.txt-In the same moneth of June, Richard de Camuille, whome the king had left 16762-8.txt-(as ye haue heard) gouernour in Cypres, chanced to fall sicke, and