He had issue
by his wife queene Emma, a sonne named by the English chronicles
Hardiknought, but by the Danish writers Canute or Knute: also a
daughter named Gonilda, that was after maried to Henrie the sonne of
[Sidenote: _Polydor_.]
Conrad, which also was afterwards emperour, and named Henrie the
third. By his concubine Alwine that was daughter to Alselme, whome
[Sidenote: _Alb. Cranz_.]
some name earle of Hampton, he had two bastard sonnes, Harold and
Sweno. He was much giuen in his latter daies to vertue, as he that
[Sidenote: _Polydor_. _Fabian_.]
considered how perfect felicitie rested onelie in godlines and
true deuotion to serue the heauenlie king and gouernour of all things.
He repared in his time manie churches, abbeies and houses of religion,
which by occasion of warres had beene sore defaced by him and his
father, but speciallie he did great cost vpon the abbeie of saint
Edmund, in the towne of Burie, as partlie before is mentioned. He also
built two abbeies from the foundation, as saint Benets in Norffolke,
[Sidenote: Which is supposed to be Barclow: for Ashdone it selfe
is halfe a mile from thence.]
seuen miles distant from Norwich, and an other in Norwaie. He
did also build a church at Ashdone in Essex, where he obteined
the victorie of king Edmund, and was present at the hallowing or
consecration therof with a great multitude of the lords and nobles of
the realme, both English and Danes.
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