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in his daies, that durst attempt anie such iniurie against them.
True it is, that as well earle Goodwine, as the bishop of Worcester
(that was also put in blame and suspected for the apprehending and
making away of Alfred, as before ye haue heard) were charged by
Hardicnute as culpable in that matter, insomuch that the said bishop
was expelled out of his see by Hardicnute: and after twelue moneths
space was restored, by meanes of such summes of monie as he gaue by
waie of amends.
[Sidenote: Earle Goodwin excuseth himselfe.]
Earle Goodwine was also put to his purgation, by taking an oth
that he was not guiltie. Which oth was the better allowed, by reason
of such a present as he gaue to the king for the redeeming of his
[Sidenote: The gift which earle Goodwin gaue to the king.]
fauour and good will, that is to say, a ship with a sterne of gold,
conteining therein 80 souldiers, wearing on each of their armes two
bracelets of gold of 16 ounces weight, a triple habergion guilt on
their bodies, with guilt burgenets on their heads, a swoord with guilt
hilts girded to their wastes, a battell-axe after the maner of the
Danes on their left shoulder, a target with bosses and mails guilt in
their left hand, a dart in their right hand: and thus to conclude,
they were furnished at all points with armor and weapon accordinglie.
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