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as_o occasion_n may_v serve_v to_o make_v use_n of_o both_o and_o to_o that_o end_n observe_v well_o the_o king_n humour_n he_o apply_v himself_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o follow_v it_o special_o by_o soothe_v and_o nourishiug_v he_o in_o those_o vice_n to_o which_o by_o nature_n he_o be_v most_o addict_v suppose_v thereby_o to_o strengthen_v his_o own_o estate_n and_o with_o more_o security_n to_o accomplish_v his_o desire_n while_o the_o king_n intend_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o immoderate_a appetite_n in_o sensual_a pleasure_n which_o have_v already_o bring_v he_o into_o contempt_n and_o hatred_n with_o his_o people_n and_o will_v by_o all_o likelihood_n open_v the_o way_n to_o his_o speedy_a destruction_n whereupon_o one_o day_n invite_v vortiger_n to_o a_o feast_n he_o appoint_v rowen_n his_o daughter_n to_o attend_v upon_o he_o as_o his_o cupbearer_n at_o which_o time_n by_o her_o father_n instruction_n she_o behave_v herself_o in_o such_o manner_n 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success_n till_o by_o the_o perfidious_a deal_n of_o offa_n the_o mercian_n prince_n he_o be_v shameful_o murder_v for_o be_v betroth_v to_o alfride_n the_o daughter_n of_o offa_n who_o ambitious_o affect_v the_o principality_n of_o the_o east-angle_n he_o be_v under_o colour_n of_o friendship_n invite_v to_o a_o feast_n where_o offa_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o his_o wife_n command_v his_o head_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o bank_n of_o a_o river_n by_o this_o dishonourable_a act_n the_o mercian_n obtain_v the_o province_n but_o offa_n be_v afterward_o touch_v with_o sorrow_n and_o compunction_n of_o heart_n for_o commit_v it_o cause_v ethelbert_n body_n to_o be_v take_v up_o and_o to_o be_v convey_v to_o the_o city_n of_o hereford_n not_o far_o from_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v slay_v and_o there_o to_o be_v very_o solemn_o inter_v suppose_v thereby_o to_o expiate_v in_o part_n the_o guilt_n of_o his_o former_a offence_n afterward_o a_o 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wound_v he_o with_o their_o shaft_n which_o they_o shoot_v at_o he_o till_o his_o body_n be_v cover_v over_o with_o they_o theâ—_n they_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o a_o bush_n his_o body_n be_v afterward_o find_v be_v inter_v at_o bury_n in_o folk_n where_o a_o goodly_a monastery_n be_v erect_v and_o â—â—â—dicated_v to_o he_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o remain_v yet_o to_o this_o day_n after_o his_o death_n the_o principality_n of_o the_o east-angle_n be_v possess_v by_o the_o dane_n about_o 50._o year_n till_o edward_n the_o son_n of_o etheldred_n the_o west-saxon_a prince_n expulse_v they_o annex_v both_o that_o province_n &_o the_o country_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a adjoin_v to_o it_o unto_o his_o own_o government_n â§_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o northumber_n 1_o ida._n 2_o alla._n 3_o ethelrick_n the_o young_a son_n of_o ida._n 4_o ethelfrid_n the_o brother_n of_o ethelrick_n 5_o edwin_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n 6_o osric_z 7_o eanfrid_n 8_o oswald_z the_o martyr_n brother_n of_o eanfrid_n 9_o oswin_n the_o brother_n of_o oswald_n the_o martyr_n 10_o adilwald_n the_o son_n of_o oswald_n the_o martyr_n 11_o egfrid_n the_o son_n of_o adilwald_n 12_o alfred_n the_o bastard_n son_n of_o oswin_n 13_o osr_v the_o son_n of_o alfred_n 14_o osric_z 15_o kenred_n 16_o ceolnulph_n 17_o egbert_n 18_o oswolf_n 19_o moll_n 20_o aler_v 21_o etheldred_n 22_o aelfwold_n 23_o osred_n â§_o the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o northumber_n archbishop_n of_o york_n 625_o paulinus_n sit_v nine_o year_n 666_o cedda_n three_o year_n 669_o wilfrid_n nine_o year_n 678_o bosa_n nine_o year_n 687_o wilfrid_n restore_v four_o year_n 691_o bosa_n fourteen_o year_n 705_o joannes_n sixteen_o year_n 721_o wilfridus_n two_o year_n 738_o egbertus_fw-la nine_o and_o twenty_o year_n 767_o ethelbertus_fw-la thirteen_o year_n 780_o eanbaldus_n 1._o sixteen_o year_n 796_o eanbaldus_n 2._o sixteen_o year_n bishop_n 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