Leaseth him at the request of William duke of Nor

Ome written concerning this agreement betwixt king Edward and erle
Goodwine, where other make somewhat larger report thereof, as thus. At
the same time that the two sonnes of erle Goodwine Harold and Leofwine
came foorth of Ireland, and inuaded the west countrie, king Edward
rigged foorth fortie ships, the which throughlie furnished with men,
munition, and vittels, he sent vnto Sandwich, commanding the capteines
there to wait for the comming of erle Goodwine, whom he vnderstood to be
in a readinesse to returne into England: but notwithstanding, there
wanted no diligence in them to looke to their charge, erle Goodwine
secretlie with a few ships which he had got togither, ariued in Kent;
and sending foorth his letters and messengers abroad to the citizens of
Canturburie, to them of Sussex, Southerie, & others, required aid of
them, who with one consent promised to liue and die with him. The
capteines of the nauie at Sandwich aduertised hereof, made towards the
place where they thought to haue found earle Goodwine: but he being
warned of their comming, escaped by flight, and got him out of their
danger, wherevpon they withdrew to Sandwich, and after returned to
London. Earle Goodwine aduertised thereof, sailed to the Ile of Wight,
and wafted vp and downe those seas, till his sonnes Harold and Leofwine
came and ioined their nauie with his, and ceassing from spoile, onlie
sought to recouer vittels to serue their turne. And incresing their
power by such aid as they might any where procure, at length they came
to Sandwich, wherof king Edward hauing knowledge, being then at London,
he sent abroad to raise all the power he might [Sidenote: It seemeth
that earle Goodwine was well friended.] make. But they that were
appointed to come vnto him, lingred time, in which meane while earle
Goodwine comming into the Thames, & so vp the riuer, arriued in
Southwarke, on the day of the exaltation of the crosse in September,
being monday, and their staieng for the tide, solicited the Londoners,
so that he obteined of them what he could desire. Afterwards, without
disturbance, he passed vp the riuer with the tide through the south arch
of

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