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Hunt. Vpon this mischiefe wrought by the father, the king now tooke his sonne Algar, and caused his eies to be put out. About the same time was Bambrough destroied by the Danes, which arriued after in Humber, and wasted the countrie of Lindsey and Yorkeshire, on either side that riuer. Polydor. Matth.
Whervpon he being at the castell of Leeds in Kent, and departing from thence, tooke ship at Quinburgh in the Ile of Shepie, to saile ouer vnto Lée in Essex, and so to go to Plaschie, there to passe the time till the mortalitie was ceassed. Héerevpon incouraged with hope of good successe, they entred into Yorkeshire, & there began to destroie the countrie.
But this notwithstanding, with valiant fight hir people entered, and so the towne was woon: she got diuerse other places out of their hands, & constreined them of Yorkeshire to agree with hir, so that some of them promised to become hir subiects: some vowed to aid hir, and some sware to be at hir commandement. Hunt. West. West it should appeere.
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