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His court was magnificent, and much frequented by strangers. His revenues were in excellent order, and no prince of his time supported the royal character with more dignity. Edgar had two wives, Elfleda and Elfrida. By the first he had a son called Edward; the second bore him one called Ethelred.
Rossitur, laughing, said, "Let's have it;" and even her husband commanded Hugh to go and fetch it; so poor Fleda, though not a little unwilling, was obliged to let the list be forthcoming. Hugh brought it, in a neat little book covered with pink blotting paper. "Now for it!" said the doctor; "let us see what this English amounts to. Can you stand fire, Elfleda?" " 'Jan. 1.
In the fift yéere of his reigne, king Edward concluded a truce with the Danes of Eastangle and Northumberland at Itingford. But afterwards he suffered his sister Elfleda to inioy the most part thereof, except the said cities of London and Oxford, which he still reteined in his owne hand.
And so was that kingdome ioined vnto the other dominions of the same king Edward, who shortlie after annexed the kingdome of Mercia vnto other of his dominions, immediatlie vpon the death of his sister Elfleda, whom he permitted to rule that land all hir life.
Edward succeedeth his father Alured in regiment, he is disquieted by his brother Adelwold a man of a defiled life, he flieth to the Danes and is of them receiued, king Edwards prouision against the irruptions and forraies of the Danes, Adelwold with a nauie of Danes entreth Eastangles, the Essex men submit themselues, he inuadeth Mercia, and maketh great wast, the Kentishmens disobedience preiudiciall to themselues, they and the Danes haue a great conflict, king Edward concludeth a truce with them, he maketh a great slaughter of them by his Westsaxons and Mercians, what lands came to king Edward by the death of Edred duke of Mercia, he recouereth diuers places out of the Danes hands, and giueth them manie a foile, what castels he builded, he inuadeth Eastangles, putteth Ericke a Danish king therof to flight, his owne subiects murther him for his crueltie, his kingdome returneth to the right of king Edward with other lands by him thereto annexed, his sister Elfleda gouerned the countrie of Mercia during hir life.
She was going, and had near reached the door, when he said, "Elfleda!" She hastened back to the bedside. "Kiss me." He let her do so twice, without moving, and then holding her to his breast he pressed one long earnest passionate kiss upon her lips, and released her. Fleda told Cynthy that her grandfather wished her to come to him, and then mounted the stairs, to her little bedroom.
And, oh! to have one's work in real good to Christ's poor, or in missions, instead of in all these outside silly nonsensical diversions that one doubts about all the time. If you would only let me go back with dear Sister Beata and Sister Elfleda as a probationer!" "You could not be any more yet," said Magdalen; "but I will think about it, and talk it over with Sister Angela.
"That is not my name," said the little girl, coming forward. "Isn't it? It ought to be. What is, then?" "Elfleda." "Elfleda! where in the name of all that is auricular did you get such an outlandish name?" "My father gave it to me, Sir," said Fleda, with a dignified sobriety which amused the old gentleman. "Your father! hum I understand.
"Elfleda," said aunt Miriam gravely and tenderly, "do you know what was your mother's prayer for you?" "Yes," she whispered. "What was it?" "That I might be kept " "Unspotted from the world!" repeated aunt Miriam, in a tone of tender and deep feeling; "My sweet blossom! how wilt thou keep so? Will you remember always your mother's prayer?" "I will try." "How will you try, Fleda? "I will pray."
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