Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 edition. Excerpt: ... made and fitted wings to his hands and feet; with these, on the top of a tower, spread-out to gather air, he flew more than a furlong; but, the wind being too high, he came fluttering down, to the maiming of all his limbs; yet so conceited was he of his art, that he attributed the cause of his fall to the want of a tail, as birds have, which he forgot to make to his hinder parts. This story, though seeming otherwise too light to appear in the midst of a sad narration, yet, for the strangeness thereof, I thought worthy enough to be placed here, as His brother Tosti I found it placed in my author. But, (to digress no larracv onthe* f t'"f t DEGREESler) Tosti, the king's brother, coming from Flanders, full Englaud. ofenvy at his younger brother's advancement to the crown, resolved, what he might, to trouble his reign; forcing therefore the inhabitants of the Isle of Wight to contribution, he sailed thence toSandwich, committing piracies on the coast between. Harold, then residing at London, with a great number of ships drawn-together, and of horse troops by land, prepares in person for Sandwich; whereof Tosti having notice, directs his course with sixty ships towards Lindsey *, taking with him all the seamen he found, But is drivcn-away willing or unwilling: where he burnt many villages, and MoKar'5 EdWi" 3nd S*ew many ftne inhabitants; but Edwin, the Mercian duke, and Morcar his brother, the Northumbrian earl, with their forces on either side, soon drove him out of the country. Who thence betook him to Malcolm, the Scottish king, and with him abode the whole summer. William, duke of About the same time, duke William sending embasNormandv, lays sadors to admonish Harold of his promise and oath, to ofaEnglaMd? Cr0Wn..."
