AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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The same in English. 



AFterward Edgar being sonne unto the nephewe of 

 Edward the confessour, travelled with Robert the 

 Sonne of Godwin a most valiant knight, unto Jerusalem. 

 And it was at the same time when the Turkes besieged 

 king Baldwin at Rama : who not being able to endure 

 the straight siege, was by the helpe of Robert especially, 

 going before him, and with his drawen sword making 

 a lane, and slaying the Turkes on his right hande and 

 on his left, delivered out of that danger, and escaped 

 through the midst of his enemies campe. But upon his 

 happie successe being more eager and fierce, as hee went 

 forward somewhat too hastily, his sworde fell out of his 

 hand. Which as he stouped to take up, being oppressed 

 with the whole multitude, hee was there taken and 

 bound. From whence (as some say) being carried unto 

 Babylon or Alcair in Egypt, when he would not renounce 

 Christ, he was tyed unto a stake in the midst of the 

 market place, and being shot through with arrowes, died 

 a martyr. Edgar having lost his knight returned, and 

 being honoured with many rewards both by the Greekish 

 and by the Germaine Emperour (who both of them 

 would right gladly have entertained him stil for his great 



[II. i. 12.] nobilitie) contemned all things in respect of his native 

 soile. For in very deede some are so inveagled with the 

 love of their countrey, that nothing can seeme pleasant 

 unto them, unlesse they breath in the same aire where 

 they were bred. Wherefore Edgar being misledde with 

 a fond affection, returned into England ; and afterward 

 being subject unto divers changes of fortune (as we have 



When the above signified) he spendeth*now his extreeme olde age 



author was -^^ ^^ obscure and private place of the countrey. 



writing of ^ ^ ^ 



this history. 



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