The same yeere king Edward came to Buckingham with an armie, and there taried a whole moneth, building two castels, the one vpon the one side of the water of Ouse, and the other vpon the other side of the [Sidenote:  Turketillus an earle.] same riuer.  He also subdued Turketillus an earle of the Danes that dwelt in that countrie, with all the residue of the noble men and barons of the shires of Bedford and Northampton.  In the 12 yeere of king Edwards reigne, the Kentishmen and Danes fought togither at Holme:  but whether partie had the victorie, writers haue not declared. [Sidenote:  Simon Dun.] Simon Dunelm. speaketh of a battell which the citizens of Canturburie fought against a number of Danish rouers at Holme, where the Danes were put to flight, but that should be (as he noteth) 8 yeeres before this supposed time, as in the yeere 904, which was about the third yeere of king Edwards reigne.

[Sidenote:  Anno 911. Simon Dun.] After this, other of the Danes assembled themselues togither, and in Staffordshire at a place called Tottenhall fought with the Englishmen, and after great slaughter made on both parties, the Danes were ouercome:  and so likewise were they shortlie after at Woodfield or Wodenfield.  And thus king Edward put the Danes to the woorse in each place commonlie where he came, and hearing that those in Northumberland ment to breake the peace:  he inuaded the countrie, and so afflicted the same, that the Danes which were inhabitants there, [Sidenote:  Polydor.  Ericke king of Eastangles.] gladlie continued in rest and peace.  But in this meane time, Ericke the king of those Danes which held the countrie of Eastangle, was about to procure new warre, and to allure other of the Danes to ioine with him against the Englishmen, that with common agreement they might set vpon the English nation, and vtterlie subdue them.

[Sidenote:  King Edward inuadeth the countrie of the Eastangles.] King Edward hauing intelligence heereof, purposed to preuent him, and therevpon entering with an armie into his countrie, cruellie wasted and spoiled the same.  King Ericke hauing alreadie his people in armor through displeasure conceiued heereof, and desire to be reuenged, hasted foorth to incounter his enimies:  and so they met in [Sidenote:  Ericke put to flight.] the field, and fiercelie assailed ech other.  But as the battell was rashlie begun on king Ericks side, so was the end verie harmefull to him:  for with small adoo, after great losse on both sides, he was vanquished and put to flight.

After his comming home, bicause of his great ouerthrow and fowle discomfiture, he began to gouerne his people with more rigor & sharper dealing than before time he had vsed.  Whereby he prouoked the malice of the Eastangles so highlie against him, that they fell vpon him and murthered him:  yet did they not gaine so much hereby as they looked to haue doone:  for shortlie after, they being brought low, and not able to defend their countrie, were compelled to submit themselues vnto [Sidenote:  The kingdom of the Eastangles subdued by K. Edward.] king Edward.  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.