The good successe of this high conquest won, My name in credit with the Dane did bring: And to encrease this honor new begun In th’horrid warre betwixt the Norway king And prince _Canute_, of which the world did ring, I by my deeds vpon the Norway coast, Did saue _Canutus_ and his fainting host. 21. When _Olauus_ and _Vlfe_ those brothers stout, With their Norwegians in a dangerous fight, Against _Canute_ successefully had fought, I with my English souldiers in his sight Regain’d againe, what he had lost by flight, And forc’d proud _Olauus_ to flie the field, Who to our king his crowne did after yeeld. 22. Grac’d in all warre affaires without mischance, With king _Canute_ in such great grace I came, That he, my name and fortunes to aduance, His sister gaue to me for wife, whose name Hight _Thira_ faire, a ladie of great fame, Whom I with earnest suite did often proue, And in the end obtain’d her for my loue. 23. Thus with auspitious lookes the heau’ns beheld, The new borne infant of my towring state, Which growing vp, with proud ambition swell’d, Flattering it selfe with hope of happier fate, Which to obtaine I long did lie in wait, And left at length true honor’s path to tred, To trace the footing which ambition led. 24. When death did end _Canutus’_ life and raigne, I standing in contention, t’whom the right Of England’s vnswai’d empire should remaine, _Canute’s_ base sonne, ambitious _Harrold_ hight, Did step into the throne in my despight, Being backt by diuers peeres, that sought to clime By his support in this new change of time. 25. ’Gainst whom I stood with fained loyaltie To those two princes, sonnes of _Egelred_, The true borne heires to England’s emperie: In which affaire, had fortune false not fled And turn’d her backe, the crowne had grac’d my hed: For had I gain’d the garland in their name, Neither of them should haue enioy’d the same. 26. But al-seeing heau’n, that did my drift perceiue, To take effect would not permit the same, Those strong built holds I was constrain’d to leaue, In which defiance I did first proclame, Against the bastard in prince _Alfred’s_ name: Wherefore my oath I vnto _Harrold_ past, To be true liegeman, while my life did last. 27.