And in very deede, because this our nation is nowe, and heretofore hath been poore and needie, and as it were a begger amongest many rich men, it hath susteined so many taunts and scoffes of strangers.
Their armie by sea sailing from Warham toward Excester, susteined great losse by tempest, for there perished 120 ships at Swanewicke.
Inas fought a mightie battell against Cheolred king of Mercia, at Wodenessburie, with doubtfull victorie, for it could not well be iudged whether part susteined greater losse.
And as he tooke hurt by such inconueniences chancing through euill councellors that were about him, so the lords and noblemen susteinedno lesse hurt each one after his estate and calling.
He instituted a certaine yerely taxe and reuenew, to satisfie and discharge all charges susteined in the time of peace and warre, with sundry other notable lawes and deuises for the defence of the publique state.
He susteined perill and payne in like sort as the common Souldier did, liberally deuidinge his spoiles and booties amongs them.
And this is furthermore remembred of it, that no man hath yet susteined anie manner of impeachment through the coldnesse of the same.
A subsidie of the twentieth part of euerie mans goods was granted to the king towards his charges susteinedin the Welsh warres.
Of more hurt by anie incounters I read not that the Englishmen susteinedin this voiage.
About this time, the people of Mercia commonlie called Middleangles, [Sidenote: Peda or Peada king of Middleangles.
Toward his charges susteined about the building of which castels and abbeie, he tooke toll throughout all his lordships of all such persons as passed by the same with any cattell, chaffre or merchandize.
Now that Cotage was the refuge place of a pore Fisher man, who lived and susteined his Wife and children with Eeles which he toke alongs the ditches of those deepe and huge Marshes.
Among other greeuances which the English susteined by the hard deling of the Conquerour, this is to be remembered, that he brought Jewes into this land from Rouen, and appointed them a place to inhabit and occupie.
Robert, by whom he had susteined such iniurie, losse, and dishonor.
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