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having prepared some Jight-armed foot to pursue chapthe natives into their fastnesses, some cavalry to iu.scour the open country, and a squadron of shipsto attack the sea-coast, he employed at once allthese forces against the Welsh, prosecuted hisadvantages with vigour, made no intermissionin his assaults, and at last reduced the enemy tosuch distress, that, in order to prevent theirtotal destruction , they made a sacrifice of theirprince, whose head they cut off, and sent toHarold; and they were content to receive astheir sovereigns two Welsh noblemen appointedby Edward to rule over them. The other inci-dent was no less honourable to Harold.

Tosti , brother of this nobleman, who had beencreated duke of Northumberland, being of aviolent, tyrannical temper, had acted with suchcruelty and injustice , that the inhabitants rose inrebellion, and chaced him from his government.

Morcar and Edwin, two brothers, who possessedgreat power in those parts, and who weregrandsons of the great duke, Leofric , concurredin the insurrection; and the former, being electedduke , advanced with an army, to oppose Harold,who was commissioned by the king to reduce andchastise the Northumbrians. Before the armiescame to action, Morcar, well acquainted withthe generous disposition of theEnglissi commander,endeavoured to justify his own conduct. Herepresented to Harold, that Tosti had behavedin a manner unworthy of the station to which hewas advanced, and no one, not even a brother,