Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond

Genealogical Memoir
SECT. I.
Of the Origin of the House of Drummond.
In the reign of Malcolm II. of Scotland, and about
the year 1013, to revenge the massacre of the Danes,
Sweyn king of Denmark invaded England, and over-
coming Ethelred in battle, drove him from his kingdom,
and usurped" his throne. As his second queen, Ethelred
had married Emma, the Norman princess, and with her,
and her two sons, Alfred and Edward, afterwards called
the Confessor, he took refuge in Normandy. Upon the
death of Sweyn, who enjoyed his conquest but a few
weeks, Ethelred was invited to resume the government.
But he dying in 101 6, was succeeded by Edmund, his
eldest son by his first queen. This brave prince, sur-
named Ironside, gallantly opposed Canute, the son and
successor of Sweyn j but after several engagements, of
various success, it was mutually agreed to divide the
kingdom between them. This treaty, Edmund survived
only but a month, when the whole kingdom, and his two
sons, Edwin and Edward, fell into the hands of Canute.
In 1017, Canute was proclaimed sole sovereign of
England, and to secure to himself full possession of the
throne, he sent the two sons of Edmund to the court
of Sweden, on pretence of being educated there, but
charged the king to put them to death as soon as they
arrived.- This savage mandate, the Swedish monarch dis-
obeyed, and sent them to Solomon king of Hungary, to
be educated at his court. Solomon generously received