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the_o xv_o etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v open_a in_o the_o book_n of_o machabeorum_fw-la ¶_o thene_n after_o the_o romayn_v govern_v the_o world_n count_v &_o number_v their_o year_n ab_fw-la ur_fw-la be_v condita_fw-la ¶_o the_o last_o of_o all_o cristen_v man_n count_v their_o year_n from_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o cryst_n and_o because_o we_o ben_fw-mi crysten_v man_n we_o use_v most_o to_o nombre_fw-fr from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o cryst_n be_v bear_v and_o fro_o cryste_n be_v bear_v unto_o our_o tyme._n and_o this_o order_fw-fr be_v observe_v and_o keep_v in_o all_o the_o book_n of_o every_o thing_n in_o his_o place_n as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o ¶_o explicit_fw-la prologus_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la incipit_fw-la fructus_fw-la temporum_fw-la because_o of_o this_o book_n make_v to_o tell_v what_o time_n of_o any_o thing_n notable_a be_v therefore_o the_o begynnyge_a of_o all_o time_n short_o shall_v be_v touch_v for_o the_o which_o after_o doctor_n it_o be_v to_o 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god_n make_v &_o ordain_v the_o firmament_n &_o divide_v the_o water_n from_o the_o water_n ¶_o the_o three_o day_n god_n make_v in_o theâ—_n which_o he_o gadere_v the_o water_n in_o to_o one_o place_n 〈◊〉_d earth_n than_o appear_v ¶_o the_o four_o day_n god_n make_v in_o the_o which_o he_o ordain_v the_o son_n the_o moan_n &_o the_o star_n &_o put_v they_o in_o the_o firmament_n ¶_o the_o fyfth_o day_n god_n make_v in_o the_o which_o he_o ordain_v fish_n and_o fowl_n and_o great_a whale_n in_o the_o water_n ¶_o the_o sixth_o day_n god_n ordain_v in_o the_o which_o he_o make_v be_v and_o man_n ¶_o the_o seven_o day_n god_n make_v and_o in_o that_o day_n he_o rest_v of_o all_o werke_n that_o he_o have_v ordain_v not_o as_o in_o werk_v be_v weary_a but_o he_o â—eased_v to_o make_v mo_z new_a creature_n vide_fw-la plura_fw-la gen_fw-la i_o be_v it_o know_v that_o adam_z the_o first_o man_n of_z who_o it_o be_v write_v in_o this_o first_o age_n next_o low_v live_v ix_o c._n year_n &_o xxx_o and_o he_o gate_n xxxii_o son_n &_o as_o many_o doughter_n ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la i_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la v._n m._n c.lxxxxix·_n ¶_o here_o begyn_v the_o first_o aege_fw-la during_o unto_fw-la the_o flood_n of_o noy_n adam_n eva_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o world_n the_o syxte_v day_n god_n make_v adam_n in_o the_o field_n damascâ—n_n &_o eva_fw-la of_o one_o of_o his_o rib_n put_v they_o in_o paradyse_n and_o bid_v they_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o life_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o the_o same_o day_n that_o they_o have_v sin_v anon_o
hylle_n of_o hor._n and_o his_o soon_o heleazarus_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o bysshopryche_n ¶_o pharaoh_n boccaris_n this_o time_n be_v king_n of_o egypt_n &_o this_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o here_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n ne_o delyver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n wherefore_o he_o be_v punyssh_v with_o ten_o plague_n ut_fw-la patê«_n exo_fw-la and_o after_o he_o with_o all_o his_o hoost_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o red_z see_v nason_n soon_o to_o amynadab_n be_v prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judas_n in_o the_o desert_n and_z about_o this_o time_n the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v give_v in_o the_o hylle_n of_o synay_n &_o the_o book_n of_o levicici_n be_v write_v and_o another_o book_n be_v call_v numerun_v &_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v ordain_v the_o book_n of_o deuteromanun_n be_v make_v balaam_n be_v prophet_n and_o be_v slay_v ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la iii_o m.vii_o c.xxxu_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la m.iiii_o c.lxxiiii_o salmen_n of_o the_o line_n of_o cryst_n be_v about_o thê_n time_n &_o have_v a_o wife_n that_o hyght_n reab_n moses_n about_o this_o time_n decessed_a the_o water_n of_o from_o jordan_n be_v dry_a jerico_fw-la be_v take_v the_o soon_o stand_v in_o the_o firmament_n inmevable_a historia_n li._n josue_n incipit_fw-la et_fw-la judicum_fw-la josue_n second_o juge_n of_o israel_n be_v a_o mighty_a man_n in_o batayll_n &_o the_o first_o in_o desert_n he_o overcome_v amalech_n &_o after_o moses_n of_o god_n he_o be_v orden_v iuge_a of_o israel_n of_o who_o the_o bataylle_n the_o werke_n &_o the_o relygyous_a lyf_v you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o josue_n write_v ¶_o eleazar_n be_v the_o second_o bysshop_n and_o he_o &_o josue_n divide_v the_o land_n of_o promyssy_n on_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o he_o descend_v the_o bysshop_n unto_o cryst_n a_o few_o except_v ¶_o othonyell_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n be_v the_o three_o juge_fw-la and_o this_o man_n delyver_v the_o chyldern_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o ream_n of_o mesopotamie_n the_o which_o he_o overcome_v in_o batayl_n this_o man_n take_v axam_n to_o his_o wyf_v the_o which_o ask_v the_o vale_n londe_n above_o &_o beneath_o of_o her_o fad_a calepth_n ut_fw-la pê«_n judicum_fw-la i_o ¶_o aoth_n be_v the_o four_o the_o iuge_n of_o israel·_fw-la this_o man_n subdue_v eglon_n the_o king_n of_o moab_n &_o delyver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n this_o be_v a_o mighty_a man_n in_o batayl_n &_o he_o use_v the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o other_o for_o his_o right_a honde_n ¶_o about_o this_o time_n the_o king_n of_o ytaly_a begin_v and_o many_o time_n their_o name_n be_v change_v of_o the_o which_o progenyte_n of_o the_o romayn_v more_o clere_o be_v show_v ¶_o janâ—s_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o ytaly_a &_o after_o ward_n of_o the_o rude_a gentyle_n he_o be_v worshype_v as_o god_n &_o they_o feign_v he_o to_o have_v two_o face_n for_o they_o worshyp_v his_o fee_a in_o the_o beginning_a of_o the_o year_n as_o he_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o last_v year_n and_o the_o begin_v of_o the_o first_o and_o of_o he_o the_o move_v of_o january_n have_v his_o name_n ¶_o amictus_fw-la be_v the_o viii·_fw-la king_n of_o babylon_n under_o who_o josue_n decess_v ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la iii_o m.vii_o c.lxxv_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la m._n iiii.xxiiii_fw-la boos_n soon_o to_o salmon_n of_o the_o line_n of_o cryst_n be_v this_o time_n but_o of_o he_o be_v lytel_n write_v but_o that_o maâ—he_n number_v he_o in_o the_o genology_n as_o doctor_n say_v there_z be_v make_v skyp_a of_o name_n bytwyxt_v boos_n &_o obeth_n for_o at_o the_o lest_o betwixt_o they_o be_v ii_o c.lxxii_o year_n the_o which_o time_n to_o one_o man_n may_v not_o be_v refer_v and_o therefore_o here_o many_o thing_n be_v speak_v of_o or_o i_o come_v to_o the_o line_n of_o cryst_n again_o nicholaê°_n the_o lyra_n dicit_fw-la qd_n sunc_fw-la iii_o boo_n unê°_n post_fw-la alium_fw-la ¶_o sangar_n be_v the_o u_o juge_a of_o israel_n but_z he_o live_v no_o year_n ¶_o dolbara_n be_v the_o vi_o juge_fw-fr thê_n dolbora_n be_v a_o woman_n &_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o her_o ê“phecy_n be_v give_v to_o her_o honour_n that_o she_o juge_v israel_n she_z by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n call_v baruch_n that_o he_o shall_v go_v fight_n with_o the_o enemy_n of_o israel_n &_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n gate_n the_o vyctory_n against_o jabyn_n the_o king_n of_o chanaan_n &_o cizaram_n the_o prince_n of_o his_o chyvalry_n &_o he_o destroy_v they_o ut_fw-la ptê«_n iudicum_fw-la iiii_o ¶_o phenies_n be_v bysshop_n &_o this_o phenies_n yet_o a_o young_a man_n for_o god_n sake_n slay_v many_o lecherous_a man_n &_o therefore_o our_o lord_n be_v please_v with_o he_o ¶_o saturnus_n this_o time_n be_v king_n of_o yealy_a &_o he_o be_v the_o second_o king_n there_o this_o saturnê°_n be_v say_v to_o come_v fro_o the_o land_n of_o creten_v in_o to_o ytaly_fw-fr who_z by_o ydolatry_n &_o thrughe_v a_o marvellous_a blyndenes_n they_o say_v he_o be_v no_o man_n but_o a_o god_n &_o yet_o they_o say_v that_o he_o regn_v upon_o they_o as_o their_o king_n and_o he_o teach_v man_n to_o dounge_a their_o field_n and_o of_o saturnê°_n the_o romayn_v be_v call_v saturniani_fw-la picê°_n be_v son_n to_o saturnê°_n &_o or_o he_o be_v king_n in_o ytaly_a he_o be_v king_n in_o larentin_n &_o after_o his_o dethe_v he_o be_v worshype_v of_o the_o gentyl_n for_o a_o god_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la iii_o m.viii_o c.lxxv_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la m._n iii.xliiii_fw-la gedeon_n the_o vii_o juge_a of_o israel_n be_v this_o time_n this_o gedeon_n subdue_v four_o king_n oreb_n zebeâ—_n zeb_fw-mi and_o salmana_n and_o he_o subdue_v madean_n to_o israel_n vide_fw-la plura_fw-la judicum_fw-la vi.vii_fw-la et_fw-fr viii_o bocci_n be_v bysshop_n in_o israel_n then_o ¶_o abimalech_n the_o viii_o juge_a in_o israel_n be_v natural_a soon_o to_o gedeon_n &_o he_o be_v not_o call_v of_o god_n but_o malycyous_o take_v on_o he_o the_o pryncehode_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o slay_v lxx_o of_o his_o brother_n wherefore_o he_o end_v his_o life_n myschevous_o ut_fw-la pê«_n iudicum_fw-la ¶_o tola_n be_v the_o ix_o juge_a in_o israel_n and_o this_o man_n guide_v he_o after_o the_o old_a governaunce_n of_o juges_fw-la by_o the_o manner_n of_o dyreccyon_n &_o counsel_n more_o than_o by_o domynacyon_n ¶_o bocci_n be_v bysshop_n about_o this_o time_n but_z of_o he_o lytell_a be_v write_v ¶_o jayr_n the_o ten_o juge_a of_o israel_n have_v xxx_o son_n who_o he_o make_v prince_n of_o xxx_o cytees_n and_o by_o cause_n they_o be_v good_a man_n and_o rule_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n therefore_o in_o the_o day_n of_o these_o two_o man_n israel_n draw_v to_o our_o lord_n and_o therefore_o all_o thing_n come_v and_o be_v in_o prosperyte_n and_o welthe_n fanus_n be_v the_o four_o king_n in_o ytaly_a &_o he_o be_v king_n of_o larentin_n both_o ¶_o latinê°_n be_v king_n in_o ytaly_a after_o fanus_n &_o of_o this_o latinê°_n be_v call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o latinorum_n and_o carmentê_n daughter_n of_o euandri_n find_v first_o latyn_a letter_n tauranê°_n about_o this_o time_n be_v king_n of_o babylon_n or_o of_o assiriorum_fw-la &_o under_o this_o man_n troy_n be_v dystroy_v first_o the_o occasyon_n of_o the_o batayl_n of_o troy_n begin_v for_o a_o lytell_fw-mi thing_n in_o so_o moche_v as_o lamydon_n king_n of_o troy_n receyve_v not_o hercules_n &_o jason_n with_o due_a honour_n as_z they_o shall_v have_v receyve_v &_o of_o so_o lytell_a a_o trespaa_n how_o many_o harm_n &_o hurt_n grow_v ¶_o sibilla_n delphica_fw-la afore_o the_o batayll_n of_o troy_n propheâ—yed_v how_o a_o child_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o a_o vyrgyn_v without_o man_n seed_n ¶_o lamydom_o king_n of_o troy_n be_v slay_v &_o his_o daughter_n roxoma_n be_v take_v in_o to_o grekys_n land_n for_o the_o which_o follow_v mighty_a batayll_n &_o moo_v ferdfull_a myscheve_n vide_fw-la hystoria_fw-la troianam_fw-la hercules_n with_o jason_n destroy_v ilium_n or_o troy_n the_o which_o anon_o after_o be_v build_v of_o pryamus_fw-la soon_o to_o lamydon_n this_o hercules_n do_v many_o merueylous_a thyngê_n &_o many_o mighty_a bataylle_n and_o infynyte_n lesynge_v be_v feign_v on_o he_o at_z the_o last_z when_o he_o have_v overcome_v moche_n people_n he_o be_v sore_o hurt_v in_o war_n and_o when_o he_o may_v not_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o his_o sore_n with_o the_o which_o he_o be_v greve_v himself_o he_o run_v in_o to_o the_o fire_n and_o when_o he_o be_v deed_n he_o be_v worshyp_v among_o the_o good_n of_o the_o gentyle_v myghte_o ¶_o circa_n annum_fw-la mundi_fw-la iii_o m.ix_o c.lxxv_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la m.ii_o c.xxiiii_o after_o the_o dethe_v of_o jayr_a juge_n of_o
ytaly_a that_o be_v to_o wit_v janus_n picus_n famus_fw-la latinus_n the_o which_o unto_o aeneas_n regn_v about_o two_o hondred_a year_n and_o thenne_n after_o ward_n from_o this_o aeneas_n to_o romulus_n it_o be_v regn_v under_o xu_o governor_n four_o c.xxxii_o year_n after_o that_o fro_o the_o cytee_n be_v make_v unto_o the_o last_o year_n of_o tarquyne_n that_o proud_a it_o be_v regn_v und_fw-ge vii_o king_n about_o two_o hondred_a and_o xliii_o yere·_a thene_n after_o ward_n under_o senator_n and_o counsuller_n unto_o julius_n cezar_n emperor_n by_o four_o hondr_v lxiiii_o year_n romulus_n the_o first_o of_n romayn_v of_o who_o they_o be_v call_v in_o latyn_a roman_n made_z the_o cyte_n to_o be_v name_v rome_n after_o his_o name_n the_o which_o gadr_v togyder_v the_o peple_n on_o every_o side_n a_o c._n of_o the_o sage_a man_n and_o wyseste_v he_o choose_v the_o counsel_n of_o who_o all_o thing_n he_o dyspose_v the_o which_o he_o name_v senator_n for_o the_o time_n of_o their_o aege_fw-la and_o he_o make_v their_o name_n to_o be_v write_v in_o golden_a letter_n wherefore_o we_o write_v noble_a fader_n and_o thing_n so_o yet_o also_o he_o call_v m._n man_n of_o arm_n the_o which_o he_o name_v milites_fw-la a_fw-la numero_fw-la miâ—iâ—to_fw-la but_o these_o be_v noble_a blood_n therefore_o as_o saint_n austyn_n say_v the_o civets_n dei_fw-la and_o also_o there_o be_v long_o war_n betwixt_o the_o sabyns_n and_o they_o for_o romulis_fw-la take_v many_o wymmen_fw-mi of_o the_o noble_a blood_n of_o sabyns_n &_o marry_a theym_n to_o that_o unnoble_a blood_n of_o this_o romulus_n orosyus_n write_v moche_o evyll_n ut_fw-la patet_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la svo_fw-la ¶_o about_o this_o time_n merodach_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n send_v great_a gyftis_n to_o ezechie_a the_o kyge_a of_o jew_n ut_fw-la pê«_n four_o regum_fw-la twenty_o and_o thene_n the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n begone_v ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la four_o m.lxxii_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la vii_o c·xxvii_n ezechias_n the_o xiiii_o king_n of_o jew_n a_o good_a child_n of_o a_o cursyd_v fader_fw-mi regn_v with_o a_o partyte_n herte_fw-fr to_o our_o lord_n and_o he_o restore_v the_o house_n of_o god_n &_o there_o be_v none_o like_o he_o afore_o nor_o after_o among_o the_o kyngê_n of_o jew_n therefore_o our_o lord_n god_n gloriy_v he_o for_o when_o senancheryb_v the_o king_n of_o assuriorum_fw-la come_v ayenste_v ezechias_n with_o a_o mighty_a host_n our_o lord_n strike_v his_o people_n and_o slay_v a_o ·c_n lxxxv_o of_o fighting_a man_n &_o sennacheryb_n flee_v shameful_o ut_fw-la pê«_n four_o regum_fw-la ix_o et_fw-la ii_o para_fw-it xxxii_o ¶_o sadoch_n this_o time_n be_v high_a bysshop_n there_o ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la four_o m.u._n c.i._n et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitotem_fw-la vi_o c·lxxxxviii_n manasses_n king_n of_o jew_n regn_v lu_o year_n &_o he_o be_v a_o evyll_n child_n of_o a_o good_a fader_fw-mi for_z he_o do_v more_o curse_o than_o any_o that_o be_v afore_o he_o for_o he_o slay_v the_o prophet_n of_o god_n that_o the_o stretes_n in_o jerusalem_n be_v all_o bloody_a and_o he_o make_v ysai_fw-mi the_o prophet_n to_o be_v sawen_v the_o piece_n with_o a_o see_v of_o tree_n wherefore_o the_o king_n of_o assuriorum_fw-la waste_v the_o jury_n and_o take_v manasses_n â—_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o after_o manasses_n repent_v his_o trespaa_n &_o cry_v for_o mercy_n to_o our_o lord_n &_o be_v herd_n thenne_n he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o kingdom_n &_o he_o amend_v his_o lyf_v ut_fw-la pê«_n four_o regum_fw-la xxi_o et_fw-la ii_o para_fw-it xxxiii_o ¶_o selâ—um_o be_v bysshop_n and_o echias_n after_o he_o this_o time_n the_o vii_o wise_a man_n have_v worship_n in_o grece_n â—_o tale._n solon_n chilon_n poreandus_n eldobolus_n bias._n pitacus_n this_o talus_fw-la find_v first_o the_o defawte_a of_o the_o son_n and_o the_o moon_n vide_fw-la plura_fw-la august_n viii_o deci_fw-la dei_fw-la ¶_o numa_n the_o second_o king_n this_o time_n regn_v in_o rome_n xlii_o year_n the_o which_o be_v a_o great_a worshypper_n of_o false_a good_n he_o fulfyl_v rome_n so_o full_a that_o he_o may_v have_v no_o place_n for_o himself_o to_o dwele_v in_o this_o man_n put_v january_n and_o february_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n vide_fw-la plura_fw-la in_o august_n de_fw-fr civi_fw-la dei_fw-la ¶_o above_o alle_fw-mi reason_n it_o be_v meruaylle_v that_o such_o man_n so_o extede_v in_o wit_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v ill_n recede_v fro_o the_o knowledge_n of_o very_a god_n amon_n king_n of_o jew_n regn_v two_o year_n the_o which_o be_v noughte_v in_o his_o lyve_n and_o he_o be_v strykyn_n of_o his_o servant_n and_z he_o dey_v without_o any_o repentance_n ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la four_o m.u._n c.lviii_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la vi.xli_fw-la iosias_n the_o soon_o of_o amon_n ac_fw-la viii_o year_n of_o his_o aege_fw-la begin_v to_o regne_fw-la &_o regn_v xxxi_o year_n a_z good_a child_n of_o a_o perverse_a fader_fw-mi in_o his_o young_a aege_fw-la he_o saught_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o in_o that_o grace_n laudable_o abide_v unto_o his_o end_n his_o relygyous_a life_n and_o his_o werke_n you_o may_v see_v iiii_o regum_fw-la xxii_o et_fw-la ii_o para_fw-it xxxiiii_o ¶_o azastas_n the_o soon_o of_o elchie_n be_v bysshop_n ¶_o tobyas_n about_o this_o time_n dey_v and_o he_o be_v a_o very_a holy_a man_n and_o he_o prophesy_v the_o destruccyon_n of_o jerusalem·_n ¶_o tulius_n hostilius_n be_v the_o three_o king_n in_o rome_n and_o saint_n austyn_n say_v in_o his_o book_n decivitate_fw-la dei_fw-la that_o from_o rome_n be_v make_v unto_o august_n the_o emperor_n there_o be_v too_o contynuell_n bataylle_v that_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o merueylle_n and_z they_o be_v one_o year_n without_o bataylle_n except_o ·xlii_fw-la in_o nun_n day_n in_o the_o which_o be_v contynuell_n peaa_n and_o that_o tulius_n by_o cause_n he_o have_v rest_n he_o do_v curse_o to_o he_o neyghbur_v and_o thenne_n he_o be_v slay_v and_o all_o his_o husholde_n with_o a_o stroke_n of_o lyghtn_v ¶_o nabugodonosor_n this_o time_n be_v king_n of_o babylon_n a_z manly_a man_n and_o a_o victoryous_a for_o he_o be_v the_o scourge_n of_o our_o lord_n to_z punysshe_a the_o syne_n of_o many_o people_n this_o man_n be_v king_n of_o babylon_n and_o after_o he_o conquer_v the_o kyngdom_n of_o assuriorum_fw-la and_o make_v it_o one_o monarch_n but_o many_o way_n scrypture_n speak_v of_o this_o man_n now_o good_a and_o now_o evyll_n and_o for_o by_o cause_n scrypture_n conclude_v that_o he_o end_v he_o lyf_v in_o the_o love_a of_o god_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o danyell_n and_z in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o one_o very_a god_n some_o doctors_z say_z he_o be_v save_v and_o some_o say_v it_o be_v doubt_n ¶_o ancus_n marcius_n the_o four_o king_n of_o rome_n regn_v xxiii_o year_n this_o man_n for_o grace_n and_o trust_v that_o he_o have_v to_o tarquinus_n preiscus_n make_v he_o the_o governor_n of_o his_o child_n and_o air_n and_o he_o ill_n reward_v he_o ¶_o danyell_n yet_o a_o child_n delyverd_a saint_n susan_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o king_n with_o his_o fellow_n and_z after_o ward_n he_o dyscuss_v the_o dremes_n of_o the_o king_n and_o be_v make_v a_o man_n of_o great_a honest_a ut_fw-la pê«_n danielis_fw-la prio._n ¶_o jonathas_n the_o second_o soon_o of_o josie_n regn_v on_o the_o jew_n three_o month_n and_o be_v make_v king_n by_o the_o people_n and_z he_o be_v not_o good_a and_o pharaoh_n take_v he_o and_o lad_n he_o in_o to_o egypte_n and_o make_v his_o elder_a brother_n king_n ut_fw-la pê«_n four_o regum_fw-la xxiii_o ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la four_o m.u._n c.lxxxviii_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la u_o c.xi_o ioachim_n or_o jeconyas_n the_o soon_o of_o josie_n be_v make_v king_n of_o jew_n by_o pharaoh_o regned_a xi_o year_n and_o by_o cause_n he_o live_v nought_o ne_v hear_v not_o the_o prophet_n nabudonosor_n take_v he_o and_o make_v he_o his_o servant_n three_o year_n and_o he_o rebel_v against_o he_o after_o ward_n and_z he_o take_v he_o &_o be_v about_o to_o have_v lad_n he_o unto_o babylon_n but_z his_o counsel_n be_v change_v and_o so_o nabugodonosor_n slay_v he_o in_o iherusalem_n and_o cast_v his_o body_n over_o the_o wall_n after_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremy_n and_o take_v with_o he_o the_o vessel_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n ut_fw-la pê«_n ii_o para_fw-it ult_v ¶_o samias_n be_v bysshop_n urias_fw-la prophet_n be_v slay_v of_o jecony_n the_o king_n and_o jeremi_n be_v present_v ¶_o joachim_n soon_o to_o jeconias_n regn_v in_o the_o jury_n three_o month_n &_o live_v nought_o &_o therefore_o anon_o he_o be_v meve_v that_o he_o shall_v regne_fw-la no_o long_o and_o be_v bind_v and_o translate_v in_o to_o babylon_n and_o many_o with_o he_o be_v
¶_o and_o when_o be_v herd_n that_o nero_n be_v deed_n by_o who_o he_o be_v send_v to_o jerusalem_n &_o hear_v of_o these_o cursyd_v man_n regn_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o these_o man_n not_o wyllyng_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o empire_n and_o anon_o as_o he_o be_v come_v to_o rome_n he_o overcome_v the_o tyrant_n vitellus_n and_o lete_fw-la he_o be_v draw_v thorugh_a rome_n &_o after_o in_o to_o tybre_v till_o he_o be_v deed_n &_o thene_n lete_fw-la he_o sail_v without_o sepulture_n for_o this_o the_o people_n desire_v this_o man_n be_v cure_v of_o waspis_n in_o his_o nose_n anon_o as_o he_o byleve_v in_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n which_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o venge_v crystis_n death_n he_o fight_v xâ—xii_fw-la time_n with_o his_o enemy_n &_o dey_v the_o year_n of_o grace_n lxiix_fw-la ¶_o anno_fw-la dium_o lxxxiiii_o cletus_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n xi_o year_n this_o cletus_n be_v a_o romayn_n and_o grete_o belove_a pylgrymage_n to_o saint_n sayenge_a it_o be_v more_o profit_n to_o the_o helthe_n of_o man_n soul_n to_o visyte_n the_o place_n that_o saint_n peter_n be_v in_o than_o â—or_a to_o fast_v two_o year_n he_o cursyd_v alle_fw-mi tho_o man_n letting_a such_o pylgrymage_n or_o counsellor_n contrary_a thereto_o at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v martryd_v by_o damiâ—â—an_n the_o emperor_n ¶_o titus_n soon_o to_o vespasianus_n be_v emperor_n this_o time_n &_o regn_v three_o year_n and_o he_o abide_v still_o at_o jerusalem_fw-la after_o the_o eleccyon_n of_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o destroy_v the_o cytee_n and_o slay_v there_o as_o the_o story_n say_v with_o batayll_n and_o hungre_n xi_o hodr_v thousand_o jew_n and_o a_o hondr_v thousand_o he_o take_v and_o sell_v xxx_o for_o a_o penny_n by_o cause_n they_o sell_v cryst_n for_o xxx_o pen_n and_o bring_v then_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v precyous_a and_o put_v they_o in_o his_o house_n at_o rome_n which_o be_v call_v templun_n pacis_fw-la but_o now_o be_v that_o place_n fall_v down_o for_o the_o moo_v party_n and_o all_o these_o great_a jewel_n be_v dystrybute_v to_o certain_a chirche_n in_o rome_n ¶_o this_o titus_n be_v so_o full_a of_o virtue_n that_o all_o man_n love_v he_o so_o set_v forth_o that_z they_o call_v he_o the_o moo_v delectable_a of_o man_n he_o be_v full_a liberal_a to_o all_o man_n in_o so_o moche_v that_o he_o say_v often_o time_n the_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n go_fw-mi from_o a_o emperor_n with_o a_o hevy_a herte_fw-fr but_z he_o shall_v some_o what_o have_v of_o his_o petycyon_n he_o will_v be_v sorry_a that_o day_n in_o the_o which_o he_o have_v grant_v no_o man_n no_o benefit_n ¶_o when_o that_o he_o be_v deed_n every_o man_n that_o be_v in_o rome_n weep_v for_o he_o as_o that_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o fader_fw-mi ¶_o domician_n brother_n to_o titus_n regn_v after_o he_o xxiiii_o year_n &_o u_o month_n first_o he_o be_v â—asy_a and_z after_o ward_n full_a unresonable_a for_o moche_v of_o the_o senate_n be_v destroy_v by_o his_o malice_n and_o also_o moche_v of_o his_o kindred_n he_o begin_v the_o second_o persecuconn_v after_o nero_n against_o crysten_v man_n in_o the_o which_o persecution_n john_n the_o evangelyst_n be_v exile_v in_o to_o pathius_n after_o the_o emperor_n have_v put_v he_o in_o to_o a_o ton_n of_o oil_n brenning_a &_o hurt_v he_o not_o so_o this_o man_n be_v not_o the_o follower_n of_o his_o fader_fw-mi vespasian_n ne_z his_o brother_n titus_z but_z rathur_n like_o nero_n &_o his_o kin_n rede_n and_o for_o these_o wicked_a condicyon_n he_o be_v slay_v in_o his_o own_o palay_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o xxvii_o year_n of_o his_o aege·_a ¶_o clemens_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n ix_o year_n and_o he_o succeed_v cletus_n this_o clemens_n first_o of_o saint_n peter_n be_v ordain_v to_o be_v successor_n to_o he_o and_o for_o peryll_n he_o will_v linus_n and_o cletus_n shall_v be_v pope_n &_o before_o he_o lest_o that_o through_o that_o ensample_n prelate_n shall_v ordain_v under_o they_o who_o some_o ever_o they_o will_v this_o man_n make_v the_o lyf_v of_o martyr_n to_o be_v write_v by_o regyon_n and_o he_o make_v many_o book_n he_o ordain_v that_o a_o child_n shall_v be_v conferm_v as_o soon_o as_o it_o may_v namely_o after_o it_o be_v crysten_v and_o at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v martyr_v under_o traian_n ¶_o nerua_n be_v emperor_n after_o domician_n oh_o year_n &_o two_o month_n and_o when_o he_o be_v choose_v he_o meve_v the_o senate_n to_o make_v a_o law_n that_o thing_n which_o domician_n command_v to_o be_v keep_v shall_v be_v break_v by_o the_o which_o mean_a saint_n johan_n the_o evamgelyst_n be_v lose_a out_o of_o his_o exyl_n &_o suffrey_n to_o come_v again_o to_o ephase_n this_o man_n die_v a_o other_o thing_n right_a commendable_a that_o he_o assyne_v so_o wise_a a_o man_n as_o traian_n be_v to_o govern_v the_o people_n after_o he_o ¶_o nota._n ¶_o traianus_n hispanicus_n be_v emperor_n xxi_o year_n this_o traianê°_n many_o man_n say_v he_o be_v the_o best_a among_o all_o the_o emperor_n but_o in_o one_o thing_n alone_o he_o be_v vicious_a in_o so_o moche_v as_o he_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o false_a god_n be_v about_o to_o destroy_v the_o crysten_v faith_n juge_v in_o himself_o so_o moo_v to_o please_v god_n some_o man_n say_v not_o by_o himself_o but_o by_o other_o he_o pursew_v the_o crysten_v faith_n and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o lyf_v he_o die_v but_o few_o to_o dethe_v and_o all_o his_o love_a isette_n at_o nought_o but_o at_o saint_n gregory_n meve_v with_o pyte_n weep_v &_o pray_v unto_o our_o lord_n for_o he_o that_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o by_o his_o prayer_n have_v he_o out_o of_o hell_n in_o to_o which_o place_n he_o be_v damn_a and_o now_o if_o that_o he_o be_v save_v or_o not_o a_o great_a alteracyon_n be_v among_o doctor_n and_o to_o we_o that_o write_v crony_n eye_n it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o our_o charge_n to_o determine_v but_o all_o the_o ee_a part_n of_o the_o world_n babylon_n selencia_n the_o utter_a part_n of_o the_o ind_n germayne_n the_o second_o after_o alexander_n hold_v under_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n so_o piteous_a and_o so_o meke_o he_o guide_v he_o to_o every_o man_n as_o a_o king_n he_o be_v gentyll_a and_o to_o no_o man_n ungentyll_a the_o which_o be_v read_v of_o few_o all_o his_o day_n he_o live_v that_o man_n say_v he_o be_v the_o moost_n worthy_a man_n in_o all_o his_o empire_n and_o thought_n and_o say_v ever_o more_o that_o no_o man_n be_v more_o unworthy_a to_o be_v emperor_n than_o he_o ¶_o anno_fw-la dm_o c.iiii_o anacletus_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n ·ix_v year_n and_o he_o be_v a_o greek_a he_o monyssh_v a_o crysten_v man_n that_o preeste_n shall_v be_v worshyp_v above_o all_o other_o man_n sayenge_a that_o preeste_n do_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n shall_v be_v bear_v out_o and_o not_o vex_v but_o be_v worshyp_v and_o preeste_n when_o they_o say_v mass_n the_o shall_v have_v wyenesse_n with_o they_o and_o namely_o bysshop_n also_o he_o decree_v that_o clerk_n shall_v be_v no_o berde_n nor_o long_a here_o also_o that_o a_o bysshop_n shall_v be_v consecrate_v of_o three_o and_o dyverse_a other_o thing_n at_o the_o last_o the_o xii_o year_n of_o traianus_n he_o be_v martyr_v and_o bury_v by_o the_o body_n of_o saint_n peter_n ¶_o plinius_n the_o second_o orator_n and_o phelosopher_n write_v moche_v thyngê_n this_o man_n meve_v traianus_n that_o he_o shall_v withdraw_v the_o sentence_n yeven_fw-mi ayeste_fw-fr crysten_v folk_n write_v to_o he_o that_o they_o shall_v do_v no_o ill_n but_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o virtue_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v rise_v afore_o day_n and_o worshoppe_n their_o god_n secret_o in_o the_o nyght·_n ¶_o euaristus_n a_o greek_a &_o a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n ten_o year_n and_o vii_o month_n after_o anacletus_fw-la this_o man_n ordain_v that_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v be_v wed_v open_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v blessyd_v open_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o fader_fw-mi and_o mother_n and_o he_o be_v martyr_v 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he_o lytell_a be_v write_v ¶_o gallus_n with_o his_o soon_o volucianus_n be_v emperor_n two_o year_n &_o they_o foughte_v with_o emilianus_fw-la &_o be_v slay_v and_o emilianê°_n the_o three_o month_n be_v slay_v ¶_o valerian_n be_v emperor_n with_o his_o soon_o galyene_n xu_o year_n this_o man_n be_v virtuous_a and_o manly_a in_o the_o begin_n but_z after_o be_v give_v to_o vice_n &_o moche_n wrytchednesse_n and_o so_o be_v his_o soon_o galiene_n this_o valerian_a go_v unto_o the_o land_n of_o perseus_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a blood_n of_o martyr_n which_o he_o have_v shed_v be_v take_v of_o the_o king_n of_o perseus_n and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v he_o he_o put_v out_o both_o his_o eye_n &_o keep_v he_o in_o great_a bondage_n and_o to_o this_o intent_n he_o keep_v he_o that_o when_o so_o ever_o he_o shall_v ride_v this_o veferian_n shall_v be_v lie_v down_o &_o he_o shall_v set_v his_o leet_n upon_o his_o back_n when_o he_o will_v take_v his_o horse_n this_o hear_v galiene_n his_o soon_o that_o be_v leave_v at_o rome_n and_o that_o cause_v he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o so_o cruel_a against_o crysten_v man_n ¶_o and_o here_o be_v the_o viii_o persecucyon_n of_o the_o chyrche_n make_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o make_v the_o romayn_v to_o less_o their_o kingdom_n the_o which_o be_v never_o recover_v again_o to_o the_o emperor_n and_o general_a pestilence_n be_v through_o out_o all_o the_o world_n for_o their_o trespass_n ¶_o stephanus_n a_o martyr_n after_o lucius_n be_v pope_n iii_o year_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v use_v none_o hallow_v clothes_n but_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n ¶_o sixtus_n a_o martyr_n and_o a_o roman_n be_v pope_n after_o stephanus_n two_o year_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o the_o mass_n shall_v besayed_z upon_o a_o awter_n the_o which_o afore_o be_v not_o and_o thenne_n he_o dey_v ¶_o dyonisius_n a_o roman_n be_v pope_n after_o he_o two_o year_n this_o man_n divide_v paryssh_n and_o chyrcheyarde_n and_o assign_v to_o chyrche_n certain_a preeste_n ¶_o felix_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n after_o dyonisius_n two_o year_n he_o ordain_v that_o for_o the_o memory_n of_o martyr_n mass_n shall_v be_v say_v also_o he_o ordain_v the_o dedycacyon_n of_o the_o chyrche_n every_o year_n shall_v be_v say_v ¶_o claudius_n be_v emperor_n after_o valerian_n this_o emperor_n subdue_v gothas_n noble_o and_o thenne_n he_o dessess_v ¶_o anno_fw-la dm_o cc.lxxiiii_o evticianê°_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n after_o felix_n viii_o year_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o corn_n &_o beene_n shall_v be_v blessyd_v on_o the_o awter_n and_o he_o bury_v ccc_o &_o ·xliiii_fw-la martyr_n with_o his_o own_o ande_fw-mi ¶_o aurelius_n be_v emperor_n after_o claudius_n u_o year_n this_o auâ—elius_n 〈◊〉_d crysten_v man_n be_v gentyll_a wherefore_o he_o have_v the_o victory_n in_o every_o place_n glorious_o and_o when_o he_o be_v desceyve_v by_o cursyd_v man_n &_o purvey_v crysten_v man_n myght_o and_o namely_o in_o france_n for_o there_o he_o abide_v &_o after_o that_o he_o have_v never_o good_a fortune_n but_o be_v slay_v and_o this_o be_v the_o nine_o persecucyon_n of_o the_o chyrche_n &_o câ—â—sten_v faith_n ¶_o tacitus_n be_v emperor_n after_o this_o man_n and_z he_o regn_v but_o three_o month_n and_o be_v slay_v in_o ponto_n ¶_o probus_n be_v emperor_n after_o he_o v_o year_n and_o ·iiii_fw-la month_n this_o man_n recover_v france_n again_o the_o which_o be_v occupy_v with_o barbaryk_n man_n and_o he_o give_v they_o &_o pannonias_n licence_n to_o have_v vine_n yerde_n and_o when_o he_o have_v almoo_v aâ—l_a thing_n well_o in_o pease_n he_o say_v knight_n with_o in_o a_o lytell_a time_n shalle_fw-mi not_o be_v necessary_a and_o anon_o after_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o sirâ—â—iun·_n ¶_o carus_n and_o his_o two_o son_n carunê°_n &_o numerian_a be_v emperor_n after_o probus_n but_o some_o be_v they_o deed_n and_o their_o fader_fw-mi be_v drown_v and_o the_o two_o son_n be_v slay_v all_o these_o three_o regn_v but_o ii_o year_n ¶_o dyoclesian_n and_o marimian_n come_v after_o these_o three_o emperor_n the_o one_o regn_v in_o the_o est_fw-la and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o west_n ¶_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o dyoclesyan_a die_v he_o brente_a all_o the_o crysten_v man_n book_n that_o may_v be_v find_v the_o two_o tyrant_n die_v more_o harm_n to_o crysten_v man_n than_o ever_o do_v any_o other·_v for_o ten_o year_n last_v the_o persecucyon_n and_o as_o we_o rede_v with_o in_o ·xxx_n day_n twenty_o thousand_o man_n be_v slay_v for_o crystis_n sake_n and_o in_o englonde_n all_o faith_n be_v almost_o destroy_v in_o the_o time_n of_o maximian_n ¶_o gaius_n be_v pope_n after_o euticianê°_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v accause_v a_o bysshop_n or_o a_o other_o clerk_n to_o any_o secular_a juge_n and_o that_o a_o pagon_n or_o a_o heretyke_a shall_v not_o accuse_v a_o crysten_v man_n also_o he_o ordain_v that_o he_o that_o be_v worthy_a shall_v ascend_v gree_n by_o gree_n to_o his_o order_fw-fr fyrsten_a benet_n than_o colet_fw-la subdeacon_n deacon_n &_o than_o priest_n and_o at_o the_o last_z he_o be_v martyr_v under_o dyoclesyan_a arcellinê°_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n after_o gaius_n xi_o year_n and_o four_o month_n this_o man_n be_v persecute_v sore_o for_o drede_v of_o death_n he_o of_o free_v three_o corn_n of_o incense_n to_o the_o sacrefyce_n of_o the_o ydolle_n and_o after_o ward_n he_o open_o repent_v &_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o death_n for_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o chyrche_n of_o god_n his_o body_n lie_v unburied_a three_o day_n for_o dread_n of_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n and_o after_o thorugh_a avysyon_n of_o saint_n peter_n &_o marcell_n he_o be_v bury_v at_o saint_n peter_n foot_n ¶_o marcellus_n be_v pope_n after_o marcellinus_n u_o
and_o viii_o month_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o respite_n shall_v be_v yeven_v to_o a_o man_n that_o be_v accuse_v that_o he_o may_v avyse_v he_o how_o heshlode_n answer_n and_o that_o the_o juges_fw-la and_o the_o accuser_n shall_v be_v such_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v take_v alle_fw-mi suspeccyon_n and_o spit_n ¶_o gelasius_n a_o roman_n be_v pope_n after_o felix_n u_o year_n this_o man_n ordain_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n with_o the_o preface_n ympnes_n tract_n orison_n as_o saint_n ambrose_n make_v they_o and_z that_o ordre_n shall_v be_v yeven_v four_o time_n in_o the_o year_n ¶_o anastasiê°_n be_v emperor_n after_o zeno_fw-la xxvii_o year_n &_o he_o be_v a_o curse_a man_n &_o a_o heretyke_a and_z hateful_a to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o he_o be_v slay_v with_o lyghtuyngeâ—_n and_o in_o his_o time_n dey_v saint_n patryke_v the_o first_o bysshop_n of·_n irlonde_n in_o the_o c.xxii_o year_n of_o his_o aege_fw-la and_o his_o fellow_n be_v the_o abbot_n of_o columba_n and_o saint_n brygyda_n who_o saint_n patryk_n make_v a_o nun_n and_o they_o be_v bury_v in_o one_o tomb_n and_z att_o dyvers_a time_n and_o this_o be_v the_o epitaphi_fw-la hii_n tres_fw-la in_o gelido_fw-la cumulo_fw-la tumulantur_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la brigida_n patricius_fw-la atque_fw-la columba_fw-la pius_fw-la ¶_o anastasius_n a_o roman_n be_v pope_n after_o gelasyus_fw-la two_o year_n and_o three_o month_n the_o which_o ordain_v that_o no_o press_v for_o wrath_n ne_o hate_n shall_v leave_v of_o to_o say_v his_o dyvyne_a seruyce_n in_o the_o chyrche_n except_o the_o mass_n ¶_o and_o he_o cursyd_v themperour_n anastasius_n for_o he_o be_v a_o heretyke_a and_o it_o be_v write_v of_o he_o that_o afterward_o he_o torn_v for_o drede_v to_o the_o opynyon_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o he_o be_v call_v the_o second_o evyll_n fame_v pope_n that_o be_v in_o catholico_n pontificum_fw-la and_o afore_o he_o be_v liberius_n fame_v in_o heresy_n ¶_o anno_fw-la dm_o four_o c.lxxxiiii_o siinachus_n be_v pope_n after_o he_o xu_o year_n and_z with_o he_o be_v ordain_v a_o other_o pope_n that_o be_v call_v laurencius_fw-la and_o betwext_v they_o be_v a_o great_a dyscencyon_n and_o they_o both_o put_v they_o to_o the_o jugement_n of_o theodoria_n the_o king_n and_o he_o juge_v that_o he_o that_o be_v first_o orden_v and_o that_o moo_v man_n of_o the_o chyrche_n hold_v with_o shall_v be_v pope_n and_o symachê°_n prevalid_a the_o which_o lon_v the_o chyrche_n and_o poor_a man_n and_o for_o paschalius_n the_o deaken_n cardynal_n hold_v against_o symachus_n with_o the_o part_n of_o laurence_n to_o his_o dethe_v therefore_o he_o be_v put_v to_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatori_fw-mi to_o keep_v the_o batthe_n after_o he_o dethe_v as_o gregory_n say_v in_o his_o book_n of_o dyalogis_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o gloria_fw-la in_fw-la excelsis_fw-la shall_v be_v say_v every_o sondaye_n and_o feeste_n of_o martyr_n ¶_o nota._n ¶_o that_o englonde_n be_v long_o time_n crysten_v afore_o france_n clodianus_n the_o first_o crysten_v king_n of_o france_n be_v this_o same_o thyme_n baptyse_v of_o saint_n remigio_n &_o he_o have_v a_o crystyn_a woman_n to_o his_o wyf_v and_z she_o meve_v he_o many_o time_n to_o the_o faith_n &_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v fortunable_a &_o victoryous_a if_o he_o will_v tear_v &_o so_o he_o be_v and_o never_o afore_o ¶_o hornusda_n be_v pope_n after_o synachus_fw-la ix_o year_n this_o man_n be_v of_o great_a mercy_n and_o alms_n to_o poor_a man_n &_o ornamentis_fw-la he_o give_v many_o to_o chyrche_n and_o here_o consyle_v the_o greek_n that_o which_o be_v curse_v for_o their_o heresy_n ¶_o justinus_n be_v emperor_n after_o anastasasius·_n and_o he_o regn_v ix_o year_n &_o be_v a_o very_a crysten_v man_n &_o all_o that_o ever_o themperour_n anastasius_n have_v do_v ayeust_fw-fr the_o chyrche_fw-fr he_o revoke_v and_o obey_v the_o pope_n hornusda_n &_o call_v again_o the_o bysshop_n that_o be_v exile_v be_v his_o prede_v cessour_n ¶_o priscanê°_n gramaticê°_n be_v this_o tyme._n and_o this_o year_n the_o which_o be_v the_o lxxi_o from_o the_o come_n of_o the_o saxon_n begin_v the_o kyngdom_n of_o west_n saxon_a and_o cerdico_n be_v king_n ¶_o johamnes_n be_v pope_n after_o hornusda_n three_o year_n &_o ix_o montche_n &_o theodocius_fw-la the_o king_n of_o ytaly_a a_o heretyke_a take_v the_o pope_n with_o other_o senator_n &_o send_v they_o to_o the_o emperor_n justinus_n determyne_a that_o &_o he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o heretic_n be_v in_o pease_n he_o shall_v slete_v all_o crysten_v folk_n in_o ytaly_a and_o after_o he_o take_v pope_n john_n &_o simachun_n patricium_fw-la &_o boyclun_n the_o senator_n &_o slay_v they_o in_o prison_n but_o boy_n defend_v he_o by_o the_o reason_n of_o thauctoryte_n of_o the_o senator_n &_o he_o send_v he_o to_o the_o cyte_n of_o papy_n for_o perpetuell_a exile_n where_o he_o make_v the_o book_n de_fw-fr consolation_n philosophie_fw-fr and_o at_o the_o last_o the_o country_n of_o mediolanen_n he_o cause_v boy_n throat_n to_o be_v cut_v and_o so_o he_o dey_v ¶_o felix_n pope_n succedded_a john_n four_o year_n this_o man_n command_v that_o syke_a man_n shall_v be_v anele_v for_o the_o death_n but_o cry_v ordain_v the_o first_o ¶_o justinianê°_n be_v emperor_n xxxviii_o year_n this_o man_n draw_v the_o law_n of_o the_o romayn_v out_o of_o almoost_n ii_o m._n book_n &_o iii_o c._n verse_n over_o long_o &_o accord_v in_o to_o oh_o volumen_fw-la of_o xii_o book_n &_o call_v it_o justinian_n he_o make_v also_o the_o digest_v &_o divide_v they_o in_o to_o iii_o boky_n ¶_o bonifaciê°_n the_o second_o be_v pope_n after_o felix_n two_o year_n and_o lytel_fw-mi of_o he_o be_v write_v ¶_o johamnes_n the_o second_o be_v pope_n after_o bonifaciê°_n &_o this_o man_n have_v a_o great_a stryf_v with_o justinianê°_n themperour_n whether_o the_o cryst_n be_v of_o ii_o nature_n or_o one_o the_o pope_n say_v he_o have_v two_o nature_n one_o of_o god_n &_o a_o other_o of_o man_n tâ—e_v emperor_n say_v other_o consent_v to_o we_o or_z thou_o â—hat_n go_v in_o to_o perpetuell_a exile_n the_o pope_n answer_v i_o desire_v to_o come_v to_o justilianus_n the_o moost_n cristen_v emperor_n but_z as_o i_o seem_v i_o have_v find_v dyoclesyan_a the_o persecutor_n of_o crysten_v man_n but_o certain_o i_o drede_v not_o thy_o malice_n ne_o i_o fear_v not_o thy_o threthynge_n thenne_fw-fr the_o emperor_n meke_v hymslef_n &_o felle_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o ask_v mercy_n and_o absolucyon_n ¶_o anno_fw-la dm_o u_o c.xxxiiii_o agapitus_n a_o confessor_n be_v pope_n after_o john_n two_o year_n this_o agapitus_n torn_v justimanus_fw-la from_o the_o error_n full_o of_o the_o heretic_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o processyon_n shall_v be_v do_v the_o sunday_n and_o thenne_n he_o die_v art_n constantynoble_a &_o siluerius_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n after_o this_o man_n three_o year_n he_o be_v exile_v fro_o crysten_v faith_n and_o slay_v by_o the_o proctor_n of_o theodory_n for_o he_o will_v not_o restore_v the_o bysshop_n of_o athenes_n a_o heretyke_a to_o his_o benefit_n again_o ¶_o virgiliê°_n be_v pope_n after_o he_o xviii_o year_n and_o he_o enter_v evyll_n to_o his_o benefit_n but_z he_o govern_v he_o well_o and_o he_o suffer_v his_o persecucyon_n pacyent_o ¶_o and_o he_o be_v exile_v from_o rome_n and_o at_o the_o last_o after_o great_a passion_n of_o theodory_n in_o constantynople_n dey_v ¶_o synodus_fw-la quatra_fw-mi constantinopolitana_fw-la contra_fw-la theodorun_v &_o oâ—â—s_fw-la hereticos_fw-la alios_fw-la fuic_fw-la isto_fw-la tempore_fw-la ista_fw-la synodê°_n dampnavit_fw-la heresim_fw-la theodori_fw-es â—_o qui_o dixit_fw-la alium_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la cristum_fw-la et_fw-la qd_n beata_fw-la virgo_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la dei_fw-la genitrix_fw-la sed_fw-la hominis_fw-la tantum_fw-la ¶_o pelagius_n be_v pope_n after_o vigilius_n four_o year_n and_o ten_o month_n this_o man_n ordain_v that_o heretic_n scismatyke_n &_o rennegate_n shall_v be_v punyssh_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n ¶_o johannes_n the_o three_o be_v pope_n after_o this_o man_n xiii_o year_n of_o this_o man_n lytell_a be_v write_v but_o that_o he_o restore_v the_o chyrcheyerde_n of_o the_o apostle_n philyp_n and_o jacob_n ¶_o justinus_n the_o second_o after_o justinian_n be_v emperor_n xi_o year_n this_o man_n dyspyse_v poor_a man_n he_o rob_v the_o senator_n he_o be_v yeven_v to_o all_o coveytousnesse_n so_o that_o he_o make_v chest_n of_o iron_n for_o to_o keep_v his_o moyneye_n in_o thenne_n anon_o he_o felle_v in_o heresy_n &_o wax_v out_o of_o his_o mind_n ¶_o and_o thenne_n be_v choose_v tyberyus_fw-la a_o good_a man_n for_o to_o govern_v the_o comyn_v people_n ¶_o tiberius_n the_o second_o be_v emperor_n aft_a justinus_n vii_o year_n this_o man_n be_v a_o virtuous_a man_n he_n give_v innumerable_a good_a to_o poor_a man_n in_o so_o
moche_v many_o time_n that_o his_o wyf_v chydde_v with_o he_o and_o say_v that_o he_o cast_v away_o the_o good_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o stone_n and_o he_o answer_v again_o &_o say_v i_o trust_n in_o god_n that_o our_o chest_n shall_v never_o lack_v of_o money_n and_z we_o put_v tresour_n in_o to_o heaven_n ¶_o and_o upon_o a_o certain_a day_n when_o he_o go_v by_o his_o paly_n at_o constantynople_n he_o see_v in_o the_o marâ—yll_v pament_v a_o cross_n grave_v and_o think_v you_o shall_v not_o be_v tread_v upon_o &_o command_v that_o stone_n to_o be_v leave_v up_o for_o the_o cross_n ought_v to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o herte_n of_o faithful_a man_n and_o there_o he_o find_v inestymable_a tresoure_n of_o gold_n this_o man_n subdue_v hearse_n and_o dey_v blyssyd_o ¶_o benedictus_fw-la be_v pope_n after_o johanes_n four_o year_n this_o man_n suffer_v great_a persecucyon_n of_o hungre_n pestilence_n and_o enemy_n this_o man_n bring_v many_o a_o thousand_o quarter_v wheat_n from_o egypte_n when_o rome_n be_v besyege_v by_o king_n albanack_n and_o almoo_v lose_v for_o vytayll_n wherefore_o they_o write_v on_o his_o grave_n this_o epitaphi_fw-la ¶_o magna_fw-la tuis_fw-la monimenta_fw-la pater_fw-la benedycte_v re_fw-la iquis_fw-la virtutum_fw-la tintulus_fw-la et_fw-la decus_fw-la atque_fw-la dolour_n ¶_o pelagius_n be_v emperor_n after_o benedictus_n u_o year_n in_o his_o time_n rome_n be_v besyge_v by_o the_o lombarde_n and_o lytell_fw-mi he_o die_v in_o his_o day_n ¶_o mauricius_n be_v emperor_n after_o tyberyê°_n xxi_o year_n this_o man_n be_v a_o very_o crysten_v man_n and_o subdue_v persa_n and_o armenyas_n and_z in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o his_o day_n he_o dyscorded_a with_o saint_n gregory_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v slay_v he_o and_o thene_n appear_v a_o man_n in_o rome_n clothe_v a_o in_o relygyous_a habyte_v hold_n a_o naked_a sword_n in_o his_o honde_n and_o cry_v about_o the_o cyte_n in_o this_o wise_n the_o emperor_n shall_v be_v destroy_v the_o which_o 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year_n alone_o this_o man_n have_v a_o soon_o the_o high_a karolus_fw-la in_z to_o who_o the_o devyll_n enter_v &_o vex_v he_o a_o before_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o thene_n he_o conspire_v his_o faders_n death_n and_o in_o his_o time_n many_o a_o meruaylle_v felle_n ¶_o nota._n ¶_o johannes_n anglicus_n of_o the_o nacyon_n of_o maguncin_n about_o this_o time_n be_v pope_n &_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n array_v in_o man_n garment_n but_o she_o profyte_v so_o in_o holy_a scrypture_n that_o there_o be_v find_v none_o like_o her_o thene_n she_o be_v choose_v pope_n but_z after_o ward_n she_o be_v with_o child_n and_o when_o she_o shall_v have_v go_v open_o in_o processyon_n she_o travel_v and_o decessyd_v and_o this_o be_v the_o sixth_o pope_n the_o which_o to_o this_o time_n have_v the_o name_n of_o holiness_n and_o be_v vycyous_a and_o this_o person_n as_o other_o pope_n be_v be_v punyss_v of_o god_n ne_z she_o be_v not_o number_v in_o the_o book_n of_o pope_n ¶_o nicholaus_fw-la a_fw-fr roman_n be_v pope_n after_o this_o woman_n ix_o year_n this_o nicholaus_fw-la be_v of_o great_a holiness_n that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n comparable_a to_o he_o after_o â—_o gregory_n the_o pope_n and_o when_o he_o be_v make_v ludovicus_n the_o emperor_n be_v present_v and_o after_o he_o decessyd_v a_o very_a good_a man_n &_o be_v bury_v in_o saynte·_a peter_n chyrcheyerde_n ¶_o adrianus_n a_o romayâ—_n be_v pope_n after_o nicholaus_fw-la this_o adrianus_n curse_v lotherius_fw-la brother_n to_o themperour_n the_o king_n of_o lothare_v for_o his_o advoutry_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n to_o excuse_v he_o of_o his_o advoutry_n he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v cursyd_v wrongful_o and_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o all_o the_o noble_a man_n of_o his_o regyon_n and_o all_o be_v deed_n within_o one_o year_n and_o the_o king_n dey_v in_o the_o way_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o â—yte_n of_o placenciam_fw-la ¶_o anno_fw-la dm_o viii_o c.lxxiii_o ¶_o of_o king_n alured_n and_o how_o the_o dany_n in_o his_o time_n pray_v he_o of_o mercy_n that_o they_o may_v go_v out_o of_o the_o land_n ¶_o this_o time_n come_v the_o dany_n in_o to_o englonde_n after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o eldred_n regn_v his_o brother_n alured_v that_o dolfyne_n be_v call_v ¶_o though_o go_v the_o dany_n and_o assemble_v they_o and_o go_v for_o the_o to_o seek_v alured_n that_o though_o be_v king_n new_a make_v of_o southsex_n and_o there_o they_o find_v he_o atte_fw-mi wylton_fw-mi with_o a_o lytell_a people_n and_o nevertheless_o he_o faught_v with_o they_o but_z at_o the_o last_o he_o flee_v then_n from_o the_o field_n and_o go_v in_o to_o westsex_v and_o ordain_v so_o moche_n people_n of_o his_o own_o ream_n and_o also_o of_o other_o till_o that_o he_o have_v a_o strong_a host_n so_o that_o the_o dany_n have_v no_o power_n against_o he_o to_o withstand_v and_o he_o come_v to_o london_n with_o his_o host_n and_o there_o be_v the_o dany_n soionrn_v and_o there_o he_o will_v have_v fight_v with_o they_o but_o the_o dany_n dare_v not_o with_o he_o fight_v but_o pray_v he_o of_o pea_n and_o that_o they_o may_v go_v again_o in_o to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o never_o to_o come_v in_o to_o englonde_n again_o that_o be_v to_o say_v any_o harm_n for_o to_o do_v and_o upon_o this_o covenaunt_n they_o shall_v gyve_v he_o to_o pledge_v good_a hostage_n and_o such_o as_o the_o englysshman_n will_v be_v ¶_o how_o hubba_n and_o hungar_n be_v slay_v atte_a chyppenham_n and_o how_o the_o dany_n bring_v their_o king_n to_o our_o king_n and_o the_o same_o day_n that_o the_o dany_n depart_v from_o london_n so_o fast_a they_o ride_v both_o nyghe_a and_o day_n and_o never_o take_v rest_n of_o go_v till_o that_o they_o come_v unto_o
¶_o of_o the_o king_n eldred_n &_o how_o the_o king_n swine_n of_o denmake_v hold_v englonde_n and_o how_o eldred_n that_o saint_n edward_n brother_n be_v not_o belove_v in_o his_o realm_n and_o therefore_o he_o flee_v in_o to_o normandye_n so_o after_o this_o edward_n regn_v eldred_n his_o brother_n and_o saint_n dunstane_n crown_v hym·_v and_o this_o saint_n dunstane_n dey_v soon_o after_o that_o he_o have_v foryeven_v the_o queen_n her_o trespass_n by_o cause_n that_o she_o be_v cause_n of_o king_n edward_n death_n and_o saint_n dunstane_n have_v she_o assoyl_v and_o penance_n have_v she_o â—â—oyned_v and_o she_o live_v after_o a_o chaste_a lyf_v and_o a_o clean_a ¶_o this_o king_n eldred_n wed_v a_o englysshe_a woman_n &_o on_o she_o beget_v edmonde_n irensyde_o and_o a_o other_o soon_o that_o be_v call_v edwyne_n and_o after_o dey_v the_o queen_n their_o mother_n ¶_o and_o in_o that_o time_n come_v swine_n in_o to_o englonde_n that_o be_v king_n of_o denmark_n for_o to_o challenge_v and_o to_o conquer_v all_o that_o his_o auncetree_n have_v before_o that_o tyme._n and_o so_o he_o conquer_v &_o have_v it_o all_o his_o axing_n ¶_o for_o the_o good_a earl_n cuthberte_n of_o lynd_n eseye_n and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o northumberlonde_n and_o almoo_v all_o the_o grece_z of_o englonde_n hold_v with_o swine_n that_o be_v king_n of_o denmark_n for_o so_o moche_n as_o they_o love_v noâ—_n king_n eldred_n for_z by_o cause_n that_o his_o good_a brother_n edward_n be_v slay_v for_o love_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o no_o man_n set_v but_o lytell_a by_o he_o wherefore_o king_n swine_n have_v all_o his_o will_n and_o take_v alle_fw-mi the_o land_n and_o eldred_n the_o king_n flee_v thâ—_n in_o to_o normandye_n and_o so_o speak_v to_o the_o duke_n rycharde_n that_o the_o duke_n give_v he_o his_o sister_n emme_n to_o wyf_v upon_o the_o which_o he_o gate_n two_o son_n that_o one_o be_v call_v alured_v and_o that_o other_o edward_n and_o when_o swine_n have_v conquer_v all_o the_o land_n he_z regned_a noble_o and_o live_v xu_o year_n and_o thenne_n he_o dey_v and_o lie_v at_o york_n ¶_o how_o king_n eldred_n come_v again_o from_o normandy_n and_o how_o knoght_v the_o dane_n regn_v &_o of_o the_o war_n betwixt_o he_o and_o edmonde_n irensyde_o thus_o after_o the_o death_n of_o swine_n that_o be_v a_o dane_n knoght_v his_o soon_o dwell_v in_o englonde_n and_o will_v have_v be_v king_n and_o though_o come_v again_o eldred_n out_o of_o normandye_n with_o moche_n nombre_fw-fr of_o people_n &_o with_o a_o strong_a meyne_n that_o knoght_v dare_v not_o abide_v but_o flee_v then_n in_o to_o denmark_n the_o king_n eldred_n have_v again_o his_o ream_n and_o hold_v so_o great_a worship_n that_o he_o begin_v for_o to_o destroy_v all_o though_o that_o halpe_v swine_n that_o be_v a_o dane_n ayenste_n he_o and_o afterward_o come_v again_o this_o knoghte_n from_o denmark_n with_o a_o great_a power_n so_o that_o king_n eldred_n dare_v not_o with_o he_o fight_v but_o flee_v from_o then_n unto_o london_n and_o there_o he_o hold_v he_o ¶_o though_o come_v knoght_v &_o he_o besyege_v so_o long_o till_o that_o king_n eldred_n dey_v in_o the_o cytee_n of_o london_n and_z lie_v at_o saint_n paul_n and_o he_o regn_v ix_o year_n bonuâ—_n be_v pope_n after_o benedictê°_n one_o year_n this_o man_n abode_n but_o a_o lytell_a time_n ¶_o bonifacius_n be_v pope_n after_o he_o fyve_o month_n ¶_o benedictus_fw-la be_v pope_n after_o he_o ten_o year_n this_o man_n crown_v otto_n the_o seedde_n &_o make_v many_o romayn_v to_o be_v take_v and_o he_o gadr_v a_o counseyll_n against_o the_o king_n of_o france_n where_o gylbert_n the_o nygramancer_n be_v depose_v ¶_o johannes_n the_o ·xiiii_fw-la be_v pope_n after_o he_o viii_o month_n and_o he_o be_v put_v in_o the_o castle_n angel_n and_o be_v famyne_v to_o dethe_v ¶_o johannes_n the_o xu_o be_v pope_n after_o he_o four_o month_n ¶_o johannes_n the_o xvi_o be_v pope_n after_o he_o almoo_v xi_o year_n this_o man_n be_v teach_v in_o arm_n &_o make_v many_o book_n &_o elles_fw-fr lytell_fw-mi of_o he_o be_v write_v ¶_o gregorius_n the_o u_o be_v pope_n after_o this_o man_n almoo_v three_o year_n and_o this_o gregorius_n be_v make_v pope_n atte_v the_o instance_n of_o the_o emperor_n otto_n three_o for_z he_o be_v his_o consyn_n and_o when_o he_o have_v be_v a_o lytell_fw-mi while_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n recede_v from_o the_o cyte_n of_o rome_n placentinus_n be_v put_v in_o by_o crecensius_n a_o counsul_n for_o money_n and_o thenne_n be_v strife_n a_o few_o day_n but_o the_o emperor_n come_v soon_o after_o and_z take_v crecensius_n the_o consul_n and_o stroke_n of_o his_o heed_n &_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o this_o man_n placencius_n pope_n the_o which_o put_v out_o his_o cousin_n of_o the_o dignyte_n of_o the_o pope_n â–ª_o and_o maim_v he_o on_o other_o membre_n his_o knight_n ne_o his_o duke_n halpe_v he_o no_o thing_n for_o he_o die_v that_o thing_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v do_v and_o he_o suffer_v that_o that_o he_o deserve_v ¶_o nota._n this_o gregorius_n with_o the_o emperor_n otto_n ordain_v the_o cheser_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o which_o from_o then_n forth_o have_v a_o bode_n unto_o this_o day_n for_o the_o frensshman_n ne_v none_o other_o may_v not_o break_v that_o ordinance_n and_o those_o theâ—ers_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o otto_n be_v not_o make_v for_o any_o blame_v of_o the_o saxon_n but_o to_o eschew_v the_o evylles_n to_o come_v and_o their_o name_n be_v write_v for_o learned_a man_n in_o latyn_a in_o these_o verse_n maguntinensis_fw-la treverensis_fw-la coloniensis_fw-la quilibeâ—_n imperu_fw-la fit_a cancellarius_fw-la horum_fw-la et_fw-la palatinus_n daâ—ifer_fw-la dux_n portitorensis_n marchio_n prepositus_fw-la camere_n pincerna_fw-la bohemus_n hustatuunt_fw-la dominum_fw-la cuntis_fw-la persecula_fw-la summum_fw-la palatinê°_n est_fw-la come_v renâ—_n marcio_n est_fw-fr brandebur_n gensis_fw-la dux_n saxorum_fw-la et_fw-la rex_fw-la bohemorum_fw-la verum_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la dicunt_fw-la ¶_o through_o this_o occasyon_n the_o eagle_n have_v lose_v many_o a_o feather_n and_o in_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v be_v make_v naked_a ¶_o otto_n the_o three_o be_v emperor_n xviii_o year_n this_o man_n be_v a_o worthy_a man_n alle_fw-mi the_o day_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o after_o the_o wysdome_n of_o his_o fader_fw-mi he_o be_v a_o very_a holy_a faithful_a man_n to_o the_o chirche_n and_o in_o many_o bataylle_n he_o prosperyd_v by_o cause_n he_o be_v devoute_a unto_o almyghty_a god_n and_o his_o saint_n and_o give_v mighty_a worshyp_a to_o the_o relykes_fw-mi of_o saint_n and_o oftentimes_o he_o vysyte_v hooly_a place_n ¶_o this_o man_n be_v crown_v by_o gregorius_n his_o cousin_n and_o atte_v the_o last_o he_o decessyd_v at_o rome_n ¶_o anno_fw-la dm_o m.iiii_o siluester_n the_o second_o be_v pope_n after_o gregorius_n four_o yere·_a and_o he_o be_v make_v pope_n by_o the_o help_n oâ—_n the_o devyll_n to_o who_o he_o die_v homage_n for_z he_o shall_v yeve_v he_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o desire_v and_o he_o be_v call_v hylbecte·_a and_o his_o enemy_n gate_n he_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_z he_o make_v he_o the_o bysshop_n of_o remensis_n but_o anon_o he_o be_v deposyd_v and_n after_o he_o gate_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v make_v the_o bysshop_n of_o ravennie_n and_z after_o the_o pope_n but_o he_o have_v a_o end_n anon_o and_o so_o have_v all_o that_o put_v their_o hope_n in_o false_a devylles_n ¶_o yet_o man_n trust_v in_o his_o saluacyon_n for_z certain_a demonstracyon_n of_o his_o sepulchre_n and_z for_o the_o great_a penance_n that_o he_o die_v in_o his_o last_o end_n for_o he_o make_v his_o honde_n and_o in_o his_o leg_n to_o be_v curte_v of_o and_z dysmembr_v in_o all_o his_o body_n and_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o at_o the_o door_n to_o fowl_n and_o thenne_fw-fr his_o body_n to_o be_v draw_v with_o wild_a beestê_n and_o there_o to_o be_v bury_v where_o soever_o they_o rest_v as_o a_o honde_n and_o they_o stand_v still_o at_o saint_n johan_n lateranensis_fw-la and_o there_o he_o be_v bury_v and_o that_o be_v sign_n of_o his_o saluacon_n ¶_o johannes_n the_o xviii_o be_v pope_n fyve_o month_n ¶_o johannes_n the_o xix_o be_v pope_n after_o he_o fyve_o year_n and_o these_o two_o die_v lytell_a thing_n ¶_o henricus_n the_o first_o be_v emperor_n in_o almaigne_n twenty_o year_n this_o henricus_fw-la be_v duke_n of_o barry_n and_o all_o accord_v he_o be_v choose_v for_o his_o blessyd_v fame_n and_o good_a name_n the_o which_o he_o have_v ¶_o and_o it_o be_v read_v that_o many_o of_o these_o duke_n of_o barry_n be_v holy_a man_n not_o all_o only_a in_o absteyd_v of_o flesshe_o dysyre_v but_o also_o in_o virtuous_a lyve_v
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