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A00007 The Cronycles of Englonde with the dedes of popes and emperours, and also the descripcyon of Englonde; Saint Albans chronicle. Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364. Polycronicon. 1528 (1528) STC 10002; ESTC S108645 466,261 386

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livius_fw-la de_fw-la gestis_fw-la romanorum_fw-la martin_n penitency_n airy_a to_o the_o pope_n in_o his_o cronycle_n of_o emperor_n &_o bysshops_n &_o namely_o theobaldus_fw-la cartusiensis_fw-la contain_v in_o his_o book_n the_o progress_n of_o all_o notable_a fader_n fro_o the_o beginning_n
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soon_o &_o he_o gate_n a_o child_n on_o she_o the_o which_o ordain_v babylon_n to_o be_v the_o heed_n of_o all_o this_o realm_n ¶_o ninus_n the_o four_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v soon_o to_o great_a ni_fw-fr nus_fw-la of_o this_o man_n lytell_fw-mi be_v write_v but_o that_o he_o slay_v his_o own_o mother_n as_o be_v say_v afore_o ¶_o arriꝰ_n be_v the_o fyfth_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o under_o he_o be_v bear_v ysaac_n also_o ysaac_n soon_o of_o abraham_n of_o the_o line_n of_o chryst_n live_v c_o lxxx_o year_n this_o ysaac_n have_v a_o wife_n call_v rebecca_n and_z on_o she_o he_o gate_n two_o son_n esau_n &_o jacob_n this_o esau_n sell_v his_o enherytaunce_n to_o his_o brother_n jacob_n and_o he_o be_v the_o fader_fw-mi of_o idumeorun_n &_o he_o have_v in_o possessyon_n the_o hill_n of_o seyr_n &_o put_v first_o mare_n to_o ass_n whereof_o be_v engender_v mule_n ¶_o about_o this_o time_n xxx_o lordshyps_n and_n gomorra_n for_o their_o horryble_a sin_n be_v overthrow_v the_o wife_n of_o loath_a look_n backward_o turn_v in_o to_o a_o salt_n stone_n she_z w_v that_o no_o man_n in_o the_o way_n of_o delyberacyon_n shall_v desire_v thing_n past_a hec_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la three_o m._n iij_o c_o xliiij_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la christi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la m._n viij_o c_o luj_o iacob_n live_v c_o xlvij_o year_n this_o jacob_n have_v four_o wyve_n or_o some_o concubyne_v that_o be_v to_o wit_v lyam_n balan_n zelpham_fw-mi &_o rachel_n lyam_n be_v the_o first_o wife_n &_o she_o be_v blere_o eye_v &_o she_o bear_v high_o vi_o son_n judas_n reuben_n simeon_n levy_n ysachar_n zabulon_fw-mi &_o a_o daughter_n y●_z hyght_n dyna_n bala_n servant_n to_o lya_n &_o con_v cubyne_n to_o jacob_n bear_v he_o two_o son_n dan_fw-mi &_o neptalim_n rachel_n the_o second_v wife_n to_o jacob_n be_v barayn_fw-mi long_o time_n &_o at_o the_o last_o she_o bear_v he_o two_o son_n joseph_o &_o beniamyn_n zelpha_fw-la servant_n to_o rachel_n ●are_v jacob_n two_o son_n gad_n &_o asar_n &_o everyche_a of_o these_o make_v a_o tribe_n of_o who_o in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o speak_v vide_fw-la pl’a_fw-la plura_fw-la in_o gen_fw-la ¶_o joseph_n soon_o to_o jacob_n be_v bear_v lxxxx_fw-la year_n of_o his_o faders_n age_n &_o he_o live_v c._n 〈◊〉_d year_n ¶_o this_o time_n zerse_n be_v king_n of_o babylon_n under_o who_o be_v bear_v jacob_n &_o he_o be_v the_o seven_o king_n of_o babylon_n ¶_o armavi●tre_n be_v king_n after_o he_o and_o after_o saint_n austin_n in_o the_o mannes_z day_n our_o lord_n appear_v to_o ysaac_n ꝓmyse_v he_o those_o thing_n that_o which_o he_o ꝓmise_v to_o his_o fader_fw-mi ¶_o belocus_n the_o ix_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v after_o this_o man_n and_o under_o belocus_n or_o in_o his_o time_n our_o lord_n speak_v with_o jacob_n promyse_v he_o that_o he_o have_v ꝓmyse_v to_o his_o fader_fw-mi the_o which_o be_v two_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ꝓmyssyon_n &_o chanaam_n &_o 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the_o fourth_z king_n of_o greek_n after_o who_o the_o noble_a cite_v of_o argꝰ_n take_v his_o name_n cicrophe_n edyfy_v athenes_n in_o grece_n &_o this_o cite_v be_v the_o nouryssher_n of_o liberal_a scyence_n &_o of_o many_o philosopher_n yet_o they_o be_v deceyve_v by_o devil_n &_o great_a supsticiosite_a in_o the_o cite_v be_v make_v vide_fw-la augꝰ_n &_o mirabilem_fw-la fabulam_fw-la reꝑies_fw-la ¶_o omogire_v be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o put_v ox_n to_o the_o plough_n ¶_o belus_n this_o time_n be_v king_n of_o babylon_n &_o he_o be_v the_o ten_o king_n of_o that_o region_n &_o under_o he_o die_v ysaac_n ¶_o pharaoh_n be_v king_n of_o egypte_n which_o receyve_v joseph_o &_o exalt_v he_o for_o thinterpretacyon_n of_o his_o dremes_n vide_fw-la scinam_fw-la pulcherrimanque_fw-la historiam_fw-la gen_fw-la xlij_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o a●●thus_n be_v the_o xij_o king_n of_o babylon_n under_o who_o die_v joseph_n a_o blissed_a man_n in_o chastite_n ¶_o pharaoh_n emonophis_n about_o esdroms_n day_n be_v king_n of_o egypte_n &_o this_o pharaoh_n know_v not_o joseph_o ne_o none_o of_o his_o kynrede_n &_o he_o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_a to_o be_v drown_v as_o it_o be_v have_v exodi_fw-la i_o you_o clerk_n may_v look_v that_o book_n and_z we_o lay_v folk_n will_v look_v to_o cronyde_n but_z about_o this_o time_n the_o story_n of_o exod●_n begin_v ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la three_o m_o u_o c._n xliiij_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la christi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la m_o u_o c_o lx_o aram_n soon_o to_o esrom_n of_o the_o line_n of_o chryst_n be_v about_o this_o time_n &_o he_o gate_n amynadab_n &_o naason_n of_o these_o man_n be_v lytel_v write_v in_o scripture_n &_o therefore_o i_o ꝓcede_v to_o other_o ¶_o job_n the_o holy_a man_n ensample_n of_o all_o patience_n this_o time_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o line_n of_o nachor_n brother_n of_o abraham_n &_o he_o live_v many_o year_n &_o after_o the_o god_n have_v assay_v he_o in_o his_o patience_n he_o live_v a_o c._n &_o xl_o year_n ꝑ_n aug._n gre_fw-mi &_o 〈◊〉_d moses_n about_o this_o time_n be_v bear_v &_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o great_a perplexite_fw-la &_o moses_n be_v put_v in_o the_o water_n to_o be_v drown_v aaron_z about_o this_o time_n be_v bear_v ¶_o dafrus_n be_v the._n 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o babylon_n &_o moses_n be_v bear_v under_o he_o in_o egypte_n ¶_o c●crops_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o athenes_n and_o after_o saint_n austyn_n the_o greek_n write_v many_o lesynge_n in_o their_o story_n that_o time_n for_z of_o a_o lytell_a thing_n they_o make_v a_o great_a fame_n for_o to_o show_v their_o cunning_a for_o there_o be_v the_o universite_a of_o greek_n ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la three_o m_o vi_o c_o lxxviii_o
that_o be_v to_o wit_v janus_n picus_n famnus_n latinus_n the_o which_o unto_o aeneas_n regn_v about_o two_o hondred_a year_n than_o afterward_o from_o aeneas_n to_o this_o romulus_n it_o be_v regn_v under_o xu_o governor_n cccc_o xxxij_o year_n after_o that_o fro_o the_o cite_v be_v make_v unto_o the_o last_v year_n of_o tarquyn_n the_o proud_a it_o be_v regn_v under_o vij_o king_n about_o cc._o and_o xliii_o year_n than_o afterward_o under_o senator_n &_o counseyller_n unto_o julius_n cezar_n emperor_n by_o cccc_o and._n lxiiij_o year_n romulus_n the_o first_o of_o romayn_v of_o who_o they_o be_v call_v in_o latyn_a roman_n make_v the_o cite_v to_o be_v name_v rome_n after_o his_o name_n the_z which_o gadere_v togyder_v the_o people_n on_o every_o side_n a_o hondr_v of_o the_o wise_a man_n &_o wytty_n he_o choose_v through_o the_o counseyle_n of_o who_o all_o thing_n he_o dispose_v the_o which_o he_o name_v senator_n for_o the_o time_n of_o their_o age_n &_o he_o make_v their_o 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