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â–ª_o &_o _o theâ—_n be_v legged_a by_o auctoryte_n of_o money_n famous_a clerky_n and_o that_o every_o man_n may_v knaw_v how_o thes_n croniclis_n be_v ordyrt_v you_o shall_v undyr_v stone_v that_o this_o book_n be_v devidit_fw-la in_fw-la to_o seven_o party_n off_o the_o wych_a the_o first_o ê‘te_a conteny_n from_o adam_n till_o brute_n come_v in_o to_o bretan_n ¶_o the_o secund_a part_n contain_v from_o brute_n come_v first_o in_o to_o englond_n un_fw-fr to_o the_o cyte_n of_o rome_n be_v byld_v be_v romolê°_n ¶_o the_o therd_a part_n contain_v sethyn_a room_n wo_v byld_v un_fw-mi to_o crist_n wo_v bear_v of_o our_o lady_n mari_fw-fr ¶_o the_o four_o from_o then_n un_fw-mi to_o the_o con_v of_o the_o saxon_n in_o to_o englond_n ¶_o the_o fyft_n part_n from_o thame_n un_fw-mi to_o the_o come_n of_o the_o dany_n ¶_o the_o sext_a part_n from_o then_n un_fw-mi to_o the_o come_n off_o the_o normans_n ¶_o the_o sevint_a part_n from_o the_o norman_n un_o to_o owr_v tim_a the_o which_o be_v undir_a the_o regne_fw-la of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o twenty-three_o yer_z who_o nobull_n cronicli_v be_v custum_fw-la may_v not_o be_v seen_v ¶_o and_o so_o in_o eeruy_a part_n of_o thes_n vij_o part_n be_v show_v the_o most_o and_o necessary_a acty_n of_o all_o the_o kyngis_n of_o englond_n &_o _o there_o namys_o wrettyn_a abooe_n in_o the_o margin_n that_o every_o man_n may_v find_v they_o soon_o and_o before_o the_o kyngê_n of_o englond_a act_n be_v writin_n there_o be_v writin_fw-fr the_o lineage_n of_o crist_n from_o adam_n till_o that_o crist_n be_v bear_v of_o our_o lady_n with_o the_o egh_a bysshopp_n &_o _o the_o iuge_a that_o war_n in_o that_o tyme._n &_o _o certan_v of_o their_o act_n necessari_fw-la till_o it_o be_v cummyn_v to_o crist_n wo_v bear_v and_o aftir_v that_o cryst_n wo_v bear_v &_o _o peter_n wos_n pope_n of_o room_n be_v show_v be_v order_v the_o namy_n of_o all_o the_o popy_n and_o emprour_n of_o room_n afoor_a and_o aftir_v with_o certan_n off_o 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&_o all_o his_o folk_n &_o they_o present_v to_o belyn_n &_o _o belyn_n put_v they_o in_o to_z preson_z ¶_o how_o belyn_n drofe_n out_o of_o this_o land_n king_n gutlagh_n of_o demmarke_n and_o samye_n hit_v be_v not_o long_o after_o that_o brenne_n come_v ayene_v with_o a_o great_a navye_n &_o send_v to_o his_o brother_n belyn_n that_o he_o shall_v yield_v ayene_v his_o land_n to_o his_o wife_n &_o his_o folk_n &_o his_o castle_n also_o or_o else_o he_o will_v destru_fw-la his_o land_n belyn_n dread_a no_o thing_n hâ—s_fw-la malas_fw-la &_o _o will_v no_o thing_n do_v after_o that_o he_o have_v say_v wherefore_o brenne_n come_v with_o his_o folk_n &_o fight_v with_o belyn_n &_o brenne_n be_v discomfit_v &_o _o his_o folk_n slay_v &_o _o himself_o flee_v with_o xij_o man_n in_o to_o france_n and_o this_o belyn_n that_o wos_fw-fr brennes_n brother_n go_v then_o to_o york_v and_o take_v counsel_n what_o he_o may_v do_v with_o kind_n gutlagh_fw-mi for_o king_n gutlagh_fw-mi proffer_v to_o be_v come_v his_o man_n and_o to_o hold_v his_o land_n of_o he_o yield_a by_o year_n a_o m._n pound_n of_o silver_n for_o ever_o more_o &_o _o for_o sikernesse_n of_o this_o convenyant_n to_o be_v hold_v gutlagh_n shall_v bring_v he_o good_a hostage_n &_o _o to_o him_z shall_v do_v homage_n &_o all_o his_o folk_n and_o yet_o he_o shall_v swear_v upon_o a_o book_n that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v break_v ne_o saled_a ¶_o belyn_n tho_o by_o counsel_n of_o his_o folk_n grant_v he_o his_o axing_n and_o so_o gutlagh_o become_v his_o man_n and_o belyn_n under_o take_v of_o he_o his_o homage_n by_o a_o oath_n &_o _o by_o write_v the_o same_o convenante_n and_o upon_o thes_n covenant_n king_n gutlagh_n take_v samie_n and_o his_o folk_n &_o _o go_v thens_n &_o turn_v ayene_v to_o denmark_n evermor_n after_o be_v the_o covenant_n hold_v and_o the_o truage_n pay_v till_o the_o time_n that_o honelus_n be_v king_n of_o denmark_n and_o also_o of_o this_o land_n thurgh_n his_o wife_n gildeburgh_n that_o he_o have_v spouse_v for_o sho_fw-mi wos_fw-mi the_o right_a heir_n of_o this_o land_n ¶_o this_o belin_n duel_v tho_o in_o pee_z and_o worshipful_o he_o hold_v among_o his_o baron_n and_o he_o make_v iiij·_a rial_n weigh_v one_o from_o the_o est_fw-la in_o to_o the_o west_n and_o that_o be_v call_v watle_v street_n and_o a_o other_o from_o the_o northe_a un_fw-fr to_o the_o south_n and_o that_o wo_v call_v ikelme_n street_n and_o ij_o other_o weigh_v he_o make_v in_o boss_a thurgh_n out_o the_o land_n that_o on_o be_v call_v fossae_n and_o that_o other_o fossedike_a and_o he_o mainten_v well_o the_o good_a law_n that_o doneband_n his_o father_fw-mi have_v make_v and_o orden_v in_o his_o time_n as_o before_o be_v say_v ¶_o how_o a_o cordment_n wos_fw-la make_v be_v tween_n brenne_n and_o belin_n thurgh_n cornewen_n their_o mother_n brenne_n that_o be_v belenê°_n brother_n have_v long_o time_n duellid_a in_o france_n and_o there_o have_v conquer_v a_o great_a lordship_n thurgh_n marriage_n for_o he_o wo_v duke_n of_o burgoyne_n thurgh_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o duke_n fewyn_n that_o he_o have_v spouse_v that_o wo_v right_a heir_n of_o thou_o land_n and_o this_o brenne_n ordain_v a_o great_a pover_fw-mi of_o his_o folk_n and_o also_o of_o france_n and_o come_v in_o to_o this_o land_n for_o to_o fight_v with_o belin_n his_o brother_n and_o belin_n come_v ayens_fw-fr he_o with_o a_o great_a pour_z of_o breton_n &_o _o will_v tho_o have_v yeven_v he_o battle_n but_o their_o mother_n cornewyn_n that_o though_o live_v have_v herd_n that_o that_o on_o brother_n will_v have_v destruy_v that_o othir_n and_o go_v bitwene_v her_o sonny_n and_o they_o make_v accord_v with_o much_o peyne_n ¶_o so_o that_o at_o the_o last_o though_o two_o brother_n with_o much_o bliss_n go_v to_o gedre_v in_o to_o new_a troy_n that_o now_o be_v call_v london_n &_o _o there_o they_o duel_v a_o year_n and_o after_o they_o take_v their_o counsel_n for_o to_o go_v &_o _o conquer_v all_o france_n &_o _o so_o they_o do_v and_o burn_v town_n and_o destrue_v the_o land_n both_o in_o length_n &_o in_o breyd_v &_o the_o king_n of_o france_n yaf_v they_o battle_n with_o his_o pour_z but_o he_o wo_v over_o come_fw-mi &_o yaf_a truage_n un_fw-mi to_o belin_n and_o to_o his_o brother_n ¶_o and_o after_o that_o they_o go_v forth_o un_o to_o rome_n and_o conquer_a room_n and_o all_o lombary_n &_o germani_n and_o take_v homage_n &_o feaute_n of_o earl_n baron_n &_o of_o all_o other_o and_o after_o they_o come_v in_o to_o this_o land_n of_o bretan_n and_o duel_v with_o their_o breton_n in_o joy_n and_o rest_n and_o though_o make_v brenne_n the_o town_n of_o bristol_v and_o since_o he_o go_v over_o to_o his_o own_o lordship_n and_o there_o dueld_v he_o all_o his_o life_n and_o belin_n duel_v atnew_v troy_n &_o _o there_o he_o make_v a_o fair_a gate_n that_o be_v call_v belynge_v gate_n after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o when_o this_o belyn_n have_v regn_v nobu_o xi_o year_n he_o deid_v &_o lie_v at_o new_a troy_n ¶_o how_o king_n cormbatrus_fw-la kill_v the_o king_n of_o denmark_n for_o encheson_n that_o be_v will_v not_o pay_v he_o his_o truage_n and_o after_o this_o belyn_n regn_v his_o son_n cormbatrus_fw-la a_o good_a man_n &_o a_o worthy_a &_o the_o king_n of_o danmark_n will_v not_o pay_v un_fw-mi to_o he_o his_o truage_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o m._n pound_n as_o he_o have_v swear_v by_o oath_n for_o to_o pay_v it_o &_o also_o by_o write_v record_n to_o belin_n his_o fader_fw-mi wherefore_o he_o wo_v evell_a a_o pay_v &_o _o wroth_a &_o _o assemle_v a_o great_a host_n of_o breton_n &_o _o go_v in_o to_o denmark_n &_o slay_v the_o king_n gutlagh_n &_o _o brought_z the_o land_n in_o subjection_n all_o new_a &_o take_v of_o folk_n feaute_n &_o _o homage_n and_o after_o go_v ayene_v in_o to_o his_o land_n &_o _o os_fw-la he_o come_v forth_o by_o orkeney_n he_o fond_a thirty_o ship_n full_a of_o man_n &_o _o woman_n be_v side_n the_o cost_n of_o the_o see_v &_o _o the_o king_n axe_v what_o they_o war_v and_o a_o earl_n that_o wo_v master_n of_o they_o all_o curtes_o aunsuerd_v un_o to_o the_o king_n &_o say_v that_o they_o war_v exile_v out_o of_o spain_n &_o _o so_o that_o they_o have_v travel_v half_o a_o year_n &_o _o more_o in_o the_o see_v to_o wit_n if_o they_o may_v find_v any_o king_n in_o any_o land_n that_o of_o they_o will_v have_v pite_n or_o merci_fw-la to_o yeve_v they_o any_o land_n in_o any_o contre_fw-fr where_o in_o they_o may_v duel_n &_o _o have_v rest_v &_o _o becum_fw-la his_o liege_n man_n &_o to_o he_o will_v do_v homage_n &_o feaute_n whille_v that_o he_o leve_v &_o _o to_o his_o heier_n after_o hin_n &_o _o of_o him_z &_o _o of_o his_o heir_n hold_v that_o land_n and_o when_o the_o king_n this_o hard_a he_o have_v pite_n off_o they_o &_o _o yafe_v they_o a_o i_o will_v all_o wilderness_n the_fw-mi that_o no_o man_n be_v duel_v save_o only_a wild_a beeste_n and_o the_o earl_n thank_v much_o thou_o king_n &_o _o become_v his_o man_n &_o do_v he_o homage_n &_o _o feaute_fw-fr &_o _o take_v all_o his_o folk_n &_o go_v in_o to_o the_o same_o isle_n and_o the_o earl_n wo_v call_v irlamall_a &_o _o therefore_o he_o let_v call_v the_o land_n irland_n after_o his_o own_o name_n this_o king_n cormbatrus_fw-la come_v ayene_v in_o to_o his_o land_n and_o regn_v twenty-five_o year_n and_o after_o he_o deid_v and_o lie_v at_o new_a troy_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la iiij_o m_o iiij_o c_o xl_o et_fw-fr a_fw-fr xpi_fw-la natintatem_fw-la seven_o c_o lvi_o ioathan_n son_n to_o osias_n regn_v in_o the_o jure_fw-la xuj_o year_n off_o this_o ioathan_fw-ge nothing_o be_v wreten_v of_o bot_n that_o he_o take_v not_o a_o way_n excelsa_fw-la os_fw-la other_o do_v ut_fw-la pê«_n patet_fw-la 2_o para_fw-it amarias_fw-la wos_fw-la bysshoppe_n and_o ysoyas_n the_o nobull_n prophet_n wo_v in_o his_o day_n olympias_n with_o the_o greek_n be_v begin_v the_o first_o year_n of_o ioathan_fw-ge after_o iosaphê°_n &_o after_o beda_n troy_n wo_v destrue_v cccc.vi_fw-la year_n before_o the_o first_o olymphias_n be_v begin_v under_o eâ—alo_n a_o iuge_a of_o athens_n in_o the_o which_o corebus_n get_v the_o chevalri_fw-la a_o monge_v all_o man_n olimpê°_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o hill_n in_o grecia_n the_o which_o for_o his_o preciosnes_n be_v call_v the_o hill_n of_o god_n and_o after_o jerom_n on_o olimpias_n contain_v fulli_fw-la iiij_o year_n in_o the_o which_o iiij_o year_n iiij_o year_o pinces_n be_v make_v &_o thes_n olympiad_n be_v place_n ordant_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o jupater_n undyr_n the_o hill_n
the_o romans_fw-mi send_v legate_n the_o which_o command_v antiaco_fw-it that_o he_o shall_v sese_fw-la of_o his_o tyrannyde_v a_o yen_v he_o and_o marcê°_n publiê°_n make_v a_o cerkill_n a_o bout_n antiochi_n thê°_n sa_v the_o senetour_n of_o rome_n &_o the_o pepul_n commandith_v the_o that_o thou_o go_v not_o out_o of_o this_o cerkell_n till_o thou_o have_v anwsar_n to_o this_o matter_n this_o antiochê°_n sing_v that_o he_o may_v not_o continu_fw-la his_o tyranyde_v say_v if_o it_o be_v thê°_n commandid_a i_o of_o the_o senetour_fw-fr &_o romans_n pepull_a i_o must_v nedis_n turn_v ayene_v &_o so_o woo_v anger_n he_o wos_fw-fr that_o he_o lose_v the_o siege_n of_o alexander_n &_o _o turn_v to_o the_o pour_z relevy_v of_o the_o jue_v veng_a he_o upon_o they_o be_v cause_n he_o may_v not_o venge_v he_o a_o no_o myghty_a pepull_a utê«_n in_o li_n o_o machabeorum_fw-la primo_fw-la et_fw-la 2o._o mathathias_n a_o holy_a man_n &_o of_o all_o love_v most_o worthy_a hate_a in_o his_o heart_n 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