yere before Christe 214 Antiochus indicted warre to Acheus Before Britayne knovven 164 Philip kinge of Macedonye tooke Thebes and entered in league with Anniball Posthumius by the deceit of the frenchemen was slayn Marcellus ouercame Annibal and the Scipions vanquished Asdrubal in Spayne Fabius Maximus was created Dictator of Rome ¶ This man in his youth exercised bothe eloquence and prowesse and therfore after became as well in armes as counsaile a captaine most excellent and subduyng many countreis to the Romains triumphed fiue times At this time beyng made Dictatour against Anniball he so tempered prudence with manhode that by detracting of batail and training Annibal from place to place and at sundrye aduantages skyrmisshynge with him he minished his puisance and preserued the publike weale of his couÌ„trey In so muche that Annibal whan he had oâ—erthrowe Minutius the CoÌ„sull and was constreigned by Fabius whiche came to the rescue to retyre with losse of his men said Dyd not I tell you that this clowde wold at the last bryng vs a storme Calling Fabius a clowde because he houered vpon the hylles Before Britayne knovven 163 ¶ Nathak brother of Doruidilla The yere of the worlde 3750 The yere before Christe was made kynge of Scottes who for his tyranny in the seconde yere of his reigne was slaine by his owne lordes The poenians were ouerthrowen by Fabius at Benenentum Before Britayne knovven 162 ¶ Pleuratus kynge of Thracia The yere of the worlde 3751 The yere before Christe 212 Scerdiletus kinge of Illyria Hitherto writeth Polibius Syphax kinge of Numidia entred in amitee with the Romaines Before Britayne knovven 161 Reâ—thar son of Doruidilla a yong childe The yere of the worlde 3752 The yere before Christe 211 contrary to the lawes of Scotland was made kynge for which cause Scotlande was vexed with ciuill warres in maner to the desolacion thereof and the Britons entred and subdued it whiche they kepte as the Scottes write .xii. yeres vnder their subiection their kinge Reuthar beyng expelled out of his royalme and lyuing in Irelande but afterward by entreatee vpon certain conditions he was againe restored to his kingdome and reigned in all .26 yeres ¶ Anniball tooke Tarentum and the Scipiones were slayne in Spaine Before Britayne knovven 160 The Romaines were in such feare The yere of the worlde 3753 The yere before Christe 210 by the comming of Anniball towardes Rome that thei determined to haue forsaken the citie and to fle in to Greece But by the prowes and wisdome of the yong Scipio they were persuaded to the defence of their countrey who whan all other feared to be capitaines in so daungerous warres tooke vpon him to deliuer Italy from the power of Anniball beinge but .22 yeres of age for which cause he was fyrst sent into Spayne with an army * This Scipio was of wonderful towardnesse euen froÌ„ his childhode for beyng but .xvii. yeres olde in a greate battayle by Pauia in Lumbardy he rescued hys father whan he was enuyronned with ennemies and in daunger to be slayne After he had prosperousely finisshed the warres that he had taken in hand he was so greatly renoumed that men came out of all countreys onely to see and honour him And as he was famous in marcial prowesse so was he excellently well learned and fauoured learned men excedingly in so much as he refused to here the ambassadours of Carthage makynge entreatee for peace vntyll thei had brought to hym Terence the latin poet in whom he after so greatly delited that it is sayde he holpe hym to make his comedies Atâ—alus of Asia Pleuratus of Thracia Scerdiletus of Illyria were kynges The yere of the worlde 3854 The yere before Christe 209 Before Britayne knovven 159 The Aetolians confederated theim selues with the Romaynes and indicted warre to Philyp Scipio toke newe Carthage in Spaine and sent Mago prisoner to Rome Fuluius the consull recouered Tâ—â—eÌ„tum Scipio ouer came and vanquished Hasdruball The yere of the worlde 3755 The yere before Christe 208 Before Britayne knovven 158 RImo gouerned this roialme of Britayn .xvi. yeres The yere of the worlde 3756 The yere before Christe 207 Philyp kynge of Macedon Before Britayne knovven 157 fought prosperouslye agaynst the Aetolians Nere vnto Lacinius Annibal ouerthrue the Romains in whiche conflict Marcellus the consull was slayne Ualerius wasted Aprica and vanquisshed the Carthaginenses on the sea In Spayne Hanno was takeÌ„ and the Carthaginenses that were with him The yere of the worlde 3757 The yere before Christe 206 slayne Before Britayne knovven 156 P. Sulpitius Proconsull of Grece Hostilâ—us put Anniball to flyght At Sena Asdruball with his army was ouerthrowen and vaÌ„quisshed by the coÌ„suls whose head Nero caused to be cast into the campe of Anniball Before Britayne knovven 155 Spaine was subdued to the Romains Before Britayne knovven 154 The warre betwene Syphax and Masinissa began The yere of the worlde 3758 The yere before Christe 205 in whiche Syphax droue Masinissa out of his roialme The yere of the worlde 3759 The yere before Christe 204 Before Britayne knovven 153 Scipio vanquished the Poenians and Sempronius ouercame Anniball The yere of the worlde 3760 The yere before Christe 203 Before Britayne knovven 152 Ptolomeus Epiphanes the .v. kyng of Egypt reigned 24. yeres he passed not the age of foure yeares The yere of the worlde 3761 The yere before Christe 202 whan his father dyed Wherfore he was committed to the gouernance of the Romains whiche was the occasion of great warres betwene Antiochus and the Romaines Scipis destroyed the campe of Syphax and Asdruball Syphaax was taken by Lelius and brought to Rome Annibal was coÌ„pelled to retourne to Carthage to the defence therof the .xvii. yere after he first entred into Italy Before Britayne knovven 151 Scipio and Anniball met togither in battayl The yere of the worlde 3762 The yere before Christe 120 in which Anniball was put to flight The Carthaginenses desired peace whiche was graunted to them but .500 of theyr shippes were drouned in the sight of the citee Here endeth the second warres of Carthage Before Britayne knovven 150 Peace was giuen to Carthage The yere of the worlde 3763 The yere before Christe 200 Masinissa was also restored to his royalme Scipio retourned to Rome with great triumph after whose chariot Terence the comical poete folowed as prisoner Before Britayne knovven 149 The warres of Macedon began because that Philip sent succours to the Carthaginenses The yere of the worlde 3764 The yere before Christe 199 Ser. Sulpitius went into Macedon where he toke many townes The french warres arose in which Furius triumphed Bebius Pamphilus The yere of the worlde 3765 The yere before Christe 198 entring into the landes of the Millaners Before Britayne knovven 148 with all his army was enclosed Quintius the consul ouerthrue kynge Philip. The yere of the worlde 3766 The yere before Christe 197 The Atheians stablished peace with the Romaines Before Britayne knovven 147 A rebellion of seruantes in Rome
of Romaines the sonne of Rhea Ilia the virgine Uestale reigned 38. yeres In the xviii yere of his age he beganne to make a litell citee on the mount of Palatine afterwardes he builded a temple and made therof a sanctuary for the tuicion of al transgressours he ordeined lawes and specially that no Romaine should exercise any handy crafte but onely geue theim selues to marciall feates and husbandry Womē adulterours or drūken to be punished by death he instituted their sacrifices he vanquished in battayle Acron king of the Cecinenses cōsecratīg his armour vnto Iupiter he ouerthrewe the Antemnates tryumphed ouer the Sabines receiued Tatius theyr king into the felowshyp of his kyngdom toke the Fidenes ouercame the Camerines constituted the hundred Senators ordeined the Centurions and appointed the twelue serieantes Finally in the marishe Caprea striken with lightnyng he was neuer after sene wherfore they supposed he was takē vp to the goddis ¶ The Athenians altered the fourme of their commune weale The yere of the worlde 3212 The yere before Christe 751 chosyng a magistrate Before Britayne knovven 701 whose power shuld endure ◠yeres in whiche Carops first gouerned them Rome not able to conteine in hir two lordes was the cause that Romulus slu his brother Remus At that tyme also was Nunca Pompilius borne In the nynth yere of the rebelliō of Osea was Samaria taken and the ten tribes led awaye captiue by Salman Assar. Before Britayne knovven 700 Thales Milesius one of the seuen wise men The yere of the worlde 3213 The yere before Christe 750 flourisshed in naturall philosophy among the Grecians Sennacherib the fourth kyng of Babilon The yere of the worlde 3218 The yere before Christe 745 reigned fiue yeres Before Britayne knovven 695 he besieged Ezechias in Hierusalem whose army the angel of god destroyed to the number of .185 thousand and consumed their bodies in to dust that the ayre shoulde not by them be infected The kynge fledde with a fewe to Niniue where after .15 dayes he was slayne in the temple of his owne sonnes The Lacedemones kept warre twentie yeres agaynste the Messenians whose capitaine Aristomenes hauynge an heary hert slue alone 300. Lacedemones Before Britayne knovven 692 In this tyme Sibylla Erithrea lyued who prophecied most plainly of Christ. The yere of the worlde 3221 The yere before Christe 742 Before Britayne knovven 691 ¶ Ezechias in his extreme sicknesse was healed by god his lyfe was prolonged by .xv. yeres The sonne The yere of the worlde 3222 The yere before Christe 741 to the wonder of all the worlde returned his course backward by tenne degrees Aesimedes magistrat of Athenes gouerned thē .x. yeres Mydas reygned in Phrigia and Aliactes in Lydia xiiii yeres Assaradon the .v. kyng of Babylon reigned .v. yeres The yere of the worlde 3223 The yere before Christe 740 Before Britayne knovven 690 Narus Syracusa Cathimo in Sicily and Rauenna in Italy were builded The citee Messana was taken by the Lacedemones Merodach the fift king of Babylon reigned .lii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3227 The yere before Christe 736 surnamed Baladad Before Britayne knovven 686 he sent vnto Ezechias ambassadors to signifie to hym how glad and how ioyfull he was for that he had recouered againe his health Sabachon an Aethiope reigned in Aegypt .22 yeres he ouercame Bochorus that was theyr kyng Perdica kyng of Macedon reigned .51 yeres The yere of the worlde 3229 The yere before Christe 734 Before Britayne knovven 684 Hydromancie or diuinaciō by waters was brought into Italy by Persians Before Britayne knovven 682 Tarpeia in rewarde of hir treasone The yere of the worlde 3231 The yere before Christe 732 beynge oppressed with shieldes of the Sabines gaue the name vnto the hill Tarpeius on whiche the capitole was builded Elidicus gouerned the Atheniens .x. yeres Cardiceas called also Anticarmin the .iiii. king of the Medes reigned .xiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3232 The yere before Christe 731 Meles was kyng of Lydia .xii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 681 The yere of the worlde 3236 The yere before Christe 727 Manasses the xvii kyng of Iuda reigned .55 yeres Before Britayne knovven 677 a wicked prince The yere of the worlde 3237 The yere before Christe 726 who raysed vp ydolles defiled the temple Before Britayne knovven 676 sacrificed his children to the goddis fylled Hierusalem with the bloud of innocentes dispysed the admonitions of prophetes and put to death the moste holye prophet Esias cuttyng hym in the midle with a saw wherfore god beyng displeased reised vp the kynge of Babylon who with a mightie power inuaded Iury toke the kynge by a traine and brought hym captiue to Babylon Than in his captiuitee aknowlagynge god he confessed his sinnes and toke repentance through which findyng grace he was restored to his kyngdome where he abolished all ydolatry restored the true honoryng of god commanded that it shoulde be obserued and iustly passed all the residue of his lyfe in the feare of god He also repayred the walles of the holy citee and ordeined garrisons in all his citees GUrgustius succeded Riuallo in this royalme of Britaine The yere of the worlde 3242 The yere before Christe 721 and reigned .38 yeres Before Britayne knovven 671 Hippomenes gouerned the Atheniens .10 yeres The Carenses obteined the soueraintee of the sea The yere of the worlde 3244 The yere before Christe 719 The warres that were kept betwene the Lacedemones and Argiues began in Tyria Before Britayne knovven 669 The yere of the worlde 3248 The yere before Christe 715 Candaules reigned in Lydia .xvii. yeres who through the fonde loue that he had to his wyfe Before Britayne knovven 665 for hir excedynge fayrenesse not contented in his minde therwith but that he must also disclose the secrets of matrimony as though silence shoulde haue been a preiudice to hir beautee shewed hir naked to his frende Gyges by whiche deede his frend beyng enticed of his wife to adulterie became his mortall enemy and his wife also alienated hir loue from hym to Gyges And therfore afterwarde he was slayne by the same Gyges Romulus beyng in the marishe Caprea was neuer after founde After whose death the senatours chose ten iudges who reigned a whole yere Diocles the .v. kyng of Media reigned .54 yeres Before Britayne knovven 664 Numa Pompilius The yere of the worlde 3249 The yere before Christe 714 the son of Pomponius the leuenth king of Romanes reigned .42 yeres Before Britayne knovven 663 The yere of the worlde 3250 The yere before Christe A man endued both with wit and vertue he kept no war he ruled the people in peace he apointed both lawes and customes ordeined the sacrifices priestes erected manye chapels and temples elected Martius high bishop created the religion of the Feciales and Salios consecrated the virgines vestals deuided the yere in to monethes and to the ten monethes added Ianuary and February Finally in the 43. yere of his reigne he died Tarachus an Aethiope
reigned in Aegypt .20 yeres The yere of the worlde 3251 The yere before Christe 712 Before Britayne knovven 662 Leochrates ruled the Atheniens .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 3252 The yere before Christe 711 Before Britayne knovven 661 Ioel Naum prophetes among the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 655 A pestilent disease inuaded Italy The yere of the worlde 3258 The yere before Christe 705 for which cause Numa instituted the priestes Salios ¶ In this tyme as many wryte Homere the prince of greke poetes feigned his warkes he bothe amended and encreased the greke letters and fyrst set furthe the rules of grammer Absander gouerned the Atheniens .10 yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 701 Before Britayne knovven 651 Gyges king of Lydia reigned .36 yeres he The yere of the worlde 3265 The yere before Christe 698 by the cōmandemēt of the quene Before Britayne knovven 648 slew Condaules because he had shewed hir naked to Gyges and so obteyned bothe hys wyfe and his realme ¶ Midas reignyng in Phrigia with drinkynge bulles bloud was poisoned Before Britayne knovven 644 Two yeres was the roylme of Egypt without a king The yere of the worlde 3269 The yere before Christe 694 Before Britayne knovven 643 Claucus Chius first inuented sondering of mettalles The yere of the worlde 3270 The yere before Christe 693 Before Britayne knovven 642 ¶ The Scottes feignyng their originall out of Spayne The yere of the worlde 3271 The yere before Christe 692 write that one Simon Brech a Spaniarde was elected to their kyng whiles thei inhabited Ireland before they knewe yet Scotlande And that by hym and his successours thei were guided by the space of .113 yeres ere they arriued in Albion This Symon brought with hym oute of Spayne the marble chayre in whyche the kynges of Scottes were wont to be crowned This chayre by Edwarde the fyrste was taken frome theym and broughte to Westmynster Merres an Ethiope reigned in Aegypt .xii. yeres Eryxias gouerned the Athenians .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 3271 The yere before Christe 692 SIsillus Before Britayne knovven 642 brother to Gurgustius reyned in Britayne xlix yeres The yere of the worlde 3272 The yere before Christe 691 Before Britayne knovven 641 The yere of the worlde 3279 The yere before Christe 684 Beumerodach the seuenth kyng of Babylon Before Britayne knovven 634 reygned .xxi. yeres Croton Corcyra Chalcedon Phaselis Sybaris Locris and Tarentum citees in this season were builded The yere of the worlde 3280 The yere before Christe 683 Archeus otherwise called Argeus Before Britayne knovven 633 was kynge of Macedon .xxxviii. yeres with great loue of his subiectes The yere of the worlde 3282 The yere before Christe 681 ¶ Here the Athenians altered agayne the state of theyr citee for abolyshyng the power of princes Before Britayne knovven 631 they yerely elected nine of the nobilitee to gouerne them The yere of the worlde 3283 The yere before Christe 80 Stephinatis was king of Egipt .vii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 630 After whom succeded Nichepsos a prince singular in astronomy who reigned .viii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3292 The yere before Christe Ammon the .xviii. kyng of Iuda Before Britayne knovven 621 reigned .iii. yeres A wicked prince wherfore he perished by the sworde of hys owne seruantes ¶ Tullus Hostilius the thirde kynge of Romaines reygned .xxxii. yeres He fyrste of the Romans vsed pourple and axes or maces to bee borne before hym Who supposinge the citee to waxe feeble and weake with ease and ydelnesse prepared warre ouercame the Albanes vanquished the Ueientes and Fidenates beate downe Alba to the grounde of the Romans and Albanes were one people made In the meane while the Sabines gathered an army betwene whom a cruell conflicte was made at the wood Malicusa the array of the Sabines was broken Tullus triumphed enlarged the citee addynge thervnto the mount Coelius In Rome that time it rayned stones and was vexed with the pestilence The kynge taken also with ▪ syckenes gaue him selfe to the institution of sacrifices But finally he with his hole house being striken with lightenyng perished whan he had with greate glory of warres reigned .32 yeres The barefoot cerimonies were first made in Lacedemō The yere of the worlde 3295 The yere before Christe ¶ Iosias the .xix. kinge of Iuda reigned .31 ▪ yeres Before Britayne knovven 618 A vertuous and iust prince for in his very childehod he began to seke the god of his father Dauid He purged his lande from al ydolles ymages and woodes burned the bones of the priestes of Baal and clensed all wickednes out of the citees of Manasse Ephraim Simeon and euen vnto Nephtalim he repaired the temple that the holye thinges might be couered The booke of the lawe of Moyses whyche had been lost a longe tyme was founde againe whiche he red vnto the people Finallye vppon to muche presumption be made warre vpon the kyng of Aegipt in whiche he was wounded and died therof Leostratus was capitayne of the Atheniens Sybilla Herophila in Samos was greatly estemed Before Britayne knovven 617 Psammeticus was kynge of Egypt .44 yeres The yere of the worlde 3296 The yere before Christe 667 He receiued into amitee the Ioues and Cares Before Britayne knovven 615 whiche against their willes arryued in Egypt The yere of the worlde 3298 The yere before Christe 665 grauntyng theim a place to inhabite he increased his hoste with outwarde retinue◠he subdued all Egypt and .xxix. yeres besieged Azotus which at length he toke Archilochus Simonides and Aristoxenus the musician in this tyme greatly were estemed Before Britayne knovven 613 Nabuchodonoser The yere of the worlde 3300 The yere before Christe 663 the fyrste and .vii. kynge of Babilon reigned xxix yeres Metius Suffetius capitayn of the Albanes for breaking his league was with horses drawen in pieces Before Britayne knovven 632 Ardis kyng of Lydia reigned .xxxvii. yeres ¶ In this tyme Zaleucus the moste seuere lawyer of the Locranses flourished The yere of the worlde 3301 The yere before Christe 662 who commaunded the eyes of his onely sonne whiche was condemned for adultery to bee put out leste that the generall lawe should be frustrate in him At length by the praier of the people gaynsaying it he in suche wise moderated his sentence that he cōmaūded one of his owne eyes and an other of his sonnes to be put out that the lawe might be fulfilled Phaortes the .vi. kyng of Media reigned .xxii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3303 The yere before Christe 660 Before Britayne knovven Cypselus playd the tyrant in Corin .xxvii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3307 The yere before Christe 656 Before Britayne knovven Alba distroied and Byzanee called now Constantinople was builded by Pausanias king of Spartanes Alemeō Leschon Lesbius were had in great renome Hystrus in Ponto Chantus and Stagera in Asia were buylded ¶ Phalaris tyrante of Agragentine flourished vnder whome the cunninge artificer Peryllus suffered in his
o wne inuencion The yere of the worlde 3311 The yere before Christe 652 Before Britayne knovven 602 The yere of the worlde 3318 The yere before Christe 645 Philippus the .vi. king of Macedon reigned .38 yeres Before Britayne knovven 595 Tullus kept fiue yeres warres with the Latines Lamsacus Abdera Selinis and Pâ—â—isthenes noble cities in this time were builded The yere of the worlde 3323 The yere before Christe Grece in this season first enterprised to vse the oracles of Apollo at Dodoneus Before Britayne knovven 590 Damasia ruled the Atheniens The yere of the worlde 3324 The yere before Christe 639 Ancus martius fourth kyng of Romanes reigned .24 yeres He was nephieu to Numa by his daughter Before Britayne knovven 589 He kept warres with the Latines toke PolitoriuÌ„ the second tyme beat it downe to the grounde broughte the people to Rome encreased the citye adding therunto the mount Auentine and Ianiculum he made the bridge Sublitius vppon Tiber and builded the citee Hostia â–ª the hauen or port of Rome In this same time L. Tarquinius Pryscus tam to Rome with his wife Tanaquil The yere of the worlde 3325 The yere before Christe 633 Phaortes Before Britayne knovven 588 in a conflicte made against the Assryians peryshed After whom succeded Cyaraxes the .vii. kynge of Media 4â— yeres Psammitichus the king of Egipte ioyninge wyth the Syrians in battayle obteyned the victory Helchias bigh priest Hieremias Sophonias Baruch and Olda prophetes flourished among the Iewes Iosias prouoking the king of Egipt to battayle was therin wounded and died Of whose deathe Heremy the prophet made his lamentacions Ioachas the .xx. king of Iewes Before Britayne knovven 587 reigned three monethes The yere of the worlde 3326 The yere before Christe 937 and was taken and brought captiue into Egipt In whose place his brother Ioachim was constitute the .xxi. kyng of Iewes and was king ouer theÌ„ .xi. yeares An insolent prince who not regardinge the prophecies of Hierentie but burning the bokes therof was finally slayn and left vnburyed like a beaste I Ago called also Lago gouerned this roialme of Britayne .xxv. yeres Missena fel from the Lacedemons Before Britayne knovven 586 Nabuchodonosor the great the .ix. king of Babylon The yere of the worlde 3327 The yere before Christe called of the Iewes Nabucadnezer Before Britayne knovven 584 reigned .xliiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3329 The yere before Christe 634 He subdued the Syrians Egypcians Lybians Hiberians and brought the Iewes into captiuitee Finally he rebelling as it were against almightye god by the companye of beastes with whome by the stroke of god he was compelled to liue was made humble and acknowlaged the godhead to whom he gaue prayse glorye as al whose waies be iudgementes and workes righteous who also can humble the proud and giue and take kingdomes as pleaseth him The Scithians entred as farre as Palestine possessed al Asia and molested Egipt with warres Ioachim burned the booke of Hieremies prophecie After which dede Nabuchodonosor made him tributarye Before Britayne knovven 577 Hierusalem was taken the king slayne and cast out of the citee vnburied The yere of the worlde 3336 The yere before Christe 627 accordiÌ„g to the prophecy of Hieremy Before Britayne knovven 576 ¶ Ioachin called also Iechonias the .xxii. king of Iewes reigned thre monethes and .x. dayes The yere of the worlde 3337 The yere before Christe 626 he yelded him selfe willingly vnto Nabuchodonosor by the counsayle of Hieremie who sente him to Babilon with all the noble men and ornamentes and iewels amoÌ„g whom also was the prophet Ezechiel In his stede Nabuchodonoser constituted Mathanias the fourth sonne of Iosias whom he caused to sweare by the name of the lord that faithfullye he shoulde serue the Chaldeis in token wherof he named him Sedechias the xxiii and last king of the Iewes who was king .xi. yeres he finally for his arrogancye and vntruth both to god man was taken blinded imprysoned and miserablye finished his life Before Britayne knovven 575 Periander the tyran of Corinth in this time liued The yere of the worlde 3338 The yere before Christe Sadyates was king of Lydia .xv. yeres Perusina Mantua and Dirachium buylded Before Britayne knovven 574 The game of Chesse about this season was deuised by wise men The yere of the worlde 3339 The yere before Christe 624 to mitigate the mindes or hertes of tyrans Susanna the most chast matron of the hebrues by two false priestes was accused of adultery but by the policy of yong Daniel she was purged and the prestes committed to the fier Nechac called also Nechepsos kinge of Egipte Before Britayne knovven 571 reygned .vi. yeres The yere of the worlde 3342 The yere before Christe 621 Abacuk and Ezechiel beganne to prophecy among the Hebrues Draco the lawe geuer of the Atheniens wrote his lawes with bloude Sedechias brake his amitee with the kinge of Babylon The yere of the worlde 3344 The yere before Christe 619 and entered in league with the Egipcians Before Britayne knovven 569 For whiche cause Nabuchodonoser retourned and besieged Hierusalem whiche he continued one yere six monethes and fiue dayes Before Britayne knovven 566 After which the holy citye with the most sacred temple misarably with pestilence famine sword and fyre was destroyed The yere of the worlde 3347 The yere before Christe 616 The king him selfe with all his nobilitee taken his chyldren slayne before his face hys eyes pulled out and sent in captiuitie to Babylon Thus was the whole nacion of Iewes without respecte of age or kind eyther slayne or brought into Babilons bondage for theyr obstinacye against god his prophetes and for the sinne and preuaricacion of theyr kinges priestes and all the people the yeare after the vniuersall floude 169â— after the arriuall of Brute .492 after the beginninge of the kingedome of the Iewes .458 after the buyldyng of the temple .414 and after the buyldinge of Rome .137 ¶ Tarquinius Priscus the .v. kinge of Romans Before Britayne knovven 565 reigned 37 yeres The yere of the worlde 3348 The yere before Christe he doubled the numbre of Senatoures buylded the circuite wherin the playes and pastimes were kepte ouercame the Sabines encreased the baÌ„des of horsmen subdued the olde Latines fyrste entred Rome wyth tryumph made the walles and synkes to conueye the fylthe of the city and began the capitoll Finally he was slayne by the sonnes of Ancus Mattius whome he succeded Panetius first tyrannised Sixilye KInimacus succeded Iago in this royalme of Brytayne The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 612 wherin he reigned .54 yeres Before Britayne knovven 562 Eniochida a capitaine of the Atheniens Stesichorus an exceltent poet in this time flourished Aliactes reigned in Lydia .49 yeres Arion the excellent harper by a Dolphin as it is writen was borne through the sea Before Britayne knovven 560 Daniel the most notable prophet florished in BabiloÌ„ The yere of the worlde 3353 The yere before Christe 610 he
whom alwaies after he had in great honour and vsed much his counsaile Herodotus at this Croesus began to write his historie Cyrus by the counsaile of Harpagus brought his army agaynst Astyages and ouercame him in battaile Here the historians do somwhat vary for Metasthenes writeth that Cyrus and Darius togither vainguished Apanda whom I suppose to be Astyages ▪ and that they reigned also togither But I wil folowe the certaine computacion and agrement of most histories CYrus Before Britayne knovven 510 the first emperour of Persia reigned 30. yeres The yere of the worlde 3403 The yere before Christe 560 he ouercame the Medes Chaldeis and reunited the monarchy bringing it into Persia when the strong citee of Babylon subdued all Asia toke Cresus kinge of Lydia prisoner deliuered the Iewes frō the captiuitee of Babylon Finally by the ouermuche desyre of dominion warringe in Scithia was by Thomiris quene thereof whose sonne and armye he had ouerthrowen slayne and with him .20000 Persians whose head she caused to be cut of and put into a vessel of bloud as a meete tombe for it with these woordes Satysfye thy selfe vvith bloud vvhych thou hast alvvay thyrsted He excelled all men in his time in goodly personage wisdom prowesse and specially in memorie which was so excellent that he knewe all the men in his army and called theym by theyr sundry names when they came to him he also gloryed in the gardeins and orchardes whiche wyth his owne handes he made and the comely order of the trees that he had planted Chilon and Anaximines phylosophyers in thys tyme flourished COrbodug succeded his father Kinimacus in thys royaulme of Britayne The yere of the worlde 3404 The yere before Christe 550 as our Chronicles wryte .lxiii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 509 Regassar the .xi. king of Babilon reigned .iii. yeres Seruius kept warres with the Hetruscians .20 yeres after whiche they yelded Before Britayne knovven 507 Pisistratus the tyran of Athenes The yere of the worlde 3406 The yere before Christe ouercominge the Megarenses Before Britayne knovven 506 by craft possessed theyr empire .xxxiiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3407 The yere before Christe 556 Labas Ardach the .12 king of Babilō reigned .6 yeres Atis the sonne of Cresus in hunting by chaunce was slayne with a darte notwithstanding the great prouysyon and carefulnesse of his father which before time dreamed that his sonne should perishe with yron Xenophanes Colophonius a philosopher in this tyme lyued Before Britayne knovven 502 Amintas king of Macedon reigned .50 yeres The yere of the worlde 3411 The yere before Christe 552 Cresus raised warre against Cyrus Before Britayne knovven 500 ¶ Balthasar laste kinge of Babilon reigned .v. yeres The yere of the worlde 3413 The yere before Christe 550 A prince geuen to voluptee who abusinge the holye vessels of the Iewes in his vicious bankettes was for that cause slayne by Cyrus and Darius in the taking of Babylon After this the hole monarchi was reduced to the persiās Daniell sawe the mistery of the foure empyres of the Chaldeis Persians Greekes and Romains Cresus king of Lydia was taken by Cyrus in battaile The yere of the worlde 3415 The yere before Christe 548 Before Britayne knovven 498 Cyrus and Darius according to the prophecy of Daniel Before Britayne knovven 496 tooke Babylon and slewe kinge Balthasar The yere of the worlde 3417 The yere before Christe 546 Daniel by the enuy of the princes was chast into a den of lions where by the power of god he remained vnhurt ¶ The same time perceyuing the ende of the captiuytye to drawe nere he prayed god in fasting sacke clothe and ashes to witsafe to bring his people to theyr lande whose prayer was herde Barathias called also zorobabel The yere of the worlde 3418 nephieu to Ioachim and Iesus the highe priest Before Britayne knovven 495 with .45370 The yere before Christe 545 Iewes were deliuered free from Babylon by Cyrus and retourned into theyr owne lande where they repayred agayne theyr cytee caste the foundacion of the temple renewed theyr lawes and sacrifices albeit they were sometime letted by theyr borderers Before Britayne knovven 492 Pisistratus the second time reygned in Athenes The yere of the worlde 3421 The yere before Christe 542 Before Britayne knovven 489 Policrates the fortunate tyran of Samos The yere of the worlde 3424 The yere before Christe 539 ouercame the Lesbians and entred inleague with Amasis at the last by a trayne be was hanged by Ozetes Malachias Aggeus and Zacharias prophetes liued L. Tarquinius the proude the .vii. king of Romaines reigned .25 yeres The yere of the worlde 3430 The yere before Christe 533 Before Britayne knovven 483 he first brought into the citee the vse of bondes whippes staues dongeōs prisons fetters chaines banishementes and other punishementes he ouercame the Uolscians and Gabians he subdued Suessa and Pometia he made peace with the Thuscanes and buylded a temple to Iupiter in the capitoll Fynallye besiegynge Ardea he lost his kingedome For when hys eldest sonne Sex Tarquinius had rauished the noble and chast matrone Lucrece wife of Collatine and she complayning this iniurie to her husbande father and other frendes in all theyr syghtes with a knife had finished hir life Then Brutus and Collatinus takinge therof occasion moued the people to a more libertee ' and so expelled Tarquine frome his kingedome he forsaken also of his armye came vnto Rome where the gates were closed agaynst hym Cyrus in Scithia warringe agaynst Thomiris Before Britayne knovven 481 the quene of Massagetes The yere of the worlde 3432 The yere before Christe 531 with .200000 Persiās was slayne Cambyses his sonne the .xi. emperour of Persia Before Britayne knovven 480 reigned .7 yeres .v. monethes The yere of the worlde 3433 The yere before Christe 530 He added to his monarchye Egipt ouercomming Psammenitus the king therof he subdued the Aethiopians He was a prince cruell and ebreous he slewe his brother and sister Among other his cruell deedes as it was seuere so was it righteous for he caused a fals iudge to be flayne quyck whose skin he hāged ouer the iudgement seat to be had alwayes in remēbraunce of those that possessed that place He prohibited the Iewes from buyldinge theyr citye pulled downe the temples of the Aegipcians goddis where with a tempest in the sandes he was destroied receiuing for his wickednes condigne punishment The Samyans buylded Cydonia in Candy Psammenitus the last kinge of Aegipt Before Britayne knovven 479 reigned one yere The yere of the worlde 3434 The yere before Christe 529 and was slayne by Cambyses after whom the royalme of Aegipt was brought vnder the monarchy of the Persians Pythagoras the famous philosopher in this time florished whose schole was not occupied in naturalles and astronomye as other but in arithmetike geometrye and musike whiche he reduced first into sciences and albeit that in his time none was comparable to him in wisdō yet would he
The yere of the worlde 3461 The yere before Christe 502 Before Britayne knovven 452 P. Ualerius Plublicola the contemner of rychesse after he had been fower times consul died so poore that he was buried by the common expenses of the citee ¶ The same yere a conflict was fought betwene the Romanes and Aruncians wherin the Romans as victours triumphed ¶ The Iones and Atheniens tooke Serdis and burnt it The yere of the worlde 3463 The yere before Christe 500 In the ninthe yere after the expulsion of the kynges a newe dignitee was created ī Rome Before Britayne knovven 450 called the Dictatorshyp whiche was of more power than eyther the consulshyp or maister of the horsemen for they all were obedyent to the Dictatour and he was not chosen but in daungerous warres ne contynued longer in that offyce than sixe monethes The Persians ouercame the Iones and toke Miletū ¶ Mardonius The yere of the worlde 3464 The yere before Christe 499 receiuyng of Darius a mighty nauy Before Britayne knovven 449 subdued the Thasios and brought the Macedons in subiection Nere vnto Athenes by tempest of the sea he suffred a great wrecke wherin there perisshed .20000 men He brought to his no lyttell damage and hurte Brygis vnder his power A conspiracie in Rome to bryng in Tarquine but by the industrie of the consul Seruius they were apprehended and put to deathe A. Post humius the Dictator fought with the Latines where he ouercame and triumphed FErrex with his brother Porrex Before Britayne knovven 446 ruled this lande of Britayn .v. yeres The yere of the worlde 3467 The yere before Christe 496 but it was not long ere they fell at ciuile discorde for the soueraigne dominion in whiche Ferrex was slayne And Porrex afterwardes by his mother was killed in his bedde Thus cruelly was the bloude and house of Brute destroied whan that this realme by the space of .616 yeares had been gouerned by that lygnage The feastes Saturnales were instituted in Rome Tarquine dyed at Cume In Rome were constituted xxxi tribus Before Britayne knovven 444 The commō people rose vp agaynst the Senatours for defente of their libertee Before Britayne knovven 443 The yere of the worlde 3469 The yere before Christe 494 The yere of the worlde 3470 The yere before Christe 453 but by the wisdome of Memmius Agrippa they were pacified and had graunted vnto theim the tribuneshyp that is protectours of the communaltee Before Britayne knovven 442 ¶ The Atheniens by their capitain Callimachus The yere of the worlde 3471 The yere before Christe 492 with the counsail of Melciades at Maratho ouerthrewe the army of the Persians in whiche battail there fell of the Persians .9300 of the Atheniens .192 The Uolsces were vanquished and peace was made Before Britayne knovven 441 After the death of the two brethern Ferrex and Porrex The yere of the worlde 3472 The yere before Christe 491 this royalme was rent in pieces with ciuil warres for lacke of one souerayn gouernour whiche continued the space of .51 yeres vntyl that the noble Dunwalle reduced the same in to one monarchy Gelon tyran of Sicily reigned ¶ Darius receyuynge knowelage of the ouerthrowe of his army at Maratho prepared in three yere warre agaynst the Grecians ¶ A great famine and pestilence in Rome Before Britayne knovven 440 Marcus Coriolanus by the protectours of the communaltee was exiled The yere of the worlde 3473 The yere before Christe 490 the Uolscians receiued him for their capitayn they proclamed warre agaynst the Romains they tooke many citees of the Latines bisieged Rome Finally at the humble prayers of his mother and wife he reised vp his siege for whiche cause the kynge of the Uolscians slue hym Before Britayne knovven 438 The Aegyptians rebelled agaynst the Persians The yere of the worlde 3475 The yere before Christe 488 Darius in the preparacion of his warres died Before Britayne knovven 436 Xerxes the fifte emperour of Persia reigned .20 yeres The yere of the worlde 3477 The yere before Christe 486 He succeded his father in the will to serue and honour god and dyd all thynges folowynge him that perteined to religion and vsed the Iewes liberally He exceded all his predecessours in rychesse and raysed vp all his power agaynst the Grecians He also subdued the Aegyptians constitutyng his brother president ouer them Hamilcar capitayne of the Carthaginenses Leostratus of the Atheniens The lawe Agraria in Rome was made ¶ Xerxes with an army of .1000000 men and a nauy of 1208. shippes made his expedicion into Grece The yere of the worlde 3478 The yere before Christe 485 Before Britayne knovven 435 At his setting foorth The yere of the worlde 3842 The yere before Christe 481 vpon the coste Sapiades in a calme day Before Britayne knovven 431 by a sodeyne pyrey .400 of his shippes were lost he made a bridge ouer the streictes of Helespontus with his ships wherupon his army passed ouer The yere of the worlde 3483 The yere before Christe 480 Before Britayne knovven 430 When he came to Athenes he bourned the city The Grecians toke .xv. shippes of Artemisium of which Sandaces was admyrall The battaile foughte at the streictes of Thermopyle where Leonides capitayne of the Lacedemones with 600. men put to flight the great army of Xerxes and ther with very werinesse of fighting dyed in the defence of theyr coūtreye Themistocles likewise at Salamine with a small noumbre of shippes destroyed the mightye nauye of the Persians ¶ That day that the Grecians ouerthrew the Persians at Salamine Gelon and Theron vaynquyshed Amylcar in Sicilie Amylco succeded ▪ his father Amylcar in Carthage Before Britayne knovven 429 The yere of the worlde 3484 The yere before Christe 479 Athenes Thesbia and Platea were destroyed by the barbarouse people Fabius fought a sore battayle with the Hetruscians in whiche he was victour he wold not triumphe because of the great numbre that was slayne The yere before Christe 478 ¶ The familie of Fabius Before Britayne knovven 428 at theyr owne charge for the publike weale The yere of the worlde 3485 warred agaynst the Ueientes in whyche they were al slayne except one who by his prowesse and wisedome reuiued that name agayne The yere before Christe 485 Mardonius toke Athenes Before Britayne knovven 425 receiued of Xerxes .30000 men The yere of the worlde 3488 and caused the kinge to retourne into his roialme They fought at Plateas where they were put to flyght The same daye vpon the sea Lenthichides ouercame them also Ionia forsoke the Persians Xerxes a freshe prepared warre agaynst the Grecyans ▪ Before Britayne knovven 422 The yere of the worlde 3491 The yere before Christe 472 Cymon the sonne of Mylciades capytayne of the Atheniens ouercame him both on lande and sea and compelled him to flee away in a litell fisher boote where before scarse the lande and sea were able to receyue his power For these warres thus vnfortunately atcheued he begā to be contemned
take peace should be slayne But in fine after .v monethes they were constraigned with hunger to yelde them selfe at whiche tyme the Corinthes and Thebans woulde haue had their citie vtterly destroied but the Lacedemons would not vse suche extreme cruelte towarde that citee ▪ whiche was alwaye counted one of the eies of Grece by whome thei had receiued so great beneiftes in expulsing the Medes and Perses Therfore it was decreed that onely their walles and towers should be caste to the erth and to them prescribed a certayn forme of gouernance accordyng to the which thei should lyue The yere of the worlde 3556 The yere before Christe 407 Nepherites kyng of Aegypt reigned .vi. yeares Orestes in Macedon reigned .3 yeres Before Britayne knovven 357 The yere of the worlde 3557 The yere before Christe 406 Thyrtie men were elected of the Atheniens to gouerne their common weale Before Britayne knovven 356 Lysander by dedicion toke Samos Dionyse the elder by tyrāny possessed Sicilie The Carthaginenses vanquished Gella and Camerina In Rome the Questores were elected of the cōmō people Artaxerxes the .xi. emperour of Persia Before Britayne knovven 355 surnamed Mēnon The yere of the worlde 3558 The yere before Christe 405 reigned .xl. yeres vnto Cyrus his brother by inheritaunce fell Ionia and Lydia ouer whiche Tissaphernes was president For whiche cause and beyng desirous of dominion priuily he wrought treason agaynst the kyng his brother which being knowē vnto Artaxerxes caused hym to be taken whom he cast in prison with goldē fetters But at lengthe by the prayers of his mother beyng delyuered he made open warre gettyng on his part the Lacedemones and so fightynge in a bataile Artaxerxes was wounded but Cyrus was there slayne The .xxx. men began to tyrrannyse Athenez by Thrasybulus they were vainquished in Pyreo where he was slayne The popular gouernāce of Athenes was again restored Archelaus king of Macedon reigned .4 yeares Before Britayne knovven 354 Thimbron the Lacedemon receiued certaine citees of Asia vnder his rule and gouernaunce The yere of the worlde 3559 The yere before Christe 404 About this time Dercillidas succeded Thimbron He toke Larissa Before Britayne knovven 353 Amaxion and Colonas The yere of the worlde 3560 The yere before Christe receiued the Kebrinos by submission restored the Sceoseos to libertee subdued Gergitha possessed Acarges and walled the .xi. cytees of Isthmus Wages was first graunted to the Romaine souldiors of the common cost Before Britayne knovven 352 Agis with fier and sworde wasted the prouynce of Elia and restored the Greeke cities vnto their liberte The yere of the worlde 3561 The yere before Christe 402 After his deathe Agesilaus was constituted kynge of Lacedemonia Before Britayne knovven 351 ¶ This Agesilaus was of excellente vertue euen frome his childehode as in trouthe Iustice temperance The yere of the worlde 3562 The yere before Christe 401 noble courage liberalite and continence Wherfore he was so muche honoured and prospered so well that he subdued to the Lacedemones innumerable cities and countreys in asia and Grece whan one demanded a thyng of him whiche was vniuste sayinge that he had promysed it He aunswered If it were iuste I promysed it but if it were vniuste I spake but I promysed it not he neuer spake with any woman sauing his wyfe but either in the temple or afore all men thinking those two places to be void of suspicion Whan he was demaunded why he laye no more richely than a priuate person he aunswered That a prince ought to excel other men not in delicacie but in temperance and moderate lyuing Truly the lyfe of this man was wonderful and worthy to be an example to other princes as it appereth in Plutarke which wryteth at large BElinus and Brennus sonnes of Mulmutius deuided this hole isle of Britayne betwene theim vnto Beline as elder was appoynted England Wales and Cornewall vnto other the northe parte beyonde Humber But Brennus a young man desyrous of glory and dominion thinkinge hym selfe equall with his brother in marciall prowes was not therwith contente Wherfore he raysed warre against Beline but in cōclusion by the meanes of their mother they were accorded and Brennus geuen wholly to the studie of warres leauing his countreye to the gouernāce of his brother wēt into Fraunce among the Galles wher in the prouice of Lyons for his excellent qualitees he was greatly estemed of Siguinus king of that countreye whose daughter he maried and of the Galles was made soueraygne capitayne when they made their expedicion to Rome of which I shall hereafter more largely declare Beline in the meane time both in ciuile iustice and also religiō as at that time was vsed encreased his realme cōstituting thre Archeflamins whose seas were at London York Carleon he finished the foure great wayes begun by his father subdued made tributarie vnto him Denmarke In London he made the hauen whiche at this day reteyneth the name of him called Belines gate ▪ and as mayster Leyland writeth whose labour industry in moste diligent serching out of the antiquities of this realme is greatly to be commended builded the tower of London he maried his doughter Cambra vnto a prīce of almani called Antenor of whom those people were called Cimbri and Sycambri Finallye after he had reygned wyth his brother and alone .26 yeares he dyed and after the pagan maner with great pompe was burned The yere of the worlde 3563 The yere before Christe 400 Pausanias was king of Macedon one yere Before Britayne knovven 350 The warres betwene the Lacedemones and Thebanes beganne The yere of the worlde 3564 The yere before Christe 399 Amintas reigned in Macedone .vi. yeres Before Britayne knovven 349 Otis king of Paphlagonia toke parte with Agesslaus Erippidas ouerthrue and put to flighte Pharnabazus Lisander ledde his armye into Phocea where in a skyrmishe at a gate of a citee he was slayne the Thebanes erected the token of theyr victory Pausanias the other king of Lacedemonia for all the victories that he had atcheued for his countreye was cōdemned to die for which cause he fled into Tegea where he finished his life with sickenesse ¶ The Lacedemones were vanquished by the parte takers of the Atheniēses Agesilaus was called out of Asia to succour his countrey he vanquished the Thessalians ouerthrewe the Thebanes wasted the lande of Argiues tooke Pyreum and in ayde of the Acheis with fire and sworde destroyed the lande of the Acarnanes For which cause the Acarnanes made peace with the Acheians and entred in amitee with the Lacedemons Ioannes sonne of Iudas and brother of Iesu The yere of the worlde 3568 was high priest of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 345 The yere before Christe 395 The two bretherne Phileni for the dilatinge of the dominion of Carthage suffered them selues to be buryed quicke of the Cyrenenses In this time many cities of Greece fell vnto the parte of Pharnabazus who with Conon preparinge a nauye did great domage to
before Christe 362 and brother of Manasses was high priest of the Iewes A pestilence in Rome Camillus the second Romulus and father to his vnkinde citee finished his last daye Before Britayne knovven 311 Perdiccas foughte with the Illerians The yere of the worlde 3602 The yere before Christe 361 he was taken and brought to extreme myserie Artaxerxes of Persie foughte vnfortunately agaynst the Egipcians and loste many of his men Before Britayne knovven 310 Philippus father to great Alexander The yere of the worlde 3603 The yere before Christe 360 obteyned the kingdome of Macedon Pausanias and Argeus making also title to it he subdued Pmphibolis warred with the Atheniens and toke Bardillus king of Illyria Callimedes capitaine of Atheniens Before Britayne knovven 309 In Rome The yere of the worlde 3642 The yere before Christe 359 by an erthquake in the marketplace the earth opened whiche made an horrible gulfe or pit out of whiche issued such a vapour that it infected all the citye with pestilence The diuinours declared that this hole coulde not be closed til some noble man would cast him selfe into it ¶ Than Marcus Curtius a worthy knight of Rome for the saluegarde of the people armed at all pieces ridinge on a great courser richelie trapped ▪ lepte into the gulfe and incontinente the earthe closed The place was after called Curtius lake When L. Manlius was accused of Pompeius the Tribune for banishinge of his owne naturall sonne T. Manlius withoute gilte or trespasse and was therefore likely to be condemned ▪ the yonge man him selfe whose banishemente was obiected agaynste his father founde meanes to come into the chambre of the Tribune and with his swoorde drawne forced him to sweare that he wold not continue in the accusation of his father Wherby he deliuered him out of daunger In Grece the warre called Sociall beganne Before Britayne knovven 308 among the cities The yere of the worlde 3605 The yere before Christe 358 In the frenche warres T. Manlius vainquished and ouerthrue a frenche man of exceding greatnes and toke from him a chiene of golde for whiche he and all his lignage were surnamed Torquati The yere of the worlde 3606 The yere before Christe 357 Dion obteined Syracusas and ouercame Dionisius Before Britayne knovven 307 The Romaines fought with the Tiburtines and Gaules in whiche they triumphed double GUinthelinus after the deathe of his father was crowned king of Britain The yere of the worlde 3607 The yere before Christe 356 Before Britayne knovven 306 A prince sober and quiet who had to wife a noble woman named Marcia of excellent learninge and knowledge She deuised certain lawes whiche longe time among the Britons were greatly estemed and named Marcians lawes Finallye when this vertuous prince had reigned .26 yeres he died The Phenices and Cyprians forsoke the empire of the Persians Dion ouercame the Dionysians whyche possessed Syracusa and deliuered his countrey he was elected theyr capitaine The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 355 Archidamus kinge of Sparta Before Britayne knovven 305 Philomelus capitain of the Phocenses got the temple of Delphos The Tarquinians vanquished Fabius vnaduisedly fightinge and sacrifised 307. Romanes Before Britayne knovven 304 Spartacus king of Bosphorus The yere of the worlde 3609 The yere before Christe 354 In Sicily Dion was slain by his hyred souldiours Calippus who was the causer of it toke on him the administration of the ysle Philip besieged and destroyed the city Methenes The Locrenses meting in battayle with Philomelus were ouercome taken and slayne Upon this began a sedicion through all Grece Before Britayne knovven Artemisia quene of Caria The yere of the worlde 3610 The yere before Christe 353 Hipparinus son of Dion expulsing Calippus recouered his fathers royalme The warres of the Argiues and Lacedemones Philip beyng ayded with a bande of Thessalians ouercame the Phocenses subdued Lyeophrones and hanged Onomarchus Fabius vanquished the Tarquiniens and Falliscians Phaylus Before Britayne knovven 302 The yere of the worlde 3611 The yere before Christe 352 capitain of the Phocences recoueringe a new power went into Beotla where fighting he was againe ouerthrowen and put to flight The warres of the Lacedemons and Megapolitaynes in whiche the Lacedemons obteined the victory by their capitaine Archidamus Contenciō in Rome for the election of consuls in whiche the Senatours obteyned Before Britayne knovven 301 Artaxerxes with great industry recouered Egipt Phinicia and Cipers he toke Sidona by treason The yere of the worlde 3612 The yere before Christe 351 and caused Temnes the kinge who betrayed the citye to be slayne Arymbas king of Molossa The Romanes fought prosperously with the Tyburtyans and Tarquiniensis but to cruelly they raged on thē for scourging .348 of the chiefest they also tyrannouslye put them to death Before Britayne knovven 300 Protagoras kinge of Salamine The yere of the worlde 3613 The yere before Christe 350 submitted him to the Persians Artaxerxes subdued Egipte and droue Nectanebus into Aethiope Mentor the president of the sea coste of Asia by craft and force gotte al the cities and regiōs theraboutes vnder the dominion of Artarerxes The yere of the worlde 3614 The yere before Christe 349 Spartacus king of Pontus dyed in whose place his brother Parisades was chosen who reigned .38 yeres Before Britayne knovven 299 Philip inuaded the Chalcidenses by assault toke the castell Gera compelled certayne townes to be vnder his obeisaunce and expelled Pitholaus out of Thessaly The yere of the worlde 3615 The yere before Christe 348 Peace giuen to the Tarquiniāses other for .xl. yeres Before Britayne knovven 298 The yere of the worlde 3616 The yere before Christe 347 The temple of Apollo at Delphos Before Britayne knovven 297 with them that fled thither were al bourned Popilius triumphed ouer the Galles the pristinat possession of the consulships was restored to the fathers The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 346 The Phocenses submitted them to Philip Before Britayne knovven 296 for his benefycence of al Grece he was called emperour The warres of Fraunce renued M. Ualerius by the helpe of a crow did vainquishe and kil a mighty frenche man For which cause he and his posteritie were called Coruini The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 345 Timoleon a Corinthean sayled into Sicilye he arriued at Tauromenium and got Syracusa Before Britayne knovven 295 A pestilence in Rome the Carthaginenses made league with the Romains The yere of the worlde 3619 The yere before Christe 344 Philip with fyre and sworde wasted Illyria Before Britayne knovven 294 delyuered Thessalye from tyrannes with his benificence wan the citees of Grecia with whom they tourned into amitee Dionysius yelded him to Timoleon The yere of the worlde 3620 The yere before Christe 343 Before Britayne knovven 293 he forsaketh Sicily sayleth into Corinthe and miserably led a priuat life Timoleon restored the Syracusanes to theyr lybertye Cersopleptus king of Thracia Coruinus warred vpon the Uolscians vanquished
of the worlde 3652 The yere before Christe 311 MOrindus a cruell prince Before Britayne knovven 261 began to reigne in Briteine he as oure cronicles saye foughte veyth a kyng who came out of Germany arriued here slue him with al his power Moreouer as they write oute of Irishe seas came foorthe a wonderfull monster whiche destroyed much people wherof the king hearing would of his valyaunte courage nedes fight with it by whom he was cleane deuoured When he had reygned viii yeres Here beginneth the kingdome of Syria wher Seleucus Nicanor first reigned .32 yeres Pestilence inuaded Rome Nola with other cityes was taken In this place the Scottes began theyr chronycles at Fergus son of Farquahard kinge of Irelande who as they write came with a great power out of Irelande to theyr ayd in the dissencion betwene them and the pitchtes where by hys wisedome and prowes be so behaued him selfe that he agreed those people and obteined suche fauour that they elected him to be theyr king he reigned among them .25 yeres and finally in passinge the seas betwene Irelande and Scotland he was drowned These histories of the Scottes asthey set them forth be full of errours and agre with no other historiens for they saye that Fergus slue Coil king of Britain when there was no suche of that name nor manye yeres after as it may in this boke playnly appeare But I will take the yeres of the reignes of theyr kinges as they write them whiche were from this time vnto the cominge of Cesar .260 yeres for whiche cause I haue here for the better agremente of the history and computacion of the yeres begun to write of them Before Britayne knovven 260 Lysimachia in Thracia builded The yere of the worlde 3653 The yere before Christe 310 Before Britayne knovven 256 Cassander caused Arsines The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 309 the wife of great Alexander with her son Hercules to be put to death Ptholome inuaded Ciprus In Rome the tribunes of the souldiours that shoulde gouerne the Legions were ordeyned with the two admirals of theyr nauy Ptholome and Cassander The yere of the worlde 3655 The yere before Christe 308 coÌ„federates with Lysimachus and Seleucus â–ª Before Britayne knovven warred against Antigonus whose son Demetrius fought with theym and was ouercome by Ptholome Fabius Rutilanus vanquished the Hetruscians and gaue theym peace for .30 yeres The Romaynes tryumphed bothe of the Samnites and Hetruscians Demetrius Phalereus obteyned of Ptholome that the Atheniens might be restored to their popular gouernaÌ„ce Antigonus The yere of the worlde 3656 The yere before Christe 307 and all the other princis Before Britayne knovven 257 Before Britayne knovven 256 named theym selues kinges The yere of the worlde 3657 The yere before Christe 306 Demetrius the sonne of Antigonus delyuered Grece from tyraÌ„ny and ouercame and put to flight Ptholome in a battayle on the sea Fabius made proconsul ouercame brought in subiection the Samnites and sold .4000 of theyr complices The yere of the worlde 3658 The yere before Christe 305 The Romaines triumphed againe ouer the SaÌ„nites they renued their league with the Carthaginenses Before Britayne knovven 255 The yere of the worlde 3659 The yere before Christe 304 Seleucus buylded diuers cities in Syria The yere of the worlde 3660 The yere before Christe 303 GOrbomannus eldest sonne of Morindus Before Britayne knovven 254 reigned xi yeres A prince iuste religious Before Britayne knovven 253 he renued the temples of his goddes and gouerned his people in peace and wealthe Symon sonne of Onias surnamed the iust was hygh priest of the Iewes The auncient league was geuen to the Samnites the xxxi townes of the Equians were taken the Marrucines with other confederated them with the Romayns In a certayne caue in Umbria .2000 armed meÌ„ were destroyed with smoke and fyre The yere of the worlde 3661 The yere before Christe 302 Before Britayne knovven 252 Seleucus obteyned Babilon and buylded Antioche Ptholome The yere of the worlde 3662 The yere before Christe 301 Cassander Lysimachus Before Britayne knovven 251 and Seleucus ouer came and slue in battaile Antigonus king of Asia Cleominus a Lacedemon with a nauy of Grekes arriued on the costes of Italy Demetrius sonne of Antigonus Before Britayne knovven 250 succeded in the kingdome of Asia The yere of the worlde 3663 The yere before Christe 300 and reigned xvii yeres About this time the Romans began to vse barbours for before they neuer shaued theyr beardes The lawes Ualeria and Portia were made and the bishops and diuinours were consecrated The yere of the worlde 3665 The yere before Christe 298 A great famine in Athenes Before Britayne knovven 248 The yere of the worlde 3666 The yere before Christe 297 Antipater and Alexander sonnes of Cassander Before Britayne knovven 247 reygned in Macedone .iiii. yeres But Iustine writet h that Philip succeded Alexander The Samnites being driuen backe by Decius entred into Hetruria where they toke Ferentinum and other townes but by the consuls they were slayne and taken Before Britayne knovven 246 Fabyus Rutilanus triumphed vpon the Hetruscians and Gaules The yere of the worlde 3667 The yere before Christe 296 Before Britayne knovven 245 The yere of the worlde 3668 The yere before Christe 295 P. Decius auowed him selfe to die for the Romains There were slaine of the Hetruscians Gaules 24000 and of the Samnites by Uolumnius .16300 Before Britayne knovven 244 Attilius Regulus subdued the Sabines The yere of the worlde 3669 The yere before Christe 294 Posthumius the Hetruscians peace was giuen to the Uolscians and other for .xl. yeres Demetrius king of Asia The yere of the worlde 3670 The yere before Christe 293 obteined the roialme of Macedon Before Britayne knovven 243 whiche .6 yeres he kept Antipater sonne of Cassander slue his mother Demetriê° by fraud put to deth Alexander and Philip wherby he possessed the royalme of Macedon The Samnites and Hetruscians wer vanquished by the Romaines ARchigallo brother to GorbamaÌ„nê° The yere of the worlde 3671 The yere before Christe 292 was crouned king of Britain Before Britayne knovven 242 he was in coÌ„dicioÌ„s vnlike to his brother for he deposed the noble meÌ„ exalted the vnnoble he extorted frome men their goodes to enrich his treasury for whiche cause by the astates of the royalme he was depriued of his roial dignite whan he had reigned .v. yeres Nagid called also Nage succeded his father in the principalitee of the Iewes .x. yeres The Boeotians forsoke Demetrius whoÌ„ he subdued and toke Thebes A pestilence for which cause the ymage Aesculapius was brought from Epidaurus to Rome ¶ Fabius ouercome of the Samnites was rescued by his father he triumphed ouer them and put their capitain Pontius to death Pyrrhus vainquished Pantauchus The yere of the worlde 3673 The yere before Christe 290 Before Britayne knovven 240 This Pyrrhus kyng of Epyre was a valiaÌ„t and fierse warriour sterne of countinauÌ„ce and
on him to be monarche of the whole impire whiche thinges brought to passe he prepared to make warre against the sonnes of Pompei in Spayne where fortune was diuers betwene them And in the last battayle whyche was at Munda a towne in Spayne they foughte soo sore and harde togither and suche slaughter was made that the old and assured souldiours of Cesar were not ashamed to geue backe wherby Cesar despairinge to wyn that fielde would haue killed him selfe leste after the renoume of so many coÌ„questes and victories he shuld haue fallen in the power of those yonge men whose father he had vanquished But finally succouring his men the armye of the Pompeis was put to flight the one of the bretherne beinge slayne the other fleing away After whiche battayle Cesar finished those ciuile warres whiche during the space of .v. yeres troubled the whole world Antipater by Cesar was coÌ„stituted procuratour of Iudea Cesar retourned to Rome he reformed the state of the common weale amended the calender reducinge the order of the yere to the course of the sonne founde out the cause of the leape yere and in his honour and memorye the people attributed to him the moneth Quintilis whiche after his name was called Iulius But he contynued not passing .v. monethes in reste for waringe insolent againste the senatours and takinge theyr lybertee frome theim there conspired against him to the numbre of .260 senatours and gentilmeÌ„ among whom Brutus and Cassius were chiefe Whiche in the Ides of Marche when Cesar came into the senate house with .xxiii. wouÌ„des he was slain among the senatours Thus Cesar lost al that whiche wyth the bloude of .lx. M. citezens and .1192000 his ennemies he had gotten And as he had filled all the world with his ciuile bloud likewise nowe he filled the senate with his owne bloud After this sorte Cesar finished his life a man in featnes of warre excellinge al other he wrote no man swifter and red no man faster at one time he could endite foure letters at ones he was furthermore of suche clemency that those whome he had subdued by warre with his great gentilnesse wonne them to be hys veray frendes About this time there was sene in the element three sonnes in one cercle And in the suburbes of Rome an oxe spake vnto his plowman that in vayne he droue him for shortly not al onely corne but also men shuld fayle Dolobella was substituted in the place of Cesar his souldiours at Smyrna killed Trebonius one of the murtherers of Cesar. Antipater reedefied the walles of Hierusalem he ordeyned Herode president of Galilee The yere before Christe 42 THeomantius the sonne of Lud and neuew to Cassiuelan The yere of the worlde succeded in the roialme of Britain and reigned quietly .xxiii. yeres C. Cesar Octauianus Augustus the second emperour of Rome reigned in all .lvi. yeres that is to saye twelue with Antonius and Lepidus and .xliiii. alone As soone as he herde of the deathe of his vncle Iulius he hasted from Appolonia to Rome to possesse his inheritance and to reuenge the death of Cesar here the ciuile wars were againe renued for the senate fauored the kyllers of Cesar but Antonius wold haue suppressed theim with ciuil warre for whiche cause he was iudged by the senate to bee an ennemye to Rome and the consules Hircius and Pansa with Octauianus were sente agaynste him by whom he was vanquished but the consules were slayne Than Antonius fled vnto Lepidus maister of the horsemen by whose meanes he was recoÌ„ciled to Octauianus and they thre ioyntly toke vpon theim the gouernaunce the publike weale Malichus poysoned Antipater president of Iudea ¶ A greate numbre of the nobilitee in Rome were outlawed by these thre men Anni regum britannie 2 among whom also M. Cicero The yere of the worlde 3922 The yere before Christe 41 the eloquent oratour was one who for soo muche as he had driuen Antonius oute of Rome and by his sharpe oracyons caused him to be proclaimed enemie to the weale publike made the saide Antony so much his foe that in the treatie of peace betwene him and Octauius he demaunded Cicero to do with him at his pleasure â–ª whiche was graunted of the vnkinde Octauius whome Cicero had brought vp and caused to be made the chiefe gouernor of the Romaines Wherfore Antonius sent one Herennius whom Cicero had saued from death by his eloqueÌ„ce to slea him who pursued him as he fledde oute of the citee whiche thing Cicero perceyuing abode his comming lying in a horse litter for weakenes and prepared his throt to Herennius who strake of his head and his right hand and brought theim to Antonie who caused theim to bee sette ouer the place of ciuile iudgementes in Rome Cesar and Antonius committinge the charge of the citie to Lepidus went with their power against Brutus and Cassius who had taken Laodicea pursued Dolobella to deathe vexed the Tharsenses toke and spoyled Rhodes but in Phillippo by Cesar and Antonius they were vanquished and slue theim selues After whiche bataille they deuided the empire betwene them Cesar takyng for his parte Spaine Fraunce and Italy and Antonius all the oryent Pachoâ—us king of Parthia indicted warre against the Iues The yere of the worlde 3923 The yere before Christe 40 Antigonus by his ayd was constituted king Anni regum britannie 3 and toke Phaselus and Hircanus Phaselus sought his own death with knockinge his head againste the stones hys handes beyng not at libertee and Hircanus eares were cut of by Antigonus L. Antonius brother to M. Antonius moued a newe sedicion in Italy againste Cesar but at Peruâ—â—a he was vainquisshed and by the entreatee of the senat was reconciled to him Cleopatra poysoned hir brother caused hir syster Arsinoes to be slain in the temple at Ephesus and than went to Antonius in Cilicia whom she folowed Antigonus the .xi. kinge of Iewes reigned .3 yeres he was the last of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3924 The yere before Christe 39 that was king ouer them Anni regum britannie 4 In this yere Herode by the senate of Rome was also appointed to be king of the Iewes Uentidius vanquished the Parthians Before Britayne knovven 5 and droue them out of Syria The yere of the worlde 3925 The yere before Christe 38 he slue Orodes the kings son the same day that he before had slayne Crassus Sex Pompeius the son of great Pompei Anni regum britannie 6 reised war in Sicily The yere of the worlde 326 The yere before Christe 37 Cesar and Antonius went againste him but finally a peace was made betwene them Herodes the .xii. king of Iewes and firste of any stranger The yere of the worlde 3927 The yere before Christe 36 reigned .37 yeres he besieged Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 7 and toke it by the helpe of Sosius presidente of Syria Antigonus was taken and sent vnto Antonius who put him to deâ—â— Ananelus was constituted hygh prieste by
the children within Bethlem and the borders beinge vnder the age of two yeres to be slayne whyche slaughter done he woulde haue killed him selfe but beyng let by his seruaunnt he died within fiue dayes when he had reigned .37 yeres Archelaus the .13 kynge of Iewes reigned .ix. yeres and finally was banished into Fraunce In the first yere of his reigne a sedicion was moued againste him Anni regum britannie 21 The yere of the worlde 3964 The yere of Christ 3 in whiche .3000 were put to death Anni regum britannie 23 ¶ An other sediciō began firste by Iudas Galileus and after by Simon the seruant of Herode The yere of the worlde 3966 The yere of Christ 5 who taking vpon him a crowne was vainquisshed and slaine by Gratus The last was raysed by Athonges a shepeherd For whyche there were hanged by Uarus .2000 men Anni regum britannie 26 A greate famine inuaded Rome The yere of the worlde 3969 so that Augustus expelled all straungers out of the citee The yere of Christ and a great number of seruauntes The cause Orosus doeth ascribe that Cesar praised his nephieu Caius in dispisinge to woorshyp the god of heauen whan he was thereto warned by the priestes at Hierusalē at what time he passed into Syria Anni regum britannie 27 Tiberius in .3 yere subdued al Illyria The yere of the worlde 3970 which lieth with in Italy Noricum Thrace Macedony The yere of Christ 9 the riuer of Donow and the Adriaticall sea This warre next vnto the warres of Carthage was most greuous Anni regum britannie Quintilianus Uarus with thre legions The yere of the worlde 3972 The yere of Christ 11 was slain by the Germains whose ouerthrow was as greuous to the Romans as was the viage of the Cimbrians into Italy Archelaus toke the wyfe Glafira his brother Alexanders wydowe contrary to the lawe And after throughe his insolency he was by Augustus vanisshed to Uienna in Fraunce Anni regum britannie 30 Here ended the kyngdome of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3973 The yere of Christ 12 and Iurye after thys tyme was redacted into the forme of a prouince and ioyned to Syria Iudas Gaulonites associatynge to him Sadducus a Pharisei and the chiefe of the sect of the Esseans moued a sedicion for paiyng of tribute whervpon ensued much thefte ▪ slaughter and burninge of the temple Tiberius with an army passed the Ryne to warre vppon the Germaynes Anni regum britannie 31 Iesu Christ our lorde beyng but .xii. yeres of age The yere of Christ 13 and thre monethes was founde at the feaste of Easter The yere of the worlde 3974 disputynge with the doctours in the temple and was brought home by hys parentes to Nazareth ▪ what other thinge he dyd vnto the .xxx. yere of his lyfe the Euangelistes make no mencion Augustus Tiberius mustering the people of Rome founde .9370000 men ¶ Germany beynge subdued Anni regum britannie 32 Tiberius triumphed ouer the Illyrians The yere of the worlde 3975 The yere of Christ 14 ¶ Augustus Cesar finished his lyfe at Nol◠Anni regum britannie 33 and was buried at Rome in the fyeld Martius The yere of the worlde 3976 The yere of Christ 15 whose death the senat so lamented that they saide that they woulde eyther he had not ben born or els being born that he had not died Tiberius priuily caused Agrippa to be slaine The yere of the worlde 3977 ¶ Claudius Tiberius Nero Cesar Anni regum britannie 34 the .iii. emperour of Rome The yere of Christ 16 son bothe by mariage and adoption to Augustus reigned .23 yeres he was metely politike and fortunat in warre well learned and endued with muche eloquence but with a veraie mischeuous cruel couetous and disceitfull wit feygning to do that thing whiche he wolde not and not to do that whiche he would In sodeine answers he was better than in those whiche he studied for At the firste he feygned that vnwillingly he toke vpon him the greuous and troublous charge of the empyre And wheras certain of his counsail moued him to leauy exactions of the people he answered that it was the office of a good shepherde to shere his shepe and not to pyll theim It is written that he put to deathe a smith who had inuented to make a glasse flexible laiyng to his charge that if he should lyue and teache other that golde and siluer should nothinge bee estemed He suppressed the Getulians and craftily circumuented Marobodus the kinge of the Sueuians he poisoned also Drusus and Germanicus the sonnes of his brother Drusus ¶ The printer ¶ Hitherto the said yong man Thomas Lanquet continued this history called the Epitome of Cronicles was than attached with a greuous sicknesse whereof he dyed ▪ whan he was of age .xxiiii. yeres on whose soule god haue mercy and the same folowed and finished by Thomas Couper who after instāt request to him made was at length content to take vpon him the peine for he well considered what labour and trauaill it was accordinge to the first inuencion to searche and reade ouer so many and diuers histories and cronicles to accomplishe the saide purpose ¶ An epistle to the reader FRom the beginninge of the worlde to thys tyme of the byrth of our sauiour Christ the studious younge man Thomas Lanquet not without great laboure and diligence broughte hys Chronicle Whose enterprise and the honest affection that he therein declared towarde his countrey I thinke worthye memorye For if he might haue gon through as he begō and wel brought forwarde the same vndoubtedly it woulde greatly haue delighted theim that take pleasure to reade the notable and famous thinges done longe before our tyme. For he hathe briefely set foorthe the gestes and actes of forayne and straunge countreis and therwith iuigned the hystorie of this realme of Englande after the opinion of most writers euen from the firste arriuing of Brutus in such wyse that a diligent reader maye gather the variable state and condicion of all countreis and nacions at all tymes But deathe whiche spareth no man ne can bee eschewed brake his course and as it were trypped hym in the myddes of hys rase that he coulde not atteyne to the marke wherat he ranne Wherfore lest they that desyre the profitable knowlege of histories should be destituted of so great a commoditee and lest the fruites of so diligent a labour shoulde lye hydde and tourne to the profyte of no man At the instance of certaine of my nyghest frendes whose requestes the matter so standing I could not well denie I haue taken vpon me to fynishe this cronicle although in dede I greatly dispaired that I shulde be able to accomplishe the same But when I considered firste though it were an harde matter yet might it be ouercomen with labour than howe profitable the exercise should bee for me to reade and peruse so many good auctours as were necessary for the performaunce of the same
hole citee for so much as they loued him entierly for his swete and gentille behauour In so muche that oftentimes when he came to Rome he was in great danger to be smothered with the thrange of people that preced about onely to behold him A lawe publyshed that no woman whose grandfather father or husband had bene a gentleman of Rome shuld openly gaine by the filthy misusing of hir body whyche thing was before time permitted so that the woman dyd professe and aknowlage the matter before the officers called Ediles ¶ Eleazarus sonne of Anna was made byshoppe of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 5 Piso after his returne from Asia The yere of the worlde 3982 The yere of Christ 21 beinge appâ—ched of certaine Romaines for poysoninge of Germanicus fearing to be condemned murdered him selfe Tacfarinas renewing war in Affrike was ouerthrowen the second time by Decius the Romaine capitaine Fonteius Capito proconsul of Asia Simon the sonne of Camithus was ordeyned high priest in Iudea by Uâ—lerius Lu â–ª Apronius pretour of Affrike Certaine citees rebelled in Fraunce by the intisemente of Sacrouir Anni regum britannie 6 and Florus Florus The yere of the worlde 3983 The yere of Christ 22 lest he should be taken of the souldiours of his aduersaries slue him selfe Ioseph called also Caiphas succceded Simon in the byshoprike of Rome There reigned so great flatterye in Rome that Tyberius going out of the senate vsed to saye O men ready to seruitude and bondage ¶ By the occasion of many sainctuaries was muche sedicion in the citees of Grece The yere of the worlde 3984 The yere of Christ 23 For so much as theeues Anni regum britannie 7 dettours bondmen and all suspecte and misrulye personnes gathred thither as to a sure defeÌ„ce and garison For whiche cause the senat of Rome ordeined fewer sainctuaries and a meane to be set in the libertees of theym whiche remained that the largenes of theyr priuileges mighte not thens forth be cause of so great businesse Artabanus king of Parthia Tacfarinas was ones againe discomfited by Iunius Blesus proconsul of Affrike Seianus Anni regum britannie 8 whom Tiberius had aduanced to hie dignytee in the citee of Rome The yere of the worlde 3985 The yere of Christ 24 by auoutry corrupted Iunia the wife of Drusus Tyberius sonne and caused her to poyson hir husbande hopinge by that meanes at lengthe to obteyne the imperial auctoritee to the which the said Drusus was nexte and rightefull heire But this Seianus beyng cast out of the emperours fauour for sorowe thereof slewe him selfe Stage players were banished out of Italy Tacfarinas king of Numidie Anni regum britannie 9 whiche oftentimes had rebelled in Affrike The yere of the worlde 3986 The yere of Christ 25 was vtterlye subdued and slayne by Dolobella Q. Ubius Serenus was appeched of treason in Rome by his owne sonne and for the same banished Pilate beinge ordeyned president of Iudea Anni regum britannie 11 at his first entre to flatter Tiberius The yere of the worlde 3988 The yere of Christ 27 caused the images of Cesar to be brought into the temple of Hierusalem whereby rose a great sedicion For so muche as the Iewes beinge therwith greuously offended offered theym selfe rather to the death then they wold suffre any images in theyr temple Pilate in lyke maner vsed the treasure called Corbona contrary to the custome and lawe of the Iewes and by cause diuers of the Iewes shewed them selfe greued therwith he beat and slewe a great numbre of theim Corillus king of Gothes Mundus a yong gentilman of Rome rauished the chast matrone named Paulina whom for so much as he cold not corrupt by none other meanes he brought his vngracious purpose to passe by the false trecherie vntruth of the priestes of Isis whiche feigned that they were monished by an horacle that Anubius the god of Aegypte wold haue the company of the sayd Paulina To whom the chast woman gaue light credence bicause it was thaÌ„ counted a great renoume to haue to do with the goddes And by this meane was Paulina in the night season abused by Mundus in the temple of Isis vnder the name of Anubius whiche thinge beyng after disclosed by Mundus him selfe the priestes were put to deathe the temple beaten downe to the ground the image of Isis throwen in to Tyberis and the yong man banished Poppeus Sabinus subdued the Thracians ¶ In Rome .50 thousande men were hurte and slaine with the fal of a theatour as they were beholding the games of the sworde players For whiche misfortune Attilius whiche set forthe those plaies was banished There were in the citee of Rome .4 Iewes which had conuerted to their religion Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 3590 The yere of Christ 29 a noble woman named Fuluia and hir intised to geue purple and other riche treasure to the temple of Hierusalem whiche they vsed onely to the maintenance of their owne pleasure wherof when the senat had knowlage thei sharply punished the doers and for that cause expelled all the other Iewes oute of Rome ¶ Certaine of the Germaines called Friscii rebelled by meane of a great fowage or exaction that was of them leuied for paiment wherof they were first constreigned to sell their cattell than their goodes and landes and lastly their wyfe and chyldren In this rebellion they putte the Romaines to the worse wherby the name of the Friscians was famous in Germanie Tyberius Cesar waxeth so negligente that he permitted the prouinces of Spaine and Surye to be without legates and gouernours and suffered Armenia to be possessed of the Parthiens and Mesia to bee inuaded of the Danes andSarmacians and France of the Germains by meane wherof the power of the empire somewhat decased The yere of Christ 30 The holy man Iohn the Baptist beyng sent of god as a messanger or tydynges bringer of our heith and saluacion The yere of the worlde 3991 began to prepare the wai against the coming of Christ. Anni regum britannie 14 Our sauiour and redeemer Iesus Christ after he was baptised of Iohn began to preache and syrede abrode the kyngdome of god Caratak king of Scottes reigned .xxi. yeres a prince more valiaunt than fortunate and gaue his holle minde and courage to defende his realme and subiectes frome the seruage of the Romains with whome he kepte longe warre and aydeth the north Brytaines The yere of the worlde 3992 Tyberius Cesar vnto this tyme dissimulyng his cruel and naughtye nature The yere of Christ 31 Anni regum britannie 15 declared him selfe openlye to the worlde falling to pleasure and fylthy lyuing in so much that he vsed to banket two holle daies and a nighte together wherfore of his owne souldiours for Claudius Tyberius Nero he was called Caldius Biberius Mero Sainct Iohn because he iustly rebuked Herode for kepyng of his brothers wyfe The yere of the worlde 3993 The yere of Christ 32 was cast
as Clea Myrrina Pytanae Cymae and in lyke maner two in Grece and thre in Galatia The temple in Rome called Pantheon whyche was dedicated to all the goddes was destroied with fyre Iohn the .vii. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 34 The yere of the worlde 4067 The yere of Christ 106 Mogallus beynge ordeyned kynge of the Scottes after Lugtake at the begynnyng gaue hym selfe to folowe the wisedome and maners of his vncle Galdus and obteined diuerse great victories against Lucius Antonius the Romayne capitayne but in hys age he became odyble in all kynde of vices and chiefely in auaryce lecherye and crueltee He gaue licence to theues and robbers to take the goodes of their neighbours without punysshemente He fyrste ordeyned the goods of condemned personnes to be confiscate to the kynges vse withoute respecte of wyues chyldren or dettours for whiche naughtynesse he was slaine of his nobles Matheas the .viii. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 37 The blessed martir Ignatius The yere of the worlde 4070 The yere of Christ 109 by the commaundement of Traian was brought to Rome to be deuoured of wild beastes at which time when he was led towarde Rome by ten men of warre whoÌ„ for thei r cruelty he called Leopardes by the way he confirmed all Christian men in the fayth as well by prayers as letters sayinge in thys wise So that I may finde Christ and imbrace hym I would there should come to me fyre gybbettes beastes crashinge of bones renting of all the body and all the tormentes of the dyuell And when he hard the roring of the lyons which shuld deuoure him he ioyously sayd I am the wheat of Chryst let me be grounde with the beastes teathe that I maye be founde to be pure and fine manchet Alexander the v. bishoppe of Rome .xi. yeres Anni regum britannie 38 Primus the .iiii. bishop of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4701 The yere of Christ 110 Plinie the second was famous He wrate to Traian of the persecution of the Christians certyfyinge hym that there were many thousandes of them dayly put to death of the which none did any thing coÌ„trary to the Romaine lawes worthy persecution sauing that they vsed to gather together in the morning before day and singe himnes to a certain god whoÌ„ they worshiped called Christ In al their other ordinaunces godly and honeste wherfore the persecution by commaundement of theemperour was greatly dimynished Anni regum britannie 40 Philippus the .ix. bishop of Hierusalem Traiane ordeyned Pâ—â—â—â—amasâ—ates king of Parthia The yere of the worlde 4073 The yere of Christ 112 Armenia Assiria and Mesopotamia were made prouinces Anni regum britannie 41 Antioche was wel nere destroyed The yere of the worlde 4074 The yere of Christ 113 and vtterly subuerted with an earthquake Anni regum britannie 42 The yere of the worlde 4075 The yere of Christ 114 at whiche time the Emperoure Traiane being in those partes escaped hardly the daunger Anni regum britannie 43 Seneca the .x. bishop of Hierusalem The Iewes in the citye of Cyrene sayinge that their Messias was come rebelled against the Romaines The yere of the worlde 4076 The yere of Christ 115 and slue of theim and of the Grecians dwellynge in the city and countre nere aboute well nere .220000 thousande and being not contented with that shamefull murther of men vsed therin most beastly crueltye for they did eate the fleshe of the dead men and gyrded them selues with the bowels and annoynted their bodies with the bloud and couered theyr heades wyth the skinnes of the deade carkases The Iewes of Alexandria and Cipres beinge meued with the exaumple hereof slue in those partes â—40000 â–ª hauing to their capitaine one named Armenio The yere of the worlde 4077 The yere of Christ 116 L. Quietus a capitaine of the Romaynes Anni regum britannie 44 expelled al the Iewes out of Mesopotamia and siue of them many thousandes For which cause he was of Traiane made president of Iudea In Egypte and Cyrene were slayne an vnnumerable multitude of the Iewes by a Romayne capitaine named Martius Turbo The yere of the worlde 4078 The yere of Christ 117 The Parthiens deposed Parthemaspates Anni regum britannie 45 which was ordeined their king by Traiane and vsed agayne theyr formour liberties Iustus the second byshop of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4079 The yere of Christ 118 The emperour Traiane gaue place to nature Anni regum britannie some saye he was poysoned other affirme that he dyed of the bloâ—â—dy flixe The yere of the worlde 4080 The yere of Christ 119 Adrian reigned after Traiane in the empire .xxi. yeres Anni regum britannie 47 This emperour was of wyt so prompte and readye that he semed to be prepared for al matters wherin he communed In maners he was diuers soleyne of behauour merueilous in learning and especially in the Mathematicals also in phisike musike caruing painting and grauing very excellent in dedes of armes expert valiaunt and hardie a great fauorer of learned men and toward them bountefull and liberall he neâ—er sawe a pore man whom he did not relyefe and helpe out of his necessitee and accustomed to visitte sicke men twise or thrise in a daye his nature much inclined to emulacion and vayne glorye and would seme most excellent in al thinges he was more delited with hunting than was comly for an emperour In so much that he erected sepulchers and tomes for his greyhoundes and dogges At the beginning he was euell spoken of because he put diuers of the noble men to deathe Quadratus and Aristides deuout and wel learned men wrote certaine bokes to Adrian in defence of chrystiaÌ„ religion by meanes wherof the emperour was meued to wryte to Minutius FuÌ„danus proconsul of Asia that no man should persecute the christian people Adrian repaired the citee of Alexandria whiche was before destroyed and pilled by the commocion of the iewes Anni regum britannie 48 The emperour Adrian remitted the tribute to dyuers cytees and forgaue all maner debtes The yere of the worlde 4081 The yere of Christ 120 whether they perteined to him selfe or to the commune treasure Anni regum britannie 49 Xistus the sixte byshop of Rome â—ii yeres Plutarke the philosopher Phauorinus Apuleus The yere of the worlde 4082 The yere of Christ 121 Au-Gellius Appian many other lerned meÌ„ were famous Adrian hauing knowledge that the Romaines in Brytayne were ouerset by the Scottes and Pictes went the therward with a strong army and without any notable battaile as sayth the scottishe history made a walle .80 myles of length which some of our cronicles attribute to Seuerus Anni regum britannie 50 Iustus the v. byshoppe of Alexandria M. Antonius The yere of Christ 122 for his studiousnes and grauitee surnamed the philosopher The yere of the worlde 4083 a man of merueilous lerninge and excellent wisedome was borne at this time He was geuen to the studie of
Wherefore he confessed that it hapned for his crueltee towarde the Christians and called in his proclamacions whiche he had published against them But notwithstandinge he dyed miserably and as some write not susteininge the stenche of his owne sore slewe him selfe Maximinus whyche a litle before had taken on hym the name of an emperour in the east kept secret the commaundementes of Galerius wherein he forbade the persecucion of the Christians and after his death most cruelly tourmented them in euerye place And to the intent to corrupte the youthe â–ª he feygned actes of Pylate and Christe which he caused to be openly read to children in their scholes Ormisda the sonne of Narses king of Persians kepte warre with his brother for the kingdome and beyng put to the worse fled to the Romains Constantine came with a parte of hys armye against Marentius The yere of the worlde 4276 The yere of Christ 315 Anni regum britannie 6 whiche vexed the Romains with greeuous exaction and tribute Whan he was in his iourney by a vision in the night he sawe the sygne of the crosse in the element shyning like fyre and an angell thereby saiyng in this wâ—se Constantine in this signe thou shalâ—e ouercome Wherewith he beynge greatly comforted shortly after vanquisâ—hed the armie of Marentiâ—s who fleeyng out of the battaile was drowned in Tyber Maximinus whiche did persecute the Christians in the east parties warred against Licinâ—us of whom he was ouerthrowen and as he was preparing for an other battayle ended his lyfe miserablye of a paine in the guttes whereby the empyre was onelye vnder the dominion of Constantine and Licinâ—us which was before diuided in iiii partes Licinius obteyninge the dominion of Asia restored the Christians from banishement Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4277 The yere of Christ 316 Dioclecian finished his last daie nere to Solonae before his death whan he was entised by Herculius to take on him againe the imperiall auctoritee he answered in this wyse if you dyd see the herbes whiche I haue planted and sette here with my owne handes you would neuer desyre to be emperour againe Crispus and Constantius The yere of the worlde 4278 The yere of Christ 317 the sonnes of Constantine and Licinius his nephew Anni regum britannie 8 were made Caesars Lactantius was famous and wrate his woorke The yere of the worlde 4279 The yere of Christ 318 De diuinis institutionibus Anni regum britannie 9 to Constantine the emperour Constantine forbade all persecution of the Christians The yere of the worlde 4280 The yere of Christ 319 Anni regum britannie 10 Licinius emperour of the east The yere of the worlde 4281 The yere of Christ 320 persecuted the Christians Anni regum britannie 11 and expelled theim oute of his palaice pretendynge this cause that they praied more for the prosperous succeasse of Constantine than for him Baâ—ilius byshop of Amasia in Ponte was martyred The yere of the worlde 4282 The yere of Christ 321 Anni regum britannie 12 Constantine ordeined the sondaie to be kepte holy The yere of the worlde 4283 The yere of Christ 322 and that men vacant from other occupacions Anni regum britannie 13 shuld employ them selfe onely to praier Eustathius byshop of Antioch The yere of the worlde 4284 The yere of Christ 323 Anni regum britannie 14 Arrius priest in the churche of Alexandria began first this heresie that the sonne in deitee was not equall with the father nor of the same substaunce but onely a mere creature Unto this errour he induced a greate parte of the worlde beynge than chrystened and many famous clerkes and great learned men Arrius was excommunicated by Alexandre whyche was than bysshop of Alexandria A noble man called Alexander in a commocion at Carthage was named emperour and shortly after was subdued by a company of a souldiours that CoÌ„stantine sent againste him Anni regum britannie 16 Ciuile warre betwene the emperours Constantine and Licinius â–ª The firste battaile was fought in Hungarie The yere of the worlde 4286 The yere of Christ 325 where Licinius was ouerthrowen than he fled into Macedonie and repairing his armye was againe discoâ—mfited Finally beyng vanquished both by sea and lande he lastlye at Nicomedia yelded him selfe to Constantine and was commaunded to liue a priuate life in Thessaly where he was slaine of the souldiours Helena the mother of Constantine at Hierusalem founde the crosse on the which Christ suffered his passion and the .iii. nayles wherewith his feete and handes were perced The yere of the worlde 4288 At Nicena was called a generall counsaile Anni regum britannie 18 in the whyche the emperour Constantine was present The yere of Christ 327 with .318 by shops by whome was determined against Arrius that the sonne was equall with the father whiche decre was confirmed by the emperour and Arrius with .vi. other byshoppes banisshed In this counsaile whan certaine byshops woulde haue ordeyned that priestes should not thens foorth companye with their owne wifes Paphnucius a man of greate vertue and learninge vehemently withstode their myndes saiynge that it woulde be cause of howredome and aduoutrie Octauius Duke of Iesses or weast Saxones whom Constantine made lieuâ—tenant in Britaine rebelled and endeuoured to expell the Romains out of the land wherof whan Constantine had knowlege he set against him a Duke named Traherne with certaine legions of souldiours after whose arriuall in Britaine was foughte a fierce battaile nere to Winchester in which Traherne was put to the worse and constreigned to flee towarde Scotlande whom Octamus folowed â–ª and in Westmer lande gaue to him the seconde battaile in whiche Octauius was chased and Traherne was victour who pursued him so egrely that Octauius forsoke the lande and sailed to Norwaie OCtauius repairinge his armie Anni regum britannie 1 came againe into Britaine but in the meanetyme an Erle whiche fauoured his partie The yere of the worlde 4290 The yere of Christ 329 by treason murdered the fore named Traherne and than Octauius called in the englisâ—he cronicles Octauian reigned in this lande at the least .54 yeres In whiche tyme as saithe the Scottishe historie he was troubled with often warres by the Romaines Polidore sayeth that this realme was in good quiete al the time of Constantine and his successours vntill the .v. yere of Gracian and maketh no mencion of this Octauius whiche thing I speake not for anye reproche to Polidore whome I knowe right well to haue folowed most certaine and commendable auctours but onely to shewe to the reader the diuersitee of histories Crispus the sonne of Constantine and the yonger Licinius his nephew with manye other noble men by the enuious suggestion of Fausta the emperours wife wer vniustly put to death Constantine according to the custome of the RomaÌ„s solemnised the twenteth yeare of his reigne with great bankettes and feastes at the which were all the byshops and priestes that assembled in the counsayle of
Nicene Arnobius the Rhetorician flourished in Affrike and wrate diuers bookes of christian religion Constantine repaired Drebena The yere of the worlde 4291 The yere of Christ 330 a citie of Bithinia and called it Heleonoples after his mothers name Anni regum britannie 2 At Antioch the Arrians were of such power The yere of Christ 331 that they had the rule of all the churche and banished theyr bishop Eustathius Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4292 Constantine perceyuing that his wife Fausta had caused him for false pretended causes to put to death his son Crispus with other of the nobilitee commaunded hir to be beheaded Iuuencus a priest of Spayne The yere of the worlde 4293 The yere of Christ 332 wrate the gospels in heroycall verses Anni regum britannie 4 Athanasius was ordeyned bishop of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4294 The yere of Christ 333 a man in holinesse of life and great learninge Anni regum britannie 5 veraye excellent and for the fayth of christe susteined many and great persecucions of the Arrians For when in the counsayle holden at Laodicea and other places with most puissant argumentes he confounded theyr heresie he steered almost the whole world against him whiche at that time was infected with that diuelishe errour The emperour repaired and augmented Byzance a citee of Thrace and named it constantinenople He conueyed from all partes of the world the most notable and fayre imagery tables peintinges caruinges to adourne and garnishe the same Coâ—stantine gaue large giftes and yerely renenewes to the maintenaunce of the clergye and preachers The yere of the worlde 4295 The yere of Christ 334 Sâ—â—or kinge of the Persians Anni regum britannie 6 persecuted the professours of Christes religion at whiche time were .16000 Christians martyred Constantine wrate to the kinge of Persee willinge him no more to persecute the christan people Antonius the heremite was famous The yere of the worlde 4296 The yere of Christ 335 The temples of the gentils were destroyed by the commaundement of the emperour Constantine Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4297 The yere of Christ 336 The Romains ouercame the Gothes in Sarmatia Anni regum britannie 8 A wonderful pestilence and famine wherwith an innumerable multititude miserably perished in Surie Cilicia other places which was iustly sent of god for the extreme crueltee that was not longe afore exercysed agaynste the Christians among all nacions The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 339 Constantine was baptized of Eusebius byshope of Nicomedia Anni regum britannie 11 and shortly after ended his life in the same cytee and was buried at Constantâ—nenople â—fter his death the empyre was dyuided agayne into iii. partes betwene his .iii. sonnes The yere of Christ 340 Constantius reigned with his brethren Anni regum britannie 12 after their deceasse .24 yeres The yere of the worlde In maners he was indifferent of nature vnâ—pâ—e to generacion verie temperate in liuing He made a lawe that pheasauntes and other lyke delycate meates shoulde not be vsed in feastes it is sayde he dyd neuer spette In iudgementes he was iuste and rightuous but he sauoured the secte of Arrians and therfore was alway cruell towarde the catholike bishops The yere of the worlde 4302 The yere of Christ 341 Athanasius whiche before was banished Anni regum britannie 13 by the helpe of the yonger Constantine that ruled in fraunce was restored againe to his bishoprike But he taryed not longe therin quiet For the Arrians had infected Constantius emperour of the east and caused him to expel Athanasius agayne from Alexandria The churche at this time was in miserable state and condicion for in euerye citee were men of diuers sectes opinions and doctrines whyche most infestly dyd persecute eche other and speciallye the Arrians so furiously raged that manye commocions and frayes were made by them euen in the churches and houses of prayer and not a fewe men slayne Which rufflynge and businesse alyenated manye of the Gentyles from the fayth and caused them to retourne to their idolatrie Sapor kinge of Persee wasted and spoyled Mesopotamia Anni regum britannie 14 Manye cities in Asia and the east partes were ouerthrowen with earthquakes The yere of the worlde 4303 The yere of Christ 342 Anni regum britannie Constans fought against the Danes and SamaritiaÌ„s and ouercame theim The yere of the worlde 4304 The yere of Christ 343 Constantine whiche ruled in France and Spayne being not contented with his porcion of the empire but desyring to be lorde ouer all made warre against hys brother Constans in Italye and was slayne of the souldyours that his brother sent to appeace his malice nere to the citee Aquileta whereby Constans alone obteyned the dominion of the weast Arrius whose mischiuous heresie had caused muche ruffling in the churche aboute this time finished his lyfe miserably auoyding his guttes at his fundament as he was doinge the nedes of nature a litle before he shoulde haue disputed openlye with the deuoute and great clerke Alexandre bishop of Constantinople Macedonius a priest of Constantinople taught that the holy ghost was a creature and no god Anni regum britannie 16 The yere of the worlde 4305 The yere of Christ 344 Betwene this man and one Paulus was great strife Anni regum britannie 18 The yere of the worlde 4307 The yere of Christ 346 whether of theim shoulde succede Alexander in the bishoprike of Constantinople so that Hermogines mayster of the chyualrye was slayne of the people when he came with the emperours auctority to stablishe Macedone whom the Arryans fauoured Sapor king of Peâ—see vexed the Christian people with a greuous persecution Eusebius beinge ordeyned byshop of Constantinople by Constancius the emperour fauoured the Arrians excedingly and caused a counsaile to be holden at Antioch where for so muche as the more part were Arrians their doctrine was alowed and vniust sentence geuen against Athanasius for false accusacions An earthquake in dyuers places and specyally in Antioche where it continued the space of a whole yere Athanasius fled to Constans emperoure of the West of whome he was gentlye receiued and by his healpe restored to his byshopryke of Alexandria A counsayle was holden at Sardis where 30â— bishops approued the actes of Nicene counsayle The yere of the worlde 4310 The yere of Christ 349 Anni regum britannie 21 But the bishopâ— of the east refused to be in theyr company and assembled them at Philopolis where they cursed the sentence of the foresaieb counsayle of Nicene Constancius had euil fortune in his warres agaynste the Persians The yere of the worlde 4311 The yere of Christ 350 Anni regum britannie 22 For he encountred theim in eyght greate battayles in the whiche he was alway put to the worse and in this yere whan he had almost obteyned the victorye and hadde theim at a great vantage by the foolysshe rasshenesse of his souldiours he
Anastitius obteined the imperiall crowne whiche might be numbred among the good emperours if he had not bene corrupted with the heresie of Eutices wherby he became odious to the true christians and persecuted somewhat with catholike bishops Anni regum britannie 15 Cabades kinge of the Persians The yere of the worlde 4456 through the diligent labour of his wife was delyuered out of prison The yere of Christ 495 and by the helpe of the Hunnes being restored to his regalitee made warre vpoÌ„ the people of Armenie and Mesopotamia and toke the citee Amida Theodorich whan he had slaine Odoacer gaue inhabitance to his people called Heruli in a parte of Italye nere to the Alphes Anastatius in the east recouered agayne the citee Amida The yere of the worlde 4457 The yere of Christ 496 that was taken of the Persians Anni regum britannie 16 and made peace for vii yeres There hapned a great tumulte and discencion and Anni regum britannie 19 almost a ciuile warre in Rome The yere of the worlde 4460 The yere of Christ 499 for the election of Symmachus their byshop in the which many men were slaine This discencion was quieted by Theodorich Transamundus kyng of Uandales in Afrike banished 220. byshops for that thei resisted the heresie of Arrius Olimpius an Arrian blasphemyng the trinitee was sodeinely striken with lightnyng In the ende of the reigne of Aurâ—ly the king of Britain Pascentius the yoÌ„gest sonne of Uortiger who for feare of Aurelius fled into Irelande inuaded this lande with a great armie at whiche season Aurelius was sicke at Wynchester and therfore sent his brother Uter to resist the malyce of Pascetius he ouercame his enemies and in the fyght slew Pascentius and Guillamour kynge of Irelande In the meane tyme Aurelius dyed as some write by force of poyson VTer surnamed PendragoÌ„ Anni regum britannie 1 was crowned king of Britaine The yere of the worlde 4461 The yere of Christ and reigned .xvi. yeres He was enam ored vpon the Dukes wife of Cornewall and to obteine his vnlefull lust made warre vppon hir housband Garolus and slew hym in battaile Clodoueus king of Fraunce warred against the Burgonions The yere of the worlde 4463 The yere of Christ 502 Anni regum britannie 3 and annexed to his lordship all the townes and citees liyng betweene the riuer of Leyr and Seyne Theodoricus comming from Rauenna to Rome shewed him selfe verie gentil The yere of the worlde 4464 The yere of Christ 503 Anni regum britannie 4 pleasaunt and liberal toward the people For he gaue great plentie of corne and repaired many ruinous places not onely in Rome but in all Italie whiche were destroied with the irrupcions of the barbarous people and redeemed also a wonderful multitude of captiues with his owne treasure Clodoueus the frenche king kept warre with the Almaines in the whiche whan he was put to the worse after earnest praier made to Christe whom Crothilde his wife did worship he vowed Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of the worlde 4465 The yere of Christ 504 that if he might escape that daunger and obteyne the victorie he wolde be baptised and receiue the faieth of Christe After whyche victorie obteined accordynge to his peticion he retourned into Fraunce and was baptised of the holy man Remigius with a great part of his people Theodoricus to the entent he myght liue in quiete entreated meanes of Affinitee with dyuers of the Barbarous princes He toke to wife the daughter of Clodouey kyng of Fraunce He gaue his syster to Honoricus king of Uandales one of his daughters he maried to the king of the wisigothes the other to the king of Burgoyne Anni regum britannie 11 Anastatius the emperour builded a citee in Mesopotamia that was called after his name Anastatia The yere of the worlde 4471 The yere of Christ 510 He walled also the citee of Armenta named Theodosia Clodoueus made warre vpon Alaricus kyng of the wisigothes in Spaine Anni regum britannie 12 pretendyng this onely cause The yere of the worlde 4472 The yere of Christ 511 that he was an heretike of the sect of Arrius and had of him the victorie And was therfore presented from the emperour Anastasius with great giftes of price and honour And also admitted for a consul of Rome whiche was at that time a dignitee of most honour For enuy whereof and because he had warred on the wisigothes both enâ—mitee and cruell warre was reared betwene Theodorich king of Italy and Clodouey of France Anni regum britannie 13 Theodorich the sonne of Clodouey subdued the Albyenses Ruthener and Auernes The yere of the worlde 4473 The yere of Christ 512 he conquered also Gascony and Tolous and subdued theym to the frenchemen Uitellianus a capitaine of the Romaines arrered a great and daungerous coÌ„mocion in the north partes to be at quiet receyued great and riche giftes of Anastatius the emperour Clodouey king of Fraunce departed out of this life leuing after him .iiii. sonnes Anni regum britannie 15 The yere of the worlde 4475 The yere of Christ 514 betwene whome the lande was thus deuided the eldest sonne Clodomyre was appoincted to the lordship of Orâ—lance Theodorich to Austracie to Childebert was geuen the countrei about Paris to Lothayr Soysons Betwene these .iiii. bretherne and theyr childreÌ„ hapned great debate and deadly warre for theyr possessions and lordeshippes whych was partly appeased by the meanes of their mother Clotilde Hormisâ—a the .50 pope .ix. yeres .18 dayes The yere of the worlde 4478 The yere of Christ 517 ARthur the son of Uter Pendragon Anni regum britannie 1 a strepling of xv yeres of age began his reigne ouer Britaine and gouerned the lande .xxvi. yeres hauing continuall warre and mortal battayle with the Saxones Of this Arthur be written many thinges in the english cronicle of small credence and farre discordant from other writers But yet all agree that he was a noble and victorious prince in all his deedes and they testifye that he fought .xii notable battayles against the Saxones and was alway victour But notwithstanding he might not clerely voyde them out of his lande but that they helde theyr countreyes whiche they were possessed of The yere of the worlde 4479 The yere of Christ 518 The clergie and people of Rome were brought to concorde and vnitee Anni regum britannie 2 which before fel at distance for the election of the Pope The yere of the worlde 4481 The yere of Christ 520 Anastacius emperour of Constantinople Anni regum britannie 4 being corrupted with the heresy of Eutices published that men shuld worship god not vnder .iii. persons as a trinitee but as a quaternitee conteining in it foure persons and could not by any counsayle be brought from that deuelishe errour but repelled from him diuers bishops with great reproche whiche came to persuade him the contrarye Wherfore he was not long after striken with lightning and so lastly perished when
Theudis kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine .17 yeres Theodotus without cause banished Amalasiuntha into Tusciâ— and there commauÌ„ded her to be beheaded nothing mindful of the benefite whiche he hadde of hir receyued The yere of the worlde 4497 The yere of Christ 535 Anni regum britannie 20 Shortlye after he sent Agapitus Pope of Rome in ambasade to Iustinian to excuse his wicked deâ—de For he emperour threatned that he would reuenge the death of that noble woman Siluerius for money was made Pope by Theodotus Iustinian dismissed from warrefare all Paganes and heretikes Bellizarius vanquished the Uandales in Afrike and toke their kinge Gilamir in plaine fielde whom he seÌ„t to the emperour He recouered agayne Carthage with all Afrike to the Romaine empyre .69 yeares after it was fyrst wonne and withholden by the Uandales The same Bellizarius Anni regum britannie 21 being sent of the emperour to deliuer Italye from the Gothes The yere of the worlde 4498 The yere of Christ 537 sped him first into Sycilie where he remayned a certaine time pretendinge no cause of enmitee with the Gothes but sedeynly set vpon the citee Chrina whiche he toke with other moe and by the last daye of his consulship subdued all Sicilia that was wholy before vnder the power of the Gothes The yere of the worlde 4499 The yere of Christ 538 Uigilius the .57 Pope .18 yeres Anni regum britannie 22 Bellizarius passed from Sicilia to Afrike to wythstand the tyrannye of Stoza who hadde beset Carthage with a strong siege And when he had subdued his enemies and quieted that prouince he hetourned into Italy In this pastime the Gothes inuaded Delmatia against whom went Mauritius a yong man of lusty courage the sonne of a noble manne called Mundus who in the fight was of theim taken and slayne whereof whan his father Mundus had wittinge as a man in rage or furie made towarde the Gothes and at the first encounter vanquished theim and pursued so egrely that vnwares he fell into the handes of his ennemies and of them was slayne Gâ—ipa a capitaine of the Gothes toke the citee Solone and expelled the Romaines out of Delmatia Bellizarius coÌ„minge to Italy toke Naples and diuers other citees Anni regum britannie 23 Theodotus for his cowardise The yere of the worlde 4500 The yere of Christ 539 was deposed of the Gothes and a valiant warriour named Uitigis chosen king in his place whiche reigned .v. yeres By the commaundement of this Uitigis Theodotus was slaine of Optaris Bellizarius was receyued into Rome and the Gothes expelled Constantianus one of the capitaines vnder Bellizarius recouered from the Gothes Delmatia and Lâ—burnia Childebert Clodomir and Lothayr kinges of france made sharpe warre vppon Sigismunde kinge of Burgoyne in the whiche Clodomir was slayne But the other bretherne mainteined the warre in such wise that the toke Sigismunde with his wife and chyldren and obteined the portion of Burgoyne which by enheritaÌ„ce was dewe to theyr mother Clotilde Anni regum britannie 24 Uitigis kinge of the Gothes compassed the citee of Rome with a herde and dangerous siege The yere of the worlde 4501 The yere of Christ 540 by mean wherof was great famine and scarcite in Rome Arthur the Britaine when after many and diuers battailes he had set his land in some quietnesse he betooke the rule therof to his nephew Mordrod and with a choseÌ„ armie as sayeth Galfride and other sailed into FraÌ„ce where he did meruailous thinges and vanquished Lusius Hybertus the Romaine capitaine which thinge semeth not to agree with other histories Childebert kinge of midle fraunce hearing that Almaricus king of the wisigothes in Spaine misse intreated his sister made warre vpon him toke the citee Talet and lastly him subdued and sette his sister in hir former astate Uitigis sent ambasade to Cosroes king of Persians The yere of the worlde 4502 The yere of Christ 541 willing him to make warre vpon the Romaine empire Anni regum britannie 25 The kinges of Fraunce warred against the wisigothes in Spaine and constreigned them by force to forsweare the heresie of Arrius embrace the true faith of Christ. The feast of the purificacion of our lady was first ordeyned for a great pestilence that reigned at Constantynople Syluerius Pope was banished of Theodora the empresse After that Belizarius hadde receyued newe ayde into Rome from the emperour Uitigis the Gothe lefte the siege and made league for .iiii. monethes Albâ—ynas king of Lumbardie kepte deadly warre against the Gepides whome he discomfited and put to flight and slew in battayl their king Commundus and of his sculle made a masarre whiche he vsed euer after in his bankettes After whiche time the Gepydes hadde no king ouer them but were partly coÌ„founded with the Lumbardes partly subiecte to the Bauares The yere of the worlde 4503 The Hunnes inuaded Europe Anni regum britannie 26 and spoyled the countrey euen to Byzance The yere of Christ 542 they destroyed the citee Potidea and retourning to theyr couÌ„tree toke with them .12000 prisoners Germanus the Romaine depute subdued Stoza whyche rebelled againe in Afrike Millaine with diuers noble citees forsakinge the Gothes yelded to Bellyzarius The Gothes besieged Arminum and were driuen from thens by the policie of Bellizarius Millaine was againe yelded to the Gothes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 543 Coiroes kinge of Persians breaking his league warred vpon the prouinces of the empire Anni regum britannie 27 and toke the citee Antioch Bellizarius by knightly force subdued Rauenna and toke Uitigis king of the Gothes and brought him to constantinople to the emperour the .v. yeare after he bigan to make warre in Italye After whyche tyme Fortune changed her copie and the Gothes by the negligence of the Romaine capitaines with wonderous successe had alway the vpper hand Morded whiche had the gouernaunce of Britaine in the absence of Arthur by treason was crowned kynge throughe the helpe of Cerdicus kinge of west Saxones Of whiche treason when relation came to Arthur being then in Fraunce with all haste he made into Britaine where he was mette of Mordred whiche gaue to him â— stronge battayles in the whiche many noble and valiaÌ„t knightes perished and lastly in a battayle foughten beside Glastenburie Mordred was slayne Arthur wounded vnto death The Scottes saye that this Mordred was king of Pietes and that Arthur was slain in battaile the Britains discomfited and Guanora the queene taken prysoner by the Scottes with great spoyle Anni regum britannie 1 COnstantine kinsman to Arthur The yere of the worlde 4504 The yere of Christ 543 by assente of the Britaine 's was ordeined king of Britaine and reigned .iii. yeres This man was by the two sonnes of Mordred greuously vexed for they claymed the laÌ„d by the righte of theyr father so that betwene theym was foughten sundrie battailes in the whiche lastly the two bretherne were vanquished and slayne Gildas the englisheman flourished
clothing and lastly espied to be the sonne of Dagobert and by consent of Charles admitted to be king Charles hearinge of the rebellion of the Suenes assembled an host and them subdued whyche thynge beynge done he retourned his power against an other people of the Almaines whom in like maner he brought into subiection The yere of the worlde 4689 Leo the emperour Anni regum saxo 44 commaunded al ymages to be taken out of the churches of Constantinople The yere of Christ 728 and to be burned and put to death them that would not obey Eudon Duke of Gascoine rebelled against the kinge of Fraunce Wherfore Charles maister of the palaice sped him into Gascoyn wher he gaue to Eudo so sharpe battaile that he was faine to hide him in vnknoweÌ„ and secrete places of his countrey The yere of the worlde 4690 The yere of Christ 729 Cuthbert was kinge of weast Saxones in Englande Anni regum saxo 45 This man made often warre vpon Ethelwalde of Mertia and spedde therin diuersly In his time appeared .ii. blasinge sterres castinge as it were brenninge brandes towarde the North. When Eudo duke of Gascoyne perceyued that he alone could not withstande the power of Charles The yere of the worlde 4691 The yere of Christ 730 Anni regum saxo 46 he excited the Sarasens that were in Spaine to inuade the countrei of Charles which perced Fraunce with an exceding host of people and toke the citâ—es Burdeaux and Poiters with other where thei shewed extreme cruelty Charles in this passe time was reconsiled vnto Duke Eudo at Towers mette with the Sarasens where he bare him so knightlye that he slewe of the Paganes by the accord of al writers .385000 and od and of the freÌ„ch men were slaine a thousand and .v. hundred onelye Leo made his sonne Constantine folow with him in the empyre Phafilla kinge of Spayne reigned .ii. yeres and was slaine and deuoured of a beare as he was in hunting Anni regum saxo 47 The Burgoines rebelled The yere of the worlde 4692 The yere of Christ 731 and made sharpe war vpon the Frenchemen whose furie was appeased by the man hode of Charles and they brought vnder subiection Anni regum saxo 48 After the death of Eudo The yere of the worlde 4693 The yere of Christ 732 Charles passed the ryuer of Leyr and conquered Burdeaux subdued to him Gascoyne and set that prouince in good order Edfine the sonne of Eugenius the .7 reigned in Scotlande .xxx. yeares This man was giuen to iustice and peace and kept the league that was made with the Brytains Englishemen and pictes Charles leuied a subsidie of the spiritualtâ—e to mainteyne him against the enemies of Fraunce For whiche cause the priestes were sore greeued feigned after hys death that for that deede a certaine bishop saw his soule in great tourmentes Alphons surnamed Catholicus reigned in Spaine .19 yeeres Gregorie of Rome assembled a synode of the bishops of Italie Anni regum saxo 50 in whyche was decreed The yere of the worlde 4695 The yere of Christ 734 that images shoulde with great reuerence be styll kept in the churches The holy man Beda which for his learning and godly life was renoumed in al the world ended his last day Athimus and Amorteus kinges of Sarasens Anni regum saxo 51 The Sarasens accompanied with the wisigothes inuaded Gallia Narbonensis The yere of the worlde 4696 The yere of Christ 735 and by treason toke the cytees Auignon and Narbone Against whom Charles acquieted him so knightly that he recouered the citâ—â—s chaâ—ed is enemies slew their chiefe capitaine Amorteus Ciuile warres among the Lumbardes Anni regum saxo 52 Alphons king of Spaine The yere of the worlde 4697 The yere of Christ 736 which toke in mariage Ornosuba the syster of Phafilla his predicessour vtterlye rooted oute of his realme the heresie of Arrius whyche was renewed after the death of Rychardus For which cause he was called Catholicus He recouered also dyuers townes and expelled the Garrisons of the Moores and Sarasins Anni regum saxo 53 Charles by the ayde of Lyuthbrand The yere of the worlde 4698 The yere of Christ 737 king of Lumberdie chased the Sarasens whiche had taken the citee of Orliaunce and droue theym cleane out of the landes of Fraunce by the terrour of his name The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 737 Transemunde a duke of Lumbardie Anni regum saxo 53 rebelled against the kinge Whom Leuthbrand with great puissance vaÌ„quished in battaile and broughte in subiection all that was vnder the gouernaunce of the said Transemunde whiche after the discomfiture fled to Rome Wherfore the king Leuthbrande sent to the pope and the people requiring that eyther he would send to him the traitour or els put him to death whiche bothe thinges beinge denied he with his armie certaine dayes besieged the citâ—e of Rome But when he perceiud that he therby profited nothing he left the siege and assailed and toke diuers citees belonging to the Romaines For which citees such warre and debate was after betwene the Romains and the Lumbardes The yere of the worlde 4699 The yere of Christ 738 Anni regum saxo 54 that Leuthbrande againe besieged the citee so fiercely that the pope desired ayde of Charles of Fraunce who by his friendly persuasions withdrewe Leuthbrande and his godfather from the siege and set the Romaines at libertee At whiche time the defence of the Romaines and Italy was firste translated from the emperour of Constantinople to the frenchmen Charles Martellus of Fraunce ended his life leuing after him iii. sonnes that is Charlemaine to whome he bequethed Austracie Sueuia â–ª Almaine and Thuring Pipine to whom he left Francia to Griffone the youngest he gaue litle or nothing Zacharias beinge ordeined pope Anni regum saxo 58 made league with Leuthbrande the Lumbarde The yere of the worlde 4705 The yere of Christ 742 by composicion whereof were restored the .iiii. citees that were taken frome the Romains And moreouer the king of Lumbardes gaue diuers cities and places of Itali to the pope in the name of S. Peter Childebert after his brother Theodorich reigned in Fraunce This man was of a more quiete nature than was meete for the gouernance of so troublous a realme wherfore he vsed the helpe of Charlemaine and Pipine to appeace and quiet the furie of his enemies The yere of the worlde 4704 The yere of Christ 743 Constantine the sonne of Leo Anni regum saxo 59 succeded his father in the empyre of Constantinople and reigned .xxxv. yeres Lyuthbrand of Lumbardie finished his last daye and lefte as kinge his sonne Hildebrande whom the Lumbardes immediatly deposed and in his place chose a noble man called Rachisius Miramomelinus about this time was kinge of the Moores Gormo of Denmarke Seyta of the Hunnes in Hungarie Charlemaine subdued the Saxones and toke of them one Theodorich in waye of hostage The emperour Constantine with a great
nauye sailed forth against the Sarasens in Egipte Anni regum saxo 60 The yere of the worlde 4705 The yere of Christ 744 in whiche meane time one Arthaustus bi traitâ—rous meanes inuaded the imperiall crowne and was confirmed of the people Wherof when ConstaÌ„tine had knowlage he retourned with his armie and besieged the citee of Constantinople and tooke the sayd Arthaustus whom he berefte of hys sight and condemned to banishement with other of hys conspiratours Griffon the yongest son of Charles a man of a fierce and wilde nature being miscontent with suche bequest as his father to him had geuen arrered warre vpon his other bretherne who behaued them so wisely that with out notable battail they toke theyr brother and kept him in warde Anni regum saxo 61 Sigibert was auctorised king of weast Saxones in Britain He was cruel The yere of the worlde 4076 The yere of Christ 745 and tyrannous towarde his subiectes and tourned the auncieÌ„t lawes and customes after his owne will and pleasure And because a certayne noble maÌ„ some deale sharpely aduertised him to change his maners he maliciously caused the same person to be put cruelly to death And forsomuche as he continued in his malice and would not amende he was depriued of all kinglye auctorite and lastelye as a persone dessolate and forlorne wandring alone in a wodde was slayne of a swine hearde whose lorde and maister he being king had wrongfully put to death Charlemaine being of great power in France became a man of religion and yode to Rome Anni regum saxo 64 Kenulphus of the linage and bloud of Cerâ—icus The yere of the worlde 4709 The yere of Christ first king of weast Saxones reigned in that kingdome .31 yeres The vertue of this man farre passed his fame At the beginning he appesed certain murmours and grudges that were among the people for the deposing of his predicessour Sygebert Griffon the youngest sonne of Charles whych in thys passe time had ones or twise vexed his brother Pipine disturbed also Tassilo Duke of Bauary disseased him of his lordship for which cause Pipine went against his brother and restored the sayd Tassilo to his possessions After whiche time Griffon fledde to the duke of Guyan named Gayfer The yere of the worlde 4710 Racharis king of Lumbardie brake the league whyche he had made with the Romaines for the space of .xx. yeres The yere of Christ and wasted the countrey about Rauenna Anni regum saxo 65 and besieged Perusia To whom went Zacharie the pope and in such wise enchaunted him with his exhortacioÌ„s that he did not onely leaue the siege but also renounsing his regall power became a religious monke The yere of the worlde 4711 The yere of Christ 750 Pipine gouernour of Fraunce vnder Childerich Anni regum saxo 66 entending to defeat his lorde and soueraigne of that kyngedome and to obteine the same by his ambassadours demaunded of Zacharie pope his bounden friende thys questioÌ„ whether he were more worthy to be king which was kinge onely by name and natural succession or els he whiche bare the bourden of the kingdome alone and yet lacked the dignitie of a kinge meanynge hym selfe To whom the pope aunswered that it was more ryghtfull that he which toke the charge of all thinges should be called king On whose iugement Pipine presuming deposed Childerich and made him selfe king In whom beginneth a newe progenie of the kinges of Fraunce For this Childerich was the laste kinge of the stocke of Meroneuâ— the firste christian kinge of fraunce Aistulphus was made king of Lumbardie The yere of the worlde 4712 The yere of Christ 751 Zacharie pope assoyled Pipine and the other frenchmeÌ„ of their othe of allegiaunce and fealtye Anni regum saxo 67 that they hadde made to Childerich and confirmed Pipine in the kingedome of Fraunce Phroilla reigned in Spaine .13 yeres He vanquished the Sarasens whiche troubled the Câ—laces and slew of them .50000 Anni regum saxo 68 Griffon endeuouring to steere the people of Guian against his brother pipine The yere of the worlde 4713 The yere of Christ 752 was of theym slaine for auoyding of further daunger Aistulphus kinge of Lumbardes sette a tribute vpon the Romains whiche because they would not paie Stephene at that time Pope went into Fraunce to desyre ayde of Pipine against the tyrannie of the Lumbardes Who mete with the pope in the waye as sayth Platine and kissing his feete went on fote by hir horse the space of iii. miles Anni regum saxo 69 Pipine entring Italye with a great power The yere of the worlde 4714 beclipped the citee of Pauâ—e with a stronge siege The yere of Christ 753 and inforced Aistulphus to intreat meanes of peace which was to him graunted on condicion he woulde restore to the pope all that belonged to the churche of Rome The Turkes brake firste out of the mountaynes called Hyperborei Anni regum saxo 71 and inuaded Asia The yere of the worlde 4716 The yere of Christ 755 The cause whereof was that the Persians beyng ouerset with warre of the Sarasens desired ayde of the Turkes whiche beinge redye at theyr request entered Asia and firste ouer ran the Halianes after the people of Cholcis Armâ—nie and the les Asia and lastly vanquished the Sarasens betwene whoÌ„ peace was made on this coÌ„dicioÌ„ that the Turkes shuld reigne in Persia and be called Sarasens Aistulphus of Lumbardie brake the league with the Romaines and besieged theyr citee .iii. monethes whereof whan Pipine had knowledge at the desire of pope Stephene he perced Italye besieged Aistulphus in Pauie and constreigned him to yeld to his mercy Pipine gaue the gouernance of Italy to the pope nothing regarding the auctoritee or desire of the emperour of Constantinople which willed him to the contrarie at which time the lieutenauntes ended their power in Italy Here maye a man perceiue how vaine it is that the fautours of the pope saye that Italye was geuen to him by great Constantine Anni regum saxo 72 Offa a noble man The yere of the worlde 4717 The yere of Christ 756 reigned in Mertia or middle Englande He made warre with the Northumbers and them for the time subdued He warred also against Etheldred king of Eastangles and vanquished and toke prysoner Egbert king of Kent Constantine the emperour did persecute theim which worshipped ymages Tassilo king of Bauarie submitted him to Pipine The yere of the worlde 4718 The yere of Christ 757 Aistulphus kinge of Lumbardie Anni regum saxo 73 dyâ—d as he was in huntinge after whom Desiderius by force obteyned the kingdome and was confirmed of Paule being theÌ„ pope to whom he fled for succour when he was ouerset in battaile of Rachisius the brother of Aistulphus The Saxons called Soisons disturbed the French men The yere of the worlde 4719 The yere of Christ 758 and were forced of Pipine to aske peace Anni regum saxo 74 vpon condicion that yerely after thei should
yelde to the Frenche kinge .300 good horses in waye of tribute Offa kinge of Mertia in Britaine buylded the churche of Wichcom The yere of the worlde 721 The yere of Christ 760 and the abbey of S. Albones Anni regum saxo 76 He chased also the Britaines or Welshemen into wales and made a famous Dike betweene wales the vtter boundes of Mertia whiche is nowe called Offedike The yere of Christ 761 Pipine made warre against Gayfer duke of Guyan because he required a tribute of the priestes or spirituall l andes within his Duchie The yere of the worlde 4722 The yere of Christ 77 This warre was troublous to Pipine and continued longe Eugenius the .viii. was kinge of Scottes and was slaine of his lordes for his auarice filthy luste and crueltee when he had reigned .iii. yeres Thelesius kinge of Bulgary inuading Thracia was put to flight of the emperour The yere of the worlde 4724 The yere of Christ 763 Anni regum saxo 79 and chaset into his countrey where for that misfortune he was slaine of his own people Sabinus was king of Bulgarie who agreed to the emperour in abrogacion of the images For which cause he was shortly after depriued of all kinglye dignitee of hys subiectes and fledde to Constantinople And after him was Paganus made king of Bulgarie Aurelius by treason murdered his brother Phroill Anni regum saxo 80 and obteined the kingedome of Spaine The yere of the worlde 4725 The yere of Christ 764 and reigned syxe yeres To the entent he might shewe the indignacion of the people he toke for his heire by adopcion the sonne of his brother named Ueremunde Fergus the .iii. was made kinge of Scotlande and reigned .iii. yeeres He was a foule dronken glutton and so outragiouslye geuen to harlottes that he neglected his owne wife and brought her to such penuri â–ª that she was faine to serue other noble women for hir liuinge Wherfore she murdered him in his bedde and after slewe her selfe also Anni regum saxo 83 Great discencion and tumultie was in Rome The yere of the worlde 4728 The yere of Christ 767 for the election of theyr pope For a noble man of the Lumbardes had by force aduanced his brother ConstaÌ„tine to the bishoprike being but a laye persone and not within orders whom the Romains after deposed and disanulled whatsoeuer was by him decreed Guian after longe warre was subdued to the signory of Fraunce by Pipine which shortly after ended his life Carolomanus and Charles surnamed the great begaÌ„ theyr dominion ioinctly ouer the Frenchemen Anni regum saxo 84 The yere of the worlde 4729 The yere of Christ 768 Charlemaine had to his porcion middle Fraunce and Charles possessed Austracie with the other deale of Fraunce Solnathius reigned in Scotlande .xx. yeres and than died of the goute In his time rebelled Bâ—nus of the yle of Tyre and Gillowham of Gallowaie whiche were brought to due obeisaunce Anni regum saxo 85 Desyderius king of Lumbardi The yere of the worlde 4730 The yere of Christ 769 coÌ„minge to Rome vnder pretence of religion priuily rebuked one Paulus the emperours chamberlaine which abode as then in Rome for that he did not punishe the rebellious people nor endeuour to bring againe the gouernance of Italye froÌ„ the pope to the empire By whose woordes Paulus beinge stered put to death and cast in prison diuers whiche fauoured the partes of the Frenchemen and the pope and beganne to take vpon him in the emperours behalfe To quiete this trouble Stephene the thirde sente for ayde to Charles of Fraunce For the popes of Rome when any thinge was done contrary to their minde which they coulde not amend with theyr manasinges vsed to complaine to the French kinges desire succour of them by whose power maintenance thei in processe wer made lordes of the world and subdued to theyr beckes al other princes Hunildis whom Pipine had made ruler of Guyan rebelled against kinge Charles whom Charles subdued and vpon faithful promise of his good abbering restored him to the gouernaunce of Guyan Sillo driuing awaye Ueremunde possessed the kingdome of Spaine .vi. yeres He toke to wife Egimanda the widow of Aurelius Charlemaine the brother Charles dyed whose wyfe Bercha with her sonnes The yere of the worlde 4732 The yere of Christ 771 Anni regum saxo 87 fledde to Desiderius the Lumbarde Charles beganne his warres against the Saxones whiche continued the space of .xxx. yeres The yere of the worlde 4733 The yere of Christ 772 Anni regum saxo 88 Constantine the emperour setting forthe an nauye of ii thousande shippes against the Bulgares by a wonderful tempest lost a great part of them Desiderius king of Lumbardes besieged Rauenna and with sword and fire wasted the countrei about And when he had taken diuers citees and townes beloÌ„ginge to the pope he toke his iourney towarde Rome When Adrian pope perceiued that his threatning of excommunicacion coulde not stoppe the rage of Desiderius The yere of the worlde 4734 The yere of Christ 773 he desyred helpe of Charles Anni regum saxo 89 whose comming into Italy feared so muche the Lumbardes that Spoletium and diuers other citees by meane of ambassade yelded and swore to be true to pope Adrian Charles after he had discomfited the Lumbardes in diuers battailes entred Rome where he was receiued with great pompe and made perpetuall league with the pope confirminge the giftes that his father Pipine had graunted and restored what so euer was taken awaye by the Lumbardes The yere of the worlde 4735 Charles when he had conquered Pauie and Millaine did sette frenchemen to be rulers therein The yere of Christ 774 Anni regum saxo 90 and banished Desiderius with his wife Lyones Here endeth the kingdome of the Lumbardes and Italy in the popes dominion The Saxones inuaded the Frenchmen Charles vanquished chased and slew the Saxons in diuers conflictes and stronge battailes Anni regum saxo 91 Charles ones againe ouercame the Saxones The yere of the worlde 4736 The yere of Christ 775 and toke them to mercie Anni regum saxo 92 The yere of the worlde 4737 The yere of Christ 776 To subdue certaine rebelles Charles retourned into Italy toke the citee Foriulium obteined Taruisium beheaded Rotgandus Constantine the emperour going against the Bulgares forced them to aske peace whiche when they shortly after brake and rebelled he manfullye vanquished and subdued them and retourninge to Constantinople tryumphed Mauregatus the sonne of Alphons Catholicus by his concubine after the death of Sillo by the ayd of the Moores obteined the kingdome of Spaine and reigned .iii. yeres Anni regum saxo 93 The Sarasens inbabiting the boundes of Aquitaine desyred ayde of Charles against theyr owne kinge The yere of the worlde 4738 The yere of Christ 777 At that time reigned in Spaine .iii. kinges of the Sarasens Charles gathering a great power went toward Spain where he toke and destroied the cites
of Christ 863 and other prouinces of Englande He was a man framed of nature as wel to peace as warre Amonge his subiectes he was milde gentell louing and pleasaunt against his aduersaries seuere fierce valiant and hardy He lyued in continuall warre with the Danes which all the time of his reigne vexed the land with moste deadly warres A company of Danes landed in Northumberland and after many skyrmishes and battailes to them geuen by strength they possessed and held that countrey the space of .60 yeres and toke also the citee of Yorke An other company entred in the prouince of Mertia and tooke the towne of Notingham from whens thei were shortly expelled by Etheldrede and his knightes Nicolas the first pope decreed that nosecular prince or emperour shoulde be at the counsayle of the clergye The yere of the worlde 4826 The yere of Christ 865 Anni regum Angli 3 The yere of the worlde 4828 The Sarasens breakinge into Italy destroyed the citee called Beneuente The yere of Christ 867 Anni regum Angli 5 Against whom the emperour Lewys fought prosperouslye wyth the ayde of his brother Lothayre The Normans inuaded diuers prouinces of Fraunce whom Charles was fayne for that time to please wyth riche giftes and treasure The Bulgares which to this daye dissented from the churche of Rome The yere of the worlde 4829 The yere of Christ 868 agreed with them in all thynges Anni regum Angli 6 At whiche tyme theyr kinge forsaking his regally became a monke Sueropilus kinge of Dalmacie with his people the Sclauines receyued firste the religion of Christe The kingedome of Dalmacie was diuided into .iiii. partes the names wherof remaine at this daye A counsaile was holde at Constantinople Anni regum Angli 7 where after many wordes had for the vnitee and concorde of the Latines and Gretians The yere of the worlde 4830 The yere of Christ 869 it chaunced that the olde variaunce toke place and was againe renewed A company of the Danes entred the countrey of Northff where they slew the holy kinge Edmunde which gouerned the prouince of Northfolke because he would not for sake the faith of Christ. The yere of the worlde 4831 The yere of Christ 870 Basilius by treason murdered Michaell Anni regum Angli 8 and possessed the empyre of the east .xvii. yeres Lothayre king of Loraine ended his life at Placence of whose landes Charles king of Fraunce by strengthe toke possession For whiche cause was great debate betwene him and his elder brother Lewys of Germanye The coūtrey of Lorayn was deuided betwene Charles and Lewys wherewith Lewys the emperour was sore greeued and sent a sharpe message to them that neither the tone Anni regum Angli 9 nor the tother The yere of the worlde 4832 The yere of Christ 871 shoulde intermitte with the landes of Lothayre to the which he had most rightful titel The Danes which afore hadde perced the countrei of Northff landed againe in Southerie and continued till they came to Reading and toke the towne and castel at whiche time while Ethelrede was busied against them he had woorde of the landinge of Ofrike kinge of Denmarke as saye the english croniclers with an other company to whom the kinge gaue many stronge battayles but in the ende he was put to the Corse and receyued a wounde wherof he died ALurede the .iii. sonne of Ethelwolphus The yere of Christ 872 beganne his reigne ouer the more part of Englande Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4833 This man was of faire stature comely personage no lesse renoumed in marciall pollicie than in ciuile gouernance of his commen weale He was wise discrete and learned and fauoured good letters excellently well In youth somwhat he was disposed to the vyce of the fleshe and therfore besought god to chastice him by some continuall sickenesse whereby he myght serue god the better and yet not be made vnapt to worldly busynesse Wherfore by the ordinaunce of godde he was taken with the euyl called Ficus ▪ and was therof sick a longe space Alurede in the first yere of his reigne in sundrye places fought .vi. times with the Danes bi meanes wherof his people were so weakened that he was gladde to make peace with his enemies Anni regum Angli 3 A wonderful multitude of the flyes called Locustes The yere of the worlde 4835 The yere of Christ 874 vexed wel nere all the countreys of France This flye burneth the corne with touching and deuoureth the residue Wherof ensued a great scarcite dearth in Frāce About this time as sayeth the Scottishe historie Hungar and Hubba the bretherneof Cadaaus kinge of Denmarke with a great company of Danes inuaded Scotlande with whom theyr kinge Constantine met at the first encountre put theym to the worse but after by the negligence of his souldiours he was vanquished taken and slaine with .10666 Scottes when he had reygned xiii yeres Solomon king of Normains died after whom a cyuile warre was reysed betwene Pasquitanus and Uurfandus for succession in the kingdome wherby many of the Normains were slaine Belles were first vsed in Grece The Danes brake the league made with Alurede Wherfore in as secrete maner as he might The yere of the worlde 4737 The yere of Christ 876 Anni regum Angli 5 he assembled a chosen company and set vppon them sodeynlye And after the firste discomfiture helde them so shorte that he constreigned them to geue hostages for suerty of peace Ethus reigned in Scotland .ii. yeres He was so swifte that in rēning he could ouertake a great hert or greihoūd Charles surnamed the Balde Anni regum Angli 6 king of France obteined by great giftes of Iohn pope The yere of the worlde 4838 The yere of Christ 877 to be admitted to the imperiall auctoritee Wherwith Lewys king of Germanye his elder brother was much displeased But this Lewis before he could reuenge his quareli ended his life Than Charles of Fraunce ceassed vpon the lande and prouince of Lorayne For whiche iniury and also to recouer the empyre to the Germaines Lewys the sonne of the forenamed Lewis of Germany with his brethern Charles and Charlemaine gathering to them great power sette vpon his vncle Charles of Fraunce and him vanquished put to flight and chased and after that diuided the landes of his father betweene him and hys bretherne Gregour reygned in Scotland .xviii. yeres This was a sage wise and puissant prince and a man of great prowes He recouered Fiffe and Louthian the countreys that were taken frō the Scottes by the Danes or other enemies He droue the Danes out of Northumberlande as affirmeth the Scottishe historie and made that prouince tributary to him he toke from the Britains Cumber and Westmerland and vāquished and subdued the Irishemen The yere of the worlde 4839 The yere of Christ 878 Charles the emperour sickned at Mantua Anni regum Angli 7 and there was poysoned by one
hym by the Italians Anni regum Angli 14 and depriued him as well of his regallye as of his syght Charles kinge of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4976 The yere of Christ 915 by the manhod of his knightes recouered to the lordshyp the prouince of Lorayne Anni regum Angli 15 The hungares wasted the countrey of Almaine Ordonius reigned in Spayne .v. yeres Anni regum Angli 17 Elfleda pryncesse of Mertya The yere of the worlde 4878 The yere of Christ 917 whyche hadde tamed the Welsshemen and in dyuers battayles chased the Danes ended hir lyfe After whose deathe Edwarde helde that prouince in his owne hande The Hungares leuynge Almayne came into Lorayne The yere of Christ 918 and the countrey annexed therunto Anni regum Angli 18 The yere of the worlde 4879 whyche they spoyled without mercye At Nottyngham two kynges that is to saye The yere of the worlde 4880 The yere of Christ 919 of Scotlande and of Wales Anni regum Angli 19 yelded theym to kynge Edwarde of Englande and chose hym for theyr chyefe lorde and soueraygne Chunrade the emperoure gaue place to nature and by his brother Euerharde sent the imperiall insygnes to Henrye Duke of Saxone â–ª and hym appoincted to be emperour Anni regum Angli 20 Henrye the fyrste was proclamed emperour The yere of the worlde 4881 The yere of Christ 920 Thys man was of greate vertue wysedome and sobrenesse and for hys woorthynesse in armes marueylously praysed at his election repined Arnolde Duke of Bauarye whom with wise counsayle and gentyll exhortacion he appeased This Henrye was the fyrste emperour of the Saxones and was neuer crowned of the Romaine byshoppe neither had the dominion of Italye Anni regum Angli 11 In Spayne Santius surnamed the grosse The yere of the worlde 4882 The yere of Christ was kynge xi yeeres He was so wonderfull fatte of bodye that he was neuer in healthe Wherfore to healpe he yode to Abdemarus kynge of Sarasens whyche in the science of phisike was verye expert In the meane season Ordonius by treason vsurped the crowne But Santius by hâ—alp of the Sarasens recouered hys kyngdome and punisshed the rebelles The yere of the worlde 4883 The yere of Christ 922 Roberte Duke of Guyan Anni regum Angli 22 and brother of Eâ—do laste king of France contrarye his trouth and allegiance ceased certayne cities and holdes of the inherytance of kynge Charles and was by him vanquyshed and slayne Henry emperour of Germaine ouercame the Hungares The yere of the worlde 4884 The yere of Christ 923 The Sarasens of Afryke inuaded and robbed the countrey of Calabre and Poyle Anni regum Angli 23 possessed dyuers cyties of the Romayns and the prouince of Boneuente and consulted betwene theim selfe of the vtter destruction and deuastacion of Rome whom Iohn the .x. beynge than byshoppe by the healpe of Romanus the emperoure of Grece and Laudolphe Duke of Boneuent as witnesseth Lyuthbert put to flyghte and slewe of theim a great noumbre But Blondus referreth the occasyon of thys inuasyon of the Sarasens to Romanus and the Duke of Boneuent and affirmeth thys victorye to be atchyued by Albericus Erle of Hetruria After the death of Rollo Duke of Normandye succeded hys sonne William whiche was of great auctorytye amonge the Frenchemen The yere of the worlde 4885 The yere of Christ 924 Charles kyng of Fraunce Anni regum Angli 24 retournynge from the victorye which he had obteined against Robert Duke of Guyan by treason was taken cast in prison and lately slaine by Heberte Erle of Uermendâ—ys and brother in lawe to the sayed Duke of Guyan Henrye emperour of Germanye made league wyth the Hungares and shortly after recouered from the Frenche men the prouince of Loraine Rodolphe Duke of Burgoyne prouoked of the Italyans entred Italy and ouercame Beringarius whom he depriued of all kingly auctoritye and reygned as kyng of Italie .iii. yeres ADelstane after the death of Edwarde hys father beganne his reigne in Englande He was a prince of woorthie memorye valiant and wyse in all hys actes Anni regum Angli 1 and broughte thys lande to one Monarchie The yere of the worlde 4886 The yere of Christ 925 For he expelled vtterly the Danes subdued the Scottes and quieted the Welsshemen Flaunders by treason murdered Beringarius of Italy For whyche cause the .iii. daye after he was slayne of a souldiour of Beringarius named Milo Anni regum Angli 2 Symeon kynge of Burgares wyth dyuers inuasaons The yere of the worlde 4886 The yere of Christ 926 vexed sore the Grecyans whose furye to appeare Romanus the emperoure gaue the doughter of his son Christofer in maryage to Peter the son of Symeon and by the aliance was with him at peace Salarde Duke of the Hungares brake into Italy and destroied with fyre the cytie Pauâ—e Burcharde Duke of Swaâ—e whiche came to ayde Raulffe kyng of Italye was slaine at Millaine For whyche cause Raulffe left Italye and retourned into France After whom Hugo Duke of Dorleance was proclaymed kinge of Italye Constantine kinge of Scottes rebelled and disquieted with often inuasions the costes of England and beynge ouercomen and made subiecte to Abelstane swore to be his lege man Whyche thynge dyuers kynges of Scotlande after hym in lyke maner perfourmed But of thys homage dooynge the Scottyshe cronicle maketh no mencion Algina wyfe of Charles the symple hearynge of the murder of hir housbande and mistrustynge the Frenchemen fled secretely wyth hir sonne Lewys into England to hir brother Adelstane Raulffe Duke of Burgoyne after the departynge of Algina and hir son Anni regum Angli 3 by agreement of the lordes of France The yere of the worlde 4888 The yere of Christ 927 was ordeyned kyng and reygned after some writers .xii. yeres but more verely .ii. yeres Uuido Marqueo of Tuschia imprysoned Iohn byshop of Rome Anni regum Angli 4 and commaunded him to be beheaded The yere of the worlde 4889 The yere of Christ Henrye emperour of Germanye subdued the Sclauâ—â—es and toke the cytye Brenneburgh He made tributarie to hym the people of Dalmacye and vanquysshed the Bohemes Ethylstane or Athelstane kynge of Englande after the death of Sytheryus kinge of the Danes in Northumberlande ceased that prouynce into hys owne handes and put out of possessyon his sonne whyche fledde to Constantyne kynge of Scottes The yere of Christ 929 Lewys â–ª the sonne of Charles the simple Anni regum Angli 5 after the deathe of Raulffe The yere of the worlde 4890 was desyred of the nobles to retourne out of Englande with his mother Elgina and toke possession of the kingedome of Fraunce wherin he reygned .27 yeares Ethylstane of Englande gaue hys daughter Edyth to Otho soonne of Henrye whyche Otho was afterwarde emperour Leo the .vi. byshoppe of Rome .vii. monethes And after hym Stephene the seconde .ii yeres The yere of Christ 931 The people called Redarii rebelled and refused the dominion of Henrye the
for the castell of Gisours Kynge Philip of Fraunce warred vpon the Duke of Burgoyne Anni regum Angli 29 for the castell of Uerginde The yere of the worlde 5144 The yere of Christ 1183 Andronicus after he had murdered Alexiuâ— toke on him the imperiall crowne and reigned .ii. yeres Baldwine the v. being but a childe was proclaimed king of Hierusalem Saladine kinge of Turkes inuaded and spoyled the countrey about Ierusalem and broughte much trouble to the Christians William kinge of Sicilie The yere of the worlde 5145 The yere of Christ 1184 for certane iniuries done to the Latines Anni regum Angli 30 ledde a huge armie both by water and by lande against the emperour of Constantinople and toke the citee Thessalonica of Macedone and subdued manye citees of Thrace and Grece to his obeisaunce Guydo toke on him the kingdome of Ierusalem â–ª for the which was great contencion betweene him and the Erle of Tripolis named Raimunde which discord gaue occasion to Saladine the Turke more cruelly to assaute the Christians in Asia Heraclius Patriarke of Ierusalem whiche had bene in diuers partes of Europe Anni regum Angli 31 came to king Henrie The yere of the worlde 5146 The yere of Christ 1185 desyring him of ayde against the Turkes Isacius vanquished put to death Andronicus emperour of Constantinople and reygned there .xvi. yeres Urbane the .iii. bishop of Rome .ii. yeres Friderich emperour of Germanie ordeined his sonne Henrie gouernour of the citees of Italie In England the Iewes crucified a childe in the towne of Burie Anni regum Angli The yere of the worlde 5147 The yere of Christ The Sarasens were chased and sleine at the citee Anâ—â—â—e Saladine the Turke besieged Tiberiadis slewe the Christians toke prisoners king Guydo and the maysters of the templates He receyued by agreement the citee Ascalone and possessed Ladirea Then he wente to Ierusalem and conquered againe the citee .92 yeares after it was taken by the Christians In the meane time the people of Antioch chased slewe the Turkes in great numbre ¶ Here endeth the kingdome of Ierusalem The citee of Antioch was geuen vp to Saladine by the Patriarke for a great summe of money The yere of the worlde 5148 The yere of Christ 1187 Anni regum Angli 33 Gregorie the .viii. bishop of Rome .57 dayes and after him Clement the .iii. three yeres .v. monethes Richard erle of Poytow made warre againste kynge Henrie of Englande his father The yere of the worlde 5149 The yere of Christ 1188 Anni regum Angli 34 and takinge parte with the French king wanne from him diuers citees townes and castels and namely the citee of Ciâ—omanna For sorow wherof shortly king Henrie ended his life About this time the Uenecians bought the ile of Cretâ— or CaÌ„dy of one Boniface surnamed Monti Ferratensis The yere of Christ 1189 RYcharde the first of that name for his valiant and lustie courage The yere of the worlde 5150 Anni regum Angli 1 surnamed Cor de Lyon the second sonne of Henrie was crowned king of Englande and reigned xi yeares .ix. monethes .xx. dayes He was bigge of stature and hadde a merye countenaunce in the which appeared as wel a pleasaunte gentlenesse as a noble and princely maiestee to his souldiours he was fauourable bountifull to his friendes straungers a greuous enemie and harde to be pleased desirous of warre and abhorring idlenesse He inclined somewhat to pryde lecherie and auarice but mooste of all he is to be blamed because he semed to be impious toward his father The Londoners obteined .ii. officers to guyde theyr citee whiche were called bailiffes Great preparacion was made for the recouerie of Ierusalem and to ayde the christians in Asia by Friderich emperour of Almayne Rycharde kynge of Englande Philip of Fraunce Oddo Duke of Burgoyne the Uenecians Pisones William king of Sicilie and other The Frisones Danes and Flemminges with sword and fire destroied the sea costes of Afrike and Mauritania belonging to the Sarasens Friderich the emperoure after he had subdued the lesse Armonie and conquered diuers citees of Asia by misfortune was drowned in the riuer Selephius Phillip kyng of Fraunce and Richarde of Englande The yere of the worlde 5151 The yere of Christ 1190 went forwarde in theyr iourney toward Hierusalem Henrye the .vi. and sonne of Friderich was ordeyned emperour of Almayne Anni regum Angli 2 The bishop of Coloine and other bishops with the princes of Burgoyne rebelled Alphons the .viii. surnamed the good recouered hys fathers kyngdome of Spayne and reigned .53 yeres He take to wyfe Elenoure the daughter of kynge Henrye of England lately disceased Kynge Rycharde in his iourney towarde Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 5152 The yere of Christ subdued the Iland of Cipres Anni regum Angli 3 and than iuigning his puisaunce with the Frenche kyng in Asia conquered Acon where was kenled betwene kynge Rycharde and Philip kynge of France a greuous dyspleasure For whiche cause Phillip shortly after departed thens and comynge into Fraunce inuaded the countrey of Normandye and excited also Iohn the brother of kynge Rycharde to take on him the kingdome of EnglaÌ„d in his brothers absence Celestine the .iii of that name byshop of Rome .vi. yeres .viii. monethes The bishop of Rome gaue Constance the doughter of Wylliam kyng of Sicilie to Henrie the emperoure by whiche meanes Sicilye became subiecte to hym Aboute this tyme the emperour was occupied in warre in Puel Saphandinus expellyng his kinsmen was made soule daie of Aegypt Kynge Rycharde of Englande restored to the Christyans the citee of Ioppe and in manye battayles put the Turkes to great sorow Warre betwene the citees of Uenice and Pise Wylliam bishop of Elie to whom kyng Rychard had committed the gouernaunce of England The yere of the worlde 5153 The yere of Christ 1192 practised much crueltee and vsed to ryde with a thousande horses wherby he greeued the places 〈◊〉 the whiche he soiourned Kynge Rycharde exchanged Cypres with Guye of Lesingham for the kyngdome of Hierusalem Wherfore the kyng of Englande a longe tyme after was called kynge of Hierusalem Kyng Rycharde hauyng knowlage that Philip of Fraunce inuaded Normandye and that Iohn his brother by hys counsayle aspired to hys kyngdome made peace with the Turkes for .iii. yeares The yere of the worlde 5154 The yere of Christ 1193 Anni regum Angli 5 and with a smal company retournyng whomward by Thrace traiterouslye was taken prisoner by the Duke of Austrige and brought to Henry the emperour ther kept in streit pryson a yere and .v. monethes where it is sayed that he slew a lyon and toke out his hert Emericus kynge of Hungary reigned viii yeres The yere of the worlde 5155 The yere of Christ 1194 Kynge Rycharde paiynge hys raunsome of .100000 poundes was deliuered 〈◊〉 retournyng to hys countrey Anni regum Angli 6 made sharpe warre vppon the Frenche kinge and Iohn his brother at whiche time was
Honorius byshop of Rome .x. yeres .vii. monethes He chose Iohannes de Columna a cardynall to bee soueraygne capitaine of the warres into Asâ—a who sped him thitherward with the souldiours that bishop Innocent had prepared for that purpose There went with him Andâ—ewâ— kinge of Huâ—garie Henrye Duke of Niuerna Gulthâ—â—rus chamberlayne to the frenche king which ioygning their puissaunce with the king of Hierusalem besyeged Damas in Egipt somtime called Heliopolis The ordre of our ladies souldiers began first in ArragoÌ„ AFter the disceasse of Iohn Henry his sonne Anni regum Angli 1 of the age of .ix. yeeres by the counsaile of Wylliam Duke of Gloucester The yere of the worlde 5179 The yere of Christ and the Erles of Penbroke and Chester was proclaimed kinge of England These noble men before mencioned with their retinewe kepte sharpe warre with Lewis the french kinges sonne and his affinitee who by the couenauntes made before with the Englishemen claimed the crowne but after certaine skirmishes and battailes Lewis somewhat more inclyned to peace which sadly was concluded and he departed hense into France Than was Henry confirmed in the kingdome who coming to iust age waxed strong mighty of body and of metely comely personage of nature gentyll of minde more sage and wise than valiant and hardye liberall towarde the poore In his tyme he ordeyned many lawes to the great commoditye of thys realme and reygned .56 yeres Ranulph Duke of Chester toke his iorney towarde the holy lande The citee Damyata in Aegipt was taken of the christians after long siege Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1219 Robert the son of Peter was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople Anni regum Angli 3 and reigned .vii. yeres The yere of the worlde 5181 The yere of Christ 1220 In Thuscia two erles possessed certaine citees belonging to the empyre whych whan Friderich by force of armes had recouered the two erles fled to Honorius bishop of Rome who commaunded Friderych to restore to theÌ„ their cities which thinge whan he denied the byshop denounced him accursed and forbade him the communion with the faythfull saying that those citees belonged to the churche of Rome Hoccota Can the second emperour of the TartariaÌ„s he vaÌ„quished the Turkes his thre sonnes inuaded Persia India and Cumania Kinge Henry of England began to builde our ladye church in Westminster The Christians in Egipt being brought in great ieopardy Anni regum Angli 4 by the pollicie of the Souldayne The yere of the worlde 5182 The yere of Christ 1221 restored to hym the citee Damyata and making a peace retourned into Europe The TartariaÌ„s a people of Scithia after many other countreis of the east subdued to them Georgiana the greater Armenie and then passing the mountaines called Riphei inuaded Polonia and Hungarie They in short space coÌ„quered so manye countreys that their prince for his large pessessions was called the great Cahan Alexander king of Scottes maryed IohaÌ„ the sister of kinge Henrye of Englande A proclamacion made thoroughout Englande to auoyde straungers because one Fonkes de Brent helde the castell of Bedforde agaynst the kinges wyll At the same time appeared a blasynge sterre and much hurte was done by thunder lightning and earthquakes and many vncought and strange sightes were sene Robert emperour of ConstaÌ„tinople maried a maiden which before was fiaunced to a noble man of Burgoin wherwith the burgonion being greatly meued The yere of the worlde 5183 The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 5 entred by violence into the emperours palace and cutte of the maydens nose and cast her mother into the sea Iohn king of Ierusalem came to Rome and gaue his doughter in mariage to Friderich themperour geuing for her dower the title of the kingdome of IerusaleÌ„ for whiche cause the kinges of Sicilie to this day be writen kinges of Hierusalem A counsayle holden at Oxenford of the bishops of Englande where a certayne man was condemned which taug ht that he was Iesus Chryste and to confirme the same he shewed the tokens of wounds in his handes bodie and feete About this time Gilesbie Ros rebelled against Alexander king of Scottes and was subdued and slayne with his two sons by the erle of Buchqhame whom the king sent agaynst hym The gray friers of the order of Francis came first into Englande The yere of the worlde 5184 The yere of Christ 1223 Friderich the emperour Anni regum Angli 6 whiche was excommunicated by the bishop of Rome caused his sonne to be made partaker of the empire Iohn kinge of Ierusalem toke in mariage Beringaria the doughter of the kinge of Spayne The men of Caithnes in Scotland â–ª burned their bishop because he cursed them for not payinge their tythes for whiche dede the kinge didde hange .iiii. hundred of the chiefe doers gelded their children disherited the erle A conspiratie was made agaynst king Henry of England by one Constantine in the citye of London for the whiche he was drawen and hanged the morowe after Lewys the eyght or after some the ninth was made kynge of Fraunce after his father Anni regum Angli 7 The yere of the worlde 5185 The yere of Christ 1234 and reygned .iiii. yeres He made league with Friderich themperour wher by the name of brotherhoode was renewed betwene the Frenchmen and Germaynes Anni regum Angli 8 The lordes and gentilmen of Englande first graunted to king Henrie the warde and maryage of theyr heyres The yere of the worlde 5186 The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 9 Richarde the brother of kinge Henrye The yere of the worlde 5187 The yere of Christ 1226 ouercame the Frenchmen recouered Poyters â–ª and kept the Gascoins in due obedience Robert emperour of Grece ended his life in Achaia Gregory the .ix. was bishop of Rome .xiiii. yeres He was a man inflate with pride and for certayne vain causes as witnesseth the Abbote of Ursberge agayne excommunicated the emperour Friderich Ferdinand king of Arragon expelling the Sarasens out of the citie Ualencia Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 5188 The yere of Christ 1227 and the yle called Maiorica reduced theim to the fayth of Christ. Lewes king of Fraunce wan certayne castels in the countrey of Poyters and shortly after toke and spoyled the citee Auignon which for the heresy of the Albigenses was cursed of the bishop of Rome the space of seuen yeres ¶ Baldwine the .ii. beyng yet a childe was made emperour of Grece to whom bicause he was not of sufficient age Iohn Brenne king of Ierusalem was appointed as a tutour and gouernour The bishop of Rome made Iohn king of Ierusalem Duke of Romandiola and lord of Rauenna Anni regum Angli 11 Lewis the .ix. and sonne to Lewys the laste kinge began his dominion ouer France The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1228 who for his youth was of dyuers thought vnmeete to take on him so greate
of Christ 1253 Alexander the .iiii. was bishop of Rome .vii. yeres He was so muche occupied in mainteining the ciuile warres betweenes the Guelphes and Gybelynes that he sent abrode preachers to steere men agaynst the Gibelines to the great disturbance of all Italie He excommunicated also Manfrede the sonne of Frideryche Nayles yelded to the bishoppe The Gibelines were driuen out of their countrey The Florentines vanquysshed the Pisanes and subdued Uolateâ—ra The yere of the worlde 5215 The yere of Christ 1254 Manfrede founde meanes Anni regum Angli 37 that he was proclamed and crowned king of Sicilie The yere of the worlde 5216 The yere of Christ 1255 Alphons kynge of Castile gaue Elenour his daughter in mariage to prince Edwarde Anni regum Angli 38 the sonne of kyng Henry of Englande to whom hys father gaue the principate of UUales and gouernance of Gulan and IrelaÌ„d UUherof began first that the kinges of England ordeined theyr eldest sonnes princes of UUales Alphons the .ix. and sonne of Ferdynande was kynge of Castile .xxviii. yeres About this time certaine noble meÌ„ of the hous of Cumminges rebelled against the kyng in Scotland and held him in prison a certaine time Uariaunce betwene the electours of Germanie for the emperour The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1256 parte named Alphons kynge of Castile Anni regum Angli parte Rycharde the brother of kynge Henrye of Englande but because neither of theim was receiued by the whole empyre the imperial auctoritee was counted â—oide the space of .xvii. yeres The king of Scottes 〈◊〉 his quene came into EnglaÌ„d Dyuers lordes of Almaine came into Englande and did homage to syr Rycharde Erle of Cornwall and the kinges brother who vpon ascencion day after was crowned kyng of Romaines at Aquisgrane Anni regum Angli 40 The yere of the worlde 5218 The yere of Christ by the bishoppe of Coloine and other of his friendes King Henry went into UUales to subdue Lewline whiche with his UUelshemen rebelled against hym and hys sonne prince Edwarde Albertus Magnus Thomas Aquine Bonauenture and Peter Hispanus were famous Anni regum Angli 41 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Great variaunce betwene kynge Henrye and the Londyners in so muche that the Maior Aldermen and shyriffes were depriued of theyr offices and the gouernance of the citee committed to certayne persones of the kynges appoynting The secte of S. Augustines armites began For so much as kyng Henry had promised oftentimes the restitucion of certaine auncieÌ„t lawes and ordinaÌ„ces whiche were more easie and commodyous to his people and by his longe delaye brought nothing to effect the lordes of England began to murmure and grudge against hym wherfore to appeace theyr malyce he helde a parliament at Oxenforde whiche was after called the madde parliament because manye thynges were therin enacted againste the kynges prerogatiue whiche proued after to the confusion of the realme and death of manye noble men For the confyrmacioÌ„ of these actes were chosen .xii. pieres called Douze pieres â–ª whiche had auctoritee to correcte the breakers of theyr ordynaunces These pieres transposed and altered many thynges according to theyr owne pleasure greatly to the discontentynge of the kynges mynd and disquieting of the whole realme as in the Englishe histories doeth appeare Rycharde the kynges brother returned out of Almaine into England Anni regum Angli 42 The yere of the worlde 5220 The yere of Christ Manfrede fortified the citee of Senâ—s with a great garrison against the bishoppe of Rome Ecelinus whiche fauoured the Gibelines vanquyshed the byshoppes armie and toke his legate Brixia was geuen vp to Ecâ—linus Deadly warre betwene the Uenecians and Genoways for the possession of a church in the citee of Ptolomais in Phâ—nicia Guye duke of Florentia The yere of the worlde 5221 The yere of Christ The Florentines fauouring the part of the Gnelphes went part of them to Luke part to Bononi Anni regum Angli 43 and forsoke their owne citee whiche shortlye after beinge inhabyted with a few indifferent persons was brought in the subiection of Manfrede and the Giâ—elines and fortified with their faâ—â—ours This facion of Guelphes and Gibelines continued in Italie almost to our time Michael Paleoloâ—us a noble man of Grece depriued William of his principate of Achaia and by the helpe of the Genowais nauie toke Constantinople slew Baldwine the emperour put to deathe the son of Theodorus Uattaris and vsurped the imperiall auctoritee .xxxv. yeres The Uenecians ouercame the Genowais at Ptolomais and toke .xxiiii. of their ships and galleis King Henrie of England fearing some rebellion of his nobles went into Fraunce and there concluded a final peace on this condicion that Normandye Angeowe and Cenomanna shuld euer after be in the possession of the frenchemen and the king of England to haue Guyan and that Lewis should geue to king Henrie for hys expenses in warre .150000 crownes and for yearelye tribute a .100000 after which peace fynyshed the kynge retourned into England Deâ—dly warre betwene the bishop of Argentine and the citisyns wherein the bishoppe him selfe fought manfully like a valiant champion All the countrey of Hetrucia was brought vnder the subiection of Manfrede and the Guelphes expelled Anni regum Angli 44 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1261 About this time mortal warre was reared betwene Alphons king of Castile and Richarde the kinges brother of Englande because they bothe affected the empire of Germanie Alphons suspectinge the treason of his two brethren Henrie and Friderich expelled them out of his reelme of the which the tone fled into Affrike the tother into France entending to excite the people of bothe those nacions to inuade Castile Urbane the fourth was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres He first ordeyned the feast of Corpus Christi with great ploÌ„tie of pardone Anni regum Angli 45 King Henrie of England pulished at Ponles crosse the bishop of Romes absolucion for him and all his that were sworne to mainteyn the articles made in the parliament holden at Oxenforde The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1262 for which cause the Barones of Englande beganne to vtter their malice whiche they had long before conceiued agaynst the kinge and caused an insurrection that continued .iii. yeres The Barones of England armed them agaynst theyr kinge Anni regum Angli 46 The yere of the worlde 5224 The yere of Christ and al this yere houered about London and other places without any notable act of rebellion sauing that they robbed and spoyled alianes and certaine other persones whom they knewe to be agaynst theyr purpose Urbane bishop of Rome obteined of the Frenche kynge that his brother Charles the earle of Angeowe and prâ—â—ince might come into Italy with an army against MaÌ„frede where the saide Charles was proclaimed kinge of Sicilie and Naples by whiche meanes that kyngedome came first to the Frenchmen This yere was an exceading dearth in Scotland wherof Aâ—ho
nature he was made much worse by the counsâ—ile and familiaritâ—e of certaine euell disposed personnes as Piâ—rse of Gaueston Hugh the Spensers and other whose wanton counsaile he folowing gaue him selfe to the appetite and pleasure of the body nothing ordering his common weale by sadnesse dyscrescion and iustice whiche thinge caused first great variance betwene him and his nobles so that shortly he became to them â—dible and in the ende was depriued of his kingdome This Edwarde toke to wyfe Isabell the doughter of Philip the fayre king of France The Scottes did homage to kinge Edwarde at Dumfreis Otho king of Hungarie was taken and cast into prison by a noble man called Ladislaus ¶ Alphons the .xi. kinge of Castile reigned .xl yeres Robert was king of Naples Iohn nephew to Albert the emperour slewe his owne vncle betwene the two riuers of Heluecia called Risa and Aâ—ula nere to Rhine the place to this daye is called kinges fielde where the quene of Hungarye buylded an abbey After the death of Albert was great vnquietnesse in Italie for euerie citee desired a peculiar gouernoure And Philip of France was put in hope by the bishop of Rome to obteine the empire and therfore came into Italye wyth a great power and toke manye townes but failed of his purpose The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1309 Henrie the .vii. was ordeined emperour of Germanie and reigned .v yeres .viii. monethes Anni regum Angli 2 He was a noble and victorious prince therewith gentill liberall and of great iustice and honestye He assembled .iii. migâ—tye arâ—â—â—es of the whiche one he sent agaynst the Duke of Wirtenburge from whens he toke 72. castâ—â—s An other he sent with his sonne Iohn into Beheme to obtein that kingdome the third him selfe led into Italie against the citees Briâ—ium Florence Cremons and other rebelles which fauoured the Guelphes to whom he brought suche terrour and feare of his name as â—ewâ—mpe ours bâ— doâ—e before tiâ—â—e At Millaine he was crowned wyth a crowne of yron The crouch friers came first into Englande Anni regum Angli 3 The yere of the worlde 5271 The yere of Christ 1310 So great a dearth 〈◊〉 Scotlande that the common people did eate horse fleshe and other vnaccustomed meates to sustâ—ine their liues Charles was chosen king of Hungarie and reigned xxxiii yeares He hadde successiuely .iii. wifes Marye the doughter of the king of Polonie Beatrix the doughter of Henrye the emperour and â—elisabeth the daughter of the Duke of Boheme of the laste he receyued iii. sonnes Ladislaus Lewes and Andrew Robert Le Bruze began to be of power againe in Scotlande discomfited sir Iohn Cummin Erle of Bucham and certaine other whiche helde on the Englishe part A counsaile holden at Uienna The yere of Christ 1311 where the name of the templares was abolished Anni regum Angli 4 The yere of the worlde 5272 Roberte Le Bruze expelled the Englyshmen out of a great part of Scotland and inuaded the borders of Englande Anni regum Angli 5 At Rome Henry the emperoure receyued the imperyall Diademe of the cardinals The yere of the worlde 5273 The yere of Christ 2312 He assigned certaine lieuetenantes to the cities of Lumbardye The Flemminges rebelled against kinge Philyp of France The pride and tirannye of Piers of Gaueston caused grudge and malice betwene king Edwarde of England and his nobles so that for this cause the saied Piers by suite of the nobles was twise or thrise banished the realme and styll called againe by the kinge Wherfore in thys yere the lordes beyng confederate slew him beside war wike to the great discontentyng of the kinges mynde ¶ Iohn the emperous sonne was king of Boheme Of Andronicus and his successours emperours of CoÌ„stantinople I finde no certaintie howe longe time they reigned I wyll therfore name as many of theym as I know gessing as nie the time as I can Egnacius saieth that Michaell Paleologus reygned about .xl. yeares next to hym he setteth Audronicus which had longe contencion with the younger Andronicus Blondus setteth betwene theim Caroloâ—oannes Anni regum Angli 6 Henrye the emperour besieged the cytie Florence The yere of the worlde 5274 The yere of Christ he made peace with Friderich king of Sicilie and ledde an armye against his mortal enemy Roberte Duke of Naples Not long after he was poisoned by a monke whyche in ministring the sacrament gaue him poyson The Englishemen encountred Robert Le Beuze his Scottes at Estriualin Anni regum Angli 7 The yere of the worlde 5275 The yere of Christ wher was foughten a strong but taile in the ende wherof the Englyshmen were discomfited and so egrely pursued by the Scottes that many of the noble men were slaine as the Erle of Gloucester sir Robert Clifforde sir Edmunde of Maule with other lordes to the nomber of .xlii. and knyghtes and baronâ—â—tes 67. beside .xxii. men of name whiche were taken prysoners and .10000 other common souldiours slaine or after the Scottishe historye .50 thousand after this time the forenamed Robert Bruze reigned as kinge of Scotlande The ciâ—â—syns of Pise in Italy chose for theyr Duke a noble man called Nâ—â—uicio ¶ Lewis the leueuth sone of Phillip Le Beaue was ordeined kyng of France and reigned .ii. yeres He led an armye against the Fleminges but he atchiued nothing worthy memory A vilayne called Iohan Tanner in dyuers places of England named him selfe the sonne of Edward the first and saied The yere of the worlde 5276 The yere of Christ 1315 Anni regum Angli 8 that by a false nourse he was stolleÌ„ out of his cradell and Edwarde that was nowe kinge put in hys place But shortly after he was conuict of his vntrouth and confessed that he dyd it by the mocion of a familyar spirite The Scottes inuaded Irelande and kept warre with the Irish men the space of .iiii. yeres Lewys was emperour of Almaine .33 yeres betwene him and Friderich Duke of Austrich was longe warre For part of the electours chose Friderike part Lewis of Bauarie These two Cesars with their armyes mette first at Frankforde but thei iâ—igned not in bataile than Leopalde a Duke of Austriche comynge to healpe hys brother profered battayle to Lewes but he gaue backe and fled to Eslengham wher was betwene theim a sore conflict so greatly to the losse of bothe partes that neyther of them claimed victorye The byshoprike of Rome after the death of Clemente was voyde .ii. yeres .iii. monethes The castell of Berwyke was yelden vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng The yere of the worlde 5277 The yere of Christ 1316 Anni regum Angli A great moreine of beastes in Englande and therwith pestilence and other sickenesse Philippe the .v. for his heyghte surnamed the Longe was made king of Fraunce and reygned .vi. yeres The Scottes entred the borders of Northumberland and most cruelly robbing and hariyng the countrey Anni regum Angli 10 The yere
busynes and trouble the worlde remayneth the worlde and lyke vnto it selfe Therfore most truly Thucydides who was a man excellente in the knowledge of warrefare and also wrate the greatte and longe warre and other sundrye thyges whiche chanced among the Grekes sayth Hystoryes be a treasure whiche ought neuer to be out of our handes that therby beynge ayded we maye the more commodiously handle suche busynesse and like chaunces in the commune weale for as much as the causes often tymes chaunce almoste lyke ¶ Furthermore there be axaumples founde in hystoryes conuenient for euery man priuately in his degree as magistrates ought to be obeyede and that they neuer escaped vnpunished whiche haue rebelled against theym euen as Dathan Absalom Catiline Brutus Cassus and suche lyke for their sedicion haue ben worthily punished Of the fidelitie of frendes as Ionathas saued the lyfe of kynge Dauyd Of the punyshment for homicide adulterye and suche lyke offences as it appereth by the example of Dauid But what shal nede many wordes Euen as in euery arte paternes be geuen to folowe lykewyse in hystoryes be peinted before our eyes examples of all kyndes of vertues But yet in examples and deedes it is more euydently perceyued what the dignytye of vertue and agayne what the bacenesse of dyshonestee and vyces bee than in bare preceptes because that examples set as images before vs do not onely openly teache but also bothe warne and stirre our myndes so that therby wyth a certayne delite and desyre they be kyndled towardes vertue and honestie For who in hert can be so stubborne and hard that will not be moued if he rede anye thynge notable that is either worthy prayse or els exaÌ„ples vtterly to be abhorryd I haue shewed briefely how in readyng of hystoryes examples of politicall vertues and ciuyle affayres ought to bee obserued Nowe it perteyneth to a true christen man who aboue all thynges oughte to esteeme godlynesse to knowe that he maye gather also out of hysteryes examples of faythe and feare of god For these be the specyall vertues of good men which in the syghte of god be moste auailable Al be it that the hystoryes of the gentyles doo not teache that god careth or hath oughte to do wyth vs yet a godly mynde neuerthelesse shall consyder that the publyke weales in the worlde be conserued by the power of god and that is the worke of god to punyshe and reuenge all oppressyon and vyolence ye and that vnto the heathen God gyueth excellent qualities For princes can not preserue their empyers agaynst the assaultes of Sathan wythout the syngular benefyt of god and the ayde of theyr owne vertue and wisedome And so by thys maner a good man maye well suppose that these actes and punishmentes be the wâ—rkes of god and therby may lern the feare of god As that tyrannes haue been greuousely punyshed accordynge to thys sentence He that taketh the sworde that is whyche wythout auctorytye vsurpeth the ryght of reuengyng he shall peryshe by the sworde Contrarywyse it is euydent that good prynces bee preserued and defended by god and that also the Ethnykes did well perceyue in that theyr princes had great affiaunce in the helpe of theyr goddes For Homere the poete sayth God casteth his shâ—elde in the batayle to defende the prynces He feigneth also euery prynce to be vnder the protectyon of his god as it appereth by the goddesse Pallas whyche alwâ—yes was presente wyth Achilles But this thynge is more playnely expressed in the hystoryes of the holy scrypture as in Noe Abraham Moses Dauyd Ezechias and the other princes and kinges whom god alwayes preserued And their examples be set before the eies of all other princes that they maye certaynly know that in lyke maner god wyll defende all good kinges For thys difference is betwene the holy and prophane hystoryes that in them be shewed the testymonies of the workes of god and the whiche do not onely entreate of cyuile matters but chiefly doo represente vnto vs the kyngdome of god that god geueth his word that of his mercy he wyll saue vs wher in the hystoryes of the gentiles be ignorant Therfore principally the hystoryes of the holy scripture ought to be knowen to all chrysten men that therby they maye learne the doctryne and stablishement of faithe ¶ Fyrst how all thynges were created of god what was the originall of synne that agaynst synne Christe instituted his kyngdome gaue hys woorde and that he shoulde come to take away sinne and saue vs. Also how god whaÌ„ he had gyuen his worde preserued alwayes the reygne of Chryst and that the reigne of Christe that is the true beleuers from the begynnynge of the worlde walked vnder the crosse and neuerthelesse were pre serued That SathaÌ„ wyth all the power of the worlde assaulted the worde of god Moreouer that God meruaylously perfourmed hys promyse aboue the opinyon and capacitie of mans wytte Also that examples bothe of horyble vengeance and also of grace and forgyuenes be shewed to vs of God So vnto kyng Dauid and other chanced remission of syns that by theyr examples we myghte bee comforted and beleue that god wyll forgyue Neyther thys is to be neglected that for the confyrmacion of our myndes God hath geuen vs all sortes of prophecies of externall kyngdomes that by the fulfillying of them we maye haue a testimony that our woorde is of god neyther that any other faythe than ours is true And that we maye bee admonyshed by them whan Christ ought to come and whan the consummacion of the worlde shall be Finally for the ryghte vnderstandyng the prophecyes it shall be very expedyent to knowe the successe and alteracion of the monarchies and kyngdomes wyth the computacyon and noumber of the yeres whyche be in the hystoryes of the Gentiles exactly set foorthâ—â— the knowledge wherof euen for thys cause is necessarie for chrystians that they maie the better vnderstande the prophecyes and of thâ—yâ— the more certaynely iudge Certes euery man maye by these thynges esteme what pleasure and profyte is gathered in readynge of hystoryes and the fruitefull commoditye therof ought worthily to stire and compell euery man to knowe them ¶ Of the origynall begynnynge of man after the false opynion of the Ethnike philosophier THe phisosophyer of auncyent tyme who wythout knowledge of the verye true godhead many hundred yeres gone haue sette oute historyes in writynge were of diuers opynions concernyng the originall begynnyng of man Forsome of them beleued the worlde to haue been a thynge vncreated that is to saye without begynnyng and incorruptible that is neuer to haue ende and lykewyse mankynde to haue been of eternall continuance Other some of theim were of opynion that the worlde was created and corruptyble and auouched that man toke the begynnyng of generacion by succession of tyme. For their imagynacion was that at the fyrst begynnyng of thynges â–ª bothe the skye and the earthe bad one sole sourme and shape the nature
of the one wyth the other intermingled and in proces the same bodies disseuered the vniuersal worlde to haue receiued thys order whiche we se at thys presente And fyrste the ayre to haue founde the same continuall mouynge and the fyry parte thereof by reason of lyghtnesse to haue mounted to the highest places the Sonne and other sterres of the same cause to haue gotten theyr courses and what was myngled wyth moysture stylle to haue remayned in the fyrst place by reason it was heuy and coulde not ryse whyche inferior thynges beyng mixed or heaped together by commixtion the sea to haue ben produced of the moyste or lyquyde thynges and of the harder stuffe or matter â–ª the erth in conclusion to haue remained clammy and nesh Whan this erthe at the fyrste begynnynge was through the feruente heate of the sonne settled and growen to a thycker and more massy substance than the vppermoste partes of the same wythin a shorte space by the power of the heate swelled into littel bunches and certayn humoures in manye sundrye places gathered and congeled together by it selfe in whyche humours dyd aryse certayn corrupcyons of rottennes couered througheout with a lyttell thynne scumme or creame lyke as it chaunceth in the marshes of Egypte and in deade standynge pooles whan the feruente heate of the ayre dooeth sodeynely parche the colde earthe than whan the heate commethe to moyste thynges anone is wroughte generatyon by reasone that in the nyghte tyme the ayre rounde aboute enuyronneth it wyth humoure whyche in the daye is by the vertue of the soonne made harde After certayne space of tyme the sayed putryfactyons beynge broughte to their vttermooste extente approchynge as it were the tyme of delyuerance as soone as the sayd scummes or creaâ—es were throughly dried and broken they broughte forthe the shapes of all kyndes of lyuynge thynges Whereof suche as had by chaunce receyued more heate beynge made apt to flightâ— â–ª â—unted vp in to the ayre such as had remayning in them more of the erth becam some of them crepers on the grounde and some of them other beastes of the earth suche as hapned to haue a watryshe nature were caryed into the element of their proper kynde and were named fyshes Than the earthe after this partely wyth the parchynge heate of the sonne and partlye wyth the wyndes warynge styll drier and dryer surcessed bryngyng foorthe beastes of any great quantitye but those that were alredye ingendred broughte foorthe others eche of his owne kynde through mutuall coÌ„mirtion and engendrynge one wyth an other And in the very selfe same wyse they saye that man also was at the fyrst begynnyng produced and that he seekinge his foode in the wylde fieldes long tyme lyued a saluage and rude lyfe as vnto whome onely the fruicte of the grasse and of the tryes dyd of it selfe mynâ—ster sustynaunce They sayen furthermore that the other wylde beastes were noyefull vnto men whiche beastes to withstande they assembled theym in companyes and for feare of the sayde beastes for a common vtilytie and that mutuall ayde and succur myght bee ministred by one to an other they sought oute places where to inhabite And where the sowne of theyr mouth was suche as myght not be vnderstande they made a distinction of one word from an other by littell and lyttel and called eche thynge by a seuerall name Albeit for as muche as thei were placed in sundry corners or regions of the worlde they vsed not all no maner wordes or speach and therfore there was saye those phylosophers sundrye fourmes and facyons of letters And the companiss of men fyrste essembled they reporte to haue ben the fyrst progenitours euery company of his owne nacion but the fyrst men hauynge no maner staye of helpe or succoure liued an harde lyfe because they hadde no knowledge nor prouision to saue and laye vp the fruytes of the fyeldes to occupye afterwardes in time of neede And hereof it chaunced that in the wynter season veraye many eyther by famyne or els by reason of colde peryshed In proces of tyme beynge well taught by experyence they bothe soughte out caues to lye in for aduoydyng and defendyng the extreme sharpnesse of coâ—de and also began to kepe fruites in store After this 〈◊〉 knowlage of fyre and of other thynges for mans vse necessarye perceyued and lerned the other commodityes of mannes lyfe were in shorte space founde out Finally necessitye beynge made the scholâ— maystres of thynges ministred vnto the wittes of euery singular persone cunnyng and expert practisyng and vnto them were also geuen to adiutours to helpe them handes speeche or communicacion and excellency of mynde And those phylosophiers whyche were throughly perswaded that this was the orygynall begynnynge of man and dyd not referre the same to the proâ—ydence of god auouched that the Ethiopes were the fyrste men of all that euer were folowyng this coniecture that the soyle of Ethiopia began before all other part es of the erthe to encrease in warmethe by reason that the sonne is nerest to it where as the erthe was of it selfe all daâ—kyshe and moyst wherby it happened that of the same fyrst proporcion attempring of moysture and heate man was ingendred and that the same man after hys prâ—crâ—â—cyon dyd wyth better wyll and apytyte holde hym selfe in that parte of the earthe where it hapned hym to be procreate than to seke any other for as muche as all thynges were vnto hym as yet vnoknwen ¶ Other there be whyche suppose the Scithians to be the fyrst people of the worlde and that betwene them and the Egyptians was long contencion whether nacion was of more antiquytie The Aegyptians allâ—dgynge for theym that in the begynnynge of all thynges whan that some contraryes by the feruente heate of the sonne were â—uâ—n parched and burned other agayne by extreme colde were frosen so that it coulde not ingendâ—r men nor yet receyue nor susteyne inhabitauntes before that garmentes were inuented to saue the bodye from the violence of colde and heate and yll places by remedye mollified Aegypte alwayes to haue been so temperate that neyther the winter colde nor the somer heate myght greue hir inhabitantes the grounde beyng moreouer so fruitfull that there is no lande so fertile of nouryshmentes for mans vse Therfore by reason it semeth that there men shulde fyrst ingender where they myght moste easely be nouryshed ¶ On the other parte the Scithyans supposed the temperatenes of the ayre to be no argumente of antiquitee For nature whan she deuided colde and heate into regyons forthwith ingendred creatures apt to suffer the qualityes of the places yea and trees fruytes and herbes accordyng to the disposicyon of the regyons And howe muche more sharper the ayre is to the Scithians than to the Aegypcians so muche the harder be they of bodye and wyt Moreouer if the worlde whyche nowe is deuyded into elementes hath ben confused all in one eyther the water in the begynnynge sourroundyng al thynges or elles
the stocke of my sonne Iuda shal be borne a virgyn of whom the lambe immaculate shal be borne which is the lambe of god that by grace shall saue all men whose kingdome shal be euerlastinge and neuer corrupted Therfore the great lord shal appeare in earth as a man and shall take vpon him a mortall bodye and shall eate as a man His sterre shal arise in heuen and he shall shyne in the earth as the sonne The heauens shall open ouer him and out of the temple no lyttel sanctificacion of glory shall come to him He shall poure out the spirite of grace vppon vs and you shall be his chyldren in the truth He shal be from Leui a priest and from Iuda a kyng he shal be bothe god and man medyator betwene god and man and shal take awaye all darkenesse whiche is vnder the heauen and there shal be peace through the vniuersall worlde The voyce of the yll doers shall be agaynst him not knowing his resurrection But the bloud of his innocēcie you shal receiue on your hedes And in his passion the stones shal cleaue a sunder the sonne shal be darkened and all other thinges shal be troubled the inuisible spirites shal tremble and helle shal be spoyled he shall open the gates of paradyse and shal make the thretnynge swoorde agaynst Adam to stande and shal geue vnto his saynctes to eate of the wood of lyfe Belial shall be bound by him Then shal ye se Enoch Noe Sem Abraham Isaac and me your father rising in ioye from the ryght hande of god and shal geue power to his chyldren to ouercome pernycious spirites and as many as beleue in him on the erth shal also reioyce Then shal all men rise agayne the godly to glory and ioye the vngodly to shame and perpetuall damnacion and most specyally he shal iudge Israel whiche would not beleue in him c. Tagus surnamed Orma reigned ouer the Spaniardes The yere of the worlde 2114 The yere before Christe 1849 by whom the countrey was called Taga At the same time beganne Marsus his reigne ouer the Germaynes Abraham the most holy patriarch in this tyme finished his last daye The yere of the worlde 2124 The yere before Christe 1839 After whose decesse there arose a great famine in the land of Canaan for whyche Isaac wente to soiourne with Abimelech king of Palestine Apis was the fyrst that was supposed to bee a god in Aegypt The yere of the worlde 2128 The yere before Christe 1835 whom some cal Serapin Armatrites the ninth emperour of Assyria reygned .38 yeares who beynge wholly giuen to voluptee and delycacies dyd bothe inuent and amplifie those thinges whiche apperteined to pleasures The yere of the worlde 2138 The yere before Christe 1825 ¶ Sicanus the sonne of Malot Tages The yere of the worlde 2141 The yere before Christe 1822 begā to reigne ouer the Italians of whom the coūtrey Uetulonia was named Sicania In this time Longho reigned amonge the Gaules The yere of the worlde 2143 The yere before Christe 1820 Betus began his reigne ouer the Spaniardes of whom the realme was called Betica Leucippus the eyghte kynge of Peloponessus The yere of the worlde 2145 The yere before Christe 1818 reigned 53. yeares In this season arose the ragious flod of Achaia The yere of the worlde 2151 The yere before Christe 1812 wherby the hole prouince was almost destroyed Osyris in Tracia distroied the giant Licurgus Phoroneus the son of Inachus the second kinge of Argiues reigned .60 yeres The yere of the worlde 2158 The yere before Christe 1805 He fyrste gaue lawes and iudgementes vnto the Grecians Not longe after the begynninge of his reigne Telchises and Carpathius kepte greuous warre againste him with doubtfull hope of victorie But they beinge vanquisshed by him in battayle were driuen out of their countrey and ignoraunt of al thinges supposynge them selues to haue ben vtterly excluded from all mēs company toke for a sure possession the yle of Rhodes before that tyme called Ophiussa Thessalus the sonne of Grecus The yere of the worlde 2166 The yere before Christe 1797 fyrste reigned in Thessalia whiche before was called as Plinye testifyeth Emonia Deabus amonge the Spanyardes vsurped tirannously the kyngedome he was so called for the golde mynes and ryches which he inuented got oppressyng his subiectes Bardus the yonger reigned amonge the Gaules The yere of the worlde 2171 The yere before Christe 1792 Belochus the tenthe Emperoure of Assyria The yere of the worlde 2176 The yere before Christe 1787 reigned .35 yeres He had that name bycause that with the rule of his Empire he exercised the offyce of the highe prieste of Iupiter Belus and alwayes was occupied aboute diuinacions and prophesyes Gambriuius a valiant man in armes reigned ouer the Germans and as their histories witnesse was the fyrste that woore a crowne ▪ He inuented the makinge of beere and taught his people to brewe it ¶ In Aemathia nowe called Macedonia Macedon the son of Osyris began to reigne of whome the prouince receiued that name The yere of the worlde 2117 The yere before Christe 1786 And aboute this time Osyris suppressed giantes whiche began to vse tyrannie The yere of the worlde 2180 The yere before Christe 1783 ¶ Iacob fled from his brother Esau and wente to his vncle Laban where after seuen yeares he maryed Lya and Rachell and by theim and theyr handemaydes had the .12 Patriarches The yere of the worlde 2198 The yere before Christe 1765 ¶ Messapius the .ix. kynge of Peloponessus reigned .47 yeares The yere of the worlde 2200 The yere before Christe 1763 ¶ Ioseph the sonne of Iacob and Rachaell a man mooste chaste and vertuous was in this time borne He in his youthe by his excellente fauoure vertue and wysedome excelled all his brethren and was of his father aboue all the other beloued for whiche cause and for his dreames he was of his brethren had in great despite and by theym sold into Aegipt where after long imprysonement in the 30. yeare of his age he expounded the dreames of Pharao by whome he was made presidente of Aegypte and called the sauyour of the worlde For God woulde that by thys meruellous occasyon he shoulde come into Aegipte that his power might be there knowen and that helpe myght be ministred to Iacob and his familye in the tyme of famine This Ioseph taught the Aegyptians bothe relygyon and ciuill policies whiche is moste worthye to bee obserued that a man inspired with the holy ghoste shuld institute so harde and seuere maner of administracion and to drawe togither the hole royalme of Aegypte a countrey so large and wyde as it were the membres of one body Wherby we may learne that seuerite is moste meete to keepe people in obedyence and that it is of god approued For gentilnes corrupteth the common people But to returne to our purpose After Ioseph had gouerned the royalme of Aegypte by the space of .80 yeares
cause poetes feined that he and his wyfe repaired mankynde being vtterly destroied with water ¶ In this tyme the worlde was also tourmented with a plague of heate whyche vaynelye they attributed vnto the fables of PhaeÌ„ton Chencres reigned in Egypte .xvi. yeres Than Israel cryed vnto the lorde ¶ Ascatades the .xviii. emperour of Assyria The yere of the worlde 2445 The yere before Christe 1518 rayned 41. yeares whyche vtterly broughte all Syria to hys subiection ¶ Of Helene the son of DeucalioÌ„ and Pyrrha the Grecians were called Hellenes The yere of the worlde 2448 The yere before Christe Chorinthus builded which before was called Ephyrus The yere of the worlde 2452 The yere before Christe 1511 ¶ Romanessus the son of Roma reigned amonge the Aborigines He had first the name of Saturne consecrated to hym From this Saturne Eutropius began his historie of the Romanes Echireus the .xv. kynge of Peloponessus reigned .55 yeres Whan that kyng Pharao without all measure vexed the children of Israel The yere of the worlde 2454 The yere before Christe 1509 god sente Moyses to delyuer hys people out of Aegipte who after diuers miracles by him done in the sight of Pharao for confirmacion of his auctoritee lead theim towarde the lande of promission but then Pharao changing his minde pursued the Israelites with moste eâ—gre crueltee entending to haue vtterlye distroyed theim for so muche as they had at that tyme noo place of refuge or succour For on the one side they were inclosed with hilles on the other with the sea he their most infest enemie folowed at their backes But here god declared that whan extreme necessitee happeneth and al mans helpe faileth he is readye and heareth the voice of his people For at the prayer of Moyses and wailinge of the Israelites the water of the sea contrarye to the natural course therof went backe and by the space of certain miles gaue way to the people to passe without daunger whyche thing whan Pharao and his hoste assaied to folowe and were in the deepest the sea kepyng againe his former course swalowed him with al his power Where god shewed a newe example that he woulde be reuenged of stubborne impious and cruell tirannes whiche vexe and persecute his people ¶ The fifty daye after that the Israelites were thus departed out of Egipt were come to the mount of Sinai the lawe of the ten commandementes was to them geueÌ„ by almighty god with a great and terrible magnificeÌ„ce At whiche time also god gaue to them a certaine politike gouernaunce and a speciall kyngdom in which nothing wanted that apperteined to the true worshipping of god priesthode and ciuile iustice to the intent that a certayne people shuld be notably knoweÌ„ among whom the word of god remained and of whome chryste in time to come should be borne So that among this people alwaye remained the church the kingdome and the true worde of god vntyll after Chryste had suffred Whereby all men maye knowe that the church hath alway bene and that god from the beginning of the worlde both reueled and preserued his worde among his people Lusus in Spaine and Allobror in Fraunce reigned Acherres kinge of Egipt reygned .viii. yeres Hercules surnamed Desinas flourished in Phenicia Aaron was consecrated high pryest The yere of the worlde 2455 The yere before Christe Amalek subdued by the Hebrues The temple of Apollo at Delos was builded by Erisâ—stones sonne of Cecrops Dardanus slewe his brother Iasius by disceite The yere of the worlde 2457 The yere before Christe wherfore he fled into Samothracia where he lurked long Coribanthus succeded his father Iasius Crothopus the .viii. kiÌ„g of Argiues reigned .xxi. yeres Cranaus the second king of Athenes The yere of the worlde 2458 The yere before Christe reigned .ix. yeres In Candy then reygned Apteras Cherres king of Egipt reigned .xv. yeres The yere of the worlde 2461 The yere before Christe AmphitrioÌ„ the third king of Athenes reigned .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 2467 The yere before Christe 1496 Epaphus the sonne of Io and Iupiter The yere of the worlde 2471 The yere before Christe 1492 buylded Memphis in Aegipte Aâ—â—â—us called also Danaus The yere of the worlde 2476 The yere before Christe 1487 reygned fiue yeres king of Egipt Erichâ—â—â—nius the .iii. king of Athenes reygned .50 yeres The yere of the worlde 2477 The yere before Christe 1486 He founde out the vse of siluer Lacedemon the citie was buylded by Lacecedemon the sonne of Semeles Sâ—elenus the .ix. kinge of Argiues reigned .11 yeres The yere of the worlde 2479 The yere before Christe 1484 Ramesses surnamed Egiptus The yere of the worlde 2481 The yere before Christe 1482 of whom it was called Egipte which before was named Aeria droue his brother Danaus out of his realme and ruled the fame .68 yeres At this Ramesses Manetho the Egipcian pryeste began his chronicle And the kinges of Egipt for honor were called Pharaones Arras the son of Iupiter and Calistho subduing the Pelasgians named theyr countreye Arcadia In the .31 yeare of the Dukedome of Moyses Atho prince of Meonia The yere of the worlde 2484 The yere before Christe 1479 gaue vnto Dardanus part of his land who incontinent left al his right in Italy and went vnto his new possession where he builded a citee whiche after his owne name he called Dardania that after was called Troy Unto this place Berosus continued his historye and finished it The yere of the worlde 2485 The yere before Christe 1478 Here beginneth the kyngdome of the Troians where Dardanus fyrste reigned .64 yeres Amyntas the .xix. emperour of Assyria reigned .45 yeres The yere of the worlde 2490 The yere before Christe 1473 Danaus the .x. kyng of Argiues expulsing Stelenus reigned ouer them .50 yeres Orosius writeth that betwene the childreÌ„ of Danaus and Aegiptus in one night was committed .50 murders After whiche Danaus the aucthor of al this mischiefe was driuen oute of hys royalme and fled to the Argiues Where he perswaded theim to this leudnes that by their helpe he expelled Stelenus that receiued him voide of al helpe and reigned there Orithya was rauished of Boriatrax The yere of the worlde 2491 The yere before Christe 1472 Aaron deceassed Eleasar was constituted high prieste The yere of the worlde 2492 The yere before Christe 1471 Moyses ouercame the kinges of Amorrea the Moabites he deuided their land and died in the mount Nebo being of age .120 yeres Whose eyes were neuer dimme nor teeth lose he was buried by angelles and hys sepulchre was yet neuer knowen vnto man Triptolemus sailed to Eleusin and there taught them the vse of corne The yere of the worlde 2493 The yere before Christe 1470 ¶ After the death of Moyses the Israelites had princis and gouernours whiche were created partly by the auctoritee of wyse men partly set vp by the speciall callynge of god by whiche princis many noble and famous thinges were
not be called a wise man but a philosopher that is a louer of wisdom his doctrine was dyuyne and commodious the whiche he teachinge to other inioyned them to kepe silence fiue yeres and here him diligentlye ere they demanded of him any question He neuer would do sacrifice with any bloud He would eat nothinge that had life Finallye he continued his life in wonderfull abstinency and continency to his immortall name Before Britayne knovven 473 Smerdes the magician the .iii. emperor of Persia The yere of the worlde 3440 The yere before Christe 52 reigned vii monthes He by the Pieres of Persea with his brother was slayne After whose death they consulted for the gouernance of the empire where Darius the son of Hytaspis through the admonicion of his frend Zorababel made a vowe vnto almighty god that he woulde repaire his temple if he might be kynge neyther was his hope frustrate for by neyghinge of his horse and sodeyn lightnyng therwith ▪ he was saluted king Orestes the presidente of Sardis hanged Polycrates the tyran of Samos Hrypagus and Hippias exercysed theyr tyrannye in Athenes Darius the sonne of Hitaspis the .iiii. emperoure of Persia Before Britayne knovven 472 reigned .xxxvi. yeres The yere of the worlde 3441 The yere before Christe 522 He by thee nyghinge of hys horse as it were by a certayn oracle was declared king Esdras and Nehemias call him Artaxerxes He gaue licence agayne to the Iewes to buylde theyr temple he constituted .xx. prouinces through the persuasion of his wife Atossa enterprised to warre vpon Grecia Democedes a notable phisicion in thys tyme flourysshed who beinge captiue to Darius healed hym of his foote beinge wrenched whiche before coulde not be remedied by all his phisicions Orestes by his owne gard through the menes of Bargeus and commaundement of Darius was slayne Before Britayne knovven 471 Aggens began to prophecie among the Iewes who rebuked theym The yere of the worlde 3442 The yere before Christe 521 for that they were slacke in the woorke of the lorde Zacharias also prophecied the same time among them Armonius and Aristogiton slue Hipparchus the tyrant and Loua an harlot theyr concubine whē with greuous tormentes she was forced to bewray them she bit in sunder her tongue and spit it forth Cleomenes the king of Sparta liued Meandrius by craft obteined Samos expulsing Sylosō The yere of the worlde 3446 The yere before Christe 517 The temple of the Iewes was finished Before Britayne knovven and with great ioye dedicated to the lorde wherein they offered theyr sacrifices and celebrated theyr Phase in gratulacion that god had tourned the herte of Darius to them The yere of the worlde 3449 The yere before Christe 514 Babilon rebelled against Darius Before Britayne knovven 464 and after long siege by the counsayle and helpe of Zopyrus he recouered it That time by his capitain Otanes he restored Syloson to his realme Megapisus sonne of Zopyrus presidente of Egipte kepte warres agaynst the Atheniens The yere of the worlde 3451 The yere before Christe 512 Darius for the reuengement of Cyrus made a viage against the Scithians he subdued the Getes Before Britayne knovven 462 the Thracians yelded them selues but the Scithians put hym to shameful flight Aboute this time chaunced the historye of Iudith as Philo writeth But some suppose that it was done before the monarchy of the Persians for when the empyre was in theyr handes neyther the Medes ne Asfyrians had any king of theyr owne Therefore this will I leaue vnto the iudgement of the reders This moste chaste matrone Iudith stroke of the head of Holophernes the moste terryble capitain of the Assirians and delyuered hir countrey from greuous affliction The yere of the worlde 3453 The yere before Christe 516 Megapizus was constituted generall capitayn of Darius armie in Europa he tooke Perynthus Before Britayne knovven subdued all Thracia vanquished the Peones and sēt ambassadours to Amintas kinge of Macedonia to submitte him selfe which ambassadours for theyr incontinencye and drunkennesse were by Alexander the kinges sonne slayne Tarquinius Superbus the last king of Romans wyth al his family were expulsed the citie for the rauishment of Lucrece .244 yere after the buylding of Rome The kinges beyng thus driuen out of the citee the state of the commune weale was changed for the loueraigne dominion was in the gouernance of the Senate among whome there were yerelye chosen two Consules Before Britayne knovven 458 The yere of the worlde 3455 The yere before Christe 508 whose auctoritee in that office continued but one yere L. Iunius Brutus L. Tarquinius Collatinus were created the first consules of Rome Brutus for the feruēt loue to his countrey cōmanded his owne sonnes and nephues to be beheded for that they had conspired to bringe in Tarquine again After in a batail fought against Tarquine he was slayne Collatinus was deposed frome hys consulship in whose place P. Ualerius was substituted The Atheniens likewise elected yerely magistrates Isagrus capitain of the Atheniens ¶ Tarquinius with the ayde of Porsenna kyng of Hetruscians Before Britayne knovven 456 besieged Rome and had taken it The yere of the worlde 3457 The yere before Christe had not the valiaunte Horatius Cocles resisted theim on the bridge Sublitius whiles it was hewen in sunder behynd him wherby a greate nūber of their ennemies were drowned and he leapynge into the water armed as he was swam to his company The same tyme Mutius Sceuola a senatour of Rome went into the campe of Porsenna to haue slain him therby to haue deliuered the citee frome that greuous siege but he stroke an other in stede of the king wherfore whā he was taken and brought before the king and thretned that he shuld for that dede be put to death he loked aside and saw a great fire wherinto he put his arme and there helde it still tyll it was bourned of whiche sterne dede and the wordes that he saied howe that thre hundred in Rome had sworne as well as he to slee the kynge caused Porsena to make peace with the Romains and so brake vp his army and went his waye The same tyme Chloelia a virgin beynge in hostage with Porsenna deceiued hir kepers and swam ouer Tiber to Rome where she excited the people to defend their citee and for that cause was honoured with an image set vp for hir remembraunce Before Britayne knovven Otanes successour to Megabizus capitayn of Darius The yere of the worlde 3458 The yere before Christe 505 toke Byzance with diuers other citees ¶ Acestorides capitaine of the Ateniens The Romanes and Sabines fought together in which battail the Romanes were victours there were slaine of the Sabines .13000 and were taken .4200 The yere of the worlde 3459 The yere before Christe 504 Before Britayne knovven 454 The yere of the worlde 3460 The yere before Christe 503 Alexander the .x. kinge of Macedon reigned .43 yeres Before Britayne knovven 453 He was surnamed Bubaris
rose amoÌ„gest theÌ„ For which cause they elected ten men whom they seÌ„t in to greece to write out the lawes of Solon and to learne the customes also of other great cities vsynge moreouer the counsel of the wyse philosophers The ten tables wer drawen out whiche were hanged openly in the courte of Rome This is the originall of the Romain lawes whiche they borowed of the Grecians ¶ Famaine pestilence inuaded the cytee the Consule Nuintilius dyed The yere of the worlde 3511 The yere before Christe 452 Before Britayne knovven in whose place was substituted Sp. Furius The ambassadours retourned from Greece with Solons lawes The yere of the worlde 3512 The yere before Christe 451 Before Britayne knovven 401 The people of Rome altered the state of their commoÌ„ weale The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 450 for in place of their Consules Before Britayne knovven 400 they created teÌ„ men who had power geuen them to stablyshe lawes The lawe of the ten tables was confirmed in Rome Anaxagoras a notable philosopher mayster of Pericles in this time liued Sophocles a poete of Athenes and a wryter of tragedies flourished Pericles the valiant capitain of the Atheniens in this tyme was renoumed for his wisdom and prowes In all his tyme he nothing encreased his reuenues but alwais enriched the commune weale Finally beyng sycke vnto death the noble men of the citee coming to comfort him talked among them selues how by his marciall prowes he was victour in nyne great batailes Whiche wordes Pericles hearing saide vnto them That he muche maruailed that they extolled so much that thing whereof the more part was in fortune and had happened to other as well as to him and that whiche was most to be praised they spake nothing of it For neuer man saied he in this cytee by myne occasion had cause to mourne Appius Claudius with his felowes Before Britayne knovven 398 by force obteyned the souerain dominion The yere of the worlde 3515 The yere before Christe 448 To the first .x. tables two more were added The .x. men were deposed for their tyranny and lasciuiousnes specially for the death of Sicius and rauyshment of the daughter of Uirginius whom hir father to kepe hir vndefiled with his owne handes slue ¶ The Consules wer created again and Appius cast in prison and after exiled Pericles capitaine of the Atheniens made truse with the Lacedemones for .xxx. yeres Before Britayne knovven 349 Hitherto writeth Dionisyus Halicarnasseus The yere of the worlde 3517 The yere before Christe 444 Before Britayne knovven 391 MUlmutius Dunwallo the sonne of CloteÌ„ The yere of the worlde 3522 The yere before Christe 441 duke of Cornwall reduced his royalme into one monarchy beinge before by ciuyl warres and dissention lacerated and broughte into dyuers dominions He was the firste that was crowned kinge and constituted good lawes which long after were called Mulmutius lawes he gaue priuileges vnto temples and ploughes and began to make the .iiii. notable wayes in Britayn In london called then Trenouant he buylded a great temple whiche some suppose to be S. Paules some Blackewell haul Finally when he had brought this royalm to welth and quyetnes reigninge herein .40 yeres he dyed honorably leauinge after him two valyaunte and noble sonnes Belinus and Brennus The office of Censores instituted in Rome Before Britayne knovven 388 A famin in Rome The yere of the worlde 3525 The yere before Christe 438 by which many for lacke were forced to throwe them selfe into Tiber. An earthquake chaÌ„ced also The Fidenates rebelled agaynst the Romains Before Britayne knovven 386 Tolumnius kinge of Ueientes The yere of the worlde 3527 The yere before Christe 436 commaunded the Romaine ambassadours to be slayne Before Britayne knovven 385 The Romanes in reuenging the deth of theyr ambassadours warred against the Fidenates and Uetentes The yere of the worlde 3528 The yere before Christe 435 Tolumnius was slayne and the Romaines triumphed Before Britayne knovven 383 Iudas the sonne of Eliasib was constituted high priest of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3530 The yere before Christe 433 About this time the Atheniens confederated them selfes with the Corcirens The Corinthians kept greuous sea warre with the Corcirens in whiche bothe partyes gloried to be victours ¶ Aboute this time the warres of Peloponessus began For the citees of Grece after they had expulsed the Persians being of greater streÌ„gth and power waxed proude and insolent and therby fell at discorde and variance among them selfes and for lyghte and smal causes vexed eche other with cruel deadlye and continuall warres in so muche that by them Grece was vtterly destroyed and lastly lost their libertee and were brought in seruage vnder kynge Phillip of Macedon and for their honest and commendable lawes and fourme of gouernance which thei had vsed before time succeded a dissolute order of al thinges and great corrupcion of maners The first occasion of this warre began betwene Corcyra and Corinth with whom the other citees toke part so that all Grecia was deuided And the cheife leaders of one part were the Atheniens and of the other the Lacedemoniens These warres as Xenophon witnesseth contynued .28 yeres with great varietee and change of Fortune For somtimes the Atheniens by the manhode and policie of theyr capitaines had the vpper hand sometime the Lacedemones But in the ende the Atheniens were vainquished their countrey destroyed and the walles of the citee beaten to the grounde and thei put vnder the seruage of .30 tyrannes An Eclipse of the Sonne Archelaus the king of Macedone reigned .24 yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 431 Archidamas king of Lacedemon Before Britayne knovven 381 The Atheniens in battayle on horsebacke ouerthrewe the Peloponenses in Phrigia Cleopompus capitayn of the AthenieÌ„s toke ThroniuÌ„ vanquished the LocreaÌ„s droue the Aegineis out of their countrey to whom the Lacedemones gaue landes to inhabite vpon A sore pestilence toke the Atheniens Before Britayne knovven 380 The Lacedemones ambassadours The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 430 taken by Sadocus were slain of the Atheniens ¶ Sitalces kynge of Thrace warred vpon Perdiccas Before Britayne knovven 379 and wasted the countrey of Macedone The yere of the worlde 3534 The yere before Christe 429 but by the counsaile of Setheus to whome Perdiceas had promised his sustre Stratenices in mariage Sitalces retourned againe into his countrey The Lacedemoniens beseged Platea in Grece which was confederate with the Athenians Lesbus forsoke the frendshyp of the Atheniens The Chalcidenies ouerthrue and slue the Atheniens The Atheniens by theyr capitain Phormio ouercame the Corinthians Pachetes capitaine of the Atheniens toke agayne Mytiâ—ene and Lesbus Platea was taken by the Lacedemones and beaten downe Before Britayne knovven 378 The yere of the worlde 3535 The yere before Christe 428 And Athenes shaken with diuers erthquakes likewise the yles of Euboea and Atulanta A greuous sedicion and ruffling in Corcyra where many of
the noble men were slayne and diuers of the commons fearinge to come to the handes of theyr aduersaries murdered them selfes in the temples The Syracusane warres with the Leontines in Sicilie beganne Agis king of Lacedemons Domosthenes inuaded the Aetolians Before Britayne knovven 377 he was vainquished and put to flyght The yere of the worlde 3536 The yere before Christe 427 Demosthenes vanquished and slue the Peloponenses and Ambracians nye to Argos The Atheniens tooke Pilus and put the Lacedemonians to great hurt and damage Before Britayne knovven 375 Xerxes the seconde The yere of the worlde 3538 The yere before Christe 424 and eight emperour of Persia reigned two monethes Sogdianus the .ix. emperor of Persia reigned .8 monthes A great drought in Rome and Nali The Atheniens tooke Scandia and Cythera spoyled and bourned Thirca An Eclipse of the sonne and an earthquake in certain places of Grece Before Britayne knovven 374 Darius surnamed Nothus The yere of the worlde 3539 The yere before Christe 424 the tenthe emperour of Persia reigned .xix. yeres he did muche domage to the Atheniens for the olde rancour betwene them Brasidas the Lacedemnian capitayne got Amphipolis toke Torona receiued by dedicion diuers cities of the part of the Athenians and besieged Lecythus The Bocotians vanquished the Atheniens at Delos and toke it Truce taken betwene the Atheniens and the Lacedemons Before Britayne knovven 373 The yere of the worlde 3540 The yere before Christe 423 The Ueientes ouerthru the Romanes for which cause Mamercus Emilius was elected Dictatour who vaynquished the Ueientes and Fidenates ¶ Cleon the capitaine of Atheniens recouered Sicionia and Torona which had geueÌ„ vp to the Lacedemonians At Amphipolis Brasidas vaÌ„quished and slue Cleon him selfe being also wounded to death after whom succeded Clearidas The Lacedemoniens made truce with the Atheniens for .50 yeres and buylded Heraclea The Atheniens by the meanes of Alcibiades entred in league with the Argiues and other for .100 yeres The yere of the worlde 3543 The yere before Christe 420 Uulturnum was taken by the Samnites whiche by theyr capitaine Capy was after named Capua Before Britayne knovven 370 The yere of the worlde 3545 The yere before Christe 418 The Lacedemones by theyr capitayne Agis ouerthrue and vaÌ„quished the Argiues Before Britayne knovven with whom also they made league The yere of the worlde 3547 The yere before Christe 416 A commotion of seruantes in Rome who conspired to destroye the citye with fier Before Britayne knovven 366 The Atheniens toke Melos by dedicion and kylled all the youth bringinge the residue to bondage The Athenians with theyr capitaynes Alcibiades Nicias and Laâ—â—achus sayled into Sicilye And the sayd Alcibiades was incontinent sent for home and should for certaine offences haue ben banished But he hauing knowlage therof fledde to the Lacedemons whom he styrred to warre vpon his owne countrey and by his auctoritee withdrue many cities of Asia from the obedience of the Atheniens Afterwarde he was called from banishmente and atcheued many great vyctoryes in the quarel of his couÌ„trey meÌ„ as shal after be touched The yere of the worlde 3548 The yere before Christe 415 Warres of Sicily were renued Before Britayne knovven 365 The yere of the worlde 3549 The yere before Christe 414 The Syracusanes were besieged Before Britayne knovven 364 and vaÌ„quished of the Atheniens The Lacedemones sent them succours with their capitayne Gilippus Egipt left the Persians Before Britayne knovven 363 and those Amartheus to theyr kinge The yere of the worlde 1550 The yere before Christe 413 who reigned .vi. yeres The Thracians tooke Mycalessum and putte al the people to the swoorde withoute respect of age who lykewise by the Thebans were all slayne The Syracusanes obteyned a great victorye ouer the Atheniens Nicias and Demosthenes wer slayne few of them retourned to Athenes Socrates the famous philosopher at this time flourished in Athenes he first inuented morall philosophye and so diligently ensued it that he was counted the most wise and vertuous man than liuinge But at the laste he being enuied of them whiche then dyd beare chiefe rule in Athenes was accused of Anytus Melissus the poete and Licon the oratour that he spake agaynst theyr goddis and corrupted theyr children with peruerse doctrine At whiche time he so contempned death that he woulde suffer no man to speake for him and therfore as the facion was when he should drinke poyson with a ioyous countenaunce he sayd to Anitus I bring the good lucke and incontinent died But soone after the Atheniens repented theyr rashenesse and were so sorye for his death that of his accusers some they slewe and some they banished and did sette vp openlye the ymage of Socrates made of copper for a perpetuall memorye of his benefittes and wisedome The Lacedemons made amitee with Darius Before Britayne knovven 362 Hytherto writeth Thucidides The yere of the worlde 3551 The yere before Christe 412 The Medes forsoke Darius â–ª and were again subdued Before Britayne knovven 361 Aboute Abidus the Athenienses triumphed vpon the Lacedemons and Syracusanes The yere of the worlde 3552 The yere before Christe 411 Alcibiades at Chalcedon obteyned a great victory he toke Byzance by treason ouercam the Lacedemons vaÌ„quished Pharnabazus and in his absence was elected capitain of Athenes whither he retourned with greate triumphe he was a man of goodlye personage actiue eloquent and of wytte quicke and excellente and yet therewithal lacked not diuers vyces as dissolute lyuinge and lecherie and ryot deceyt and vnconstancie which caused men to meruayle that in one man might be such diuers natures Finally by the menes of LysaÌ„der he was exiled who being in Phrigia the house wherin he lay purposely was set on fyre whiche he escaped and halfe naked valiantly defended him selfe againste his ennemies amonge whom he was slayne and his heade broughte to Pharnabazus capitayne of Persians Posthumius Uigillenses the Romayn capitayne after is victory ouer the Eques and Uoles for his arrogancie was slayne of the souldiours Before Britayne knovven The temple of Pallas at Athenes was burned The yere of the worlde 3553 The yere before Christe Lysander ouerthrewe Antiochus the Athenien toke Delphinion and Eiona The Carthaginensis with their capitayn Annibal inuaded Sicilie by sea The yere of the worlde 3554 The yere before Christe 409 Before Britayne knovven 359 A famine and pestilence in Rome The yere of the worlde 1555 The yere before Christe 408 After the Atheniens had expulsed their capitayne Alcibiades the seconde time Before Britayne knovven 358 thei were ouerthrowen slaine by Lysander the Lacedemonian capitayne nere to the citee Aegus whiche by force of armes toke also Cerdrias and Lampsacus and after gyrt the citee ofAthenes with a stronge siege at whyche tyme manye of them perished with huÌ„ger and famyne and yet were they so stubburne in their sentence that thei not only refused all condicioÌ„s of peace but also publysshed that who so euer exhorted theim to
the hauen towne of Laconia Conō repayred Pyreum and the great walles of Athenes In the feldes of Meandrus Strutas the Persian slue Thimbrus and Thesādrus put to flight and destroyed the Lacedemons Teleutias toke Philocrates with .xii. shyppes Thrasibulus subdued all Lesbus whom the Aspendians by night killed Iphicrates in the streictes of Abidos meting with the Locedemons obteyned a great victorie in whiche Anaxibios was slayne Dionise tyranne of Sicilye aboute this time ouercame the Lacronses and shortly after he him selfe was vanquished by the Crotoniens ☞ Damon and Pitheas an example of moste sure and rare frendship in this time liued Argeus was king of Macedone one yeare The yere of the worlde 3570 The yere before Christe 393 after whome succeded Amintas who reigned .xix. yeres Before Britayne knovven 343 The citee Ueie after ten yeres siege was taken by Furius Camillus the Romain capitain for whiche victory he triumphed Before Britayne knovven 342 The Faliscians yelded to the Romains being prouoked The yere of the worlde 3572 The yere before Christe 391 with the great faith and Iustice of their capitain Camillus whiche restored againe to them the children of theyr noble men when they were geuen into his hādes by the reason of their instructour or schole maister Psammites kyng Egipt reigned one yere Before Britayne knovven 339 after whō reigned Nepherites .4 monethes The yere of the worlde 3574 The yere before Christe 389 The Atheniens besyeged Eginetas by lande and sea and obteyned the soueraintee of the sea Nectanebus reigned in Egipt .18 yeres The yere of the worlde 3575 The yere before Christe 388 Achaia by an horrible earthquake was so shaken Before Britayne knovven 338 that ii citees Hebra and Helice sanke and were cleane deuoured of the earthe Teleucias in the hauē of Athenes toke many of their shyppes and men M. Furius Camilius after many benefites by him done to the citee was by them most vnkyndly exiled BRennus the moste valiant capitayn of the Galles sonne of Mulinutius The yere of the worlde 3576 The yere before Christe 387 and brother to Beline Before Britayne knovven 337 in this yere with the Frenche men inuaded Rome he first buylded and repayred beyonde the mountains Millane Pauy Bergomuni Comum Brixia Uerona Tridentum Uincētia with dyuers other citees vanquished the Clusines ouerthrue the great army of the Romans toke and burned Rome slue the Senatours in their seates besieged the capitoll and had taken it had it not beere valyauntly defended by Manlius who was wakened with his companye by the noyse of geese and yet by famyne were sore constreig ed wheefore they vsed this polycie thei cast out pieces of bread in stede of stones at their ennemies by which meanes the french men supposyng thē to be well vitayled and consyderyng the munition of the place receiued of the Romans .1000 li. weyght of gold brake vp their siege But Furius Camillus reuoked frō his exile and made Dictator proclaimed that not wyth gold but with yron he would delyuer hys countrey and with the bloud of the Galles quenche the fyre of the cytee and therfore had them prepare to battaile in whiche the Frenchemen minding more the gold than the fight were by Camillls soone vanquished and the citie again repayred in lesse than a yere But of the deathe of Brennus there is no certayntee whether he was there slaine or retourned home for some of our chroniclers write the Beline was in that viage but be that as it was I wyll leaue it to the iudgemēt of the reders he toke Rome the 721. yere after the arriual of Brute in Britaine ¶ Artaxerxes made peace in Grece commaunded them to leaue the warres who so woulde do otherwise to take him for his enmy and restored the citees to their libertees The warres in Olynthius began in which Teleutias was slayne Before Britayne knovven 336 the Olynthians triumphed The yere of the worlde 3577 The yere before Christe 386 The Thebanes warred with the Lacedemones with sūdry fortune In Leucris the Lacedemones were vain quished and Cleombrotus theyr capitaine slayne The Thebanes erected Tropheum that is a token of victory The gaules desired amitee with Dionisius Rome was edified ¶ The townes of the Hetruscians distroyed The yere of the worlde 3578 The yere before Christe 385 the capitole buylded with square stones Before Britayne knovven 335 a sedicion for the landes of the Tometians The Carthaginenses with theyr capitaine Hanno inuaded Sicily Before Britayne knovven 334 Thebanes with fier and sworde inuaded the landes of Epidaures The yere of the worlde 3579 The yere before Christe 384 Dionysius sent succours to the Lacedemones who ouer came the Sicionians and toke Geras whiche done they returned home Archidamus a Lacedemon ouercame the Arcadians and Argiues and toke Cronum Before Britayne knovven 333 Camillus toke Satricum and vanquished the Hetruscians Uolscians and rescued again Iutriū Nepete The yere of the worlde 3580 The yere before Christe 383 The Atheniens made a league with the Arcadians The Aelians ouercame the Arcadians and gotte theyr mountaine citees Dionisyus the elder by the deceites of his subiectes was slayne Before Britayne knovven 332 Mantius moued sedicion in Rome againste Cemyllus and other nobles for whiche cause he was condemned The yere of the worlde 3581 The yere before Christe 382 and caste headlong from the rocke Tarpeius Dionisius the yonger tiran of Sicily began to reygne Before Britayne knovven 330 To this place Xenophon writethe of the actes of the The yere of the worlde 3583 The yere before Christe 380 Grecians Mausolus king of Caria reigned whose wife Artemisia buylded for him a wonderful sepulchre whiche was taken for one of the goodly woorkes of the world The yere of the worlde 3586 The yere before Christe 377 Before Britayne knovven 327 of which all goodlye monumentes of dead men were called Mausolea The Athenians in this time were princes of Grecia Isocrates the famous oratour in this time flourished out of whose schole proceded the moste excellent oratours of Grece Xenophon a philosophier of Athenes disciple to Socrates and folower of Plato in this time was renoumed he was an excellent capitayne For he brought an army out of the extreme partes of Babilō home to theyr owne coūtrei in safegard and for his delectable stile in writing he was named the muse of Athenes he made most excellent warkes of marciall feates of huntinge and keping of horses he liued .89 yeres Plato the prince of philosophiers in wisedom knowlage vertue and eloquence farre excedinge al other Gentiles was borne in Athenes Lyinge in his cradell bees were founden to bringe honye into his mouthe wythout hurtinge the childe whiche the diuinours did interpretate that from him shoulde flowe eloquence moste swete and dilectable he first lerned letters with Dion the grāmarian and exercised his youth in wrastling and feates of actiuitie his name was firste Aristocles and after for the big and brode stature of his bodye he
them and in his triumphe solde .4000 of them in Rome Alexander brother of Olympias reigned in Molosso The yere of the worlde 3621 The yere before Christe 342 A temple buylded in Rome to Iuno Moneta Before Britayne knovven 292 The yere before Christe 341 In Rome it rayned stones the daye appeared as night The yere of the worlde 3622 About this time the Scenical plaies or comedies wer instituted in Rome to appease the wrath of the goddes Before Britayne knovven 291 Ragoas poysoned Artaxerxes The yere of the worlde 3623 The yere before Christe 340 Before Britayne knovven 290 and murdered all the kinges children except Arsees Philip leauing the siege of Byzance and Perintheus made a leage with the Atheniens other cities of Grece The CarthagineÌ„ses encresing theyr power with a new armie sayled into Sicily where by TimoleoÌ„ they were ouercome The Romaines triumphed in a battail fought with the Samnites by the manhode of P. Decius the tribune The Carthaginenses came to Rome to congratulate theyr victory Before Britayne knovven 289 Arses sone of Ochus the .xiii. emperour of persia The yere of the worlde 3624 The yere before Christe 339 reigned .4 yeres being but yet a childe but when he waxed greater Ragoas fearing that he wold take vengeaunce on him for the death of his father slewe him also with al the kinges bloud Here ended the house of Cyrus Out of Grece came new inhabitantes to inhabit Sicily whom Timoleon gentilly receiued and gaue lawes vnto the Syracusanes In Rome a conspiracye of souldiours began the cytesens were reconciled the lawe of armes instituted and the legions of souldiours ordeined euerye of whiche conteined .6000 footemen and .732 horsemen Before Britayne knovven 288 Philip vainquished at Cheronea the Boeotians and Athenienses suche as were taken The yere of the worlde 3625 The yere before Christe 338 moued with the wordes of Demades the oratour he deliuered frely and entred in amitee with the Atheniens The same houre in Italy a battayle was fought betwene the Lucanes and Tarentines in whyche Archydamus king of LacedemoÌ„ fighting for the Tarentines was slayne Before Britayne knovven 287 Mithridates king of Ponthus reigned .xxv. yeres The yere of the worlde 3626 Philip by all the cltees was called emperour of grece against the Persians The yere before Christe 337 Timoleon veraie aged paied his debt to nature The warres of the Romains agaynste the Latines in the whiche Manlius Torquatus and P. Decius wer coÌ„suls Manlius caused his owne sonne a valyaunt yonge man to be beheaded because he brake his aray to fighte with his enemye who had chalenged him Decius auowed him selfe to death for the Romayne army by whose meanes they obteyned the victory for the oracle had geuen answere that on the one parte the capitayne should be slayne on the other the hole hoste Ragoas murdered Arses with all the kynges bloude and procured Darius to be kinge The yere of the worlde 3627 The yere before Christe 336 Pausanius slue king Philip in the Theater Before Britayne knovven 386 The Latines submitted them to Aemilius The yere of the worlde 3628 The yere before Christe 335 Alexander surnamed the great Before Britayne knovven 285 son of Philip kinge of Macedony reigned 12. yeares In his youth he was instructed by Aristottel in learninge and according to his desires had like fortune for beinge but .20 yeres of age he vndertoke the enterprise to conquere all the world with an armye prepared by his father Philip whyche was of .32000 fotemen and .4500 horsemen hauing no capitain vnder the age of .60 yeres that not in their legges but in theyr armes they shuld put the hope of victorye and so with most valyaunt courage did set vpon the whoole worlde and had alwayes victory of his enemies In his first yere he was saluted emperour of Grece but being contemned of the Thebanes he vainquished them and taking theyr city by force he destroyed it and solde the people Dariê° the .xiiii. and last emperour of Persia reigned 6. yeres He was first made prince of Armeny by Ochus for his singular knowlage in warfare and for the same cause was elected king by them that slue Arses But after beinge with pride and vainglorye elated was by the great Alexander ouercome and loste with his life the monarchy of the Persians The Romaines subdued Latium and triumphed The yere of the worlde 3629 The yere before Christe 334 Alexander with his army passed ouer into Asia at Granicus he ouercame the Persians tooke Sardis Before Britayne knovven 28 Miletum and Halicarnassus subduinge all the landes vnto Phrigia and obteyned al the religioÌ„s as farre as Cilicia Minutia a virgin Uestal for incest was buried quicke Manasses brother of Iaddus the prieste of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 2 contrary to the lawe The yere of the worlde 3630 The yere before Christe 333 buylded a temple vpon the mount Garisin Agathocles the tyran of Sicily with a nauye sayled into Affrica which he sore wasted Ragoas the murderer with the poyson which he prepared for to slea Darius perished hym selfe and so was worthily punished for his mischiefe Memnon capitaine to Darius got Chion Antissa with other cities ¶ Darius with a mightie army met AlexaÌ„der at Issus in Cilicia where he was ouercome put to flight hys mother wife and two daughters were taken whom Alexander honourably and with great humanitie entreated In this bataile there fell of the Aesians .20000 fote men and of horsemen .1500 Before Britayne knovven 282 Alexander came to Ierusalem The yere of the worlde 3631 The yere before Christe 332 he was receiued of the highe priest Iaddus by whose admonicion he did sacrifice He afterwardes besieged Tyrus and tooke it and also Gaza Before Britayne knovven Agis kynge of Lacedemon The yere of the worlde 3632 The yere before Christe 331 AlexaÌ„der without any great labour obteined Egipt buylded the citie AlexaÌ„dria In the temple of HammoÌ„ by the priestes he was called god and sonne of god FroÌ„ thens he returned into Syria where passyng his army ouer the riuer Tigris he fought agayne with Darius in which he obteined a bloudy victorie Before Britayne knovven 280 CEcilius the son of Guentheline and Mercia The yere of the worlde 3633 The yere before Christe 330 reigned .7 yeres of him there remaineth nothyng noble But that as the Scottes write in the fyrste yere of his reigne â–ª a people of Almaine called Pichies arriued here in Britain and possessed those partes whiche nowe be the Marches of bothe royalmes Englande and Scotlande Alexander toke Babylon Susa spoyled and burnte Persepolis the regall citie of persia Bessus presidente of Bactria wounded his lorde Darius to death whom Alexander apprehendyng for his vnfaithfulnes caused to be tied to two trees the tops beyng bowed brought together and so loused wherby he was torne in pieces Here endeth the Monarchy or empire of the persians in the yere after the arryual of Brute .778 WhaÌ„ it had continued
which by Corn. Lentulus were subdued and slayne Before Britayne knovven 146 Antiochus in Coâ—losyria subdued all the citees belongyng to Ptolomeus The yere of the worlde 3767 The yere before Christe 196 Nabis the tyran of Lacedemon receiuinge the citee of Argiues fel to the parte of the Romaines Quintius in Thessaly put Philip also to flight The Lumbardes submitted them to the Romaines the Millanners were vanquished and slayn Sempronius in Spayne was kylled Antiochus repaired the citee Lysimachia Before Britayne knovven 145 The yere of the worlde 3768 The yere before Christe 195 Peace made betwene Philip and the Romaines The citees of Grece were restored to their libertee A sedicion of seruauntes began in Thuscayn M. Acilius subdued and hanged them Anniball bycause he wold not come in the Romaines daunger The yere of the worlde 3769 The yere before Christe 194 fled vnto Antiochus Before Britayne knovven 144 Quintius made war vpon Nabis prince of LacedemoÌ„ Cato subdued the Spaniardes and triumphed Antiochus perceiuinge that he coulde not get the royalme of Aegypte The yere of the worlde 3770 The yere before Christe 193 made his power against Asia Before Britayne knovven 143 and toke Rhodes and Samos and than by the prouocacion of Anniball he prepared war against the Romaines Peace was geuen to Nabis And Quintius triumphed thre daies in Rome GEruntius reigned here in Britain .20 yeres The yere of the worlde 3771 The yere before Christe 192 Iosephus the son of Thobias deliuered the Iewes from the furye of Ptolome Before Britayne knovven 142 Corn. Scipio subdued the Lusitanes Antiochus gaue vnto Ptolome in mariage his daughter Cleopatra The yere of the worlde 3772 The yere before Christe 191 Before Britayne knovven 141 Philopoemenes capitaine of the Acheans ouerthrue the souldiours of Nabis slue moste parte of the armye and spoyled the countrey of Lacedemon The yere before Christe 190 Antiochus was put to flight Before Britayne knovven 140 and driuen out of Grecia by Attilius Glabrio The yere of the worlde 3773 Scipio Nasica vanquished the Galles and triumphed ouer them The yere of the worlde 3774 The yere before Christe 189 Anniball in a batail on the sea was vanquished of Eumenes at Thiatyria Scipio Nasica subdued Antiochus Before Britayne knovven 139 and granted him peace vpon condicion that his dominion should onely extende no further than the mountaine Taurus Anniball fled vnto Prusias king ofBithinia Philopoemenes ouercame the Lacedemones Before Britayne knovven 138 brake down their walles The yere of the worlde 3775 The yere before Christe 188 abrogated the lawes of Licurgus L. Bebius by the Ligurians was inuironed with al his army and slayne Scipio triumphed ouer Asia Seleucus called also Philopater the .vii. king of Siria reigned .xii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 136 he by the instigacion of one Symon The yere of the worlde 3777 The yere before Christe 186 that was gouernoure of the temple of Hierusalem sent Heliodorus to haue taken away the treasure of the temple but by the angels of god he was let hardly escaped â–ª Scipio Affricanus after his manifolde benefyttes done for the citee of Rome was banished to Linternum Gracchus defended the cause of Scipio and maryed his youngeste daughter A daye also was appoynted to Scipio Asiaticus to aunswere his accusers Before Britayne knovven 135 Reutha cousin germain to Reuther The yere of the worlde 3778 The yere before Christe 185 was made gouernour of Scotland during the nonage of Thereus the son of Reuther who ruled quyetlye the roialme .xvii. yeares and then resigned the gouernance therof to Thereus The wantonnes or delicacy of the Asians began to take place in the citee of Rome cookes to be had in estimacioÌ„ Before Britayne knovven 134 Simon son of Onias high priest of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3779 The yere before Christe 184 The Romaines at Hippones were ouerthrowen Calphurnius and Quintius subdued the Spaniardes Before Britayne knovven Hircanus The yere of the worlde 3780 The yere before Christe 183 the sonne of Iosephus was made prince of Iudea where he ruled .xvi. yeres He accordinge to Philo was the last prince of the house of Dauid For after his deceasse the Machabeis obteyned bothe the pryncipalitee and office of high pryest Calphurnus and Quintius consules tryumphed ouer the Lusitaines and Celtiberians Cato the noble Censor in this time flourished who was very olde or he lerned the latine and greke letters Before Britayne knovven 132 Onias the sonne of Simon the iuste The yere of the worlde 3781 The yere before Christe 182 was made high byshop of the Iewes Philopoemeus taken by the Messenians drynkynge poyson finished his life T. Quintius was sent to Prusias to requyre Annibal to be deliuered to the Romaines but Annibal because he would not come in theyr handes poysoned him selfe Scipio Affricanus died at LinternuÌ„ vpon whose tombe was written O ingrate conntrey vvhyche hast not so muche as my bones A sedicion dyd ryse among the Iewes for the chyldren of Ioseph Demetrius the sonne of Philip beynge accused by his brother Perseus The yere of the worlde 3782 The yere before Christe 181 Before Britayne knovven 131 was poysoned by Dida presydente of Poeonia The yere of the worlde 3783 The yere before Christe 180 A pestilence in Rome Before Britayne knovven 130 Pinarius subdued the Isle Corsâ—ra to the Romaines The yere of the worlde 3784 The yere before Christe 179 Fuluius Fiaccus ouercame agayn the Spaniardes Before Britayne knovven 129 The yere of the worlde 3785 The yere before Christe 178 Ptolomeus Philometor .vi. kynge of Egypt Before Britayne knovven 128 reigned xxxv yeares and fynally dyed by excedynge ioye that he tooke of a victorie Gracchus vanquisshed the Celtiberians and Fuluius triumphed ouer the Ligurians The yere of the worlde 3786 The yere before Christe 177 Perseus the .xxxviii. and last kyng of Macedon reygned .xi. yeres he warred agaynst the Romanes Before Britayne knovven 127 and at the last was taken by Paulus Aemilius the consul and brought prisoner in a triumph to Rome His yoÌ„gest son of necessitee to sustein his lyfe was driuen to occupie a smithes crafte So vncertain is the state of fortune The Histrians put to flight the Romains ouercome M. Licinius with his men of warre Manlius the consul subdued theim agayne and vanquisshed their drunken kynge The yere of the worlde 3787 The yere before Christe 176 Sempronius Gracchus ouerthrewe the Ilienses and Balarians in Sardinia Before Britayne knovven 126 Aepulo prynce of the Hystrians was taken and all hys countrey submitted them to the Romanes The yere of the worlde 3788 The yere before Christe 175 Iesus called also Iason brother to Onias was highe priest of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 125 The yere of the worlde 3789 The yere before Christe 174 Antiochus Epiphanes the .viii. kyng of Syria reigned xi yeres A prince geuen to falsehoode and mischiefe Before Britayne knovven A schisme amonge the Iewes for the office of the highe prieste The yere
of the worlde 3790 CAtellus reigned here in Brytayne .x. yeres The yere before Christe 173 Claudius ouercame the Celtiberians Before Britayne knovven 123 and vtterly vaÌ„quished them after which time they obeyed vnto the empire The yere of the worlde 3791 The yere before Christe 172 Popilius the consul receyued to hys rule and gouernaunce the Ligurians Before Britayne knovven 122 The yere of the worlde 3792 The yere before Christe 171 The seconde warres of Macedon began Before Britayne knovven 121 Arâ—aratres kynge of Thracia desired amitee with the Romaines which was graunted to him ¶ Perseus kyng of Macedone ouercame the Romans at Sycurium Before Britayne knovven 120 The yere of the worlde 3793 The yere before Christe 170 Ap. Claudius sent into Illyria with an armie was beaken backe and put to flight at Uscana ¶ Thereus the son of Reuther kinge of Scottes The yere of the worlde 3795 The yere before Christe 168 reigned .xii. yeares Before Britayne knovven 118 he for his tyrrany and vicious liuing by his lordes was depriued of his kyngedome and exiled out of his royalme Antiochus toke Hierusalem spoyled the temple forced the Iewes to forsake theyr lawes defiled the temple with an ydol He also ouercame Ptolome at Pelusium and besieged Alexandria Eleazar a Iew of .90 yeres of age was slain because he would not contrary to his lawes eate swines fleshe At the same time seuen yong men with their mother were put to terrible death because they wold not offend their lawe Matathias with his fine sonnes defended the cause of the Iewes and slue Apollonius Perseus toke many cities of Illyria and Martius the consul prosperously entred into MacedoÌ„ with his army Matathias died by an othe be bound his sonnes to preferre the lawes and wealthe of their countreys before their lyues Before Britayne knovven 117 The yere of the worlde 3796 The yere before Christe 168 Iudas Machabeus gouerned the Iewes .xii. yeres In shorte tyme he delyuered them from their enemies and restored the lawes sacrifices againe He obteined the amite of the Romans wherby the Iewes preserued their libertee Then for the defence of his countrey with praiyng and fighting he slue .35000 of his ennemyes with Nicanor the capitain of Demetrius whose head he did set vpon the castell of Ierusalem his thretnyng haÌ„de he hanged against the temple and his blasphemous tonge he gaue vnto byrdes to be deuoured Finally after many batails prosperously by him fought he was slaine by Bacchides a capitaine of Demetrius C. Popilius and C. Decimius ambassadours of the Romaines restored Egypte vnto Ptolome Antiochus at their commaundement returned into his roialme L. Anicius subdued Illyria and Gentius kinge therof submitted him to the Romaines Aemilius Paulus the consulle vanquished Perseus conquered al Maccdone Câ— Octauius arriued at Samothracia whither Perseus was fled who being destitute of any succour yelded him selfe The yere of the worlde 3797 The yere before Christe 166 Here endeth the kingdome of the Macedones Before Britayne knovven 116 The mooste pompous and royall triumph of Aemilius was shewed in Rome The yere of the worlde 3795 The yere before Christe 165 Iudas purified the temple from Idols Before Britayne knovven 115 and dedicated a temple vnto the lorde Prusias king of Bithinia commended his son Nicomedes to the tuition of the Romains Marcellus subdued the Galles of the mountaines Sulpitius the Ligurians Antiochus hearinge of the prosperous successe of the Iewes in a fury purposed to destroye theym all but god the beholder of all thinges strake him with suche an incurable disease that wourmes issued out of his body whiche so putrified the fleshe that the sauour thereof no man might abide and so most miserably died The yere before Christe 163 COilus succeded Catellus in the realme of Britain who quietly reigned .xx. yeres The yere of the worlde 3800 Before Britayne knovven 113 Antiochus Eupater the .ix. king of Siria reigned .ii. yeares he besieged toke and destroied Bethsura made peace with Iudas and after brake his promise and spoiled the temple The yere of the worlde 3801 The yere before Christe 162 Alchimus by Lysias was constituted highe pryeste of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 112 Antiochus slew Philip whom his father had left to be gouernour of his roialme Demetrius Soter brother to Antiochus Epiphanes Before Britayne knovven 111 was the .x. kinge of Siria The yere of the worlde 3802 The yere before Christe 161 and reigned .xi. yeares he lying in hostage at Rome fled from thens and slue bothe Antyochus and Lysias but Alexander the sonne of Eupator fled away The yere before Christe 158 Iudas metinge in battaile with Betheron slewe him and ouerthrue al his army The yere of the worlde 3805 Before Britayne knovven 108 Iudas by the people was apointed to the office of high priest he also entered in league with the Romanes Iosine brother to Thereus was made king of Scottes a prince geuen to peace and quiet he reigned .24 yeres Iudas committing battayle with Bachides at Barziâ—on was slayne Before Britayne knovven 106 The yere of the worlde 3807 The yere before Christe Before Britayne knovven 105 Ionathas the .xi. capitaine of the Iewes The yere before Christe 155 brother vnto Iudas gouerned them .xv. yeres The yere of the worlde 3808 He vanquished Bachides at the riuer Iordan and finally was slayne with a .1000 of his men at Ptolomais by the craft of TriphoÌ„ Before Britayne knovven 104 Nasica vanquished the Dalmatians The yere of the worlde 3809 The yere before Christe Before Britayne knovven 103 Alexander the son of Antiochus tooke Ptolomais The yere before Christe 153 Before Britayne knovven 101 Alexander entered in amitee with Ionathas The yere of the worlde 3810 The yere of the worlde 3812 The yere before Christe 151 Demetriê° ioyning battail with Alexander was slain Before Britayne knovven 100 Alexander called also Balaâ—s the .xi. kinge of Syria The yere before Christe 150 reygned .v. yeres The yere of the worlde 3813 He maried the doughter of Ptolome kinge of Egipt The warre beganne betwene the Carthaginenses and Masimiâ—sa king of Numidia Scipio called after Aphricanus of his owne good wil toke vpon him the warres of Spain in which he fought prosperously agaynst them Corn. Nasica prohibited the buylding of the Theater as a thing vnprofitable and hurteful to good maners Before Britayne knovven 99 The yere of the worlde 3814 The yere before Christe 149 Ionathas vanquished Appolonius surnamed Titus toke Azotum Before Britayne knovven 98 subdued Ascalon The yere of the worlde 3815 The yere before Christe 148 and with great victorye retourned to Ierusalem Ptolomeus for treasoÌ„ wrought against him forsoke the alyaunce of Alexander and gaue his doughter Cleopatra vnto Demetrius â–ª The third warres of Carthage began in which they chose the two Asdruballes capitaines of their footmen and Phanâ—as capitaine of theyr horsemen Cato persuaded the Romans vtterlye to destroy Carthage consydering as he sayd the Romaines to degenerate lytell and lytel
in whiche expedicion Herode was Anni regum britannie 11 A domestical sedicion beganne in the house of Herode The yere of the worlde 3954 The yere before Christe 9 for Salome his sister accused Aristobulus and Alexander of Parricide for which cause theyr father caste theym in pryson About this time Herode presumed to open the tombe of Dauid trusting to haue there some great treasure but when he had founde a precious vesell and woulde haue entered further a fyre yssued out of the darke and destroied two of his men wherby he was let from his pourpose Warre betwene Herode and the Arabians in whyche Herode was victour Herode caused his sonnes Aristobulus and Alexander to be hanged The yere of the worlde 3956 The yere before Christe 7 Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 3599 The yere before Christe 4 There flourished at this time in Rome manye learned men as Uirgil Horace Ouide Saluste Liuius Anni regum britannie 16 Hortensius Antenodorus with many other The yere of the worlde 3961 The yere before Christe 2 Cesar the thirde time closed the temple of Ianus Anni regum britannie 18 vniuersall peace was throughout the whole world he stablished his publike weale with good lawes Cyreneus presidente of Siria Anni regum britannie 19 did first describe and numbre the people of Iudea The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere before Christe 1 ¶ The preface of Tho. Languet to the thyrd parte of his chronicle IN my former bokes I haue declared those thinges accordinge to my power which haue chaunced during the time that the lawes of nature and Moyses were in theyr force taking my beginninge frome the creacion of the first man AdaÌ„ And continuinge the same through the thicke mistes and darkenes of the olde wordes I am nowe at length come vnto the birth of the new man our saluiour Iesus Christ where I purpose with the Legales ceremonies shadowes and errours of the ancient time to finishe those partes and nowe with the bright beames of that euerlasting son whose risinge hath lightned all the worlde to begin this my laste booke When Cesar Augustus by the wil of god had stablyshed most sure peace through the worlde our redemer Iesu Christe veraye god and man vpon whome peace wayted was horne in the .xiii. yere of the reigne of Augustus after the viuersall floude 23â—5 yeres frome the byrthe of Abraham 2â—12 yeares After the departure of the Israelites out of Egipte 1509. yeres From the arryuall of Brute in Englande 11â—7 yeres After the building of the temple by Salomon .1029 yeres from the buyldinge of Rome 752. yeres After the captyuytye of Babylon 614. yeres and in the laste yere of the .194 Olympyade But here is to be noted that the first yeare of our Lorde hathe but .7 dayes after some computacion for he was borne the .25 of Decembre and the firste of Ianiuer folowing began the second yere IESVS of Nazareth kynge of Iewes and onely heade of chrystyanes Anni regum britannie 19 The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere of Christ 1 with the father and the holy ghost one eternall god and almightye Lorde of all thynges begotten by hys father god in euerlastingnesse and in the fulnesse of time taking fleshe of the pure virgin mary by the worke of the holy ghost and beinge veray god and man accordinge to the holy oracles of the prophetes to redeme with his bloude the straâ—ing shepe and lost grote was borne in BethleheÌ„ a citee of Iuda where incontinent by the glorificacion of the angelles the agnicion of the sheperdes the veneracion of the wise men the prophecy of the holy Simeon and the admiracion of the doctours he was had in honoure And then from the .12 yere of his lyfe and in age wisedome and fauour bothe wyth god and man encreased he was in the .15 yere of Tiberius reigne baptised in Iordane by Iohn to the example of his and so executed all thinges subduing his fleshe with fastinge the dyuel with prayer and the worlde with humilitye At whiche tyme the wekes of Daniel beinge fulfylled he taughte euerye where moste constantly euen to the crosse partly with his mightie woorde and partelye with his effectuall woorkes the kingedome of god that is the true knowledge of god the father and his excedinge charitee towardes mankynde with the sure confidence in him the son of god declaring also the waye of helth and the mutuall loue with the rewardes of the faithful punishmentes of the vnfaithful Thenfor the confirmacion of his doctrine and faithe eueÌ„ with a litle becke he commaunded calmenesse to the elementes helthe to all diseases lyfe vnto the deade obedyence vnto the quicke detection vnto thoughtes abolicion vnto sinnes and flight vnto the deuell For all this after all the passions and labours of mans miserye whiche he suffered sinne onelye excepte whereby he witnessed hym selfe to be a veray man and after the innumerable documentes and beneficiall deedes passing mannes power openly shewed vnto his vnkinde people the Iewes by whiche he declared him selfe to be true god as it was before written in the prophetes he was by the elders of the Iewes and people his disciple Iudas Scarioth betrayinge him taken accused endited scorned scourged crowned with thornes crucified betwene theeues and euen than all thinges fulfylled with the quakinge of the erthe and darkenesse of the sonne he died After whyche beynge buried he loused hell and the thirde daye folowinge lyke a conquerour of sinne death and hell he rose againe from whiche time beinge .xl. daies conuersaunt with his in the xxxiii yere of his lyfe with glorious triumphe he ascended to the heauens vnto his father from whense he cam Where beinge the onely â–ª mediatour intercessour and aduocate of his sittinge on the righte hande of god his father shall in the ende of the worlde be iudge ouer all the liuing and the deade rendringe to euery man according to his deseruinge to the faythefull certainlye life but to the vnfaythful euerlasting death Than good and euyll segregated with the whole worlde purged and pacifyed our lorde Iesu Christe the onely and veray almighty emperour of the worlde as he hath from the beginninge soo dothe he now and for euer shall reygne to whom euerye knee of celestiall terrestrial and infernall creatures shal bow and euery tongue shall confesse that Iesus Chryste is the lorde to the glorye of God the father to whome bee all glory worlde without ende Amen The yere of Christ 2 ¶ Eusebius Cesarensis began his ecclesiasticall historye at this place The yere of the worlde 399 Anni regum britannie 20 Christ in the eight day of his natiuitee was circumsised on the .xiii. worshipped of the wise men The seconde of February he was presented in the temple and the night folowing Ioseph being warned by an angell fledde with Iesu and his mother into Egipte frome the dangier of Herode who coueting to destroy Christ commanded al
Thirdly howe honeste a labour it was so to employ the vacant time that I had from other necessary businesses I shoâ—e from me vnprofitable bashefulnesse and haue enterprised not onely to finishe this warke but also after the ouersight and correction of other men haue suffered the same to be published Wherfore you gentyll reader shall take well in worthe this my boldenesse and perswade youre selfe as the trouthe is that I was moued to this excercise rather of good wille â–ª to profytte my natural countrey and to do pleasure to other men than for any fame or aduauncemeÌ„t that I hoped might come to me therby And if I se ye take it well in gree vndoughtedly you shal encourage me hereafter to goo in hande with some exercise that shal perchaunce tourne to more profytte and pleasure of theim whiche be desirous of honest knowlege Vale. AFter the deathe of Octauius Augustus the second Cesar that thinges happened in Rome that somtime doeth in all commen weales at the decesse of great princes and rulers that is sedicioÌ„ vnquietnesse and trouble For the souldiours being as than in Pannonie raised a greate sedicion in their rage beatte murdered diuers of their tribunes other officers which coÌ„mocion after much peines was lastly quyeted by Drusus the sonne of Tiberius In like maner for like causes was great trouble vnquietnes in the hoste that lay in Germanie At which time whan Germanicus their captaine exhorteth them to quietnes the souldiours obstinately refused the empire of Tiberius profered to make him their emperour but Germanicus wolde rather haue slaine him selfe with hys owne weapen theÌ„ by such vnlawful meanes to obteine the imperiall auctoritee And moreouer the commons of the citee of Rome diuers of the nobles also hauing in their hertes as it were a naturall hatred towarde the Monarchy or highe power of Cesars diuised and imagined with theim selfes diuerslye howe to extinguishe the imperial auctoritee bring the citee to her pristinate for me and gouernaunce of consulles which thing they more ernestlye desired for so muche as they had as yet freshe inmemorie the swetenes of theyr ancient libertees and the fame of manâ—e noble men whiche by Iulius and Augustus had bene outlawed and put to deathe And also because they feared the proude and cruell nature of Tiberius who was named to succede Augustus in the empire But al this notwithstanding Tyberius wyth suche craft and dissimulacion handeled the matter that he not onely obteyned the imperiall auctoritee but also seemed to take it vpon him against his will There was at this time no notable warre sauinge that the Romaines made fierce warre vpon the Germaines rather to reuenge the infamy that Q. Uarus had receyued at theyr handes than to enlarge theyr empyre which at this time had spred it selfe well ner ouer all the world In Iudea Herode and Philyp buylded and repayred certaine cities and townes in the honour of Cesar which made theym rulers Herode whiche was also called Antipas walled the citee called Sephoris and named it Anthoccadorida in like maner the citee Bethaurata whiche he called Iulia. Philip buylded Paniada aboute the well of Iordaine and named it Cesaria He erected also Bethsayda nye to the riuer Genasar gaue it to name Iulia Omonima Germanicus Cesar the Romaine capitaine nye to the wood Cesia vainquished and slue the Germaines called Marsi Iuba a man of excellent learninge kinge of the Moores Abagarus of Mesopotamia and Bardascanes of Babylon Anni regum britannie 1 GUiderius the first sonnne of Cimbaline The yere of Christ 17 began his reigne ouer the Britons reigned about The yere of the worlde 3978 28. yeres This maÌ„ was valiant hardy welthy trusted muche in his strength And for he thought the Romains had theyr tribute wrongfully he therfore of great courage denied to paie tribute for whiche cause â–ª Claudius the .v. emperor came into Britain with a great power to claim againe the payment therof as shall after be shewed Ualerius Gratus was president of Iudea he fyrste began to sel the roome and office of the high priest whyche example other being after in his auctoritee folowed Busines beganne among the Parthians through the death of theyr kinge Phraates whiche was murdered of his bastard son by the couÌ„sail of his own coÌ„cubine Thermusa to the entent that hir son might succede in the kingdome But the parthians deposed the bastarde and obteined of the Romains Uonones the legitimate sonne of Phraates and made him theyr king whom shortly after vnconstantly they agayne deposed Germanicus nie vnto the riuer Gisurgis ouercame and put to flight the Germains called Cherusci The riuer Tiberis ouerflowed the citee of Rome wherof great ruine and decay of buyldinge and mortalitee of people ensued A lawe was published wherby all inchaunters southsayers and they whiche had knowlage in mathematicall and magical sciences were banished out of Italy And also that the Romaines at theyr table shoulde not be serued with so riche and sumptuous plate Cecinna an vnder capitatne of the Romaines ouerthrue the Germains with theyr two capitains Armenius and Inquionierus A great commocion was like to haue bene in Italye throughe the insolente boldnesse of one Element the seruant of Agrippa whiche Agrippa was priuelye putte to death by Tyberius For this seruant a good space after his maisters death came abrode and named him selfe Agrippa to whom bothe in age and person he was not muche vnlike by whiche meanes he gathered to him great coÌ„panies and cam toward Rome but shortly after his coÌ„panies were disparkeled and he taken and put to deathe by Tyberius Germanicus Cesar triumphed for his great vyctoryes in Germany The yere of the worlde 3979 The yere of Christ 17 Anni regum britannie 2 In the whiche he semed to bring againe the glorie and renoume that Q. Uarus lost before for so muche as he brought in his triumph the same insignes and standerdes which were taken in the scomfiture of Uarus Tyberius for enuy condemned Archelaus king of Cappadocia and made his kingdome a prouince In Asia .xii. cities were ouerthroweÌ„ with an erthquake Uâ—lerius made Ismaell the sonne of Iabus hic prieste in Iudea and deposed Amianus Anni regum britannie 3 Rebellion and warre began in Affrike The yere of the worlde 3980 The yere of Christ 19 by one Tacfarinas whiche was vanquished and chased by Furius Camillus proconsull of Affrike but not soo that he ceassed to rebelle Piso was made president of Surry Germanicus beinge enuied of Tyberius the emperor for the prosperous successe of his warres in Germanie Anni regum britannie The yere of the worlde 3981 The yere of Christ was remoued from that prouince and sent into Armenia where he ordeyned Zenon king of Armenians and made peace with Artabanus and the Partheans And shortely after through the counsail of Tyberius he was poysoned by Pyso and his wife Placine whose death brought gret sorowe and heauines to the
kinge ouer that parte of Iudea that Phylyp gouerned before time And not longe after added ther to the dominion of Herod and condemned Herode to perpetual banishement where he died miserably In Iudea Uitellius deposed Caiphas oute of the high priestes roume and ordeyned an other in his place called Ionathan the sonne of Anna. Caligula commaunded diuine honoures to be geuen to him Anni regum britannie 14 and temples to bee erected in his name The yere of the worlde 4001 The yere of Christ 40 Also that his Images should bee sette vp in all temples within the empire whiche caused great dissencion in Alexandria a citee of Aegipte for so muche as the Iewes there beinge would not consent in any wise to the worshippinge of the Images of Cesar. Anni regum britannie 25 Caligula retourning out of Germanie where he had atchiued nothing worthye memorye The yere of the worlde 4002 The yere of Christ caused his armye to be sette in good ordre vpon the sea bankes and his springalles and other abilementes and engines of warre to be disposed against the Occian sea as though he would comquere the sea and then commanded his souldiours to gather Muscle shelles saying that they were the spoyle of the sea which for his conquest and victory was due to the temple of Iupiter Petronius the president of Surrie was commaunded by Caligula to enforce and compelle the Iewes to suffer his images in theyr temple of Hierusalem whiche thyng the Iewes very ernestly withstode and desired Petronius that be woulde put theym all to present deathe rather then they shuld liue to see theyr lawe broken Great persecucion of the Iues in Babylon and also in a city of grece named Seleucia the causes wherof Iosephus writeth aboundantly in his last booke of the antyquities of the Iues. The ninthe day of the Kalendes of February Caligula was slaine by Chereas the tribune other gentlemeÌ„ of Rome The yere of the worlde 4003 The yere of Christ 42 after whose death was founde in his closette Anni regum britannie 26 two litle bookes one called a sworde an other a dagger In them bothe were intiteled the names of those senatoures and noble men of Rome whyche he purposed to put to deathe There was founde also a coffer wherein were diuers kindes of poyson wyth the which he entended to destroy a wonderful multitude of people About this time Aegiptus was kinge of the Aethyopes Suirtingus of the Saxones Lodrike of the Pectes Anni regum britannie 27 Claudius vncle to Caligula was made emperour by the foolishe rashenes of the souldiours The yere of the worlde 4004 The yere of Christ 43 contrarye to the will of the Senate and reigned .13 yeres He was in hys youth so sore bruised with peinful sickenes that both his body and witte was dulled and thereby made vnmete to all affayres as well politike as martiall In soo muche that his mother Antonia perceyuing his vntowardnes sayd that he was a moÌ„stre of vnperfite worke of nature And if she did note any maÌ„ of extreme folishens she wold say that he was more foole then her son Claudius Of nature he was angry feareful suspicious and somwhat inclined to crueltee in eating and drinking very vntemperate more giuen to dice plaie than was comely of the which as some write he made a boke He was also veraie forgetfull in so muche that when he had geuen sentence of condemnacion vppon certain persons Anni regum britannie 4 and commaunded them to be put to death the nexte daye folowyng he would aske for the same men to playe with him at dice and because they came not in season called them shuggardes at his firste entre he wan the fauour of the people but after he fel into so great conteÌ„pt that a grecian sayd to him openly in Greke thou art an aged man and a foole he was poysoned of his wife Agripina to the entent her son Nero might succede in the empire Scribonianus capitaine of the Romains in Delmitia rebelled and named him selfe emperour At whych time the host which fauoured Scribonianê° could not by any meanes spreade the baners nor remoue the standerdes out of their places with whiche miracle the souldiours being meued slewe Scribonianus Betus the sonne of Simon bishop of Hierusalem Claudius the emperour confirmed the kingdome of Agrippa added therto the hole dominion of Iudea and Samaria as Herode his graundfather had before him by whiche occasion Iudea was againe holye subiect to one kinge Iames the brother of Iohan The yere of the worlde 4005 The yere of Christ 44 was put to death by this Agrippa Anni regum britannie whiche had also to name Herode Claudius the emperour led an armie into Britaine to claime againe the tribute that was denied by king Guiderius whiche he recouered without greatte warre or bloudeshede as saye the latine cronicles but the english histories assirmen that he had geuen to him strong battail â–ª In the whiche a Romayne capitaine named Hâ—nâ—o changed his shelde armur and put on him the armur of a BritoÌ„ and so mengled with the BritoÌ„s entred there as the king was and slewe him at whiche time Aruiragus the kinges brother seing that sodeine mischeue armed him with the cognisaunce of the kinge and soo for king continued the fighte with suche manhode that the Romaines at that time were put to the worse ARuiragus the yongest sonne of Cymbeline and brother of Guyderius was ordeined king of Britain Claudius the emperor after diuers happes of battail The yere of the worlde 4006 The yere of Christ 45 toke kinge Aruiragus to his grace Anni regum britannie 1 and for so much as he perceiued him to be a valiant prince in tokeÌ„ of frendshippe as the englishe croniclers testify gaue to him his daughter in mariage named Genissa Claudius retourninge frome Britaine subdued to the empire the Ilandes called Orcades Marsus succeded Petronius in the prouince of Surry who for enuy of Agrippa deposed Mathias and made Eleonâ—us high priest in his roome The yere of the worlde 4007 The yere of Christ 46 Agrippa who was also called Herode Anni regum britannie 2 as he was celebrating a solemne feast in honour of Cesar for the plesantnesse of his speche was named of the coÌ„mon people a god And for so muche as he did not refuse the name of god and diuine honours geuen to him he was immediately striken with the wormy sickenesse wherof he died miserably within the space of .v. dayes paying woorthy punishment for depriuing god of his honour and persecuting christ in his apostles A great dearth and famine in Iudea which was greatlye holpen by the liberalitee of the queene of the Adhiabens Sainct Paule also gathered amonge the gentiles whiche were conuerted to the faith for the reliefe of the christians being in Hierusalem The Britons because theyr kinge Aruiragus as sayeth the Scottishe historie had repudiated his wife Uaoda to marie the Romaine lady Genissa
name and by his magicall artes wroughte wonderfull straunge thinges In the same time was Cherinthus an other heretike who taught that Chryste shoulde come and reygne in the worlde the space of a thousande yeres after the resurreccion and then should ascend into heauen with his people where they should liue alwais in pleasures of gluttonye and lecherie A kinde of heretikes called Ehionites affirmed that Christ was only man begotten of man and woman and not god they receiued onely the gospel of sainct Mathewe and taught that all partes of the olde lawe oughte to bee kepte with the newe At the same time sprang the heresies of the Nicolaites whiche beleued that euery man might lefully vse euerye woman that he lusted whiche heresie was immediatlye condemned but god graunte that it be not rysen agayne in these our dayes The holye man Ignatius gouerned the congregation of christians at Antioche About this time the power of the Romaynes beganne to decaie in Britaine for theyr capitaine Trebellius lost all the countreis that Agricola had conquered and by Galdus kinge of Scottes with the ayde of the Pictes as theyr chroniclers write was chased out of the boundes of Scotlande and glad to desire peace of kinge Galdus Policarpe ruled the churche at Smirna and Papias at Hieropolis Domician the emperour outraging in pride Anni regum britannie 20 gaue commaundement The yere of the worlde 4053 The yere of Christ 92 that he would be called lorde and god Domician triumphed for his victory ouer the Danes and Germains The yere of the worlde 4054 The yere of Christ 93 Anni regum britannie 21 Clement succeded Anacletus in the bishoprike of Rome and liued .ix. yeres Abia king of Arabia Helge of Norwaye Ingellus of the Danes The yere of the worlde 4055 The yere of Christ 94 Themperour perceiuing to be plenty of wine Anni regum britannie 22 and veray great scarscitee and dearth of corne and other graine thought that by ouermuche diligence giuen to the vineyardes men didde neglecte the tyllage of the earthe and therfore commaunded that in Italy no man should sette newe vines and in other prouinces that the one halfe of theyr vines shulde be cut downe to the ground Domician folowinge the example of Nero as well in crueltee as other vices The yere of the worlde 4057 The yere of Christ 96 Anni regum britannie 24 reised the seconde persecution againste the Christianes at whiche time S. Iohn the Apostle was banished into Pathmos he put to deathe also the nephues of Iuda called frater domini as well for that they were of the linage of Christ as because they discended from the house of king Dauid The yere of the worlde 4058 The yere of Christ 97 Simeon bishoppe of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 25 after dyuerse other tourmentes was crucified to deathe whome one named Iustus did succede in that bishoprike Domician expelled out of Italy philosophiers and men hauinge knowledge of the mathematicall sciences Domician for his crueltee beinge odible to all men was by a conspiracy murdered in his chambre his owne wife consenting therto Hitherto Suetonius continued his history The yere of the worlde 4059 The yere of Christ Nerua Anni regum britannie 26 an aged and wise Senatour folowed Domician in the empyre and reigned one yere .ii. monethes and viii dayes He caused by decree of the Senate that what soeuer was enacted by Domician shuld be of none efect and gaue a generall commaundement that al exiled persons shoulde returne home wherefore S. Iohn returned from Pathnios to the Ephesians where he wrate hys gospel Nerua commaunded that all chyldren whose parentes were nedye shuld be founde of the common cost Traiane a Spaniarde borne The yere of the worlde 4060 after Nerua was admitted to the imperyall auctoritee Anni regum britannie 27 and reigned .19 yeres The yere of Christ 99 This man if you consider in hym the profyte of the Romayne empyre whiche he greately enlarged or polytike and ciuile gouernance vndoubtedly he was a right good and commendable prynce but towarde Christian religiō impious and cruell For he caused the thyrd persecution of the churche Whan he was by certayne of his counsail reprehended for ouer much familiaritee with infericurs he aunswered that a ruler ought to be of such behauoure towarde his subiectes as he wold haue the prynce to him if he were priuate when he ordeinev any pretour giuing to him the sword he wold say in this wyse vse the sword against my ennemies in iuste causes and if I my selfe do otherwyse than Iustice vse thy power vpon me also Gerdon was ordeined the thirde bishop of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4062 The yere of Christ 101 Anni regum britannie 29 Zacharias the fourth bishop of Hierusalem From the deathe of Simeon to the reigne of Adrian we reade of no sure succession of the bisshops of Hierusalem ▪ for by the crueltee of the Emperours and their subiectes they were put to deathe well nere as faste as they were ordeyned Anni regum britannie 30 Euaristus the fourth byshop of Rome .viii. yeres Traiane ouercame the Danes The yere of the worlde 4063 The yere of Christ 102 and made leage with their kyng Decebalus he triumphed for his victory ouer the Danes and Scithians Anni regum britannie 31 Traiane subdued dyuers nations to the Romaine empire as the Hyberians Sauromatans The yere of the worlde 4064 The yere of Christ 103 and the people of Arabie and Cholchis He broughte vnder hys possessyon many citees as Sileucia Babylon Ctesiphon he made a brydge also ouer the ryuer of Danubie whiche had .20 arches of square stone euerye arche .150 fote in heyght in breadthe 60. fote and betwene euerye arche .170 fote the bridge was in length .9 hundred paces and one Decebalus kyng of the Danes brake hys leage was again vanquished by Traiane and hys kyngdome made a prouynce Tobias the .v. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 32 The yere of the worlde 4065 The yere of Christ 104 Traiane set a nauye of shyppes in the redde sea to the entent to inuade the borders of India In Scotlande after the death of Galdus succeded hys son Lugtak an odious and myscheuous tyran and was as muche hated of the Scottes for hys vice as hys father was loued for his vertue He slewe many of the rich men onelye to confiscate their goods and commytted the gouernaunce of the realme to most vniust and couetous persons and with their companye was moste delited He deflowred hys owne auntes susters and daughters and scorned hys wyfe and graue counsaylours callyng them olde dotyng fooles wherefore in the .iii. yere of his reigne he was slayne or his nobles Beniamin the .vi. bishop of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4066 The yere of Christ 105 The sumptuous house that Nero builded in Rome called the golden house was sodeinly destroied with fyre Anni regum britannie 33 Fower citees in Asia ouerthrowen with an earthquake
fire The yere of the worlde 4105 The yere of Christ 144 Tyber ouerflowed the citee Anni regum britannie 19 In Asia dyuers townes were ouerthrowen wyth earthquakes A chylde was borne with two heades A woman at one byrthe was delyuered of .v. chyldren In Mesia .iiii. meke lions offered them selfes to euery man to be taken at this tyme what soeuer misfortune happened in any parte of the worlde it was holly imputed to Christian religion Conarus whiche was the chiefe causer of hys fathers deathe was made kynge of Scottes who dyssimuled the vices wherto he was naturally inclined but as soone as he was established in the kyngdome he wasted al the rentes perteininge to the crowne in hys leude lustes and gaue landes and riches to most vile and naughtie persones because they fauoured his corrupt lyuing He inueÌ„ted new actions vpon hys people and therefore was of hys nobles cast in pryson and his wycked counsailours haÌ„ged In his place Argadus guyded the realme about .14 yeres Herus the .v. byshoppe of Antioche Crescens a philosopher caused Iustine a greate learned man and defendour of Christian religion to be persecuted because he rebuked the philosophers In whiche persecucion Iustine with his death glorified Christ and coÌ„firmed his religion Anni regum britannie 27 The yere of the worlde 4113 The yere of Christ 152 Anni regum britannie 34 Policarpe bishop of Smirna came to Rome The yere of the worlde 4120 The yere of Christ 159 Anicletus the .x. pope .xi. yeres Anni regum britannie 35 Atidius Cornelianus ruler of Siria The yere of the worlde 4121 The yere of Christ 160 Iulianus the .vii. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 36 Antonius Pius the emperour gaue place to nature The yere of the worlde 4122 The yere of Christ 161 Anni regum britannie 37 Marcus Aurelius Antonius succeded Pius The yere of the worlde 4123 The yere of Christ 162 and reigned .xix. yeres He made Lucius Uerus his kinsmaÌ„ of equall power with him in the empire This Lucius was muche geuen to wanton and dissolute liuinge and was of nature fierce and cruel but Marcus was of excellent vertue wisedome and learning and seemed to be prouyded of god against the troubles and miseries which happened to the common weale in his time For vndoubtedly the state of the empire had bene greatly appared ne had bene the great wisedome of this emperour which by his foresight and counsaile gouerned the same and kepte it froÌ„ much daunger he made many goodly lawes which at this day remayne in the pandectes Uologesus The yere of the worlde 4124 The yere of Christ 163 king of the Parthians sente his defiaunce to the emperour Anni regum britannie 38 made warre vpoÌ„ the Romains and dyscoÌ„fited Acidius Cornelius president of Surie agaynste whom Lucius Uerus was sent with an army who whaÌ„ he came to Antioche and Daphnis in Surye gaue hym selfe to pleasure and bankettinge and made warres by his capitaines Statius Priscus fought prosperously in Armenie and toke their chiefe towne Aâ—taxaâ—ae Auâ—dius Cassius and Narsius the Romain capitains perced the countrey with their host eueÌ„ vnto Babilon Media subduing alwaies their aduersaries before them for which prosperous successe Lucius Uerus though he were not present was named Parthicus Armenicus Medicus In this time flourished the famous astronomer Ptolomei by whose benefite remaine at this day in the world the noble sciences called Mathematicall the knowlage wherof the Egipcians had kept amonge them euâ— from the time of Ioseph to this Ptolomei whiche is aboute 20000. yeres For first the great Alexander afterwarde the Romains for that cause had Aegipt alwayes in high estimacioÌ„ and lest that goodly knowlages should decay with great costes mainteined the AegipciaÌ„s schole whiche than at last perished whan that countrey became subiect to Macomet and the Sarasens wherein that cursed people moste of all other thinges declared their rude Barâ—arâ—knesse suffering that noble schole which hadde continued aboue thousandes of yeres ben preserued bi so many great princes in the which flourished al kindes of honest disciplines through their vile ignoraunce and crueltee to perishe The yere of the worlde 4126 The yere of Christ 165 Seleutia a noble citee of Assyria was taken Anni regum britannie and .500 thousand men therin A great dearth and pestilence in Rome so that they caried out men that were dead in cartes and wagons Marcus the emperour published very straighte lawes concerninge of dead men Ethodius nephewe to Mogallus was ordeyned king of Scottes and reigned â—3 yeres This man was greatly delyting in huntinge and made manye lawes therof he rewarded Argadus for his good administracion of iustice he quieted the yles and beynge accompanied with Pictes vaÌ„quished Uictorine the Romain capitayn and brake downe the wall of Adrian The yere of the worlde 4127 The emperour loked for warre of the Britons Anni regum britannie 41 agaynst whom he sent Calphurâ—ius Agricola The yere of Christ 166 Ausidius Tictorinus went with an army againste the Catteans whiche had broken into Germanye and Rhetia and spoyled those partes The yere of the worlde 4128 The yere of Christ 167 The two emperours Marcus and Lucius Anni regum britannie 42 triumphed for the victories in Parthia The yere of the worlde 4129 The yere of Christ 168 The emperours of Rome made preparacion for a ieoperdous warre against the people of Germani named Marcomanni Anni regum britannie 43 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 169 ¶ A greuous persecution of the Christian people in Asia and in Fraunce where a great numbre of them Anni regum britannie 44 whiche truly professed Christe suffered most cruell tourmentes and peines At Lyons in France were many christians martired among the which was Phâ—tinus their bishop whoÌ„ Ireneus succeded whose workes remaine at these daies to the great profit of christian religion Soâ—er the .xi. pope .8 yeres The holy man Policarpus bishop of Smirna was burnte Anni regum britannie 45 Asianus The yere of Christ 170 bishop of Sardis wrote a boke to Antonius the emperour in defence of christian religion The yere of the worlde 4131 Theophilus the .6 bishop of Antioch Ualens the .9 bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 46 Whan bothe the emperours came with their puissance to the citee Aquileia The yere of the worlde 4132 The yere of Christ 171 the Germains which were causers of the foresaide commocion repented theym and desired peace whiche being to them graunted the emperâ—uis returned iâ— to Italy by the waye it fortuned Lucius to dy After that Marcus was returned into Italye The yere of Christ 173 not onelye Marcomanni Anni regum britannie 48 The yere of the worlde 4134 but also diuers other people of Germanye rebelled against whoÌ„ the emperour sped him in all hast which warre he finished and subdued his enemyes with as great wisedome fortune and successe as euer did any prince that man can remembre Whan that the
emperours souldiours were inclosed by his enemies Anni regum britannie 49 and in great distres of water The yere of the worlde 4135 The yere of Christ 174 by the praier of certaine christians whiche were as than in the hoste it rained so plentiousely that not onely they were reliued with aboundaunce of water but also a great numbre of their aduersaries slaine and destroyed with the tempest of raine and lightning Dolicianus the .x. bishoppe of Hierusalem that was a gentle Anni regum britannie 50 Auâ—dius Cassius who was sent to quiete the east partes traiterously named him selfe emperour The yere of the worlde 4136 The yere of Christ 175 but not long after he was slaine of his owne souldiours and his heade brought to the emperour Anni regum britannie 51 In this time diuers deuoute and greate learned men bothe in writinge and open disputations The yere of the worlde 4137 The yere of Christ 176 defended the christian veritee against the vaine opinions of many heritikes that were spread in the churche as Aâ—gesipoâ—s Dionisius bishoppe of Corinthe Pynithus of Creete Theophilus of Antioche Melito of Sardis Ireneus of Lions Apollinarts of Hieropolis Modestus Philyppus Musanus and other Tatian an horrible heritike was famous whiche before tyme was a chrstian disciple of Iustine the Martyr this man taught that matrimonye was noo better than horedome or aduoutry He forbade also diuers kindes of mâ—atâ—s About this time Calphurnes Agricola was sent from Rome into Britaine where he repayred the walle of Adrian that was brokeÌ„ down by the Pictes and Scottes he subdued the welshemen and other Britons that rebelled and quieted the I le of Wight The yere of the worlde 4138 Antonine his sonne Commodus Anni regum britannie 52 triumphed for hys victory in Germanye The yere of Christ 177 Eleutherius the .xii. pope .xiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4139 The noble and famous phisician Galene Saluius Iulianus the lawier The yere of Christ 178 Fronto the famous oratour Anni regum britannie 53 Oppian a poete were in great estimacion Montanus an heretik taught mariage to be dyssolued and prescribed lawes of fasting Prisca and Maximilla women whom Montanus affirmed to haue the spirite of prophecie Gratus proconsul of Asia The yere of the worlde 4141 The yere of Christ 180 LUcie the sonne of Coilus Anni regum britannie 1 was ordeyned kinge of Britones who in all his actes and deedes folowed the steppes of his forefathers in suche wise that he was of al men loued and dread This Lucie in the eight yere of his reigne that was about the yeare of our lorde 187. sent louinge letters to Eleutherius pope desiringe him to sende some deuout and lerned men by whose instruction bothe he and his people mighte be taught the faythe and religion of Christe where of Eleutherius beynge veray glad sent into Britaine two famous clerkes Faganus and Dunianus by whose diligeÌ„ce Lucie and his people of Britaine were instructed and baptized in the faith of Christ .1294 yeres after the arriuall of Brute The citee of Smirna was ouerthrowen with an earthquake for the restauracioÌ„ wherof the emperor remitted ten yeres tribute Marcus Aurelius Antonius ended his life Antonius Commodus the .18 Emperour reigned after his father .13 yeres Anni regum britannie 2 This man The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ although he were of nature mischeuous wicked cruell and euen from his infancy inbrasinge filthy pleasure gluttony riote with other vices yet by the counsail of certaine wise men whiche before apperteined to his father at the beginning of his reigne his dissolute life was much restreined but at length through the importune sute of flatterers he shut vp his eares against all good reason and counsayle and alwaye sought occasions to despatch out of the way the mooste wise and graue Senatours whiche were as bridels to his naughtinesse He vsed often times to play naked at weapons with the sworde players not only in the common scholes but also openly in the theatre wherby he greatly defaced the imperiall maiestee CoÌ„modus triuÌ„phed for his victories ouer the Germains Pantenus a man of great deuocion and learning was in highe estimacion at Alexandria and taughte in open schole diuine letters of whiche occasion the custome remayned there alwayes that certayn most excellent in al kinde of learning should be chosen to instructe the people in godly knowlage Lucilla the emperours sister The yere of Christ for so muche as she was by her brother depriued of certayne imperialle honours which were geuen to her by hir father Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4414 by meane of adulterie entised a noble yonge man named Quadratus to conspire against the emperour who by the counsaile of the more part of the senate committed the whole matter to one Quintianus whiche watching his time shoulde slea the emperour but he by his rashnes was detected taken and straightly examined and vttered the hole conspiracie For whiche cause Commodus kendled a greuous hatred towarde the senatours Perennius whom Commodus had made gouernour of the empire vnder him Anni regum britannie 8 The yere of the worlde 4184 The yere of Christ 187 for so muche as by priuy meanes he aspired to the imperiall auctoritee was putte to death In these dayes was great quietnesse in the churche and many noble men of Rome were conuerted to the faith among whiche was Appolonius who reading openly in the senate a boke that he had made in defence of Christian religion The yere of the worlde 4149 The yere of Christ 188 was after beheaded Anni regum britannie 9 The capital a liberarie were burned with lightninge The yere of the worlde 4151 The yere of Christ 190 Maternus a souldiour conspired to slea Commodus but he was disclosed bi one of the same coniuracion Anni regum britannie 11 and so preuented Cleander whom the emperour had aduaunced from a seruaunt to high dignitye in Rome vsed greate crueltee and exaction towarde the people for whiche cause they reised a great commocion The emperour to satisfie the people commanded Cleander to be put to death and his head to be caried about the citee Uictor the .13 pope .x. yeres A great dearth and scarcitee in Rome Commodus published that he would be called Hercules and the sonne of Iupiter The Scottes and Pictes not longe from this time ouerthrewe Trebellius the Romaine capitain in Britaine The Britons through the couetousnes of Trebellius rebelled and were vanquished shortli after Pertiner was sent by Commodus into Britain and warred against the Scottes and with gentlenes and wyse counsaile quited the Bâ—â—â—ons Commodus in shoting or casting the darte had so stedie a hande The yere of the worlde 4152 The yere of Christ 191 Anni regum britannie that he would hit what so euer he appoynted Wherfore to shewe his cunninge in these feates in the open sightes he killed a great multitude of wilde beastes In this time were
in the churche many bishoppes of excellent learning and Sanctimonie as Serapion of Antioch Demetrius of Alexandria Theophilus at Cesaria Bacchilus of Corinth and Policrates amonge the Ephesians LUcius king of Britaine decessed after whose death for so muche as of him remained no heire Anni regum britannie 1 the Britones betwene them selues fel in great distance and warre The yere of the worlde 4153 The yere of Christ 192 which continued to the greate disturbance of the realme about .xv. yeres The temple of peace with manye other gorgyous places in Rome were destaâ—yed with fire Sterres appered in the daye time of the whiche some being drawen in engthe semed to hange in the ayer Anni regum britannie 2 Commodus the emperour was strangled to death by Laetus Electus and his owne concubine Martia The yere of the worlde 4454 The yere of Christ 193 Anni regum britannie 3 Partinax was constreigned by the Senate to take on him the gouernance of the empire The yere of the worlde 4155 The yere of Christ 194 who endeuouringe to reduce the commoÌ„ weale to a good ordre was cruelly slaine of the souldiours whan he had reigned onely two monthes and .xxv. dayes Whan Partinax was slaine the souldiours published that they would aduance him to the imperiall auctoritee whiche would most liberally rewarde them Of whome Iulian a lawier bought the empire promisinge theym great giftes for which dede he was abhorred of the hole citee and not longe after hated also of the souldiours be cause he was stacke in fulfilling his promises This disfauour of the people towarde Iulian was occasion that Pescennins Niger was named emperour of the souldiours in Surie But he lingered at Antioche made not towarde Rome against Iulian. Wherfore in the mean time Seuerus was pronounced emperour of his souldiours in Illiria This man with all spede possible The yere of the worlde 4156 The yere of Christ 195 went with an army into Italy caused Iulian to be slayne Anni regum britannie 4 Whan he came to Rome and had the imperiall auctoritee stablished by the senate incontinent he augmented his army went against Niger but fearinge that Albius beinge as then of great power in Britaine wold in his absence conspire againste him vnder faire pretence caused him to be proclaymed partaker of the empire At Cizinum a citee of Asia The yere of the worlde 4157 Seuerus discomfited Aemilius the capitain of Nigers host Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of Christ 196 Againe in Bithinia the souldiours of Niger were ouerthrowen and lastly in Cilicia Niger him selfe was vanquished and slaine The Moores spoyled Laodicea and brent Tyrus Satrahel the brother of Ethodius because his sonnes were not of sufficiente age to guide the realme was ordeyned king of Scottes he was of false and subtill wit and geuen to such cruelte that for feigned causes he suâ— all the frendes of Ethiodus to the entent to defraud his heires of the crowne wherfore he was murdered of his familiers when he had reigned .4 yeres The yere of the worlde 4159 The yere of Christ 198 Seuerus after his retourne from Surie Anni regum britannie 7 fearinge that Albinus whom before he had made partaker of the empire woulde endeuour by some priuye meane to defeate him and his posteritee of the imperial succession caused him to be proclaimed his enemie and went against him with al his power into Fraunce where he vanquished and slue him and in despite of the senate sent his heade to Rome A great controuersie rose in the churche betwene the bishoppes of Asia and Europe concerninge the feaste of Easter Uictor beinge than pope by his sentence woulde haue excoÌ„municated all the churches of Asia because they kepte their easter the .14 daye of the firste moneth according to the vse of the apostles for whiche cause he was sharpely rebuked bothe of Irenius bishop of LioÌ„s and many other as not sufficiently consideringe the vnitee of the churche Seuerus retourning to Rome Anni regum britannie 8 outlawed and put to death many of the Senatours and noble men of Spaine Fraunce The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 199 and Italy Donalde an humile and gentile prince was choseÌ„ kinge of Scottes and reigned .21 yeres He was the first kinge that coyned any money of gold or siluer for the Scottes vsed before interchanging of Mercimonies and had no money of their owne but the Britons and Romaines and other external nations About the yere of our lorde 203. this Donald procured certaine wise and lerned men to instructe him and his wife children and subiectes in the faith of Christ which hapned .33 yeres after the beginning of the royalme of Scotlande Zeâ—â—erinus the .14 pope .20 yeres The emperour Seuerus passinge into the easte partes spoyled Arabia The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 202 Anni regum britannie 10 made leage with the kinges of Armonie put to flighte Aâ—tabanus kinge of the Partheans and toke the citee Ctesiphon and vanquished alsâ— the Adhiabâ—eno Abagaâ—us king of Perses Laetus proconsull of Egipte in his time was a greuous persecution of the ChristiaÌ„s in Alexandria in whiche Leonides Origines father was beheaded and Origene him selfe being than but a childe Anni regum britannie 12 The yere of the worlde 4164 The yere of Christ 203 desyred martyrdome with his father Anni regum britannie 14 Aquila prouoste of Aegipte The yere of the worlde 4166 The yere of Christ 205 vnder whom the persecucion continued Narcissus bishop of Hierusalem fled into the deserte for feare of persecutioÌ„ in his place was ordeyned Dius Anni regum britannie 1 TO this time continued the foresaid discord amoÌ„ge the BritoÌ„s The yere of the worlde 4169 The yere of Christ 208 which thing meued Seuerus to make hast into that countrey as wel to quiet the realme as to kepe back the Pictes Scottes which vexed them with warre He caused a wal of turues and great stakes to be made of the lengthe of .112 myles or after some repaired the wall of Adrion It began at Tyne and reched to the Scottishe sea This Seuerus gouerned Britaine fiue yeres Germanus succeded Dius in the bishoprike of Hierusalem and after him Bordis the .29 bishop Narcissus came abrode againe out of the deserte The yere of the worlde 4170 The yere of Christ 209 and was desired of the people of Hierusalem to take againe the bishoprike Anni regum britannie 2 Tertulian a great learned man of Carthage was in this time veray excellent in diuine scriptures Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4171 The yere of Christ 210 He wrate many noble workes in defence of christendome But beyng in his middle age made a prieste he was vexed with sundry wronges and displeasures by the enuy of the clergie of Rome and therfore at the last fel into the heresye of Montanus whiche he enterlaced with his bokes that he wrate Origene after Clement and Pantenus was admitted to
of Alexandria and put manye of the noble men to death Anni regum britannie 10 Narâ—es king of Perse The yere of Christ 298 troubled the countreyes of Armonâ—e and Mesopotamia with deâ—dly warre The yere of the worlde 4259 Thys Nâ—rses had a sonne so beastlye cruell that when his father gaue vnto him a pauilion of camelles skinnes sumptuously wrought betwene with golde and demaunded whether it pleased him he aunswered that it woulde please him muche better if he mighte be kinge that he myghte make a more gorgious pauilion of mens skinnes Constantius in France proued Fortune in one day to be bothe frowâ—ed and fâ—uâ—urable For at the fyrste he was chased and so egrelye pursued of the Almaynes that vneth he hym selfe might be drawen by a corde ouer the walles of the citee Lâ—ngâ—â—â— And within lesse than .v houres hir hoste was augmented and he slewe of the Almaines welâ— nere .40 thousande whereby theyr power was greatly decayed and Fraunce in more quiete Anni regum britannie 11 Galerius whiche was sent agaynst the Persians The yere of the worlde 4260 The yere of Christ 299 beyng â—anquished in battayle fled to Dioclecian of whom he was so vngently receyued that when he mette him in his iourney the space of a mile that he ranne by his chariote he had not of him a woorde But Galerius beynge nothing therwith discomforted repaired his armye and in Armenia the greater ouerthrue the Persians conquered all Assyria broughte in subiection fiue prouinces beyonde the riuer Tigris and retourned to the emperoure with great spoyle Anni regum britannie Dioclecian and Maximinian triumphed for theyr greate victories â–ª The yere of the worlde 4264 The yere of Christ 309 after whiche triumphe Dioclecian gaue commandement that he would be worshipped as a god saying that he was brother to the sonne and the moone and adourning his showeâ— with golde and precious stoones commaunded the people to kisse his feete The yere of the worlde 4265 The yere of Christ 204 By the iust iudgement of god Anni regum britannie 16 for certaine enormityes vsed in the churche the greatest and moste greuouse persecution of the Chrystianes was moued by Dioclesian who in the moneth of Marche whan the feaste of Easter was nighe at hand commaunded all the churches of the Christians to be spoyled and cast to the earth and the bokes of holy scripture to be burned and that all Christian men that were of any auctoritee shuld be as it were disgraded and remaine as persons infamous And furthermore that no seruant remaining in the fayth shuld be made free that all prelates and chiefe ministers of the churche shoulde be with al tourmentes constreigned to worship Idoles This persecution continued .10 yeares Dioclecian and by his counsayle Maximinian gaue vppe the imperial auctoritee The yere of the worlde 4268 The yere of Christ 207 Anni regum britannie 19 and led the residue of theyr life as priuate persons Constantius and Galerius which before were named Cesars The yere of the worlde 4269 The yere of Christ 208 succeded in the empire Anni regum britannie 20 betwene whome the gouernance therof was thus deuided that Galerius shuld rule in Illiria Asia and all the east partes and Constantius in Italye Spayne Fraunce Britaine and Affryke But he was a moderate and wise prince refused Affrike and Italye and reteyned onely Spayne Fraunce and Britayne This Constantius was a man of great affabilitee clemency and gentylnesse and there with very lyberall indeuoiringe alwaye to enriche his subiectes lytle regarding his owne treasure thinking that to be his that the commons had Wherefore he sayde that it was better that priuate persons had the commen treasure to the vse of the weale publike than to be locked vp in princes coffers In festiuall dayes â–ª when he had his nobles to any banket he borowed plate of his frendes to furnish his cubbourdes Galerius the other emperour was of maners ryght commendable sauing that he was cruell towarde chrystian people For whiche cause he was striken of God with extreme and vile sickenesse as after shall appeare Galerius chose by adopcion .ii. noble men of whiche Maximinian he made gouernour of the east and Seuerus of Italâ—e and Afrike Anni regum britannie 21 While this Seuerus was absent from Rome The yere of the worlde 4270 The yere of Christ 309 the souldiours chose one Maxentius the sonne of Maximinian to be emperour Against whoÌ„ whaÌ„ Seuerus came with an armie â–ª beyng forsaken of his own souldiours he was constreigned to flee and nere to Rauenna was takeÌ„ and slaine This Maxentius was a cruell tyranne Of hys incontinence and other vices be many examples in the historie named Tripartita COnstantius died in Yorke after whom Constantine succeded Anni regum britannie 1 as wel in the kingdome of Britain The yere of the worlde 4271 The yere of Christ 310 as in the gouernance of other realmes â–ª that were subiecte before to his father This Constantine was a right noble valiant prince son of Helena woman of greate sanctimonie and borne in Britayne He was so mightie in marciall prowes that he was surnamed the great Constantine And had the faithe of Christ in suche reuerence that alwaie most studiously he endeuoired to augment the same In wytnesse of his belife he caused a booke of the gospels to be caried before him And made the byble to be copied oute and sent into all partes of the empyre Of this man the kinges of Britaine had firste the priuilege to weare close crownes or Dyademes Galerius emperour of the east whan he harde of the death of his captaine Seuerus made Licinius partaker of the empyre This Licinius in feates of armes was experte and cunninge but he hated learning so extremely that he saied it was a pestilence and poyson in the common weale Fincâ—rmake after the death of his cosin Cairthquint was ordeined kinge of Scottes and reigned seuen and fortie yeres Anni regum britannie 2 Maximinian Herculius The yere of the worlde 4272 desiringe to be emperour againe came to Rome The yere of Christ 311 and by priuy meanes endeuoured to defeite his owne sonne Maxentius of the empire But he was reiected of the souldiours driuen from Rome Wherefore he fled into Fraunce to Constantine his son in law whom also to slea he laide in waight traiterously opening â–ª his pretended malice to Fausta his daughter the wife of Constantine But she abhorringe the impious minde of her father disclosed the matter to hir husbande who commaunded Herculius to be taken and slayne The yere of the worlde 4274 The yere of Christ 312 In the .x. yere of the persecucion Anni regum britannie 4 Galerius the chiefe minister therof fell into a wonderfull sicknesse hauinge a sore risen in the nether parte of his bealy whiche consumed his priuie membres from whens swarmed great plentie of wourmes whiche were ingendred of the putrifaction This disease coulde not be holpen with any surgerie or phisike
for euer of the kinges of great Britaine The yere of the worlde 4346 The yere of Christ 385 Arcadius the son of Theodotius was made Augustus Anni regum britannie 3 Theodotius laboured muche for the vnitee of the churche in the whiche had bene a schisme of longe time The yere of the worlde 4347 The yere of Christ 386 Maximus kinge of Britaine Anni regum britannie 4 was constreigned of the souldiours to take on him the imperial crowne and therfore beyng in Fraunce passed further into the landes of the empyre and subdued a great parte of France and al Germaine Gratian the emperour of him was putte to flyght at Paris and slaine at Lions Ualentinian the brother of Gratian beyng dryuen out of Italy fledde into the east to Theodotius of whom he was with all gentilnesse interceined Whyles Maximus was occupied in the warres in Italie Melga kinge of Pictes and Gnauius leader of the Hunnes vexed the Britaines whereof whan Maxiâ—mus had witting he sent a capitaine named Gratian to resist their malice The yere of the worlde 4348 The yere of Christ 387 Sainct Ursula with the .11000 virgins Anni regum britannie 5 whiche were sente into littell Britaine to bee maryed to the foresaied Câ—non and his knightes were slaine of the Barbarous people being on the sea Hierome the famous doctour and interpretour of holy scripture flourished at Bethlem and for hys excellent learninge was renowmed in al the worlde The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 Theodotius hearing of the death of Gratian Anni regum britannie 8 spedde him with an armye against Maximus whych warred againste the empyre and at a citie of Italy called Aquileâ—a vanquished the saide Maximus and him beheaded Andragatius the chiefe capitaine of Maximus drowned him selfe Uictour his sonne was slaine of Abrogastes in France â–ª Anni regum britannie 1 FOorth with the foresaied Gratian The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 that was sente in to Britaine of Maximus to defende the lande frome Barbariens toke on him the kingdom of Britain exercised all tyranny and exaction vpon the people For whiche cause he was abhorred of all the Britaines In a sedicion in Thessalia there happened certaine iustices and noble men to be slaine of the people wherwith Theodotius the emperour beynge greatly meeued commaunded .vii. thousande of them to be slaine punisshing the giltlesse together with the offenders Of whiche acte whan Ambrose byshop of Milleine had knowlage he excommunicated the emperour and forbade him to enter in to the churche vntill he had done open penaunce To whom Theodotius gentillye obeyed and for that deede hadde Ambrose euer after in most highe estimacion and reuerence Algelmundus the firste kinge of Lumbardy Anni regum britannie 2 A fyrie signe hanged in the ayre The yere of the worlde 4352 The yere of Christ 391 lyke to a culuer by the space of .xxx. daies Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4353 The yere of Christ 392 The Britains abhorringe the crueltee of their kynge Gratian Anni regum britannie 4 by one assent set on him and kylled him The yere of the worlde 4354 The yere of Christ 393 after he had reigned .iiii. yeres Than was the realme of Britaine a good space without head or gouernour in whych time they were nowe and than vexed with the foresaied Barbarous people and other externall enemies To this time were ordeined in the church certain priestes whiche should examine and confesse theim The yere of the worlde 4355 The yere of Christ 394 that after their offences dyd openly repent before they receiued the sacraments vnder pretence of this confession a deacon in Constatinople did commit fornication with a noble woman For whiche cause Nectarius their byshoppe didde abrogate confession committing euery man to his conscience in receiuing the sacrament A Duke named Abrogastes by treason slew Ualentinian the emperour of the weste and aduaunsed Eugenius to the imperiall crowne Plaâ—illa the wyfe of Theodotius dyed â–ª a woman of great sanctimonie She accustomed to visit the hospitalles and places of poore people ministringe to theym all thinges necessary with her owne handes The yere of the worlde 4356 The yere of Christ 395 Arcadius the elder sonne of Theodotius reigned with his father in the east and Honorius the yonger was proclaimed emperour of Italy and the west partes In the tyme of Theodotius a childe was borne in Palestine beyng deuided from the nauel vpward as it were into two bodies euery part hauing all senses and perfect members of a man Whan the one dydde eate the other didde not sometymes the one plaied with the other as it were two children The one parte liued foure daies after the other Theodotius vanquisshed and toke Eugenius the traytour The yere of the worlde 4357 The yere of Christ 396 and commaunded him to be put to death Abrogastes kylled himselfe with his owne weapon Ioannes Anachorita was famous He hadde the gyfte of prophecie Augustine the most famous lerned doctour of Chrystes churche was byshop of Hippone a citie in Afrike This man was of suche excellent wyt that in his chyldhode he learned all the liberall sciences without any instructour and in all partes of philosophie was wonderfullye learned At the beginninge he fauoured the opinions of theim whiche bee called Maniches but by the continuall praier of his good mother Monica and the perswasion of holy sainct Ambrose he was conuerted to the true faithe They bothe beynge replenisshed with the holy ghost sange the psalme Te deum aunsweringe muâ—tually one to the other After in praier writing and preachinge he so muche profited the church that his name is woorthely had in reuerence of all men Theodotius the emperour died at Milleine The yere of the worlde 4358 The yere of Christ 397 Arcadius obteined the imperiall dignitee and reigned with his brother Honorius .xiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4359 The yere of Christ 398 but for that they were yet but children Theodotius before his deathe ordeined .iii. noble men to be gouernours ouer the .iii. partes of the empyre that is to saie Gyldo in Afryke Ruffinus in the east as tutour of Arcadius Stillico in Italie and the weast as gouernour of Honorius the yonger sonne Whiche .iii. Dukes after by treason successiuelye attempted the imperiall crowne An earthquake continued many dayes The element shining like fyre seemed to burne Orosius the historiographer was famous Chrisostomus the noble clerke The yere of the worlde 4361 The yere of Christ who for his excelleÌ„t eloquence is named the golden mouthed doctour was ordeyned bishop of Constantinople Gildo gouernour of afrike toke on him kinglye auctoritee in Mauritania and cruellye put to death the sonnes of his brother Mascazell who therfore fled into Atalye and obteyned ayde of Honorius the emperoure and shortely after with .5000 men of warre vanquished his brothers army in the which were .70000 fighting men and commaunded him to be strangled
whiche fauoured Constantine Heros a holy man was by the furie of the people put from his byshoprike of Orâ—iauâ—ce The yere of the worlde 4375 The yere of Christ 414 and Patroclus ordeined in his place Which thinge caused great discention among the bishops Ataulphus was ordeined kinge of wisigothes who entended the vtter destruction of the citee of Rome and to haue buylded an other citee in the fame place whiche shoulde be called Gothia and the emperours therof Ataulphi But he was mitigated by the gentill intercession and prayer of his wife Placidia the emperours syster Two bretherne â–ª called Iouius and Sebastianus â–ª whiche in Fraunce toke on them princelye auctoritee were subdued and slaine Pelagius an horrible heretike liued in Britaine He taught that men wer not saued and iustified by the mere mercye of god for the death and merite of Iesu Christe The yere of the worlde 4376 The yere of Christ 415 but that by their owne good workes and natural operacions men obteined before god perfect iustificacion and remission of sinnes this errour sainct Augustine coÌ„fouÌ„deth in many of his woorkes Attalus by the healpe of the Gothes vsurped imperial authoritee in France passed from thens into Spaine The yere of the worlde 4377 The yere of Christ 416 and from Spaine into Afrike Heraclianus a Romaine Duke being sent into Afrike against the factours of Attalus traiterously toke on him imperiall auctoritee The Burgonnions obteyned the part of Fraunce nere to the ryuer of Rhine Heraclianus by the counsaile of his companion Sabinus prepared a wonderfull nauie in the whiche were 4070. shippes and with theim made towarde Rome againste the emperour Shortly after his arriuall he was discoumfited and shamefully put to flight in such wise that he was constreigned to flie to Carthage in a small shippe where he was slaine shortly after The Iewes whiche from the time of Alexandre the great â–ª to this daie inhabited the citee of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4378 The yere of Christ 417 for a sedicion whiche they caused were nowe driuen out of the citee and all their gooddes taken from theim A woman â–ª named Hippacia so excellentlye learned that she passed all the philosophers of that time did rede openly in the philosophie schole at Alexandria Attalus the traitour beynge forsaken of his adherentes was taken in Afrike and sent to the emperour The Gothes slewe their kinge Ataulphus for that he desired peace with the Romains and chose for him Regericus whom for lyke cause they also murdered and lastly aduanced to be their king a noble maÌ„ called Wallâ—a who after certaine misfortune on the sea contrary to their exspectacion made league with Constantius the Romaine whiche at that time hadde subdued the Barbarous people in Spaine Zozimus Pope ordeined that no priest should drinke in common tauernes Uaâ—lia kinge of the Gothes restored to the emperour his syster Placidia The yere of the worlde 4379 The yere of Christ 418 wife of Ataulphus whiche was after maried to the renowmed Duke CoÌ„stantius who had subdued diuers rebellious traitours and quieted the Gothes and other Barbarous people whiche than were in armes againste the empyre as the Uandales Sueues Burgunnions and other A counsaile of .207 byshoppes was assembled at Carthage againste the heresie of Pellagian and other The yere of the worlde 4380 The yere of Christ 419 wher sainct Augustine was present The emperour Honorius triumphed for the victories atchiued by the marciall knightehoode of Constans hys Duke Pharamunde the sonne of Marcomirus a man garnisshed with all knightly vertue The yere of the worlde 4381 The yere of Christ 420 was ordeyned the firste kinge of frenchemen .1556 yeeres after Brute began his dominion in this I le of Britaine Constantius confirmed the league made with the wisigothes The yere of the worlde 4382 The yere of Christ 421 and gaue inhabitance to them in Aquitania and certeine citees nere about Honorius made CoÌ„staÌ„tius felow with him in the empire The yere of the worlde 4383 The yere of Christ 422 Constantius dyed The yere of the worlde 4384 The yere of Christ 423 The Scottes according to their histories vnder their kinge Fergus returned out of Ireland into Albion and continuing the reigne of .iii. kinges that is Fergus Eugenius and Dongarde pursued the Britaine 's with most cruell warres but here they discente from the Englisshe cronicles as well in the computacion of the time as in the relacion of the whole storie For after Beda Gildas and other ancieÌ„t and credible writers the Scottes came firste about this time out of Irelande into that countrey whiche of them was after called Scotlande But howe so euer this stories agree trueth it is that the Scottes beynge confederate with the Pictes not long from this time by consente of all writers inuaded and spoyled the lande of Britaine so cruelly that the Britains were constreigned to sende for ayde to the Romaines promissing that they woulde be perpetually subiect to the empyre Whiche request was harde and a capitaine sent with a legion of knightes who within few daies chased their enemies out of the lande and teachinge them to make a wal of turnes and stakes from the water of Humbre to the Scottisshe sea wherewith their ennemies mighte be kepte backe out of the lande toke leaue of the Britaines and departed Barbaranes kinge of the Persians did persecute the Christians The yere of the worlde 4385 The yere of Christ 424 For whiche cause deadlye warre was arrered betwene the Persians and Romaines Ardaburus the Romaine capitaine spoyled the countrey called Azazena After whiche misfortune the Persians began to intreate for peace Castinus a Duke of the Romaines was sent against the Uandales whyche wasted the landes of the empyre in Spaine Against whom he somwhat preuailed by the healpe of a valyaunt knight named Bonifacius whiche came oute of Afrike to ayde hym in the businesses of the empyre But Bonifacius shortely after not susteigning the enuious tyranny of his captaine Castinus returned into Afrike afterwhich time Castinus atchiued nothing woorthy memory Placidia the wife of Constantius The yere of the worlde 4386 The yere of Christ 425 after the deathe of her husbande for certaine displeasure was driuen from her brother Honorius with her two sonnes and fled to Theodotius emperour of the easte and was of him gentilly interteined Honorius emperour of the weast departed oute of this life at Rome The yere of the worlde 4387 The yere of Christ 426 A certaine Romaine named Ioannes by the ayde and maintenance of Castinus inuaded the imperial crowne This Ioannes made into Afrike entendinge bothe to vanquishe the forenamed Boniface enemy of Castinus and also to subdue that countrey to his dominion In the meane time Theodotius made Ualentinian the sonne of Placida Cesar and sente him with ayde into Italy to recouer the imperiall auctoritee Who not long after conquered the citee Rauenna whiche shutte the gates at his comminge vanquisshed Ioanne the tyranne sente
after he died and Aetius was then restored to his former estate and dignitee by the helpe of the people called Hunni The dominion of the frenchmeÌ„ was encreased so muche The yere of the worlde 4398 The yere of Christ 437 that the Romaine had no more of the lande of Gallia is theyr rule then that which lyeth from the riuer of Leyr vnto Rhine whyche is called Gallia Lugdunensis theyr kinge also ouercame the Turinges and the Germaynes The Uandales were made friendes with the Romaynes and had inhabitaunce geuen to them in Affrike Aetius the Romaine ouercame Gundicarus kinge of Burgoyne and at his instant praier made peace Anni regum britannie 6 The Gothes brake theyr league with the Romains spoyled certaine townes in Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4399 The yere of Christ 438 and vesieged the cite a Narbonense which was delyuered from theyr assautes by Litorius a Romaine capitaine Anni regum britannie 7 Ualentinian went toward Constantinople The yere of the worlde 4400 to the entent to take in mariage Eudocia The yere of Christ the daughter of Theodotius Gensericus king of the Uandales and Aleines endeuoiring to sowe the heresie of Atrius in Afrike did persecute the catholike bishops and most cruelly put many of them to death The yere of the worlde 4401 The yere of Christ 440 Certayne pyrates with great tyranny robbed and spoyled the ile of Sicilie Anni regum britannie 8 The Romaines by the helpe of the Hunnes foughte luckyly against the Gothes in Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4402 The yere of Christ 441 Litorius the Romaine Anni regum britannie 9 trusting to witchcraft and answeres of idoles fought a battayle with the Gothes and was of them with great disworshyppe put to flighte After which time peace was taken betwene the Romaines and the Gothes Gensericus king of the Uandales by deceyt toke and spoyled Carthage and subdued it to his domynion .585 yeres after it was conquered of the Romaines made a parte or prouince of the empire And thus began Afrike to be subâ—ect to the Uandales The yere of the worlde 4403 The yere of Christ 442 The same Gensericus warred cruelly on the yle of Sicâ—â—a Anni regum britannie 10 For whiche cause Sebastianus a Romayne comming out of Spayne inuaded Afrike and caused Gensericus to retourne and leaue Sicilia In the courte of Constantine king of Britaine was a certayne Picte in so great fauoure and auctoritee with the king that he might at al times come to his presence who watching his time by secrete meane traiterouslye slewe the kinge in his chambre THan Constantius his eldest sonne whyche for his dulle and simple witte The yere of the worlde 4404 The yere of Christ 443 Anni regum britannie 1 was made monke in Winchester by the meanes of Uortiger duke of Cornewalle was taken out of the cloyster and made kinge vnder whose name the foresayd Uortiger ruled all the land and vsed great tyranny Peace was made betwene the Uandales in Afrike the Romaines and certayne limittes and boundes prescribed for the marches of bothe theyr lordshippes The Hunnes falling at distance with the Romaines spoyled and ouerrunne Thracia Illiria and by force subdued all the countreys euen to the mountaines of Grece called Thermopile Attila kinge of the Hunnes slewe his brother Bletas and inforced the people to be subiect vnto hym whereby he obteyned the kingedome alone that before was deuided into two partes Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4407 The yere of Christ 449 This Attila was a cruell and fierce tyranne and at this time terryble to the whole worlde For within fewe daies he had subdued to his lordship all the Barbarous people of Scithia and the north partes as the Ostrogothes Sueues Marcomannis Herulis Turcilingis Turinges Ruges and other Congalius the sonne of kinge Dongarde was ordeined king of Scotland after the death of Constantine He was geuen to peace quietnes and iustice was a good and moderate prince Anni regum britannie 5 Eutices the heretike The yere of the worlde 4408 The yere of Christ 747 and Abbote of a monastarie in Constantinople was famous Constans king of Britaine was slaine of certaine Pictes or Scottes whom Uortiger had ordeined for a gard to the kinges body Whereof whan Uortiger had knowlage he wept and made semblat of great sorow and heauinesse and caused the saied Scottes or Pictes to be put to deathe thoughe he in deede was the chiefe causer of their treason and murder Aurelius and Uter the kinges yonger bretherne fled into litle Britaine Anni regum britannie VOrtiger was by force ordeined kyng of Britaine The yere of the worlde 4409 The yere of Christ 448 and gouerned the realme .xvi. yeres not withoute trouble For the nobles of Britaine suspected â–ª that Constans was not murdered withoute his consent and therfore alienated their mindes from him Anni regum britannie 2 In Britaine was so greate plentie of corne and fruite that the like had not bene sene in many yeres before The yere of the worlde 4410 The yere of Christ 449 whyche plentie was cause of idlenesse glotonie lecherâ—e and other vices so that throughe their incontinent and ryotous lyuinge ensued so great pestilence and mortalitee that the liuinge scantly sufficed to burie the dead Anni regum britannie 3 The Pictes and Scortes also hauing knowlege of the death of their knightes whiche were slaine by Uortiger The yere of the worlde 4411 The yere of Christ 450 for murderinge of the kinge inuaded and in most cruell wyse spoyled the lande of Britaine Than Uortigier beyng sore abasshed for so much as he knew the mindes of his people to be alienated from him after some mens opinion sente for the Saxones named Angli whiche hadde no place to dwell in and gaue to them inhabitance in Kent By their healp and manhod in many battailes he vanquished and droue back the Pictes and other enemies and therefore had theim euer after in great loue and fauour Meroneus was ordeined kinge of Fraunce the which was stronge and marciall in al his deedes and there vnto right profitable to the realme He was present in the battaile againste Attila the Hunne where he wyth hys knightes rought manfully Of this Mereoneus descended all the kynges of the frenchemen til the tyme of Pypyn father vnto Charles the great In his tyme Gallia was firste called Fraunce The Synode Chalcedonense was assembled where were present .vi. hundred byshoppes whiche condemned Eutices and Dyoscorus notable and famous heretikes The yere of the worlde 4413 The yere of Christ 452 Theodotius the emperour departed out of this lyfe at Constantinople Anni regum britannie 5 in whose place Martianus was made emperour of the east and reygned .vii. yeres This man loued so much quietenesse that he was wont to saie that a prince ought not to arme hym if he could by any meanes obteyne peace In his time was the terrible viage of Attila
of his father in battayl and burned with his wife and children Narses a noble and valiant knight was ordeyned capitaine of the warres in Italy The yere of the worlde 4516 The yere of Christ 555 Anni regum britannie 4 This man was no lesse renoumed for his pietee and godlinesse thaÌ„ for his warly policie and marciall knighthode and therwith of nature was gentil and liberall Under him fortune smyled againe vppon the empire and the power of the Gothes decayed The Gothes spoyled robbed the countreyes of Grece called Corcira â–ª Ehiruâ— Acarnania Aetolya and also greatly troubled the seas Nere to the citee Ancon the Romaine capitatnes in a battaile on the sea vanquished and slewe the Gothes and destroyed many of their shippes and after that setting on land chased them with great slaughter of men Pelagius .58 pope .11 yeres The great benificence gentilnesse and liberalitee of Iustinian meued many straunge princes to strength ayde him in the warres against the Gothes in Italy Anni regum britannie 5 Narses with a puissant and mighty army â–ª The yere of the worlde 4517 The yere of Christ 556 entred Italie At Tagina by the healpe of the Lumbardes the Gothes were put to flight and theyr kinge Totilas slayne with .vi. thousande of his soulidiours Narses sped him in all haste towarde Rome Gobazer was kinge of the Lazes sometime called Cholci Mermoroer capitaine of the Persians in the east recouered Petra ouercame the Romaines for which cause Bessa the Romaine capitaine was disgraded and dyscharged of his army Teâ—as a valiaunt knight was ordeined king of the Gothes Anni regum britannie 6 The yere of the worlde 4518 The yere of Christ 557 who foorthâ—with made league with Amingo and Lothayre the kynges of Burgoyne and Fraunce and of them receyued great ayde against Narses Narses recouered the citee of Rome at Tarentum the Gothes were discomfited Sysuâ—ldus kinge of the Brentes or Herules whiche hitherto toke part with the emperour forsooke Narses and alied him with the freÌ„chmen and Lumbardes and together with theym ouer ronne the countrey of Italye bothe against the Gothes and also the Romaines Italy on all partes was assayled with moste cruell warres For Narses diuidinge his pussiancie â–ª in dyuers partes sette vpon the Gothes and the citees with them confederate And in like maner Teias seperatinge his Gothes in sundrye costes warred vpon the friendes of the empyre The Persians about Onagaris with great reproch chased and slewe the Romayns Agila kinge of Spaine was murdered of his owne people Anni regum britannie 7 Narses vanquished and vtterly subdued the Gothes in a battaile nere to Niceria The yere of the worlde 4519 The yere of Christ 559 in the whiche Teias was slaine with a hundred thousande souldiours After whiche victory bothe the kingdome and name of the Ostrogothes decayed in Italy This happened .64 yeres after the gothes first possessed Italy vnder theyr kinge Theodorich Athanagildus was after Agila king of the Gothes in Spaine he reigned .14 yeres The yere of the worlde 4520 The yere of Christ 559 Narses remained as gouernour of Italy .xvi. yeres Anni regum britannie 8 The yere of the worlde 4521 The yere of Christ 560 Martinus and Iustinus Anni regum britannie 9 the emperours capitaines in in the easte partes ouercame the Persians and slewe of them .xii. thousande Zates was ordeined kinge of the Lazer by the emperour The yere of Christ 561 Narses after the death of Teias Anni regum britannie 10 granted peace to the Ostrogothes The yere of the worlde 4522 and receiued by dedicion all the citees of Tuscia The Gothes conspired with the frenchemen and Burgonions whiche feared the prosperous successe of Narses and inuaded the partes of Italy nere to Fraunce But thea in two battayles were vanquished by Dagiste us the Romaine Uuidis capitaine of the Gothes was taken and sent to Constantinople Amingo Duke of the burgonions was slaine Lothayre kinge of Fraunce escaped by flight Iustinus was made prouost of Armenia and Cholcis Anni regum britannie 11 The yere of the worlde 4523 The yere of Christ 562 Cosroes kinge of Persians made peace with the emperour A great earthquake wherwith the citee Berincho was ouerthrowen and the iles called Coi greuously shaken Lothayre kinge of Fraunce dyed and lefte after him iiii sonnes whiche were all of peruerse and frowarde disposicion and speciallye Arithbertus the elder who in filthie pleasure was more corrupte than any woman and ended his life in the embrasing of harlottes Chilberich reigned in France with his bretherne and after theyr discease .24 yeres He was wrapped in mortall warre and trouble of the worlde sometime by right sometime by wronge For betwene these bretherne hapned often debate and strife He toke to wife Golsanda the king of Spaines daughter whom he dyd after repudiat casting vnlauful loue to one of hir maydens called Fredegunda For whose sake he put from him also his seconde wife Anâ—ouera a woman of great byrthe and made the sayd Fredegunda queene Anni regum britannie 15 In the latter dayes of Iustinian the Hunnes wasted the countrey of Thracia and Grece The yere of the worlde 4527 The yere of Christ 566 and were vanquished and slaine by the noble capitaine Bellizarius whose end I thinke worthy of memorye that we may thereby consider the ingratitude of men towarde those persones at whose hand the common weale hath receiued most high benefites This noble man by whose policie and knighthode the Persians were vanquished the Uandales subdued Afrike recouered againe to the empire many triumphant victories atchieued on the Gothes in his later daies was constreigned to begge his bread from dore to dore and lastli as a miserable begger ended his life For Iustinian the emperor for a light cause and smal trifle bereft him of his sight and sent him in exyle Germanus a Romaine capitaine in a battayle on the sea vanquished a great multitude of the Hunnes and againe on the land vtterly subdued the remnant Iohn the .59 Pope .12 yeres .11 monethes Anni regum britannie 17 Iustinus the seconde The yere of the worlde 4529 The yere of Christ 568 after the death of Iustinian obâ—teined the imperiall crowne A man surprised with pride contempning pouertee and most cruelly murdered the nobilitee In auarice his desire was so vnsaciate that he caused yron chestes to be prepared in the whiche he might locke vp that treasure that by vniust exactions he had extorted of the people He fell also into the heresye of Pelagian and not long after was bereft of his wittes and so ended his life when he hadde reigned .xi. yeres Sigibert duke of Austracie hauinge ayde of his brother Chilberich warred vpon the Suitzers and theym vanquished Conwall was ordeyned kinge of Scottes and reigned x. yeres He was a man of great deuocion and gaue muche to churches He made many lawes concerninge the libertee of priestes In his time S. Colme of Irelande and Mungo
Melitus and Iohn wyth other godly and well learned men The yere of the worlde 4568 The yere of Christ 599 Anni regum britannie 11 to preach the Chrystyan fayth to the angels which were firste receiued of Ethelbert king of Kent whom they conuerted to the fayth with diuers of his people This Ethelbert as some men write first beganne to buylde sayncte Paules churche in London The yere of the worlde 4564 The yere of Christ 603 The first contencion for the primacy of Rome beganne betwene Gregory and Iohn Anni regum britannie 15 patriarke of Constantinople For Mâ—uritius the emperour commaunded that Iohn of Constantinople should be proclaimed the vniuersall bishop or chiefe prelate But Gregorye bishoppe of Rome would in no wise suffer that saying that no man ought to claime among Christian men to be the vniuersall bishop For he that so did diminished the honoure of other bishops For this cause was great enmite betwene Gregory and the emperour Mauritius In so much that he willed the Lumbardes to inuade the citee of Rome The yere of the worlde 4565 The yere of Christ 604 Gallinicus the .iiii. lieutenant of Italye Anni regum britannie 16 made peace with Agilulphus the king of Lumbardes Childebert king of Orliaunce in France ordeined the Tassilo to be kinge of Bauarie This Tassilo by the wil of Childebert endeuoired by force of armes to bring the Sclauines to the fayth of Christ. But CacaÌ„nus their kynge so manfully withstode that he slewe and destroyed wel nere the whole host of Tassilo The Hunnes makyng warre in Pannonie were discomfited and slaine by Theodosius and Germanus the emperours capitains the countrey of Pannonie was recouered to the empire wherwith the Lumbards found them selfes greued because they gaue inhabitance to the Hunnes in that countrey at theyr departing Goâ—damiris kyng of Spayne â–ª reigned .ii. yeres Childebert of France was slaine with poyson The yere of the worlde 4566 The yere of Christ 605 He lefte after hym .ii. sonnes Anni regum britannie 17 Theodobert to whom he gaue Austracie and Theodorich whiche hadde the prouince of Burgoyne The Sarasens spoyled and destroyed a great parte of Sicilie Smaragdus was againe made lieuetenant in Italye after the death of Gallinicus Rome was besiged a whole yeres space by Agilulph us kyng of Lumbardie but it was so wel defended that he departed thens in vayne The Hunues warred vppon certayne places of mydle Fraunce and did therin great harme But by meane of ryche gyftes by theim receiued of Brunichyld they leste that countrey and drew towarde Soylons where they were discomfited and driuen backe by Clothayre beyng than kyng of that prouince Mauritius the emperour for his couetousnesse beyng odible to the people and specially for that he receiued the souldiours wages was slaine by Phocas with hys wyfe and children at Chalcedo Phocas was ordeined emperour of CoÌ„stantinople The yere of the worlde 4567 The yere of Christ 606 and reyned .viii. yeares Anni regum britannie 18 This man for happe and prosperous successe in warre was to the common weale ryght profytable but in auarice and ouer much burdeynynge hys people with exactions he was no lesse to be blamed then his predicessour There appeared a blasynge sterre wonderfull greatenesse Kenneth Keâ—â— the sonne of Conwallus was ordeyned kyng of Scotland and reigned onely .iiii. monethes And after him Eugenius the fourth of that name .xv. yeres He was a iust vertuous prince instructed in his youth by the holye man Coâ—me He commaunded all iuglars minstrelles scoffarres and such ydle persons either to auoyde his lande or to fynde some honest craft to liue by Agilulphus the Lumbarde spoyled Cremona tooke Mantua Sissebâ—tâ— king of Spayne reygned ix yeres .vii. mo nethes He receyued the true fayth of Christ and greatly fauoured and augmented the same He arriuinge in Afrike with a nauie of shippes subdued to his lordshippe many prouinces of that countrey Sabinianus was made bishop of Rome He so muche enuied the name of his predecessour Gregory The yere of the worlde 4569 The yere of Christ 608 Anni regum britannie 20 that vneth he would suffer his bookes to be published In his time was a great dearth and famine About this time were seene many strange vncouth syghtes among others the monsters of the sea shewed theim to the people the space of halfe a daye Lemigius a Thracian was made the .vi. lieuetenant in Italie Boniface the iiii was bishop of Rome .vi. yeres .viii. monethes After the Barbarous people had disturbed the whole world with deadly cruell warres and infected all the weast partes speciallye Italye wyth moste habominable vices and all kinde of naughty liuing true learning religion and godlinesse greatly decayed among Christian men and couetousnesse arrogancie a desire of worldly pompe reigned not onely in the hertes of princes and the common people but also especiallie of bishoppes and prelates of the churche so that a little before this tyme Iohn the patriarke of Constantinople of an intollerable pride made suite to Mauritius the emperour to be called the chiefe bishop whom Gregorie than bishop of Rome vehemently withstode and wrate agaynst him very extremely in diuers epistles saying that he firste broughte in the example of Antichrist into the churche for that he claimed to him the name of an vniuersall bishop to the derogacion of al other with diuers like wordes of great reproche Uppon that occasion geuen by Iohn byshop of Constantinople Boniface beyng now at this time made bishop of Rome obteyned of Phocas the emperour to be called the vniuersall and chiefe bishop nothing regarding eyther the commaundement instruction of Christ sayyng to his disciples that they whiche woulde be highest among them should be lowest eyther els the example of godly men before time and decrees of ancient counsailes whiche did alwaye abhorre that suche titles and names of extreme pride should be vsed in the churche For saint Cyprian writing often to Cornelius bishop of Rome neuer calleth him otherwise than brother or felowe bishop â–ª the like is founde in the woorkes of Tertullian Hierome Chrisostome Augustine and other auncient writers â–ª yea and the couÌ„sayle of Carthage hold in the yere of our lord 419. where 217. bishops were presente because the auctoritee of the bishop of Rome was sumwhat than in controuersie decreed that none should be called the chiefe bishop but only in this wyse the bishop of the chiefe see whiche honour they gaue than to Rome because it was and had been the seate royall of the empyre not to establyshe any auctoritee ouer other churches these thinges I saye nothing regarded Boniface beganne fyrst to vsurpe that primacie that the Romain bishops haue euer sence falsly alleged to be giuen them by the scripture aboue other bishops Wherfore seeing that Gregory estemed Iohn of Constantinople to brynge into the church the example of Antichrist because he sued for the name of vniuersall bishoppe euery man maye easelye iudge what is to
into thre lordshippes The yere of Christ 624 Edwine the sonne of Ella Anni regum britannie 12 whiche was persecuted of Ethelrede kyng of Northumberlande The yere of the worlde 4585 made sore warre vpon the said Ethelrede and slew him in plaine battaile and then ceased into his possession the kingdome of Northumberlande This Edwine was the firste christian king of that countrey The three sonnes of Ethelbert fled into litle Britaine Siroe the eldest sonne of Coscoas of Persia for enuy that his father preferred his yonger brother in the kingdome Anni regum britannie by a conspiracie imprisoned his owne father The yere of the worlde 4586 The yere of Christ 625 his yonger brother with their wifes and children and commanded them to be put to death And then made league with the emperour on condicion that all the landes that the Persians had wonne by force of armes should be againe restored to the empire and the holy crosse withall Heraclius recouered Afrike and Aegipte to the empire of Rome MAhomet of Arabia whyle there was great confusion of thinges both in the east and west beganne his errour He came but of a base stocke and being fatherlesse one abdâ—mâ—naples a man of the house of Ismaell bought him for his slaue and loued him greatly for his fauoure and witte For whiche cause he made him a ruler ouer his marchaundise and other businesse Then one Sergâ—us a monke which for heresie fled into Arabia instructed him in the heresy of Nestorius In the meane season his maister died without children leuinge behinde him muche riches and his wife a widow 〈◊〉 .50 yeres of age whom Mahomet maried and when she died was made heire and greatlye encreased in ryches And for his magicall artes was had also in great honour of the foolishe people Wherfore by the counsail of Sergius he called him selfe the great prophet of god and shortly after when his name was publyshed and of great auctoritye he deuised a lawe or kinde of religion called Alcaron in the whiche he toke some part wel nere of all the heresies that had bene before his time Wyth the Sabellians he deuided the trinitâ—e wyth the Manyches he affirmed to be but two persones in the deytee he denied the equalitee of the father and the son wyth Eunonius and sayde with Macedone the holy ghost was a creature and approued the multitude of wifes with the Nicolaytes he borowed of the Iewes circumcision and of the gentils muche supersticion and somwhat he toke of the christian veritee beside many diuelishe phantasies inuented of his owne braine Those that obeyed his law he called Sarasens When he had liued .40 yeres he died of the fallinge sickenesse whiche he had of longe time dissembled saying when he was taken therewith that the angel gabriell appered to him whose brightnes he coulde not beholde Honorius the .68 pope xii yeres .xi. monethes The yere of the worlde 4587 The yere of Christ 629 About this season beganne the kingdome of Mertia Anni regum britannie 14 or middle Englande vnder the stronge painim Saxone called Peuda Whiche lordship conteined Huntingtonshire Hereforde shire Gloucestershyre â–ª and other And was greatest of all the other kingedomes At that time reigned in diners partes of this land .7 kinges Sibertus amonge the east Saxones Redwoldus king of East angel now North. Suff. Ethelbert king of Kent Ethewolphus of Southser Kingilus and Quincellinus of weast Saxones Penda of Mertia Edwine of Northumberland The yere of the worlde 4588 Sirâ—e gouerned the Persians one yere And after him his sonne The yere of Christ 627 Adheser an other yere Anni regum britannie 15 and then was Hormisda their kinge Sisecundus expelled his owne brother obteined the kingdome of Spaine and reigned .vii. yeres Quincellinus kinge of west Saxones for a certayne grudge and displeasure sent a sword man by priuy meâ—nes to slea and murdre Edwine of Northumberland for whiche cruell intencion beynge shortly after espyed Edwine made fierce warre vpon Quincellinus and hym vanquished in battaile and slew a great noumbre of his souldiours Brunichild a woman of peruerse and euyll disposicion maligned alway against Clothayre king of France hir nephewe â–ª and therfore excited one Sigisberde to claime the lande of Austracie But in the ende this Sigiderd was taken and slaine and Brunichild for hir manifold mischieue put to most vile and shamefull deathe which in her time had bene occasion of the deathe of .x. princes beside other Edwine king of Northumberlande was baptised of the holy bishop Paulinus and after him manye of his people Clothayre released to the Lumbardes the tribute of .12 thousande poundes that was sette vppon them by Gunthranus his vncle Edwine kinge of Northumberlande for the refreshinge of waifaring men ordeyned certaine cuppes and dishes of yron to be fastened by suche clere welles and fountaines as did renne by the waye side Orpewaldus king of Eastangles tourned to the faithe of christ Kinge Ferquarde of Scotlande for his crueltee and negligence in the affaires of the coÌ„mon weale was of hys lordes disgraded and cast in prison for sorow wherof he slew him selfe Anni regum britannie 19 Dagohert was ordeyned king of fraunce after Clothayre The yere of the worlde 4592 The yere of Christ 631 In the firste beginninge of his reigne one Heibert his halfe brother claymed a parte of the kingedome and for the same made some stering But the matter by wise counsayle was quieted and Heibert coÌ„tented with a porcion of land assigned to him in Gâ—ian Donewalde the thirde sonne of Eugenius was ordeyned kinge of Scottes and gouerned the realme vertuously and wisely .xv. yeres A noble man of the Lumbardes named Ariâ—aldus deposing Adiold obteined that kingdome and made peace with the Romaines Penda kinge of Mertia The yere of the worlde 4594 The yere of Christ 633 and Cadwaue of Britaine enuiyng the prosperitee and quietenesse of Edwine of Northumberland made on him deadly warre Anni regum britannie 21 in the whiche Edwine was slaine after whom Eaulfricus the eldeste sonne of Ethelfride and his vncles son Ofriâ—us gouerned ioynctly the kingdome of Northumberland Which bothe being miscreantes tourned the people againe froÌ„ the faith of Christ. Anni regum britannie 22 The forenamed kinges of Northumberlande were both slaine in battaile of Cadwaâ—e Penda kynges of Britaine and of Mertia The yere of the worlde 4595 The yere of Christ 634 Than did Oswalde the seconde sonne of Ethelfrine take vpon him the kingdome against whom Cadwane king of Britaines made fierce warre and was of him vanquished and slaine Suintilla the seconde of that name king of Spaine .iiii yeres The emperour Heractius being greatly delited with the dilusions and enchauntmentes of witches and south saiers was monished that a greuous storme shoulde come to the empire by the circumsised people Wherfore interpreting it to be spoken of the Iewes he inforced all that were vnder his dominion vnwyllynglye to professe the fayth of christe but
this thinge was mente of the Sarasens whiche after that inuaded the empire with greatte crueltee The yere of the worlde 4596 The yere of Christ 635 CAdwalline the son of Cadwane Anni regum britannie 1 began his reigne ouer the Britaines He was valiant and mightye and warred struÌ„glye vpon the Saxones and made Penda king of Mertia to him tributarie Kingilphus kinge of weast Saxones was tourned to the right belife The yere of the worlde 4597 The yere of Christ 636 by a holy man called Berinus Anni regum britannie 2 Sigeberte kinge of Eastangles or Northfolke ordeyned good letters to be learned and exected scholes in dyuers partes of his dominion as he somtime had sene in Fraunce By him was the first coÌ„mon schole founded at Cambridge Dagobert king of Fraunce whiche before had lyued as a moderate and good prince The yere of the worlde 4598 The yere of Christ 637 Anni regum britannie 3 waxed nowe a cruell tyranne and with exactions pilled his people and beside his crueltee he was geuen to al sensual lust of the body He most cruelly destroyed the countrey of Poeters and â—ared the stretes of their citee and sowed therin sault in token of vtter destruction He subdued the also the Sclaâ—ines Gascosnes shewed toward theÌ„ great crueltee Heraclius the emperour fell into the heresie of the Monothelites whiche beleued that there was but one will in christ The yere of the worlde 4599 Seuerinus the 6â— pope one yere .ii. monethes Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of Christ 638 Tulga king of the Gothes in Spaine reigned .2 yeres The Arabians theyr name being chaunged and called Srrasens by the leading of Mahomet inuaded Persia and ouercame their king Ormisda by which meane Persia was subdued to Mahamet and his law Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of the worlde 4600 The yere of Christ 639 Iohn the .iiii. of that name pope one yere .ix. monethes Anni regum britannie 7 In Kent there reigned a Saxone named Ercombert whiche helde that principate .xx. yeres noblye The yere of the worlde 4602 The yere of Christ 641 He reuyued againe the Chistian faithe whiche was greatlye minished in diuers places of his kingedome He destroyed the temples of the Gods and ordeined Lent to be fasted Cindasuindus reigned amonge the Gothes in Spaine x. yeres Theodorus whiche was sonne of a bishop in Grece was made pope and liued .vi. yeeres .v. monethes The Sarasens forsoke the obedience of the emperour for so muche as thei were dimissed out of wages Anni regum britannie 8 The yere of the worlde 4603 The yere of Christ 642 where beforee they were as hyred souldiours vnder the emperours capitaines They coÌ„quered Damascus toke Phenicia spoiled Antioch beseged Hierusalem and subdued to their signorie all Aegipt It is vneth credible howe muche the power of this kingedome encreased within shorte space Rotharis kinge of Lumbardes beinge infected with the heresie of Arrius ordeined that in euery citee should be .ii. bishops a catholike and an Arrian Heraclius the emperour after the deth of his wife ioigned to him in mariage his owne naturall daughter by his first wife and not longe after died of a straunge disease Kenwalchus king of west Saxones in Britaine was driuen out of his kingedome by Penda Anni regum britannie 9 The yere of the worlde 4604 The yere of Christ 643 and kept from thens by force the space of yeres Constantine the sonne of Heraclius succeded his father in the empire â–ª When he had reigned .iiii. monethes he was slaine by the treason of his stepmother Martina In his time Theodorus was made lieutenant of Italy Heraclianus was made emperour by his mother Martina and reigned notfull .ii. yeres Penda kinge of Mertia warred vpon Oswald the good and holy king of Northumberland and slew him in battaile with many of his knightes The yere of the worlde 4605 The yere of Christ 644 Mertina the emperours mother Anni regum britannie 10 for the murder that she had before committed by the iudgement of the senat had her tongue cut out and was also banished with her sonne the emperour whiche had his nose cut of in token of reproche For that he was consentinge to that cruell deede Constans was made emperour This man fauoured the heresie of the Monotholites and was therewithall verie couetous For whiche causes he became odious to his subiectes and was slayne when he had reigned .27 yeres The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 645 Clodonei the yonger sonne of Dagobert Anni regum britannie 11 beganne his reigne ouer the middle part of France and his elder brother Sigibert was made kinge of Austratie or Loraine This Clodouei was also called Lowes The yere of the worlde 4607 The yere of Christ 646 Oswie the brother of Oswalde Anni regum britannie 12 obteined the kingdome of NorthuÌ„berland in Britaine Who slewe Oswine his brothers sonne and made Odilwaldus partaker of hys kingdome Ferquharde the son of the late kinge Ferquharde was made king of Scottes and reigned .xviii. yeeres Thys man in his priuate life was liberal aboue his power but when he was auctorised kinge he became a cruell couetous and gloutenous tyranne wherfore he was striken of god with a vile and peinfull sickenesse wherof he died The yere of the worlde 4608 The yere of Christ 647 Kenwalcus kinge of weast Saxones Anni regum britannie 13 was restored to his kingdome by the helpe of Anna king of Eastangles Martine was ordeined the .71 pope The yere of Christ 649 In Fraunce was suche dearth and scarcitee Anni regum britannie 15 that a quarter of wheate was solde for .v. nobles The yere of the worlde 4610 Wherfore kinge Clodouei to succour the poore people caused the church of S. Menies that his father had couered wyth syluer plates to be rased vp and couered againe with lead and that siluer to be distributed amonge the nedy folkes The yere of Christ 650 Martine pope assembled a counsaile of .105 bishops In the whyche Corus byshoppe of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4611 Anni regum britannie 16 and Seruius Pyrrhus and Paulus whyche successiuely hadde bene bishoppes of Constantinople were condemned for heresie Recisuindus was ordeined kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine and reigned .18 yeres .11 monethes By the exhortacion of Martine pope Theodorus the lieuetenant of Italy Anni regum britannie 17 The yere of the worlde 4612 The yere of Christ gaue battaile to Rocharis the Lumbarde nere to the riuer Scultenna wher he was vanquished and beaten with the losse of .vii. thousande souldiours Wherof Rotharis beinge very proude annexed to his kingdome all the countrey of Ligurie Kenwalcus builded the bishops sea of Winchester in Britaine Anni regum britannie 20 The yere of the worlde 4615 The yere of Christ 654 Anni regum britannie 22 Penda king of middle Englande made warre vpon Anna kinge of Eastangles The yere of the worlde 4617 The yere of Christ 656 and slew
or euil but that Pipine coÌ„tinued as maister of the palace and gouerned the realme vnder him Uireza the sonne of Aegipsa reigned amonge the Gothes in Spaine .ix. yeres He was a man of euyll and naughtie disposicion For he cruellye put out the eies of Theodobert the son of Recensuindus which was right heyre to the crowne and sent him in exyle but he by the prouidence of god maried a wyfe on the whiche he begotte Roderike whiche afterwarde by the healpe of Pelagius banisshed this Uitiza and succeded in the kyngedome Uitiza kinge of Spaine Anni regum saxo 11 a man outragiously geuen to filthie pleasures The yere of Christ 696 publisshed that it should be lawfull to all priestes to kepe as many concubines as they listed The yere of the worlde 4657 Iustinian the emperour for certayne displeasure sent Zacharias maister of his chiualry to bring to him Sergius the Romaine byshop But the souldiours being as than at Rauenna withstode the emperours commaundement and defended the bishop Leo a senatour of Constantinople by the endeuour of Gallinicus the patriarke The yere of the worlde 4658 The yere of Christ 697 deposed Iustinian Anni regum saxo 12 cuttinge of his nose sente him in exile to Chersona This Leon reigned .iii. yeres Abdimelech king of Sarasenes yet ones againe inuaded Afrike Anni regum saxo 13 and was driuen backe by Iohn maister of the emperours chiualry The yere of the worlde 4659 The yere of Christ 698 Amberkeleth a cruel tyranne reigned in Scotland .ii yeres and was slaine by one of his seruauÌ„tes as he was going with an army against the Pictes The souldiours beynge in Afrike through the great slouth and negligeÌ„ce of Leo The yere of the worlde 4661 The yere of Christ 7000 Anni regum saxo 15 aduaunced one Abâ—â—â—arus to the empyreâ— who spedde him in all hast to Constantinople against Leo whom he toke cutting of his nose caste him in prison and reygned after him in Constantinople Eugenius the .vii. was king of Scottes â—8 yeres He was myghtye of bodye and honeste maners he made peace with the Pictes and caused the actes of his auncestours to be put in writing commaunded historiographers to be founde of the common cost Theophilact was ordeined the .xiii. lieuetenaunt of Italy At whose coÌ„ming the people more â—nclined to the gouernaunce of the bishop of Rome than of the emperour In so much that the souldiours would haue slaine their depuâ—tee had not meanes of quietnesse bene intreated For what cause this hapned I cannot say except it were for the cowardise and great negligence of the emperour of Constantinople whiche semed in maner to neglecte the gouernaunce of Italy Iohn the .vi. of that name and a Greke borne pope .iii. yeres Anni regum saxo 16 The Lumbardes The yere of the worlde 4662 The yere of Christ 701 perceiuing to be discorde betwene the Italians and theyr lieutenant inuaded Campaine and toke certaine citees But by the intercession and rich giftes of Iohn the .vi. pope he was quieted and restored againe the captiues at whiche tyme the pope began first to wreast to them the gouernaunce of Italy Costa the brother of Roderike was kinge of Spaine .v. yeres .vii monethes Anni regum saxo 17 Iustinian fledde from Chersona where he was in banishement to the kinge of Bauarie The yere of the worlde 4663 The yere of Christ 702 of whom he was gentily receiued at his comming but after beinge corrupted with money he woulde haue betrayed him to Absimarus the emperour Wherof when Iustinian hadde knowlage he fled to the king of Bulgares â–ª called Trebellio Anni regum saxo 19 The Aegipcians about this time forsoke the empyre of the Grecians The yere of the worlde 4665 The yere of Christ 704 and chose to theym a kinge of their owne whiche was called Caliph Arithbert kinge of Lumbardes gaue a great parte of the Alpes to Iohn the pope in the name of sainct Peter wherof beganne first the great possession of the pope Sisimus pope onely .20 daies and after him Constantinus .vii. yeres Pipine maister of the palaice The yere of the worlde 4667 The yere of Christ 720 vnder Childebert kynge of Fraunce Anni regum saxo 21 atchieued many noble victories against the Germaines dwellinge beyonde the riuer Rhine Iustinian by the healpe of the Bulgares was restored againe to his empire after whiche time he shewed wonderfull extreme crueltee towarde his aduersaries and their alies for so often as he meued his hand to wipe of the filthe from his nose whiche was cut of he commanded one of his enemies to be put to death Roderike reigned .iii. yeres in Spaine whose naughtie and vncleane life was cause that the Sarasens brake into Spaine and expelled out the Gothes For Iustinian because Rodarike had rauished his daughter priuily entised the Sarasens to come out of Afrike into Spayne of whom Roderike was slaine in battaile Colrodus kinge of middle Englande Anni regum saxo 24 warred againste Iew king of west Saxones The yere of the worlde 4670 The yere of Christ 709 in whiche warre thei spedde so vnhappely that it was harde to know whether of both had more domage or hurt Pipine of Fraunce departed out of this life and lefte for his heyre Charles surnamed Martellus begotten of his concubine Alpayde The yere of the worlde 4671 The yere of Christ 710 Asprande the Lumbarde Anni regum saxo 25 whiche was ouercomen in battayle of Arithbert trusting to the ayde of the Bauares entred Italye and mette with Arithbert and hys armie nie to Ticinum where he hadde of him the vpper hande Arithbert in the flighte was drowned in a ryuer After whom Asprand by the whole consent of the Lumbardes was made king and the third moneth after died leuing for his heyre his sonne Leuthprande which after his father gouerned the Lumbardes The Sarasens dwelling in Libya obteined the possession of all Afrike and from thens by the intisement of Iustinian sayled Sintopain from whens thei expelled the Gothes slew their kinge and subdued to them well nere all that countrey at whiche time Spaine first obeied to the Sarasens whiche they deuided into diuers kingdomes the first at Corduba an other at Hispalis and the thirde at newe Carthage After whiche forme thei helde that countreyvntill the time of Ferdinande the .iii. why the droue theim out of a great parte of theyr dominion The christians that remained gathering together in Asâ—ucia and Bisâ—ay chose one called Pelagius to theyr king whiche reigned amonge them .xx. yeres makyng often warre vpon the Sarasens He was no more called kinge of Gothes but king of Castise and Legio Iohn of Beuerley died in britaine Anni regum saxo 26 The yere of the worlde 4672 The yere of Christ 711 Iustinian the emperour Anni regum saxo 27 goinge about to subuerte and destroye the cite of Pont â–ª called Chersona The yere of the worlde 4673 The yere of Christ 712 was vanquished in battail and
and vnrulye persons For his expertnesse in feates of armes he was muche commended wherby he quieted and kepte in dewe obeysaunce the Northumbers and Scortes and exyled the Danes Agapitus the second bishop of Rome .ix. yeres Henry the brother of Otho the emperoure beynge besieged at Mersburge submitted him selfe to his brother· of whome he was pardoned and after the deathe of Berthold duke of Bayon was aduaÌ„ced to the sayde Duchie Henry duke ofBayon or Bauarye The yere of the worlde 4908 The yere of Christ 947 looke the citee Aquileia at Iustinoples chased and slewe the Hungares Anni regum Angli 2 Beringarius which aforetime fledde into Swaue retourned with an armye into Italye at which time the Italyans forsoke their king Hugh and by communication concluded that Lothayre the sonne of Hughe shoulde be named king with Beringarius But the chiefe auctoritee remained with Beringarius whiche ruled with greate auarice and tyrannye Taxis kynge of the Hungares entred Italie pretendyng great crueltee The yere of the worlde 4909 The yere of Christ 948 Anni regum Angli 3 but by the praiers and riche gyftes of Beringarius he returned into his countrey withoute doyng any further harme Harolde kyng of Denmarke beyng expelled his kyngdome by his sonne Swenon The yere of the worlde 4910 The yere of Christ 1949 Anni regum Angli 4 was excited of hys kinsmen the Normains to set vppon the countrey of Fraunce and so toke Lewys the kynge prisoner whom afterwarde he restored to the Frenchemen and set Rycharde in possession of his fathers Duchâ—e of Normandie which was nowe of age to take charge thereof and maried the doughter of Hugh Legraunte Erle of Paris whiche mariage was cause of more trouble betweene the Normains and kynge Lewys whome Otho also the Emperoure ayded in hys warres But yet notwithstandynge the Normains had alway the vpper hande Otho ledde an armie against Boizlai king of Bohome Anni regum Angli 5 and hym besieged in Newe citee The yere of the worlde 4911 The yere of Christ 950 where Boizlai not able to susteyne the power of Otho yelded and beynge reconsiled to the emperoure continued his true subiecte The yere of Christ Otho after the death of hys fyrste wyfe Anni regum Angli 6 at Pauie in Italie toke in mariage a noble woman The yere of the worlde 4912 called Adhelhayde late wyfe of Lothayre the sonne of Hugh and kynge of Italie whiche woman was suppressed with shamefull iniuryes by Beringarius who with all tyranny greued the Lumbardes and other Italians Beringarius fearing the mighte and puisance of Otho submitted hym with all his power became hys subiecte Lyndolphus the sonne of Otho Anni regum Angli 7 findynge hym selfe greued with the foresaied mariages The yere of the worlde 4913 The yere of Christ 952 gathered to him a greate power agaynste hys father so that eche of them greued other with cruell warre vntyll at length Lyndolphus was reconsyled to hys father notwithstandynge he had at dyuers metynges shewed hym selfe veraye dysobedient and stubburne The Hungares wasted the countrei of France and Uormana The yere of the worlde 4915 The yere of Christ 954 with swoorde and fyre Anni regum Angli 9 EDwine succeded his vncle Eldrede in the kyngdome of Englande of whome is lefte no honest memorye for one heinous acte by hym committed in the beginnyng of his reigne Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4916 The yere of Christ 955 In the selfe daye of his coronacion he sodeinly withdrewe hym selfe from hys lordes and in the sight of certaine persons rauyshed his owne kinswoman the wyfe of a noble man of hys realme and afterwarde slew hir husbande that he myght haue the vnlawfull vse of hir beautye for whiche acte and banisshynge of Dunstone he became odyble to hys subiectes and of the Northumbers and people of middle EnglaÌ„d that rose agaynst hym was depryued of his regallie whan he had reigned iiii yeres Otho Emperoure of Almayne nere to the ryuer called Lech with greate power and manhode put to flyghte the Hungares And shortly after vanquisshed the Sclaumes Anni regum Angli 2 Lothayre the sonne of Lewys begotten on Goberga the emperours syster The yere of the worlde 4917 The yere of Christ succeded his father in the kingdome of France reigned .30 yeres This Lothayre had muche trouble with the Normayns a longe season because he endeuoured by false vnfaithfull meanes to betraie Duke Richarde But he by the healpe of the Danes in such wise compassed his mattiers and so muche endamaged the laÌ„d of Fraunce that Lothayre was glad to be reconsiled and make recompence for all iniuryes by hym doen to the said Rycharde Iohn the .xii. was bishop of Rome .ix. yeres Anni regum Angli 3 Ueremunde was proclaimed kinge of Spaine and reigned .vii. yeares he by the healpe of Ferdinande The yere of the worlde 4918 The yere of Christ 957 Erle of Castile warred against Almanzor kyng of Sarasens and at the fyrst encounter obteyned of hym the victorre But after the Sarasen repayrynge hys armye chased Ueremunde scatered hys hoste and destroyed the churche of Compostella In the thirde battayle Ueremunde vanquyshed the Sarasens and putte theim to greate domage and losse of men Anni regum Angli 4 At this tyme appeared the figure of crosses in the garmentes of dyuers men The yere of the worlde 4919 The yere of Christ 558 EDgare brother of Edwine begaÌ„ hys reigne in Englande He was a prince of worthye memorye for his manifolde vertues greatly renowmed so excellent in iustice and sharpe correction of vyces The yere of the worlde 959 The yere of Christ 4920 Anni regum Angli 1 as well in hys magistrates as other subiectes that neuer before hys dayes was vsed lesse felonie by robbers or extorcion or bryberye by false officers He chastised also the greate negligence couetousnesse vicious liuyng of the clergie and brought theim to a better order Of stature he was littâ—ll but of mynde valiant and hardye and verye experte in marcyall polycie He prepared a greate nauye of shyppes whiche he dysposed in .iii. partes of his Realme and had souldyours alwaye preste and redye against the incursions of forayne and straunge enemyes Ludwallus prynce of Wales paied to him yerelye in waye of tribute .300 woulffes By meane whereof within .iiii. yere in Englande and Wales myght scantlye befounde one woulffe This Edgare in hys flourisshynge youth was somedeale giuen to the lust of the flesshe whiche he afterwarde greuously repented Indulph reigned in Scotlande .ix. yeres He kept peace with the Englyshemen andvanqushysed the Danes that inuaded his realme The yere of Christ 4922 Nicephorus emperour of ConstaÌ„tinople Anni regum Angli 3 The yere of the worlde 961 Otho the younger was ordeined and anoyncted kyng of Wormacia A noble man called Enâ—cus Erle of Bigorre deliuered the prouince of Spayne called Nauarre from the dominion of the Sarasens and was theriore named the
feates of armes of all men moste ignoraunt His crueltie made him odious to his subiectes and his cowardise encouraged straunge enemyes to inuade his kingdome By meanes whereof this lande was sore afflicted with warre famine and pestilence In his time decayed the noble kingâ—dome of Englande and became tributary to the Danes Lothayre kinge of France inuaded Lorayne and spoyled the countrey nere to Aquisgrane At whych tyme Otho the emperour was so sodaynly by him distressed that hardly he escaped the daunger who shortlye after assembled a stronge armye and recouered the prouynce of Lorayne Wherfore Lothayre returned to Paris â–ª whom Otho pursued entred the lande of Fraunce and burnt and destroyed the countrey about Parys But in his returne as he passed the ryuer Axona he was greatlye endamaged â–ª bothe by the vyolence of the water and also by the Frenchemen whiche set vpon his rearâ—warde and slewe maâ—â— of his souldiours The emperours of Greece coming with an army into Italye The yere of the worlde 4940 The yere of Christ 979 destroyed Mathâ—ra conquered the citye â—arum Anni regum Angli 2 and slew the citizyns thereof After whiche time the countrey of Pâ—â—l and Calabre by agremente was restored againe to them The yere of the worlde 4941 The yere of Christ 908 Otho the emperour goinge towarde Italy Anni regum Angli in his iourney inuaded Sclauonie and Dalmacie and with greate praye and riches came to Rome The Danes arriued in sundry places of Englande as in the I le of Thenet in Cornwall and Suffer 〈◊〉 after many domages by them done and ryche giftes receyued of the kinge they retourned into their owne countrey Otho the emperour entendinge to subdue the countrey of Puel and Calabre to the Romayne empire The yere of the worlde 4942 The yere of Christ 981 Anni regum Angli 4 ledde an army agaynst the emperours of Greece At whiche tyme his hoste was discomfyted â–ª and he hym selfe taken as he fled in a litel fisher bote of certayne Pyrates and caryed into Sicilie From whens when he was after delyuered he tourned all his wrathe vppon the people of Boneuente which in the foresayde battayle trayterously forsoke him and were chiefe cause of that discoÌ„fiture whose citee he toke spoyled and destroyed Otho the .iii. of that name Anni regum Angli 7 after the death of his father by the consent of the nobles of Germanye The yere of the worlde 4945 The yere of Christ 984 was admitted emperour beinge but a childe and reygned .xiiii yeres notwithstandinge the malyce of Henry duke of Bauarie and other which a certayne space repined Iohn the .xv. and his successour Iohn the .xvi. byshop of Rome for theyr crueltie and wickednesse were slaâ—ne of the Romaines The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 985 Crescentius Anni regum Angli 8 vnder the name of consull toke on hym the gouernaunce of the citee of Rome Lewys the .vi. and last kyng of the prâ—geâ—â—â— of Pipine was made kyng of France and reigned as some wryte iii. yeres â—ut more verely one yere The yere of the worlde 4948 The yere of Christ 987 Anni regum Angli 10 Hugh the sonne of Robert The yere of the worlde 4949 The yere of Christ 988 who descended of Hugh Legraunt Erle of Paris Anni regum Angli 11 vsurped the crowne of Fraunce Charles Duke of Loraine the sonne of Lothayre The yere of the worlde 4950 The yere of Christ 989 and vncle to Lewys the laste kynge Anni regum Angli 12 as moste rightfull heyre made clayme to the crowne of Fraunce But at the citee Laone by the treason of the bishop Auseline he with hys wyfe was geuen into the handes of theyr enemies whiche sent him to Orliaunce there safely to be kept The Danes pâ—rced this lande in so manye places that the kyng Etheldrede was to seke Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde 4951 The yere of Christ 990 to whiche cost he should fyrst goe to withstande his enemies In conclusyon for auoyding of further danger he was campelled to appeace theim with great summes of money But whan the money was spente they felt to newe robbyngs and than the kynge gaue to theim more money but they ceassed not to spoâ—le the lande and lastly besieged London Elfriâ—â—s â–ª aâ—mirall of Englande traâ—â—rouslye fledde to the Danes and after beynge reconsyled fled to theim the seconde tyme. Whâ—le this persecution continued in England by meane of a bishop named Elâ—hâ—gus a peace was concluded at whiche time as Polidore 〈◊〉 the kynge made his lande tributarie to the Danes the payment wherof from the summe of .x. thousande poundes in fewe yeres was raysed to .50 thousande The bloâ—â—dye fluxe the burnyng feuer with dyuers other maledies 〈◊〉 the people throughout al England Anni regum Angli 16 Otho the emperour comyng to Rome was receyued of Crescentius and the other Romaynes The yere of the worlde 4954 The yere of Christ 993 with greate obeysaunce Anni regum Angli 18 Otho ordeyned Gregorye the .v. bishop of Rome The yere of the worlde 4956 The yere of Christ which was a Saxone borne UUhan Otho was yet scarcely departed out of Italye Crescentius and the Romains findyng theim selfe greeued with the election of Gregorye expelled him out of the citee and chose in hys place Iohn the .xvii. a Grecian and a man excedyng riche Crescentius foreseing trouble and warre to be at hand repaâ—red and fortified the walles and gates of the cytee The yere of Christ 996 The emperour reâ—â—urned againe into Italie and besieged the citee of Rome The yere of the worlde 4957 Crescentius and the newe byshop Anni regum Angli fled for theyr sauegarde into the mounte Adrian From whens they were by strenght taken and Crescentius put to death and Iohn the bishop bereft of his sight Gregorye was agayne aucthorysed byshop who by the consente and counsayle of Otho ordeyned the princes of Germayne electours of the emperour whiche order and maner is kept to this day Richarde the second of that name was ordeined Duke of Normandie who for his manlinesse policie in warre was greatly praysed â—â—â—eldrede kynge of Englande toke to wyfe Emma she syster of Rycharde Duke of Normandye The yere of the worlde 4959 The yere of Christ 998 Anni regum Angli 21 whiche for hir beautie was called the flower of Normandie Roberte the sonne of Hugh Capet Anni regum Angli 22 begane hys reigne ouer the land of France This was a vertuous man and cunning in many sciences The yere of the worlde 4960 The yere of Christ 999 muche geuen to study and fauoured well good letters He made dyuers â—yâ—â—nes sequences and respondes and builded many churches and castels In the beginnynge of hys reigne by the ayde of Rycharde Duke of Normandye he râ—â—ored Erle Bowcharde to his castel of Mâ—â—ion The yere of Christ 1000 Stephene was made the fyrste kynge of Hungary Anni regum Angli and reigned â—9
yeres The yere of the worlde 4961 Alphons kyng of Spaine besiegeyng the citee Ueseâ—m was wounded with an arrowe and thereof dyed after whom was chosen Uâ—remunde that reigned .x. yeres Egeâ—rede â–ª kyng of Englande being greatly enhaunced in his owne minde for the mariage of the Dukes sister of Normandye sente sorthe into all partes of his realme secrete and streicte commissions chargyng the rulers that vpon a certaine daye and hoâ—re assigned the Danes whiche proudlye vsed great crueltee in the land should be sodeinely slaine And so was it dooen Whiche thinge was after cause of great misery Constantine reigned amonge the Scottes .iii. yeres by meane of hym and Malcolme the sâ—onne of Kenneth the realme of Scotlande was miserably tourmented with ciâ—ste warre Henry Duke of Burgoyne ended hys lyfe The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ who for so muche as he died without issue Anni regum Angli 25 by hys will ordeined Robert kyng of Fraunce to be hys heyre But the Burgoynes refusing to be vnder his dominion rebelled and were by hym vanquisshed and brought in due obeysaunce Sueno or Suayne kyng of Denmarke hearing of the murder of the Danes in England and beyng sore moued therwith landed with a strong armie in dyuers partes of this realme so cruelly withoute mercy and pitee spoyled the countrey and slewe the people â–ª that the Englysshemen were brought to most extreme and vnspeakeable miserye but yet after a certaine space a peace was entreated for whiche the Englisshmen payed .30000 poundes howbeit diuers princes of the Danes stil continued wastyng the land in dyuers places Grime reigned in Scotlande .ix. yeres agaynste hym Malcolme made fierce warre for the crowne whiche was appeased by the counsaile of a byshop called Fothadus Henrye Duke of Bauary The yere of the worlde by the consent of the princes electours of Germanye Anni regum Angli 26 was ordeyned emperour The yere of the worlde 4964 who was famous as well for hys godly wisedome as for his marcyall prowes and manye notable victoryes that he knyghtlye atchiued of his enemyes At his fyrste entre he subdued certayne rebelles as the Bohemes the Uandales and quieted Loraine and Flaunders Anni regum Angli 28 Godfrey succeded Otho in the Dukedome of Lorayne The yere of the worlde 4966 The yere of Christ 1005 Anni regum Angli 29 A great famine and pestilence afflicted almost the whole worlde The yere of the worlde 4967 The yere of Christ 1006 The Sarasens The yere of the worlde 4968 deuidynge theyr hostes in two sundrye partes Anni regum Angli landed in Italye toke Capua The yere of Christ 1007 and besyeged Barum Againste whome Urceolus Duke of Uenice and Gregory a capitaine of Constantinople ioygninge together theyr puisaunce went in all haste and obteyned of theim a noble victorye The Turkes toke the citee of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4970 Anni regum Angli The citisins of Adria vexed the borders of Uenice The yere of Christ with robbing and pillyng the countrey whom Uiscolus with so great murder vanquished that neuer after they attempted to inuade thyr neyghbours The Scottes not susteigning the tiranny of theyr kyng Grime rose vp against him wherof ensued much trouble in Scoctlande Malcolme vanquished and slewe Grime toke on hym the kyngdome and reygned .xxxi. yeres to hym the lordes of Scotlande graunted fyrst the wardes and mariage of theyr heyres Henrie the emperour fyrste founded the byshopryke of Babenberge in Germayne The yere of the worlde 4972 The yere of Christ 1011 Anni regum Angli 34 Ferdinande the son of Sanctius Erle of Castâ—le was made kynge of Spayne He maryed the daughter of Alphons kyng of Legio and syster of Ueremunde whereby he was king of â—egio in the ryght of his wife Sueno or Suaine kynge of Denmarke Anni regum Angli 35 repented hym of the former couenauntes made with the Englisshemeâ—â— and thinkyng to atteine the whole dominion of this land The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1012 with a stronge armie entred fyrst Northumberland than myddle Englande or Mertia and so wente forthe tyll he came to the citee of London whiche he besieged and destroyed the countrey of Kente At this tyme Egelrede the kyng despeiryng of all recouery not ones proferynge to resiste his enemies with hys wife and children fledde to Richarde Duke of Normandy And than possessed â—ueno the whole kyngdome of this realme About this tyme Olauus and Onetus .ii. capytayns of the Danes inuaded Scotlande vanquisshed kynge Malcolme and subdued Murraye but not longe after Malcolme repatred his armye discomfited the Danes slewe Onetus Henry the emperour of Germany yode toward Rome where he was annoyncted emperour 〈◊〉 the bishoppe The yere of the worlde 4974 The yere of Christ 1013 Anni regum Angli 36 and then takyng with hym the imperiall Diademe marched with his armie towarde Câ—pua He vanquysshed the Sarasens and forced theim to forsake Italye he pursued also with great wrath Bubaganus a capytain of the emperours of Constantinople whiche fauoured the Sarasens He wanne the citee Troâ—â— whiche the Grecians had builded where sometime Annibal pitched his campe Camus another capitaine of the Danes inuaded Scotlande and nere to Farre was disconfited and slayne the place at this day is called Camustand Canutus by commaundement of Sueno brake againe into Scotland The yere of the worlde 4975 The yere of Christ 1014 with whom the Scottes fought a terrible battayle Anni regum Angli 37 to the great domage of both patees after which battale a peace was agreed Sâ—aâ—e the Dane after much scathe done to the realme of Englande ended his lyfe And then succeded Canutus his sonne but the Englishmen sent agayne for Etheldred out of Normandy who by the helpe of the Normaynes and present assistence of his commons expelled Canutus Canutus returned agayne into Englande where he spared nothinge Anni regum Angli 39 The yere of the worlde 4977 The yere of Christ 1016 that mighte be destroyed wyth swoorde and fire In this tyme kynge Etheldrede ended his life when he had reygned .38 yeres After whose death variaunce fell betwene the Englishemen for the election of their king for the citisyns of London wyth certayne other named Edmunde the sonne of Etheldrede â–ª a yonge man of lusty and valiant courage in marciall aduentures bothe hardie and wise and could very wel endure al prines Wherfore he was surnamed Ironside But the more parte fauoured Canutus the Dane By meanes wherof betwene this two martiall princes were foughten many great battayles in the which eyther parte spedde diuerslye to the great slaughter of them that toke theyr partes But lastly it was agreed that the two captaynes shuld trye theyr quarel betwene them selfe â–ª onely In wâ—â—câ—e 〈◊〉 although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hande yet he condescended to deuide the realme and make Canutus felow with him in the kingedome whiche agreement was at last concluded IN this time
power and ruled muche this lande Anni regum Angli whiche vniustlye slewe Alfrede the sonne of Etheldrede and brother of Edwarde and vsed extreme crueltie toward the Normaines whiche accompanied the saide Alfrede when he came out of Normandye 〈◊〉 visite his mother Emma The emperour Henry ouercame the Bohemes made them tributary Peter kinge of Hungarie for his lecherie and crueltee was depriued of his royall aucthoritye of Aba and fledde for ayde to Henry emperour of Germany Humfrei the Norman and brother of Drogon succeded in the Erldome of Puâ—l Hardikinitus ended his lyfe after whose death the Danes were beaten slaine and driuen oute of this lande into theyr owne countrey .28 yeres after Sueno began fyrste to reigne EDwarde the sonne of Egeldrede or Etheldrede The yere of the worlde 5004 The yere of Christ by the aduyse of Godwine and Leofricus Erle of Chester after the deathe of Hardikinitus was sente for out of Normandie Anni regum Angli 1 to take on hym the gouernance of this realme of England whiche he guided with muche wysedome and iustice .24 yeres From whom issued as oute of a fountayne verie godlynesse mercy pites and lyberalitee towarde the poore gentilnesse and iustice toward all men And in all honest life gaue most goodly example to his people He discharged the Englisshemen of the greate tribute called the Dane gelde whiche was often before tyme leuied to the impouerishyng of the people He subdued also the Welshemen whiche rebelled made warre vpon their borderers Peter kynge of Hungarye was agayne restored to his kyngdome and Aba or Alboyne by the healpe of the emperour Henrie expelled Magnus kynge of Norway hearynge of the deathe of Hardikinitus with a great puisance inuaded Denmarke and expelling Sueno the lieuetenante subdued the countrey to his signorie By which meane Denmarke became subiect to the Northgaynes Michaell Calaphates whiche was adopted by Zoe with great vnkyndnesse sent hir in banisshemente Wherfore he was bereft of his sight and put from the empyre After whome Constantine Monomathus was made emperour of Constantinople and maried Zoe the empresse He reigned .xii. yeres Anni regum Angli 2 The Romains depryned Bennet the .ix. of hys byshoprike and ordeined in hys place Siluester the iii. Bennet â–ª The yere of the worlde 5005 The yere of Christ within short space after beyng restored to his fee fearyng to be againe depryued sold hys roome to one Iohn an archedeacon who was called Gregory the .vi. Makbeth reigned among the Scottes .xvi yeres whiche at the beginnyng dyd many thinges to the profyte of the realme but after he became a cruell tyranne and was vanquisshed and slayne by Malcome by the ayde of the Englishemen The yere of the worlde 5008 The yere of Christ 1047 By the counsaile of Erle Godwine Anni regum Angli 5 and Robert byshop of Canturburye Emma the mother of kynge Edwarde of Englande for vniust accusacions was put to great iniuries and was deliuered by miracle passing ouer .ix. plough shares burnyng hote as fyre without hurt or domage Certaine pyrates of the Danes entred Englande at the hauen of Sandwiche whiche were chased and dryuen to their ships Henrye the emperour hauyng knowlage of the discorde betwene the bishops in Rome went thytherwarde with a stronge armye Where he assemblyng a synode condemned the .iii. troublous monsters Bennet Syluester and Gregorie and made Switgerus byshop whiche was named the .ii. Clemente of whome he receiued the imperyall Diademe and prohibited the Romaynes thensfoorthe to chose anybyshop Whiche thing was after cause of moste deadly warres Clement was byshop .ix. monethes and after hym Damasus 23. daies The yere of the worlde 5009 The yere of Christ and than â—eo the .ix. syxe yeres Nere about this tyme in Englande fill passyng greate snowe The yere of the worlde 5011 The yere of Christ 1050 after whiche ensued a greate morialyteâ— of men Anni regum Angli 8 mooreine of cattayle and by lyghtnynge the corne was wonderfully brent and wasted Sanctius the .ii. kyng of Castile not beynge contented with his owne kyngedome The yere of Christ 1051 inuaded Legio Anni regum Angli 9 and expelled his brother Alphons The yere of the worlde 5012 who fled to the Sarasens He subdued also Portugal and Galyce and chased Garsias Eustace Erle of Bolongne came into EnglaÌ„d through whom variance happened betwene kynge Edwarde and Erle Godwine The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1052 who perceiuyng Anni regum Angli 10 that he coulde not withstande the kynges malyce fled into Flaunders and was outlawed Edwarde repudiated hys wyfe the doughter of Erle Godwine Gysulphus Erle of Puel inuaded the citee Boneuent And by force toke and withhelde the tribute whiche the churche of Babenberge payeth yeerely to the Romayne bishop Leo bishoppe of Rome hauing ayde of the emperoure went with an armie against Gysulphus Anni regum Angli 11 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and at the fyrste encounter was of hym vanquyshed and taken prisoner But shortly after he was sent agayne sauefely to Rome William bastarde Duke of Normandye aboute this tyme came with a goodlye company into Englande and was honourably receiued to whom the kyng made great chere and at his retourne enriched him with great giftes and pleasures â–ª and as some write made promyse to hym â–ª that if he dyed withoute issue the same Willyam shoulde succede him in the kingdome of England Erle Godwine was reconsiled to kynge Edwarde and called from banisshmente Anni regum Angli 12 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and for hys trueth and good a bearynge gaue for pledges hys .ii. sonnes Byornon and Toston whiche were sent to the Duke of Normandye to be kept Anni regum Angli 13 The Scottes rebelled against kyng Edwarde Wherfore Edwarde Erle of Northumberlande assembled an hoste entred the lande subdued the Scottes The yere of the worlde 5016 The yere of Christ 1055 chased the kynge out of his realme and gaue the kyngdome to Malcolme or Malcoline sonne of the kynge of Cumbres whiche the Scottyishe historye setteth after this tyme in the yere of our lord .1061 As Erle Godwine sate at the table with kyng Edward it hapned one of the cuppe bearers to stumble recouer agayne so that he dyd sheade none of the drynke whereat Godwine lowgh and sayed Nowe that one brother hathe susteigned that other With whiche wordes the king calling to minde his brothers death that was slaine by Godwyne behelde the Erle saiynge so shoulde my brother Alphrede haue holpen me ne had Godwine ben Godwyne then fearing the kynges displeasure to be newly kendled after many wordes in excusing him selfe saied so mought I sauelye swallow this morsell of bread as I am giltlesse of the deede But as soone as he had receiued the breade forthwith he was choked Uictor bishop of Rome .ii. yeres Anni regum Angli 14 Algarus Erle of Oxenford The yere of the worlde 5017 The yere of
The yere of the worlde 5073 The yere of Christ 1112 for that he folowynge hys counsayle Anni regum Angli 12 armed hym against his natural father For at this tyme whan he came to Rome he could not by any meanes obteine to be crowned of the bishop with the imperyall Diademe onlesse he would vtterly grant that as wel the bishops of Rome as all other shoulde be chosen and admitted without the emperours coÌ„sent But he by force toke the bishoppe and hys cardynalles and constreigned theim both to annoynct hym emperour and also to geue to hym the former pryuileges of the election of the byshops of Rome and the inuestiture of other byshops At whiche tyme was suche rufflynge in the citee that yf the emperour had not manfully defended hys owne person he had at that present ben slaine Bishop Pascale assemblyng a counsayle not onely reuoked the priuileges The yere of the worlde 5074 The yere of Christ 1113 Anni regum Angli 13 whiche he had graunted to the emperour saiyng that he was forced therto but also excommunicated hym At Shrewsbury in England was a great earthquake And the riuer of Trent was so dried that thespace of one daye men went ouer drieshode A blasyng sterre appered soone after and there vpon folowed a hard winter death of men scarcitee of vitailes moraine of beastes A great sedicion in Rome against bishoppe Pascale for the death of Peter The yere of the worlde 5075 The yere of Christ 1114 prefect of the citee Anni regum Angli 14 The emperour came againe into Italie And there subdued and spoiled many of the bishops townes and citees And expulsyng Pascale out of Rome was againe crowned emperour of a bishop called Mau ritius About this time in Aemilia and Flammania it rained bloudde Anni regum Angli 15 The Turkes Sarasens Arabes The yere of the worlde 5076 The yere of Christ 1115 nere to the mount called Regalis vanquished chased and putte to flyghte Baldwine kinge of Ierusalem and slewe many of the Christian people Henrie kinge of Englande subdued the Welshemen whiche oftentimes rebelled and made theym sweare to him fealtie and obeisaunce and to deliuer pledges to the more certayn confirmacion and suertâ—e therof He gaue also his doughter in mariage to the emperour with great dower and ordeyned Willyam his sonne duke of Normandie wherof beganne the custome and vsage that the kinges of England made theyr eldest sonnes Dukes of Normandie Stephene the .ii. kynge of Hungarye reygned .xviii. yeres He had continuall peace with the Comanes He toke to wife the doughter of Robert Guiscard and died without issue About this time king Alexander of Scotland was in great daunger to haue bene murdered in his chambre Anni regum Angli 16 Mathildis or Maude a noble woman of Italye dyed who all her life time fauoured greatlie The yere of the worlde 5077 The yere of Christ 5116 and mainteyned the bishops of Rome and at her death bequethed to the churche of Rome the parte of Hetrucia nowe called S. Peters patromonie Anni regum Angli 17 Calo Iohannes succeded his father Alexius The yere of the worlde 5078 The yere of Christ 1117 in the empyre of Constantinople and reygned â—xv yeres The citisens of Pise in Italy â–ª expulsed the Sarasens and conquered the iles called Baleares by Spayne â–ª Anni regum Angli 18 The warre was reuiued betwene king Henry of Englande and Lewis of France The yere of the worlde 5079 The yere of Christ 1118 Lewis inuaded Normandie with much crueltee and toke the citee Lingues in Cause wherfore Henrie gatheringe a strong army met with Lewis in plaine field and fought with him a deadly and cruel battaile in the ende whereof Lewis was ouercome and constreigned to forsake the field Baldwin erle of Flaunders slain and HeÌ„ry recouered the towne of Lyngues Gelasins the .ii. bishop of Rome one yere At whyche time in Fraunce a sowe farowed a pygge which had a face like to a man a cocke was hatched that hadde .iiii. feete the winter was maruellous harde and vnseasonable wherof ensued a great dearth moreyne of cattaile Innumerable byrdes were sene fightinge in the ayre of which many fell dead to the grounde An horrible earthquake .40 dayes together in Italy The yere of the worlde 5080 The yere of Christ 1119 Calistus the .ii. being ordeined bishop of Rome Anni regum Angli 19 made peace and attonement with the emperour Baldwine of Burgoyne was made the .iii. kynge of Ierusalem Willyam duke of Normandie and Richarde the sonnes of kinge Henrye of Englande The yere of the worlde 5081 The yere of Christ 1120 Anni regum Angli 20 and Mary his doughter Richarde erle of Chester with his wife the kynges nice and other to the noumber of 16â— â–ª persons passinge from Normandie into England by ouersight of the ship maister were drowned sauing one butcher which escaped the daunger Roger Duke of Sicilie in the absence of Duke willyam inuaded the countrey of Calabre and Puel and named him selfe king of Italye Baldwine king of Ierusalem toke Gazim kinge of the Turkes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1121 whiche inhabited the lesse Asia Anni regum Angli 21 and wyth like successe vanquished and toke prisoner the kinge of Damascus Iohn â–ª a cardinall was sent of Caliest into Englande for reformacion of diuers matters perteining to the clergie Who in open counsaile with moste bitter wordes enuied and thundred againste such priestes as nourished concubines but in the next euening he was taken hym selfe wyth a strumped to his open rebuke and shortly after retourned to Rome with shame enough Bernard the monke Ruduerte Hugo of Paryse and Haliabas a phisicion flourished Dominicus Michael â–ª duke of Uenice with a well furnished nauie The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1122 sailed into Asia Anni regum Angli 22 and at the citee Ioppen vanquished the Sarasens toke of them a great numbre and conquered the citee Tâ—rus In his retourne for dyspleasure kendled toward the emperour of Constantinonople which caused him to be sente for home he spoyled Rhodes and Chius and subdued Sanius Lesbus Milene and dyuers other places whyche belonged to the empire of Constantinople Roberte erle of Myllaine inuaded and spoyled the countrey of Normandye and was vanquished taken by the souldiours of king Henrie of Englande Bishop Calixt by force of armes subdued Burdinus The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1123 which by certaine noble men was proclaymed bishop of Rome agaynst him Anni regum Angli 23 And brought the sayd Burdine in a triumph to Rome vpon an asse backe in great despite setting his face to the tayle of the beast Anni regum Angli 24 Charles erle of Flaunders The yere of the worlde 5085 The yere of Christ 1124 by meane of the prouost of Bruggis â–ª was slayne in the churche as he was hearing diuine seruice After whose deathe Lewys kynge of Fraunce
of Christ 1158 About this time came into England certaine Germaines Anni regum Angli 4 to the number of .xxx. whiche taught the abrogacyon of the sacramentes of the aulter baptisme and wedlock Wylliam kyng of Sicilie the whole college of cardynalles and dyuers citees of Italie conspired against the emperour Friderich which was occupied in the warres against Myllaine gaue to the bishop of Romela greate summe of money to excommunicate the emperour About this tyme one Angus of Galloway rebelled in Scotland which was subdued by Gilchrist Erle of Angus Not long after the Murrasy rose against their king and were suppressed with great slaughter Adrian bishop of Rome dyed beyng choked with a flye in his drinke who a little before his death affyrmed that there was no kynde of lyfe more miserable than the Papacie Anni regum Angli 5 Alphons kyng of Castile died as he was coming from Hierusalem and left after him his sonne Sanctius The yere of the worlde 510 The yere of Christ who being slain in Aâ—rabia his brother Ferdinande succeded in the kyngdome and reigned .31 yeres Great discorde and variaunce in Rome for the election of the bishop for some of the cardinalles chose one Octauyan but other some and the more parte named Alexander At whiche tyme the emperoure to whose iudgement the matter was referred whan that Alexander dysdeyned to abyde his arbiterment confyrmed Octauian Than old Alexander flee into Fraunce and there excommunicated out of the numbre of the faithfull bothe Friderich the emperour and Octauian the Antipape and in a counsayle at Claremounte disanulled the actes of the counsayle of Paule This schisme continued wel nere .xx. yeres The yere of the worlde 5121 The yere of Christ 1160 Anni regum Angli 6 Lewys kynge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margarete in mariage to Hearle the sonne of the kyng of England by reasoÌ„ wherof was appeaced the warre grudge betwene France England for the laÌ„des of Poytow c Friderich the emperour came the fourth time into Italye Anni regum Angli 7 and wasted the citee of Terdona robbed Cremona The yere of the worlde 1122 The yere of Christ 1161 spoyled Myllaine whiche had bene cause of muche myschiefe and cast it to the earth For whiche cause the Ueronenses Patauines and Uincentines by the stering of the Uenecians coniured and made confederacie against the emperour At the subuercion of Millaine the women whiche hadde lybertie to departe with as muche as they coulde carie leuynge their riches and treasure toke with them their infantes and yonge children with whiche example of motherly charite the emperour beynge greatly delyted graunted to them al their whole substaunce and the sauegarde of their chyldren This yeare as saith Fabian kynge Henry of Englande went into Scotland and made so fierce warre vpon their kynge William that lastely he toke him caused him to make recompensacion in yelding to him the castel of Carlell the castel of Bamburgh with diuers other and receiued of hym feaulte and homage Uladislaus Anni regum Angli 8 for his valiant knighthode whiche he declared in the Syege and expungnacion of Myllaine The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1162 was by the emperour ordeined the .ii. kynge of Boheme and had geuen to him for his armes the red raunping Lion with the forked tayle The emperour Friderich sought diuers meanes of peace and agreement with Alexander bishop of Rome But he would not in any wyse agree The yere of Christ 1163 Almericus succeded his brother Baldwine in the kyngdome of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 5124 Anni regum Angli 9 he vanquisshed the Aegipcians and toke the citye Alexandria whiche he restored to the Soul done vppon promyse of a great summe of money for the same but whan promyse was not kept for the paiemente thereof Almericus besieged him in the towne called Cayrum or Cares Stephene the .iii. was ordeyned king of Hungarie and reigned .ix. yeares Guido bishop of Crema after the death of Octauian was made bishop of Rome by the emperoure The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1164 Anni regum Angli 10 at whiche tyme Alexander was still in Fraunce Thomas becker bishop of Caunterbury whiche sediciouselye vnder pretence of defendynge the lyberties of the churche as he sayd spake and dyd many thinges against the kinges prerogatiue royall and contrarye to all good ordre of ciuile gouernaunce was expelled out of the realme or more verely fled himselfe to Rome to complayne vpon the kynge to the byshop The welshemen rebelled and were brought againe in subiection Anni regum Angli 11 Byshop Alexandre returned out of Fraunce to Rome The yere of the worlde 5126 The yere of Christ 1165 and was receiued of the people contrarye to the Emperours mynde Anni regum Angli 12 The Romaines The yere of the worlde 5127 The yere of Christ 1166 for so muche as the Tusculanes refused to paye a fowage that was of theym exacted made fierce warre â–ª vpon theim and by the ayde of the Germaines were them selues vanquisshed and slayne in greate noumbre Frederich the emperour retournyng to Rome subdued a great parte of the borders of Hetrucia and beclipped the citye of Rome with a stronge syege at whiche tyme a great noumbre of his souldiours and many of the noble men perisshed with a sodeine pestilence Wylliam succeded his brother Malcolme and was ordeined kynge of Scottes Alexander the bishop wasagayne constraigned to flye in to Fraunce In this meane tyme the citie of Myllaine was repayred and newely builded The Uenecians expelled the Hung ares from Iadara The people of Dalmacie submitted theym to Emanuell the emperour of Grece A bitter commocioÌ„ was kendled betwene the emperours of Grece and the UeneciaÌ„s whiche bereft him of diuers citees townes and ilandes After the desease of Malcolme William king of Scottes came into England and did to king Henry feaultee and homage as Malcolme had done before The citee of Alexandria in Italie was erected by the people of Millaine Placentia Anni regum Angli and Cremona The yere of the worlde 5129 The yere of Christ king Henrie of Englande caused Henrie his eldest son to be crowned king as he thought to the great quyetnesse as well of him selfe as of his realme but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them both Anni regum Angli 15 Guydo the Antipape dyed The yere of the worlde 5130 The yere of Christ 1169 after whom succeded Ioannes which was the thirde bishop that was set vp by the emperour against Alexander The Romains vtterly destroyed Alba. Raynold Erle of Tusculane submitted hym selfe and his lordship to the Romaine bishop Siracinus or Xaracon the fyrst Souldaine of Aegypt after he had murdered Zuar the Catiph The yere of the worlde 5131 The yere of Christ 1170 Anni regum Angli 16 The yere of the worlde 5132 The yere of Christ 1171 Thomas Becket Anni regum Angli 17 by the mediacion of AleraÌ„der byshop
of Rome and Lewys the Frenche kyng was restored to his bishoprike and not longe after by certaine gentilmâ— was slayne the faulte whereof was iniustly laied to the kynge Saladine kyng of the Turkes adnexed to his signory Aegypt and Sury The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1172 He was a man of great puisance Anni regum Angli 18 and a mightie and stronge warriour whiche wrought much cathe to the Christians ¶ Baldwine the .iiii. was the .vii. kyng of Hierusalem Kyng Henrie of England sent ambassade to AlexaÌ„der bishoppe of Rome â–ª to purge hym of the false accusacioÌ„ of the death of Thomas Becket Amonge other thinges it was enioigned him in his penaunce that it shuld be lawful to his subiectes as often as theim listed to appeale to the sea of Rome and that no man shuld be accounted as kyng vntil suche tyme as he were confyrmed by the Romayne bishop Wherby it manyfestly appeareth that the byshops of Rome in all theyr doynges endeuour only to haue princes and kingdomes subiecte to theyr becke but this his iniunction was at no tyme fulfilled of the kynge of England Bela the .iii. and sonne of Stephene kyng of Hungary reigned .xviii. yeres He beynge not troubled with externall hostilytee gaue hym selfe to peace quyetnesse and iustice Kyng Henrie subdued Irelande and adnexed the same to his kyngdome Peter a bishoppe of Lumbardie wrate the boke of the Sentences The yere of the worlde 5134 The yere of Christ 1173 Friderich the emperour entred into Italy with a huge host the .v. time Anni regum Angli 19 Lewys king of France sent an Erle of his in Asia with a great summe of money whiche he had leuied of the beneuolence of the people to susteine the Christians beyng in warre against the Turkes Thomas Becket was canonised by the bishop of Rome Baldwine king of Ierusalem nere to Ascalon vanquished Saladine the Turke and in like maner at the second encounter about Tiberiadiâ— Anni regum Angli 20 The yere of the worlde 5135 The yere of Christ 1174 Anni regum Angli 21 The people of Millaine with their confederates The yere of the worlde 5136 The yere of Christ 1175 encountring the emperour in Italy obteined of him a bluddie victorye Henrie the sonne of king Henrie of Englande was crowned the secounde time with his wife Margaret the French kinges doughter Emaâ—n ll emperour of Grece inuaded Silicia and wss ouerthrowen and chased of the Turkes King Henrie the sonne by the exciting of the kinge of Fraunce Alinour his mother and certaine other nobles toke armes and arrered deadly warre againste his naturall father Anni regum Angli 22 Diuers stronge battayles were foughten The yere of the worlde 5137 The yere of Christ 1176 as well in Englande by the deputies and friendes of bothe partes as also in Normandie Pottew Guyan and Britaine where they were corporallie present but the victorie enclined alwaye to the father There tooke parte against king Henrie the father Lewys king of Fraunce William kinge of Scotlande Henrie Geffrey Iohn his owne sonnes Robert erle of Leceister Hugh of Chester and other but in the ende the sonnes with their alies were constreined to bende to their fathers will and desire peace whiche he gentlye graunted and forgaue their trespasse Wylliam kyng of Scottes in this warre was taken and yelded for his ranesome the citee of Carlell the castell of Bamburgh the new castell vpon Tine â–ª and swore for euer to be true to the kinge And as wel he as his successours to do their homage as ofteÌ„ as it shulde bee required The Scottishe historie reciteth an other cause of this warre of William agaynst Kinge Henrye and sayeth he was taken in the .1174 yere of our lord Friderich the emperour after the discâ—mfiture taken at Comum made peace with his aduersaries and came to Uenice to the bishop of Rome where he so humiled hiÌ„ selfe that he suffered the bishoppe to treade vpon him at which time was songe the verse of the hsalter super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis â–ª conculcabis leonem et draconem And when Friderich sayed that he did not that obeysaunce to Alexander but to Peter he answerer bothe to me and peter Of this outragious pride what is to be iudged euery maÌ„ may esteme But this is vndoubted that he stered such mortall and cruell warres as we haue before shewed without anye iust cause onelye so his pryuate election and woulde obey neyther to counsayle nor auctoritee nor yet condescende to any attonement Yea and desides this with vnestimable pryde â—yo conculcate and treade vnder fete the highest power of prynces which god commaunded with great reuerence to be obeyed Bishop Alexander coming to Rome made peace with the citisins on this condicion that their consulles should not be admitted vntill they had sworne to be obediente to him and to enterprise nothing wherby the power of the Romaine bishop might be diminished The yere of the worlde 5139 The yere of Christ 1178 In Englande fell great weathering Anni regum Angli 24 tempest of thundre and lightning in midwinter in sommer folowinge fell hayle of such greatnesse that it slewe bothe man and beast Gilbert of Gallaway rebelled in Scotlande he was chased by Gilchrist and driuen into Irelande not longe after this Gilchrist was banished for killinge his wyfe the kinge s syster stealing after agayne into Scotland liued a poore life a longe tyme vntill by great chance he was receiued to the kinges mercie The yere of the worlde 5240 Philyp the sonne of Lewis king of Fraunce after the decease of his father The yere of Christ 1179 Anni regum Angli 25 toke on him the gouernaunce of the realme which he gouerned well and noblie .xliii. yeares At the beginning he expelled the Iewes out of his lande At this time were many Iewes in England which against the feast of Easter did vse to crucify yong children in despite of Christian religion The yere of the worlde 5241 The yere of Christ 1180 Alexius being but a very childe was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople after the death of his father by whom he was committed to the tuicion of a noble man called Andronicus who first vsed him selfe towarhe the yonge emperour as a good tutour after as a felow with him in the empyre and lastlye as a shamefull trayteur murdered him when he had reigned iii-yeares Lucius the .172 byshoppe of Rome .iiii. yeres who endeuouring to pull downe agayne the gouernaunce of the consulles was driuen out of the citee and fledde to Uerona Anni regum Angli 27 The yere of the worlde 5142 The yere of Christ 1181 Anni regum Angli 28 Henrie the eldest sonne of king Henrie of England The yere of the worlde 5143 The yere of Christ 1182 ended his life Shortlye after beganne the warre betwene king Henrie and Philip of Fraunce for homage that the Frenche king required to be done for the landes of Poytow and other and
.iiii. monethes About this time as witnesseth Polidore and as it semeth most agreeinge with other histories greeuous and cruell warre began betwene king Edwarde of England and Philip of France for takinge of certayne shippes of Normandie Philip summoned kinge Edwarde to appeare at his parliamente but he thereat disdeigned and yelded vp into his handes the Duchie of Guyan entendinge ere it were longe to make claime to the whole dukedome of Normandie Philip sent Raulfe Nele the constable of France with a mightye power againste the Gascoines whiche by the syde of Englishemen defended them so manfullye that great hurt was done on both partes Adoulphus the emperour endeuoured to depriue Albert of his duchie of Austriche Anni regum Angli and certaine other landes The yere of the worlde 5154 The yere of Christ 1293 for which cause was betwene them fierce warre King Iohn Bailol of Scotlande came to Newcastel and did homage to king Edwarde The Welshemen by the â—â—ering of Modoke and Morgaine rebelled against the kinge who sped him towarde them in al hastie wise and shortlye brought that vnstedefast and vnruly people to a newe reclaime and â–ª then commaunded their woodes to be cutte to the grounde After whiche time he helde them in more rest and quyet The Frenchmen with a company of ships arriued at Douer robbed the towne and were chased thens wyth the losse of many of their men Charles de Ualots kinge Philippes brother besieged the castell of Rion in Gascoyne wherein were sir Iohn seint Iohn and Iohn de Britaine Englisshe capitaines Michael Paleogolus emperour of Grece ended his life whom the Grecian priestes suffered to be vnburyed because that at the counsayle of Lyons be agreed to the Romaine church in procedinge of the holy ghost Celestine bishop of Rome .vi. monethes Anni regum Angli 21 he resygned the papacie to Boniface the The yere of the worlde 5255 The yere of Christ 1294 viii whiche reygned .viii. yeres .ix. monethes Andronicus Michaell emperours of Constantinople Madoke which caused the Welshmen to rebell was hanged drawen and quartered at London Iohn Bailol king of Scottes â–ª contrarie to his allegiance by the exciâ—ing of the Frenchmen rebelled agaynst kinge Edwarde Dinus Mugellanus Lamfranke Balbus the gatherer of Catholicon and Rabi Gerundentis â–ª flourished King Edward wanne from the Scottes the castels â–ª of Barwike Dunbarre he slewe of the Scottes aboue .xl. thousande and toke prisoners sir William Douglas sir Simon â—e Freâ—sel the erle Pairike sir Robert Le Bruze with many other of name He conquered also Edenbourough â–ª where he founde the regaul insignes of Scotland that is the crowne the sceptre and the cloth of estate Iohn Bailol king of Scottes with his sonne Edward came to Mont Ros where he voyde of all kinglye ornamentes with a white rodde in his hande came before king Edwarde and resigned all ryghte and tytle that he had or might haue to the crowne of Scotland and made him a charter therof Also shortlye after at Barwike all the nobles were sworne to be true subiectes to hym in times coming In this meane time the Englishemen susteined many stormes in Gascoyne and Guyan Sir Hugh Grâ—ssinghaÌ„ was made regent of Scotland Boniface the .viii. was bishop of Rome whiche by hys trecherie and falshode caused his predecessour Celestine to forsake his byshoprike He reared also deadlye warres in Italy Kynge Edwarde sailed into Flaunders to rescue Guye theyr Ecle Anni regum Angli 23 The yere of the worlde 5257 The yere of Christ 1256 which was greuously ouerset by the Frenche kynge so that he had wonne from hym muche of his landes Shortly after kynge Edwardes comynge a peace was concluded for .ii. yeres and then he went to Burdâ—ur The â—cottes by the intisement of the Frenchemen and leadyng of one Wylliam Wallace rebelled and put the Englishemen to much trouble and losse of many men amonge the which was sir Hugh Gressingham The electours chose Albert Duke of Austria to be their emperoure and deposed Adoulphus because he was not of power to mainteine the imperial maiestee Kynge Edwarde vanquisshed the Scottes The yere of Christ and nere to a towne called Fankirke Anni regum Angli The yere of the worlde 5253 slewe of theim in one battayle 32000. at whiche tyme as some write were slaine of the Englishemen but barelye .xviii. persons After this ouerthrow the Scottes yelded the Scottysshe historye referreth this to the next yere folowyng Kynge Edwarde for a fynall peace to be had betweene Englande and Fraunce toke to wife Margaret the sister of Phillip the Frenche king A league and truce 〈◊〉 graunted to the Flemminges which continued not long For the Flemminges of Brugis while theyr Duke Guâ—e and his sonne were kepte in prison by the Frenche kynge set vpon the Frenche capytaines and put them to a great afterdeale The bishoppe of Rome vsed great cruelâ—â—â— towarde the house of ColumneÌ„ses and toke from them theyr castels Kyng Edward hearynge of the vntrouth and rebellyon of the Scottes Anni regum Angli 25 made his thirde vyage againste theim â–ª The yere of the worlde 5265 The yere of Christ 1298 wherin he behaued hym so knyghtly that in shorte space he subdued a great parte of the lande and toke the castell Estriualine with other holdes made the lordes sweare to him feauitee and homage Adoulphus and Alberte contendyng for the imperiall auctorytee on the mountaine Hansenbull fought a cruel battaile wherin Adoulphus was slayne and Albert succeded in the empyre and reygned .x. yeres He desyringe to be crowned with the imperiall Diademe of the byshop of Rome could not obteine it For Boniface saied to him that his election was frustrate withoute his auctorytâ—e whiche helde the power of bothe swoordes that is of ecclesiastical and ciuile iurisdiction Boniface made the sixt boke of the decrees The kyng of Englande gaue to Edward his sonne the principate of Wales The yere of the worlde 5260 The yere of Christ 1299 Anni regum Angli 26 and iâ—igâ—ed therto the Erldome of Cornwall Iames kynge of Arragon and Sicilie ended his lyfe Wherefore Robert Duke of Calabre and sonne of that Charles whiche contented with the Arragons for Sicilie inuaded Sicilie and toke Cathina but the Sicilians fauourynge more the parte of the Arragons withstode Robert and in a battaile on the sea vanquisshed and toke Phillip his brother slew many of hys souldiours The Flemminges of Brugis were soughten with of Otho Duke of Burgoyne in the quarell of the Frenche kynge who by the ayde of the Frenchemen slew of them xv thousande The yere of the worlde 5261 The yere of Christ 1300 Friderich of Arragon beyng ordeyned kyng of Sicily Anni regum Angli 27 subdued to hym the countrey of Calabre Grâ—â—â— rufflyng and vnquietnesse was in Hetruria the space of .ii. yeres Charles of Ualois was appoynted of the byshoppe of Rome to be defendour of S. Peters patrimonie Boniface the eight ordeined fyrst a Iubilei
great nauie to the sea which entred in dyuers partes of this realme and dyd muche harme in the places where they landed By the entising of the Frenchmen the Scottes began to rebell and a squier of theyrs called Alexander Ramsei with .xl. other by stelth in a nighte toke the castell of Barwike which was rescued and recouered by the Erle of Northumberlande Warre renewed againe betwene the kinges of FraÌ„ce and of Nauarre The yere of the worlde 5339 The yere of Christ 1378 Anni regum Angli 2 who shortly after was alied with king Rycharde of Englande The Spaniardes of Castile warred vpon the kinge of Nauerre and besieged the citie Pampelon Charles emperour of almaine came into FraÌ„ce wher he beyng receiued with great honour and triumphe established with the kynge and his nobles perpetuall amitie and friendship All that the kynge of Nauerre had in Normandye became Frenche sauing one castell After Gregorye the leuenth a great schisme rose in the churche of Rome for the election of the byshop For the cardinalles of Italy chose an Italian byshop and named him Urbane the .vi. The cardinalles of Fraunce in the citie of Fondes electted Robert cardynal of Basyle and named him Clement the .vii. These two blessed bishops disalowed one the others election and cursed eche other with most cruel censures so that mortal warre betwene theim was arreared to the vtter disturbance of all Christendome Germanye Hungarye Englande Pannony and Italy fauored Urbane France Spaine Cateloine helde with Clement and thus beganne the schisme whiche continued .39 yere For neuer one of these holye byshops woulde geue ouer lest the tone shoulde seme more meke and lowly than the other The Germaines vexed theim selfes with moste cruell warres Pazaites king of Turkes desirous to reueng the death of his father made fierce warre vpon the Bulgares and vanquished their kynge Marcus in a great batayle and subdued to his sâ—ignorye a great parte of Bulgarie The lorde Neuell of England was sent with a company of souldiers to raise the siege before Mortaine in Poâ—ctou and to ayde the king of Nauerre agaynst the Spaniardes of Castile The yere of the worlde 5340 The yere of Christ 1379 Peace betwene the Spanyardes and the Naueroyes Anni regum Angli 3 shortlye theruppon died kinge Henrye Castile and his sonne Iohn succeded in the kingdome Fierce and deadly warre betwene the Genowayes and Uenecians wherby al the east part of Europe was fore disquieted the seas was greuously vexed and troubled The Genowayes vanquished the flote of the UeneciaÌ„s in the hauen of Pole Lewys king of Hungarie by the exciting of bishoppe Urbane led a puissant armye agaynste Iohan quene of Naples who fauoured the partye of Clement the Antipape and had geuen to him all her right and title to the kingedomes of Naples Apulia Sicilye Prouince and other countreys whiche he committed to the erle of Angeow Lewys at his first comming conquered the cite a retium which longe time had bene vexed by the faction of the Guelphes and Gibelines He receyued also by dedicion the citee of Naples Uinecâ—laus king of Boheme by the purchasinge and labouringe of his father was ordeyned emperour of Almaine He was farre vnlike his father in al princely vertues For he was cruell and outrageouslye desyrouÌ„s of pleasure and aschewed al labour and businesse more curious of wine and delicates than of the good orderynge and gouernance of the coÌ„mon weale Wherfore he was slenderly beloued of the people of them ones or twyse cast in prison Pisanus capitaine of the Uenecians flote toke conquered and spoyled two citees called Catarum and Sibinicum belonging to the kinge of Hungarye Anni regum Angli 4 About this tune gunnes were first in vse The yere of Christ 1380 whych were inuented by one of Germany The yere of the worlde 5341 In Flanders through plentye and weith grew pride and enuye wherof not long after ensued a great rebellâ—oÌ„ and cruell warre betwene the commons of the towne of Gaunt and theyr erle This sedicion and warre contynued a long time to the great disturbaunce of the comtrey and ere it might be apesed it cost an hundred thousande mens liues The erle of Buckingham yongest sonne of kinge Edwarde the thirde passed by Cales throughout Fraunce into Britayne without battayle and euer destroyed the countrey as he went and skirmyshed with the frenchemen Warre betwene the king of Castile and of Portugal Charles the .vi. beinge .xii. yeres of age was ordeyned kinge of Fraunce vnder the gouernaunce of his vncles the Duke of Aniou the Duke of Berrâ—y the Duke of Burgoyne c. After longe and cruell warre bothe by sea and lande Anni regum Angli 5 peace was agreed betwene the genoways UeneciaÌ„s The yere of the worlde 5342 The yere of Christ 1381 The erle of Cambridge sayled into Portugall with a company of men to ayde the kinge agaynst the kinge of Castile By meanes of a payment that was set vpoÌ„ the people of England the commons of the land and especially of Kent and Essex sodenlye rebelled and assembled together vpon blacke heathe to the noÌ„bre of .60000 and aboue which had to their capitaynes Watte Tiler Iack Straw Iacke Sheaparde Tomme Myllar Hob Karter and other suche noble personages They caused muche trouble and businesse in the realme and chiefely about the citee of London where they practised much villanie in destroying many goodly places of the nobles as the Sauoy and other and being assembed in Smithfeld vsed them selfes very proudly and vnreuerently toward the kinge but by the manhode and wisedome of Willyam Waulworth mayre of London that rude companye was disceuered and fled as shepe to their owne houses Some write that these rebelles pretended cause of lybertee for that they were oppressed and vsed as slaues by the nobles of the realme Lewis duke of Angeow to whom â–ª bishoppe Clement had geuen the kingdome of Sicilie The yere of the worlde 5343 The yere of Christ 5382 Naples Puell Anni regum Angli 6 and Calabre went with an army of .30000 men into Italy agaynst hys ennemy Charles de la Payes nephewe to the king of Hungarye who had cast the quene Iohan in prison and held by force muche of her landes and tooke part wyth the Urbanistes The rebellious flemminges of Gaunt after they had suffered great famine and pouerte ouercame their erle chased him so narowly that he was fayne to hide hym in the couche of a pore widowe in the towne of Bruges Charles the younge kinge of Fraunce perced the countrey of Flaunders with a puissant armie where he â—anquished the Gauntoys other Flemminges in a strong battayle and slewe of them wel nere .40000 A wonderful great earthquake in the realme of EnglaÌ„d the like wherof was neuer sene before that day nor sens Bishop Urbane published in England and other couÌ„treys Anni regum Angli 7 free remission A pena culpa to as many as wold eyther geue any thing
The yere of the worlde 5344 The yere of Christ 1383 or theÌ„ selfes take armes warre agaynst the ClemeÌ„tines in like maner had Clemente done before to his adherentes agaynste the Urbanistes so that eyther of the partes reputed other as heretykes and miscreantes Henry Spenser bishop of Norwiche at the commandement of Urbane passed with great power of spirituall men and other into Fraunce and so into Flanders and coÌ„quered the countrey before hym but by the great puissance of the frenche king they were constreigned to retourne without great worshyp and loste as muche as they had wonne Marie the king of Hungaries doughter guyded that kingdom after her father wel nere the space of .ii. yeres Lewys Duke of Angeow dyed in Italy and the Frenchemen retourned into theyr countrey Charles de La Payx conquered to his seignory the kingdome of naples About this time the Turkes wasted and burnt Bossina Croatia Anni regum Angli 8 and the farther partes of Illyria The yere of the worlde 5345 The yere of Christ 1384 The erle of NorthumberlaÌ„d with certayne other borderers made a viage into Scotlande and spoyled the countrey euen to Edenbourgh Kynge Richarde maryed a doughter of Uinceslaus emperour of Almayne After the death of Lewys erle of Flaunders the herytage thereof fel to the Duke of Burgoyne Anni regum Angli 9 The yere of the worlde 5346 The yere of Christ 1385 Warre in Portugall and Castile in FlauÌ„ders in Prouince in Fraunce in England in Scotlande and in Italy Iohn surnamed Galetius erle of Uerone toke Bernabos lorde of Millayne his vncle and kept him in prison all the dayes of his life seâ—singe to his owne vse the whole lordship and seignory of Lumbardy The nobles of Hungarye finding them greued that they were gouerned by a woman sent for Charles king of Naples and Sicilie and ordeyned him theyr king at the citee of Alba who by the treason of Mary the quene and her mother Elizabeth shortlyafter was murdered In reuenging wherof a noble man called Iohannes Banus of Horuach slewe the erle Palatine and one Blasyus that were the doers of that myschyefe and drowned Elizabeth the quenes mother in the riuer Dunaw kepiÌ„g Marie her daughter in prison vntill he harde of the coming of her husband Sigismunde brother to the kyng of Boheme and emperour of Rome An army of Frenchemen sayled into Scotland where thei acoÌ„panied with the Scottes perced the borders of Englande and spoyled the countrey cruellye Agaynste whom kinge Richarde sped him with so great puisance that they were glad to geue backe into Scotlande and shortly after retourned into France wyth great disworshippe At this voyage the kyng of Englande burnte the towne of Edenbourgh and al the countre therabout King Iohn of Portugall disconfited the kinge of Castile in a great battail nere to Iuberoth In this conflict were slayne many noble men of Frauce and other couÌ„treys that came to ayde the Castilians The Sarasens about this time vexed the emperour of Constantinople other countreys of Grece The Turkes warred in Hungarye Where manye of them were slaine at the streycte entring into the countrey The kâ—ng of Aâ—menâ—e was chased out of his countrey by the Sarasens The yere of the worlde 5347 The duke of Lancastre Anni regum Angli vncle to kinge Richarde of England The yere of Christ 1384 sailed with a coÌ„pany of souldiers into Spaine to make claime to the realme of Castile for so much as he had taken to wife the eldest doughter of kinge Peter that was expelled his kingdome by Henry his basterde brother He conquered the countrei of Galice and made aliance with the kinge of Portugall But by great mortalitie whiche fell amonge hys people he was fayne to dimisse his armye and shortely after loste all that he had wonne The king and the lordes of France made wonderfull preparacion for the expedicion of a viage into Englande Ther was redye apparailed with great costes and charges in the hauen of Sluse and els where .1500 shyppes with so great plentie of prouision and all thinges necessary that the lyke therof was neuer sene in FrauÌ„ce But this vyage was stopped and broken by the meanes and counsaile of the Duke of Berrei Great fowages and tares were reised in France and lykewyse in Englande whiche was after cause of great myschiefe Marueilous discencion The yere of the worlde 5348 The yere of Christ 1387 and trouble in Englande betwene the kyng and his counsaile and other nobles and prelates of the realme Anni regum Angli 11 The commons by the ayde and comfort of the kinges vncles other lordes of the realm that is the Duke of Gloucester the Duke of Yorke the Erle of Darbie of Arundell and of Nottingham put to deth dyuers of of the kinges counsaile and chefe officers and chased the Duke of Irelande and other oute of the realme for that thei caused the king to burdeine his people with exactions and coulde make no iuste accompt of the same whan they were required Whyle Scalager of Neron and Frauncisce Carrary us of Padua kepte mortall warre in Lumbardy eche against other Galeatius of Myllaine wanne from them bothe their cities and adiuigned theim to his seignorye The Scottes inuaded the borders of Englande Sigismunde kynge of Hungarye .xii. yeares He subdued Bosna and Croatia A great breach betwene the French king and the Duke of Bretayne bycause that he for enuy toke prysoner and raunsomed the Constable of Fraunce by mene wherof an other viage was geuen vp that the French lordes had prepared in Englande The Scottes spoyled the towne of Calingfurd in Irelande The Duke of Britaine alieâ— with the Englyshmen The Scottes this yeere brake into the borders of Englande robbed Cumber and Northumberlande besieged New Castell The yere of the worlde 5346 The yere of Christ 1388 Anni regum Angli 12 and discomfited and toke prisoners the .ii. sonnes of the lorde Persie of Northumberlande A mariage entreated and finished betwene katharyne the Duke of Lancasters doughter and Henry the kinge of Castiles sonne his other daughter Philip was maried to the king of portugal wherby the warre in Spayne was finished The Duke of Britaine reconciled him selfe to the FreÌ„che kinge and sware to be true vnto him A great iustes and feast was holden this yere in Englande The yere of the worlde 5350 The yere of Christ 1389 Anni regum Angli 13 Pazaites kynge of Turkes besieged Constantinople .8 yeeres After the death of Urbane Boniface the .ix. was ordeyned bishop of Rome in Italy the Antipape Clement continued still in Auinion in Fraunce Robert Erle of Fiffe and the second sonne of king Robert was made gouernour of Scotlande because his father was waxen olde and not able to gouern the realme This Robert inuaded Northumberland and spoiled the countrey The vniuersities of Coloyne and Erphurd about this tyme were firste founde A truce betwene England Fraunce and Scotland for iii. yeres The lordes of
Englande and Fraunce at the intercession of the Genowaies The yere of the worlde 5351 The yere of Christ 1300 Anni regum Angli 14 made a vage into Afrike against the Sarisons where they besyeged the cytie of Tunes and spoyled the countrey there about in the end a league was agreed and the siege geuen vp on this condicion that the sarasens should holde them within theyr boundes and absteine froÌ„ the sea costes of Italy Fraunce and the ylaÌ„des lying betwene Afrike and Europe But Frosard maketh mencion of no such thinge but sayeth that the Christians departed sodenlye from the citye of Tunes without any league or truce making fering dyuers perilles and incidentes that might els haue chaunsed to theim He therto P. Aemilius continued his his historye In Englande it was decreed that the auctoritie of the byshop of Rome shoulde be ended with the Occean sea and that it shulde be lawfull hensforth to no man to appeale to the byshop of Rome or make suite that any Englysheman shulde be cursed by his auctory neyther that any man shulde execute such commaundemeÌ„t though it were obteined of the byshop on peine to lese all his gooddes and his bodye to perpetuall prison ¶ After the death of kynge Robert of Scotlande Iohn Erle of Carreke his eldest sonne succeded reigned .16 yeres whom the Scotes called Robert after hys father because thei thought Iohn an vnluckie name in a kinge he was maymed with the stroke of an horse in his youth therfore was vnhable for the gouernance of the realm Wherfore duke Robert of Albanie continued as gouernour all the tyme of his reigne Cruell warre in Lumbardy betwene Galyatius lorde of Myllaine and the people of Florence and Bonony The Erle of Armynack comyng with a great army to ayde the Florentines nere to the citie of Alexandrya receiued a wounde wherof he dyed Anni regum Angli 15 Peace betwene Galiatius and the Florentines After the death of Clement the Antipape The yere of the worlde 5352 The yere of Christ Bennet the xiii was choseÌ„ of the cardinalles in France â–ª the schisme still continued betwene the .ii. byshops This Clement graunted to the Frenche kynge the tenthes of the clergy Kyng Charles of Fraunce gaue the Dukedome of Orliaunce to his brother Lewys The king of fraunce making war into Britaine was sodeinely taken with a phrenesy Anni regum Angli 16 Peter Gambacurta lorde of Pise and his sones were slayne by one Appian a coÌ„mon scribe which Appian toke on hym the gouernaunce and lordshib of that citie The yere of the worlde 5353 The yere of Christ Sigismunde king of Hungarie ledde an army against the people called Walachi whyche desyred ayde of the Turkes whom notwithstandyng Sigismund vanquished â–ª and by force toke the towne Nikoâ— GersoÌ„ GorraÌ„ diuines Ancoranus a famous lawier Nicolaus Florentinus and Marsilius de S. Sophia phisicions Iohannes de sacro Busto an astronomer flourished Kyng Rycharde of England conceiued a great displeasure towarde the citie of London for a certaine outrage or riotte commited by the citisyns For whiche cause he depriued them of their liberties but the citye was shortly after restored to the kinges fauour by the ernest suyte and labour of Doctour Grauisend byshop of London in memory wherof the maior with his brethern resort yerely .ix principall dayes to S. Paules church The yere of the worlde 5354 The yere of Christ 1393 A truce prolonged betwene Fraunce and England for iii. yeres This yere died queene Anne Anni regum Angli 17 wife to king Rycharde Iohn and Albriche lordes of Cume Anni regum Angli 18 reduced all Italie into one felowship or companie of S George The yere of the worlde 5355 The yere of Christ 1394 and teachinge theim to beare armes in defence of theim selfe expelled from them all foreine souldiers and straunger as Germaines Englishemen Bretaines and other whose ayde and helpe they had vsed before tyme in defendynge their countrey Kynge Rycharde made a viage into Irelande whiche was more to his charge than honour A great tempest of wynde in Englande Galias lorde of Myllayne was made a Duke by the emperour The yere of the worlde 5356 The yere of Christ 1395 Anni regum Angli 19 this Galeas fauoured the Turkes was a lied with their kinge A truce for .30 yeares betwene England and France and kyng Rycharde toke to wife Isabell the daughter of Charles the Frenche kinge The kinge of Hungarie with ayde of the Frenchmen passed the riuer of Dunaw The yere of the worlde 5357 The yere of Christ 1396 Anni regum Angli and ledde a great army into Bulgarye and Turky wher by force they conquered dyuers townes and besieged Nicopolis but than Basaach or Pazaitos kynge of Turkes encountred theim wyth great puisaunce the by pryde of the Frenchemen vanquished and slewe manye Christians and toke prisoner Iohn the sonne of the Duke of Burgoyne wyth dyuers lordes of of Fraunce the kyng of Hungary escaped hardly in the chase The duke of Gloucester king Richardes vncle wyth the erle of Arundell and other was put to cruell deathe for so much as they rebuked the king in certaine 〈◊〉 ouer liberally Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1397 and endeuoured to excyte the commoÌ„s to breake the peace made with the frenchemen and to depose the king whom they accused of slouthfulnesse negligence and misgouernynge of the common weale Anni regum Angli 22 Henrye Bolinbroke Duke of Hereforde and the duke of Northfolke were banyshed out of the realme The yere of the worlde 5359 The yere of Christ 1398 Kinge Richarde let the realme of Englande to serme to sir William Scrope erle of Wilshire and certayne other knyghtes Emanuel Chrisoloras brought agayne the knowlage of the Greke tongue in Italy whiche hadde bene as it were banyshed out of that countrey the space of .v. ages King Richarde went with an army into Irelande At this time reygned in Scythya a cruell fierce and blouddye tyrannâ— named Tanberlanis which subdued to him well nere all the east part of the worlde and lastly with an vnnumerable multitude of men inuaded the Turkes landes with whom Pazailes theyr kinge met and in the confines or marches of Galaâ—ia Bithinia nere the mountaine Stâ—lla g aue to him a sore bataile in the whiche fell on the Turkes partye 2â—000 and Pazaiâ—es the kynge him selfe was taken prisoner After whiche tyme this Tartarian TaÌ„berlanis conquered al the landes betwene Tanais and Nilus and vanquished in battaile the great souldaine of Egipte chased hym beyonde Nilus and toke also the citee Damascus â–ª Mahomet kinge of Turkes after Pazaiâ—es reigned xvii yeres and wrought muche scathe to the ChristiaÌ„s Henrye Bolinbroke duke of Hâ—rforde whyche was banished into Fraunce being sent for of the Londoners came into Englande with a small power to whom the coÌ„mons gathered iÌ„ so great multitude and forsoke their prince that not longe
Rome The Swizers vanquished the Thuricenses in battaile and vsed towarde them so extreme rage and crueltie that in the same place wher they obteyned the vyctory great bankettes and seastes were by theim made in the which they vsed the dead corses of the aduersarys in stede of stoles and tables yea and more ouer opening their bodies dranke their bloud tore their hartes with their teeth The counsaile of Laterane was indicted Lewys Patriarke of Aquâ—leia The yere of the worlde 5405 The yere of Christ 1444 began first to kepe dogges and horses Anni regum Angli 22 Charles of Fraunce by the counsaile of Eugenius the byishop of Rome seÌ„t his sonne the Dolphine with a gret company against the Switzees and them of the couÌ„saile of Basile where the blouddy victour with rauine sword and fyre destroyed all the countrey of Alsatia after whiche time the counsaile of Basile by lyttle little was dyssouled the Frenchmen in their return were vanquished chased slaine lightned of great pray by the Slesstattines Kyng Henrye the .vi. by the aduise and procuremente of the Erle of Suffolke â–ª The yere of the worlde 5406 The yere of Christ 1445 Anni regum Angli 23 toke to wyfe Margaret the kynges daughter of Sicile and refused the doughter of the Erle of Armynake wyth whom he made his firste contracte whyche thynge was cause of muche myserye and trouble in England as first the losynge of Normandye the diuision of the lordes within the realme the rebellion of the commynaltye against the prince and fynallye the king deposed and the quene with the prince faine to flee the realme Henry Chechley byshop of Canturbury dyed who in his lyfe time builded two houses for studentes in the vniuersitie of Oxenford called Alsolne college and Bernard college The Hungaryans by menes of the byshoppe of Rome contrary to the othe and leagu made before with Ammurates arrered new war against the Turkes in the whiche Uladislaus and Iulian the byshoppes legate nere to Uarna were vanquyshed chased and fayne with great losse of Christian bloude At Basila in lyke maner Iohn Huniades of Hungarye was ouerthrowen and Peloponesus brought in subiection to the Turkes After the death of Uladislaus the Hungaryans wyth one consent agreed to haue to their king Ladislaus the young sonne of Albert and ordeined Iohn Huniades to be protectour of the realme Eugenius byshop of Rome made war vpon Sfortia a famous capitaine of Italy and toke from him Pâ—â—â—num whiche before he had geuen to his possession and gouernaunce The warre was renewed againe bytwene the Uenecians and Myllanours The yere of the worlde 5407 The yere of Christ 1446 The Uenecians and FloreÌ„tines Anni regum Angli 24 bytwene Cremona Tantuâ— vanquisshed the souldyours of Duke Phylyp and ouerâ—ode the countrey euen the suburbes of Myllaine George Poggeobratius gouernour of Boheme Anni regum Angli 5 Humfrey Duke of Gloucester The yere of the worlde 5408 The yere of Christ 1447 and protectour of England by the meanes of certaine malicious persons was steared cast in holde and strangled to death in the Abbey of Bury to the great displeasure and grudge of the commons which suspected the Marques of Suffolke of that cruell deede This Duke Humfrey for hys honorable and lâ—berall demeanour and good rule that he kept this realme in was called the good Duke of Gloucester William Wanflet a man of great deuocion wisedome and â—ustice was made byshop of Winchester and chaÌ„celour of Englande This man to the furtherance of letters and heâ—lpe of studious younge men erected the famous colege of Marâ— Magdalene in Oxenford to whoÌ„ I knowlâ—de my selfe to be greatly bounden for so much as that small learning that god hath sent me I haue obteined by his benefite and the ayde and sustinaÌ„ce of that worshipfull house Philyp Duke of Myllayne pased his debte to nature whose deth notwithstandyng the warre against the Uenecians styll continued for Sfortia which had forsaken the Uenecians warred vpon them in the quarell of Mâ—llaine Nicolas the .v. byshop of Rome .viii. yeres Alphons kinge of Arragone and Naples made warre against the Florentines Francisce Sfortia discomfited the Uenecians in a gret â—atâ— le nere to Caranazâ—um Anni regum Angli 26 The yere of the worlde 5409 The yere of Christ 1448 and shortly after beyng reconsiled to their amitie made so sharpe warre vppon the Myllanours that he subdued their citie to his obeisance Constantinus emperour of Constantinople Amadeus which was made byshop of Rome by the ordinance of the counsaâ—le of Basile through menes made by bishop Nicolas was compelled of the emperour Friderich to resigne his papacy Anni regum Angli 27 The yere of the worlde 5410 The yere of Christ 1449 and gaue place to the saied Nicolas and so the schisme was fynyshed that had continued .viii. or .ix. yeres Mahomete and sonne of Ammurates was emperoure of the Turkes he wrought much hurte to the Christâ—aÌ„s The Marques of Suffolke was banyshed the lande for the space of .v. yeres to apeace the murmure and grudge of the commons of Englande The yere of the worlde 5411 The yere of Christ 1450 Anni regum Angli 28 for the death of the Duke of Gloucester In â—aâ—lyng towarde Fraunce he was met on the sea by a shippe of warre and ther presently beheaded by the capitaine called Nicolas Tower and the dead corâ—es cast vp at Douer The commons of â—ent for grudge that thei bare to certaine noble men nere about the king as well for the geuing vp of the Duchy of Angeoâ— and Maine to the king of Sicilie as for diuers iniuris and oppressions that the pore people had suffered raised a great commocion and on black heath 〈◊〉 the leadyng of Iacke Kade ouerthrew the Erle of Stafforde hauing with him a good company of souldyers Than after they came to London where after thei had put to death the lorde Say with other and committed diuers robberies and cruel deedes their company was disperkled euerie man to his home and theyr capitaine taken and put to death and after that iust exeâ—ucion dooen vpon many of the rebelles by the king and his officers The byshop of Salesburye was murdered by the commons of the wea st country The Uenecians made peace with Alphons king of Naples and greed to make warre against Sfortia Duke of Mâ—llaine with whom they were againe fallen at varyaâ—nce because he wolde not stande to the peace made betwene theim and Millaine Charles of FraÌ„ce recouered againe Rhoan and diuers other townes of Normandy and Fraunce This was the yere of Iubiley of Rome The whole Duchie of Normandy was yelded vp to the Frenchmen by menes of the Quene The yere of the worlde 5412 The yere of Christ 1451 Anni regum Angli 29 the Duke of Sommerset and other of her counsaile whiche thinge caused so muche trouble and debate in Englande that mortall warre therof ensued Friderich the emperour with his wife Elenour
was crowned with the imperial Diademe at Rome and than yode to Naples wher he was receiued with great honor and triumph by Alphons the kinge The countre of Aquitaine was reconquered and wonne by the Frenchmen .297 yeres after it was first ioygned to the crowne and seignory of Englande by Henrye the secounde Anni regum Angli 30 The yere of the worlde 5413 The yere of Christ which was Duke of Angeow and .192 yeeres after it was by Henry the .iii. recouered from the Frenchemen which had won it by force of armes from king Iohn his father A commocion beganne this yere by the duke of Yorke and other noble men whiche was appeased for a tyme and the malice dissimuled Lewys the Dolphine sonne of king Charles of France rebelled agaynst his father and fled to the duke of Burgoyne with whom he was ten yeres One named Iohannes Faustius first found the craft of printinge in the citee of Mens in Germanie The lorde Talbote recouered by deâ—icion the citee of Burdeaus in Aquitaine Anni regum Angli 31 The yere of the worlde 5414 The yere of Christ where after long cruel fighte he was slayne with a gunne and the citee won agayn by the Frenchmen Mahomet prince of Turkes after .50 dayes of continuall assaut made by his innumerable multitude of turkes agaynst the citee of Constantinople with excedinge force power obteyned and conquered the same to the great hinderaunce and shame of Christendome a highe â—duancement of the turkes dominion Of the excedinge and vnspeakable crueltie that they vsed towarde all sortes of men women and children and the despiteous velanie that they shewed toward ChristiaÌ„ religion it wold râ—e any christian heart to heare or read Anni regum Angli 32 The fyre of enuie The yere of the worlde 3415 The yere of Christ that a good space had couertly smoudered betwene the duke of Yorke aâ—â—d the duke of Sommerset with other of the quenes counsaile at this time brake out in hote and fierce flames of warre in so much that betwene the kinge who defended these persons and the duke of Yorke with his alies at â— Albones a cruell battayle was fought in the ende wherof the victory fell to the duke of Yorke and on the kinges part was slayne the Duke of Somerset the Erle of Northumberlande â–ª the lorde Clifforde with many other honourable men of knightes and squiers After whiche time the duke with great reuerence broughte the kinge from S. Albones to London where by a parliameÌ„t he was made protectour of the realme the Erle of Salesburie chauncellour and the erle of Warwike capitayne of Cales Peace and league was made in Lumbardye betwene Frauncisce Sfortia of Millayne and the Uenecians after the warre had continued wel nere .v. yeres The yere of the worlde 5416 The yere of Christ 1455 Calist the .iii. beinge ordeyned bishop of Rome Anni regum Angli 33 made preparacion for warre agaynst the Turkes and sent agaynst theim with great prouision Lewys patriarke of Aquileia Messaraphus the souldaine of Egipte a man of great power Georgiâ—s Castrioâ—us called also Scanderberge duke of Epire and Albanie was famous in dyuers partes of Asia and Europe for his prowes noblenesse in armes and especially for such victories as he atcheued agaynst the Turkes Iames Picennius of Lumbardye made warre to the citye of Sennes The yere of the worlde 5417 The yere of Christ 1456 By meanes of the quene and other lordes Anni regum Angli 34 the duke of Yorke was discharged of his protectourship which thiÌ„g was cause of new grudge and malyce A great riote committed in London against the Lumbardes Italians because a mercers seruaunt was cast in prison for striking an Italian Nere to the citee Taurinum that is now called Alba where as the riuers of Danubie and Saw do mete Mahomet the Turke was ouerthrowen chased and dryuen out of his campe by a smal company of Christians About this time were sene many strange syghtes and wonderfull thinges as well in the citee of Rome as other places of Italie In the place called Sabine a calfe was broughte forthe with two heades In Rome at the gate of Uenus and in â—yguria it reygned bloudde In Picene a child was borne with sixe teth A blasing sterre terrible to beholde was sene well nere all the moneth of Iune An horrible tempest vexed a part of Italy and especially Hetrâ—ria and Uenice many countreys of Italye were shaken also with a terrible erthquake in so muche that in Huel and Naples muche housinges and greate buyldinges were ouerthrowen and as writeth Cronica Cronicorum there peryshed .40 thousande Christian men At Eriâ—h within .xii. miles of London were taken The yere of the worlde 5418 The yere of Christ 1457 4. wonderfull fyshes Anni regum Angli 35 wherof one was called Mors marina the seconde a sword fyshe the other two were whales A flote of Frenchmen landed at Sandwike and spoyled the towne with great crueltee Alphons kinge of Naples made sore warre vpon the citee of Geane Anni regum Angli 36 A feigned agrement was made betwene the king the queene and the duke of Yorke with his retinew The yere of the worlde 5419 The yere of Christ which endured not longe Bessarion and Cusanus cardinalles Ludouicus PoÌ„tanus Paulus Castrensis Antonius Rosellanus lawiers Cermisonus Sauonarola Baâ—zizius phisicions Peâ—â—rbachius Blanchinus astronomers Argirople Philelphus Peroâ—â—us Datus learned men flourished Fregosus capitaine of Gean gaue vp the cite to Charles of Fraunce because he was not able to defend it agaynst the violence of Alphons Ferdinande the bastarde son of Alphons sucâ—â—ded his father in the kingdome of Naples betwene whom and Iohn duke of Angeow was sore warre for the right and title of the sayd kingdome Ladislaus king of Hungarie and Boheme ended his life after whom succeded in Boheme George Pâ—ggehâ— braicus or de Podebra in Hungarie Mathias the son of Huniades who made war agaynst the emperour Friderich for the crowne of Hungary betwene whom wheÌ„ the warre had continued .vi. yeres a peace was concluded on this condicion that Mathias should be kynge for his life time but he should leaue no heyre after him Lewis the .xi. after some computacions was ordeyned kinge of Fraunce which for his crueltee and harde demeanour was called the sturdy and fell Lewis betwene him and his nobles was muche strife eneas Siluius a man of great witte learninge and eloquence was made byshop of Rome and named Pigs the .ii. he wrate the historye De origine boenâ—rum The warre that he enteÌ„ded agaynst the Turkes was stopped by meane of the discencion among christian princes for thâ—n long after was great warre betwene FerdinaÌ„d of Naples and the duke of Angeow and in diuers other partes of Italy likewise The duke of Yorke the erles of Salesbury and Warwike with a great host mette the kinge and other lordes of Englande vpon Blore heath nere
.iiii. by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster which had loÌ„g caused great diuision was knittâ— together in one About this tyme Francisce Louel and Humfrey Stafforde râ—â—elled in the North which commocion was quieted by the pollicie of the Duke of Bedforde The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Nicolas an heremite of Heluâ—ciâ— and Hiernomous Sâ—nonarola that had the spirite of prophecie Anni regum Angli 4 were famous Ferdinand king of Spaine by knightly force and man â—oâ—e conquered againe the kingdome of Granade and chased from thens the Sarasens Warre betwene the Uenecyans Sigismund Duke of Austrich The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1447 A great businesse in England by meane of a priest called Rycharde Simon Anni regum Angli 5 whiche takyng with him a yonge childe called Lâ—mbert fledde into Irelande â–ª and feigned to the nobles of that countree that he had brought wyth him the younge sonne of the Duke of Clarence nephew of king Edwarde the .iiii. lawefull heyre to the crowne â—f Englande wherwith the Irisshemen beyng excited alied with theim Margaret the syster of Edwarde anâ— dyuers noble men of England which gathering which theim a great power of Irishemen Englyshmen Germaines entred the lande and at Stoke mette with king He rye and his hoste and there fought a strong battailâ— in the whiche was slaine the Erle of Lincolne Francis Louell Thomas Broughton Thomas Gerardine of Irelande and Martine Swarte a Germaine which werâ— chiefe capitaynes of the rebelles Rycharde the pryeste and Lambert the counterfeited king were taken in the fielde Fabian seemeth to auouch this to be dooen in the yere of our lorde 1487. Warre betwene Britaine and the Frenchemen Charles of Fraunce forsoke Margâ—ret the daughter of Mâ—ximilian whiche was to him fâ—aunced This yere was a fielde â—oughten in Flaunders by the lorde Daubeneâ— in the quarel of Maximilian the emperours sonne and Erle of Flaunders In Englande was a taxe arrered of the tenth penâ—e of mens landes and goodes by menes wherof the coÌ„mons rose The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 5490 and slewe the Erle of Northumberlande Anni regum Angli 6 For whiche cause Chamberlaine their capytaine with dyuers other were after hanged at Yorke Maximilyan recouered the parte of his Duchie of Auâ—strich which Mathias kyng of Hungarye had with holden from him a good season Anni regum Angli 7 The kinge of Scotes was slaine in battayle by the nobles of his realme The yere of the worlde 5452 The yere of Christ 1491 and Iames his sonne ordeined kynge in his place Maximilian by his deputie as the maner is of greate princes maried Anne the daughter of Frances Duke of Britaine after the death of her â—ather but that mariage notwithstanding Charles of Fraunce found such meanes that he toke her to his wiâ—e in open mariage and by her obteined the dominioÌ„ of Britaine For whych cauâ—e was great grudge and malice betweene him and Maximilian and so much the more because Charles did repudiate Margaret his daughter whiche was to him fâ—aunced and betrothed Kinge Henry arriued in Fraunce with a great army The yere of the worlde 5453 The yere of Christ enteÌ„ding to ayde the Britaines against the French king but Charles by entreatie concluded peace Anni regum Angli 8 the condicion wherof was that he shulde paâ—e to kinge Henry foorthwith for his expenses and charges in the warre a greate summe of money and yerely after as a certayne tribute 25. thousande crownes after whiche agreement Henrye retourned into England The Turke with a great power bothe by sea and land inuaded the inhabytantes of the hilles in Greece called Ceraunil and theim subdued to the Turkishe empire Certaine new ilandes were found in the OeceaÌ„ se first by Amerinâ—s Uâ—spucyuâ— after by Christophorus Columbanus Ther were driuen ouâ— of Spaine by commaundement of the kinge .125 familyes of the Iewes of the whyche 30 thousande dyed of the pestylence in their iourney as they were departyng Alexander the .vi. byshop of Rome .xl. yeares a blouddie and cruell tyranne ¶ Maximilian succeded his father Friderych in the empyre Anni regum Angli 9 and reigned â–ª 27. yeres The yere of the worlde 5454 The yere of Christ 1493 Charles oâ— Fraunce made clayme to the kyngdome of Naples and Sicilie Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 5455 The yere of Christ 1494 and for that cause went into Italye with a great army wher in short space he conquered Naples and compelled kinge Alphons to forsake the countrei and than retourned into France and in his iournye was encountred by the UeneciaÌ„s â–ª which endeuoured to stoppe his passage where after sore fyght to the losse of bothe partes he toke an other way About this tyme beganne the foule scabbe and horible sicâ—â—nesse called the Frenche pâ—ckes The yere of the worlde 5456 The yere of Christ 1495 Anni regum Angli 11 Dyuers gentilmen in Englande appeached of treason and for fauouring the conspiracie of Perkin Warbâ—ckâ— of the whiche some were pardoned some put to death Perken Warbecke whiche by the couÌ„saile of Margaret of Burgoyne named him selfe Rychardâ— of Yorke kinge Edwardes seconde sonne arriued in kenâ—e wherâ— he was driuen backe by the vplandishmen and other inhabitauntes of the countrey with losse of dyuers of hys men Ferdinand the sonne of Alphons was restored againe to the kyngdome of Naples immediatly after the departure of the Frenchemen Sozimus and Iâ—son lawiers Alexander Benedictus and Antonius Bemuenius phisicions Iohannes Nauclerus Raphael Uolateranus Robertus Gaguinus historiographers Rodulphus Agricolo a man of excellent learning Iohanes Iouinianus PoÌ„tanus Petrâ—s Crinitus Stephanus Niger Ambrosius Calepinus Philippus Bâ—râ—oldus flourished Blanch Mary the princes daughter of Insubria was maried to Maximilian Uladisaus the kynge of Polonies sonne obtayned the kingdomes of Hugarye and Boheme He made league with Maximilian the emperour The Scottes brake into the North partes of Englande by the excityng of Perkin Warbeck The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1496 Anni regum Angli 12 dyd much harme to the borderers In Italy a stone of wonderful biggenesse fell out of the ayre whiche by the violence of the â—al as some say brake in .iii. great pieces the coloure of thys stone was â—s it had been burned with fyre In these dayes preached at Florentia in Italye a frier called Hierome Sauouarola whose sayengs were these that Italy should be purged with the scourges of God for the manyfolde offâ—nces of the princes as well of the clergie as the laitee and that â—ftâ—â— the subuersion of the citees of Florence and Rome shuld folow a reformacioÌ„ and redresse in the church â–ª and moreouer that one shuld come ouer the Alpes like to Cyrus which shuld suâ—uert and destroy Italye Anni regum Angli While king Henrye of Englande made preparacion foâ—warre into Scotland The yere of the worlde 5458 The yere of Christ 1467
lorde who before had promised hym to be borne Then almyghty god shewinge that not by mannes prouidence but by his the effecte of all good thinges be opteined saued this litel helpeles childe For he caused Termuth the doughter of Pharao to walke to the riuer side to sporte her where she sawe this vessel swimming on the water Incontinent she coÌ„manded it to be brought to hir and openyng it founde therein a wonderfull fayre and goodlye babe for the whyche she not a litell reioysed and accordyng to the chance named it Moyses whiche signifieth preserued from the water After this for the fauour and towardnesse of the childe she adopted hym for hir sonne and caused hym to be instructed in all the learnynges of Aegypt It chaunced on a tyme that the kynge for his daughters sake tooke the childe in his armes and set the crowne vpon his heade whyche Moyses as it were chyldyshly playing hurled it to the grounde and with his feete spourned it But the priest the soothsayer beholdynge this cried out sayed that this was he whom before he had prophecied shulde be borne whiche wolde destroie the kyngdom of Aegypt except he were by deth preuented But Termuth excused the childe alledgyng â–ª that his age had yet no discrecion and for proofe therof caused bournyng coles to be put to his mouthe whiche the chylde with his tungue lycked wherby he euer after had impediment in his tongue By this meanes theyr furye at that tyme was appessed In processe of time there arose cruel warres betwene the Ethiopians and the Egiptians The Ethiopians destroyed Egipt toke theyr townes ouerranne theyr countreye euen vnto Memphis theyr principal cyty On the other parte the Egipcians by this necessitee compelled fledde for councell vnto theyr oracles and diuinacions where thei receiued answere that thei must elect an hebrue capitaine of theyr army by whose helpe they shuld not only expulse the Ethiopians from theyr borders but also bring them vnder theyr subiection Moyses both for his wisedome and personage was chosen soueraygne capytayne of this army he so polytikely ledde his hoste that vnwaxes he set vpon theim and at the fyrste battayle put theim to flyght wherein he slewe a great number And when they in no place were able to resyst him they fledde to theyr strong citie Saba In which whiles they suffred the siege and Moises often valyantlye and politikely assauting theym he was of the kynges doughter of Ethyope vehemently loued Who not able to sustayne the power of loue by certayne faythful ministers requyred of Moyses mariage he vppon condicion to rendre to hym the citee was contented Whiche through the meanes of the mayde was quyckely fulfylled and he maried vnto hir By this occasion he subdued all Ethiope retournyng to Egypt with great triumphe whiche prosperitee to the Hebrues was hope of libertee and to the Aegypcians cause of great feare Wherfore they sought dayely occasion howe to destroye hym Whiche Moyses perceyuyng diligently imagined to auoyde theyr deceytes and denied hym selfe to be the sonne of the doughter of Pharao chosyng rather to be afflicted with the people of god than to enioye synfull pleasure of the worlde Wherfore he slue an Egypcian whiche oppressed an hebrue and fled into Madian not farre from the mount Sinai where he was receiued into the house of Iethro priest of that citee who gaue to hym in mariage his doughter Sephora There he continued .xl. yeres and kepte sheepe ¶ This haue I drawen out of the historie of Iosephus the residue of Moyses lyfe shall be declared after his retourne into Egypte The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1588 Mamelus the .xvi. emperour of Assyria reigned .xxx. yeres The yere of the worlde 2377 The yere before Christe 1586 ¶ Phorbas the sixte kyng of Argiues reigned .xxxv. yeres he subdued the I le of Rhodes A littell before hys reigne was the citee Epidaurus buylded in Epiro Orus kyng of Egypt reigned .xxxviii. yeres he drouned not the hebrue children The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1585 Romanessus the sonne of Roma was created prince ouer the Aborigines The yere of the worlde 2382 The yere before Christe 1581 At whiche tyme Sicanus beganne to reigne in Spayne And in France Belgius of whome the people were called Belgici Arogilus otherwise Proclytus did fyrst make cartes The yere of the worlde 1391 The yere before Christe 1572 The citee Lesbus was builded by Xanthus and Cidon reigned in Candie The yere of the worlde 2402 The yere before Christe 1561 Marathius the .xiii. kynge of Peloponessus reygned xxx yeres The yere of the worlde 2405 The yere before Christe 1558 Sparetus the .xvii. emperour of Assyria reigned .xl. yeres In his tyme Babylon was sore bruysed with an earthquake Hiob the sonne of Zareth by Bosra a man most pacient and holy in this tyme flourished Philo maketh him to bee before this tyme. Cecrops the fyrst kyng of Athenes reigned .l. yeres The yere of the worlde 2408 The yere before Christe 1555 he buylded Athenes and instituted matrymonye amonge the Grekes Iasius reigned in Italy and Siceleus in Spayne At whose mariage the Egypcian Io was present Troyphas the .vii. kyng of Argiues reigned .46 yeres The yere of the worlde 2412 The yere before Christe 1551 ¶ Moyses in age .40 yeres fled for feare of Pharao The yere of the worlde 2414 The yere before Christe 1549 whan he had slaine an Aegypcian Iosephus saith that it was for displeasure because in the warres of Aethiope whereof he was captaine he tooke to wyfe the kynges daughter of Aethiope Acencris kyng of Aegypte reigned .12 yeres ¶ The Curetes and Coribantes builded the citie Gnoson in Candy And deuised the daunsyng in armours The yere of the worlde 2416 The yere before Christe 1547 The yere of the worlde 2419 The yere before Christe 1544 Io retourned out of Italy into Egypt ¶ The firste ciuil warres arose betwene Dardanus and Iasius for the kyngdom of Italy The yere of the worlde 2425 The yere before Christe 1538 the Aborigines fauored the parte of Dardanus and the Ianigenes with the Sicilians the part of Iasius Deucalion began to reigne amoÌ„ge them that dwelled about the mountaine Parnassus The yere of the worlde 2428 The yere before Christe 1535 Achoris kyng of Egypt reigned .ix. yeres The yere of the worlde 2428 The yere before Christe 1535 Maratus the .14 king of Peloponessê° reigned .20 yeres The yere of the worlde 2432 The yere before Christe 1531 Cecrops in EuboeÌ„a builded the citee of Athenes The yere of the worlde 2435 The yere before Christe 1528 whiche he named also Diadas The deluge of Thessaly fel The yere of the worlde 2437 The yere before Christe 1526 whiche destroied al Thessalia sauyng fewe which fledde to the mount Pernaius where Deucalion reigned as kyng who receiued theym gentilly and norished them vpon the ridges of the hill of Pernasus as many as fled to him in botes or otherwise For whiche