was ordeined king of Fraunce This man for his lechery and voluptuous liuing The yere of the worlde 4421 The yere of Christ 460 became odible to his subiectes and therfore soone after was faine to void his realme and went to the king of turinges in whose place the frenchemen chose Aegius to theyr king The Saxones couenaunted with the Britains that thei shoulde attende to theyr worldlye businesse and the saxones as theyr souldiours should defende the lande from the incursions of all enemies For the whiche seruice the Britaynes should geue to them competent meat and wages And vnder this pretence caused more Saxones to be sent for entendinge at conuenient time by force to haue the land in theyr subiection The yere of the worlde 4422 The yere of Christ 461 Saint Germaine came into Britaine to reduce them from the heresy of Pelagian to the faith of christ Anni regum britannie 14 The yere of the worlde 4424 The yere of Christ 463 Maiorian emperour of Rome Anni regum britannie 16 was murdered of certaine traitours nye to the riuer Hyria The Britaines considering the daylye repaire of the Saxones into this realme shewed to theyr king the ieopardie that might thereof ensue and aduertised hym to auoyde the daunger and expel them out of the realme But al was in vayn For Uertiger by reason of his wife bore such fauour towarde the Saxones that he woulde in no wise heare the counsayl of his subiectes Wherfore they with one wil and mynde depriued him of his roial dignitee The yere of the worlde 4425 The yere of Christ 464 Anni regum britannie 1 and ordeyned to theyr king his eldest son Uortimerus when Uortiger had reigned .xvi. yeres Seuerus by confederacie of certaine Romaines was aduanced to the imperial auctoritee in place of Maiorianus and reigned .iiii. yeres This Uortimer as before is sayd being made kynge in a ll hast he pursued the Saxones The yere of the worlde 4426 The yere of Christ 455 Anni regum britannie 2 and by his marciall knighthode vanquished theym in .iiii. great battayles beside conflictes and skyrmishes vntyl at length he was poysoned by meane of Rowen his stepmother after he had regned .vii yeres The yere of Christ 466 Byogor king of Aleines comminge into Italye Anni regum britannie 3 was vanquished and slayne of a Romaine senatour called Richomir The yere of the worlde 4427 The yere of Christ 467 There hapned a fyre in Constantinople by the whiche a great part of the citee was destroyed The yere of the worlde 4428 Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of Christ Athemius was sent into Italy of Leo Anni regum britannie 6 emperour of the east The yere of the worlde 4430 to take on him the imperial auctoritee at Rome and gouernaunce of the west betwene this Anthemius and a noble man of his affinitee called Riohomir was great strife and variance for whiche the sayd Anthemius was after deposed The yere of the worlde 4431 The yere of Christ 470 Seruandus liuetenant of Gallia Anni regum britannie 7 naminge him selfe emperour was banished by Anthemius Childericus was againe restored to his regalitee in France and soone after subdued a Saxon prince named Onager and conquered the cite of Orliance and passing ouer the ryuer of Leyr subdued to his signorie the countrey of Angeo and Maine VOrtigier obteyned againe the kyngedome of great Britaine Anni regum britannie 1 and reigned after this time .ix. yeres The yere of the worlde 4432 The yere of Christ 471 but shortelye after Hengistus whiche was chased of Uortimer in to the I le of Thanet perced the land wyth a numbre of Saxones but whan he herde of the greate assemble that the Britains made againste him he treated for peace whiche in fyne was concluded Anni regum britannie 2 Romanus a senatour of Rome The yere of the worlde 4433 The yere of Christ 472 affected by priuy meanes the empyre and was therfore beheaded Asper likewise at Constantinople laied priuy waite to slea the emperour Leo and named his sonne Cesar whyche treason beyng detected he and his sonne were put to death Gensericus kynge of the Uandales endeuoured ones againe to inuade Italy but he was driuen backe of Basilicus a Romaine capitaine and constreigned with disâ—woorship to retourne to Afrike whens he came Ualamir and Theodomir The yere of the worlde 4434 kinges of the Ostrogothes breaking into Illiria Anni regum britannie 3 and wasting that countrey The yere of Christ 473 ceased not vntyll the emperour Leo had granted to theim Hungarie and Mesia to inhabite and toke of theim Theodoricus the younge sonne of Theodomir for ostage Leo sent Olymbrias to depose Anthemius emperour of Rome for discorde that had been of longe time betwene him and his kinsman Richomir Anni regum britannie 4 Richomir slewe Anthemius in Rome after whom Olymbrias gouerned the empyre .vii. monethes The yere of the worlde 4435 The yere of Christ 474 Anni regum britannie 5 At Rauenna The yere of the worlde 4439 the souldiours named Clicerius to be emperour of Rome The yere of Christ 475 The Saxones in Britaine by priuie gyle and treason got the kinge Uortigier into their handes and kept him as prisoner and by that meanes constreigned the king to grant vnto theim thre countreis in the lande of Britaine that is to saie Kent Sussex Suff. North. Than Hengist began his lordeship ouer Kent and sendyng for mâ—e Saxones to bewelde the other prouinces shortely after made warre vpoÌ„ the Britains and so chased theim that he kept his kyngdome of Kent in peace and warre .24 yeeres Uortiger fled into Wales and there builded a castel of whiche buildyng and impediment of the same and of his prophet Marlyne the common voyce of the people speaketh many thynges Conâ—annus for so muche as the children of his brother Congallus were but yonge was ordeined king of Scottes and guided them in good peace and quietenes a loÌ„g space but at the laste he was slayne for extorcion that Tomset his chauncellour vsed in his name The yere of the worlde 4437 The yere of Christ 476 Nepos a senatour Anni regum britannie 6 deposed Clicerius from the imperiall auctoritee and causyng him to be ordeined bishop of Solonae a citee of Dalmacie by force was made emperour of Rome to the great vnquietnesse of Italie Leo emperour of CoÌ„stantinople departed out this lyfe After whom Zenon was aduauÌ„ced to thegouernance of the weast empyre This Zenon was a man of vnknoweÌ„ byrth no lesse il fauoured and defourmed in maners thaÌ„ in vâ—sage and countinaunce He reigned .xiii. yeares not as an emperour but lyke a cruell tyranne Perosas king of Persians was vanquisshed in battaile and chased of certaine of the Hunnes whiche were sparkeled into those partes The yere of the worlde 4438 The yere of Christ 477 Whyle Zenon was absent from Constantinople Anni regum britannie 7 Uerrina his wyfes mother aduauÌ„ced Basilicus his brother to the imperiall
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
extreme crueltee droue theym out of his realme to the Romaines Athanasius somewhat before this time The yere of the worlde 4334 The yere of Christ 333 fled from Alexandria Anni regum britannie 45 and ley hid .vi. yeres continually in a drye sesterne where he neuer sawe the sonne shine But than was he discouered by a mayden and fled eftsoones by the helpe of god and wandred abrode the worlde not withstandinge that princes the people and theyr hostes dyd persecute him bringing also a common harlot whych affirmed that he had accompanied with her but he susteyning all thinges with a wonderfull pacience about this time died after he had bene byshop at Alexandria .46 yeres Eunomius a great heretike of the sect of Arrius whereto he added also of his owne malice Anni regum britannie 48 The yere of the worlde 4337 The yere of Christ 334 that the sonne was in all poinctes vnlike godde the father and that the holye ghost had no medlinge with the father nor with the son Moreouer he affirmed that all they whyche kepte the faythe that he taught shoulde be faued had they committed neuer so great a sinne and continued therin Mania quene of the Sarracenes a woman of valyaunt courage whiche in diuers battayles hadde ouerthrowen the power of the Romaines in Palestine made peace with the emperours The Saxones and Burgonnions vexinge the people of France were chased and subdued of Ualentinian the emperour Ambrose bishoppe of Milleine was famous He was of suche holinesse suche gentilnesse Anni regum britannie 49 The yere of the worlde 4338 The yere of Christ 337 suche excellent wysedome that not onely in his life time but also after hys death he was had throughout the worlde in honour and reuerence He was a Romaine borne of a noble and auncient house and had bene consul there When he was on a time sente of Ualentinian to Milleyne to quiete a sedicion whiche was amonge the people for the election of a byshoppe after he hadde exhorted theym to concorde sodeynly they all with one voyce chose him to be theyr byshop meâ—ed with the voyce of an infante whyche cryed Ambrose is worthy to be byshop The frenchmen denied to paye any more tribute wherfore the emperour made fierce warre against them Ualentinian preparing warre agaynst the Sarmatians whiche brake into Hungarie ended his life wyth a sodeyne bleding at a towne called Brygon The yere of the worlde 4339 The yere of Christ 378 Ualens reigned after his brother .iii. yeres Anni regum britannie 50 He fauoured ouermuche the Arrians and therfore was cruell towarde the true christians He commaunded that monkes and solitorie persons whiche bothe for medytacyon and for feare of persecution had fled into wildernesse or other secrete places shuld be sent in warfare And theim which repined either he put to deathe or caused to be extremely punished The yere of the worlde 4340 The yere of Christ 379 GratiaÌ„ emperour of the east Anni regum britannie 51 made his yonger brother Ualentinian equall with him in the empire by whyche meanes there were together .iii. emperours Appollinaris of Laodicea taught that the diuiniâ—â—e and humanite of Christ were both of one nature The people called Hunni as it were steered out of their caues with outragious furie made warre vpon the Gothes and droue theym out of theyr countrey whiche fled to the emperour Ualens Who receyued them and gaue them licence to inhabite Pannonia Gratian ouercame the almaines and slewe of theym wel nere .30000 The Scottes saye that about this time after longe and cruell warre they were vtterly extermined and dreuen out of theyr realme into Ireland other countreys by Maximus the Romaine the Pictes and Britaines The Gothes desired Ualens to sende theym certayne learned men to instruct them in the religion of chryste who sent to them Arrians by whom al the Gothes were infected with that heresye in the whiche they continued a long time Theodosius father of that Theodosius Anni regum britannie 52 whiche was after aduaunced to the empyre The yere of the worlde 4341 The yere of Christ 380 beinge sent into Afrike with an army vanquished Thirmus who by treason aspyred to the imperiall crowne In rewarde wherof Ualens for enuy and fearing his successe commauÌ„ded him to be beheaded The Gothes whiche before fled to Ualens not susteigninge the auarice of a Romaine Duke named Maximus rebelled and slew a great numbre of men in Thracia and ouercame Ualens also in battayle who beynge chased fled into a cottage whiche the Gothes that pursued compased and set on fyre And there was Ualens burned of theim whom he caused to bee corrupted wyth the heresie of Arrius Anni regum britannie 53 Gratian and his brother Ualentinian reigned after UaleÌ„s .vi. yeres The yere of the worlde 4342 The yere of Christ 381 he perceiuing the empyre to be in great danger of the Gothes and other barbarous people whiche than were in armes made Theodotius felowe with him in the empyre and committed to hys manhoode the â—ast partes This Gratian was indiferentlye well learned eloquent and muche practised in the arte of Rhetoryke He had a greate delyte to caste the darte In marciall and ciuile policie not so well instructed as becomed an emperour Theodotius vanquisshed the Gothes by force droue theym oute of Thracia and after made league wyth Athanaricus their kinge Anni regum britannie 54 The Lumbardes ouercame the people called Uandali Theodotius ordeined by open decree The yere of the worlde 4343 The yere of Christ 382 that the Christian faieth shoulde be purely taughte and that all Christian men shoulde beleeue that the diuinitee of god the father the sonne and the holy ghost was one contrarye to the opinion of Arrius and his adherentes MAximus sonne of Leonine and cosin Germaine to Constantine the great Anni regum britannie 1 The yere of the worlde 4344 The yere of Christ 383 was made king of Brytain This man was mighty of his haÌ„des but for that he was cruell pursued somedeale the Christians he was called Maximus the tyran Betwene him one Conon Meriodok a Britaine was striefe and debate in whiche they both sped diuersly But at length they were made frendes A synode was assembled at Constantinople of .180 byshops against Macedoneus who denyed the holy ghoste to be god This synode ordeined firste Patriarkes The Arrians were constreigned to forsake the churches that they helde by force the space of 4â— yeres Martine byshop of Turon was famous Theodotius beinge taken with a greuous sickenesse was baptised and shortly after recouered The yere of the worlde 4345 The yere of Christ 384 Athanaricus king of Gothes Anni regum britannie 2 came to Constantinople to visite Theodotius and within fewe daies dyed there and was buried honourably Maximus king of Britain made warre vpon the Galles and sailed into Amarica nowe called litle Britaine and subduinge that countrey to his lordeship gaue it to Conon Meriodok to hold
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
first kyng of Nauarre After whome reygned his sonne â—arsias which fought also prosperously against the SaraseÌ„s and augmented his kyngdome Otho â–ª emperour of Almaine Anni regum Angli 4 spedde hym towarde Italy The yere of the worlde 962 The yere of Christ 4923 to quiete the furye of Beringarius and Iohn whiche in a sedicion was made bishoppe of Rome and whan he came into the citee was of all the people saluted by the name of Augustus and by the whole consente of the Italians proclaimed emperour The yere of the worlde 963 The yere of Christ 4924 The emperour depriued Beringarins Anni regum Angli 5 and Adelbert his sonne of the kyngedome of Lumbardye and condemned theim to banishmente the tone to Austriche the tother to Constantinople Otho aduertised Iohn the byshop of Rome to refourme his noughty lyfe and forsake the concubines whyche he nourished openlye but all was in vayne Wherefore Otho called a counsayle by aucthority whereof Iohn was condemned and fearing his punishment fled into desert and one Leo was chosen bishop The Romaynes beinge the kinsmen of Iohn deposed Leo Anni regum Angli 6 and set Iohn agayne in the bishoprike The yere of the worlde 4925 The yere of Christ 954 Which with in short space was taken in aduoutrye and slayne After that the people contrary to the minde of Otho chose Bennet But he forced theim to admâ—â—te Leo and depose the foresayd Bennet At whiche tyme the electyon of the bâ—shoppe was transferred frome the people and â—largys of Rome to the emperours Bennet the .v. was byshop of Rome .vi. monethes and after him Leo the eight one yere Alphons the .v. kynge of Spayne reigned 37. ye ares he profered his syster in mariage to a prynce of the Sarasens to the entent he shoulde ayde him agaynst the kinge of Corâ—uba But the mayden would in no wyse be coupled with the Heathen Pagane Iohn the .xii. byshoppe of Rome .vii. yeres He was taken and caste in prison Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 4927 The yere of Christ 966 by Ioferde Erle of Campayne through the counsayle of Peter prouost of the citee King Duffus reygned among the Sâ—cottes .iiii. yeares and was slayne by the treason of a noble maÌ„ called Danewalde After his death appeared no sonne moone nor sterre in the firmament the space of .vi. monethes Anni regum Angli 10 Otho the younger was sente for to Rome by his father and there crowned proclaimed partaker of the empyre The yere of the worlde 4929 The yere of Christ 968 Anni regum Angli 11 Otho expelled the Sarasens out of Italye whiche of longe time hadde holden by force the mounte Gargarus from whens as out of a castell they oftentymes inuaded Italy The yere of the worlde 4930 The yere of Christ 969 He subdued also the Grecians whiche inhabyted Calabre and made them tributary The people of Constantinople hearing the ouerthrowe and discomfiture of their Grekes in Italye leyde all the wighte of that domage to Nicephornus theyr emperour because he denyed to giue his doughter in maryage to the yonger Otho Wherfore by the consente and ayde of hys wife and sonne The yere of the worlde 4933 The yere of Christ 972 he was murdered in the night season Anni regum Angli 14 and Iohn his sonne chosen in his place to be emperour which reigned .vi. yeres A signe appeared in the element lyke fyre Iohn emperour of Constantinople gaue his syster in mariageto the younger brother Otho Cuâ—ine a vicious and wicked tyran reigned among the Scottes He defloured his owne systers and rauished other mens wifes and doughters wherfore he was slayne the .v. yere of his reygne Bennet the vâ— bishop of Rome was caste in prison by Cynthius a citisin The yere of the worlde 4934 The yere of Christ 973 that was at that time of great power in Rome Anni regum Angli 15 Edgare king of England tamed the Welshemen whiche reâ—elled and spoyled the countrey of Glamorgan Otho the emperour gaue place to nature after whom succeded his son named also Otho who reigned .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 4936 EDwarde the sonne of Edgare by his firste wife Anni regum Angli 1 beganne his reigne ouer this realme of England The yere of Christ 975 contrary the minde and pleasure of Elfride his stepmother and other of her aliance In all kindes of honest vertue this man mighte be well compared to his father and began his soueraigntee with such modestie myldenesse that he was worthilye fauoured of all men excepte onely Elfride which euer maligned agaynst hym for so much as the desireâ— to haue the gouernance of the realme for her owne son Egelrede All the time of this Edwarde was great discorde betwene the priestes and monkes of Englande Because Edgare in his time had expelled certayne seculer priestes out of their colleges and geuen the possession thereof to monkes In which controuersie throughe certaine counterfayteâ— miracles the monkes had the vpper hande The yere of the worlde 4937 Otho the emperour subdued Henry duke of Bauarye The yere of Christ 976 Iohn emperour of Constantinople Anni regum Angli 2 after he had expelled the Roâ—olanes out of Bulgarye and annexed that prouince to his owne signorye and for his victorye triumphed was by treason of certain of his sabiectes poysoned· Bâ—silius and Constantine the .ii. sonnes of Romanus were made emperoures of the easte Anni regum Angli 3 whiche inuaded and spoyled the countrey of Surie The yere of the worlde 4938 The yere of Christ 977 and expellinge the Sarasens recouered the yle of Crete Kenneth reigned in Scotlande .xxv yeares In his tyme he Dâ—nes 〈◊〉 in â—ngus with a great company and wasted the countrey veraye sore with whom the Scottes mette and after sore fighte and great slaughter by the manhode of one Hay â–ª an vâ—landishe man and his .ii. sonnes obteyned the victorye Thys Kenneth was slayne by meane of a lady called Fenella because she had poysoned Malcolme prynce of Cumber The emperour of Germany vanquished the Bohemes and wasted their countrey Edwarde kinge of Englande while he was hunting in new forest by chaunce loste his company and rode alone to refreshe him at the castell of his stepmother Alphrede where he was by her counsayle trayterouslye murdered as he satte on his horse After his death god shewed for hiÌ„ diuers myracles Wherfore he is noumbred amonge the saynctes and martyres Before the death of this Edward appeared in this lande a blasinge sterre of a marueylous greatnesse â–ª EGelrede or Etheldrede the sonne of kynge Edgare and Alfrede Anni regum Angli 1 was ordeyned kinge of Englande The yere of the worlde 4939 The yere of Christ 978 He was goodly of shape and visage but wholy geuen to idlenesse and abhorred all princelye exercises a louer of riote lecherie and dronkennesse â–ª and vsed extreme crueltee towarde his subiectes hauinge his eares open to all vniust complaintes In
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
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
kinge Edwarde now in his later dayes frowardly frowned chaÌ„ged her copye The yere of the worlde 5329 The yere of Christ 1368 Charles the emperoure yode toward Italy with hys wife and children Anni regum Angli 42 In his iorney he subdued to the empire of the citees of Luke and Miniate whych a certaine time had rebelled were in subiection the one to Pise the other to Florence The duke of Lancastre arriued at Calys and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours where not far from Arde the duke of Burgoyne lodged within a myle of his army with a great power the space of xviii daies and neuer profered battaile but lastly stole away priuylye in the nighte and then entred the Duke further into Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5330 Urbane bishop of Rome retourning into France left Iohn Haucuth an englisheman The yere of Christ 1369 Anni regum Angli 43 as hys chefe capitaine to defende the right of the churche against the rebels and other enemies and not longe after dyed Phyllyp Duke of Burgoyne toke to wyfe Margaret doughter of Lewys Erle of Flaunders Queene Phillyp of England dyed whiche was a woman of great sanctimony and bulded the college in Oxford called Quenes college Sir Robert knoles entred the realme of Fraunce with a stronge army and passed euen by Parys ranged in batayle and throughtout the countreys of France robing and spoilyng as he went without any notable bataile at whiche viage by reason of discention that haâ—ned in the Englyshe hoste dyuers men were slaine and taken prisoners of their enemnes Sir Bertam of Clesqui a noble and valyant knyghte was ordeined Constable of Fraunce He wanne againe many cities townes castels and holdes in Poâ—cters Limosin â–ª and other countreys from the kyng of England and restored theim to the signorye of Fraunce Gregorye the .xi. byshop of Rome The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli Kyng Dauid of Scotlande makyng prouisioÌ„ to go on pylgremage to Ierusalem ended his lyfe ¶ Robert Stewarde succeded Dauid of Scotlande and reigned .xix. yeres Charles the emperour by meanes of giftes whiche he promysed the electours obteined his soonne Uinceslaus king of Boheme Anni regum Angli 45 to be made Cesar The yere of the worlde 5332 The yere of Christ 1371 and caused them of the empyre to sweare to hym feaultie and homage The Erle of Penbroke comyng on the se to rescue the towne of Rochell was encountred with a flote of Spaniardes whiche king Henrie of Castile had sent to ayde the Frenche king Of these Spaniardes after cruel fight the Erle was taken with sir Guiscarde de Angle and other to the noumbre of an .160 personnes and the more parte of his men slayne and drowned Kynge Edwarde beyng sore displeased with the takyng of the Erle of Penbroke sent hys soonne the prince into Fraunce who by contrary wyndes was kepte on the sea the space of .xi. weekes and than retourned agayne into Englande Amurates kinge of Turkes inuaded Seruia and Bulgaria Lazarus king of Seruia was slayne in battaile and Amurates not long after murdered of his owne seruaunte The yere of the worlde 5333 The yere of Christ 1342 Anni regum Angli 46 Bertram of Clesquâ— Constable of Fraunce warred so fiercely vpon Iohn Erle of Mountforte Duke of Brytayne bycause he semed to fauour the kyng of England that he was forced to forsake his landes and fly to kinge Edward â–ª and that Duchy was well nere all seised to the vse of the Frenche kynge Iohn of Gaunte Duke of Lancaster entred by Cales into France and passed throughout the reamle by Uermendois and Campaine iust to Burdeaur in Aquitaine without batayle Not withstandyng the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes and countreys as they passed The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1373 Pazaites the .iiii. kynge of Turkes Anni regum Angli 47 The Genowayes for certaine disworship doen to them inuaded and spoyled the contrey of Cypres and conquered the citie of Famaugusta Thei constreigned also their king Petrine to pay vnto theim a great tribute the space of certaine yeres Diuers entreties of peace were made betwene the king of Englande and Fraunce â–ª by meane of the byshoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anni regum Angli 48 The yere of the worlde A great dearth veâ—ed the countrey of Italye .ii. yeres The yere of Christ 1374 The yere of the worlde The people of Florence desirous of lybertie Anni regum Angli 49 gaue occasion to many cyties of Italye to for sake the byshoppe of Romes domynion The yere of Christ 1375 wherby ensued great tumultye and warre in all the countrei The people that fyrst rebelled were the Tybernates the Pâ—rusines Tudertines Spoleâ—aÌ„es Eâ—gubines the citisyns of Uâ—â—erbium Foroliuium and Asculum Many wonderfull sickenesses fell amonge the people as well in Italye as in Englande wherof they died meruaâ—lously Warre and rufflyng betwene borderers of Englande and Scotlande The Duke of Britaine by the healpe of Englishemen recouered againe many castels and townes Gregory the .xi. contrarye to the minde of the Frenche kyng departed out of Fraunce and retourned to Rome 70. yeres after the byshops see was first transferred out of Iataly into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 50 The yere of the worlde 5337 The yere of Christ 1376 Byshop Gregory excommunicated the FloreÌ„tines but they lytell regarded his course and coÌ„sâ—eignedtheir prestes to minister diuine seruice Prince Edwarde of Englande departed out of this life who was in his tyme the floure of chiualrye Andronicus expelled his father from the imperiall dyâ—gnitie of Constantinople whom the Uenecâ—ans restored againe to the empyre Whereby ensued great warre betwene Uenice and Genoway for the one toke part with the father the other with the sonne Kinge Edwarde the .iii. ended his life in Richemonte the .xxii. daye of Iune The yere of the worlde 5338 The yere of Christ 1377 The duke of Angeow the constable of FraÌ„ce Owen of Wales with many other of the frenche parte made sore warre in Gascoyne Guyan Poyters and Britaine and conquered agayne diuers castels townes citees subiecte before to the king of England Owen of Wales besieged Mortaine a yere an halfe ther was slayne by the treasoÌ„ of one of his seruauntes RYcharde the .ii. the sonne of Prynce Edwarde of Wales was ordeined king of England being as yet but a seuen yeres of age Anni regum Angli 1 in bounty and lyberalitie he farre passed all his progenitours but he was ouer muche geuen to rest and quietnesse and loued lyttel deedes of armes and marcyall prowes and for that he was younge he was most ruled by young consaile and regarded nothynge the aduertisementes of the sage and wyse men of his realme For the chiefe about hym were of no wysedome nor estimacion which thing turned his land to great trouble and of him selfe in fine to extreme myserye The Frenche king sent a
be shewed him as at Bononia Ferrâ—ria FloreÌ„tia or other where but by the aduertisement of the emperour he graÌ„ted it to procede at Basile but there present he wold not be for any thynge The yere of the worlde 5397 The yere of Christ 1436 Charles of France recouered by treason the citee of Paris Anni regum Angli 14 and wanne by force the towne of Harflew and of S. Denis expellinge and murderinge the Englishemen in great nombre Lewys the Dolphine sonne of Charles tooke to wyfe Margaret the doughter of the kinge of Scottes The duke of Burgoyne besieged the towne of Cales but when he hard of the comming of the duke of Gloucester protector of England he fled in al hast leuing much of his ordinaunce behind him to his great dishonor whoÌ„ the duke of Gloucester pursued a .xi. dayes bournynge destroying the countrey as he weÌ„t euen to S. Omers The sectes of the Bohemes called Orphanes and Thaborâ—tes were vanquyshed in battaile by the barones and noble men of the countrey after the discomfiture many thousandes of them burnt and destroyed with fire in the common barnes into the whiche they were gotten and inclosed by a trayne and deceyt inuented by the nobles â–ª After which time the countrey of Boheme became subiect to the emperour acknowlaginge him for theyr king 〈◊〉 continued al his life tyme. The kinge of Scottes was trayterously slaine of his owne men Anni regum Angli 15 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ which were after taken and put to most peinful death All the Lions died in the tower of London which had liued there a long time Sigismunde the emperour departed out of this life Albert duke of Austrich kynge of Boheme and Hungary was made emperour He was a religious and deuout prince for his liberalitie iustice and manlâ—nesse in armes greatly renowmed He subdued the Bohemes brought in subiection the people of Morauia and Marmacia and prepared a great power agaynst the turke About this time the turkes being vanquyshed and ouerthrowen in a great battaile by the Hungarians desired a truce for .x yeres The cardinal of the holy crosse by the appoynâ—tmente of Eugenius bishop of Rome beganne the counsaile of Ferraria to the whiche came Iohn Paleologus emperour of Constantinople with the patriarke and diuers other noble men of Grece to the entent to treat a vnitee betwene the Latines and the Grekes whiche was there concluded and one churche made of them both The warre was renued betwene Philip of Millayne and the Uenecians to the great murder and desolacioÌ„ of both partes Eugenius by the auctoritee of the couÌ„saile of Basyle was deposed and Amodius duke of Sauoy in Fraunce chosen in his place but Eugenius notwithstandynge continued still as bishop and would not resigne Anni regum Angli 6 Uâ—lla which restored againe the puritee of the Latyne tongue â–ª Trapezuntius Blondus The yere of the worlde 1499 The yere of Christ Iohannes deâ—mmola a lawier Guanerius and Hugo Senensis phisityoÌ„s Gazulus Rhagusinus and Iohannes Gnaundensis astronomers flourished About this time were sene in Italy .ii. great swarmes of Pissemers coming out of a peare tre which fought so fiercely eche with other that many were slaine on bothe partes and not long before in France a flock of crowes and another of Gossehaukes met in the ayre foughte so longe that the bloudde and feathers appered after in great plenty Zensa king of Persie he was a famous philosopher The counsaâ—le of Ferraâ—e by reason of a great pestyleÌ„ce was transferred to Florence The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1439 Anni regum Angli 17 where the christians at Armenie and Indie consented to the Romaine church and the Greekes agreed that the holy ghost proceded froÌ„ the father and the sonne that there was a purgatorye that the sacrament ought to be celebrated onely with vnleauen bread made of wheate and that the bishop of Rome was Peters lawfull successour and christes glorius vicar in earth to whom all the world oughte to obey whiche they neuer consented to before this time neyther at this time did long continue in that belyefe So great a dearth in England and Fraunce that the poore people made theim bread of fetches pesin beanes and fearne rootes Nicolaus Piceâ—nius capitaine of the Myllanours besieged Briria and by treason toke the citee Uerona whiche Frauncisce Sfortia leader of the Ueneciâ—ns armie within .iiii. dayes recouered and brought in subiection Friderike the .iii Duke of Austrich after the deathe of Alberte The yere of the worlde 5401 The yere of Christ 1440 was ordeyned emperour of Rome Anni regum Angli 18 and reigned 15 yeres The warre continued betwene EnglaÌ„d and Fraunce and diuers townes and castels were wonne on both partes which were eftsoones recouered but the more losse tourned â—uer to the englyshemen A priest was bourned in London which of the common people was counted so holy a man that they made theyr prayers to him and had him in wonderfull great reuerence vntil a commaundement was geuen by the king to the contrary Albert kinge of Hungarie departing out of thys lyfe lette his wife Elizabeth great with childe whiche shortely after was delyuered of a son called Ladislaus whom immediatly she and certayne other proclaymed king of Hungary and Boheme and commited him to the tuicion of Friderich the emperour But diuers of the nobles chose for their kinges Uladislaus the kynges brother of Polonie by whiche meanes was deadly warre betwene the queene Elysabeth and the Polonians for the crown of Hungary and the realme of HuÌ„gary diuided among theim selfe The Bohemes also profered their kyngdome to Albert Duke of Bauarye whiche refused it with great modesty In England Dame Elenour Cobham wife to the lord proctour Anni regum Angli 91 and certaine other persons were accused The yere of the worlde 5402 The yere of Christ 1441 that by sorcery and inchantmentes practised by an image of waxe they endeuoured to bring out of lyfe by littell and littell the kynges person In this yeere after some Amadeus Duke of Sauoye was chosen bâ—shop of Rome for Eugenius Anni regum Angli 20 The towne of Depe was besieged by the lord Talbote The yere of the worlde 5403 The yere of Christ 1442 and rescued againe by the Frenchemen Peace was concluded betwene Myllayne and Uenice after the warre had continued fiercely the space of .iii yeres Sfortia the Uenecians capitain toke to wife Blanch Duke Phillips daughter of Myllaine and hadde for hir dower Cremona and Pontremulin Anni regum Angli 21 The steple of S. Paules churche in London was sette on fyre with lightning The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and lastly quenched by great diligence and labour of many men Alphons king of Arragon after longe warre conquered the citie of Naples and expellyng Rhenatus Duke of Angeow obteined the kyngdome of Puell Eugenius the byshop retourned from the counsalle of Florence of
.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
lawyers Falco Ionius Ruellius Cornarius Fuchsius phisicioÌ„s Sarzorus Zieglerus Oroutius Apianus Munsterus excâ—lâ—ent in the quadriuialles Urbanus Hessus Uidas Ursinus Glarean Sapidus poetes Paâ—lus Riccius Rhenanus Sadoletus Gryneus Uines Aurogallus Doletus other innumerable learned men and most experte and cunnyng in all sciences lyued in these dayes whose woorkes declare them to the whole worlde Commaundment was geuen by kyng Henrie to the â—ishops that Tindalles translation of the new Testament should be called in and thaâ— they shulde see an other sette foorth to the profite of the people A great deluge in Brabant Holland Selande and the sea coastes of Flanders where the waters oâ— the sea and other ouerflowed all the countreies Muche harme was doon also about Rome by the greate risynge of the ryuer Tyber and vnseasonable tempestes of wyndes The wylde Irishemen perceiuyng the â—rle of â—ildare to be in Englande inuaded his landes and dyuers other countreis Wheâ—fore kyng Henry sent thyther the Erle of Klidare and sir Willyam Skeuington which shortly brought them to good order The byshop of â—ondon caused a great noumbre of the new Testamentes of Tyndals translation to be burned At Augusta the emperour helde a counsaile of the princis of Germany where it was consulted howe to mayntain warre against the Tuâ—ke to haue an vnitie in matters of religion Wherevpon the churches of Germanye offred their confession to themperour but nothynge was doone therin sauyng that certayne malicious friers toke vppon them to confute those confessions withoute scripture or reason The Cardinall was arested and on S. Andrewes day dyed at Leycester as he should haue been broughte to the Tower of London One boyled in Smithfielde at London for poysonyng The Emperour Charles made Ferdinand his brother kyng of Rome The yere of the worlde 5492 The yere of Christ 1531 Anni regum Angli 23 A great earthquake wel nere in al Portugall the space of eyght dayes In the citie of Ulisbone or Luxborne a thousande foure hundred housen were ouerthrowen and aboue .600 so shaken that they were redy to falle All the churches were caste to the grounde as it were heapes of stones This earthquake cam as it were by fittes seuen or eight tymes in a day the people forsooke the citie and went into the fieldes A great pâ—stilence rose by menes of the vapours of this 〈◊〉 A blasyâ—ge sterre appeared in Germanie Italye and Frauâ—câ— towarde the weaâ—â— three weekes togyther in the moneth of Auguste The Turke came agâ—yne into Hungary entendyng to coâ—quere Uienna but he was ouerthrowen by the capitaynes that were lâ—fte in the garrisons and a great number of his men taken and slayne In the sea coastes of Hollande a fysshe was caste vp by the sea that was in lengthe .68 foote in the thyckenesse xxx the yaunyng of his mouthe was .xiii. foote wyde In this season were dyuers preachynges in this realme one agaynst an other concernyng the â—ynges mariage diuorsement from the lady Katherine The frenche kynges mother dyed The kyng of Polonie vanquished Uuauoyda and the Ualachâ—aus A battayle was foughten betweene the Tigurines and theyr neyghbours wherin Zuinglius was slayne Kynge Henry beganne to buylde his palaice at Westminster Anni regum Angli 24 The yere of Christ 1532 Kyng Henry went ouer the sea to mete with the french kyng The yere of the worlde 5493 with whom he went to Bulleyne and the French kyng came agayne with hym to Caleys where after feastyng and bankettyng eche toke leaue of other and returned to theyr realmes The kyng of long tyme had not kept company with the lady Katherine bycause his mariage was in controuersye and by dyuers vniuersities and learned men determined to be agaynst the lawe of God Wherefore on S. Erkinwaldes day he maried priuyly the lady Anne Bulleyne whiche on Whitsonday the next yeare folowynge was crouned Quene with great solemnitie It was ordeyned by acte of parliament that the kinges subiectes shuld no more paie annates or fyrst fruites nor susteyne any suche exactions or impositions they hadde before tyme paid to the sea of Rome for consecratyng electyng or geuyng of licences or dispensations But that they shulde haue all suche thinges within the realme and sue no further for the same King Henry was diuorsed from lady Katherine which had been his brothers wife Anni regum Angli 25 On Miâ—somer daie died the Frenche Queene The yere of the worlde 5494 The yere of Christ 1533 wife to the Duke of Suffolke Ladie Elizabeth was borne at Grenewiche An esquire of Gloucestershyre called William Tracie by one Doctour Parker the byshop of Worcesters chancellour was taken out of his graue and burnte after he had been dead .iii. yeres because he sayde in his wyll he wolde haue no funerall pompe at his burieng neither passed vpon Masse and that he trusted in god onely hopyng in hym to be saued and by no saincte Within the space of these two yeares appeared .iii. blasyng sterres in dyuers partes beyonde the sea Thaamas Sophie of the Pâ—rsians nere to Euphrates ouerthrewe the Turkes in a great battayle Kyng Henry sente the Duke of Northfolke the lorde Rocheforde and other in ambassade to the French kyng as then intendynge to mete with the bysshop of Rome at Nece Daily skyrmishing betwene the borderers of England and Scotlande and yet no warre proclaimed and many robberies murders and sâ—aughters doone on bothe partes and althoughe the commissioners of Englande and Scotlande satte at Newcastell entreatyng a truce and amitee yet the Scottes ceassed not to robbe bothe by land and Sea A peace concluded betwene Englande and Scotlande The bishop of Romecursed king Henry and the realme of England bycause of the diuorse from lady Catherin Certain mâ—nkes friers and other euâ—ll disposed persons of a diuellyshe entent had put in the heades of many of the kynges subiectes that they had knowlage by â—euelation of god and his sainctes that he was highly displeased with kynge Henry for the diuorsement frome the lady Catherine and surmised among other thynges that God had reuealed to a Nunne named Elizabeth Barâ—on whom they called the holye mayde of Kent that in casâ—â—he kyng proceded to the sayde diuorse and maried an other he should not be kynge of this realme one moneth after and in the reputation of god not one day nor houre This Elisabeth Barton by false dissimulation had often practised and shewed to the people meruaylous alterations of her visage and other partes of hir body as she had been rapt or in a traunce and in those feyned traunces by fals hypocrisie as thoughe she had been inspired of god spake many woordes in rebukyng synne and reprouyng newe opinions whiche she called heresiâ—s and amonge them vttered diuers thinges to the greate reproche of the kyng and the quene and to the establyshyng of ydolatry Anni regum Angli 26 pylgremage The yere of the worlde 5495 The yere of Christ 1534 and false worshippyng of god for whyche naughtynâ—s she
whole multitude And after this they wente to the chappell where thankes were geuen to god with pypynge and syngyng after the maner Suche as knewe Pole before and had had acquayntance with hym meruailed muche at these doynges For they looked for farre other thynges at his hande Nowe was the kyng the quene and all the commons at a good poynt and in case mete to procede to the aduaÌ„cyng of Antichriste and treadynge Christe vnder fote in his members as thei dyd in that they renued thre statutes for the punisshement of Christes people â—whome they call heretikes and in repealynge statutes made agaynst the apostolike sea of Rome as they terme it And som men thought that Philip shuld haue had the câ—oun at that parliament but it came not so to passe In this meane while many were kept in prison that had bene apprehended some for preachyng after queene Mary was proclâ—ymed aâ—d some had actions of debte 〈…〉 their charge thâ—t they might â—e had in holde vnder colour of lawe tyll the lawe was establysshed that myght make an ende of them if they wolde not submyt themselues to the churche of Rome Soone after the begynnynge of Ianuary the parlyament was dissolued And immediately after there were fyue men of god and singularly learned in the scriptures brought forth of the prisone aboute London where they hadde bene holden as is sayde before And bycause they woulde not submytte theimselues to the popes authoritie they were all condemned of heresie Theyr names were Iohn Hopper bysshoppe of Worcester and Gloucester Iohn Bradforde Laurence Saunders Roulande Taylour doctour of the lawe Iohn Rogers reader of diuinitie at Paules And shortely after was condemned Robert Farrer byshop of sainct Dauids in Wales All this whyle doctour Martyn was in greate authoritie with the bysshoppe of Winchester so that libertie and bandes were in his handes and welle was he that coulde obtayne his fauour But nowe it was neâ—dâ—full to haue men more bloudy for nede madâ— Martyn mylâ— There were therfore appoynted in coÌ„mission for the â—xamination of heretikes syr Roger Cholmelâ—y knyght mayster Willyam Roper and Docâ—our Sâ—ory Anâ—â—o brynge theym in were appoynted Beaâ—dâ— Iohn 〈◊〉 and Robert Caley two taylours and a prynter And besydes tâ—ese there were in euery parysâ—e certayn sworne to mâ—rke and present all such as shewed not themselues popyshe About this time it was determined that ambassadors shuld go to Rome to render thankes to the holy father for the great clemency that he hadde vsed towardes this realme makyng faithfull promyse of obedience frome thenseforthe for euer These ambassadours tooke theyr iourney the lent folowyng one of theim was Thirleby byshop of Ely and the other the lorde Montacute In February the fourth day was bouâ—ned in Smithfielde Iohn Rogers aboue named The eyght daye of th◠〈…〉 parson of Alâ— haloweâ— in 〈…〉 at Couentrie The .ix. day the aboue nâ—â—ed â—ouland Tâ—ylour was burned at â—adley in Suffolâ—e where he 〈…〉 The .xxij. of the same was burned 〈◊〉 â—locester the aboue named Iohn Hopper byshop there Iohn Bradforde was a man of suche integritie of life that the cruell papistes coulde not for shame put hym to deathe as yet but reserued hym in prison trustyng that tyme woulde weare out the memory of his godly lyfe but he so behaued hym selfe in prison that the fame of his vertue grewe euen to the hower of his deathe In this meane whyle the Emperour Charles laboured by his brother Ferdinandus kynge of Boheme to brynge the Germaines to a generall councell â–ª fyrste at Ulmes and after at Auguste to whiche the Cardinall Moronus shulde haue comen to trye whyther he coulde haue done as muche in Germany as Pole had doone in Englande For the good successe that Pole had in Englande encouraged the Pope so that he thoughte god was with hym and that his churche coulde by no meanes be conuinced of errour The .v. of Marche Thomas Tomkyn a weauer who dwelled in Shorditche without Bishoppes gate at London was burned in Smithfielde This man hadde bene lâ—nge reserued in prison and had bene often before the byshop of London who on a tyme caused his hande to be holden whiles he bourned it with a candell to proue howe he coulde away with burnyng The .xx. of the same moneth was burned at Burndewodde one William Hunter an apprentise The .xxv. of the same moneth was burned at Hornedon on the hylle Thomas Higby gentilman and bierebruer And at Rayley was bourned Thomas Causon gentylman the same daye The .27 was burned at Braintry williaÌ„ Pygat weuer The .xxviij. daye was bourned at Malden Stephen Knyghte boucher At Danbury Wyllyam Digell At Colchester Iohn Laurence preacher At Cardiffe Raulyn Whyte The seconde of Aprile Iohn Aucocke died in prison in Newgate at London The .xxiiii. of the same month willyam Flower other wise called Branche was burned at Westminster And fyrst his hand was striken of at the stake because he had on Caster daie before wounded a priest in sainct Margarets churche in tyme of the mynistration of their housell as they call it The same day was bourned at Westchester George Marche preacher In this meane while many learned and worshipfull and some noble personages besides honest commoners a great numbre conueyed them selues beyonde the seas some vnder licence and some secretly emongest whom the duchesse of Suffolke wyfe to Charles duke of Suffolke was one with her hus band Barthew syr Fraunces Knolles and diuers other chosyng rather to aduenture affliction in a straunge countreye than to submytte themselues to the Romyshe superstitious orders and to commit that grosse ydolatrie that the papists mainteyn Aboute this tyme greate preparation was made for the queenes chyldbedde Mydwiues rockeâ—s and other sortes of women in great numbre taken into the quenes lodgyng at Hampton Courte and not suffered to come home to their hus bandes Besydes that great preparation of al thyng pertaynyng to nursery â—or it was plainly affirmed out of the mouths of the queenes 〈◊〉 that she was greate with a man chylde and some sayde with two But in conclusion there was â—orne neyther manchild nor woman that could be knoweâ— Alâ—hough the priestes in euery churche through the â—ealmâ— â–ª 〈◊〉 diligently and earnestly moued the people from tyme to tyme after they were about the beginnyngâ— of Nouember by testimonie of the counsell certified that she was conceyued to pray that she myght bryng forth a prince that shulde by iuste title reigne ouer the greatest parte of the christen worlde The laste daye of Aprile in the mornynge â—efore the gatâ—s of London were opened ther came a merie fâ—low to the gate at the bridge foote affirminge that he musâ—e ride in post thorough the Citie for the Quene was that mornyng delyuered of a prince This shift he vsed to get the gate opened But this worde flewe so faste thorowe London and was so pleasaunt in the â—ares of priestes and parishe clarkes that before .vii. of the clocke all the belles in the
with theyr mothers doughters sisters men and beastes there was no wickednesse which thei omitted Then many prophecied and preached that a destruction shoulde come whiche they did write in stones but they scorned al thinges There was one of these giantes wiser then all the other in Siria whose name was Noa he with his thre sonnes Samo Iapeto Chem and theyr wiues Titea Pandora Noela and Noegla fearinge this destruction whiche he perceiued by the starres began to make a shippe in faciō of an arke .78 yeres before the floud In the same yeare that the shippe was finished sodeinli the occean swelled and all the seas flouddes and sprynges rose aboue the mountaines with continual rayne that fel from the heauens wherby all mankinde perished excepte Noa wyth his familie who were saued in the shyp whiche the waters bore vp to the toppes of the mountayn Cordie◠wherin my time remained part therof These be the woordes of Berosus who with his Caldeans are deceiued in this that they thinke Noe to forese the floud bi the starres and not by the diuine reuelacion ☞ When Noe had continued a yere in the arke ▪ the waters beīg assuaged and the erth dried god commaunded him to come forth vnto whom incontinent he buylded an aultare and offred of beastes and byrdes a dylectable sacrifice Then god instituted as it were a newe worlde agayne Fyrst of al he gaue his woorde by the whiche he promised that he woulde no more destroye the worlde with water and for the confyrmacion thereof he gaue the rayne bowe for a sure token betwene him and man For in that bowe is expressed bothe the colours of water and fyre the one part being blewe the other red that it might be a witnesse of bothe the Iudgementes the one past the other to come Also he graunted libertee to eate fleshe whiche the holy fathers before the floud neuer vsed Moreouer god gaue a newe precepte for the administracion of externall thinges and cōmaunded more plainely that whosoeuer shed mannes bloud his bloude should be spilte againe of theym to whom it was lawfully committed that is by the magistrates and rulers for man is made to the similitude of god This Noe faythfull vnto god and an other father vnto mankynde hauyng in the space of .100 yeres his issue wonderfully increased beyng also throughly learned in the knowlage of diuine and humayne thynges in the reuolucion of times in the histories of the worlde passed but moste specially in iustice and relygion deuided the world into thre partes whiche he hym self in the residue of his life peragrated leauynge in all places perpetuall monumentes bothe of his vertue and also of his empire He inuented also the vse of wyne with whiche he was made drunke so that he laye vnhonestly discouered Who beyng sene of Cham the father of Canaan was of hym scorned and in derision broughte his twoo bretherne to beholde this sight but they moued with shamefastnesse and honestee couered their fathers membres and wolde not see them The whiche whan Noe perceiued he blessed theim but Cham he wolde not curse because the lorde blessed hym therefore he cursed Chanaan his nephewe the sonne of Cham who as some suppose derided also hys graundfather He liued after the floud .350 yere and for his sundry benefittes shewed vnto all nacions they gaue vnto hym diuers names among the whiche these as the most famous bee celebrated Noe Ogyges Fenix Uranos Coelus Sol Protheus Ianus Geminus Iunonius Quirinus Patulcius Bacchus Uortumnus Chaos Ileton Seede of the worlde and father of al goddes and princis The Italians after his disceasse dedicated to hym by the name of Uortumnus a temple and worshipped hym with diuine honours and ceremonies And also his wife Uesta for hir great prudence and benefites o bteyned these names Erthe Opis Aretia Uesta Cybeles the greate mother of the goddis who taught the maydens to kepe the holy fyre whereof arose the erroure and ceremonies of the virgins Uestales The residue of their actes shal be declared in order as thei were dooen ¶ After the vniuersall floud the worlde by the children of Noe was shortly replenished with people For god or nature neuer yet fayled the necessitee of thynges Of theim there arose many famous and mighty nations Sem the prince of Asia called also Melchisedeth a iust and peacible kyng and priest of almighty god from whom Christe liueally descended possessed all Asia with his children For of Elam cam fyrst the Persians of Assur the Assyrians of Arphaxat the Chaldeans and of Aram the Syrians ¶ Cham the seconde sonne of Noe prince of Aphrike called also Innuus Iucubus Syluanus Pana Saturn of Aegypt the raiser and spreader of the wickednesse punished with the floude inhabited the southe parte of the worlde with his familye Of Canaan came the Cananees of Phuth the Libyans of Mezraim the Aegyptians of Chus the Aethiopians of Saba the Arabians Iaphet prince of Europa called also Iapetus Priscus Dyris Maurus Athlas receiued of his father Noe for his porcion all the countreyes of Europe frome the Gades called at this tyme the streictes of Marrock vnto the greate ryuer Tanais Of hym came these princis and nacions Comerus Gallus who fyrst reygned in Italy Magog of whom came the Scithians and of them the Turkes Madaus of whom sprange the Medes of Iauan the Grecians whiche were called Iones of Tuball the Spaniardes of Mosoch the Moscouites and of Tyras the Thracians I haue briefely declared what parte of the worlde euery of the sonnes of Noe inhabited whyche to the vnderstandynge of manye histories shall beenecessary Sem the sonne of Noe The yere of the worlde 1659 The yere before Christe in the .100 yere of his lyfe begat Arphaxat two yere after the floud He fyrste builded the citee of Salem called after Hierusalem Of this Arphaxat came the Chaldeans Arphaxat whan he was .xxxv. yeares of aege The yere of the worlde 1694 The yere before Christe begate Sale who was father of the Indians Sale in the .xxx. yere of his lyfe begat Heber The yere of the worlde 1724 The yere before Christe and lyued after that .403 yeres In the house of Heber continued the language that afore was commune to all men whiche after was called hebrue ¶ Heber in the .34 yere of his life The yere of the worlde 1758 The yere before Christe 2205 begat Phalech and Iectan and liued after that .430 yeres Phalee is interpreted Diuision because it chaunced hym to be borne in the tyme of the confusion of the tunges ¶ Phalech when he was .xxx. yeare of age begat Reu and liued after .209 yeares The fyrste yeare of the lyfe of Reu was the first yeare of the reigne of Nemroth in Babylon The yere of the worlde 1788 The yere before Christe where he raigned .lvi. yeares ¶ After the floud mankinde being increased the cytye and towre of Babylon began to be buylded amonge the Chaldeis The yere of the worlde 1757 The
yere before Christe 2206 For Nemroth after he had by force broughte his borderers vnder subiection exhorted to his enterprise Iectan comen of the stocke of Sem and Suphue one of the chyldren of Iaphet For by these thre princes gouernance and fortune the hole posteritee of Noe was ruled Nemroth was a man veray bold and eloquent in tunge and sayed That the felicitee of man ought not to be ascribed vnto god but that rather euerye man obteineth it by his owne industrie For which cause he perswaded the people to builde an high towre ouer the whiche the water shuld not arise and that the top thereof should reache euen to the heauens The multitude were ready to fulill the commaundementes of Nemroth esteming the obeysaunce of god to be a greuous bondage and builded the towre But as soone as they began God foorthwith as the holye scripture testifieth by this meane dashed the pride of the buylders That where so many nacions gathered together which in number were .lxx. vsed but one language or speche god so confused theyr tongues that euery one of theim spake in sundry speches that the one might not vnderstand the other wherby of necessitee the woorke was lefte vnfinished and they scattered abrode through al the world ¶ After this varietee of tungues chaunced dyuers kyndes of monstruous people were brought forth in sundry places S. Augustine in his booke intituled the citee of god writeth in this maner God knowing in what similitude or diuersitiee of the membres of mans body the beaultie therof is comprehended wold also bryng into the worlde many monstruous people that therby the pryde of man might be abated Therefore what so euer maner men be borne in any place so that they be creatures reasonable mortal and begotten of man ought not to be doubted albeit thei be deformed and contrary to our nature The first Monarchie IT is to be vnderstand that those thinges which be done of magistrates and rulers ought to be taken and honoured as the worke of god We haue warned afore ī our preface that god wold the world to be gouerned by .iiii. monarchies the policie iustice correctiō might be kept amōg mē therfore many thinges be spoken of them in scripture God did set forth these monarchies or empires to Daniel by two facions The first vnder the similitude of a man whose head was of golde his breast of siluer his bealy of brasse hys legges of yron his fete parte of yron parte of earth and howe christ the stone brake the feete that the man should fal and so the world to ende Daniel interpreted this vision to signify the .iiii. monarchies For sayeth he the golden head signifieth the first monarchie which was of the Assyrians the siluer breast the kingdome of the Persiās the brasen bealy the reygne of the Macedons the yron legges the empire of the Romains the earthen and yron feete do betokē this present state of the empire of Rome because that at this season it is of lesse power and reputacion than it hath bene ¶ The foure beastes that were shewed vnto Daniel signified the figure of these monarches The Lion declared the strength of the Assyryans the beare the power of the Persians the leopard the valyant courage of Alexander the fourth beast the puissaunce of the Romaines ¶ There is more ouer that other cruel kingdomes shuld rise whiche should ordeine harde and straight lawes against the religion of Christe by whome is vnderstande the reygne of Mahomettes and Turkes at thse dayes So faithfully God remembreth vs that the histories of the world knowen we maye consider the ende therof to be at hande and that by this meanes we may establishe our fayth It appereth in the Bible that the first kyngdome was begun by Nemroth amonge the Babyloniās whom the scripture calleth a stronge hunter before the lorde that is a mightye prince who by force brought people to his subiection In that he was called a hunter is signified that he was a deceiuer of soules an oppresser of men and for that he withdrewe men from the true religion of God he was so called ¶ This Nemroth called also Nimrod and Babylonicall Saturne The yere of the worlde 1788 The yere before Christe 1175 was the sonne of Chus who was the son of Cham. He began the first empire and reigned .56 yeres He builded the towre Babell whyche he lefte vnfynished and finally for his wickednes was of the infernal spirites rapte in to hell Frome Nemroth Berosus the Chaldey and Metastenes the Persian began their chronicles ¶ The firste Monarchy began among the Chaldeis as Xenophon testifieth and the posteritee of Cham reigned firste of whome Nemeroth had his beginnynge All be 〈◊〉 that Cham was cursed yet god wōderfully deferred both the punishement and promyse Notwithstandyng the impyre dydde not continue in the handes of the posteritee of Nemroth For among the Assyrians rose vp a new kingdome by Assur of whom Niniue was builded who subdued the citee of Babylon whyche Diodorus Siculus doeth wryte and by this occasyon the Monarchy was changed from the Chaldeis to the Assyrians Strabo and diuers other make mencion of the citee of Niniue that standeth in Assyria wherby it maye bee easily gathered that Babylon and Niniue were two sundrye cities and not one citee called by diuers names The yere of the worlde 1797 The yere before Christe 2166 ¶ Comerus Gallus in the .33 yere after the fyrst arriual of Ianus in Italy and the .1414 yere before the buildyng of Rome brought inhabitantes into the royalme called after Italy and was made the fyrst kynge thereof He named the coūtrey after his owne name and taught theim bothe lawes and iustice The yere of the worlde 1799 The yere before Christe 2164 ¶ Iubal in the .142 yere after the Deluge receiuynge Spain for his porcion builded a famous citee of his own name in that parte whiche is nowe called Granado ¶ In the same tyme the prudente Samothes came into Fraunce and there first reygned ¶ Occeanus the son of Cham first reygned in Aegipte He by his sister Thetis had many chyldren Then came vppon him the corrupter of mankinde C ham his father The yere of the worlde 1802 The yere before Christe 2161 the Aegiptian Saturne who for the corruption of hys maners was surnamed Chamesenuus where he taught magike and was had in great renoume ¶ Gog with his father Sabus possessed Arabia The yere of the worlde 1805 The yere before Christe Triton Libia Chus Aethiopia and Getulus Getulia ¶ Thuyscon one of the sonnes of Noe The yere of the worlde 1812 The yere before Christe 2151 borne after the floud with the children of Istus and Mesa enhabited all the countreis from the mountain Adula to Ponthus and from the great riuer Tanais to the Ryne He was the founder of the Sarmatians and Germanes two mighty nacions and gaue vnto theym lawe After he had reygned .150 yeares he dyed being of his people estemed to
foorth an other he subdued kynges He put to deathe Farnus the king of Media with his wife and seuen children He droue Sabatius out of Scithia into Italy and vanquished those fiers and wild people and deliuered Asia from theyr subiection Than Asia beinge subdued â–ª he ordeyned a Monarchie and buylded Niniue his regall citee translating his empire from Babilon to Assiria He first dedicated temples to Iupiter Belus and Iuno his parentes Of his lignage and yeares this epitaph he did write Iupiter Belus is my father saturne of Babilon is my grandfather Chus the Aethiope saturne my great grandfather saturne of Aegipt my great grandfathers father coelus called also Phoenix Ogyges vvas my great grandfathers grandfather From Ogyges to my grandfather the sunne 131. times compassed about his sercle froÌ„ my graÌ„dfather to my father .65 times from my father to meÌ„ .52 tymes Finally when he had reigned .lii. yeares by the stroke of an arowe he finished all his labours and warres with his life After whom succeded his wife Semiramis ¶ Thuyscon the fyrst prince of the Germaines instytuted lawes for his people The yere of the worlde 1909 The yere before Christe 2054 Lykewyse did Iuball amonge the Spaniardes â–ª and Samâ—thes among his Galles But contrary dyd Cham the Aegiptian Saturne for he endeuoured him to corrupt the Italians with his wickednes In Libia began strife betwene Rhea and HammoÌ„ for the adulterie coÌ„mitted with Amalthea and Rhea sought for Dionisius that she might destroye him Ianus made his last voiage into Italy The yere of the worlde 1924 The yere before Christe where he fouÌ„d Cham the corrupter of mankinde whome thre yeare he suffered then appoyntinge to him certaine people commaunded hym to depart thense to whome came Rhea and wedded her selfe to him then they bothe warred vppon Hammon and expelled him his royalme whyles C ham reigned in Libya he begat on his syster Rhea Osyris whom he named Iupiter Europs the second king of Sycionia reygned .xlii. yeres Ianus made his habitacion in Ianiculum a towne of Tuscain which he builded The yere of the worlde 1927 The yere before Christe 2036 where he ordeined his sonne Cranus the gouernour of his coÌ„mune weale whom the Romaines called Quirites Dyonisius the sonne of Hammon with great power expelled Cham and Rhea out of his fathers royalme and reteined with him Osyris whom he adopted to his sonne calling him by the name of his father Iupiter Hammon and gaue vnto him the hole realme of Aegipt At the same time was Pallas a maideÌ„ cast out by the lake Triton who of the same Dionisius was adopted to his doughter She first taught the Libians all the feates perteining to warre Thare in the .70 yeare of his life begat Abraham but he had before by an other wife Nachor and Aram. The yere of the worlde 1949 The yere before Christe 2014 Aram begot Loth Melcha and Abraham Iescha The end of the first parte ⧠Prologue to the second part HItherto extendeth the firste age wherin is comprehended all suche thinges as chaunced betwene the tymes of Adam and Abraham For these be the fyrst two thousand yeares during which time the world stoode without any prescript administracion or certaine lawe by the woorde of god The second age beginneth here at the byrth of Abraham and continueth to the coming of Christ albeit as touching the iust number of the yeres this worlde is not complete because as we haue warned afore god hasteth to the consummacion thereof Yet this is the verie and propre age of the world in which circuncision and the lawe were geuen with certaine policies and the true veneracion of god also instituted Wherin also the mightye kyngdomes and Monarchies succeded one an other For the worlde neuer declared at any tyme his myght and power as he dyd in this age At this place Eusebius began his chronicles who folowing the veritee of the hebrues might greatlye haue profited his posteritee but because he ensued the greeke exemplars he greatly erreth in computacion of yeares The second parte TO THE ende that ye shal know in what place the word and church of God was we will shewe somewhat of the spiritual kingdome Abraham the prince of fayth was borne in Ur a towne of Chaldey the 292. yere after the vniuersal floud the 44. yere of the reigne of Ninus the 1262. yere before the building of Rome wheÌ„ the true honor worde of god begaÌ„ to ceasse in the royalme of Chaldea Thare went froÌ„ thens to Mesopotamia with his sonne Abraham because he wold not be defiled with the wicked supersticions and idolatrie of the BabyloniaÌ„s The scripture calleth this idolatrie Vr chaldeorunt that is the fyre of Chaldeie For when in the sacrifices of the godly the fyre falling from heauen burned theyr sacrifyces the vngodly folowinge the example of theym kyndled theyr fire and so instituted a new honouring of god wythout the knowlage of the comming of Christ. This fire is called Ori masda that is to say the holy fier whyche kynges commanded to be borne before them vpon horses For the first occasion of idolatry by this fier began amonge men before that images were in vse Therfore Abraham the mighty and renoumed father of the elect nation lefte his countrey and kynsfolkes by the commaundement of god and takyng with hym Lot wente to soiourne in the lande of Canaan From whens shortely after thorough greate famine he was constreigned to go into Aegypte where he fearyng the foule lustes of the Aegypcians woulde not be knowen of Sara to be his wyfe for to aduoide the danger that myght chaunce through the beautee of hir He there as Iosephus writeth declared god to be the creator of all thinges teachyng them the sciences of Arithmetike and Astrologie Finally he retourned into Cananee where he deuided the countreie Lot choosyng Sodome and Abraham HebroÌ„ After this Lot was taken whom Abraham deliuered and rescued the spoyles which the princis of Assyria had taken and receiued with blessynge of Melchisedech kyng of Salem and high priest of almighty god called also Sem the son of Noe bread and wine to whom Abraham gaue the tenth of his praye The apostle sayeth that this Melchisedech was without genealogie because his progenie is not rehersed in the scripture Than Abraham begat on Agar his maid Ismael of whom cam the Ismaelites afterwardes called Sarracenes Finally in the .99 yere of his age beyng thryse blessed of God and hys name increased the promise of the euerlastyng testamente by the circunsion of the fleshe confirmed he accordyng to the commandement of god begate on the olde and barayne Sara hys worthy wife the gentil Isaac beyng bothe promised and blessed of god whom he circumcised and woulde haue offered in sacrifice had not god seyng his prompt obedience letted hym At the laste whan this moste holye patriarche had geuen Rebecca the daughter of Nathor to Isaac to bee his wife he died beyng a .175 yeres of age whose
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
descended the house or family of Iulius Orestes after the death of Egysthus ruled the Micenes Tanteus the .29 emperor of Assyria reigned .xl. yeares The yere of the worlde 2790 The yere before Christe 1173 Coleyne vppon the Rine and Lisbone in Portugall were builded Mesentius king of Etruscians in this time liued ¶ After Iepte Abessan the tenth iudge The yere of the worlde 2793 The yere before Christe 1170 ruled the Israelites seuen yeres ¶ Francus the sonne of Hector was receyued of the Frenchemen for theyr lord From this place vnto the tyme of C. Cesar euery sort of people of this nacion had theyr priuate princes The yere of the worlde 2800 The yere before Christe 1163 Aelon or Ahialon the .xi. iudge of Israell gouerned them ten yeres The yere of the worlde 2802 The yere before Christe 1161 The children of Hector toke againe Ilium or Troye expelling the posteritee of Anthenor Rhampsinitus the sonne of Proteus toke vpon hym the gouernance of Egipt The yere of the worlde 2803 The yere before Christe 1160 Zeusippus king of Sicyonia reigned .32 yeres Pyrrhus was slayne by Orestes in the temple of Apollo at Delphos Tissamenus the son of Orestes reigned in Mycoenas â–ª Ascanius The yere of the worlde 2809 The yere before Christe 1154 leauing his kingedome to his stepmother builded Alba longa and vertuously brought vp his brother Siluiê° Posthumus the sonne of Aeneas Lauinia Abdon the .xii. iudge gouerned the iewes .viii. yeres The yere of the worlde 2810 The yere before Christe 1153 Alba was builded .xxx. yeres after Lauinium The yere of the worlde 2814 The yere before Christe 1149 Oxyntes in Athenes reigned .12 yeres The yere of the worlde 2817 The yere before Christe 1146 Samson the .13 iudge was the son of Manne of the tribe of Dan. The yere of the worlde 2818 The yere before Christe 1145 He ruled the israelites .20 yeres â–ª deliuered theÌ„ from the subiection of the Philistines vnto whome they payed tribute .40 yeres he was a man most strong whyche with his hand strangled a lion and with the cheeke bone of an asse slue .1000 Philistines puttinge the resydue to flight Finallye by the fraude of Dalila beinge deceiued he was taken of his enemies blynded and playing before the princes of Palistine toke in his armes the pillers whereon the buildinge stoode he ouerthrewe the house wherein were destroyed .iii. M. Philistines Amazons burned the temple of Diana in Ephesus The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1139 Syluius Posthumus the thyrd king of the Latines reigned .xxix. yeres The yere of the worlde 2827 The yere before Christe 1136 he was called Syluius because he was brought vp in the couÌ„trey and Posthumus because he was borne after the death of his father of him all the kinges of the Albanes were called Siluii Ocnus ruled the Thuscanes .xlvi. yeres Aphidas in Athenes reigned one yere after whom succeded TimoeÌ„tes .viii. yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1134 The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1133 Thineus the .xxx. emperor of Assyria reigned .30 yeres Here ended the kyngdome of the Sicyonians In the time of Syluius Homere the poete flourished as Cassiodorus witnesseth Hytherto the house of Ericteus reygned in Athenes which beyng destroied Melanthus succeded in the kingdome and reigned .xxxvii. yeres Hely the high priest and .xiiii. Iudge of Israell reigned .xl. yeres The yere of the worlde 2838 The yere before Christe 1125 after whome the holy arke was possessed of straungers The BoeotiaÌ„s being driuen out of Arna by the Thessalians inhabited the land The yere of the worlde 2842 The yere before Christe 1121 whiche nowe is called Boestia before named Cadmeia Samuel was aboute this tyme borne ¶ The begynnyng of Britayn and the fyrst kyng thereof ALBEIT THAT this roialme of Englande maye easily contend with any other nacion for the antiquitee therof as being coÌ„tinually inhabited with people from that tyme that all other countreys receiued inhabitantes yet forasmuche as by the often ciuil warres and inuasions of outwarde ennemies the monumeÌ„tes and remembraunces of the hystories passed beyng destroied it hath caused no litell ambiguitee and darknesse to the certayne knowlage of the originall begynnynge therof Wherfore by this occasion compelled I wil brefly ouerrunne the actes and yeres of those kynges which reigned vnto the tyme that this lande was knoweÌ„ vnto the Romaynes The historie of which tyme is full of errours and hath in it no manifest apparance of truth as beyng written neither of no ancient tyme nor yet by noâ— credible hystorian For if there had remained any veritable monument of these tymes surely the worshipful Beda and Gildas our countreie men yea and Cesar the coÌ„querour therof wolde nothaue omitted them Neuer the lesse I wil not discent from the coÌ„mon opinioÌ„ therof but wyl also folow it as nere as I may obseruing the iust computacion of the yeres and the conferment of histories BRVTE after the vulgar opinion sonne of Siluius Posthumius in this time arriued in this Ilande wherin he begaÌ„ the first to reigne The yere of the worlde 2855 The yere before Christe 1108 and named it Britaine Before Britayne knovven 1058 whiche before was called Albion and therin fouÌ„ded the noble citee of London whaÌ„ he had reigned .xxiiii. yeres he diuided this wholle empire among his thre sonnes vnto Locrine he gaue the middel part of Britayne â–ª nowe called Englande with the superioritee of all this I le vnto Cambre he gaue Wales and to Albanact Scotlande After whiche particion he deceassed The yere of the worlde 2856 The yere before Christe 1107 Aeneas Syluius the fourthe kyng of Latines reigned xxxi yeres Before Britayne knovven 1057 The yere of the worlde 2860 The yere before Christe 1103 Dercylus the .xxxi. emperor of Assyria reigned .xl. yeres The yere of the worlde 2863 The yere before Christe 1100 ¶ The kyngdome of the Lacedemons and Corinthians began Before Britayne knovven 1053 Eurysteus the fyrst king of the Lacedemons reigned .xlii. yeres Athletes likewise fyrst kiÌ„g of Corinth reigned .35 yeres Pypinus gouerned the Thuscanes Codrus kynge of Athenes reigned .xxi. yeres He in the Peloponesian warres The yere of the worlde 2875 The yere before Christe 1088 Before Britayne knovven for the saluegard of his countrey in a poore weede wylfully gaue hym self into the handes of his ennemies to bee slayne whereby those warres were fynyshed The yere of the worlde 2878 The yere before Christe 1086 ¶ The arke of god was taken by the Philistines in whiche warre perisshed the two sonnes of Hely Before Britayne knovven 1036 with â—000 hebrues and Hely hym self brake his necke Six moÌ„thes was the arke among the Philistines and than seÌ„t to the house of Aminadab where it continued .xx. yeres ¶ Samuel the .xv. iudge Before Britayne knovven and high priest of the Israelites The yere of the worlde 2878 The yere before Christe 1085 gouerned theÌ„ a leueÌ„ yeres according to
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
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
was surnamed Plato vntyll he was .xx. yeares olde he gaue him selfe to make amorous verses whiche after he came to here Socrates he bourned and then most atteintiuely he folowed Socrates as longe as he liued And after that he did not onely here the famous philosophiers and Geometriciās in Grecia but also wente into Italye Affrike and Egipte to learne the misticall sciences he sayled thrise into Sicilie where escaping the daunger of death he was solde as a bondman he deuided philosophie into three partes that is morall naturall and racionical And by Athenes chase a place called Achademia wherī he taught wherof his disciples were called Achademici and nowe all places where learninge is exersised he called Achademia Furthermore he is called Diuinus Plato for his excellēt doctrine whiche conteineth many thinges as sainct Augustine sayeth that doth accorde with holy scripture in so much as therin is perceiued the first part of Genesis vnto Spiritus domini ferabitui super aquas and the gospel of S. Iohn vnto Et tenebre cum non comprehenderunt with the mistery of thre persons in diuinitee therein expressed he died as he was writinge beynge of the age of lxxxi yeres Iudas the high priest slue his brother Iesu in the temple at Hierusalem GUrguintus sonne of Beline The yere of the worlde 3588 The yere before Christe 375 succeded his father reigned in this realme .xix. yeares Before Britayne knovven he subdued Denmarke compelling them to continue their tribute and in his retourne home met with a fleete of Spaniardes whiche were sekinge for habitacions because theyr countrey was to populus and not able to susteine them to whom the king granted the isle of Irelande to inhabite in and to holde the same of him as theyr soueraygne lorde But the Socrates write that the Spaniardes arriued before this time in Irelande which I haue before declared Before Britayne knovven 324 Amintas kinge of Macedon vanquished by the Illyrians was forced to pay theyr charges The yere of the worlde 3589 The yere before Christe 274 and to lay Philip in hostage who being sent to Thebes and cōmitted to the custodie of Epaminondas was by him instructed in all maner disciplines The Romans fought prousperously with the Uolsciās and Latines the Antiates submitted thē to the Romās Alexander was king of Macedon one yere Before Britayne knovven 323 The yere of the worlde 3590 The yere before Christe 373 ¶ The citee of Rome was .v. yeres without magistrates by meanes of a great discord variance that was meued for promulgation of certaine lawes in the which was desired firste that one of the consulles shoulde be chosen among the commons nexte that dettes should be diminished thirdely that none of the nobles shoulde possesse ouer a certayne stinte of landes Whiche lawes the noble men would not in any wise suffre to take effect And therfore the tribunes Liciuius and Sexius whiche deuysed those lawes letted and forbad any other magistrates to be chosen the space of .v. yeare and then were they constreigned by externall warre for that tyme to breake vp their contention which shortly after they renewed ¶ Epammondas a Thebane borne in sundrye qualitees bothe of the body and mynde was renoumed In al kyndes of musike he was perfectly instructed and daunced therwith excedyngly well There was no vertue that in hym was lacking he oftentymes refused great summes of money and riche presentes sent to him by princes although he were pore sayinge If the thyng were honest whiche he were required to do he woulde do it bycause it was good without any rewarde yf it were yll and not honest all the goodes of the worlde shuld not make hym to do it If it were profitable vnto his countrey he was bounden and redy to do it freely yf it were otherwise no ryches mought counteruaile the loue that he bare to his commune weale In bataile he ouercame the Athenians and Lacedemones and in one daye had the victorie of al Grece Finally in a conflycte at Mantinea betwene the Thebanes and Lacedemones he was woūded vnto deth with a longe spere the head remayning still in his body yet retayned he lyfe vntyll his hoste had the victory and than sayde I haue lyued long enoughe for I dye vnuanquished He was so poore that he was buried at the charges of the citee The yere of the worlde 3591 The yere before Christe 372 ¶ Ptolomeus Alorites craftely depriued Alexander both of his realme and lyfe and reigned .4 yeres Before Britayne knovven 322 The yere of the worlde 3593 The yere before Christe 370 Uagorus capitaine to Artaxerxes Before Britayne knovven 320 violated the temple of Hierusalem reuenging the death of Iesu. The yere of the worlde 3594 The yere before Christe 369 Theo reigned in Egipt two yeres Before Britayne knovven 319 The yere of the worlde 3595 The yere before Christe 368 Perdicasiew Ptolomeus Before Britayne knovven 318 and reigned in Macedone viii yeres Agesilaus king of Lacedemonia in his returne out of Egipt by a sodain tempest beyng driuen vpon the coost of Libya dyed whan he was .84 yeres of age ¶ Aristotle the renoumed philosopher sonne of Nichomachus the phisicion borne in Stagera in Grece consumed his youth ryotrouslie afterwarde he was scholar to the noble Plato .xx. yeres continually he excelled al men in sharpenesse of witte and knowlage in diuerssciences Wherfore king Philip of Macedony sente his sonne Alexander to him to be taughte sayinge that he thanked god that he had a sonne borne in his time This man began a sect the folowers wherof were called Peripatetici and taught after the deathe of Plato .xxiii. yeres he was banished out of Athenes because it was supposed that he deemed not well of theyr goddes It is wrytten that he died by this occasion As he went by the sea side he perceyued fishermen sittinge and doinge of somwhat and when he asked what they did they tolde him a riddle which when by longe study he coulde not assoyle for shame and sorowe he dyed The Romanes instituted againe theyr magistrates Artaxerxes Ochus the .xii. emperour of Persia reigned xxvi yeres Before Britayne knovven 315 he was a blouddy prince who The yere of the worlde 3598 The yere before Christe 365 besyde other tyrannies that he exercised murdred his owne brethren he reduced the Aegipcians vnder the monarchie of the Persians and at length was slayn of one of his officers The Galles brake into Italy agayn The yere of the worlde 3599 The yere before Christe 364 and by Camillus they were vanquished Before Britayne knovven 314 Consules were againe created in Rome The yere of the worlde 3600 The yere before Christe 363 one of the nobilitee Before Britayne knovven 313 the other of the cominaltie In this yeare also the nobilitie tooke vpon them the offices of Pretor and Edilis for graunting to the commons the o ther consulship Before Britayne knovven 312 Iaddus the sonne of Ioannes The yere of the worlde 3061 The yere
of Rome was sente to subdue Carassus Anni regum britannie 1 whiche vnlâ—â—ully vsurped regallye in Britain to which Alectus fortune was so fauourable that he chased Carassus and lastlye slue him whan he had reigne d .8 yeres Alexander the emperour forbade that great officers should haue substitutes or vicegerentes and commaunded euery man to do his owne office diligently Anni regum britannie 2 Artaxarces the persian The yere of the worlde 4188 The yere of Christ 227 slewe Artabanus kinge of the Parthians and restored that kingedome to his signorie of Persee chalenging also of the Romaines al Asia and a part of Europe as due to his dominion Theodorus called also Gregorye and Anthenodorus disciples of Origene Anni regum britannie 4 and bishoppes of Ponte The yere of the worlde 4190 The yere of Christ 229 were famous Aphricanus a man excellent in the knowlage of diuine scriptures flourished Alectus the Romaine whiche gouerned the Britons after he had subdued the lande againe to the Romaines vsed amonge them muche crueltee and tyrannie Wherfore they entending vtterly to expelle the Romains meued a noble maÌ„ called Ascleopidatus to take on him the kingedome who gathered a greatte power and made sharpe warre vpon the Romains and chased them from countrey to countrey vntil at length Alectus kepte him at London for his most suertye whither Ascleopidatus pursued him and nere to that citee gaue to him battaile in whiche Alectus was slaine whan he had gouerned Britaine .6 yeres AScleopidatus after Alectus was thus slaine The yere of the worlde 4193 The yere of Christ 232 girt the citee of London with a strong siege Anni regum britannie 1 and therin Liuius Gallus the Romaine capitain and ere it were long by knightly force and vyolence entred the citee and slew the forenamed Gallus nere vnto a broke there at that day renninge into whiche broke he threwe him by reason wherof it was called Gallus or Wallus broke and at this daye the streate where somtime that broke ranne is called Walbroke After whiche victorye Ascleopidatus gouerned Britaine .30 yeres Firmilianus bishop of the citee of Cesoria in Capadocia Alexander the emperour as sayeth Lampridius ouercame the Persians But Herodian affirmeth that partly through his owne slacknesse partly by the great multitude of the Persians he was put to the worse The Romaine capitaine F. Celsus had prosperous successe in the warres in Mauritania likewise Uarus Macrinus in Iliria and Iulius Palmatus in Armenia ¶ Origene fled to Cesaria leuinge Haraclas in his roome at Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4194 The yere of Christ 233 Anni regum britannie 2 Pontianus the .17 pope .vi. yeres The yere of the worlde 4196 The yere of Christ 235 About this time the emperour Alexander Anni regum britannie 4 by the counsaile of hip mother Mammea sent for Origene to Rome being meued with the fame of his excelleÌ„t learning and godly lyfe The yere of the worlde 4197 The yere of Christ 236 At Mense in Germanie Anni regum britannie 5 Alexander with his mother Mammea was slayne by Maximinus whom he of a mulettouor had aduaunced t rhighe dignitees Dometrâ—us bishop of Alexandria died when he had bene bishop .43 yeres after whom folowed Heraclias The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 237 Maximinus was emperour after Alexander Anni regum britannie 6 and reygned .3 yeres This man in his youthe was a mulettour in Thracia After he came to Rome and there practised feates of armes wherin for the wonderfull bignesse and strength of his bodie whiche he had ioyned with excellent boldnes of minde he so profited that in chiualrye he passed all men of his time Wherfore he was set vp of the souldiours agaynst Alex ander After whose deathe he exercised great tyranny towarde his frendes Of him it is written that he did eate euerye daye .40 pounde of fleshe and dranke .v. galones of wine Maximinius vanquished the Germains and in his retourne shewed great crueltee to the Romains Dionisius the disciple of Origene succeded Heraclaâ— in the schole at Alexandria Maximinus persecuted the Christians The yere of the worlde 4200 The yere of Christ 239 Berillus bishop of a towne in Arabia Anni regum britannie 8 named Bosterna taught that Christ neither was before his carnal natiuitee nor had any propre diuinitee but onely the deite of god the father dwelling in him whom Origene confused and brought againe to the vnitee of the churche The people of Afrike not susteining the crueltee of Maximinus chose Gordian an auncient Senatour to be emperour whereof the people of Rome were veraye glad But Capâ—llianus prouoste of Mauritania for dyspleasure that he bare towarde Gordian went agaynste hym with a strong army and in battail slue his son and discomfited his hoste Wherefore Gordian fearinge to come into his enemies handes hanged him selfe Antherus pope one moneth and after hym Faâ—ian .xii yeres Anni regum britannie 9 Maximus Balbinus and Gordian a chylde were named emperours of the senate against Maximinus The yere of the worlde 4201 The yere of Christ 240 who not longe after was slaine at Aquileia of his souldiours Babilas beshoppe of Antioch Atherco after the slaughter of Ethodius his father was chosen kinge of Scottes and reigned .xii. yerres At the beginninge he shewed some token of honest towardnes but after he was so inuolued in all vncleane vice effeminate luste that he was not ashamed to goo in the sighte of the people playinge vpon a flute and reioysed more to be a fidlar than a prince finally beinge pursued for rauishinge the doughters of Nathalas a noble man of Argâ—le he slewe him selfe Marimus and Balbinus for that they were not fauorable to the souldiours Anni regum britannie 10 were slayne at Rome The yere of the worlde 4202 by whyche occasion Gordian the childe reigned alone The yere of Christ 241 This Gordian accustomed to say that he was a wretched prince froÌ„ whom by flatterie the truth of matters is hid Sapores kinge of Persians .31 yeres Sabinianus reised a sedicion in Afrike agaynste Gordian whiche was quieted by the prouost of Mauritania Anni regum britannie 11 Gordian toke to wife the daughter of a wyse and wel learned man called Misitheus The yere of the worlde 4203 The yere of Christ 242 by whose counsayle also he gouerned the empire wyth the greatte fauour of the senate and people of Rome Porphirâ—us the disciple of Piotine and deadly enemye of christian religion flourished in Rome Theopompus the philosopher at Cherona Nicanor the sophister at Athenes Affricanus also a man of excellent learning whiche wrote to Origene were famous Anni regum britannie 12 Gordian went into the east against the Persians In his iourney he vanquished his enemies in Thracia The yere of the worlde 4204 The yere of Christ 243 In Surie by the counsaile of Pisitheus he ouercame Saxor king of Perse and by force droue him out of Surie â–ª He recouered
in the tyme of this Constantine Anni regum britannie 2 Ildouadus was chosen kinge of the Gothes in Italy The yere of the worlde 4505 The yere of Christ 544 and reigned .ii. yeres he subdued againe to his lordship all the countrey of Uenece and the lande lying betwene the riuer Po or Padus and the Alpes He ouercame in battayle Uitalis the Romaine capitaine and slew of his souldiours a great multitude Bellizarius was made capitaine against the Persians whiche breaking theyr league warred vpon the prouinces of the empyre the citee Sisauranum was yelded with others Anni regum britannie 3 Ildouadus putte to death a noble man of the Gothes named Urayas The yere of the worlde 4506 The yere of Christ 545 For enuy wherof he was slayne of his owne men and one Ardaricus chosen kinge in his place who reigned onely .v. monethes Aurelius Conamus a Britaine arrered mortall warre against Constantine the kinge and after sore fight slew him in the field e when he had reigned .iii. yeres AUrelius Conanê° was crowned king of Britaine he was noble Anni regum britannie hardie The yere of the worlde 4507 The yere of Christ 546 and therwith verye liberall But he was a man that cherished such as loued strife and discencion within his realme and gaue light credence to theim whiche accused other were it right or wronge He toke by strength his vncle which was right heyre to the crowne and died when he had reigned .iii. yeres Totilas a puissant and valiant warriour was chosen king of the Gothes in Italy and reigned .ii. yeres He was not onely mightie in armes but also benigne geÌ„til and shewed great fauour to theim that were on him ouercome whereby he subdued more than by dinte of sworde By knightly force and policie he vanquished the Romaynes and toke in battaile all the imperiall insygnes The yere of the worlde 4850 The yere of Christ 547 The kingedome of northumberlande beganne first in Britaine vnder a Saxon named Ida. Anni regum britannie 2 This lordeshippe was first deuided into .ii. kingdomes the one was called Deyra whiche conteyned the lande frome Humbre to Tyne the other brenitia whyche included the countrey from Tyne to the Scottishe sea After this daye the Brytains discreased dayly in lordeshippe and rule and drew theim towarde Wales so that the countrey about Chester was the chiefe of their lordshippe Totilas the Gothe subdued Brutia Calabria Apulia and Lucania he vanquyshed and tooke Demetrius the Romaine capitaine and recouered agayne the citee of Naples VOrtiporius the sonne of Conanus was ordeined king of Britaine The yere of the worlde 4509 The yere of Christ 548 of whom is little memory left Anni regum britannie 1 sauing that Guydo testifieth him to be a victorious prince and that he in diuers battailes discomfyted the Saxones Iustinian the emperour made peace with Cosroes king of Persians for .vii. yeres The Herules about the riuer Dunaude ouercame the Sâ—laâ—â—nes Artâ—banes a Romain deliuered Afrike and Carthage from the crueltee of atyranne named Gontharis Iustinian was constreigned of necessitee to sende Bellâ—zarius againe into Italy to withstand the furie of the Gothes Iohn prouost of Afrike Anni regum britannie 2 subdued the people of Mauritania The yere of the worlde 4510 The yere of Christ 549 rebelling against the empire and chased theim to the vttermost partes of Afrike A generall synode holden at CoÌ„stantinople against the errour of Theodorus where it was concluded that our ladie was the mother of god and not of man onely The yere of the worlde 4510 The yere of Christ 550 Totilas Anni regum britannie 3 by force of armes dearth and famine subdued well nere all Italie and after longe siege toke the citee of Rome and spoyled it with sworde and fyre ouerthrowynge the walles and toures euen to the grounde He expelled all the citisyns out and left the citee almost desert that it shuld not after ayde or succour his enemies A great earthquake was almoste in all partes of the worlde Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4512 The yere of Christ 551 In Misia a quaue of the earthe swalowed the mydle part of the citee with many of the inhabitaunce where the voice of them that were swalowed was herd criyng for healpe and succour The Sclauines inuaded Illiria by whom that countrey was after called Sclauonie Bellizarius recouered the citee of Rome being almost desolate And within the space of .24 dayes repayred the citee and builded the walles in suche wyse that he withstode many great dangerous assautes of Totilas Theudis kyng of Spayne was murdered of the gothes for that he in his arraye resembled rather a diserde or stage plaier than a prince and gouernour MAlgo a Duke of britaine The yere of Christ 552 begaÌ„ne his reigne ouer the Britaines Anni regum britannie 1 and gouerned theim .35 yeares The yere of the worlde 4513 as writers accord this Malgo was the comeliest and most personable man of all the Britaines than liuyng and therwith endewed with knyghtly manhode but he delited in the foule synne of Sodomie and therfore was greatly persecuted of his enemies the Saxones The Barbarous people obteyned the dominion of all the weast partes of the empyre Tendesilius kyng of the wisigothes in Spaine whan he had reigned not ful one yere was deposed and put to death by his people because he rauisshed certaine noble matrones at Hyspali After hym was ordeyned Agila whiche reigned .v. yeres Anni regum britannie 2 The Romaines and the people called Lazi The yere of the worlde 4514 being with theÌ„ confederate vanquisshed the PersiaÌ„s nere to Petra The yere of Christ 553 The Sclauines chased the Romaines in the countrey of Illiria Bellizarius retourned from Italy to Constantinople partlye by the intercession of hys wife Antonine partlye for that he dispeired that Italy might be recouered from the dominion of the Gothes whose power was at this time wonderfully encreased The Gothes spoyled and wasted the iland of Sicilie Germanus a noble man of Constantinople was sent into Italy by the emperour against the Gothes who in his iourney died in Illiria Totilas kinge of the Gothes Anni regum britannie 3 by the treason of certayne souldiours of Isauria The yere of the worlde 4515 The yere of Christ 554 obteined again the citee of Rome at whiche time he did not spoyle it as he hadde done before but so costly repayred many places and vsed suche clemencie and gentilnesse towarde the citesins that he was now counted as a father whyche before had bene a cruell tyranne and spoyler Lothayre kinge of Soysons in Fraunce committed the rule of the prouince of Guian to his eldest sonne Cramiris who contrarie to the minde of his father oppressed the people with exactions and was therfore commaÌ„ded by his father to retourne from thens Cramiris being herewith greatly meued fled to his vncle Childebert whom he sterred to make warre vpon his owne father Chameris was taken
The yere of the worlde 4546 The yere of Christ 585 He recouered againe Mesopotamia Anni regum britannie 34 and retourned with great praie and yrches The Lumbardes perceiuynge the Romaynes to bee greatly ayded of the Frenchemen puisantlye inuaded the countrey of Fraunce called Narbone where they chased the Burgonions and slewe Amaâ—us the Emperours deputye with a great noumber of souldyours Anni regum britannie 1 CAreticus beganne to rule the Britayns This man as witnesseth all writers loued ciuile warre The yere of the worlde 4547 The yere of Christ 586 and was so odible both to god and also to his subiectes that they excited the Saxones to warre vpon him which toke from him a great part of his lande Mauritius after the death of Tyberius the .ii. was ordeyned emperour at Constantinople and reigned .21 yeres This man sent a greate summe of money to Chilâ—erich one of the kynges of fraunce to the entent he should make warre vpon the Lumbardes The Romaine capytayne Mummolus by the healpe of the frenchemen Anni regum britannie 2 put to flyght the Lumbardes in the borders of Fraunce The Saxones whiche accompanyed the Lumbardes whan they fyrste inuaded Italy forsoke them The yere of the worlde 4548 The yere of Christ 587 and made alyance with Sigibert kyng of Austracie and shortly after retourned toward their owne countrey The Saxones in theyr retourne were discomfited and slayne of the people called Sueui Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4549 The yere of Christ 588 whiche sens that tyme helde the countrey that is now called Suauia or Suaue Laudrie one of the Dukes of Soysons in fraunce fearyng that his aduoutrie committed with the quene Fredegunde shoulde be disclosed by hir counsaile slew Chilperich the kynge Chilperich leste after hym one younge sonne named Clothayre whom his mother Fredegunde committed to the tuicion of Gunthranus his vncle and than kynge of Orliaunce The Saxones hearyng of the discencion betwene Caretius and his Britains accompaniyng them with Gurmundus kynge of Irelande made warre vpon hym in suche wyse that it was fayne to take the towne of Sycester where they assauted hym so sore that he with hys men fled from thens into Wales by whiche meanes he lost a great part of his dominion â–ª and shortly after ended his lyfe THe Britayns whiche were chased of their enemies into Wales as I before sayed helde theim in that partes The yere of the worlde 4550 The yere of Christ 589 Anni regum britannie 1 and assauted the Saxones somwhyle in one coste and somewhyle in an other vnder sundry Dukes and so continued the space of .24 yeres Gregory was sent to the emperour to excuse Pelagius for that he was chosen and admytted byshoppe of Rome without his consent A noble man of Constantinople named Smaragdus â–ª Anni regum britannie 2 was ordeyned lieuetenant of Italy The yere of the worlde 4551 The yere of Christ 590 and sent of the emperour with an armie to deliuer Italy from the Lumbardes Who at his comminge toke the towne called Classense discomfited the Lumbardes and slewe theyr capytaine Feroaldus with many of his souldiours The Lumbardes whiche had been the sâ—are of .x. yeres without a kyng The yere of the worlde 4552 The yere of Christ 591 vnder the gouernaunce of Dukes Anni regum britannie 3 ordeyned to theyr kynge a valiant younge man called Antharis the sonne of Clephis Leonâ—gilâ—us kynge of Spayne slewe his owne sonne Hermengilde because he woulde not consent to the heresie of Arrius In Britaine Ethelfrâ—dus gouerned the north Saxones who made suche continual warre vpoÌ„ the Britains The yere of the worlde 4553 The yere of Christ Anni regum britannie 4 and chased them so sore that it is thought he slew mo of them than all the other Saxon kynges By hys crueltie the faieth of Christ was almost vtterly extinguisshed among the Britaines which had continued sens the time of Luâ—ie about .400 yeres and manye of the Britaynes were chased of the lande Anâ—haris kyng of Lumbardes inuaded â—ystria and spoyled the countrey with sworde and fyre The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 593 Anni regum britannie 5 He dyscomfyted Fransilyo the president of Gallia Cisalpina and toke the citee Cumus By ouermuche raine hapned a great floude in al the countrey of Italie so that the riuers ouerflowed manye citees and townes to the great damage of the inhabytauntes by whych vnseasonable weather rose also great dearth pestilence and famine by occasion wherof Gregorie ordayned first the latinie to be songe in 7. partes Richaredus was ordeined king of Spaine This man calling a counsayle at Tolet condeÌ„ned the heresy of Arrius and caused the catholike fayth to be receiued of his people Anni regum britannie 6 Childebert one of the kinges of Fraunce gaue his sister in mariage to Richaredus of Spayne The yere of the worlde 4555 The yere of Christ 594 reiecting the affinitee of Antharâ—s the Lumbarde who also desyred his sister to wife Antharis maried Teudelina the doughter of the king of Bauarie Chidebert king of Fraunce making warre vpon the Bauarians chased theyr kinge Gariabalde out of this countrey and possessed his lordship of Bauarie Teudelina with her brother Gondoald fled into Italie to Anthaxis Childebert besieged the citee of Trent in Italye and spoyled the countrey there about wyth muche crueltee wherby he put the Lumbardes in great dread caused theim to feare muche his power Luiba the sonne of Richaredus was king of Spaine ii yeres v â–ª monethes He was slayne by the treason of Uictecâ—s Agiâ—uâ—phus succeded Antharis in the kyngdome of Lumbardie Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4556 The yere of Christ 595 who foorthwith made peace with the frenche men Gunthranus king of Orliaunce made Childebert his heyre Aldaine king of Scottes being confederate with the Britaines about this time warred fiercely agaynst Ethelfride king of Northumberlande and the Picces and ouerthrew them in .ii. great battailes Gregory the first surnamed the great was ordeyned bishop of Rome This man because that Italy had bene of long time disturbed with continuall warres and therfore all thinges out of honest orber entendinge to reduce the church to some good and commendable fourme of religion ordeyned diuers new ceremonies whyche in processe of time by his folowers broughte into the churche diuers abuses wel nere vntollerable The yere of Christ 596 Romanus beinge ordayned lieutenant in Italy Anni regum britannie 8 recouered many townes The yere of the worlde 4557 citees and castels to the dominion of the emperour The Britaines being chased out of their countrey into Wales the Saxones oâ—teyned the whole dominion of this ilande sauing a part of Scotland which was subiect to the Pictes and Scottes Uictericus king of Spaine He was slaine of his people The yere of the worlde 4558 The yere of Christ 597 whan he had reygned .vii. yeres Anni regum britannie 9 Gregory sent Augustine
quiete Agatho the .77 Pope .ii. yeares vâ— monethes Theodorus bishoppe of Rauenna submitted him self and his church to the sea of Rome whose auctorite was before time equall with the Romaine bishop The yere of the worlde 4641 The yere of Christ 680 The Bulgares inuaded the countrey of Thracia Anni regum britannie 36 and after made league with the emperour and had geuen to them to inhabite the fertyll and plentiful countrey nere to the riuer Dunaw or Danubie The yere of the worlde 4642 The .vi. synode was holden at Constantinople of .289 bishops The yere of Christ 681 where was condemned the heresie of the Monotholites Anni regum britannie 37 In this sinode it was permitted to the priestes of Grece to haue wyues but not to the Latines Kenewynus king of weast Saxones vanqyisshed and chased the Britains Leo the seconde was Pope .x. monethes Edfryde kinge of Northumberland warred vpon the Scottes and Pictes and of them was discomfited and slaine Eboryne breaking out of the abbey The yere of Christ 68 wher he was encluded Anni regum britannie 38 by force constreigned Theodorich The yere of the worlde 4643 the kinge of Fraunce to obey to his pleasure in al poinctes make him maister of the palaice deposynge and puttinge to death Lyndesyle whiche was in possession of that office Bennet the .ii. was Pope .x. monethes In hys time Constantine the emperour published a law that al men should beleue that man to be the true vicar of Christe whiche the clergie the people of Rome the souldiours shoulde chose to be Pope without any taryinge for any auctoritee of the emperour of Constantinople or the deputie of Italy as the custome and facioÌ„ was euer before that daye Here the Pope wreasted his necke from the emperours subiection A blasing sterre appeared in Italy both day and night from Christmas day to Tweluetyde Tunipert succeded his father Grimoalde in the kingdome of Lumbardie Anni regum britannie 2 CAdwallader was ordeined king of Britaines and ruled onely .iii. yeares The yere of the worlde 4644 The yere of Christ 683 He vanquisshed and slewe Lothayre kinge of Kent and Athelwold kinge of south Saxones Within the space of .vii. yeres had been in Rome .vi. Popes that 〈…〉 Leo Bennet Iohn Cono â–ª The yere of the worlde 4646 The yere of Christ 685 and 〈◊〉 Sergâ—â—â— Anni regum britannie 3 at whose election was greate stryfe and variaunce 〈…〉 the people for so much as a priest named Pascaliâ— the Popes treasourer hadde with riche giftes corrupted Iohn the depuâ—â—e of Italy that by force he mâ—ght be aduanced to the bishoprike by which meane the people were so deuided that the matter was lyke to haue bene dicided by denâ— of sword in the middes of the citee Aegipâ—a reigned amonge the Gothes in Spaine .viii. yeres He slew a Duke named Fauilla to the entent he might haue his wyfe Eugenius the .v. of that name was kinge of Scottes and reigned .iiii. yeres In his tyme as sayeth the historie of Scotlande he warred vpon Edfrede kinge of Northumberland and flewe him in battaile Cadwallader kinge of Britaine forsoke his kingelye auctoritee and became a religious maÌ„ He was the last kinge of Britaine And this lande after his time was called Angtia and the inhabitaÌ„tes therof Angles or Englishe men and the Britaine 's were called welshemen which name they toke of a duke called Wallus This happened 17â—2 yeeres or as saythe Fabian .1822 after that Brutus first arriued in this ilaÌ„d after the conquest of Cesar .735 yeres from the entring of the Saxones vnder their leaders Hengist and Horsus in the time of Uortiger .236 or nere there about The yere of the worlde 4647 The yere of Christ 686 THe first yere of the Saxones reigne after the Britains were vtterly expelled Anni regum saxo 1 and theyr kingedome finished whose power was deuided into .vii. kingdomes as is before mencioned Martine and Pipine brotherne noble men of France made warre against Eborine maister of the kinges palaice and were of him put to the worse and coÌ„streigned to flie the one to the citee of Laon the other to Anstracie ConstaÌ„tine the emperour ended his last day at which time the Sarasens inuade and wonne by force of armes the countrey of Afrike and Lybia The yere of the worlde 4748 The yere of Christ 687 In Britaine amonge the west Saxones Anni regum saxo 2 reygned a noble man called Iewe of great power and wisedome and therwith valiant and hardy and in feates of armes very expert He mainteined suche warre against the 〈◊〉 Saxones that he constreigned them to seke and intreat menes of peace geuing to him for the same great giftes This man builded first the colledge of Welles and the abbey of Glastenbury He payed the Pete r pence ftrst to the pope Iustinian sonne of Constantine succeded in the imperiall aactoritee He vanquished the Sarasens and inforced them to be with him at leagu by condicions wherof he receiued agine Afrike and Lybia and had of theym for the space of .x yeres in waye oftribute euery daye a thousand nobles of golde one great horse and a seruaunt Cunibert king of Lumbardes died and left after him Lenthbrande his son and heyre in the tuicion of a noble man called Asprande Ragimbertus a duke of the Lumbardes findinge him selfe greeued Anni regum saxo 3 The yere of the worlde 4649 The yere of Christ 688 that Asprande was made protectour and preferred before him asseÌ„bled his power gaue sharpe battaile to Asprande nere to Honoria in whiche fighte he obteined the victorie and shortlye thereupon ended his life Eugedius the vi of that name reigned .x. yere Scotlande He made peace with the Northumbers and hated extremely the Pictes Iustinian the emperour contrarye to the league which was made by his father warred vpoÌ„ the Bulgares and cruelly spoyled theyr countrey with sworde and fire at whiche time the Bulgares caused the streightes and narow places by the whiche he must nedes retourne to be well fenced with strength of men and so at length inclosed the emperour that he was faine to intreate meanes of peace and retourned to Constantinople with smalle woorship Pipine made warre vpon Theodorich The yere of the worlde 4951 The yere of Christ 690 king of France by force obteined to be maister of the palaice Anni regum saxo 5 after he had slaine Barthaire whiche was chosen to that office after the death of Eborine Arithbertus toke on him the kingdome of Lumbardye vanquished Asprande and toke the younge king Leuthprande Anni regum saxo 6 A duke of the Lumbardes named Rotharis The yere of the worlde 4652 The yere of Christ 691 made him selfe kinge against whom Arithbert went withall spede and at the citee Burgomum toke Rotharis and him comaunded to be put to death Clodouei the sonne of Theodorich beganne his domynion ouer the realme of Fraunce Of him writers lefte no maner of memorie sounding to good
Pempilone and after fierce and stroÌ„g battailes and great murdre on both partes vanquished the miscreantes and made them tributarie he subdued to his signory and to christian faith all the countrey of Spaine adioininge to Fraunce and Gascoyne In his retourne by treason of a certain duke named Gauelon he lost many of the noble meÌ„ of FraÌ„ce amonge whom were Rouland and Oliuer Kenulphus king of weast Saxones in Britaine as he haunted to a woman whiche he kept at Merton was slaine by treason of one Clito the kinsman of Sigibert late king Anni regum saxo 94 Brithricus of the bloud of Cerdicus was made kinge of weast Saxones The yere of the worlde 4739 The yere of Christ 778 and knightly ruled his land the space of .xvii. yeres He maried one of the doughters of Offa king of Mertia bi whose power he expelled Egbert that was an vnder king in the lordship of weast Saxones Constantine the emperour dyed whose body Hirene his sonnes wife by the counsaile of pope Adrian toke vp after it was buried and caused it to be burned and the asshes cast into the sea because he disanulled images Certaine of the Saxones after they hadde receyued the faith of christe came to Rome where the pope gaue them inhabytance in the mount called Collis Vaticanus Leo after his father obteined the imperial auctoritee and reigned .v. yeres The Saxones rebelled against Charles and wasted his countrey as farre as Colleine whom he vanquished and chased againe into their countrey Uaramunde reigned in Spaine .ii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4741 Leo the emperour made warre vpoÌ„ the SaraseÌ„s dwellinge in Surie The yere of Christ 780 Anni regum saxo 96 The yere of the worlde 4742 The Saxones alwaies rebelling Anni regum saxo 97 were alway by Charles put to the worse The yere of Christ 781 Alphons surnamed the chast was kinge of Spaine .41 yeres The yere of the worlde 4743 Leo the emperour Anni regum saxo 98 ended his life of the sickenesse called the carbuncle The yere of the Christ 782 The yere of the worlde 4744 Constantine the .vi. reigned with his mother Hyrene ix yeres The yere of Christ 783 being but a childe Anni regum saxo 99 The yere of the worlde 4748 The Danes first entred this lande of Britaine Anni regum saxo 103 But by the strength and puissaunce of Brithicus The yere of Christ 787 and other kinges of the Saxones they were driuen backe and compelled to voide the lande The Grecians whiche were yet in Italye by the commauÌ„dement of ConstaÌ„tine the emperour The yere of the worlde 4749 The yere of Christ 788 Anni regum saxo 104 warred on the Italians With whom encountred certaine dukes of Italy and put them to great domage and losse After whiche time the Grecians were more quiet in Italy a longe season The frenchemen ouerca me the Bauarians and Sclauines and subdued them to their lordship Achaius was ordeined kinge of Scottes and reigned 32. yeres In his time was made the solemne league beâ—twene Scotland and Fraunce againste the Saxones or Englishemen Whiche toke suche effecte that euer syns that daye the Ccottes haue more enclined to the frenche men than Englishemen Hyrene empresse and her sonne Constantine perswaded with the counsaile of Therasius bishop of Constantinople held a counsaile at Nicea where it was decreed that ymages shulde againe be restored to the churches Anni regum saxo 105 The yere of the worlde 4750 The yere of Christ 789 Anni regum saxo 107 Charles of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4752 The yere of Christ 79 leading an army against the Auares after he hadde theim subdued entred Pannonye wher he wasted and spoyled the countrie liyng about the riuer called Raba Anni regum saxo 108 ConstaÌ„tine the emperour being come to ful age The yere of the worlde 4753 The yere of Christ would not suffer his mother Hyrene to be any longer partaker or equall with him in the empyre but deposed her of that astate and reigned alone .vii. yeres Godfrey king of Danes Cleophilus and Stephene certaine bishops being sent of Adrian to Charles Anni regum saxo 110 helde a counsaile in Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4755 The yere of Christ 794 by auctoritee wherof the .vii. sinode of Constantinople and the Grecians concerning abrogacion of ymages was disanulled and fordone and the heresye called Feliciana condemned Charles of Fraunce gaue names to the .xii. monethes and windes in his mother tongue Brithicus king of weast Saxones was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga For whiche deede the nobles ordeyned that fromthens foorth the kinges wifes shoulde not be called queenes nor suffered to sitte with theim in places of astate EGbert the Saxone which by Brithricus was chased out of the realme of Britaine Anni regum saxo 1 The yere of the worlde 4756 The yere of Christ 795 hauing knowlage at this time of the death of Brithricus returned out of France in so knightly wyse him demeaned that he obteined the gouernance of weast Saxones He tamed the welshemen vanquished Berthulphus kinge of middle Englande and subdued to his signory and obeysance the Kentishe Saxones Easte Saxones and Northumbers and reigned as king ouer the more part of England the space of .37 yeeres Ce firste commaunded this lande to be called Anglia and the inhabitauntes therof Englyshe men or Angles The Bauarians rebellinge against the frenchemen were subdued by Cenry duke of Forumiulii Anni regum saxo 2 The yere of the worlde 4757 The yere of Christ who sente vnestimable riches of spoile to king Charles Thudes prince of Auares submitted him selfe and his people to Charles The Saxones forsaking the faith of Christ were vanquished and subdued by Charles and loste of theyr souldiours .30000 and theyr countrey wasted and spoyled Adelphonsus The yere of Christ 798 king of Gallice and Austria encountred with the Sarasens in Spain The yere of the worlde 4795 Anni regum saxo 4 and conquered their chief and regall citâ—e Lugsebourne and gaue it to his souldiours to spoile and sent great and riche giftes Charles of the praie that he had taken in that warre Hyrenes being sore grieued with the ill demeanour of hir son Constantine the emperour by priuy meanes get him into hir handes and puttinge out his eies cast him in prison where for sorowe he died and his mother reygned after him .iiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4760 The yere of Christ 799 The sonne lost his light the space of .xviii. dayes Pascalia and Campulus priestes of Rome Anni regum saxo 5 conspired against pope Leo and accompanied with men of armes set vpon him in time of procession But by the helpe of Abbinus his chamberlaine he escaped being sore beateÌ„ and wounded and so fledde into Fraunce to Charles who restored him to his bishoprike Charles came to Rome Anni regum saxo 6 and harde the accusations of Leo The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 800 concerninge
worlde 4780 The yere of Christ 819 by the counsaile of certaine bishops gathered to him a great power and endeuoired to withhold from his dominioÌ„ the countrey of Italye whom he subdued and put to deathe and of his alies parte he banished parte he inclosed in monosteries as the bishop of Millaine the byshoppe of Cremona the bishop of Orlyaunce with others The countrey of litle Britaine rebelling was brought againe in subiection Conwallus succeded Achaius in the kingdome of Scotland and reigned .v. yeres Lewys the emperour made Lothayre his eldest sonne partaker of the empire Anni regum saxo 27 The yere of the worlde 4782 The yere of Christ 822 his secoÌ„d son Pipine he ordeined king of Guyan and his yongest called Lewys of Bayon or Bauarie Michael surnamed Balbas after he had traiterously murdered Leo by force obteined the empire of the easte and reigned .ix. yeres Ralmiris the sonne of Uaramunde reygned in Spaine vi â–ª yeres Lothayre the eldest sonne of Lewes Anni regum saxo 29 being sent of his father in Italye The yere of the worlde 4784 The yere of Christ 823 was there anointed kinge by the pope and named Augustus But because certaine of the Romaines refuced to dooe him due obeysaunce he retourned to his father to Pauie desiring of himayde to subdue his rebelles At this time saieth Fabian the Danes entred the seconde time into this lande of Britaine Lewes with the sworde spoyled the countrey of lyttle Britaine The yere of the worlde 4785 The yere of Christ 824 whiche refuced to obey him Anni regum saxo 30 Dongallus reigned in Scotland .vi. yeres and as he was going with an army against the Pictes in the quarell of Alpine a Scotte whiche claymed the crowne of Pictes was drowned in a riuer Aydo whom Lewis had made prouost of Guyan rebelled trusting to the ayde of the Sarasens in Spayne and by crafty meanes toke and spoyled the citee Ansonia Many citees in the hither Spaine yelded and became subiect to the Sarasens The Sarasens inuaded Crete and subdued the same well nere wholy to theyr dominion They vaÌ„quished the Greekes in two great battailes The yere of the worlde 4788 The yere of Christ 827 A great sedicion in the citee of Uenice Anni regum saxo 31 by meane of obelericus whiche was not longe after slaine by Particiacus then chiefe gouernour of Uenice The Sarasens in diuers quarters wasted most cruelly the landes of christendome The Sarasens of Spayne ouerranne the countreyes lyinge betweene Spaine and France They which were in Afrike spoyled and brente Sicilie and the Sarasens of Asia inuaded Crete Lewis the emperour ordeyned that the ministers of the churche and worde of god shoulde not be subiecte to anye humaine seruage and appoincted to them certaine liuinges wherby they shoulde not be constriegned by pouertee to forsake theyr duetie and office of preachinge Iudith the wife of Lewis whom he loued entierly and had receyued by her a sonne called Charles was against his wil from him deuorced by auctoritee of the pope and suite of his owne children Anni regum saxo 32 The yere of the worlde 4789 The yere of Christ 828 Boniface erle of Corsica with a strong nauye perced Afrike and robbed and spoiled the countrey betwene Utica and Carthage in suche wise that he caused the Sarasens to leaue Sicilie and returne to the defence of their owne countrey Ordinius reigned in Spaine .x. yeres Anni regum saxo 33 Lewis the emperour by strength recouered his wife Iudith to his company maugre all his enemies The yere of the worlde 4790 The yere of Christ 829 For whyche deede â—othaire his sonne with other Barones of France assembled theyr power and entended to haue depriued Lewis of all imperiall and kinglye dignitee Alpine the sonne of Achaius was made kinge of Scottâ—s he pursued the warre againste the Pictes and slewe theyr king Feredech but not long after he was vanquished and slaine by Brudus king of Pictes whan he had reigned .iiii. yeres Anni regum saxo 35 Theophilus was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople The yere of the worlde 4762 The yere of Christ 831 Anni regum saxo 1 EThelwolphus The yere of the worlde 4793 The yere of Christ 832 the sonne of Egbert began his reygne ouer the more parte of Englande This man in his youth was willing to haue bene a prieste and entered the ordre of subdeacone howe be it after he maried a wife of whome he receyued .iiii. sonnes whiche reigned after him successiuely The .iii. sonnes of Lewys deposed their father The yere of the worlde 4794 The yere of Christ 833 and kept him in prison Anni regum saxo 2 diuiding betwene them his empyre and other possessions Anni regum saxo 3 Lewis by the diligent meanes and labour of Guillian stuwarde of his landes and certaine other nobles The yere of the worlde 4795 The yere of Christ 834 was againe restored to his imperiall auctoritee and gentlye pardoned the obstinacie of his chrildren Theophilus emperour of Constantinople The yere of the worlde 4796 twise encountred the Sarasens Anni regum saxo 4 whiche spoyled Asia The yere of Christ 835 and was twise vanquished and put to flight The citee Amorium was taken and beaten to the ground by the Sarasens Kenneth reigned in Scotlande .xx. yeres He maynteyned the warre against the Pictes so fiercely that he vanquished them in diuers great battailes slew their king and lastly chased theÌ„ vtterly out of the boundes of Scotlande a thousande .151 yeres as sayeth the Scottishe historie after they began to haue dominion in that countrei fro the coming of Scottes into Albion after their opinion .1421 yeres Lewis taking againe to him his wife Iudith was againe vexed with warre by his sonne Lothayre whiche shortly after mistrusting his strength submitted him to his fathers mercie which gently forgaue him About this time Gregorie the .iiii. ordeyned firste the feast of all sainctes The Sarasens Anni regum saxo 6 with a greater power than euer thei had done before The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 837 inuaded Italy besieged the citee of Rome and in most cruel wise destroyed the suburbes and countrey there about The Normains infested the Frenchmen Pipine sonne of Lewys the emperour dyed whiche often times had bene vnfaithful to his father Alphons the thirde surnamed the great reigned in Spaine .40 yeres The yere of the worlde 4800 The yere of Christ 839 Lewys made his younger sonne Charles king of Neustria or Normandy Anni regum saxo 7 The yere of the worlde 4801 The yere of Christ 840 Lewys when he hadde disposed his empyre and kingedome to his children ended his life Anni regum saxo 8 with mooste gentyll hert forgeuinge the vnkinde trespasse of his son Lewys whiche thrise hadde vexed him with deadlye warres At whiche time remembring the vnnaturall mindes of his owne children for sorowe he fel in suche lamentable weping that he could not speake a good space after He was
buried in Meaws by his mother Hildegarde Not longe after the death of Lewys great distaunce and warre chaunced betwene the .iii. bretherne for the diuision of theyr fathers landes For Lewis and Lothayre maligned against Charles theyr yonger brother because the chiefe of their fathers landes that is myddle Fraunce was assigned for his porcioÌ„ Wherfore ere it were longe for this cause most cruell warre was arrered In whiche Charles with his souldiours behaued theim so manlye that his bretherne were vanquished in battaile and forced to forsake the fielde At whyche conflict were moe Frenchmen slaine than euer was afore that daye When this battaile was thus blouddyly ended entreatie of peace was made by agrement whereof Fraunce was diuided into .iii. partes Anni regum saxo 9 The yere of the worlde 4802 to Lothayre was geuen Austracie with the landes of the empyre The yere of Christ 841 to Lewys Germany and Guyan to Charles middle France and the prouinces of Normandy and Burgoyne Sergius was ordeyned pope The yere of Christ 843 who before was called Osporcâ— that is hogges snoute Anni regum saxo 11 whiche name The yere of the worlde 4804 because it semed vile and vncleane he was permitted to chose the name of one of his predecessours popes whiche custome remaineth amonge them to this daye An other company of the Danes inuaded Englande and vexed the inhabitantes with al crueltee and especially the countrey of Kent But in the ende they were constreigned to forsake the lande and flie to theyr shippes bearing with them great riches and treasure Alphons king of Spayne The yere of Christ 844 mistrusting that his three bretherne hadde conspired by priuy meanes to dispatche him out of lyfe Anni regum saxo 12 commanded their eien to be put out The yere of the worlde 4805 and them to be cast in prison The discorde of the Frenchmen caused many foraine enemies to inuade the landes of the empyre The people of Germanie called Abroditi The yere of Christ 845 forsakinge the dominion of Lewys were brought againe in subiection Anni regum saxo 13 The yere of the worlde 4806 The Normanes or Danes The yere of Christ 846 inuaded the countrey of Aquitaine Anni regum saxo 14 The yere of the worlde 4807 The Britains rebelled against whom Charles warred .x. yeres Michael the sonne of Theophilus gouerned the east empyre togither with his mother Theodora .xi. yeres A great earthquake in Rome Anni regum saxo 15 Ethelwolphus kinge of England yode to Rome where he repaired the Englishe schole The yere of the worlde 4808 The yere of Christ 847 whiche was first founden by Offa kinge of Mertia This schole was after tourned to an hospitall for Englishemen which came to Rome The Sarasens of Mauritania vanquished the Grecians and people of Uenece in a great battaile on the sea and after inuaded Delmatia and theÌ„ with their power entred Italye where they toke and most cruelly spoyled and cast to ground the citee Ancona At the citee Ostia in Italy Anni regum saxo 17 the Romans foughte prosperously The yere of the worlde 4810 The yere of Christ 849 and vanquished the Sarasens The Normains or Danes perced the realme of France by the riuer Leyr and ouerrode the countrey of Guyan and toke and spoiled many famous citees as Burdeaux Sanctone Engolisne Turone Poicters Paris and other at whiche time Charles warred in Britaine Lothayre made Lewis his sonne felowe in the empyre The yere of the worlde 4811 The yere of Christ 850 Ethelwolphus kinge of Englande Anni regum saxo 18 first founded the vniuersitee of Oxenforde whiche summe writers attribute to Offa king of Mertia that was in the time of Charles the great .60 yeres before this time Anni regum saxo 19 The yere of the worlde 4812 The yere of Christ 851 A great famine and death in Germanie Anni regum saxo 22 The yere of the worlde 4815 The yere of Christ 854 Iohn the .vii. pope This was an Englishe woman whiche in her youthe being arayed in a mans apparell companied a learned man whiche kept her to the citee of Athenes where by her witte diligence and daylye hearinge of learned men she became excellent in the knowlage of good letters Wherfore she dissimulinge still her propre kinde came after to Rome and for the opinion of hir great learninge was chosen pope But by her lightnesse she declared her selfe to be a woman For not long after she trauayled with childe in the middes of the strete in procession time EThelwaldus after the death of his father Anni regum saxo 1 beganne his reigne in Englande The yere of the worlde 4816 The yere of Christ 755 He maried a woman whiche his father had kept before as his concubine and dyed whan he had reigned not fully one yere Donalde the .v. of that name a vicious and wicked prince reigned in Scotlande .vi. yeres In his time Osbert and Ella capitaines of the Englishemen and Brytaines made warre vpon the Scottes toke their kinge and subdued al the countrey from Striuelinge to the Irishe seas and frome the water of Forth and Clide to Cumber Lothayre forsoke the dignitee of the empyre and became a monke He diuided his landes betwene his .iii. sonnes to Lothayre the part of France called Lorayne to Charles the countrey of Narbone to Lewys the gouernaunce of the empyre whiche he guyded .xxi. yeeres EThelbert the brother of Ethelwalde was ordeyned king ouer the more part of Englande Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4817 The yere of Christ 856 In the beginninge of his reigne the Danes entâ—red the weaste parte of the realme and spoyled the countrey afore them till they came to Winchester and by strengthe toke the citee But by the king and his Dukes they were forced to leaue Winchester and in fleynge towarde their ships loste a great noumbre of theyr men Charles when he hadde vanquished Homeuoiâ—s and Crispoius capitains of the Britains and brought them in dew subiection was proclaimed king of that countrei and retourned into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 2 Theodora which gouerned the east empyre The yere of the worlde 4818 The yere of Christ 857 because she contemned images was of hir owne sonne Michaell inclosed in a monasterie and kept as prisoner After whyche time Michaell reigned alone .xiii. yeres Anni regum Angli 5 Lewys kinge of Germanie in dyuers battayles vanquished the Sclauines The yere of the worlde 4821 The yere of Christ which refused his dominion and toke their prince Rastiz whom because he hadde broken his league he bereft of his sight Tyber ouerflowed Rome in suche wise that they vsed botes At Brixium a cite of Italye .iii â–ª dayes together it ra yned bloudde Constantine the seconde a good and vertuous prince reigned in Scotland .xiii. yeres ETheldrede the .iii. sonne of Ethelwalphus tooke on him the gouernaunce of weast Saxones Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4824 The yere
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
Sedechias a Iewe whom he vsed for his physicion Carsius the sonne of Alphons kinge of Spaine .iii. yeres Charles surnamed the .iii. spedde him towarde Italy to clayme the imperial crowne Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 4840 The yere of Christ 879 but Iohn the pope not willinge to make him emperour but woulde the imperiall auctoritee shoulde remaine with the Frenchemen fled into Fraunce and auctorised king Lewys the stammarer and sonne of Charles the balde But after .ii. yeres he retourned to Rome and annointed Charles the thirde Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 4842 The yere of Christ 881 and crowned him with the imperial Diademe by which meanes the empire came again to the Germaines This Charles defended Italy from the inuasion of the Sarasens Lewys and Charlemaine the sons of Lewys the stammarer were proclaymed kinges of Fraunce Betwene whom and Lewis of Germanie fel strife and debate by the meane of two Frenche gentilmen called Gossellne and Conrade whiche excyted Lewys the Germaine to warre vpon the .ii. yonge kinges Ordinius succeded his brother Garsius in the kingedome of Spayne and reigned .viii. yeres The Normains or Danes inuaded robbed and pylled the countreys of Fraunce about the riuer Maze Ordonius kinge of Spayne The yere of the worlde 4843 The yere of Christ 882 by the vntrouth deceyued and put to death the .iiii. Erles of Galyce Anni regum Angli 11 For whyche deede the prouince of Gallice forsoke his dominion and ordeyned to them certaine iudges to whom they coÌ„mitted the gouernance of theyr realme The Normains continually robbed Fraunce and possessed many partes therof as Campaine and the countrey about the riuer Lyger Martine the .ii. was pope one yere Lewys kinge of Germanie died wherefore Charles the emperour departed from Italye to take possession of his brothers landes The Danes conquered brent and cast to the grounde Treuersand vanquished the Frenchmen Anni regum Angli 13 Lewys kinge of Fraunce ended his life The yere of the worlde after whom Charles or Charlemaine his brother The yere of Christ 884 fel at communicacion of peace with the Danes And finallye concluded that Godfrey their kinge to confesse the faythe of christ and to be christened shoulde enioye the whole prouince of Frise. After this time the space of .60 yeeres the empyre of Rome was vexed with ciuile warres and al kinde of misery in so muche that by the iniurie of these times honestâ—e greatly decayed and the name of learning and good letters was almoste forgotten Alurede of Englande was sore ouerset with newe companies of the Danes But at lengthe takinge to hym a valyant courage he enterprised to espy the maner of his enemies in this wise He did on him the habite of a mynstrel and with his instrument of musike entered the tentes of the Danes and in shewing them pastime and soÌ„g he espied all theyr flouth and idlenesse and harde muche of theyr counsayle Than priuily retourninge to his army with a chosen companye fell vpon the Danes in the night and slew of them a great noumber and lastly concluded a peace on condicion that as many of theym as woulde be christened shoulde inhabite the prouinces of Eastangles and Northumberlande the other to depart into Fraunce Adrian pope one yere He obteyned that the emperours auctoritee shoulde not be loked for in the creacion of the pope The yere of the worlde 4847 The yere of Christ 886 Charles the emperour Anni regum Angli 15 after the death of his kinsman was made kinge of France By the counsayle of Notus Alurede king of England ordeyned the first grammarschole in Oxenford frauÌ„chesed that towne with manye great libertees The Normains besieged the citee of Paris and afier yode to Soysons The yere of the worlde 4847 The yere of Christ 887 destroying the countrey before them Anni regum Angli 16 Leo the sonne of Basile emperour of Grece The Hunnes a people of Scithia breaking out of their owne countrey inuadde Pannonie expelling the Gepides and Auares and ioygned them with theyr kynsmen the Hungares Phroilla expelling his brothers children Anni regum Angli 18 toke on him the kingdome of Spaine The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and when he had reygned one yere died being taken with the leaprie Certaine of the Danes retourned againe into France into Englande and besieged the towne of Rochester and were driuen backe by kinge Alurede Anni regum Angli 20 Charles the emperour for his negligence The yere of the worlde 4852 The yere of Christ 891 was deposed by Arnolphus his nephew choseÌ„ emperour in his place who reigned .xii. yeres Eudo sonne of Robert Duke of Angâ—â—w was made king of France and protectour of the yong prince Charles the simple The Lumbardes partly desyringe to renew their kingdome partly contemning the feblenesse of the Romans ordeyned Beringarius to be emperour an other company dissenting from theim made Uuido kinge of Italye whiche was before Duke of Spoletum betwene which two noble men was arrered deadly warre Alphons the .iiii. reigned .v. yeres Leo the emperour by ayde of the Turkes at the first encounter vanquished the Bulgares But afterwarde trusting to their false pretended peace he was putte by theim to great domage Anni regum Angli 21 The Danes with most egre crueltee entred .iiii. partes of this lande together The yere of the worlde 4853 The yere of Christ 892 and when they were expelled froÌ„ one parte foorthwith they passed to an other Yet that notwithstanding the good and valiaunt kinge Alurede behaued him so wisely that by the redy assistence of his people he had of them alwaye the vpper hande Uuido king of Italye chased Beringarius out of his countrey to Arnulph the emperour whiche as then was occupied in the warres against the Normains whoÌ„ he subdued At election of Formosus popewas great strife and variance but in the ende he by Mars and money obteined the bishoprike Arnolph entred Italy against Uuido The yere of the worlde 4855 The yere of Christ 894 and tooke Bergamum and honge theyr erle Ambrose vpon a gibbette Anni regum Angli 23 Zuuentebaldus Duke of Morauia rebelled agaynst Arnolph whiche had committed to him the Dukedome of Boheme whome for so muche as he could not bringe in subiection by his owne power he desyred helpe of the Hungares by whose assistence he brought the Duke to due obeysance Donalde the .vi. reigned in Scotlande .xi. yeres He made a law that all men that did forswere them selfe or speake of the diuell should be burned in the lyppes with a hote yron The Normains besieged Paris the second time Englande was vexed with .iii. maner scourges warre of the Danes The yere of the worlde 4856 The yere of Christ 895 great mortalitee of men Anni regum Angli 24 and moreine of beastes Arnolph went into Italye the seconde time and by force entred the citee of Rome The yere of the worlde 4857 The
was an englyshe earle called â—drâ—cus which by his falshode had broughte suche hurt to his natural countrey Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4978 The yere of Christ 1017 and lastly was auctour of the deathe of the noble king Edmunde And therof him selfe brought fyrste knowledge vnto Canutus the Dane-saying in this wyse Thus haue I â—oâ—e Canutus for the loue I bâ—are towarde you To whom he aunswered seeinge for my loue thou haste murdered thyne owne soueraygne lorde whom I loued most entyrelye I shall in rewarde thereof exalte thy head aboue all the lordes of Englande And forthwith commaunded him to be beheaded and hys head to be set vpon a spere on the highest gate of London The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1018 VUhan Canutus was stablished in the kyngdome Anni regum Angli 1 he had knowledge howe Olauus kinge of Norway in his absence inuaded the countrei of Denmarke Wherfore in all haste he spedde hym thytherwarde and by the manhode of the Englyshe souldiours obteyned of theim a noble victory and recouered Norway to his sygnorye Wherefore when he retourned into Englande he demeaned him toward all men as a sage gentyll and moderate prynce and so continued .20 yeres The yere of Christ 1025 Chunrade was chosen emperour of Rome Anni regum Angli and reigned xxv yeres The yere of the worlde 4989 he caused his sonne Henry to be made Cesar at Aquisgrane The yere of Christ 1026 Canutus called a parliament at Oxenforde Anni regum Angli 9 where it was decreed that Englyshemen and Danes should holde the lawes of Edgare late kynge The yere of the worlde 4987 The yere of Christ 1027 Constantine after the death of his brother Anni regum Angli 10 gouerned the empyre of Constantinople .iii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4988 Robert was ordeyned Duke of Normandy which was the father of William conquerour Chunrade after he had quieted the Sweues yode to Rome there was crowned with the imperyall dyademe Henry the son of Robert was named king of Fraunce to whom his mother Constance was so vnkynde The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1029 Anni regum Angli 12 that she would haue preferred her yonger sonne Wherfore Henry was forced for succour to resorte to Roberte Duke of Normandie of whom he was gently receyued and by his healpe restored to hys kyngedome and reconsyled to hys mother Romanus emperour of Constantinople reygned .v. yeres and .vi. monethes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1030 Anni regum Angli 13 Câ—uâ—rade emperour of Rome went with an armye agaynste the Hungares and theim subdued A noble man of Spayne called Roderike expellyng the Sarasens toke the famous citee Ualentia The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Canutus yode in Pilgramage to Rome Anni regum Angli 15 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1033 The Bargonious submitted them to the obedience of Anni regum Angli 16 Chunrade the emperour by whyche meanes Burgoyne was dâ—uyded in two partes the tone buâ—â—â—ng vppon Campayne was subiecte to the French kyng the tother next to Bizance obeyed to the emperour Henrye king of Fraunce warred vppon the Erles of Campayne and Flaunders and wan from them diuers castels and townes Canutus entred Scotlande wyth a stronge power and theim subdued whych at thys time refused his empyre Anni regum Angli 17 The yere of the worlde 4995 The yere of Christ 1034 Michaell surnamed Paphlagon when he had murdered Romanus Anni regum Angli 18 maryed his wife Zoen The yere of the worlde 4996 The yere of Christ 1035 and vsurped the imperyall crowne of Constantinople .vii. yeres and .viii. monethes Anni regum Angli 19 Henrye cesar the son of the emperour Chunrade The yere of the worlde 4997 toke to wife the doughter of Canutus king of Englande The yere of Christ 1036 Anni regum Angli 20 The Normains The yere of the worlde 4998 which a season had helde by force the countrey of Pâ—el in Italye neare to the ryuer Aufidius The yere of Christ 1037 fought a stronge battayle with the Grekes for the possession of the same in whyche fighte the Grecians were chased and slayne Wâ—llyam the sonne of Robert after his father departure towarde Hierusalem was proclaimed Duke of Normandy being yet ve ry yonge Canutus king of Englande dyed who for hys vertue and honest lyfe was worthy to liue perpetuallye He was a man of great magnificence and vsed suche iustice and temperaunce that in his dayes was no prynce of such renowme and notwithstandinge that he was so puissante a prynce yet towarde god he shewed him selfe humile and lowe as by an notable history appeareth which is wrytten of Polidore in the ende of his â–ª vii booke of the Englyshe history Anni regum Angli 1 HArolde the sonne of Canutus by his wife Elgina The yere of the worlde 4999 The yere of Christ 1038 for his swyftnesse surnamed harefoote began hys reigne ouer this realme of Englande In the beginninge he shewed some token of crueltee in that he banished his stepmother Emma and toke from her suche Iewelles and treasure as she had The Danes of Denmarke chose to their king Canutus the younger otherwise called Hardikinitus the sonne of the elder Canutus by Emma The Norwayes ordeyned king a noble man called Magnus and thus sodaynly was the noble principate of the Danes seuered in .iii. partes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1309 Peter the seconde king of Hungary .ii yeres Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde 5002 The yere of Christ 1040 Henry the third of that name a man of noble courage Anni regum Angli 3 was chosen emperour of Rome and reygned .xviii. yeares At his first entringe he warred vppon Ulderike king of Boheme But he hauinge ayde of the Hungares putte him to the worse Dulcane was king of Scottes Makedâ—walde and certayne other vnruly persons rebelled In this tyme as sayeth the Scottyshe historye Sueno king of Norway inuaded Scotlande Which thinge by conference of hystopries shoulde seme to be somewhat before this tyme. Dulcane when he had reygned .vii. yeres was slayne by his brother germaine Makbeth The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1041 HArdikinutus Anni regum Angli 1 king of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde was ordeyned kinge of Englande He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma caused the corps of Harolde to be taken out of the sepulcre and smyting of his head cast it into the riuer of Thames He burdened his subiectes with exactions and tribute and in meate and drinke was so prodigall that hys tables were spred .iiii. tyme in the daye and the people serued with great excesse When he had reygned .iii. yeares he dyed sodeinly nai without suspection of poysoning The yere of the worlde 5003 The yere of Christ 1042 In this yeare was an erle in Englande called Godwine a man of great
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
subdued the Welshemen which oftentimes rebelled Baldwine emperour of Constantinople and Raimunde Erle of Tolows Anni regum Angli 29 coming into Italy The yere of the worlde 5203 The yere of Christ 1242 obteyned of Friderich that the .ii cardinals whych he kept in prison might be sette at libertee Aldermen first chosen in the citee of London Anni regum Angli Kinge Henrie of Englande The yere of the worlde 5204 The yere of Christ 1243 by the stering of a Frencheman named Erle of Marche sayled into Normandie with a fayre companye purposinge to recouer Poyters Fuyan and other countreys but after manye bakerynges somewhat to the losse of the Englishemen Henrye founde meanes of peace whiche was concluded for the space of v. yeres Innocent the .iiii. being ordeined bishop of Rome fled to Lyons in Fraunce for feare of Friderich emperoure where he called a counsayle This man gaue redde hattes first to the cardinalles Henrie the firste was kinge of Spayne .ii. yeres being but a childe He maried his kinswoman the kynges doughter of Portugall and died as he was playing with children by the falling of his throte Ferdinande the fourth a man of great noblenesse The yere of the worlde 5205 The yere of Christ 1244 was king of Spayne .xii. yeares Anni regum Angli He conquered well nere all Spayne from the dominion of the Sarasens Gino Can the .iii. emperour of the Tartarians vnder him Batho vanquisshinge the Scythes made his royall seate in Cathay Anni regum Angli 28 The Tartarians ouerran Asia called Georgiana and after that inuaded Armenia entred euen to Iconium The yere of the worlde 5206 The yere of Christ 1245 the royal palace of the king of Turkes An other company of the Tartarians vnder their leader Bato wyth most cruel inuasions wasted the countrey of Polonie Hungarie Russia Gasa and with great tirannie afflicted the same At Tollet in Spayne a Iew digging in the grounde to enlarge his vineyarde â–ª found a holow stone wherin was a boke of the bignesse of a psalter written in greke latine and hebrewe the mattier whereof was of .iii. worldes to come and declared the coming of Christ to be the beginning of the thirde which was expressed in this maner In the beginnynge of the thirde worlde the son of god shal be borne of a mayde By occasion of this booke the Iew was turned to the faith of Christ. The yere of the worlde 5207 The bishop of Rome assembling a counsayle at Lyons excommunicated Friderich the emperour The yere of Christ 1246 Anni regum Angli 29 and depriued him of al imperiall auctoritee commaundinge that he should no more be called Cesar. The emperour committed the gouernance of Italy and Lumbardie to his sonne Euâ—ius king of Sardinia and then besieged Parma which he toke and destroyed and buylded a newe citee in the same place called Uictoria About this time was a terrible earthquake in Englande and in Fraunce Grossioni a people of Arabie by the steeringe of the Souldaine of Babylon The yere of the worlde 5208 The yere of Christ 1247 Anni regum Angli 30 cruellye afflicted the Chrystians in all Asia and vsed most spitefull vilanie towarde the sepulchre of Christ in Ierusalem The electours of Germanie hearing of the deposicion of Friderich ordeined the Lanthgraue of Thuring to be king of Romains who shortlie after disceassed and then they chose William erle of Hollande At this time were many preachers in Sueuia whych sharpelye rebuked the abuses of the bishop of Rome and his cardinalles namely his false vsurped Pardones The yere of the worlde 5209 The newe citee Uictoria was taken spoyled and destroyed by the friendes of the bishoppe of Rome The yere of Christ 1248 Anni regum Angli 31 and the emperour Friderich chased Lewis the Frenche kinge departed fro Paris in his iourney toward the holye land with many other nobles and bishops of Fraunce Shortlye after his arriuall he broug ht to his subiection the citee Damyet of Egipt Friderich notwithstandinge the bishop of Romes cursinge subdued well nere all Italye excepte a fewe cityes which fauoured his enemies Kinge Henrie of England seised the franchesses of the citee of London for a iudgment geuen against a widow named Margaret Uyell But shortelye after they were restored ¶ Alexander the thyrde .ix. yeares of age succeded hys father in the kyngedome of Scotlande and reigned 3â— yeares He hadde perpetuall amytee with the kynges of England Anni regum Angli 33 Friderich ordeyned Manfrede his bastarde son The yere of the worlde 5211 The yere of Christ 1250 prince of Tarentum Ehunrade his sonne by his wyfe Iole he ordeyned his heyre and shortly therâ—pon payed hys debte to nature in Pâ—ell Some wryte that he was pâ—â—soned and not vnlyke for the blessed fathers thought theim neuer in quiete vntil they had dyspatched that good emperour oute of lyfe After whiche tyme Italye was still dyuided into the faccions of the Guelphes and Gibelynes In Italie bloud issued out of bread as oute of woundes flesshely cut Anni regum Angli 34 and blouddy cloudes appeared The yere of the worlde 5212 The yere of Christ 1251 Lewys kynge of Fraunce â–ª entendyng to besiege Babilon by sickenesse and other maladies lost a great part of his armie and in the ende was hym selfe taken prysoner of the Souldaine with his .ii. bretherne Charles and Robert the Erle of Poyters the Erle of Angeow â–ª the Erle of Flaunders the Duke of Britain the Erle of Scisons which were al deliuered vpon a great raunsome In Fraunce a company of younge men namyng them selfes shepherdes vowed to restore their kyng to libertee but for the hooredome and robbynge that they vsed the people of the countrey about the dead seâ— set vpon them slewe theyr capitains dispâ—rced that simple felowshyp Chunrade the soÌ„ne of Friderich toke on him the kingdome of Puell He was cursed also by the byshoppe of Rome Iames kynge of Arragon by the ayde of Ferdinande kyng of Castile Anni regum Angli 35 subdued the iles called Beleares The yere of the worlde 5213 The yere of Christ Mango Can the fourth emperoure of the Tartarians Chuarade kyng of Puell was poysoned by his brother Manfrede who was suspected also for the death of hys father King Henry of Englande maried his daughter Mary to Alexander kinge of Scottes and receyued homage of the same Alexander for the realme of Scotlande The Augustine friers beganne to inhabite in Wales Aboute this tyme the Tartaryans vnder theyr kynge Mango or Metho receiued the fayth of Chryst and after made sharpe warre vpon the Turkes toke from theym many countreis Accursius that made gloses on the lawe Compostellanus and Ostiecâ—is that wrate on the decrees Bertrucius a physycyon Uincent an hystoryographer Alexander Gallus a grammaryan and Stanslay the holy byshoppe were famous Anni regum Angli 36 Lewis kynge of fraunce retourned out of Asia into his countrey The yere of the worlde 5214 The yere
Sicilie and subdued to him a great part of that ilande The yere of the worlde 5244 King Edwarde sent a company of souldiours into Wales The yere of Christ 1283 Anni regum Angli 10 vnder the gaâ—ding of the erles of Northumberlande and Surrei of the which companye manye were slayne and sir Roâ—er Clifford taken prisoner â–ª The Welshemen subdued certaine castelles and holdes Peter king of Arragon after he had conquered a great part of Sicilie toke on him the imperiall crowne therof and was for that cause cursed by the bishoppe of Rome his kingdome of Arragon proclaymed to be open to euery man that would inuade it Charles the younger was vanquished and taken in battayle on the sea Philip king of Fraunce â–ª in the quarell of his brother Charles king of Sicilie proclaymed warre agaynst Peter of Arragon Lewline prince of Wales Anni regum Angli 11 was slaine by Roger Mortimer The yere of the worlde 5245 The yere of Christ 1284 and his head set vpon the Tower of London Sanctius the .iiii. reigned in Spayne .xi. yeres Charles king of Sicilie ended his life William Marton chauncellour of England about this time buylded Marton colleâ—ge in the vniuersitee of Oxeforde Dauid the brother of Lewline prince of Wales was taken and beheaded The yere of the worlde 5246 The yere of Christ 1285 Anni regum Angli 12 and diuers boldes and castelles of the UUelshemen geuen to the Englishe lordes Prince Edward of Canaruan was borne in wales Laurence Duket a citisin of London was founde deade and hanged in the church of S. Marie Bowes Philip king of France fought a strong and cruel battaile with Peter king of Arragon nere to Gerunda in the whiche Peter receyued a wound wherof he died shortly after leauing two sonnes Friderich whom he ordeined king of Arragon and Iames to whom he gaue Sicilye These two brethren mainteyned their fathers warre agaynst the Frenchemen Philip king of Fraunce ended his lyfe Kinge Alexander of Scotlande brake his necke by falling of a horse Leauing no heyre male after hym The realme contynued without kinge vi yeres .ix. monethes Honorius the .v. was bishop of Rome .ii. yeres He endeuoured to toke the kingedome of Sicilie from the king of Arrogon The new woorke of the church of Westminster vnto the ende of the quiece Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1286 begon in the third yere of the third Henrie and continued in buyldinge .66 yeeres was fynished The Pisanes were vanquished by the Genowais and in a battayle on the sea loste .50 gallies and shippes and 12000. souldiours The order of the Carmelites beganne of Albert Patriarke of Hierusalem Philip for his beautie surnamed the fayre â–ª reigned in Fraunce .xxviii. yeres This man because of warre that he had with the Duke of Gelderlande and other reared great taxes and paimentes throughout his lande as well of the clergie as laitee Rodulph the emperour subdued to his obedience the Suitzers which before were subiecte to the Erle of Sauoy Pseudo vanquished Friderich tamed the Snaues This yere was enacted by king Edwarde the statutes called â–ª Anni regum Angli 14 Additamenta gloucestrie The yere of the worlde 1248 The yere of Christ 1287 In the countrey of Heluccia a woman was deliuered of a childe that hadde two perfite bodies from the nauill vpwarde and an other womanne bare a childe the fact wherof was like to a man and the bodie to a lion The bishoprike of Rome was voyde .x. monethes Anni regum Angli 15 King Edwarde of Englande sayled to Bordeux The yere of the worlde 1249 and from thens rode into FraÌ„ce The yere of Christ 5288 The summer this yere was so exceding hote that men died for extreme heat and yet was wheate so plenteous that it was sold at London for xl d. a quarter Nicolas the .iiii. was bishop of Rome â–ª iiii yeeres Great bayle fel in England after that ensued so continuall raine Anni regum Angli 16 that the yere folowinge The yere of the worlde 5250 wheate was solde for .xviii. d. a bushell and so encreased yerelye the reygne of this kinge and his sonne till it was lastlye solde for .xl shillinges a quarter Peace agreed betwene the Frenchmen and Arragons The Florentines with great slaughter vanquished the Gâ—bellâ—es of Arentine in Italie The citee Triple was taken and destroied by the Souldaine of Egipte and the christyans slayne in most cruell wise Ries a Welsheman rebelling against Painâ— Tiptost warden of that countrey The yere of the worlde 5251 The yere of Christ 1290 Anni regum Angli 17 was by the erle of Cornewall in the kinges abseÌ„ce taken drawen hanged quartered About this time the Iewes were expelled wholy out of this realme Charles the yonger which was prisoner a longe time in Arragon receyued the kingedome of Sicilie and for the same was feudarie to the Romaine bishop The Souldaine of Babylon conquered the citee of Asia called Tite Sidon Barutum and raised them euen with the earth whiche were before inhabited with Chrystian people He besieged in like maner the citye of Ptâ—lomâ— is called also Acres or Acon and the same being forsaken of the christians with great cruelte burnt and destroied By this meanes were the christians vtterly chased out of Surie .190 yeres after they firste wonne Ierusalem vnder Godfrei of Boloâ—ne Ladislaus king of Hungarie was slaine by the Comanes and then succeded Andrewe the thirde whiche reygned â—ii yeres Rodolph emperour of Almaine ouerthrew wel nere 60. castelles and holdes in the prouince of Thuring and by that meanes quieted the countrey of Germanie Andrewe king of Hungarie subdued Austrich Anni regum Angli 18 The yere of the worlde 5252 The yere of Christ 1291 Alexander kinge of Scotland as is before sayd dyed without issue male wherof ensued great discord among the Scottes whiche toke parte with Iohn Bailoll and Robert Bruce making claime to the crowne and shortly after deadlye warre folowed betwene the .ii. realmes of England and Scotland The election of the king of Scottes was committed to the iudgemente of kinge Edward of Englande The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1292 Anni regum Angli 19 who after sufficieÌ„t profe made to the Scottes that he was chiefe head and soueraigne of the realme of Scotlande by all their consentes toke full possession of the same â—and then caused Iohn Bailol to be ordeyned kinge because he descended of the elder doughter of Erle Dauid kinge Wylliams brother Aâ—oulphus was chosen emperour of Almaine and reigned .vii. yeres He was vnfortunate in all thinges that he went about therwith so nedye and poore that when he had receiued of king Edwarde of Englande .100000 markes to ayde him against the Frenche king he spente the money vpon his housholde and had not wherwith to fulfill his promisse when time required By discentioâ— of the cardinals the bishoprike of Rome was voyde .ii. yeres and
in Picaroye in Bry in Campaine and destroâ—ed and spoyled well nere all the countrey Moreouer the kings of Nauarre vexed sore the marches of Normandy Thus was the realme of France miserably beset at this time on all sides Anni regum Angli A finall peace was concluded betwene the kynges of England and of Fraunce on this condicion The yere of the worlde 5321 The yere of Christ that kinge Edwarde should haue to his propre possession the countreys of Gascoyn and Guyon Poyters Limosin Bâ—leuâ—le Exanctes Cales Guines and diuers other lorshippes townes castels and all the landes to theym belongyng without knowlaging of any soueraigntee obeisaÌ„ce homage or subiection for the same and that the king of Fraunce shoulde pay for his raunsome .30000 scuâ—â—s King Iohn retourned into Fraunce The Nonnes of S. Brigettes order began first The citye of Bononia in Italy which belonged to the lordes of Millaine came to the possession of the churche of Rome by the treason of one Aulegianus in rewarde wherof the towne of Firmium was geuen to hym Greuous warre betwene the citesins of Pise Florence The Duchye of Burgoyne tel by heritage to king Iohn of Fraunce Anni regum Angli 35 The yere of the worlde 5322 The yere of Christ The warre coÌ„tinued stil in Britaine betwene Charles de Bloys and the countesse of Mounfort and her sonne Iohn Erle of Mountfort After the peace coÌ„cluded betwene England France remayned diuers felowships of robbers called companions that liued only by rauen and pillage which wasted and robbed the countre of Fraunce in most cruel wise and could not be expelled by any meanes but in sundry conflictes ouercame the lordes of Fraunce They vered and disquieted also Italy and Germanie and robbed in those partes verie sore The yere of Christ 1362 A great death and pestilence in the realme of EnglaÌ„d Anni regum Angli 36 The yere of the worlde Urbane the .v. beynge ordeyned bishop of Rome at Auignon sent Aegâ—dius his cardinall and legate with a great puisance into Italy who by his meanes incensed Lewys Gonzaza Nicolas Estensis Francisce Cacrarius agaynst Bernabas lord of Millayne in suche wyse that he was of them sore beaten and in the ende so vanquisshed and wounded in battel that he scantly escaped the daunger With those exaumple other being sore abasshed submitted them to the church of Rome Thusmekely and godly came that wicked church to her great possessions whiche her patrones will nedes father vpon the godly emperour Constantine In England as Fabian writeth were sene castels and hostes of men in the ayer Melchella souldaine of Egipte Amuraies kinge of the Turkes vsing the ships of the Genowayes passed Helespoute and arriued in Europe The yere of the worlde 5324 The yere of Christ 1363 Anni regum Angli 37 where he conquered the townes of Hadrianopolis and Calliopolis with other citees and with a great puisaÌ„ce ouerthrewe them which encountred him at his coming A great wind in Englande wherwith steples and towers were ouerthrowen King Iohn of France came into England and shortely after dyed at the Sauoy in London Prince Edward toke possession of the duchy of Guyan and Aquitane Charles the .vi. or after some .v. was ordeyned kynge of France The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1364 He was of witte righte sage and subtile Anni regum Angli 38 that well appeared all his life time For althoughe he kepte him priuy in his chambre taking his plesure and sport yet he conquered agayne that which his predecessours had lost armed in the fielde and theyr swordes in theyr handes Sir Bertram of Clesquy in the quarell of the French kinge â—ye to Cochâ—râ—l vanquyshed and toke prisoner a capitayne of the king of Nauarre called the Captall de Beuffe and slewe a great nombre of his souldiours Albergothus Balens Angelus lawiers Iohannes de Lineriis an astronomer Iohannes Bocarius Heuricus de Hassia were famous Charles de Bloys encountred with Iohn Mountfort which long before hadde striuen for the duchye of Brytaine of whom he was vanquyshed taken and slayne many Frenchmen and Britaynes which toke his parte After whiche time the erle Mounfort had quiete possession of that Duchye Henry the bastard not susteyninge the iniury and cruell tirannye of Peter hys brother kinge of Spayne by the counsayle and comfort of the Romayne bishop and ayde of the Frenchemen and Arragones expelled hym out of the realme and toke on him the crowne Charles gaue to his brother Phylyppe the Duchy of Burgoyne Dampeter of Spayne fled to prince Edward of Aquytayne Anni regum Angli 39 The yere of the worlde 5326 The yere of Christ 1365 to whom he made complaynt of the violeÌ„ce of his brother Henry that expelled him out of his kingdome There was an heretike burned in Spire whose opinions were these that Christ in the time of his passioÌ„ was so forsaken of his father that he doubted of his saluacyon that Christ on the crosse for wonderfull tourmentes and peynes cursed his mother that bare him the erth that receyued his bloud that a man may so much profit in this life that he nedeth not to fast and pray Prince Edward entred Spayne The yere of the worlde 5327 The yere of Christ 1366 with a gret puisance where he ouercame the Spaniards and Frenchmen in a stronge and fierse battaile Anni regum Angli 40 and expelled Henry the bastarde settinge Peter in his former estate as kynge of Spayne But not loÌ„g after the princes returning home Henry repayred his army and warred vpon his brother so fiercely that in the ende he vtterly vaÌ„quished him and put him to death and then withoute resistence possessed the kingdome of Spayne Uinceslaus was ordeyned the .xii. king of Boheme by his father Charles the emperour Witcliffe about this time was famous in Englande who for speaking agaynst the vsurped power of the Romayne bishop and other enormities thaÌ„ accustomed in the churche was called an heretike Kinge Edwarde of England gaue commaundement that Peter pence shoulde be no more gathered payed to Rome The yere of the worlde 5328 The yere of Christ 1367 Prince Edward to arrere a fowage set great taxes and imposicions vpon the people of Aquitaine Anni regum Angli 41 whyche thing the erle of Arminake of Bret of Berigort and other nobles would not in any wise consent vnto but appealed to the french king for remedy and in suche wyse perswaded him that he contrary to the league summoned the prince to appere at Parys by meane wherof the peace was broken open warre agayne proclaymed betwene both princes to the great mortalitee and desolacion of the people on bothe partes but the more losse domage fell alway to the kinge of Englande In so muche that in the ende he lost the more parte of the landes whiche was graunted him by the composicion and agrement of peace And fortune whyche the space of .xl. yeares had pleasantly smiled vpon
Antioche◠and subdued againe Carras and Nicibis Misitheus died in whose place the emperour made Philip perfect of the pretorie The yere of the worlde 4205 The yere of Christ 244 Gordian was slaine by Philip in the borders of Perse. Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 4206 The yere of Christ 245 Whan the S nate had knowlage of the death of Gordian they named Marcus to be emperour Anni regum britannie 14 who dyed in fewe dayes after In his place they chose Seuerus Hostilianus whiche shortly after in lyke maner by the neglygence of phisicians in cutting of a veine finished his life The yere of the worlde 4207 The yere of Christ 246 Philip whiche slewe Gordian Anni regum britannie 15 was made emperour by the souldiours and reigned .v. yeres He was the first emperour that professed Christe and was baptized with his wife and children for enuy whereof he was slaine of his successour Deius Origene wrate certaine epistles to Philip concerninge christian religion The yere of the worlde 4208 The yere of Christ 247 A newe heresie began Anni regum britannie 16 teachinge that the sowle should die with the body and bothe rise together at the general iudgement This heresie was confuted by Origene At the same time were other heretikes named Helchesaite whiche denied certaine scriptures and reiected all Paules epistles whiche heretikes were in like maner confounded by Origene Dionisius bishop of Alexandria The .4 yere of the reigne of Philip was the thousandth yere of the citee of Rome The yere of the worlde 4216 The yere of Christ 249 Anni regum britannie 18 whiche was solempnised with great preparacion of sightes and playes Ciprian Anni regum britannie 19 bishop of Carthage a man of possing deuocion The yere of the worlde 4211 The yere of Christ 250 learning and wisedome was famous Philip the emperour was slaine by Decius at Uerone and his sonne at Rome The yere of the worlde 4212 Decius toke on him the imperiall auctoritee Anni regum britannie 20 and reygned .ii. yeres The yere of Christ 251 he was valiaunt in armes but impious toward christian religion As sone as he was admitted forthwith he published a persecution agaynst the Chrystians After the martirdome of Fabian pope succeded Cornelius and liued .iii. yeres In Alexandria Dionisius their bishoppe was cruelly tourmented and many other martired and put to death Al kindes of paynes were inuented to constreigne them to forsake their religion by whyche meanes dyuers for feare denied Christ some before their paynes and some in time of their tourmentes of which many repenting were after by the counsaile of Ciprian receiued into the church Of this occasion sprange the heresye of Nouacian which taught that they which hadde ones forsaken their fayth shuld not be receyued againe to penaunce Anni regum britannie 21 Alexander byshop of Hierusalem was martired The yere of the worlde 4213 The yere of Christ 252 after whom succeded Mazabanes In Antioch Babilas was martired and Fabian was made bishop after him Origene suffered great persecutions and troubles for the fayth of christe on whom Satan lefte nothinge vndone wherby he might hinder christian religion Nathalake toke on him the kingdome of Scotland by force murther and tiranny and trusting to the counsail of witches and inchauntours was slain of his owne seruaunt Murrey whom of al men he vsed most familiarly when he had reigned .xi. yeres Decius quieted the commocion in Fraunce and after made warre against the Gothes in which he was put to flight and drowned in a riuer of Thracia named Abricius and his sonne slaine in battaile Suche is the ende of tirannes and murderers Anni regum britannie 22 Uibius Gallus was made emperour of the souldiours and his sonne Uolusianus named Cesar. The yere of the worlde 4214 The yere of Christ 253 The Scithes spoyled the prouinces of the empire and slewe .100000 men within the wals of one citie of Thracia called Hadrianopolis Gallus bought peace of them with innumerable money and payed to them tribute to the great reproche of the Romain empire The Parthiās conquered Armenie expelling the king Tiridates whose children yelded thē to the Partheans The Iustice of god reuenged the persecutiō of the chrystians sending a daungerous pestilence which so raged throughout the empire that vnneth any prouince citee or house escaped this generall plage A controuersie rose in the churche whether heretikes retourning to the fayth shuld be rebaptised or no. Thys question was chiefely in controuersy betwene Cypryan byshop of Carthage and Cornelius bishop of Rome Ciprian affirmed that they should be rebaptised and Cornelius the contrary The yere of the worlde 4215 The yere of Christ 254 Aemilianus in the prouince of Mesia by treason affected the empire Anni regum britannie 23 agaynste whome Gallus and his sonne went forth with an army in battayle were both sleine Aemilianus toke on him the empire who beinge obscurely borne reygned more obscurely For in the thirde monthe he was slayne Lucius the .xxi. bishop of Rome .viii. monthes and after him Stephane .ii. yeres Demetrianus byshop of Antioch The yere of the worlde 4216 The yere of Christ 255 Ualerianus and his son Galienus were aduaunced to the empire Anni regum britannie 24 This Ualerianus as Trebellius sayth was a wise and valiaunt prynce and a right good emperour onely in that vnfortunate that he had a noughtye sonne partaker of the empire But Eutropius saythe that he was vnwise and vnmete for the gouernāce of the empire This is notable that all the noble men whiche be made capitains ouer the souldiours in diuers prouinces were after the sedicious commocions named emperours of the souldiours whom they gouerned Sebellius the heretike denied christ to be the sonne of god The yere of the worlde 4218 The yere of Christ 257 and sayed Anni regum britannie 26 that he was not the first begotten of all creatures He denyed also the vnderstandyng of the holy ghoste Ualerianus persecuted the christen people The yere of the worlde 4219 The yere of Christ 258 Ualerianus making warre in Mesopotamia was vanquished and takē prisoner of Sapores king of Perse and there led the residue of his life in most vile seruage Anni regum britannie 27 In so muche that Sapores vsed him for a stoole to leape on his horse When Ualerian was thus taken his sonne Galienus reigned alone who neuer ones profered to reuenge the ignominie of his father This Galienus for his crueltye and filthy liuinge riot and vnhonest pleasure was odyous unto al men and abhorred of al the prouinces of the empire So that in his time were more rebelles whyche toke on them the names of emperours then had ben true emperours from the time of Iulius Cesar to that day In Fraunce the souldiers in despite of Galienus chose a noble man to be emperour Anni regum britannie 28 called Posthumius The yere of the worlde 4220 The yere of Christ 259 Ingenius was named
emperour in Pannonie Anni regum britannie 29 Odenatus a valiaunte capitayne of the Romayns The yere of Christ 260 and chiefe ruler of the countrey of Surie called Polmirena The yere of the worlde 4221 takyng on hym the name of an emperoure by force of armes recouered to the Romaynes the cytee Nisibis all Mesopotamia and entred with hys host into Ctesiphon he ouerthrew Sapores in battayle and put him to flight The emperour Galienus vanquyshed and slew Ingenius whiche rebelled in Pannonie and vsed extreme crueltee towarde the souldiours and other inhabitauntes Regilleanus was chosen Emperoure in Mesia neere to Pont. This maÌ„ after he had ouercome the Sarmarians was slayne of the people called Roxolani In Illiria nowe called Sclauonie Aureolus obteyned the imperial dignitiee Galienus quieted the persecucion that was meued agaynst the Christians Anni regum britannie 30 The yere of the worlde 4222 The yere of Christ 261 Anni regum britannie 1 AT this tyme hapned a great discencion in Britayn betwene Asclepiodatus their kynge The yere of the worlde 4223 The yere of Christ 262 and one Coil Duke of Coilchester whereby was arrered a greuous warre in whiche Asclepiodatus was slayne Coil toke on hym the kingdome of Britaine and gouerned the royalme the space of .27 yeres of hym is no notable thing in wrytyng Aemilianus affectyng the Empire in Aegypte was taken by Theodotus whom Galienus sente agaynst hym The Almaynes spoyled Fraunce Macrianus being chosen emperour in Sclauonie was slayne of Aureolus who before hadde obteyned the Empire in those partes A certayne bishoppe of Aegypte called Nepos taughte that the kyngdome of Christe shuld be a .1000 yeres here in earth Anni regum britannie 2 The yere of the worlde 4224 The yere of Christ 263 where the electe shuld reigne in al voluptee and pleasure Findok the eldest sonne of Athirco was made kynge of Scottes he kept peace with the Romayns and Britones and quieted the rebellion of Donalde a noble man of the Iles by whose counsayle throughe the contente of hys owne brother Carance he was afterwarde slayne when he had reigned .x. yeres Grece Macedonie Ponte and Asia were vexed and spoyled by often inuasions of the Sâ—ithes and Gothes The yere of the worlde 4226 The yere of Christ Meruailous earthquakes in Asia and Italie A greate darkenes of the ayre contynued manye daies together A great pestilence also reigned in diuers countreis Odenatus hauing prosperous successe against the Persians oâ—teyned the empire of all the easte partes Anni regum britannie 4 This Odenatus profyted so muche the Empire that yf he had not ruled in the East the power of the Romayns hadde greatlye decayed and the Empire had bene subdued by foreyn enemies beinge it was deuided into so many partes within it selfe Galienus proclaimed Odenatus to be partaker of the empire and callynge hym Augustus coyned money in hys name The yere of the worlde 4227 The yere of Christ Odenatus with hys son Herode Anni regum britannie 5 was slayne of Meoneus his coseÌ„ germaine who called him selfe emperour Posthumius was slaine in Fraunce by the treason of Lolâ—ianus which reigned after him The yere of the worlde 4228 The yere of Christ Paulus Samosatenus an horrible heritike taughte Anni regum britannie 6 that Christe toke his beginninge of ourladye and was a man only of our comon nature Which heresy was condemned by a generall counsaile and Paulus excommunicated Zebenna wyfe of Odenatus a woman of lustie courage and of great policie in warre with her .ii. yong lonnes Herennianus and Timolaus in despyte of Galienus who consumed hys lyfe in lechery and banketryng toke on her the gouernaunce of the easte and was called Empresse The yere of the worlde 4229 The yere of Christ 268 Uictorinus Anni regum britannie 7 whiche ruled in Fraunce with Posthumius slue Lollianus and reteined the dominion of France alone But for hys hordome and auoutrie he was slayne of the people Then Marcus reigned there only .3 dayes and after him Tetricus The yere of the worlde 4230 The yere of Christ Tetricus was vainquisshed of Aurolus emperoure of Anni regum britannie 8 Sclauonie whiche ayded Galienus in dyuers batailles against them whiche rebelled in Fraunce Not long after â–ª varyance happened betwene Galienus and Aureolus for the imperial aucthritie so that deadly warre was arreared in the ende whereof Aureolus slue Galienus and his brother Ualerian nere to Mâ—llaine Anni regum britannie 9 Claudius obteined the empire of Rome and was named of the souldiours The yere of the worlde 4231 The yere of Christ 270 chosen and confirmed of the Senate and reigned one yere and 9. monethes for his valiante prowes excellent and princely vertues he deserued greate prayse of the Romaynes For he restored the empire whiche by diuers commocions was greuously shaken in the reigne of Galienus The emperour Claudius ouercame Aureolus which in the countreye of Pannonie had vsurped the empire a longe space he vainquished also the terrible hostes of the Scithes and Gothes In which .320000 of dyuers countreis of the Barbarous people had taken armes against the Romaines and had also on the sea .2000 shyppes of whiche armye a wonderfull multitude were taken and slayne by Claudius and his capitaynes bothe on the water and on the lande Anni regum britannie 10 Claudius subdued the Sarmatians and Germaynes The people of Surie named Palmirens The yere of the worlde 4232 The yere of Christ 271 warred vpon the Aegyptians but Claudius recouered Aegypte to the empire and shortely there vpon finyshed his lyfe Quintilâ—us a noble yonge man and brother of Claudius reigned onely .17 daies and was slaine of the souldiours at Aquileia Aurelianus for his valiante prowes and expertnes in marciall policie Anni regum britannie 11 was made emperour The yere of the worlde 4233 The yere of Christ 272 He of nature was seuere and rigorous but a dilygeÌ„t and sharpe correctour of dissolute maners The people sayd that he was a good phisicion sauing that he gaue to bitter medicins This man being sicke neuer sent for phisicion but cured him selfe with abstinence he ouercame the SarmaciaÌ„s and the people of Germanie called Marcomanni which spoiled the citee of Millaine Anni regum britannie 12 In Thratia and Illaria the emperour vainquisshed the Gothes and slue theyr Duke Cannabam The yere of the worlde 4234 The yere of Christ 273 He conquered Bithinia and recouered Theana nere to Emessa he ouer came Zebennia or Zenobia whiche named her selfe empresse of the easte and besiegynge the citee Palmirena toke and brought hir prisoner in triumphe to Rome Donalde king of Scottes one yere he was taken in battaile by Donalde of the Isles and shortly after dyed Ualerius subdued a RomaÌ„ Duke called Firmius Anni regum britannie 13 whiche by treason affected the empire in Aegypte The yere of the worlde 4235 The yere of Christ 274 After the deathe of kynge Donalde greate trouble was in Scotlande For Donalde of the Isles
toke on hym the crowne and vsed muche tyrannie the space of .12 yeares he neuer loughe but whan he harde of the dyscorde and saughter of his nobles and therefore in the ende for hys crueltee was slayne of Craithline the sonne of Findoke with .200 of his naughtie counsailours Eusebius bishop of Laodicea was famous Tetricus whiche was named emperoure in Fraunce yelded hym and his host to Aurelianus The emperour Aurelianus fortified the wals of Rome and so augmented the citee The yere of the worlde 4236 The yere of Christ 275 Anni regum britannie 14 that it was in compasse fiftye miles he published a persecucion against the Christians And shortly after goyng with an armie against the Persians betwene Heraclea and Byzance was slayne of hys secretarie Mnestaâ—us Tacitus was emperoure .6 monethes Anni regum britannie 16 and after hym Florinus his brother .ii. monethes The yere of the worlde 4238 The yere of Christ 277 whiche bothe beynge chosen of the Senate were slaine of the souldioures the one at Ponte the other at Tarsis The yere of the worlde 4239 Uraranes kynge of Perse. The yere of Christ 278 Probus the emperoure reigned .6 yeres and .4 monethes he is numbred amonge the most renowmed princes Anni regum britannie 17 And was famous in marcyall affaiers as well whan he was pryuate as after he had obteyned the imperiall auctoritee he quieted Fraunce subdued the Germains and slue of them .400000 The yere of the worlde 4240 The yere of Christ 279 Manes auctoure of the secte of Maniches Anni regum britannie 18 was in these dayes He was a Persian borne in maners rude and barbarous and of a firce and cruell nature and withoute all modestee he endeuoured to perswade the people that he represented the fourme of Chryste sometimes he sayed that he was Paraclitus that is the true comforter that was promised by Christe His folowers denyed Chryste to haue taken veraye fleshe They reiected also the olde testament and part of the newe Probus the emperour in Illiria subdued the Samaricians Anni regum britannie 19 In Thrace the Gothes by coÌ„position yelded to him The yere of the worlde 4241 The yere of Christ 280 Passing into Asia he slewe the notable robber Palfurius â–ª and ouercame the monstruous people called Blemie which haue no heades but their eyes and mouthes in their breastes He restored Ioppe and Ptolomâ—is to the empire and made peace with Narseus kinge of Parthe. He vanquished also Saturnius which traiterouslye rebelled in Alexandria Cirillus bishoppe of Antioch was famous whose workes we haue at this daye Anni regum britannie 20 The yere of the worlde 4242 The yere of Christ 281 Proculus and Bonosus named theÌ„ selues emperours at Agrippina in Fraunce but they were quickely subdued by Probus which in all hast led against them a stroÌ„g armye Anni regum britannie 22 Probus by the labor of his souldiors The yere of Christ 283 caused the great hil in Syrmia called Almus The yere of the worlde 4244 the mount Aureus in Mesia to be set with vâ—â—es Not longe after he was slayne of his souldiours because he made them to labour so sore and not so much as in winter suffered them to be at rest It was his saying also that souldiours ought not to spende corne and vitayle excepte they laboured to profyte the common weale Anni regum britannie 23 Carus was made emperour of the souldiours The yere of the worlde 4245 he with his son Numerianus The yere of Christ 284 a yonge man of great towardnes tooke in hande the warres that Probus had prepared for against the Persians and when he had obteyned all the land lyeng betwene Euphrates and Tygris without resistence of any aduersarye purposinge to extende further the boundes of the Romain empire as some wryte was slayne with lightninge Numerianus his sonne whose eyes were sore for weapinge for his fathers death was murdered by â—per his wifes father Dioclesian succeded Carus in the empire The yere of the worlde 4247 and reygned 22. yeres Anni regum britannie 25 The yere of Christ 286 He descended but of a base and vnknowen familye in so much that he was supposed to be the sonne of a nota ry Of witte he was sharpe quicke and subtile of nature geuen to cruelty In politike affayres studyous and diligente towarde christian religion impious and cruell At the first entre with his owne handes he slewe Aper the murderer of Numerianus and not long after in a ieopardus battaile vanquished and slewe Carinus the yonger sonne of Carus which for his cruelty and filthy life was detested of all men Craithlint the son of Findoke after the deathe of Donalde the â—â—ranne was made king of Scottes and reigned .24 yeres with great wisedome and iustice In hys time happened great variance betwene the Pictes and Scottes whiche continued frendes from the time of Fegus the first king of Scottes to these dayes for stealyng of a greyhound wherof ensue great murder and slaughter of men on both partes After that Dioclesian was aduaÌ„ced to the gouernaÌ„ce of the empire The yere of the worlde 4248 The yere of Christ 287 Anni regum britannie 29 there hapned diuers coÌ„mocioÌ„s in sundry prouinces wherfore fearing that he alone shuld not be able to susteine the trauaile of so many ieopardies he made Maximian surnamed Herculeus partaker of the empire and sent him into Gallia to quiete the commocion whiche was moued by Amandus and Aelianus whom he easily vanquished and for that time brought FrauÌ„ce into a quietnesse Polidore and the latine historiographers referre the storye of Carausius Alectus and Asclepiodatus to this time And the Scottishe history sayth that he was a noble man of the Scottes and vncle to kinge Crailinâ—e but let the reader folowe his owne iudgement and that shal seme to him most veritable COnstantius a duke of Rome Anni regum britannie was sente into Brytaine to recouer the tribute The yere of Christ 289 shortly after whose arriuall Coil which than was kinge dyed wherefore the Britains to haue more suertye of peace wylled this Duke to take to wife Helena the doughter of Coil which was a wonderful fayre mayden and therewyth wel learned This Constantius when he had recouered the tribute retourned with his wife Helena to Rome as chiefe rulerof Britaine Because of diuers warres that rose in many prouinces the .ii. emperours chose to them .ii. other noble men Galerius and Constantius whiche was before sent to Britaine to helpe theym in theyr affayres Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4252 The yere of Christ whome they called Cesars Galerius was sent into the east partes againste the Persians â–ª Constantius had the tuition of Fraunce Dioclecian after he had subdued Achilleus The yere of the worlde 4253 The yere of Christ 292 that rebelled in Egipte Anni regum britannie 4 conquered and vtterly destroyed two noble and riche citees called Busiris and Copon he subdued also the cite
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