of Pehytes yâ— they were dampned put to deth through Vortiger in this londe wherfore they were wondersly wroth and swore that they wolde be auenged of the dethe of theyr kynnesmen came in to this lond with a grete power robbed slewe in many places dyd all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he ma de moche sorowe and was sore anoyed And in another place also tydnges came to hym that Aurilambros and Vter his broder ordeyned and assembled a grete hoost for to come in to grete Britayn for to be auenged vpon Vortiger for yâ— deth of theyr broder Constance So that on yâ— one syde on the other he was brought in to so moche sorowe that he ne wyst wheder to go ¶ How Engyst and .xj. thousande men came in to this loÌ„de to whom Vortiger gaue a place yâ— is called Thonge castell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauye of strauÌ„gers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were comeÌ„ in to this londe The kynge sent anone a messenger thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to knowe what folke they were what they asked in to what couÌ„tre they wolde go There were two bretherne maysters prynces of that stronge company yâ— one was called Engist that other Horne Engist went to the kyng and tolde hym the cause wherfore they were comen in to this londe sayd Syr we be of a couÌ„ tree yâ— is called Saxonie that is yâ— londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe that of the people be so many that the londe may not them susteyne And yâ— prynces maisters of the londe make to come before them men womeÌ„ of yâ— boldâ—st yâ— may best trauayle in to diuers lon des gyue them hors harneys al yâ— them nedeth thaÌ„ they byd them go in to an other to 〈…〉 e where they may lyue as theyr auÌ„ceters dyd before them And therfore syr kynge yf ye wyll haue our seruice we wyll helpe you against your enemyes Whan Vortiger herd this he sayd gladly he wold wtholde them vpon suche couenauÌ„t yâ— yf they might delyuer his londe of his enemyes he wold gyue them reasonable loÌ„des for to dwell in for euer Engist thanked hym goodly in this maner he his coÌ„pany .xj. M. were reteyned with kyng Vortiger at the last delyuered clene yâ— londe of his enemyes Than prayed Engist the kyng of so moche loÌ„de yâ— he myght make for hym his folke a cite The kyng answered it was not to do wtout couÌ„seyle of his brytons Engist prayed hym agayn of as moche place as he might compasse with a thonge of a skyn wheron he might make a maner for hyÌ„ to dwell in And yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted him frely Than Engist cut a bulles skyn as small as he myght in to a thoÌ„ge therw t compassed as moche lond as he myght buylde on a fayre castell was called Thong castell ¶ How Vortiger loued Ronewen Engistes doughter how he spoused her WHan this castell was made and well arayd Engist pryuely sent by lettre in to the couÌ„tree where he came fro for an hondred shyppes fylled with men that were stronge bolde and also well fyghtyng in all batayles and that they sholde also brynge with them Ronewen his doughter whiche was the fayrest creature that ony man myght se And whan those people were comen that he had sente for he toke and ladde them in to the castell with moche Ioye And hymselfe vpon a daye went vnto the kynge and prayed hym there full worthely that he wolde come and se his newe manoyr that he had made in the place that he had compassed with the thonge of the skynne The kynge anone frely graunted hym went with hym thyder and was full well pleased with the castell with the fayre weeke And togyder there they ete and dranke with moche ioye And whan nyght came that kynge Vortiger sholde go in to his chambre to take there his nyghtes rest Ronewen yâ— was Engistes doughter came with a cup of golde in her haÌ„de and kneled before the kynge and sayd to hym wassayll And the kynge wyst noâ— what it was to mene â—e what he shold answere therto for as moche as hym selfe nor none of his brytons coude speke none Englysshe nor vnderstande it but spake in yâ— same language that Britons do yet Neuerthelesse a latiner tolde the kynge the full vnderstandynge of waâ—sayll that other shold answere drynke hayll And that was the fyrst tyme that wassayll and drynke hayll came vp in this londe and froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme it is well vsed in all this realme of Englonde And whan kynge Vortiger behelde yâ— grete beaute of this fayre lady Ronewen that kneled before hym he toke her vp layde bothe his armes aboute her necke thryes swetely kyssed her anone ryght he was enamoured vpon her so that he desyred to haue her to wyfe and asked her of Engist her fader And Engist graunted hym vpon this couenauÌ„t that the kyng shold gyue hym all the couÌ„tree of Kent that he his people myght dwell therin The kynge grauÌ„ted hym pryuely with a good wyll And anone after he spoused the damoysell and that was moche confusyon to hym selfe And therfore all the brytons became wrothe bycause he spoused a woman of mysbyleue wherfore they went all froÌ„ hyÌ„ wold do no thynge that he had to do ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kyng Engyst dryuen out how Vortimer was poysoned THis Engist went in to Kent and seased all the londe in to his haÌ„des for hym for his men became within a lytel whyle of so grete power had so moche people that men wyst not in litel tyme whiche were the kyÌ„ges men whiche were Engystes wherfore the Brytons had of hym drede sayd amonge them but yf they ne toke other couÌ„seyle bytwene them all the londe shold be destroyed through Engist and his people Vortiger the kyng had begoteÌ„ on his fyrst wyfe thre sones the fyrst was called Vortimer the seconde Catagren the thyrde Passent The brytoÌ„s by one assent chose Vortimer to be theyr lorde souerayne crowned hym kyng wold not suffre Vortiger no longer to regne bycause of the alyauÌ„ce bytwene Engist and hym The brytons ordeyned a grete hoost for to dryue out Engist his company of the londe and gaue hym thre batayles the fyrst was in Kent where he was lorde the seconde was at Tetford the thyrde was in a shyre on this side Colchestre in a moor And in this batayle mette them Catagren Horne Engystes broder so that eche of them slewe other But for as moche as the couÌ„tre was gyuen longe before to Horne through Vortiger whaÌ„ he spoused his cosyn there he made a fayre castell
After that the kynge Aurilambros went through out the londe and put awaye the name of Engyst londe that Engyst after his name had called it before Than he let call it agayne grete Brytayne and let make agayn chirches and houses of relygyon castelles cytees and borowes and townes that the Saxous had destroyed and came to London and dyd do make the walles of the cyte whiche Engist his folke had cast downe The Brytons ladde hym to the mouÌ„t of Ambrian where somtyme was an hous of relygyon whiche than was destroyed through the paynyms wherof a knyght that was called Ambry that somtyme was fouÌ„der of that hous and therfore the hyll was called the mount of Ambryan And after it was called Ambesbury and shall be so for euermore ¶ How Aurilambros dyd redresse the londe of grete Brytayne whiche was destroyed through the Saxons HOw the kynge Aurilambros let amende and redresse the hous of Ambesbury and put there in monkes but now there be Nonnes alytell from the place that was called Salysbury or where as the Saxons slewe the Britons where as Engist and the Britons sholde haue made a loue daye in that whiche tyme there were slayne a thousande .lxj. knyghtes through treason of Engist The kynge therof had grete pyte thought to make in mynde of them a monument of stone that myght endure to the worldes ende And of this thynge they toke theyr counseyle what therof was best to do Than spake to the kynge the bysshop of London that was called Ternekyn that he shold enquyre after Mer lyn for he coude best tell how this thyÌ„ge myght best be made And Merlyn after was sought fouÌ„de came to the kynge And the kyng tolde hym his wyll of the monument that he wold haue made Merlyn answered to the kynge sayd There ben grete stones in Irlond longe vpon the hyll of Kian that ben called gyauÌ„tes ka roll yf they were in this place as they be there they wold endure for euermore in remembrauÌ„ce of those knyghtes that here be buryed Perma foy sayd the kyng as harde stones ben in my loÌ„de as in Ir loÌ„de Soth sayd Merlyn but in all your londe there be none suche For gyauntes set them for grete good of themselfe For at euery tyme that they were wouÌ„ded or in ony maner hurt they wasshed the stones with hote water and thaÌ„ they wasshed them therwith anone they were hole ¶ How the Brytons went for to seke the grete stones in Irlonde ANd whaÌ„ these BritoÌ„s had herd of this thyÌ„ge they went swore amonge them that they wolde goo seke those stones toke with them Vter the kyÌ„ges broder to be theyr chefe capitayn and .v. M. meÌ„ Merlin couÌ„seyled them for to go vnto Irlonde and so they dyd And whan the kynge of Irlonde that was called Guillomer herde tell the strauÌ„gers were arriued in his londe he assembled a grete power fought agaynst them but he his folke were discoÌ„fyted The Brytons wente before tyll they came to the mouÌ„t of Kylian clymmed vp vnto the mouÌ„t But whan they sawe the stones the maner how they stode they had grete meruayle and sayd bytwene themselfe that no man sholde them remeue for no strength ne engyne so grete they were so loÌ„ge But Merlin thrugh his crafte he remeued them brought them in to theyr shyppes came agayn in to this londe And Merlin set the stones where the kyng wolde haue them set them in the same maner that they stode in Irlonde And whan the kynge sawe that it was made he thaÌ„ked Merlin ryche ly hym rewarded at his own wyll let call the place Stonehenge for euermore ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone kyng Guillomer came in to this londe how a traytour that was called Cappa empoysoned the kyng Aurilambros ANd men shall vnderstaÌ„de the Passent that was Vortigers sone liued the same tyme came in to this lond with a grete power arryued in the north couÌ„tre wold be aueÌ„ged of his faders deth Vortiger strongly trusted vpon the com pany that he had brought with hym out of the londe of Germany had conquered all the North couÌ„tre vnto Yorke And whaÌ„ kyng Aurilambros herde this he assem bled a grete power of britons went for to fyght with Passent he discomfyted Passent and al his people But Passent escaped thens with some of his men fledde thens in to IrloÌ„de came to kyng Guillomer prayed hym of helpe socour The kynge grauÌ„ted hym with good wyll sayd that he wold helpe hym vpon that couenaunt that I my selfe must go with you with all my power in to Brytayne and I wold me auenge vpon the Brytons the rather for they came in to my londe toke the stones with strength that is called gyauÌ„tes karoll The kyng Guillomer let ordeyne his shyppes and went to the see with .xv. 〈◊〉 men arryued in wales began to robbe dyd moche sorowe ¶ It befell so that kyng Aurilambros lay feke at Wynchestre myght not helpe hymselfe So that he sent in his name Vter his broder with a power to helpe wales thyderwarde he went as moche as he myght The kyng of Irlonde and Passent had herde tell that Aurilambros was seke and to them there came a sarasyn that was called Coppa and sayd Syr dwell ye here all in peas with your hoost I behyght you through my queyntyse that I shall slee the kynge Aurilambros that is seke Than sayd Passent yf ye do so I shall rychely auaâ—iâ—e you This traytour Coppa put vpon hym an habyte of relygyon let shaue hym a brode crowne came vnto the kynges courte sayd that he wolde helpe the kyng of his malady Than sayd the traytour Coppa vnto the kynge Syr be of good conforte for I shall gyue you suche a medycyne that ye shall swete anone ryght and lyst to slepe haue good rest And the traytour gaue hym suche poyson to slepe that anone ryght in his slepyng he dyed the traytour sayd that he wolde go out in to the felde tyll he were awaked And so escaped he away for no man had to hym suspeccyon for bycause of his ha byte that he was clothed in and also for his brode shauen crowne But whan the kynges men wyst that he was deed they became wonders sory fast sought the traytour but they myght not fynde hyÌ„ For that traytour returned agayne vnto the hoost fro whens he came ¶ Whan Aurilambros was deed a sterre on the morow was seen with a clere lyght at that bought of the beme was seen the heed of an horryble dragon WHan the kyng AurilaÌ„bros was thus deed empoisoned at wyn chestre on the morowe after that he was deed aboute the tyme of pryme there was seen a sterre grete clere the beme of the sterre was bryghter than the
castell of Tyntagell aske entre there and haue your wyll The kyng toke pryuely all the hoost to gouerne and lede to a knyght that he moche loued toke his waye towarde the castell with hym toke Vlfyn his chamberlayne and Merlyn And whan they came thyder yâ— porter wende it had ben his owne lord And whaÌ„ tyme came for to go to bedde yâ— kyng went to bedde with Igreyne the erles wyfe and dyd with her all his wyl begate vpon her a sone whiche was called Arthur And on the morowe the kyng toke his leue of the lady and went agayn to his hoost And the same nyght that the kynge laye by Igreyne in bedde that was the erles wyfe the kynges men gaue a grete assaute to the castel And the erle his men manly defended them But at the last it befel so that in the same assaute the erle hyÌ„selfe was slayne the castell taken And the kyng anone returned agayn to Tyntagell and spoused Igreyne with moche honour and made her quene And soone after that the tyme came yâ— she sholde be delyuered had a sone whiche was called Arthur And after that gate on her a doughter that was called Amya And whan she was of age a noble baron that was called Aloth yâ— was lorde of Leons wedded her ¶ Whan Vter longe tyme had regned there came vpon hyÌ„ a grete sekenes as it were a sorowe And in the meane tyme those that had in kepynge Otta that was Engistes sone and Ossa his broder that than were in pryson they let them goo for grete gyftes that they gaue and wente with them And whan these two bretherne were escaped came agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree they ordeyned a grete power of folke began to warre agayn vpon the kyng ¶ How kynge Vter chose Aloth to kepe the londe of Brytayne whyle that he was seke for as moche as he myght not for his sekenes ANd for as moche as kyng Vter was seke myght not helpe hyÌ„ selfe he ordeyned Aloth sone of Eleyne that than was chosen for to be wardeyn and â—heftayne of all his folke And so he anone his Brytons assembled a grete hoost gaue batayle to Otta and to his folke but Otta at the last was discomfyted ¶ It be fell thus after warde that these brytons had indignacyon of Aloth wolde not be to hym attendauÌ„t wher fore yâ— kynge was wonders fore anoyed and let put hym in a lyttet is the hoost amonge his folke And they ladde hym to Veroâ—oin that than was a fayre cite where as saynt Albon was martyred and after was that cite destroyed with paynyms through warre and thyder they had sent Otta Ossa theyr people entred in to the towne let make fast the gates there they helde them And the king came besyeged them made a stronge assaute But they yâ— were win manly defended them The kyng let ordeyn his goÌ„nes his engynes for to breke yâ— walles yâ— walles were so stroÌ„ge yâ— no thynge myght misdo theÌ„ Otta his people had grete despite yâ— a kyng lyenge in a lytter had besteged them toke couÌ„ seyle to come out on the morow gyue batayle to the king in that batayle Otta Ossa were slayne al the other alyue fled in to Scotlonde made Colegrin theyr cheftayne And the saxons yâ— were escaped brought agayn a grete strength sayd amonge them yf kyng Vter were deed they shold well coÌ„quere the loÌ„d thought to poyson hyÌ„ ordeyned men to do this dede gyuyng them grete gyftes they went thyderward in poore meÌ„nes wede to accomplysshe theyr fals purpose but it auayled not for they myght not come nygh yâ— kyng Tyll at the last they espyed that the kyng draÌ„ke none other lyâ—our but water of a clere well yâ— was nigh besyde these traytours on a day priuely went to the well put therin poyson so that al the water was poysoned anone after aâ— the kyng had dronken of yâ— water he began to swell soone after dyed as many as dranke of yâ— water dyed also And anone as this was espyed folke of the towne let stop yâ— well for euermore WhaÌ„ the kyng was deed his folke bare hyÌ„ to Stonehenge with grete solempnite of bysshops barons yâ— were there to bury hyÌ„ besyde Aurilambros his broder after returned agayn euerythone sent after Arthur his sone they made hym king of the londe with moche reuerence after his faders deth .xvij. yere of his regne ¶ How Arthur that was the sone of Vteâ— was crowned after his faders dethe how he droue out of this londe Coleg 〈…〉 the saxons Cheldrik of Aimayne WHan Arthur was made kynge of the londe he was but yonge of .xv. yere of age but he was fayre and bolde and doughty of body to meke folke he was good and curteys and large of spendynge and made hym wondersly well beloued among all men where it was nede And whaÌ„ he began to regne he sware that the saxons neuer showe haue peas ne test tyll he had dryuen them out of the londe assembled a grete hoost fought with Colegrin the whiche after the tyme yâ— Otta was deed the saxons maynteyned And this Colegrin was discoÌ„fyted fledde vnto yorke toke the cite there helde hym And the kynge besyeged hym there but he gate no thynge it was so stronge yâ— cite defended it manly In yâ— meane tyme Cole grin left yâ— cyte to Bladud fled hymself to Cheldrik that was kyng of Almayne for to haue socour of hym And he assembled a grete power arryued in scotlond with .v. C. shyppes And whan Arthur wyst of these tydynges sawe he had not folk ynough to fyght with Cheldrik he lefte the syege went to London sent anone lettres to Howell of lytell Brytayn his neuewe his systers sone that he sholde come to hym with all the power that he myght And he assembled a grete host arryued at southampton where king Arthur receyued hym Ioyously with moche honour And those two hostes mette assembled them toke theyr waye to Nichol that Cheldrik had besyeged but it was not taken And they came vpon Cheldrik his people or they wist where that they were assayled theÌ„ egerly Kyng Cheldrik his men defended them manly to theyr power But kyng Arthur and his men slewe so many saxons yâ— neuer was seen such slaughter And Cheldrik his men that were left alyue fledde away and kyng Arthur pursued them droue theÌ„ out in to a wode that they myght no ferder passe Cheldrik his meÌ„ sawe well that they were brought in to grete disease yelded them to kyng Arthur in this maner wise that he shold take theyr horses harneys all that they had they wold onely go on fote in to theyr shyppes so they
and weder at wyll And as soone as they myght they arryued at Haâ—â—â—et and as shortly as they coude they went a londe out of theyr shyppes and spradde ouer all the countree ¶ How kyng Arthur fought with a gyauÌ„t in Spayne that was called Dinabus that slewe Eleyue that was kynge Howels cosyn of lytell Brytayne BYnge Arthur had not dwelled in the couÌ„tree but a lytell tyme that men tolde hym that there was comen a grete gyaunte in to Spayne and had rauysshed fayre Eleyne that was cosyn vnto Howell of lytell Brytayn and had brought her vpon an hyll that is called the mouÌ„t of saynt Bernarde and there was no man in that couÌ„tree so bolde nor so hardy that durst fyght with hym ne come nye the place where as the gyauÌ„t dwelled that was called Dinabus and moche sorowe he dyd in that countree Whan kyng Arthur herde these tydynges he called to hym Kay Bedewere and coÌ„maunded them for to go pryuely and espye where the gyaunt myght be fouÌ„de And they came to the ryuage there as men sholde go to the mouÌ„t that was all enclosed aboute with water yet is and euer shall be And they sawe a brennynge fyre vpon the hyll And there was also an other hyll nye that there was vpon that an other fyre breÌ„nynge Kay and Bedewere came to the nexte hyll founde a wydowe open heded syttynge besyde a tombe sore wepyng and made grete sorow ofte she sayd Eleyn Eleyn And Kay Bedewere asked what she was and wherfore she made so moche sorow who lay in that tombe O sayd she what sorowe mysauenture fayre lordes seke ye here for yf the gyaunt may fynde you here he wyll slee you anone Be styll good wyfe sayd they therof dismay you not but tell vs the sothe why that thou makest so moche sorowe and wepynge Syrs sayd she for a damoysell that I nourysshed with my brestes that was called Eleyn that was cosyn to Howell of Brytayn And here lyeth the body in this tombe whiche to me was taken to nourysshe And so there came a deuyll a gyaunt and rauysshed her and me also and ladde vs bothe with hym away And he wolde haue forlayn that mayde that was so yonge and tender of age but she myght not suffre it so grete and so huge as the gyauÌ„t was And for certayne yf he come now as he is wont to do he wyll you now bothe â—lee ther fore go ye hens Than spake these two messengers and sayd to her wherfore go ye not froÌ„ hens Certes syrs sayd she whan that Eleyn was deed the gyaâ—â— made me to abyde to do and haunte his wyll 〈◊〉 I must it 〈◊〉 suffre god it wâ—teth I do it not with my wyll for I had â—euer to be deed than to deale with him so moche payne sorowe I haue whan he me forlyeth Whan Kay Bedewere had herde all that this woman tolde them they returned agayne came to kynge Arthur tolde hym all that they had seen herde Arthur anone toke them bothe with hym and went pryuely by nyght that none of his hoost wyst came on the morow erly to the gyauÌ„t faught with hym strongly at the last slewe hym And Arthur â—ad Bedewere to smyte of his heed brynge it in to the hoost to shewe it for a wonder for it was so grete and huge Whan they came agayn to the hoste they told wherfore they had beÌ„ out shewed to them the heed And euery man was glad ioyfull of the worthy dede that kyng Arthur had done that was theyr lorde And Howell was full sorowfull for his cosyn that was so lost And after warde whan he had space he let make a fayre chapell of our lady ouer Eleyns tombe ¶ How kynge Arthur gaue batayle to the emperour in the whiche batayle the emperour was slayne ARthur his people had tydynges that the emperour had assembled a grete power as well of sarasyns as of paynyms chrysten men wherof the noÌ„bre was .lxxx. M. hors men with fote men Arthur his people ordeyned fast forth in theyr waye toward the empe rour passed Normandy FrauÌ„ce vnto Burgoyn wolde haue gone to the hoost For men tolde hym that the emperours hoost wolde come to Lucie The emperour his hoost in the begynnynge of August remeued from Rome came forth ryght the waye towarde the hoost Than came kyng Arthurs espyes sayd yf that Arthur wolde he sholde fynde the emperour there fast by but they sayd that the emperour had so grete power with hym of kynges of the londe of paynyms also chrysten people that it were but foly to kyng Arthur to mete with them For the spyes tolde that the emperour had fyue or syxe men agaynst one of his Kynge Arthur was bolde hardy and for no thynge hym dysmayed sayd Go we boldly in goddes name agaynst the Romayns that with them lede sarasyns paynyms that haue no maner trust in god but onely vpon theyr strength Go we now seke them sharply in the name of almyghty god slee we the paynyms chrysten men that be agaynst vs with them for to destroye chrysten men god shall helpe vs to ouercome them for we haue the ryght opynyon therfore haue we trust in god do we so that the enemyes that be to chrystendom to god may be destroyed ouercomen that men may recorde the worthynes of knyghthode WhaÌ„ kyng Arthur had thus sayd they cryed all with an hye voyce God that is fader almyghty worshypped be thy name wtout ende ameÌ„ And grauÌ„t vs grace well for to do to destroye our enemyes that be agaynst chrystendome In the name of the fader the sone the holy ghost ameÌ„ And god gyue hym neuer grace nâ— worshyp in the worlde ne mercy of hym to haue that this daye shall feynt well for to smite egerly And so they rode softly ordeyned theyr wynges wel wysely The emperour herde tâ—ll that kyng Arthur his folke were redy apparaylled for to fyght with him how they were comynge he let ordeyue his wynges in the best maner that he coud more trusted in his strength than in almyghty god that was seen afterwarde For whan the two hostes mette the emperour lost iiij of his men agaynst ouâ— of Arthurs so many were slayne what on the one party what on that other that it was grete pyte to wyte beholde In this batayle were slayne through kyng Arthurs .v. kynges of the paynyms of other wonders moche people And kyng Arthurs men fought so wel that the Romayns paynyms had no more strength to with stande them than .xx. shepe agaynst .v. wolues And so it befel that in this batayle in the shoure that was wonders hard longe duryng on that one syde on that other the emperour among them there was slayne but
mekeman moche loued peas charite prayed Peanda of loue peas profred hym of golde syluer grete plente And this Peanda was so proude yâ— he wolde not grauÌ„te hym peas for no maner thynge but for all thynge he wolde fyght with hym So at yâ— last there was set a day of batayle Oswy euer had trust vpon god Peanda trusted to moche vpon his pryde and vpon his hoost that he had and togyder they smote egerly But Peanda was anone discomfyted flayne And this was after the incarnacion of our sauyour â—esu Chryst vj C. and .lv. yere And this Oswy regned .xxviij. yere a kynge that was called Oswyne that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder they fought but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne was discomfyted and slayne and lyeth at Cynmouth ¶ How kynge Cadwaldre yâ— was Cadwalins sone regned after his fader and was the last kynge of Brytons AFter yâ— deth of Cadwalin regned his sone Cadwaldre well nobly his moder was yâ— sister of Peanda And whaÌ„ he had regned .xij. yere he fell in to a grete sekenes than was there a grete discorde bytwene the lordes of yâ— londe that eche warred vpoÌ„ other And yet in that tyme there fell so grete derth and scarcete of corne other vytayles in this londe yâ— a man myght go .iij. or .iiij. dayes fro towne to towne that he sholde not fynde to bye for golde ne syluer breed wyne ne none other vytayle wherw t a man myght lyue But onely the people lyued by rotes of herbes for other lyuynge had they none so moche was it fayled all about fysshes wylde beestes all other thynge so yâ— yet to this mysauenture there fell so grete mortalyte pestilence amonge the people by the corrupcyon of yâ— deed bodyes For they dyed so sodeinly both grete small lorde seruauÌ„t in etynge goynge spe kyng they fell downe dyed so yâ— neuer was herde of more sodeyn deth amonge the people For he yâ— went for to bury the deed body with yâ— same deed body was buryed And so they yâ— myght flee fledde forsoke theyr londes houses as well for the grete hunger derth scarcete of corne other vytayle as for yâ— grete mor talite pestylence in the londe went in to other londes for to saue theyrlyues lefte yâ— londe all deserte wasted so that there was no man for to trauayle tyll the loude so that yâ— loude was â—aâ—ayne of corne all other fruytes for define of tillers this misaueÌ„ture duted .xj. yere more yâ— no man myght ere ne sowe ¶ How Cadwaldre went out of this londe in to lytell Brytayne CAdwaldre sawe grete hunger mortalite pestilence the londe all poore faylynge cornes other vytayles his folke perisshed sawe also the moost party of his lond all wasted voyde of people he apparayled hyÌ„ his folke yâ— were lefte alyue passed ouer in to lytel Brytayn with a lytel nauy vnto kyng Aleyn yâ— he moche loued that was his cosyn that his fader had moche loued in his tyme. And as they sayled in the see he made moche lameÌ„tacyon so dyd all those that were with hym and sayd Dedisti nos dite tanquam oues estaruÌ„ et in gentibus dispersisti nos ¶ And than began Cadwaldre to complayne hym to his tolke pyteously and sayd Alas sayd he to vs wretches and caytyues is sorowe for our grete synnes of the whiche we wolde not amende vs whyle we had space now repentauÌ„ce is comen vpon vs through mysaueÌ„ture whiche chaceth vs out of our owne realme propre soyle out of the whiche somtyme Romayns Scottes Saxons nor Danes myght not exple vs. But what auayleth it now to vs that before tyme dyuers tymes haue goten many other londes syth it is not yâ— wyll of god that we abyde dwell in our owne lode God that is very iudge that all thinges knoweth before they be done or made he seeth that we wolde not cese of our synnes that our enemyes myght not vs nor our lygnage exyle fro and out of our realme he wolde that we amended vs of our folyes and that we sholde se our propre defautes therfore hath shewed to vs wrathe wyll chastyse vs of our misdedes syth that he doth vs without batayle or strengthe of our enemyes by grete coÌ„panyes wretchedly to leue our realme propre londe Turne agayn ye Romayns turne agayne ye Scottes turne agayne ye Saxons turne agayn ye frensshmen now sheweth to you Britayn all deserte the whiche your power myght neuer make deserte ne yet your power hath not put vs now in exde but onely the power of the kyng almyghty whome we haue oft offended by our folyes the whiche we wolde not leue vntyll he chastised vs by his diuyne power Amonge the wordes lament acyons yâ— kyng Calwaldre made to his folke they arryued in lytel Gritayn came to king Aleyn And yâ— kyng receyued hym with grete ioye made him to be serued won ders nobly and there he dwelled longe tyme after The englysshe people that were lefte alyue were escaped yâ— grete hunger mortalite lyued in yâ— best wyfe that they might moche people sprang and came of them And they sente in to saxonie where they were borne to theyr frendes for men women and chyldren to restore the citees with people and the townes that were all boyde of people for to labour trauayle and tyll the eâ—th Whan the Saxons had herde these tydynges they came in to this londe won ders thycke in grete coÌ„panyes lodged themselfe in the couÌ„tree all about where that they wolde for they fouÌ„de no man to with stande them ne lette And so they wexed multyplyed gretly vsed the customes of yâ— couÌ„tre wherof they were comen and the lawes the language of theyr owne londe And they chaunged yâ— names of citees townes castelles and boutghes and gaue them names and called them as they now be called And they helde the couÌ„tets the batonages and the lordshyppes countrees in maner as yâ— Brytons before ryme had compassed them And amonge other grete companyes that came from Germayn in to this londe came yâ— noble quene that was called Sexburga with men women without nombre arryued in the couÌ„tree of Northumberlonde toke the lond from Albion vnto Cornewayle for her for her folke For there was none that myght them let for all was desolate voyde of people but it were a fewe poore Brytons that were lefte on mouÌ„taynes wodes vutyll that tyme. And fro that tyme forth lost the Britons this realme for all theyr dayes and the Englysshe people began to regne departed the londe bytwene them and they made many kynges aboute by dyuers partes of the londe as here ben deuysed The fyrst of Westsex the seconde Merchenrych the thyrde
Estangle the fourthe kent the fyfthe Southsex All those regned in this londe after that Cadwaldre was passed out of this londe dwelled in lytell Brytayn with kynge Aleyn his cosyn and true frende And whan he had longe dwelled there and had knowlege that the mortalite pestylence was ouerpassed that the londe was replenysshed with alyen people he thought to come agayn in to this londe prayed kynge Aleyn his cosyn of socour helpe that he myght be restored agayn to his owne propre realme fyrst dignite And kynge Aleyn grauÌ„ted hym his askyng Than dyd he apparayle hym to take his waye vyage in to this londe And prayed god almyghty deuoutly that he wolde make to hym demonstracyon yf his prayer in to this londe were to hym pleasauÌ„t or not For agaynst the wyll of god almyghty he wolde no thynge do Whan he had thus deuoutly made his prayer a voyce from heuen sayd to hym and badde hym leue that iourney away in to Englonde and that he sholde go to the pope of Rome for it was not yâ— wyll of almyghty god that yâ— Brycons sholde regne ony more in Brytayne nor neuer recouer the lond vnto the tyme that the pphecy that Merlyn sayd before be fulfylled And that shold neuer be vnto the tyme were comen that yâ— relykes of his body shall be brought fro Rome translated in to Brytayne And whan the relikes of other sayntes yâ— haue ben hydde for the persecucyon of the paynym folke shall be fouÌ„de and openly shewed than shall they recouer theyr loÌ„de agayn the whiche they haue soo longe tyme loste through theyr deseruynge Whan Cadwaldre had herde this answere he mer uayled gretly tolde it to kyng Aleyn Thankynge Aleyn sent for the clergye of his londe and made them to brynge the storyes prophecyes that Merliu Sybyll had sayd in theyr prophecyes And whan he knewe that the prophecy that Festom had prophecied of the Egle and other prophecyes accorded to the diuyne answere yâ— Cadwaldre had herdehe couÌ„seyled hym ryght faythfully desyred hym to leue his people his nauy and submytte hym to the disposicyon of god do all that the auÌ„gell had coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym Than Cadwaldre called ynor his sone and yuory his cosyn that was his systers sone sayd to them Take sayd he my folke my nauy that is here all redy and passe in to wales and be ye lordes of Brytons yâ— no dyshonour come to them by interrupeyon of yâ— paynyms folke for defaute of lordes And than he hymselfe lefte his realme of Brytayne his folke for euermore toke his waye vnto the pope of Rome Sergius the whiche worshypped hym moche and so he was confessed toke penaunce for his synnes And he had not longe dwelled there that he ne dyed the .xij. kalend of Maye the yere of grace b C .lxxix. ¶ How kynge Osfa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Englonde how euery kyng warred vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that were in the londe as they of Westsex Merchenrych Estangle of Kent and of Southsex and of other costes eche warred vpon other he yâ— was moost myghty toke the londe of hym yâ— was moost feblest But there was a kynge amonge them that was called Offa that was saynt Oswaldes broder This Offa conquered all yâ— kynges of the lond and regned aboue them all And so grete was the warre in euery couÌ„tre bytwene kynges that no man myght wyte how the londe went But abbottes pryours and men of religyon wrote the lyues dedes of kinges how longe euery of them regned in what countree in what maner euery kyng dyed and of bysshops also And therof made grete bokes and let call them cro nycles And the good kynge Alured had that boke in his warde And let brynge it vnto Wynchestre and let it be fast tached to a pyller that men sholde it not remeue ne bere thens so that euery man myght se it thervpon loke For therin ben conteyned the lyues of all yâ— kynges that euer were in Englonde ¶ How the kyng of Northumberlonde Osbryght forlaye the wyfe of Buerne Bocard through strength afterward this Buerne conquered the kynge with power and strengthe ANd thus it befell in yâ— same tyme that there was a kyÌ„g in NorthuÌ„ berlonde that was called Osbryght soiourned at Yorke this kynge wente vpon a daye in to a wode for to dysporte hyÌ„ And whan he came agayn he went pryuely in to a good mannes hous that was called Bucrne the good man of that place was gone that tyme to yâ— see For oftentymes he went there to espye theues robbers that ofteÌ„tymes were wont to come in to the londe to robbe brenne slee The lady that was Buer nes wyfe was a wonders fayre womaÌ„ And the kyng came vnto her whan her husbonde was absent Ad so she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour worthely serued hym of all thynges Whan the kynge had eten he coke the lady by the hande and ladde her in to a chambre and sayd that he wolde speke with her in couÌ„seyle And made all yâ— folke vor de out of the chambre saue onely the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he dyd it tyll yâ— he had done all his wyll And whan he had done this dede he returned agayne to Yorke lefte the lady there sore wepyng for the dede that the kynge had done to her And whan hee lord was comen home sawe her wepe make suche sorowe mournynge he asked of her what she had done why she made suche sorowe Syr she sayd subtylly and falsly the kynge Osbryght hath done me shame vylany agaynst my wyll tolde hym the trouth how yâ— kynge had forlayne her with strength wherfore she sayd she had leuer be deed than lyue Fayre loue be styll sayd he for agaynst strengthe feblenes is lytell worth therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lesse be loued and namely for thou hast tolde me yâ— trouth And yfalmyghty god grauÌ„te me my lyfe I shall well auenge the. This Buerne was a grete man a myghty lorde was well belo ued had grete frendes let sende for the gretest lordes of the londe to them made his complaynt of the despyte that the kynge had done to hyÌ„ sayd yâ— he wolde be auenged how so euer it were And all his frendes couÌ„seyled hym that he shold go to yorke where as the kyng was to defye hym And Buerne â—eke his meyny came to the kyng And whan the kyng sawe hym he called hyÌ„ curteysly by his name And Buerne answered hym to hym sayd Syr I you defye yelde vp feautees homages londes as mothe as I haue holden of you and from this tyme forwarde I wyll neuer of the no thynge holde And so he departed fro
In this same yere syr Henry erle of NorthumberloÌ„de the lorde Bardolf came out of Scotlonde in preiudyce destruceyon of kynge Henry wherfore they of the NorthcouÌ„tre arose vpon them fought with them discoÌ„fited them toke them smoâ—e of their hedes quartred theyr bodyes sent the heed of the erle a quarter of the lorde Bardolf to LondoÌ„ and there they were set vpon LoudoÌ„ brydge for fals treason that they had purposed agaynst the kyng ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kyng Henryes regne was syr Edmond Holland erle of Kent made Amyrall of Englonde for to kepe the see he went to the see with many ryal shyppes that were ful well arayed apparayled and enarmed with many a good man of armes archers and of good defence of warre in the kynges name of Englonde and so he londed at the last in the coste of Brytayn in the yle of Briak with al his folke he besyeged the castell assauted it they withstode hym with grete defence strength And anone he layd his ordynaunce in the layenge of a gonne there came a quarell and smote the good erle Edmond in the heed there caught he his deth WouÌ„de but yet they left not tyll that they had goten the castell all that were therin there this good lord dyed vpon whose soule god haue mercy amen And than his meyny came home agayne in to Englonde with the erles body and was buryed amonge his auÌ„cestres right worthely ¶ And in the same yere was a grete frost in EngloÌ„de that â—ured xv wekes ¶ And in the .x. yere of kyng henryes regne the fourth came the Seâ—esshall of Henaud with other meyny in to Englonde to seke auentures to gete them worshyp in dedes of armes bothe on horsbacke on fote at all maner poyntes of warre And the Senesshall chalenged the erle of Somerset the erle delyue red hyÌ„ full manfully of al his chalenges and put his aduersary to the worst in al poyntes wan there grete worship the degre of the felde And on the nexte day after came in to the felde an other man of armes of the Senesshals party agaynst him came syr Rychard of Arundel knyght the Henaud had the better of hym on fote in one poynt for he brought hym on his knee And on the thyrde daye came in an other man of armes in to the felde and agaynst hym there came syr Iohn Corne wayle a knyght manly knyghtly he quytte hyÌ„ in all maner poyntes agaynst his aduersary had the better in the felde And on the fourth daye came an other man of armes of Henaud in to the felde agaynst him came syr Iohn Chaynes sone manly quytte hym agaynst his aduersary for he cast hors man in to the felde And the kynge for his manhode at that tyme dubbed hym knyght And on the fyfth daye there came an other man of armes of the Henaudes party in to the felde to hym came syr Iohn stewarde knight manfully he quytte him there in all maner poyntes had the better And on the syxth daye after came an other Henaud to hym came Willyam Porter squyer manfully he quytte hym had the better in the felde And the kynge dubbed hym knyght the same tyme. And on the seuenth daye after came an other man of armes of Henaud in to the felde to him came Iohn Standisshe squyer and manfully he quytte hym on his aduersary had the better of hym in the felde and the kynge dubbed hym knyght the same daye And on the same day came an other man of armes of Henaud and to hym came a squyer of Gascoyne and proudly and maÌ„ly he quytte hym on his aduersary had the better of hym and anone the kynge dubbed hym knyght And on the .viij. day came in to the felde two men of armes of Henaud to them came two sowdyours of Calays whiche were bretherne that were called Burghes and well manly quytte them on theyr aduersaryes had the better in the felde And thus ended the chalenges with many grete worshyppes And the kynge at the reuerence of these worthy strafigers made a grete feest and gaue them many riche gyftes And thaÌ„ they toke theyr leue and went home agayne in to theyr owne countree ¶ And in the. xâ— yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourth there was a grete batayle done in smyth felde bytwene two squyers that one was called Glocestre that was appellaunt and Arthur was the defendauÌ„t and well manly they fought togyder longe tyme And the kynge for theyr manfulnes and of his grace toke theyr quarell in to his handes and made them to go out of the felde at ones so they were deuyded of theyr batayle and the kyng gaue them grace ¶ And the .xij. yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth â—ysdie a squyer of Wales that was a rebell a ryser supporter to Owen of Glendre whiche dyd moche destruccyon to the people of Wales was taken brought to London there he came before the Iustyees and was dampned for his treason than he was layde on an hurdell and so drawen to Tyburne through the cite there he was hanged let downe agayne his heed smytten of and the body quartred and sent to foure townes his heed set vpon London brydge ¶ And in the. xiij yere of kynge Henryes regne tho dyed syr Iohn Beauford the erle of Somerset that was capytayne of Calays was buryed at the abbey of the Toure hyll on whose soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the same yere the lorde Thomas kyng Henryes sone wedded the couÌ„tesse of Somerset ¶ And in this same yere came the embassadours of Fraunce in to Englonde fro the duke of Burgoyn vnto the prynce of Englonde kyng Henryes sone heyre for to haue helpe and socour of meÌ„ of armes archers against the duke of Orlyaunce And than went ouer see the erle of Arundel syr Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of Kent the lorde Cobham syr Iohn Oldcastell many other good knyghtes worthy squyers men of armes good archers in to FrauÌ„ce came to Parys to the duke of Burgoyn there he receyued welcomed these englysshe lordes all the other meyny And than it was done hyÌ„ to wyte that the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce was comen to saynt Clowe fast by Parys with a grete nombre of men or armes arbalastres thyder went our Englysshmen fought with them gate yâ— brydge of saynt Clowe there they slewe many Frensshmen and arbalastres the remenauÌ„t fledde wold no longer abyde And thaÌ„ our englysshmen came agayn to Parys there they toke theyr leue of the duke came safe agayne in to Englonde and the duke gaue them grete gyftes And anone after the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce sent embassadours in to Englonde to kyng
duke of Somerset the duke of Bokyngham y◠〈◊〉 of Stafford y◠〈◊〉 of Northumberlonde yâ— lord Clyfford many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke his 〈◊〉 vnderstode that the kyng was departed 〈◊〉 these lordes from London anone he chauÌ„ged his waye costed the couÌ„tre 〈◊〉 came to saynt Albons the. xxii◠〈◊〉 of Maye there mette with the kynge to whome the king sent certayn lordes desired 〈◊〉 to kepe the peas departe but 〈…〉 syon whyle they treated on yâ— one syde yâ— erle of Warwyk with the March 〈…〉 and other entred yâ— towne on that other syde sought agaynst the kynge his partye so began the batayle 〈◊〉 whiche enduted a grete whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke o 〈…〉 and had the victory of that â—ourney In 〈…〉 of Somer 〈…〉 yâ— lord 〈…〉 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 estate 〈…〉 whiche was 〈◊〉 in yâ— by◠〈…〉 London in whiche 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 of â—orke was made 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 of W 〈…〉 and the erle of Salysbury Chauncelet of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute yâ— kyng were sit aparte and myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere dyed pope Nycolas the fyfth And after hym was Calixt yâ— thyrde This 〈◊〉 was a Catalane and the art 〈◊〉 of hym shall be shewed here after ¶ In this same 〈◊〉 fell 〈…〉 LondoÌ„ agaynst 〈…〉 bycause a yo 〈…〉 man toke 〈…〉 from 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 was sent for to come before 〈◊〉 Mayre the â—ldermen there for the offence he was â—oÌ„mytted to warde And thâ— the Mayre departed from the 〈◊〉 for to go home to his 〈…〉 but in Chepe the yonge men of y◠〈…〉 for the 〈…〉 prentyses 〈…〉 in Cheâ—e 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 from wherfore the Mayre and the â—ldermen come with the honest people of the Cite and droue them thens and 〈◊〉 some of them that had stolen to Newgate And whan yâ— yonge man yâ— was 〈…〉 by his â—elawes sawe this grete rumour af fraye robbery enswed of his fryst meuynge to the Lombarde departed and wente to Westmynster to sent wary or 〈…〉 had cost hym his lyfe For anont after came downe an Oyer determined for to do iustyce on all them that so â—ebelled in the Cite agaynst the Lombardes on whiche sate with the Mayâ—e that tyme WillyaÌ„ Marow yâ— duke of Bo 〈…〉 am many other lordes for to se exe 〈…〉 dont But the comyns of the 〈…〉 ly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpose to haue rongen the comyn bell whiche is called home bell but they were 〈…〉 sadde men whiche came to yâ— knowlege of the duke of Bokyngham other lordes and incoÌ„tynent they arose for 〈◊〉 â—urst no lenger abide for they 〈…〉 that the hole Cite wolde haue rysen agaynst them But yet neuerthelesse or thre of yâ— Cite were iudged to doth for this robbery were haÌ„ged at 〈◊〉 ¶ And anone after yâ— kynge the quene other lordes rode to Couentre withdrewe them from London for this cause And a lytell before yâ— duke of yorke was sent for to 〈…〉 there was discharged of the prot 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of Salysbury of his C 〈…〉 after this they were sent for by y◠〈◊〉 scale for to come to 〈◊〉 where they were almoost yâ— erle of war 〈…〉 also and sholde haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord 〈◊〉 was taken by the 〈◊〉 of Sa 〈…〉 and of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ„ that one was called Mors marine the seconde was a swerde fysshe the other twayne were whales ¶ In this same yere for certayne frayes done in the north countree bytwene the lorde Egremond the erle of Salysburyes sones the sayd lorde Egremond whom they had taken was condeÌ„pned in a grete somme of money to the sayd erle of Salysbury therfore he was commytted in to pryson in Newgate in London where whan he had ben a certayne space he brake the pryson thre prisoners with hym escaped went his waye ¶ Also this yere the erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayre felawship toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monasteryes of relygyon in dyuers partyes of the worlde whiche were reformed after the fyrst institucyon and coÌ„tynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a grete batayle in the marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where innumerable turkes were slayne more by myracle than by mannes hande for onely the hande of god smote them Saint Iohn of Capistrane was there present ê“uoked the chrysten people beynge than aferde for to pursue after the Turkes where an infynyte multytude were slayne destroyed And the Turkes sayd that a grete nombre of armed men folowed them that they were aferd to turne agayn they were holy auÌ„gels ¶ This same yere the prysoners of New gate in London brake theyr pryson and wente vpon the ledes fought agaynst them of the cite kepte the gate a longe whyle but at the last the cite gate the prison on them than they were put in fetters â—â—ens were sore punysshed in ensam 〈◊〉 of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Nâ—ples in so moche that there perisshed .xi. M. people that sanke therein to the eâ—th ¶ Also in the yere .xxxvj. saynt Osmond sometyme bisshop of Salisbury was â—anonysed at Rome by pope Calixt the .xvj. daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bysshop of Caunterbury many other bysshops ¶ And in August after syr Pâ—ers de Bresay Senesshall of Normandy with the capytayn of Depâ— and many other capytayns men of warre went to the see with a grete Nauy and came in to the downes by nyght And on the morow â—ely before daye they londed came to Sandwiche bothe by londe water toke the towne ryâ—â—ed despoy led it â—oke many prysoners lefte the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place moche good therin ladde with them many ryche prisoners ¶ In this same yere in many places of FrauÌ„ce Almayn Flaâ—idres Hollande 〈◊〉 chyldren gadred them togider by grete coÌ„panyes for to go on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„t in NormaÌ„dy whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof yâ— people meruayled And many supposed that some wicked spiryte moued them to do so but it dured not longe bycause of the longe waye also for lacke of vytayle as they went ¶ In this yere Reynold Pecocke bysshop of Chestre was â—oâ—de an herety ke the thyrde daye of 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 at Lamâ—â—th 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the archebysshop of 〈◊〉 and many other bysshops doctours lordes 〈…〉 all his â—okes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ¶ Ye haue herde before
deâ—ynge with foule maners euyll lyuyng so wyckedly defouleth kynde 〈◊〉 ¶ In this londe in Wales olde wyues women were wonte ben yet as men saye ofte for to shape themself in lykenes of hares to mylke theyr neyghbours kyen stele theyr mylke and ofte greyhouÌ„des tenne after them pursue them wene that they he hares And some by crafte of nygromaÌ„cy make fatte swyne for to be reed of colour sell them in markettes fayres But as soone as these swyne passe ony water they turne in to theyr owne kynde whether it be strawe hey grasse or turues But these swyne may not be kepte by no crafte for to endute in lykenes of swyne ouer thre days AmoÌ„ge these woÌ„dets other take hede that in yâ— vttermest ende of yâ— world falleth newe meruayles wonders as though kyÌ„de played with large loue secretly ferre in yâ— endes than openly â—nygh in the myddel therfore in this ylonde be many grysely wonders meruayles ¶ Of the meruayles and wonders of Irlonde Ca .xxviij. MAny men tell that in yâ— north syde of Irlonde is yâ— londe of lyfe In that ylonde no man may dye but whan they be olde vexed with grete sekenes they be borne out in to the nexte londe there dye ¶ There is another ylonde in Irlonde yâ— no woman therin may â—eâ—e a chylde but yet she may coÌ„ceyue ¶ Also there is an ylonde in whiche no deed body may rotte In Vltonia yâ— is Vlster is an ylâ—de that a â—uke wonderly departeth in twayne In yâ— one parte is grete distur baunce 〈◊〉 discomforte of frâ—des in that other party grete lykynge comforte of holy aungels There is also sayne Patrykes purgatory that was shewed at his prayer to conferme his prechynge his â—ore whan he preched to mysbyleued men of sorowe payne yâ— euyll men shold suffre for theyr euyll werkes of ioye of blysse that good men shall receyue for theyr holy dedes He telleth that who yâ— suffreth yâ— paynes of purgatory yf it be enioyned hym for penauÌ„ce he shal neuer suffre the paynes of hell but he dye fynally wtout tepentauÌ„ce of synne as the ensample is set more ful at the ende of this chapâ—â—te ¶ Treuisa But truly no man may be saued but yf he be very repeÌ„tauÌ„t what someuer penaunce he do euery man that is very repentauÌ„t at his lyues ende shal be sekerly saued though he neuer here of saynt Patrykes purgatory There is an ylonde in Connacte Saâ—â— yâ— is in yâ— see of Conaccina halowed by sayÌ„â— Brandon yâ— hath no myce there deed bodyes ben not buryed but beÌ„ kepte out of the erth rotte not In Mamoma is a welle who yâ— wassheth hym with the waterof yâ— welle he shall were hoore on his heed There is an other well in Vltonia who someuer is wasshen therin he shall neuer wexe hoore afterwarde There is a welle in MouÌ„stre or Mamoma yf â—ny man touche yâ— well anone shall fall grete rayne in all that prouynce that rayne shall neuer cesse tyll a preest yâ— is a â—â—â—ne mayden synge a masse in a chapell that is fast by blysse yâ— water with mylke of a 〈◊〉 that is of one yere besprynge yâ— welle and so reconcyle the welle in this straunge maner At Glyndalâ—an aboute the oratory of saynt Keywyn wytches bere apples as it were apple trees and ben more holsome than sauery That holy sayne brought forth these apples by prayers for to 〈◊〉 his childe yâ— was seke There is a lake in Vlster moche fysshe therin whiche is .xxx. myle in length xv in brede The ryuer Ban renneth out of that lake in to yâ— north Occean men saye that this lake began in this maner There were men in that countree that were of euyll lyuynge coeuntes cuÌ„ Brutis And there was a welle in yâ— londe in grete reuerence of olde tyme alwaye couered yf it were lefte vncouered the well wold ryse drowne all yâ— londe And so it happed that a woman went to that welle for to fetche water hyed her fast to her childe that wepte in the cradell lefte yâ— welle vncouered than the welle sprange so fast that it drowned the woman her chylde and made all the couÌ„tree a lake a fysshe ponde For to preue the this is sothe it is a grete argument that whan the weder is clere fysshers of that water se in yâ— grounde vnder the water rounde toures hygh shapen as steples chirches of yâ— londe In the north syde of Irlonde in the couÌ„tree of Ossyryens euery .vij. yere at the prayer of an holy abbot twayne that beÌ„ wedded a man a woman must nedes be exyled and forshapen in to lykenes of wolues abyde out .vij. yere And at yâ— ende of .vij. yere yf they lyue they come home agayne take agayn theyr owne shape and than shall other twayne go forth in theyr stede and so forshapen for other .vij. yere There is a lake in this londe yf a poole of tree pyght stycked therin that parte of the shafte or poole that is in the erth shall turne in to yren and that parte yâ— abydeth in the water shall turne in to stone and that parte that abydeth aboue shall be tree in his owne kynde Also there is a lake that turneth hâ—sell in to asshe and asshe in to hasel yf it be done therin Also in Irlonde beÌ„ thre 〈◊〉 lepes there as samons lepe a 〈…〉 st a roche a longe speres lengthe 〈…〉 Leg 〈…〉 is a pond there ben seen Colmans byrdes the byrdes called Certelles and come homely to 〈◊〉 hande but yf men do them wrougâ— or harme they go away come not agayn and the water there shall be bytter and stynke he that dyd yâ— wronge shall not astert without wreche myschefe but yf he do amendes ¶ 〈◊〉 As touchynge saynt Patrykes purgatory ye shall vnderstande that yâ— seconde saynt Patryke that was abbot not bysshop whyle he preched in Irlonde laboured studyen for to turne thylke wycked men yâ— lyued as beestes out of theyr euyl lyfe for drede of yâ— paynes of hâ—ll for to coÌ„ferme them to good lyf And they sayd they wold not turne but some of them myght knowe som what of the grete paynes also of yâ— blysse that he spake of Than saynt Patryke prayed to almyghty god therfore our lord Iesu Chryst appered to saynt Patryke toke hym a staffe ladde hyÌ„ in to a wylde place shewed hym there a rounde pyt yâ— was derke within sayd that yf a man were very repentauÌ„t stable in byleue went in to this pyt walked therin a daye a nyght he sholde se the sorowes the paynes of euyl men the Ioye and blysse of good men Than Chryst vanisshed out of Patrikes syght And saynt Patryke arered and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler
that there sholde neuer be suche a flode agayne And the Raynbowe hath two pryÌ„cypal colours the whiche represent the two iudgementes The water colour representeth the flode that is passed The fyre colour betokeneth the iudgement to come fyre the whiche we certaynly abyde in the ende of this worlde bycause couetyse shall habouÌ„de by fyre it shall be brente as golde and syluer by the fyre is wonte to be clensed THis Noe was a rightwyse man fouÌ„de grace anâ—nst god Whan Noe was .v .c. yere of age he had goten Cham Sem and Iaphet That tyme by the coÌ„maundement of god he began to make a shyppe he made it perfyte in an C. yere the C. yere coÌ„plete our lorde appered agayne to hym coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he with his wyfe his chyldren the wyues of them shold entre the shyppe with all maner of beestes al maner of foules also c. And anone the flode came and stode aboue all hylles â—v cubytes Vide plura genÌ„ .vij. ¶ After the flode came grete dronkennes â—eâ—yd vnto Noe. And through the occasion of that dronkeÌ„nes he blyssed his two sones Sem and Iaphet for the faders honour that they had to him for the honest shame that they couered mekely theyr faders membres whan he was slepynge And his sone Cham for his scornynge his vnreuerence he cursed ¶ And here after saynt Austyn is made the fyrst mencyon of bondage and of noblenes coÌ„trary to it For Noe sayd that Cham sholde be seruauÌ„t in bondage to Sem and Iaphet for his â—ureuerence Neuerthelesse ye shall not trowe that all that descended of Cham were vnnoble men of no power For they began fyrst to be myghty men of the erth As it is open of Nemroth and the kynge of Chanaan Astorum Nor all of Sem Iaphet were vertuous noble myghty men whan almoost euerychone fell vnto the cryme of ydolatrye and were oftentymes oppressed of other men But this blessynge and this cursynge hath a respecte to vertue vyce for that whiche a man is called truly a noble man or an vnnobleman For he that is vertuous is a noble man and he that is vnuertuous is not noble The same maner of wyse those that foloweth the faythe of Abraham rather were called his chyldren than the Iewes the whiche carnally descended from hym Neuertheles they had a spirytuall preuylege of god for the faders merytes and his blessynge And of these thre sones of Noe he beynge alyue after the hystory of Philoms were borne .xxiiij. M. and an C. men without women and chyldren And they had on them thre prynces Nemroth Iectan and Sulphen ¶ Anno mundi .ij. M. ij C .xlij. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M. vj C .lvij. SEm sone to Noe the seconde yere after the flode gate Arphaxat otherwhyle he is called Melchisedech the whiche fyrst after the flode made the cite of Salem now is called Iherusalem ¶ Cham his broder obteyned AfffricaÌ„ gate two sones Chus Mesraym these two gate sones doughters and many a regyon they enhabyted vnknowen to vs in occidentall ynde ¶ Iaphet was broder vnto Cham and was blyssed of his fader And this Iaphet had seuen sones as Gomor Magog Maday Ianam Tubal Mosog and Iras. And these .vij. gate sones doughters and of them came many a regyon Vide plura genesis .xv. ¶ Arphaxat soneto Sem lyued CCC and xxx yere and gate Elam Assur Lude and Aram they gate many chyldren Vt patet gene ¶ This Assur bycause he wolde not rebell agaynst god in the edyfyenge of the toure of Babylon as Nemroth dyd therfore he was dryuen vnto the londe of Sennaar londe whiche was ryght strauÌ„ge to hym was not before enhabyted the whiche was called after his name Assuria and there he edyfyed a cite afterwarde named Ni niue the whiche was the metropolytane of all the kyngdome of AssurioruÌ„ ¶ Chus sone vnto Cham was fader to Nemroth this Nemroth was a gyauÌ„t of .x. cubytes longe and he began to be myghty in the worlde and he is called a boystous hunter before god This man began that wretched vyce of couetousnes by his tyranny with that whiche vice euermore after this worlde is fulfylled And the pryncypallest kyngdome that he had was Babylon he had Archade Edyssa Selencia the londe of Sennaar ¶ Sale sone to Arphaxat lyued CCCC and .xxxiij. yere and of hym in scripture is nothynge wryten but that Moyses nombred hym in the lyne that cometh of Chryst This Sale gaâ—e a sone that was named Heber the whiche after the Hebrewes had the spiryte of prophecye And of this Heber the Hebrewes ben named For the Hebrewes tongue abode alone in his hous in the confusyon of the language And that language was called maÌ„nes laÌ„guage the whiche euery man vsed afore the toure of Babylon was buylded ¶ This Heber had two sones and one was called Iectan and that other Phaleg This Iectan through ensample of Nemroth descendynge fro Cham toke the pryncehode vpon the children of Sem. And he had .xiij. sones But these people after Ierome are not knowen of vs for fernes of the couÌ„tree or mutacyon and chaungynge of the people or elles of some other maner cause ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M. vj C .xliij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .v. C. lvj ¶ Turris Babilonis Two hondred and .xxxix. yere lyued Phaleg This Phaleg was the yonger sone of Heber in his dayes was made the confusyon of languages For in his hous abode the olde tongue alone and that was hebrewe Wherfore after saynt Austyn in hym appered a grete stedfastnesse of ryghtwysnesse for this hous was free of that payne as not coÌ„sentynge to the buyldynge of the toure Et scoÌ„m Aug. there was .lxxij. generacyons so there were .lxxij. languages ¶ Iectan broder to Phaleg of Sem Nemroth prince of Cham Sulphen of Iaphet these thre prynces with theyr people gadered them togyder in the felde of Sennaar dredynge the flode to come agayn sayd Let vs buylde a toure that shall reche to heuen c. Gene .xj. Our lorde seynge the folysshenes of the people coÌ„fouÌ„ded theyr toÌ„gues for theyr synnes In so moche that none vnderstode other so they were disperpled through all the worlde Of the malyce of this Nemroth bokes ben wryten full And after the confusyon of the language he went to the londe of Perce and there he taught them to adoure the fyre as god He lefte his sone Belus in Babylon whiche succeded after hym And so his progenye obtayned that realme after many yeres In this tyme began many kyngdomes the moost of all those kyngdomes was the kyngdome of ScitaruÌ„ But there were so many rude people in it that the cite was no worshipped yet was it a myghty regyon of dystauÌ„ce And about this tyme began the kyngdome of Egypte the whiche was chauÌ„ged many tymes with dyuers alteracyons
also it is spoken of many tymes iÌ„ scripture ¶ Noblenes or gentylmen began about this sayd tyme And this noblenes or gentylmen was ordeyned for many causes ¶ The fyrst cause was necessite for whaÌ„ mankynde grewe sore men were prompte redy to do hurt domage to other it was very necessary to wtstande the grete malyce of the cursed and wycked people agaynst good ryghtwyse men Therof a man is called gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable wherof saynt Ierom sayth I se nothynge els in noblenes or in gentylmen but that they are bouÌ„den in a certayne necessite that they shall not recede fro the vertue the gen tylnes of theyr noble auÌ„cetours ¶ The seconde was the dyuers worshyppyng of the people for no man worshypped thaÌ„ but as his naturall reason gaue they knewe not veryly what they shold worship for they were so dull of wytte that they coude pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by the comyn people Wherfore it was expedieÌ„t for theyr peace to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrthe ¶ The thyrde cause ê“cedeth of some singuler strength Many tymes the comynaltees were greued through ennemyes comynge vpon them than they sayd that who someuer woÌ„lde defende them fro those perylles he sholde haue the right of noblenes for hyÌ„m for his heyres for euermore And in this maner of wyse many are redde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblenes was haboundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of meet drynke than they toke them theyrs to some ryche man that through that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnes of theyr honger after that they sholde knowe hym as theyr lorde a noble man Also there be fouÌ„de certayn noble men by the ê“uysyon of god though they were but fewe of that whiche som abode iÌ„ vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul and Ieroboam And it is redde that many were noble men by tyraÌ„ny of that whiche some were destroyed anone some abode in stablenes as paynyms myght ¶ Anno mundi .ij. M .ix. C .v. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M. ij C lxxxxiiij Sâ—ruch lynially descended froÌ„ our fore fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an C. and .xlviij. yere And aboute this tyme ydolatry began myghtely And yf ye re uolue loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges princypally brought men to ydolatry that is to wytâ— the affeccyon that they had to deed men Drede and flaterynge anenst theyr prynces And the dylygence of crafty men about sculptures or grauynges Wycked spirytes than entred in to ydolles and gaue answeres vnto the people and these wycked spirytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In soo moche that who someuer wolde not conferme hym to theyr reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the deceyuynge laude and praysynge of poetes the whiche wretches and dampned men in to heuen with theyr gaye wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whan deuylles began to speke soo fayrly and so mekely to man the good lorde of his grete mercy sente his aungelles that they sholde speke vnto his electe men in vysyble maner leâ—st that all mankynde shold perysshe with that myscheuous erroure ¶ Belus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon he was the fyrst kynge of this worlde And this man was he whome the erroure of the people fyrste byleued sholde be a god Wherfore dyuerse people named hym dyuersly and some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalun some Beelphagor and some Beelsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yere ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yere And this Ninus desyred to haue lordshyp worshyp and to that entent that he myght be lorde of all the couÌ„tree aboute hym he gaue batayle to all that dwelled nye aboute hyÌ„ And bycause that tyme the people were rude and had not the coÌ„nynge of fyghtyng nor armure anone he subdued vnto hym all Asâ—am And there was made the fyrst Monarchye in the eest part ye And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his coÌ„forte an ymage of his fader vnto whome he gaue so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man had fledde to that ymage there sholde no man do hym no hurte he pardoned him of al his trespace And through his ensample many a man began to worshyp the deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Than these malycyous spirytes seynge the curiosite of the people hydde them within them and gaue answeres vnto the people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„maunded them to do reuerence to them as vnto goddes Thus that vn happy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnes grewe that he shold suffre the payne of deth that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M C .xiiij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .lxxxv. â—Hare sone to Nachor liued ij C. and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went froÌ„ Vr of Calde and passed in to Charram with his chyldren his neuewes And it is sayd bycause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome loÌ„ge tyme after this Abraham ouercame Vt diciâ— Genesis .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M C .lxxxiiij. Et aute Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .xv. ¶ Here begynnth the thyrde age of the Worlde durynge to Dauyd Abraham THe deuoute holy story begynneth here of holy partyarkes that whiche worshipped the very god and in theyr worshyppyng they taught it Vide pl’a plura gen .xij. 〈◊〉 ad fineÌ„ This Abraham a faythfull louer of god was borne the .xliij. yere of Ninus kynge of Babilon And knowe ye that the .lxxxv. yere of Abraham by goddes goodnes the worde of mercy desceÌ„ded on mankynde for than began to appere the oraculus of the promesse of god Vide aug .xxj. de 〈…〉 IteÌ„ ge .xv. For this tyme appered to vs holy aungels in fourme of mankynde Aram Nachor were Abrahams bretherne Aram gate Loth a rightwyse man an holy And he deserued to be vâ—sited with aungels as his vncle Abraham was And for this Loth IbrahaÌ„ smoâ—e iiij kyÌ„ges for they toke Loth. Genesis xiiij Of whom one was sayd to be Nâ—roth but here he is called Amraphel ¶ This AbrahaÌ„ had many wyues as Sara and Agar And his chyldren and his bretherne had many chyldren But for vs the wryte cronyâ—ies 〈◊〉 is not necessary to speke of all men but of the noble faders Sed
vide pl’a plura iÌ„ fine geâ—◠¶ Meâ—chisedech this tyme was kynge of Salem This man was called a right wyse kynge for his excedynge holynes And he offred breed wyne to Abraham in signe of a mystery He was in lyke wyse the preest of the hye god ¶ Semiramis the thyrde kynge of Babylon ordeyned an army went in to ynde obteyned the countree And so by all Asyam the kyngdome of Assuriorum was dylated And he multyplyed the cite of Babylon myghtely and made walles aboute it This Semiramis had a wyfe he for soke her And it is wryten that she was slayne of her sone Ninus bycause she prouoked hym to the vâ—leful coÌ„cupiscence Sic di Aug .xviij. de ci dei And the mayster iÌ„ his storyes sayth that she wedded her owne sone he gate a childe on her the whiche ordeyned Babylon to be the heed of all this realme ¶ Ninus the fourth kyng of Babylon was sone to grete Ni nus Of this man lytell is wryteÌ„ but that he slewe his owne moder as is said afore ¶ Arriê° was the fyfth kyng of Babylon And vnder hym was borne Ysaac ALso Ysaac sone of Abraham of the lyne of Chryst lyued C .lxxx. yere This ysaac had a wyfe called Rebecca and on her he gate two sones Esau Iacob This Esau solde his enherytauÌ„ce to his broder Iacob And he was the fader of IdumeoruÌ„ he had in possessyon the hyll of Seyr put first mares to asses wherof was engeÌ„dred mules ¶ About this tyme .xxx. lordshyps and Gomorra for theyr horryble synne were ouerthrowen The wyfe of Loth lokynge backwarde turned in to a salt stone she weth that no man in the waye of delyberacyon sholde desyre thynges past Hec Aug. de ciuitate dei ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M. iij C .xliiij. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. viij C .lvj. IAcob lyued C .xlvij. yere This Iacob had foure wyues or some coÌ„cubynes that is to wyte Lyam BalaÌ„ zelpham Rachel Lyam was the fyrst wyfe she was blere eyed she bare hyÌ„ .vi. sones Iudas Ruben Simeon Leuy Ysachar zabulon a doughter yâ— hyght Dyna Bala seruauÌ„t to Lya coÌ„ cubyne to Iacob bare hym two sones Dan Neptalim Rachel the secoÌ„d wyfe to Iacob was barayn longe tyme at the last she bare him two sones Ioseph Beniamyn zelpha seruauÌ„t to Rachel â—are Iacob .ij. sones Gad Asar eueryche of these made a tribe of whom in this place is not necessary to speke Vide pl’a plura in genÌ„ ¶ Ioseph sone to Iacob was borne lxxxx yere of his faders age he lyued C. 〈◊〉 yere ¶ This tyme zerses was kyng of Babilon vnder whom was borne Iacob he was the seuenth kyng of Babylon ¶ Armauiâ—tre was kyng after him And after saynt Austin in the maÌ„nes dayes our lorde appered to Ysaac ê“mysynge hym those thynges that whiche he ê“mised to his fader ¶ Belocus the .ix. kyng of Babylon was after this man And vnder Belocus or in his tyme our lorde spake with Iacob promysyng hym that he had ê“mysed to his fader the whiche were two The possession of the londe of ê“myssyon Chanaam the benediccyon of all the people in his seed that whiche is our lord Iesu chryst ¶ Abraham aboute this tyme decesed was buryed in Nebron ¶ Inachus the first kyng that euer was in Grece was this tyme for than the kyngdome began ¶ Phoromius was kyng after hym he ordeyned lawes to the Grekes c. ¶ Anno muÌ„di iij. M. iij C .iiij. Et antâ— Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. vij C lxxxxix Iâ—â—as sone of Iacob descended of hym of this trybe of Iudas came the kynges ê“genye at the last Chryst our lorde Iudas gate Phares Phares Esron of these men lytel is had in scripture but Mathew reherseth them ¶ Belus in this Phares dayes was kynge of Assuriorum or of Babylon he was the .x. kyng vnder whom Ysaac decesed Athlas the grete astronomer was this tyme that whiche is lykened to bere vp heueÌ„ on his sholders bycause of his knowynge in sterres ¶ Sarapis was the thyrde kynge of Arguiorum or of GrecoruÌ„ this Sarapis was otherwyse called Apis he came in to Egypt with a mighty nauy there decesed and was made of the blynde gentyles the egypcyens the gretest god amonge them And that tyme began a meruaylous supstycyon in ydolatry of a calfe of two colours whiche they called Apem the calfe dyed the deuylles procured a lyke calfe to that for to be made that they myght deceyue the rude people And after that the children of israel dyd so in lyke wyse vt patz And what thyÌ„ge coude be more wretched or folisshe in man hauyng reason ¶ Argus was the fourth kyng of Grekes after whome the noble cite of Argê° toke his name Cicrophes edyfyed Athenes in Grece this cite was the nouryssher of liberal scyence of many philosophers yet they were deceyued by deuils grete supsticiosite in the cite was made vide Augê° mirabileÌ„ fabulaÌ„ reê‘ies ¶ Omogires was the fyrst man that put oxen to the plough ¶ Belus this tyme was kyng of Babylon he was the .x. kyng of that region vnder hym dyed Ysaac ¶ Pharao was kyng of Egypte whiche receyued Ioseph exalted hym for thinterpretacyon of his dremes vide sciÌ„am pulcherrimaÌ„que historiaÌ„ genÌ„ .xlij. c. ¶ Aâ—â—thus was the xij kyng of Babilon vnder whom dyed Ioseph a blissed man in chastite ¶ Pharao Emonophis about Esdroms dayes was kynge of Egypte this Pharao knewe not Ioseph ne none of his kynrede he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the chyldren of israel to be drowned as it is had Exodi .j. ye clerkes may loke that boke and we lay folke wyll loke to cronydes but aboute this tyme the story of Exodâ— began ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M .v. C. xliiij Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M .v. C .lx. ARam sone to Esrom of the lyne of Chryst was about this tyme he gate Amynadab Naason of these men is lytel wryten in scripture therfore I ê“cede to other ¶ Iob the holy maÌ„ ensample of all pacience this tyme was borne of the lyne of Nachor broder of Abraham he lyued many yeres after the god had assayed hym in his pacience he lyued an C. .xl. yere ê‘ Aug. gre 〈◊〉 Moyses about this tyme was borne the children of Israel were in grete perplexite Moyses was put in the water to be drowned Aaron aboute this tyme was borne ¶ Dafrus was the. 〈◊〉 kyng of Babilon Moyses was borne vnder hym in Egypte ¶ Câ—crops was the fyrste kynge of Athenes And after saynt Austyn the Grekes wrote many lesynges in theyr storyes that tyme for of a lytell thyÌ„ge they make a grete fame for to shewe theyr connynge for there was the vniuersite of Grekes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M .vi. C .lxxviii.
maner Brute had yâ— victory neuertheles Brute made moche sorow for his cosyn Turyn that there was slayne other also that he had lost of his men that is to saye .vij. hondred and .xv. the whiche nobly he buryed in the same castell of Tours there where that he had buryed Turyn his cosyn ¶ How Brute arryued at Totnes in the yle than called Albyon and of the wrastlyng that was bytwene Coryn and Gogmagog ANd whaÌ„ all this was done Brute wold no longer dwell there for to fyght lose his men For kyng Goffers people myght euery day encrease moo and moo Brutes men lessed therfore he toke all his men wente vnto the see had wynde weder at theyr wyll And the fyfth daye after they arryued in an hauen at Cornes came in to this realme that than was called Albyon where they founde neyther man nor woman saue grete gyauntes they dwelled in mountaynes in cauernes And Brute sawe the londe was fayre and at his ly kynge and was good also for hym for all his people as Diane the goddesse had behyght hym And therof was Brute wonders gladde and let assemble vpon a daye all his folke to make a solempne sacrifyce and a grete feest in the honour reuereÌ„ce of Diane the goddesse whiche had couÌ„seyled hyÌ„ fyrst to come in to this londe And whaÌ„ they had done theyr soleÌ„ pnite as they sate at theyr meet vpon a daye there came in vpon them .xxx. gyauntes and slewe .xxx. of Brutes men Brute his meÌ„ anone stert vp fought with the gyauntes slewe them euerychone saue one that was called Gogmagog he was mayster of all yâ— gyauÌ„tes he was stroÌ„ger hyer than ony of the other Brute kepte hym for to wrastle with Corin his man for he was greter and hyer than â—ny of Brutes men from the gyrdelstede vpwarde Gogmagog Corin vndertoke there for to wrastle so togyder they went wrastled a loÌ„ge tyme but at the last Gogmagog helde Coryn so fast that he brake two rybbes in his syde wherfore Coryn was sore angry there he toke Gogmagog bytwene his armes cast hym downe vpon a roche soo that Gogmagog brake all to peces so he dyed an euyll deth therfore the place is called yet vnto this day the saute of Gogmagog And thaÌ„ after Brute gaue all that couÌ„tree vnto Corin And than Corin called it after his name Cornewayle his men ben called Cornewayles so sholde men of that countree be called for euermore And in that countree dwelled Corin his men and they made townes and houses euhabyted that londe by theyr owne wyll ¶ How Brute buylded London called this londe Brytayn and Scotlonde Albanye and Wales Cambar ¶ London BRute his men wente forth and sawe aboute in dyuerse places where that they myght fynde a good place and couenable that they myght buylde and make a cyte on for hym and for his folke And so at the last they came by a fayre ryuer whiche now is called Temmes and there Brute began to buylde a fayre cyte and called it newe Troye in remembraunce of grete Troye from the whiche place all theyr lygnage was comen And this Brute let fell downe wodes let ere sowe londes let mawe down medowes for the sustenauÌ„ce of hyÌ„ his people And thaÌ„ he departed the londe to them so that eche of them had a parte place to dwell in And thaÌ„ Brute let call all this londe Brytayne after his name and his folke Brytons And this Brute had goteÌ„ on his wyfe Gennogen .iij. sones that were worthy of dedes the first was called Lotryn the seconde Albanak the thyrde Cambar Brute bare crowne in the cite of newe Troy .xx. yere after yâ— tyme that the cyte was made And there he made the lawes that the Britons holde And this Brute was wondersly well be ioued amonge all his people And Brutes sones also loued wondersly well togyder And whan Brute had sought all the londe in length brede he founde a londe that ioyned to Brytayne in the north And that londe Brute gaue to Albanak his sone let call it Albanye after his name that now is called Scotlonde And Brute fouÌ„de an other countree to warde the west and gaue that to Cambar his other sone let call it Cambar after his name and now it is called Wales And whan Brute had regned .xx. yere than he dyed in the cite of newe Troye ¶ How Lotryn that was Brutes sone entred with moche honour and gouerned the londe well and worthely AFter Brute regned Lotryn his sone that was the seconde kynge in Brytayn And he began to regne the seconde yere of Samuel This Lotryn was crowned kyng with grete solempnite of all Brytayne And after whaÌ„ he was crowned kyng Albanak Cambar his bretherne departed in to theyr owne couÌ„trees there they lyued with moche honour and worshyp And Lotryn regned well wysely was moche beloued of his people And it befell so that as Albanak dwelled in his his owne londe with moche honour worship there came kyng Hum bar of Hunlonde with a grete power â—â—ryued in Albanye wold haue coÌ„queâ—â—â— the londe and began to warre vpon Albanak slowe hyÌ„ in batayle Whan Albanak was deed the people of the loÌ„de fledde vnto Lotryn tolde him bycause he was kynge of Brytayne how that his broder was slayne prayed hym of his helpe socour for to auenge his broders deth Lotryn thaÌ„ anone let assemble all the Brytons of Kent of Douer vnto derewent of Norfolke Suffolke of Keft fen Lyndessey And whan they were assembled they sped them fast towarde theyr enemyes for to gyue them batayle And Lotryn had sente to Cambar his broder that he sholde come vnto hym with all the power that he myght make for to helpe hym to auenge his broders deth And so he dyd with a good wyll Whan they came togider they toke theyr waye pryuely for to go seke kynge Humbar where they myght fynde hym And so it befell that this kynge Humbar was besyde a water that was a grete ryuer with his folke for to dysporte hym And there came Lotryn Cambar his broder with all theyr folke sodeynly or that ony of theyr enemyes wyst And whan Humbar sawe them come he was sore adrad for as moche as his men wyst 〈◊〉 not afore and also they were vnarmed And anone Humbar for drede 〈◊〉 in to the water and drowned hymselfe and so he dyed and his men were all flayne in so moche that there escaped not one awaye on lyue And therfore is that water called Humbar and euermore shall be as longe as the worlde standeth for bycause that this kynge Humbar was drowned therin And after that Locryn went to his shyppes toke there golde and syluer as moche as he founde vnto himselfe all that other pylfre be gaue
whiche childe he set betwyxt the knees of Iupiter in the temple feyned afterward the Iupiter had goten her wherfore he dyd dâ—trye through the countre the all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hyÌ„selfe sent it to one Patronie president at Ierusalé vnder the Romayns coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym that he shold compell the iewes to do worshyp therto And for these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne palays ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassibalon had grauÌ„ted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after the deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man and a worthy was of so hygh herte that he wolde not paye to Rome the trybute that kynge Cassybalon had graunted vnto Iulius Cesar wherfore the emperour that was than that was Claudius Cesar was sore anoyed and greued and ordeyned a grete power of Romayns and came in to this londe for to conquere yâ— trybute through myght and strengthe and for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Armager his broder assembled and gadered a grete hoost togyder of BritoÌ„s and gaue batayle to the emperour Claudius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The emperour had afterward one yâ— was called Hamon yâ— sawe theyr people were there fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed bryton armed hym therwith and came in to the batayle to the kynge thus he sayd Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns your enemyes anone shall be slayne discoÌ„fyted And the kyng gaue no kepe to his wordes for bycause of the armes that he had vpon hym wend it had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym nexte the kynge pryuely vnder the sholder of his arme he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge dyed fell downe to the erth WhaÌ„ Armager sawe his broder so deed he cast awaye his armes toke to hym his broders armes came in to the batayle amonge the brytons badde them hertely for to fyght fast lay downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had ben kyng Gynder that afore was slayne that they wyst not Than began the Brytons fyersly to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the last the emperour for soke the felde fledde as fast as he myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kyng fast anone began to flee with all the haste that he might And Armager the kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water and there he toke hym anone smote of bothe handes feet heed hewed the body all to peces than let cast hym in to the water wherfore that water was called Hamons hauen And afterwarde there was made a fayre towne that yet standeth that is called Southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchester to seke Claudius the Emperour and there toke hym And Claudius the emperour through couÌ„seyle of his Romayns that were lefte alyue made peas with Armager in this maner folowyng that is to saye that Claudius sholde gyue vnto Armager Gennen his doughter to wyfe that this londe fro that tyme forward shold be in the emperours power of Rome takyng none other tribute but homage And they were accorded And vpon this couenauÌ„t Claudius cesar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And whaÌ„ she was comeÌ„ Claudius gaue her to Armager to wyfe And Armager spoused her at London with grete solemâ—nite And thaÌ„ he was crowned kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely gouerned well the loÌ„de And Claudius cesar in remembrauÌ„ce of this accorde for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this londe a faâ—â—e towne castell let call the towne after his name Claucestren the new is called Glocestre And whaÌ„ this was all done the emperour toke his lâ—ue went to Beâ—â—â— And Armager gate a sone on his wyfe that was called Westmer And whyle 〈◊〉 Armager regned saint Peter preched in Antioche there he made a noble chirche in the whiche he sate fyrst in his chayre there he dwelled .vij. yere And after he went to Rome was made pope tyll that Nero the emperour let martyr hym And than preched openly all yâ— apostles in dyuers londes the true faythe And whan Armager had regned .xxiiij. yere he dyed and lyeth at London ¶ How kyng Westmer gaue to Berynger an ylonde forlet there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyk ANd after this A 〈…〉 ager regned his sone Westmer that was a good man and a worthy of body well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym on a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to this londe with an huge hoost of people and was dwellynge in Stanesmore And whan kyng Westmer herde those tydynges he let assemble an huge hoost of Brytons and came to kyng Roderyk gaue hym batayle And kynge Westmer slewe Roderik with his owne handes in playne batayle And whan kynge Roderykes men sawe that theyr lord was slayne they yelded them all to kynge Westmer became his men for euermore And he gaue them a couÌ„tre that was forlet wherin they myght dwell thyder they went and dwelled there all theyr lyfe tyme .ix. C. men there were of them no moo lefte at that batayle Theyr gouernour prynce was called Beringer anone he began a towne that they myght therin dwell haue resorte let call the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyted became ryche But they had no women amonge them and the Brytons wolde not gyue theyr doughters to the strauÌ„gers wherfore they went ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them women and there they them spoused But the men coude not vnderstande theyr language ne speche of these women therfore they spake togyder as scottes And afterwarde through chaungynge theyr languages in all FrauÌ„ce they were than called scottes and so sholde the folke of that countre be called for euermore ¶ How kynge Westmer let arere a stone in the entrynge of WestmerloÌ„de there as he slewe Roderyk there he began fyrst housynge ANd after this batayle that is aboue sayd whan Roderyk was slayne kyng Westmer in remembrauÌ„ce of his vyctory let arere there besydes yâ— waye a grete stone on hygh and yet it standeth and euermore shal stande and he let graue in the said stone lettres that thus sayd The kyng Westmer of Brytayne slewe in this place Roderyk his enemy And this Westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous and towne in Westmerlonde and at that stone begynneth Westmerlonde that Westmer let call
as moche as he had none heyre begoten of his body and grete harme it was that so noble a kyng and so doughty as he was had no childe of his body begotē But all thȳge that god wyll haue done must be done whose name be blyssed wtout ende amē ¶ How Constantyne slewe Mordreds two sones that warred vpon hym THis Constantyne was a noble a worthy knyght of body And that two sones that Mordred had begoten had grete enuy vnto Constantyne that than was crowned kynge And so it befell that they begā to meue warre agaynst hym assembled a grete hoost of them that were before with Mordred had ben dryuen awaye whiche dyd moche sorowe through out all the londe That one broder ordeyned hȳ to go to London for to take the cite that other went to wynchestre But Constantyne came to London and slewe hym that was there And after he wēt to wynch estrē sleme hym that was there also And so was he quyte of bothe his enemyes Whan Cōstantyne had regued well worthely foure yere he dyed lyeth at London ¶ Of kynge Adclbryghe and of kynge Edell AFter kynge Constantynes deth there were two kynges in Brytayne that one was called Adtlbryght that was a Dane he helde the coūtree of Norfolke and Suffolke That other hyght Edell and was a bryton and he helde Nicholl Lyndesey all the londe vnto Number These two kynges fast warred togyder but they were after accorded loued togyder as they had ben borne of one body The kyng Edell had a syster that was called Orewenne and he gaue her through grete frendshyp to kynge Adelbryght to wyfe And kynge Adelbryght begate vpō her a doughter that was called Argentyl And that thyrde yere after came vpon hym a straūge sekenes that nedes he must dye And he sent to kynge Edell his broder in lawe that he sholde come speke with hym and he came to hym with a good wyll Than prayed he the kyng and coniured hym also in the name of god that after whan he were deed he sholde take his doughter Argentyll the londe kepe and nourysshe her in his chambre And whan she were of age that he shold mary her to the strongest worthyest man that he myght fynde and than he shold yelde vp her londe agayne Kyng Edell graunted it and by othe confermed his prayer And whā Adelbright was deed buryed Edell toke that damoysell Argentyll nourysshen her in his chambre she became as fayre as ony myght be ¶ How kyng Edell maryed the damoysell to a knaue of his kerhym THis kyng Edell that was vncle to Argent yit bet hought how he might falsly haue the londe frō his nece falsly agaynst his othe to deceyue the damoysell to mary her to a knaue of his kechin that was called Curan he became the worthyest strongest man of body that ony man wyst in ony londe lyuyng to him he thought shamefully to haue maryed her for to haue had her londe afterwarde but he was deceyued For this Curan was Haueloks sone that was king of kyrklane in Dēmarke this Curan tōquered his wyues londe afterward slewe king Edel that was his wyues vncle had all her lond as in an other place it telleth more openly he regned but thre yere for saxons danes slewe hym that was grete harme to all Brytayn the brytons bare hym to Stonehenge and there buryed hym honourably ¶ Of king Conan that was Curans cosin AFter this Curan regned Conan his cosyn a proude knyght he regned wtout loue euer was medlyng with his people toke his vncle with warre sleynge his two children The Saxons warred agaynst hȳ oftentymes but he ouercame them so he was in peas all his lyftyme he regned .xiiij. yere after he dyed lyeth at London ¶ Of kyng Cortyf Gurmond that came through the paynyms in to Brytayne AFter this Conan regned his cosyn Cortyf that was behated of all his people this Cortyf lost all britayn through warre in his tyme fel that grete myschefe in brytayn that thrystēdom was destroyed all the brytons were wyuen out of the londe but afterward lefte 〈◊〉 to the saxons as afterward ye shal here For in that tyme there was a paynym that was called Gurmond the kȳges sone Daufrikes of the paynyms folke shold haue ben kynge after his fader but he gaue it to his broder sayd he wold be no kynge tyll he had cōquered a realme in a straūge coūtree And of hym prophe cyed Merlyn callynge him a wolfe of the see And he let assemble paynyms wtout nomrbe shyppes And goynge by the see he conquered dyuers londes takyng he mage of many And he came in Irionde conquered it that oftētymes warred vpon brytons brytons vpon them ofte wonne oft lost gaue hostages to brytons And so they sente to Gurmond there as he was in Irlonde that he sholde come helpe them agaynst that brytons they wold gladly make hym theyr lord For he was a paynim they were paynyms and the brytons were chrysten Whan Gurmond herde this he hasted hym arryued in scotlonde came in to Northumberlond where as the saxons were dwellyng they cōfermed that couenaūtes bytwene them made by othes hostages for to bere hym true fayth holde hym forlorde paye to hȳ truage by yere Than began that saxons the affricans to destroye robbe brenne to wnes destroyed all maner thynge sparyng neyther man woman ne chylde lerned nelewde but slewe all kest downe townes castels chirches so put that londe to grete destruceyon And as soone as they myght flee they fledde thens as well poore as ryche bysshops men of religyon grete small some in to lytell Britayn some in to Cornewayle and all those that myght haue shyppes ¶ How kynge Gurmonde droue kynge Cortif to chuhestre slewe the britons and through subtylte gate the towne COrtyf the kyng fledde thens in to Chichestre that than was a good cite and a stronge there helde hym .xx. dayes And this Gurmond came and be syeged it But y◠cite was so stronge y◠he myght not gete it by no maner of wyse wherfore they thought by subtylte to brenne the towne they made engynes with glewe of nettes and toke peces of tunder fyre boūde it to sparowes feet and afterwarde let them flee and they anone ryght flewe in to the towne there as theyr nestes were in thackes and in euyssynges of houses the fyre began to kyndle brent all the towne Whan y◠brytons sawe that they hyed them out fought but anone they were slayne discomfyted whyle the batayle duted the kynge all in despayre pryuely went in to wales so y◠men wist not where he became And so was the towne of Chichestre takē destroyed And after
Gurmond went destroyed townes citees that neuer after were made again as it is seen yet in this loÌ„de in many places ¶ How this londe was called EngloÌ„de for the name of Engist and how many kynges were made after in this londe WHan Gurmond had destroyed all the londe through out he gaue yâ— londe to the saxons anone they toke it with good wyll For yâ— saxons longe tyme had desyred it for as moche as they were of Engistes kynrede that first had all yâ— londe of Brytayn let them be called englyshmen for bycause of Engistes name And yâ— londe they let call Englond in theyr language the folke ben called Englyshmen for as moche as in his tyme it was called Engist londe whan he had coÌ„quered it of Vortiger But fro the tyme yâ— Brute came fyrst in to this londe it was called Britayn yâ— folke brytons But syth yâ— tyme yâ— Gurmond conquered this londe yâ— saxons named it Englonde as before is sayd And whan this was done GurmoÌ„d passed ouer in to frauÌ„ce there coÌ„quered many loÌ„des destroyed all chrysten people where as he came And the saxons dwelled in this londe began fast to enhabyte it at theyr owne wyll they wold haue made newe kyn ges lordes but they coude neuer assent to haue onely one kyng for to be to them attendauÌ„t therfore they made many kynges in dyuers shyres as it was in Engistes tyme. The fyrst kyngdoÌ„ was Kent that other Southsex yâ— thyrde westsex the fourth Estsex and the fyfth NorthumberloÌ„de the syxth Estangle yâ— is to saye Norfolk Suffolk the .vij. Merchenrich that is yÌ„ erledom of Ni choll Huntyngdon Harford Gloâ—estre wynchestre warwyk Derby so departed all EngloÌ„d in to .vij. partes And after that it befell yâ— tho kynges warred ofteÌ„ tymes togyder And euer he yâ— was strongest toke hym yâ— was feblest so it was longe tyme that they had no kyng crowned amonge them nor no chrysten man was than amonge them ne christeÌ„ dom neyther But were paynyms tyll yâ— saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen children of yâ— nacion of EngloÌ„de in yâ— cite of Rome yâ— were wonders fayre creatures had grete wyll desyre to beholde them asked of yâ— marchauÌ„tes of whens they were of what nacyon And men tolde hym they were of Englonde englysshe they were called but they all yâ— people of englond were paynyms byleued not on god Alas sayd saynt Gregory well may they be called englysshe for they haue yâ— visages of auÌ„ gels and therfore well ought they to be christen And for this cause saynt Grego ry sent saynt Austin in to englonde .xl. good men with hym that were of good lyfe holy men to preche teche to coÌ„uerte the englysshe people turne theÌ„ to god yâ— was in the .vj. yere yâ— saynt Gregory had ben pope of Rome yâ— is to saye after the incarnacyon of our lord Iesu Chryst v C .lxxxv. yere as yâ— cronycles telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed coÌ„uerted kyng Adelbryght and the bysshops that he made his felawes WHan saynt Austin came fyrst in to englonde he arryued in the yle of Tenet so passed forth came to Caun terbury and there soiourned And kyng Adelbryght of Kent yâ— was of yâ— lignage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn his felawes with moche honour fouÌ„de them all yâ— them neded And more ouer he gaue them a fayre place yâ— now is cal led the abbey of saynt Austin in whiche place helyeth hymself shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man with good wyll herd saynt Austyns pre dicacyons and gaue hym leue to preche through out al his loÌ„de of Kent to turne and coÌ„uerte to hym all yâ— people that he myght It befell so afterward through goddes grace yâ— in a lytell tyme yâ— kynge hymselfe was coÌ„uerted to god all the people of his londe was baptysed And in yâ— meane whyle yâ— people turned them to god saynt Austyn came to Rochestre there preched the worde of god the paynyms scorned hym therfore cast vpon hym reygh tayles so that all his mantell was hanged full of those reygn tayles for more despite they cast on hyÌ„ the guttes of reyghes and other fysshe Wherfore yâ— good maÌ„ saynt Austin was sore anoyed greued prayed to god yâ— all those children of yâ— cite that sholde be borne afterward yâ— is to saye in the cite of Rochestre myght haue tayles and so they had Whan the kyng herde of this vengeauÌ„ce yâ— was fallen through saynt Austins prayer he let make a hous in yâ— honour of almyghty god wherin women shold be delyuered of theyr children at the brydges ende in the which bous yet women of the cite ben delyuered of chylde Whan saynt Gregory had herde tell how the englysshe people were turned to god coÌ„uerted he sent vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bysshop yâ— was called Paulyn and made hym prymate and archebysshop of Englonde and sent worde that he sholde ordeyne and make bysshoppes in the londe And anone as saynt Austyn had the pallyon of the dignite of the archebysshop he made two bysshoppes of his felawes the whiche came with hym from Rome of whome that one was called Mellyte he helde his dignite at London and that other was called Iustyne and he helde his dignite at Rochestre And this bysshop Mellyte than went to preche the worde of god in Essex and there baptysed the kynge of yâ— countree whiche was called Sicwith yâ— was kyng Adelbryghtes to syn his systers sone This Iustyn went to preche in Southsex turned moche of the people to god saynt Austin him selfe preched through out all Englonde ¶ How saynt Austyn went in to wales where as the Brytons were and how they wolde not be obedyent to the arche bysshop of Caunterbury WHan all EngloÌ„de was baptysed and turned to god saynt Austin went in to yâ— londe where as the brytons were to kepe them froÌ„ englyssh men that is to saye in wales there he fouÌ„de monkes abbeys .vij. bisshops For the brytons destroyed alway yâ— chry sten people yâ— saynt Austyn had coÌ„uerted And he sayd to the bisshops that he was a legate of Rome prymate of all Englonde that they sholde by all reason to hym be obedyent And they sayd yâ— they wolde not but to yâ— archebysshop of Car lyon they wolde they wold neuer for no maner thinge be obedyent to yâ— englyssh men For they sayd englysshmen be our aduersaryes and haue dryuen vs out of our couÌ„tree we ben chrysten men and euer haue ben the englysshmen haue euer beÌ„ paynyms saue now of late that they be coÌ„uerted Saynt Austyn might of them haue none other answere but sayd pertly that they wolde neuer meke them to hym ne to the pope of Rome Wherfore saynt Austin returned
the kynge without more speche or ony abydynge and toke leue of his frendes and went in to Denmarke complayned to the kynge Godryne tolde hym of the despyte that kyng Osbryght had done to hym of his wyfe prayed hym of socour and helpe for to auenge hym Whan kynge Godryne of Denmarke the Danes had herde the complaynt of this Buerne and of the prayer that he bad they were wonders glad in theyr hertes for as moche as they might fynde a cause for to go in to Englonde for to warre vpon Englysshmen and also for to auenge Buerne of the despyte that that kynge Osbryght had done to his wyfe And for as moche as Buerne was sibbe vnto the kynge of Denmarke they let ordeyne anone a grete hoost of men and let ordeyne shyppes for them as moche as them neded to haue to that viage And whan all the hoost was redy the kyng made his two bretherne chefe capytaynes that were noble knyghtes of body and also bolde that one was called Hungar and that other Hubba ¶ How the Danes toke yorke and slewe kyng Osbryght and soone after slewe kynge Elle ANd whan all thynge was redy the two brethern toke leue of the kynge Godryne went to warde the see for to passe ouer into EngloÌ„de as fast as they myght spede Now is Buerne so well coÌ„forted so fast hyed hym with yâ— Danes that they be arryued in yâ— north couÌ„tree came through out Holdernes and destroyed all the coutreâ— and brent townes robbed folke slewe all that myght be taken tyll that they came vnto yorke And whan kynge Osbryght sawe them come he toke all his people that he had with hym came out of the cyte faught with them but no foyson he ne had agaynst them moche of yâ— people there were slayne on bothe partyes kynge Osbryght hymselfe there was slayne the cite anone was taken the Danes went in ¶ And there was also an other king in Northumberlond that Buernes frendes had chosen and helde hym for kyng a man yâ— was called Elle for as moche as they wolde not to kyng Osbryght be attendauÌ„t for the despyte that he had done to Buerne theyr cosyn It bef 〈…〉 thus yâ— kyng Elle was gone to the wode for to dysporte â—ym of venysou some he had taken And as he sate in the wode at meet he sayd to a knyght We haue well sped moche venyson taken And with yâ— worde came in a man sayd to hym yf ye so moche of venyson haue wonne an hondred tymes more ye haue lost for all this couÌ„tree the Danes haue goten taken yâ— cite of yorke agaynst you shall it hold yâ— neuer ye shall come therin and for so moche they haue slayne kyng Osâ—right Whan king Elle herde these wordes he let assemble all yâ— folke of the countree ordeyned all the power that he myght haue and wolde haue goten the cite of yorke with strength But the Danes came out anone gane hym a stronge batayle and slewe kyng Elle and the moost parte of the people that he had brought with him And the same place there they were slayne shall euermore be called Elle crofte and that place is a lytell from yorke And than yâ— Danes neuer rested tyll they had conquered all Northumbetlonde in that countree they made wardryns went ferther in to yâ— lande toke Notyngham there they abode all yâ— wyuter doynge all the sorowe that they myght And after whan somet tyme came they reineued from Notyngham and came to Nicholl and Lyndefey to Holand For no man myght them withstand so moche power and sttength they had ¶ How saynt Edmund the kynge was martyred ANd so ferre had the Danes passed from couÌ„tree to couÌ„tree and euermore brennynge robbynge destroyed all yâ— they myght tyll they came to Tetford in that couÌ„tree they fouÌ„de a chrysten kyng that moche loued god his werkes that was called Edmund he was kyng of Northfolke South folke This kyng saynt Edmund ordeyned as moche folke as he myght and fought with the Danes but he his folke were discomfyted the kyng hymselfe was dryuen vnto the castell of Framelyngham the Danes pursued hym tame vnto the same castell And whan kyng Edmund sawe yâ— the castel myght not withstande them he came agaynst them with whome yâ— Danes fyrst spake and anone they asked of hym where king Edmund was Now forsothe said he whan I was in yâ— castell there was the kyng and whan I went out of the castell he went out also whether he shall escape or dye at goddes wyll must it be Whan saynt Edmund had named god by that they wyst well that it was hymselfe And anone Hubba Hungat toke hym and sayd that he shold forsake god and all chrysten lawes as many other had done before hym And saynt Edmund sayd that he wolde not but ta ther he wold suffre deth for goddes loue his lawes also Than toke they kyng Edmund bouÌ„de hym to a tree made theyr archers shote at hym with arowes tyll yâ— his body stycked as full of arowes as an vrchen full of pryckes But for all the payne that they dyd hym he wolde neuer forsake god And in the same turment and payne he dyed and betoke his soule to almyghty god And whan they sawe that he was deed they smote of his heed And in this maner as ye haue herde was saynt Edmund martyred ¶ How â–ª Hubba and Hungar toke the towane of Redynge WHan saynt Edmund was marry red Hungar Hubba departed thens with all theyr Danes to Redyng And as they wente thyder warde they destroyed brent to wâ—â—es and cyters slewe all chrysten people that wolde not forsake god and kest downe chirches came to Redynge and toke the cownr there helde them tyll that kyng Edâ—lf of Westsex came thider with at his power for to take yâ— to wne Than came out the Danes to gyue batayle to kyng Edrif and at that batayle was slayne an â—â—le of the Danes that was called Eidrak Vpon the morowe came kynge Eldred and his broder Alured with a stronge power and a grete hoost And the Kyng Edelf came agayne that had fo 〈…〉 the daye before to that batayle And the Danes than came out for to fyght with them yâ— batayle was wonders stâ—â—ge For many a man was there slayne and the Danes that daye had the victory the kynge Eldred his broder Alured yâ— daye were discomfyted But the fourth daye after yâ— Danes the Englyshmen fought togyder an other tyme vpoÌ„ Ekel dene there was slayne a kyng of Deu marke that was called Raâ—ing foure erles of grete power And that daye the Danes had shame for they were driuen to Engilfelde And the .xv. day after the Danes the Englyshmen fought togyder at Rafyng there were yâ— Englysh men
Bakwel was deed murdred And anone as the good kynge Edward was deed syr Edward his sone kyng of Englonde sent after Pyers of Ganaston into Gascoyn so moche he loued him that he called him broder And anone after he gaue hym the lordshyp of Walyngford after that he gaue him the erledom of Cornewayle agaynst all the lordes wyll of Englonde And thaÌ„ brought he syr Walter of Langton bysshop of Chestre to the tour of London in prison with two knaues al onely to serue hym For the kyng was wroth with hyÌ„ bycause that syr Walter made coÌ„playnt on hyÌ„ to his fader wherfore he was put in prison in the tyme of Troile baston And the fore said Piers of Ganaston made so grete maystryes that he went in to the kynges tresoury in the abbey of westmynster toke yâ— table of golde with the trestyls of the same many other ryche iewels that somtyme were kyng Arthurs toke them to a marchauÌ„t that was called Aymery of 〈…〉 and for he shold bere them ouersee in to Gascoyne so he went thens neuer came agayn after whiche was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Pyers was so rychely auauÌ„ced he beca me woÌ„ders proude wherfore al the grete lordes of the realme had hyÌ„ in despyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Laâ—y 〈◊〉 of Nichol and syr Guy erle of wa 〈…〉 the whiche good lordes the good king Edward syr Edwardes fader king of Englonde charged yâ— Pyers of Ganaston sholde not come in to Englond for to brynge his sone Edward in to ryot And all yâ— lordes of Englonde assembled them on a certayn daye at yâ—â—â—eres prechours at London there they spake of the dishonour that kynge Edward dyd to his realme to his crowne And so they assented all bothe erles barons all the comyns that the foresaid Pyers of Ganaston sholde be exiled out of Englonde for euer more And so it was done for he forswore Englond went in to Irlonde there the kyng made hym chefetayn gouernour of the londe by his coÌ„myssion And there this Pyers was chefetayn of all the londe and dyd there all that hym lyked had power to do what he wolde And that tyme were the templeâ—s exiled through all thâ—â— stendom bycause the men put vpon them that they shold do thynges agaynst the fayth good byl 〈…〉 Kynge Edward loued Piers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not forbere his company and so moche the kyng gaue behyght the people of Englonde that the erâ—lyng of the foresayd Pyers sholde be reuoked at Stamford through them that had eâ—â—led hym Wherfore Pyers of Ganaston came agayne in to Englonde And whan he was comeâ— agayn in to this lond he despysed the gretest lordes of this londe called syr â—â—bert of Clare erle of Glocester 〈◊〉 and the erle of Nycholl syr Henry Laâ—y bâ—rstenbely syr Guy erle of warwyk the blacke houÌ„de of Arderne and also be called the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre churle many other scornes shames them sayd many other grete lordes of Englonde â–ª wherfore they were toward hym full angry wroâ—â— aâ—d tyght â—ore anoyed And in the same tyme dyed the erle of Nycholl but he charged or that he dyed Thomas erle of LaÌ„castre that was his sone 〈…〉 e that he sholde maynteyne his quarell agaynst this same Pyers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge And so it befel through helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre also of the erle of Warwyk that the foresayd Pyers was heded at Gauersythe besyde Warwyk the .xix. daye of Iune in the yere of grace a. M .ccc .xij. Wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed prayed god that he myght se the day to be auenged vpon the deth of the foresayd Pyers And so it befell afterward as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the foresayd erle of Lancastre many other grete ba rons were put to pyteous deth marty red bycause of the foresayd quarell The kynge was than at London and helde a parliament ordeyned the lawes of syr Symond Mounford wherfore the erle of Lancastre the other erles all the clergye of Englonde made made an othe through counseyle of Robert of Wynchelse for to maynteyn tho ordinauÌ„ces for euermore ¶ How Robert the Brus came agayn in to Scotlonde gadred a grete power of men for to warre vpon kynge Edward ANd whan syr Robert the Brus that made hyÌ„ kyng of Scotlond that before was fledde in to Norway for drede of deth of the good kyng Edward also he herd of the debate that than was in Englonde bytwene the kynge his lordes he ordeyned an hoost came in to Englonde in to Northumberlond clene destroyed the couÌ„tree And whan kyng Edward herde these tydynges he let assemble his hoost mette the Scottes at Estre uelyn on the daye of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst in the thyrde yere of his regne in the yere of grace M.ccc.xiiij Alas the sorowe losse that there was done For there was slayne the noble erle Gylbert of Clare syr Robert Clifford baron there kyng Edward was discoÌ„fited Edmond of Maule the kynges steward for drede went drowned hymselfe in a fresshe ryuer that is called Bannokesborne Wherfore they sayd in reprofe of kynge Edward for as moche as he loued to go by water also for he was discomfyted at Bannokesborne therfore the maydens made a songe therof in the couÌ„tree of kyng Edwarde in this maner they songe Maidens of englond sore may ye morne for tyÈt haue lost your lemmans at Bannokesborne with heuelogh what weneth the kyng of EngloÌ„d to haue goten Scotlonde with rombilogh ¶ Whan kyng Edward was discomfited wonders fast he fled with his folke that were lefte alyue went to Barwyk there helde hyÌ„ And after he toke hostages that is to saye two chyldren of the rychest of the towne the kyng went to London toke couÌ„seyle of thyÌ„ges that were nedefull vnto the realme of Englonde ¶ In this tyme it befell that than was in Englonde a rybaud that was called Iohn Tanner he said that he was the good kyng Edwardes sone let call hym Edward of Carnaruan therfore he was taken at Oxford there he chalenged the frere Carmes chirche the kyng Edwarde had gyuen them the whiche chirche somtyme was the kynges hall And afterward was this Iohn ladde to Northamton drawen haÌ„ged for his falsnes or that he was deed he coÌ„fessed said before al those that were there that the deuyll behyght hym that he shold be kynge of Englonde and that he had serued the deuyll thre yere ¶ How the towne of Barwyk was taken through treason how two cardynals were robbed in Englonde ON mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lord Iesu Chryst M .ccc .xvj. Barwyk was lost through fals treason of one Pyers of
he sayd rather the coÌ„trary sholde be done than so as they dâ—â—râ—ed Wherfore there arose a grete altercacyon in the mater For some sayd one waye some another coude not accorde vnto this daye for that one partye sayd the the concyle was aboue the pope an other partye sayd the coÌ„trary the the pope was aboue the concyle but they lefte it vndetermyned therfore god must dyspose for the best ¶ Albert was emperour after Sygysmonde one yere This Albert was duke of Austre neuewe to Sygysmonde therfore he was kynge of â—â—em and of Vngry for his doughter for other heyre he left none This man was emperour of Almayne but anone he was poysoned dyed and he was in all thynges a vertuous man that all men said he was a president to all kynges ¶ Fredericus yâ— thyrde was emperour after hym This Frederyk was duke of Osteryke chosen Emperour of Almayne but it was longe or he was crowned of the pope for diuision At the last there was made an vnite he was crowned with grete honour of the pope in the cite was a peasy ble man a quyete of synguler pitâ— he hated not the clergye he wedded the kyÌ„ges doughter of Portyngale in his tyme whyles that he regned he made a grete coÌ„uocacyon of prynces in Raâ—spâ—na for the incours of the Turkes shewed vnto them that now within this .xx. yere chrysteÌ„dome was made lesse ij C. myle he warned them that they sholde be redy to resyst hym And the imperyall cite of CoÌ„stantynople was taken the same tyme of yâ— misâ—yleuynge Turkes betrayed by a Ianuens whome for his labour the Turke made a kyng as he ê“mysed bâ— the fourth day he called hym dyd dâ— hange hyÌ„ for his deceyt to his mayster And there was grete sorowe wepyng amonge the chrysten people for the losse of that noble cite for many a christen man was slayne innumerable were sold the emperour was slayne for enuy the Turke caused his heed to be smytten of whaÌ„ he was deed almoost al the fayth in the loÌ„de of greke fayled ¶ Nycolas the .v. a Ia nuens was pope after Felix .viij. yere This Nycolas was chosen at Rome in the place of Eugeny yet yâ— strife henge styll a lytell a lytel they obeyed hym And al men meruayled that a man of so poore a nacyon shold obtayne agaynst yâ— duke of Sauoye the whiche was cosyn alyed almoost to all the prynces of chryâ—â—endome euerychdue left hym Than in the yere after there was a peas made Felix resygned for it pleased our lorde his name to be gloryfyed by an obiect of the worlde as was yâ— Ianuens in comparyson to the duke the pope This Nycolas was a mayster in diuinite and an actyfe man a ryche man in conceytes and many thynges that were fallen he buylded agayn all yâ— walles of Rome he renewed for drede of the Turke And there was a verse made of this vnite publysshed in the cite â—ux fud sit mun dot cessit Felix Nicolao And that in the yere of our lorde M CCCC .xlix. The yere of grace with a grete deuocyoÌ„ was confermed innumerable people went to the apostles setes ¶ How kynge Henry the syxth regned beynge a chylde not one yere of age and of the batayle of Vernoyle in Perche AFter king Henry yâ— fyfth regned Henry his sone but a childe and not fully one yere of age whose regne began the fyrst daye of September in yâ— yere of our lord M cccc .xxij. This kyng beynge in his cradell was moche doubted drad bycause of the grete conquest of his fader also the wysdome guydyng of his vncles the duke of Bedford and the duke of Glocestre ¶ This yere the .xxi. daye of October dyed Charles the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lyeth buryed at saynt Denys And than was yâ— duke of Bedford made regent of FrauÌ„ce And yâ— duke of Glocestre was made protectour defendour of Englonde ¶ And yâ— fyrst daye of Marche after was syr William Tayllour preest degraded of his preesthode on yâ— morowe after he was brent in smythfelde for heresye ¶ This yere syr Iames Stewarde kynge of scottes maryed dame Iane the duchesse dough teâ— of Clayence whiche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by heâ— fyrst hus 〈…〉 the erle 〈…〉 aâ— saynt Mary 〈…〉 yere the .xvij. daâ—e 〈…〉 of â—â—rnoyle 〈…〉 of Bedford regent of 〈◊〉 the duke of â—Alaunson whiche was a grete batayle The duke of 〈…〉 his â–ª syde the erle of 〈…〉 the lorde Talbot all the power yâ— they coude ma 〈…〉 kepte And also many 〈…〉 with moche people of th 〈…〉 duke 〈…〉 yns And on th 〈…〉 was the duke of AlauÌ„son the duke of 〈…〉 the erle of Douglas 〈…〉 haâ— with many lordes of FrauÌ„ce a grete company of scottes armynackes And than yâ— erle Douglas called yâ— duke of Bedforde in scorne Iohn with the leden swerde And he sente hym worde agayne yâ— he sholde fynde yâ— daye yâ— his swerde was of style And so yâ—â—â—yned on bothe sydes fought 〈…〉 me yâ— no man wyst who sholde haue yâ— better a grete whyle but at yâ— last as god wold yâ— victory fell vnto yâ— englysshe party for there were slayne the erle Douglas whiche a lyteil before was made duke of TuroÌ„ yâ— erle of Bou ghaÌ„ yâ— erle of Almarre yâ— erle of Tounar the erle of VauÌ„tedor yâ— vycouÌ„te of Ner bonne whiche was one of them yâ— slewe duke Iohn of Burgoyn knelyng before the Dolphyn many mâ—â— vnto yâ— nombre of .x. M. moo And there was takeÌ„ prysoners yâ— duke of AlauÌ„son and many other lordes gentylleâ— of FrauÌ„ce but scottes yâ— daye were slayne downe right the substauÌ„ce of them all ¶ The thyrde yere of kynge Henry the syxth the duke of Glocestre maryed the duchesse of Hollande and went ouer see with her in to Henaud for to take possessyon of his wy ues enherytauÌ„ce where he was honou rably receyued and taken for lord of the londe But soone after he was fayne to returne home agayne in to Englonde lefte his wyfe all his tresour yâ— he had brought with hym in a town that is called Mouns in Henaud whiche promysed for to be true to hym NotwithstaÌ„dyng they delyuered the lady vnto yâ— duke of Burgoyn whiche sent her to Gaunt from thens she escaped in a maÌ„nes clothyÌ„ge came in to zelande to a towne of her owne called Sirixze froÌ„ thens she wente to a towne in Hollande called the Gowe there she was stronge ynough and withstode yâ— foresayd duke of Burgoyne ¶ And soone after yâ— duke of Glocestre sent ouer see in to zelande the lord Fitz water with certayn men of warre and archers for to helpe socour yâ— foresayd duchesse of HollaÌ„de whiche londed at a place in zelande called Brewers hauen where the lordes of yâ— couÌ„tree
out of frauÌ„ce Loo what a mariage was this as to yâ— comparison of the other mariage of Armynak For there shold haue beÌ„ delyuered so many castels townes in Guyan so moche golde shold haue ben gyuen with her yâ— all englonde shold haue ben therby enry 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fell wherfore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bycause of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for maryage of 〈◊〉 〈…〉 rets w 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath 〈◊〉 engloÌ„de had by losyng of Normandy Guyan 〈…〉 〈…〉 nge of 〈◊〉 agaynst theyr pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 lordes what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes what murdre sleynge of them what feldes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 many y◠〈◊〉 a man hath 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coÌ„clucyon yâ— kyng de 〈◊〉 the quene wther sone â—â—yne to 〈◊〉 in to Scotland from thens in to FrauÌ„ce so to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— she came fyrst fro Many men demâ— that the brekynge of the kynges promesse to the syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his grete losse aduersite ¶ How the duke of Glocestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bury of his deth and how Angeo and Mayne was delyuered IN the .xxv. yere of Kynge Henry was a parlyameÌ„t aâ— Bury called saynt Edmondes Bury about whiche was coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the comyns of the couÌ„tree to be there in theyr moost best de 〈…〉 syble araye for to wayte vpon the Kynge To whiche parlyament came the duke of Glorestre Vmfrey the Kynges vncle whiche had ben proâ—â—etour of englonde all the noneage of the kyng And a 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ter as he was in his lod 〈…〉 was arested by yâ— vycouÌ„te be 〈…〉 of englond who me act 〈◊〉 yâ— duke of Buckyngham m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes And forthw t all his ser 〈…〉 es were commauÌ„ded to departe froÌ„ him xxxiâ— of yâ— chefe of them were a 〈…〉 sent to dyuers pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 after this sayâ— arest yâ— sayd duke was on y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on whose soule god haute mercy But how he dyed in what maner th 〈…〉 taynte is not knoweÌ„ some sayd he dyed for sorowe some sayd he was murdred bytwene two feder beddes some sayd yâ— a spytte was put in his fouÌ„dament but how he dyed god knoweth to whom no thynge is hyd And thus deed he was layde open that all men myght se him so bothe lordes knightes of yâ— shyre with burgeyses came 〈◊〉 sawe hyÌ„ lye deed but wouÌ„dene token coude they not perceyue how he dyed Here may mâ— marke what this worlde is This duke was a noble man a grete clerke ruled worshypfully yâ— realme to the Kynges behofe neuer coude be fouÌ„de faute in hyÌ„ but 〈…〉 uy of them that were gouernours had ê“my sed the duth y of Angeo the 〈…〉 dome of Mayne causen the destruccyon of this noble man for they drad that he wolde haue empesshed yâ— delyueraunce after they sent his body to saint Albons with certayn lyghtes to be buryed so syr Ge 〈…〉 ays of Clefton had than the charge to coÌ„uay yâ— corps so it was buryed at saynt Albons in the abbey And fyue persones of his housholde were sente to London there were they reyned Iudged to be drawen hanged and also quartred Of whom yâ— names were syr Roger chamberlayn a knyght Mydelton a squyer Herbard a squyer Arthur a squier Richarde NedhaÌ„ whiche .v. ê“sones were draweÌ„ fro the toure of LondoÌ„ through che pe to tyburne there â—aÌ„ged let downe quycke than stryped to haue bâ—heded quarted than yâ— Markys of Suffolke she wed there for them yâ— kynges pardon vnder his grete sealâ— so they were pardoned of the remenauÌ„t of the execucyon had theyr lyues so they were brought agayne to London and after frely deliuer to Thus began grete trouble in this realme of Englonde for the deth of this noble duke of Glocestre and an the comyns of yâ— realme began for to murmure for it and were not content ¶ After the pope Eugeny was deed Nycolas the .v. was electe pope This Nycolas was chosen for Eugeny yet hangynge yeâ—eysme notwtstandyng he gate the obedyence of all chrysteÌ„ realmes for after he was electe and sacred pope certayn lordes of frauÌ„ce of englonde were scut in to Sauoy to pope Felix for to entreate hym to sease of the papâ—ry And by the specyall labour of yâ— bysshop of Norwyche and the lorde of saynt Iohns he seased yâ— seconde yere after yâ— pope Nycolas was sacred yâ— sayd Felix was ma de legate of frauÌ„ce cardynal of Sauoy And he resygned yâ— hole papaâ—y to Nycolas after lyued an holy lyfe dyed an holy man as it is sayd almyghty god sheweth myracles for him This was yâ— xxiij scysme bytwene Eugeny Felix dured .xvj. yere The cause was this the generall concyle of Basyle deposed Eugeny whiche was onely pope induby tate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees statutes of the concyle of Constance as it is sayd before neyther he cought not to gyue obedyence to the generall concyle in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracion amoÌ„ge wryters of this mater pro et coÌ„tra whiche can not accorde vnto this day one party sayth that the concyle is aboue the pope yâ— other party sayth nay but the pope is aboue yâ— coÌ„cyle God blissed aboue al thyÌ„ge gyue grauÌ„te his peas in holy chirche spouse of Chryst Amen This Nicolas was of Iene comeÌ„ of lowe degree a doctour of d 〈…〉 te an actyf man he reedâ—fyed many places yâ— were broken ruynous dyd do make a wall about yâ— palays made yâ— wall newe about Rome for drede of yâ— turkes And yâ— people won 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gretly meruayled of yâ— ceasynge 〈…〉 of pope Felix to pope Nycolas consyderynge that 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 man of so 〈…〉 ly 〈…〉 was of 〈◊〉 to all tâ—â— m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chrysten 〈◊〉 wherefore there was a verse publysshed as 〈◊〉 is sayd ¶ How syr F 〈…〉 ys A 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 Fogyers in Normandye And of yâ— losse of Constantynople by the Turke IN the yere of 〈◊〉 Henry xxviâ— beynge tre 〈…〉 FrauÌ„ce Englonde a knyght of the englysshe partye named syr FraÌ„ceys Aragonois toke a towne in Normandy 〈◊〉 Fogyers agaynst the trewse of whiche takynge began moche sorow losse for this was the occasion by yâ— whiche the frenshmen gate all NormaÌ„dy ¶ About this tyme the cite of CoÌ„stantynople whiche was the imperyal cite of all grece was taken by the Turkes infydeles whiche was betrayed as some holde opynyon the emperour taken slayne and the ryall chirche of saynt Sophia robbed spoyled the 〈…〉 s ymages the rode drawen aboute yâ— stretes whiche was done in despyte of the chrysten fayth soone after all chrysteÌ„ fayth in Grece perisshed ceased There were many christen men slayne innumerable solde put in
Cezar made there suche bathes ¶ R. But Gaufre monemutensis in his brytysshe boke saith that Bladud made those bathes bycause William hath not seen that brytysshe boke wrote so by tellynge of other men or by his own gessyng as he wrote other thynges not best auysedly Therfore it semeth more sothly that Bladud made not yâ— hote bathes ne Iuliê° Cezardyd suche a dede though Bladud buylded made the cite but it accordeth better to kyndly reason that the water renneth in the erth by vaynes of brymstone sulphur so it is kyndly made hote in that course spryngeth vp in dyuers places of yâ— cite And so there ben hote bathes that wasshen of teters sores scabbes ¶ Treuisa Though meÌ„ might by crafte make hote bathes for to endure longe ynough this accordeth well to reason to philosophy yâ— treateth of hote welles bathes that ben in diuers londes though yâ— water of this bath be more troubly sourer of sauour and of smell than other hote bathes ben that I haue seen at Acon in Almayn And eyges in Sauoye whiche ben fayre clere as ony well streme I haue ben bathed therin assayed them ¶ R. Claudiê° Cezar maryed his doughter to Aruiragus kyng of BritoÌ„s This Claudius Cezar buylded Glocestre in yâ— wedding of his doughter BritoÌ„s called this cite fyrst after Claudius name but afterward it was called Glocestre after one Gloria whiche was duke of yâ— couÌ„tre staÌ„deth vpon Seuarne in yâ— marche of EngloÌ„de wales Shrowesbury is a cite vpon Seuerne in yâ— marche of engloÌ„de wales is set vpon yâ— toppe of an hyll it is called Shrowesbury of shrobbes fruyte that grewe there somtyme oâ— that hyll Brytons called it somtyme Pengwerne that is yâ— heed of a fayre tree Shrowesbury was somtyme yâ— heed of Powesye that stretcheth forth toward ouer yâ— myddell of wales vnto the Irysshe see Notyngham standeth vpon Trent somtyme hyght Notyngham that is the wonnynge of dennes for the Danes dwelled there somtyme dygged dennes and caues vnder harde stones rockes dwelled there ¶ R. Lyncolne is chefe of the prouynce of Lyndesey was called somtyme Caerludcoit afterwarde Lyndecoln It is vncertayne who buylded fyrst this cyte but yf it were kyÌ„g Lud so it semeth by menynge of the name for caer is britysshe is to saye a cite coit is a wode so it semeth that Caerludcoit is to saye Luddes wode towne KyÌ„g Leir was Bladuddes sone buylded Leyceâ—tre as it were in the myddle of Englonde vpon the ryuer Sos and vpon Fosse the kynges hye waye ¶ Wilhel de pon lib .iij. yOrke is a grete cite in eyther syde of the water of Ouse that semed as fayre as Rome vnto the tyme that kyng Willyam had with brennynge fyre defouled it the couÌ„tree aboute so that a pylgrym wolde now wepe and he sawe it yf he had knowen it tofore ¶ Gaufre Ebrancus the .v. kyng of Britons buylded yorke called it after his own name Caerbranke He buylded also two other citees one in ScotloÌ„de is called Edenburgh an other toward Scotlonde in the ende of Englonde is called Alcliud ¶ R. Edenburgh is a cite in the londe of Pictes bytwene the ryuer of Twede the scottysshe see hyght somtyme the castell of Maydens was called afterwarde Edenburgh of Edan kynge of Pictes that regned there in Egfridus tyme kyng of NorthuÌ„berlonde Alcliud was somtyme a noble cite is now well nygh vnknowen to all Englysshmen For vnder the Brytons Pictes EnglysshmeÌ„ it was a noble cite to the comynge of the Danes But afterward about the yere of our lorde viij C .lxx. it was destroyed whan the danes destroyed the couÌ„tree of Northumberlonde But in what place of Britayn that cite Alcliud was buylded auctours tell diuersly Beda li .j. sayth that it was buylded by west that arme of the see that departeth bytwene the Britons and the Pictes somtyme there Seuerê° famous wall endeth westward and so it semeth by hym that it is not ferre froÌ„ Caâ—â—leâ—ll for that cite is set at the ende of the wall Other wryters of storyes wryte that the cite of Alcliud is that cite that now is called Aldburgh that is to saye an olde towne standeth vpon the ryuer Ous not ferre fro Burghbrigge that is .x. myle westward out of yorke it semeth that he preueth that by Gaufride in his boke of dedes of Brytons he wryteth ytâ—â—â—durus kynge of Britons was lodged at the cite of Alcliud bycause of soâ—aâ—e and huntynge founde his broder Argaâ—on maskynge in a wode nygh there bâ—â—â—â—â— that hyght Calatery but that wâ—dâ—â—â—latery whiche is Calters in 〈…〉 recheth almoost to yorke and strâ—â—â—â—eth towarde the north by Aldburgh 〈…〉 by space of .xx. myle the moost 〈◊〉 of that wode is now throwen down the 〈◊〉 tylled Other men wolde suppose that Alcliud was that cyte that now is called Burgham in the north couÌ„tree of wâ—â—â— merlonde fast by Comberlond and standeth vpon the riuer Eden the cite is 〈◊〉 wondersly seen Deme ye now where it is buylded ¶ Treâ—â—sa It is not harde to assoyle yf men take hede that many townes bere one name as Cartagâ— in Affrica Cartago in spayne Newporte in wales Newport in the parysshe of Barkeley Worten vnder egge worton passeth wyâ—war wyk payne wyk in the parysshe of Barkeley two shyre townes eyther is called Hampton as Southampton Northampton so it semeth by the storyes that one Alcliud was in York shyre an other in westmerloÌ„d one fast by the ryght syde of yâ— west arme of yâ— see that departeth Englonde Scotlonde But that Alcliud was a ryght stronge cyte as Beda sayth yâ— cyte standeth fast by a ryuer that is called Cliud there is not suche a ryuer in Yorkshyre nor in Westmerlonde as men of the couÌ„tree tell me Some men saye that the ryuer Cliud is now named Sulwatche Sulwatche is but .v. 〈◊〉 fro Caerleyll whiche is a cite in yâ—â—ouÌ„tre of north Englond toward yâ— north west hath an other name whiche is Luguball Leyll the .vij. kynge of BritoÌ„s buylded Caerleyll ¶ R. In this cite is som what of that famous wall that passeth Northumberlond ¶ Wiâ—hel de pon In this cite is yet a thre chambred hous made of vawte stones that neuer myght be destroyed with tempest of wederne with brennynge of fyre Also in yâ— couÌ„tree fast by westmerlonde in yâ— front of a thre chambred place is wryteÌ„ in this maner Marâ—â—ictori what this wrytyng is to saye I doubte somwhat but yf it were so that some of yâ— Combres laye there somtyme whan yâ— consull Mariê° had put hyÌ„ out of â—taly But it semeth better that it is wryten in mynde of Mariê° kyng of Britons that was Aruitagê° sone This Mariê° ouerâ—ame in that place Rodryk kynge of Pictes so sayth Gaufre in his brytysshe
it were Scyttes for they came out of Scicia Afterward that londe hyght Pictauia for the Pictes regned therin M CCC .lx. yere And at the last hyght Hibernia as IrloÌ„de hight ¶ Gir. in top For many skylles one is for affinite alte that was bytwene them Irysshmen for they toke their wyues of IrloÌ„de that is openly seen in their byleue in clothynge in language in speche in wepen and in maners An other skyll is for Irysshmen dwelled there somtyme ¶ Beda li .j. Out of Irlonde that is the ê“pre couÌ„tre of scottes came Irysshmen with theyr duke that was called Renda with loue with strength made them chefe sees citees besydes the Pictes in the north syde ¶ Gir. Now the loude is shortly called Scotlonde of Scottes that came out of Irlonde regned therin CCC rv vere vnto reed Willyams tyme that was Malcolyns broder ¶ R. Many euydeÌ„ces we haue of this Scotlonde the it is ofâ—e called and hyght Hibernia as Irlonde dothe ¶ Therfore Beda li .ij. ca .xj. sayth that LaureÌ„ce archebysshop of Dunbar was archebisshop of Scottes that dwelled in an ylonde that hyght Hibernia is next to Brytayn Beda li .iij. ca .xxvij. sayth pestylence of moreyn bare downe Hibernia Also li .iij. ca .ij. saith that the Scottes that dwelled in the south syde of Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .iij. he sayth that Clad was a yong lyng lerned the rule of monkes in Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xxij. Egfridus kynge of NorthuÌ„berlonde destroyed Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xv. the moost drie of Scottes in Hibernia in the same chapy 〈…〉 he called Hibernia proprely named the west ylonde is an hoÌ„dred myle from eueryche Brytayn departeth with the see bytwene called Hibernia the countre the now is called ScotloÌ„de there he telleth that Ada 〈…〉 abbot of this ylonde sayled to Hibernia for to teche Irysshmen the lawfull Eester daye at the last came agayne in to Scotlonde ¶ Ysid ethi lib .xiiij. Men of this Scotlonde ben named Scottes in theyr own laÌ„guage Pictes also for somtyme theyr bodyes were peinted i this maner They wolde somtyme with a sharpe edged â—ole prycke kerue theyr own bodyes make theron dyuers fygures shapes peynt them with ynke or with other peyn ture or colour and bycause they were so peynted they were called Picti that is to saye peynted ¶ Erodotus Scottes ben lyght of herte straunge and wylde ynough but by medlynge of Englysshe men they ben moche amended they ben cruell vpon theyr enemyes hate bondage moost of ony thynge holde for a foule slouth yf a man dye in his bedde grete worship yf he dye in yâ— felde They ben lytell of meet may fast longe ete selde whan yâ— sonne is vp and ete flesshe fysshe milke fruyte more than breed though they be fayr of shappe they ben defouled and made vnsemely ynough with theyr owne clothinge they prayse fast yâ— vsages of theyr own forefaders despise other mennes doynge theyr londe is fruytfull ynough in pasture gardyns feldes ¶ Gir. de pÌ„ ca .xviij. The pryÌ„ces of Scottes as yâ— kynges of Spayne ben not wont to be anoynted ne crowned In this ScotloÌ„de is soleÌ„pne grete mynde of saynt Andrewe yâ— apostle for sayÌ„t Andrewe had yâ— north partyes of yâ— worlde Scites Pictes to his lot for to preche coÌ„uerte yâ— people to Christes byleue at yâ— last he was martyred in Achata in Gretia in a cite named Patras his bones were kepte CC. lxiâ— yere vnto CoÌ„stantinus yâ— emperours tyme thaÌ„ they were translated into Constantynople kepte there C .x. yere vnto Theodosius yâ— emperours tyme than Vngê° kyng of Pictes in ScotloÌ„de destroyed a grete parte of Britayn was beset with a grete hoost of Brytons in a felde called Marke he herde saynt Andrewe speke to hyÌ„ in this maner Vngê° Vngê° here yâ— me Christes apostle I ê“myse yâ— helpe socour whan thou hast ouercomen thyn enemyes by my helpe thou shalt gyue yâ— thyrde dele of thyn herytage in almes to almyghty god in yâ— worshyp of sayÌ„t Andrew And the signe of yâ— crosse went to fore his hoost 〈◊〉 the thyrde day he had victory so turned home agayn deled his heritage as he was boden for he was vncertayne what cite he shold dele for sayÌ„t Andrewe he fasted .iij. dayes he his men prayed saynt Andrewe that he wolde shewe hyÌ„ what place he sholde chose And one of yâ— wardeyns yâ— kepte the body of saint Andrewe in CoÌ„stantinople was warned in his slepe yâ— he shold go in to a place whyder an auÌ„gell wold lede hyÌ„ so he came in to Scotlonde with .vij. felowes to the toppe of an hyll named Ragmont The same houre lyght of heuen beshone be cleped yâ— king of Pictes yâ— was comynge with his hoost to a place called Carceuan There anone were heled many seke meÌ„ There mette with the kynge Regulus the monke of Constantynople with the rely kes of saynt Andrewe There is fouÌ„ded a chirche in yâ— worshyp of saynt Andrew that is heed of all the chirches in yâ— londe of Pictes To this thirche come pylgryms out of dyuers loÌ„des There was Regulus fyrst abbot gadred monkes And so all the tenth londe that the kyng had assygned hym he departed it in dyuers places amonge abbeys ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. HIbernia that is IrloÌ„de was of olde tyme incorperate in to yâ— lordship of Britayn so sayth Gir. in sua popÌ„ where he descryueth it at full yet is it worthy semeth to prayse that londe with large praysyng for to come to clere full knowlege of yâ— londe these tytles yâ— folow open the waye Therfore I shall tell of yâ— place stede of yâ— lond how grete what maner londe it is wherof yâ— londe hath plente and wherof it hath defaute also what men haue dwelled therin fyrst of maners of men of that londe of yâ— wonders of that londe and of worthynes of halowes sayntes of that londe ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde Ca. xxiij IRlonde is the last of all yâ— west ylondes hyght Hibernia of one Hiberus of Spayne yâ— was Hermonius broder for these two bretherne gate wan that londe by conquest Or it is called Hibernia of yâ— ryuer Hiberus yâ— is in yâ— west ende of Spayne yâ— londe hyght ScotloÌ„de also for Scottes dwelled there som tyme or they came in to yâ— other ScotloÌ„de that longed to Brytayne therfore it is wryten in yâ— Martyloge Suche a daye in Scotlonde saynt Bryde was borne that was in Irlonde This loÌ„de hath in the southeest syde Spayne thre dayes saylynge thens a syde halfe hath in yâ— eest syde yâ— more Brytayn thens a days saylynge in the west syde yâ— endles Occean and in the north syde Yselonde thre dayes faylyng thens ¶ Solinus But the
after his owne name And whaÌ„ Westmer had so done he dwelled all his lyfe tyme in that countre of Westmerlonde for he loued that countre aboue all other countrees And whan he had regned .xxv. yere he dyed and lyeth at Karleyll ¶ Of kynge Coyll that was kynge Westmers sone that helde his londe in peas all his lyfe tyme. COyll Westmers sone was crowned kyng after his fader and he was a good man a worthy of good coÌ„dityons well gouerned his londe of all men he had loue and peas And in his tyme was neuer contacke debate nor warre in Brytayne And he regned in peas all his lyfe And whan he had regned .xi. yere he dyed lyeth at Yorke CLaudiê° was emperour at Rome nexte after Gayus he regned xiiij yere .viij. dayes This man came in to grete Britayn now called Englond for to chalenge the trybute whiche they dyd deny to yâ— Romayns And after grete batayles there was bytwene the emperour Claudius Armager kyng of Britayn And after accordement made that this Armager sholde wedde Claudius doughter and after they two shold euer lyue in peas in token wherof this Claudius named the cite where they were maryed after hym called it Claudicestre we call it now Glocestre This Claudiê° had .iij. wyues on Petiua the first wyfe he gate a doughter that hyght Antonia The fyrst wyfe decessed and he wedded MessalinaÌ„ gate a sone yâ— hyght Britanicê° Octauia a doughter The thyrde he wedded Agrippina hauynge a sone that hyght Nero. Claudiê° wedded his doughter Octauia to Nero his wyues sone This Claudiê° for loue that he had to Agrippina his last wyfe he slewe Messalina his secoÌ„d wyfe lest she shold haue helpe Britanicus her sone his to the empyre yet Agrippina the last wyfe of Claudius drad lest her husbonde wolde haue ê“ferred Britanicê° haue deposed Nero her sone therfore she poysoned her husbonde Claudius Nero was ê“moted to the empyre And this same Nero gaue his moder suche a reward agayn for he poysoned Britanicus slewe his owne 〈…〉 oder his wyfe Octauia ¶ Iames the more yâ— apostle this tyme was slayne of Herode Agrippa Peter was pryso 〈…〉 d. vt pêª patet act .xij. The body of saynt Iames was brought by myr 〈…〉 in to Ga 〈…〉 of Spayne ¶ Nero after Claudiê° ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ s emperour he regneâ— .xiij. yere vij monethes This Nero was a cursed maÌ„ made grete waste in yâ— empyre He wolde not fysshe but with nettes of golde ropes of sylke A grete parte of the lordes of Rome he slewe He was enemy to good men He slewe his broder his wyfe his moder and his mayster He slewe also Peter Paule He wolde neuer were one cloth two tymes His horses his mules were shod with syluer And at the last he dyd set a grete part of Rome on fyre some saye to se how Troy brent some saye the Romayns coÌ„playned the stretes were to narowe And whaÌ„ he had brent a grete parte of Rome Nero sayd there was space to buylde yâ— stretes wyder Than the senatours with the comyn people came vpon hym to 〈…〉 e hym And he fled by nyght in to the subbarbes of yâ— cite hyd hym amonge the vynes he herde karles beggers come by hym that sayd they wyst where the emperour were he sholde neuer scape them Nero thought it sholde be grete derogacion to his name he were slayne of karles on a grete stake he â—an hyÌ„selfe to the herte dyed there was buryed deuyls kepte his body many a day after dyd grete hurt to the people tyll by a myracle of our lorde the body was fouÌ„de taken away than the deuylles voyded ¶ Seneca was this tyme maister to Nero ¶ Iuuenalis poeta ¶ Lucanê° poeta ¶ Iames the lesse yâ— apostle bysshop of Ierusalem was slayne of the Iewes the vj. yere of Nero. ¶ Marcus the euaÌ„gelyst was martyred the fyrst yere of hym ¶ Cirâ—a annuÌ„ Christi .lxxiiij. â—Anus ytalicus was pope of Rome .x. yere .iij. monethes xi 〈…〉 dayes This Linê° his successour Clâ—tus through theyr holy coÌ„uersacioÌ„ were made to mynyster the treasour of the th 〈…〉 the to the people Peter beynge alyue 〈…〉 Peter attended to prayer prechynge It is redde of this Cletus that he wrote fyrst in his lettres SaluteÌ„ et apostolicaÌ„ vnÌ„dictioneÌ„ Afore this tyme was many a dyscyple of Peter slayne vnder Nero. ¶ Galba this tyme was emperour he regned seuen monethes This man was made emperour by the power of spayne in the same londe Nero lyuyng And after the dethe of Nero brought to Rome there was slayne of a man that came with whete to Rome He smote of his heed bare it to hym that was emperour nexte seynge all his meu none of them helpyng hym ¶ In this mannes dayes came the grete Rethorycyen to Rome fro Spayne was the fyrst the euer taught the seyence openly his name was Quintilian ¶ Ottho regned after hym and he regned but thre monethes for one Vitellus that was presydent of FrauÌ„ce chalenged the empyre in Ytalye bytwene these two were thre grete batayles in the fourth batayle Ottha sawe he sholde be ouercomen in grete despayre he slewe hymselfe ¶ Vitellus regned after this Ottho .viij. monethes for he was a folower of Nero moost specyally in glotony in syngynge of foule songes at feestes etyng out of mesure that he myght not kepe it ¶ Vaspasianus regned nexte after hym .ix. yere .x. monethes .xij. dayes The well gouerned men of Rome seynge the cursed successyon of Nero sente after this Vaspasyan vnto Palestyn for there he was his sone Titus whiche had besyeged Ierusalem And whan he herde that Nero was deed by whom he was sent to Ierusalem and herde of these cursed men regnynge at the instauÌ„ce of these wyse men of Rome not wylfully toke vpon hym the empyre And anone as he was comen to Rome he ouercame the tyrauÌ„t Vitellus let hym be drawen through Rome after in Tyber tyl he was died and than let hym sayle wtout sepulture for this the people desyred This man was cured of waspes in his nose anone as he byleued in our lorde Iesu that was the cause why he went to Ierusalem to venge Chrystes deth He fought xxxij tymes with his enemyes And he dyed the yere of grace .lxxix. ¶ Anno domini .lxxxiiij. â—Letê° a martyr was pope .xi. yere This Cletus was a Romayne gretly he loued pilgrimages to sayntes sayenge it was more ê“fyte to the helth of mannes soule to visyte the place the saynt Peter was in than to fast two yere He cursed all those men lettynge suche pylgrimages or couÌ„seylers coÌ„trary therto At the last was martyred by Damacian the emperour ¶ Titus soue to Vaspasyan was emperour this tyme regned .iij. yere he