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The pastyme of people The cronycles of dyuers realmys and most specyally of the realme of Englond breuely co[m]pylyd [and] empryntyd in chepesyde at the sygne of the mearemayd next to pollys gate. Cum priuilegio.
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Rastell, John, d. 1536.
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from rome whcih was vncle lonn to constantine Dagobert Rychemer ClodioÌ„ Theodomer ¶ Dagobert son of genebault was after his fader duke of fraunce orieÌ„tall he with a gret host passid the ryne tooke the cyte of treues in gallia After hym one Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall ¶ Rychemer son of clodomer was after his fader kynge of frenchmen he with the help of genebault wan many battells agayne the romayns gallis but at the last he was slayne by the romayns ¶ Theodomer â—one of rychemer was after his fader kynge of frenchemen he hade many bateylls in gallia agayne the romayns but at the last he was takyn he dyd· tiâ—aÌ„tis vsurpatours of the eÌ„pyre becawse â—hereof merciaÌ„dus by priuelege imê‘iall exteÌ„did y e lâ—â—netê of his gouernauÌ„ce thorow owt all the cuÌ„treys of heynault arâ—oys and pycardy and died after that he had be duke .xl. yere damase siricius Anastace Innocent ¶ Damase a spanyard was pope the yere of Cryst CCC.lxviij hyld these .xix. yere In hys tyme was the secoÌ„d generall councell in the cite of coÌ„staÌ„tinople he approuid .x. werkis of saynt Ierome ¶ Siricius a romayne held the se .xvi. yere ¶ Anastace a romayne held y e see iij. yere he ordeynid y e men shuld staÌ„d while y e gospell was reding ¶ Innocent borne at albanie hyld y e see .xv. yere he ordeynid pax to be born at mas valeÌ„tinian ValeÌ„s GraciaÌ„ ¶ Valentinian born at panonie or hongarie with his brother Valens were eÌ„ê‘ours the yere of Cryst CCC.lxvii this valentinian was a good cristen man made warr agaynst the saxons germayns did them discomfit died after that he had holden the empyre .xi. yere ¶ Valens his brother suruiuid kept the empyre with gracian valentinian son to valentinian before sayd this ValeÌ„s executid y e .iii. ê‘secucion agaynst y â— cristeÌ„ meÌ„ for he was an arieÌ„ seÌ„d to the gotê doctours to iÌ„struct theÌ„ in the law feyth of the arieÌ„s but yet he was by them slayn ¶ Gracian son of valentinian ouer liuid valens his vncle then was made emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxii he ioynid with him in the empire of constantinople Theodose whyle that valentinian the yonger reynyd in the occident he put doune the ariens restorid the church put it in good estate Here endith the cronicle of seynt Ierome which lyuid vnto this time Maximius ¶ Maximianê° soÌ„ to leoniê° a britteyn vncle to saiÌ„t helin was next kyng the yere of crist CCClxxxii he coÌ„queryd the land amoricaÌ„ y t now is callid littell britteyn slew y e kyng with helpe of the britons gaue y e lond to Conon moredak a briten so callyd it litell brittayne wherfore his people callid him eÌ„perour after maximian went to rome by the way subduyd a grete part of germania a grete part of gallia fraunce wherfore the eÌ„ê‘ours gracian valentiniaÌ„ made sore ware agayns hym coÌ„myng with a grete host yet for fere of maximian valentine fled to constantynople and gracian to lyons in frauÌ„ce where he was slayn In this tyme conon morodak send in to gret britteyn to dionotê° duke of cornwall to haue meydens of they re owne nacion to be theyr wyfê which as galfridê° writeth seÌ„d to hiÌ„ vrsula his doughteâ— .xiM. other meydeÌ„s which by reÌ„peâ—t of y e se were driuiÌ„ to a place iÌ„ germania ClogioÌ„ Mercomer ¶ Clogion son of theodomer was after his father kyng of frenchmen the yere of cryst CCC.lx this Clogion to reuenge the deth of his fader with a grete host passed in to gallia and toke the cite of cambrey and slew all the romayns therin he conquered gallia vnto the flood of seyne ¶ Marcomer son of Clogion was after his fader kyng of frenchmen he had many grete bateylls agayn the romayns gallê but at the last he was sâ—eyn in germayn in an army agayns valentinian theÌ„ the frenchmen were with out kyng TaxaÌ„der ¶ Taxander sonn of Marciandus was after his father duke of tongres braband he was norisshid in the court of â—racian emperour which reynid the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxij he was there accusyd by eugenius graÌ„maticus one zozinê° Bonifaâ—e Celestine ¶ zorinus a Greke was nexte pope the yere of cryst CCCC xx he helde the see one yere in his tyme Pharamound began to reyne in fraunce ¶ Boniface a Romayne helde the see .ij. yere in his tyme saynt Ierome dyed ¶ Celestyne a Romayne borne in CaÌ„payne was pope the yere of cryst CCCC xxv helde the see .ix. yere in his tyme the .iii. generall counsayle was kepte in the cyte of Ephese agaynst the Nestoryens the Pellagiens heretykes at whiche counsayle there were CC. bysshoppes Theodose Archadius Honorius ¶ Theodose the graunte a Spanyarde borne was nexte Emperour the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxviii s. after the deth of Gracian for before he helde the Empyre of Constantynople .vi. yere with GraciaÌ„ and after helde it .xi. yere and than dyed at Mylleyne his body brought to Constnople in his tyme saynt Austyn lyued ¶ Archadius honoriê° sonnes to Theodose were ioynt eÌ„perous the yere of Cryst iiiC.xcviii but archadius was at constantinople honorius in the west ¶ Honorius ouer lifâ—id Archadius then began to be ioynt eÌ„ê‘our with Theodose the yoÌ„ger sonne to archadius the yere of cryst CCCCxi he held the empyre xv yere GraciaÌ„ amoÌ„g y e pagaÌ„ people where on Gwanê° beiÌ„g king melga his brother seiÌ„g theyr bewâ—e wold haue deuoured theÌ„ because Vrsula her maydens wolde not coÌ„sent therto they were therfore put to deth at a place where now y e cyte of Coleyn is sett but other storyes as Iacobus Philipê° anthoniê° sey y t they shuld not be sent furth of gret Bryttayne nor martired about y e tyme but in the time of Mercianus Emê‘our This Gwanus Melga were sent by the sayd emê‘ours Gracian Valentinian into grete bryttayne which there dystroyd churches of crystys fayth slew y e people wherof MaximiaÌ„ hauiÌ„g knolege seÌ„ta knyght of his thider callyd Gracianê° which droue out Gwanus Melga deffendyd kept the land to the vse of Maximian In his time Theodosius eÌ„perour of the Est with a grete power drofe Maxymian in to a towne in Italy callid aquilâ—a where he was takiÌ„ he did aft whos deth gracianê° beiÌ„g in britayn heriÌ„g therof a non made hiÌ„ self there kiÌ„g ¶ GraciaÌ„ after y e deth of MaximiaÌ„ was made kyng of bryttayne the yere of cryste CCCxc after that was so cruell vsid sich tirranny execucoÌ„n vppoÌ„ the britteyns y t at the last they rose agaynst hym by one assent slew hym after that he had reynyd there .iiii yere Mercomer PharamouÌ„d xv yere duriÌ„g which tyme .ii. dukis one aft another dyd gouern y e people y t is to sey furst dagobert broder to mercomer .v.
¶ The Cronycles of Englande and of dyuers other realmes breuely compyled with the pyctures and armes of all the kynges of Englande syth the conquest Prologus WHâ— so wyll rede in auncyon cronycles historyes shall fynde y t after the distructyon of Troye Eneas with his son Ascanius begotten of his wyfe 〈◊〉 doughter to 〈…〉 kyng of Troy came into Italye there maryed Lauina doughter to kyng 〈…〉 of Latinus was there kinge reyned .iii. yere After whome succeded 〈◊〉 son 〈…〉 of Alba in Italye reyned there .xxviii. yere after Ascaniâ—â— reyned 〈…〉 borne in y e woddê for y â— cause he was called Siluius which Siluius was 〈…〉 y â— reyned after in Alba. He was also by some wryters called 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 deth of his father Of this Siluius there be dyuers opinyons for some say 〈…〉 to Aâ—canius â— some holde y t he was son â—o â—neas by his wyfe Lauina also some wryters holde y t Lauina haâ— by Eneas a son called Ascaniuâ— â–ª But whether y t Ascanius son to Eneas Lauina or Ascanius son to Eneas and Crusa was the kynge of Latyns There be dyuers opinyons but all wryters agre that Ascanius was kyng of Latyn nexte after Eneas that Siluius reyned next Ascanius was the .iii. kyng of Latyns after kyng Latinus of whome Romuius discended y t fyrst bylded the citye of Rome and of hym toke the name of Rome fyrst as after shall appere in the processe of this worke ¶ And also of the begynnyng of y e inhabytacion of this realme of EnglaÌ„de somtyme called Britteyn before y t called Albion there be dyuers opinyons we rede in the englysshe cronycle y â— one Dioclesâ—an kyng of Siriens had .xxxii. doughters which were maryed vpoÌ„ one day to .xxxii. kingê which women all waxed stoberne disobedyent y t their husbaÌ„de 's coÌ„playned to their father therof which father called them all to gether therfore foule rebuked theÌ„ but all they beyng incorrygyble waxed more frowarde by one assent y e same nyght after for anger slewe all their husbandes cut theyr throtes wherfore the said Dioclesyan was so sore moued y t he intended to put them all to dethe but yet by the aduyse of his couÌ„sell refrayned that put them all in a shyp in y e see no nother ê‘son w t therâ— which women after by aduenture a ryued here in this realme whiche than was all wyldernes desolate of people called the laÌ„de Albyon after y e name of y e eldyst syster called Albyon after y t the deuyll takyng bodyes of y e eyre mans nature iÌ„ other coÌ„treys shed by polusyoÌ„ came lay by those women here begat of theÌ„ horryble Gyantê which there coÌ„tynued tyll y e coÌ„myng of Brute But this story semeth more meruaylous than trewe though it hath coÌ„tynued here in englaÌ„de taken for treuth amoÌ„ge vs englysshemen yet other people do therfore laugh vs to scorne so me semeth they may right well I meruayle iÌ„ my mynde y t men hauyng any good naturall reason wyll to such a thiÌ„ge gyue credeÌ„ce for no man can tell who is y e Auctour of this story nor of whome it shulde come nor of any wryter of name in this lande that euer wrote therof Nor also we rede in no historyes of any other couÌ„trey of any suche kyng in Siria nor of any 〈◊〉 story which story yf it were trewe wolde haue ben put iÌ„ wrytyng by some historyer in y e same 〈…〉 some other contrey coÌ„syderyng that in euery coÌ„trey they wryte of many other thyngê of 〈…〉 wonder And also a man hauynge reason may well iudge y t the thynges nat onely vnlyke to be trewe but almost impossyble y t a great kyng shulde haue .xxxii. doughters all to be maryed at one day also as vnlykely y t there shulde be .xxxii. kynges maryed at one day And also very vnlyke y t all those womeÌ„ shuld be of so yuell disposicyoÌ„ at one tyme so cruelly mynded to do such an abhominable dede but y t amoÌ„ge all theÌ„ there shuld be one of those systers at y e lest somwhat disposed to goodnesse to refrayne from y e doynge of suche a cruell dede In the whiche I trowe that women at this day wyll take my parte also very vnlykly y t suche a shyp comyng froÌ„ so farre a coÌ„trey shuld neuer touche laÌ„de tyll it came hyther coÌ„sideryng y t the cours is so longe aboue .iii. or .iiii. M. myles by see dyuers other landê IlaÌ„des betwene also y e passage so strayte dauÌ„gerous y t they must nedes come thorow many strayâ—ê shawlles lykly to touche lande iÌ„ many other places or they coude come into this Occian see as they that be sene in Cosmografye may well ê‘ceyue by y e syght of the quart or Mappa mundi And also it standeth nother w t good fayth nor reason y t the deuyll shuld by suche maner ingender w t women whiche if the deuyll had suche power than why shuld he nat nowe haue lyke power at this day wherof nowe a days we se no suche generacyon also if y e deuyll had suche power I se nat why those chylderne so gendred shuld be Gyauntes excede all other in greatnesse coÌ„sideryng that y e sede the place where it was sowne was no nother but suche wherof chylderne be ingendred at this day wherfore I suppose no nother but that it is but a fayned fable that this lande shulde be called Albyon for that cause But yet other wryters of historyes there be whiche say that this lande was fyrst called Albyon by reason of y e whyte Cleues rockes at Douer whiche be sene farre in a bryght day was so called Albyon of the Latyns as it were the whyte laÌ„de for Albus is latyn for whyte ¶ But ferthermore howe this lande after that toke the name of Britteyn there by dyuers opinyons howe be it y â— comen opinyons is that Brute son to Siluius son to Ascanius son to Eneas whiche came froÌ„ Troye was y e fyrst y t inhabyted this laÌ„de whaÌ„ there was no people here but onely Gyauntê which sayeng we haue onely of one Gaâ—tridus monumetensis which wrote y t storye in the tyme of kyng Henry the .ii. about y e yere of chryst M.C.lxx. and as it appereth by his prologe he directed his boke to Robert erle of Glocester which was vncle to the sayd kyng Henry affyrmynge in the same prologe y â— one water Archedeacon of Oxforde brought hym aÌ„ olde boke writeÌ„ in y e britteyn speche which he translatyd in to lateÌ„ coÌ„prehendiÌ„â— y â— sâ—yd story of Brute al beit he writâ—th not y e name of y e boke nor who was y e auctor therof but y e oldest writyng y t we rede of aÌ„ny auctor is y e boke of y e coÌ„meÌ„taryes of