some were slayne at the seges some forsoke the Frenche kynge But at the last these .ii. prynces mette with .ii. great hoostes in a playne fylde where there was fouâ—â—â— a cruell battell but the Frenche kynge lost the fylde and many of his people were slayne 〈◊〉 he hym selfe fayne to flee but after these princes were agreed and wyllyam the eldyst son of kynge henry dyd homage to the kynge of Fraunce for Normandye the fre men of Normandye dyd homage to wyllyam the kynges sonne ¶ After this done kynge Henry sayled into EnglaÌ„de but the shyppe wherin wyllyam his eldyst son was and Rycharde his brothe rthe erle of Chester and his suster the kynges doughter the countes of Percye the kynges nyce and many other great estates and other to the nombre of C.lx. parsons strycke vpon a rocke and was sodaynly brokyn where they were all drowned saue one man that escaped ¶ About the .xxi. yere there was a great couÌ„sell called in LoÌ„don for y e correccyon of the vicyous lyuynge of preestes to be done by the kynges offycers Sone after this Henry the Emperour dyed and Maude the empresse came to her father kynge henry whiche caused Dauyd the kynge of Scotlande and the more parte of the lordes of Englande to do othe and fealte to the Empresse and to kepe the lande to her if the kynge dyed without issue male ¶ Also about the .xxviii. yere one Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo maryed the sayd Maude and after by her had issue Henry whiche henry after kynge Steuyn was kynge of Englande as shal be shewed after ¶ This kynge henry the fyrst buylded the Abbey of Redynge released to the Englysshemen the Dane gelt Also this kynge henry beynge in Normandye in the .xxxv. yere of his reyne the seconde day of December in the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv dyed Some say he dyed of a surfet and some wryters say that it was by a fall of a horse and his body was brought into Englande and is buryed in the Abbay of Redynge Stephanus Innocent Celestyne Lucius ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xxx He made the lawe y t none shulde ley no violent hande vpon a clerke payne of cursynge and he hylde the see .xiiij. yere ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. monethes ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see one monethe ¶ Conrade ¶ Conrade was next Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxviij In his tyme one mayster Arnolde preched in Rome agaynst the ryches superfluytes many men alowed hym therin and folowed hym But at the last he was put to deth because of y e hatered y t the clerkes had vnto hym ¶ Steuyn STeuyn erle of Boleyn and syster son to kynge Henry than toke vpon hym to be kyng of Englande For when he harde of kyng Henryes dethe he passed the see and came into Englande thorowe counsell of many of the great lordes of Englande contrary to their othe made to Maude y e Empresse and was crowned kynge vpon saynt Steuyns day the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv after the count of Englande by wyllyam Archebysshop of Caunâ—erbury whiche fyrst made othe to Maude the Empresse This Steuyn the fyrst yere of his â—aygne araysed a great hooste to haue made warre agaynste kynge Daued of Scoâ—lande but he came and made a peace with hym But he dyd hym none homage because he had done homage before to Maude the Empresse Nat withstandynge yet Henry the eldyst son to kynge Daued dyd houâ—â—ge to kyng Steuyn But after that this Daued repented hym â—f that and entryd into Northumberlande with a great hoost brent and slewe the people in 〈◊〉 cruell wyfe and slewe man woman and chylde But the kynge sent one Thurstone with 〈◊〉 â—reat hoost agaynst them betwene whiche there was a great battell where the Scottes lost 〈◊〉 fylde and many of them slayne and the resyde we fled into Scotlande And after that this kynge Steuyn hym selfe made a great voyage into Scotlande but he dyd there but lyttel to his pleasure or profyte ¶ This kynge Steuyn beseged dyuers castels of dyuers by sshoppes and other lordes and toke them by force and fortefyed them with his knyghtes seruauntes to the entent to withstande the Empresse whose commynge he euer feared ¶ About the .vi. yere of his raygne Maude the Empresse came into Englande by the comfort of the erle of Glocester bastarde son to kynge Henry her father and of the erle of Chester but the kynge raysed so great a power y t the Empresse was fayne to go take the citye of Lyncolne for her refuge helpe and the kyng her beseged longe tyme but at the last she and her company escaped and than the kynge toke the citye And than the erle of Chester with a great power of welchemen and the erle of Glocester brought a great power to the Empresse and came agaynst the kynge betwene whome there was fought a cruell batell that dured a longe season it was harde to knowe who shulde haue the better but at the last the kynges people gaue backe and fledde And the kynge abode with a fewe of his knyghtes and was takyn prisoner and brought to the Empresse and after sent to Brystowe to prison ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son to Lewys the great was nexte kyng of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxvii This Lewys beynge longe from the companye of his wyfe on a tyme fell sycke and his Phesicyons counselled hym to take a wenche but he wolde nat and sayd it was better for hym to dye vpon goddes hande than to lyue in spouse breche and sone after that he receyued helthe Eugenye Anastase ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. yere and more ¶ Anastase was nexte pope he hylde the see one yere ¶ After this fylde so wonne the Empresse thought her sure of the hole realme but she was disceyued for the kentysshemen toke parte with the kyng The quene also kynge Steuyns wyfe made great labour to haue the kynge delyuered promysynge that he shulde surtendre the lande to the Empresse he to go to religyon but the Empresse her couÌ„sayle wolde nat grauÌ„t therto ¶ Also they of the citye of London made great labour to the Empresse to vse saynt Edwardes lawes and nat the lawes that the Empresse father had ordayned whiche was more strayte straunge to them than the other but the Empresse and her counsayle wolde nat graunt it For these sayd causes the Citezyns of LoÌ„don were discontented wolde haue takyn the Empresse but she hauynge knowlege therof departed and fledde to Oxforde And the quene with ayde of the kentysshemen her fryndes raysed a great hoost y t the Empresse for feare fled to Gloucester and in this whyle the erle Robert of Gloucester araysed a great people and in a playne fylde besyde wynchester the erle was discomfet by them of the quenes parte there therle was takyn
saue his broder Clodiak his lyfe y t was there prisoner ⸫ ¶ Charlê ynach deê‘tid froÌ„ his fad godfrey iÌ„to archadia yer liuid iÌ„ warrê vndâ—r Luciê° Iuliê° coÌ„sull ¶ Swayn dought to charlê inach to oÌ„ swayn sist to Iuliê° cesar was maried to on Saluiê° brabaÌ„ to whoÌ„ Iuliê° gafe y e coÌ„trey of brabaÌ„ by whoÌ„ it toke furst y e name so â—is saluiê° was furst duke of brabaÌ„ ¶ Charlis brabaÌ„ soÌ„ to saluiê° to swayne was duke of toÌ„gres secoÌ„d duke of brabaÌ„ .xlvi. yere before y e byrth of cryste he maried y e doughter of Epitogrus duke of Turynge succedyd hym as duke Octauian ¶ Octauian Cesar Augustus of whom the eÌ„ê‘ours toke the name of Augustê° son to Caiê° Octauiê° Athia doughter to Iulia sister to Iuliê° Cesar was next made emê‘our In the .xlii. yere of his eÌ„pyre Ihesu Cryste the soÌ„ of God secoÌ„d ê‘son in Trinite took maÌ„nis nature was borne in the cyte of Bedlem in Iury of the virgyn Mary Conâ—eyuyd without maÌ„nis seed by the iÌ„spiracyon of the holy Gost as apperith in the bokis of the .iiii. EuaÌ„gelistis Mark Mathew Luke IohnÌ„ which wrote of his Godhed MaÌ„hod workis myracles He taught pÌ„chyd a new law exortiÌ„g all meÌ„ to meeknes charite rebukiÌ„g syn Ihesu Cryste IohnÌ„ Baptyst dispisiÌ„g war all contrary to the miÌ„dis of the gret kingis gouernours of the romaiÌ„s sich oyer but he dyspisyd all worldly honour ê¯quest victory taught exortid eueri maÌ„ to loue his eÌ„my and to do good for yuyll ¶ Also .vi. moÌ„this before the birth of cryst IohnÌ„ the Baptyst was borne A maruelouse holy man which lyuid in wildernes Baptisyng the people prechiÌ„g the coÌ„miÌ„g of Cryst Of whoÌ„ cryst hym self was baptisyd This Iohn was cosyn to cryste ¶ Ihesu Cryste while he was her iÌ„ yerth had mani dsiciples but amoÌ„g yeÌ„ al he electyd specyally .xii. Peter Andrew IohnÌ„ Iamis the more Thomas Iamis the las Philip Barthelmew Mathew Simon Iude Iudas skaryot But thys Iudas betrayed hys master Cryst sold him to the Iews yersor aft the asceÌ„cioÌ„ of crist ye apostellê did chose mathie iÌ„ the sled of Iudas yese .xii after the deth of cryst pÌ„chid iÌ„ diuers coÌ„tres coÌ„uertid ye pepul to cristis feyth Tenecius Kimbelinus ¶ TeneÌ„ciê° .ii. soÌ„ of ludreinid next he gouernid well the laÌ„d .viii. yere ¶ KiÌ„belmê° soÌ„ toteneÌ„ciê° reynid next In his time Iesu Crist was born froÌ„ y e creacioÌ„ of ye world .v. M. C.xc.ix Francus Clogion ¶ IohnÌ„ the Euangelest was cosyn to cryst he went in to ynde ther coÌ„uertyd mych people and after was brought to Rome by the coÌ„mandment of domycyaÌ„ put in to a vessell of boylyng oyle cam out without hurt from thens was banysshyd in to y e yle of patmose wher he wrot the appocalypse ¶ Iamis the more broder to seynt IohnÌ„ the Euangelyst went in to spayn ther prechyd after cam agayne into Iury there was he dyd by herod ¶ Thomas prechid to y e parthes medes after weÌ„t iÌ„ to iÌ„de wher he was martirid slayn with sperê ¶ Iamis y e lasse he was furst bysshop of Iherusalem where he was cast downe froÌ„ y e top of y e teÌ„ple to y e grownd so was martyryd dyed ¶ Phylyp prechyd in Seythie coÌ„uertyd allmost all the coÌ„trey after was crucyfyed ¶ Bartholomew was neuew to y e kyng of Syrye he prechyd in Lychane ynde after came in to albane a cyte in armonye ther coÌ„uertyd y e kiÌ„g y e quene .xii. cytes in y e coÌ„trey but after he was takyn by astiagius the kyngis broder which made hym to be fleyd quik after smot of his hed ¶ Mathew appostell euaÌ„gelist he wrot y e gospell iÌ„ hebrew toÌ„g he prechid iÌ„ egipt at y e last was he did ¶ SymoÌ„ was cosiÌ„ to crist he was chosiÌ„ bisshop of IherusaleÌ„ by y e appostellê after y e deth of seiÌ„t Iamê the lesse where he was crucyfyed when he was C.xx yere of age ¶ Iudas taddeê° he prechyd iÌ„ y e cyte of Edyssa after in Mesopotonya after was slayne iÌ„ armonye ¶ Mathye after y e asceÌ„cioÌ„ of cryst was chosiÌ„ appostell in the stede of Iudas skariot he prechyd in Iury but y e Iues stonid hym to deth after smote of his hed Tiberius Caligula ¶ Tiberiê° soÌ„ of Liuia whiche was wyfe to Octauyan was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere after y e byrth of cryst .xvi. he was a man of grete litterature he made neuer war in his owne ê‘soÌ„ but by hys capteyns ¶ Caiê° caligula was next eÌ„ê‘our he was a viciê° maÌ„ wold haue beÌ„ worshypid as a god Guiderus ¶ Guiderê° soÌ„ to kimbeline reinid next he was a myghty maÌ„ of hye hert he denyed y e tribute to be payd to rome wherfor Claudius eÌ„ê‘our of rome caÌ„ iÌ„ to eÌ„glaÌ„d with a gret host of romayns gaâ— batteyl to y e kyng a romayn callyd Hamond changyd his armys preuely cam to y e kyng slew hym traytorously after y t Aruiragê° y e kyngis broder slew Hamond cast hym in to a water which was therfor callyd Hamond Hauyn where now Sowth Hampton is set wherof y e toun toke furst his name this Claudiê° wane agayn y e trybute to rome as y e boke of polycronyâ—oÌ„ affyrmyth But yet after y e deth of Guiderê° Aruiragê° toke to wyff Claudiê° doughter callyd gen wissa where by pese was made y e tribute to rome was releassid saue onely fealte this Claudiê° byldyd the towne of Glocester Herimerus Mercomer Clodomer ¶ Herimerê° soÌ„ to ClogyoÌ„ was next made kiÌ„g of frenchmeÌ„ in y e .xv. yere after y e byrth of cryste In his time y e gallis made gret warr agayns y e frenchmen distroyd mych of theyr coÌ„trey wherefore Herimerê° gederyd a meruelous grete nomber of frenchmen enteryd in to Gallya distroid y e coÌ„trey made theyr lordê dukis subiâ—et to y e frenchmen but yet lastly this herymerê° was sleyn in y e seyd warris ¶ Marcomer broder to herymerê° was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ y e yere of cryst .xxxii. he had many battellis agayns the romayns gallys In his tyme Ihesu Cryst sufferyd passyon was Crusefyed ¶ Clodomer soÌ„ of Marcomer was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„ch meÌ„ In his time yer aperid .iii. soÌ„iÌ„s iÌ„ y e firmameÌ„t which a lityll lytill ioynyd all iÌ„ to one aft y e yer was gret derth iÌ„ all Europa gret deth of meÌ„ bestis yis Clodomar passid y e reuers of rine meuze had gret war agaiÌ„s y e gallis with victory to his honor Seynt Peter Lyne ¶ Seynt Peter the appostell born iÌ„ galely cam to rome y e secoÌ„d yere of y e reyne of y e eÌ„ê‘oure Claudiê° y e yere from the byrth of
at the last one Coyl duke of colchester arose agayns hym slew hym in pleyn batell ¶ Coyll duke of colchester was then made kyng the yere of Cryste CC.lxii he was fader to seynte helene In his tyme coÌ„stancyus which late before had conqueryd spayne cam from rome with a great people in to brytayn to subdew y e bryttayns of whoÌ„ Coyll beiÌ„g a ferd gaue hym Helene his doughter to wyfe wherby pease was made Coyll dyed with in a monyth after Walter ¶ walter son of clodyon was after his fader kyng of freÌ„chmen the yere of cryst CC.xCviij In his tyme was great persecucyon of crysten men by dioclisyan maxymian he had but lytyll warr in hys tyme but dyed after that he had reynyd .viii. yere Also when the eÌ„perour constacyus was opressyd of the allmayns about langres the sayd Artsard gaue vnto hym sych eyde that at the last he had vyctory because that constaÌ„cyus wold be the more stronger agaynst the allmayns he maryed helene doughter to coyll king of bryttayn after besegyd the cytte of treues therfore the sayd Artsard coÌ„tynued great famylyaryte with the seyd eÌ„ê‘our Melchiades Siluester Marcê° Â¶ Melchiades born in affrik was pope the yere of cryst CCC.ix. he hild the se .iiii. yere he ordeynid that none shuld fast vppon the sonday was martyred vnder Galeryus Maxymyanus ¶ Syluester the furst a romayn born was next pope he hyld the see .xxiii. yere he ordeynyd y e fyrst of y e .iiii. generall couÌ„cels in y e cyte of Nycee agaiÌ„st y e arieÌ„s ¶ Mark a romayn hyld the see .ii. yere in the time of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„ciê° galeriê° coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius galeryus maxymianus were both made emperours the yere of cryst CCC.vii they partyd the empyre in two partis Maxymyan had all illyrycie or venys Asye all the oryeÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„cyus had for his parte Ittalye affirke spayne gallya he maryed Helene doughter to Coell kyng of great bryttayne Looke more of hym among the kingis of bryttayne ConstaÌ„tyne the graunt son of constancius seynt helyn was next emperour the yere of cryst CCCix both of rome coÌ„stantinople In hys tyme MaxeÌ„ce son to maximyan was by dyuers men of war made eÌ„ê‘our but he was put douÌ„e by y e seyd coÌ„staÌ„tyne vnder whych maxeÌ„ce seiÌ„t Katerine was martiryd some say y t this coÌ„stantyn gaue furst possession to rome CoÌ„staÌ„cius coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius because his wyfe Helen was next heyr was theÌ„ made kyng the yere of cryste CC.lxxxix Thys helen fouÌ„d the crosse where vppon cryst suffred his passyoÌ„ thys constancyus maryed Nopces doughter of the kyng of Cipres in perse whych was his furst wyfe by her had a son callyd Costus y t was father to seynt Kateryne thys CoÌ„stans dyed in brittayn is buryed at yorke ¶ ConstaÌ„tine the grauÌ„t son of constaÌ„cyus helen was next kyng of great brytteyn â–ª the yere of cryste CCC.ix. there welbelouyd because he was born in brytton there dyd good Iustyce he came from britteyn to rome at y e iÌ„staÌ„ce of diuers of y e romayns there droue one maxeÌ„ce out which had vsurpyd the empyre at the last this maxence was slayne constantine made eÌ„ê‘our lyuyng his fader coÌ„staÌ„s Some storyes afferme y t he was the furst that euer gaue landis possessyons to the church of rome but this constantyne at the tyme of the deth of his fader was occupyed in the warrys in gallia was emperour before y t he was kyng of bryttayn Dagobert ClogioÌ„ Clodomer Genebault ¶ Dagobert sonne of walter was after hys father kyng of frenchmeÌ„ the yere of cryste CCC.vi. he was a good man Iust he was in all cawsis so indyfferent that it cowde neuer be prouyd that euer he did wroÌ„ge to any man or sufferid any to be done to his knolege he had .iii â–ª sonnis câ—ogion clodemer and genebault ¶ ClogioÌ„ eldist soÌ„ of dagobert was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ he reyned but .ii. yere laft .ii. yong sonnis which succedid not hym because of they re yong age ¶ Clodomer the second son of dagobart brother to clogion was next kyng of frenchmen he made pese betwen the saÌ„nis the thuringiens and becawse he fauorid the thuryngiens they gaue hym a coÌ„trey lieng betwen them the saÌ„nis which contrey Clodomer gaue to genebault his yonger brother which with gret people did inhabit it callid it frauÌ„ce oryeÌ„tall where now the cytee of wyrciburg is set merciandus ¶ Merciandus son of artsard was after his fader duke of tongres brabaÌ„d also had the gouernauÌ„ce of the prouynce by y e see cost for the emê‘ours romayens wan maÌ„ny grete â—hingis for them and specially in the lyfe of his fader taking part with constantine the graunt agayns maximian and licinius Iulius Liberius Felix ¶ Iulius a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst CCC.xxxix and hild the see .xv. yere vnder hym was the creacion of the proâ—onotarys ¶ Lâ—berius a romayn hild the see .vi. yere after some x. yere this lyberius became an herityke of the sekt of arientê ¶ Felyx a romayn hild the see .i. yere more he sufferyd martirdome by the aryeÌ„s but seynt Ierome puâ—â—ith not him in the nomber of popis CoÌ„staÌ„cius IuliaÌ„n Iouian â–ª ¶ CoÌ„stancius the second sonn of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t was next emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.xl vnder him was the .xi. parsecucion of crysten men for he fell to the sekt of arieÌ„tis ¶ Iulian apostata son of coÌ„stancius brother to constantine the graunt was next eÌ„perour he made y e xii· parsecuâ—ion agaynst the crysten meÌ„ vnder hym was marâ—â—rid seynt IohnÌ„ seynt pollâ—romaiÌ„s s. donat s blase s striace s Iuliane with many other he was namid apostata because he forsoke the feyth of cryst after did the seyd parsecucioÌ„ he was slaynÌ„ at a battell agayn the parses after that he had reynyd .i. yere .viii. monethis the cronicles here in couÌ„ting of yeris do gretly dyscord ¶ Iouian born at panone was next emperour he reynid but .viii. monthis Octauius ¶ Octauius duke of cornwall after the departing of constaÌ„tine made hym self kyng of bryttayn the yere of crist CCC.xxix slew them that constantine had made gouernours wherfore coÌ„staÌ„tine seÌ„d ouer one Traherus or Traben which made grete war agaynst octauius droue hym out of the laÌ„d traherus was kyng for a seaâ—on but afterward octauius by the ayd of gouâ—â—ertus king of norway which seÌ„d with hym a grete nuÌ„ber of people eÌ„terid in to the realme slew traheâ—us so recouerid his kyngdome agayn hild it in pease long tyme. therfore this traherus is not acouÌ„ptiâ— amoÌ„g the kiÌ„gis of brittayn this octauius had no heyr but a doughter which by councell of his lordis was maryed to one Maximian that came
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.
born in marsâ— held y e see next .vi. yere he ordeynyd the fest of all seyntis Focas ¶ Focas was iÌ„ y e lyfe of mauryce next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.iiii he gaue to boniface y â— .iiii. y e teÌ„ple callid poÌ„tâ—eoÌ„ there of made a church dedycate to our blessyd lady seiÌ„t mary This Focas was takyn by Heracle which smote of his fete handis after with a stone tyed about his nek cast hym in to the see after that be had holden the empyre .viii. yere CadwaÌ„nus About thys tyme begaÌ„ y e kiÌ„gdom of Est saxoÌ„s vnder Sebertê° y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiiii Also somwhat before this tyme .ii. cheldern of Angles were seÌ„t to Rome to be solde whych wheÌ„ seynt Gregory beyng a monk saw theyr bewty seyd they myght well be callyd angles for they were lyke Angellê he therfore after y t he was pope hauyng coÌ„passyon y t theyr cuÌ„tre was not crystynyd sent seiÌ„t AusteÌ„ thyder whych Came furst in to keÌ„t there coÌ„uertyd kyng Ethelbert crystynyd hym the yere of cryst after Bede other wryters .v. C. xC.vi a grete part of y e coÌ„tre of kent after crystenid Many M. mo of y e bryttons Thys Ethelbert began the church of polys as some wryters afferme excityd a cytyzin of LondoÌ„ to make a church in the worshyp of sent peter in the west end of LondoÌ„ theÌ„ callyd Thorney now callyd westminster but other hystories afferme y t Sebertê° kyng of Essex fouÌ„dyd y t seyd abbey of westmiÌ„ster Also about this tyme Redwaldê° kiÌ„g of EstaÌ„gles was crystyned whych sone after denyed y e feyth thys seynt Austen made one Melytus bysshop of london by whose prechyng Sebertus kyng of essex was crystynyd ¶ CadwaÌ„nus a duke of north wales was after y e deth of carecticus by y e brytteyns made they re kyng gouernoure in y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiii. in y e time of Chelwolphê° king of west saxoÌ„s he made stroÌ„g warre vppoÌ„ Ethelfridus kyng of northuÌ„ber as some say he sâ—ew hym but some sey that there was a pese made bytwyxt hym Ethelfridus whych coÌ„tynued duryng they re lyfes but Giraldus caÌ„breÌ„sis affermith that Edwyn soÌ„ to Ella kyng of Deyra in northuÌ„ber slew Ethelfride kept the hole kyngdome of northuÌ„berland in his owne hand .xvii. yere oswold oswy sonis to Ethelfridus for fere were by theyr wardeÌ„s seÌ„t to Albania Thys Edwin was crystynyd by synt paulyn Also about this tyme Eden kyng of scottis eÌ„terid in to NorthuÌ„berland wyth a grete army whom this Ehtelfridus incoÌ„terid slew the most part of the scottis y â— frome that day C. yere after the scottis drust neuer Inuade the land in whych batell Theobald broder to Ethelfridus was slayn k    k S     A    A w  â—iâ—ctilsê° Â w N   Edwinê° N  â—ebertê° Â Â E Dagobert ¶ Dagobert soÌ„ of the secoÌ„d cloyter was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xxxi he fouÌ„d y e church of seiÌ„t denis .ii. legê froÌ„ parê he gaue to heybert Pepin ¶ Pepyn the elder soÌ„ to karloman was duke of Braban Austry also prynce of the palys of frauÌ„ce he had a soÌ„ callid Grymoald .ii. doughters Begga Geretrude whych was a saynt Thys Grymold dyed with out issue Deus dedit Boniface Honore ¶ Deus dedit a romayn was next pope the yere of crist .vi C.xiiii he held the see .iii. yere ¶ Boniface borne in champayne helde the see nexte .v. yere ¶ Honore borne in champayne held the se next .xiii. yere Heracle CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Heracle son to heracle pretor of affryk was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of ryst .vi. C. .xii. he enteryd perse with a gret hoste toke Cosdrey the kyng there he baptysyd his sone and brought the holy crosse that cryst dyed vpon in to Iherusalem before takyn by Cosdrey therfore the fest of the exaltacyon is halowyd he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Constantine the seconde sone to heracle was next emperour .iiii. monethis ¶ In his tyme .ii. sonnis of Cheolrycê° kingilsê° Quichelynus after the deth of theyr faders broder Colwolfus rulydâ— Ioyntly the priÌ„cypat of west saxonis which kyngylsus was after sole king of west saxons crystynyd by saynt byryne Thys kyngylsus fought oft agaynst the britteyns About this tyme the kyngdome of Mercya began vnder one Penda a saxon the yere of cryst vi·C.xxvi which was gretest of the other .vi. conteynyd from huntyngton to london from the este see to the riuers of Syuerne Dye he had a sone callyd wolpherus which reyned after hym and was crystyned Also in this tyme Orpewaldus son to Redwaldus kyng of EstaÌ„gles was coÌ„uertyd crystenyd ¶ Thys Edwyn was a noble man therfore for dysdayn that Penda had to hym Penda excytyd Cadwan to make warre vpon hym so that they .ii. assembled a grete hosteÌ„ gaue to hym battell where Edwine was slayn after whose deth Eufrycus son of Ethelfrydus was kynge of Brennicia Osrycus son of Elfricus brother to Ethelfridus was kyng of Deyra But anon after they were both slayne of CadwaÌ„ after whose deth Oswold secoÌ„d son of Ethelfridus was kyng of BreÌ„nycya whom CadwaÌ„ wolde haue subdyed and made grete ware vpon hym but Cadwan was ther slayn About thys tyme dyed Ethelbertus kyng of kent after whom reynyd hys son Edwaldus whych denyed crystys feyth maryed hys faders wyfe but after he was conuertyd to crystys feyth by seynt laurence successoure to seynt Austen Also about this tyme Sebertus kyng of Essex dyed lefte .iii. sones which denyed the fayth expulsyd Mellitus byshop of loÌ„don from hys dyosyse but sone after they were all slayne in a batteyll agaynst the west saxons and Segebertus made kyng of Essex which was after chrystynyd by exortacyoÌ„ of Oswy kiÌ„g of NorthuÌ„bers after was slayn Cuichelmê° made kiÌ„g also aboue this tyme Orpewaldus kyng of estangles son to Redwaldus was crystenyd and after dyed After whom succedyd his broder Sigebertus k     Edwalâ—â—â— Â Â k S        S A  Orpewaldê° Â Â Â â—â—â—â—bertê° Â A w        w N   Eâ—fricê° Ofricê° Â Â Â Oswoldê° N E Tres filij sâ—berâ— Pagam    â—igebertê° Â Â E     Penda    M hys broder the coÌ„trey of tholoâ—e to Sygebert his secoÌ„d soÌ„ y e contrey of austry he relessid to y e saxons the tribute of vC oxon whyche they payd yerely to the kyngys of Fraunce he warryd agaynst the Gascoyns And made the brittons in lyttell britteyne to hym tributaries aÌ„sigisê° et Begga vxorciê° Â¶ Ansigises whych was son to seynt Arnolde was maryed to Begga Doughter to Pepyn
duke of braban and austry Seueryne IohnÌ„ dalmate Theodore Martyn ¶ Seueryne a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.xxxv. he held y e see one yere ¶ IohnÌ„ dalmate held the see next .ii. yere more ¶ Theodore a greek held the see next .vi. yere more ¶ Martyne tudertyn held the see next .vi. yere more Heracleonas ¶ Heracleonas sonne of Heracle was next emperour y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xlii. But because he his moder rulyd not well y e coÌ„myn wele They cut his nose his moders toÌ„g were both excilyd In his tyme y e sekt of machomyte began which syth that tyme hath meruelously incresyd vppoÌ„ the cristen men dayly doth Cadwallê° Â¶ Cadwallê° or Cadwalin son to CadwaÌ„ was next made kiÌ„g of the brytteyns the yere of cryst .vi. C.xxxv. He was a noble man made grete war vppon the saxoÌ„s wan many townis castellis of theÌ„ specially in Mercia that Penda beyng there kyng was glade to sew to him for pese and some write that PeÌ„da â—yffyd vnder his tribute after took part with cadwall agayns the other saxon kyngis In this tyme one Segebertê° kyng of EstaÌ„gles was cristinid after betoke his kiÌ„gdome to one Edricê° his neuew made hem selfe a monk whaÌ„ PeÌ„da kyng warred in that contrey this Segebart was brought to the felde wher both he and Edricê° were sleyn after whose deth one Anna was ther made kiÌ„g Also about this tyme Edwaldus kyng of keÌ„t dyed ExcoÌ„bartus was made kyng whiche there reuiued the fayth of crist whiche was sore appalid He dystroyed the temples of fals goddis made there lent to be fast Also in this tyme kyngilsus kyng of west saxones be came crystened of seynt biryne bysshop after dyed kenwallcus his son reynyd after hym whych warrid oftymes agaynst y e brittons put theÌ„ to the wors Oswold of whoÌ„ I spake before was aÌ„ holy man But PeÌ„da which had disdayn at hym all other crysten pryncis made warr vppon hym slewe him After whose deth god shewyd for hym many myracles but after one yere of his deth Oswy his yoÌ„ger brother recoueryd y e kyngdome of Brenicia anon after he fouÌ„de vnlefull menis slewe Oswyn that was king of deyra whych Oswyne was soÌ„ to Eufrycê° eldest brother to Oswold toke to hym to be kyng of deyra one odilwaldê° son of oswold whych dyed before oswy About this time Ciuchelmê° kyng of Essex died after whoÌ„ succedyd Sigerus his broder Sebba which both denyed the feyth But Sebba was conuerâ—yd by seynt Erkynwâ—ld is buryed in paulys k     ExcoÌ„bertê° Â k S       S A Edricus     Anna A w   Comwalcê° Â Â Â w N    Oswy Oswynê° Â Oswynê° Odilwoldê° N E Cuichelmê° â—igernâ—â—ebba     E M       M Clouis ¶ Clouis soÌ„ of Dagobert was next kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .vi. C.xlv In his tyme was grete darth in frauÌ„ce therfor he vncoueryd the church of seynt denys which was coueryd with syluer gaue it to pore people Eugenie Vitalion Adeodotus Donus ¶ Eugenie a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C. l.iiii he held the see .ix. yere more ¶ Vitalion held the see next .xiiii. yere ¶ Adeodotus a romayn heâ—â— the see next .xiiii. yere ¶ Donus a romayn held the see next .v. yere CoÌ„staÌ„s CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Constans or constantyne the .iii. son of coÌ„staÌ„tyne was next emperour the yere of cryst .vi. C. xl.iiii he was an heretyk put the pope Martin to exyle but at laste he was slayne of his own people ¶ Constantyn the .iiii. son of CoÌ„stantyne was next emperour he was a good man he cawsid y e pope AgatoÌ„ to call a coÌ„sell at CoÌ„staÌ„tynople where it was ordeynyd that preestis grekê myght haue wyfis which to preestis latens was forboden ¶ Also about this tyme the south saxoÌ„s rebellyd refusyd to be vnder the west saxons sone after they made Ethelwold theyr kyng Also in this tyme Penda made war vppoÌ„ Anna kyng of estaÌ„gles slew hym in opyn battell after whom succedyd his broder Ethellerus And after that Penda went to NorthumberlaÌ„de to the eÌ„teÌ„t to slee Oswy as he before had sleyn his broder Oswolde but Oswy profferid hym pese and wolde haue gyffyn hym many gret gyftis which Penda refusyd wherefore Oswy said becawse this panym refusyth my gyftê I shall offer them to god yf it plese hym and there made a vow to god that yf he had vyctory he wolde gyue his doughter to god with sufficient possessioÌ„ to byld .xii. abbeys and after that ioynyd battell and Penda was there sleyn in opyn feld .xx. of his chefe Capteyns his wyfe taken after which victory Oswy gaue thankis to god and performyd his promise and made Elfleda his doughter a nonne and byldyd .xii. abbeys wherof .vi. were in deyra vi in Brenicia this Oswy after this victory gouernyd the marchis and the south saxoÌ„s .iii. yere and gaue one of his douthers in mariage to Peda son to penda and made hym to be crystynyd and then made hym kyng of south marchys which was sleyn by treson of his wyfe and after y t the kyngdome fell to wolpherê° y e other broder which was cristinid In this tyme ExcoÌ„bert kiÌ„g of keÌ„t died the kyngdome fell to Egbart his son also about this tyme Ethellerus kyng of Estangles was slayne by the army of Oswy kyng of NorthuÌ„bers after whom succeddyd his broder Ethelwoldus After whom reynyd Adulphus son to anna but how loÌ„g he reynyd who succedyd hym I find not for they were euer subduyd by the kyngis of Mercia vnto the tyme of the good kyng seynt Edmunde k    Egbertê° Â k S Ethelwoldus     S A   Ethelerus  Ethelwoldê° A w      w N    Egfridus  N E      E M  Peda    M Agaton Leo. Benet IohnÌ„ Conon ¶ Agaton borne in Secyl wa next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxi he hyld the see .ii. yere and more ¶ Leo borne in Secyle hyld the see .x. monthis ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .vi. monthis ¶ IohnÌ„ siryan hyld the see next one yere Conon born in trace hyld the see nexte one monyth Iustinian Leoncius ¶ IustiniaÌ„ soÌ„ of coÌ„staÌ„tyn was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxvii LeoÌ„ciê° cut of his nose eris put hiÌ„ in exile but after he obteynyd his eÌ„pyre so contynuyd .vi. yere ¶ Leoncius after he had put Iustynyan to exyle made him selfe eÌ„ê‘our In his time one Amilech admyrall of y e sarsins cam in to affrik wyth mich people agaynst
whom Cadwalleder In this tyme begaÌ„ gret deth iÌ„ brytteyn wherof many bysshoppê died iÌ„ this tyme oswy yaÌ„ sole kiÌ„g of all northuÌ„ber dyed egfridê° his soÌ„ was kiÌ„g after hym about this tyme coÌ„walcê° kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s dyed keÌ„winê° succedyd hiÌ„ this keÌ„winê° made gret war agaiÌ„st y e brittons had vyctory also Egfrydus made oft war agaynst them the Pyctis had oft victory but the Pyctis one tyme by a polecy fleiÌ„g bak broght Egfride iÌ„to a strayt amoÌ„g mouÌ„teyns where Egfrydê° was slayn a gret part of hys people after whose deth a basterd brother of hys callyd Alfridus Notus was made kynge of all northumberland Sone after this Cad wall kynge of britteyns dyed but Polycronycon nor none other auctour shewyth any actys of Cadwall as galfryde doth nother of his beriall nor of the Image of brasse set vppon an horse of brase at Ludgate or y â— Cadwalladrus whych Bede callyth Cedwalla shuld be his son therfore I let all that matter pas ¶ Cadwalladrus which Bede callyth Cedwalla began to rule the bryttons as Galfryde affyrmith y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxiiii Thys Cadwalladrus by Galfryde is callyd sonn of Cadwall but willmÌ„s de regibus seyth he was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s next after kenwyn descendyng lyneally of the noble blod of germayns Also holy Beda whiche was lyuynge the same tyme affyrmyth that thys Cedwalla or Cadwalader was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s dyscendyng of the kyngis blod of y e people callyd Geuissi which he expounyth to be westsaxons whyce .ii. seyngys may wel accord because y e west saxoÌ„s caÌ„ out of germania this cadwallader as beda affyrmyth for deuocion forsoke his kyngdome câ—me to rome there of the pope Sergyus was crystynyd after whoÌ„ succedyd hiÌ„ one HuÌ„ kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s xxx.vii yere which after forsoke hys kyngdome also came to rome Also about this tyme Sebba kyng of EssaxoÌ„s was coÌ„uerrid to crystys feyth by seynt Erkynwald k     k S     S A  Adulfus    w Kenwynê° Â Â Â w N   Alfridê° Â N E     E M    Wolferus M Cloiter ¶ Cloyter soÌ„ of clouis was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxii. he ordeynyd mayrs of y e palys and after that the kyngis of frauÌ„ce left all bysynes of the comyn wele study therof gaffthem self to slewth gloteny other pleasurs dyd no good but ons in the yere shewd them selff to theyre people with pryde pompe Pepyn ¶ Pepyn son to aÌ„sigises begga was duke of braband austry also prynce of y e palece of frauÌ„ce Sergius IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ Sosinê° Â¶ Sergius borne at Annoch was next pope the yere of Cryste .vi. C.lxxxvii he hyld the see one yere and more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .iii. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .ii. yere more ¶ Sosinus of Siria hyld the se next .xx. days In his tyme was made the furst duke of Venes callid Paulus Lucius LeoÌ„ciê° seÌ„d one IohnÌ„ Patrik which bete droue out y e sarsiÌ„s but after y e sarsiÌ„s returnid agayn wherfore IohnÌ„ Patryk returnyd toward y e eÌ„ê‘our for socour the people of his army therfore made one Tyber eÌ„ê‘our whych Tyber weÌ„t streyght to coÌ„staÌ„tynople cut of LeoÌ„ciê° nose put him in to exyle Also Ranulphus other auctours affyrme that Cadwalleder was kyng of west saxons And dyuers suppose that he myght be kyng both of weste saxoÌ„s kyng of bryttayns be inherytable to both for west saxons were next adioynyng to Cambria wher the bryttons dwelt This Cadwalladrus made war vppoÌ„ Lotharius kyng of kent dystroyd mych of that prouynce in whych war Lothariê° was slayne after whose deth one Edricus was kyng of kent after that Cadwalleder made war vppoÌ„ Ethelwold kyng of South saxons slewe hym in playne batâ—eyll made hys prouynce subduyd to hym In thys tyme the deth whych began in the tyme of Cadwall contynuyd so sore therwyth great darth by y e space of .xi. yere wherby the people at y e last were so mynyshyd y t vnneth y e quyk bodys suffysyd to bery the dede This Cadwallader as Galfridus wrytyth in the .iii. yere of hys reyn whether it were only for deuocyon or for fleyng of the deth went on pylgimage to rome and there by the pope Sergius was professyd a monk there dyed was the last kyng of the blood of brytteyns Also Galfrydus wrytyth that Iuor son to Cadwalleder Iue hys nevewe rulyd the bryttayns ioyntly after the departyng of Cadwallader made great war agaynst the saxons but they coud neuer preuayle after y e bryttayns were callyd welch meÌ„ of theyr duke leder callyd wallo or Gwallo or els of a quene of walys callyd Galaes Also about this tyme wolpherus king of Marches dyed after whoÌ„ succedyd hys broder Ertheldredus But now because y e Cadwallader as it apperyth was both kyng of brittoÌ„s of west saxons all the other kyngdomys were subduyd to the west saxons therfore in thys worke I wyl procede vppon the lyne of west saxons euer in tyme order shew how euery one of the other k Cothariê° k N  N E  E M Etheldredê° M Theodor ¶ Theodor son of Clouis was next kyng of france the yere of cryst .vi C.lxvi after y t he had bene a whyle kyng for his wantones lyghtenes he was expulsyd Chelderyk hys brother put in his stede after Chelderek for his cruelte was slayn than Theoder made kyng agayn CoÌ„staÌ„â—tine Gregory ¶ Constantyne of siria was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.vi he held the see .vii. yere he crystenyd ii kyngis of saxons which were at rome after went home becam relygyous men ¶ Gregory a romayn held the see next xâ—ii yere By his meanys y e germayns were coÌ„uertyd to cristê feyth he cursyd the eÌ„ê‘our Leo becaus he worshyppyd fals goddys Tibery Philippicus ¶ Tyber was next emê‘our the yere of cryst .vii. C. in his time IustynyaÌ„ before namyd emperour cam in agayne by the helpe of Carinus slew both Leoncius Tybere but he was after slayne in batteyll by one Phyllipicus and duryng this tyme the realme of Granado was takiÌ„ by the sarsyns ¶ Philippicus was next emperour he was declaryd an herytyk by y e pope CoÌ„staÌ„tyne put downe and hys eyeys put owte Iue Iewe or HuÌ„ kyngdomis endyd were subduyd to the west saxoÌ„s how the name of this hole laÌ„d of gret bryttayn was changyd in to EngloÌ„d which was in the time of of Egbert kyng of west saxoÌ„s as after shal be declaryd Also about this tyme Ethelrâ—dus kyng of Mercia was made a monke after whom succedyd in the kyngdome of Mercia kenredus Also about
this tyme Lotharius king of keÌ„t was slayne by the south saxoÌ„s by the excityng of Edricus son to Egbert which succedyd hym with in a yere a halfe Edricus dyed widredus son also to Egbert succedyd hym Also about this tyme Alfridus Notus dyed after whom succedyd Osredus which was slayn by CoÌ„redus which succedid hym .ii. yere After whom succedyd Offricus ¶ Iue or Iewe descendyng of the blod of west saxons as willmÌ„s de regibus sayth was next kyng of west saxons after Cadwallader which made gret war vppon the kentysh saxons that the men of Dorobernia or Canterbury grauntyd to Iue for a recompence for the deth of Mulkyng brother to Cadwallader before slayne .iii. M. li This Iue by the excityng of his wife Etheldreda which was an holy woman abbesse of Berkyng gaue vp his kyngdome to Ethellerdus hys nevew toke a poore mannys wede in company of poore men went to rome therfore this Iue shuld seme to be the same person that Beda callyth HuÌ„ or Iue coÌ„sydering both the time of his reyne goyng to rome no variaunce but in wrytyng of the letters as in taking V. for N. that this Iuor Iue of whoÌ„ Galfridê° spekith to be other ê‘soÌ„s so all theyr seyngis may stand to geder ¶ Hit is seyd that this Iue was cause y t y e peter pens were grauntid to be payd of euery house in EngloÌ„d but the cause therof is not knowen certayn but som sey y t Ethelwold grauntyd them furst Also about this time Offa king of Essex kenredus kyng of Mercia went to rome were there ê“fessyd monkis after whoÌ„ succedyd in essex Sileredus in Mercia Colredus k  Edricê° Â Â Â k N Osredê° Â Conredê° Â Â N E     â—ileredê° E M  Kenredê° Â Colredê° Â M Clouis Cheldebert ¶ Clouis son of Theodor next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xciii ¶ Cheldebert .ii. soÌ„ of theodor was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce y e yere of crist viC.xcvii charlê mertel ¶ Charles mertell soÌ„ of Pepin was after his fader duke of Austry prince of the palece of fraunce He was protektour to Theodor the yong kynge of fraunce deffendyd his Gregory ¶ Gregory a sirien was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxx he held the see .x. yere more Anastace Theodose Leo ¶ Anastace was next emperour the yere of cryst .vii. C.xiiii he was put owte by Theodose ¶ Theodose was next emperour he was a crysten man but he was put from his empyre ¶ Leo was next emperour he was an heretyke He comauÌ„dyd the imagis of seyntys to be put down therfore he was cursyd of Gregory pope so dyed Ethellardus Cutbertus ¶ Ethellardus the neuew of Iue began hys reyn ouer the west saxoÌ„s the yere of cryst vii.xxiiii some men call him Etheldredus In this tyme Offricus or Osbrygh reynyd in northumberÌ„ to whoÌ„ Bede wrote the story callyd historia anglicana some say to his successour Colwolcus ¶ Cutbertus the neuew of Ethellardus began his reyn ouer the west saxons the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxxix In this tyme holy Bede before spokyn of dyed In this tyme Colwolphê° kyng of NorthuÌ„berÌ„ gaue vp his kyngome to Egbertê° his cosyn was made a monk this Cutbertê° made oft war agaiÌ„st Ethelwold kyng of Mercia Here is to be notyd that many of these saxons kyngis were holy men byldyd many churches foundyd many abbes indowyd them with gret land many of them liuyd verteously so dyed now be takyn as holy sayntys Also this Egbertus that was kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d forsoke his kyngdome for the loue of cryst toke the tonsure of seynt Peter Pall after whoÌ„ succedyd his son Osulphus which with in a yere was slayne by the northumbers after whoÌ„ succedyd Moll ethelwold within .vii. yere laft his kingdome to Helredus whych after .ix. yere was expulsid by the northumbers which made ethelbert theyr kyng which was expulsyd with in .v. yere Elwolphus made kyng which was slayne After whom succedyd Osredus which sone after was expulsyd by the northuÌ„bers Ethelredus made kyng which was after slayne And anon after Egbert kyng of west saxons subduyd them to his domynyon k    Wydredê° Â k N Offricê° Â Colwolfê° Â Egbertê° N E  Cuthredê° Â Â Â E M    Ethelwoldê° Â M Dagobert Cloiter Theodor ¶ Dagobert son to Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xv. ¶ Cloyter the second son of Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xix ¶ Theodor son of dagobert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxvi land from enmys In his tyme the sarsyns enteryd the realme of fraunce with an innumerable peple both men women children agaynst whom this Charlys martell made a gret battayll slew of them as some wryters affyrme .iii. C. lxxxv·M Saresyns zachari StepheÌ„ Pall ¶ zachary a greke was next pope the yere of Cryst vii C.xli. he helde the see .x. yere ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .v yere ¶ Pall a romayn held the see next .x. yere coÌ„stantine Leo ¶ Constantyne sonn of Leo was next emê‘our the yere of crist .vii. C.xlii. he was accursyd of pope Pall after dyed ¶ Leo sonne of Constantyne was nexte Emperoure He was couetouse of precious stonys tooke a crown full of precyous stonys out of the church of seynt Sophia put it vppoÌ„ his hed which stonis so brosid his hed that therof he died In his time the eÌ„pire decresyd and the saâ—â—yâ—s occupyed a greaâ— ê‘t of the Eest and the freÌ„chmeÌ„ rulyd in Italy Sigebertus Kenulphus ¶ Sigebertus cosyn to Cutbert begaÌ„ his reyn ouer the westsaxons y e yere of cryst .vii. C.xlv he was cruell tyraÌ„nous to his subiectê tornyd theyr lawes costomys after his one wyll put one of his lordis to deth which aduerâ—â—syd him to be reformyd wherefore his subiectis by one assent wyth y e eyd of one kenulphus deposyd him he was after in such mysery that he walkyng alone without comfort a swyne herd whose lord he before had slayne in reuenging his lordys deth there slew the seyd Segebert In his tyme Egberd was kyng of Northunberland· ¶ Kenulphus of the blod of Cerdicus son to Offa king of Merchis was made king of west saxoÌ„s y e yere of cryst .vii. C. xlviiiâ— he was a good man to his subiectis kept among them good pease In his tyme Offa slew a tyraÌ„t callid Bomredus that before had slayne Ethelwold king of Mercia made him self king After whose deth this Offa as neuew to Ethelwold reynid there as king he had warre with the northumbers them subdued also had war with Etheldred which than tooke vppon hym to be king of Estangles toke him
smote of his hed also this Offa had warr with Egbert kynge of kent also this Offa Chasid the bryttons or welch men in to walis made a famous dich there callyd Of dych a church callyd of church he foundyd the abbeys of seynt Albons and wynchcomb In thys time Egbert kyng of northumbers renouÌ„cid his kingdome becam a monk This offa when he had reynid .xxxix. yere laft his kingdome to his son kenulphus king of west saxons went to rome which kenulphus kept strongly his dominioÌ„s agaynst all his enmies during his life but at the last one Clito a kinsman of king Segebert that before was deposid by the seyd kenulphus lay in wayt vppoÌ„ kenulphus as he priuily was goyng to his paramour there slewe him which Clito was inmediat folowyd slayne mich his company k  Ethelbertê° Â Egbertê° Â k N Osulfê° â—ol â—â—heâ—â—â—old heleredê° Â Ethelbertê° N M  boâ—medê° Â Offa  M Chelderyk ¶ Chelderyk sonn of Theodor was next king of frauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.xli. but because he gaue him self all to lechery plesure was vnprofitable to the realm he therfore was deposid by pope zachary after y t he had reinid .ix. yeris Pepin son to Charlis Martell made king Pepin ¶ Pepin son of Charles martell was by y e auctorite of the pope zachary declarid kinge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.l he passid the mouÌ„teyns twise cam in to Italy to socour the pope Steuin agaynst Astulph king of Lumberdy which kept the landis of the church from the pope restorid the pope agayn to his landis to his see StepheÌ„ AdriaÌ„ ¶ StepheÌ„ of secile was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxvii ¶ AdryaÌ„ a romayn held the see next .xxiii. yere more he was ê‘secutyd by desederius kyng of lumberdy for eyd fled to Charles kyng of FrauÌ„ce the which Charles subdewyd the seyd desederyus CoÌ„stantyne Hirenie ¶ CoÌ„stantyne the .vi. son to Leo was nexte emperoure y e yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxxii held it with his moder hyrenie .x. yere than put her out helde it sole but his moder put out his eyes and was emperesse afterward ¶ Hyrenie moder of Constantyne was empresse next .iiii yere after that the empyre cam to Charlmayn kyng of FrauÌ„ce Brigthricê° Â¶ Brygthrycus of the bloode of Cerdycus furst kyng of west saxons began his reyne ouer the west saxones the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxviii one of his doughers was maryed to offa kyng of Marchys by whose helpe before tyme he put owt of his rule Egbart son of Alcumundus which Egbart was then an vnder kyng or ruler in west saxons wherefore Egbart saylyd into FrauÌ„ce there was in kyng Charles court duryng y e lyfe of Brygthricus the .ii. yere of Brygthrycus was seen grete wonder for crossis lyke to blood fell vppon mennis clothis in the street which some expouÌ„nyd betokeayd the coÌ„myng of the danis which danis enteryd the land after in the .ix. yere of Brygthricus but he y e other kyng saxons drof them out agayne at that tyme this Brygthrycus was poysonyd by his wyf namid Ethelburga which for fere therof fled in to FrauÌ„ce after endyd her lyfe in shame pouerte for her sake the kyngis of the land specially of the west saxons wold not suffer theyr wyâ—is to set by them in placis of honor long tyme afterward Also after the deth of kennul phus kyng of west saxons as is before seyd Egfertus the other sone of offa was kyng of Mercia dyed with in half a yere after whoÌ„ succedyd kennulphus after whoÌ„ succedyd his son kenelmus whych was wyth in few monythis martyryd heddyd by his sister quendrede after that Celwolphus broder to kenwolphus reynyd in Marcya one yere theÌ„ was put out by one bernulphus which bernulphus with in thre yere after was put out bi Egbart kyng of wessaxons slayn bi the estanglis whos predesessors before had subduid the estaÌ„gles after whoÌ„ Ludicamus reinid .ii yere in Mercia after in a battell agayns the aÌ„gles was slain after whom one wiglasius toke vppoÌ„ him to be king of Mercia which sone after was subduid bi Egbart king of wessaxons to whom he gaff it agayn so reynid there agayne .xii. yere bering tribute to Egbart after wiglasius dyed and berthulphus was made king of Marcia by Egbart king of westsaxons to whom he gaff tribute .viii. yere after berthulphus succedid burdredus which was subdued after he had reynid .xxiii. yere by the danis fled went to rome wherfor the danis made one Chelwolphus ruler of Marcia vnder the danis so ther was no king in Marcia tyl long after y t Edward king of westsaxons subduid it to his domynyans k  Cuthredê° Â baldredê° Â k N Elwolâ—ê° Osredê° Â Ethelredê° Osbrigh ella N M Egfertê° kenulfê° kenelinê° celwolfê° barnulfê° M Charlmayn ¶ Charlis y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayne was next king of FrauÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vii. C. â—â—viii Leo. StepheÌ„ ¶ Leo a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xcv he crownyd Charlmayn emperour and declaryd Pepyn son to Charles kyng of Italy he held the see .xxi. yere ¶ StepheÌ„ a romayn hyld y e see next .vii. moÌ„thys he crounyd Lewes debonayr eÌ„ê‘our kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Charlys the grauÌ„t or Charmayne ⸫ Charlys y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayn beyng kyng of fraunce son of Pepyn was next eÌ„perour made by pope leo y e yere of crist .viii. C.i. because y e romayns coÌ„spyryd agaynst the pope leo the pope therfore cam to Charlys the graunt for help which restoryd hym agayn to hys see wherfore the pope by hys councell dyd crowne hym emperour declaryng that they of constantynople were vnworthy because they deffendyd not the church of rome Egbert furst Kyng of all Englond EGbert the son of Alcumundus as is before shewyd Began his reyne ouer the west saxons the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxv This Egbert whych was dryuyn owt by meanys of Brigthricus as is before rehersyd when he had obteynyd the gouernauÌ„ce of this land one Barnulphus kyng of Mercia had him in derysyoÌ„ makyng agaynst him Gestê Rymys whych Egbert for a tyme pacyeÌ„tly sufred tyll a season that he had gotten the fauour of his subiectys then assemblyd his knyghtys gaue batell to him wher Barnulphus had .vi. or .vii. men agaynst one of his but by reasoÌ„ that egbertus men were lene lyght long brethyd Barnulphus men were groce corpulent Egbert had the victory as is before sayd seasid the domynion of Mercia in to his own hand This Egbert also made war vppoÌ„ y e keÌ„tysh saxoÌ„s at leÌ„ght obteynid the vyctory he also subduyd the northuÌ„bers made Osbright Ella ther kyngys to be to him tributaryes and so ioynid these .iii. prouyncis to his own
of EnlgoÌ„d the yere of cryst ixC.xlxii In his tyme the danys rebellyd a gayn too â— the cyte of york but the kyng preparyd toward theÌ„ dystroyed a gret ê‘t of y â— coÌ„trey iÌ„ coÌ„clusioÌ„ he subduid yeÌ„ but not without losse of meÌ„ by appoyntmeÌ„t banyshyd theyr duke hircus ioynyd y t kingedome of Northumberlande to hys owne domynyons Lews Loyter ¶ Lewes soÌ„ to Charlis the simple was nexte kynge of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xxxiiii ¶ Loyter the eldyst soÌ„ of lews was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Rollo WyllmÌ„ Rychard Rollo born iÌ„ norway with a grete coÌ„pany of norweys danis paneÌ„ mys infydels came iÌ„ to y e coÌ„trey of Neuster there toke y e cyte of roan and dyd in that contrey and other landis of fraunce grete cruelte distroyng the peple churchis of cristis feyth wherfore Charlis the siÌ„ple king of fraunce to make pease gaff hym the seyd contrey and his doughter gilda to wif and so be agrement Rollo was baptysyd and callyd Robert after y t chaÌ„chyd y e name of y t laÌ„d callyd hit normaÌ„dy so was furst duke of normaÌ„dy ¶ wilmÌ„ soÌ„ to Rollo callyd loÌ„ga spata was next duke of normandy he gouernyd that land with good Iustyce and after was slayn by the treson of Arnold yerle of flaunders ¶ Rychard callyd the hardy Sonne to wyllyam was nexte duke of Normandycand because kynge Loyter had wonne from hym the Cyte of bayon he by the help of Erard kyng of denmarke enteryd benet Leo. IohnÌ„ benet Donus ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryste .ix. C.lxii y e emperour otton for varyance betwen them banyssyd hym in to Italye ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next vi· yere more ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more tyl that one Cyntheus a cytezyn of rome put hym in preson in the castell angell where he dyed for honger ¶ Donus a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere by pope IohnÌ„ he was emperour after the deth of his fader .x. yere more he made grete warr with Loyter kyng of Fraunce dyspoylyd the contrey cam to parys brent the subberbis of the cyte EdwiÌ„ Edgar ¶ Edwyn the eldest son of Edmond broder to Ethelstone was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst ixC lvi he banysshyd seynt donstone for a season toke goodis Iewelis froÌ„ relygyus housê gaft them to alyantis straÌ„gers he was a vycyus man of lyuyng also a tyrrant to his subiectis y t in conclucions they depryuyd hym from all kyngly dygnyte honoure ¶ Edgar second son of Edmond broder to Edwyn was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lx. he kept so good Iustyce dyd so sharp execucyon that in his days was lytyl felony or robbery vsed he cawsyd ludwallus prynce or kyng of walys to yeld to hym yerely by way of trybute CCC· wolphis by reasoÌ„ whereof the wolphis in Englond walys were dystroyed this Edgar vsyd euery somer to skour the see with shyppys kept them stel all the yere euer redy for the same purpose with all aperrell belongyng to them by meanis whereof he kept his land froÌ„ outward enmyes Also in his tyme as well the danis as all other peple in Englond vsyd mych vyse of grete drynkyng y e kyng ther for rode thorough the realme dystroyd many alehousis wold suffer but one alchouse in a vilage or towne except it were a grete borough ordenyd certeyn cuppys with pynnys naylys made a law that who so euer drank past that mark at one draught shuld forfeyt a certeyn payn whereof the accuser shuld haue the one half the ruler of the town the other half â—he subdewd the bryttoÌ„s in walys spoylyd theyr coÌ„trey this Edgar was vycyous louyd feyr womeÌ„ slew Ethelwold a knyght of his for the loue he had to his feyr wyff Elfryda whom he after maryed Also this Edgar begat of one wylfryth a non a doughter but after that both the mother the doughter prouyd holy women but after this Edgar by the counsell of seynt donston toke repentaunce therfore byldyd repayryd many housys of relygyon he made gret warr vppon Rychard duke of normandy wan the cyte of bayon Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn soÌ„ of arnold was next yerle of flanders he lyth at seiÌ„t bartyns in y e town of seiÌ„t omer in to fraunce spoylyng the countrey sleyng the peple with out pyte wherfore Loyter kyng of fraÌ„ce was compellyd to take pease to redelyuer to hym the cyte of bayon Boniface Benet IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ ¶ Boneface was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxv He obteynyd the papacye by euyll ways and robbyd spoylyd the tresure of the church after dyed wrechydly ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .viii. yere .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn heeld the see next .iii. monethis he dyed for honger in castell Angell ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayne heeld the see .vi. monethis he was hatyd of all folk he dyd noughte but made his kyn ryche of the goodys of the church Otton ¶ Otton was next emê‘our the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxxiiii he was crownyd by pope Gregory held the empyre .xix. yer and more Edward Egelredus· ¶ Edward the eldest son of Edgar was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lxxvii this Edward rydyng in a forest lost his people sodeÌ„ly cam to the castell of Corf where Elfryda his moder in law last wyfe to kyng Edgar lay whom when she had aspyed desyryd hym to drynk as the kynge drank a seruaunt of hers whom she had hyryd stroke the kyng to the hart with a dager so she causid hym to be sleyne because she wold haue Egelredus her son kyng which was second soÌ„ of kyng Edgar which kyng wheÌ„ he was thus strykyn wold haue fled toward his company but he bled so sore that he fell from his hors the one foot fast in the styrrop so was drawn with the hors till he cam to a certeyn place where that he was fouÌ„dyn dede all alone that the maner of his deth was vnknowyn long after It is seyd y t this Elfrida toke repentaunce therfoÌ„re byldyd two monestarys of nonnys Amesbury warwell in which warwell she after lyuyd a solytary lyfe after dyed ¶ Egelredus the son of Edgar of the seyd Elfrida was next kyng of Englond the yere of 〈◊〉 ·ix C.lxxxi This kyng was vngracyous in the begynnyng wretchyd in hys mydyll lyfe hatefull to his peopull in the end In his tyme the Danys rose agayn dyd great harm in dyuers placys in EngloÌ„d that the kyng was glad to graunt them gret soÌ„mys of money for pease to be had for the assuraunce of which pease Anlaff
in to Normandy to his wyf and when swanus herd of his depertyng he areryd gret soÌ„mis of money of the people a grete parte of seynt Edmondis landis which the people there claymyng to be fre of kyngê trybute denyed to pay wherefor swanê° dyspysyng y e holy marter enteryd y e teritory of seynt Edmond spoylyd y e countrey so that men of that countrey fell to preyr so that shortly after this swanus dyed sodenly yellyng crieng among his knyghtis some sey that he was stykkyd with the swerd of sent Edmond wherof he dyed the .iii. day after In fere wherof Canutus his son which rulyd as kyng after his fader grauÌ„tyd to them all theyr lybertes after this when Egelredus herd of the deth of swanus he made prouysyon came in to Englond of whose coÌ„myng so kanutus beyng vnprouydyd saylyd in to Demars retornyd agayne the next yere with a grete nauey landyd in y e south countrey wherfore y e eldest son of kyng Egelredus callyd Edmond yronsyd made ê“uysyon with the eyde of Edrycus to mete hym but Edrycus cam not but dysseyuyd hym for as it was after prouyd Edrycus had promysyd his fauor to kanutus by reason wherof kanutus enteryd y e coÌ„trey of west saxons forsyd y e people there to swere to hym fealte to gyf to hym pleggis In this tyme Egelredus beyng at London was takyn with a grete sekenes there dyed was buryed in the north syde of Poulys church behynd the quere after that he had reynyd vnwysely gouernyd the realme .xxxvi. yeris leuyng after hym his seyd eldest son Edmond yronsyde Alfryde Edward whych were in Normandy and thyder before sent as is before rehersyd Robert ¶ Robert son of hugh capet was next kyng â—â—raunce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xCvi Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn bele barbe born at lysle was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at lysle IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxi. he held the see .xi. yere more CoÌ„rard ¶ Conrard was next emperour the yere of cryst M.xxv. edmoÌ„d IroÌ„sid ¶ Edmond yronsyd eldist son to Egelredus â—y his furst wyf Ethelgina and kanutus son to swanus began to rule the Englyssmen the yere of cryst M.xvi. for some lordis toke part with Edmond and some with kanutus but Edmond beyng at London was Crownyd kyng sone after these .ii. Pryncis met in dorsetshyre where betwene them was a grete battell but kanutus was compellyd to fle the fyld after that they fought a nother battell in worsetorshyre so sore that non coud tell who had the better but other for werines for lak of day they depardyd from other on the next morow fought agayn but theÌ„ kanutus was coÌ„pellyd to forsake y e fyld after this they met in Marcia ther fought agayn wher Edmond as some sey by y e treasoÌ„ of Edrycus whom he before had reseyuyd to his grace had the wors Thus oft tymys thes .ii. pryncis fought to geder but vppon a season when the hostys were nygh ioynyng at a certeyn tyme of a trews a knyght of the parte of Edmond stod vppon an hygh place seyd these wordis dayly we dye none hath the victory when the knyghtis be ded on eyther part than the dukys compellyd by nede shall accord or elles they must fyght alone this kyngdome ys now as suffycyent for .ii. men that some tyme suffycyd for .vii. And yf the couetouse of lordshyp of these twayn be so grete that nother can be content to take a part lyf by the other nâ—r y e one vnder the other then let them fyght alone that wyll be lordys alone yf all men fyght stell at y e last all men shall be slayn non laft to be vnder theyr lord ship nor abel to defend the kyng that shal be agayne strange enemys nacions These wordis were so well alowyd by both the hostis the pryncis HeÌ„ry ¶ Henry son of Robert was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of cryst M.xxx. Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn of lysle was next yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyeth in an abbay in henon Rychard ¶ Rychard son to Rychard the good was next duke of normandy but with in .ii. yeris he was slayn by treason of his broder Robert Siluester ¶ Benet a tusque was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxxii he held the see .x yere more he was an â—uyl man he was put downe therfore from his pontyfycacy but after he was remyttyd agayn Kanutus both were coÌ„teÌ„t to try the quarell betwen them two only a place tyme was appoyntyd where they both met in syght of both hostê wheÌ„ eytheyr had assayd other wyth sharâ—e swyrdê strokê as some wryt by the furst mocyon of kanutus hasttly they were both agreyd kyssyd ych other to the comfort of both hostis and shorly after they agreyd vppon pertycyon of the lande after duryng theyr lyfis they louyd as brethern sone after a son of Edrycus as it was seyd by the mynd of his fader espyed when kynge Edmond was at the draught strak hym with a spere in to the fondement where of the seyd EdmoÌ„d shortly after dyed after y t he had reynyd two yeris laâ—t .ii. soms EdmoÌ„d Edward ¶ Kanutus after the deth of Edmond yronsyd was sole kyng of the hole realme of Englond after by the aduyse of his couÌ„cell he sent the forseyd sonis of Edmond yronsyd to his broder swanus theÌ„ kyng of Denmark to be slayn which abborryng that dede seÌ„t theÌ„ to Salomon theÌ„ kyng of hungary where Edmond dyed Edward was maryrd to agatha douthter of the .iiii. Henry emperour of almayn sone after swanus kyng of Denmark broder to kanutus dyed wherefore that land fell to kanutus which anoÌ„ after seylyd thydyr toke therof possessyoÌ„ set it in an order after returnyd in to Englond maryed emma late wyf before to Egelredus by her had a son callyd hardykynytus or knowgh also this kanutus callyd a parliament where it was agreyd that both EnglysshmeÌ„ danê shuld hold y e laws made by kyng Edgare because they were thought so good resonable aboue any other laws Arnold ¶ Arnold the son of Baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lyeth at seynt bertynis Robert ¶ Roberd broder to Rychard was next duke of normandy he toke repentaÌ„ce for the deth of this broder Rychard weâ—t to Ierusalem dyed as he retornyd homeward but at his departyng thydyr he wyllyd that his lordis shuld take his sone wyllmÌ„ the basterd to theyr lord so they dyd put out the yoÌ„g chyld y t was soÌ„ to Robert mulyery gotteÌ„ but therfore fell grete debate heÌ„ry kyng of frauÌ„ce toke parte a gayns wyllmÌ„ but euermore wyllmÌ„ had the victory Siluester Gregory ¶ Siluester a romayn was
pope the yeer of cryst M.xxxix hyld the see but .xl. days for then Benet was chosin agayn ¶ Gregory a romayn was next pope the yeer of cryst M.xlv. Henry ¶ Henry son of Conrard was next emperour the yeer of cryste M.xl he was crownyd afterward by pope Clement Harold harefot Hardekynyte Also in the tyme of this kanutus the skottys rebellyd wherfore kanutus with a great army enteryd in to skotland subdued Malcolyn kyng of skottys by reason wherof this kanutus was than kynge of .iiii. kyngdomys that is to say of Englond Skotland Denmark Norway After that he went in to Denmark from thens to rome on pylgrymage after returnyd in to Englond where he kepte all his lyfe good Iustyce was well belouyd dyd many good charytable dedis byldyd and repayryd many monestaris specyally such as were thrown downe in the tyme of his faders ê‘secucyon after dyed lyeth at winchester leuyng after hym .ii. sonnys one callyd Harold the other Hardykynâ—tus which hardykynytus was made kyng of Denmark in his faders days ¶ Harold callyd harefote for his delyuernes swyftnes soÌ„ne to kanutus by Elgyna hys furst wyfe began his reyn ouer EngloÌ„d the yeer of cryst M.xxxix Of hym is lytyll laft in memory for he reynid but .iiii. yeer saue that he banyshyd his stepmoder Emma tooke her goodis Iewellys from her ¶ Hardykynytus beyng kyng of DeÌ„mark second son to kanutus by his last wyfe Emma was next kyng of eÌ„gloÌ„d the yeer of cryste M.xli In hys tyme the .ii. soÌ„nys of Egelredus Alfridê° Edwardus cam from normaÌ„dy in to Englond to vyset theyr moder Emma brought with them a gret coÌ„pany of normaÌ„s wherfore one yerle Goodwyn which was most in the kyngê fauour of most myght next to the kyng councellyd the kyng the lordys not to suffer those normans to be within the realme for Ieoperdy by which meanys he gatt auctoryte to order the matter hym self wherfor he met wyth theÌ„ on Gyl downe there slew Alfrydus the most part of the normaÌ„s but Edward was conueyd to his moder whych for fere of Goodwyn sent hym agayn in to normandy Sone after this Hardykynytê° beyng mery at lambyth sodenly waxyd dome fell down to the grouÌ„d wythin .viii. days after dyed wyth owt issue of his body after he had reynyd .ii. yerys which was the last that reynyd in Englond of the blood of the danys In the tyme of this henry part of the borgonyons that had be long vnder the obedyence of frauÌ„ce refusyd the french kyng tornyd to Conrard eÌ„ê‘our ¶ This henry had .iii. sonnys one callyd Phyllyp which was kyng of fraunce his fader lyuyng a nother callyd Robert that was duke of Burgoyn an other callyd hugh the grauÌ„t y t was yerle of vermeÌ„ dose Robert ¶ Robert duke of fryse broder to baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lieth at cassel WillmÌ„ ¶ willmÌ„ bast sonne to Robert was next duke of Normandy which had gret war with henry kyng of frauÌ„ce as is aboue shewd clemeÌ„t damas Leo Victor ¶ Clement was next pope the yere of cryst M.xlvii ¶ Damasse hyld the see next .xxiii. days ¶ Leo hyld the see next .ii. monythis ¶ Victor hyld the see next .ii. yere and more This henry cam in to Italy and toke Pandulph prince of capia presoner edward ¶ Edward the son of Egelredus Emma began his reyn ouer engloÌ„d the yere of Cryste M.xliii he maryed Goduha doughter to erle Godwyn but he neuer flesshly dalt with her nor put her from his bed he dischargyd the Englyshmen of y e grete trybute callyd dane gelt for euer he banysshyd the yerle goodwin and his sonis for .ii yeris after that was agrement made and the kyng toke them agayne to grace in the tyme of which banyshment williaÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond and had grete chere of the kyng and retornyd agayne In this tyme y e skottis rebellyd wherfore seward yerle of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d by y e kyngis commaÌ„dment power enteryd skotland and subduyd the skottis and chasyd theyr kyng owt of the land then kyng Edward gaff that land to Malkolyn soÌ„ of y e kyng of Combers to hold of hym and his heyris kyngê of Englond as off theyr cheff lord After this y e yerle goodwin sittyng at the kyngis bord was sodenly takyn with sekenis wherof he dyed with in thre days some sey he was takyn with a palsey and some seyd that he was chokyd with a morsell of bred because he sware falsely by that morsell of bred that he was not gylty of the deth of Alfrede broder to y e kyng sone aft this kyng Edward sent vnto henry the .iiii. emperour for Edward son of Edmond yronsyd to coÌ„ in to Englond to the intent to make hym his heyre which accordyng therto cam in to EngloÌ„d and sone after dyed also after the deth of yerle goodwiÌ„ harold his eldist soÌ„ waxyd so in the kyngis fauor that he rulyd the most grete causis of the realme and was ruler of the kyngis army and subduyd y e welchmen that rebellyd this harold saylyd in to normandy to see his broder welnotus that was sent thether for a plegge for the ê‘formance of the couenantis made be twen the kyng and his fader yeâ—le goodwyn wher wilmÌ„ duke of normandy made hym to swere that he shuld mary his doughter that was thaÌ„ with in yeris of consent and then after the deth of kyng Edward he shuld kepe the laÌ„d to his behoue accordyng to the mynd of kyng Edward afther some wryters after that this harold retornyd to EngloÌ„d and shewyd y e kyng what he had done wherwith the kyng was well contentyd after this the kyng fell seke and before he dyed he saw in a vysyon that by cause the nobles and the prelattis off EngloÌ„d were not goddis seruantê that god therfore shuld take this kingdome in to the handis of theyr enmis sone after y t this kyng Edward dyed with out issue and was acomptyd a virgyn when he dyed Robert ¶ Robert son to Robert was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at seynt vedast This wilmÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond to kyng Edward of hym had grete chere he was cosyn to kyng Edward by his fader seyd that is to sey son to Roberd soÌ„ to Rychard the good soÌ„ to Rychard the hardy which Rychard the hardy was both fader to rychard the good and to eÌ„ma moder to y e seyd kyng Edward therfore as some afferâ—e kyng Edward grauÌ„tyd to hym 〈◊〉 kyngdome of Englond after his deth StepheÌ„ Benet Nicholas Alexander ¶ Stephen born at Loreyne was nexte pope the yere of cryste M.lvi he hyld the see .vii. monethis ¶ Benet a romayn hild the see next .ix. monethis but he was deposyd because he obteynyd the see by strenght and force ¶ Nycholas born at
to the said Charles takynge vpon hym as frenche kyng Calyxte ¶ Calexte was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yere and more in his tyme the Chrysten men had a great victorye agaynst the Turkes in Hungarye ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kynge henry Philyppe the duke of Burgon with a great multytude of flemynges leyde sege at Caleys and contynued his sayd sege .iii. wekes wherfore thâ— duke of Glocester protectour of Englande with .v. C. sayle came ouer into Caleys intendynge within thre days to haue issued out to haue gyuen battell to the duke and the flemyngê But whan they of Burgon harde tell of the great power of the protectour he brake vp his sege and departed lefte behynde hym parte of his heuy ordynaunce and vytell and other thynges that he coude naâ— conuenienly carye in so shorte tyme. And whan he was gone the lorde protectour folowed hym into Flaunders by the space of .xii. days and brent dyuers vyllages and after returned agayne into Englande Also in the same yere the kynge of Scottê beseged the towne of Rokysborowe in ScotlaÌ„de but as sone as he harde tell that the englysshemen were coÌ„mynge thyder to remoue the sege he departed leauynge parte of his ordynaunce behynde hym And the same yere quene Katheryn mother to kynge Henry the .vi. dyed ¶ Also in the .xvii. yere of this kynge there was a great derthe in Englande that a busshell of where was worthe .iii. s. iiii d. ¶ Also in the same yere at a counsell at Basyll pope Eugenye was deposed and one Amedeus duke of Sauoy was chosen pope but yet Eugenye coÌ„tynued in Rome as pope and Amedeus called Felyx the .v. contynued his dignyte in other places so that then arose a great Cisme who was indubytat pope this Cisme contynued .ix. yeres ¶ Also about this tyme there were many conflyctes and dyuers holdes townes in many ê‘tes of Fraunce wonne and lost but most coÌ„menly euer the englysshemen had the wors ¶ Also in the .xx. yere of kynge henry the lorde Talbotte leyde sege to an hauyn towne in Normandye called Depe dyuers captayns of Fraunce were sent thyder to remoue the sege whiche were discomfet Than the lorde Talbot deê‘ted and lefte the guydynge of the sege to .ii. of his knyghtes but at the last the Dolphyn of Vyenne called Lewys came with a great power and gaue them battell where the Englysshemen were discomfyt and the englysshemen slayne and taken prisoners ¶ Also in this .xx. yere imbassetours were sent into Guyan to coÌ„clude a maryage betwene kyng Henry and the erles doughter of Armanake whiche conclusyon was put backe by meanes of y e erle of Suffolke whiche kyndlyd a great grudge betwene y e lorde protectour duke of Glocester and the sayd erle for the sayd erle the nexte yere after went ouer the see into Fraunce and there concluded a maryage betwene the kynge and lady Margarete the kynges doughter of Cicyle for the whiche maryage there was promysed to the kynge of Cicyll the duchye of Angeo and y e erledome of Mayne Also about this tyme the steple of Poules churche in London was set on fyre by lyghtnynge ¶ And in the .xxiii. yere of kynge henry y e said lady Margarete was brought ouer into EnglaÌ„de and maryed to the kynge and after that crowned at westmyster ¶ Also in the .xxv. yere of this kyng there was a parlyament holden at saynt Edmondes burye where the duke of Glocester that was the lorde protectour durynge the kynges nonage was a rested and .xxxii. of his princypall seruantes a rested and the other put from hym and within .v. or .vi. days after he was founde deed in his bedde no wounde vpon hym Of his dethe were dyuers seyenges some sayd he dyed for sorowe and some sayde he was murdered betwene two fetherbeddes and some sayd he was put in the foundement with a hote spytte This duke was a great clerke called the good duke of Glocester because he gouerned well the kynge durynge his nonenage and kept honorable housholde and withstode the delyuere of Angeo and Mayne and neuer was founde fautye to the kynge nor to the crowne whose body was after conueyed to saynt Albons there buryed wherfore for the dethe of this duke all the coÌ„mons of EnglaÌ„de began to murmour and grudge and specially agaynst the markes of Suffolke whiche before was called the erle of Suffolke ¶ About the .xxvi yere of this kynge the Cisme of y e two popes ceasyd by the dethe of Eugeny after whose deth Nicholas the .v. was chosyn pope to whome Felyx the .v. receyued his papacy The cause of the Cisme was for that y t this Eugenye wolde nat obey the Decrees before made in the counsell of Constaunce nor wolde nat obey to the generall counsell wherof rose a great contrauersye amonge the clerkes and wryters For some sayd the generall counsell was aboue y e pope and some sayd the pope was aboue the generall counsell But durynge this whyle the englysshemen lost dyuers townes and holdes in Fraunce in Normandye as fyrst Pont large and after Roan and dyuers other townes and holdes ¶ Also in the .xxvii. yere of kynge Henry the kynge called a parlyament at westmyster at the whiche parlyament the duke of Suffolke whiche was before markes of Suffolke was a rested and sent to the Towre to content mennes myndes But after the kyng lette hym goo at lyberte and than the parlyament was adiourned to Leycester where the said duke came with y e kynge but the people were nat therwith content and the coÌ„mons in the commyn house desyred that all they y t were consentynge to the delyuerance of the Duchye of Angeo and erledome of Mayne myght be ponysshed whervpon the sayd duke of Suffolke was banysshed for .v. yeres and the lorde Say a rested and after put in the Towre And than the duke of Suffolke departed toke shyppynge in Northfolke to go into Fraunce but he was met in the see with a shyppe called the Nicholas of the Towre and taken and the captayne toke the duke and brought hym into his owne shyppe and there Iudged hym to dethe And than set hym in the shyppe bote and there smote of his hede and thus began myschefe vpon myschefe and dethe vpon dethe ¶ Also about this tyme the coÌ„mons rebelled in dyuers places of Englande and named the capteyns blewberde and other names and intended to haue gathered more companye but anone y e kynges counsell herynge therof caused them to be taken and put to dethe but yet anone after y e coÌ„mons of Kent a rose and made them a captayne called Iacke Cade whiche in a great noÌ„bre came to blacke hethe and made a proclamacyon that they came to reforme the iniuryes of the people done by meanes of the kynges yuell counsellours the kynge gathered a great people came towarde them to gyue them battell wherof heryng the
nyghe the towne of Barnet gathered his men so to gether agayne and set vpon them a fresshe whyle the erle of Oxforde was folowynge his chase that in conclusyon he wanne the fylde and slewe there of his enemyes the lorde markes Mountegue the erle of warwyke with many other and vpon kynge Edwardes parte was slayne the lorde barnes of the coÌ„mons vpon bothe partes .xv. C. men moo and than the duke of Excester the erle of Oxforde fled and escaped with great daunger and the same after none kynge Edwarde came into London agayne and brought kyng Henry with hym rydynge in a longe gowne of blewe veluet thorowe London and so to westmyster from thens sent hym vnto the Towre where he remayned as prisoner all his lyfe tyme after ¶ Kynge Edwarde than beynge in possessyon agayne of the hole realme made prouisyon to withstande the landynge of quene Margaret and Edwarde her son whiche all this whyle lay at the see syde in FrauÌ„ce taryenge for wynde And at the last landed with a strength of frenchemen and after that landynge dyuers other resorted to them and at the last at a place besyde Tewkysburye the .iiii. day of May kyng Edwarde with a great power met with them where betwene them was fought a cruell battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye where the sayde quene Marget was taken prisoner and prince Edwarde her son taken immedyatly he was brought to kynge Edwarde where whan kynge Edwarde questyoneâ— with hym because he answered hym sharpely and contrarye to his pleasure therfore kynge Edwarde sodaynly smote hym on the face with his gauntlet vpon the whiche stroke so receyued his seruantes sodaynly fell vpon hym slewe hym out of hande And than anone after this kynge Edwarde sent quene Marget to London and at the last she was sent whome to her contrey ¶ Also after this the bastarde Fauconbryge with certayne ryotous maryners and dyuers ryotous persons of Kent and Essex came in great multytude to the citye of London and assauted the gates but the citezyns with strengthe droue them backe and chased them to theyr shyppes at blacke wall as farre as Stretforde and Detforde in Kent and slewe many of them and toke many prisoners ¶ Also vpon Ascencyon euyn nexte folowynge the deed corps of kynge Henry the syxte late kynge was brought from the Towre of London thorowe the citye and so to Poules churche and there lafte all nyght But howe this prince dyed there be dyuers opinyons but the moost coÌ„myn tale was that he was stycked with a dagger by y e handes of Rycharde duke of Elocester kynge Edwardes brother ¶ Also sone after that kynge Edwarde with a strength of people went into Kent there caused his Iustyce to syt vpon the ryottours that came with the bastarde Fauconbrydge and dyuers were put to execucyon as well in Kent as in Essex â— and after the sayd bastarde about Southhamton was taken and there beheded and his hede sent to London set vpon London brydge ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of his reyne kynge Edwarde called a parlyament at westmyster where there was graunted to hym an ayde for the great charge that he had in his warres And in the nexte yere after the deed corps of the duke of Exceter was founden drowned but howe he was drowned no man can tell ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde he intendynge to make warre agaynst Lewys the Frenche kynge requyred an ayde of his lordes spirituall and temporall and other ryche men within the realme whiche they graunted to hym and was called a benyuolence After the gatherynge wherof the nexte yere after the kyng with a great armye sayled vnto Caleys and so forth went into Fraunce agaynst whome y e frenche kynge assembled a great power But whan bothe hoostes shulde haue met certayne offers of peace was made and a day appoynted where bothe kynges dyd mete at a place callyd Pynyake where vpon a brydge ouer a ryuer there was made a particyon in the myddes therof that nother of them myght enter to other but with a lope that eyther prince myght take other by the hande and eyther of theyr hoostes standyng by them in good aray where a peace was concluded betwene them for .vii. yeres and agreed that kinge Lewys shulde pay to kynge Edwarde .xv. M. li. in hande and .x. M. li. euery yere after durynge vi yeres whiche thynge parfyrely fynysshed and assured kynge Edwarde returned agayne into Englande ¶ Also in the .xvi. yere of kynge Edwarde by the great excytynge of one Rafe Iosselyn draper than Mayre of LoÌ„don London walle was newe made almost from Crepylgate to Bysshoppê gate whiche was a wonderfull worke to be fynysshed in one yere ¶ Also in the .xvii. yere of this kynge George the duke of Clarence yonger brother to kynge Edwarde beynge prisoner in the Towre was put to dethe and as it was sayd there drowned in a batell of Malmesey ¶ Also in the .xviii. yere of this kynge there was a great dethe in London and thorowe out all the lande and after that there was great quyetnesse peace within the realme vnto the .xxiii. yere of this kynge in y e whiche yere the .ix. day of Aprell the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lxxxiii at westmyster the kynge dyed and is buryed at wyndesore Edwardus .v. Sege at yorke the kyng of Scottes slayn battel in NormaÌ„dye duke Robert take prisoner Battell with the kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kynges two sonnes drowned Battell the kyng taken prisoner Battell at wynchester Batell at wylton duke henrye landed saynt thomas of Caunterbury slayne The iewes spoyled voyage into the holy laÌ„de the kyng of cypres takyn The citie of Acres wonne varyaÌ„ce kynge rycharde takyn prisoner kynge rycharde slayne Varyance englaÌ„de interdyted NormaÌ„dye lost Voyage into Irelande Kynge IohnÌ„ reconsyled to y e pope Peter pens Magna carta first made Lewys son to y e Frenche kyng enteryd iÌ„to EnglaÌ„d Lewys returnd iÌ„to FraÌ„ce battel in Fraunce The Emperour deposed Libertes of loÌ„don seasyd The barons rose agaynst the kyng The batell at Lewys battel at Kyllyngworth battel at enesham The lybertes of London seasyd the standardes of weyghtes mesures lybertes of London voyage into the holy laÌ„de lewellyn prâ—nce of wales battell in wales lybertes of London seased Derthe The iugges punysshed welchemen subdued Sege at berwyke battell in scotlaÌ„de walys of scotlaÌ„de battel at FaÌ„kyrke Trolbaston the kyng imprysoned Edwarde his eldist son batell in scotlaÌ„de Piers of ganeston exyled The rodes won from the Turkes The temples dysstroyed Piers of GanastoÌ„ beheded batell at Bannokisborne battel of Mytton spenceâ—â— banysshed battel at borough bryg battell in Irelande battel at LeylaÌ„de Quene Isabell went iÌ„to Fraunce y e quene landed kyng edwarde takyn spencers beheded the kyng deposed Peace w t the scottes Syr roger mortymer taken the dethe of kynge edwarde the .ii. battel at hallydon hyll battell in the see battel in the see at Sluse Caleys wonne battell at Durham battell at Roche aryan skyrmysshe at Caleys the kyng of scottê taken prisoner battell at Leyre battell at Poyters Kynge Iohan of Fraunce takyn prisoner the kyng of frauÌ„ce raunsomed The coÌ„panions Kâ—nge Iohan of Fraunce dyed in London battell in brytten Prince edwarde soÌ„moned Syr robert knolles battell in Brytten battell in the see Prince edwarde dyed Cisme Iacke strawe Iacke strawe slayne battell in the see y e kinges councellours atteynt of treason Iohan of Gaunte weÌ„t into spayne A ryot in Fletestrete The terme remoued to yorke Conspiracye the artycles whiche causyd the peple to murmur againste the kyng the kyng sayled in to IrelaÌ„de henry boliÌ„gbroke landed the kyng came agayne in to Englande the kyng taken prisoner Conspyracye the dethe of kynge rycharde the .ii. a prior viii freres hanged at tyborne for treason battel at Shroysburye skyrmysshe at yorke voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce the king exyled his olde wylde familyers battel at saint gyles the fyrst voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce Conspyracye battell at Egyncourt the seconde voyage into fraunce battel in the see y e treaty of peace y e thyrde voyage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce battel in fraunce king henry the quene set at a feest in parys crowned battell at vernoyll battell at zelande dethe of the erle of salisâ—ury king henry crowned at westmist Le pusel de deiu y e mayde of god king henry crouÌ„de at Parys Philyp duke of Burgon forsoke y e englysshe men the duke of Bedford died the frenchemen wan Parys Cisme battell at Dâ—pe the kynges maryage coÌ„cluded Quene margarete crowned the dethe of yâ—â—ood duke of glocester the cause of y e Cisme the duke of suffolk beheded Iacke cade battell at Senoke skyrmysshe vpon London brydge Iacke cade slayn the fyrst battel at saynt Albons the duke of yorke made ê“tectour skyrmysshe in the North coÌ„trey the crafte of printyng first founde a dissemblynge peace battel in the see battel at blore hethe the kynges nauey takeÌ„ at sande wyche battel at northaÌ„pton the duke of yorke made heyre apparant battel at wakefylde y e secoÌ„de battel at saint Albons kyng Edwarde ê“claymed kynge battel at Towton battel at Exham kyng edward maryed lorde ryuers taken and beheded the lorde welles beheded battel at Egecot Duke of clarence and the erle of warwyk fled ouer the see the duke of Clarrence laÌ„ded kyng edwarde fled ouer the see kinge heÌ„ry again procâ—ayâ—edlâ—ge kyng edwarde the duke of glocecester attaynted as traytours kyng edwarde laÌ„ded kyng heÌ„ry taken at y e bysshops palese battel at Barnet battel at Tewkysbury the deth of kinge Henry voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce
¶ 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
of all the peple but onâ—y by coÌ„seÌ„t of the Peres he made the diche about the town wallê of Rome and was after slayn by Tarquiniê° his soÌ„ in law ¶ Tarquinius suê‘bus s the proud son to Tarquinius priscus was nexte king of Rome he was the furst that vsurpid and took vppon hiÌ„ to be king without Eleccion of the people or of the peeris This Tarquiniê° suê‘bus had a soÌ„ callid Sextus tarquiniê° which raueshid one Lucres wife to Tarquiniê° Colantinus wherfore this Lucres thinkyng her self vnworthy euer after to lye by her husband and in purgyng her self because it was agaynst her wyll in the pÌ„lens of her husband and of diuers other stykkyd her self with a knyfe to the hart for a ê‘petuall memory therof to be had for which cruell deed of Rauyshment done by y e seyd Sextus tarquinius the romayns did put downe the seâ—d Tarquiniê° suê‘bus from his dignyte of kyngdome banyshyd hym all his chyldren for euer and after they had name of a kyng in as gret hatred as the name of a theef wherfore instede of a kyng they made .ii. Cousullê to gouern the peopuâ—l whose Auctorytis shuld last but for one yeer Cordell Morgan Conedak Riuallus GurguÌ„cius Sisilliê° yago Kymarcus Gorbonian Porrex Ferrex †¶ Cordell the yoÌ„gist doughter of Leyre hyld the land next after her father .v. yerê the meane whyle Agamp kyng of frauÌ„ce dyed howbeit the cronycles of frauÌ„ce disagreâ—th herin with Galfridê° for they wryte of non callyd agamp that shuld be kyng of fraunce ¶ MorgaÌ„ Conedak y t were soÌ„ns to y e other .ii. sisters warryd vppoÌ„ Cordell at y e last toâ—k her put her in prison ê‘tid y e laÌ„d betwen them after Conedak slew Morgan at a place in walis now callyd Glomorgan and reynid .xxxix. yere ¶ Riuallê° soÌ„ to Conedak reynid next gouernid well the laÌ„d In his time it reynid blood .iii. days after y t folowid gret deth of pepull bestê wheÌ„ he had reynid .xxii. yere he died is buried at york ¶ GurguÌ„ciê° soÌ„ to Riuallê° was a meeke man curteyse reynyd .vii. yere lyeth at yorke ¶ Sisillius reynyd next after as sone as he had take the crown he dyed ¶ yago â—euew to GurguÌ„cius reynyd nextr after but a short tyme. ¶ Kimarcê° soÌ„ to sisiliê° reynid next ¶ GorboniaÌ„ reynyd next after he had .ii. sonnys one callyd Porrex the other Ferrex ¶ Porrex ferrex strofe for the laÌ„d but Porrex slew his broder therfore his moder callid Idon with her maydyns wheÌ„ he was a slepe cut him all to pecis after y t y e laÌ„d was deuidid in to .iiii. kiÌ„gdomis one was callyd Stater kyng of Skotland an other Dawaller kyng of Loigers an other Rudak kiÌ„g of walis an other Cloten king of Cornwall The lyne of CicaÌ„bers †Ambro Turingus Simber Camber †The hystoryes speke but lytyll of the heyris of Francyon vnto the tyme of Magius· Dictatours †Largius Quintus Cincinatus CoÌ„sullê Luciê° iuniê° brutê° Tarquiniê° colatinê° Publiê° valeriê° publicola †¶ Lucius Iunius Brutus Tarquinius Colantinê° â—ere y â— furst coÌ„sullis chosyn in Rome but sone after Tarquinius Colantinus was put out because of Hatered that the Romayns had to the name of Tarquinius one Publius Valerius Publicola was made consull in his sted ¶ Publius Valerius Publicola thus beyng consull made warr agayns Tarquinius superbus and slew of his people aboue ·xviM for the which victory he was the furst of the consuâ—lis that euer rod in a chariot Triumphant in the cyte of Rome he was a man of grete Iustyce equite after that he had be .iiii tymis consull he made warr agaynst the sabyns dyscomfytyd them the prayes prycis that he toke there brought to Rome wherefore when he was ded the people of Rome dyd spend the .iiii. part of there goodis at his beryeng and cost at his funerallis Also after that there was a new order dygnyte made among the romayns which was callyd a Dictator a â—reter dygnyte aboue the consullis which had auctorite to make ordynances and lawis and was as master of y e people but this Dictator was chaungeable euery half yere sometyme after at euery thryd yeere as some wryters affyrme and some tyme at euery v· yere when his yerys was past and he dyschargyd of his auctocyte he shuld be than answerable to all byllis complayntis that any of the people coud alegge agayn hym and ponyshed for euery thyng that he had done contrary to Iustyce therfore ther was euer so good iÌ„dyffereÌ„t Iustyce vsyd and had among the romayns that all the world spake of theÌ„ honor the executyng of which good and indefferent Iustyce cawsyd them to grow in ryches to be of power strenght aboue aÌ„ny people in the world therfore wold good it were so vsyd at this day in the reaâ—me of England that euery Iugge and other offycers hauyng auctoryte to execuâ—e y e lawis or to gouerne or to rule in aÌ„ny office shuld be remouable at .iiii. or .v. yere or lesse theÌ„ to answere to all coÌ„playntis that shuld be allegid agayns him and to be ponished for euery offence that he had committid in his rome and then ther wold not be so mich extorcione and oppressione of the pore people nor so manny iniuries as is now adays The furst that euer was Dictator in Rome was was callid Largius and with hym was another chosyn to be master of y e chyualry of whoÌ„ y e furst was callyd Spurius cassius ¶ Also after this ther was one chosyn Dictator which was callyd Quintus Cincinatus which was an husband man which as he was dryfyng his cart was requyred by the senate to take vppon hym y e dygnyte of Dictator which he refusyd but at the last they constraynyd hym therto this Quintus Cincinatus and one Lucius Tarquinius which was elect captayn of cheualry had grete victory of theyr enmyes but this Quintus Cincinatus cawsyd all the prayse and pryses to be dystrybutyd to y e men of warr nothyng reseruyd to hym selfe therof DuÌ„wallo Belinê° breÌ„niê° GurguÌ„ciê° quiÌ„tilliê° Sisilliê° kimaurê° dauiê° Â¶ DuÌ„wallo soÌ„ to CloteÌ„ after y e deth of his fader was aÌ„ hardy maÌ„ a fayr passing all over of y e brytteÌ„s his fader CloteÌ„ was next heyr to y e hole laÌ„d therfor DuÌ„wall slew Stater Rudak in playn batell so coÌ„queryd all the hole laÌ„d was y e furst that euer ware crown of gold iÌ„ briteyn ordenyd diuers lawis wherof one was y t he y t had doÌ„ neuer so gret offeÌ„ce caÌ„ to y e teÌ„ple for sauegard y t no maÌ„ shuld hurt hiÌ„ but theÌ„ he might after y t go to what coÌ„trey hym lyst he reynyd .xl. yeer lyeth at new troye ¶ Belinus and Brenius sonnis to Dunwallo reynyd next Ioyntely They
bald sonne to lewys the mylde was next kynge of fruance the yere of cryst .viii. C.xl. after the deth of Lewys sonne of Lothayre he was made emperoure and after that he was in frauÌ„ce Andoquyre ¶ Andoquyer son to Ingecan was after his father forester of flanders IohnÌ„ Benet Nicholas Adrian ¶ IohnÌ„ Anglos born at magunce beyng a womaÌ„ so profited in lernyng in the vniuersite of athenis feynid her selfe to be a maÌ„ caÌ„ to rome was chosin pope y e yere of cryst .viii. C.lv. hild y e see .ii. yere ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .ii. yere and more ¶ Nycolas a romayn hild the see next .vii. yere he ordeynyd that no laye man myght take goodys parteynyng to a preste ¶ Adryan a romayne hyld the see next .v. yere and more Charlê the bald ¶ Charlys the balde son of lewys the myld was next eÌ„perour after y t he had be chosyn kyng of frauÌ„ce and after that he retornid from rome and came into fraunce where he was there poysonyd Etheldredus ¶ Etheldredus the .iii. son of Ethewollâ—hus began to reyne ouer the west saxons and moste parte of Englâ—nde the yere of cryst viiiC.lxiii in the begiÌ„ning of his reyn the danys landyd in estangles but they were compellyd to forsake the contrey and from thens saylyd to Northumberland wher Osricus or of bright Ella kyngis gaue them bateyll but the danys with the help of them of the countrey which were gladder to lyue vnder the danys then vnder the kyngê of westesaxons had the vyctory wan the cyte of yorke and after slew both those kyngis of northumberland wan the hole countrey and kept it vnto the tyme of kynge Ethelstone Also after this the seyd danys cam in to Marcya or myddyll Englond and wan part therof with the towne of notyngam wherfore the kyng with helpe of Burdredus than kyng of Mercya leyd sege to the towne whereupon the danys by apoyntemente departyd and retornyd agayne to york also after that those danys with a nother newe company that cam from denmarke that met them in the see of which theyr pryncis or leders wer callyd Hunger and hubba saylyd to estangles and ther landyd slew the good kyng ther callyd Edmond for whom god shewd after many myracles and lyeth now at seynt Edmundisbury he was furst shot with arowys and after behedyd because he wold not at the request of those danys reny the crysten feyth after this the seyd danys with theyr shippis landid in Suchsex and cam in to Suthrey and to Redyng with whom the kynge had oftymys warre and sped dyuersly after that a nother prynce of Danis callyd Osryk or osâ—g callyd kyng of denmark enterid the land with mo danyz but that Osryk was anone slayne but after that the danys made a newe battell besyde Marton agaynste the kyng and had the vyctory where the kyng was woundyd so what for pensifnes and for malady of his wouÌ„d he dyed poysonyd in his tyme the danys beyng panymis of beleue enterid first the cuntrey of Fraunce spoylyng the cuntrey and sleyng the people and so contynuyd long tyme after Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son of Andoquyr was by the emperour Charlys the bald made the furst yerle of Flaun he maryed Iudyth doughter to the seyd Charles IohnÌ„ Martyn Adrian ¶ Iohan a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxiii he toke part with Charlis the bald Lews the stutter agayns Charlys Charlom aÌ„ chyldren of Lewys kiÌ„g of germayn he ordeynyd atacouÌ„sell at troys that who so euer were a morderar shuld be irriguler vnable to receyue holy orders ¶ Martyn borne in Fraunce hyld the se next one yere and more ¶ Adrian a romayn hyld the see next one yere he ordenid that the emperour from thens forth shuld not medyll in the eleccion of the popis but only the clergy Lews Charlis ¶ Lews callyd the stutter son of Charlys the bald was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxviii and was also kyng of Fraunce and reynyd but .ii. yere ¶ Charlys the graunt sone of Lewys kyng of germayn was next emperour after he waxyd vnprofitable to y e comyn wele was put out therfore by the pryncis of y e eÌ„pyre after y t he had holdin it .x. yere Aluredus ¶ Aluredus or Alfred the .iiii. son of Ethelwolphus was next kyng of westsaxons of y e most parte of englond the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxii he was .xii. yere old or y t he went to skole but than he profitid meruelously was very conyng subtyll of wyâ— he brought vp hys chyldren in lernyng causyd his-doughters to lerne the sciens of gramer with many other goodly vertwis he causid his lordis people to be obedieÌ„t to hym more by iustyce fayre behestys thaÌ„ by war or cruelte he warryd oft agaynst the danys but at the last by agrement he voydyd them the west contrey wherfore they drewe toward London there spoylyd and robbyd and afterwarde they went to Mercia and there slewe the kyng Burdredus and put in hys place one Chelwolphus theyr seruant but after this the kyng kept the danis so short that he constraynyd them to gyue hym pledgys for the pease also to agre to avoyde the land as sone as they myght haue shippyng after that appoyntment after the deth of Chelwolphus he cam to mercia seysyd that domynyon Ioynyd it to his own westsaxoÌ„s but yet the danys continuyd incresyd more by reason of the coÌ„minge of a nother prynce of danis callyd Gutteron or Gowrmond callyd kyng of demmark wherfore kyng Alured was feyne to fle to the wodis in sommyrsetshyre but after as it is sayd by the ayde and myrracle of sent Cutberd he droue the danys out of that cuÌ„trey forsed them to sewe for pese which was thus concludyd that this Gouteron shulde be crystenyd certeyne of his dukys which so performyd he grauntyd to them Estangles to dwell in and the contre of northumberland they that wold not be crystynyd departyd to frauÌ„ce which after Lews Lews y e stutter soÌ„ to charles y e bald was next kyng of fraÌ„ce also eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of rryst .viii. C.lxxviii Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn the bald sonne of baldwyn was the .ii. yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyffyd .xxxix. yere Stephen Formose Boniface Stephen Romayne Theodore IohnÌ„ Benet Leo. Cristofer Sergius ¶ Stephen a romayne held the see next .vi. yere the yere of Cryste .viii C.lxxxvi ¶ Formose a parauaÌ„t hyld the see next .v. yere and more ¶ Bonyface helde the see next .xxvi. dayes ¶ Stephen held the see a yere and more ¶ Romayne a spanyard held the see next .iii. monythis ¶ Theodore a romayn helde the see next .xx. days ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn held the seee next .ii yere ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst ixC.ii he held the see .iii. yere and more ¶