he there deceassed beinge .110 yeares of age whose bones the Hebrues caried with theym into the lande of Behest as Ioseph bound theym to doo in his death bead The resydue of his historye who so is desyrous to reade maye resorte vnto the holye byble where in the ende of Genesis it is at large set furth The Italyans beyng oppressed of the tyrannos gyantes in the tribe Palenâ—an called vnto theim Osyris Lucus began to reigne among the Gaules The yere of the worlde 2205 The yere before Christe 1758 who gaue hym selfe to huntyng The yere of the worlde 2208 The yere before Christe 1755 Osyris subduyng all Italy The yere of the worlde 2209 The yere before Christe 1754 and vanquishyng those giantes kept the possession therof ten yeres and than lefte Lestrigon his nephue the son of Neptune to be kyng ouer the Ianigenes ¶ Baleus the second of that name The yere of the worlde 2211 The yere before Christe 1752 the .11 emperoure of Assyria moste famously and triumphantly reigned .52 yeres to whome willingly the Indians submitted them selues ¶ Ioseph in this tyme was solde by his bretherne to the Ismaelites The yere of the worlde 2216 The yere before Christe 1747 ¶ Apis the thirde kyng of Argiues The yere of the worlde 2217 The yere before Christe 1746 reigned .35 yeares He left his brother Aegialeus kyng in Achaia and went him selfe into Aegypt where he was had in great honor ¶ Sueuus began to reigne ouer the Germanes The yere of the worlde 2219 The yere before Christe 1744 a maÌ„ veraie frequent prosperous in warres of whom the Suisses a people in Germanie veraye fiers and warlike toke their name He builded also a noble citee called Tigur ¶ At the same time reigned in Fraunce Celta of whome the people were called Celtes Lestrigo the neuew of Osyris began to reigne ouer the Italians ¶ Osyris returned into Aegypte and in a piller whyche shulde remaine for a perpetuall monument The yere of the worlde 2220 The yere before Christe 1743 he graued al his expedicion of the worlde Who after fiue yeres was slain of his brother Typhon with the consente of all the gyantes ¶ Busites in Phenicia the other TyphoÌ„ in Phrigia The yere of the worlde 2225 The yere before Christe 1738 Anteus in Libia the Lomnines in Spayn the LestrigoÌ„s in Italye and Mâ—linus in Candye beganne to tyrannise the worlde ¶ Isaac beyng .180 yeres of age The yere of the worlde 2229 The yere before Christe 1734 blessynge all his chyldren dyed and was buried in Hebron Ioseph by divine inspiracion The yere of the worlde 2230 The yere before Christe 1733 expounded the dreames of Pharao declarynge the seuen plentyfull yeares that were to come and the seuen barrain and hard yeres whiche shulde ensue that shoulde cleane consume the aboundance of the yeres precedyng â–ª by whose politike prouision Aegypt was relieued from famine and Pharao greately enriched therby for whiche cause he made hym Regente of his roialme and named hym the saluior of the worlde ¶ Of this Ioseph Trogus Pompeius and also his abbreuiatour Iustine writeth in this maner Ioseph was the yongest amongest the bretherne whose excelleÌ„t witte they fearyng solde hym vnto straunge marchauntes by whom he was brought into Aegypt Whan he there with diligent study had lerned magicall sciences in short time he grew in great fauour with the king For he was both experte in prodigies and also fyrst founde oute the vnder standyng of dreames Yea there was nothyng neyther of goddis lawe or mans that seemed to hym vnknowen in so muche that he foreseyng the bareynnesse of the fieldes to come gathered the cornes And so great were his experiences that all his answeres semed not to come of man but from god Moyses was the sonne of Ioseph whose excellent fauour besydes the inheritaunce of his fathers knowlage dyd coÌ„mend hym But the Aegypcians whan thei were plagued with the scabbes and filthynesse of body were admonished that thei shoulde expell hym with all the sycke people out of Aegypte leste that pestilence should infect more These be the wordes of Iustine Thei that desyre the truthe of this historie leat theim read the ende of Genesis The fertile or plentyfull yeres began no we The yere of the worlde 2231 The yere before Christe 1731 Herculus Lybius the sonne of Osyris and moste valiant capitain of his warres The yere before Christe 1731 for to be reuenged of his fathers deth The yere of the worlde 2232 toke his armour slue bothe the Typhons one in Aegipt the other iÌ„ Phrigia and also distroied Busyris in Phenicia Antheus in Lybia Milinus in Candie Lestrigones in Italye the Geryones in Spayne After whiche victories he substituted Hispalus kynge of Spayne And in Fraunce vpon Galathea the doughter of Celta he begat Galathes whiche was kynge after his grandfather and builded there the towne of Alexia In Italy he appoynted Thuscus kyng of whome they were alled Thuscas Finally after many notable actes by him done he deceased veraie aged amonge the Spaniardes nigh to the Gades where he was buried in a temple dedicated to him with diuine honoures The great famin or derthe beginneth The yere of the worlde 2238 The yere before Christe 1725 In the seconde yere therof Iacob with his sonnes and nephues descended into Aegipte Lacedemomia the noble citie of Grece The yere of the worlde 2241 The yere before Christe 1722 was in this time builded by Sparus the son of Phoroneus in the region of Peloponessus of whome it was called Sparta This afterwardes was the moste myghtie and flourishing citye of all the prouince of Grece Whyche kepte great and long warres with the Athenians to the vtter destruction of them bothe Unto these Lacedemonians Lycurgus gaue lawes and instructed them in those thinges that pertaineth to humanitie Amosis reygned in Aegipt .xxv. yeres The yere of the worlde 2245 The yere before Christe In which time the Dinastyes of Aegipt began to be called Pharaons Heratus the .x. king of Peloponessus reigned â–ª 46. yeres The yere of the worlde 2251 The yere before Christe Hercules Lybius in ten yeres subdued the Lestrigones and expelled theim out of Italy After whyche conquest he reigned peacebly .xx. yeres Argus the fourth king of Argiues The yere of the worlde 2253 The yere before Christe 1707 succeded his father Apis and reigned .70 yeares of whom his people were called Argiues In his reigne Grece began to haue the vse of cornes Iacob being in yeares .147 deceassed in Aegipte and was by his children sumptuously buried in Hebron The yere of the worlde 2259 The yere before Christe 1707 Altadas the .xii. emperoure of Assyria The yere of the worlde 2263 The yere before Christe reigned .xxxii. yeres he consumed his time in delicacies esteminge it a vayne thing to wast his life continually in labours and miseries which should not be for the benefite and vtilytee of mankind but to the destruction and seruitude ther of Therefore
constantly preached the word of god .34 yeres was put to death Euodius was made bishop of Antioche nexte after S. Peter Anni regum britannie 24 Uinder and Galba detestinge the cruell tyrannye and filthye life of Nero The yere of the worlde 4030 The yere of Christ 69 rose agaynst him with a greate companie of Spaniardes and frenchemen Nero was proclaymed by the Senate to be an enemy of the weale publike and iudged to be drawen throughe the citee and whipped to death â–ª Wherefore he fearinge to come into the handes of his enniemies fled vnto a manour of his seruauntes in the countrey where at the last he was forced to slea him selfe Great trouble folowed the death of Nero in the hole empire for so muche as .iii. princes contended for the imperiall auctoritee three ciuile battayles were foughten almost in one yere beside that there was great vnquyetnesse in all other prouinces of the empire Galba a senatour The yere of the worlde 4031 The yere of Christ 70 descending of a noble and auncyent familie Anni regum britannie 25 was elected emperour by the frenchemen spaniardes His priuate life was excellente and famous but after he obteyned the imperiall auctoritee his couetousnesse alienated the hertes of men from him wherfore the seuenth monthe of his reigne he was slayne in the myddes of the citee by the souldiours of Otho who immedyately did succede him in the empire Not longe after Uitellius was named emperour of the souldiours being as then in Germanie This Uitellius was a veray extreme and cruell tyranne and therwith all a fowle glotton and so immoderatly geuen to excessiue fedinge that he was serued at one meale with .ii. thousand kinde of fishes and vii thousande fowles This Uitellius sent an armye into Italye against Otho with the whiche Otho foughte .iiii. battayles thrise he put them to the worse the fourth time hering that his souldiours were discomfited for sorowe therof he slewe him selfe at Brixium when he had reygned .iii. monthes In this passe time Uespacian was saluted emperour in the easte partes of Licinius president of Surie and the hoste lying in Iudea Wherfore he sent an army into Italy of the which the souldiours of Uitellius were discomfited nere to Cremona shortelye after Uitellius was taken and drawen throughe the citee and so tourmented to deathe and the deade carkais cast into Tyber The palace in Rome named Capitolium was burnt by the souldiours of Uitellius Linus the firste bishoppe of Rome after Peter Cremona a famous towne in Italy was spoyled and destroyed with fire by the souldiours of Antonius Sido and Italicus kinges of Sueuia The yere of the worlde 4032 The yere of Christ 71 Uespacian Anni regum britannie 26 leuinge his sonne Tytus with the greater parte of his armye in Iudea retourned to Rome to establishe the empire This man came but of a base stock and family but in valyant prowes and knightlye courage he was to be compared euen with the best for his wisedome and honestee he was highlye commended he neuer bare grudge ne malice towarde any man weere he neuer soo great an enemy For the onely vice of auarice he was euill spoken of among his subiectes it is sayed that he aduaunced them to high offices whiche were moste notable in couetousnes that when they had gathered great treasures he might for some pretensed cause depose them and haue theyr goodes But he vsed that treasure well which he obteined by such harde and vnlauful meanes For he fauoured good letters meruailously and gaue great salaries and stipendes to learned men Eâ—ax the philosophier prince of Arabies Polemius of India Pacorus of the Medes Hirthacus of the Aethiopes Beor of the Aegiptiones Corbreid king of Scottes died and left after him three yonge sonnes called Galdus Tulcan and Brekus Titus the son of Uespacian remeued his hoste to the siege of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4033 The yere of Christ 72 before whose comminge Anni regum britannie 27 the cytye was deuided by discencion into three partes whereof the one kept the temple of whiche forte Eleazarus was capitaine an other companie helde the nether part of the citee and amonge theym one Iohannes was chyefe ruler The thirde faction had the vpper parte of the citee ouer them ruled Symon the son of Giora by which diuision often skyrmishes that wer betwene them much of their vitail and purueiannce was destroyed In soo much that shortly after the siege beganne the citee was in so harde case that a busshell of corne was solde for a talente and the poore people forced to eate the leather of their bucklers and olde showes oxe dounge and that filthines lyyng in the comon synkes that vneth any man coulde beholde without greate anoyaunce A noble woman by vntollerable hunger was constreigned to eate her own naturall childe At the same tyme Cerealis ouercam Ciuilis and Classicus which rebelled with the frenchmen and Germans â–ª The Scottes because Corbreid Galdus the eldeste son of kyng Corbreid was not of sufficieÌ„t age made DardaÌ„nus the nepheu of Metellane their kinge who for hys semely personage was greatly beloued of his people At the beginning of his empire he vsed the couÌ„sail of his nobles but after .iii. yeres he lefte all iustice and honestee and slydde into moste vncleane vyces and cruell tyrany and lastly endeuored to haue murdered Galdus with his bretherne wherfore the Scottes deposed and put hym to death whan he had reigned .4 yeres MArius the son of Aruiragus an excelleÌ„t wyse man was ordeyned kinge of Britaine Anni regum britannie 1 The yere of the worlde 4024 The yere of Christ 73 In his time Lodrike kinge of the Pictes whiche were a people of Scithia accompanied with the Scottes inuaded Britaine and spoyled the countrey wyth sworde and fyre against whome Marius with his knightes assembled in al hast and gaue to them sharpe batail wherin Lodrike capitaine of the Pictes was slayne with a great noumbre of his souldiours to theim whiche remayned Marius gaue inhabitaunce in the further parte of Scotlande And for as much as the Britains disdeigned to geue their daughters to theÌ„ in mariage they acqueinted them with the Irishemen and maried their daughters and grewe in processe of tyme to a great people The citee and temple of Hierusalem was taken and coÌ„quered by Titus and in suche wise destroyed by the souldiours that vneth a man woulde haue iudged it ones to haue bene inhabited which thing chaunsed .1101 yere after the temple was firste buylded of Salomon the same daye of the monthe that it was firste destroyed by Nabugadnazar kinge of Babylon In the tyme of the syege were slayne of the Iewes 1100000. ouer and besyde them whiche Uespacian slewe in subduynge the countrey of Galilee 17. thousande Titus sent into Alexandria ther to be kept in most vyle and paynfull bondage .2000 he broughte in his triumphe to Rome of the whiche parte he gaue to be deuoured of
the holy bishop of Blasquew were in Scotlande The yere of Christ 571 Narses by whose knighthode and wisedome the Gothes were expelled out of Italy The yere of the worlde 4532 Anni regum britannie 20 by the enuious coÌ„plaint of certaine noble men and the malicious suggestion of Sophia the empresse was sent for by letters from Italy and because he was an Eunuke with wordes of reproche commanded to retourn to Constantinople to destribute flaxe and yarne to the empâ—resse haÌ„dmaidens with whiche wordes he being greatly mened wrate again in this wise That for theyr vnkindenesse he would begyn to spinne suche a threde that the empresse with all hir power should neuer be able to make an end therof And forthwith departed from Rome to Naples where he remaining intised the Lumbardes to warre vpon Italy Childerich sonne of Soysons in Fraunce repudyate his second wife Golsand toke Fredegunda a woman of exellent beautie whom before time he had vsed as his wife The yere of Christ 572 Longinus was sent of the emperour to succede Garses in the gouernance of Italy The yere of the worlde 4533 Anni regum britannie 21 who ordeyned and brought to new maiestrates in Rome called exarchi and chaunged much the ancient fourme of gouernance of Italye Athanagildus kinge of Spaine dyed at Tolet. After him succeded Limba who after .iii. yeres gaue the principate to his brother Leonogildus Narses by the counsayle of Iohn the Pope Anni regum britannie 22 was called againe to Rome The yere of Christ 573 and made consul vnwitting to the emperour The yere of the worlde 4534 Narses ended hir life in Rome Anni regum britannie 23 after whiche time the Lumbardes inuaded Italy The yere of the worlde 4535 The yere of Christ 574 leuing the countrey of Panonie to the Hunnes of whom it was after called Hungarie The Lumbardes partly by force partly by dedicion receyued Uincentia Uerona Millain and diuers other citees of Italy The yere of Christ 575 It was not longe from this time that warre was arrered The yere of the worlde 3536 betwene Chilperich of France and his mother Segibert Anni regum britannie 24 for certayne lande that he claymed of his brother Chilperich at first had somewhat the fordele but iÌ„ fine peace was concluded Leonogilduswas ordeined kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine and reigned .xviii. yeres He chased the Suytzers out of Spaine and slewe theyr king Andâ—ca 17â— yeres after they hadde first setled their kingedome in that countrey Anni regum britannie 25 Chilperich brake the league made with his brother Sigibert The yere of the worlde 4537 The yere of Christ 576 and sent his sonne Clodouey to warre vppon the towne called Burdeaux in the prouince of Neustria Alboynus kinge of Lumbardes Anni regum britannie 26 conquered Pauie The yere of the worlde 4538 and possessed all Gallia Cisalpina nowe called Lumbardye and a great part of Italye lyinge next to the Alpes The yere of Christ 577 Entreatie of peace was made betwene Chilperich and Sigibert who being accorded fell at agrement to make warre vpon theyr thirde brother Gunthranus Anni regum britannie 27 Alboynus kinge of Lumbardes The yere of the worlde 4539 The yere of Christ 578 at a banket drinkinge in a masarre being made of the scul of Commundê° his wifes father wyth woordes of reproch minded his wife of her fathers death Wherewith she beynge greued and entending to reuenge hir fathers quarel fyrst committed aduoutrie with a noble yonge man called Helmelchildis and after entised him to slea hir husbande whiche thinge done they fought fearinge the crueltie of the Lumbardes fled to Longinup lieuetenant of Italy taking with them great treasure and riches Ethelbert king of the Saxones in Kent gaue battayle to Ceawlmus kinge of the west Saxones in whyche fight were slayne .ii. Dukes of Ethelbert and him selfe with his people chased This was the fyrste warre betweene the Saxones after they had lande and dwelling within the countrey of Britaine Kinnatil brother of Conwallus reigned in Scotlande iiii monethes and after him Aidane .27 yeares In his time variance hapned betwene the Pictes and Scottes because that Lerudeus king of Pictes wold not restore to Aidane certaine traitours whiche fled out of his land Iustine the emperour dyed after whom Tyberius chiefe gouernour vnder him Anni regum britannie 28 The yere of the worlde 4540 The yere of Christ 579 and by adopcion his sonne obteyned the empire This man was wise valiant iust merciful liberall toward the pore and in religion a true Christian. He on a tyme seing in the floore of his palaice the signe of the crosse vpon a great marble stone meued with religion commaunded the stone to be taken vp vnder the whiche he founde an other like vnto the same vnder that the .iii. and the fourth whyche all beynge remeued he founde in the same place vnestimable riches of money And moreouer the treasure also that Narses had hydde in the grounde was to hym disclosed whiche war almost innumerable And the great riches that Rosimunde brought into Italie to Longine the lieuetenaÌ„t he also receiued Thus god prouideth for liberal princes that be good to the poore Rosimunde by the counsaile of Longinus lieuetenant of Italie gaue poyson to hir new husbande Holmelchildis who immediatly perceiuyng the strength of the poyson by him receiued inforced hir to drinke the remnant And so they bothe endynge their iiues with one poyson were woorthily rewarded for the aduoutrie and murder by theim before committed Cutwalphus the sonne of Cerdicus king of the weast Saxones fought valiauntly against the Britaines and berafte theim of .iiii. great townes Clephis a fierce and outragious tyranne was chosen kyng of Lumbardes which subdued to his lordship dyuers citees of Italie and not longe after for hys crueltee was slayne of his owne people Sigibert making sharpe warre vpon his brother Childerich The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 580 besieged him in the citee of Turney Anni regum britannie 29 was there slain by the deceite of FredeguÌ„de the wifeof Chilperich After the death of Cutwalphus before named his brother Ceawlmus desirous of honor made sharpe warre vpon the Britains and toke froÌ„ theim the famous citees of Gloucester Worcester and Bath The Lumbardes after the death of Clephis chose vnto them .30 Dukes or capitaines The yere of the worlde 4542 The yere of Christ 581 by whose giding Anni regum britannie 13 with in the space of one yere thei subdued Urbina Umbria Picena Pelignia Marsie Samnites Campania and dyuers other countreis of Italie towarde the whyche they vsed most extreme crueltee Pelagius the 61.x yeares .xi. monethes Ceawlmus kyng of weast Saxones made new warre against Malgo and the Brytains and after longe warre obteined of them the victory Tyberius the emperour chased the persians The yere of the worlde 4545 The yere of Christ 584 and droue them out of the boundes of the Empyre Anni regum britannie 33
buried in Meaws by his mother Hildegarde Not longe after the death of Lewys great distaunce and warre chaunced betwene the .iii. bretherne for the diuision of theyr fathers landes For Lewis and Lothayre maligned against Charles theyr yonger brother because the chiefe of their fathers landes that is myddle Fraunce was assigned for his porcioÌ„ Wherfore ere it were longe for this cause most cruell warre was arrered In whiche Charles with his souldiours behaued theim so manlye that his bretherne were vanquished in battaile and forced to forsake the fielde At whyche conflict were moe Frenchmen slaine than euer was afore that daye When this battaile was thus blouddyly ended entreatie of peace was made by agrement whereof Fraunce was diuided into .iii. partes Anni regum saxo 9 The yere of the worlde 4802 to Lothayre was geuen Austracie with the landes of the empyre The yere of Christ 841 to Lewys Germany and Guyan to Charles middle France and the prouinces of Normandy and Burgoyne Sergius was ordeyned pope The yere of Christ 843 who before was called Osporcâ— that is hogges snoute Anni regum saxo 11 whiche name The yere of the worlde 4804 because it semed vile and vncleane he was permitted to chose the name of one of his predecessours popes whiche custome remaineth amonge them to this daye An other company of the Danes inuaded Englande and vexed the inhabitantes with al crueltee and especially the countrey of Kent But in the ende they were constreigned to forsake the lande and flie to theyr shippes bearing with them great riches and treasure Alphons king of Spayne The yere of Christ 844 mistrusting that his three bretherne hadde conspired by priuy meanes to dispatche him out of lyfe Anni regum saxo 12 commanded their eien to be put out The yere of the worlde 4805 and them to be cast in prison The discorde of the Frenchmen caused many foraine enemies to inuade the landes of the empyre The people of Germanie called Abroditi The yere of Christ 845 forsakinge the dominion of Lewys were brought againe in subiection Anni regum saxo 13 The yere of the worlde 4806 The Normanes or Danes The yere of Christ 846 inuaded the countrey of Aquitaine Anni regum saxo 14 The yere of the worlde 4807 The Britains rebelled against whom Charles warred .x. yeres Michael the sonne of Theophilus gouerned the east empyre togither with his mother Theodora .xi. yeres A great earthquake in Rome Anni regum saxo 15 Ethelwolphus kinge of England yode to Rome where he repaired the Englishe schole The yere of the worlde 4808 The yere of Christ 847 whiche was first founden by Offa kinge of Mertia This schole was after tourned to an hospitall for Englishemen which came to Rome The Sarasens of Mauritania vanquished the Grecians and people of Uenece in a great battaile on the sea and after inuaded Delmatia and theÌ„ with their power entred Italye where they toke and most cruelly spoyled and cast to ground the citee Ancona At the citee Ostia in Italy Anni regum saxo 17 the Romans foughte prosperously The yere of the worlde 4810 The yere of Christ 849 and vanquished the Sarasens The Normains or Danes perced the realme of France by the riuer Leyr and ouerrode the countrey of Guyan and toke and spoiled many famous citees as Burdeaux Sanctone Engolisne Turone Poicters Paris and other at whiche time Charles warred in Britaine Lothayre made Lewis his sonne felowe in the empyre The yere of the worlde 4811 The yere of Christ 850 Ethelwolphus kinge of Englande Anni regum saxo 18 first founded the vniuersitee of Oxenforde whiche summe writers attribute to Offa king of Mertia that was in the time of Charles the great .60 yeres before this time Anni regum saxo 19 The yere of the worlde 4812 The yere of Christ 851 A great famine and death in Germanie Anni regum saxo 22 The yere of the worlde 4815 The yere of Christ 854 Iohn the .vii. pope This was an Englishe woman whiche in her youthe being arayed in a mans apparell companied a learned man whiche kept her to the citee of Athenes where by her witte diligence and daylye hearinge of learned men she became excellent in the knowlage of good letters Wherfore she dissimulinge still her propre kinde came after to Rome and for the opinion of hir great learninge was chosen pope But by her lightnesse she declared her selfe to be a woman For not long after she trauayled with childe in the middes of the strete in procession time EThelwaldus after the death of his father Anni regum saxo 1 beganne his reigne in Englande The yere of the worlde 4816 The yere of Christ 755 He maried a woman whiche his father had kept before as his concubine and dyed whan he had reigned not fully one yere Donalde the .v. of that name a vicious and wicked prince reigned in Scotlande .vi. yeres In his time Osbert and Ella capitaines of the Englishemen and Brytaines made warre vpon the Scottes toke their kinge and subdued al the countrey from Striuelinge to the Irishe seas and frome the water of Forth and Clide to Cumber Lothayre forsoke the dignitee of the empyre and became a monke He diuided his landes betwene his .iii. sonnes to Lothayre the part of France called Lorayne to Charles the countrey of Narbone to Lewys the gouernaunce of the empyre whiche he guyded .xxi. yeeres EThelbert the brother of Ethelwalde was ordeyned king ouer the more part of Englande Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4817 The yere of Christ 856 In the beginninge of his reigne the Danes entâ—red the weaste parte of the realme and spoyled the countrey afore them till they came to Winchester and by strengthe toke the citee But by the king and his Dukes they were forced to leaue Winchester and in fleynge towarde their ships loste a great noumbre of theyr men Charles when he hadde vanquished Homeuoiâ—s and Crispoius capitains of the Britains and brought them in dew subiection was proclaimed king of that countrei and retourned into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 2 Theodora which gouerned the east empyre The yere of the worlde 4818 The yere of Christ 857 because she contemned images was of hir owne sonne Michaell inclosed in a monasterie and kept as prisoner After whyche time Michaell reigned alone .xiii. yeres Anni regum Angli 5 Lewys kinge of Germanie in dyuers battayles vanquished the Sclauines The yere of the worlde 4821 The yere of Christ which refused his dominion and toke their prince Rastiz whom because he hadde broken his league he bereft of his sight Tyber ouerflowed Rome in suche wise that they vsed botes At Brixium a cite of Italye .iii â–ª dayes together it ra yned bloudde Constantine the seconde a good and vertuous prince reigned in Scotland .xiii. yeres ETheldrede the .iii. sonne of Ethelwalphus tooke on him the gouernaunce of weast Saxones Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4824 The yere
Englande and Fraunce at the intercession of the Genowaies The yere of the worlde 5351 The yere of Christ 1300 Anni regum Angli 14 made a vage into Afrike against the Sarisons where they besyeged the cytie of Tunes and spoyled the countrey there about in the end a league was agreed and the siege geuen vp on this condicion that the sarasens should holde them within theyr boundes and absteine froÌ„ the sea costes of Italy Fraunce and the ylaÌ„des lying betwene Afrike and Europe But Frosard maketh mencion of no such thinge but sayeth that the Christians departed sodenlye from the citye of Tunes without any league or truce making fering dyuers perilles and incidentes that might els haue chaunsed to theim He therto P. Aemilius continued his his historye In Englande it was decreed that the auctoritie of the byshop of Rome shoulde be ended with the Occean sea and that it shulde be lawfull hensforth to no man to appeale to the byshop of Rome or make suite that any Englysheman shulde be cursed by his auctory neyther that any man shulde execute such commaundemeÌ„t though it were obteined of the byshop on peine to lese all his gooddes and his bodye to perpetuall prison ¶ After the death of kynge Robert of Scotlande Iohn Erle of Carreke his eldest sonne succeded reigned .16 yeres whom the Scotes called Robert after hys father because thei thought Iohn an vnluckie name in a kinge he was maymed with the stroke of an horse in his youth therfore was vnhable for the gouernance of the realm Wherfore duke Robert of Albanie continued as gouernour all the tyme of his reigne Cruell warre in Lumbardy betwene Galyatius lorde of Myllaine and the people of Florence and Bonony The Erle of Armynack comyng with a great army to ayde the Florentines nere to the citie of Alexandrya receiued a wounde wherof he dyed Anni regum Angli 15 Peace betwene Galiatius and the Florentines After the death of Clement the Antipape The yere of the worlde 5352 The yere of Christ Bennet the xiii was choseÌ„ of the cardinalles in France â–ª the schisme still continued betwene the .ii. byshops This Clement graunted to the Frenche kynge the tenthes of the clergy Kyng Charles of Fraunce gaue the Dukedome of Orliaunce to his brother Lewys The king of fraunce making war into Britaine was sodeinely taken with a phrenesy Anni regum Angli 16 Peter Gambacurta lorde of Pise and his sones were slayne by one Appian a coÌ„mon scribe which Appian toke on hym the gouernaunce and lordshib of that citie The yere of the worlde 5353 The yere of Christ Sigismunde king of Hungarie ledde an army against the people called Walachi whyche desyred ayde of the Turkes whom notwithstandyng Sigismund vanquished â–ª and by force toke the towne Nikoâ— GersoÌ„ GorraÌ„ diuines Ancoranus a famous lawier Nicolaus Florentinus and Marsilius de S. Sophia phisicions Iohannes de sacro Busto an astronomer flourished Kyng Rycharde of England conceiued a great displeasure towarde the citie of London for a certaine outrage or riotte commited by the citisyns For whiche cause he depriued them of their liberties but the citye was shortly after restored to the kinges fauour by the ernest suyte and labour of Doctour Grauisend byshop of London in memory wherof the maior with his brethern resort yerely .ix principall dayes to S. Paules church The yere of the worlde 5354 The yere of Christ 1393 A truce prolonged betwene Fraunce and England for iii. yeres This yere died queene Anne Anni regum Angli 17 wife to king Rycharde Iohn and Albriche lordes of Cume Anni regum Angli 18 reduced all Italie into one felowship or companie of S George The yere of the worlde 5355 The yere of Christ 1394 and teachinge theim to beare armes in defence of theim selfe expelled from them all foreine souldiers and straunger as Germaines Englishemen Bretaines and other whose ayde and helpe they had vsed before tyme in defendynge their countrey Kynge Rycharde made a viage into Irelande whiche was more to his charge than honour A great tempest of wynde in Englande Galias lorde of Myllayne was made a Duke by the emperour The yere of the worlde 5356 The yere of Christ 1395 Anni regum Angli 19 this Galeas fauoured the Turkes was a lied with their kinge A truce for .30 yeares betwene England and France and kyng Rycharde toke to wife Isabell the daughter of Charles the Frenche kinge The kinge of Hungarie with ayde of the Frenchmen passed the riuer of Dunaw The yere of the worlde 5357 The yere of Christ 1396 Anni regum Angli and ledde a great army into Bulgarye and Turky wher by force they conquered dyuers townes and besieged Nicopolis but than Basaach or Pazaitos kynge of Turkes encountred theim wyth great puisaunce the by pryde of the Frenchemen vanquished and slewe manye Christians and toke prisoner Iohn the sonne of the Duke of Burgoyne wyth dyuers lordes of of Fraunce the kyng of Hungary escaped hardly in the chase The duke of Gloucester king Richardes vncle wyth the erle of Arundell and other was put to cruell deathe for so much as they rebuked the king in certaine 〈◊〉 ouer liberally Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1397 and endeuoured to excyte the commoÌ„s to breake the peace made with the frenchemen and to depose the king whom they accused of slouthfulnesse negligence and misgouernynge of the common weale Anni regum Angli 22 Henrye Bolinbroke Duke of Hereforde and the duke of Northfolke were banyshed out of the realme The yere of the worlde 5359 The yere of Christ 1398 Kinge Richarde let the realme of Englande to serme to sir William Scrope erle of Wilshire and certayne other knyghtes Emanuel Chrisoloras brought agayne the knowlage of the Greke tongue in Italy whiche hadde bene as it were banyshed out of that countrey the space of .v. ages King Richarde went with an army into Irelande At this time reygned in Scythya a cruell fierce and blouddye tyrannâ— named Tanberlanis which subdued to him well nere all the east part of the worlde and lastly with an vnnumerable multitude of men inuaded the Turkes landes with whom Pazailes theyr kinge met and in the confines or marches of Galaâ—ia Bithinia nere the mountaine Stâ—lla g aue to him a sore bataile in the whiche fell on the Turkes partye 2â—000 and Pazaiâ—es the kynge him selfe was taken prisoner After whiche tyme this Tartarian TaÌ„berlanis conquered al the landes betwene Tanais and Nilus and vanquished in battaile the great souldaine of Egipte chased hym beyonde Nilus and toke also the citee Damascus â–ª Mahomet kinge of Turkes after Pazaiâ—es reigned xvii yeres and wrought muche scathe to the ChristiaÌ„s Henrye Bolinbroke duke of Hâ—rforde whyche was banished into Fraunce being sent for of the Londoners came into Englande with a small power to whom the coÌ„mons gathered iÌ„ so great multitude and forsoke their prince that not longe
Wherefore he confessed that it hapned for his crueltee towarde the Christians and called in his proclamacions whiche he had published against them But notwithstandinge he dyed miserably and as some write not susteininge the stenche of his owne sore slewe him selfe Maximinus whyche a litle before had taken on hym the name of an emperour in the east kept secret the commaundementes of Galerius wherein he forbade the persecucion of the Christians and after his death most cruelly tourmented them in euerye place And to the intent to corrupte the youthe â–ª he feygned actes of Pylate and Christe which he caused to be openly read to children in their scholes Ormisda the sonne of Narses king of Persians kepte warre with his brother for the kingdome and beyng put to the worse fled to the Romains Constantine came with a parte of hys armye against Marentius The yere of the worlde 4276 The yere of Christ 315 Anni regum britannie 6 whiche vexed the Romains with greeuous exaction and tribute Whan he was in his iourney by a vision in the night he sawe the sygne of the crosse in the element shyning like fyre and an angell thereby saiyng in this wâ—se Constantine in this signe thou shalâ—e ouercome Wherewith he beynge greatly comforted shortly after vanquisâ—hed the armie of Marentiâ—s who fleeyng out of the battaile was drowned in Tyber Maximinus whiche did persecute the Christians in the east parties warred against Licinâ—us of whom he was ouerthrowen and as he was preparing for an other battayle ended his lyfe miserablye of a paine in the guttes whereby the empyre was onelye vnder the dominion of Constantine and Licinâ—us which was before diuided in iiii partes Licinius obteyninge the dominion of Asia restored the Christians from banishement Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4277 The yere of Christ 316 Dioclecian finished his last daie nere to Solonae before his death whan he was entised by Herculius to take on him againe the imperiall auctoritee he answered in this wyse if you dyd see the herbes whiche I haue planted and sette here with my owne handes you would neuer desyre to be emperour againe Crispus and Constantius The yere of the worlde 4278 The yere of Christ 317 the sonnes of Constantine and Licinius his nephew Anni regum britannie 8 were made Caesars Lactantius was famous and wrate his woorke The yere of the worlde 4279 The yere of Christ 318 De diuinis institutionibus Anni regum britannie 9 to Constantine the emperour Constantine forbade all persecution of the Christians The yere of the worlde 4280 The yere of Christ 319 Anni regum britannie 10 Licinius emperour of the east The yere of the worlde 4281 The yere of Christ 320 persecuted the Christians Anni regum britannie 11 and expelled theim oute of his palaice pretendynge this cause that they praied more for the prosperous succeasse of Constantine than for him Baâ—ilius byshop of Amasia in Ponte was martyred The yere of the worlde 4282 The yere of Christ 321 Anni regum britannie 12 Constantine ordeined the sondaie to be kepte holy The yere of the worlde 4283 The yere of Christ 322 and that men vacant from other occupacions Anni regum britannie 13 shuld employ them selfe onely to praier Eustathius byshop of Antioch The yere of the worlde 4284 The yere of Christ 323 Anni regum britannie 14 Arrius priest in the churche of Alexandria began first this heresie that the sonne in deitee was not equall with the father nor of the same substaunce but onely a mere creature Unto this errour he induced a greate parte of the worlde beynge than chrystened and many famous clerkes and great learned men Arrius was excommunicated by Alexandre whyche was than bysshop of Alexandria A noble man called Alexander in a commocion at Carthage was named emperour and shortly after was subdued by a company of a souldiours that CoÌ„stantine sent againste him Anni regum britannie 16 Ciuile warre betwene the emperours Constantine and Licinius â–ª The firste battaile was fought in Hungarie The yere of the worlde 4286 The yere of Christ 325 where Licinius was ouerthrowen than he fled into Macedonie and repairing his armye was againe discoâ—mfited Finally beyng vanquished both by sea and lande he lastlye at Nicomedia yelded him selfe to Constantine and was commaunded to liue a priuate life in Thessaly where he was slaine of the souldiours Helena the mother of Constantine at Hierusalem founde the crosse on the which Christ suffered his passion and the .iii. nayles wherewith his feete and handes were perced The yere of the worlde 4288 At Nicena was called a generall counsaile Anni regum britannie 18 in the whyche the emperour Constantine was present The yere of Christ 327 with .318 by shops by whome was determined against Arrius that the sonne was equall with the father whiche decre was confirmed by the emperour and Arrius with .vi. other byshoppes banisshed In this counsaile whan certaine byshops woulde haue ordeyned that priestes should not thens foorth companye with their owne wifes Paphnucius a man of greate vertue and learninge vehemently withstode their myndes saiynge that it woulde be cause of howredome and aduoutrie Octauius Duke of Iesses or weast Saxones whom Constantine made lieuâ—tenant in Britaine rebelled and endeuoured to expell the Romains out of the land wherof whan Constantine had knowlege he set against him a Duke named Traherne with certaine legions of souldiours after whose arriuall in Britaine was foughte a fierce battaile nere to Winchester in which Traherne was put to the worse and constreigned to flee towarde Scotlande whom Octamus folowed â–ª and in Westmer lande gaue to him the seconde battaile in whiche Octauius was chased and Traherne was victour who pursued him so egrely that Octauius forsoke the lande and sailed to Norwaie OCtauius repairinge his armie Anni regum britannie 1 came againe into Britaine but in the meanetyme an Erle whiche fauoured his partie The yere of the worlde 4290 The yere of Christ 329 by treason murdered the fore named Traherne and than Octauius called in the englisâ—he cronicles Octauian reigned in this lande at the least .54 yeres In whiche tyme as saithe the Scottishe historie he was troubled with often warres by the Romaines Polidore sayeth that this realme was in good quiete al the time of Constantine and his successours vntill the .v. yere of Gracian and maketh no mencion of this Octauius whiche thing I speake not for anye reproche to Polidore whome I knowe right well to haue folowed most certaine and commendable auctours but onely to shewe to the reader the diuersitee of histories Crispus the sonne of Constantine and the yonger Licinius his nephew with manye other noble men by the enuious suggestion of Fausta the emperours wife wer vniustly put to death Constantine according to the custome of the RomaÌ„s solemnised the twenteth yeare of his reigne with great bankettes and feastes at the which were all the byshops and priestes that assembled in the counsayle of
yelde to the Frenche kinge .300 good horses in waye of tribute Offa kinge of Mertia in Britaine buylded the churche of Wichcom The yere of the worlde 721 The yere of Christ 760 and the abbey of S. Albones Anni regum saxo 76 He chased also the Britaines or Welshemen into wales and made a famous Dike betweene wales the vtter boundes of Mertia whiche is nowe called Offedike The yere of Christ 761 Pipine made warre against Gayfer duke of Guyan because he required a tribute of the priestes or spirituall l andes within his Duchie The yere of the worlde 4722 The yere of Christ 77 This warre was troublous to Pipine and continued longe Eugenius the .viii. was kinge of Scottes and was slaine of his lordes for his auarice filthy luste and crueltee when he had reigned .iii. yeres Thelesius kinge of Bulgary inuading Thracia was put to flight of the emperour The yere of the worlde 4724 The yere of Christ 763 Anni regum saxo 79 and chaset into his countrey where for that misfortune he was slaine of his own people Sabinus was king of Bulgarie who agreed to the emperour in abrogacion of the images For which cause he was shortly after depriued of all kinglye dignitee of hys subiectes and fledde to Constantinople And after him was Paganus made king of Bulgarie Aurelius by treason murdered his brother Phroill Anni regum saxo 80 and obteined the kingedome of Spaine The yere of the worlde 4725 The yere of Christ 764 and reigned syxe yeres To the entent he might shewe the indignacion of the people he toke for his heire by adopcion the sonne of his brother named Ueremunde Fergus the .iii. was made kinge of Scotlande and reigned .iii. yeeres He was a foule dronken glutton and so outragiouslye geuen to harlottes that he neglected his owne wife and brought her to such penuri â–ª that she was faine to serue other noble women for hir liuinge Wherfore she murdered him in his bedde and after slewe her selfe also Anni regum saxo 83 Great discencion and tumultie was in Rome The yere of the worlde 4728 The yere of Christ 767 for the election of theyr pope For a noble man of the Lumbardes had by force aduanced his brother ConstaÌ„tine to the bishoprike being but a laye persone and not within orders whom the Romains after deposed and disanulled whatsoeuer was by him decreed Guian after longe warre was subdued to the signory of Fraunce by Pipine which shortly after ended his life Carolomanus and Charles surnamed the great begaÌ„ theyr dominion ioinctly ouer the Frenchemen Anni regum saxo 84 The yere of the worlde 4729 The yere of Christ 768 Charlemaine had to his porcion middle Fraunce and Charles possessed Austracie with the other deale of Fraunce Solnathius reigned in Scotlande .xx. yeres and than died of the goute In his time rebelled Bâ—nus of the yle of Tyre and Gillowham of Gallowaie whiche were brought to due obeisaunce Anni regum saxo 85 Desyderius king of Lumbardi The yere of the worlde 4730 The yere of Christ 769 coÌ„minge to Rome vnder pretence of religion priuily rebuked one Paulus the emperours chamberlaine which abode as then in Rome for that he did not punishe the rebellious people nor endeuour to bring againe the gouernance of Italye froÌ„ the pope to the empire By whose woordes Paulus beinge stered put to death and cast in prison diuers whiche fauoured the partes of the Frenchemen and the pope and beganne to take vpon him in the emperours behalfe To quiete this trouble Stephene the thirde sente for ayde to Charles of Fraunce For the popes of Rome when any thinge was done contrary to their minde which they coulde not amend with theyr manasinges vsed to complaine to the French kinges desire succour of them by whose power maintenance thei in processe wer made lordes of the world and subdued to theyr beckes al other princes Hunildis whom Pipine had made ruler of Guyan rebelled against kinge Charles whom Charles subdued and vpon faithful promise of his good abbering restored him to the gouernaunce of Guyan Sillo driuing awaye Ueremunde possessed the kingdome of Spaine .vi. yeres He toke to wife Egimanda the widow of Aurelius Charlemaine the brother Charles dyed whose wyfe Bercha with her sonnes The yere of the worlde 4732 The yere of Christ 771 Anni regum saxo 87 fledde to Desiderius the Lumbarde Charles beganne his warres against the Saxones whiche continued the space of .xxx. yeres The yere of the worlde 4733 The yere of Christ 772 Anni regum saxo 88 Constantine the emperour setting forthe an nauye of ii thousande shippes against the Bulgares by a wonderful tempest lost a great part of them Desiderius king of Lumbardes besieged Rauenna and with sword and fire wasted the countrei about And when he had taken diuers citees and townes beloÌ„ginge to the pope he toke his iourney towarde Rome When Adrian pope perceiued that his threatning of excommunicacion coulde not stoppe the rage of Desiderius The yere of the worlde 4734 The yere of Christ 773 he desyred helpe of Charles Anni regum saxo 89 whose comming into Italy feared so muche the Lumbardes that Spoletium and diuers other citees by meane of ambassade yelded and swore to be true to pope Adrian Charles after he had discomfited the Lumbardes in diuers battailes entred Rome where he was receiued with great pompe and made perpetuall league with the pope confirminge the giftes that his father Pipine had graunted and restored what so euer was taken awaye by the Lumbardes The yere of the worlde 4735 Charles when he had conquered Pauie and Millaine did sette frenchemen to be rulers therein The yere of Christ 774 Anni regum saxo 90 and banished Desiderius with his wife Lyones Here endeth the kingdome of the Lumbardes and Italy in the popes dominion The Saxones inuaded the Frenchmen Charles vanquished chased and slew the Saxons in diuers conflictes and stronge battailes Anni regum saxo 91 Charles ones againe ouercame the Saxones The yere of the worlde 4736 The yere of Christ 775 and toke them to mercie Anni regum saxo 92 The yere of the worlde 4737 The yere of Christ 776 To subdue certaine rebelles Charles retourned into Italy toke the citee Foriulium obteined Taruisium beheaded Rotgandus Constantine the emperour going against the Bulgares forced them to aske peace whiche when they shortly after brake and rebelled he manfullye vanquished and subdued them and retourninge to Constantinople tryumphed Mauregatus the sonne of Alphons Catholicus by his concubine after the death of Sillo by the ayd of the Moores obteined the kingdome of Spaine and reigned .iii. yeres Anni regum saxo 93 The Sarasens inbabiting the boundes of Aquitaine desyred ayde of Charles against theyr owne kinge The yere of the worlde 4738 The yere of Christ 777 At that time reigned in Spaine .iii. kinges of the Sarasens Charles gathering a great power went toward Spain where he toke and destroied the cites
power and ruled muche this lande Anni regum Angli whiche vniustlye slewe Alfrede the sonne of Etheldrede and brother of Edwarde and vsed extreme crueltie toward the Normaines whiche accompanied the saide Alfrede when he came out of Normandye 〈◊〉 visite his mother Emma The emperour Henry ouercame the Bohemes made them tributary Peter kinge of Hungarie for his lecherie and crueltee was depriued of his royall aucthoritye of Aba and fledde for ayde to Henry emperour of Germany Humfrei the Norman and brother of Drogon succeded in the Erldome of Puâ—l Hardikinitus ended his lyfe after whose death the Danes were beaten slaine and driuen oute of this lande into theyr owne countrey .28 yeres after Sueno began fyrste to reigne EDwarde the sonne of Egeldrede or Etheldrede The yere of the worlde 5004 The yere of Christ by the aduyse of Godwine and Leofricus Erle of Chester after the deathe of Hardikinitus was sente for out of Normandie Anni regum Angli 1 to take on hym the gouernance of this realme of England whiche he guided with muche wysedome and iustice .24 yeres From whom issued as oute of a fountayne verie godlynesse mercy pites and lyberalitee towarde the poore gentilnesse and iustice toward all men And in all honest life gaue most goodly example to his people He discharged the Englisshemen of the greate tribute called the Dane gelde whiche was often before tyme leuied to the impouerishyng of the people He subdued also the Welshemen whiche rebelled made warre vpon their borderers Peter kynge of Hungarye was agayne restored to his kyngdome and Aba or Alboyne by the healpe of the emperour Henrie expelled Magnus kynge of Norway hearynge of the deathe of Hardikinitus with a great puisance inuaded Denmarke and expelling Sueno the lieuetenante subdued the countrey to his signorie By which meane Denmarke became subiect to the Northgaynes Michaell Calaphates whiche was adopted by Zoe with great vnkyndnesse sent hir in banisshemente Wherfore he was bereft of his sight and put from the empyre After whome Constantine Monomathus was made emperour of Constantinople and maried Zoe the empresse He reigned .xii. yeres Anni regum Angli 2 The Romains depryned Bennet the .ix. of hys byshoprike and ordeined in hys place Siluester the iii. Bennet â–ª The yere of the worlde 5005 The yere of Christ within short space after beyng restored to his fee fearyng to be againe depryued sold hys roome to one Iohn an archedeacon who was called Gregory the .vi. Makbeth reigned among the Scottes .xvi yeres whiche at the beginnyng dyd many thinges to the profyte of the realme but after he became a cruell tyranne and was vanquisshed and slayne by Malcome by the ayde of the Englishemen The yere of the worlde 5008 The yere of Christ 1047 By the counsaile of Erle Godwine Anni regum Angli 5 and Robert byshop of Canturburye Emma the mother of kynge Edwarde of Englande for vniust accusacions was put to great iniuries and was deliuered by miracle passing ouer .ix. plough shares burnyng hote as fyre without hurt or domage Certaine pyrates of the Danes entred Englande at the hauen of Sandwiche whiche were chased and dryuen to their ships Henrye the emperour hauyng knowlage of the discorde betwene the bishops in Rome went thytherwarde with a stronge armye Where he assemblyng a synode condemned the .iii. troublous monsters Bennet Syluester and Gregorie and made Switgerus byshop whiche was named the .ii. Clemente of whome he receiued the imperyall Diademe and prohibited the Romaynes thensfoorthe to chose anybyshop Whiche thing was after cause of moste deadly warres Clement was byshop .ix. monethes and after hym Damasus 23. daies The yere of the worlde 5009 The yere of Christ and than â—eo the .ix. syxe yeres Nere about this tyme in Englande fill passyng greate snowe The yere of the worlde 5011 The yere of Christ 1050 after whiche ensued a greate morialyteâ— of men Anni regum Angli 8 mooreine of cattayle and by lyghtnynge the corne was wonderfully brent and wasted Sanctius the .ii. kyng of Castile not beynge contented with his owne kyngedome The yere of Christ 1051 inuaded Legio Anni regum Angli 9 and expelled his brother Alphons The yere of the worlde 5012 who fled to the Sarasens He subdued also Portugal and Galyce and chased Garsias Eustace Erle of Bolongne came into EnglaÌ„d through whom variance happened betwene kynge Edwarde and Erle Godwine The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1052 who perceiuyng Anni regum Angli 10 that he coulde not withstande the kynges malyce fled into Flaunders and was outlawed Edwarde repudiated hys wyfe the doughter of Erle Godwine Gysulphus Erle of Puel inuaded the citee Boneuent And by force toke and withhelde the tribute whiche the churche of Babenberge payeth yeerely to the Romayne bishop Leo bishoppe of Rome hauing ayde of the emperoure went with an armie against Gysulphus Anni regum Angli 11 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and at the fyrste encounter was of hym vanquyshed and taken prisoner But shortly after he was sent agayne sauefely to Rome William bastarde Duke of Normandye aboute this tyme came with a goodlye company into Englande and was honourably receiued to whom the kyng made great chere and at his retourne enriched him with great giftes and pleasures â–ª and as some write made promyse to hym â–ª that if he dyed withoute issue the same Willyam shoulde succede him in the kingdome of England Erle Godwine was reconsiled to kynge Edwarde and called from banisshmente Anni regum Angli 12 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and for hys trueth and good a bearynge gaue for pledges hys .ii. sonnes Byornon and Toston whiche were sent to the Duke of Normandye to be kept Anni regum Angli 13 The Scottes rebelled against kyng Edwarde Wherfore Edwarde Erle of Northumberlande assembled an hoste entred the lande subdued the Scottes The yere of the worlde 5016 The yere of Christ 1055 chased the kynge out of his realme and gaue the kyngdome to Malcolme or Malcoline sonne of the kynge of Cumbres whiche the Scottyishe historye setteth after this tyme in the yere of our lord .1061 As Erle Godwine sate at the table with kyng Edward it hapned one of the cuppe bearers to stumble recouer agayne so that he dyd sheade none of the drynke whereat Godwine lowgh and sayed Nowe that one brother hathe susteigned that other With whiche wordes the king calling to minde his brothers death that was slaine by Godwyne behelde the Erle saiynge so shoulde my brother Alphrede haue holpen me ne had Godwine ben Godwyne then fearing the kynges displeasure to be newly kendled after many wordes in excusing him selfe saied so mought I sauelye swallow this morsell of bread as I am giltlesse of the deede But as soone as he had receiued the breade forthwith he was choked Uictor bishop of Rome .ii. yeres Anni regum Angli 14 Algarus Erle of Oxenford The yere of the worlde 5017 The yere of
after at the casteâ—l of Flynte they toke kinge Richarde and helde him as prysoner in the tower of LoÌ„don where he yelded vp and resigned to the sayd Henry Duke of Herforde all his power and kingly title to the crowne of England and Fraunce knowlaging that he was worthely deposed for his demeriteâ— and misgouerning of the common weale Warre in Lumbardy betwene Galias duke of Myllayne and the citees of Florence and Mantua Boniface bishop of Rome went to Perusia to set agrement betwene the nobles and the commons of the cytee which were fallen at variance A great noumbre of people in Fraunce were vexed and dyed of the plague Ipedimic The yere of the worlde 5360 The yere of Christ 5399 A blasing sterre was sene at the same tyme wyth beames of most feruent fire HEnrye the .iiii. was ordeyned kynge of Englande more by force as it appeared Anni regum Angli 1 than by lawful inâ—cession or election which thing turned him to muche vnquietnesse caused often rebellion in this realme of courage he was noble and valiant and after the ciuil warres was appeased shewed him selfe very gentil and louinge to his subiectes Henrie his sonne was made prince of wales Galias duke of Myllayne bought the citee of Pyse of Robert the sonne of Iames Apâ—â—an He receyued also by composicion and fayre promyses the citee of Perusium whiche belonged to the bishoppe of Rome and not long after brought to his subiectioÌ„ Bononia and Luca wherby his seig nory was greatly augmented This yere a certayne priest arayed all in white came out of the alpes into Italie bringing with him a nombre of men in the same apparaâ—le called the white sect or felowship which secte of white companions Bonyface the bishop of Rome dispercâ—ed and burnt the priest that was theyr head and mayster Bishop Boniface at the intercession of his people retourned to the citee of Rome which thing he refused to dooe vntil they had grauÌ„ted to receyue a senatour or gouernour of their citee at his appointment that a stranger and none of the citee according to the decrees of his predecessours this senatoure wss called Malatesta beyng before of the citee Pizaurie Mahomet the Turke murdered Orchane his brother The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1400 Sir Iohn Hollande Duke of Exeter Anni regum Angli 2 brother to king Richarde and the dukes of Amnarke and of Surrey with the erles of Salesburye and of Gloucester other that fauoured Richard of Burdeur conspired agaynste king Henrie and appoyncted priuily to murder him at a feast and iustes whych should be holden at Oxenford or as some write at a mumming in the castel of Winsor But howe it was theyr treason was disclosed and they all for the same put to death with as many knightes squiers as were of that alyaunce and confederacy King Richarde was put to death in the tower of London and caried through the citee that men myght se him and so conueyghed to the abbey of LaÌ„glei there buried A certayne priest was burned in Smithfielde Uariance in Scotland betwene the erle Douglas and the erle of March for which the erle of Marche fled into Englande and after wrought the Scottes much wo. Sigismunde kinge of Hungarye caused to be put to death .xxxii. of the noble men of his realme wherefore in his absence certayne of the people sent for Ladyslaus from Naples and made him theyr kynge shortlye after SigismuÌ„d recouered agayne his kingdome by strength and force of armes but yet it was not longe ere that he was agayne taken of the nobles of his realme and cast in prison at the towne of Soclos and there kept a good space being put into the handes of a wydow whose husband he had putte to death whom he entreated with so fayre wordes and promisses that he was sette at his lybertee and recouering agayne his kingdome putte to death Stephen Uuayuoda In Englande sir Roger Clarinâ—on a knight The yere of the worlde 5362 The yere of Christ with his ii seruantes Anni regum Angli 3 the priour of La. and .viii. gray friers were hanged at Tyburne for making of tauntinge and scoffing rimes and verses agaynst the king King Henry went towarde Wales to quiete a rebellyous sedicion which was arrered among the Welshemen by one Owen of Gleandere Warre betwene Galias of Myllayne and the Florentines Uinceslaus the emperour for his cowardise and vnhonest life was deposed and Rubertus or Robertus duke of Bauarie aduanced to the imperial auctoritee by the electours of Germanye This emperour went into Italy agaynst Galiatius of Millain but he preuailed nothing The bishoppe of Rome published a law that no priest shuld be admitted to a benefice vntill he had payed the first fruytes of the same whereby he was made lorde of the worlde Ladislaus the sonne of Charles who was before kyng of Naples was restored ag ayne to his fathers kingdom About this time sir Henrye Persie Erle of Northumberlande The yere of the worlde 5363 The yere of Christ made a viage into Scotlande Anni regum Angli 4 in the quarel of Mumbray erle of March. Patrike Hepburne inuading the borders of England was discomfited and many of his men slaine and taken prisoners Sir Thomas Percy Erle of Worcester HeÌ„ry Percye sonne to the erle of Northumberlande rebelled and gathered a great power agaynst king Henry of EnglaÌ„d with whom they encountred nere to Shrosâ—bury but to theyr owne confusion for in that conflict was slayne sir Henrye Spenser with diuers noble men on both partes and prince HeÌ„ry the kinges sonne wounded with an arrowe in the face Sir Thomas Percye was taken after beheaded his brother the Erle of Northumberland fled for feare into Scotlande Galiatius duke of Myllayne departed out of this life and gaue to Iohn his sonne the duchye of Millayne to Philipye the lordshippe of Pauie After his decease rose many tyrannes in Italy which vexed that couÌ„trey with most cruell sedicion and warre For the nombre of xxv citees forsoke the dominion of the lordes of Millayne and chose to them priuate gouernours Mahomet the Turke when he had slaine his brother obteined alone the kingdome who after the death of the Tartacian Tanberlanis recouering again his fathers dominioÌ„ vexed with extreme murder and slaughter the Bulgares and Walaches toke the citee Hadrianopolis which he made his seat royall The yere of the worlde 5364 The yere of Christ The emperour Robert came into England only to se the countrey and commodityes therof Anni regum Angli 5 wher he was receiued with great triumph Cambaleschia Neptaâ—um and Quinsâ—li great cyties of Scythia vnder the dominion of the Tartarians were first founden Great discencion and variance in France betwene the Dukes of Burgoyne and Orliance Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5365 The yere of Christ in so much that mortall warre was arrered on bothe partes to the great dysturbance and vnquietnesse of