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dictatour_n the_o which_o pursue_v brenne_n and_o his_o people_n and_o to_o theym_n give_v batayll_v sle_v of_o they_o a_o great_a multytude_n and_o win_v from_o they_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o iewelly_n that_o before_o time_n y_fw-fr e_fw-la gallis_fw-la have_v win_v of_o the_o roman_n the_o which_o deed_n be_v do_v as_o wytnessyth_v the_o foresay_a titus_n livius_n the_o year_n after_o the_o build_a of_o rome_n iii._n hundred_o and_o lxu_o which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n follow_v the_o account_n of_o this_o work_n four_o thousand_o viij_o hundred_o and_o xxxv_o and_o before_o crysty_n incarnacyon_n keep_a the_o same_o account_n iii_o hundred_o and_o lxiiii_o then_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o story_n of_o brenne_n when_o he_o be_v thus_o dyscomfyte_v of_o the_o roman_n he_o turn_v his_o people_n toward_o the_o macedones_fw-la or_o greek_n and_o dyvyde_v his_o people_n in_o two_o host_n whereof_o he_o retain_v y_o t_o one_o with_o he_o and_o that_o other_o he_o send_v into_o a_o country_n call_v then_o gallacia_n and_o after_o gallogreci_n and_o last_o galate_n then_o brenne_n overcome_v the_o macedon_n with_o their_o duke_n sosten_n and_o after_o spoil_v the_o god_n &_o their_o temple_n &_o say_v in_o his_o game_n rich_a god_n must_v gyve_v to_o man_n somedele_n of_o they_o be_v rychesse_n also_o he_o spoil_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o god_n apolyne_n delphicus_fw-la stand_v in_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o mount_n parnasus_n wherefore_o as_o testify_v the_o writer_n policarpus_fw-la the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n pray_v to_o god_n for_o help_v and_o sudden_o the_o earth_n begin_v to_o quake_v and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o hill_n fall_v upon_o the_o host_n of_o gallis_fw-la and_o they_o slay_v and_o after_o that_o ensue_v and_o fill_v to_o ground_n hail_v stone_n of_o such_o greatness_n y_fw-fr t_o it_o slay_v one_o other_o great_a part_n of_o the_o say_a host_n &_o duke_n brennus_n be_v sore_o wound_v where_o by_o he_o fill_v in_o such_o dyspayre_n that_o he_o slay_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o sword_n no_o man_n shall_v wonder_v though_o this_o apolyn_n take_v wretch_n of_o they_o that_o spoil_v the_o god_n and_o their_o temple_n for_o god_n sufferyd_v apolyn_n to_o destroy_v many_o nacyon_n because_o of_o their_o trespass_n and_o evyll_n lyve_v for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o spyryte_n of_o the_o eyre_n may_v use_v their_o shrewdness_n in_o they_o that_o be_v of_o mysbyleve_n and_o use_v evyll_n dede_n for_o grace_n be_v wythdrawen_v from_o such_o manner_n of_o man_n wherefore_o the_o spirit_n have_v the_o more_o power_n to_o hurt_v and_o greve_v they_o then_o syn_n i_o have_v here_o show_v unto_o you_o the_o fine_a or_o end_n of_o brennus_n i_o shall_v now_o return_v my_o style_n unto_o his_o brother_n belynus_n the_o which_o as_o before_o be_v towch_v endevoryd_a he_o about_o the_o weal_n of_o his_o land_n of_o brytayne_n and_o his_o people_n during_o y_o e_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o execute_v of_o many_o notable_a dede_n the_o which_o for_o length_n of_o time_n i_o over_o pass_v so_o that_o last_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v as_o before_o be_v say_v at_o belius_fw-la or_o belinus_n gate_n within_o troynovante_n or_o london_n when_o he_o have_v reygn_v with_o his_o brother_n and_o alone_a after_o the_o most_o concordaunce_n of_o writer_n xxvi_o year_n leve_v after_o he_o a_o son_n call_v gurguyntus_fw-la gurguynt_n brabtruc_n or_o aftersome_a writer_n gurguynt_v barbarous_a which_o be_v to_o mean_a gurguynt_n with_o the_o red_a berde_n the_o xxxii_o chapter_n gurguintus_n or_o gurguynt_v the_o son_n of_o belyne_n be_v make_v king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o brytayne_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n four_o m.viii_o hundred_o and_o xxxiiii_o this_o in_o the_o englyshe_a cronycle_n
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