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A07894	A briefe chronicle, of the successe of times, from the creation of the world, to this instant· Containing, the originall & liues of our ancient fore-fathers, before and after the Floude, as also, of all the monarchs, emperours, kinges, popes, kingdomes, common-weales, estates and gouernments, in most nations of this worlde: and how in alteration, or succession, they haue continued to this day.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1611 (1611)	STC 18263; ESTC S112963	308,814	636

Byshop of Rouen Iulianus Arch-Byshoppe of Toledo and others 87 Iohn the sixt a Greeke sonne of Paturnus or Patronus or Petronius vnder Tyberius he helde the Sée three yeares thrée months vacante one month ninetéene dayes A Synod in England 88 Iohn the seauenth a Greeke also son of Plato Cardinall Deacon vnder Tyberius and Iustinian he held the Sée two yeares seuen months seuenteene daies vacante three months 89 Sysinnius a Syrian sonne of Iohn vnder Iustinian Hee helde the Sée xx daies vacante one month eighteene daies 90 Constantine a Syrian sonne of Iohn vnder Iustinian and Phillippicus he held the Sée seauen yeares twenty daies vacante two moneths ten daies A Synod holden at London in England 91 Gregory the seconde a Romaine sonne of Marcellus Cardinall Deacon vnder Anastasius Theodosius and Leo he held the Sée xvi yeares nine months eleuen daies vacante one moneth A Synod holden at Rome about Images another synod at Moguntia or Mentz in Allemaign 92 Gregory the third a Syrian son of Iohn Cardinall priest vnder Leo Isauricus Hee helde the Sée x. yeares ix months xxiiij daies Vacante viij daies A synod at Augusta vnder Bonifaco 93 Zacharias a Greeke sonne of Polycronius Monke and Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine Copronymus He held the sée x. years iij. months Vacante xij dayes Synods at Rome in France 94 Stephen the second Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine He held the Sée thrée daies 95 Stephen the third a Romaine sonne of Constantine Cardinal Deacon vnder Constantine and Leo. He held the Sée v. yeares one month vacante one month 96 Paule a Romaine son of Constantine and brother to Stephen the third Pope Cardinal Deacon vnder Constantine and Leo. He held the Sée x. yeares x. months Vacante one month the tenth schisme betwéen Paul and Theophylact synods in Bauaria and in Allemayne 97 Constantine the second Duke Nepesius son being a Lay-man was created pope perforce But he was afterward shut vp in a Monastery after that they had pluckt out his eies He held the Sée four months iij. daies vacante ix dayes The eleuenth schisme was betwéene him and Phillip 98 Stephen the fourth a Sicilian Monk the son of Olibryus Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine and Leo. He held the See 4 yeares v. months xxiiij daies Vacante ix daies A synode was at Rome to take order for ensuing schismes and another synod was holden at Wormes 99 Adrian a Romain of a most noble family and son to Theod●r Cardinall Deacon vnder Leo the fourth Constantine his son He held the Sée xxiij years x. months xvi daies Then was the seuenth general Nicene counsell against the Iconomaches and after that Didier was taken then ended the raigne of the Lombards 100 Leo the third a Romaine son of Azzupius cardinall Priest vnder Constantine 8. and Nicephorus he held the Sée twenty yeares first and reseated xvi years v. months xviij daies vacante xvij daies In this Leos time was Charles the Great king of Fraunce created Emperor of the West to whom he fled for refuge The eighth Age. IN this eight age liued the learned venerable Bede S. Iohn Damascene Germaine Partriark of Constantinople Paulus Diaconus Vsuardus and Paulinus of Aquileia 101 Stephen the fift a Roman son of Inlius Marinus cardinall Priest vnder Lewes the meeke Emperor he held the See six months foure and twentie daies Vacante xi daies 102 Paschall a Romaine Monke and Abbot son of Maximus Bonosus cardinall Priest vnder Lewes and Lotharius Hee held the See seauen yeares three moneths seuenteene daies vacante foure daies 103 Eugenius the second sur-named the poores Father a Romaine son of Boëmond Cardinall Arch-Priest vnder Lewes and Lotharius he held the Sée foure yeares sixe months foure twenty daies vacante three daies The xij Schisme betweene Eugenius and Zinzinus 104 Valentine a Romaine sonne of Leontius Cardinal Arch-Priest vnder the same Emperors he held the Sée one month tenne daies vacante thrée dayes 105 Gregory the fourth a Romaine sonne of Iohn Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes and Lotharius Hee helde the Sée sixtéene yeares vacante fifteene daies Two Synods in Allemayne 106 Sergius the second a Romaine sonne of Sergius Cardinall Arch-priest vnder Lotharius he held the Sée three years vacante two months fifteene daies 107 Leo the fourth a Romaine Monke sonne of Rodolphus Cardinall Priest vnder Lotharius and Lewes the younger hee helde the Sée eight yeares three months sixe daies vacante fifteene daies The Synod of Mentz vnder Rabanus 108 Bennet the third a Romaine sonne of Peter Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes the yonger he held the Sée two yeares sixe months ix daies vacante fifteene daies The xiij Schisme between Bennet and Anastasius 109 Nicholas the Great sonne of Theodor Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes He held the Sée nine yeares seauen months thirteene daies vacante seauen months 110 Adrian the second a Romaine sonne of Talarus the Byshoppe Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes He held the Sée fiue years nine months twelue daies vacante twelue daies The eight generall counsell at Constantinople against Photius 111 Iohn the eight a Romain sonne of Gundus Cardinall Arch-Deacon vnder Lewes the younger Charles the Balde Lewes the Stammerer and Charles le Gros. He helde the Sée x. yeares two daies vacante two daies 112 Martine the second otherwise called Marine borne in Tuscane sonne of Palumbas Cardinall Deacon vnder Charles le Gros He helde the Sée one yeare fiue months 113 Adrian the third a Romaine other-wise called Agapetus sonne of Bennet vnder Charles le Gros He helde the Sée two yeares two monethes vacante xij daies 114 Stephen the sixt otherwise called Basile son of Adrian vnder Charles le Gros and Arnould he held the Sée sixe yeares eleuen dayes vacante fiue dayes A Synod at Cullen 115 Formosus of Portua sonne to Leo Byshop of Portua vnder Arnould He helde the Sée fiue yeares sixe months Vacante two months This is the first man that of a Byshoppe was made Pope The xiiij Schisme betwéene Formosus and Sergius the third who afterward was Pope 116 Boniface the sixt a Romaine sonne of Adrian byshop vnder Arnould or Arnulphus Emperor He helde the Sée sixe and twenty daies Vacante fourteene daies 117 Stephen the seuenth a Romaine Sonne of Iohn the Priest Byshoppe of Anagnia vnder Arnulphus He held the See one yeare 3. months vacante 3. daies A synod at Tiburtium 118 Romanus borne in Tuscany Son of Constantine who was Brother to Martine the second Pope vnder Arnulphus he held the sée thrée daies vacante eight daies 119 Theodorus the second a Romaine sonne of Photius vnder the Empyre of Arnulphus he held the see twenty daies vacante eleauen daies 120 Iohn the ninth a Tiburtine Monke son of Remp●aldus Deacon of the Romain Church vnder Arnulphus and during the Schisme of Sergius He helde the Sée two yeares fifteene dayes vacante nine daies

whō he had not any children Much strife war and bloodie bickering happened betwéene him and the Byshoppe of Vtrecht with shrewd disaduantages on eyther side till by the meanes of some Noblemen they were reduced to amity This Duke VVilliam by what occasion it could neuer bee knowne fell distracted of his senses and slew a Knight with a blow of his Fist so that hee was shut vppe vnder good Guarde for ninetéene yeares space euen till he dyed Hauing gouerned his Prouinces of Holland Zeland and Frizeland before his madnesse seauen yeares and Henault two 26 Albert of Bauaria Brother to Duke William in the time of his distraction was sent for from Bauaria and made Gouernour of his Brothers Countries in hope of his recouery which by no meanes coulde hee compassed Hee vanquished the Frizons in many rebellions tooke the Towne of Delft and beheaded the Baron of Eughien vppon sinister informations which caused great trouble betweene him and fire bretheren of the said Baron but vpon their reconcilement Count Albert builded the Channorny of the Chappell at the Court of the Hage In his time a Sea-Woman by reason of great Tempestes at Sea and extraordinarie high tides was seene swimming in the Zuyderzee betwéene the Townes of Campen and Edam which béeing brought to Edam and cleansed from the Sea-Mosse grown about her by her long abiding there she was like to another woman endured to be apparrelled would féede on meates as others did yet sought shee all meanes to escape and get into the water againe had shee not very carefully bin tended She did learne to spin and exercise other womanly qualities being daily séene of infinite persons who haue made perfect testimoniall of this race accident and signified if for an vndoubted truth auouching that she liued fiftéene yeares and lyeth there buryed in the Church-yard In the yeare 1404. this famous Prince Albert dyed after hée had gouerned his Countries forty sixe yeares ninetéene as he was Tutor to his distracted Brother and twenty seauen as Prince Heire and Lorde of those Countries beeing buryed at the Hage in Holland 27 William sixt of that name after the death of Duke Albert of Bauaria his Father succéeded as his immediate Heire His first Wife was Daughter to Charles the fift King of Fraunce and shée dyed young without any Issue He secondly married the Daughter of Iohn Sonne to Phillip the bold Duke of Burgundie by whom he had one onely Daughtex named Iaqueline or Iacoba as the Dutch vse to call her This Count William wasted Frizeland spoiled Liege and preuailed against the Gueldres as also the Lordes Father and Sonne of Arckell at Gorrichom and reconciled the Duke of Burgundy to the French King The Dolphine of France Sonne to King Charles the sixt marryed Iaqueline Count Williams Daughter but he being poysoned by putting on a shirt of maile died without Issue As Earle William himselfe did not long after being bitten in the Legge by a mad Dogge which hurt could neuer bee cured So that Lady Iaqueline his Daughter and widow to the Dolphine of Fraunce was his true Heire in all his Seigneuries He gouerned thirtéene yeares and lieth buried at Valenciennes in Henault 28 Iaqueline or Iacoba Daughter and Sole-heire to William of Bauaria succéeded her Father in all his Earledomes and Seigneuries being then Widdow to the Dolphine of France and yet but 19. yeares of age In regard of her youth and widdow-hood she endured much mollestation in her gouernment chiefely in Holland for the two factions tooke head againe and bandied their boldnesse on both sides the Hoeckins fauouring the Countesses faction and the Cabillantines her Enemies by which meanes her rule was greatly disturbed For Iohn of Bauaria forsaking his Bishoppricke of Liege sought to make himselfe an Earle and marry his Nice Iaqueline vtterly against her will and yet to dispossesse her of her rightfull inheritance for which purpose he leagued himselfe with the Cabillantines and other powerfull Friends who neuerthelesse were slaine in their bolde aduenture at Gorrichome And to frustrate the Bishoppes vaine hope the Pope dispenced her marriage with Iohn Duke of Brabant albeit hee was her néere Kinsman whereby their Patrimoniall inheritances were the more strengthened and hée acknowledged as their Prince in Henault Holland Zeland Frizeland c. It were néedlesse here to relate the following molestations of Iohn of Bauaria the bishop to his Niece Iaqueline taking on himselfe the title of Earle and therefore by some rancked among the Earls of Holland or the after marriages of Lady Iaqueline to the Duke of Glocester Vnckle to Henry the sixt King of England the fourth and last time in great priuacy to Frank of Borsselle Lieutenant of Zeland or her no meane troubles by the Duke of Burgundy to whom she resigned vp all her Countries Let it suffice that she liued in continuall vexations 19. yeares and dying at the Hage was buried in the Chappell of the Court of Holland 30 Phillip Duke of Burgundy being both by Father and Mother rightfull yeire and successor to the fore-named Countesse Iaqueline was thus entitled Phillip Duke of Bourgogne Brabant and Lembourg Earle of Flanders Artois Burgogne Henault Holland Zeland and Namur Marquesse of the holy Empire Lord of Frizeland Salins and Macklyn He had thrée Wiues by the two first hee had no Children but by the last named Isabel daughter to Iohn K. of Portugall he had thrée sons Anthony losse who died young and Charles Martin Earle of Charolois and successor to his father This Phillip of Bourgogn instituted the order of Knight-hood of the golden Fliece had much discontent with his Son Charles whom at length he married to the Lady Margaret Sister to Edward the fourth K. of England The Rebels of Gaunt and Bruges dearly felt the valour of this Phillip he besieged Callis surprized Luxemboug subdued Liege and ouer-came the Hamecons Hee excéeded all his predecessors Duks of Bourgogne in riches Seigneuries height of Pomp and State He died the fift of Iune 1467. hauing gouerned about forty yeares In his time was the famous Art of Printing first inuented the men of Harlem in Holland do challenge the first honor thereof but it was reduced to perfection at Mentz by one Iohn Faustus who had béen Seruaunt to Laurence Ianson of Harlem as they constantly affirme it 31 Charles Sur-named the Warlique Duke of Bourgogne succéeded in all his Fathers Titles and Dignities The Inhabitants of Gant resisting him he brought them vnder obeysance defeated the Liegeois in battaile which enforced Liege to yéelde to him He made peace with the French King who doubted to be detayned at Peronne by Duke Charles Vpon a fresh rebellion of the Liegeois The Duke forced king Lewes to go with him to the siedge of their town which hee ruined and practised the like of the House of Brederode He warred against the Frizons and carried many

the said place and sent them Prisoners to Orleaunce where they were very strictly kept and died Capet being the Conqueror maintained that the kingdome should wholy appertaine to him because Raoull of Burgundy his vnckle had formerly possessed himselfe thereof by the voluntary resignation of Charles the Simple Hée caused his son Robert who had followed his studies to be crowned at Orleaunce and to associate him in the kingdomes regiment taking away the authority of the Maire of the Pallace when thus he aduanced his son whom he had by Adela daughter to Edward King of England Hee appointed also the twelue Peeres againe beganne the dignity office of Constable and established the Marshals of France He raigned alone with his Son 9. yeares He founded the Abbay of S. Magloire at Paris and lieth buried at S. Denis 37 Robert the sonne of Hugh Capet béeing Crowned King in the life time of his Father began to rule alone in the yeare 997. as true inheritour both of the Crowne and likewise of his Fathers vertues He raigned worthily béeing a Man very deuout and méeke the Kingdome continuing peaceable and without warre This King was very wise and could compose in Latine very learnedlie for he made many Proses Himnes and answeres which yet to this day are sung in the Church He was also well skild in Musique and would oft-times sing among the Channons and weare a Coape for companie with them liuing as religiously as royally Henrie Duke of Burgundy his Vnckle by the Mothers side made him Heire of his Dutchie leauing it vnto him by his Testament and incited him against Landry Duke of Neuers béeing beloued and supported by the Burgundians who insulted vppon his right in which attempt they foyled him and droue him to flight Hée ioyned the Cittie of Sens to the Crowne by confiscation for a certaine delict doone by the Counte Reynard He sent his Armie against the Valentians with Richard Duke of Normandy to assist the Earle of Flanders his Kins-man against Henry the Emperor He had thrée wiues Luthard Bertha whom hee forsooke vppon some occasion and Constance by whom hee had thrée sons one whereof died during his raigne In his time was an vniuersal famine and mortality He dyed hauing raigned 34. yeares and lieth buried at S. Denis 38 Henry the first succéeded in the kingdome after his Father Robert in the yeare 1030. In his beginning to gouerne his younger Brother Robert warred against him béeing allied to the Earles of Champaigne and Flaunders who stroue to make him King by the procurement of his Step-mother but he assisted by the Duke of Normandy and the Earle of Corbeile mayntained his owne quietnesse He ioyned Meulanc to his Crowne by rebellion of the Earle of that place Raoull king of high Burgundy being dead the Emperor Conrade seazed on that part thereof which wee call La Franche Conte And the Dutchy béeing Roberts Brother to the King the kingdome of Burgundy which had so contied an hundred and thirtie yeares was then abolished The King seated young William the Bastard Duke of Normandy to whom he had béene Guardian peaceably in his Dutchy because some of his Subiects would haue depriued him thereof as beeing vnwilling to entertaine him He founded Saint Martine des Champs in the same place where his Pallace was without Paris By Anne his wife daughter to George or Gaultier king of the Russians he had Phillip and Hugh and a Daughter married to the Duke of Normandy Féeling himselfe to waxe weeke he caused his Sonne Phillip to bee crowned King of France And before his death he left Baldwine Earle of Flanders as Guardian of his Children He reigned 31. yeares and lieth buried at Saint Denis 39 Phillip the first succéeded after his Father in the year 1061. During his time William the Bastard Duke of Normandy conquered the Realme of England and Godfrey of Bullen was made King of Ierusalem also the Countrey of Gastinois came then to the Crown This king raigned 48. yeares and lyeth buried at S. Bennets on Loire 40 Lewes the sixt sir named le Gros immediatly after the death of King Phillip his Father in the year 1110. was sacred at Orleaunce by the Bishoppe of Sens the way of Rheimes not beeing then secure Some Princes and Lordes assisted by the King of England in the beginning of his raigne did giue him many molestations but still it was his happe to be Conquerour and the Warre of the English verie many times appointed was at last ended Pope Gelasius fled for refuge into France where hee was succoured against the Emperour In the yeare 1129. the King caused his Sonne Phillip to bée Crowned who two yeares after dyed at Paris by reason of a Hogges running betwéene the Legges of his Horse that threwe him violently on the Pauement and dying of that hurt he was buryed at Saint Denis Afterward hée had his other Sonne Lewes crowned and it was done by Pope Innocent he béeing then in France At this time were a great company of Lazers and Leapers in Fraunce who would haue infected all the rest of the people but they were all taken and burned The order of the Knights Templers Chartreux Monks began in this kinges raigne and the winds were so rough and impetuous in the yeare 1135. that they ouer-turned many Towers Castles Trées in Forrests and Mils This King appeased the troubles in Flanders Bou●bonnois Auuergne he builded the Abbay of Saint Victor néere Paris raigned 28. yeares died at the age of sixty leauing six Sons and a daughter and lieth buried at S. Denis 41 Lewes the seauenth sir-named the Young man beganne to raigne after his Father in the yeare 1138. He made war on Thibault Earle of Champaigne too●o● him the Citty of Vitry And in a great ●age burned the Church with 13 hundred persons in it that had fledde thither for safety By the solicitation of S. Bernald he went to Hierusalem with his Queene and with the Army of the Emperour Conrade where besiedging Damas thorough discord in the Army hée could boast of no aduauntage but retyring thence had not the Shippes of Sicily befriended him and his they hadde remained Prisoners there Beeing returned into Fraunce hée made a separation betwéene him and Queene Aelianor his wife Dutchesse of Aquitaine and Aniou vppon two suspitions conceiued against her Henry Duke of Normandie who afterward was King of England married her with her Patrimony of the saide two Dutchies and there-about followed great Warres betwéene France and England The King married Constance Daughter to the K. of Spayn who dyed soon after And then he remarried Alice daughter to the Earle of Blois by whom he had Phillip Dieu-donne Gods gift Then happened great disturbance in England betwéene the King and his son who making his recourse to Lewes caused thereby a very troublesome war without any aduantage to either side But in the end they were accorded

Brother Floris the Blacke Prince enuying the happinesse quiet of Thierrie went and tooke part with them against him vntill such time as the Emperor Lotharius beeing their Vnckle had reconciled them and made them friends Conrade being ioyned as competitor in the Empire with Lotharius caused a fresh quarrell betwéen Thierrie and the Bishop of Vtrecht he ratifying the former grant of Henry which caused very long contention and much blood to be shed on either side Thierrie hauing gouerned his countries of Holland Zeland and Frizeland 40. yeares died in An. 1163. and lieth buried in the Abbey of Egmont 13 Floris the third eldest Son of Earle Thierrie as Heire to his Father inherited his right in Holland Zeland and Frizeland The Frizons pretending their former fréedomes and imperial liberties made still their reuoltes from time to time imboldned thereto by the often suggestions of Godfrey of Rhemen Bishop of Vtrecht who as his predecessors had done before him still questioned the Earledomes of Ostergo Westergoe in Frizeland but the Emperor Frederick went himselfe in person made an agréement in writing betwéene them Al which notwithstanding much hurt was doone on either side as time and treachery fitted them with apt opportunity A great controuersie hapned between the Earles of Holland Flanders for the Isle of Walchren and Count Floris in triall of fight became Prisoner to the Earle of Flanders who neuerthelesse vsed him princely and they being accorded by the Archbishop of Cullen and the Bishoppe of Liege the great hole néere to the Dam or Sluce was recouered with much adoe by casting a Dogge-Fish thereinto spéedy filling it vp with earth whereon they named it Hond●dam that is Dogs-sluce This Earle Floris assisting the Emperor Frederick Phillip King of France Richard K. of England with many other Dukes Christian Princes Earles at the siedge of Damieta in So●ia fel there sick in the Army and died in the year 1208 hauing gouerned his Prouinces 27. yeares 14 Thierrie the seauenth hearing of his Fathers death in Palestine succéeded as his heire in all his Earledomes The whole time of his regiment was in warre and continual combustions First by his Brother Lord William of Holland who was with his Father Floris in Palestine performed there many honourable seruices thorow diuers disagréements that happened betwéene them notwithstanding as many labored reconcilings and pacifications Next Baldwin Earle of Flanders he was as molestuous to him likewise for the Isle of Walchien besides the Frizons rebellions and his trouble with the Bishops of Cologne and Liege as also his imprisonment to the Duke of Brabant and then the intrusion of the Bishop of Vtrecht after which ensued a peace vnited amity on all sides This Count Thierrie had no heirs male but two beautifull daughters Adella married to Henry of Gueldres who died without any Children and Ada meanely married by her Mother af●er her Fathers death to Count Lewes of Loos that so the gouernment might be disposed at her pleasure In the year 1203 Earle Thierry died hauing gouerned his Countries 1.3 yeares and lieth buried in the Abbay of Egmont 15 Ada daughter to Earl Thierry was Countesse of Holland Zeland after her fathers death which moued a great hart-burning in the Lordes Gentlemen that they should liue vnder a Woman and a poore Earls command Therfore they sent into Frizeland for Count. William protesting to assist him in attaining the gouernment of Holland The young Countesse Ada was surprised in their first attempt and her husband the Earle of Loos driuen to flight who yet won the Bishop of Vtrecht by Money and other promises to aide him and by this meanes he had some small successe for a while But the Countesse Ada dying without any Children Earle William was then the true and onely Heire to Holland and Zeland in which right of his he went with his power against the Earle of Loos and such was his successe that the Women did beat his Enemies with Distaues and Stones they beeing glad to cast away their Armour for lightnesse to saue themselues by flight yet many were drowned in the Ditches and a great number taken Prisoners with all the Earle of Loos Tentes Pauillions Plate Iewels and Munition which Count VVilliam royally deuided among his Hollanders remaining absolute Prince of Holland Zeland and Frizeland 16 William first of that Name succéeded rightfully in all his Earledomes by the death of his Néece the young Countesse Ada. Hee had some strife with Didier Byshop of Vtretcht and Gerard Vander Are his Brother but vpon certaine Articles al displeasures were qualified By his first wife Alix daughter to the Earle of Gueldres he had Floris that next succéeded him Otho bishop of Vtretcht William Lieutenant of Holland and two Daughters the one was Abbesse at Rhynsbourg and the other at Delfte His second wife was named Mary Daughter to Edmund of Lancaster son to Henry the third K. of England by whom he had no issue He gouerned 19. yeares dying lieth buried at Rhynsbourg 17 Floris the fourth succéeded his Father Count William in his Earledomes Hee tooke great delight in Iusts and Turnaments and the Earl of Clermont proclaiming a publicke Triumph for all commers at the Countesse his Wiues request who greatly desired to sée this Floris of whom she had heard much fame and commendation this honourable Earle of Holland Zeland c. was there treacherously slaine onely thorough the iealous suspition of the olde Earle of Clermont who was there likewise presently slaine himself and the Countes grieuing for this great mishap dyed soone after This Count Floris hadde a Daughter named Mathilde or Margaret as some call her who was married to Count Herman of Henneberg She despising a poore Widdow that desired her almes vpon vrgent necessity holding in either arme a swéete young childe both which God hath sent her at one birth gaue her uery reproachfull words beside as that shee could not be honest of her bodie and by her husband haue two children lawfully begotten The poore Woman grieuing to be reiected in such extreame want and néede but much more to heare her reputation so néerely touched knowing her soule cleare from all dishonest detection made no further suite to the Lady but falling vppon her knées appealed to God for defence of her Innocency and earnestly desired that as shee had conceiued borne those two infants lawfully by her husband euen so if euer that Lady should be subiect to the custom of women that it would please him to send hir as many children at one birth as there were daies in the years Not long after the Lady conceiued with child by her husband for hir deliuerance went into Holland to visit the earl hir brother taking vp lodging in the Abbey of religious women at Losdunen and grew so excéeding great as the like had neuer before bin séene

the battell w●s fought whereon was engragen Marij victoria The Stone was set vppon Stanesmoore and the whole Country thereabout taking name of this Marius was cald Westmaria now Westmerland Marius raigned 53. yeares and was buried at Carleill Coilus Sone of Marius was after his Fathers death King of Britaine hauing bin educated among the Romaines which made him pay them the tribute all the time of his raigne Hee builded the Towne of Colichester in Essex now called Colchester he raigned 55. yeares departed this life at Yorke and lieth there buried as some say but others at Co●lchester Lucius sonne of Coilus succéeded King after his Father being a very godlye and Vertuous Prince And because since the comming of Ioseph of Arimathia into the land there was much talke about Christ and Holy Religion whych many had begun to embrace he sent to Pope Eleutherius that hee would send some more learned men to him whereby both he and his might fully be enstructed in the faith of Christ Eleutherius sent vnto him D●ianus and Faganus by some called Fugatius and Damianus two woorthy learned Clearkes who at theyr comming conuerted the King and his people from Paganisme There were in those dayes within the bounds of Britaine 28. Flamines and 3. Ach-flamines that were as Byshoppes and Arch-byshoppes of the Pagan Religion in whose place King Lucius appointed the 28. Byshoppes and thrée Arch-Byshops of Christian Religion O●● of which Arch-byshops held his Sée at London another at Yorke and the thirde at Caerleon Arswike in Glaumorganshire To the Arch-byshop of London was subiect Cornewall and all the middle part of England euen vnto Humber To the Arch-Byshoppe of Yorke all the North parts of Britaine from the Riuer of Humber to the furthest parts of Scotland And to the Arch-Byshop of Caerleon was subiect all wales within which countrey were then seauen Byshoppes where now there are but foure This King Lucius is saide to builde the Church of Saint Peter at VVestminster and Saint Peters Church of Cornehill in London This Lucius raigned 12. yeares and dying without issue the Brittaines fell at variance by which meanes the Romaine Lieutenants go on againe with their Gouernement the Emperor Adrian comming in person into Britain then the wal of Adrian was built from the mouth of Tine to the Water of Eske containing thirty miles in length Adrian hauing quieted all disturbances in Britain Lollius Vrbicus Calphurnius Agricola Vlpius Marcellus Pertinax Clodius Albinus and Heraclitus succéeded each other as Lieutenantes ouer the Brittaines for the Romaines which manner of Gouernement so continued to the yeare of our Lord 207. Seuerns Emperor of Rome did now beginne his rule in Britaine causing a Trench to bee cast from Sea to Sea Hee raigned not fullye fiue yeares and was buried at Yorke His Sonnes Geta and Bassianus contended for the Gouernment Geta was slaine in battell and Bassianus ruled sixe yeares but hee was likewise slaine by one Caransius a Britaine of vnknowne Byrth whom the Britaines accepted as their King till Alectus was sent from Rome with his Legions of Souldiors who conquered Caransius in field and slewe him Aesclepiodotus Duke of Cornwall preuayling in fight against Alectus and Liuius Gallus or Wallus whom when he had slaine he threw into a Brooke which tooke name of him and was called Wallus Brooke nowe Walbrooke was admitted to raigne ouer the Britaines And discord being afterward raised betwéene the King and one Coell Earle of Colchester they met in a fielde of battaile where Asclepiodotus was slaine after he had raigned thirty yeares At this time was Britaine in cruell persecution vnder the bloody tyrants Dioclesian and Maximus Alban a Cittizen of Werlamchester being the first that suffered martirdome in Britaine hee being conuerted to Christian faith by zealous Amphibilaus and because he would not sacrifice to their false Gods he was beheaded on the top of the hill ouer-against VVerlamchester where a Church and Monastery was builded in memory of hys martyrdom and VVerlamchester being destroyed the place tooke name of him and is to this day called S. Albanes A number of Christians were likewise assembled at another place to heare the word of life preached by that vertuous man Amphibilaus but they were all there slaine by the Pagans and the place in their memory named Lichfield The fielde of dead bodies It is also recorded that in the dayes of these Tyrants Dioclesian and Maximus of godly men and Women professing the faith of Iesus Christe there were martired in sundry place aboue 17000. Coell Earle of Colchester began his rule ouer the Britaines in An. Dom. 262. But Constantius being sent from Rome to suppresse him hee couenanted to pay the tribute gaue his daughter Helena a Noble and learned Lady in marriage to Constantius King Coell raigned 27. yeares and is said to be buried at Colchester or rather at Glocester Constantius succéeded in the rule of Britain after Coell and had by his wife Helena a Sonne named Constantine that was afterwarde Emperor and sir-named Constantine the Great In this Constantius dayes Amphibliaus was apprehended and suffered martyrdome at Redburne néere to VVerlamchester fiftéene yeares after the death of S. Alban Constantius raigned eleuen yeares Constantine sonne of Constantius and Helena and sir named the Great was King after his Father and created Emperor in Britaine His Mother Quéene Helena went to Ierusalē where she found the Crosse that our Sauiour was crucified on and the Nailes which shee gaue to her Sonne Constantine who did set one of them in the Crest of his Helmet another in the bridle of his horse and the third he threw into the Sea to asswage a rough Tempest Octauius or Octauian beganne his raigne ouer the Britaines in Anno 329. being called Duke of VVindsore He assembled a great companye of people and fought with the Gouernours of the Land which Constantine had heere appoynted yet was he expelled by Traherne into Norway and Traherne being slaine by treason afterward Octauius sent Maximianus Cosin to the Emperor Constantine to whom he gaue his daughter in marriage Octauius raigned 54. years About this time the Empresse Helena Mother to Constantine for loue she bare to Colchester and London did newly engirt them both with Walles rounde about causing great Bricke and huge Tyles to be purposely therefore made which are yet to be seene in the Towne and Castle of Colchester Maximianus or Maximus vsurped in Brittaine the Title of the Empyre and assembling all the men of Warre and youth of the Realme he went into France expelled the French-men out of Armorica and placed Brittaines there vnder Conon Meridoc Duke of Cornewall whereon it was euer after called Britayne the Lesse This Maximus or Maximianus hauing slayne the Emperour Gratian at Lyons in France was slaine himselfe at Aquileia by the Emperor

hundered shippes alwayes in readinesse and sayled therewith once a yeare about all great Britaine Hee had the whole Isle and all the Kinges thereof in subiection to him and was rowed vp and downe the Riuer of Dee by seauen Kings his vassailes Luduall one of those Kings did pay him a yearly tribute of Wolues He raigned 16. yeares and was buried at Glastenburie Edward eldest Sonne to King Edgar succeeded his Father being crowned at Kingston but by Counsell of Elfrith his Step-mother he was treacherously murdered when hee had raygned three yeares and was buried at Shaftesbury Ethelred or Egelred second Sonne to King Edgar was crowned at Kingstone but because his comming to the Crown was by his brothers murder he could neuer obtaine his peoples affection Al the Danes in England by the command of King Ethelred were murdered in one night He raigned 38. yeares and was buried in Saint Paules Church in London Edmund Son to King Ethelred and Surnamed Ironside was immediately proclaimed K. after his Fathers death as the Cleargy and Nobility did the like to Canutus because they hadde sworne fealty to his Father Swaine or Sweno whereon three great battailes were fought betwixt King Edmund and Canutus the Danes ouerthrowne at Otford in Kent beside the great battell at Ashdone in Essex neere Saffron walden where the Englishmen were foyled by the Danes and the Land once againe deuided betweene Canutus and King Edmund who was treacherously slaine at Oxford hauing raigned but one yeare and some few months and was buried at Glastenbury Canutus the Dane challenging all England to himselfe was crowned King in Saint Paules Church in London and maried Quéen Emma the widdow of king Etheldred hee raigned xx yeares and was buried at Winchester Harold surnamed Harefoot vsing the power of the Danes in England inuaded the Realme while his brother Hardi-kenutus Gouerned in Denmarke Hee raigned foure yeares dyed at Oxford and was buried at Westminster Hardikenutus or Hardy-Canutus Sonne of King Canutus and his Quéene Emma obtayning his Fathers Kingdome sent for his mother from exile He died with the cup in his hand as he sat merrily disposed at his Table in the third yeare of his raigne and was buried at Winchester With this Hardy-Canutus ended the dominion of the Danes in England who had grieuously oppressed this nation for the space of 250. yeares Edward the sonne of Ethelred and Emma was next crowned King at Winchester all the Danes being then quite expulsed the land This Edward was Surnamed the Confessor for hys vertuous life and worthy Lawes also he is saide to be the first that cured the Disease called The Kinges Euill Hee raigned three and twentie yeares and was buried at Westminster which in his life time hee had most sumptuouslye repayred Harold sonne of Earle Goodwin tooke vpon him the gouernment of the kingdome but William Duke of Normandy came into England with a powerfull Army and in battell Harold was shot through the braines with an Arrowe hauing raigned but nine months and was buried in the Monastery of Waltham in Essex by whose death Duke William obtained his Conquest of England William Duke of Normandy base Sonne of Robert Duke of Normandie and Nephew to King Edward the Confessor whom he perceiued more addicted to vertue then policy and through debility of body not like to liue long contryued his owne attaining to the crowne of this land after the decease of the aged King For hee placed diuers Normans in the cheefest roomes about him while he liued and when he was dead leuied an Army of diuers Nations and there-with pretending the Patronage of England agaynst Harold Earle Godwins Sonne who vsurped the Kingdome first fought with him and flewe him at a place now called Battell in Sussex and then tooke the Crowne on him by election of the Estates Seeking next to barre Titles he imprisoned Edgar Etheling the onely true heire of the Saxons bloud and by means of Ethelbert Arch-bishop of Hamborow procured Sweno King of Denmark for money to cease the Danes claime Hee builded foure strong Castles one at Nottingham another at Lincoln the third at York and the fourth neere to Haftings where he landed at his first arriuall in England Hee deuised the Couer le feu Bell to bee Rung nightly at eight of the clocke in all Citties Townes and Villages for preuention of mighty tumults He ordained the Tearmes and that they shoulde be kept foure times in the yeare and Iudges to sit in seuerall Courtes for desciding controuersiall matters betwixt party and party as is vsed vnto this day He appointed Sheriffes in euery shyre and Iustices of the peace to see offenders punnished and the Countries kept in quiet He ordained the Court of Exchequer with the Barons Clarkes and Officers thereto belonging as also the high Court of Chancery with the Booke then called The Rowle of Winchester nowe The Doomesday Booke whereby the whole Land was taxed and euery mans estate and wealth thoroughly knowne He raigned twenty yeares ten months and 26. dayes and was buried in the Abbey of Saint Stephen at Ca●n in Normandy which he had founded And this is well worthy memory that hee being so great a Conqueror yet after his death coulde not haue so much ground to bury his dead body without wronging some other vntill that by his Executors it was bought for him William Rufus second sonne to the Conqueror by his Fathers appointment succeeded him in the Kingdom and was crowned at Westminster Robert elder Brother to King William Duke of Normandy went with Godfrey Duke of Bullen and other Christian Princes to the Holy-land to recouer it from the Sarazi●s This King William Rufus caused new Walles to be builded about the Tower of London and layed the foundation of Westminster Hall Hee raigned thirteene yeares and was slain with an Arrow by one Sir Walter Tyrel a French knight in the New Forrest in Hampshire his body being buried at VVinchester In which Forrest not many yeares before had stoode 36. Parish Churches diuers faire Townes Villages and Hamlets containing thirty miles in circuite all which was laide wast by the Conqueror the poor inhabitants expelled thence and it was made a place for wilde beastes to liue in It was somewhat strange that in that very place the King should bee so vnfortunately slaine Richard his Brother blasted to death and Henry the Conquerors Nephew by his eldest Sonne Robert as hee ouer-earnestly pursued the game in the the bushes like to another Absolon straungely strangled to death vengeaunce from God as was thought punnishing the fathers offence in his posterity Henry sur-named Beauclerke for his Learning and youngest sonne to the Conqueror succeeded his Brother King William was crowned at VVestminster Robert Duke of Normandy being returned from the Holie-Lande warred with his Brother Henry for his right in the

the fourth a Samnite borne sonne of Castorius Cardinall Priest of S Syluester vnder Iustine and Iustinian he helde the See foure yeares two months three daies vacante thirteen daies The second synod of Tolledo 57 Boniface the second a Romaine sonne of Sigultus Cardinall Priest of S. Cecily vnder Iustinian hee helde the Sée two yeares two daies vacante two months The sixt schisme betweene Boniface and Dioscorus Three synodes holden at Rome 58 Iohn the second sur-named Mercurius a Romaine sonne of Proiectus Cardinall Priest of S Clement vnder Iustinian he held the Sée two yeares foure months vacante six daies 59 Agapetus a Romaine sonne of Gordianus Cardinall Arch-Deacon of the Romaine Church vnder Iustinian he held the See eleuen Months nineteene d●ies vacante one month xxix daies A synod holden at Constantinople 60 ●●●uerius borne in Terra di Lauoro sonne of Pope ●ormisda sub-Deacon of the Romaine church vnder Iustinian he held the Sée one year fiue monthes twelue daies vacante sixe dayes Then he was expulsed and banished into the Isle Pontia where he died The second synode of Orleans 61 Vigilius a Romaine sonne of Iohn that had 〈…〉 Deacon of the Roman Church vnder Iustinian He held the Sée eighteen years six months sixe and twenty daies vacante three months fiue daies The seauenth Schisme betweene Siluerius and Vigilius and the fifte Generall Counsell of Constantinople against the Origenists Also the third Synod of Orleans 62 Pelagius a Romaine sonne of Iohn Vlearianus Arch-Deacon of the Romaine Church vnder Iustinian he held the Sée sixe yeares ten moneths eight and twentie daies vacante three months and six and twentie daies Two Synods at Paris 63 Iohn the third Catelline a Roman sonne of Anastasyus vnder Iustinian and Iustine he held the Sée twelue yeares eleuen months sixe and twenty daies vacante ten monthes three daies Then beganne the Lombardes to raigne in Italy 64 Bennet Bonosus a Romaine sonne of Boniface vnder Iustine and Tyberius Constantine he held the See foure yeares one month eight twentie daies vacante two months ten daies 65 Pelagius the second a Romaine sonne of Vinigildus vnder Tiberius and Mauritius hee held the See ten yeares two months ten daies vacante ten months x. daies The Patriar-chate of Aquilea was then transferred to Grada 66 Gregory sur-named the Great a Romaine Monke and Doctor of the Church son to Gordianus the Senator and Syluia a most holy woman Arch-Deacon of the Romaine Church Legate or Agent for the holy see at Constantinople towards the Emperor called also the Apostle of the English vnder Tyberius Mauritius and Phocas he held the see thirteene yeares sixe monthes tenne daies vacante fiue months nine daies The sixt Age. IN this sixt Age flourished Cassiodorus Bennet Abbat Fortunatus Byshop of Poictiers Euagrius Michaell Syngelus Gregory of Tours and others 67 Sabinianus borne in Tuscanie son of Bonus Cardinall-deacon and Legate to the Emperour Phoeas at Constantinople He held the see 1. year 5 months 9. daies vacante 11. months 26. daies 68 Boniface the third a Roman son of Iohn Cardinall-priest vnder Phocas He held the See nine months vacante one month nine daies 69 Boniface the fourth borne at Maersia in Lombardy sonne of Iohn a Phisition Cardinall-Priest vnder Phocas and Heraclius Hee held the see sixe yeares eyght months thirteen daies vacante seauen months fifteene daies 70 Deus-dedit a Romaine sonne of Stephen Subdeacon cardinall-Priest vnder Heraclius He held the see three yeares three months 20 daies vacante one moneth 16. daies The Synod of Auxerre 71 Boniface the fift borne at Naples sonne of Iohn vnder Heraclius He held the see fiue years twenty daies vacante thirteene daies 72 Honorius borne in Terra di Lauoro son of Petronius that had been Consul vnder Heraclius Hee helde the See twelue yeares eleauen months sixteene daies vacante one year seauen months thirteene daies The foure and fiue synods of Tolledo 73 Seuerinus a Romaine son of Labienus vnder Heraclius he held the see one year 2. months vacante foure months 29. daies 74 Iohn the fourth borne in Dalmatia son of Venantius the Scholastick cardinall-deacon vnder Heraclius hee helde the see one yeare nine months nine daies vacante foure monthes 13. daies the sixt synod of Toledo 75 Theodorus a Grecian sonne of Theodorus the Byshop vnder Constantine and Constans he held the see sixe yeares fiue monthes 18. dayes vacante one moneth 22. daies A synod at Rome and three in Affrica 76 Martine a Tudertine sonne of Fabritius vnder Constans by whom he was banished for the faith to Gersonna in the Isle of Pontus where he dyed he held the see sixe yeares one month 26. dayes vacante one yeare two monthes A synod at Romo another in Spaine against the Monotholites 77 Eugenius a Roman sonne of Rufinianus vnder Constans He held the see two yeares nine months vacante foure monthes fifteene daies synod eight of Toledo 78 Vitalian a Latine sonne of Anastasius vnder Constans and Constantine he held the see 14. years six months vacante one yeare one month 8. daies A synod at Chaalons of Toledo 9. and 10 79 Adeodatus a Romain Monk son of Iouinianus Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine hee held the See foure years two months v. daies vacante foure months twenty dayes Synodes then at Hertford in England Toledo the xi and at Bracharensys the third 80. Domnio or Domnus a Romaine sonne of Mauritius vnder Constantine he helde the See fiue yeares fiue months ten daies vacante two months sixteene daies 81 Agatho borne at Palermo in Sicily a monk and sonne of Pannonius Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine he held the Sée two yeares six moneths fifteene daies vacante one yeare fiue monethes Then was the sixt generall Counsell of Constantinople against the Monotholites 82 Leo the second a Sicillian sonne of Paule Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine hee held the Sée one yeare vacante eleuen months xxi daies The xiij Synod of Toledo 83 Bennet the second a Romaine and sonne of Iohn Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine he held the Sée ten months twelue daies vacante two months fiftéene daies 84 Iohn the fift borne at Antioch in Syria son of Cyriacus Cardinall Arch-Deacon vnder Constantine and Iustinian he held the Sée one yeare vacante two months ninetéene daies The seauenth and eight Schisme betwéene Iohn the fift and two Anti-popes Peter and Theodor. 85 Cuno or Conon a Natiue in Thrace sonne of Bennet Cardinall Priest vnder Iustinian hee held the Sée eleuen months thrée daies vacante two months thrée and twenty daies 86 Sergius borne at Antioch sonne of Tyberius Cardinall Priest vnder Iustinian Leontius and Tyberius he held the See thirteene yeares eight moneths and three and twenty daies vacante one moneth xx daies The ninth Schisme betweene Sergius Theodor and Paschall Three Synods at Toledo The seauenth Age. IN this seuenth Age liued S. Isidore the bishop Georgius Alexandrinus Andoemus