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A chronycle with a genealogie declaryng that the Brittons and Welshemen are linealiye dyscended from Brute. Newly and very wittely compyled in meter
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Kelton, Arthur.
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1578
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STC 14918; ESTC S120688
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euery thyng How Rome was made the iiii yere in dede Of Acham that tyme of Italy kyng Whiche doth agre the yeres accomptyng That LondoÌ„ before Rome was raised first Foure hundred and twenty yeres iust ¶ Also Galfridus reherseth plain How many kynges successiuely One after other here did remain Of one dissent lyne and progeny Fully an hundred as he doth specifie Recon from Brute doune to Cadwaladre And thus of the kynges was the hole nuÌ„bre ¶ From Cadwalader the yere accomptyng As diuerse auctours doth specify Untill this tyme doune dissendyng Till our moste noble theight kyng Henry Of thesame stocke lyne and progeny As by dissent the yeres doth appere Fully eight hundred fiftie and eight yere ¶ Then to accompt the yeres the numbre Sithen Brute toke his first possession Equally deuide them asunder Recordyng to the computacion And ye shall finde by plain discription Two thousand sixe huÌ„dred lxvi yeres plain Sithin Brute began the yere of his reigne ¶ Thus for yeres tyme and continuaunce For bloud birthe and high parentage For nobilitee and mightie puissaunce For vigoure strength and manfull corage Let vs compare with Rome and Cartage With all other notable citees For our renoumed olde antiquitees ¶ What should I more of this report Sithe stories olde doth it renewe Whose list therto hymself resorte As I haue saied shall finde it trewe Set out at large as it is dewe Honor reuerence with all other thynges As doth appertayne to worthy kynges ¶ Wherfore let vs Integratly intende Our moste famous kyng for to aduance Like his desertes his grace to commende In his high and mightie gouernance Blessed are we happy his ouâ—… chance To be borne vnder so noble a kyng To se his grace ouer vs reignyng ¶ Whiche hath prouided for our redresse Neuer none like before this daie Let vs in Wales the truth confesse And for his grace moste hertely praie Long to continewe God graunt he maie With rest and peace emongest vs here Saue our Quene our prince his doughter dere ¶ The Autour COnsideryng fortunes mutabilitee Now vp now doune as the whele goth a To day a prince of muche nobilite bout To morowe in daÌ„ger staÌ„dyng in great doubt This hath happened the worlde throughout Well moste none of the first bloud and lyne In any region reigneth at this tyme. ¶ Emong all princes of excellence Foâ—…ength of tyme bloud and progeny Let vs preferre the highe magnificence Of our moste royall theight kyng Henry Whiche at this houre by grace of the deity Possesseth the same kyngdome and powre Like as did Brute his first progenitoure ¶ Though doble fortune in tyme long past His noble bloud for to incumbre Her traiterous traynes a brode did cast With foren kynges to kepe them vnder In diuerse places sente in an numbre Yâ—…t God would not of his deuine grace The Troyans bloud should lose their place ¶ As shall appere by this dissente Brifely set out this present tyme By auctours good famous and excellent As stories olde doth determine Though for a tyme thei wer in ruine Not possessyng their in heritaunce God of his might hath now made assurauÌ„ce ¶ But sithe it wer all to tedious Their auncient names for to prescribe I will be briefe and compâ—…ndious By numbre to accompt this tribe All foren kynges foâ—… to deuide Onely a fewe of the Brutes to name As thei wer worthy of laude and fame FINIS ¶ A Genelogie of the Brutes Osiris the firste kyng of Egipt in Genesis called Misraem Also kyng of Italie Labus or Libus called grâ—…a Hercules Kyng of Egipte Italie Almayne Phenice Pâ—…rigie Libie Argis Grece Affricke Gall Seltike and Tuscan Tusâ—…us the sonne of Hercules Kyng of Italie ¶ Atheus the sonne of Tuscus Kyng of Italy ¶ Blascon the sonne of Altheus kyng of Italye ¶ LomblablascoÌ„ the soÌ„ne of Blascon Kyng of Italye Iaseus Kyng of Italy Armonia the third brother Dardanus the secoÌ„d sonne of LoÌ„bloblascon kyng of Dardine in Phrigie Erictonius the soÌ„ne of Dar dayne the second Kyng of Dardayne Troos the soÌ„ne of Eryctonyus changed the name of Dardaine and called it Troy. The yong sonne Ganimides whiche Tantalus betrayed Ilion sonne of Trois kyng of Troye Laomedon sonne of Ilion kyng of Troy. Priamus the sonne of Laomedon the laste Kyng Assaracus the seconde soonne of Troys Lapis tâ—…e soonne of Assararus a Prince of Troye Anchisis the sonne of Lapis a prince of Troy. ¶ Eness the sonne of Anchisis kyng of Italy ¶ Ascanius the sonne of Eneas and of Lheusa dou ghter of Priamus Kyng of â—…roy ¶ Siluius brother of Ascanius sonne of Eneas and of Lauina ¶ Brute the firste Kyng of Britayne sonne of Siluius Posthumus Lambre Prince of Wales â—…banactus of Scotland ¶ Lotrynus the sonne of Brute the seconde Kyng of Britayne ¶ Belinus the soonne of Donwallo the twentie and one Kyng of Britayne Lassibelan soonne of Hely the three score and seuen Kyng of Brâ—…ayne â—…mbelyne the soonne of Timen cius the. 〈◊〉 and nyne Kyng of Britayne ¶ Lucius the soonne of â—…oelles the seuenty and foure Kyng of Britayne CoÌ„stantine the great sonne of S. Helin the iiiâ—… score kyng of Britaygne Constantine th third of that name the. lxxâ—…iiii kyng of Britaygne Arthur the gret in the yere of our lord 400. lxxx was that lxxxxii kig of Britayne Tadwallader the hunderde kynge of Britaygne and the last kyng of Brytayne Idwall sonne of Tadwallader prince of Northe Wales Tewdwr Mawre the great Prynce of Wales was the ten the Prynce Edmond Earle of Richemonde sonne of Owen and Quene Katherine Henri the seuenth sonne of Edmond Earle of Richmond Henry the eyghte sonne of Henry the seuenth Edwarde the sixt sonne of Hen ry the eight whom Eod preserue THese Auctours olde with one accorde This famous line coÌ„ueigheth streight To ouâ—… most drad soueraigne Lorde By the grace of God Henry the eyght â–ª To Edward our price our tresure of weight Whom God aboue their enemies represse Send them long life with plenteous successe FINIS Alcibiades of Athenes Minos king of Crete ppus of bâ—… â—…uses of 〈◊〉 or Eâ—… â—…iê° Sardaâ—…all â—…cou Arbachu â—…idorus To Master â—…olidorus Marcus Aurelius Remus and Romulus Marius and Silla Ceasar Julius Pompeius 〈◊〉 Scipions 〈◊〉 â—…ully Ualarian Sapor Domician Maxence Galerius Ualence Iulian Apostita Uicius Nero. 〈◊〉 â—…eter and â—…aule â—…clecian â—…ximian â—…aidus â—…h honoâ—…s The bish of Rome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 C Diodorus Seculâ—…s Birosus the Laldy in the. v. boke of his anti quities Busebius Tibule and Boc cas affirmith Osiris was called Siâ—…pis the God in Egipte Hercules sonne of Osiris Samct Iherom in theâ—…r of Genâ—…â—…is Diodorus Biroâ—…us affirmentl this Hercules to do the. rii nota ble labores And not Hercules Al cides whiche the Grekes affirmeth to be their Lhampion Birosus in his v boke of antiquities I hoÌ„ de Utter by commeÌ„tator of Birosê° saieth he had 3 sonnes Iaseus Dardanus Ar monia Eusebius saith that Dardanê° began too reigne the yere of the worlde iii. thousande seuen hun dred xxiii the age of Moses i. hundred and. xiiii Loke in Diodorus seculus the fifte boke for Erictonius Diodorus writeth ex pressely that Troye exiled Tan talus out of hyghe Phrigee beyng kig there Iliê° Assaracus Ganimâ—… des soÌ„nes of Trois Hector the valiaÌ„t the soÌ„ne of priamê° Looke in sainct Au â—…en the twentye Chapiter of the seuentene booke of the Litee of God. Loke in Eusebius and Sabellicus Kyng of Italy Kyng of Italy Brute of the noble bloud of â—…roye loke i Fasciculus TemporuÌ„â—… liâ—…a Chri stâ—… when Helâ—… was prieste in Israell also loke Galfride Betwene Lotrsnus and Bellinuâ—… wâ—…â—…viii kingâ—… Belinus with helpe of his brother Brâ—… ouercame the Bomâ—… Loke 〈◊〉 Aâ—… the xx boâ—… â–ª ¶ Betwene Belinê° and Lassibelan were 〈◊〉 â–ª 〈◊〉 â–ª geâ—… In LassibelaÌ„s time Iulius Le far came into this lande with his Romayns Next Lassibelan was Tinencius kyng In 〈◊〉 time IESVS CHRIST was borne of the glorious virgyn Mari Betwene â—…imbelyn and Lucius was foure Kynges ¶ Lucius was the first Christen Kyng in the yere of our lord an huÌ„dred fiftye and fiue yere Looke in Gyldas Emperoure of Rome Monarche and presydente of euery region of ChristeÌ„dome Betwene CoÌ„stantine the Emperour and Constantyne the third was four kynges in Britayne This Con stantine dâ—…aue oute of Britany the Scotts Danes Norweges Pictes and hunes with the Romains whi the sore oppressed Bry taygne Betwene Constantine the thyrde and Arthure was but foure kinges in Britaigne Of Arthur the greate loke in Fasciculus TeÌ„porum in Li nea Christi iiii huÌ„drede lxiiii in Policâ—…onicon xxiii Chapter and in Galfride Betwene der was ix Arthur and kynges in Cadwala-Britaygne Loke in Fabian whych affirmeth he slew Lotha riê° his brother Edryâ—…us and Ithelwolde three of the Saxons kiges Loke also of Gal fridus The mortal plages infectioÌ„ of pestilence and scarsnes of victaylles draue Tadwallader to Rome Idwall came into Wales by commandemeÌ„t of Cadwalader to defende the Brytons agaynste the SaxoÌ„s Of this Idwal Walshmen had their name Betwene Idwal Twdwr Mawr was there eyght princes successiuely This price chased the Saxons Danes and Pictes froÌ„ the borders of Wales with all other foreyn enemyes Betwene Tewdwr Maure and Edmonde Earle of Richmond wer of lineall discente fully xi betwene Tadwaller and EdmoÌ„d xxi This famê° Edmond of the veraye true lyne of Tadwalader dyrectly half brother to kig Henri vi whose mother was doughter to the French Kyng and wyfe to the famous Kyng Henry the fifth This noble Kynge was called the second Salomon Henry the eyght moste christeÌ„king King of En glaÌ„d FraÌ„ce and Ireland and of the Church of England and IrelaÌ„d the first supreme Heade ¶ Imprinted at LondoÌ„ in the parishe of Christes Church within new gate by Richard Grafton Prynter to our soueraigne lorde Kyng Edward the. VI. 1547. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum
A Chronycle with a Genealogie declaryng that the Brittons and Welshemen are lineallye dyscended from Brute Newly and very wittely compyled in Meter The preface To the hyghe and moste excellente Prince Edwarde the sixâ—… Kynge of Englande Fraunce and Irelande and in yearthe the supreme heade of the Churche of Englande and Irelande Arthur â—…elton wyssheth continuall peace helthe of bodye and prosperous successe AS the worthy prudent Secretary In those daies named Danucius Wrote volumes large of famous memory Onely to prefer and make glorious The name of his Lord called Aurelius Thinkyng it sinne rebuke and shame Out of his boke to seclude his name ¶ Eucolpius euen in like case Preferred Alexander Seuerus Whiche in his tyme so worthy was The Romain Tato with Citus Liuius Aduaunced the name of â—…easar Iulius Thus one after other their time Did apply To that entent good fame shuld not dy ¶ Euen so most mighty and gracius prince Under support of your benigne grace I mindyng sleuth vtterly to conuince As most vnworthy folowyng their trace Your redoubted father in euery lyke case For to aduaunce my wittes will frame With the most worthiest to set out his name ¶ After shall intreate of his magnificence His lawes statutes his Ciuil ordinaunce His mighty powre his wonderfull prudence His iust iudgemeÌ„tes his rightfull gouernaÌ„ce Namely to speake of very true substance His graces lawes most godly deuised Lately into Wales to vs there commised ¶ With a certayne true comparison Whiche was most worthiest of Antiquitie The Romains with their foundacion Ether the Brutes with their posteritie And of their Cities the soueraigntie Which of them twayne shuld other surmouÌ„t London or Rome as after shall recount ¶ With an extract or a Genealogy Conueiyng his and your most noble discent As auncient Aucthors putteth in memory From the fyrst age to this time present Accordyng to their myndes true iudgement Who wrote the same in time long paste To that intent it shuld indure and last ¶ Consideryng the high magnificence Of your father most clerely did shyne Passing al other in princely excellence None to be compared before his tyme Al men perceiue your nature doth inclyne To amplify the same more out at large SurmouÌ„ting the steps of your fathers stage ¶ In whom consisteth our confidence Our hope our trust our consolacion Wherin nature sheweth an euidence Accordyng to our expectacion To folowe the same by inclinacion With your mother most gracious Quene Whose vertue plaine in your face is sene ¶ Thus God of his deuine myght Hath indued your most noble maiestie As appeareth to euery mannes syght Whose incomperable dexterstie In learnyng hauyng a soueraigntie Passyng all other by reporte of name Consideryng your age this is the fame ¶ The procedynges of yournoble age Doth vs encourage your subiectes trewe Well perceauyng your verteous courage Most godly stories for to insewe Which doth insence my hert doth renewe To dedicate this vnworthy litell boke Unto your highnes therevpon to lake ¶ Whiche was begon in your fathers time Unto whose highnes I minded the same But death alas his life did vptwyne Before I coulde my purpose well frame Preuenting al thinges but his worldly fame Whiche may not passe wither nor yet decaie His famous report indure shal alway ¶ O ye infernal systers of the darcke nighte With Cerberus in Hel as Poetes doth fain Of all nobilitie the quenchers of lighte Whose crueltie no wight can restrayne Ye cut the thred ye parte in twayne The life of man without respecte The poore ye spare the noble reiecte ¶ Cursed be ye ye doughters of Hell Whiche are in number counted but three Cloto Lachesis and Atropos the fell Ye might haue spared your crueltie A littel tyme of our felicite Untill our king most noble of corage Had proceded into moo yeares of age ¶ What I haue written in sentence playne In laude or prayse of your father dere Unto your highnes let it remayne As though it did to your grace appere Written of your selfe as matter clere With no lesse zeale obedience and loue Then duetie may obserue increase and moue ¶ I do confesse and this is trewe If Cato the sage or prudent Tully With their fyled tonges and sentence newâ—… Were here again his grace to magnify As they dyd the Romains glorify Yet shulde they not as in this case Worthely geue prayse vnto his grace ¶ All thynges remembred as of my parte Most humbly desireth your noble grace With constant wyll and faithfull heart To pardon my boldenes foly and trespace Consideryng alway as in this case That euery trewe heart inforced is To rendre his loue duetie and seruice The ende of the preface The Chronicle of the Brutes IN the Golden tyme when al thynges florished As it were by deuyne prouidence And that nature in manne was stablished Hauyng reason wisdome and science By gifte of the high magnifycence To vnderstand determine and knowe The Heauens aboue and the earth alowe ¶ Then the wyse sage and auncient By great industry and diligent laboure By sobre respecte and great aduisement Made lawes statutes with other good order Man to stablyshe onely by fauoure Them to conducte sauely to bryng Unto knowledge wisdome and learnyng ¶ Thus by politike moderacion Without rigoure or cruel ordinaunce Prynces notable of intencion Hauyng poure and mightye gouernaunce Established lawes by discrete purueyaunce Onely theyr subiectes to keepe in awe Dreadyng God and fearyng his lawe Such Princes kinges famous Emperors Of duetie ought to be magnified Not onely as worthy Lonqueroures But as men with grace nutrified Whose actes are worthy to be specified Enrolled vp with golde pearle and stone Registred in a boke them selfes alone ¶ Like as the Romains wyse circumspect In tyme long past their fame to aduaunce All notable thynges as in effecte Made by statutes or Liuill ordynance Registered was for a remembraunce Their Senate onely to magnify By fam ' report as thei thought theÌ„ worthy ¶ The Romaines most commended Leasar The Troians Hector the famous knyghte The Percians great Alexander The Grekes Achilles for manhode myghtâ—… The Larthagiens to maintain their righte Affirmyng Hanniball their lodesterre Thus euery one his tyme dyd preferre ¶ And we Arthur most worthyest of all Ought to remember in our fantasy Passyng all other in deedes marciall Like Mars him selfe shinyng in glory In his triumphes conquest and victory As the story of him do the recounte All other kinges in his time dyd surmount AS that tyme is past and worne out This tyme present we must put in vre That in time to come there be no doute But that this tyme that time may assure For time once past is without recure Wherfore this tyme let vs intende The time to come may this time coÌ„mende ¶ Let the Romains aduannce their Leasar The Troian Hector their famous knyght The Percian their great Alexander The Greke Achilles for strength myght The Larthagiens to maintain their