the noble men were slayne and diuers of the commons fearinge to come to the handes of theyr aduersaries murdered them selfes in the temples The Syracusane warres with the Leontines in Sicilie beganne Agis king of Lacedemons Domosthenes inuaded the Aetolians Before Britayne knovven 377 he was vainquished and put to flyght The yere of the worlde 3536 The yere before Christe 427 Demosthenes vanquished and slue the Peloponenses and Ambracians nye to Argos The Atheniens tooke Pilus and put the Lacedemonians to great hurt and damage Before Britayne knovven 375 Xerxes the seconde The yere of the worlde 3538 The yere before Christe 424 and eight emperour of Persia reigned two monethes Sogdianus the .ix. emperor of Persia reigned .8 monthes A great drought in Rome and Nali The Atheniens tooke Scandia and Cythera spoyled and bourned Thirca An Eclipse of the sonne and an earthquake in certain places of Grece Before Britayne knovven 374 Darius surnamed Nothus The yere of the worlde 3539 The yere before Christe 424 the tenthe emperour of Persia reigned .xix. yeres he did muche domage to the Atheniens for the olde rancour betwene them Brasidas the Lacedemnian capitayne got Amphipolis toke Torona receiued by dedicion diuers cities of the part of the Athenians and besieged Lecythus The Bocotians vanquished the Atheniens at Delos and toke it Truce taken betwene the Atheniens and the Lacedemons Before Britayne knovven 373 The yere of the worlde 3540 The yere before Christe 423 The Ueientes ouerthru the Romanes for which cause Mamercus Emilius was elected Dictatour who vaynquished the Ueientes and Fidenates ¶ Cleon the capitaine of Atheniens recouered Sicionia and Torona which had geueÌ„ vp to the Lacedemonians At Amphipolis Brasidas vaÌ„quished and slue Cleon him selfe being also wounded to death after whom succeded Clearidas The Lacedemoniens made truce with the Atheniens for .50 yeres and buylded Heraclea The Atheniens by the meanes of Alcibiades entred in league with the Argiues and other for .100 yeres The yere of the worlde 3543 The yere before Christe 420 Uulturnum was taken by the Samnites whiche by theyr capitaine Capy was after named Capua Before Britayne knovven 370 The yere of the worlde 3545 The yere before Christe 418 The Lacedemones by theyr capitayne Agis ouerthrue and vaÌ„quished the Argiues Before Britayne knovven with whom also they made league The yere of the worlde 3547 The yere before Christe 416 A commotion of seruantes in Rome who conspired to destroye the citye with fier Before Britayne knovven 366 The Atheniens toke Melos by dedicion and kylled all the youth bringinge the residue to bondage The Athenians with theyr capitaynes Alcibiades Nicias and Laâ—â—achus sayled into Sicilye And the sayd Alcibiades was incontinent sent for home and should for certaine offences haue ben banished But he hauing knowlage therof fledde to the Lacedemons whom he styrred to warre vpon his owne countrey and by his auctoritee withdrue many cities of Asia from the obedience of the Atheniens Afterwarde he was called from banishmente and atcheued many great vyctoryes in the quarel of his couÌ„trey meÌ„ as shal after be touched The yere of the worlde 3548 The yere before Christe 415 Warres of Sicily were renued Before Britayne knovven 365 The yere of the worlde 3549 The yere before Christe 414 The Syracusanes were besieged Before Britayne knovven 364 and vaÌ„quished of the Atheniens The Lacedemones sent them succours with their capitayne Gilippus Egipt left the Persians Before Britayne knovven 363 and those Amartheus to theyr kinge The yere of the worlde 1550 The yere before Christe 413 who reigned .vi. yeres The Thracians tooke Mycalessum and putte al the people to the swoorde withoute respect of age who lykewise by the Thebans were all slayne The Syracusanes obteyned a great victorye ouer the Atheniens Nicias and Demosthenes wer slayne few of them retourned to Athenes Socrates the famous philosopher at this time flourished in Athenes he first inuented morall philosophye and so diligently ensued it that he was counted the most wise and vertuous man than liuinge But at the laste he being enuied of them whiche then dyd beare chiefe rule in Athenes was accused of Anytus Melissus the poete and Licon the oratour that he spake agaynst theyr goddis and corrupted theyr children with peruerse doctrine At whiche time he so contempned death that he woulde suffer no man to speake for him and therfore as the facion was when he should drinke poyson with a ioyous countenaunce he sayd to Anitus I bring the good lucke and incontinent died But soone after the Atheniens repented theyr rashenesse and were so sorye for his death that of his accusers some they slewe and some they banished and did sette vp openlye the ymage of Socrates made of copper for a perpetuall memorye of his benefittes and wisedome The Lacedemons made amitee with Darius Before Britayne knovven 362 Hytherto writeth Thucidides The yere of the worlde 3551 The yere before Christe 412 The Medes forsoke Darius â–ª and were again subdued Before Britayne knovven 361 Aboute Abidus the Athenienses triumphed vpon the Lacedemons and Syracusanes The yere of the worlde 3552 The yere before Christe 411 Alcibiades at Chalcedon obteyned a great victory he toke Byzance by treason ouercam the Lacedemons vaÌ„quished Pharnabazus and in his absence was elected capitain of Athenes whither he retourned with greate triumphe he was a man of goodlye personage actiue eloquent and of wytte quicke and excellente and yet therewithal lacked not diuers vyces as dissolute lyuinge and lecherie and ryot deceyt and vnconstancie which caused men to meruayle that in one man might be such diuers natures Finally by the menes of LysaÌ„der he was exiled who being in Phrigia the house wherin he lay purposely was set on fyre whiche he escaped and halfe naked valiantly defended him selfe againste his ennemies amonge whom he was slayne and his heade broughte to Pharnabazus capitayne of Persians Posthumius Uigillenses the Romayn capitayne after is victory ouer the Eques and Uoles for his arrogancie was slayne of the souldiours Before Britayne knovven The temple of Pallas at Athenes was burned The yere of the worlde 3553 The yere before Christe Lysander ouerthrewe Antiochus the Athenien toke Delphinion and Eiona The Carthaginensis with their capitayn Annibal inuaded Sicilie by sea The yere of the worlde 3554 The yere before Christe 409 Before Britayne knovven 359 A famine and pestilence in Rome The yere of the worlde 1555 The yere before Christe 408 After the Atheniens had expulsed their capitayne Alcibiades the seconde time Before Britayne knovven 358 thei were ouerthrowen slaine by Lysander the Lacedemonian capitayne nere to the citee Aegus whiche by force of armes toke also Cerdrias and Lampsacus and after gyrt the citee ofAthenes with a stronge siege at whyche tyme manye of them perished with huÌ„ger and famyne and yet were they so stubburne in their sentence that thei not only refused all condicioÌ„s of peace but also publysshed that who so euer exhorted theim to
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
kynge of Aegypt beganne to reigne in the twentye Dynasty After the deathe of Ioiada the highe priest kynge Ioas falling in to idolatrie coÌ„manded the prophet Zachary Before Britayne knovven 820 the son of Ioiada to be stoned to deathe The yere of the worlde 3093 The yere before Christe 970 Before Britayne knovven 816 Aristemedes in Corinth reigned .35 yeres BLadud the son of Lud ruled Britain .20 yeres The yere of the worlde 3097 The yere before Christe 866 He as oure late histories witnes builded the citee of Bathe Before Britayne knovven 813 and made therein the hote bathes The yere of the worlde 3100 The yere before Christe 863 and also by the vain trust of the arte of Nychromancy wherin he was very studious toke vpon him to fly iÌ„ the aer where he fel downe and brake his necke Before Britayne knovven 812 Pheredus prince of Athenes ruled theim .19 yeres The yere of the worlde 3101 The yere before Christe 862 Azahel kyng of Iurie spoiled Iudea Before Britayne knovven 808 Ioas of Israelites the .xi. kynge reigned .16 yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 858 Before Britayne knovven 807 The other Ioas king of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3106 The yere before Christe 857 was of his owne seruantes slain in his bed After whom succeded Amasia the .xii. kyng of the Iewes who reigned .29 yeres Auentinus Syluius the .xiii. king of Latines reigned 37. yeres Before Britayne knovven 804 He by his buriall in the hill The yere of the worlde 3109 The yere before Christe 854 whyche nowe is part of the citee of Rome â–ª gaue the name vnto it for euer Heliseus the prophette about this time deceassed who beyng dead raised a dead man Before Britayne knovven 802 Amos and Amazia prophetes flourished Osorthon kyng of Aegypte reigned .xv. yeres Thelechus also in Lacedemonia reigned .xl. yeres The yere of the worlde 3111 The yere before Christe 852 Amasia vainquished the Amalechites Idumeis and Gabaonites in the bataile sleing .10000 of them and also takynge as many whereby beynge elated he adored straunge goddes and at length prouokyng Ioas king of Israel to the warres was of him taken Tharsus and Anchiale citees of Cilicia were builded in one daye Hesiocus a poete and priest of the Muses flouryshed in Helicon LEire succeded his father Bladud and reigned .xl. yeres Before Britayne knovven 794 He builded Leicester The yere of the worlde 3119 The yere before Christe 844 and lefte after him thre daughters of the whiche the yongeste for hir wisedome was chosen to be gouernour Ariphron ruled the Atheniens .xx. yeres Before Britayne knovven 793 Ioas toke Amazias king of Iuda The yere of the worlde 3120 The yere before Christe 843 and beat downe the walles of Ierusalem In his place was Ozias his sonne constituted kyng by the people who reygned .xi. yeres in the lyfe of his father and .xii. yere after he presumynge contrary to the ordinance of god to minister sacrifices in the temple was therfore striken with lepre Hieroboam the .ii. and .xii. kynge of the Israelites reigned .xli. yeres The yere of the worlde 3123 The yere before Christe 840 ¶ Tonos concoleros called also Sardanapaius the .38 and laste emperour of Assyria reigned .xv. yeres Before Britayne knovven 790 a man more corrupt and effeminate than any woman Ionas the prophete about this time was cast out of the whales bealye The yere of the worlde 3126 The yere before Christe 837 Tachelotis gouerned Aegypt .xiii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 787 The yere of the worlde 3129 The yere before Christe 834 Hieroboam ouerthrue the Syrians and recouered the citees Before Britayne knovven 784 which they had taken Egemnon in Corinth reigned .xvi. yeres Before Britayne knovven 781 The yere of the worlde 3132 The yere before Christe 831 Phulbelochus capitayn of the Babylonicall warres and Arbaces president of Media disdeignynge to be subiect vnder hym who had rather be a woman than a man conspired togither for the diuision of the empire and by force of armes droue Sardanapalus to that poynte that he bourned hym selfe with all his delicacies whiche he estemed more than all his empire in a great fyre onely in that shewing him selfe to be a man Wherby the monarchie was deuided Phulbelochus reignyng in Babylon and Arbaces in Media The yere of the worlde 3138 The yere before Christe 825 Arbaces began the empire amoÌ„g the Medes Before Britayne knovven 775 where he reigned .28 yeres Phulbelochus also reigned in Babylon .48 yeres He made Manahen kyng of Israel tributarie Petubastis was kyng of Aegypt .xxv. yeres Before Britayne knovven 774 The yere of the worlde 3139 The yere before Christe 824 Tespieus prince of Athenes gouerned theÌ„ xxvii yeres Before Britayne knovven 773 The yere of the worlde 3140 The yere before Christe 823 Marâ—ius reigned amoÌ„ge the Thuscanes .xviii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 770 The yere of the worlde 3143 The yere before Christe 820 Procas Syluius the .xiiii. kynge of Latines Before Britayne knovven 767 reygned xxiii yeres The yere of the worlde 3146 The yere before Christe 817 Alexander ruled the Corinthians .xxv. yeres Before Britayne knovven 765 The yere of the worlde 3148 The yere before Christe 815 Ozias in the beginnyng of his reigne beyng iust Before Britayne knovven 764 subdued the Philistians The yere of the worlde 3149 The yere before Christe 814 Arabies and Ammonites made them tributaries and repaired the citee of Hierusalem Finally by great abundance of welth and prosperitee falling in to pride and willing also to minister sacrifice vppon the golden altare was striken with lepre and by the priestes driuen also out of the holy place That time in Iudea chanced a great earthquake wherby the mountayne Eroge was clouen in sunder Before Britayne knovven 762 Caranus otherwise Gramaus first king of Macedon reigned .28 yeres The yere of the worlde 3151 The yere before Christe 812 This Caranus with a multitude of grekes folowed a flocke of gotes toke Edissa where he began the first fundemeÌ„t of the kingdome of Macedone Alcanes in Lacedemon ruled .37 yeres COrdeilla the yongest doughter of Leir The yere of the worlde 3158 The yere before Christe 805 ruled Britayne fiue yeares Before Britayne knovven 755 She by the rebellion of hir two nephues Morgan and Cunedagius was takeÌ„ and cast in prison where for sorowe she killed her selfe Phydon an Argiue first found out the vse of weightes and measures Before Britayne knovven 752 Zacharia the .xii. king of Israelites The yere of the worlde 3161 The yere before Christe 802 reigned sixe monethes and was slaine by Sallum who also continued not a moneth but was by Manahen besieged destroied Manahen the .xiii. king of Israelites reigned .10 yeares who tirannously possessed the kingdome and gaue vnto Phulbelochus great tresure to breake vp his warres Etalus gouerned the Thuscanes .30 yeres CUnedagius and MorgaÌ„ iointly succeded Cordeilla Before Britayne knovven 751 but they continued not long togither The yere of the
o wne inuencion The yere of the worlde 3311 The yere before Christe 652 Before Britayne knovven 602 The yere of the worlde 3318 The yere before Christe 645 Philippus the .vi. king of Macedon reigned .38 yeres Before Britayne knovven 595 Tullus kept fiue yeres warres with the Latines Lamsacus Abdera Selinis and Pâ—â—isthenes noble cities in this time were builded The yere of the worlde 3323 The yere before Christe Grece in this season first enterprised to vse the oracles of Apollo at Dodoneus Before Britayne knovven 590 Damasia ruled the Atheniens The yere of the worlde 3324 The yere before Christe 639 Ancus martius fourth kyng of Romanes reigned .24 yeres He was nephieu to Numa by his daughter Before Britayne knovven 589 He kept warres with the Latines toke PolitoriuÌ„ the second tyme beat it downe to the grounde broughte the people to Rome encreased the citye adding therunto the mount Auentine and Ianiculum he made the bridge Sublitius vppon Tiber and builded the citee Hostia â–ª the hauen or port of Rome In this same time L. Tarquinius Pryscus tam to Rome with his wife Tanaquil The yere of the worlde 3325 The yere before Christe 633 Phaortes Before Britayne knovven 588 in a conflicte made against the Assryians peryshed After whom succeded Cyaraxes the .vii. kynge of Media 4â— yeres Psammitichus the king of Egipte ioyninge wyth the Syrians in battayle obteyned the victory Helchias bigh priest Hieremias Sophonias Baruch and Olda prophetes flourished among the Iewes Iosias prouoking the king of Egipt to battayle was therin wounded and died Of whose deathe Heremy the prophet made his lamentacions Ioachas the .xx. king of Iewes Before Britayne knovven 587 reigned three monethes The yere of the worlde 3326 The yere before Christe 937 and was taken and brought captiue into Egipt In whose place his brother Ioachim was constitute the .xxi. kyng of Iewes and was king ouer theÌ„ .xi. yeares An insolent prince who not regardinge the prophecies of Hierentie but burning the bokes therof was finally slayn and left vnburyed like a beaste I Ago called also Lago gouerned this roialme of Britayne .xxv. yeres Missena fel from the Lacedemons Before Britayne knovven 586 Nabuchodonosor the great the .ix. king of Babylon The yere of the worlde 3327 The yere before Christe called of the Iewes Nabucadnezer Before Britayne knovven 584 reigned .xliiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3329 The yere before Christe 634 He subdued the Syrians Egypcians Lybians Hiberians and brought the Iewes into captiuitee Finally he rebelling as it were against almightye god by the companye of beastes with whome by the stroke of god he was compelled to liue was made humble and acknowlaged the godhead to whom he gaue prayse glorye as al whose waies be iudgementes and workes righteous who also can humble the proud and giue and take kingdomes as pleaseth him The Scithians entred as farre as Palestine possessed al Asia and molested Egipt with warres Ioachim burned the booke of Hieremies prophecie After which dede Nabuchodonosor made him tributarye Before Britayne knovven 577 Hierusalem was taken the king slayne and cast out of the citee vnburied The yere of the worlde 3336 The yere before Christe 627 accordiÌ„g to the prophecy of Hieremy Before Britayne knovven 576 ¶ Ioachin called also Iechonias the .xxii. king of Iewes reigned thre monethes and .x. dayes The yere of the worlde 3337 The yere before Christe 626 he yelded him selfe willingly vnto Nabuchodonosor by the counsayle of Hieremie who sente him to Babilon with all the noble men and ornamentes and iewels amoÌ„g whom also was the prophet Ezechiel In his stede Nabuchodonoser constituted Mathanias the fourth sonne of Iosias whom he caused to sweare by the name of the lord that faithfullye he shoulde serue the Chaldeis in token wherof he named him Sedechias the xxiii and last king of the Iewes who was king .xi. yeres he finally for his arrogancye and vntruth both to god man was taken blinded imprysoned and miserablye finished his life Before Britayne knovven 575 Periander the tyran of Corinth in this time liued The yere of the worlde 3338 The yere before Christe Sadyates was king of Lydia .xv. yeres Perusina Mantua and Dirachium buylded Before Britayne knovven 574 The game of Chesse about this season was deuised by wise men The yere of the worlde 3339 The yere before Christe 624 to mitigate the mindes or hertes of tyrans Susanna the most chast matron of the hebrues by two false priestes was accused of adultery but by the policy of yong Daniel she was purged and the prestes committed to the fier Nechac called also Nechepsos kinge of Egipte Before Britayne knovven 571 reygned .vi. yeres The yere of the worlde 3342 The yere before Christe 621 Abacuk and Ezechiel beganne to prophecy among the Hebrues Draco the lawe geuer of the Atheniens wrote his lawes with bloude Sedechias brake his amitee with the kinge of Babylon The yere of the worlde 3344 The yere before Christe 619 and entered in league with the Egipcians Before Britayne knovven 569 For whiche cause Nabuchodonoser retourned and besieged Hierusalem whiche he continued one yere six monethes and fiue dayes Before Britayne knovven 566 After which the holy citye with the most sacred temple misarably with pestilence famine sword and fyre was destroyed The yere of the worlde 3347 The yere before Christe 616 The king him selfe with all his nobilitee taken his chyldren slayne before his face hys eyes pulled out and sent in captiuitie to Babylon Thus was the whole nacion of Iewes without respecte of age or kind eyther slayne or brought into Babilons bondage for theyr obstinacye against god his prophetes and for the sinne and preuaricacion of theyr kinges priestes and all the people the yeare after the vniuersall floude 169â— after the arriuall of Brute .492 after the beginninge of the kingedome of the Iewes .458 after the buyldyng of the temple .414 and after the buyldinge of Rome .137 ¶ Tarquinius Priscus the .v. kinge of Romans Before Britayne knovven 565 reigned 37 yeres The yere of the worlde 3348 The yere before Christe he doubled the numbre of Senatoures buylded the circuite wherin the playes and pastimes were kepte ouercame the Sabines encreased the baÌ„des of horsmen subdued the olde Latines fyrste entred Rome wyth tryumph made the walles and synkes to conueye the fylthe of the city and began the capitoll Finally he was slayne by the sonnes of Ancus Mattius whome he succeded Panetius first tyrannised Sixilye KInimacus succeded Iago in this royalme of Brytayne The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 612 wherin he reigned .54 yeres Before Britayne knovven 562 Eniochida a capitaine of the Atheniens Stesichorus an exceltent poet in this time flourished Aliactes reigned in Lydia .49 yeres Arion the excellent harper by a Dolphin as it is writen was borne through the sea Before Britayne knovven 560 Daniel the most notable prophet florished in BabiloÌ„ The yere of the worlde 3353 The yere before Christe 610 he
take peace should be slayne But in fine after .v monethes they were constraigned with hunger to yelde them selfe at whiche tyme the Corinthes and Thebans woulde haue had their citie vtterly destroied but the Lacedemons would not vse suche extreme cruelte towarde that citee ▪ whiche was alwaye counted one of the eies of Grece by whome thei had receiued so great beneiftes in expulsing the Medes and Perses Therfore it was decreed that onely their walles and towers should be caste to the erth and to them prescribed a certayn forme of gouernance accordyng to the which thei should lyue The yere of the worlde 3556 The yere before Christe 407 Nepherites kyng of Aegypt reigned .vi. yeares Orestes in Macedon reigned .3 yeres Before Britayne knovven 357 The yere of the worlde 3557 The yere before Christe 406 Thyrtie men were elected of the Atheniens to gouerne their common weale Before Britayne knovven 356 Lysander by dedicion toke Samos Dionyse the elder by tyrāny possessed Sicilie The Carthaginenses vanquished Gella and Camerina In Rome the Questores were elected of the cōmō people Artaxerxes the .xi. emperour of Persia Before Britayne knovven 355 surnamed Mēnon The yere of the worlde 3558 The yere before Christe 405 reigned .xl. yeres vnto Cyrus his brother by inheritaunce fell Ionia and Lydia ouer whiche Tissaphernes was president For whiche cause and beyng desirous of dominion priuily he wrought treason agaynst the kyng his brother which being knowē vnto Artaxerxes caused hym to be taken whom he cast in prison with goldē fetters But at lengthe by the prayers of his mother beyng delyuered he made open warre gettyng on his part the Lacedemones and so fightynge in a bataile Artaxerxes was wounded but Cyrus was there slayne The .xxx. men began to tyrrannyse Athenez by Thrasybulus they were vainquished in Pyreo where he was slayne The popular gouernāce of Athenes was again restored Archelaus king of Macedon reigned .4 yeares Before Britayne knovven 354 Thimbron the Lacedemon receiued certaine citees of Asia vnder his rule and gouernaunce The yere of the worlde 3559 The yere before Christe 404 About this time Dercillidas succeded Thimbron He toke Larissa Before Britayne knovven 353 Amaxion and Colonas The yere of the worlde 3560 The yere before Christe receiued the Kebrinos by submission restored the Sceoseos to libertee subdued Gergitha possessed Acarges and walled the .xi. cytees of Isthmus Wages was first graunted to the Romaine souldiors of the common cost Before Britayne knovven 352 Agis with fier and sworde wasted the prouynce of Elia and restored the Greeke cities vnto their liberte The yere of the worlde 3561 The yere before Christe 402 After his deathe Agesilaus was constituted kynge of Lacedemonia Before Britayne knovven 351 ¶ This Agesilaus was of excellente vertue euen frome his childehode as in trouthe Iustice temperance The yere of the worlde 3562 The yere before Christe 401 noble courage liberalite and continence Wherfore he was so muche honoured and prospered so well that he subdued to the Lacedemones innumerable cities and countreys in asia and Grece whan one demanded a thyng of him whiche was vniuste sayinge that he had promysed it He aunswered If it were iuste I promysed it but if it were vniuste I spake but I promysed it not he neuer spake with any woman sauing his wyfe but either in the temple or afore all men thinking those two places to be void of suspicion Whan he was demaunded why he laye no more richely than a priuate person he aunswered That a prince ought to excel other men not in delicacie but in temperance and moderate lyuing Truly the lyfe of this man was wonderful and worthy to be an example to other princes as it appereth in Plutarke which wryteth at large BElinus and Brennus sonnes of Mulmutius deuided this hole isle of Britayne betwene theim vnto Beline as elder was appoynted England Wales and Cornewall vnto other the northe parte beyonde Humber But Brennus a young man desyrous of glory and dominion thinkinge hym selfe equall with his brother in marciall prowes was not therwith contente Wherfore he raysed warre against Beline but in cōclusion by the meanes of their mother they were accorded and Brennus geuen wholly to the studie of warres leauing his countreye to the gouernāce of his brother wēt into Fraunce among the Galles wher in the prouice of Lyons for his excellent qualitees he was greatly estemed of Siguinus king of that countreye whose daughter he maried and of the Galles was made soueraygne capitayne when they made their expedicion to Rome of which I shall hereafter more largely declare Beline in the meane time both in ciuile iustice and also religiō as at that time was vsed encreased his realme cōstituting thre Archeflamins whose seas were at London York Carleon he finished the foure great wayes begun by his father subdued made tributarie vnto him Denmarke In London he made the hauen whiche at this day reteyneth the name of him called Belines gate ▪ and as mayster Leyland writeth whose labour industry in moste diligent serching out of the antiquities of this realme is greatly to be commended builded the tower of London he maried his doughter Cambra vnto a prīce of almani called Antenor of whom those people were called Cimbri and Sycambri Finallye after he had reygned wyth his brother and alone .26 yeares he dyed and after the pagan maner with great pompe was burned The yere of the worlde 3563 The yere before Christe 400 Pausanias was king of Macedon one yere Before Britayne knovven 350 The warres betwene the Lacedemones and Thebanes beganne The yere of the worlde 3564 The yere before Christe 399 Amintas reigned in Macedone .vi. yeres Before Britayne knovven 349 Otis king of Paphlagonia toke parte with Agesslaus Erippidas ouerthrue and put to flighte Pharnabazus Lisander ledde his armye into Phocea where in a skyrmishe at a gate of a citee he was slayne the Thebanes erected the token of theyr victory Pausanias the other king of Lacedemonia for all the victories that he had atcheued for his countreye was cōdemned to die for which cause he fled into Tegea where he finished his life with sickenesse ¶ The Lacedemones were vanquished by the parte takers of the Atheniēses Agesilaus was called out of Asia to succour his countrey he vanquished the Thessalians ouerthrewe the Thebanes wasted the lande of Argiues tooke Pyreum and in ayde of the Acheis with fire and sworde destroyed the lande of the Acarnanes For which cause the Acarnanes made peace with the Acheians and entred in amitee with the Lacedemons Ioannes sonne of Iudas and brother of Iesu The yere of the worlde 3568 was high priest of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 345 The yere before Christe 395 The two bretherne Phileni for the dilatinge of the dominion of Carthage suffered them selues to be buryed quicke of the Cyrenenses In this time many cities of Greece fell vnto the parte of Pharnabazus who with Conon preparinge a nauye did great domage to
the hauen towne of Laconia Conō repayred Pyreum and the great walles of Athenes In the feldes of Meandrus Strutas the Persian slue Thimbrus and Thesādrus put to flight and destroyed the Lacedemons Teleutias toke Philocrates with .xii. shyppes Thrasibulus subdued all Lesbus whom the Aspendians by night killed Iphicrates in the streictes of Abidos meting with the Locedemons obteyned a great victorie in whiche Anaxibios was slayne Dionise tyranne of Sicilye aboute this time ouercame the Lacronses and shortly after he him selfe was vanquished by the Crotoniens ☞ Damon and Pitheas an example of moste sure and rare frendship in this time liued Argeus was king of Macedone one yeare The yere of the worlde 3570 The yere before Christe 393 after whome succeded Amintas who reigned .xix. yeres Before Britayne knovven 343 The citee Ueie after ten yeres siege was taken by Furius Camillus the Romain capitain for whiche victory he triumphed Before Britayne knovven 342 The Faliscians yelded to the Romains being prouoked The yere of the worlde 3572 The yere before Christe 391 with the great faith and Iustice of their capitain Camillus whiche restored againe to them the children of theyr noble men when they were geuen into his hādes by the reason of their instructour or schole maister Psammites kyng Egipt reigned one yere Before Britayne knovven 339 after whō reigned Nepherites .4 monethes The yere of the worlde 3574 The yere before Christe 389 The Atheniens besyeged Eginetas by lande and sea and obteyned the soueraintee of the sea Nectanebus reigned in Egipt .18 yeres The yere of the worlde 3575 The yere before Christe 388 Achaia by an horrible earthquake was so shaken Before Britayne knovven 338 that ii citees Hebra and Helice sanke and were cleane deuoured of the earthe Teleucias in the hauē of Athenes toke many of their shyppes and men M. Furius Camilius after many benefites by him done to the citee was by them most vnkyndly exiled BRennus the moste valiant capitayn of the Galles sonne of Mulinutius The yere of the worlde 3576 The yere before Christe 387 and brother to Beline Before Britayne knovven 337 in this yere with the Frenche men inuaded Rome he first buylded and repayred beyonde the mountains Millane Pauy Bergomuni Comum Brixia Uerona Tridentum Uincētia with dyuers other citees vanquished the Clusines ouerthrue the great army of the Romans toke and burned Rome slue the Senatours in their seates besieged the capitoll and had taken it had it not beere valyauntly defended by Manlius who was wakened with his companye by the noyse of geese and yet by famyne were sore constreig ed wheefore they vsed this polycie thei cast out pieces of bread in stede of stones at their ennemies by which meanes the french men supposyng thē to be well vitayled and consyderyng the munition of the place receiued of the Romans .1000 li. weyght of gold brake vp their siege But Furius Camillus reuoked frō his exile and made Dictator proclaimed that not wyth gold but with yron he would delyuer hys countrey and with the bloud of the Galles quenche the fyre of the cytee and therfore had them prepare to battaile in whiche the Frenchemen minding more the gold than the fight were by Camillls soone vanquished and the citie again repayred in lesse than a yere But of the deathe of Brennus there is no certayntee whether he was there slaine or retourned home for some of our chroniclers write the Beline was in that viage but be that as it was I wyll leaue it to the iudgemēt of the reders he toke Rome the 721. yere after the arriual of Brute in Britaine ¶ Artaxerxes made peace in Grece commaunded them to leaue the warres who so woulde do otherwise to take him for his enmy and restored the citees to their libertees The warres in Olynthius began in which Teleutias was slayne Before Britayne knovven 336 the Olynthians triumphed The yere of the worlde 3577 The yere before Christe 386 The Thebanes warred with the Lacedemones with sūdry fortune In Leucris the Lacedemones were vain quished and Cleombrotus theyr capitaine slayne The Thebanes erected Tropheum that is a token of victory The gaules desired amitee with Dionisius Rome was edified ¶ The townes of the Hetruscians distroyed The yere of the worlde 3578 The yere before Christe 385 the capitole buylded with square stones Before Britayne knovven 335 a sedicion for the landes of the Tometians The Carthaginenses with theyr capitaine Hanno inuaded Sicily Before Britayne knovven 334 Thebanes with fier and sworde inuaded the landes of Epidaures The yere of the worlde 3579 The yere before Christe 384 Dionysius sent succours to the Lacedemones who ouer came the Sicionians and toke Geras whiche done they returned home Archidamus a Lacedemon ouercame the Arcadians and Argiues and toke Cronum Before Britayne knovven 333 Camillus toke Satricum and vanquished the Hetruscians Uolscians and rescued again Iutriū Nepete The yere of the worlde 3580 The yere before Christe 383 The Atheniens made a league with the Arcadians The Aelians ouercame the Arcadians and gotte theyr mountaine citees Dionisyus the elder by the deceites of his subiectes was slayne Before Britayne knovven 332 Mantius moued sedicion in Rome againste Cemyllus and other nobles for whiche cause he was condemned The yere of the worlde 3581 The yere before Christe 382 and caste headlong from the rocke Tarpeius Dionisius the yonger tiran of Sicily began to reygne Before Britayne knovven 330 To this place Xenophon writethe of the actes of the The yere of the worlde 3583 The yere before Christe 380 Grecians Mausolus king of Caria reigned whose wife Artemisia buylded for him a wonderful sepulchre whiche was taken for one of the goodly woorkes of the world The yere of the worlde 3586 The yere before Christe 377 Before Britayne knovven 327 of which all goodlye monumentes of dead men were called Mausolea The Athenians in this time were princes of Grecia Isocrates the famous oratour in this time flourished out of whose schole proceded the moste excellent oratours of Grece Xenophon a philosophier of Athenes disciple to Socrates and folower of Plato in this time was renoumed he was an excellent capitayne For he brought an army out of the extreme partes of Babilō home to theyr owne coūtrei in safegard and for his delectable stile in writing he was named the muse of Athenes he made most excellent warkes of marciall feates of huntinge and keping of horses he liued .89 yeres Plato the prince of philosophiers in wisedom knowlage vertue and eloquence farre excedinge al other Gentiles was borne in Athenes Lyinge in his cradell bees were founden to bringe honye into his mouthe wythout hurtinge the childe whiche the diuinours did interpretate that from him shoulde flowe eloquence moste swete and dilectable he first lerned letters with Dion the grāmarian and exercised his youth in wrastling and feates of actiuitie his name was firste Aristocles and after for the big and brode stature of his bodye he
before Christe 362 and brother of Manasses was high priest of the Iewes A pestilence in Rome Camillus the second Romulus and father to his vnkinde citee finished his last daye Before Britayne knovven 311 Perdiccas foughte with the Illerians The yere of the worlde 3602 The yere before Christe 361 he was taken and brought to extreme myserie Artaxerxes of Persie foughte vnfortunately agaynst the Egipcians and loste many of his men Before Britayne knovven 310 Philippus father to great Alexander The yere of the worlde 3603 The yere before Christe 360 obteyned the kingdome of Macedon Pausanias and Argeus making also title to it he subdued Pmphibolis warred with the Atheniens and toke Bardillus king of Illyria Callimedes capitaine of Atheniens Before Britayne knovven 309 In Rome The yere of the worlde 3642 The yere before Christe 359 by an erthquake in the marketplace the earth opened whiche made an horrible gulfe or pit out of whiche issued such a vapour that it infected all the citye with pestilence The diuinours declared that this hole coulde not be closed til some noble man would cast him selfe into it ¶ Than Marcus Curtius a worthy knight of Rome for the saluegarde of the people armed at all pieces ridinge on a great courser richelie trapped ▪ lepte into the gulfe and incontinente the earthe closed The place was after called Curtius lake When L. Manlius was accused of Pompeius the Tribune for banishinge of his owne naturall sonne T. Manlius withoute gilte or trespasse and was therefore likely to be condemned ▪ the yonge man him selfe whose banishemente was obiected agaynste his father founde meanes to come into the chambre of the Tribune and with his swoorde drawne forced him to sweare that he wold not continue in the accusation of his father Wherby he deliuered him out of daunger In Grece the warre called Sociall beganne Before Britayne knovven 308 among the cities The yere of the worlde 3605 The yere before Christe 358 In the frenche warres T. Manlius vainquished and ouerthrue a frenche man of exceding greatnes and toke from him a chiene of golde for whiche he and all his lignage were surnamed Torquati The yere of the worlde 3606 The yere before Christe 357 Dion obteined Syracusas and ouercame Dionisius Before Britayne knovven 307 The Romaines fought with the Tiburtines and Gaules in whiche they triumphed double GUinthelinus after the deathe of his father was crowned king of Britain The yere of the worlde 3607 The yere before Christe 356 Before Britayne knovven 306 A prince sober and quiet who had to wife a noble woman named Marcia of excellent learninge and knowledge She deuised certain lawes whiche longe time among the Britons were greatly estemed and named Marcians lawes Finallye when this vertuous prince had reigned .26 yeres he died The Phenices and Cyprians forsoke the empire of the Persians Dion ouercame the Dionysians whyche possessed Syracusa and deliuered his countrey he was elected theyr capitaine The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 355 Archidamus kinge of Sparta Before Britayne knovven 305 Philomelus capitain of the Phocenses got the temple of Delphos The Tarquinians vanquished Fabius vnaduisedly fightinge and sacrifised 307. Romanes Before Britayne knovven 304 Spartacus king of Bosphorus The yere of the worlde 3609 The yere before Christe 354 In Sicily Dion was slain by his hyred souldiours Calippus who was the causer of it toke on him the administration of the ysle Philip besieged and destroyed the city Methenes The Locrenses meting in battayle with Philomelus were ouercome taken and slayne Upon this began a sedicion through all Grece Before Britayne knovven Artemisia quene of Caria The yere of the worlde 3610 The yere before Christe 353 Hipparinus son of Dion expulsing Calippus recouered his fathers royalme The warres of the Argiues and Lacedemones Philip beyng ayded with a bande of Thessalians ouercame the Phocenses subdued Lyeophrones and hanged Onomarchus Fabius vanquished the Tarquiniens and Falliscians Phaylus Before Britayne knovven 302 The yere of the worlde 3611 The yere before Christe 352 capitain of the Phocences recoueringe a new power went into Beotla where fighting he was againe ouerthrowen and put to flight The warres of the Lacedemons and Megapolitaynes in whiche the Lacedemons obteined the victory by their capitaine Archidamus Contenciō in Rome for the election of consuls in whiche the Senatours obteyned Before Britayne knovven 301 Artaxerxes with great industry recouered Egipt Phinicia and Cipers he toke Sidona by treason The yere of the worlde 3612 The yere before Christe 351 and caused Temnes the kinge who betrayed the citye to be slayne Arymbas king of Molossa The Romanes fought prosperously with the Tyburtyans and Tarquiniensis but to cruelly they raged on thē for scourging .348 of the chiefest they also tyrannouslye put them to death Before Britayne knovven 300 Protagoras kinge of Salamine The yere of the worlde 3613 The yere before Christe 350 submitted him to the Persians Artaxerxes subdued Egipte and droue Nectanebus into Aethiope Mentor the president of the sea coste of Asia by craft and force gotte al the cities and regiōs theraboutes vnder the dominion of Artarerxes The yere of the worlde 3614 The yere before Christe 349 Spartacus king of Pontus dyed in whose place his brother Parisades was chosen who reigned .38 yeres Before Britayne knovven 299 Philip inuaded the Chalcidenses by assault toke the castell Gera compelled certayne townes to be vnder his obeisaunce and expelled Pitholaus out of Thessaly The yere of the worlde 3615 The yere before Christe 348 Peace giuen to the Tarquiniāses other for .xl. yeres Before Britayne knovven 298 The yere of the worlde 3616 The yere before Christe 347 The temple of Apollo at Delphos Before Britayne knovven 297 with them that fled thither were al bourned Popilius triumphed ouer the Galles the pristinat possession of the consulships was restored to the fathers The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 346 The Phocenses submitted them to Philip Before Britayne knovven 296 for his benefycence of al Grece he was called emperour The warres of Fraunce renued M. Ualerius by the helpe of a crow did vainquishe and kil a mighty frenche man For which cause he and his posteritie were called Coruini The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 345 Timoleon a Corinthean sayled into Sicilye he arriued at Tauromenium and got Syracusa Before Britayne knovven 295 A pestilence in Rome the Carthaginenses made league with the Romains The yere of the worlde 3619 The yere before Christe 344 Philip with fyre and sworde wasted Illyria Before Britayne knovven 294 delyuered Thessalye from tyrannes with his benificence wan the citees of Grecia with whom they tourned into amitee Dionysius yelded him to Timoleon The yere of the worlde 3620 The yere before Christe 343 Before Britayne knovven 293 he forsaketh Sicily sayleth into Corinthe and miserably led a priuat life Timoleon restored the Syracusanes to theyr lybertye Cersopleptus king of Thracia Coruinus warred vpon the Uolscians vanquished
of the worlde 3652 The yere before Christe 311 MOrindus a cruell prince Before Britayne knovven 261 began to reigne in Briteine he as oure cronicles saye foughte veyth a kyng who came out of Germany arriued here slue him with al his power Moreouer as they write oute of Irishe seas came foorthe a wonderfull monster whiche destroyed much people wherof the king hearing would of his valyaunte courage nedes fight with it by whom he was cleane deuoured When he had reygned viii yeres Here beginneth the kingdome of Syria wher Seleucus Nicanor first reigned .32 yeres Pestilence inuaded Rome Nola with other cityes was taken In this place the Scottes began theyr chronycles at Fergus son of Farquahard kinge of Irelande who as they write came with a great power out of Irelande to theyr ayd in the dissencion betwene them and the pitchtes where by hys wisedome and prowes be so behaued him selfe that he agreed those people and obteined suche fauour that they elected him to be theyr king he reigned among them .25 yeres and finally in passinge the seas betwene Irelande and Scotland he was drowned These histories of the Scottes asthey set them forth be full of errours and agre with no other historiens for they saye that Fergus slue Coil king of Britain when there was no suche of that name nor manye yeres after as it may in this boke playnly appeare But I will take the yeres of the reignes of theyr kinges as they write them whiche were from this time vnto the cominge of Cesar .260 yeres for whiche cause I haue here for the better agremente of the history and computacion of the yeres begun to write of them Before Britayne knovven 260 Lysimachia in Thracia builded The yere of the worlde 3653 The yere before Christe 310 Before Britayne knovven 256 Cassander caused Arsines The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 309 the wife of great Alexander with her son Hercules to be put to death Ptholome inuaded Ciprus In Rome the tribunes of the souldiours that shoulde gouerne the Legions were ordeyned with the two admirals of theyr nauy Ptholome and Cassander The yere of the worlde 3655 The yere before Christe 308 coÌ„federates with Lysimachus and Seleucus â–ª Before Britayne knovven warred against Antigonus whose son Demetrius fought with theym and was ouercome by Ptholome Fabius Rutilanus vanquished the Hetruscians and gaue theym peace for .30 yeres The Romaynes tryumphed bothe of the Samnites and Hetruscians Demetrius Phalereus obteyned of Ptholome that the Atheniens might be restored to their popular gouernaÌ„ce Antigonus The yere of the worlde 3656 The yere before Christe 307 and all the other princis Before Britayne knovven 257 Before Britayne knovven 256 named theym selues kinges The yere of the worlde 3657 The yere before Christe 306 Demetrius the sonne of Antigonus delyuered Grece from tyraÌ„ny and ouercame and put to flight Ptholome in a battayle on the sea Fabius made proconsul ouercame brought in subiection the Samnites and sold .4000 of theyr complices The yere of the worlde 3658 The yere before Christe 305 The Romaines triumphed againe ouer the SaÌ„nites they renued their league with the Carthaginenses Before Britayne knovven 255 The yere of the worlde 3659 The yere before Christe 304 Seleucus buylded diuers cities in Syria The yere of the worlde 3660 The yere before Christe 303 GOrbomannus eldest sonne of Morindus Before Britayne knovven 254 reigned xi yeres A prince iuste religious Before Britayne knovven 253 he renued the temples of his goddes and gouerned his people in peace and wealthe Symon sonne of Onias surnamed the iust was hygh priest of the Iewes The auncient league was geuen to the Samnites the xxxi townes of the Equians were taken the Marrucines with other confederated them with the Romayns In a certayne caue in Umbria .2000 armed meÌ„ were destroyed with smoke and fyre The yere of the worlde 3661 The yere before Christe 302 Before Britayne knovven 252 Seleucus obteyned Babilon and buylded Antioche Ptholome The yere of the worlde 3662 The yere before Christe 301 Cassander Lysimachus Before Britayne knovven 251 and Seleucus ouer came and slue in battaile Antigonus king of Asia Cleominus a Lacedemon with a nauy of Grekes arriued on the costes of Italy Demetrius sonne of Antigonus Before Britayne knovven 250 succeded in the kingdome of Asia The yere of the worlde 3663 The yere before Christe 300 and reigned xvii yeres About this time the Romans began to vse barbours for before they neuer shaued theyr beardes The lawes Ualeria and Portia were made and the bishops and diuinours were consecrated The yere of the worlde 3665 The yere before Christe 298 A great famine in Athenes Before Britayne knovven 248 The yere of the worlde 3666 The yere before Christe 297 Antipater and Alexander sonnes of Cassander Before Britayne knovven 247 reygned in Macedone .iiii. yeres But Iustine writet h that Philip succeded Alexander The Samnites being driuen backe by Decius entred into Hetruria where they toke Ferentinum and other townes but by the consuls they were slayne and taken Before Britayne knovven 246 Fabyus Rutilanus triumphed vpon the Hetruscians and Gaules The yere of the worlde 3667 The yere before Christe 296 Before Britayne knovven 245 The yere of the worlde 3668 The yere before Christe 295 P. Decius auowed him selfe to die for the Romains There were slaine of the Hetruscians Gaules 24000 and of the Samnites by Uolumnius .16300 Before Britayne knovven 244 Attilius Regulus subdued the Sabines The yere of the worlde 3669 The yere before Christe 294 Posthumius the Hetruscians peace was giuen to the Uolscians and other for .xl. yeres Demetrius king of Asia The yere of the worlde 3670 The yere before Christe 293 obteined the roialme of Macedon Before Britayne knovven 243 whiche .6 yeres he kept Antipater sonne of Cassander slue his mother Demetriê° by fraud put to deth Alexander and Philip wherby he possessed the royalme of Macedon The Samnites and Hetruscians wer vanquished by the Romaines ARchigallo brother to GorbamaÌ„nê° The yere of the worlde 3671 The yere before Christe 292 was crouned king of Britain Before Britayne knovven 242 he was in coÌ„dicioÌ„s vnlike to his brother for he deposed the noble meÌ„ exalted the vnnoble he extorted frome men their goodes to enrich his treasury for whiche cause by the astates of the royalme he was depriued of his roial dignite whan he had reigned .v. yeres Nagid called also Nage succeded his father in the principalitee of the Iewes .x. yeres The Boeotians forsoke Demetrius whoÌ„ he subdued and toke Thebes A pestilence for which cause the ymage Aesculapius was brought from Epidaurus to Rome ¶ Fabius ouercome of the Samnites was rescued by his father he triumphed ouer them and put their capitain Pontius to death Pyrrhus vainquished Pantauchus The yere of the worlde 3673 The yere before Christe 290 Before Britayne knovven 240 This Pyrrhus kyng of Epyre was a valiaÌ„t and fierse warriour sterne of countinauÌ„ce and
Isles Egates The yere of the worlde 3722 The yere before Christe 242 In a short time after the whole nauy of Carthage betwene Sicily and Sardinia was almost distroyed with teÌ„pest Wherby Amilcar desired peace which was graunted Here endeth the first warres of Carthage The yere of the worlde 3722 The yere before Christe 241 Doruidilla the sonne of Maynus Before Britayne knovven 191 was made kyng of the Scottes who reigned .xxviii. yeres he gaue all hys study and desire to huntyng in so muche that therof he made lawes and continued all his lyfe in peace Demetrius the .xxxv. king of Macedon reigned .x. yeres By the exundatioÌ„ of Tiber and fyre Rome was sore wasted The yere of the worlde 3723 The yere before Christe 240 Onias Before Britayne knovven 190 the sonne of iust Simon in this time florished Arsaces buylded Dara The yere of the worlde 3725 The yere before Christe 238 The Romayns warred with the Phaliscians Before Britayne knovven 188 slue 150000. of them they fought also prosperouslye with the Galles The yere of the worlde 3726 The yere before Christe 237 Eumenes king of Bithynia Before Britayne knovven 187 in this time inuaded Asia The warres in Ligustia now called LuÌ„bardy where the Romains triumphed and passed ouer the great ryuer of Poo The yere of the worlde 3728 The yere before Christe 235 The Sardiniens rebelled by the meanes of Carthage but by the Romains thei wer subdued Before Britayne knovven 185 peace was renued with the Poenians and in all other places the teÌ„ple of Ianus was shut which was not closed before sens the tyme of Numa EMerianus brother to Morgan Before Britayne knovven 184 succeded in the royalme of Britaine The yere of the worlde 3729 The yere before Christe 234 whan he had tyraÌ„nously reigned vii yeres he was deposed Amilcar with an army was sent into Spaigne Before Britayne knovven 183 wher he dilated the empire of Carthage The yere of the worlde 3730 The yere before Christe 233 Antigonâ—â— the .36 king of MacedoÌ„ reigned .12 yeres Before Britayne knovven 181 Teuca quene of Illyria slue the Romain ambassadors The yere of the worlde 3732 The yere before Christe 231 Armenes king of Cappadocia Before Britayne knovven 379 The yere of the worlde 3734 The yere before Christe 229 Teuca quene of Illyria florished The yere of the worlde 3735 The yere before Christe 228 The warres of Illyria Before Britayne knovven 178 the consules toke many citees and subdued both the roialm and the quene The yere of the worlde 3736 The yere before Christe 227 IUal was chosen king of Britaine for his iustyce and temperaunce which he gouerned .xx. yeres peacibly Before Britayne knovven 177 Seleuâ—ê° Cerâ—unus the .v. king of Syria Before Britayne knovven 175 reigned .3 yeres The yere of the worlde 3738 The yere before Christe 225 and was slayne by the capitaines of Ptholome The Romayns made a league with Amilcar The warres of Fraunce began The bishops contaminated the citee with sacrafices they buryed quicke in the oxe market a frenche man and frenche woman wyth a Greke woman Before Britayne knovven 174 Mithridates Arsaces king of Parthia The yere of the worlde 3739 The yere before Christe 224 At the first encountre betwene the Romanes and Galles the Romanes were shamefully put back then C. Attilius comming to the rescue was there slayne but yet the Galles were ouercome Before Britayne knovven 172 Antiochus the great the .vi. kinge of Syria reygned 36 yeres The yere of the worlde 3741 The yere before Christe 222 The RomaÌ„s at the riuer Adua vaÌ„quished the Galles Before Britayne knovven 171 Prusias of Bithinia The yere of the worlde 3742 The yere before Christe 221 Acheus of Taurus kinge Cauarus of Fraunce Attalus of Asia Marcellus subdued the Galles that inhabited Lombardy and toke Millan by force the frenchemen put theÌ„ selfes and theyrs vnder the power of the people of Rome Before Britayne knovven 170 Demetrius king of Illyria and Ariarates kynge of Cappodocia reigned The yere of the worlde 3743 The yere before Christe 220 Antigonus vanquished Cleomenes and spoiled hym of his realme obteyned Sparta toke Tegeta and was receyued of the Argiues The Istrians were subdued by the Romaines Before Britayne knovven 169 Ptolomeus Philopater the .4 kinge of Egipt The yere of the worlde 3744 The yere before Christe 219 reygned .xvii. yeres he slue his parentes and his brother and so inuaded theyr royalme Philip .37 king of Macedon gouerned theÌ„ .42 yeres The warres social betwene the Acheans Aetolians Annybal the sonne of Amilcar was ordeined capitain of Carthage like as he was of noble and valyaunte courage so was he wise gilefull and of wonderfull polycy wherby he wrought much scath to the Romans against whom he conceiued such enmitee wrath in his youth that beynge a childe of .viii. yeares of age he swore to his father that his life shoulde fayle hym before he woulde leaue the hatred that he had coÌ„ceiued in his hert towarde theim Wherfore in his childehode beyng demaunded whan the warres of Carthage and Rome shoulde haue an ende steringe the duste of the grounde with his foote answered They shall then be finished when one of the partes is brought into thys fourme The yere of the worlde 3745 The yere before Christe 218 The beginning of Anniball his warres Before Britayne knovven 168 he tooke Saguntum the people of whiche citee were so faythfull to the Romaines that after great famine by him susteyned rather then they woulde yelde them to Anniball burned them selfes theyr wiues children and goodes Aemelius toke Dimalis a city of Illyria the residue submitted them to the Romains Demetrius fledde into Macedonie Philip ouercame the Illyrians and droue theym out of Macedonie The Rhodians moued warre against Bizantians Theodotus by treason delyuered Ptolemaiâ—a and Tyrus to Antigonus The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 217 The warres of Syria Before Britayne knovven 167 betwene Antiochus and Ptolomeus in whiche Antiochus was vainquished Annibal subdued the Galles as far as Pyreus he ouercame theym at the riuer Rhodanus at Ticinus he ouerthrue the Romaines and at Trebeia vanquished Sempronius with his army he firste perced the mountaynes making his waye with fire vineger where he brought ouer his armye into Italye beinge of .80000 footemen 10000. horsemen and .xx. Elephantes The yere before Christe 216 The warre in Candy betwene the Gnosians LitiaÌ„s Corn. Scipio subdued a great part of Spayn The yere of the worlde 3747 Before Britayne knovven 166 A battayle at the lake Trasymenus where Flamminius the consul was slayne and the Romaines put to flight The yere of the worlde 3748 The yere before Christe 215 Aniball obteined the noble victorye of Cannas where Aemyltus the consul was slayne Before Britayne knovven 165 with two Questors .21 Tribunes .90 senators .300 of the nobilitye .4000 footemen and .2700 horsemen and came within three myles of Rome Mithridates warred vpon the Sinopenses The yere of the worlde 3749 The
49 Metellus The yere of the worlde 3865 The yere before Christe 98 by the consente of all the people was reuoked from exyle Before Britayne knovven 48 Ptolomeus called also Alexander the .ix. kynge of Egypt Before Britayne knovven 47 reygned .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 3866 The yere before Christe 97 his brother Phiscon beyng expelled out of his roialme Philippus the laste kyng of Syria reygned .ii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3867 The yere before Christe 96 After his raygne the kingdome of the Syrians felle into the handes of the Romaines Before Britayne knovven 46 ARchemalus was kinge of Britaine two yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 94 Before Britayne knovven 44 Ewyn the first Durstus brother sonne The yere of the worlde 3870 The yere before Christe 93 was chosen kyng of Scottes Before Britayne knovven 43 he buylded the castel of Donstafage and in a battayle made on the parte of the Picthes againste the Britons he was put to flighte he was the firste that caused his subiectes to bee sworne and ruled theim .xix. yeres ELdolus raygned kyng of Britayne foure yeres Before Britayne knovven 42 In this time diuers prodigies were seen The yere of the worlde 3871 The yere before Christe 92 as globes of fyre burstinge out of the ayre with great noyse Among the Aretines also at a feast bloude distilled oute of breade as oute of a wounde It hayled continuallye stones seuen dayes In the partes of Samnia oute of a great rift of the erth issued flammes of fyre whiche semed to touche the heauens Than also al kyndes of tame beastes left their stables and pastures and with impiteous roring and crying fled vnto the woddes and mountaynes yea and dogges whiche can not liue without 〈◊〉 company of man wandred about houlyng after the maner of wolues Not longe after these wonderfull tokens thus seene folowed the ciuile warres betwene â—â—â—ius and Sylla in whiche perished .150000 citesens .2600 of knightes .90 senatours and .15 consules Drusus raised the people of Italy against the Romaynes promisynge them the citie but he was slaine in the meane time The yere of the worlde 3872 The yere before Christe 91 The sociall warres of Italy began Before Britayne knovven 41 in whiche the Picentes The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 90 Uestines Marsians Pelignians Marrucines Before Britayne knovven 40 Samnites Lucanes who many yeres had bene vnder the Romaines fell from them Q. Seruilius was slaine in Aâ—eulo and Seruilius Galba beynge taken by the Luâ—aâ—es escaped by the helpe of a woman The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 89 Nola was taken by the Samnites Before Britayne knovven 39 Posthumius the Pretor with Rutilius the coÌ„sul wer both slain in batail Marius ouerthrue the Marsians Iul. Cesar vanquysshed the Samnites and Cecilius ouercam the SaluiaÌ„s ROdianus was king of Britain .ii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 38 The yere of the worlde 3875 The yere before Christe 88 Nicomedes and Ariobarzanes were restored to their roialmes of Bythinia and Cappadocia Pompeius Strabo brought in subiection the Picentes Uestines and Marsians Sylla ouercame the Samnites and subdued the Hirpines Cato vanquisshed the Marsians and in winnyng their campe was slayne The yere of the worlde Arethas after Antiochus was king of the lower Siria Before Britayne knovven 37 The yere before Christe 87 Ptolomeus Sother the tenth kyng of Egypte reigned viii yeres Ariobarzanes and Nicomedes were driuen out of their realmes by Mithridates kyng of Pontus The sociall warres of Italy beynge scarcely pacified incontinent there began two warres more daungerouse and cruell For whan Sylla was elected capitayn of the warre againste Mithridates who inuaded Asia and Achaia Marius was greuousely displeased that Sylla a yonge man should be preferred before him Wherfore he brought to passe by the healpe of the Tribunes that Sylla shuld be called home again and he to be chosen capitayne of that warre As soone as Sylla had knowlege therof he came with his army before the citee and there slue the ambassadour of Marius and incontinent after brake into the towne where fyghtinge againste Marius and Sulpitius he put Marius to flighte and slue Sulpitius and so appointyng Câ— Octauius and Corn. Curna to be consuls he departed to Asia REdargius reigned king of Britaine .iii. yeres Sylla vanquished Archelaus toke Athens and put Mithridates with his army to flight Before Britayne knovven 36 The yere of the worlde 3877 The yere before Christe 86 Mithridates inuaded Asia and by an open proclamacion commaunded al the Romaines that were in Asia in one daye to be slayne whiche were aboue the noumbre of .lxxx. M. Cinna deinge expelled out of the citee by Octauius ioyned him self with Marius they entred the citye slue Octauius and many other outlawed diuers of the citizens and destroyed the house of Sylla whose frendes that remayned fled into Grece to him Before Britayne knovven 35 Marius being the seuenth time made consull dyed in the first moneth of his consulship The yere of the worlde 3878 The yere before Christe 85 whose sonne called also Marius continued the ciuil warres Before Britayne knovven 34 Warre was prepared against Silla he made a league with Mithridates The yere of the worlde 3879 The yere before Christe 84 and committed all his affayres there to Lucullus Before Britayne knovven 33 SAmulius reigned in Britayne .ii. yeres Sylla by the senate was called home The yere of the worlde 3880 The yere before Christe 83 and Cinna was slayne of his owne army At this place Suetonius began his history of the Cesars Before Britayne knovven 32 Sylla entered Italy ouercame Norbanus Scipio yelded him selfe and Pompeius tooke part of Sylla The yere of the worlde 3881 The yere before Christe 82 Before Britayne knovven 31 PEnisellus was made king of Britaine who gouerned it .iii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3882 The yere before Christe 81 Sylla fought many batails against Mariusand at the last slue him Pompeius when he had slayn Carbo recouered Sicily subdued Aphrike and destroyed Domitius and Hiarbas king of Mauritane he tryumphed beynge but of the age of .24 yeres Before Britayne knovven 30 The Gothes with theyr kinge Sithlacus wasted the landes of the Germaines The yere of the worlde 3883 The yere before Christe 80 Sylla was made continuall dictatour who as soone as he entered the citee contrary to his promise caused .3000 men to be slayne he proscribed or put out of hys protection many citezens and exercised great tyranny to whom Q. Catulus sayde With whom shal we lyue if in warre we kyl the armed and in peace the vnarmed Ptolomeus Dionisius the .xi. king of Egypte reygned 3â— yeres The yere of the worlde 3884 The yere before Christe 79 PYrrhus ruled Britaine .ii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 29 The yere of the worlde 3885 The yere before Christe 78 Alexandria called also Salina Before Britayne knovven 28 wedowe of Alexander Ianneus gouerned the Iewes .9 yeres She had by her
also Appolonius the moste excellent oratour at that tyme in hearing him was greatly abashed and kepinge sylence a long space sayde at the laste Truely Cicero I prayse the and meruaile at the but I lamente greatlye the fortune of Grece when I consyder that not onely noblenes in dedes of armes and marciall affaires is taken frome vs by the valyantnesse and puissance of the Romains but also that the great prayse and glory of lerninge whiche was only left vnto vs is now by the translated to Rome Whiche saying was founden afterwarde very true for loke what subtilitee is in Logike what commoditee and secrete knowlage in phylosophie morall and naturall he knew and declared the same in latine in most perfecte eloquence And whiche is to be wondred atnotwithstanding that he being a verye yonge man came to practise in Rome and had studied abundantly the ciuile lawes and was meruailously occupied in greate and weightye causes and after that he was senatour was continually as it semed most busye about the weale publike yet he that doeth reade his workes althoughe we haue not the thyrd parte of them whiche he wrote shall thynke that he neuer did any other thing but reade great auctours and wrate bokes And yet did he exploit by his wisedome and diligence many great enterprises for the commoditee and sauegarde of his countrey as well in warre as in peace For the whiche the Senate and people gaue to him firste before anye other the name of Father of his countrey ¶ Catiline enterprised his conspiracy whyche by the great wisedome and diligence of Cicero was suppressed and Catiline slayne in battayle by Antonius who list to reade the history at length let him resorte to a booke intituled the conspiracy of Catiline traÌ„slated into english by Thomas Paynell where it is abundantlye and elaquently set forth The yere of the worlde 3902 The yere before Christe 61 Pompeie after he had subdued Armenia Before Britayne knovven 11 Cappadocia Paphlagonia Media Cholcis Iberia Albania Syria Cilicia Mesopotamia Iudea and Arabia tryumphed when he hadde twise before triumphed for winninge of Spayne and Affrike At this time he brought into the common treasure of golde and syluer in money plate xx thousande talentes whiche if they were common talentes amounted to .xx. hundred thousande poundes yf they were the great talentes .27 hundred and .26 thousand .641 poundes 1â— s. 4. d. besides that was geuen to the souldiours whiche had serued in his warres whereof may be gathered the woÌ„derful ryches of the Romains CAssiuelan the sonne of Heli Before Britayne knovven 8 as our vulgar historiographers write The yere of the worlde 3905 The yere before Christe 58 after the death of his brother Lud was made gouernour of Britayn which he ruled xix yeres In the .8 yere of his reigne Iulius Cesar who warred long time in Fraunce made the first viage of any straunger into this realme after subdued it where vnto this time it remayned vnknowen to the Romains ¶ France was appointed to Cesar for his prouince whither he was sent with .x. legions there to remaine for .v. yeres he in nine yeres reduced into the fourme of a prouince all that parte which is included within the mountaynes Pyrenes Alpes and Geâ—enna and the ryuers of Rine and Rhone and the occean sea he warred also vpoÌ„ the Germaines on the other side of Rine and ouercame the Britaines In al his warres fortune was but thrise contrary to him for in Britaine by force of the teÌ„pest his nauy was destroyed in FraÌ„ce a legion was vanquished at Gergonia and in the costes of Germany his ambassadours were slayne Before Britayne knovven 7 Ptolomeus king of Egipt driuen out of his realme came to Rome The yere of the worlde 3906 The yere before Christe 57 Cato being compelled tooke Cipers for his prouince and subdued it Clodius protectour of the comminaltie appoynted a daye to Cicero to be exyled Before Britayne knovven 6 Alexander the son of Aristobulus The yere of the worlde 3907 escaped from the Romaines and inuaded Iury The yere before Christe 56 but by Gabinius he was vaÌ„quished and taken Cicero in the .xvi. moneth of his exyle by the consent of all the people was called home with great honour Before Britayne knovven 5 Gabinius by the persuasion of Antonius The yere of the worlde 3908 The yere before Christe 55 restored Ptolome to his realme Before Britayne knovven 4 Edeix after the death of Ewin The yere of the worlde 3909 The yere before Christe 54 tooke on him the gouernance of Scotlande and ruled it â—8 yeres In the time of his reigne Britaine was subdued to the Romaines and Scotlande also troubled with sundry sedicions M. Crassus in his voyage toward Parthia entred Hierusalem and spoyled the temple of al the treasure whiche Pompeius left vntouched And then passinge the ryuer Euphrates fighting with the Parthians was slain with al his army Before Britayne knovven 3 A fyre chaunced in Rome by whiche .14 stretes were bourned The yere of the worlde 3910 The yere before Christe 53 Before Britayne knovven 2 Clodius was slayne by Milo who moued a sedicion in Rome The yere of the worlde 3911 The yere before Christe 52 ¶ The preface of Thomas Lanquet to the second parte of the histories of England I Haue hitherto briefli ronne ouer the liues of .72 kinges which reigned here in Britaine from the arriuall of Brute vnto the comming of Cesar the history wherof as I said before is very vncertaine obscure Yet neuerthelesse I haue not varyed from the vulgar opinion therof but haue brought the same in to a more certaine ordre conferring them with the other histories and gestes of the world wherby they haue a better apparance of truth But now that I am come to this time in which the Britons beganne to be knowen to the Romaines and other nacions of the world hauing also the helpe of credible historiens whiche before I lacked I shall the more veritably and in better order set foorthe our histories And for the better declaracion of this chronicle you shall vnderstande that the numbres set in the inner side of the page signifie the yeres of the reignes of the kiÌ„ges of Britain wherby may be perceiued in what yere of the reigne of a kinge anye notable thinge in the world was done As for the historye of Cesar I haue gathered it out of his coÌ„mentaries and out of the worshipful Beda whome I thinke more credible than our newe historiens VUhen C. Iullus Cesar had warred seuen yeres in Fraunce and Germany The yere before Christe 52 Anni regum britannie 7 comming vnto that part where Calais and Bolayne now stande The yere of the worlde 3911 he determined to make warre into Britaine whyche vntill that time remayned vnfrequented and vnknowen of the Romaines His quarell was because that in the warres of France he perceyued the Frenchmen to haue much succour and ayde from thense Wherfore preparinge .lxxx. shippes
in whiche expedicion Herode was Anni regum britannie 11 A domestical sedicion beganne in the house of Herode The yere of the worlde 3954 The yere before Christe 9 for Salome his sister accused Aristobulus and Alexander of Parricide for which cause theyr father caste theym in pryson About this time Herode presumed to open the tombe of Dauid trusting to haue there some great treasure but when he had founde a precious vesell and woulde haue entered further a fyre yssued out of the darke and destroied two of his men wherby he was let from his pourpose Warre betwene Herode and the Arabians in whyche Herode was victour Herode caused his sonnes Aristobulus and Alexander to be hanged The yere of the worlde 3956 The yere before Christe 7 Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 3599 The yere before Christe 4 There flourished at this time in Rome manye learned men as Uirgil Horace Ouide Saluste Liuius Anni regum britannie 16 Hortensius Antenodorus with many other The yere of the worlde 3961 The yere before Christe 2 Cesar the thirde time closed the temple of Ianus Anni regum britannie 18 vniuersall peace was throughout the whole world he stablished his publike weale with good lawes Cyreneus presidente of Siria Anni regum britannie 19 did first describe and numbre the people of Iudea The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere before Christe 1 ¶ The preface of Tho. Languet to the thyrd parte of his chronicle IN my former bokes I haue declared those thinges accordinge to my power which haue chaunced during the time that the lawes of nature and Moyses were in theyr force taking my beginninge frome the creacion of the first man AdaÌ„ And continuinge the same through the thicke mistes and darkenes of the olde wordes I am nowe at length come vnto the birth of the new man our saluiour Iesus Christ where I purpose with the Legales ceremonies shadowes and errours of the ancient time to finishe those partes and nowe with the bright beames of that euerlasting son whose risinge hath lightned all the worlde to begin this my laste booke When Cesar Augustus by the wil of god had stablyshed most sure peace through the worlde our redemer Iesu Christe veraye god and man vpon whome peace wayted was horne in the .xiii. yere of the reigne of Augustus after the viuersall floude 23â—5 yeres frome the byrthe of Abraham 2â—12 yeares After the departure of the Israelites out of Egipte 1509. yeres From the arryuall of Brute in Englande 11â—7 yeres After the building of the temple by Salomon .1029 yeres from the buyldinge of Rome 752. yeres After the captyuytye of Babylon 614. yeres and in the laste yere of the .194 Olympyade But here is to be noted that the first yeare of our Lorde hathe but .7 dayes after some computacion for he was borne the .25 of Decembre and the firste of Ianiuer folowing began the second yere IESVS of Nazareth kynge of Iewes and onely heade of chrystyanes Anni regum britannie 19 The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere of Christ 1 with the father and the holy ghost one eternall god and almightye Lorde of all thynges begotten by hys father god in euerlastingnesse and in the fulnesse of time taking fleshe of the pure virgin mary by the worke of the holy ghost and beinge veray god and man accordinge to the holy oracles of the prophetes to redeme with his bloude the straâ—ing shepe and lost grote was borne in BethleheÌ„ a citee of Iuda where incontinent by the glorificacion of the angelles the agnicion of the sheperdes the veneracion of the wise men the prophecy of the holy Simeon and the admiracion of the doctours he was had in honoure And then from the .12 yere of his lyfe and in age wisedome and fauour bothe wyth god and man encreased he was in the .15 yere of Tiberius reigne baptised in Iordane by Iohn to the example of his and so executed all thinges subduing his fleshe with fastinge the dyuel with prayer and the worlde with humilitye At whiche tyme the wekes of Daniel beinge fulfylled he taughte euerye where moste constantly euen to the crosse partly with his mightie woorde and partelye with his effectuall woorkes the kingedome of god that is the true knowledge of god the father and his excedinge charitee towardes mankynde with the sure confidence in him the son of god declaring also the waye of helth and the mutuall loue with the rewardes of the faithful punishmentes of the vnfaithful Thenfor the confirmacion of his doctrine and faithe eueÌ„ with a litle becke he commaunded calmenesse to the elementes helthe to all diseases lyfe vnto the deade obedyence vnto the quicke detection vnto thoughtes abolicion vnto sinnes and flight vnto the deuell For all this after all the passions and labours of mans miserye whiche he suffered sinne onelye excepte whereby he witnessed hym selfe to be a veray man and after the innumerable documentes and beneficiall deedes passing mannes power openly shewed vnto his vnkinde people the Iewes by whiche he declared him selfe to be true god as it was before written in the prophetes he was by the elders of the Iewes and people his disciple Iudas Scarioth betrayinge him taken accused endited scorned scourged crowned with thornes crucified betwene theeues and euen than all thinges fulfylled with the quakinge of the erthe and darkenesse of the sonne he died After whyche beynge buried he loused hell and the thirde daye folowinge lyke a conquerour of sinne death and hell he rose againe from whiche time beinge .xl. daies conuersaunt with his in the xxxiii yere of his lyfe with glorious triumphe he ascended to the heauens vnto his father from whense he cam Where beinge the onely â–ª mediatour intercessour and aduocate of his sittinge on the righte hande of god his father shall in the ende of the worlde be iudge ouer all the liuing and the deade rendringe to euery man according to his deseruinge to the faythefull certainlye life but to the vnfaythful euerlasting death Than good and euyll segregated with the whole worlde purged and pacifyed our lorde Iesu Christe the onely and veray almighty emperour of the worlde as he hath from the beginninge soo dothe he now and for euer shall reygne to whom euerye knee of celestiall terrestrial and infernall creatures shal bow and euery tongue shall confesse that Iesus Chryste is the lorde to the glorye of God the father to whome bee all glory worlde without ende Amen The yere of Christ 2 ¶ Eusebius Cesarensis began his ecclesiasticall historye at this place The yere of the worlde 399 Anni regum britannie 20 Christ in the eight day of his natiuitee was circumsised on the .xiii. worshipped of the wise men The seconde of February he was presented in the temple and the night folowing Ioseph being warned by an angell fledde with Iesu and his mother into Egipte frome the dangier of Herode who coueting to destroy Christ commanded al
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 wylde beastes parte otherwise most cruelly were slaine at whiche time appered the most terrible example of the wrathe and vengeance of god for the contempte of hys worde and veritee For what herte is soo stonie or hard that wyll not tremble for feare when it considereth that god toke soo sharpe punishement vpon his owne people whom before he loued moste entierlye and amonge al other nations of the world chose for his peculiar flock and vyneyarde The yere of the worlde 4035 The yere of Christ 74 Uespacian the emperour and Tytus his sonne triumphed for their victorye and conquest in Iudea Anni regum britannie 2 Lussius Bassus was ordeined legate or graund capitain into Iudea where he broughte in subiection certayne of the iewes which rebelled in the town named Macherus Uespacian endeuoured with honest lawes to restore the citee of Rome to hir pristinate fourme beautee and pleasantnesse which was greatly corrupted by the vncleane lyfe of that monstruous emperour Nero. The yere of the worlde 4036 The yere of Christ 75 The temple of Iupiter in the Capital was repaired by Uespacian Anni regum britannie 3 Ceâ—ennius Petus president of Surie discomfited put to flighte and toke prisoner Antiochus kynge of Comagine and sent him to Rome to the emperour Here endeth the histories of Ioseph and Egesippus debello Iudaico The yere of the worlde 4037 The yere of Christ 79 Anni regum britannie 4 Achaia Lycia Rhodus Byzantium Samus Thracia Cilicia Trachea comagene were made prouynces of the empire Galdus after the deathe of Dardannus was ordeyned kyng of Scottes the most valiaunt and noble prince that euer reigned amonge theÌ„ and endued with many excellent and pryncely qualitees At the firste entree he punyshed the wycked counsaylours of Dardannus and after called a parliament of his lordes wherin many noble actes were deuysed and the naughty lawe of kyng Ewyn by the whiche the wife 's of the commons were fâ—â—e to the nobles was abrogated and foredoone Of hym the Scottes made many goodly remembraunces in the honour of his noblenes and great victories that he atcâ—â—ued About this time Petulius Cerealis was sent of the Romaines as lieutenaunt to Britaine where he discomfited Galdus kinge of Scottes vanquished the Pictes and Sylurians subdewed to the Romaynes the countrey of Brigantes ouerthrewe and chased Uodicia the daughter of the valiant woman Uoada and quieted the kentishe men and certaine other Britons whiche rebelled After this Petulius a Romain named Iulius Frontinus waslieutenaÌ„t in Britain who warred also against the Scottes and Pictes Uespacian made enquirie of all the noble and valiaunt men amonge the Iewes Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4040 The yere of Christ 79 whiche were linially descended from Dauid Whereof ensued a sore and greuous persecucion emonge the Iewes ¶ Three citees of Cypres weere ouerthrowen wyth an earthquake A sore pestilence at Rome Anni regum britannie 8 Uespacian dyed of the flixe The yere of the worlde 4041 The yere of Christ 80 Titus the son of Uespacian reigned .ii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4042 The yere of Christ 81 He was excellently well learned Anni regum britannie 9 and of so pleasaunt swete and gentle behauour that he meruailouslye deserued the fauour of all men In so much that he was therfore named comonly the loue and delite of mankinde He neuer dimissed any man frome hym without hope to obteine his request saiyng that no man ought to go sadde from the speache of a prince Whan he remembred that in a hole daie he had done no benefytte to any man he saied to hys familiars frendes I haue loste a daie reputing that daie lost that he had not done some benefytte in beyng admitted high prieste he aduanted that he toke that â—sâ—â—e vpon him onely to the entente to kepe his handes cleane from bloudeshed and affirmed that him selfe woulde rather die than he woulde suffer any man to perishe The yere of the worlde 4043 The yere of Christ 82 The hyll in Campaine named Uesuuius raged more vehemently with fyre than it was wont Anni regum britannie 10 and casting out great flames dyd much hurt to the countreis liyng therabout A great parte of the citee of Rome was destroyed with sodein mischaunce of fyre which continued burning the space of .iii. daies Turpaneus about this time was king of Danes Tytus the emperour beyng sodeinly taken with an ague and perceiuing that death would nedes ensue greatly bewayled that his life shuld be taken from him causelesse for so muche as he neuer didde any thinge in all his life whereof it did repente him sauynge one but what that thing was he shewed not Anacletus was made the .ii. byshop of Rome after sainct Peter The yere of the worlde 4044 The yere of Christ 83 Domician by nature brother vnto Titus Anni regum britannie 11 but veraye vnlike in maners â–ª reygned .15 yeres whan he was firste admitted to the empire he vsed much to be in his secrete oratorie alone and there did nothing but take flies and pricke them through with a nedle wherfore whaÌ„ it was demauÌ„did of U Chrispus who was with the emperour he wyttylye answered Not so muche as a flie At the beginninge this Domician shewed him selfe to abhorre soo much from murther that vneth he would suffer oxen to be kylled for their sacrifice and beynge ordeined Censor of maners was very diligent in his office but in the end folowyng the steppes of Nero and Caligula he became a detestable and cruel tyranne ¶ In the tyme of this Domician a valiaunt capitaine of the Romaines called Iulius Agricola made war nyne yeres continually vpon certain of the Britains Scottes and Pictes and discomfited theÌ„ in many greate batails vntil that Domician enuiyng his successe remoued him from that prouince he subdued to the Romains Anuandale the Isle of Man Carrike Kyle Cunigham wyth many other regions Domician ordeyned that no man shoulde be gelded or made Euneukes Anni regum britannie 13 Anianus bishoppe of Alexandria ended his life The yere of the worlde 4046 after whom sucâ—eded Abilius The yere of Christ 85 Anni regum britannie 14 The emperour Domician outlawed and put to deathe a great noumbre of the noble men and ancient senatours of Rome The yere of the worlde 4047 The yere of Christ 86 Anni regum britannie 16 Quintilian was famous taught Rhetorike in Rome The yere of Christ 88 receiuing his salary out of the emperours escheker The yere of the worlde 4049 In his time were many other great learned men as Cornelius Tacitus the yoÌ„ger Plinie Sueton Ualerius Flaccus Patauinus Iuuenal Marcial Domician passed the riuer Dounce or Dunaw wyth an army against Darnâ—peâ—us king of Gothes The Gothes vaynquished and putte to flighte the Romaines and slue theyr capitaine Fuscus Menander a notable heretike disciple to Simon Magus was famous in these dayes teachynge that no man could be saued oneles he were baptized in his
name and by his magicall artes wroughte wonderfull straunge thinges In the same time was Cherinthus an other heretike who taught that Chryste shoulde come and reygne in the worlde the space of a thousande yeres after the resurreccion and then should ascend into heauen with his people where they should liue alwais in pleasures of gluttonye and lecherie A kinde of heretikes called Ehionites affirmed that Christ was only man begotten of man and woman and not god they receiued onely the gospel of sainct Mathewe and taught that all partes of the olde lawe oughte to bee kepte with the newe At the same time sprang the heresies of the Nicolaites whiche beleued that euery man might lefully vse euerye woman that he lusted whiche heresie was immediatlye condemned but god graunte that it be not rysen agayne in these our dayes The holye man Ignatius gouerned the congregation of christians at Antioche About this time the power of the Romaynes beganne to decaie in Britaine for theyr capitaine Trebellius lost all the countreis that Agricola had conquered and by Galdus kinge of Scottes with the ayde of the Pictes as theyr chroniclers write was chased out of the boundes of Scotlande and glad to desire peace of kinge Galdus Policarpe ruled the churche at Smirna and Papias at Hieropolis Domician the emperour outraging in pride Anni regum britannie 20 gaue commaundement The yere of the worlde 4053 The yere of Christ 92 that he would be called lorde and god Domician triumphed for his victory ouer the Danes and Germains The yere of the worlde 4054 The yere of Christ 93 Anni regum britannie 21 Clement succeded Anacletus in the bishoprike of Rome and liued .ix. yeres Abia king of Arabia Helge of Norwaye Ingellus of the Danes The yere of the worlde 4055 The yere of Christ 94 Themperour perceiuing to be plenty of wine Anni regum britannie 22 and veray great scarscitee and dearth of corne and other graine thought that by ouermuche diligence giuen to the vineyardes men didde neglecte the tyllage of the earthe and therfore commaunded that in Italy no man should sette newe vines and in other prouinces that the one halfe of theyr vines shulde be cut downe to the ground Domician folowinge the example of Nero as well in crueltee as other vices The yere of the worlde 4057 The yere of Christ 96 Anni regum britannie 24 reised the seconde persecution againste the Christianes at whiche time S. Iohn the Apostle was banished into Pathmos he put to deathe also the nephues of Iuda called frater domini as well for that they were of the linage of Christ as because they discended from the house of king Dauid The yere of the worlde 4058 The yere of Christ 97 Simeon bishoppe of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 25 after dyuerse other tourmentes was crucified to deathe whome one named Iustus did succede in that bishoprike Domician expelled out of Italy philosophiers and men hauinge knowledge of the mathematicall sciences Domician for his crueltee beinge odible to all men was by a conspiracy murdered in his chambre his owne wife consenting therto Hitherto Suetonius continued his history The yere of the worlde 4059 The yere of Christ Nerua Anni regum britannie 26 an aged and wise Senatour folowed Domician in the empyre and reigned one yere .ii. monethes and viii dayes He caused by decree of the Senate that what soeuer was enacted by Domician shuld be of none efect and gaue a generall commaundement that al exiled persons shoulde returne home wherefore S. Iohn returned from Pathnios to the Ephesians where he wrate hys gospel Nerua commaunded that all chyldren whose parentes were nedye shuld be founde of the common cost Traiane a Spaniarde borne The yere of the worlde 4060 after Nerua was admitted to the imperyall auctoritee Anni regum britannie 27 and reigned .19 yeres The yere of Christ 99 This man if you consider in hym the profyte of the Romayne empyre whiche he greately enlarged or polytike and ciuile gouernance vndoubtedly he was a right good and commendable prynce but towarde Christian religiō impious and cruell For he caused the thyrd persecution of the churche Whan he was by certayne of his counsail reprehended for ouer much familiaritee with infericurs he aunswered that a ruler ought to be of such behauoure towarde his subiectes as he wold haue the prynce to him if he were priuate when he ordeinev any pretour giuing to him the sword he wold say in this wyse vse the sword against my ennemies in iuste causes and if I my selfe do otherwyse than Iustice vse thy power vpon me also Gerdon was ordeined the thirde bishop of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4062 The yere of Christ 101 Anni regum britannie 29 Zacharias the fourth bishop of Hierusalem From the deathe of Simeon to the reigne of Adrian we reade of no sure succession of the bisshops of Hierusalem ▪ for by the crueltee of the Emperours and their subiectes they were put to deathe well nere as faste as they were ordeyned Anni regum britannie 30 Euaristus the fourth byshop of Rome .viii. yeres Traiane ouercame the Danes The yere of the worlde 4063 The yere of Christ 102 and made leage with their kyng Decebalus he triumphed for his victory ouer the Danes and Scithians Anni regum britannie 31 Traiane subdued dyuers nations to the Romaine empire as the Hyberians Sauromatans The yere of the worlde 4064 The yere of Christ 103 and the people of Arabie and Cholchis He broughte vnder hys possessyon many citees as Sileucia Babylon Ctesiphon he made a brydge also ouer the ryuer of Danubie whiche had .20 arches of square stone euerye arche .150 fote in heyght in breadthe 60. fote and betwene euerye arche .170 fote the bridge was in length .9 hundred paces and one Decebalus kyng of the Danes brake hys leage was again vanquished by Traiane and hys kyngdome made a prouynce Tobias the .v. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 32 The yere of the worlde 4065 The yere of Christ 104 Traiane set a nauye of shyppes in the redde sea to the entent to inuade the borders of India In Scotlande after the death of Galdus succeded hys son Lugtak an odious and myscheuous tyran and was as muche hated of the Scottes for hys vice as hys father was loued for his vertue He slewe many of the rich men onelye to confiscate their goods and commytted the gouernaunce of the realme to most vniust and couetous persons and with their companye was moste delited He deflowred hys owne auntes susters and daughters and scorned hys wyfe and graue counsaylours callyng them olde dotyng fooles wherefore in the .iii. yere of his reigne he was slayne or his nobles Beniamin the .vi. bishop of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4066 The yere of Christ 105 The sumptuous house that Nero builded in Rome called the golden house was sodeinly destroied with fyre Anni regum britannie 33 Fower citees in Asia ouerthrowen with an earthquake
in the churche many bishoppes of excellent learning and Sanctimonie as Serapion of Antioch Demetrius of Alexandria Theophilus at Cesaria Bacchilus of Corinth and Policrates amonge the Ephesians LUcius king of Britaine decessed after whose death for so muche as of him remained no heire Anni regum britannie 1 the Britones betwene them selues fel in great distance and warre The yere of the worlde 4153 The yere of Christ 192 which continued to the greate disturbance of the realme about .xv. yeres The temple of peace with manye other gorgyous places in Rome were destaâ—yed with fire Sterres appered in the daye time of the whiche some being drawen in engthe semed to hange in the ayer Anni regum britannie 2 Commodus the emperour was strangled to death by Laetus Electus and his owne concubine Martia The yere of the worlde 4454 The yere of Christ 193 Anni regum britannie 3 Partinax was constreigned by the Senate to take on him the gouernance of the empire The yere of the worlde 4155 The yere of Christ 194 who endeuouringe to reduce the commoÌ„ weale to a good ordre was cruelly slaine of the souldiours whan he had reigned onely two monthes and .xxv. dayes Whan Partinax was slaine the souldiours published that they would aduance him to the imperiall auctoritee whiche would most liberally rewarde them Of whome Iulian a lawier bought the empire promisinge theym great giftes for which dede he was abhorred of the hole citee and not longe after hated also of the souldiours be cause he was stacke in fulfilling his promises This disfauour of the people towarde Iulian was occasion that Pescennins Niger was named emperour of the souldiours in Surie But he lingered at Antioche made not towarde Rome against Iulian. Wherfore in the mean time Seuerus was pronounced emperour of his souldiours in Illiria This man with all spede possible The yere of the worlde 4156 The yere of Christ 195 went with an army into Italy caused Iulian to be slayne Anni regum britannie 4 Whan he came to Rome and had the imperiall auctoritee stablished by the senate incontinent he augmented his army went against Niger but fearinge that Albius beinge as then of great power in Britaine wold in his absence conspire againste him vnder faire pretence caused him to be proclaymed partaker of the empire At Cizinum a citee of Asia The yere of the worlde 4157 Seuerus discomfited Aemilius the capitain of Nigers host Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of Christ 196 Againe in Bithinia the souldiours of Niger were ouerthrowen and lastly in Cilicia Niger him selfe was vanquished and slaine The Moores spoyled Laodicea and brent Tyrus Satrahel the brother of Ethodius because his sonnes were not of sufficiente age to guide the realme was ordeyned king of Scottes he was of false and subtill wit and geuen to such cruelte that for feigned causes he suâ— all the frendes of Ethiodus to the entent to defraud his heires of the crowne wherfore he was murdered of his familiers when he had reigned .4 yeres The yere of the worlde 4159 The yere of Christ 198 Seuerus after his retourne from Surie Anni regum britannie 7 fearinge that Albinus whom before he had made partaker of the empire woulde endeuour by some priuye meane to defeate him and his posteritee of the imperial succession caused him to be proclaimed his enemie and went against him with al his power into Fraunce where he vanquished and slue him and in despite of the senate sent his heade to Rome A great controuersie rose in the churche betwene the bishoppes of Asia and Europe concerninge the feaste of Easter Uictor beinge than pope by his sentence woulde haue excoÌ„municated all the churches of Asia because they kepte their easter the .14 daye of the firste moneth according to the vse of the apostles for whiche cause he was sharpely rebuked bothe of Irenius bishop of LioÌ„s and many other as not sufficiently consideringe the vnitee of the churche Seuerus retourning to Rome Anni regum britannie 8 outlawed and put to death many of the Senatours and noble men of Spaine Fraunce The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 199 and Italy Donalde an humile and gentile prince was choseÌ„ kinge of Scottes and reigned .21 yeres He was the first kinge that coyned any money of gold or siluer for the Scottes vsed before interchanging of Mercimonies and had no money of their owne but the Britons and Romaines and other external nations About the yere of our lorde 203. this Donald procured certaine wise and lerned men to instructe him and his wife children and subiectes in the faith of Christ which hapned .33 yeres after the beginning of the royalme of Scotlande Zeâ—â—erinus the .14 pope .20 yeres The emperour Seuerus passinge into the easte partes spoyled Arabia The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 202 Anni regum britannie 10 made leage with the kinges of Armonie put to flighte Aâ—tabanus kinge of the Partheans and toke the citee Ctesiphon and vanquished alsâ— the Adhiabâ—eno Abagaâ—us king of Perses Laetus proconsull of Egipte in his time was a greuous persecution of the ChristiaÌ„s in Alexandria in whiche Leonides Origines father was beheaded and Origene him selfe being than but a childe Anni regum britannie 12 The yere of the worlde 4164 The yere of Christ 203 desyred martyrdome with his father Anni regum britannie 14 Aquila prouoste of Aegipte The yere of the worlde 4166 The yere of Christ 205 vnder whom the persecucion continued Narcissus bishop of Hierusalem fled into the deserte for feare of persecutioÌ„ in his place was ordeyned Dius Anni regum britannie 1 TO this time continued the foresaid discord amoÌ„ge the BritoÌ„s The yere of the worlde 4169 The yere of Christ 208 which thing meued Seuerus to make hast into that countrey as wel to quiet the realme as to kepe back the Pictes Scottes which vexed them with warre He caused a wal of turues and great stakes to be made of the lengthe of .112 myles or after some repaired the wall of Adrion It began at Tyne and reched to the Scottishe sea This Seuerus gouerned Britaine fiue yeres Germanus succeded Dius in the bishoprike of Hierusalem and after him Bordis the .29 bishop Narcissus came abrode againe out of the deserte The yere of the worlde 4170 The yere of Christ 209 and was desired of the people of Hierusalem to take againe the bishoprike Anni regum britannie 2 Tertulian a great learned man of Carthage was in this time veray excellent in diuine scriptures Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4171 The yere of Christ 210 He wrate many noble workes in defence of christendome But beyng in his middle age made a prieste he was vexed with sundry wronges and displeasures by the enuy of the clergie of Rome and therfore at the last fel into the heresye of Montanus whiche he enterlaced with his bokes that he wrate Origene after Clement and Pantenus was admitted to
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
for euer of the kinges of great Britaine The yere of the worlde 4346 The yere of Christ 385 Arcadius the son of Theodotius was made Augustus Anni regum britannie 3 Theodotius laboured muche for the vnitee of the churche in the whiche had bene a schisme of longe time The yere of the worlde 4347 The yere of Christ 386 Maximus kinge of Britaine Anni regum britannie 4 was constreigned of the souldiours to take on him the imperial crowne and therfore beyng in Fraunce passed further into the landes of the empyre and subdued a great parte of France and al Germaine Gratian the emperour of him was putte to flyght at Paris and slaine at Lions Ualentinian the brother of Gratian beyng dryuen out of Italy fledde into the east to Theodotius of whom he was with all gentilnesse interceined Whyles Maximus was occupied in the warres in Italie Melga kinge of Pictes and Gnauius leader of the Hunnes vexed the Britaines whereof whan Maxiâ—mus had witting he sent a capitaine named Gratian to resist their malice The yere of the worlde 4348 The yere of Christ 387 Sainct Ursula with the .11000 virgins Anni regum britannie 5 whiche were sente into littell Britaine to bee maryed to the foresaied Câ—non and his knightes were slaine of the Barbarous people being on the sea Hierome the famous doctour and interpretour of holy scripture flourished at Bethlem and for hys excellent learninge was renowmed in al the worlde The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 Theodotius hearing of the death of Gratian Anni regum britannie 8 spedde him with an armye against Maximus whych warred againste the empyre and at a citie of Italy called Aquileâ—a vanquished the saide Maximus and him beheaded Andragatius the chiefe capitaine of Maximus drowned him selfe Uictour his sonne was slaine of Abrogastes in France â–ª Anni regum britannie 1 FOorth with the foresaied Gratian The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 that was sente in to Britaine of Maximus to defende the lande frome Barbariens toke on him the kingdom of Britain exercised all tyranny and exaction vpon the people For whiche cause he was abhorred of all the Britaines In a sedicion in Thessalia there happened certaine iustices and noble men to be slaine of the people wherwith Theodotius the emperour beynge greatly meeued commaunded .vii. thousande of them to be slaine punisshing the giltlesse together with the offenders Of whiche acte whan Ambrose byshop of Milleine had knowlage he excommunicated the emperour and forbade him to enter in to the churche vntill he had done open penaunce To whom Theodotius gentillye obeyed and for that deede hadde Ambrose euer after in most highe estimacion and reuerence Algelmundus the firste kinge of Lumbardy Anni regum britannie 2 A fyrie signe hanged in the ayre The yere of the worlde 4352 The yere of Christ 391 lyke to a culuer by the space of .xxx. daies Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4353 The yere of Christ 392 The Britains abhorringe the crueltee of their kynge Gratian Anni regum britannie 4 by one assent set on him and kylled him The yere of the worlde 4354 The yere of Christ 393 after he had reigned .iiii. yeres Than was the realme of Britaine a good space without head or gouernour in whych time they were nowe and than vexed with the foresaied Barbarous people and other externall enemies To this time were ordeined in the church certain priestes whiche should examine and confesse theim The yere of the worlde 4355 The yere of Christ 394 that after their offences dyd openly repent before they receiued the sacraments vnder pretence of this confession a deacon in Constatinople did commit fornication with a noble woman For whiche cause Nectarius their byshoppe didde abrogate confession committing euery man to his conscience in receiuing the sacrament A Duke named Abrogastes by treason slew Ualentinian the emperour of the weste and aduaunsed Eugenius to the imperiall crowne Plaâ—illa the wyfe of Theodotius dyed â–ª a woman of great sanctimonie She accustomed to visit the hospitalles and places of poore people ministringe to theym all thinges necessary with her owne handes The yere of the worlde 4356 The yere of Christ 395 Arcadius the elder sonne of Theodotius reigned with his father in the east and Honorius the yonger was proclaimed emperour of Italy and the west partes In the tyme of Theodotius a childe was borne in Palestine beyng deuided from the nauel vpward as it were into two bodies euery part hauing all senses and perfect members of a man Whan the one dydde eate the other didde not sometymes the one plaied with the other as it were two children The one parte liued foure daies after the other Theodotius vanquisshed and toke Eugenius the traytour The yere of the worlde 4357 The yere of Christ 396 and commaunded him to be put to death Abrogastes kylled himselfe with his owne weapon Ioannes Anachorita was famous He hadde the gyfte of prophecie Augustine the most famous lerned doctour of Chrystes churche was byshop of Hippone a citie in Afrike This man was of suche excellent wyt that in his chyldhode he learned all the liberall sciences without any instructour and in all partes of philosophie was wonderfullye learned At the beginninge he fauoured the opinions of theim whiche bee called Maniches but by the continuall praier of his good mother Monica and the perswasion of holy sainct Ambrose he was conuerted to the true faithe They bothe beynge replenisshed with the holy ghost sange the psalme Te deum aunsweringe muâ—tually one to the other After in praier writing and preachinge he so muche profited the church that his name is woorthely had in reuerence of all men Theodotius the emperour died at Milleine The yere of the worlde 4358 The yere of Christ 397 Arcadius obteined the imperiall dignitee and reigned with his brother Honorius .xiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4359 The yere of Christ 398 but for that they were yet but children Theodotius before his deathe ordeined .iii. noble men to be gouernours ouer the .iii. partes of the empyre that is to saie Gyldo in Afryke Ruffinus in the east as tutour of Arcadius Stillico in Italie and the weast as gouernour of Honorius the yonger sonne Whiche .iii. Dukes after by treason successiuelye attempted the imperiall crowne An earthquake continued many dayes The element shining like fyre seemed to burne Orosius the historiographer was famous Chrisostomus the noble clerke The yere of the worlde 4361 The yere of Christ who for his excelleÌ„t eloquence is named the golden mouthed doctour was ordeyned bishop of Constantinople Gildo gouernour of afrike toke on him kinglye auctoritee in Mauritania and cruellye put to death the sonnes of his brother Mascazell who therfore fled into Atalye and obteyned ayde of Honorius the emperoure and shortely after with .5000 men of warre vanquished his brothers army in the which were .70000 fighting men and commaunded him to be strangled
was ordeined king of Fraunce This man for his lechery and voluptuous liuing The yere of the worlde 4421 The yere of Christ 460 became odible to his subiectes and therfore soone after was faine to void his realme and went to the king of turinges in whose place the frenchemen chose Aegius to theyr king The Saxones couenaunted with the Britains that thei shoulde attende to theyr worldlye businesse and the saxones as theyr souldiours should defende the lande from the incursions of all enemies For the whiche seruice the Britaynes should geue to them competent meat and wages And vnder this pretence caused more Saxones to be sent for entendinge at conuenient time by force to haue the land in theyr subiection The yere of the worlde 4422 The yere of Christ 461 Saint Germaine came into Britaine to reduce them from the heresy of Pelagian to the faith of christ Anni regum britannie 14 The yere of the worlde 4424 The yere of Christ 463 Maiorian emperour of Rome Anni regum britannie 16 was murdered of certaine traitours nye to the riuer Hyria The Britaines considering the daylye repaire of the Saxones into this realme shewed to theyr king the ieopardie that might thereof ensue and aduertised hym to auoyde the daunger and expel them out of the realme But al was in vayn For Uertiger by reason of his wife bore such fauour towarde the Saxones that he woulde in no wise heare the counsayl of his subiectes Wherfore they with one wil and mynde depriued him of his roial dignitee The yere of the worlde 4425 The yere of Christ 464 Anni regum britannie 1 and ordeyned to theyr king his eldest son Uortimerus when Uortiger had reigned .xvi. yeres Seuerus by confederacie of certaine Romaines was aduanced to the imperial auctoritee in place of Maiorianus and reigned .iiii. yeres This Uortimer as before is sayd being made kynge in a ll hast he pursued the Saxones The yere of the worlde 4426 The yere of Christ 455 Anni regum britannie 2 and by his marciall knighthode vanquished theym in .iiii. great battayles beside conflictes and skyrmishes vntyl at length he was poysoned by meane of Rowen his stepmother after he had regned .vii yeres The yere of Christ 466 Byogor king of Aleines comminge into Italye Anni regum britannie 3 was vanquished and slayne of a Romaine senatour called Richomir The yere of the worlde 4427 The yere of Christ 467 There hapned a fyre in Constantinople by the whiche a great part of the citee was destroyed The yere of the worlde 4428 Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of Christ Athemius was sent into Italy of Leo Anni regum britannie 6 emperour of the east The yere of the worlde 4430 to take on him the imperial auctoritee at Rome and gouernaunce of the west betwene this Anthemius and a noble man of his affinitee called Riohomir was great strife and variance for whiche the sayd Anthemius was after deposed The yere of the worlde 4431 The yere of Christ 470 Seruandus liuetenant of Gallia Anni regum britannie 7 naminge him selfe emperour was banished by Anthemius Childericus was againe restored to his regalitee in France and soone after subdued a Saxon prince named Onager and conquered the cite of Orliance and passing ouer the ryuer of Leyr subdued to his signorie the countrey of Angeo and Maine VOrtigier obteyned againe the kyngedome of great Britaine Anni regum britannie 1 and reigned after this time .ix. yeres The yere of the worlde 4432 The yere of Christ 471 but shortelye after Hengistus whiche was chased of Uortimer in to the I le of Thanet perced the land wyth a numbre of Saxones but whan he herde of the greate assemble that the Britains made againste him he treated for peace whiche in fyne was concluded Anni regum britannie 2 Romanus a senatour of Rome The yere of the worlde 4433 The yere of Christ 472 affected by priuy meanes the empyre and was therfore beheaded Asper likewise at Constantinople laied priuy waite to slea the emperour Leo and named his sonne Cesar whyche treason beyng detected he and his sonne were put to death Gensericus kynge of the Uandales endeuoured ones againe to inuade Italy but he was driuen backe of Basilicus a Romaine capitaine and constreigned with disâ—woorship to retourne to Afrike whens he came Ualamir and Theodomir The yere of the worlde 4434 kinges of the Ostrogothes breaking into Illiria Anni regum britannie 3 and wasting that countrey The yere of Christ 473 ceased not vntyll the emperour Leo had granted to theim Hungarie and Mesia to inhabite and toke of theim Theodoricus the younge sonne of Theodomir for ostage Leo sent Olymbrias to depose Anthemius emperour of Rome for discorde that had been of longe time betwene him and his kinsman Richomir Anni regum britannie 4 Richomir slewe Anthemius in Rome after whom Olymbrias gouerned the empyre .vii. monethes The yere of the worlde 4435 The yere of Christ 474 Anni regum britannie 5 At Rauenna The yere of the worlde 4439 the souldiours named Clicerius to be emperour of Rome The yere of Christ 475 The Saxones in Britaine by priuie gyle and treason got the kinge Uortigier into their handes and kept him as prisoner and by that meanes constreigned the king to grant vnto theim thre countreis in the lande of Britaine that is to saie Kent Sussex Suff. North. Than Hengist began his lordeship ouer Kent and sendyng for mâ—e Saxones to bewelde the other prouinces shortely after made warre vpoÌ„ the Britains and so chased theim that he kept his kyngdome of Kent in peace and warre .24 yeeres Uortiger fled into Wales and there builded a castel of whiche buildyng and impediment of the same and of his prophet Marlyne the common voyce of the people speaketh many thynges Conâ—annus for so muche as the children of his brother Congallus were but yonge was ordeined king of Scottes and guided them in good peace and quietenes a loÌ„g space but at the laste he was slayne for extorcion that Tomset his chauncellour vsed in his name The yere of the worlde 4437 The yere of Christ 476 Nepos a senatour Anni regum britannie 6 deposed Clicerius from the imperiall auctoritee and causyng him to be ordeined bishop of Solonae a citee of Dalmacie by force was made emperour of Rome to the great vnquietnesse of Italie Leo emperour of CoÌ„stantinople departed out this lyfe After whom Zenon was aduauÌ„ced to thegouernance of the weast empyre This Zenon was a man of vnknoweÌ„ byrth no lesse il fauoured and defourmed in maners thaÌ„ in vâ—sage and countinaunce He reigned .xiii. yeares not as an emperour but lyke a cruell tyranne Perosas king of Persians was vanquisshed in battaile and chased of certaine of the Hunnes whiche were sparkeled into those partes The yere of the worlde 4438 The yere of Christ 477 Whyle Zenon was absent from Constantinople Anni regum britannie 7 Uerrina his wyfes mother aduauÌ„ced Basilicus his brother to the imperiall
he had reigned .xxviii. yeres The yere of Christ 521 Iustinus by gile and crafty means obteyned the imperiall auctoritee The yere of the worlde 4482 Anni regum britannie 5 For with the money that was geuen to him to purchase the good will of the souldiours that Theocritianus might be emperor he bought the fauour of the souldiours for him selfe and of theym was made emperour without resistence This man in hys youthe was a swine herde and after geuinge him selfe to warfare for his towardnes therin within few yeres waxed so expert cuÌ„ning in feates of armes that he was aduaÌ„ced to high dignitees lastly obteined the empire whiche he gouerned with great policie and wisedome .ix. yeres Iustine banished all the bishops of the Arrians Manicheâ— and other heretikes and endeuoured to restore agayne the pure and sincere christian fayth Anni regum britannie 6 The .iiii. kingdome of the west Saxones The yere of Christ 522 beganne in Britaine vnder a Saxon called Cerdicus The yere of the worlde 4483 they landed first at an haueÌ„ in Northff called Yormouth With this Saxon Cerdicus and his people Arthur had much trouble and warre This lordeshippe conteined the west part of Englande as Wilshire Somersetshire Berk. Dors. and other Anni regum britannie 7 Theodorich king of the Ostrogothes The yere of the worlde 4484 The yere of Christ 523 whyche had the gouernance of Italy fauouring the sect of the Arrians and hauing knowledge howe that Iustinus did banishe theim from their churches sent ambasades to the sayde Iustine willing him to cal home againe the Arrians or els he would spoyle Italye and Rome with swoorde and fire Iustine fearinge the power of Theodorich permitted the Arrians to retourne to theyr churches Iohn 1. Pope ii yeeres .ix. monethes .xvi. dayes Anni regum britannie 9 Ilderichus was made king of the Uendales in Afrike The yere of the worlde 4486 He fauoured the true fayth of Chryste The yere of Christ 525 and called from banishement the byshops whiche by his predecessoures had bene of long time exyled Theodorich banished pope Iohn whiche was famished to death Theodorich put to death Simmaâ—hus and Boetius .2 noble men of Rome for that he falsely suspected them of treason Procopius writeth that Theodorich as he was at supper serued with a fishes head ymagined that he sawe in that fishes head the vysage of Symachus bytinge hys nether lyppe and beholdinge hym with a fyerce and terrible countinaunce Wyth whiche ymaginacion he conceyued such terrour and feare by the remorse of his conscience that he neuer after prospered but pining awaye ended his life Anni regum britannie 10 Gurgenes kinge of Iberia The yere of the worlde 4487 fledde to the Romains because that Cabades king of Persia The yere of Christ 526 would by force haue constreigned him to forsake the fayth of Christ. Felix .52 Pope .4 yeres .ii. monethes After the death of Theodorich Amalasiuntha his daughter with her yong son Athalaricus obteyned the gouernance of Italy and Rome The yere of the worlde 4488 The yere of Christ 527 Anni regum britannie This woman was of so great vertue and towardenesse and in al her behauoir had such a princely maiestie that neuer man did behold her without great reuereÌ„ce She was a woman of wonderful silence although she were both in Greke and latine excellentlye learned and had skill in the languages of all nacions whiche had to doe with the Romaine empire She hadde I thinke that sentence of Sophocles printed in her minde The ornament of a vvoman is sylence In all thinges perteyning to common weale she behaued hir selfe with suche wysedome and iustice that no man was with her offended Iustinian was made emperour of Constantinople Anni regum britannie 14 He came but of a poore kinred The yere of the worlde 4491 The yere of Christ 530 for his mothers brother Iustinus emperour before him was but a swyne hierde He sucâ—eded his vncle and gouerned the empire noblye the space of .39 yeres and augmented it honourablye and caused the lawes ciuile which were dispercled in infinite volumes to be reduced into fiftie bokes called the digestes and caused to be made .iiii. bookes of Institutes and likewise the Code conteyning the decrees of emperoures although he him selfe knewe no letters He was an excelleÌ„t prince if he had not ben corrupted with the heresie of Eutices I thinke this man in nothing more happie than in that he had in his time .ii. noble and valiaunt capitains that is Bellizarus and Narses by whose vertue and marcial knighthode he vtterly extinguished the power of the Gothes and other barbarous people whiche of longe tyme possessed the landes of the empire Of the noble actes of these .ii. capitaines and howe vnthankefullye they were rewarded somewhat hereafter shall appeare Bellizarius was made soue raigne capitaine of the emperours army and had committed to him the tuicion of the east partes In Mesopitamia he discomfited and slewe the Persians and again nere to a place called Satala he vanquished them and slewe their capitaine Memorâ—e Boniface .53 Pope .ii. yeres 26. dayes Dorotheus president of Armonie Hellisteus king of Aethiopes Esimipheus kinge of Homecites Anni regum britannie 16 Mercurius called also Iohn The yere of the worlde 4493 The yere of Christ 532 the .54 Pope .ii. yeres .iiii. monethes Theudis kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine Cosroes was ordeyned kinge of the Persians Anni regum britannie 18 The yere of the worlde 4495 The yere of Christ 534 and reigned .48 yeres he made peace with the Romaines for an â—10 yeres There hapned a sedicion in Byzance where Hyppatius by treason was named emperour in the whiche sedycion were slaine .30000 men Hyppatius the chiefe capitaine with other auctours of that commocion were takeÌ„ and beheaded Agapitus .55 Pope .11 monethes .18 doyes The silke wormes about this time were first brought out of India into Europe Eugenius the sonne of Congallus was made king of Scotland after Conrannus and reigned .34 yeres the Scottishe historie affirmeth that he wyth hys Scottes was preseÌ„t in the battailes that Mordred fought against Arthur Anni regum britannie 19 Amalasiuntha quene of the Ostrogothes and gouernour of Italy The yere of the worlde 4496 The yere of Christ 535 after the deathe of hir sonne Athalaricus chose hir kinsman Theodotus to be with her partaker of the kingdome This Theodotus was a man of lytle towardnesse hauynge a frowarde and vngracious minde verie vnmete eyther for marciall or ciuyle affayres And yet was he bothe in Greeke and latine excedinglye well learned and folowed Platos discipline He wrate an historie of the notable actes of his time Theodotus king of the Ostrogothes by the counsayle of Amalasiuntha fought prosperously against the Burgonions and almaines which were sent to Theodobert kinge of Austracie to spoyle Lyguria Aemilia and the countrey of Uenece The Uandales ordeined Gilimer theyr kinge and cast Ilderich Ameres and Eâ—agenes in prison
in the tyme of this Constantine Anni regum britannie 2 Ildouadus was chosen kinge of the Gothes in Italy The yere of the worlde 4505 The yere of Christ 544 and reigned .ii. yeres he subdued againe to his lordship all the countrey of Uenece and the lande lying betwene the riuer Po or Padus and the Alpes He ouercame in battayle Uitalis the Romaine capitaine and slew of his souldiours a great multitude Bellizarius was made capitaine against the Persians whiche breaking theyr league warred vpon the prouinces of the empyre the citee Sisauranum was yelded with others Anni regum britannie 3 Ildouadus putte to death a noble man of the Gothes named Urayas The yere of the worlde 4506 The yere of Christ 545 For enuy wherof he was slayne of his owne men and one Ardaricus chosen kinge in his place who reigned onely .v. monethes Aurelius Conamus a Britaine arrered mortall warre against Constantine the kinge and after sore fight slew him in the field e when he had reigned .iii. yeres AUrelius Conanê° was crowned king of Britaine he was noble Anni regum britannie hardie The yere of the worlde 4507 The yere of Christ 546 and therwith verye liberall But he was a man that cherished such as loued strife and discencion within his realme and gaue light credence to theim whiche accused other were it right or wronge He toke by strength his vncle which was right heyre to the crowne and died when he had reigned .iii. yeres Totilas a puissant and valiant warriour was chosen king of the Gothes in Italy and reigned .ii. yeres He was not onely mightie in armes but also benigne geÌ„til and shewed great fauour to theim that were on him ouercome whereby he subdued more than by dinte of sworde By knightly force and policie he vanquished the Romaynes and toke in battaile all the imperiall insygnes The yere of the worlde 4850 The yere of Christ 547 The kingedome of northumberlande beganne first in Britaine vnder a Saxon named Ida. Anni regum britannie 2 This lordeshippe was first deuided into .ii. kingdomes the one was called Deyra whiche conteyned the lande frome Humbre to Tyne the other brenitia whyche included the countrey from Tyne to the Scottishe sea After this daye the Brytains discreased dayly in lordeshippe and rule and drew theim towarde Wales so that the countrey about Chester was the chiefe of their lordshippe Totilas the Gothe subdued Brutia Calabria Apulia and Lucania he vanquyshed and tooke Demetrius the Romaine capitaine and recouered agayne the citee of Naples VOrtiporius the sonne of Conanus was ordeined king of Britaine The yere of the worlde 4509 The yere of Christ 548 of whom is little memory left Anni regum britannie 1 sauing that Guydo testifieth him to be a victorious prince and that he in diuers battailes discomfyted the Saxones Iustinian the emperour made peace with Cosroes king of Persians for .vii. yeres The Herules about the riuer Dunaude ouercame the Sâ—laâ—â—nes Artâ—banes a Romain deliuered Afrike and Carthage from the crueltee of atyranne named Gontharis Iustinian was constreigned of necessitee to sende Bellâ—zarius againe into Italy to withstand the furie of the Gothes Iohn prouost of Afrike Anni regum britannie 2 subdued the people of Mauritania The yere of the worlde 4510 The yere of Christ 549 rebelling against the empire and chased theim to the vttermost partes of Afrike A generall synode holden at CoÌ„stantinople against the errour of Theodorus where it was concluded that our ladie was the mother of god and not of man onely The yere of the worlde 4510 The yere of Christ 550 Totilas Anni regum britannie 3 by force of armes dearth and famine subdued well nere all Italie and after longe siege toke the citee of Rome and spoyled it with sworde and fyre ouerthrowynge the walles and toures euen to the grounde He expelled all the citisyns out and left the citee almost desert that it shuld not after ayde or succour his enemies A great earthquake was almoste in all partes of the worlde Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4512 The yere of Christ 551 In Misia a quaue of the earthe swalowed the mydle part of the citee with many of the inhabitaunce where the voice of them that were swalowed was herd criyng for healpe and succour The Sclauines inuaded Illiria by whom that countrey was after called Sclauonie Bellizarius recouered the citee of Rome being almost desolate And within the space of .24 dayes repayred the citee and builded the walles in suche wyse that he withstode many great dangerous assautes of Totilas Theudis kyng of Spayne was murdered of the gothes for that he in his arraye resembled rather a diserde or stage plaier than a prince and gouernour MAlgo a Duke of britaine The yere of Christ 552 begaÌ„ne his reigne ouer the Britaines Anni regum britannie 1 and gouerned theim .35 yeares The yere of the worlde 4513 as writers accord this Malgo was the comeliest and most personable man of all the Britaines than liuyng and therwith endewed with knyghtly manhode but he delited in the foule synne of Sodomie and therfore was greatly persecuted of his enemies the Saxones The Barbarous people obteyned the dominion of all the weast partes of the empyre Tendesilius kyng of the wisigothes in Spaine whan he had reigned not ful one yere was deposed and put to death by his people because he rauisshed certaine noble matrones at Hyspali After hym was ordeyned Agila whiche reigned .v. yeres Anni regum britannie 2 The Romaines and the people called Lazi The yere of the worlde 4514 being with theÌ„ confederate vanquisshed the PersiaÌ„s nere to Petra The yere of Christ 553 The Sclauines chased the Romaines in the countrey of Illiria Bellizarius retourned from Italy to Constantinople partlye by the intercession of hys wife Antonine partlye for that he dispeired that Italy might be recouered from the dominion of the Gothes whose power was at this time wonderfully encreased The Gothes spoyled and wasted the iland of Sicilie Germanus a noble man of Constantinople was sent into Italy by the emperour against the Gothes who in his iourney died in Illiria Totilas kinge of the Gothes Anni regum britannie 3 by the treason of certayne souldiours of Isauria The yere of the worlde 4515 The yere of Christ 554 obteined again the citee of Rome at whiche time he did not spoyle it as he hadde done before but so costly repayred many places and vsed suche clemencie and gentilnesse towarde the citesins that he was now counted as a father whyche before had bene a cruell tyranne and spoyler Lothayre kinge of Soysons in Fraunce committed the rule of the prouince of Guian to his eldest sonne Cramiris who contrarie to the minde of his father oppressed the people with exactions and was therfore commaÌ„ded by his father to retourne from thens Cramiris being herewith greatly meued fled to his vncle Childebert whom he sterred to make warre vpon his owne father Chameris was taken
The yere of the worlde 4546 The yere of Christ 585 He recouered againe Mesopotamia Anni regum britannie 34 and retourned with great praie and yrches The Lumbardes perceiuynge the Romaynes to bee greatly ayded of the Frenchemen puisantlye inuaded the countrey of Fraunce called Narbone where they chased the Burgonions and slewe Amaâ—us the Emperours deputye with a great noumber of souldyours Anni regum britannie 1 CAreticus beganne to rule the Britayns This man as witnesseth all writers loued ciuile warre The yere of the worlde 4547 The yere of Christ 586 and was so odible both to god and also to his subiectes that they excited the Saxones to warre vpon him which toke from him a great part of his lande Mauritius after the death of Tyberius the .ii. was ordeyned emperour at Constantinople and reigned .21 yeres This man sent a greate summe of money to Chilâ—erich one of the kynges of fraunce to the entent he should make warre vpon the Lumbardes The Romaine capytayne Mummolus by the healpe of the frenchemen Anni regum britannie 2 put to flyght the Lumbardes in the borders of Fraunce The Saxones whiche accompanyed the Lumbardes whan they fyrste inuaded Italy forsoke them The yere of the worlde 4548 The yere of Christ 587 and made alyance with Sigibert kyng of Austracie and shortly after retourned toward their owne countrey The Saxones in theyr retourne were discomfited and slayne of the people called Sueui Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4549 The yere of Christ 588 whiche sens that tyme helde the countrey that is now called Suauia or Suaue Laudrie one of the Dukes of Soysons in fraunce fearyng that his aduoutrie committed with the quene Fredegunde shoulde be disclosed by hir counsaile slew Chilperich the kynge Chilperich leste after hym one younge sonne named Clothayre whom his mother Fredegunde committed to the tuicion of Gunthranus his vncle and than kynge of Orliaunce The Saxones hearyng of the discencion betwene Caretius and his Britains accompaniyng them with Gurmundus kynge of Irelande made warre vpon hym in suche wyse that it was fayne to take the towne of Sycester where they assauted hym so sore that he with hys men fled from thens into Wales by whiche meanes he lost a great part of his dominion â–ª and shortly after ended his lyfe THe Britayns whiche were chased of their enemies into Wales as I before sayed helde theim in that partes The yere of the worlde 4550 The yere of Christ 589 Anni regum britannie 1 and assauted the Saxones somwhyle in one coste and somewhyle in an other vnder sundry Dukes and so continued the space of .24 yeres Gregory was sent to the emperour to excuse Pelagius for that he was chosen and admytted byshoppe of Rome without his consent A noble man of Constantinople named Smaragdus â–ª Anni regum britannie 2 was ordeyned lieuetenant of Italy The yere of the worlde 4551 The yere of Christ 590 and sent of the emperour with an armie to deliuer Italy from the Lumbardes Who at his comminge toke the towne called Classense discomfited the Lumbardes and slewe theyr capytaine Feroaldus with many of his souldiours The Lumbardes whiche had been the sâ—are of .x. yeres without a kyng The yere of the worlde 4552 The yere of Christ 591 vnder the gouernaunce of Dukes Anni regum britannie 3 ordeyned to theyr kynge a valiant younge man called Antharis the sonne of Clephis Leonâ—gilâ—us kynge of Spayne slewe his owne sonne Hermengilde because he woulde not consent to the heresie of Arrius In Britaine Ethelfrâ—dus gouerned the north Saxones who made suche continual warre vpoÌ„ the Britains The yere of the worlde 4553 The yere of Christ Anni regum britannie 4 and chased them so sore that it is thought he slew mo of them than all the other Saxon kynges By hys crueltie the faieth of Christ was almost vtterly extinguisshed among the Britaines which had continued sens the time of Luâ—ie about .400 yeres and manye of the Britaynes were chased of the lande Anâ—haris kyng of Lumbardes inuaded â—ystria and spoyled the countrey with sworde and fyre The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 593 Anni regum britannie 5 He dyscomfyted Fransilyo the president of Gallia Cisalpina and toke the citee Cumus By ouermuche raine hapned a great floude in al the countrey of Italie so that the riuers ouerflowed manye citees and townes to the great damage of the inhabytauntes by whych vnseasonable weather rose also great dearth pestilence and famine by occasion wherof Gregorie ordayned first the latinie to be songe in 7. partes Richaredus was ordeined king of Spaine This man calling a counsayle at Tolet condeÌ„ned the heresy of Arrius and caused the catholike fayth to be receiued of his people Anni regum britannie 6 Childebert one of the kinges of Fraunce gaue his sister in mariage to Richaredus of Spayne The yere of the worlde 4555 The yere of Christ 594 reiecting the affinitee of Antharâ—s the Lumbarde who also desyred his sister to wife Antharis maried Teudelina the doughter of the king of Bauarie Chidebert king of Fraunce making warre vpon the Bauarians chased theyr kinge Gariabalde out of this countrey and possessed his lordship of Bauarie Teudelina with her brother Gondoald fled into Italie to Anthaxis Childebert besieged the citee of Trent in Italye and spoyled the countrey there about wyth muche crueltee wherby he put the Lumbardes in great dread caused theim to feare muche his power Luiba the sonne of Richaredus was king of Spaine ii yeres v â–ª monethes He was slayne by the treason of Uictecâ—s Agiâ—uâ—phus succeded Antharis in the kyngdome of Lumbardie Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4556 The yere of Christ 595 who foorthwith made peace with the frenche men Gunthranus king of Orliaunce made Childebert his heyre Aldaine king of Scottes being confederate with the Britaines about this time warred fiercely agaynst Ethelfride king of Northumberlande and the Picces and ouerthrew them in .ii. great battailes Gregory the first surnamed the great was ordeyned bishop of Rome This man because that Italy had bene of long time disturbed with continuall warres and therfore all thinges out of honest orber entendinge to reduce the church to some good and commendable fourme of religion ordeyned diuers new ceremonies whyche in processe of time by his folowers broughte into the churche diuers abuses wel nere vntollerable The yere of Christ 596 Romanus beinge ordayned lieutenant in Italy Anni regum britannie 8 recouered many townes The yere of the worlde 4557 citees and castels to the dominion of the emperour The Britaines being chased out of their countrey into Wales the Saxones oâ—teyned the whole dominion of this ilande sauing a part of Scotland which was subiect to the Pictes and Scottes Uictericus king of Spaine He was slaine of his people The yere of the worlde 4558 The yere of Christ 597 whan he had reygned .vii. yeres Anni regum britannie 9 Gregory sent Augustine
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
hym by the Italians Anni regum Angli 14 and depriued him as well of his regallye as of his syght Charles kinge of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4976 The yere of Christ 915 by the manhod of his knightes recouered to the lordshyp the prouince of Lorayne Anni regum Angli 15 The hungares wasted the countrey of Almaine Ordonius reigned in Spayne .v. yeres Anni regum Angli 17 Elfleda pryncesse of Mertya The yere of the worlde 4878 The yere of Christ 917 whyche hadde tamed the Welsshemen and in dyuers battayles chased the Danes ended hir lyfe After whose deathe Edwarde helde that prouince in his owne hande The Hungares leuynge Almayne came into Lorayne The yere of Christ 918 and the countrey annexed therunto Anni regum Angli 18 The yere of the worlde 4879 whyche they spoyled without mercye At Nottyngham two kynges that is to saye The yere of the worlde 4880 The yere of Christ 919 of Scotlande and of Wales Anni regum Angli 19 yelded theym to kynge Edwarde of Englande and chose hym for theyr chyefe lorde and soueraygne Chunrade the emperoure gaue place to nature and by his brother Euerharde sent the imperiall insygnes to Henrye Duke of Saxone â–ª and hym appoincted to be emperour Anni regum Angli 20 Henrye the fyrste was proclamed emperour The yere of the worlde 4881 The yere of Christ 920 Thys man was of greate vertue wysedome and sobrenesse and for hys woorthynesse in armes marueylously praysed at his election repined Arnolde Duke of Bauarye whom with wise counsayle and gentyll exhortacion he appeased This Henrye was the fyrste emperour of the Saxones and was neuer crowned of the Romaine byshoppe neither had the dominion of Italye Anni regum Angli 11 In Spayne Santius surnamed the grosse The yere of the worlde 4882 The yere of Christ was kynge xi yeeres He was so wonderfull fatte of bodye that he was neuer in healthe Wherfore to healpe he yode to Abdemarus kynge of Sarasens whyche in the science of phisike was verye expert In the meane season Ordonius by treason vsurped the crowne But Santius by hâ—alp of the Sarasens recouered hys kyngdome and punisshed the rebelles The yere of the worlde 4883 The yere of Christ 922 Roberte Duke of Guyan Anni regum Angli 22 and brother of Eâ—do laste king of France contrarye his trouth and allegiance ceased certayne cities and holdes of the inherytance of kynge Charles and was by him vanquyshed and slayne Henry emperour of Germaine ouercame the Hungares The yere of the worlde 4884 The yere of Christ 923 The Sarasens of Afryke inuaded and robbed the countrey of Calabre and Poyle Anni regum Angli 23 possessed dyuers cyties of the Romayns and the prouince of Boneuente and consulted betwene theim selfe of the vtter destruction and deuastacion of Rome whom Iohn the .x. beynge than byshoppe by the healpe of Romanus the emperoure of Grece and Laudolphe Duke of Boneuent as witnesseth Lyuthbert put to flyghte and slewe of theim a great noumbre But Blondus referreth the occasyon of thys inuasyon of the Sarasens to Romanus and the Duke of Boneuent and affirmeth thys victorye to be atchyued by Albericus Erle of Hetruria After the death of Rollo Duke of Normandye succeded hys sonne William whiche was of great auctorytye amonge the Frenchemen The yere of the worlde 4885 The yere of Christ 924 Charles kyng of Fraunce Anni regum Angli 24 retournynge from the victorye which he had obteined against Robert Duke of Guyan by treason was taken cast in prison and lately slaine by Heberte Erle of Uermendâ—ys and brother in lawe to the sayed Duke of Guyan Henrye emperour of Germanye made league wyth the Hungares and shortly after recouered from the Frenche men the prouince of Loraine Rodolphe Duke of Burgoyne prouoked of the Italyans entred Italy and ouercame Beringarius whom he depriued of all kingly auctoritye and reygned as kyng of Italie .iii. yeres ADelstane after the death of Edwarde hys father beganne his reigne in Englande He was a prince of woorthie memorye valiant and wyse in all hys actes Anni regum Angli 1 and broughte thys lande to one Monarchie The yere of the worlde 4886 The yere of Christ 925 For he expelled vtterly the Danes subdued the Scottes and quieted the Welsshemen Flaunders by treason murdered Beringarius of Italy For whyche cause the .iii. daye after he was slayne of a souldiour of Beringarius named Milo Anni regum Angli 2 Symeon kynge of Burgares wyth dyuers inuasaons The yere of the worlde 4886 The yere of Christ 926 vexed sore the Grecyans whose furye to appeare Romanus the emperoure gaue the doughter of his son Christofer in maryage to Peter the son of Symeon and by the aliance was with him at peace Salarde Duke of the Hungares brake into Italy and destroied with fyre the cytie Pauâ—e Burcharde Duke of Swaâ—e whiche came to ayde Raulffe kyng of Italye was slaine at Millaine For whyche cause Raulffe left Italye and retourned into France After whom Hugo Duke of Dorleance was proclaymed kinge of Italye Constantine kinge of Scottes rebelled and disquieted with often inuasions the costes of England and beynge ouercomen and made subiecte to Abelstane swore to be his lege man Whyche thynge dyuers kynges of Scotlande after hym in lyke maner perfourmed But of thys homage dooynge the Scottyshe cronicle maketh no mencion Algina wyfe of Charles the symple hearynge of the murder of hir housbande and mistrustynge the Frenchemen fled secretely wyth hir sonne Lewys into England to hir brother Adelstane Raulffe Duke of Burgoyne after the departynge of Algina and hir son Anni regum Angli 3 by agreement of the lordes of France The yere of the worlde 4888 The yere of Christ 927 was ordeyned kyng and reygned after some writers .xii. yeres but more verely .ii. yeres Uuido Marqueo of Tuschia imprysoned Iohn byshop of Rome Anni regum Angli 4 and commaunded him to be beheaded The yere of the worlde 4889 The yere of Christ Henrye emperour of Germanye subdued the Sclauâ—â—es and toke the cytye Brenneburgh He made tributarie to hym the people of Dalmacye and vanquysshed the Bohemes Ethylstane or Athelstane kynge of Englande after the death of Sytheryus kinge of the Danes in Northumberlande ceased that prouynce into hys owne handes and put out of possessyon his sonne whyche fledde to Constantyne kynge of Scottes The yere of Christ 929 Lewys â–ª the sonne of Charles the simple Anni regum Angli 5 after the deathe of Raulffe The yere of the worlde 4890 was desyred of the nobles to retourne out of Englande with his mother Elgina and toke possession of the kingedome of Fraunce wherin he reygned .27 yeares Ethylstane of Englande gaue hys daughter Edyth to Otho soonne of Henrye whyche Otho was afterwarde emperour Leo the .vi. byshoppe of Rome .vii. monethes And after hym Stephene the seconde .ii yeres The yere of Christ 931 The people called Redarii rebelled and refused the dominion of Henrye the
emperour The yere of the worlde 4892 whom Bernarde Anni regum Angli 7 and Thiatmarus his capitaines subdued and slewe and toke prisoners to the numbre of .220 thousande In Fraunce fell so great a dearth and scarcitye that a quarter of wheate was woorthe .xx. poundes of that money which is in value after sterlyng money .50 shillinges The yere of Christ 932 Arnolde Duke of Bauayer ledde an armye into Italye against Hugh the kyng The yere of the worlde 4893 Anni regum Angli 8 where he was receyued of the cytye Uerona and ioygnynge in battayle with Hughe was chased and with great losse of his men retourned into his countrey At the citye of Gean flowed a well of bloudde Iohn the â—i was byshop of Rome .v. yeres Wyllyam the .ii. Duke of Normandye sonne of Rollo was slaine by treason of Arnolde Erle of Flaunders He lefte after hym a soonne that was to younge to rule that Duchie whiche thynge caused great troubled betwene the Normains and Lewys kyng of France who endeuoyred to bringe that countrey againe to his dominion and toke of him the tuicion of the younge Duke named Rycharde Râ—imirus the .iii. beyng but a childe obteyned the kyngdome of Spaine and reigned .25 yeres The yere of the worlde 4895 The yere of Christ 934 The Hungares exacted trybute of the Saxones Anni regum Angli 10 and with a puissant army inuaded the Turinges whom Henry the emperour ouerthrewe The Sarasens landed on the sea coste of Galyce and were dryuen backe by the Erle of Gundesalue at Santium Anni regum Angli 11 The Sarasens of Afrike The yere of the worlde 4896 The yere of Christ 935 with a mighty company entred Italye and spoylinge the sea costes of Hetrucia toke Gâ—ane and most cruelly intreated man womaÌ„ chylde sparing no kinde condycion or age An other company perced the countrey of Germany euen to Aquisgrane where encountringe with the inhabytantes Sagitus theyr capitayne was slayne Henrye emperour of Almayne ouercame the Danes that warred on the Fresones and made them tributarye He caused also Nuba their king to receiue baptisme Inger king of the Northmains whiche be called Russi Anni regum Angli 12 came to Constantinople with a nauye of .1000 shippes The yere of the worlde 4897 The yere of Christ 936 where Romanus the emperour mette with them with a smalle numbre of gallies and casting fyre into theyr shippes destroyed theyr nauye and toke of theym many prisoners Leo the .vii. was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres The sonne of Sithericus the Dane that fledde into Scotland beinge alyed â–ª with Constantine the kinge and by him ayded retourned into Englande and warred uppon Ethilstane of whom they were vanquished slayne with many of their souldiours Ethylstane subdued also the Britaynes that dwelled at Herforde and made them tributary Anni regum Angli 14 The Hungares wasted wyth fire The yere of the worlde 4899 the countreys of Germanie Fraunce and Italy The yere of Christ 938 Otho the sonne of Henry was ordeyned emperoure after his fathers discease and reygned nobly .36 yeres This man was excellent as well in the gyftes of nature as of wytte and fortune whose fierce and valiant courage was so tempered with gentylnesse that he is worthilye noumbred among the most noble prynces For he did not onely profyte his realme in subduinge forayne enemyes but also in appeasinge the malicious furie of certaine rebellious traitours amonge the whiche were Euerharde Erle Palatine and Gisibert duke of Lorayne whiche set vp against him Henrye his elder brother with whom he fought diuers battayles and lastlye finished his warre that had continued .vi. yeres The Saxones put the Hungares to great domage and losse of men by meane wherof they were in more quyet a good space after FDmunde the brother of Ethilstane toke on hym the gouernance of this realme of England The yere of the worlde 4910 The yere of Christ 940 Anni regum Angli 1 whose shorte reigne toke frome him the renowne of moste hyghe prayses that should haue redounded to his posteritee for he was a man dysposed of nature to noblenes and iustice The Danes remayninge in Northumberlande with other that came out of Irelande and the ayde of straunge nacions inuaded this realme of Englande and by Edmunde were driuen backe and slayne Beringarius the .iii. whych before hadde entred Italye agaynst kinge Hugh perceiuinge the great preparacion that Hug he made to withstande hym fled to Harmanne Duke of Swaue Hugh king of Italy besieged Fraxinetum and by the helpe of Romanus the emperoure The yere of the worlde 4902 The yere of Christ 941 Anni regum Angli 2 burned and destroyed the nauy of the Sarasens Otho emperour of almaine began his warre agaynst Boizlaus of Boheme which trayterously murdered hys naturall brother Uinceslauo a man of great religion and iustice which warre continued to the .xv. yere of Otho Lewys king of Fraunce inuaded Lorayne and by Eberharde and Giselbert his capitaynes toke the cite Brisacum Stephene the .viii. bishop of Rome .iii. yeres At Andermake by the souldiours of Ottho The yere of the worlde 4903 Anni regum Angli 3 Eberharde the treitour was slayne The yere of Christ 942 and Giselbert in the flighte was drowned in the riuer of Rhine Whereof whan Lewys had witting he fled into Fraunce and Ottho recouered Brisacum The yere of Christ 934 Lewys kinge of Fraunce warred vpon the nobles of Normandy The yere of the worlde 4904 for the recouery of Richard the yong Duke Anni regum Angli 4 whyche was priuilye conueyed from his court to the erle Barnarde The Normains beynge ouerset submytted theim to the kyng and restored the childe Martine the seconde was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres Anni regum Angli 5 Alberike kyng of Rome The yere of the worlde 4905 The yere of Christ 944 Aboaram kynge of the Sarasens in Spaine was vanequished in battaile of Radaâ—yre the most ChristiaÌ„ kyng of Galyce Malcolme the sonne of Constantine reyned in ScotlaÌ„d .xv. yeres and at the laste was slayne by conspiracie of certaine traitours Stephene and constantine the sonnes of Romanus emperour of Constantinople depriued theyr father of al imperial auctorytee and sente hym in exile And whiles they attempted to worke the same treason toward ConstaÌ„tine Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 4906 the soonne of Leo The yere of Christ 945 they were bothe taken and caste into a monasterye as into a perpetuall bondage after whyche tyme Constantine reigned in the east .xvi. yeres A blasing sterre appeared in Italie EDmunde kynge of Englande ended hys lyfe after whome succeded hys brother Eldred Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4907 The yere of Christ 946 For Edwyne and Edgare hys sonnes were thoughte to younge to take on theim so greate a charge This Eldrede had the earnest fauoure of his commons because he was a greate maynteinour of all honestye and moste infest enemye to naughtye
and vnrulye persons For his expertnesse in feates of armes he was muche commended wherby he quieted and kepte in dewe obeysaunce the Northumbers and Scortes and exyled the Danes Agapitus the second bishop of Rome .ix. yeres Henry the brother of Otho the emperoure beynge besieged at Mersburge submitted him selfe to his brother· of whome he was pardoned and after the deathe of Berthold duke of Bayon was aduaÌ„ced to the sayde Duchie Henry duke ofBayon or Bauarye The yere of the worlde 4908 The yere of Christ 947 looke the citee Aquileia at Iustinoples chased and slewe the Hungares Anni regum Angli 2 Beringarius which aforetime fledde into Swaue retourned with an armye into Italye at which time the Italyans forsoke their king Hugh and by communication concluded that Lothayre the sonne of Hughe shoulde be named king with Beringarius But the chiefe auctoritee remained with Beringarius whiche ruled with greate auarice and tyrannye Taxis kynge of the Hungares entred Italie pretendyng great crueltee The yere of the worlde 4909 The yere of Christ 948 Anni regum Angli 3 but by the praiers and riche gyftes of Beringarius he returned into his countrey withoute doyng any further harme Harolde kyng of Denmarke beyng expelled his kyngdome by his sonne Swenon The yere of the worlde 4910 The yere of Christ 1949 Anni regum Angli 4 was excited of hys kinsmen the Normains to set vppon the countrey of Fraunce and so toke Lewys the kynge prisoner whom afterwarde he restored to the Frenchemen and set Rycharde in possession of his fathers Duchâ—e of Normandie which was nowe of age to take charge thereof and maried the doughter of Hugh Legraunte Erle of Paris whiche mariage was cause of more trouble betweene the Normains and kynge Lewys whome Otho also the Emperoure ayded in hys warres But yet notwithstandynge the Normains had alway the vpper hande Otho ledde an armie against Boizlai king of Bohome Anni regum Angli 5 and hym besieged in Newe citee The yere of the worlde 4911 The yere of Christ 950 where Boizlai not able to susteyne the power of Otho yelded and beynge reconsiled to the emperoure continued his true subiecte The yere of Christ Otho after the death of hys fyrste wyfe Anni regum Angli 6 at Pauie in Italie toke in mariage a noble woman The yere of the worlde 4912 called Adhelhayde late wyfe of Lothayre the sonne of Hugh and kynge of Italie whiche woman was suppressed with shamefull iniuryes by Beringarius who with all tyranny greued the Lumbardes and other Italians Beringarius fearing the mighte and puisance of Otho submitted hym with all his power became hys subiecte Lyndolphus the sonne of Otho Anni regum Angli 7 findynge hym selfe greued with the foresaied mariages The yere of the worlde 4913 The yere of Christ 952 gathered to him a greate power agaynste hys father so that eche of them greued other with cruell warre vntyll at length Lyndolphus was reconsyled to hys father notwithstandynge he had at dyuers metynges shewed hym selfe veraye dysobedient and stubburne The Hungares wasted the countrei of France and Uormana The yere of the worlde 4915 The yere of Christ 954 with swoorde and fyre Anni regum Angli 9 EDwine succeded his vncle Eldrede in the kyngdome of Englande of whome is lefte no honest memorye for one heinous acte by hym committed in the beginnyng of his reigne Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4916 The yere of Christ 955 In the selfe daye of his coronacion he sodeinly withdrewe hym selfe from hys lordes and in the sight of certaine persons rauyshed his owne kinswoman the wyfe of a noble man of hys realme and afterwarde slew hir husbande that he myght haue the vnlawfull vse of hir beautye for whiche acte and banisshynge of Dunstone he became odyble to hys subiectes and of the Northumbers and people of middle EnglaÌ„d that rose agaynst hym was depryued of his regallie whan he had reigned iiii yeres Otho Emperoure of Almayne nere to the ryuer called Lech with greate power and manhode put to flyghte the Hungares And shortly after vanquisshed the Sclaumes Anni regum Angli 2 Lothayre the sonne of Lewys begotten on Goberga the emperours syster The yere of the worlde 4917 The yere of Christ succeded his father in the kingdome of France reigned .30 yeres This Lothayre had muche trouble with the Normayns a longe season because he endeuoured by false vnfaithfull meanes to betraie Duke Richarde But he by the healpe of the Danes in such wise compassed his mattiers and so muche endamaged the laÌ„d of Fraunce that Lothayre was glad to be reconsiled and make recompence for all iniuryes by hym doen to the said Rycharde Iohn the .xii. was bishop of Rome .ix. yeres Anni regum Angli 3 Ueremunde was proclaimed kinge of Spaine and reigned .vii. yeares he by the healpe of Ferdinande The yere of the worlde 4918 The yere of Christ 957 Erle of Castile warred against Almanzor kyng of Sarasens and at the fyrst encounter obteyned of hym the victorre But after the Sarasen repayrynge hys armye chased Ueremunde scatered hys hoste and destroyed the churche of Compostella In the thirde battayle Ueremunde vanquyshed the Sarasens and putte theim to greate domage and losse of men Anni regum Angli 4 At this tyme appeared the figure of crosses in the garmentes of dyuers men The yere of the worlde 4919 The yere of Christ 558 EDgare brother of Edwine begaÌ„ hys reigne in Englande He was a prince of worthye memorye for his manifolde vertues greatly renowmed so excellent in iustice and sharpe correction of vyces The yere of the worlde 959 The yere of Christ 4920 Anni regum Angli 1 as well in hys magistrates as other subiectes that neuer before hys dayes was vsed lesse felonie by robbers or extorcion or bryberye by false officers He chastised also the greate negligence couetousnesse vicious liuyng of the clergie and brought theim to a better order Of stature he was littâ—ll but of mynde valiant and hardye and verye experte in marcyall polycie He prepared a greate nauye of shyppes whiche he dysposed in .iii. partes of his Realme and had souldyours alwaye preste and redye against the incursions of forayne and straunge enemyes Ludwallus prynce of Wales paied to him yerelye in waye of tribute .300 woulffes By meane whereof within .iiii. yere in Englande and Wales myght scantlye befounde one woulffe This Edgare in hys flourisshynge youth was somedeale giuen to the lust of the flesshe whiche he afterwarde greuously repented Indulph reigned in Scotlande .ix. yeres He kept peace with the Englyshemen andvanqushysed the Danes that inuaded his realme The yere of Christ 4922 Nicephorus emperour of ConstaÌ„tinople Anni regum Angli 3 The yere of the worlde 961 Otho the younger was ordeined and anoyncted kyng of Wormacia A noble man called Enâ—cus Erle of Bigorre deliuered the prouince of Spayne called Nauarre from the dominion of the Sarasens and was theriore named the
first kyng of Nauarre After whome reygned his sonne â—arsias which fought also prosperously against the SaraseÌ„s and augmented his kyngdome Otho â–ª emperour of Almaine Anni regum Angli 4 spedde hym towarde Italy The yere of the worlde 962 The yere of Christ 4923 to quiete the furye of Beringarius and Iohn whiche in a sedicion was made bishoppe of Rome and whan he came into the citee was of all the people saluted by the name of Augustus and by the whole consente of the Italians proclaimed emperour The yere of the worlde 963 The yere of Christ 4924 The emperour depriued Beringarins Anni regum Angli 5 and Adelbert his sonne of the kyngedome of Lumbardye and condemned theim to banishmente the tone to Austriche the tother to Constantinople Otho aduertised Iohn the byshop of Rome to refourme his noughty lyfe and forsake the concubines whyche he nourished openlye but all was in vayne Wherefore Otho called a counsayle by aucthority whereof Iohn was condemned and fearing his punishment fled into desert and one Leo was chosen bishop The Romaynes beinge the kinsmen of Iohn deposed Leo Anni regum Angli 6 and set Iohn agayne in the bishoprike The yere of the worlde 4925 The yere of Christ 954 Which with in short space was taken in aduoutrye and slayne After that the people contrary to the minde of Otho chose Bennet But he forced theim to admâ—â—te Leo and depose the foresayd Bennet At whiche tyme the electyon of the bâ—shoppe was transferred frome the people and â—largys of Rome to the emperours Bennet the .v. was byshop of Rome .vi. monethes and after him Leo the eight one yere Alphons the .v. kynge of Spayne reigned 37. ye ares he profered his syster in mariage to a prynce of the Sarasens to the entent he shoulde ayde him agaynst the kinge of Corâ—uba But the mayden would in no wyse be coupled with the Heathen Pagane Iohn the .xii. byshoppe of Rome .vii. yeres He was taken and caste in prison Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 4927 The yere of Christ 966 by Ioferde Erle of Campayne through the counsayle of Peter prouost of the citee King Duffus reygned among the Sâ—cottes .iiii. yeares and was slayne by the treason of a noble maÌ„ called Danewalde After his death appeared no sonne moone nor sterre in the firmament the space of .vi. monethes Anni regum Angli 10 Otho the younger was sente for to Rome by his father and there crowned proclaimed partaker of the empyre The yere of the worlde 4929 The yere of Christ 968 Anni regum Angli 11 Otho expelled the Sarasens out of Italye whiche of longe time hadde holden by force the mounte Gargarus from whens as out of a castell they oftentymes inuaded Italy The yere of the worlde 4930 The yere of Christ 969 He subdued also the Grecians whiche inhabyted Calabre and made them tributary The people of Constantinople hearing the ouerthrowe and discomfiture of their Grekes in Italye leyde all the wighte of that domage to Nicephornus theyr emperour because he denyed to giue his doughter in maryage to the yonger Otho Wherfore by the consente and ayde of hys wife and sonne The yere of the worlde 4933 The yere of Christ 972 he was murdered in the night season Anni regum Angli 14 and Iohn his sonne chosen in his place to be emperour which reigned .vi. yeres A signe appeared in the element lyke fyre Iohn emperour of Constantinople gaue his syster in mariageto the younger brother Otho Cuâ—ine a vicious and wicked tyran reigned among the Scottes He defloured his owne systers and rauished other mens wifes and doughters wherfore he was slayne the .v. yere of his reygne Bennet the vâ— bishop of Rome was caste in prison by Cynthius a citisin The yere of the worlde 4934 The yere of Christ 973 that was at that time of great power in Rome Anni regum Angli 15 Edgare king of England tamed the Welshemen whiche reâ—elled and spoyled the countrey of Glamorgan Otho the emperour gaue place to nature after whom succeded his son named also Otho who reigned .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 4936 EDwarde the sonne of Edgare by his firste wife Anni regum Angli 1 beganne his reigne ouer this realme of England The yere of Christ 975 contrary the minde and pleasure of Elfride his stepmother and other of her aliance In all kindes of honest vertue this man mighte be well compared to his father and began his soueraigntee with such modestie myldenesse that he was worthilye fauoured of all men excepte onely Elfride which euer maligned agaynst hym for so much as the desireâ— to haue the gouernance of the realme for her owne son Egelrede All the time of this Edwarde was great discorde betwene the priestes and monkes of Englande Because Edgare in his time had expelled certayne seculer priestes out of their colleges and geuen the possession thereof to monkes In which controuersie throughe certaine counterfayteâ— miracles the monkes had the vpper hande The yere of the worlde 4937 Otho the emperour subdued Henry duke of Bauarye The yere of Christ 976 Iohn emperour of Constantinople Anni regum Angli 2 after he had expelled the Roâ—olanes out of Bulgarye and annexed that prouince to his owne signorye and for his victorye triumphed was by treason of certain of his sabiectes poysoned· Bâ—silius and Constantine the .ii. sonnes of Romanus were made emperoures of the easte Anni regum Angli 3 whiche inuaded and spoyled the countrey of Surie The yere of the worlde 4938 The yere of Christ 977 and expellinge the Sarasens recouered the yle of Crete Kenneth reigned in Scotlande .xxv yeares In his tyme he Dâ—nes 〈◊〉 in â—ngus with a great company and wasted the countrey veraye sore with whom the Scottes mette and after sore fighte and great slaughter by the manhode of one Hay â–ª an vâ—landishe man and his .ii. sonnes obteyned the victorye Thys Kenneth was slayne by meane of a lady called Fenella because she had poysoned Malcolme prynce of Cumber The emperour of Germany vanquished the Bohemes and wasted their countrey Edwarde kinge of Englande while he was hunting in new forest by chaunce loste his company and rode alone to refreshe him at the castell of his stepmother Alphrede where he was by her counsayle trayterouslye murdered as he satte on his horse After his death god shewed for hiÌ„ diuers myracles Wherfore he is noumbred amonge the saynctes and martyres Before the death of this Edward appeared in this lande a blasinge sterre of a marueylous greatnesse â–ª EGelrede or Etheldrede the sonne of kynge Edgare and Alfrede Anni regum Angli 1 was ordeyned kinge of Englande The yere of the worlde 4939 The yere of Christ 978 He was goodly of shape and visage but wholy geuen to idlenesse and abhorred all princelye exercises a louer of riote lecherie and dronkennesse â–ª and vsed extreme crueltee towarde his subiectes hauinge his eares open to all vniust complaintes In
yeres The yere of the worlde 4961 Alphons kyng of Spaine besiegeyng the citee Ueseâ—m was wounded with an arrowe and thereof dyed after whom was chosen Uâ—remunde that reigned .x. yeres Egeâ—rede â–ª kyng of Englande being greatly enhaunced in his owne minde for the mariage of the Dukes sister of Normandye sente sorthe into all partes of his realme secrete and streicte commissions chargyng the rulers that vpon a certaine daye and hoâ—re assigned the Danes whiche proudlye vsed great crueltee in the land should be sodeinely slaine And so was it dooen Whiche thinge was after cause of great misery Constantine reigned amonge the Scottes .iii. yeres by meane of hym and Malcolme the sâ—onne of Kenneth the realme of Scotlande was miserably tourmented with ciâ—ste warre Henry Duke of Burgoyne ended hys lyfe The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ who for so muche as he died without issue Anni regum Angli 25 by hys will ordeined Robert kyng of Fraunce to be hys heyre But the Burgoynes refusing to be vnder his dominion rebelled and were by hym vanquisshed and brought in due obeysaunce Sueno or Suayne kyng of Denmarke hearing of the murder of the Danes in England and beyng sore moued therwith landed with a strong armie in dyuers partes of this realme so cruelly withoute mercy and pitee spoyled the countrey and slewe the people â–ª that the Englysshemen were brought to most extreme and vnspeakeable miserye but yet after a certaine space a peace was entreated for whiche the Englisshmen payed .30000 poundes howbeit diuers princes of the Danes stil continued wastyng the land in dyuers places Grime reigned in Scotlande .ix. yeres agaynste hym Malcolme made fierce warre for the crowne whiche was appeased by the counsaile of a byshop called Fothadus Henrye Duke of Bauary The yere of the worlde by the consent of the princes electours of Germanye Anni regum Angli 26 was ordeyned emperour The yere of the worlde 4964 who was famous as well for hys godly wisedome as for his marcyall prowes and manye notable victoryes that he knyghtlye atchiued of his enemyes At his fyrste entre he subdued certayne rebelles as the Bohemes the Uandales and quieted Loraine and Flaunders Anni regum Angli 28 Godfrey succeded Otho in the Dukedome of Lorayne The yere of the worlde 4966 The yere of Christ 1005 Anni regum Angli 29 A great famine and pestilence afflicted almost the whole worlde The yere of the worlde 4967 The yere of Christ 1006 The Sarasens The yere of the worlde 4968 deuidynge theyr hostes in two sundrye partes Anni regum Angli landed in Italye toke Capua The yere of Christ 1007 and besyeged Barum Againste whome Urceolus Duke of Uenice and Gregory a capitaine of Constantinople ioygninge together theyr puisaunce went in all haste and obteyned of theim a noble victorye The Turkes toke the citee of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4970 Anni regum Angli The citisins of Adria vexed the borders of Uenice The yere of Christ with robbing and pillyng the countrey whom Uiscolus with so great murder vanquished that neuer after they attempted to inuade thyr neyghbours The Scottes not susteigning the tiranny of theyr kyng Grime rose vp against him wherof ensued much trouble in Scoctlande Malcolme vanquished and slewe Grime toke on hym the kyngdome and reygned .xxxi. yeres to hym the lordes of Scotlande graunted fyrst the wardes and mariage of theyr heyres Henrie the emperour fyrste founded the byshopryke of Babenberge in Germayne The yere of the worlde 4972 The yere of Christ 1011 Anni regum Angli 34 Ferdinande the son of Sanctius Erle of Castâ—le was made kynge of Spayne He maryed the daughter of Alphons kyng of Legio and syster of Ueremunde whereby he was king of â—egio in the ryght of his wife Sueno or Suaine kynge of Denmarke Anni regum Angli 35 repented hym of the former couenauntes made with the Englisshemeâ—â— and thinkyng to atteine the whole dominion of this land The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1012 with a stronge armie entred fyrst Northumberland than myddle Englande or Mertia and so wente forthe tyll he came to the citee of London whiche he besieged and destroyed the countrey of Kente At this tyme Egelrede the kyng despeiryng of all recouery not ones proferynge to resiste his enemies with hys wife and children fledde to Richarde Duke of Normandy And than possessed â—ueno the whole kyngdome of this realme About this tyme Olauus and Onetus .ii. capytayns of the Danes inuaded Scotlande vanquisshed kynge Malcolme and subdued Murraye but not longe after Malcolme repatred his armye discomfited the Danes slewe Onetus Henry the emperour of Germany yode toward Rome where he was annoyncted emperour 〈◊〉 the bishoppe The yere of the worlde 4974 The yere of Christ 1013 Anni regum Angli 36 and then takyng with hym the imperiall Diademe marched with his armie towarde Câ—pua He vanquysshed the Sarasens and forced theim to forsake Italye he pursued also with great wrath Bubaganus a capytain of the emperours of Constantinople whiche fauoured the Sarasens He wanne the citee Troâ—â— whiche the Grecians had builded where sometime Annibal pitched his campe Camus another capitaine of the Danes inuaded Scotlande and nere to Farre was disconfited and slayne the place at this day is called Camustand Canutus by commaundement of Sueno brake againe into Scotland The yere of the worlde 4975 The yere of Christ 1014 with whom the Scottes fought a terrible battayle Anni regum Angli 37 to the great domage of both patees after which battale a peace was agreed Sâ—aâ—e the Dane after much scathe done to the realme of Englande ended his lyfe And then succeded Canutus his sonne but the Englishmen sent agayne for Etheldred out of Normandy who by the helpe of the Normaynes and present assistence of his commons expelled Canutus Canutus returned agayne into Englande where he spared nothinge Anni regum Angli 39 The yere of the worlde 4977 The yere of Christ 1016 that mighte be destroyed wyth swoorde and fire In this tyme kynge Etheldrede ended his life when he had reygned .38 yeres After whose death variaunce fell betwene the Englishemen for the election of their king for the citisyns of London wyth certayne other named Edmunde the sonne of Etheldrede â–ª a yonge man of lusty and valiant courage in marciall aduentures bothe hardie and wise and could very wel endure al prines Wherfore he was surnamed Ironside But the more parte fauoured Canutus the Dane By meanes wherof betwene this two martiall princes were foughten many great battayles in the which eyther parte spedde diuerslye to the great slaughter of them that toke theyr partes But lastly it was agreed that the two captaynes shuld trye theyr quarel betwene them selfe â–ª onely In wâ—â—câ—e 〈◊〉 although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hande yet he condescended to deuide the realme and make Canutus felow with him in the kingedome whiche agreement was at last concluded IN this time
and chased oute of the re alme and Erle Walreff that vttered the conspiracie beheaded The emperour at the instance of his lordes came humbly to the byshoppe of Rome The yere of the worlde 5038 The yere of Christ 1077 Anni regum Angli and desired of hym pardone and absolucion Whyle the emperour was in Italie the princes and bishoppes of Saxonie by treason chose Rodulph Duke of Suaue to be emperour The yere of the worlde 5039 The yere of Christ 1078 Anni regum Angli To whiche traytour Rodulph Gregory sent the imperyall Diademe Whereof whan Henrie had knowlage â–ª in al hast he sped hym with an armie against the saied Rodulph and the Saxones where was foughten betwene them a strong fyelde to the great losse of bothe partes Ladislaus kynge of Hungarye .xviii. yeres A prince of greate modestee who was constreigned of the nobles to take on him the gouernaunce of the realme Robert Guyscarde toke sainte Seuerines and Consentia citees of Calabre He receiued Salerne by diâ—icion â–ª and conquered the towne called Uicus Henrie the emperour encountred Rodulph the second and thyrde time Anni regum Angli 13 and spedde diuersly The yere of the worlde 5040 The yere of Christ 1079 Oswalde byshop of Salâ—sbury was famous in Englande The fourth battaile was foughten betwene the emperour Rodulph Anni regum Angli 14 in the ende wherof Rodulph was slaine The yere of the worlde 5041 The yere of Christ with many of the Saxones Anni regum Angli 15 Robert Duke of Puell expelled the Grekes oute of Italye and toke from theim diuers castels and townes Michaell emperoure of Constantinople with his .iii. sonnes was depryued of all imperyall auctoritee by one Nicephorus who vsurped the crowne .iii. yeres Michael fled to the bishop of Rome Robert the eldest sonne of Wylliam conquerour by the counsaile and ayde of Philip kyng of Fraunce The yere of the worlde inuaded hys fathers Duchie of normandy Wherwith UUilliam being greatly displeased gaue to his soonne stronge battayle in whiche it fortuned Roberte to mete vnwares in the fielde with his father and bare hym to the erth But perceiuynge by the voyce who it was forthwith he lâ—â—te from hys horse and saued hys father For whiche deede he was reconsiled and peace betwene theim was agreed Robert Duke of Puel went with an armie againste â–ª Nicephorus of Constantinople to the entente to restore Michael to his empyre Whyle king Wylliam of Englande was in Normandye Anni regum Angli 16 the Northumbers rebelled The yere of the worlde 5043 The yere of Christ 1082 The Uenecians takyng parte with Nicephorâ—us encountred Robert Duke of Puel with his Normains and obteined of theim a blouddye victory nere to Dâ—rachâ—â—m Gregory byshop of Rome gathering a synâ—de conâ—â—mned the opinyon of Beringarius concernynge the sacrament and excommunicated Henry the emperour the second tyme. The emperour entred Italie with a stronge armie entendyng to appease the furie of the bishoppe and toke the cyteâ— of Rome Gregorye after he had been a good space besieged The yere of the worlde 5044 The yere of Christ 1083 fled secretly to the Normains of Puel The emperour assembling a counsaile at Brâ—xia Anni regum Angli 17 made Robert byshoppe of Rome whiche was before byshop of Rauenna and named him Clemente Ladislaus kynge of Hungarye added Dalmacia and Croatia to the signory of the Hungares He vanquisshed the Hunnes and constreigned the Rutenes which inuaded Pannonie to returne to theyr owne countrey He subdued also the people of Polonie and toke Crâ—caâ—ia The yere of the worlde 5045 The yere of Christ 1084 Henrye the emperour was crowned with the imperial Diademe of Clement Anni regum Angli 18 whom he hadde made byshoppe of Rome The order of the Cartusians toke his beginning of Bruno a Chanone Alexius depryued Nicephorus of the Empyre of Constantinople and made hym a monke At whiche tune the citee was myserablye spoyled by the Sarasens whyche were in the armye of Alexius This Alexius reigned 33. yeres Betwene Henry the emperour and the rebellious Saxones about this time were foughten many sore and cruel battayles The yere of the worlde 5046 The yere of Christ 1085 Anni regum Angli 19 in whiche eyther parte suffered great domage and losse Kynge UUylliam caused a new maner of tribute to be leuyed throughout this realme for euerye hyde of lande that is .xx. acres vi shyllynges And not longe after commaunded a valuacyon to be taken of all landes fees and possessions and diligent serche also to be made what number of men and cattaile were within this lande and accordyng to the quantitee and noumber thereof gathered another payment Uictor was ordeined bishoppe of Rome Anni regum Angli 20 who not long after was poysoned The yere of the worlde 5047 The yere of Christ 1086 Roberte Duke of the Normains in Puell affecting in his mind the empire of Constantinople sailed with a nauye of shyps towarde Dalmacia where Alexius and the UeneciaÌ„s encountring him were put to flight and chased and againe the seconde time nere to Sasnum shortly after which victory this Robert Guyscarde ended his lyfe Uratislaus was ordeyned the first king of Boheme by the emperour and Polonte Lusacia Slesia Morauia were adioyned to that seignorie Englande was vexed with manie plages For a great murraine fel among cattayle Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde 5048 The yere of Christ 1087 brenning feuers and hunger among the people great barennesse of the earth and moreouer muche hurte was done in many places with misfortune of fyre and specially in the citee of London Roger succeded Robert his father in the dukedome of Puell Anni regum Angli 22 The yere of the worlde 5049 The yere of Christ 1088 who graunted parte therof to his yonger brother Bohemunde Betwene these two brethren was after sharpe warre for possession of certaine citees Urbane the .ii. bishop of Rome .xii. yeres Au ful king of Galice in Spayne which had continual war with the Sarasens recouered the citee of Tolâ—te to the possession of the Christians William conquerour after that he for certayn displeasure conceiued towarde the Frenche kinge had spoyled wasted the countrey of Fraunce ended his life in the moneth of Iulye and was buryed in the citee Caan â–ª in Normandie He had .v. children Robert to whome he gaue Normandie Richarde which died in the floure of his age William Rufus and Henrie which were kinges after him and one doughter named Adâ—la VUylliam Rufus the second sonne of William conquerour Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 5050 The yere of Christ 1089 began his reigne ouer the realme of england reigned .xiiii. yeres He was diuers and vnstable of his demeanour very co uetous and therwithal cruel Wherfore he burdened his people with vnreasonable taxes he pilled the riche and bare downe the pore and caused many to lese their landes for small causes Yet had he some
foughten diuers fyerce battailes to the great losse of bothe partes The Sarasens of Afrike with a greate nauie Anni regum Angli 7 entred Spayne The yere of the worlde 5156 The yere of Christ 1195 toke prisoner the kynge of Castile subdued the countrey now called Grauade whiche they possessed to the tyme of Ferdinande late kyng of Spayne by whose manhode pollicie and prowes they were expelled The yere of the worlde 5157 The yere of Christ 1196 Peace betwene Rycharde of Englande and Phillip of France for one yere Anni regum Angli 8 and Iohn submitted him selfe to his brother The yere of the worlde 5158 The yere of Christ 1167 The secte of Crosse friers began fyrst The warre was renewed betwene Richard and Philip The yere of the worlde 5159 The yere of Christ 1198 in the whiche either of them spedde dyuersly Anni regum Angli 9 Henry the emperour sent an armie to ayde the Christians in Asia vnder the guydynge of the bishop of Mense Anni regum Angli 10 and the Duke of Saxonie which the next yere folowing hearyng of the emperours death returned toward their countrey Azo of Bononie a lawier Thebit an astronomei Kimhi the Iew and Papias a grammarian were famous Innocent the thyrde byshop of Rome .xviii. yeres He fyrst compelled men to auricular confession and forbade the sacrameÌ„t to be ministred to the laitee vnder both kindes And with al endeuour was agaynste the emperour Philip. The Sarasens wan froÌ„ the Christians the citee Ioppe and exercised great crueltee towarde them The yere of the worlde 5160 The yere of Christ 1199 Anni regum Angli 11 A league was made betwene the kynges of England and Fraunce for .v. yeres Philip brother of HeÌ„ry the last emperour by the helpe of the Bohemes Anni regum Angli 12 Saxones Bauarays Sueuians The yere of the worlde 5161 The yere of Christ 1200 toke on hym the imperyall auctoritee contrary to the mynde of the byshop of Rome at whiche tyme the countrey of Germanie was tourmented with most cruel warres for Innocent the thyrde coulde in no wyse abyde this Phillip for displeasure that he had conceiued towarde hym wherfore he did excommunicate him and caused the byshop of Coloine and other electours to make Otho emperour betwene whome and Philyp were fought dyuers battayles But Philip defended hym selfe so manlye that by force he helde the imperyall crowne all hys lyfe tyme maugre bothe Otho and the byshop whiche often tymes hadde threatned that eyther he woulde pul from Philip the imperyall crowne or els that Philip shoulde take from him his triple Diademe so meke was this geÌ„til byshop Kyng Rycharde of Englande besiegyng the castile of Gailarde was wounded with a quarell that was shotte from the walie and therof died Anni regum Angli 1 IOhn brother to the aboue named Richard was crowned kynge of Englande and reigned .xvii. yeares The yere of the worlde 5162 The yere of Christ 1201 Of personage he was indifferent but of a melancoly and angry countenaunce he coÌ„temned the byshop of Romes auctoritee whiche if he had doen constantly with iudgement to the entent to take away supersticion to reforme abuses to pul downe idolatrie to set vp true relygion to disanul hys vsurped power as he semed to doe for couetousnes and of a froward mynd vndoubtedly he had ben worthy high commendacion By his cowardise slouthful negligence the signory of England greatly decaied Phillip king of France in the quarel of Arthur Duke of Britaine whoÌ„ certaine of the lordes had named kinge of Englande made warre vppon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandye and toke from him diuers castels and townes but after many skyrmishes to the losse of bothe partes a peace was agreed which coÌ„tinued no longer time Kynge Phillip of Fraunce was cursed by the byshoppe of Rome because he woulde not receiue his wife whom he had repudiated without lawful cause Alexius by treason depryued hys brother Isaac of the empyre of Constantinople and puttyng out his eies cast hym in pryson Alexius the sonne of Isaac fledde to the Uenecians and Flemminges being as than occupied in warre in the borders of Hungarie and desyred of theym succour whiche restored hym to his fathers empire But because he was shortly after poisoned by one Mâ—rtellus the Uenecians and theyr company besieged CoÌ„stantinople expelled the misdoers and by one consent made Baldwine Erle of FlauÌ„ders emperour Whereby the empire of Grece came fyrst to the Frenchmen This Baldwine graunted the Uenecians all the Ilandes in the Greeke seas Ladislaus the .iii. kynge of Hungary reigned .vi. monethes and after him Andreas his vncle .36 yeres The kyng of Scottes did homage and swore to be true liegeman to king Iohn of England The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1202 Ilmomaline emperour of the Sarasens in Afrike inuaded Spayne and with swoorde and fyre destroyed the countrei euen to France at length the kingesof Spaine so vanquysshed hys armye and so sharpely pursued him â–ª that he helde only the countrei of Granade Odefredus an interpretour of the lawe Alsabarauius a phisicion Hali aben Ragel an astronomer Guntherus Ligurinus a poete and Saxo a grammarian flourished Dauid a Persian called also Changius or Guiscan coming out of the mountaines of India with an innumerable multitude inuaded the Perthians Armenians and Medes he was the fyrst emperour of the Tratarians In Yorkeshyre â–ª were sene .v. moones one in the East Anni regum Angli 3 another in the West The yere of the worlde 5164 The yere of Christ 1203 the thyrde in the North the fourth in the South and the .v. in the myddes of the elemente The next yere folowed a sharpe winter and hayle fell as bigge as hennes egges wherwith men cattaile fruite were greatly hurte Philip of Fraunce inuaded Normandye and toke dyuers castels townes whiche he gaue to Arthur Duke of Britayne But shortlye after the same Arthur with manye other noble men were taken prisoners by kynge Iohn and led into Englande Philip of France ceased not two or three yeres contynually to make warre vpon the Duchie of Normandye Anni regum Angli 4 The yere of the worlde 5165 The yere of Christ 1204 till at the last he subdued the same to his dominion with the prouinces of Guyan Poyters and Britaine whyche before parteined to the crowne of Englande King Iohn sailed into Normandie where he warred in the borders of Fraunce But of his victories is lytell written Innocent bishop of Rome sette abrode many decrees amonge the whiche were that as often as princes fell at variaunce the correction and amendment therof should perteyne to the bishop of Rome and that he only shoulde be counted emperour which was crowned wyth the imperial Diademe by the Romaine bishop Uariance beganne betwene king Iohn and the bishop of Rome for the admission of Stephene Langhton whoÌ„ Innocent by false menes had caused to be chosen bishop of Canturburie Dominike and Frances perceiuing that bishops
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
be shewed him as at Bononia Ferrâ—ria FloreÌ„tia or other where but by the aduertisement of the emperour he graÌ„ted it to procede at Basile but there present he wold not be for any thynge The yere of the worlde 5397 The yere of Christ 1436 Charles of France recouered by treason the citee of Paris Anni regum Angli 14 and wanne by force the towne of Harflew and of S. Denis expellinge and murderinge the Englishemen in great nombre Lewys the Dolphine sonne of Charles tooke to wyfe Margaret the doughter of the kinge of Scottes The duke of Burgoyne besieged the towne of Cales but when he hard of the comming of the duke of Gloucester protector of England he fled in al hast leuing much of his ordinaunce behind him to his great dishonor whoÌ„ the duke of Gloucester pursued a .xi. dayes bournynge destroying the countrey as he weÌ„t euen to S. Omers The sectes of the Bohemes called Orphanes and Thaborâ—tes were vanquyshed in battaile by the barones and noble men of the countrey after the discomfiture many thousandes of them burnt and destroyed with fire in the common barnes into the whiche they were gotten and inclosed by a trayne and deceyt inuented by the nobles â–ª After which time the countrey of Boheme became subiect to the emperour acknowlaginge him for theyr king 〈◊〉 continued al his life tyme. The kinge of Scottes was trayterously slaine of his owne men Anni regum Angli 15 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ which were after taken and put to most peinful death All the Lions died in the tower of London which had liued there a long time Sigismunde the emperour departed out of this life Albert duke of Austrich kynge of Boheme and Hungary was made emperour He was a religious and deuout prince for his liberalitie iustice and manlâ—nesse in armes greatly renowmed He subdued the Bohemes brought in subiection the people of Morauia and Marmacia and prepared a great power agaynst the turke About this time the turkes being vanquyshed and ouerthrowen in a great battaile by the Hungarians desired a truce for .x yeres The cardinal of the holy crosse by the appoynâ—tmente of Eugenius bishop of Rome beganne the counsaile of Ferraria to the whiche came Iohn Paleologus emperour of Constantinople with the patriarke and diuers other noble men of Grece to the entent to treat a vnitee betwene the Latines and the Grekes whiche was there concluded and one churche made of them both The warre was renued betwene Philip of Millayne and the Uenecians to the great murder and desolacioÌ„ of both partes Eugenius by the auctoritee of the couÌ„saile of Basyle was deposed and Amodius duke of Sauoy in Fraunce chosen in his place but Eugenius notwithstandynge continued still as bishop and would not resigne Anni regum Angli 6 Uâ—lla which restored againe the puritee of the Latyne tongue â–ª Trapezuntius Blondus The yere of the worlde 1499 The yere of Christ Iohannes deâ—mmola a lawier Guanerius and Hugo Senensis phisityoÌ„s Gazulus Rhagusinus and Iohannes Gnaundensis astronomers flourished About this time were sene in Italy .ii. great swarmes of Pissemers coming out of a peare tre which fought so fiercely eche with other that many were slaine on bothe partes and not long before in France a flock of crowes and another of Gossehaukes met in the ayre foughte so longe that the bloudde and feathers appered after in great plenty Zensa king of Persie he was a famous philosopher The counsaâ—le of Ferraâ—e by reason of a great pestyleÌ„ce was transferred to Florence The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1439 Anni regum Angli 17 where the christians at Armenie and Indie consented to the Romaine church and the Greekes agreed that the holy ghost proceded froÌ„ the father and the sonne that there was a purgatorye that the sacrament ought to be celebrated onely with vnleauen bread made of wheate and that the bishop of Rome was Peters lawfull successour and christes glorius vicar in earth to whom all the world oughte to obey whiche they neuer consented to before this time neyther at this time did long continue in that belyefe So great a dearth in England and Fraunce that the poore people made theim bread of fetches pesin beanes and fearne rootes Nicolaus Piceâ—nius capitaine of the Myllanours besieged Briria and by treason toke the citee Uerona whiche Frauncisce Sfortia leader of the Ueneciâ—ns armie within .iiii. dayes recouered and brought in subiection Friderike the .iii Duke of Austrich after the deathe of Alberte The yere of the worlde 5401 The yere of Christ 1440 was ordeyned emperour of Rome Anni regum Angli 18 and reigned 15 yeres The warre continued betwene EnglaÌ„d and Fraunce and diuers townes and castels were wonne on both partes which were eftsoones recouered but the more losse tourned â—uer to the englyshemen A priest was bourned in London which of the common people was counted so holy a man that they made theyr prayers to him and had him in wonderfull great reuerence vntil a commaundement was geuen by the king to the contrary Albert kinge of Hungarie departing out of thys lyfe lette his wife Elizabeth great with childe whiche shortely after was delyuered of a son called Ladislaus whom immediatly she and certayne other proclaymed king of Hungary and Boheme and commited him to the tuicion of Friderich the emperour But diuers of the nobles chose for their kinges Uladislaus the kynges brother of Polonie by whiche meanes was deadly warre betwene the queene Elysabeth and the Polonians for the crown of Hungary and the realme of HuÌ„gary diuided among theim selfe The Bohemes also profered their kyngdome to Albert Duke of Bauarye whiche refused it with great modesty In England Dame Elenour Cobham wife to the lord proctour Anni regum Angli 91 and certaine other persons were accused The yere of the worlde 5402 The yere of Christ 1441 that by sorcery and inchantmentes practised by an image of waxe they endeuoured to bring out of lyfe by littell and littell the kynges person In this yeere after some Amadeus Duke of Sauoye was chosen bâ—shop of Rome for Eugenius Anni regum Angli 20 The towne of Depe was besieged by the lord Talbote The yere of the worlde 5403 The yere of Christ 1442 and rescued againe by the Frenchemen Peace was concluded betwene Myllayne and Uenice after the warre had continued fiercely the space of .iii yeres Sfortia the Uenecians capitain toke to wife Blanch Duke Phillips daughter of Myllaine and hadde for hir dower Cremona and Pontremulin Anni regum Angli 21 The steple of S. Paules churche in London was sette on fyre with lightning The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and lastly quenched by great diligence and labour of many men Alphons king of Arragon after longe warre conquered the citie of Naples and expellyng Rhenatus Duke of Angeow obteined the kyngdome of Puell Eugenius the byshop retourned from the counsalle of Florence of
by meanes of a paymente that was graunted to the kyng by act of parliament a new commocion was arâ—ered by the commons of Cornewal whiche vnder the leadinge of the lorde Audley came to blacke heath where the kinge mette with them and discomfited the rebelles and toke their capitaynes whiche were shortly after hanged drawen and quartered King Henry sent an armye into Scotland vnder the guiding of the erle of Surreâ— and the lorde Neuell whyche made sharpe warre vpon the Scottes A mariage concluded betwene prince Arthur and lady Katherine the kinges doughter of Spayne Perkin Warbecke landed agayne in Cornwal and assayled the towne of Exciter and other places but finally he toke the sanctuarye of Beaudley and was after pardoned of his life Lewys the twelueth of that name duke of Orleaunce and Uâ—lâ—yse was ordeyned king of Fraunce who after he had possession of his kingdome forsoke IohaÌ„ his first wife and maried the widowe of Charles his predicessour Maximâ—â—ian inuaded Burgoyne where after battayle to the losse of both partes a peace was concluded A peace proclaymed betwene the kinges of England and Scotlande Anni regum Angli for the terme of both theyr lyues The yere of the worlde 5459 The yere of Christ Perkin Warbecke endeuoured to steale away secrâ—tli out of the lande but he was taken agâ—yne by his kepers and by the kinges commaundement cast in the tower of London The Turkes toke from the Uenecians Meâ—hon Naupactum and shortly after Dyrrhachâ—um with swoâ—de and fire spoyled the prouince of Foriulii The Switzers warred vppon their borderers of Austrich wherfore Maximilian the emperour came out of Eelderlande where he was occupied in warre to defend his subiectes but after diuers skirmyshes and smal battailes to the losse of both partes the warre was finished At S. Thomas Watring a strepeling was put to eâ—ecucion The yere of the worlde 5460 The yere of Christ 1499 Anni regum Angli 25 which by the entisement of a monke named Patricius called him selfe Edward Erle of Warwike and sonne of George Duke of Clarence whiche sens the beginning of king Henâ—is reigne was kept secretly in the Tower Perkin Warbâ—cke was put to death sone after the Erle of Warwike because he demed to be consentinge to the treason of the sayd Warbecke Lewis kinge of Fraunce toke Millayne The newe bridge at Paâ—ys with the housing thervpon fel downe This yere was a great pestilence in the citee of LondoÌ„ by reason wherof the kinge and the quene sayled to Calis The yere of the worlde 5461 The yere of Christ 1450 Anni regum Angli 26 and at S. Peters they mette with the Duke of Burgoyne Sir Edmunde de la Poole duke of Suffolke departed secretly out of this land by meane of whoÌ„ was lykely to haue bene a new insurrection King Henry of Englande fianced his doughter Margaret to Iames the kinge of Scottes and Ferdinandâ— king of Spayne maried his doughter Katherine to the noble prince Arthur who ended â—is life in easter weke folowing Sfortia recouered the citee of Millayne and expelled the Frenchemen whom while he pursued more fiercely than aduisedlye he fell into their handes vnwares and was taken of them and led into Fraunce The Frenchemen Anni regum Angli 17 by the counsayle of the bishoppe of Rome The yere of the worlde 5462 The yere of Christ 1501 ledde an army against the turkes and ioygnyng in battaile at Mitelene were ouerthrowen and taken The figure of crosses appered in the garments of dyuers persons of Germanye and droppes of bloudde fell from heauen The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1502 Elysabeth queene of Englâ—nde dyed in the tower of Anni regum Angli 18 London as she lay in childe bedde and shortly after was dame Margaret the kinges doughter maried to the king of Scottes A great pestilence in the countre of Germanye The Frenchmen brought Naples vnder their dominioÌ„ Anni regum Angli 19 This yere was much hurt done by mischance of fyre in diuers places of London The yere of the worlde 5464 The yere of Christ Prâ—sto Iohannes emperour and high byshop of Indie and Aethiope Ferdinand of Spayne sent a nauy of shippes into Italy where they vanquished chased and slew the FrenchmeÌ„ and recouered the kingdome of Naples wyth all the dominion belonging to it Pius bishop of Rome onely .xxx. dayes after whome succeded Iulius a cruell and fierce tyranne geuen only to murder and warre Anni regum Angli 20 The warre of Bauarie beganne in whiche Cesar The yere of the worlde 5465 The yere of Christ 1504 Maximilian defended the princes of Bauarie agaynste Philyp erle Palatine of Rhine and his sonne Duke Robert who because he had maryed the doughter of Georg Duke of Bauarie latelye deceased made claime to that Duchye But continuing the time of this warre he ended his life and theÌ„ was a peace concluded betwene his father and the emperour Anni regum Angli 21 Philippe the Archduke of Burgoyne The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1505 the emperoure Maximilians son as he sailed into Sâ—ayn to take possession of the kingdome of Castile that fell to hys wife and hym by the deathe of Elisabeth the wyfe of Ferdinande was driuen by force of â—empest to land in EnglaÌ„d wher he was honourablie receyued of king Henrye and then deparied on his iordey toward Spayne Elisabeth the quene of Polonie ended her life which was a woman of great noblenesse doughter to a kynge wife to a kinge and mother to diuers kynges Santes Pagninu a great Hebricâ—y Leonicenus Gattinaria â–ª Caballus and Optatus phisicions Niphus Iacobus Faber Stapulensis Pigius philosophers Petrus Bembus and diuers other lerned men were famous Al the inhabitantes of Granade were eyther forced to receyue thefayth of Christ or to forsake the land The Sophie of Persia vanquished chased and slewe the Turkes The yere of the worlde 5467 The yere of Christ 1506 The Genoways forsoke the dominion of Lewis king of Fraunce Anni regum Angli 22 Iulius bishop of Rome toke the citee Bononie A mariage concluded betwene Charles Archduke of Austriche prince of Castile and Marye the doughter of king Henry of England The famous clerke Reuchline restored again the knowla ge of the hebrew tongue The yere of the worlde 1468 The yere of Christ 1507 Philip king of Castile payed his debt to Nature Anni regum Angli Lewis king of Fraunce by agrement receyued again the citee of Geane Maximilian the emperour beganne the cruâ—l and long warre agaynste the Uenecians In time whereof were soughten many blouddy battailes and diuers great mutacions and chances hapned At the first Lewis kynge of France ayded the Uenecians but after he forsoke theÌ„ and went to Maximilian contrarye wise Iulian byshop of Rome first fauoured Maximilian and after tourned to the Uenecians By this warre the UeneciaÌ„s lost manye of their chiefe citees The yere of the worlde 1469 The yere of Christ 1508 The citee
the easâ— syde The .xiiii. day of Iuly kyng Henry hym selfe with a gooâ—ly company passed from Douer to Caleys and on the xxvi day of the same moneth encamped on the north syde of Bulleyne After whose comyng the towne was so sore battered with gunshotte and certayne of their towâ—rs beynge vndermyned so shaken with force of gunnepouder that after a moneths siege the capitayne sent woorde to the kynge that he woulde yelde the towne to his behalfe on condition that all whiche were within myght departe with bagge and baggage whiche condition kynge Henry mercyfully graunted And the Bulleynors departed one and other to the number of .4454 In this meane tyme the Emperour had made a peace with the frenche kyng wherat kyng Henry was not a lyttell displeased and shortly after returned into Englande Shortly after the Frenchemen came by nyght vpon the Englyshemen in Basâ—boleyne and slewe of them a great nâ—ber Howbeit they wer shortly chased froÌ„ thense and the Base town holden after that in good quietnesse Mounsire de Beese with .xv. thousande Frenchmen encamped ouer agaynste Bulleyne on the other syde of the water entendyng to buylde there a forte But shortly after he was set vpon in his campe by therle of Hertford the lorde Lisle the lorde Graye of Wilton and others and fledde with all his power leauynge behynde hym his ordinaunce tentes and plate The .xix. daye of Februarye was cruelly bourned at Torney in the frontiers of France The yere of the worlde 5506 The yere of Christ 1545 Anni regum Angli 3 one Peter Brulius a frenchman somtyme preacher of the gospel of Christ in Argâ—ntine a citie in Germanie The maner of his death was this he was burned with a small fyre to the ende to make his tourment the greater He stoode manfully to his doctrine euen to the last breath and beyng in prison he dyd by letters confirme his disciples and confort his wife and children euen after he was condâ—â—nâ—d to die The doctrine that he stode to in his laste examination consisteth in these poyntes Fyrst that in the supper of the Lorde duely ministred and receyued is in spirite by faithe receyued the very bodye of Christe That the masse is a mere mans inuention iniur ious to Christe That the worshippyng of the consecrated bre ade is ydolatrie That there is none other purgatorye but Christes bloud That we can not honour sainctes better â–ª then by folowyng them in faithe and vertue That mans frewill is so letted by the fall of Adam that â–ª without goddes grace it can do no good thynge That it is faith whiche bryngeth vs saluation That no mannes traditions ought to be receyued to bynde conscience That to haue ymages in temples is very daungerous for fallyng into ydolatrie That baptisme is the signe of the couenant that God hath made with vs and of thâ— mortifications and newe lyfe that shulde folowe baptisme and that this sacrament ought not to bee denied to infantes sithe the promise pertayneth to them also That no vowe oughte to be made more then the word of god requireth or that is not in mans power to perform That eareshrift other then for counsell in doubtfull matters is a very dangerous tormentyng of the mynde And that he dydde not doubt of the perpetuall virginitie of the virgin Mary The Somer after the Frenchmen came downe with a great power and builded the fort or bastilion ouer agaynst Boloigne whiche the french kyng named Monpleasure betwene whiche fort the toune of Boloigne were continuall skirmishes to the losse of both partes Word cam to king Henry that the frenchmen intended to laÌ„d in the Isle of Wight Wherfore he went to Porâ—ismouth sent letters into diuers partes of his â—â—alm to haue meÌ„ in a redines At which his being ther a goodly ship of the kings named Mary rose with sir George â—arew the capitain and manye otheâ—â—â—ntilmen was drowned in the middes oâ— the hauen bâ—â—râ—at foly and negligence Lorde Edward Seimour â—â—le of Hertforde was sent by the kyng into Scotlande with an armie of .12000 meÌ„ where he destroyed dyuers townes in the myddle marches and greatly endomaged the Scottes A parliament holden at westminster wherin was graÌ„ted to the kynge a subsidye of .ii. sÌ„ .viii. d. in the pounde of moueable goodes and .iiii. sÌ„ of landes to be paied in thâ—e yere also colleges chaunteries hospitalles were geuen into the kynges handes for his lyfe tyme. Lorde Lisle highe admyrall of Englande landing in Normandie brente the suburbes of Treiporte and toke and spoyled well nere all the shippes in the hauen after that he destroyed many villages by the sea syde and got great praie Mounsire de Bees inuaded the Englishe pale besyde Grauelin By menes of the emperour coÌ„municaâ—â—oÌ„ of peace was had betwene the ambassadours of Engâ—and and FrauÌ„ce but nothing at this tyme was conâ—luâ—eâ— Kynge Henry sent the lorde Edwaâ—de 〈◊〉 Erle of Hertforde and the lorde Lisle hyâ—h 〈◊〉 all with a company of .7000 men to prâ—uâ—nt 〈…〉 who intended to builde an other forte at 〈…〉 â—ode At whiche tyme they entrâ—d into the hauen two â—ayâ— before the frenchemen had appointed to bâ— there Anâ— so 〈◊〉 seated them of their purpose Often skirmishes betwene the Englishe garrâ—son of Bulleyn and the Frenche forte greately to the losse of bothe partes And at one tymâ— especially wer slayn .xvi. englishe gentyll men â–ª and .lxxx. other and fewe or none of the Frenchemenne The Stewes and other lyke brothell houses were by the kynges commaundement put downe in all partes of the realme as places that dyd mayntayne whordom manslaughter and all other mischiefe and naughtines A peace concluded betwene Englande and Fraunce Anni regum Angli which was proclaymed on Whitsonday to the great reioycyng of both realmes The yere of the worlde 5507 The yere of Christ 1546 For conclusion of this peace the vicount Lisle high Admirall with the byshop of Duresme and a goodly coÌ„pany of men went into France after whose returne the byshop of â—â—reux and two Erles came into England and were honourably receyued wâ—h great ioye and triumph Anne Askew gentlewoman Iohn Lassels gentilmaÌ„ â—nd two other were brente in Smithfieldâ— for opinionâ— contrary to the actâ— of the syx Articles At whiche tyme doctour Shaxton also recanted The duke of Norfolke and his sonne the Erle of Surâ—â—y wer attaynted of treason For which his sonne was put to execution and himselfe committed to the Towre where he remayned longe tyme. In Ianuarie the renowmed â—ing Henry the eyghte ended his lyfe and was buried at windsore THe most gratiouse and noble prince Edwarde the sâ—xt beyng .ix. yeres of age The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1543 succeded hys fatheâ— in the gouernance of thys realme and was crowned at Westminâ—ter on Shrofe sondaye with great solemnitie In whome the people muche reioyced wishynge hertily hys longe and prosperouse reigne ouer them for that they sawe in hym euidente liklyhodes
the fyre whiche also ingendred the world possessynge it the Scithians in the originall of bothe begynnynges were the more anciente For if the fyre fyrste possessed all thynges whiche by lyttell and lytell quenched gaue place to the earth there was no place so soone disseuered from the fyre by the colde of wynter as the northe in so muche as nowe there is no lande so vehement colde Aegypt and al the east was very long ere they were temperate bycause that nowe they be euen seared with the feruent heat of the sonne Or yf all the erthe at the firste was couered wyth waters certes the highest partes the waters assuagynge were fyrst discouered and in the lowest groundes dyd longest abyde and the sooner that euerye parte of the earthe was dry so muche the sooner began it to bryng foorth lyuynge creatures But Scâ—thia is soo hyghe ouer all other countreys that all waters seeme there to sprynge and falle into the greate meere Meotis from whence it runneth into the seas of Pontus and Aegypt Which Aegypt of long time hath ben defended with the cares and charges of so manye kynges fortified with so greate bankes agaynst the violence of watres trenched out with so many dyches that where the water is kepte out in one place it may be receiued in another coulde not be inhabited onlesse Nilus were helde out can not seme to be of any antitiquitie but rather appeareth to be a laâ—e countrey either by the heapynges of kynges or els by the castynge vp of the mudde of Nilus By these argumentes the Aegyptians beynge ouercome the Scithya is alwaye haue ben reputed the more ancient people amonge the Gentyles But nowe I wyll leaue to wryte of the vayne fantasye of the Ethnykes whyche I haue here sette foorth to the intent that the reders maye perceyue the blynde iudgmente of theym whyche wythout the knowledge of god and his scryptures woulde define the origynall of man And here consequentlye I wyll begynne my fyrst booke with the creation of man accordynge as it is sette foorth in the holy scryptures the aucthoritee and certayntee whereof is moste sure whiche I wyll continue vntill the tyme of Abraham durynge whiche tyme the worlde stode without prescript administracion or certayne lawe but onely was ledde by the lawe of nature For in thys hystorye I shall vse this order and shall deuide my booke into thre ages of the whiche the fyrste shall conteyne those thinges that were done betweene the tyme of Adam and Abraham the seconde frome Abraham vnto the comynge of Christ and the thirde frome the incarnacion of Christ vnto this present tyme. ¶ The fyrst parte of Lanquettes Chronicle THE holye scryptures dooe shewe that whan the heauen the earth and all the furnytures therof were created on the syxte daye Adam the mooste excellente of all creatures was by God almyghty made of the slyme of the earthe who breathed into him the breathe of lyfe and the soule wherby he was made like vnto the image of god The yere of the worlde 1 The yere before Christe 3682 Unto this moste perfecte man god gaue suche grace that without any instructions but onely with the indowmentes of his origynall ryghtuousnes he was foorthewyth perfectly seene and learned in all the lyberall artes He was inspired also wyth the knowledge of the natures of all herbes trees mettalles stones byrdes beastes fysshes wormes and all other creatures Moreouer vnto hym God gaue power ouer all thynges that were on the earthe and in the sea so that vnto all beastes fowles fyshes and wormes Adam dyd geue a propre and a conuenient name accordyng to the natures of theym euen as they be called at this daye Than was he broughte by the almyghty lorde into the pleasaunte place of Paradyse replenyshed with all pleasure The felicitye of whiche place S. Augustine dooeth in thys wyse descryue Man lyued in Paradyse as he wolde howe longe he willed that whiche God coÌ„manded he lyued hauyng the fruicyon of god by whyche goodnesse he was good he lyued without any necessitie beyng in his power so alwayes to haue lyued Meate was ready that he shulde not hunger drynke that he would not thyrst the wood of lyfe that age shulde not dyssolue hym In hys flesshe was perfecte healthe in hys mynde no lesse tranquillytie As in Paradyse is neyther heate ne colde so in his inhabitantes is no offence of good will nothyng at all sorowfull nothyng vainely glad The true ioye was continued by God towarde whome out of a pure herte issued charitye concorde of mynde watching of the bodye and without anye laboure the custody of the commaundement There he myght ocupye hym selfe not for any necessitie but only for recreacion Where he receyued 〈…〉 that of all the trees in Paradyse he 〈…〉 eate so that he absteined froÌ„ the tre of the knowlage of good euil Thâ— God perceiuing that as yet ther was no creature made like vnto a man which might be an helper and companion vnto him he forth with caste Adam into a slumber and toke a ryb out of hys syde fyllyng the place with fleshe wherof he made the woman and brought her vnto hym whome whan Adam sawe he saied This is nowe bone of my bones and fleshe of my fleshe she shal be called woman because she is taken out of the man vvher fore man shall forsake his father and mother and shall cleane vnto his vvyfe and they shal be tvvo in one fleshe The lorde blessed the m and sayed Encrease and multiply and fyll the erth and subdue it â–ª and be ye lorde ouer the fyshes in the see the foules of the ayre and all beastes that moue on the earth But man whan he was in this hygh felicitye coulde not perceyue it for thorough the craft of the enuious serpent whyche a lyttle before for his outragious pryde was dryuen out of heauen and the prouocatyon of the woman he transgressed the commaundemente gyuen to hym by god wherfore they were driuen out of paradyse and made subiecte to deathe synne and all kyndes of misery for the earth was restreygned that it shulde no more bringe forth fruites of it selfe but by sweat and paynfull labors they shoulde leade their lyues Than came syckenesse vppon theym and heate and could began to assayle theyr tender bodyes For whan thei began to synne god dyd open the power of Sathan and agaynst hym of the seede of the woman he promised that Christe shuld come and destroy the power of Sathan and deliuer vs free from death and synne Thys was the fyrst declaracion of the gospell whyche began the kyngdome of Christe and the Churche And so Adam and Eua tooke comforte of the promyse of Chryste and of these two persons the churche beganne ¶ After that they were thus exiled out of paradyse the holy scriptures do testifye that thei broughte forth chyldren and that Cayn was their fyrste begotten and after many other Abell These two bretherne were the founders of two
with theyr mothers doughters sisters men and beastes there was no wickednesse which thei omitted Then many prophecied and preached that a destruction shoulde come whiche they did write in stones but they scorned al thinges There was one of these giantes wiser then all the other in Siria whose name was Noa he with his thre sonnes Samo Iapeto Chem and theyr wiues Titea Pandora Noela and Noegla fearinge this destruction whiche he perceiued by the starres began to make a shippe in faciō of an arke .78 yeres before the floud In the same yeare that the shippe was finished sodeinli the occean swelled and all the seas flouddes and sprynges rose aboue the mountaines with continual rayne that fel from the heauens wherby all mankinde perished excepte Noa wyth his familie who were saued in the shyp whiche the waters bore vp to the toppes of the mountayn Cordie◠wherin my time remained part therof These be the woordes of Berosus who with his Caldeans are deceiued in this that they thinke Noe to forese the floud bi the starres and not by the diuine reuelacion ☞ When Noe had continued a yere in the arke ▪ the waters beīg assuaged and the erth dried god commaunded him to come forth vnto whom incontinent he buylded an aultare and offred of beastes and byrdes a dylectable sacrifice Then god instituted as it were a newe worlde agayne Fyrst of al he gaue his woorde by the whiche he promised that he woulde no more destroye the worlde with water and for the confyrmacion thereof he gaue the rayne bowe for a sure token betwene him and man For in that bowe is expressed bothe the colours of water and fyre the one part being blewe the other red that it might be a witnesse of bothe the Iudgementes the one past the other to come Also he graunted libertee to eate fleshe whiche the holy fathers before the floud neuer vsed Moreouer god gaue a newe precepte for the administracion of externall thinges and cōmaunded more plainely that whosoeuer shed mannes bloud his bloude should be spilte againe of theym to whom it was lawfully committed that is by the magistrates and rulers for man is made to the similitude of god This Noe faythfull vnto god and an other father vnto mankynde hauyng in the space of .100 yeres his issue wonderfully increased beyng also throughly learned in the knowlage of diuine and humayne thynges in the reuolucion of times in the histories of the worlde passed but moste specially in iustice and relygion deuided the world into thre partes whiche he hym self in the residue of his life peragrated leauynge in all places perpetuall monumentes bothe of his vertue and also of his empire He inuented also the vse of wyne with whiche he was made drunke so that he laye vnhonestly discouered Who beyng sene of Cham the father of Canaan was of hym scorned and in derision broughte his twoo bretherne to beholde this sight but they moued with shamefastnesse and honestee couered their fathers membres and wolde not see them The whiche whan Noe perceiued he blessed theim but Cham he wolde not curse because the lorde blessed hym therefore he cursed Chanaan his nephewe the sonne of Cham who as some suppose derided also hys graundfather He liued after the floud .350 yere and for his sundry benefittes shewed vnto all nacions they gaue vnto hym diuers names among the whiche these as the most famous bee celebrated Noe Ogyges Fenix Uranos Coelus Sol Protheus Ianus Geminus Iunonius Quirinus Patulcius Bacchus Uortumnus Chaos Ileton Seede of the worlde and father of al goddes and princis The Italians after his disceasse dedicated to hym by the name of Uortumnus a temple and worshipped hym with diuine honours and ceremonies And also his wife Uesta for hir great prudence and benefites o bteyned these names Erthe Opis Aretia Uesta Cybeles the greate mother of the goddis who taught the maydens to kepe the holy fyre whereof arose the erroure and ceremonies of the virgins Uestales The residue of their actes shal be declared in order as thei were dooen ¶ After the vniuersall floud the worlde by the children of Noe was shortly replenished with people For god or nature neuer yet fayled the necessitee of thynges Of theim there arose many famous and mighty nations Sem the prince of Asia called also Melchisedeth a iust and peacible kyng and priest of almighty god from whom Christe liueally descended possessed all Asia with his children For of Elam cam fyrst the Persians of Assur the Assyrians of Arphaxat the Chaldeans and of Aram the Syrians ¶ Cham the seconde sonne of Noe prince of Aphrike called also Innuus Iucubus Syluanus Pana Saturn of Aegypt the raiser and spreader of the wickednesse punished with the floude inhabited the southe parte of the worlde with his familye Of Canaan came the Cananees of Phuth the Libyans of Mezraim the Aegyptians of Chus the Aethiopians of Saba the Arabians Iaphet prince of Europa called also Iapetus Priscus Dyris Maurus Athlas receiued of his father Noe for his porcion all the countreyes of Europe frome the Gades called at this tyme the streictes of Marrock vnto the greate ryuer Tanais Of hym came these princis and nacions Comerus Gallus who fyrst reygned in Italy Magog of whom came the Scithians and of them the Turkes Madaus of whom sprange the Medes of Iauan the Grecians whiche were called Iones of Tuball the Spaniardes of Mosoch the Moscouites and of Tyras the Thracians I haue briefely declared what parte of the worlde euery of the sonnes of Noe inhabited whyche to the vnderstandynge of manye histories shall beenecessary Sem the sonne of Noe The yere of the worlde 1659 The yere before Christe in the .100 yere of his lyfe begat Arphaxat two yere after the floud He fyrste builded the citee of Salem called after Hierusalem Of this Arphaxat came the Chaldeans Arphaxat whan he was .xxxv. yeares of aege The yere of the worlde 1694 The yere before Christe begate Sale who was father of the Indians Sale in the .xxx. yere of his lyfe begat Heber The yere of the worlde 1724 The yere before Christe and lyued after that .403 yeres In the house of Heber continued the language that afore was commune to all men whiche after was called hebrue ¶ Heber in the .34 yere of his life The yere of the worlde 1758 The yere before Christe 2205 begat Phalech and Iectan and liued after that .430 yeres Phalee is interpreted Diuision because it chaunced hym to be borne in the tyme of the confusion of the tunges ¶ Phalech when he was .xxx. yeare of age begat Reu and liued after .209 yeares The fyrste yeare of the lyfe of Reu was the first yeare of the reigne of Nemroth in Babylon The yere of the worlde 1788 The yere before Christe where he raigned .lvi. yeares ¶ After the floud mankinde being increased the cytye and towre of Babylon began to be buylded amonge the Chaldeis The yere of the worlde 1757 The
with the harpe in sword playing and driuing of caries wagons that he did not only these exercises priuately without al mesure but also wearing the garmeÌ„tes of minstrels sworde players and other vile personages wandred ouer all Italy and Grece to seke and hant coÌ„moÌ„ games wher he might trie maisteries shew his cunning in those feates and at his retourne triumphed in the citie of Rome and sent into al countreis letters of coÌ„maundemeÌ„t to make supplications reioysinges for his victories In vncleane lust of the bodye so furyously raged that he absteined not from mother syster ne any degree of affinitee and kinred he toke in open mariage a bodye of excelleÌ„t fauour named Sporus and vsed him as his wife he abandoned him selfe to filthy imbrasinges of his owne seruantes in riotous spending of his treasure he exceded for he vsed to fishe with golden nettes whiche shoulde be drawen with cordes of purple he neuer wore one garment twise he caused to bee putte to death his mother his brother in lawe his .ii. wiues and his instructour Seneca hauing therto no iust cause nor honest pretence he coÌ„maunded the citee of Rome to be set on fyre and him selfe in the meane seasoÌ„ with al semblaunt of ioye sitting in an high toure to behold the same played vpon the harpe and sang the destructioÌ„ of Troy The other examples of this mans crueltye and naughti life can not he numbred Ananus was ordeined the first priest in Alexandria after sainct Marke the euangelist Portius Festus president of Iudea Anni regum britannie 11 The yere of the worlde 4018 The yere of Christ 57 S. Paulus which before time was cast in prisoÌ„ was sent to Rome because he appeled to Cesar. Nero committed the rule and dominion of the lesse Armenie to Aristobulus the sonne of Herode whyche before was king of Chalces There were in the time of Nero many famous lerned men as Probus an excellent graÌ„marian Stacius Surculus whiche taught rhetorike in Fraunce Lucane a famous poete and other The yere of the worlde 4019 The yere of Christ 58 Iames for his sincere life surnamed the iust was martyred by Ananus the hie bishop Anni regum britannie 13 and other prestes of Hierusalem S. Marke suffered his martirdome at Alexandria after whom Anianus was made theyr bishop Anni regum britannie 14 Albinus succeded Festê° in the prouince of Iudea who exercised great tirannye towarde the Iewes The yere of the worlde 4020 The yere of Christ 59 The commocion whiche in the first yere of Nero began betwene the Parthians and the Romains for the possession of Armenie at this time encreased wherein Corbulo proconsul of Surry by force of armes chased Tyridates out of Armenie and burned their chiefe citee called Artaxata Nero the emperour after this time gaue him selfe openly to such noughty and wanton liuing that in the night season he would haunt brothel houses and other suspect places and often times breake vp mens howses doores and eyther robbe beat them or els rauishe theyr wiues Nero The yere of the worlde 4021 The yere of Christ 60 after that he had coÌ„mitted incest with his owne mother commaunded her to be put to death Anni regum britannie 15 In the countrey of Asia the citees Hieropolis The yere of the worlde 4022 The yere of Christ 61 Calope and Laodicea were ouerthrowen with an earthquake Anni regum britannie 16 Paulinus Suetonius whiche kept the garrisons of the Romaines in Britayne Anni regum britannie 17 The yere of the worlde 4023 The yere of Christ 62 went with a company of souldiours to subdue the yle of Man in whiche meane season the Britons vnder the leading of the quene Uoada whiche had in her armie .5000 ladies rebelled and slewe of the Romaines whiche were left behinde to the numbre of .70 thousande but Paulinus at his retourne subdued againe the Britons and slewe of theym in one battaile about .80 thausande Uoada that she mighte not come aliue into the handes of hir aduersaries slewe her selfe After the death of Iames Simeon son of Cleopas was ordeined bishop of Hierusalem Nero forsoke his wife Octauia and caused hir to be beheaded Anni regum britannie 18 and then maried Poppea The yere of the worlde 4024 The yere of Christ 63 a woman of notable incontinencie The king of Parthians renued warre againe in Armonie and with great reproche vainquished Petus the Romaine capitaine and slewe many of his souldiours Corbulo at his returne into Armenie Anni regum britannie 19 The yere of Christ 64 concluded atonement betwene the Romains and Parthians The yere of the worlde 4025 on the condicion that their king would go to Rome and be confirmed of the emperour in the kingdome of Armenia Cestius Florus was made president of Iudea after Albinus by occasion of whose tyrannye and couetousnesse the Iewes firste rebelled openlye against the Romayne empire Rome was set on fire by coÌ„maundement of Nero Anni regum britannie 20 and continued burning the space of .vi. dayes The yere of the worlde 4026 The yere of Christ 65 Nero to auoyde the infamie therof layed the fault vpon the christian men and vnder that pretence he firste began most cruelly to persecute the professours of christes religion The yere of the worlde 4027 The yere of Christ 66 By the beastly crueltee of Nero many noble men were put to moste shameful deathe Anni regum britannie 21 amonge the whiche were Seneca and Lucane men of excellent learninge Licinius Musinus president of Surie Campaine was wel nere destroyed with wonderful teÌ„pest of winde by the whiche corne fruite and trees wer greatly hurt at the same time reigned a wonderfull pestilence in Rome A blasing starre of merueilous greatnes appered and continued the space of .vi. monethes The famous rebellion of the Iewes against the Romaines began in this yere The yere of the worlde 4028 The yere of Christ 67 Anni regum britannie 22 wherby ensued the last destruction of the citee of Hierusalem There was marueilous sedicion and trouble not onelye in Iudea but also in the citees of Aegypte Scythya Surry and al other places where as the iewes were in the whiche the froward people suffered vnspeakable miseries euery citee well nere was filled with deade men and flowed with bloud Uespacian a noble capitaine of the Romains was sent by Nero to quiete and subdue the Iewes The yere of the worlde 4209 The yere of Christ 68 Anni regum britannie 23 which rebelled in all partes against the empire Uespatian went first against the parte of Iudea called Galilee where after he had conquered and subdued certaine citees he toke prisoner a nobled man of the Iewes called Iosephus who was gretely enterteigned of the Romains because he prophecied that Uespatiane theyr capitaine should be emperour and lorde of the worlde This was that Iosephus whose werkes remayne at these dayes Peter by the tyranny of Nero was crucified at Rome Paule also after he had
as Clea Myrrina Pytanae Cymae and in lyke maner two in Grece and thre in Galatia The temple in Rome called Pantheon whyche was dedicated to all the goddes was destroied with fyre Iohn the .vii. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 34 The yere of the worlde 4067 The yere of Christ 106 Mogallus beynge ordeyned kynge of the Scottes after Lugtake at the begynnyng gaue hym selfe to folowe the wisedome and maners of his vncle Galdus and obteined diuerse great victories against Lucius Antonius the Romayne capitayne but in hys age he became odyble in all kynde of vices and chiefely in auaryce lecherye and crueltee He gaue licence to theues and robbers to take the goodes of their neighbours without punysshemente He fyrste ordeyned the goods of condemned personnes to be confiscate to the kynges vse withoute respecte of wyues chyldren or dettours for whiche naughtynesse he was slaine of his nobles Matheas the .viii. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 37 The blessed martir Ignatius The yere of the worlde 4070 The yere of Christ 109 by the commaundement of Traian was brought to Rome to be deuoured of wild beastes at which time when he was led towarde Rome by ten men of warre whoÌ„ for thei r cruelty he called Leopardes by the way he confirmed all Christian men in the fayth as well by prayers as letters sayinge in thys wise So that I may finde Christ and imbrace hym I would there should come to me fyre gybbettes beastes crashinge of bones renting of all the body and all the tormentes of the dyuell And when he hard the roring of the lyons which shuld deuoure him he ioyously sayd I am the wheat of Chryst let me be grounde with the beastes teathe that I maye be founde to be pure and fine manchet Alexander the v. bishoppe of Rome .xi. yeres Anni regum britannie 38 Primus the .iiii. bishop of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4701 The yere of Christ 110 Plinie the second was famous He wrate to Traian of the persecution of the Christians certyfyinge hym that there were many thousandes of them dayly put to death of the which none did any thing coÌ„trary to the Romaine lawes worthy persecution sauing that they vsed to gather together in the morning before day and singe himnes to a certain god whoÌ„ they worshiped called Christ In al their other ordinaunces godly and honeste wherfore the persecution by commaundement of theemperour was greatly dimynished Anni regum britannie 40 Philippus the .ix. bishop of Hierusalem Traiane ordeyned Pâ—â—â—â—amasâ—ates king of Parthia The yere of the worlde 4073 The yere of Christ 112 Armenia Assiria and Mesopotamia were made prouinces Anni regum britannie 41 Antioche was wel nere destroyed The yere of the worlde 4074 The yere of Christ 113 and vtterly subuerted with an earthquake Anni regum britannie 42 The yere of the worlde 4075 The yere of Christ 114 at whiche time the Emperoure Traiane being in those partes escaped hardly the daunger Anni regum britannie 43 Seneca the .x. bishop of Hierusalem The Iewes in the citye of Cyrene sayinge that their Messias was come rebelled against the Romaines The yere of the worlde 4076 The yere of Christ 115 and slue of theim and of the Grecians dwellynge in the city and countre nere aboute well nere .220000 thousande and being not contented with that shamefull murther of men vsed therin most beastly crueltye for they did eate the fleshe of the dead men and gyrded them selues with the bowels and annoynted their bodies with the bloud and couered theyr heades wyth the skinnes of the deade carkases The Iewes of Alexandria and Cipres beinge meued with the exaumple hereof slue in those partes â—40000 â–ª hauing to their capitaine one named Armenio The yere of the worlde 4077 The yere of Christ 116 L. Quietus a capitaine of the Romaynes Anni regum britannie 44 expelled al the Iewes out of Mesopotamia and siue of them many thousandes For which cause he was of Traiane made president of Iudea In Egypte and Cyrene were slayne an vnnumerable multitude of the Iewes by a Romayne capitaine named Martius Turbo The yere of the worlde 4078 The yere of Christ 117 The Parthiens deposed Parthemaspates Anni regum britannie 45 which was ordeined their king by Traiane and vsed agayne theyr formour liberties Iustus the second byshop of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4079 The yere of Christ 118 The emperour Traiane gaue place to nature Anni regum britannie some saye he was poysoned other affirme that he dyed of the bloâ—â—dy flixe The yere of the worlde 4080 The yere of Christ 119 Adrian reigned after Traiane in the empire .xxi. yeres Anni regum britannie 47 This emperour was of wyt so prompte and readye that he semed to be prepared for al matters wherin he communed In maners he was diuers soleyne of behauour merueilous in learning and especially in the Mathematicals also in phisike musike caruing painting and grauing very excellent in dedes of armes expert valiaunt and hardie a great fauorer of learned men and toward them bountefull and liberall he neâ—er sawe a pore man whom he did not relyefe and helpe out of his necessitee and accustomed to visitte sicke men twise or thrise in a daye his nature much inclined to emulacion and vayne glorye and would seme most excellent in al thinges he was more delited with hunting than was comly for an emperour In so much that he erected sepulchers and tomes for his greyhoundes and dogges At the beginning he was euell spoken of because he put diuers of the noble men to deathe Quadratus and Aristides deuout and wel learned men wrote certaine bokes to Adrian in defence of chrystiaÌ„ religion by meanes wherof the emperour was meued to wryte to Minutius FuÌ„danus proconsul of Asia that no man should persecute the christian people Adrian repaired the citee of Alexandria whiche was before destroyed and pilled by the commocion of the iewes Anni regum britannie 48 The emperour Adrian remitted the tribute to dyuers cytees and forgaue all maner debtes The yere of the worlde 4081 The yere of Christ 120 whether they perteined to him selfe or to the commune treasure Anni regum britannie 49 Xistus the sixte byshop of Rome â—ii yeres Plutarke the philosopher Phauorinus Apuleus The yere of the worlde 4082 The yere of Christ 121 Au-Gellius Appian many other lerned meÌ„ were famous Adrian hauing knowledge that the Romaines in Brytayne were ouerset by the Scottes and Pictes went the therward with a strong army and without any notable battaile as sayth the scottishe history made a walle .80 myles of length which some of our cronicles attribute to Seuerus Anni regum britannie 50 Iustus the v. byshoppe of Alexandria M. Antonius The yere of Christ 122 for his studiousnes and grauitee surnamed the philosopher The yere of the worlde 4083 a man of merueilous lerninge and excellent wisedome was borne at this time He was geuen to the studie of
of the one wyth the other intermingled and in proces the same bodies disseuered the vniuersal worlde to haue receiued thys order whiche we se at thys presente And fyrste the ayre to haue founde the same continuall mouynge and the fyry parte thereof by reason of lyghtnesse to haue mounted to the highest places the Sonne and other sterres of the same cause to haue gotten theyr courses and what was myngled wyth moysture stylle to haue remayned in the fyrst place by reason it was heuy and coulde not ryse whyche inferior thynges beyng mixed or heaped together by commixtion the sea to haue ben produced of the moyste or lyquyde thynges and of the harder stuffe or matter â–ª the erth in conclusion to haue remained clammy and nesh Whan this erthe at the fyrste begynnynge was through the feruente heate of the sonne settled and growen to a thycker and more massy substance than the vppermoste partes of the same wythin a shorte space by the power of the heate swelled into littel bunches and certayn humoures in manye sundrye places gathered and congeled together by it selfe in whyche humours dyd aryse certayn corrupcyons of rottennes couered througheout with a lyttell thynne scumme or creame lyke as it chaunceth in the marshes of Egypte and in deade standynge pooles whan the feruente heate of the ayre dooeth sodeynely parche the colde earthe than whan the heate commethe to moyste thynges anone is wroughte generatyon by reasone that in the nyghte tyme the ayre rounde aboute enuyronneth it wyth humoure whyche in the daye is by the vertue of the soonne made harde After certayne space of tyme the sayed putryfactyons beynge broughte to their vttermooste extente approchynge as it were the tyme of delyuerance as soone as the sayd scummes or creaâ—es were throughly dried and broken they broughte forthe the shapes of all kyndes of lyuynge thynges Whereof suche as had by chaunce receyued more heate beynge made apt to flightâ— â–ª â—unted vp in to the ayre such as had remayning in them more of the erth becam some of them crepers on the grounde and some of them other beastes of the earth suche as hapned to haue a watryshe nature were caryed into the element of their proper kynde and were named fyshes Than the earthe after this partely wyth the parchynge heate of the sonne and partlye wyth the wyndes warynge styll drier and dryer surcessed bryngyng foorthe beastes of any great quantitye but those that were alredye ingendred broughte foorthe others eche of his owne kynde through mutuall coÌ„mirtion and engendrynge one wyth an other And in the very selfe same wyse they saye that man also was at the fyrst begynnyng produced and that he seekinge his foode in the wylde fieldes long tyme lyued a saluage and rude lyfe as vnto whome onely the fruicte of the grasse and of the tryes dyd of it selfe mynâ—ster sustynaunce They sayen furthermore that the other wylde beastes were noyefull vnto men whiche beastes to withstande they assembled theym in companyes and for feare of the sayde beastes for a common vtilytie and that mutuall ayde and succur myght bee ministred by one to an other they sought oute places where to inhabite And where the sowne of theyr mouth was suche as myght not be vnderstande they made a distinction of one word from an other by littell and lyttel and called eche thynge by a seuerall name Albeit for as muche as thei were placed in sundry corners or regions of the worlde they vsed not all no maner wordes or speach and therfore there was saye those phylosophers sundrye fourmes and facyons of letters And the companiss of men fyrste essembled they reporte to haue ben the fyrst progenitours euery company of his owne nacion but the fyrst men hauynge no maner staye of helpe or succoure liued an harde lyfe because they hadde no knowledge nor prouision to saue and laye vp the fruytes of the fyeldes to occupye afterwardes in time of neede And hereof it chaunced that in the wynter season veraye many eyther by famyne or els by reason of colde peryshed In proces of tyme beynge well taught by experyence they bothe soughte out caues to lye in for aduoydyng and defendyng the extreme sharpnesse of coâ—de and also began to kepe fruites in store After this 〈◊〉 knowlage of fyre and of other thynges for mans vse necessarye perceyued and lerned the other commodityes of mannes lyfe were in shorte space founde out Finally necessitye beynge made the scholâ— maystres of thynges ministred vnto the wittes of euery singular persone cunnyng and expert practisyng and vnto them were also geuen to adiutours to helpe them handes speeche or communicacion and excellency of mynde And those phylosophiers whyche were throughly perswaded that this was the orygynall begynnynge of man and dyd not referre the same to the proâ—ydence of god auouched that the Ethiopes were the fyrste men of all that euer were folowyng this coniecture that the soyle of Ethiopia began before all other part es of the erthe to encrease in warmethe by reason that the sonne is nerest to it where as the erthe was of it selfe all daâ—kyshe and moyst wherby it happened that of the same fyrst proporcion attempring of moysture and heate man was ingendred and that the same man after hys prâ—crâ—â—cyon dyd wyth better wyll and apytyte holde hym selfe in that parte of the earthe where it hapned hym to be procreate than to seke any other for as muche as all thynges were vnto hym as yet vnoknwen ¶ Other there be whyche suppose the Scithians to be the fyrst people of the worlde and that betwene them and the Egyptians was long contencion whether nacion was of more antiquytie The Aegyptians allâ—dgynge for theym that in the begynnynge of all thynges whan that some contraryes by the feruente heate of the sonne were â—uâ—n parched and burned other agayne by extreme colde were frosen so that it coulde not ingendâ—r men nor yet receyue nor susteyne inhabitauntes before that garmentes were inuented to saue the bodye from the violence of colde and heate and yll places by remedye mollified Aegypte alwayes to haue been so temperate that neyther the winter colde nor the somer heate myght greue hir inhabitantes the grounde beyng moreouer so fruitfull that there is no lande so fertile of nouryshmentes for mans vse Therfore by reason it semeth that there men shulde fyrst ingender where they myght moste easely be nouryshed ¶ On the other parte the Scithyans supposed the temperatenes of the ayre to be no argumente of antiquitee For nature whan she deuided colde and heate into regyons forthwith ingendred creatures apt to suffer the qualityes of the places yea and trees fruytes and herbes accordyng to the disposicyon of the regyons And howe muche more sharper the ayre is to the Scithians than to the Aegypcians so muche the harder be they of bodye and wyt Moreouer if the worlde whyche nowe is deuyded into elementes hath ben confused all in one eyther the water in the begynnynge sourroundyng al thynges or elles