Rome and ordeyned therein many deputees and rulers at his pleasure King Dauid of Scotland with muche crueltâ—e diuers times vexed the englyshe borders and destroyed the towne of Durham wherfore kinge Edwarde sped hym thitherwarde in all haste but a peace was entreated for â—i yeres without any notable battaile Kinge Edwarde sente Robert Dartoys Erle of Rychâ—mount with the countesse of Britaine into her countrei who wasted and destroyed those partes veray sore and shortly after died of a wound that he receyued at the citee of Uannes Anni regum Angli 17 The yere of the worlde 5304 The yere of Christ 1343 Clement bishop of Rome toke vpoÌ„ him to geue diuers bishoprikes and benefices which than fel voyde in Englande wherwith the king was greatly discontented In so much that he sent out commissions and streight commaundementes that no man should present or induct any suche person â–ª that so by the bishoppe was promoted without the agremente of the kinge because it touched his prerogatiue Whan Lewys the emperour at the instance of his nobles with great humilitee made diuers meanes for entreatie of concorde with Clement the bishop his outragious pride prescribed to him so shameful and vnworthye conditions as vneth the vilest slaue in the world would haue condescended vnto amonge the whiche were that he should openly acknowlage his errours and dysobedyence therwith to resigne the empire neuer to receyue it but at the bishops pleasure and moreouer to yeld him selfe his children with al his goodes into his handes Kinge Edward with a strong armye sayled into Britaine and besi eged the citee of Uannes Renes Nauntes toke the towne of Dynant By meane of two cardinalles peace was concluded for a certayne space Anni regum Angli 18 The order of the garter The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1344 first inueÌ„ted and ordeyned by king Edwarde The erle of Derby was sent by king Edwarde wyth a company of englishe souldiours to make warre in Gascoyne where he wanne the towne of Bargarath the rioll with many other townes and castelles before Anberoche the erle of Derbye by the pollicie of Walter of Manni â–ª with a thousande Englishemen disconfited and slew .x. thousand Frenchmen and Gascoynes and toke prisoner the erle of Lay their chiefe capitayne with dyuers other nobles and subdued the countrey Iohn duke of Normandy the sonne of king Philippe The yere of the worlde 5306 The yere of Christ 1345 Anni regum Angli 19 came with a great army into Gascoyne against the erle of Derby Godfrey of Anicourte was banished out of Fraunce and fled to king Edward whom he incensed and stered to inuade Normandie Iaques Darâ—uell a great friende of kinge Edwarde was murdered at Gaunt in Flaunders Gâ—ulter duke of Athenes vsurped tirannie at Florrence .x monethes whom Angelus Acciolus expelled and restored them to their libertee The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1346 The king of England with his son prince Edwarde sayled into Normandye and ouerrode spoyled Anni regum Angli 20 and destroyed the countrey before him euen to Parys and gathered wonderful riches of Pray whiche he sente into England Shortly after he encountred the french kinge me to the forest of Cressâ—e where he had not in his host the ryght man in comparison of the frenche armye and obteyned of them a noble and triumphant victorye by the manhode of his archers In that battell was slayne the floure of the chiualrie of Fraunce for there fell on that part the kinge of Boheme with ten other great princes foure score banners .1200 knights and mo than .30000 of the common souldiours after this victorye king Edwarde went toward Cales and besieged the towne the space of a leuen monethes Bishop ClemeÌ„t with most dispituous wordes enueyghed in a sermon against Lewis the emperour caused certaine of the electours to chose a newe emperour While king Edward besieged Calys Dauid of Scotland by exciting of the frenche kinge warred vpon the borders of England But the Quene assembled a stroÌ„g armie as well of the clergye and priestes as the other commons and nere to Durham toke in bataile the king of Scottes prisoner with many of his greatest lordes and erlee and slewe one and other 15000. souldyoures After this victorie the Englishemen tooke the castell of Rorhurgh subdued Anandale Galloway Mers Teuida Twedale and Ectrike forest The warre was quickened againe in Britaine and sir Charlos of Bloys taken prisoner by the Englyshemen but the warre continued fiercely The yere of the worlde 5302 The yere of Christ 1347 Anni regum Angli 21 betwene his wife and the forenamed Counteise of Mouuntforte Charles king of Boheme was choseÌ„ emperour while Lewys was yet a liue who not longe after dyed After the deathe of Robert kinge of Sicilie and Apulya his doughter Iohan toke to her husbande Andrew the sonne of Lewys kinge of Hungarye whom not longe after she murdered and maried Lewys Duke of Tarent Edwarde Bayloll and the Erle of Northumberlande spoyled Louthiall and Cliddisdale in Scotlande Lewis king of Hungarye came with a strong army in to Italye to reuenge his sonnes death where he chased the queene Iohan and obteined her kingdome of Apulia Diuers of the cities of Germany vehemeÌ„tly withstode the tiranny of the Romaine byshop toward Lewis their emperour Nicolas a man of vnknowen byrthe takynge on hym great auctoritte in the cytie of Rome expelled the senatours and saied he woulde restore the citye to her pristynate libertie But shortly after he was taken of Charles the emperour and sent into Fraunce to the byshop About this tyme the emperour solde the Duchy of Orliance and Delphinoys to the French kynge Cales was yelded vp to kinge Edwarde of Englande Lewys whan he had subdued to him the kyngdome of Apulia Anni regum Angli 22 retourned to Hungary The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1348 ¶ Peter the first was ordeined kinge of Spaine He passed all his predicessours in crueltie manslaughter and other myschefe he put to death all the nobylitie and the chiefe of his affinitie and kynred Wylliam Douglas the sonne of Iames Douglas wan againe certayne landes in Scotlande that the Englysh men had subdued A great and wonderfull famyne and pestylence raged throughout all the worlde In Italye scante the .x. person of an hundred was left on liue In the city of Parys in Fraunce dyed .50 thousande In. S. Denys .1400 in one yere A treason was conspired by the capytaine of Cales to betraye it againe to the Frenchmen The hystory wherof declareth wonderfully the great manhode pollicy lyberalitie and gentylnesse of the noble kynge Edwarde reade Frosarde the .156 ca. c. of his first boke Certaine of the electours of Germanye agreed not to the election of Charles The yere of the worlde 5310 The yere of Christ 1349 Anni regum Angli 23 and therfore profered the empire to king Edwarde of England who refused it as
busynes and trouble the worlde remayneth the worlde and lyke vnto it selfe Therfore most truly Thucydides who was a man excellente in the knowledge of warrefare and also wrate the greatte and longe warre and other sundrye thyges whiche chanced among the Grekes sayth Hystoryes be a treasure whiche ought neuer to be out of our handes that therby beynge ayded we maye the more commodiously handle suche busynesse and like chaunces in the commune weale for as much as the causes often tymes chaunce almoste lyke ¶ Furthermore there be axaumples founde in hystoryes conuenient for euery man priuately in his degree as magistrates ought to be obeyede and that they neuer escaped vnpunished whiche haue rebelled against theym euen as Dathan Absalom Catiline Brutus Cassus and suche lyke for their sedicion haue ben worthily punished Of the fidelitie of frendes as Ionathas saued the lyfe of kynge Dauyd Of the punyshment for homicide adulterye and suche lyke offences as it appereth by the example of Dauid But what shal nede many wordes Euen as in euery arte paternes be geuen to folowe lykewyse in hystoryes be peinted before our eyes examples of all kyndes of vertues But yet in examples and deedes it is more euydently perceyued what the dignytye of vertue and agayne what the bacenesse of dyshonestee and vyces bee than in bare preceptes because that examples set as images before vs do not onely openly teache but also bothe warne and stirre our myndes so that therby wyth a certayne delite and desyre they be kyndled towardes vertue and honestie For who in hert can be so stubborne and hard that will not be moued if he rede anye thynge notable that is either worthy prayse or els exaÌ„ples vtterly to be abhorryd I haue shewed briefely how in readyng of hystoryes examples of politicall vertues and ciuyle affayres ought to bee obserued Nowe it perteyneth to a true christen man who aboue all thynges oughte to esteeme godlynesse to knowe that he maye gather also out of hysteryes examples of faythe and feare of god For these be the specyall vertues of good men which in the syghte of god be moste auailable Al be it that the hystoryes of the gentyles doo not teache that god careth or hath oughte to do wyth vs yet a godly mynde neuerthelesse shall consyder that the publyke weales in the worlde be conserued by the power of god and that is the worke of god to punyshe and reuenge all oppressyon and vyolence ye and that vnto the heathen God gyueth excellent qualities For princes can not preserue their empyers agaynst the assaultes of Sathan wythout the syngular benefyt of god and the ayde of theyr owne vertue and wisedome And so by thys maner a good man maye well suppose that these actes and punishmentes be the wâ—rkes of god and therby may lern the feare of god As that tyrannes haue been greuousely punyshed accordynge to thys sentence He that taketh the sworde that is whyche wythout auctorytye vsurpeth the ryght of reuengyng he shall peryshe by the sworde Contrarywyse it is euydent that good prynces bee preserued and defended by god and that also the Ethnykes did well perceyue in that theyr princes had great affiaunce in the helpe of theyr goddes For Homere the poete sayth God casteth his shâ—elde in the batayle to defende the prynces He feigneth also euery prynce to be vnder the protectyon of his god as it appereth by the goddesse Pallas whyche alwâ—yes was presente wyth Achilles But this thynge is more playnely expressed in the hystoryes of the holy scrypture as in Noe Abraham Moses Dauyd Ezechias and the other princes and kinges whom god alwayes preserued And their examples be set before the eies of all other princes that they maye certaynly know that in lyke maner god wyll defende all good kinges For thys difference is betwene the holy and prophane hystoryes that in them be shewed the testymonies of the workes of god and the whiche do not onely entreate of cyuile matters but chiefly doo represente vnto vs the kyngdome of god that god geueth his word that of his mercy he wyll saue vs wher in the hystoryes of the gentiles be ignorant Therfore principally the hystoryes of the holy scripture ought to be knowen to all chrysten men that therby they maye learne the doctryne and stablishement of faithe ¶ Fyrst how all thynges were created of god what was the originall of synne that agaynst synne Christe instituted his kyngdome gaue hys woorde and that he shoulde come to take away sinne and saue vs. Also how god whaÌ„ he had gyuen his worde preserued alwayes the reygne of Chryst and that the reigne of Christe that is the true beleuers from the begynnynge of the worlde walked vnder the crosse and neuerthelesse were pre serued That SathaÌ„ wyth all the power of the worlde assaulted the worde of god Moreouer that God meruaylously perfourmed hys promyse aboue the opinyon and capacitie of mans wytte Also that examples bothe of horyble vengeance and also of grace and forgyuenes be shewed to vs of God So vnto kyng Dauid and other chanced remission of syns that by theyr examples we myghte bee comforted and beleue that god wyll forgyue Neyther thys is to be neglected that for the confyrmacion of our myndes God hath geuen vs all sortes of prophecies of externall kyngdomes that by the fulfillying of them we maye haue a testimony that our woorde is of god neyther that any other faythe than ours is true And that we maye bee admonyshed by them whan Christ ought to come and whan the consummacion of the worlde shall be Finally for the ryghte vnderstandyng the prophecyes it shall be very expedyent to knowe the successe and alteracion of the monarchies and kyngdomes wyth the computacyon and noumber of the yeres whyche be in the hystoryes of the Gentiles exactly set foorthâ—â— the knowledge wherof euen for thys cause is necessarie for chrystians that they maie the better vnderstande the prophecyes and of thâ—yâ— the more certaynely iudge Certes euery man maye by these thynges esteme what pleasure and profyte is gathered in readynge of hystoryes and the fruitefull commoditye therof ought worthily to stire and compell euery man to knowe them ¶ Of the origynall begynnynge of man after the false opynion of the Ethnike philosophier THe phisosophyer of auncyent tyme who wythout knowledge of the verye true godhead many hundred yeres gone haue sette oute historyes in writynge were of diuers opynions concernyng the originall begynnyng of man Forsome of them beleued the worlde to haue been a thynge vncreated that is to saye without begynnyng and incorruptible that is neuer to haue ende and lykewyse mankynde to haue been of eternall continuance Other some of theim were of opynion that the worlde was created and corruptyble and auouched that man toke the begynnyng of generacion by succession of tyme. For their imagynacion was that at the fyrst begynnyng of thynges â–ª bothe the skye and the earthe bad one sole sourme and shape the nature
not be called a wise man but a philosopher that is a louer of wisdom his doctrine was dyuyne and commodious the whiche he teachinge to other inioyned them to kepe silence fiue yeres and here him diligentlye ere they demanded of him any question He neuer would do sacrifice with any bloud He would eat nothinge that had life Finallye he continued his life in wonderfull abstinency and continency to his immortall name Before Britayne knovven 473 Smerdes the magician the .iii. emperor of Persia The yere of the worlde 3440 The yere before Christe 52 reigned vii monthes He by the Pieres of Persea with his brother was slayne After whose death they consulted for the gouernance of the empire where Darius the son of Hytaspis through the admonicion of his frend Zorababel made a vowe vnto almighty god that he woulde repaire his temple if he might be kynge neyther was his hope frustrate for by neyghinge of his horse and sodeyn lightnyng therwith ▪ he was saluted king Orestes the presidente of Sardis hanged Polycrates the tyran of Samos Hrypagus and Hippias exercysed theyr tyrannye in Athenes Darius the sonne of Hitaspis the .iiii. emperoure of Persia Before Britayne knovven 472 reigned .xxxvi. yeres The yere of the worlde 3441 The yere before Christe 522 He by thee nyghinge of hys horse as it were by a certayn oracle was declared king Esdras and Nehemias call him Artaxerxes He gaue licence agayne to the Iewes to buylde theyr temple he constituted .xx. prouinces through the persuasion of his wife Atossa enterprised to warre vpon Grecia Democedes a notable phisicion in thys tyme flourysshed who beinge captiue to Darius healed hym of his foote beinge wrenched whiche before coulde not be remedied by all his phisicions Orestes by his owne gard through the menes of Bargeus and commaundement of Darius was slayne Before Britayne knovven 471 Aggens began to prophecie among the Iewes who rebuked theym The yere of the worlde 3442 The yere before Christe 521 for that they were slacke in the woorke of the lorde Zacharias also prophecied the same time among them Armonius and Aristogiton slue Hipparchus the tyrant and Loua an harlot theyr concubine whē with greuous tormentes she was forced to bewray them she bit in sunder her tongue and spit it forth Cleomenes the king of Sparta liued Meandrius by craft obteined Samos expulsing Sylosō The yere of the worlde 3446 The yere before Christe 517 The temple of the Iewes was finished Before Britayne knovven and with great ioye dedicated to the lorde wherein they offered theyr sacrifices and celebrated theyr Phase in gratulacion that god had tourned the herte of Darius to them The yere of the worlde 3449 The yere before Christe 514 Babilon rebelled against Darius Before Britayne knovven 464 and after long siege by the counsayle and helpe of Zopyrus he recouered it That time by his capitain Otanes he restored Syloson to his realme Megapisus sonne of Zopyrus presidente of Egipte kepte warres agaynst the Atheniens The yere of the worlde 3451 The yere before Christe 512 Darius for the reuengement of Cyrus made a viage against the Scithians he subdued the Getes Before Britayne knovven 462 the Thracians yelded them selues but the Scithians put hym to shameful flight Aboute this time chaunced the historye of Iudith as Philo writeth But some suppose that it was done before the monarchy of the Persians for when the empyre was in theyr handes neyther the Medes ne Asfyrians had any king of theyr owne Therefore this will I leaue vnto the iudgement of the reders This moste chaste matrone Iudith stroke of the head of Holophernes the moste terryble capitain of the Assirians and delyuered hir countrey from greuous affliction The yere of the worlde 3453 The yere before Christe 516 Megapizus was constituted generall capitayn of Darius armie in Europa he tooke Perynthus Before Britayne knovven subdued all Thracia vanquished the Peones and sēt ambassadours to Amintas kinge of Macedonia to submitte him selfe which ambassadours for theyr incontinencye and drunkennesse were by Alexander the kinges sonne slayne Tarquinius Superbus the last king of Romans wyth al his family were expulsed the citie for the rauishment of Lucrece .244 yere after the buylding of Rome The kinges beyng thus driuen out of the citee the state of the commune weale was changed for the loueraigne dominion was in the gouernance of the Senate among whome there were yerelye chosen two Consules Before Britayne knovven 458 The yere of the worlde 3455 The yere before Christe 508 whose auctoritee in that office continued but one yere L. Iunius Brutus L. Tarquinius Collatinus were created the first consules of Rome Brutus for the feruēt loue to his countrey cōmanded his owne sonnes and nephues to be beheded for that they had conspired to bringe in Tarquine again After in a batail fought against Tarquine he was slayne Collatinus was deposed frome hys consulship in whose place P. Ualerius was substituted The Atheniens likewise elected yerely magistrates Isagrus capitain of the Atheniens ¶ Tarquinius with the ayde of Porsenna kyng of Hetruscians Before Britayne knovven 456 besieged Rome and had taken it The yere of the worlde 3457 The yere before Christe had not the valiaunte Horatius Cocles resisted theim on the bridge Sublitius whiles it was hewen in sunder behynd him wherby a greate nūber of their ennemies were drowned and he leapynge into the water armed as he was swam to his company The same tyme Mutius Sceuola a senatour of Rome went into the campe of Porsenna to haue slain him therby to haue deliuered the citee frome that greuous siege but he stroke an other in stede of the king wherfore whā he was taken and brought before the king and thretned that he shuld for that dede be put to death he loked aside and saw a great fire wherinto he put his arme and there helde it still tyll it was bourned of whiche sterne dede and the wordes that he saied howe that thre hundred in Rome had sworne as well as he to slee the kynge caused Porsena to make peace with the Romains and so brake vp his army and went his waye The same tyme Chloelia a virgin beynge in hostage with Porsenna deceiued hir kepers and swam ouer Tiber to Rome where she excited the people to defend their citee and for that cause was honoured with an image set vp for hir remembraunce Before Britayne knovven Otanes successour to Megabizus capitayn of Darius The yere of the worlde 3458 The yere before Christe 505 toke Byzance with diuers other citees ¶ Acestorides capitaine of the Ateniens The Romanes and Sabines fought together in which battail the Romanes were victours there were slaine of the Sabines .13000 and were taken .4200 The yere of the worlde 3459 The yere before Christe 504 Before Britayne knovven 454 The yere of the worlde 3460 The yere before Christe 503 Alexander the .x. kinge of Macedon reigned .43 yeres Before Britayne knovven 453 He was surnamed Bubaris
among theym .231 yeares And thus was the empire brought out of asia into Europe amoÌ„g the grekes vntil the time that the Romans reduced it vnto them Alexander subdued Hyrcania and fell into the riot of the persians with druÌ„kennes and fury wherby he slue diuers of his frendes He toke Cedrosios and Euergetas and subdued Arachosia Alexander king of Epirus ouercame the Samnites and Lucanes in Italy A muster in Rome and new citezens ordeyned The Thracians by theyr capitaine Memnon fel from Alexander agaynste whom went Antipater who ouer came them setteled the matters and estate of Thracia In the meane time also the Lacedemons with an host foughte for theyr libertee but they were vanquished by Antipater and theyr kinge Agis slayne The yere of the worlde 3634 The yere before Christe 329 In Rome .170 women were apprehended and condeÌ„ned Before Britayne knovven 279 bycause they had prepared poyson to destroye theyr neyghbours which were coÌ„strayned to drinke that they had prepared for the destruction of others The yere of the worlde 3635 The yere before Christe 328 Alexander obteined Paropamissa Before Britayne knovven 278 he buylded an other Alexandria vpon the mountayne Caucasus Mophis a king of India did submit him selfe to Alexander The Lucanes yelded theim to the Romaines The yere of the worlde 3636 The yere before Christe 327 Alexander warred in India fought with Corus king therof Before Britayne knovven 277 who came with .60 princes and .400 ElephaÌ„tes with toures and yet was he taken by Alexander and restored againe to his royalme Alexander buylded Nicea and Bucephala in memory of his good horse and tooke by assault Agalassis Arimbas king of Epirus Before Britayne knovven 276 The yere of the worlde 3637 The yere before Christe 326 The warres in Grece began wherin Leoschenes the Athenien was capitayne Alexander subdued the Cosseans The yere of the worlde 3638 The yere before Christe 325 Zopirion by the commaundement of Alexander warred in Scithia where he with .3000 was slayne Before Britayne knovven 275 The yere of the worlde 3636 The yere before Christe 324 Thalestris quene of Amazons for the desyre to haue issue by Alexander Before Britayne knovven 274 came .35 dayes iourneys to him and after retourned being conceyued with childe When Alexander in thre yeres both to the greate perill of his and destruction of many nacions had gotten an empire scarse sufficient for being vnuanquished of the east in his mind also he had vaÌ„quished the west through whiche being blowen vp with pride he caused him selfe to be named and honored for king of al landes and lord of the whole world and sente foorthe his nauye into the east occean to serche if there were anye other worlde to conquere But in his returne homewarde beyng in his moste glory at the citee of Babylon abiding for the ambassadours of all nacions was there poysoned by hys owne men whom for his outragious crueltee and druÌ„kennesse they began to detest And thus Alexander with an inuincible courage ended his life and by Ptholomeus was buried in his citie Alexandria where the space of seuen foote of grounde helde him to whom before the whole worlde was to lyttel The Lucanes and Apulians cam into the societee of the people of Rome A lawe stablished in Rome that no man for debte shuld weare yrons Before Britayne knovven 273 KImarus succeded Cecilius The yere of the worlde 3640 and reigned .iii. yeres in Britaine The yere before Christe 323 After the death of Alexander as the empyre was soone gotten so likewise was it quickly deuided among his capitanes euen as a pray ouerthrowen by the great lyon is gredely deuoured by the yong whelpes and they also fell together by the eares in parting of it Antipater for his part had Macedonye and Grece Ptholomeus Egipte Aphrica and parte of Arabye Laomedon Syria Philotas with his sonne Cilicia and Illyria Agrâ—patos the greater Media Antigonus Phrigâ—â— Learchâ—s Litia and Pamphilia Cassander Caria Menander Lydia Lysymacus Thracia and Pontus Eumenes obteyned Cappadocia Paphlagonia These princes for the soueraine dominioÌ„ warred one on the other til thei wer almost destroyed Ptholomeus sonne of Lagus was king of Egipt .xl. yeares he was fyrste by horsemen and after with the common assent chosen kinge Phillip called Arideus brother to Alexander reygned vii yeres in Macedone Warre indicted to the vestines whoÌ„ Iunius Brutus vanquished The Samnites warre wherein there were 20000. slayne and the Romayns triumphed Before Britayne knovven 172 Eumenes slue Neoptâ—lemus The yere of the worlde 3641 The yere before Christe 322 Perdicas brought an armi into egipt agaiÌ„st Ptholome The warres betwene the AtheniaÌ„s Aeolians begaÌ„ Onias son of Iaddus was high priest amoÌ„g the iewes The yere of the worlde 3642 The yere before Christe 321 ELanius called also Danius Before Britayne knovven 271 was king of Britaine nyne yeres Claudius Pontius captain of the SaÌ„nites Before Britayne knovven 270 ouer thrue and vanquished the Romans The yere of the worlde 3643 The yere before Christe 310 to their gret shame Papyrius Cursor ouercame the FereÌ„tanes The yere of the worlde 3644 The yere before Christe 319 Before Britayne knovven 269 beat down the Samnites tooke Lucerias with .7000 Samnites whom he brought in bondage The kyngdome of Asia began Before Britayne knovven 268 where Antigonê° reigned first .18 yeres The yere of the worlde 3645 The yere before Christe 318 who caused Eumenes taken and betrayed by Alexanders souldiours to be cast in prison Olympias mother of Alexander caused Euridices Before Britayne knovven 267 and Arideus the king to be slayne The yere of the worlde 3646 The yere before Christe 317 Al Syria in this time was much vexed by Ptholome who toke IerusaleÌ„ also by fraude on the Sabbot daye and led away captiue a great numbre of Iewes Cassander obteined the roialme of Macedony Before Britayne knovven 266 and reigned .xix. yeres The yere of the worlde 3647 The yere before Christe 316 he commanded the quene Olympias to be put to deathe â–ª who with a stoute mynde not fearyng death offered her head to the hangman and in the very yange of death mynded hir honestee for with hir handes she kept down her clothes that no parte of hir body should be sene Peace was made through all Apulia the Romans gaue lawes vnto their alies The yere of the worlde 3648 The yere before Christe 315 Glautias king of Illyria Before Britayne knovven 265 brought vp Pyrrhus .xii. yeres and than restored him to his fathers kingedome ¶ The warres of the Samnites were renued and they put to flyght in reuengement wherof they besieged postia and plistia citees confederate with Rome The yere of the worlde 3649 The yere before Christe 314 Satricula was taken and Aurelius master of the Romayne horsemen slayne Before Britayne knovven 264 The yere of the worlde 3650 The yere before Christe 333 Cassander assigned landes to the Abderites in the extreme partes of Macedony Before Britayne knovven 264 The yere
terrible to behold and semed to be framed of nature to martiall prowesse By a doubtfull aunswere of Apollo he was enduced to ayde the Tarentines againste the Romaines whom he ouerthrue in .ii. great batailes but with such losse of his owne capitaines frendes and souldiours that he saide if we ouercome the Romaines ones againe we shal be vtterly vndone Wherfore marueilynge at the maÌ„hode and vertue of the Romains he sayde with a lowd voice to his frendes Oh howe easie were it for me to subdue thehole world either to my self by the aide of Romaine souldiours or to the Romaines if I were theyr kinge Samnium was cleane destroied by the Romanes and the warres whiche endured .49 yeres betwene theym was finished and all Italy pacifyed and subdued vnto the Romanes The yere of the worlde 3675 The yere before Christe 288 Ptolomeus Seleucus Lysimachus and pyrrhus king of Epirus warred againste Demetrius Before Britayne knovven 238 whom they ouercame pyrrhus possessed the royalme of Macedony ¶ The citie Lysimachia wyth an erthquake was ouer throwen ELidurus the thirde sonne of Morindus brother to Archigallo The yere of the worlde 3676 The yere before Christe 287 was elected kyng of Britain Before Britayne knovven 247 A vertuous and gentill prince who gouerned his people iustly Whan he had reigned .v. yeres as he was in huÌ„tyng in a forest by chaunce he met with his brother Archigallo whom moste louyngly he imbraced and fouÌ„de the meanes to reconcile him to his lordes and than resigned to him his royall dignitee The Macedons receiued pyrrhus for their kyng .7 monethes Lysimachus by fraude kylled Antipater his sonne in lawe and possessed the kyngdome of MacedoÌ„ vii yeres The yere of the worlde 3677 The yere before Christe 286 Demetrius in Cilicia vanquished Seleucus Before Britayne knovven 236 The yere of the worlde 3678 The yere before Christe 285 Ferithias brother to Fergus Before Britayne knovven 235 was chosen kynge of Scottes duryng the nonage of his brothers children who bi Ferlegê° his neuew for the desire to reigne was slaine whaÌ„ he had reigned .xv. yeres and Ferlegus for that act fled Scotlande Demetrius submitted him to Seleucus The yere of the worlde 3679 The yere before Christe 284 Ptholomeus philadelphus kynge of Egipt Before Britayne knovven 234 reigned xxxviii yeres The yere of the worlde 3680 The yere before Christe 283 Before Britayne knovven 233 A prince aboue al other geueÌ„ to study and learnynge he made a librarie in Alexandria whiche he furnyshed with innumerable bokes of al sciences among whiche as chiefe was the volume of Moyses lawe For the king hearing of that diuine lawe was in Hierusalem being veraie desirous to haue it translated first discharged out of his bondage al the iewes in his realme who were aboue .100000 Then sit he Demetrius Aristeus to Eleazer the high priest with great giftes to the temple of god desiring that the lawe might be sent with lerned men to translate it into Greke Incontinente Eleazar sent .72 interpretours who commenly be called Septuaginta interpretes These the kinge honourably receyued and sent them to Demetrius clerke of his librarye in Alexandrye who prouided a place for them where they assembled daily to interprete the holy scripture and in .72 daies finished it Which being done the king with great giftes dimissed them home The Lucanes Brutians Samnites Hetruscians being confederate with the Galles made a vtage towardes Rome But by Dolobella they were driuen backe The Galles slue the Romaine ambassadours Cecilius the pretour and .13000 souldiours Before Britayne knovven 232 ARchigallo thus restored to his royall estate The yere of the worlde 3681 The yere before Christe 282 ruled the people quietly and iustelye .x. yeres and then changed his life with death Aggal Esly receyued the principaliter of the Iewes â–ª gouerned them .8 yeres Before Britayne knovven 331 The Tarentines spoyled the Romaine nauy The yere of the worlde 3682 The yere before Christe 281 wold not receyue the ambassadours of Rome Before Britayne knovven 230 Ptolomeus Ceraunus reigned one yere in Macedon The yere of the worlde 3683 The yere before Christe 280 and was vanquished by the Galles Lysimacus being ouercome in battaile of Seleucus died Seuen monethes after Seleucus by the falshode of Ptolome lost his life The warres of the Grekes against the Aetolians Warre indicted to the Tarentins they sent to Pyrrhus for ayde he cometh and with the helpe of his Elephantes ouercometh Leuinus the coÌ„sul Pyrrhus wondring at the continency of Fabritius in refusing his riche gettes which he sent to him didde send Cynea to Rome for peace blynde Appius Claudius persuaded theym to the contrary Before Britayne knovven 229 Antiochus Soter the second kinge of Asia and Syria The yere of the worlde 3684 The yere before Christe 279 reigned .xix. yeres About these daies bloude was sene to springe out of a well and milke to fall from the cloudes Meleagrus was king of Macedon .2 monethes After whom Antipater reigned .45 dayes Softenes reigned in Macedone .ii. yeres he ouercame the Galles in Macedon Pyrrhus was vanquished by the consules by flight he saued him selfe and returned to Tarentum The Scicilians after the death of Agathocles Before Britayne knovven 228 because they were continually vexed with the warres of the Carthaginenses sent for Pyrrhus The yere of the worlde 3685 The yere before Christe 278 and gaue vnto him the dominion of the whole islee An other Brennus capitayn of the Galles which inuaded Grece after many spoyles there done robbed the temple of Appollo at Delphos and to excuse his sacrilege sayed that the goddes neded nothing but they beynge riche ought to parte theyr goodes to poore men but he being ouerthrowen by the power of god for peyne killed him selfe his armye beyng destitute of a capitaine wyth lightning hayle hunger and pestilence was vexed and for desperation killed theyr wiues and children and so were scattered through Asia and grece But at laste they gathered agayne together and aydinge Nicomedes the king of Bithinia when they had gotten the victory deuided the countreye with him whiche was called after Gallogrecia The yere of the worlde 3686 The yere before Christe 277 Antigonus Gonates reigned in Macedon .xxxvi. yeres he ouercame the Galles Before Britayne knovven 227 The yere of the worlde 3688 The yere before Christe 275 Polybius the historiographer flourished Before Britayne knovven 225 Hiero king of Sicily reygned Pyrrhus expulsing Antigonus possessed Macedony The Tarentines called Pyrrhus out of Sicily to helpe them whom Curius the consul vaynquished he triumphed at which time in Rome the elephaÌ„ts wer first sene Pyrrhus lefte Italy and Sicilye Maslot Nahum prince of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 224 succeded his father and reigned 7 â–ª yeres The yere of the worlde 3689 The yere before Christe 274 The PeloponeÌ„ses by tresoÌ„ were deliuered to Antigonê° The warres of Pyrrhus against the Lacedemones After many greuous battayles by him fought in Grece at the assault of
Herode and streight depriued The yere of the worlde 3928 The yere before Christe 35 Hircanus beyng deliuered out of prison Anni regum britannie 8 came to Hierusalem to Herode The yere of the worlde 3929 The yere before Christe 34 Herode slue Aristobulus the high prieste Anni regum britannie 9 and restored Ananelus againe to that office Pompeius brake the peace made with Cesar Anni regum britannie 10 he was driuen out of Sicily The yere of the worlde 3930 The yere before Christe 33 and fleyng towardes Asia was slaine Hitherto extendeth the historie of Appianus of the ciuil warres of Rome Antonius by reason toke Arrabanes king of Armeny whom he bounde in siluer chaines to make him to confesse Anni regum britannie 11 where his treasure laye whiche whan he had got The yere of the worlde 3931 The yere before Christe 32 was therwith elated and moued warre against Octauianus and put awaie his wife Octauia the sister of Octauian and maried Cleopatra the quene of Aegypte Octauianus Cesar subdued the Iapides Dalmacians and Hungarians Anni regum britannie 12 About this time on the further side of Tiber in a common tauerne The yere of the worlde 3932 The yere before Christe 31 ther sprang forth a fountaine of oyle out of the grounde whiche for the space of a day ran abundantly abrode Anni regum britannie 13 The warres betwene Cesar and Antony began in whiche Antony was ouercome and put to flight The yere of the worlde 3933 The yere before Christe 30 They mette again at Pharus vppon the sea where betwene them was fought a cruell and doubtfull battaile Anni regum britannie 14 The yere of the worlde 3934 The yere before Christe 29 tyll Cleopatra with .xl. shippes fled after whom folowed Antony wherby his men were discomfite and he for sorowe thruste him selfe through with a sworde and halfe alyue was brought to the tombe which Cleopatra made for her selfe Cleopatra perceyuing that she was kept for the triumphe of Cesar escaped frome hir keepers to the tombe wher Antony laie and there araied in gorgious apparell settinge to hir breastes twoo adders dyed in that maner Cesar in the remembraunce of his victorye builded the citee Nicopolis at Accium An erthquake in Iury wherby .xxx. M. people perished Herode toke parte with Cesar and discomfited the Arabikes Iesus the son of Sabetes was hygh priest of the Iues. ¶ Here ended the kyngdome of the Egypcians whiche after this time was gouerned by a presidente of the Romaynes Anni regum britannie 15 Cesar returned from the orient The yere of the worlde and entred Rome with thre triumphes and in token of peace The yere before Christe 82 shut vp the temple of Ianus whiche in .200 yeres before was neuer shutte In his honour by the consente of the senate and people the name of Augustus was geuen to him the moneth Sextilis in the remembraunce of his birth and victories was called August Herode put to deathe his wyfe Mariamnes Anni regum britannie 16 and other his nere frendes The yere of the worlde 3936 The yere before Christe 27 Corn. Gallus president of Aegypt Cesar opened the temple of Ianus and made warre against the Cantabrians and Asturians two mischeuous people of Spaine whom he vainquished Thither came vnto him the ambassadours of India and Scithia desyring the amitee of the Romaines M. Crassus subdued the Thracians and Corn Gallus Anni regum britannie 18 president of Aegypte The yere of the worlde 3938 The yere before Christe 25 kylled him selfe in whose rome succeded Sempronius The yere before Christe 23 All Spayne by Cesar was subdued Anni regum britannie 20 and the temple of Ianus shut The yere of the worlde 3940 but it was opened againe through the commocions of the Germaines and other nacions Herode deposed Iesu the hyghe prieste and constituted Simon whose daughter he maried In this time Grece by Tiberius Drusus was subdued The yere of the worlde 3941 The yere before Christe 22 Drusus the son in lawe of Augustus Anni regum britannie 21 broughte in subiection the Germanes with other people bordring about them Cossus in affrike ouercom the Mosulanes and Getulanes and Piso subdued the Uindelicos Peace was made with the Parthians who restored to the Romaines their baners taken from Crassus and Antonius Cesar added to the dominyon of Herode Samaria Gaza and diuers other regions Uergil and Horace most famous poetes in thys tyme flourished The yere before Christe 20 Cesar sayled into Syria he graunted to Herode the prouince Auramitides The yere of the worlde 3943 Anni regum britannie 23 and wrate hym amonge the noumbre of his frendes CYmbelinus the sonne of Theomantius reygned king of Britayn .xxxv yeres The yere of the worlde 3944 The yere before Christe 19 Anni regum britannie 1 Of him there is no no table thinge wrytten but that in his reygne oure sauiour Iesu Christe the veraie light of the worlde was borne of the virgin Mary Herode pulled cleane downe the temple builded by Zorobabell and Esâ—a after the captiuitee of Babylon and with moste sumptuous buyldinge reedefied an other according to the figure of Salomons Ewin the thirde sonne of Edeir succeded his father in the roialme of Scotland Anni regum britannie 3 reigned .7 yeres The yere of the worlde 3946 The yere before Christe 17 A prince giuen al to vice lechery for beinge not contente as they write with a 100. concubines with whome he myghte fulfyll his luste but he made lawes that it shuld be lauful for his subiectes to haue as many wiues as they myghte kepe that the wife 's of the commons should be commune to the nobles and that the lorde should haue the mayden head of al virgines dwellinge in his lordeshippe whiche last lawe endured vntill the time of Malcolm Cammorre and from thens vntill this time they pay a fine for the redempcion of theyr maydenhead When he hadde thus continued .7 yeres in exercising his tirannye and fylthy lust he fell in hatred of his lordes and by theym was deposed and slayne in prison Anni regum britannie 5 The most blessed and pure virgin sainct Mary The yere of the worlde 3948 The yere before Christe 15 mother of our saluiour Iesu Christ was borne of the holye matrone sainct Anna. Anni regum britannie 8 Herode finished the temple The yere of the worlde 3951 The yere before Christe 12 the people with great ioy did celebrate a feast Herode gaue wiues vnto his sonnes The yere of the worlde 3952 The yere before Christe 11 for he maryed Aristobulus vnto Beronices Anni regum britannie 9 the daughter of his sister Salome and Alexander to Glafira the daughter of Archelaus king of Cappadocia Anni regum britannie 10 Metellane nepheu to Edeir The yere of the worlde 3953 The yere before Christe 10 was chosen king of Scottes a vertuous and quyet prynce who peaciblye reygned 39. yeres M. Agrippa subdued Bosphorus
toke on hym the crowne and vsed muche tyrannie the space of .12 yeares he neuer loughe but whan he harde of the dyscorde and saughter of his nobles and therefore in the ende for hys crueltee was slayne of Craithline the sonne of Findoke with .200 of his naughtie counsailours Eusebius bishop of Laodicea was famous Tetricus whiche was named emperoure in Fraunce yelded hym and his host to Aurelianus The emperour Aurelianus fortified the wals of Rome and so augmented the citee The yere of the worlde 4236 The yere of Christ 275 Anni regum britannie 14 that it was in compasse fiftye miles he published a persecucion against the Christians And shortly after goyng with an armie against the Persians betwene Heraclea and Byzance was slayne of hys secretarie Mnestaâ—us Tacitus was emperoure .6 monethes Anni regum britannie 16 and after hym Florinus his brother .ii. monethes The yere of the worlde 4238 The yere of Christ 277 whiche bothe beynge chosen of the Senate were slaine of the souldioures the one at Ponte the other at Tarsis The yere of the worlde 4239 Uraranes kynge of Perse. The yere of Christ 278 Probus the emperoure reigned .6 yeres and .4 monethes he is numbred amonge the most renowmed princes Anni regum britannie 17 And was famous in marcyall affaiers as well whan he was pryuate as after he had obteyned the imperiall auctoritee he quieted Fraunce subdued the Germains and slue of them .400000 The yere of the worlde 4240 The yere of Christ 279 Manes auctoure of the secte of Maniches Anni regum britannie 18 was in these dayes He was a Persian borne in maners rude and barbarous and of a firce and cruell nature and withoute all modestee he endeuoured to perswade the people that he represented the fourme of Chryste sometimes he sayed that he was Paraclitus that is the true comforter that was promised by Christe His folowers denyed Chryste to haue taken veraye fleshe They reiected also the olde testament and part of the newe Probus the emperour in Illiria subdued the Samaricians Anni regum britannie 19 In Thrace the Gothes by coÌ„position yelded to him The yere of the worlde 4241 The yere of Christ 280 Passing into Asia he slewe the notable robber Palfurius â–ª and ouercame the monstruous people called Blemie which haue no heades but their eyes and mouthes in their breastes He restored Ioppe and Ptolomâ—is to the empire and made peace with Narseus kinge of Parthe. He vanquished also Saturnius which traiterouslye rebelled in Alexandria Cirillus bishoppe of Antioch was famous whose workes we haue at this daye Anni regum britannie 20 The yere of the worlde 4242 The yere of Christ 281 Proculus and Bonosus named theÌ„ selues emperours at Agrippina in Fraunce but they were quickely subdued by Probus which in all hast led against them a stroÌ„g armye Anni regum britannie 22 Probus by the labor of his souldiors The yere of Christ 283 caused the great hil in Syrmia called Almus The yere of the worlde 4244 the mount Aureus in Mesia to be set with vâ—â—es Not longe after he was slayne of his souldiours because he made them to labour so sore and not so much as in winter suffered them to be at rest It was his saying also that souldiours ought not to spende corne and vitayle excepte they laboured to profyte the common weale Anni regum britannie 23 Carus was made emperour of the souldiours The yere of the worlde 4245 he with his son Numerianus The yere of Christ 284 a yonge man of great towardnes tooke in hande the warres that Probus had prepared for against the Persians and when he had obteyned all the land lyeng betwene Euphrates and Tygris without resistence of any aduersarye purposinge to extende further the boundes of the Romain empire as some wryte was slayne with lightninge Numerianus his sonne whose eyes were sore for weapinge for his fathers death was murdered by â—per his wifes father Dioclesian succeded Carus in the empire The yere of the worlde 4247 and reygned 22. yeres Anni regum britannie 25 The yere of Christ 286 He descended but of a base and vnknowen familye in so much that he was supposed to be the sonne of a nota ry Of witte he was sharpe quicke and subtile of nature geuen to cruelty In politike affayres studyous and diligente towarde christian religion impious and cruell At the first entre with his owne handes he slewe Aper the murderer of Numerianus and not long after in a ieopardus battaile vanquished and slewe Carinus the yonger sonne of Carus which for his cruelty and filthy life was detested of all men Craithlint the son of Findoke after the deathe of Donalde the â—â—ranne was made king of Scottes and reigned .24 yeres with great wisedome and iustice In hys time happened great variance betwene the Pictes and Scottes whiche continued frendes from the time of Fegus the first king of Scottes to these dayes for stealyng of a greyhound wherof ensue great murder and slaughter of men on both partes After that Dioclesian was aduaÌ„ced to the gouernaÌ„ce of the empire The yere of the worlde 4248 The yere of Christ 287 Anni regum britannie 29 there hapned diuers coÌ„mocioÌ„s in sundry prouinces wherfore fearing that he alone shuld not be able to susteine the trauaile of so many ieopardies he made Maximian surnamed Herculeus partaker of the empire and sent him into Gallia to quiete the commocion whiche was moued by Amandus and Aelianus whom he easily vanquished and for that time brought FrauÌ„ce into a quietnesse Polidore and the latine historiographers referre the storye of Carausius Alectus and Asclepiodatus to this time And the Scottishe history sayth that he was a noble man of the Scottes and vncle to kinge Crailinâ—e but let the reader folowe his owne iudgement and that shal seme to him most veritable COnstantius a duke of Rome Anni regum britannie was sente into Brytaine to recouer the tribute The yere of Christ 289 shortly after whose arriuall Coil which than was kinge dyed wherefore the Britains to haue more suertye of peace wylled this Duke to take to wife Helena the doughter of Coil which was a wonderful fayre mayden and therewyth wel learned This Constantius when he had recouered the tribute retourned with his wife Helena to Rome as chiefe rulerof Britaine Because of diuers warres that rose in many prouinces the .ii. emperours chose to them .ii. other noble men Galerius and Constantius whiche was before sent to Britaine to helpe theym in theyr affayres Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4252 The yere of Christ whome they called Cesars Galerius was sent into the east partes againste the Persians â–ª Constantius had the tuition of Fraunce Dioclecian after he had subdued Achilleus The yere of the worlde 4253 The yere of Christ 292 that rebelled in Egipte Anni regum britannie 4 conquered and vtterly destroyed two noble and riche citees called Busiris and Copon he subdued also the cite
clemencie and gentilnesse to Antonine in moderacion and temperate sobernesse to Aurelius and in studie of good letters euen to the chiefe phylosophiers Whan he was younge he so profyted in Christian learning that he read openlye holye scripture in Nicomedia But after by the counsayle and company of Libanius the Rhetorycian he fell agayne to the idolatrye of the Pagenes and is therefore called Apostara that is one that forsaketh his professyon He dyd not persecute the Christians with so open crueltee as other princes had dooen but absteined from bloudshed and endeuoured by craftye meanes to withdraw theim from their belife aduaunsynge theim to honour and dignitee whiche did forsake Christ and leanyng theim as vyle and abiect slaues that continued in theyr religion In his tyme were manye godly and well learned men whiche withstode bothe his crafty assautes and peinâ—ted philosophie amonge the whiche was Apollinaris that wrate a boke to Iulian. Iulian gaue commandement that ChristiaÌ„ men shuld not be traded and brought vppe in the knowlage of good letters saiynge â–ª that he and his adherentes philosophiers were wounded with their owne feathers He opened agayne the temples of idolles Athanasius whiche was retourned from banishemente to Alexandria by the intercession of southsaiers and Nicro nanciars was by Iulian expelled agayne from the citee Iulian and the Iewes endeuoured to builde agayne the temple of Hierusalem in dyspyte of the Christias but they were prohibited and letted of God with tempestes wyndes lyghtnynges and earthquakes by the whiche many of theim were slayne and theyr woorke destroied Iulian goyng agaynste the Persians spoiled Asstrie and conquered many townes and cytees And at length preasyng casshely into battaile among his enemies was slayne At whiche tyme as it is written whan he had receiued his deathes wounde he takinge his hande ful of bloude â–ª and castyng it into the ayer saied in this wyse Vicisti Galilee that is O thou man of Galilei thou hast the vpper hande meanyng of Christ whom he called alway Gallileus Iunian a godly man whiche had suffered great reproche for the faith of Christe in the time of Iulian was chosen emperour of the souldiours in their extreame necessitee The yere of the worlde 4327 The yere of Christ 366 who refused that auctoritee a good space saiyng Anni regum britannie 38 that he beyng a Christyan could not be gouernour of Paganes and Infidelles at which tyme the whole hostes with one dayce crâ—â—d we be ChristiaÌ„s and forsake vtterly oure idolatrye This Iuuian beyng put to the worse in a battaile or â—â—â—aine agaynste the Persyans of necessitye was constreigned to make a dishonorable peace for besyde the losse of .v. prouinces beyond the riuer Tygris he was bounden not to ayde the kynge of Armonye their sworne friende to whiche thinge the Romaynes were neuer constreigned before that daye Iuuian called from banishment the byshops whyche were exyled in the tyme of Constancius and Iulian and shortlye after finished his lyfe of an ague when he hed reygned .viii monethes About this time one Eugenius was made king of Scottes Here the Scottishe historye maketh a longe processe of the fyerce and cruel war that he kept agaynste Maxymus the Romayne capitayne and the Pictes and Britaines whiche I thinke to be of no more credyte then the residue of their history that they haue feigned from the beginning For vndoubtedlye if they had put the Romains to so much trouble as their cronicles shewe bothe in the tyme of the conquest and after Cesar Tacitus Ptolemei Plinie and other would haue made some mencyon of the Scottes as thei did of the Trinobantes Cenimagnes Segontiaces Bidrices Brigantes Silutes Iâ—cenes and diuers other Ualentinian folowed in the empire and reygned .xx yeares Anni regum britannie 39 He was a veraie good emperour The yere of the worlde 4328 The yere of Christ 367 comely in visage and countenaunce of a goodli personage and had a sharpe and fine witte in maners most lyke to Aurelius of nature seuere and graue insest agaynst vice specyally couetousnes In his communicatyon he was cleane and peked and of custome spake but seldome In al hys actes he obserued oportunitye of time and place wyth great discretion and was verye cunninge in peynctyng caruinge and making images of waxe or claye He fauoured much Christian religion and was a great mainteyner therof He made his brother Ualens partaker of the empire and committed to him the east Procopius by treason vsurped imperiall auctoryty in Bythinia In Phrigia the souldiours of Procopius forsoke hym and went to Ualens Anni regum britannie 40 The yere of the worlde 4329 The yere of Christ 368 by which meanes Procopius was taken bounden delyuered to the emperoure and by his commmaundement beheaded Ualens was baptysed of Eudoxus a byshop of the Arrians which beinge in great fauour in the emperoures courte wrought muche trouble to the catholike bishops Ualens went with an army against the Gothes whyche passing the riuer Danuby ouerrode the countrey of Thrace Al Constantinople fell haylestones of wonderful bygnesse with which many men were slayne In Fraunce wull descended from the ayre myxed with rayne Ualentinian made Gratian his sonne Augustus The Frenchemen about this time first obteined their name of Ualentinian to be called Franci that is fierce and valiaunt bycause they chased the Ataines out of the marishes and fennes of Meotides and for that dede he forgaue them tenne yeres tribute They were called before Sicambri and had their beginning of the Troianes A very great earthquake in Bithinia whyche ouerthrew the citee Nicea The yere of the worlde 4331 The yere of Christ 270 Anni regum britannie 42 The doctrine of the heretikes named messaliani beganne The yere of the worlde 4332 The yere of Christ 371 whiche denyed the grace of Baptisme and sayed Anni regum britannie 43 the holy ghost came onely by prayer The folowers of this heresye gaue them to sleape and idlenesse and called their dreames prophesies Basilius was famous a man of incomparable vertue and learninge borne in Cappadocia He was taught of his father as well grammer as other learninges called Quadriâ—ialles Afterwarde he went to Athenes where whyles he exactlye studyed in philosophye Gregorius called Nazianzen being than wholye dedicate to the studie of scripture and louinge Basile entirelye came into the schole where he read in a chear and takinge him by the hand brought him to a monasterye where leyinge a parte all bookes of philosophye they onelye entended to readinge of scripture at lengthe diuidinge theym selues Basile went about Ponte teachinge the people the true faith and at this time was made bishop of Cesaria Ualentinian the emperour maryed an other wife Anni regum britannie 44 and therfore published a law The yere of the worlde 4333 The yere of Christ 372 that who so would might take ii wifes The kingdome of Spayne tooke his beginning of one Athanaricus Athanaricus otherwise called Alaricus kinge of Gothes persecuted the christians and with
after he died and Aetius was then restored to his former estate and dignitee by the helpe of the people called Hunni The dominion of the frenchmeÌ„ was encreased so muche The yere of the worlde 4398 The yere of Christ 437 that the Romaine had no more of the lande of Gallia is theyr rule then that which lyeth from the riuer of Leyr vnto Rhine whyche is called Gallia Lugdunensis theyr kinge also ouercame the Turinges and the Germaynes The Uandales were made friendes with the Romaynes and had inhabitaunce geuen to them in Affrike Aetius the Romaine ouercame Gundicarus kinge of Burgoyne and at his instant praier made peace Anni regum britannie 6 The Gothes brake theyr league with the Romains spoyled certaine townes in Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4399 The yere of Christ 438 and vesieged the cite a Narbonense which was delyuered from theyr assautes by Litorius a Romaine capitaine Anni regum britannie 7 Ualentinian went toward Constantinople The yere of the worlde 4400 to the entent to take in mariage Eudocia The yere of Christ the daughter of Theodotius Gensericus king of the Uandales and Aleines endeuoiring to sowe the heresie of Atrius in Afrike did persecute the catholike bishops and most cruelly put many of them to death The yere of the worlde 4401 The yere of Christ 440 Certayne pyrates with great tyranny robbed and spoyled the ile of Sicilie Anni regum britannie 8 The Romaines by the helpe of the Hunnes foughte luckyly against the Gothes in Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4402 The yere of Christ 441 Litorius the Romaine Anni regum britannie 9 trusting to witchcraft and answeres of idoles fought a battayle with the Gothes and was of them with great disworshyppe put to flighte After which time peace was taken betwene the Romaines and the Gothes Gensericus king of the Uandales by deceyt toke and spoyled Carthage and subdued it to his domynion .585 yeres after it was conquered of the Romaines made a parte or prouince of the empire And thus began Afrike to be subâ—ect to the Uandales The yere of the worlde 4403 The yere of Christ 442 The same Gensericus warred cruelly on the yle of Sicâ—â—a Anni regum britannie 10 For whiche cause Sebastianus a Romayne comming out of Spayne inuaded Afrike and caused Gensericus to retourne and leaue Sicilia In the courte of Constantine king of Britaine was a certayne Picte in so great fauoure and auctoritee with the king that he might at al times come to his presence who watching his time by secrete meane traiterouslye slewe the kinge in his chambre THan Constantius his eldest sonne whyche for his dulle and simple witte The yere of the worlde 4404 The yere of Christ 443 Anni regum britannie 1 was made monke in Winchester by the meanes of Uortiger duke of Cornewalle was taken out of the cloyster and made kinge vnder whose name the foresayd Uortiger ruled all the land and vsed great tyranny Peace was made betwene the Uandales in Afrike the Romaines and certayne limittes and boundes prescribed for the marches of bothe theyr lordshippes The Hunnes falling at distance with the Romaines spoyled and ouerrunne Thracia Illiria and by force subdued all the countreys euen to the mountaines of Grece called Thermopile Attila kinge of the Hunnes slewe his brother Bletas and inforced the people to be subiect vnto hym whereby he obteyned the kingedome alone that before was deuided into two partes Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4407 The yere of Christ 449 This Attila was a cruell and fierce tyranne and at this time terryble to the whole worlde For within fewe daies he had subdued to his lordship all the Barbarous people of Scithia and the north partes as the Ostrogothes Sueues Marcomannis Herulis Turcilingis Turinges Ruges and other Congalius the sonne of kinge Dongarde was ordeined king of Scotland after the death of Constantine He was geuen to peace quietnes and iustice was a good and moderate prince Anni regum britannie 5 Eutices the heretike The yere of the worlde 4408 The yere of Christ 747 and Abbote of a monastarie in Constantinople was famous Constans king of Britaine was slaine of certaine Pictes or Scottes whom Uortiger had ordeined for a gard to the kinges body Whereof whan Uortiger had knowlage he wept and made semblat of great sorow and heauinesse and caused the saied Scottes or Pictes to be put to deathe thoughe he in deede was the chiefe causer of their treason and murder Aurelius and Uter the kinges yonger bretherne fled into litle Britaine Anni regum britannie VOrtiger was by force ordeined kyng of Britaine The yere of the worlde 4409 The yere of Christ 448 and gouerned the realme .xvi. yeres not withoute trouble For the nobles of Britaine suspected â–ª that Constans was not murdered withoute his consent and therfore alienated their mindes from him Anni regum britannie 2 In Britaine was so greate plentie of corne and fruite that the like had not bene sene in many yeres before The yere of the worlde 4410 The yere of Christ 449 whyche plentie was cause of idlenesse glotonie lecherâ—e and other vices so that throughe their incontinent and ryotous lyuinge ensued so great pestilence and mortalitee that the liuinge scantly sufficed to burie the dead Anni regum britannie 3 The Pictes and Scortes also hauing knowlege of the death of their knightes whiche were slaine by Uortiger The yere of the worlde 4411 The yere of Christ 450 for murderinge of the kinge inuaded and in most cruell wyse spoyled the lande of Britaine Than Uortigier beyng sore abasshed for so much as he knew the mindes of his people to be alienated from him after some mens opinion sente for the Saxones named Angli whiche hadde no place to dwell in and gaue to them inhabitance in Kent By their healp and manhod in many battailes he vanquished and droue back the Pictes and other enemies and therefore had theim euer after in great loue and fauour Meroneus was ordeined kinge of Fraunce the which was stronge and marciall in al his deedes and there vnto right profitable to the realme He was present in the battaile againste Attila the Hunne where he wyth hys knightes rought manfully Of this Mereoneus descended all the kynges of the frenchemen til the tyme of Pypyn father vnto Charles the great In his tyme Gallia was firste called Fraunce The Synode Chalcedonense was assembled where were present .vi. hundred byshoppes whiche condemned Eutices and Dyoscorus notable and famous heretikes The yere of the worlde 4413 The yere of Christ 452 Theodotius the emperour departed out of this lyfe at Constantinople Anni regum britannie 5 in whose place Martianus was made emperour of the east and reygned .vii. yeres This man loued so much quietenesse that he was wont to saie that a prince ought not to arme hym if he could by any meanes obteyne peace In his time was the terrible viage of Attila
of his father in battayl and burned with his wife and children Narses a noble and valiant knight was ordeyned capitaine of the warres in Italy The yere of the worlde 4516 The yere of Christ 555 Anni regum britannie 4 This man was no lesse renoumed for his pietee and godlinesse thaÌ„ for his warly policie and marciall knighthode and therwith of nature was gentil and liberall Under him fortune smyled againe vppon the empire and the power of the Gothes decayed The Gothes spoyled robbed the countreyes of Grece called Corcira â–ª Ehiruâ— Acarnania Aetolya and also greatly troubled the seas Nere to the citee Ancon the Romaine capitatnes in a battaile on the sea vanquished and slewe the Gothes and destroyed many of their shippes and after that setting on land chased them with great slaughter of men Pelagius .58 pope .11 yeres The great benificence gentilnesse and liberalitee of Iustinian meued many straunge princes to strength ayde him in the warres against the Gothes in Italy Anni regum britannie 5 Narses with a puissant and mighty army â–ª The yere of the worlde 4517 The yere of Christ 556 entred Italie At Tagina by the healpe of the Lumbardes the Gothes were put to flight and theyr kinge Totilas slayne with .vi. thousande of his soulidiours Narses sped him in all haste towarde Rome Gobazer was kinge of the Lazes sometime called Cholci Mermoroer capitaine of the Persians in the east recouered Petra ouercame the Romaines for which cause Bessa the Romaine capitaine was disgraded and dyscharged of his army Teâ—as a valiaunt knight was ordeined king of the Gothes Anni regum britannie 6 The yere of the worlde 4518 The yere of Christ 557 who foorthâ—with made league with Amingo and Lothayre the kynges of Burgoyne and Fraunce and of them receyued great ayde against Narses Narses recouered the citee of Rome at Tarentum the Gothes were discomfited Sysuâ—ldus kinge of the Brentes or Herules whiche hitherto toke part with the emperour forsooke Narses and alied him with the freÌ„chmen and Lumbardes and together with theym ouer ronne the countrey of Italye bothe against the Gothes and also the Romaines Italy on all partes was assayled with moste cruell warres For Narses diuidinge his pussiancie â–ª in dyuers partes sette vpon the Gothes and the citees with them confederate And in like maner Teias seperatinge his Gothes in sundrye costes warred vpon the friendes of the empyre The Persians about Onagaris with great reproch chased and slewe the Romayns Agila kinge of Spaine was murdered of his owne people Anni regum britannie 7 Narses vanquished and vtterly subdued the Gothes in a battaile nere to Niceria The yere of the worlde 4519 The yere of Christ 559 in the whiche Teias was slaine with a hundred thousande souldiours After whiche victory bothe the kingdome and name of the Ostrogothes decayed in Italy This happened .64 yeres after the gothes first possessed Italy vnder theyr kinge Theodorich Athanagildus was after Agila king of the Gothes in Spaine he reigned .14 yeres The yere of the worlde 4520 The yere of Christ 559 Narses remained as gouernour of Italy .xvi. yeres Anni regum britannie 8 The yere of the worlde 4521 The yere of Christ 560 Martinus and Iustinus Anni regum britannie 9 the emperours capitaines in in the easte partes ouercame the Persians and slewe of them .xii. thousande Zates was ordeined kinge of the Lazer by the emperour The yere of Christ 561 Narses after the death of Teias Anni regum britannie 10 granted peace to the Ostrogothes The yere of the worlde 4522 and receiued by dedicion all the citees of Tuscia The Gothes conspired with the frenchemen and Burgonions whiche feared the prosperous successe of Narses and inuaded the partes of Italy nere to Fraunce But thea in two battayles were vanquished by Dagiste us the Romaine Uuidis capitaine of the Gothes was taken and sent to Constantinople Amingo Duke of the burgonions was slaine Lothayre kinge of Fraunce escaped by flight Iustinus was made prouost of Armenia and Cholcis Anni regum britannie 11 The yere of the worlde 4523 The yere of Christ 562 Cosroes kinge of Persians made peace with the emperour A great earthquake wherwith the citee Berincho was ouerthrowen and the iles called Coi greuously shaken Lothayre kinge of Fraunce dyed and lefte after him iiii sonnes whiche were all of peruerse and frowarde disposicion and speciallye Arithbertus the elder who in filthie pleasure was more corrupte than any woman and ended his life in the embrasing of harlottes Chilberich reigned in France with his bretherne and after theyr discease .24 yeres He was wrapped in mortall warre and trouble of the worlde sometime by right sometime by wronge For betwene these bretherne hapned often debate and strife He toke to wife Golsanda the king of Spaines daughter whom he dyd after repudiat casting vnlauful loue to one of hir maydens called Fredegunda For whose sake he put from him also his seconde wife Anâ—ouera a woman of great byrthe and made the sayd Fredegunda queene Anni regum britannie 15 In the latter dayes of Iustinian the Hunnes wasted the countrey of Thracia and Grece The yere of the worlde 4527 The yere of Christ 566 and were vanquished and slaine by the noble capitaine Bellizarius whose end I thinke worthy of memorye that we may thereby consider the ingratitude of men towarde those persones at whose hand the common weale hath receiued most high benefites This noble man by whose policie and knighthode the Persians were vanquished the Uandales subdued Afrike recouered againe to the empire many triumphant victories atchieued on the Gothes in his later daies was constreigned to begge his bread from dore to dore and lastli as a miserable begger ended his life For Iustinian the emperor for a light cause and smal trifle bereft him of his sight and sent him in exyle Germanus a Romaine capitaine in a battayle on the sea vanquished a great multitude of the Hunnes and againe on the land vtterly subdued the remnant Iohn the .59 Pope .12 yeres .11 monethes Anni regum britannie 17 Iustinus the seconde The yere of the worlde 4529 The yere of Christ 568 after the death of Iustinian obâ—teined the imperiall crowne A man surprised with pride contempning pouertee and most cruelly murdered the nobilitee In auarice his desire was so vnsaciate that he caused yron chestes to be prepared in the whiche he might locke vp that treasure that by vniust exactions he had extorted of the people He fell also into the heresye of Pelagian and not long after was bereft of his wittes and so ended his life when he hadde reigned .xi. yeres Sigibert duke of Austracie hauinge ayde of his brother Chilberich warred vpon the Suitzers and theym vanquished Conwall was ordeyned kinge of Scottes and reigned x. yeres He was a man of great deuocion and gaue muche to churches He made many lawes concerninge the libertee of priestes In his time S. Colme of Irelande and Mungo
bee thoughte of all the successoures of Gregorye in the sea of Rome which haue not onely take vpon them that name to the derogacion of all other bishops as Gregory complaineth but also to bee called the heade of the vniuersall church christes vicar in earth with other names and cities of blaspgemy to the great dishonour of god callengyng also vsurping vnder this pretence a full iurisdiction auctoritee not onely ouer the whole clergy but also ouer emperours kinges and princes of the worlde alteringe and disposing their realms and kingdomes at their own pleasure by reeâ—ing of moste deadlye warres to the vtter disturbance of all Christendome Yea and that is moste vntollerable auauntinge theym selfe in their decrees to haue auctoritee aboue the woorde of god and that the interpretacion therof was onely in theyr handes because as they saye they could not erre yet by their errours and diuelishe ordinances haue brought into the churche all naughty doctrine supersticion and deprauing of goddes woord whe rby they haue wel nere vtterly banished true religion and shewed them selfe to be the chiefe head and membre of Antechrist The yere of the worlde 4573 The yere of Christ 612 Prasini and Ueneti people of Asia Anni regum britannie 24 with mutual warres pursued eche other very cruelly The Hunnes called Auares or Bauares inuaded the prouince of Forumiulii ouercame the Lumbardes in battaile slewe theyr capitaine Gysulphus whose wyfe Romilda being enamoured vpon the beauty and comely personage of Cacannus kinge of Hunnes betraied to him the citee of Forumiulii on this condicion that he should take her to his wife Who vsed her as wife onely one night and than commaunded her with mooste greuous tourmentes to be put to death taking of her woorthye punishement for her treason and vncleanesse Forumiulii was wasted and spoyled The Sclauines perced Histria and Dalmatia subdued to theim all that countrey CAdwane duke of Northewales Anni regum britannie 1 was made soueraigne of the Britaines The yere of the worlde 4574 The yere of Christ 613 who comming out of wales gaue stronge battayle to Ethelfride kinge of Northumberlande theyr most deadly enemye and in diuers encountres so discomfited the sayd Ethelfride that he was forced to entreate for peace After whyche concord made betwene these two princes they continued all theyr life time as two speciall and louing friendes Cosdroas king of Persians inuaded the landes of the empyre and tooke from the Romaines many citees and countreyes at whiche time the empyre beganne fyrst to decaie in the east partes There was at the same time a commocion in Afrike by the treason of the lieutenaunt Heraclianus father to Heraclius which after was emperour Phocas the emperour was slaine by Heraclianus Heraclius by meanes of his father was aduaunced to the empyre and crowned with the imperiall diademe by Sergius patriarke of Constantinople Anni regum britannie 2 The yere of the worlde 4575 The yere of Christ 614 He reygned .31 yeres In hys tyme fell muche aduersitee the Romayne empyre in the east Anni regum britannie 3 Theodobert and Theodorich The yere of the worlde 4576 The yere of Christ 615 kinges of Austracie and Burgoyne by the counsaile of Bennichild theyr graund mother made warre vpon Lothayre their cosin and king of Soysons In whiche warre was so greate slaughter that the course of the riuer Arunne was stopped with the multitude of dead corses whiche were cast therein But the more parte fell of the souldiours of Lothayre Richaredus kyng of Spayne reigned one yere Eleutherius was ordeined the .7 lieuetenant of Italy The Persians toke the citee of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4577 The yere of Christ 616 wherein they slew of the Christian men .9 thousande Anni regum britannie 4 and toke the holy crosse with theim into Persia. Anni regum britannie 5 Eleutherius toke the cytee of Naples and ouercame â—ampâ—inus capitain of the Lumbardes The yere of the worlde 4578 The yere of Christ 617 and made peace with theim for .x. yeres An other battayle was foughten betweene Lothayre and his kinsman Theodobert kyng of Austracie in whiche Lothayre was discomfyted and with greate losse of his men fled to Paris Deusdidit the .66 byshop of Rome .iii. yeres Suittilla the soonne of Richaredus kyng of Spayne reigned .x. yeres He made hys sonne Rachimir felowe with him in the kyngdome Anni regum britannie 6 Kingilffus and Quincellinus The yere of the worlde 4579 The yere of Christ 618 after the death of Colwolphus ruled ioinctly the principalitee of weast Saxones in Britaine whiche in the beginning fought against the Britains at Ampton beside Oxenforde and wanne of them the towne with other holdes The Persians toke Alexandria in Aegyp and after the death of Heraclianus the emperours father Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4580 The yere of Christ 619 subdued to them Carthage and and all Afrike The emperour desyred peace of the Persians whiche he could in no wyse obteyne Anni regum britannie 8 Heraclius proclaymed Costantine hys sonne partaker The yere of the worlde 4581 The yere of Christ 620 of the Empyre Heraclius the emperour went foorthe in his vyage against the Persians whom in dyuers great battayles he vanquished and slew of theim many thousandes This warre continued .vi. yeres Boniface after Deusdedit was made byshop of Rome He fyrst ordeined â–ª that they whiche fledde into churches should not be taken thens by violence Eleutherius the Emperours lieuetenant traiterously named him selfe kyng of Italye For whiche treason he was slaine of the other capitaines and his head sente to Constantinople After whom Isaac was lieuetenant of Italye Adoaldus succeded his father Agilulphus and gouerned the kyngdome of the Lumbardes The yere of Christ 621 Deadlye malyce was kendled betwene Theodorich kyng of Burgoyne The yere of the worlde 4582 and his brother Theodobert Anni regum britannie 9 Ferquharde the eldest sonne of Eugenius was king of Scottes .xii. yeres In the tyme of this mans reigne by his neglygence was greate diuision and debate amonge the nobles of the realme Warre betwene Theodorich and Theodoberte Anni regum britannie 10 in the whiche Theodobert and his host was discomfited at Toull The yere of the worlde 4583 The yere of Christ 622 and fled thens to Coleine where by treason he was slaine and his head conueyghed to hys brother Theodorich being enamoured vpoÌ„ his brothers daughter woulde haue taken hir to wyfe had not hys graund â–ª mother Brunichilde withstode his pourpose because she was so nere of his bloudde wherwith Theodorich was sore dyspleased and threatened to slea hys graundmother â–ª because she before tyme hadde entised hym to make warre vpoÌ„ his brother Theodobert vnder this pretence that he was not his owne brother but the sonne of a gardiner Brunichilde fearing his manasinges found meanes that he was shortely after poysoned and than dyd Elotdayre rule Fraunce alone which a good season was diuided
nauye sailed forth against the Sarasens in Egipte Anni regum saxo 60 The yere of the worlde 4705 The yere of Christ 744 in whiche meane time one Arthaustus bi traitâ—rous meanes inuaded the imperiall crowne and was confirmed of the people Wherof when ConstaÌ„tine had knowlage he retourned with his armie and besieged the citee of Constantinople and tooke the sayd Arthaustus whom he berefte of hys sight and condemned to banishement with other of hys conspiratours Griffon the yongest son of Charles a man of a fierce and wilde nature being miscontent with suche bequest as his father to him had geuen arrered warre vpon his other bretherne who behaued them so wisely that with out notable battail they toke theyr brother and kept him in warde Anni regum saxo 61 Sigibert was auctorised king of weast Saxones in Britain He was cruel The yere of the worlde 4076 The yere of Christ 745 and tyrannous towarde his subiectes and tourned the auncieÌ„t lawes and customes after his owne will and pleasure And because a certayne noble maÌ„ some deale sharpely aduertised him to change his maners he maliciously caused the same person to be put cruelly to death And forsomuche as he continued in his malice and would not amende he was depriued of all kinglye auctorite and lastelye as a persone dessolate and forlorne wandring alone in a wodde was slayne of a swine hearde whose lorde and maister he being king had wrongfully put to death Charlemaine being of great power in France became a man of religion and yode to Rome Anni regum saxo 64 Kenulphus of the linage and bloud of Cerâ—icus The yere of the worlde 4709 The yere of Christ first king of weast Saxones reigned in that kingdome .31 yeres The vertue of this man farre passed his fame At the beginning he appesed certain murmours and grudges that were among the people for the deposing of his predicessour Sygebert Griffon the youngest sonne of Charles whych in thys passe time had ones or twise vexed his brother Pipine disturbed also Tassilo Duke of Bauary disseased him of his lordship for which cause Pipine went against his brother and restored the sayd Tassilo to his possessions After whiche time Griffon fledde to the duke of Guyan named Gayfer The yere of the worlde 4710 Racharis king of Lumbardie brake the league whyche he had made with the Romaines for the space of .xx. yeres The yere of Christ and wasted the countrey about Rauenna Anni regum saxo 65 and besieged Perusia To whom went Zacharie the pope and in such wise enchaunted him with his exhortacioÌ„s that he did not onely leaue the siege but also renounsing his regall power became a religious monke The yere of the worlde 4711 The yere of Christ 750 Pipine gouernour of Fraunce vnder Childerich Anni regum saxo 66 entending to defeat his lorde and soueraigne of that kyngedome and to obteine the same by his ambassadours demaunded of Zacharie pope his bounden friende thys questioÌ„ whether he were more worthy to be king which was kinge onely by name and natural succession or els he whiche bare the bourden of the kingdome alone and yet lacked the dignitie of a kinge meanynge hym selfe To whom the pope aunswered that it was more ryghtfull that he which toke the charge of all thinges should be called king On whose iugement Pipine presuming deposed Childerich and made him selfe king In whom beginneth a newe progenie of the kinges of Fraunce For this Childerich was the laste kinge of the stocke of Meroneuâ— the firste christian kinge of fraunce Aistulphus was made king of Lumbardie The yere of the worlde 4712 The yere of Christ 751 Zacharie pope assoyled Pipine and the other frenchmeÌ„ of their othe of allegiaunce and fealtye Anni regum saxo 67 that they hadde made to Childerich and confirmed Pipine in the kingedome of Fraunce Phroilla reigned in Spaine .13 yeres He vanquished the Sarasens whiche troubled the Câ—laces and slew of them .50000 Anni regum saxo 68 Griffon endeuouring to steere the people of Guian against his brother pipine The yere of the worlde 4713 The yere of Christ 752 was of theym slaine for auoyding of further daunger Aistulphus kinge of Lumbardes sette a tribute vpon the Romains whiche because they would not paie Stephene at that time Pope went into Fraunce to desyre ayde of Pipine against the tyrannie of the Lumbardes Who mete with the pope in the waye as sayth Platine and kissing his feete went on fote by hir horse the space of iii. miles Anni regum saxo 69 Pipine entring Italye with a great power The yere of the worlde 4714 beclipped the citee of Pauâ—e with a stronge siege The yere of Christ 753 and inforced Aistulphus to intreat meanes of peace which was to him graunted on condicion he woulde restore to the pope all that belonged to the churche of Rome The Turkes brake firste out of the mountaynes called Hyperborei Anni regum saxo 71 and inuaded Asia The yere of the worlde 4716 The yere of Christ 755 The cause whereof was that the Persians beyng ouerset with warre of the Sarasens desired ayde of the Turkes whiche beinge redye at theyr request entered Asia and firste ouer ran the Halianes after the people of Cholcis Armâ—nie and the les Asia and lastly vanquished the Sarasens betwene whoÌ„ peace was made on this coÌ„dicioÌ„ that the Turkes shuld reigne in Persia and be called Sarasens Aistulphus of Lumbardie brake the league with the Romaines and besieged theyr citee .iii. monethes whereof whan Pipine had knowledge at the desire of pope Stephene he perced Italye besieged Aistulphus in Pauie and constreigned him to yeld to his mercy Pipine gaue the gouernance of Italy to the pope nothing regarding the auctoritee or desire of the emperour of Constantinople which willed him to the contrarie at which time the lieutenauntes ended their power in Italy Here maye a man perceiue how vaine it is that the fautours of the pope saye that Italye was geuen to him by great Constantine Anni regum saxo 72 Offa a noble man The yere of the worlde 4717 The yere of Christ 756 reigned in Mertia or middle Englande He made warre with the Northumbers and them for the time subdued He warred also against Etheldred king of Eastangles and vanquished and toke prysoner Egbert king of Kent Constantine the emperour did persecute theim which worshipped ymages Tassilo king of Bauarie submitted him to Pipine The yere of the worlde 4718 The yere of Christ 757 Aistulphus kinge of Lumbardie Anni regum saxo 73 dyâ—d as he was in huntinge after whom Desiderius by force obteyned the kingdome and was confirmed of Paule being theÌ„ pope to whom he fled for succour when he was ouerset in battaile of Rachisius the brother of Aistulphus The Saxons called Soisons disturbed the French men The yere of the worlde 4719 The yere of Christ 758 and were forced of Pipine to aske peace Anni regum saxo 74 vpon condicion that yerely after thei should
the foresaide conspiracie at whyche time Leo was purged of al crime because he sware that he was not giltye of suche thinges as were laid against him For it was not meete saied the people and the priestes that any man should iudge the Apostolike pope but that he should be his owne iudge Wherefore by his owne othe he was quited his aduersaries condemned The yere of Christ 802 Leo for this benifite Anni regum saxo 7 caused Charles to be proclaymed emperour of Rome The yere of the worlde 4762 and crowned him with the imperial Diademe in the citee after the ancient custome of the Romains This hapned .468 yeres after that Constantine the great transfarred the imperiall sea from Rome to Constantinople and .330 yeres after Rome hadde bene without the name of an emperour This Charles by consent of all writers was fayre and semely of personage The yere of Christ Anni regum saxo 8 and of lusty and valiaunt courage Of his strengthe wonders are tolde Hys guyse was to eat at one meale a whole hare or two hennes or a whole gose or like quantitie of other meat and drinke therto a litle wine mengled with water For his noble prowes and victories he was named Charles the great And notwithstandinge his great might and honour yet was he meke and lowly in hert and milde and gracious to the poore He sette his sonnes to learne as well good letters as marciall feates and his daughters to spynning of wolle woorke He was experte in all speaches and neded no interpretor At meale he vsed to haue some notable thinge redde and specially of S. Augustine De ciui dei Finallye in him was nothing to be discommended but that he kepte his daughters to longe vnmarrided Aaron king of Persie sent great giftes to Charles desiringe him of amitâ—e and aliaunce In like maner dyd Irenes the empresse of Constantinople Charles transferred all the Saxones dwelling beyond the riuer Albia in Boheme into the countrey of France of whiche people came the Brabantes Flemminges Anni regum saxo 9 The yere of the worlde 4764 The yere of Christ 803 Nichephorus a senatour of Constantinople deposed Hirene sente hir into banishement and reigned .viii. yeres after her He made league with Charles and was at agrement for the boundes of bothe their empires Charles beganne his warre against the Hunnes which continued .viii. yeeres The yere of the worlde 4766 The yere of Christ 805 and then he vtterlye vanquished theyr whole power Anni regum saxo 11 and brought them in subiection At whiche time all the glorye of the Hunnes decayed all their nobilitee perished and the great riches that they of longe time had gathered was taken from theym and spoyled Charles the younger vanquished the Bohemes Anni regum saxo 12 The Danes with a great hoste entred this lande of Britaine the seconde time Anni regum saxo 14 The yere of the worlde 4767 The yere of Christ 806 The yere of the worlde 4769 The yere of Christ 808 and spoyled the yle of Shepei in Kent Against whom Egbert the kinge spedde him with his power whome the Danes compelled to forsake the fielde After whiche time some of the Danes continually abode in one place or other of this lande The Sarasens wasted the ylandes of Sardinia and Corsiea Lewys the sonne of Charles went with an armye against the Sarasens whiche inuaded Spaine Nicephorus emperour of Constantinople toke Populonium a citee of Hetruria and cast it to the earth Pipine kinge of Italye warred vppon the Uenetians because they fauoured more the part of Nicephorus The yere of the worlde 4770 The yere of Christ 809 Anni regum saxo 15 theÌ„ of Charles his father and the Frenchemen Ater whyche warre they were made friendes and the Uenetians suffered to vse their ancient libertees Pipine died at Millaine The Danes ouercame the landes of Charles in Germanie Charles made peace with Nicephorus emperour of Constantinople The yere of the worlde 4771 The yere of Christ 810 and with Abulazar king of Spaine Anni regum saxo 16 This yere was a double eclipse bothe of the sonne and of the moone The yere of the worlde 4772 The yere of Christ 811 Anni regum saxo 17 Nicephorus emperour of Constantinople Anni regum saxo 18 whiche in diuers encounters had vanquished the Bulgares The yere of the worlde 4773 The yere of Christ 812 was lastlye slaine of Chrummus theyr kinge After whom Stauratius his son obteined the empyre and before he had reigned fully one yeere was murdered by his kynsman Michaell who vsurped the imperiall crowne .ii. yeres Hemingus kinge of Danes after Godfrey made league with Charles and recompensed him for the iniuries dooen by his predecessour Godfrey Abumalach king of Sarasens in Spaine made league with Charles The yere of Christ 813 Anni regum saxo 19 The yere of the worlde 4774 Lewys was made felowe in the empire with his father Charles and Bernharde son of Pipine king of Italy After the death of Hemingus kinge of Danes ciuile warre was arrered betweene Sigefrede and Aâ—â—lo for the succession at whiche time was slaine â—940 of Danes and then was Herolde and Reginfride ordeyned kinges The yere of Christ 814 Michaell emperour of Constantinople Anni regum saxo 20 afterdyuers victories obteyned on the Bulgares The yere of the worlde 4775 was at the length by them chased and fledde to Constantinople where he gaue vp the imperiall auctoritee and ledde a priuate life In his place was chosen a noble man called Leo who foorthwith vanquished and droue backe the Bulgares whiche with their army hadde besieged the citee of Constantinople Charles the great ended his life and was entred at Aquisgrane Lewys the sonne of Charles succeded his father as wel in the gouernance of the empire Anni regum saxo 21 The yere of the worlde 4776 The yere of Christ 815 as in the kingdom of Fraunce whiche he ruled .xxv. yeres well and nobly For his gentilnesse he was surnamed Lewys the milde He made his sonne Lothayre partaker of the empyre Anni regum saxo 22 Lewys vanquished the Danes The yere of the worlde 4777 The yere of Christ 816 and restored Harold to his kingdome whom they before had expelled Anni regum saxo 23 Pascall The yere of the worlde 4778 being made pope without the consent of Lewys somwhat to the discontentinge of his minde The yere of Christ 817 in all hast excused him selfe by letters fearing greatly the emperours displeasure The Gascoynes whiche rebelled agaynst the French men were vanquished and brought in subiection Anni regum saxo 24 Great discorde was amonge the Sarasens The yere of the worlde 4779 The yere of Christ 818 in so much that theyr kingdome was deuided into iiii partes .ii. ruled in Spaine one in Egipt and Afrike an ot her in Surie and Arabiâ— Woorde was brought to Lewys the emperour that Bernarde his kinsman and ruler of Italye Anni regum saxo 25 The yere of the
that prouince he named Eustace his soÌ„ne Duke of Normandye and enered frendshippe and league with Lewys king of Fraunce Richardus de S. Uictore Rabi Salomon a Iew and Almeon well skilled in the Quadriuialles lyued at this tyme. Eustace the sonne of kyng Stephene maried the sister of Lewys kinge of Fraunce whiche mariage continued the amitee betwene England and Fraunce Chunrade Duke of Suane a man of noble and valiaÌ„t courage Anni regum Angli 4 by consente of the electours was chosen emperoure The yere of the worlde 5039 The yere of Christ 1138 and reigned .xv. yeres Whom no writer testifieth to be crowned of the bishop of Rome but that he vsed imperyal auctoritee withoute his admissyon At the begynnyng againste hym rebelled a Duke of the Saxones named Henry but he was shortlye broughte in subiection and his Dukedome geuen to the Erle of Austrich Dauid kyng of Scotlande repentynge hym of the former agremeÌ„t made with king Stephene The yere of the worlde 5100 The yere of Christ 1139 Anni regum Angli 3 and purposing to recouer the crowne of EnglaÌ„d for Maude his nephew and daughter of kyng Henry in most cruel wise inuaded Northumberland where by Thrustone bishop of Yorke the Scottes were driuen backe and slaine in great numâ—bre and Dauid constreigned to geue his sonne Henrie in hostage for suretee of peace In the meane season kyng Stephene was occupied in ciuile warre against Robert Erle of Glocester and others whiche fauoured the parte of Maude whome the kynge subdued and part of theim forced to forsake the realme Maude the empresse came into this land out Normandye Anni regum Angli 6 and by the ayde of Roberte Erle of Gloucester The yere of the worlde 5102 The yere of Christ 1141 and Ranulâ—h of Chester made strong warre vpon king Stephene in the end whereof the kynges partee was chased and hym selfe taken prisoner and sente to Bristow there to be kept in sure holde But than the Kenâ—sshemen and Londinars fauouryng the kinge warred vpon the rebelles in open field toke Robert Erle of Gloucester But shortly after bothe the kynge and Robert were dâ—lyuered oute of pryson by exchaunge and Stephene withoute delaie gatheryng to him a stronge armie in such wise pursued his enemyes that he forced Maude with other of his frendes to forsake the realme The warre continued a long season to the great domage of the realme The Romayns desyryng their former and auncient libertee ordeyned two senatours whiche shoulde gouerne the lordships and prouinces belongyng as yet to the citee of Rome But Innocent the bishop withstode theyr purpose and callyng a counsayle ordeined that no laye man should ley violent handes vpon a priest Anni regum Angli 7 ¶ Emanuell was created emperour of Constantinople The yere of the worlde 5103 The yere of Christ 1142 and reigned .xxviii. yeares He vsed muche vilanye towarde the Christyans that passed into Asia against the Turkes as after shal appeare Anteenna the phisicfon Auerrois the interpretoure of Aristotle a wicked philosophier Abraham Aâ—enestrae a Iew and an astronomer and Baliardus a peripatetike flourisshed Anni regum Angli 8 ¶ Gâ—isa sonne of Bela was made king of Hungary and reigned .xx. yeres The yere of the worlde 5104 The yere of Christ 1143 He kept fyerce warre with the Germaines whiche brake into Pannonie and was of theim at the fyrst encounter vanquisshed but at the second time he obteined the vyctorie This man receiued and noblie interteined the emperour and the Frenche king as they yode towarde Hierusalem Roger Erle of Sicilie recouered all the lordshipe whiche he was before possessed of in Italie and than passed with a stroÌ„ge nauie into Afrike where in many battailes he weried the Sarasens and made them with theyr king Tunete to hym tributarye whiche tribute they payed duely the space of xxx yeres Alaph kynge of the Turkes reconquered the citee of Mesopotamia called Edissa and practised moste extreme vilanie and crueltee towarde the Christians Celestine byshop of Rome .v. monethes After hym Lucius .ix. monethes and than Eugenius .viii. yeres whiche was troubled with the sedicyon of the people desiryng theyr consulles The yere of Christ 1144 ¶ Baldwine the .iii. was ordeyned the .v. kynge of Hierusalem after his father Fulco Anni regum Angli 9 S. Barnard exhorted the ChristiaÌ„ prynces to take armes against the Turkes Chunrade the emperoure of Germanie gatheryng for that purpose a strong armie went to Constantinople by the counsaile of Emanuell whiche promised faiethfully to puruey all thinges necessarye for hys armye passed ouer Bospherus withoute preparaunce of vitayle and for age and besieged Iconium Emanuell sent to hym meale mengled with lyme with the whiche the souldiours of Chunrade were poysoned and destroyed in suche wyse that he was fayne to leaue the siege and retourne againe into Thracia Baldwine kyng of Hierusalem repayred Gaza and conquering the citee AlcaloÌ„ gaue it to the templares He ouer came the Turkes at Hierico and slew of them .5000 and in lyke maner vanquisshed chased and slewe Noradinus mayster of the chiualrye of Damascus with hys company A synode was assembled in Fraunce in the which Bâ—liardus a phylosophier of excellente learnynge but not consenting in al poinctes with the Romaine church was conuicted and afterwarde made him selfe a monke The yere of the worlde 5106 The yere of Christ 1145 Lewys kyng of Fraunce Anni regum Angli 10 settyng forthe towarde Asia against the Turkes came to Constantinople and by the treason of Emanuel the emperour was led by desertes and wildernesses of Sâ—rie with great'ie opardie of his men and at the last through scarcitee of vitayles and all necessaries â–ª was constreigned to bringe his hoste being sore weried and febled to the citee of Antioch Gracian collectont of the decrees Peter commester auctour of the historie called Scholastica Petrus Longobardus maister of the sentences and Otto â—rigensis a wel learned bishop were famous Roger erle of Sicilie being greued with the vntreuth and villaine of Emanuel the emperour of Constantinople went against him with a great puisaunce and subdued Corâ—yra toke the citees Corinth Thebes Eubola and other and then fearinge the ayde of the Uenecians bent his power toward Asia where he caused the Sarasens at the port of Simeon which hadde entrapped and compassed the Frenche kynge In his retourne he beset the citee of Constantinople with a hard siege About this time in England the Iewes crucified a child vpon Easter daye at Norwich â–ª in derision of christe and his religion Anni regum Angli 11 Chunrade the Emperour Lewis the king of France comminge to Ierusalem The yere of the worlde 5107 The yere of Christ 1146 ioygned their puisaunce wyth king Baldwine and besieged Damascus But they being deceiued by an Assirian whom they trusted forsoke the siege and shortly after retourned into Europe Geffrey Plantagenet the husbande of Maude the empresse who continuing the warres against kinge Sâ—â—phene of Englande
of Rome and Lewys the Frenche kyng was restored to his bishoprike and not longe after by certaine gentilmâ— was slayne the faulte whereof was iniustly laied to the kynge Saladine kyng of the Turkes adnexed to his signory Aegypt and Sury The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1172 He was a man of great puisance Anni regum Angli 18 and a mightie and stronge warriour whiche wrought much cathe to the Christians ¶ Baldwine the .iiii. was the .vii. kyng of Hierusalem Kyng Henrie of England sent ambassade to AlexaÌ„der bishoppe of Rome â–ª to purge hym of the false accusacioÌ„ of the death of Thomas Becket Amonge other thinges it was enioigned him in his penaunce that it shuld be lawful to his subiectes as often as theim listed to appeale to the sea of Rome and that no man shuld be accounted as kyng vntil suche tyme as he were confyrmed by the Romayne bishop Wherby it manyfestly appeareth that the byshops of Rome in all theyr doynges endeuour only to haue princes and kingdomes subiecte to theyr becke but this his iniunction was at no tyme fulfilled of the kynge of England Bela the .iii. and sonne of Stephene kyng of Hungary reigned .xviii. yeres He beynge not troubled with externall hostilytee gaue hym selfe to peace quyetnesse and iustice Kyng Henrie subdued Irelande and adnexed the same to his kyngdome Peter a bishoppe of Lumbardie wrate the boke of the Sentences The yere of the worlde 5134 The yere of Christ 1173 Friderich the emperour entred into Italy with a huge host the .v. time Anni regum Angli 19 Lewys king of France sent an Erle of his in Asia with a great summe of money whiche he had leuied of the beneuolence of the people to susteine the Christians beyng in warre against the Turkes Thomas Becket was canonised by the bishop of Rome Baldwine king of Ierusalem nere to Ascalon vanquished Saladine the Turke and in like maner at the second encounter about Tiberiadiâ— Anni regum Angli 20 The yere of the worlde 5135 The yere of Christ 1174 Anni regum Angli 21 The people of Millaine with their confederates The yere of the worlde 5136 The yere of Christ 1175 encountring the emperour in Italy obteined of him a bluddie victorye Henrie the sonne of king Henrie of Englande was crowned the secounde time with his wife Margaret the French kinges doughter Emaâ—n ll emperour of Grece inuaded Silicia and wss ouerthrowen and chased of the Turkes King Henrie the sonne by the exciting of the kinge of Fraunce Alinour his mother and certaine other nobles toke armes and arrered deadly warre againste his naturall father Anni regum Angli 22 Diuers stronge battayles were foughten The yere of the worlde 5137 The yere of Christ 1176 as well in Englande by the deputies and friendes of bothe partes as also in Normandie Pottew Guyan and Britaine where they were corporallie present but the victorie enclined alwaye to the father There tooke parte against king Henrie the father Lewys king of Fraunce William kinge of Scotlande Henrie Geffrey Iohn his owne sonnes Robert erle of Leceister Hugh of Chester and other but in the ende the sonnes with their alies were constreined to bende to their fathers will and desire peace whiche he gentlye graunted and forgaue their trespasse Wylliam kyng of Scottes in this warre was taken and yelded for his ranesome the citee of Carlell the castell of Bamburgh the new castell vpon Tine â–ª and swore for euer to be true to the kinge And as wel he as his successours to do their homage as ofteÌ„ as it shulde bee required The Scottishe historie reciteth an other cause of this warre of William agaynst Kinge Henrye and sayeth he was taken in the .1174 yere of our lord Friderich the emperour after the discâ—mfiture taken at Comum made peace with his aduersaries and came to Uenice to the bishop of Rome where he so humiled hiÌ„ selfe that he suffered the bishoppe to treade vpon him at which time was songe the verse of the hsalter super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis â–ª conculcabis leonem et draconem And when Friderich sayed that he did not that obeysaunce to Alexander but to Peter he answerer bothe to me and peter Of this outragious pride what is to be iudged euery maÌ„ may esteme But this is vndoubted that he stered such mortall and cruell warres as we haue before shewed without anye iust cause onelye so his pryuate election and woulde obey neyther to counsayle nor auctoritee nor yet condescende to any attonement Yea and desides this with vnestimable pryde â—yo conculcate and treade vnder fete the highest power of prynces which god commaunded with great reuerence to be obeyed Bishop Alexander coming to Rome made peace with the citisins on this condicion that their consulles should not be admitted vntill they had sworne to be obediente to him and to enterprise nothing wherby the power of the Romaine bishop might be diminished The yere of the worlde 5139 The yere of Christ 1178 In Englande fell great weathering Anni regum Angli 24 tempest of thundre and lightning in midwinter in sommer folowinge fell hayle of such greatnesse that it slewe bothe man and beast Gilbert of Gallaway rebelled in Scotlande he was chased by Gilchrist and driuen into Irelande not longe after this Gilchrist was banished for killinge his wyfe the kinge s syster stealing after agayne into Scotland liued a poore life a longe tyme vntill by great chance he was receiued to the kinges mercie The yere of the worlde 5240 Philyp the sonne of Lewis king of Fraunce after the decease of his father The yere of Christ 1179 Anni regum Angli 25 toke on him the gouernaunce of the realme which he gouerned well and noblie .xliii. yeares At the beginning he expelled the Iewes out of his lande At this time were many Iewes in England which against the feast of Easter did vse to crucify yong children in despite of Christian religion The yere of the worlde 5241 The yere of Christ 1180 Alexius being but a very childe was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople after the death of his father by whom he was committed to the tuicion of a noble man called Andronicus who first vsed him selfe towarhe the yonge emperour as a good tutour after as a felow with him in the empyre and lastlye as a shamefull trayteur murdered him when he had reigned iii-yeares Lucius the .172 byshoppe of Rome .iiii. yeres who endeuouring to pull downe agayne the gouernaunce of the consulles was driuen out of the citee and fledde to Uerona Anni regum Angli 27 The yere of the worlde 5142 The yere of Christ 1181 Anni regum Angli 28 Henrie the eldest sonne of king Henrie of England The yere of the worlde 5143 The yere of Christ 1182 ended his life Shortlye after beganne the warre betwene king Henrie and Philip of Fraunce for homage that the Frenche king required to be done for the landes of Poytow and other and
subdued the Welshemen which oftentimes rebelled Baldwine emperour of Constantinople and Raimunde Erle of Tolows Anni regum Angli 29 coming into Italy The yere of the worlde 5203 The yere of Christ 1242 obteyned of Friderich that the .ii cardinals whych he kept in prison might be sette at libertee Aldermen first chosen in the citee of London Anni regum Angli Kinge Henrie of Englande The yere of the worlde 5204 The yere of Christ 1243 by the stering of a Frencheman named Erle of Marche sayled into Normandie with a fayre companye purposinge to recouer Poyters Fuyan and other countreys but after manye bakerynges somewhat to the losse of the Englishemen Henrye founde meanes of peace whiche was concluded for the space of v. yeres Innocent the .iiii. being ordeined bishop of Rome fled to Lyons in Fraunce for feare of Friderich emperoure where he called a counsayle This man gaue redde hattes first to the cardinalles Henrie the firste was kinge of Spayne .ii. yeres being but a childe He maried his kinswoman the kynges doughter of Portugall and died as he was playing with children by the falling of his throte Ferdinande the fourth a man of great noblenesse The yere of the worlde 5205 The yere of Christ 1244 was king of Spayne .xii. yeares Anni regum Angli He conquered well nere all Spayne from the dominion of the Sarasens Gino Can the .iii. emperour of the Tartarians vnder him Batho vanquisshinge the Scythes made his royall seate in Cathay Anni regum Angli 28 The Tartarians ouerran Asia called Georgiana and after that inuaded Armenia entred euen to Iconium The yere of the worlde 5206 The yere of Christ 1245 the royal palace of the king of Turkes An other company of the Tartarians vnder their leader Bato wyth most cruel inuasions wasted the countrey of Polonie Hungarie Russia Gasa and with great tirannie afflicted the same At Tollet in Spayne a Iew digging in the grounde to enlarge his vineyarde â–ª found a holow stone wherin was a boke of the bignesse of a psalter written in greke latine and hebrewe the mattier whereof was of .iii. worldes to come and declared the coming of Christ to be the beginning of the thirde which was expressed in this maner In the beginnynge of the thirde worlde the son of god shal be borne of a mayde By occasion of this booke the Iew was turned to the faith of Christ. The yere of the worlde 5207 The bishop of Rome assembling a counsayle at Lyons excommunicated Friderich the emperour The yere of Christ 1246 Anni regum Angli 29 and depriued him of al imperiall auctoritee commaundinge that he should no more be called Cesar. The emperour committed the gouernance of Italy and Lumbardie to his sonne Euâ—ius king of Sardinia and then besieged Parma which he toke and destroyed and buylded a newe citee in the same place called Uictoria About this time was a terrible earthquake in Englande and in Fraunce Grossioni a people of Arabie by the steeringe of the Souldaine of Babylon The yere of the worlde 5208 The yere of Christ 1247 Anni regum Angli 30 cruellye afflicted the Chrystians in all Asia and vsed most spitefull vilanie towarde the sepulchre of Christ in Ierusalem The electours of Germanie hearing of the deposicion of Friderich ordeined the Lanthgraue of Thuring to be king of Romains who shortlie after disceassed and then they chose William erle of Hollande At this time were many preachers in Sueuia whych sharpelye rebuked the abuses of the bishop of Rome and his cardinalles namely his false vsurped Pardones The yere of the worlde 5209 The newe citee Uictoria was taken spoyled and destroyed by the friendes of the bishoppe of Rome The yere of Christ 1248 Anni regum Angli 31 and the emperour Friderich chased Lewis the Frenche kinge departed fro Paris in his iourney toward the holye land with many other nobles and bishops of Fraunce Shortlye after his arriuall he broug ht to his subiection the citee Damyet of Egipt Friderich notwithstandinge the bishop of Romes cursinge subdued well nere all Italye excepte a fewe cityes which fauoured his enemies Kinge Henrie of England seised the franchesses of the citee of London for a iudgment geuen against a widow named Margaret Uyell But shortelye after they were restored ¶ Alexander the thyrde .ix. yeares of age succeded hys father in the kyngedome of Scotlande and reigned 3â— yeares He hadde perpetuall amytee with the kynges of England Anni regum Angli 33 Friderich ordeyned Manfrede his bastarde son The yere of the worlde 5211 The yere of Christ 1250 prince of Tarentum Ehunrade his sonne by his wyfe Iole he ordeyned his heyre and shortly therâ—pon payed hys debte to nature in Pâ—ell Some wryte that he was pâ—â—soned and not vnlyke for the blessed fathers thought theim neuer in quiete vntil they had dyspatched that good emperour oute of lyfe After whiche tyme Italye was still dyuided into the faccions of the Guelphes and Gibelynes In Italie bloud issued out of bread as oute of woundes flesshely cut Anni regum Angli 34 and blouddy cloudes appeared The yere of the worlde 5212 The yere of Christ 1251 Lewys kynge of Fraunce â–ª entendyng to besiege Babilon by sickenesse and other maladies lost a great part of his armie and in the ende was hym selfe taken prysoner of the Souldaine with his .ii. bretherne Charles and Robert the Erle of Poyters the Erle of Angeow â–ª the Erle of Flaunders the Duke of Britain the Erle of Scisons which were al deliuered vpon a great raunsome In Fraunce a company of younge men namyng them selfes shepherdes vowed to restore their kyng to libertee but for the hooredome and robbynge that they vsed the people of the countrey about the dead seâ— set vpon them slewe theyr capitains dispâ—rced that simple felowshyp Chunrade the soÌ„ne of Friderich toke on him the kingdome of Puell He was cursed also by the byshoppe of Rome Iames kynge of Arragon by the ayde of Ferdinande kyng of Castile Anni regum Angli 35 subdued the iles called Beleares The yere of the worlde 5213 The yere of Christ Mango Can the fourth emperoure of the Tartarians Chuarade kyng of Puell was poysoned by his brother Manfrede who was suspected also for the death of hys father King Henry of Englande maried his daughter Mary to Alexander kinge of Scottes and receyued homage of the same Alexander for the realme of Scotlande The Augustine friers beganne to inhabite in Wales Aboute this tyme the Tartaryans vnder theyr kynge Mango or Metho receiued the fayth of Chryst and after made sharpe warre vpon the Turkes toke from theym many countreis Accursius that made gloses on the lawe Compostellanus and Ostiecâ—is that wrate on the decrees Bertrucius a physycyon Uincent an hystoryographer Alexander Gallus a grammaryan and Stanslay the holy byshoppe were famous Anni regum Angli 36 Lewis kynge of fraunce retourned out of Asia into his countrey The yere of the worlde 5214 The yere
of Christ 1253 Alexander the .iiii. was bishop of Rome .vii. yeres He was so muche occupied in mainteining the ciuile warres betweenes the Guelphes and Gybelynes that he sent abrode preachers to steere men agaynst the Gibelines to the great disturbance of all Italie He excommunicated also Manfrede the sonne of Frideryche Nayles yelded to the bishoppe The Gibelines were driuen out of their countrey The Florentines vanquysshed the Pisanes and subdued Uolateâ—ra The yere of the worlde 5215 The yere of Christ 1254 Manfrede founde meanes Anni regum Angli 37 that he was proclamed and crowned king of Sicilie The yere of the worlde 5216 The yere of Christ 1255 Alphons kynge of Castile gaue Elenour his daughter in mariage to prince Edwarde Anni regum Angli 38 the sonne of kyng Henry of Englande to whom hys father gaue the principate of UUales and gouernance of Gulan and IrelaÌ„d UUherof began first that the kinges of England ordeined theyr eldest sonnes princes of UUales Alphons the .ix. and sonne of Ferdynande was kynge of Castile .xxviii. yeres About this time certaine noble meÌ„ of the hous of Cumminges rebelled against the kyng in Scotland and held him in prison a certaine time Uariaunce betwene the electours of Germanie for the emperour The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1256 parte named Alphons kynge of Castile Anni regum Angli parte Rycharde the brother of kynge Henrye of Englande but because neither of theim was receiued by the whole empyre the imperial auctoritee was counted â—oide the space of .xvii. yeres The king of Scottes 〈◊〉 his quene came into EnglaÌ„d Dyuers lordes of Almaine came into Englande and did homage to syr Rycharde Erle of Cornwall and the kinges brother who vpon ascencion day after was crowned kyng of Romaines at Aquisgrane Anni regum Angli 40 The yere of the worlde 5218 The yere of Christ by the bishoppe of Coloine and other of his friendes King Henry went into UUales to subdue Lewline whiche with his UUelshemen rebelled against hym and hys sonne prince Edwarde Albertus Magnus Thomas Aquine Bonauenture and Peter Hispanus were famous Anni regum Angli 41 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Great variaunce betwene kynge Henrye and the Londyners in so muche that the Maior Aldermen and shyriffes were depriued of theyr offices and the gouernance of the citee committed to certayne persones of the kynges appoynting The secte of S. Augustines armites began For so much as kyng Henry had promised oftentimes the restitucion of certaine auncieÌ„t lawes and ordinaÌ„ces whiche were more easie and commodyous to his people and by his longe delaye brought nothing to effect the lordes of England began to murmure and grudge against hym wherfore to appeace theyr malyce he helde a parliament at Oxenforde whiche was after called the madde parliament because manye thynges were therin enacted againste the kynges prerogatiue whiche proued after to the confusion of the realme and death of manye noble men For the confyrmacioÌ„ of these actes were chosen .xii. pieres called Douze pieres â–ª whiche had auctoritee to correcte the breakers of theyr ordynaunces These pieres transposed and altered many thynges according to theyr owne pleasure greatly to the discontentynge of the kynges mynd and disquieting of the whole realme as in the Englishe histories doeth appeare Rycharde the kynges brother returned out of Almaine into England Anni regum Angli 42 The yere of the worlde 5220 The yere of Christ Manfrede fortified the citee of Senâ—s with a great garrison against the bishoppe of Rome Ecelinus whiche fauoured the Gibelines vanquyshed the byshoppes armie and toke his legate Brixia was geuen vp to Ecâ—linus Deadly warre betwene the Uenecians and Genoways for the possession of a church in the citee of Ptolomais in Phâ—nicia Guye duke of Florentia The yere of the worlde 5221 The yere of Christ The Florentines fauouring the part of the Gnelphes went part of them to Luke part to Bononi Anni regum Angli 43 and forsoke their owne citee whiche shortlye after beinge inhabyted with a few indifferent persons was brought in the subiection of Manfrede and the Giâ—elines and fortified with their faâ—â—ours This facion of Guelphes and Gibelines continued in Italie almost to our time Michael Paleoloâ—us a noble man of Grece depriued William of his principate of Achaia and by the helpe of the Genowais nauie toke Constantinople slew Baldwine the emperour put to deathe the son of Theodorus Uattaris and vsurped the imperiall auctoritee .xxxv. yeres The Uenecians ouercame the Genowais at Ptolomais and toke .xxiiii. of their ships and galleis King Henrie of England fearing some rebellion of his nobles went into Fraunce and there concluded a final peace on this condicion that Normandye Angeowe and Cenomanna shuld euer after be in the possession of the frenchemen and the king of England to haue Guyan and that Lewis should geue to king Henrie for hys expenses in warre .150000 crownes and for yearelye tribute a .100000 after which peace fynyshed the kynge retourned into England Deâ—dly warre betwene the bishop of Argentine and the citisyns wherein the bishoppe him selfe fought manfully like a valiant champion All the countrey of Hetrucia was brought vnder the subiection of Manfrede and the Guelphes expelled Anni regum Angli 44 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1261 About this time mortal warre was reared betwene Alphons king of Castile and Richarde the kinges brother of Englande because they bothe affected the empire of Germanie Alphons suspectinge the treason of his two brethren Henrie and Friderich expelled them out of his reelme of the which the tone fled into Affrike the tother into France entending to excite the people of bothe those nacions to inuade Castile Urbane the fourth was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres He first ordeyned the feast of Corpus Christi with great ploÌ„tie of pardone Anni regum Angli 45 King Henrie of England pulished at Ponles crosse the bishop of Romes absolucion for him and all his that were sworne to mainteyn the articles made in the parliament holden at Oxenforde The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1262 for which cause the Barones of Englande beganne to vtter their malice whiche they had long before conceiued agaynst the kinge and caused an insurrection that continued .iii. yeres The Barones of England armed them agaynst theyr kinge Anni regum Angli 46 The yere of the worlde 5224 The yere of Christ and al this yere houered about London and other places without any notable act of rebellion sauing that they robbed and spoyled alianes and certaine other persones whom they knewe to be agaynst theyr purpose Urbane bishop of Rome obteined of the Frenche kynge that his brother Charles the earle of Angeowe and prâ—â—ince might come into Italy with an army against MaÌ„frede where the saide Charles was proclaimed kinge of Sicilie and Naples by whiche meanes that kyngedome came first to the Frenchmen This yere was an exceading dearth in Scotland wherof Aâ—ho
kinge of Norway and Denmarke toke occasion to inuade the landes of Scotlande to the great terrour of the kinge and the whole realme but not longe after at Largis he was discomfited in a great battayle and loste xxv thousande of his men wyth all his shyppes sauinge foure Anni regum Angli 47 Fiue hundred Iewes were slayne by the citesins of London because one Iew would haue forced a christian man to paye more then two pense for the vsurie of .xx. s. for a weke The yere of the worlde 5225 The yere of Christ 1264 After the death of Acho Magnus reigned amonge the Danes Hugh Le Spenser with the citisins of London spoâ—led and burnt the manoures of Richarde the kinges brother whiche hither to had ben a great staye of the warre betwene the king and his nobles Nere to Lewis king Henrie and his Barones fought a cruell battaile in the whiche he him selfe with Richarde his brother kinge of Romaines sir Edwarde his sonne and other noble men to the noumbre of xxv were taken and of the commons were slaine aboue .20000 The king â–ª and his brother were deliuered vpon firme promise made to perfourme the actes of the forenamed mâ—dde parliament for suertie whereof prynce Edwarde remained as pledge Uenceslaus the fourth king of Boheme Clement bishop of Rome .iii. yeres ix monethes Debate and variance betwene Simon Mountforte Erle of Leicester The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1265 Anni regum Angli 48 and Gilbert de Clare erle of Gloucester the chiefe capitaines of the Barones whiche turned to their great euell For prince Edwarde being now set at libertee alied him with the Erle of Gloucester and gatheringe to him a great power warred so fiercelye vpon Simon of Leicester that in the end he and Hugh Spenser with many other of the nobles were slain in battaile And the same yere was holden a parliament at Winchester where all the statutes made before at Oxenforde were foredone and al writinges made for the confirmacion of the same cancelled and broken The citee of London was in great daunger to haue bene vtterly destroied by the king for great â—re and displeasure that he had kendled toward it because of the forenamed commocion This yere was such infinite noumbre of wormes in all partes of Scotlande that floures herbes leaues and fruites of trees were consumed therwith Manfrede in Italy was vanquyshed slayne by Charles the Frenche kynges brother who toke possessioÌ„ of the kyngdome of Sicilie and Boneaent and for the same became feudarie to the Romaine bishoppe and paied to him yerely tribute By daiely suite and labour of friendes to kyng Henrye for the Londoners The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1266 he lastly graunted his pardon Anni regum Angli 49 But so that thei shulde geue to hym for all transgressions and offences the summe of .20000 markes and than to receiue againe theyr libertees Kynge Henrie besieged the castell of Kenelworth whiche Henrie Hastinges defended agaynst hym the space of halfe a yere and than gaue it vp into his handes Chunradinus Duke of Suaue the sonne of Chunrade and nephew of Friderich and righte heue as wel to the imperiall cro wne as to the kingedome of Sicilie came with a huge armie into Italy to recouer his fathers kingdome of Sicilie which the Romaine bishop bad wrongfully geuen to Charles the Frencheman The olde franches and libertees of London with a new graunt for the shire of Midleser Anni regum Angli The yere of the worlde 5228 The yere of Christ 1267 were confirmed by a parliament at Northhampton where also many noble men that had taken part with the Barones were disherited of their landes and therfore fledde to Eliâ— Friderich the kinges brother of Spaine whiche was banished his counâ—trey came out of Afrike with a great companye of Sarasens and arriued in the sea costes of Sicilye where in the quarel of Chunradine he subdued the whole ilande sauinge three citees called Panormus Siracuse and Messana Banducar or Bendago souldaine of Egipt ouercame the christians The Genowais spoiled wasted a citee of Crete called Canea The gentlemen of Englande which fled to Ely The yere of the worlde 5229 The yere of Christ robbed did much harme to the countrei next adioignynge Anni regum Angli 51 Chunrade the Duke of Sucuia which in the beginning of his warres had prosperous successe in Italie encountring with Charles was vanquished and taken toward whom the bishop of Rome vsed much espiteful villanye In him ceassed the Dukes of Sueuia Anni regum Angli 52 Gilbert de Clare Erle of Gloncester for vnknowen displeasure aliyng him selfe with the exiled gentilmen The yere of the worlde 5230 The yere of Christ 1269 other nobles of England rose against the kinge helde the citee of London but by the diligent labour of sir Rychard king of Romaines and the bishop of Reines an agremente was made betwene the king and him The bishops see of Rome by meane of a discencion betwene the cardinalles was voyde the space of .ii. yeres Uariaunce betweene the felowships of goldsmithes and tailours of London Anni regum Angli 53 caused great ruffling in the cite The yere of the worlde 5231 The yere of Christ 1270 and manye men to be slaine for which riotte .xiii. of the chiefe capitains were reigned cast and hanged Aleine Sâ—uch was discharged of his mairaltee by the kinge and Stâ—phene Edwâ—rth made constable of the tower and cuâ—tos of the citee The disherited gentlemen were reconsiled to the king Lewis king of Fraunce and his three sonnes Philip Iohn and Peter with a great nauie sailed into Afrike against the Sarasens where by his pollicie and manhode they toke the citee of Thunes but by reason of the vnholsome countrey a pestilence infected his host of the which the king him selfe died The riuer Thames was so hard frosen from the feast of S. Andrewe to Candelmas The yere of the worlde 5132 The yere of Christ 1271 Anni regum Angli 54 that men and beastes passed ouer on fote from Lambeth to Westminster The citee of LondoÌ„ with the reuenues was geuen to prince Edwarde Gregorie the .x. was bishoppe of Rome .iii. yeres Warre betwene the Uenecians and people of Bononie Philip the sonne of S. Lewys kynge of Fraunce reygned .xv. yeres Othacarus the .v. king of Boheme he was a valiaunt prince a man of great prowes and dâ—syrous of warre whom neither counsayle sayled in daungerous enterprises nor courage in aduersitie and misfortune By his wife Margaret he was Duke of Austrich When the electours profered to make him emperour he refused it sayinge that it was a greatter thinge to be kinge of Boheme than emperour of Rome At his entre he warred vpon Bela king of Hungarie and him vanquyshed and wanne the prouince of Stiria The yere of the worlde 5233 The yere of Christ 1272 Prince Edward of England sailing into Asia against the Infideles by his
pollicye and manlye actes so demeaned him selfe Anni regum Angli 55 that oftentimes he put the Turkes to gret shame disworship for despite whereof they subourned a false Sarasen by whose treason he was putte in greate daunger as his life For he was wounded with a venemous darte and therof was sicke longe after Ephren a Greke of Constantinople and Ptolomois of Luke in Italie historiographers Stephene the .v. was king of Hungarie .ii. yeres He by the ayde of the Germaines ouercame Othacarus kinge of Boheme and subdued Buda to hys kingdome The Tartarians conquered and ouerrode all Persia. At Grenewich beside London was a lambe yened hauing two perfite bodies and but one head Anni regum Angli 56 The yere of the worlde 5234 The yere of Christ 1273 Richard kinge Henries brother and king of Romaynes finished his life and was buried at Hayles A counsayle called at Lions in Fraunce by Gregorie the Romaine bishop against the Grecians for the proceding of the holy ghost and for communication to be had for the recouerie of the holy land Michael emperour of Constantinople submitted hym to the church of Rome Hulderich king of Carinth solde his principate of Carinthia and the countreys of Carniola Marchia Sclauonie with other to Othacarus kinge of Boheme for which landes was after warre betwene Othacarus and the emperour Rodulph of â—abishburge was ordeined emperoure of Almayne This man neuer receyued the imperiall dyaâ—eme nor entred into Italie For he vsed to recite to hys familiars the fable of the foâ—â— that sayde to the Lyon be was a ferde to enter into his denne because he perceiued the steppes of many beastes goinge inward but of none that retourned out agayne And so he sayed manye emperours haue entred Italie with great pompe and glory but by the meanes of the bishop they retourned euel handled with great iniuries At the citee of Formâ—ulâ—â—â—n Italie the Gibelines slewe wel nere .8000 of the Guelphes King Henrie of England departed out of this life Anni regum Angli 1 EDwarde the firste of that name after the conqueste surnamed Longeshanke The yere of the worlde 5235 The yere of Christ began his reigne ouer this realme of Englande and reigned xxxiiii yeeres He was muche troubled with the rebellion of the Welshemen â–ª and Scottes and also with warre in Fraunce Of stature he was taule and mightie of bodie but nothinge grosse His eyes were somewhat blacke and in tyme of anger semed fierye of so noble and valiant hart that his courage neuer fainted in most hard and daungerous enterprises of witte excellente of great towardnesse 〈◊〉 apte to euerye thinge that he him selfe applied He hated extremelye the insolent presumpcion of priestes whiche he thought onely to rise of aboundaunce of riches he was a suâ—e friende and at idle times muche geuen to huntinge He profited greatlye his realme with newe and holsome lawes to the redressing of many enormities and specially of the false dealing of bakers and millers Ladislaus the fourth was kinge of Hungarie syxtene yeeres Alexander kinge of Scottes did his homoge to Edward of England The yere of the worlde 5236 The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 2 Innocent the .v. was bishop of Rome .vi. monethes Honorius the .iiii. fiftye dayes Iohn the one and twentieth .viii. monethes The bishoppes see was voyde .vi. monethes And then Nicholas the thirde made bishop He wreasted from the emperour of Almaine al the countrey of Bononie Flaminia in the emperoures name toke from Charles kinge of Sicilie the gouernaunce of Hâ—truria Warre betwene the Uenecians and the citee Ancon The yere of the worlde 5237 The yere of Christ 1276 King Edward entred again into Wales against Lewline and forced hi m to desire mercie and grace Anni regum Angli 3 Ladislaus king of Hungarie made warre to the people called Comam and them vanquished He vsed hym vnhonestly toward his wife keping other strumpets at his pleasure The citee of Rome was werie of the dominion of their bishoppes The statute of Mortmane was first enacted by kinge Edwarde The yere of the worlde 5238 The yere of Christ 1277 Anni regum Angli 4 Michael Tonie was hanged drawen and quartered for treason Nicholas bishop of Rome endeuoured to erect .ii. newe kingdomes in Italie for his two nephewes He vsurped the power of a senatour in Rome and would suffer non other to be created Deadly warre was reased betwene Rodulph the emperour The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and Othacarus king of Boheme Anni regum Angli 5 whiche encâ—untring in the fieldes of Austriche foughte a sore battayle wherein the emperour obteined the victorie and Othacarus was slain Whose sonne Albert the emperour gentilly entreated and made him Duke of Austriche Reformacion was made in Englande for clippinge of the kinges coyne Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5240 The yere of Christ for whiche offence .284 Iewes were put to execution Halfepense and farthinges were firste coyned in England ¶ Uenceslaus was the .vi. kinge of Boheme who for his holinesse is noumbred among the sainctes Discencion in Rome for the election of the bishop Anni regum Angli 8 Martine the fourth was bishop of Rome .iiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 5242 The yere of Christ In his firste yeere was borne a childe of a woman that was verie familiar with him all hearâ—e and armed with clawes lyke to a beare Wherof when the bishop had knowledge he caused all the images of beares in his palaice to be raised out for a manifâ—â— profe that he was perswaded that such fauoures as the woman doth conceiue in time of her conception shal be represensed in the childe at hys byrthe Michael Paleologus emperour of Grece was excommunicated by the Romaine bishop for breaking certain promises that he made in the counsayle of Lyons The Sarasens vanquished the Scythes and Armenians nere to Ganalâ— and after great slaughter wanne the citee Peter king of Arragon sailed into Afrike with a great nauie and brought from them muche riches and praye He endeuoured also to recouer the kingdome of Sicilie â–ª wherto he made claim by the right of his wife ConstaÌ„ce the daughter of Manfrede Anni regum Angli 9 Dauid the brother of Lewline prince of Wales vnkindly and traiterously excited his brother agaynst king Edward of England The yere of the worlde 5243 The yere of Christ The citee of Pisâ— was destroyed by the Germaines Tongader the Tartarian first receiued the law of Mahumet He conquered Babilon by the helpe of the Armenians About this time Wilhelmus Placentinus and Taddeus phisicions were famous And likewise Guydo Bonatus an astronomer The people of Sicilie detesting the pride auarice effeminate wantonnesse of the Frenchmen by the counsaile of a noble maÌ„ called Iohn Piochiâ—â—us in one night slew all them that were within the iland in like maner was it doone in the citee of Formâ—ulâ—â— shortlye after whiche murder the king of Arragon entred
of the common people Kyng Phillip of FrauÌ„ce made great preparacyon for a viage into the holy lande Bennet the .xii was bishoppe of Rome .vii. yeares He by the counsaile of Phillip king of Fraunce Anni regum Angli 9 The yere of the worlde 5296 The yere of Christ confyrmed the censours and cursinges that Iohn hys predicessour had published against Lewys the emperour Mastinus Scaliger lorde of Uerone Brixia and Pergamum in Itali subdued of him Parma Luca and Patalum against him conspyred the Uenecians Florentines and dyuers princes of Italye betwene whom were â—oâ—ghten dyuers batailles greatly to the losse of bothe partes but in the ende peace was made with Scaliger on this condicion that he shoulde forsake Patanye Brixia and Pergamum holde in his possession Uerone Uincence Parma and Luca. Warre was proclaymed betwene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5297 The yere of Christ 1336 The bishop of Rome beyng in France Anni regum Angli 10 sent ambassade to Rome requiryng of the people that the .ii. senatours whiche before tyme were created to gouerne the citie in the name of the emperour myght hensforth be ordeyned in the bishoppes name and gouerne the cytie to his behâ—ulfe whiche was grraunted and that dignitie geuen for the space of .v. yeres to Stephene de Columna a cardinall some write that the byshop him selfe had certaine yeres before vsed the auctoritie of a senatour in the emperours name and now required it in his owne Tâ—uleros a diuine Cinuâ— Olradus Pauloâ— Perusâ—nus lawyers Mâ—cheus Syluaticus Nicolaus de Rhegio phisicions and S Roke liued at this tyme. About this tyme as Fabian mencioneth by reason of scarcitie of money was suche plentie of vytailes and other mâ—rcimâ—nies in thys realme of Englande that the lyke had not beâ— leâ—n For a quarter of wheate was sold for .ii. s. a fatte gose for .ii. d. a pigge for a penye a fatte oxe for .vi. s. vâ—ii d. a fatte shepe for .vi. d. and .viii. d. vi pigeons a penye King Edward Anni regum Angli 11 for the expedicion of his warres against the Frenche kynge The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1337 sent ambassadours into the partyes beyonde the sea to alye wyth him the Erle of Heynalde and others lordes whyche obeied not the Frenche kyng Where by meanes of Iaques Dartuel he hadde great comfort of the Flemminges and dyuers lords and princes of the empyre Kinge Edwarde sent a company of men in ships to conquere the towne of Gagaunt which vanquished the FleÌ„minges that were set ther by the Erle to stoppe his passage into Fraunce Kyng Edwarde for more sure stablishement of amytie betwene hym and the Holanders The yere of the worlde 5299 The yere of Christ 1338 Selanders Anni regum Angli 12 and Bravaâ—â—ers sailed to Antwerpe wher he concluded the matâ—â—er with his aliaunces â–ª and by the consent of the emperoure Lewis proclaymed vicare general of the empyre The yere of the worlde 5300 The yere of Christ 1359 The kinge of Englande Anni regum Angli 13 ouer and besyde a great army of Englishe souldiours hauing with him well nere the whole power of the empyre began to entre the borders of the french kinges dominion â–ª and made claime to the whole realme of Fraunce as his rightfull inheritaunce and for more auctoritee named him selfe kinge of france and entermedled the armes of England with the armes of Fraunce as it remayneth to this daye In this passe time a certayne of Frenchmen had entred the hauen of Southampton and robbed the towne and vpon the sea had taken .ii. great Englysh shippes called the Edward and the Christofer Franciscus Petrarcha was famous in Italye made poete Laureat in Rome Diuers robbinges bickeringes â–ª and small battailes were betwene the Frenchmen and the Flemminges the Henoways and other frendes of kinge Edwarde Anni regum Angli 14 King Edward saylyng toward Flaunders The yere of the worlde 5301 me to the hauen of Sciuse mette with the frenche kinges nauye The yere of Christ where was foughten a cruell batayle wherof the king of Englande had the victorie and the french flete that was in noumbre .400 sayle was wel nere al destroyed and the souldiours taken slayne and drowned so that of .33000 there scaped not one Shortly after the king besieged Turney continuinge the time of whiche siege diuers outridinges and enterprises were ventured by the Henoways Almains and other his frendes to the great hurte of bothe partes but the more fell still to the Frenchemen At the ende of .xi. wekes a peace was agreed vpon for the space of .xii. monethes â–ª and kinge Edward retourned into Englande In this passetime the Scottes by steringe and ayde of the frenchemen recouered a great part of that land and in most cruell wise vexed the englyshe garisons Bennet bishop of Rome â–ª saying that the whole empire was fallen into his handes â–ª because it was of long time voyde for he reputed Lewys as no emperour ordeyned rulers ouer the citee of Italye at his will and pleasure by whom Luchinus and Iohn his brother obtâ—ined the gouernance of Myllayne Mastinus Scalaget of Ueâ—on and Uincentia and other of dyuers other places at his appoinctment Robert Stewarde gouernour of Scotlande and WylliaÌ„ Douglas coÌ„quered Berth Stâ—tueline Edenbourgh and other holdes from the Englyshemen After the deth of Iohn duke of Britain Anni regum Angli 15 mortal warre ensued betwene Charles de Bloyes The yere of the worlde 5312 The yere of Christ 1341 and Iohn earle of Mountfoâ—te for the possession of that Dukedome Iohn of Mountfort was taken and caste in prison at Parys â–ª but the warre was still mainteined by his wife a womaÌ„ of valiant courage who with the ayde of the Englyshâ—men defended her housbandes quarell vigorouslye and with a great stomacke Alexander Ramsel a Scotte inuaded the borders of Englande Edward Bailoll fled out of Scotlande into Englande and left all the gouernance of the realme that he helde to the vse of kinge Edwarde Kinge Edwarde went towarde the Scottes but for so muche as he was disprouided of vitayles for his armye at the request of the lordes of Scotland he made league for .iiii. monethes King Dauid of Scotland retourned out of Fraunce into his owne countrey The erle Gaulâ—ier of Manny a noble hardy knight was sent of kinge Edwarde to ayde the countesse of Britaine agaynst Charles de Bloys where he by his manhode and pollicie atchieued many enterprises The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1342 Clement the .vi. by the labour of kynge Philyppe of France succeded Bennet in the bishoprike of Rome Anni regum Angli 16 He was in like maner a mortall enemy to Lewis the emperour and coÌ„firmed the sentences published against him before time and stered many princes of great power to make warre vpon him â–ª but the emperour dooinge lyke for lyke inuaded the possessions of the churche of