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A02638 The chronicle of Ihon Hardyng in metre, fro[m] the first begynnyng of Engla[n]de, vnto ye reigne of Edwarde ye fourth where he made an end of his chronicle. And from yt time is added with a co[n]tinuacion of the storie in prose to this our tyme, now first emprinted, gathered out of diuerse and sondrie autours of moste certain knowelage [et] substanciall credit, yt either in latin orels in our mother toungue haue writen of ye affaires of Englande. Hardyng, John, 1378-1465?; Grafton, Richard, d. 1572? 1543 (1543) STC 12766.7; ESTC S103772 402,679 836

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of_o they_o competent_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o convey_v they_o home_o to_o their_o own_o country_n in_o this_o year_n also_o be_v hold_v a_o parlyament_n at_o westmynster_n the_o four_o day_n of_o februari●_n wherein_o be_v make_v and_o ordain_v dyverse_a statute_n and_o ordynaunce_n during_o the_o which_o parlyament_n a_o servant_n of_o the_o king_n &_o yomanne_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o one_o of_o his_o guard_n name_v newbolt_n slay_v within_o that_o palayce_n of_o westmynster_n a_o servant_n of_o one_o master_n willoughby_n in_o the_o beginning_a of_o the_o month_n of_o march_n for_o the_o which_o offence_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o king_n have_v he_o in_o his_o syngule_a favour_n for_o that_o he_o be_v a_o special_a archer_n of_o all_o other_o yet_o for_o yt●eynous_a and_o detestable_a murder_n the_o king_n grace_n command_v a_o new_a pair_n of_o galoe_n to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o thesame_a place_n where_o the_o say_a servant_n leave_v his_o life_n and_o upon_o thesame_n 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chapter_n ¶_o thanswere_n of_o constantyne_n when_o he_o be_v a_o leper_n &_o shall_v have_v be_v hele_v with_o the_o bloodde_n of_o innocent_n and_o how_o he_o send_v his_o mother_n saint_n elyn_n to_o seek_v the_o holy_a cross_n and_o how_o he_o give_v his_o palis_fw-la and_o dignity_n imperial_a of_o room_n to_o silvester_n and_o how_o he_o go_v to_o besaunce_n and_o build_v it_o all_o new_a &_o call_v it_o constantyne_n &_o destroy_v all_o the_o aryanes_n heresy_n and_o die_v there_o at_o saint_n nychomede_n who_o day_n be_v hallow_v with_o the_o greek_n in_o the_o twenty_o and_o one_o day_n of_o maye_n but_o how_o that_o he_o a_o leper_n after_o grow_v and_o by_o his_o leche_n utter_o infourm_v many_o innocent_n which_o there_o be_v bear_v new_a for_o his_o health_n shall_v slay_v beme_fw-mi &_o disform_v by_o they_o into_o heal_v again_o return_v in_o who_o bloodde_n bathe_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v his_o leprous_a swame_n to_o have_v wesh_v of_o clean_a ¶_o but_o how_o their_o death_n of_o imperial_a pitee_n he_o then_o release_v rather_o to_o have_v his_o pain_n then_o to_o recover_v by_o tyrant_n crueltee_fw-mi his_o health_n and_o life_n so_o to_o get_v again_o for_o who_o these_o innocent_n shall_v have_v be_v slay_v and_o how_o he_o be_v by_o silvester_n make_v clean_o with_o holy_a water_n that_o yet_o in_o room_n be_v seen_v sorcery_n ¶_o nor_o how_o he_o send_v his_o mother_n saint_n elin_n to_o seek_v the_o holy_a cross_n which_o she_o he_o bring_v ne_n how_o she_o bring_v the_o clerk_n with_o she_o again_o of_o jews_n law_n it_o to_o approve_v for_o nought_o with_o christian_a clerk_n by_o reason_n well_o out_o seek_v ne_o when_o our_o law_n by_o silvester_n for_o true_a be_v best_a approve_v that_o other_o law_n untrewe_v ¶_o how_o then_o he_o give_v his_o own_fw-mi palais_fw-fr royal_a primacye_n with_o room_n all_o whole_a and_o all_o the_o dignity_n through_o out_o romany_n with_o sea_n imperial_a to_o silvester_n that_o have_v the_o papal_a sea_n he_o give_v it_o to_o he_o all_o quite_o and_o free_a and_o to_o his_o successor_n perpetual_o ne_n how_o he_o destroy_v the_o aryans_n heresy_n ¶_o nor_o how_o he_o go_v from_o room_n to_o besaunce_n and_o of_o his_o name_n than_o call_v it_o constantyne_n now_o man_n it_o call_v by_o all_o rememoraunce_n constantyne_n noble_a where_o to_o dwell_v he_o do_v enclyne_v there_o his_o law_n to_o keep_v and_o to_o determine_v and_o there_o he_o set_v his_o throne_n imperial_a and_o for_o his_o dome_n his_o sea_n judicial_a ¶_o nor_o how_o he_o die_v after_o that_o nichomeyd_v in_o cathologe_n among_o the_o saint_n noumbr_v of_o maye_n the_o twenty_o and_o one_o day_n in_o deed_n under_o shrine_n bury_v and_o subumbr_v among_o all_o christian_a king_n worthy_a to_o be_v remember_v who_o day_n &_o feast_n the_o greek_n have_v each_o year_n solemply_fw-fr as_o for_o a_o saint_n full_o clear_v ¶_o and_o when_o he_o die_v reign_v have_v and_o imperate_a in_o brytain_n room_n and_o also_o at_o constantyne_n by_o thirty_o and_o four_o year_n end_n and_o determinate_a and_o in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n as_o man_n do_v determine_v when_o this_o worthy_a emperor_n his_o life_n shall_v fine_n three_o hundred_o be_v and_o forty_o also_o full_a even_o so_o when_o his_o soul_n be_v ravish_v into_o heaven_n ¶_o and_o these_o long_v not_o to_o bryton_n governaunce_n but_o unto_o room_n and_o the_o empire_n which_o my_o need_n not_o with_o my_o stile_n avaunce_v for_o marian_n have_v the_o rooman_n chronicler_n all_o the_o whole_a substance_n and_o the_o matter_n so_o well_o it_o may_v with_o rhetoric_n term_v fayr_v which_o by_o my_o simpleness_n i_o will_v not_o be_v appair_v ¶_o but_o after_o his_o day_n come_v one_o octavius_n octavius_n duke_n of_o westesax_n that_o crow_v be_v for_o king_n that_o sleugh_o the_o werdein_n of_o constatynus_fw-la which_o that_o he_o set_v for_o brytain_n govern_v in_o his_o absence_n to_o keipe_n it_o in_o all_o thing_n for_o which_o the_o senate_n traherne_n to_o brytain_n send_v saint_n elyns_n uncle_n that_o into_o brytain_n go_v ¶_o with_o legyons_n three_o at_o portesmouth_n do_v land_n and_o to_o wynchester_n then_o ride_v forth_o right_a where_o octavius_n come_v he_o to_o withstand_v and_o with_o he_o faught_v and_o put_v he_o to_o flight_n go_v to_o portesmouth_n again_o full_o right_a where_o then_o he_o ship_v full_a fast_a to_o albany_n where_o on_o stanemore_n they_o faught_v again_o on_o high_a ¶_o where_o traherne_n wamne_v the_o field_n with_o victory_n traherne_n and_o into_o logres_n come_v crow_v with_o dignity_n and_o well_o do_v rule_v then_o all_o his_o monarchy_n all_o man_n he_o love_v for_o his_o sanguynite_n in_o his_o time_n in_o great_a nobilite_n he_o keep_v it_o well_o from_o all_o tyranny_n four_o year_n complete_a in_o all_o thing_n worthy_o ¶_o in_o which_o time_n so_o then_o the_o say_v octavius_n procure_v his_o death_n by_o which_o then_o be_v he_o slay_v by_o a_o traitor_n full_a false_a and_o odyu_v so_o be_v he_o king_n of_o brytain_n then_o again_o and_o soon_o then_o after_o he_o fall_v in_o age_n unbain_o a_o daughter_n he_o have_v that_o be_v both_o good_a &_o fair_a who_o sum_n counsel_v because_o she_o be_v his_o here_o ¶_o to_o conan_n meryadoke_n anon_o for_o to_o marye_n and_o other_o counsel_v unto_o maximian_n king_n traherne_n his_o son_n a_o prince_n of_o romanye_n to_o constantyne_n next_o heir_n he_o be_v alaane_v which_o marriage_n be_v fulfil_v and_o take_v maximian_n her_o wed_n than_o octavius_n by_o fourten_n year_n then_o reign_v and_o die_v thus_o ¶_o maximian_n after_o he_o ganne_v succeed_v and_o crow_v be_v maugre_o of_o all_o his_o fone_n for_o ire_n of_o which_o conan_n depart_v in_o deed_n and_o war_v sore_o on_o logres_n so_o anon_o year_n wherefore_o the_o king_n full_a fast_a with_o hoost_n begin_v go_v and_o countre_v he_o with_o bataile_n fall_v and_o strong_a the_o king_n prevayl_v that_o other_o so_o do_v among_o ¶_o till_o 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