yere before Christe 214 Antiochus indicted warre to Acheus Before Britayne knovven 164 Philip kinge of Macedonye tooke Thebes and entered in league with Anniball Posthumius by the deceit of the frenchemen was slayn Marcellus ouercame Annibal and the Scipions vanquished Asdrubal in Spayne Fabius Maximus was created Dictator of Rome ¶ This man in his youth exercised bothe eloquence and prowesse and therfore after became as well in armes as counsaile a captaine most excellent and subduyng many countreis to the Romains triumphed fiue times At this time beyng made Dictatour against Anniball he so tempered prudence with manhode that by detracting of batail and training Annibal from place to place and at sundrye aduantages skyrmisshynge with him he minished his puisance and preserued the publike weale of his couÌ„trey In so muche that Annibal whan he had oâ—erthrowe Minutius the CoÌ„sull and was constreigned by Fabius whiche came to the rescue to retyre with losse of his men said Dyd not I tell you that this clowde wold at the last bryng vs a storme Calling Fabius a clowde because he houered vpon the hylles Before Britayne knovven 163 ¶ Nathak brother of Doruidilla The yere of the worlde 3750 The yere before Christe was made kynge of Scottes who for his tyranny in the seconde yere of his reigne was slaine by his owne lordes The poenians were ouerthrowen by Fabius at Benenentum Before Britayne knovven 162 ¶ Pleuratus kynge of Thracia The yere of the worlde 3751 The yere before Christe 212 Scerdiletus kinge of Illyria Hitherto writeth Polibius Syphax kinge of Numidia entred in amitee with the Romaines Before Britayne knovven 161 Reâ—thar son of Doruidilla a yong childe The yere of the worlde 3752 The yere before Christe 211 contrary to the lawes of Scotland was made kynge for which cause Scotlande was vexed with ciuill warres in maner to the desolacion thereof and the Britons entred and subdued it whiche they kepte as the Scottes write .xii. yeres vnder their subiection their kinge Reuthar beyng expelled out of his royalme and lyuing in Irelande but afterward by entreatee vpon certain conditions he was againe restored to his kingdome and reigned in all .26 yeres ¶ Anniball tooke Tarentum and the Scipiones were slayne in Spaine Before Britayne knovven 160 The Romaines were in such feare The yere of the worlde 3753 The yere before Christe 210 by the comming of Anniball towardes Rome that thei determined to haue forsaken the citie and to fle in to Greece But by the prowes and wisdome of the yong Scipio they were persuaded to the defence of their countrey who whan all other feared to be capitaines in so daungerous warres tooke vpon him to deliuer Italy from the power of Anniball beinge but .22 yeres of age for which cause he was fyrst sent into Spayne with an army * This Scipio was of wonderful towardnesse euen froÌ„ his childhode for beyng but .xvii. yeres olde in a greate battayle by Pauia in Lumbardy he rescued hys father whan he was enuyronned with ennemies and in daunger to be slayne After he had prosperousely finisshed the warres that he had taken in hand he was so greatly renoumed that men came out of all countreys onely to see and honour him And as he was famous in marcial prowesse so was he excellently well learned and fauoured learned men excedingly in so much as he refused to here the ambassadours of Carthage makynge entreatee for peace vntyll thei had brought to hym Terence the latin poet in whom he after so greatly delited that it is sayde he holpe hym to make his comedies Atâ—alus of Asia Pleuratus of Thracia Scerdiletus of Illyria were kynges The yere of the worlde 3854 The yere before Christe 209 Before Britayne knovven 159 The Aetolians confederated theim selues with the Romaynes and indicted warre to Philyp Scipio toke newe Carthage in Spaine and sent Mago prisoner to Rome Fuluius the consull recouered Tâ—â—eÌ„tum Scipio ouer came and vanquished Hasdruball The yere of the worlde 3755 The yere before Christe 208 Before Britayne knovven 158 RImo gouerned this roialme of Britayn .xvi. yeres The yere of the worlde 3756 The yere before Christe 207 Philyp kynge of Macedon Before Britayne knovven 157 fought prosperouslye agaynst the Aetolians Nere vnto Lacinius Annibal ouerthrue the Romains in whiche conflict Marcellus the consull was slayne Ualerius wasted Aprica and vanquisshed the Carthaginenses on the sea In Spayne Hanno was takeÌ„ and the Carthaginenses that were with him The yere of the worlde 3757 The yere before Christe 206 slayne Before Britayne knovven 156 P. Sulpitius Proconsull of Grece Hostilâ—us put Anniball to flyght At Sena Asdruball with his army was ouerthrowen and vaÌ„quisshed by the coÌ„suls whose head Nero caused to be cast into the campe of Anniball Before Britayne knovven 155 Spaine was subdued to the Romains Before Britayne knovven 154 The warre betwene Syphax and Masinissa began The yere of the worlde 3758 The yere before Christe 205 in whiche Syphax droue Masinissa out of his roialme The yere of the worlde 3759 The yere before Christe 204 Before Britayne knovven 153 Scipio vanquished the Poenians and Sempronius ouercame Anniball The yere of the worlde 3760 The yere before Christe 203 Before Britayne knovven 152 Ptolomeus Epiphanes the .v. kyng of Egypt reigned 24. yeres he passed not the age of foure yeares The yere of the worlde 3761 The yere before Christe 202 whan his father dyed Wherfore he was committed to the gouernance of the Romains whiche was the occasion of great warres betwene Antiochus and the Romaines Scipis destroyed the campe of Syphax and Asdruball Syphaax was taken by Lelius and brought to Rome Annibal was coÌ„pelled to retourne to Carthage to the defence therof the .xvii. yere after he first entred into Italy Before Britayne knovven 151 Scipio and Anniball met togither in battayl The yere of the worlde 3762 The yere before Christe 120 in which Anniball was put to flight The Carthaginenses desired peace whiche was graunted to them but .500 of theyr shippes were drouned in the sight of the citee Here endeth the second warres of Carthage Before Britayne knovven 150 Peace was giuen to Carthage The yere of the worlde 3763 The yere before Christe 200 Masinissa was also restored to his royalme Scipio retourned to Rome with great triumph after whose chariot Terence the comical poete folowed as prisoner Before Britayne knovven 149 The warres of Macedon began because that Philip sent succours to the Carthaginenses The yere of the worlde 3764 The yere before Christe 199 Ser. Sulpitius went into Macedon where he toke many townes The french warres arose in which Furius triumphed Bebius Pamphilus The yere of the worlde 3765 The yere before Christe 198 entring into the landes of the Millaners Before Britayne knovven 148 with all his army was enclosed Quintius the consul ouerthrue kynge Philip. The yere of the worlde 3766 The yere before Christe 197 The Atheians stablished peace with the Romaines Before Britayne knovven 147 A rebellion of seruantes in Rome
be a god ¶ Reu in the .32 yeare of his lyfe begat Saruch The yere of the worlde 1820 The yere before Christe ¶ Ianus in this time brought inhabitantes into Hyrcania and Mesopotamia The yere of the worlde 1825 The yere before Christe 2138 ¶ Ganges The yere of the worlde 1828 The yere before Christe 2135 of his owne name founded him an habitacion in India And certaine people came out of Italy from Comerus who inhabited Bactria ¶ Nemroth the Babilonical Saturne The yere of the worlde 1833 The yere before Christe 2130 sent foorth these princes with inhabitantes Assyrius Medus Moscus and Magog who inhabyted the roialme of Assyria Media Moscouia and Scithia ¶ Nowe that we be come to the habitacion of Scithia we shal briefly declare theyr historyes The nacyon of the Scithians bothe in theyr originall beginninges and empires were no lesse renoumed by theyr women than by theyr men They thrise obtained the empyre of Asia whiche they kept tributarie vnto them vntyl the time of Nynus they them selfes remaining coÌ„tinually witho ut the subiection of other princis They put to shamefull flight Darius king of Persia thei ouerthrew Zopyrona the capitaine of Alexander with his armye in like maner they slew Cyrus with all his power They rather heard of the Romans than felt them Of theym arose the nacions of the Parthians people veraie laborious and hardye in warres Among theim no crime is so greuous as thefte for they hauyng their substance and cattell without houses or other defence might haue nothyng in sauegard yf theft were not sharpely punished As for gold and syluer thei dispise as muche as other nacions desire it This coÌ„tinence hath taught theim rightuousnesse that they neuer desyre other mens goodes For the desyre of riches is there where the vse of it is Whiche moderacion and absteinyng from other mens good I wishe vnto all men for than truely so great warres shoulde not so longe nor among so many bee continued neither shulde the sword destroye more men than the natural course of doth shuld take away Certes this semeth wonderfull that nature shuld geue vnto theim that which the Christians by the godly wisedome of Christe by the long preceptes and instructions of holy men can not attein vnto Muche more preuaileth in theim the ignoraunce of vices than in vs the knowlage of vertnes Finally from theim hath come people fearefull and vengeable to all the worlde as the Alanes â–ª Hunnes Gothes Bulgarois Slauanois Turkes and Tartarians â–ª Moreouer the women of that nacion at the riuer Thermodoon reuenged the deathe of their husbandes with the slaughter of theyr ennemies and lest that some shoulde seme more happier than other some they slue all the men that remained and forthwith abhorred the desyre of matrimonie calling it rather bondage than mariage Neuerthelesse whan that by warre they had obteined peace and by theyr valiaunt prowesse had conquered a great part both of Asia and Europe stablishyng theim a kyngedome by the name of Amazons Than leste their nacion should decaye through lacke of men they vsed the company of theyr borderers If men children were borne thei were either slain or sent to their fathers the women thei preserued exercisyng theim not in sowyng spinnyng or idelnesse but in feates of armes ridyng and huntyng The right pappes of theyr children thei feared of that it shoulde be no lette to theim in shootynge For whych cause they were called Amazons that is hauynge but one pappe By this maner exercise thei became so strong and hardy that they feared not to fight hand to hand with the most valiant princes Hercules Thesius Achilles and the great Alexander But howe long time these women continued or when they ceassed we can not certainly finde yet we rede that Minothea one of theyr quenes for the desyre too haue issue by the great Alexander came with .30000 women .25 dayes iourney to him and after thirtye dayes returned beynge conceiued with childe Iupiter Belus the sonne of Saturne The yere of the worlde 1844 The yere before Christe 2119 the seconde emperour of Babilon reigned .62 yeares He founded and edified Babylon more like a towne then a citee and continued iÌ„ peace vntil it was toward the end of his reigne Comerus after the maner of the Scithians The yere of the worlde 1846 The yere before Christe 2117 frome whens he cam taught his Italyans to make townes with chariottes and wagons Therfore in the Scithians tung they be called vâ—ii because they cal cartes veias For long after the Scithians vsed cartes and chariottes in stede of houses vnder which they made theyr stables and aboue theyr lodginges â–ª Tyrus after he had founded Tyrum with the chief of his people toke the sea and inhabited Thracia Arcadius then possessed Arcady and Aemathius Macedonye ¶ Saruch in the .xxx. yere of his life begatte Naphor The yere of the worlde 1850 The yere before Christe 2113 which was the .xviii. in discent from Adam In this season begaÌ„ the kingdome of the Sicyonians The yere of the worlde 1875 The yere before Christe 2088 nowe called Morea where Aegialeus firste reygned .52 yeres and called 〈◊〉 Aegialeâ— Nachor when he was .29 yeres of age begat Thare The yere of the worlde 1879 The yere before Christe 2084 who was the .xix. in discent from Adam This Thare in his youth begat Aram and Nachor but after by an other wife he had Abram The childreÌ„ of Aram were Lot Sara and Melcha Ianus brought inhabitauntes into the fertil Arabia The yere of the worlde 1888 The yere before Christe 2075 who of his name were called Ianuteans C ham came into Italy and there The yere of the worlde 1898 The yere before Christe 2065 〈◊〉 â—â—nâ—ing Camerus beganne to rule the people â–ª and with his wickednes and vices corrupted them Ianus leauing inhabytauntes in Arabia departed from thens and came into Aphrike to Triton Triton lefte Hammon his sonne king of Libya The yere of the worlde 1903 The yere before Christe 2860 who toke to wife Rhea his sister but neuertheles vnknowing to Rhea he begat Dionisius on Amalthea a young woman whome he sente to be nourished into Nysa a towne of Arabie Belus began to be inflamed with the desyres of war but being preuented by death he committed to his sonne Ninus the charge to dilate his empire Hytherto extendeth the golden worlde The yere of the worlde 1906 The yere before Christe 2057 Ninus the third emperour of Babylon reygned .52 yeres He was the sonne of Iupiter Belus who first of al changed the goldeÌ„ world of Saturn into the yron world violating the law of nature wherby euery royalme was rather defended than enlarged by theyr priuate princis whose iudgement and wyll was in steede of lawes and were therto not chosen by ambicion but by vertue and wisedome But Ninus moued with a new desire of augmenting his empire dyd first sette vppon his borderers rude and ignorant in warres than one victory bringing
dooen And so god declared that he is presente and dooeth faithfullye defende his people although they maye seme for a certainespace to bee tossed in the waues of these worldly troubles and perilles These gouernors after the custome of the hebrues were named iudges ▪ After Moyses Iosua was second Iudge or duke of the Hebrues And reigned .28 yeres according to the hebrues computacion he brought the children of Israell into the land of promission The sonne prolonginge the daye he ouerthrewe .xxxi. kynges and deuyded the land of Chananee to the Tribes He was godly sapient in warres myghty in peace fortunate and endued with al vertues when he was .110 yeres of age he ended his lyfe Perseus slewe Gorgones The yere of the worlde 2497 The yere before Christe 1466 after which he sayled from Grece into Asia and there with greuous and long war he vanquished those barbarous people and at the last beynge conquerour gaue the name to the people subdued For of Perseus they were called Perseans Thyrenus reygned among the Ianigenes in Italye fifty and one yeres The yere of the worlde 2498 The yere before Christe 1465 Busyris the sonne of Neptune in Aegipt The yere of the worlde 2500 The yere before Christe 1463 exercised his tyranny in sacrificing the bloud of his innocent guestes Lapis reygned in Candye The yere of the worlde 2503 The yere before Christe 1460 And Cyrene was builded in Libya Phoenix and Cadmus went from Thebes in Aegipt into Syria and reygned at Tyrus in Sidon The yere of the worlde 2506 The yere before Christe 1457 Chorax the .16 king of Peloponessus reigned .30 yeres The yere of the worlde 2507 The yere before Christe 1456 Liber Pater warred in India The yere of the worlde 2508 The yere before Christe 1455 in whose army were women called Bacchae rather for their fury thē for any vertue Asterius reygned in Candy The yere of the worlde 2513 The yere before Christe 1450 The great temple of Apollo at Delphos was burned by Plegra Phoenix builded Bythinia and gaue vnto the Phenicians certain letters to write by Romus reigned in Fraunce The yere of the worlde 2515 The yere before Christe 1448 Faunus Priscus possessed the empire among the Aborigenes in Italy The yere of the worlde 2517 The yere before Christe 1446 Iosua decessed The yere of the worlde 2521 The yere before Christe 1442 The seniors of the children of Israell gouerned them .xvii. yeres Israel serued the lorde all the daies of Iosua and the seniores whiche lyued long time after Iosua knew al the workes of the lorde whiche he had done in Israel Hypermnestra the doughter of Danaus The yere of the worlde 2523 The yere before Christe 1440 occupied the office of high priest among the Argiues Pandion the .v. king of Athenes reygned .40 yeres The yere of the worlde 2527 The yere before Christe 1436 Radamanthus and Sarpedon kinges of Licia Belochus the yonger the .xx. emperour of Assyria reigned .25 yeares He was called of the Hebrues as holye writte testifieth ChusanReschataim ▪ of Iosephus Chusartus The yere of the worlde 2530 The yere before Christe 1433 His daughter Actosa reigned with him .7 yeres Cadmus reigned in Thebes The yere of the worlde 2535 The yere before Christe 1428 The children of Israel fel from god and he delyuered them into the handes of Chusan Reschataim whom they serued .8 yeres Mellus Paphus Thasus and Calista citees were builded Epopeus the .xvii. kynge of Peloponessus reigned 35. yeres The yere of the worlde 2537 The yere before Christe 1426 Othoniel the first iudge of Israel of the tribe of Iuda The yere of the worlde 2538 The yere before Christe 1425 surnamed Zenes gouerned theym .40 yeares He deliuered the children of Israell out of the handes of the kinge of Assyria Linceus king of Argiues reigned .41 yeres The yere of the worlde 2540 The yere before Christe 1423 Amnus Faunigena reigned among the Aborigenes in Italy The yere of the worlde 2547 The yere before Christe 1416 Amphion and Zetus reigned togither in Thebes Pharao Menophis king of Egipt reigned .40 yeres ▪ Tarquon The yere of the worlde 2549 The yere before Christe 1414 Priscus reigned .34 yeres amonge the Ianigenes whiche nowe be called Tyrrhenes and Thuschanes for the knowlage of diuine thinges which thei learned of Ianus The yere of the worlde 2550 The yere before Christe 1413 Erichthonius in Troye reygned .46 yeres Paris in France and Testalibius Triton in Spaine reigned The yere of the worlde 2554 The yere before Christe 1409 Menophis of some called ▪ Maro buylded the Labyrinth in Egipte accordinge to which Dedalus framed the like in Candye where Minos reygned The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1408 Belopares the .xxi. emperour of Assyria reygned .30 yeres He conquered the Perseans with the Arabies The yere of the worlde 2560 The yere before Christe 1403 Armenia was taken by Cadmus Cocleus Triptolemon reigned in Eleusine Achaia was builded by Achaio The yere of the worlde 2567 The yere before Christe 1396 Erichtheus the v◠king of Athenes reigned .50 yeres The yere of the worlde 2572 The yere before Christe 1391 Laomedon the .xviii. kinge of Peloponessus reigned 40. yeres Dionysius called also Liber Pater was borne of Semele Ehud otherwise Aod of the tribe of Beniamin iudged Israell .80 yeres He delyuered them from the tyrranny of Eglon kyng of Moabites The yere of the worlde 2578 The yere before Christe 1385 whome they serued 18. yeres for the transgression of their lawe Abas kyng of Argiues reigned .23 yeres The yere of the worlde 2581 The yere before Christe 1382 An other Abas reigned that time in Thuschain Lamprides the .xxii. emperour of Assyria The yere of the worlde 2585 The yere before Christe 1378 reigned .32 yeres Cadmus taughte the rude Grekes theyr letters and reigned in Thebes After Zetus and Amphiō droue him from thens Zetus reigned .55 yeres in Aegypt The yere of the worlde 2589 The yere before Christe 1374 Tros reigned in Dardana The yere of the worlde 2596 The yere before Christe 1367 of whome it was called Troye It is written that in Pythia the first prophetesse was Phemonoe The yere of the worlde 2598 The yere before Christe 1365 who in hexametrum verses sange such thinges as were to chance Tantalus ruled the Phrigians The yere of the worlde 2602 The yere before Christe 1361 who before were called Meones Proetus kyng of Argiues reigned .xvii. yeres For the rauishemēt of Ganimedes The yere of the worlde 2604 The yere before Christe 1359 the warres of Ganimedes and Tantalus began Sycion the .xix. kyng of Peloponessus reigned .xlv. yeres he named the countreie Syclonia The yere of the worlde 2612 The yere before Christe 1351 which before was called Aegialea Sorares the .xxiii. emperor of Assyria The yere of the worlde 2617 The yere before Christe 1346 reigned .xx. yeres In his tyme the most swift horse Pegasus was foūd Perseus kept warre agaynst the persians
Cecrops the seconde of that name kinge of Athenes reigned .xl. yeres Pelops tooke to wife Hypodamia Mars Italus surnamed the yōger Ianus reigned amongest the Aborigines Ueivenus of the family of Uetulonia ruled the Thuschanes The yere of the worlde 2621 The yere before Christe 1342 Acrisius kyng of Argiues reigned .31 yeres The yere of the worlde 2623 The yere before Christe 1340 Rhomus gouerned the Spaniardes Ion a valiant man after his name called the Atheniens Iones Dionysius called also Liber Pater The yere of the worlde 2632 The yere before Christe 1331 warred againste the Indians where he builded the citee Nysa vppon the great riuer Indus Amphion reigned at Thebes who as it is sayde with the excellēt harmony of his harpe euē moued the stones The yere of the worlde 2636 The yere before Christe 1327 Lampares the .xxiiii. emperoure of Assyria reigned 30. yeres The yere of the worlde 2637 The yere before Christe 1326 Pelops reigninge in Peloponessus and ī Olimpus assembled his power against Troy The yere of the worlde 2642 The yere before Christe 1321 and was vanquysshed by Dardanus Rauses kyng of Egypt reigned .lxvi. yeres The yere of the worlde 2644 The yere before Christe 1319 Here ended the kyngdome of the Argiues from whēs it was translated to the Micenes The yere of the worlde 2652 The yere before Christe 1311 A moste cruell warre was betweene the Cretenses and Atheniens The yere of the worlde 2653 The yere before Christe 1310 to the destruction of them bothe but the Cretenses being conquerours vsed their victorie extremely for they decreed that all the noble mens children of Athenes shoulde be deuoured by the Minotaure Palatuus reigned in Spayne and Galatas the yonger in Fraunce The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1307 who subdued the Sarmatians and builded Galata where he also reigned Ilus reigned in Troy who buylded Ilium Midas also in Phrigia The yere of the worlde 2657 The yere before Christe 1306 Polybus kyng of Peloponessus reigned .25 yeres Pandion in Athenes reigned .25 yeres Perseus vnwillyngly sleyng Acrisius went to Argos and there reigned Euristeus the first king of Micenas reiged .45 yeres Samgar The yere of the worlde 2658 The yere before Christe 1305 the .iii. iudge of Israell with an oxe gad slue 600. Philistines and deliuered Israell he reigned but one yere The yere of the worlde 2659 The yere before Christe 1304 Debora a woman the .iiii. iudge iudged Israell ▪ 40. yeres She with Barak the capitaine of hir army ouerthrue Iabin king of Cananees who had oppressed Israel 20. yeres Iahell also the wife of Aber killed Sisara Duke of the hoste of Iabin fleyng from the battaile The yere of the worlde 2666 The yere before Christe 1297 Coeculus surnamed the yonger Saturnus reigned amonge the Aborigines in Italy The yere of the worlde 2667 The yere before Christe 1296 Pannias the .25 emperor of Assyria reigned .45 yeres The yere of the worlde 2669 The yere before Christe 1294 Oscus gouerned the Thuschanes whose armes was a serpente Cadmus toke to wife Harmonia the sister of Iasius Olbius that time reigned in France Aegeus the son of Pandion the .ix. kynge of Athenes reigned .48 yeres The yere of the worlde 2671 The yere before Christe 1292 Atreus and Thyestes after the death of Pelops The yere of the worlde 2632 The yere before Christe 1281 diuided the royalme of Peloponessus The yere of the worlde 2685 The yere before Christe 1278 Picus the yōger was made kīg ouer the Aborigines Entropius from Saturn to this Picus did digresse The yere of the worlde 2690 The yere before Christe 1273 Miletus builded Tarcon the .ii. reigned among the Thuschanes The yere of the worlde 2694 The yere before Christe 1269 The nauigacion of the Argonautes began Inachus the .xxi. kyng of Sicyonia reigned .42 yeres The yere of the worlde 2697 The yere before Christe 1266 Orpheus the Thracian in this tyme flourished whose scholar was Museus Gedeon called also Ierobaal The yere of the worlde 2699 The yere before Christe 1264 the .v. iudge ruled Israel 40. yeres He deliuered them from the power of the Madianites vnder whom thei were .vii. yeres sleyng Oreb Zeb Zalmona theyr princis with .120000 of the Madianites and Arabies Whan he deceassed he lefte .lxx. sonnes behynde hym Atreus and Thyestes reigned togither ouer the Mycenes .65 yeres The yere of the worlde 2703 The yere before Christe 1260 Nanges reigned in France The yere of the worlde 2709 The yere before Christe 1254 Amenophis the .ii. kyng of Aegipt reigned .40 yeres The yere of the worlde 2710 The yere before Christe 1253 Laomedon reigned in Troye Minos obteined the seas and scoured them from Pyrates He was the firste lorde of the Isles Cyclades and inhabited theim with people Sosarmus the .xxvi. emperour of Assyria The yere of the worlde 2712 The yere before Christe reigned .19 yeres About this time Hercules perfourmed his great enterprises and for his heroicall and princelye vertues was greatly commended he was the sonne of Amphitrio and Alemena His father Amphitrio for as muche as he had for certaine displeasure slaine his owne brother fled from Tyrintho his naturall citee vnto Thebes where it fortuned Hercules to be borne and there shewed the first proffe of his vertue strengthe and noblenesse For whan that Minya which were at that time of great power beseged the citee of Thebes Hercules repelling their enemies defended the citee and toke the towne Orchomenon This victorie wanne to hym great renoume In soo muche that afterwarde other princes of Greece resorted to hym gladly among the whiche he shewed him self alwaye a maynteyner and defēder of peace and iustice and helped such princis as were suppressed with iniuries and chastised the vniust deedes of other and towarde theim whiche he dyd helpe vsed great gentylnesse leying vpon theim no greatter bourdeyns than they were able to susteyne These wer the vertues for the whiche he obteined so greate renoume as neuer prince had dooen before his tyme. Furthermore he deliuered the sea about Italy and Spayne from pyrates and robbers and for a perpetuall memorie therof cōmaunded two great rockes to be sette vp in the vttermoste corners of Spaine and Affrike whiche at this daye are called the columnes of Hercules Cacus in Spayne flourished The Lapithians and Thessalians contended togyther with famous conflictes The yere of the worlde 2722 The yere before Christe 1241 The Thessalians were called Centaures of the Lapithiās because that their horsmen rounnyng in the battayle semed to haue but one bodye bothe of a horse and man Faunus the yonger reigned amonge the Aborigines his mother Nicostrata is thought firste to haue inuēted the latine letters The yere of the worlde 2733 The yere before Christe 1240 ¶ Euander with hys nauy came into Italy .60 yeres before the busynesse of Troye where beynge receiued of Faunus and landes geuen vnto hym he chose the hylle that nowe is in the myddes of
983 ¶ Dauid in the .xl. yere of his reygne assigned Salomon to bee kynge The yere of the worlde 2930 The yere before Christe 1033 and gaue vnto hym the description of the temple Before Britayne knovven 982 ¶ Salomon sonne of Dauid and Bethsaba The yere of the worlde 3931 The yere before Christe 1032 the thyrde kyng of the Israelites a man aboue all other moste wyse and ryche reygned .xi. yeres and at length by women was seduced to ydolatry Before Britayne knovven 979 ¶ In the fourth yere of his reigne he began to builde the temple of the lorde and finished it in the leuenth yere The yere of the worlde 2934 The yere before Christe 1029 Agyalaus in Corinth reigned .xxxvii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 976 Alba Syluius the .vi. kyng of Latins reigned .39 yeres The yere of the worlde 2937 The yere before Christe 1026 Before Britayne knovven 975 Laosthenes the .xxxiii. emperour of Assyria reigned .xlv. The yere of the worlde 2938 The yere before Christe 1025 yeres Labotes in Lacedemonia ruled .xxxvii. yeres Piseus Thuscus in Italy reigned .lii. yeres Arxippus gouerned the Atheniens .xix. yeres MEmpricius the sonne of Madan reygned here in The yere of the worlde 2950 The yere before Christe 1013 Britayne .xx. yeres Before Britayne knovven 963 Betwene him and his brother Mantius was great strife for the soueraine dominion The yere of the worlde 2952 The yere before Christe Before Britayne knovven 961 But finally Mempricius slue his brother by treason The yere of the worlde 2954 The yere before Christe 1009 Before Britayne knovven 959 and after he had cōtinued his reigne in tiranny and al vnleful lustes the space of .xx. yeres he was in hunting by wild beastes deuoured Salomon walled Ierusalem and builded many citees in Iury. The yere of the worlde 2960 The yere before Christe 1003 The Thracians obteyned the soueraintee of the sea ¶ In the .xxi. Dynasti of Egipt Smendis Before Britayne knovven 953 called also Sesach reigned therin .xxvi. yeres vnto him Ieroboam fled and there continued vntil the death of Salomon ¶ Salomon in his latter age deceyued with the loue of straunge women worshipped theyr ydols wherfore the kingdome of ten tribus was taken from his posteritee and Adad king of Syria warred vpon him The yere of the worlde 2971 The yere before Christe 992 ¶ Roboam the sonne of Salomon Before Britayne knovven 942 fourth kinge of Iuda reigned .xvii. yeres he neclectynge the counsayle of wise men in releasing the greuous burthens of his subiectes but rather thretning more harder caused tenne tribus to forsake him and none folowed the house of Dauid but onely Iuda For Beniamin was geuē vnto Nathan the brother of Salomon but neuertheles thei faithfully ayded Iuda as often as they neded In this yere also began Hieroboam his dominion ouer Israel and reigned .22 yeres he made Israell to sinne in worshipping golden calues Thersippus the fourth prynce of Athenes gouerned them .xli. yeres The yere of the worlde 2972 The yere before Christe 991 Pryminas in Corinth reygned .35 yeres Before Britayne knovven 941 The yere of the worlde 2974 The yere before Christe 989 EBranke the sonne of Mempricius Before Britayne knovven 939 reygned amonge the Britons .60 yeres he builded the citee of Yorke and the castels of Dunbar and Edinbrough The yere of the worlde 2975 The yere before Christe 984 ¶ Sesach the king of Egipt inuaded Iudea Before Britayne knovven 937 tooke Ierusalem and spoyled the temple Egiptus Syluius the sonne of Alba Before Britayne knovven 937 the .vii. kinge of Latines The yere of the worlde 2976 The yere before Christe 987 reigned .xxxiiii. yeres Doristus in Lacedemonia reigned .xxix. yeres Samos buylded and Smyrna enlarged in the maner of a citie Before Britayne knovven 935 Pyriciades called also Pyrithidias The yere of the worlde 2978 The yere before Christe 985 the .xxxiiii. emperour of Assyria Before Britayne knovven 930 reigned .30 yeres he with sundry ineursions inuaded Hyrcania The yere of the worlde 2988 The yere before Christe 980 Ahinas hie priest in Iudea Schemaia and Iddo prophetes and also Rameus and Iadan Before Britayne knovven 927 The Thracians possessed Bithinia The yere of the worlde 2989 The yere before Christe 977 Pseusenses king of Egipt reigned .41 yeres Before Britayne knovven 965 Abias the fourth king of the Iewes reigned .3 yeres The yere of the worlde 2988 The yere before Christe 675 he ouercame Hieroboam in battayle Before Britayne knovven 923 Asa his sonne succeded him in the kingdome of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 2990 The yere before Christe 973 and reigned .41 yeres he was a iust man he pulled downe ydolatrie and ten yeres had peace Before Britayne knovven 921 Nadab the seconde kinge of the Israelites The yere of the worlde 2992 The yere before Christe 971 reygned not a yere Baasa the thirde kyng of the Israelites reygned .24 yeres A wicked prince who distroyed all the house of Hieroboam Before Britayne knovven 913 Capys Siluius the .vii. king of Latines The yere of the worlde 3000 The yere before Christe 963 was kynge 28. yeres he buylded Capua in Campayne Thuscus the yonger then ruling the Aborigines About this tyme according to the prophecie of Hely halfe the yeres of the world were fulfylled Zaruch king of Ethiope with a mighty power inuading Iudea was by Asa-ouerthrowē Afterwardes Asa ronfederated him selfe with Benadad king of Syria Before Britayne knovven 907 In the .36 yere after the diuision of the kingdome of the Iewes Baasa ascended into Iuda The yere of the worlde 3006 The yere before Christe 957 but by the Syrians he was driuen backe Before Britayne knovven 906 Agesilaus surnamed the great the sixte kinge of the Lacedemones The yere of the worlde 3007 The yere before Christe 956 reigned .44 yeres of whose excellēt wisdome prowes remaineth yet many remembraunces Bacis in Corinth was king .35 yeres Before Britayne knovven 901 Phorbas gouerned the Atheniens .31 yeres The yere of the worlde 3012 The yere before Christe Before Britayne knovven 900 Ophrateus the .xxxv. Emperour of Assyria The yere of the worlde 3013 The yere before Christe 950 reigned 20. yeres Iehoram Azariahu the sonne of Odad Hananan Iehu prophetes Iehu was slaine of Ela. Hela succeded his father ouer the Israelites In the second yere of his reigne he was slaine by Sāri his seruāt Samri destroied al the lignage of Baasa Before Britayne knovven 898 and reigned but seuen dayes The yere of the worlde 3015 The yere before Christe 948 Before Britayne knovven 879 The yere of the worlde 3016 The yere before Christe 947 Amri the sixt king of the Israelites reigned .12 yeares syxe in Thersa and sixe in Samaria whiche he buylded and ordeined the see of his kingdome Achab Before Britayne knovven 886 the .vii. kinge of the Israelites reigned .22 yeres The yere of the worlde 3027 The yere before Christe 936 he passed all his auncestours in wyckednesse and toke to wife Iezabel In his tyme
kynge of Aegypt beganne to reigne in the twentye Dynasty After the deathe of Ioiada the highe priest kynge Ioas falling in to idolatrie coÌ„manded the prophet Zachary Before Britayne knovven 820 the son of Ioiada to be stoned to deathe The yere of the worlde 3093 The yere before Christe 970 Before Britayne knovven 816 Aristemedes in Corinth reigned .35 yeres BLadud the son of Lud ruled Britain .20 yeres The yere of the worlde 3097 The yere before Christe 866 He as oure late histories witnes builded the citee of Bathe Before Britayne knovven 813 and made therein the hote bathes The yere of the worlde 3100 The yere before Christe 863 and also by the vain trust of the arte of Nychromancy wherin he was very studious toke vpon him to fly iÌ„ the aer where he fel downe and brake his necke Before Britayne knovven 812 Pheredus prince of Athenes ruled theim .19 yeres The yere of the worlde 3101 The yere before Christe 862 Azahel kyng of Iurie spoiled Iudea Before Britayne knovven 808 Ioas of Israelites the .xi. kynge reigned .16 yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 858 Before Britayne knovven 807 The other Ioas king of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3106 The yere before Christe 857 was of his owne seruantes slain in his bed After whom succeded Amasia the .xii. kyng of the Iewes who reigned .29 yeres Auentinus Syluius the .xiii. king of Latines reigned 37. yeres Before Britayne knovven 804 He by his buriall in the hill The yere of the worlde 3109 The yere before Christe 854 whyche nowe is part of the citee of Rome â–ª gaue the name vnto it for euer Heliseus the prophette about this time deceassed who beyng dead raised a dead man Before Britayne knovven 802 Amos and Amazia prophetes flourished Osorthon kyng of Aegypte reigned .xv. yeres Thelechus also in Lacedemonia reigned .xl. yeres The yere of the worlde 3111 The yere before Christe 852 Amasia vainquished the Amalechites Idumeis and Gabaonites in the bataile sleing .10000 of them and also takynge as many whereby beynge elated he adored straunge goddes and at length prouokyng Ioas king of Israel to the warres was of him taken Tharsus and Anchiale citees of Cilicia were builded in one daye Hesiocus a poete and priest of the Muses flouryshed in Helicon LEire succeded his father Bladud and reigned .xl. yeres Before Britayne knovven 794 He builded Leicester The yere of the worlde 3119 The yere before Christe 844 and lefte after him thre daughters of the whiche the yongeste for hir wisedome was chosen to be gouernour Ariphron ruled the Atheniens .xx. yeres Before Britayne knovven 793 Ioas toke Amazias king of Iuda The yere of the worlde 3120 The yere before Christe 843 and beat downe the walles of Ierusalem In his place was Ozias his sonne constituted kyng by the people who reygned .xi. yeres in the lyfe of his father and .xii. yere after he presumynge contrary to the ordinance of god to minister sacrifices in the temple was therfore striken with lepre Hieroboam the .ii. and .xii. kynge of the Israelites reigned .xli. yeres The yere of the worlde 3123 The yere before Christe 840 ¶ Tonos concoleros called also Sardanapaius the .38 and laste emperour of Assyria reigned .xv. yeres Before Britayne knovven 790 a man more corrupt and effeminate than any woman Ionas the prophete about this time was cast out of the whales bealye The yere of the worlde 3126 The yere before Christe 837 Tachelotis gouerned Aegypt .xiii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 787 The yere of the worlde 3129 The yere before Christe 834 Hieroboam ouerthrue the Syrians and recouered the citees Before Britayne knovven 784 which they had taken Egemnon in Corinth reigned .xvi. yeres Before Britayne knovven 781 The yere of the worlde 3132 The yere before Christe 831 Phulbelochus capitayn of the Babylonicall warres and Arbaces president of Media disdeignynge to be subiect vnder hym who had rather be a woman than a man conspired togither for the diuision of the empire and by force of armes droue Sardanapalus to that poynte that he bourned hym selfe with all his delicacies whiche he estemed more than all his empire in a great fyre onely in that shewing him selfe to be a man Wherby the monarchie was deuided Phulbelochus reignyng in Babylon and Arbaces in Media The yere of the worlde 3138 The yere before Christe 825 Arbaces began the empire amoÌ„g the Medes Before Britayne knovven 775 where he reigned .28 yeres Phulbelochus also reigned in Babylon .48 yeres He made Manahen kyng of Israel tributarie Petubastis was kyng of Aegypt .xxv. yeres Before Britayne knovven 774 The yere of the worlde 3139 The yere before Christe 824 Tespieus prince of Athenes gouerned theÌ„ xxvii yeres Before Britayne knovven 773 The yere of the worlde 3140 The yere before Christe 823 Marâ—ius reigned amoÌ„ge the Thuscanes .xviii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 770 The yere of the worlde 3143 The yere before Christe 820 Procas Syluius the .xiiii. kynge of Latines Before Britayne knovven 767 reygned xxiii yeres The yere of the worlde 3146 The yere before Christe 817 Alexander ruled the Corinthians .xxv. yeres Before Britayne knovven 765 The yere of the worlde 3148 The yere before Christe 815 Ozias in the beginnyng of his reigne beyng iust Before Britayne knovven 764 subdued the Philistians The yere of the worlde 3149 The yere before Christe 814 Arabies and Ammonites made them tributaries and repaired the citee of Hierusalem Finally by great abundance of welth and prosperitee falling in to pride and willing also to minister sacrifice vppon the golden altare was striken with lepre and by the priestes driuen also out of the holy place That time in Iudea chanced a great earthquake wherby the mountayne Eroge was clouen in sunder Before Britayne knovven 762 Caranus otherwise Gramaus first king of Macedon reigned .28 yeres The yere of the worlde 3151 The yere before Christe 812 This Caranus with a multitude of grekes folowed a flocke of gotes toke Edissa where he began the first fundemeÌ„t of the kingdome of Macedone Alcanes in Lacedemon ruled .37 yeres COrdeilla the yongest doughter of Leir The yere of the worlde 3158 The yere before Christe 805 ruled Britayne fiue yeares Before Britayne knovven 755 She by the rebellion of hir two nephues Morgan and Cunedagius was takeÌ„ and cast in prison where for sorowe she killed her selfe Phydon an Argiue first found out the vse of weightes and measures Before Britayne knovven 752 Zacharia the .xii. king of Israelites The yere of the worlde 3161 The yere before Christe 802 reigned sixe monethes and was slaine by Sallum who also continued not a moneth but was by Manahen besieged destroied Manahen the .xiii. king of Israelites reigned .10 yeares who tirannously possessed the kingdome and gaue vnto Phulbelochus great tresure to breake vp his warres Etalus gouerned the Thuscanes .30 yeres CUnedagius and MorgaÌ„ iointly succeded Cordeilla Before Britayne knovven 751 but they continued not long togither The yere of the
Argos with a stone cast downe of a woman he was slayne Before Britayne knovven 223 ¶ Alexander the sonne of Pyrrhus The yere of the worlde 3690 The yere before Christe 273 was kyng of the Epyrotes The Tarentines hearing of the death of Pyrrhus sollicited the Carthaginenses to take theyr part whom the Romains ouercame and vanquished ELidurus afore named after the death of hir brother Archigallo for his pietee and iustice Before Britayne knovven 222 The yere of the worlde 3691 The yere before Christe 272 by the general consent of the Britons was again chosen king But he reigned not passinge two yere but er that his yonger brethren Uigenius and Peredurus raised war against him and toke him prisoner where he remained as they write in the tower of London during theyr reygne Eleazer the high priest of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 221 Alexander king of Epirus got the realme of MacedoÌ„ The yere of the worlde 3692 The yere before Christe 271 Genutius the consul toke Rhegium and sent the right Legion whiche had forsaken the Romaines in the warres of Pyrrhus to Rome who by the commaundement of the people were whipped and after put to death VIgenius and Peredurus The yere of the worlde 3653 The yere before Christe 270 after the taking of theyr brother Before Britayne knovven reigned together .vii. yeres Uigenius theÌ„ died and Peridurus reigned after alone .2 yeres Demetrius sonne of Antigonus recouered the realme of Macedon and depriued Alexander of his kingedome who fled to the Arcadians Maynus yongest son of Fergus after the death of his vncle was king of Scottes he deuised manye supersticious ceremonies to be vsed in his pagan lawe and when he had reigned .29 yeres he died Before Britayne knovven 219 The Alexandrines sent by Ptolome to Rome obteyned the amitie which they desired The yere of the worlde 3694 The yere before Christe 269 In this yere the Romains first coigned syluer The Picentes first moued warre Before Britayne knovven 218 The Picentes were ouercome the Romaines triumphed ouer them The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 268 they buylded Priminium in France Beuentum in Italy Before Britayne knovven 217 Amos Scyrach prince of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3696 The yere before Christe 267 gouerned theym xiiii yeres Warre indicted to the Salentines Brunduse taken and moÌ„struous prodigies sene In Rome they mustered there were founde 2712â—4 heades The yere of the worlde 3699 The yere before Christe 264 The first warres betwene the Romans and Carthaginenses began in Sicily in the which Before Britayne knovven 214 Ap. Claudiê° triumphed vpon â–ª Hiero and the Affricans The yere of the worlde 3701 The yere before Christe 262 Peace being made with Hiero and the Syracusans Before Britayne knovven 212 he gaue vnto the Romaines .cc. talentes of syluer and the Affricanes wer vanquished in Sicily The yere of the worlde 3702 The yere before Christe 261 SLidure Before Britayne knovven 211 the third tyme was made king of Britayne who continued his later reigne honourably and iustly but beinge sore brused with age and troubles he finished his life when he had nowe lastely reygned .iiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3703 The yere before Christe 260 Antiochus surnamed Theos the thyrd king of Siria reigned .xv. yeres Before Britayne knovven 210 Hanno duke of Carthage in a battayle vppon the sea was vanquished by Duilius the consul Cornelius his felowe was taken by the Carthaginenses The yere of the worlde 3704 The yere before Christe 259 L. Cornelius Scipio wasted the isles Corsica and Sardinia â–ª Hanno duke of Carthage was slayne Before Britayne knovven 209 The yere of the worlde 3705 The yere before Christe 258 GOrbonian reigned in Britayne .x. yeres Before Britayne knovven 208 Attilius Calatinus going to Camerina fel into the hoste of the Poenians or Carthaginenses and by the helpe of Calphurnius was rescued Anniball the elder being vanquished by the Romains of his own meÌ„ was hanged The yere of the worlde 3706 The yere before Christe 257 Xantippus king of Lacedemonia Before Britayne knovven 207 The Parthians refused the dominion of the Syrians M. Attilius Regutus with his companion vaÌ„quished the CarthagineÌ„ses on the sea warred in Affrica wher they were victours Regulus killed a serpent of wonder full greatnesse by Xantippus the Lacedemon he was ouercome and taken prisoner Arsaces inuaded the realme of Parthia suppressiÌ„g Andragorus the president therof Of him all the kinges of Parthia were called Arsaces Theodotus the president of Bactria coÌ„maunded him selfe to be called king The yere of the worlde 3708 The yere before Christe 255 Upon the sea the Carthaginenses were againe ouercome Before Britayne knovven 205 by the Romanes â–ª and they also by the cost of sicilie with tempest were destroyed Mathathias siloa receyued the principalite of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 204 and gouerned them .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 3709 The yere before Christe 254 The consules destroyed the sea costes of Affrica returnyng victors into sicily aboute Palinurus they suffered shipwrecke Metellus in sicily ouerthrew Asdrubal The yere of the worlde 3712 The yere before Christe 251 and broughte 120. elephantes with great pompe to Rome Before Britayne knovven 201 Manasses was made hyghe priest of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3713 The yere before Christe 250 Before Britayne knovven 200 Regulus being fyue yeres kept in prison was sent by the Carthaginenses to Rome on his fidelitee to obteine peace which if he could not â–ª to returne againe and yeld him self prisoner but he dissuaded the senate froÌ„ makiÌ„g peace or exchanging prisoners and so returned to Carthage to prison wher with most valiant mynd he vainquished fortune The coÌ„suls besiged Lilybeê° by Annibal the son of Amilcar thei wer vanquished lost most part of their army At the haueÌ„ Drepanus the Romans fought vnluckyly The yere of the worlde 3714 The yere before Christe 246 Before Britayne knovven 199 MOrgan was crowned king of britain who guided the royalme peacibly .xiiii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 198 The yere of the worlde 3715 The yere before Christe 248 The nauy of Carthage wasted sore the sea partes of Italy Seleucus Gallinicius the fourth kyng of syria The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 245 reigned .xx. yere Before Britayne knovven 195 He put to death his stepmother Beronice with hir yonge childe For whiche crueltee many of his citees forsoke him and receiued ptolome Ptolomeus Euergetes the thirde kinge of Egypte reigned .26 yeres He subdued Gallinicius obteyned Syria Iudea Cilicia and other countreis Before Britayne knovven 193 Iosephê° Arses prince of the Iewes reigned .60 yeres The yere of the worlde 3720 The yere before Christe 243 he was coÌ„stituted gouernor of the tribes of samaria Gallinicius suffered shipwreck and was again restored to his royalme In this time continuall warre was betwene the Romaines and poenians Before Britayne knovven 192 Luctatius ouercame vanquished the Carthaginenses at the
which by Corn. Lentulus were subdued and slayne Before Britayne knovven 146 Antiochus in Coâ—losyria subdued all the citees belongyng to Ptolomeus The yere of the worlde 3767 The yere before Christe 196 Nabis the tyran of Lacedemon receiuinge the citee of Argiues fel to the parte of the Romaines Quintius in Thessaly put Philip also to flight The Lumbardes submitted them to the Romaines the Millanners were vanquished and slayn Sempronius in Spayne was kylled Antiochus repaired the citee Lysimachia Before Britayne knovven 145 The yere of the worlde 3768 The yere before Christe 195 Peace made betwene Philip and the Romaines The citees of Grece were restored to their libertee A sedicion of seruauntes began in Thuscayn M. Acilius subdued and hanged them Anniball bycause he wold not come in the Romaines daunger The yere of the worlde 3769 The yere before Christe 194 fled vnto Antiochus Before Britayne knovven 144 Quintius made war vpon Nabis prince of LacedemoÌ„ Cato subdued the Spaniardes and triumphed Antiochus perceiuinge that he coulde not get the royalme of Aegypte The yere of the worlde 3770 The yere before Christe 193 made his power against Asia Before Britayne knovven 143 and toke Rhodes and Samos and than by the prouocacion of Anniball he prepared war against the Romaines Peace was geuen to Nabis And Quintius triumphed thre daies in Rome GEruntius reigned here in Britain .20 yeres The yere of the worlde 3771 The yere before Christe 192 Iosephus the son of Thobias deliuered the Iewes from the furye of Ptolome Before Britayne knovven 142 Corn. Scipio subdued the Lusitanes Antiochus gaue vnto Ptolome in mariage his daughter Cleopatra The yere of the worlde 3772 The yere before Christe 191 Before Britayne knovven 141 Philopoemenes capitaine of the Acheans ouerthrue the souldiours of Nabis slue moste parte of the armye and spoyled the countrey of Lacedemon The yere before Christe 190 Antiochus was put to flight Before Britayne knovven 140 and driuen out of Grecia by Attilius Glabrio The yere of the worlde 3773 Scipio Nasica vanquished the Galles and triumphed ouer them The yere of the worlde 3774 The yere before Christe 189 Anniball in a batail on the sea was vanquished of Eumenes at Thiatyria Scipio Nasica subdued Antiochus Before Britayne knovven 139 and granted him peace vpon condicion that his dominion should onely extende no further than the mountaine Taurus Anniball fled vnto Prusias king ofBithinia Philopoemenes ouercame the Lacedemones Before Britayne knovven 138 brake down their walles The yere of the worlde 3775 The yere before Christe 188 abrogated the lawes of Licurgus L. Bebius by the Ligurians was inuironed with al his army and slayne Scipio triumphed ouer Asia Seleucus called also Philopater the .vii. king of Siria reigned .xii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 136 he by the instigacion of one Symon The yere of the worlde 3777 The yere before Christe 186 that was gouernoure of the temple of Hierusalem sent Heliodorus to haue taken away the treasure of the temple but by the angels of god he was let hardly escaped â–ª Scipio Affricanus after his manifolde benefyttes done for the citee of Rome was banished to Linternum Gracchus defended the cause of Scipio and maryed his youngeste daughter A daye also was appoynted to Scipio Asiaticus to aunswere his accusers Before Britayne knovven 135 Reutha cousin germain to Reuther The yere of the worlde 3778 The yere before Christe 185 was made gouernour of Scotland during the nonage of Thereus the son of Reuther who ruled quyetlye the roialme .xvii. yeares and then resigned the gouernance therof to Thereus The wantonnes or delicacy of the Asians began to take place in the citee of Rome cookes to be had in estimacioÌ„ Before Britayne knovven 134 Simon son of Onias high priest of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3779 The yere before Christe 184 The Romaines at Hippones were ouerthrowen Calphurnius and Quintius subdued the Spaniardes Before Britayne knovven Hircanus The yere of the worlde 3780 The yere before Christe 183 the sonne of Iosephus was made prince of Iudea where he ruled .xvi. yeres He accordinge to Philo was the last prince of the house of Dauid For after his deceasse the Machabeis obteyned bothe the pryncipalitee and office of high pryest Calphurnus and Quintius consules tryumphed ouer the Lusitaines and Celtiberians Cato the noble Censor in this time flourished who was very olde or he lerned the latine and greke letters Before Britayne knovven 132 Onias the sonne of Simon the iuste The yere of the worlde 3781 The yere before Christe 182 was made high byshop of the Iewes Philopoemeus taken by the Messenians drynkynge poyson finished his life T. Quintius was sent to Prusias to requyre Annibal to be deliuered to the Romaines but Annibal because he would not come in theyr handes poysoned him selfe Scipio Affricanus died at LinternuÌ„ vpon whose tombe was written O ingrate conntrey vvhyche hast not so muche as my bones A sedicion dyd ryse among the Iewes for the chyldren of Ioseph Demetrius the sonne of Philip beynge accused by his brother Perseus The yere of the worlde 3782 The yere before Christe 181 Before Britayne knovven 131 was poysoned by Dida presydente of Poeonia The yere of the worlde 3783 The yere before Christe 180 A pestilence in Rome Before Britayne knovven 130 Pinarius subdued the Isle Corsâ—ra to the Romaines The yere of the worlde 3784 The yere before Christe 179 Fuluius Fiaccus ouercame agayn the Spaniardes Before Britayne knovven 129 The yere of the worlde 3785 The yere before Christe 178 Ptolomeus Philometor .vi. kynge of Egypt Before Britayne knovven 128 reigned xxxv yeares and fynally dyed by excedynge ioye that he tooke of a victorie Gracchus vanquisshed the Celtiberians and Fuluius triumphed ouer the Ligurians The yere of the worlde 3786 The yere before Christe 177 Perseus the .xxxviii. and last kyng of Macedon reygned .xi. yeres he warred agaynst the Romanes Before Britayne knovven 127 and at the last was taken by Paulus Aemilius the consul and brought prisoner in a triumph to Rome His yoÌ„gest son of necessitee to sustein his lyfe was driuen to occupie a smithes crafte So vncertain is the state of fortune The Histrians put to flight the Romains ouercome M. Licinius with his men of warre Manlius the consul subdued theim agayne and vanquisshed their drunken kynge The yere of the worlde 3787 The yere before Christe 176 Sempronius Gracchus ouerthrewe the Ilienses and Balarians in Sardinia Before Britayne knovven 126 Aepulo prynce of the Hystrians was taken and all hys countrey submitted them to the Romanes The yere of the worlde 3788 The yere before Christe 175 Iesus called also Iason brother to Onias was highe priest of the Iewes Before Britayne knovven 125 The yere of the worlde 3789 The yere before Christe 174 Antiochus Epiphanes the .viii. kyng of Syria reigned xi yeres A prince geuen to falsehoode and mischiefe Before Britayne knovven A schisme amonge the Iewes for the office of the highe prieste The yere
lastely by the treason of his sonne in lawe was slayne Q. Pompeius subdued the Termestiâ—s but by the Numantians he was vanquished and forced to make an vnprofitable peace Uirâ—arus was slaine by his owne men CHirimus kinge of Britaine The yere of the worlde 3825 The yere before Christe 138 through his drunkennes as our chroniclers write Before Britayne knovven 88 reigned but one yere Triphon murdering his priÌ„ce Antiochus inuaded the kingdome of Syria Before Britayne knovven 87 FUlgen son to Chrrimus The yere of the worlde 3826 The yere before Christe 137 reigned .2 yere in Britain Triphon called also Diodotus the .14 king of â—â—ria reigned .iii. yeres Simon confirmed his league with the Romains Before Britayne knovven 86 Mancinus beinge ouerthrowen of the Numantiâ—es The yere of the worlde 3827 The yere before Christe 136 and driuen out of his campe was forced to conclude a peace greatly to his dishonour ELdred reigned in Britaine one yere The yere of the worlde 3828 The yere before Christe 135 Before Britayne knovven 85 Antiochus Sedetes the .xv king of Syria reigned ix yeres He was inuited bothe to the mariage and kyngedome by Cleopatra and after by the helpe of Simon he slue Triphon â–ª ¶ In Rome a childe was borne with foure feete foure handes foure eies as many eares and hauinge both natures In the lande of Bonony corne grue out of trees ANdrogius likewise reigned one yere in Britaine The yere of the worlde 3829 The yere before Christe 134 Before Britayne knovven 84 In Sicily a rebellion of .70000 seruauntes began which moued a cruel Tedicion VRianus the son of Androgius suceeded his father in the realme of Britain Before Britayne knovven 83 and reigned .iii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3830 The yere before Christe 133 he wholy gaue him selfe to the desyres of the fleshe Nâ—mantia a noble citye of Spayne by the assaulte of Scipio was destroyed This citee by the space of .14 yeares with .4000 of theyr owne souldiours not onelye withstode .40000 Romaines but also vainquished theÌ„ oftentimes For whiche cause Scipio the yonger who destroyed Carthage was sent thyther He enclosed the citie about with a great trenche WhaÌ„ the NumaÌ„tines by long siege were sore famished they determined to finishe their misery with death thaÌ„ with a sodaine erupcion they brake forth vpon their enemies And if Scipio had not ben there present the Romaines had fled away so egerly they assayled them but by the gret multitude of the romaynes they were driuen backe and many of them slayne than the residue in good order retyred into the town and closed their gates where with the sword poison and fier they consumed them selfes their goods and their citee leuyng neither maÌ„ nor goods for a spoil to the romaynes Finnane the son of Iosine Before Britayne knovven 82 was made king of Scottes a iust and vertuous prince The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 132 as they write which gouerned them .30 yeres The sect or religion of the priestes Druides in this time was instituted in the isle of Man Simon walkyng through the citees of Iudea wente to Hiericho with his two sonnes Iudas Mathathias where by ptolome his son in lawe they were traiterously slayne Hitherto extendeth the boke of Machabeis Hircâ—nus called also Ioannes son of Symon .iiii. capitaine of the Iues gouerned them .26 yeres Antiochus in the feast of tabernacles besieged Hierusalem by gentlenes he subdued the Iewes graunted them to lyue accordyng to theyr fathers lawes Not longe after that Carthage and Numantia were thus destroied the Romans fel at dissencion For Gracchus protectour of the comminaltee beynge displeased with the nobilitee because they noted hym to bee an authour of the Numantine league made by Maneâ—nus to wyn the fauoure of the people decreed to diuide certein landes among them For whiche cause the Senat was incensed to anger and the people to pride Wherevpon a day of session was appointed wherat the coÌ„mons beyng also gathered by the senat they were dryuen away and Gracchus with .200 slayne Attalus kynge of Asia by his testament bequethed his royalme to the people of Rome Before Britayne knovven 81 ELiud kyng of Britaine reigned .v. yeres The yere of the worlde 3832 The yere before Christe 121 Before Britayne knovven 80 Aristonicus the son of Attalus inuaded Asia The yere of the worlde 3833 The yere before Christe 130 and slue Licinius Crassus with all his army Before Britayne knovven 79 Nicomedes of Bithinia Mithridates of Pontus The yere of the worlde 3834 The yere before Christe 129 Ariarates of Cappadocie Pylemenes of Paphlagonie kinges aided the Romaynes agaynst Aristonicus Mar. Perpenna consull sent agaynst Aristonicus euer came and tooke hym Metellus made a lawe in Rome that all men shulde be forced to be maried Before Britayne knovven 78 Scipio Aphricanus the yoÌ„ger The yere of the worlde 3835 The yere before Christe 128 who destroied Carthage and Numantia beyng accused of his enemies made answere therof and in the mornyng after was founde dead in his bed strangled as som affirmed by his wyfe Sempronia who was of the house of Gracchus Before Britayne knovven 77 Hireanus did fyrst among the Iewes nourishe straÌ„gers Antiochus encouÌ„tryng with Arsaces kynge of Parthia in batayle was slayne The yere of the worlde 3836 The yere before Christe 127 Before Britayne knovven 76 Demetrius the .xvi. kyng of Syria The yere of the worlde 3837 The yere before Christe 126 brother vnto Antiochus reigned .iiii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 75 Dedancius kyng of Britayne reigned here .v. yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 125 Before Britayne knovven 74 In Aphrike there swarmed suche huge multitudes of locustes that thei deuoured not onely all the fruites The yere of the worlde 3839 The yere before Christe 124 herbes and rotes but also dyd gnawe euen the bitter barkes whiche after with a sodeyn wynde being dryuen togyther on heapes were long tossed in the ayre fell at the laste into the Aphrican sea and by violence of the water were cast here and there on land whervpon insued such infection of the ayre and pestilente sauour that it caused great murrayn of bestes and byrdes the putrifaction of whose carcases did also the more augment the foresayde plague through whiche there died in Numedye .80000 men and about the partes of Carthage and Urica dyed also aboue .ii. hundred thousand L. Opimius first of all other by warre subdued the Ligurians on the further side of the mountaynes Before Britayne knovven 72 Alexander Zebenna the .xvii king of Syria The yere of the worlde 3841 The yere before Christe 122 vanquished Demetrius and reigned .ii. yeres The Romaines repayred agayne Carthage and stored it with newe inhabytauntes Seleueus brother to Demetrius was put to death because he without the consent of his mother tooke vppon him the crowne The yere of the worlde 3843 The yere before Christe 120 Deâ—onus reigned in Britaine .ii. yeres Before Britayne knovven
the children within Bethlem and the borders beinge vnder the age of two yeres to be slayne whyche slaughter done he woulde haue killed him selfe but beyng let by his seruaunnt he died within fiue dayes when he had reigned .37 yeres Archelaus the .13 kynge of Iewes reigned .ix. yeres and finally was banished into Fraunce In the first yere of his reigne a sedicion was moued againste him Anni regum britannie 21 The yere of the worlde 3964 The yere of Christ 3 in whiche .3000 were put to death Anni regum britannie 23 ¶ An other sediciō began firste by Iudas Galileus and after by Simon the seruant of Herode The yere of the worlde 3966 The yere of Christ 5 who taking vpon him a crowne was vainquisshed and slaine by Gratus The last was raysed by Athonges a shepeherd For whyche there were hanged by Uarus .2000 men Anni regum britannie 26 A greate famine inuaded Rome The yere of the worlde 3969 so that Augustus expelled all straungers out of the citee The yere of Christ and a great number of seruauntes The cause Orosus doeth ascribe that Cesar praised his nephieu Caius in dispisinge to woorshyp the god of heauen whan he was thereto warned by the priestes at Hierusalē at what time he passed into Syria Anni regum britannie 27 Tiberius in .3 yere subdued al Illyria The yere of the worlde 3970 which lieth with in Italy Noricum Thrace Macedony The yere of Christ 9 the riuer of Donow and the Adriaticall sea This warre next vnto the warres of Carthage was most greuous Anni regum britannie Quintilianus Uarus with thre legions The yere of the worlde 3972 The yere of Christ 11 was slain by the Germains whose ouerthrow was as greuous to the Romans as was the viage of the Cimbrians into Italy Archelaus toke the wyfe Glafira his brother Alexanders wydowe contrary to the lawe And after throughe his insolency he was by Augustus vanisshed to Uienna in Fraunce Anni regum britannie 30 Here ended the kyngdome of the Iewes The yere of the worlde 3973 The yere of Christ 12 and Iurye after thys tyme was redacted into the forme of a prouince and ioyned to Syria Iudas Gaulonites associatynge to him Sadducus a Pharisei and the chiefe of the sect of the Esseans moued a sedicion for paiyng of tribute whervpon ensued much thefte ▪ slaughter and burninge of the temple Tiberius with an army passed the Ryne to warre vppon the Germaynes Anni regum britannie 31 Iesu Christ our lorde beyng but .xii. yeres of age The yere of Christ 13 and thre monethes was founde at the feaste of Easter The yere of the worlde 3974 disputynge with the doctours in the temple and was brought home by hys parentes to Nazareth ▪ what other thinge he dyd vnto the .xxx. yere of his lyfe the Euangelistes make no mencion Augustus Tiberius mustering the people of Rome founde .9370000 men ¶ Germany beynge subdued Anni regum britannie 32 Tiberius triumphed ouer the Illyrians The yere of the worlde 3975 The yere of Christ 14 ¶ Augustus Cesar finished his lyfe at Nol◠Anni regum britannie 33 and was buried at Rome in the fyeld Martius The yere of the worlde 3976 The yere of Christ 15 whose death the senat so lamented that they saide that they woulde eyther he had not ben born or els being born that he had not died Tiberius priuily caused Agrippa to be slaine The yere of the worlde 3977 ¶ Claudius Tiberius Nero Cesar Anni regum britannie 34 the .iii. emperour of Rome The yere of Christ 16 son bothe by mariage and adoption to Augustus reigned .23 yeres he was metely politike and fortunat in warre well learned and endued with muche eloquence but with a veraie mischeuous cruel couetous and disceitfull wit feygning to do that thing whiche he wolde not and not to do that whiche he would In sodeine answers he was better than in those whiche he studied for At the firste he feygned that vnwillingly he toke vpon him the greuous and troublous charge of the empyre And wheras certain of his counsail moued him to leauy exactions of the people he answered that it was the office of a good shepherde to shere his shepe and not to pyll theim It is written that he put to deathe a smith who had inuented to make a glasse flexible laiyng to his charge that if he should lyue and teache other that golde and siluer should nothinge bee estemed He suppressed the Getulians and craftily circumuented Marobodus the kinge of the Sueuians he poisoned also Drusus and Germanicus the sonnes of his brother Drusus ¶ The printer ¶ Hitherto the said yong man Thomas Lanquet continued this history called the Epitome of Cronicles was than attached with a greuous sicknesse whereof he dyed ▪ whan he was of age .xxiiii. yeres on whose soule god haue mercy and the same folowed and finished by Thomas Couper who after instāt request to him made was at length content to take vpon him the peine for he well considered what labour and trauaill it was accordinge to the first inuencion to searche and reade ouer so many and diuers histories and cronicles to accomplishe the saide purpose ¶ An epistle to the reader FRom the beginninge of the worlde to thys tyme of the byrth of our sauiour Christ the studious younge man Thomas Lanquet not without great laboure and diligence broughte hys Chronicle Whose enterprise and the honest affection that he therein declared towarde his countrey I thinke worthye memorye For if he might haue gon through as he begō and wel brought forwarde the same vndoubtedly it woulde greatly haue delighted theim that take pleasure to reade the notable and famous thinges done longe before our tyme. For he hathe briefely set foorthe the gestes and actes of forayne and straunge countreis and therwith iuigned the hystorie of this realme of Englande after the opinion of most writers euen from the firste arriuing of Brutus in such wyse that a diligent reader maye gather the variable state and condicion of all countreis and nacions at all tymes But deathe whiche spareth no man ne can bee eschewed brake his course and as it were trypped hym in the myddes of hys rase that he coulde not atteyne to the marke wherat he ranne Wherfore lest they that desyre the profitable knowlege of histories should be destituted of so great a commoditee and lest the fruites of so diligent a labour shoulde lye hydde and tourne to the profyte of no man At the instance of certaine of my nyghest frendes whose requestes the matter so standing I could not well denie I haue taken vpon me to fynishe this cronicle although in dede I greatly dispaired that I shulde be able to accomplishe the same But when I considered firste though it were an harde matter yet might it be ouercomen with labour than howe profitable the exercise should bee for me to reade and peruse so many good auctours as were necessary for the performaunce of the same
kinge ouer that parte of Iudea that Phylyp gouerned before time And not longe after added ther to the dominion of Herod and condemned Herode to perpetual banishement where he died miserably In Iudea Uitellius deposed Caiphas oute of the high priestes roume and ordeyned an other in his place called Ionathan the sonne of Anna. Caligula commaunded diuine honoures to be geuen to him Anni regum britannie 14 and temples to bee erected in his name The yere of the worlde 4001 The yere of Christ 40 Also that his Images should bee sette vp in all temples within the empire whiche caused great dissencion in Alexandria a citee of Aegipte for so muche as the Iewes there beinge would not consent in any wise to the worshippinge of the Images of Cesar. Anni regum britannie 25 Caligula retourning out of Germanie where he had atchiued nothing worthye memorye The yere of the worlde 4002 The yere of Christ caused his armye to be sette in good ordre vpon the sea bankes and his springalles and other abilementes and engines of warre to be disposed against the Occian sea as though he would comquere the sea and then commanded his souldiours to gather Muscle shelles saying that they were the spoyle of the sea which for his conquest and victory was due to the temple of Iupiter Petronius the president of Surrie was commaunded by Caligula to enforce and compelle the Iewes to suffer his images in theyr temple of Hierusalem whiche thyng the Iewes very ernestly withstode and desired Petronius that be woulde put theym all to present deathe rather then they shuld liue to see theyr lawe broken Great persecucion of the Iues in Babylon and also in a city of grece named Seleucia the causes wherof Iosephus writeth aboundantly in his last booke of the antyquities of the Iues. The ninthe day of the Kalendes of February Caligula was slaine by Chereas the tribune other gentlemeÌ„ of Rome The yere of the worlde 4003 The yere of Christ 42 after whose death was founde in his closette Anni regum britannie 26 two litle bookes one called a sworde an other a dagger In them bothe were intiteled the names of those senatoures and noble men of Rome whyche he purposed to put to deathe There was founde also a coffer wherein were diuers kindes of poyson wyth the which he entended to destroy a wonderful multitude of people About this time Aegiptus was kinge of the Aethyopes Suirtingus of the Saxones Lodrike of the Pectes Anni regum britannie 27 Claudius vncle to Caligula was made emperour by the foolishe rashenes of the souldiours The yere of the worlde 4004 The yere of Christ 43 contrarye to the will of the Senate and reigned .13 yeres He was in hys youth so sore bruised with peinful sickenes that both his body and witte was dulled and thereby made vnmete to all affayres as well politike as martiall In soo muche that his mother Antonia perceyuing his vntowardnes sayd that he was a moÌ„stre of vnperfite worke of nature And if she did note any maÌ„ of extreme folishens she wold say that he was more foole then her son Claudius Of nature he was angry feareful suspicious and somwhat inclined to crueltee in eating and drinking very vntemperate more giuen to dice plaie than was comely of the which as some write he made a boke He was also veraie forgetfull in so muche that when he had geuen sentence of condemnacion vppon certain persons Anni regum britannie 4 and commaunded them to be put to death the nexte daye folowyng he would aske for the same men to playe with him at dice and because they came not in season called them shuggardes at his firste entre he wan the fauour of the people but after he fel into so great conteÌ„pt that a grecian sayd to him openly in Greke thou art an aged man and a foole he was poysoned of his wife Agripina to the entent her son Nero might succede in the empire Scribonianus capitaine of the Romains in Delmitia rebelled and named him selfe emperour At whych time the host which fauoured Scribonianê° could not by any meanes spreade the baners nor remoue the standerdes out of their places with whiche miracle the souldiours being meued slewe Scribonianus Betus the sonne of Simon bishop of Hierusalem Claudius the emperour confirmed the kingdome of Agrippa added therto the hole dominion of Iudea and Samaria as Herode his graundfather had before him by whiche occasion Iudea was againe holye subiect to one kinge Iames the brother of Iohan The yere of the worlde 4005 The yere of Christ 44 was put to death by this Agrippa Anni regum britannie whiche had also to name Herode Claudius the emperour led an armie into Britaine to claime againe the tribute that was denied by king Guiderius whiche he recouered without greatte warre or bloudeshede as saye the latine cronicles but the english histories assirmen that he had geuen to him strong battail â–ª In the whiche a Romayne capitaine named Hâ—nâ—o changed his shelde armur and put on him the armur of a BritoÌ„ and so mengled with the BritoÌ„s entred there as the king was and slewe him at whiche time Aruiragus the kinges brother seing that sodeine mischeue armed him with the cognisaunce of the kinge and soo for king continued the fighte with suche manhode that the Romaines at that time were put to the worse ARuiragus the yongest sonne of Cymbeline and brother of Guyderius was ordeined king of Britain Claudius the emperor after diuers happes of battail The yere of the worlde 4006 The yere of Christ 45 toke kinge Aruiragus to his grace Anni regum britannie 1 and for so much as he perceiued him to be a valiant prince in tokeÌ„ of frendshippe as the englishe croniclers testify gaue to him his daughter in mariage named Genissa Claudius retourninge frome Britaine subdued to the empire the Ilandes called Orcades Marsus succeded Petronius in the prouince of Surry who for enuy of Agrippa deposed Mathias and made Eleonâ—us high priest in his roome The yere of the worlde 4007 The yere of Christ 46 Agrippa who was also called Herode Anni regum britannie 2 as he was celebrating a solemne feast in honour of Cesar for the plesantnesse of his speche was named of the coÌ„mon people a god And for so muche as he did not refuse the name of god and diuine honours geuen to him he was immediately striken with the wormy sickenesse wherof he died miserably within the space of .v. dayes paying woorthy punishment for depriuing god of his honour and persecuting christ in his apostles A great dearth and famine in Iudea which was greatlye holpen by the liberalitee of the queene of the Adhiabens Sainct Paule also gathered amonge the gentiles whiche were conuerted to the faith for the reliefe of the christians being in Hierusalem The Britons because theyr kinge Aruiragus as sayeth the Scottishe historie had repudiated his wife Uaoda to marie the Romaine lady Genissa
hauing ayde of hir brother Caratake kinge of Scottes rebelled as well against him as against the Romaines and were brought in subiection by Uespatian the Romaine capitaine Herode brother to the forenamed Agrippa kinge of Chalcis The yere of the worlde 4080 The yere of Christ 47 Anni regum britannie 5 obteyned of Claudius the ordinance of the temple and hie priestes of Hierusalem Ioseph son of Canus was made hie priest by Herode The yere of Christ 48 Warre began in Parthia Anni regum britannie 4 betwene Artabanus theyr king and Gotarzis his brother The yere of the worlde 4009 during which warre Artabanus was chased out of his kingdom and restored againe by Izaites king of Adhiabens Mithridates king of Armenie Certaine frenchemen named Hedui were admitted to beare office and dignitee in the citee of Rome Anni regum britannie 5 Messalina the wife of Claudius the emperour The yere of the worlde 4010 The yere of Christ 49 a woman of so notable incontinence that she would contend with the coÌ„mon harlotes in fâ—lthi pleasure was enamoured vpon a fayre yonge gentleman in Rome called Silius and for to obtene more coÌ„modiusly her vnlawful lust she caused his wife Sillana to be deuorced and shortely after notwithstandinge she was wife to the emperoure Claudius than liuing she was openli maried to the said gentleman Silius and vsed him as hir husbande for whiche cause after great complainte made to the emperoure by the nobles she was putte to deathe At whyche time excepte the officers had hastened hir execution the emperour Claudius throughe his forgetfulnesse would haue graunted hir pardon Caius Cassius president of Surrei Mehardates kinge of the Assiriens Abarus kynge of the Arrabies Anni regum britannie 6 About this time Theodas and Iudas of Gallilei were famous whiche seduced the people saying The yere of the worlde 4011 The yere of Christ 50 that thei wer great prophetes sent of god In like maner Simon Magus was of so gret estimacioÌ„ in Rome â–ª that Images were erected to him as to a god But he was confounded by certaine of the apostles whiche at that time by the prouidence of god were presente in Some Herode king of Chaleis ended his life whose kingdome Claudius gaue to the yonger Agrippa son of Herode agrippa whom we spake of a litell before The Parthians being wery of the cruel dominion of Gotaâ—â—ts which had by force tyranny aduaunced him selfe to that kingdome desired of the Romaines to haue Mahardates the son of Uonones to be theyr kinge who not long after was ouercome in battaile of the said Gotarzis with great reproch driuen out of his kingdome Uologeses emperour of the Parthes Claudius after the death of his wife Messalina maried Agrippina throughe whome beganne muche busynesse and trouble in Rome for she endeuoured to marye hir sonne Nero to Octauia daughter of Claudius and sought diuers occasions to cast Britannicus the emperours sonne out of fauour to the intent that Nero her son might succede in the empire which thing she brought to passe The yere of the worlde 4012 The great and wise philosophier Seneca flourished Anni regum britannie Cumanê° was made prouost of Iudea The yere of Christ 51 In his time was a sedicion betwene the Iewes and the Romaines in Hierusalem so that .20 thousand Iues were murdered onely by prease and thrustiÌ„g at gates and narow streightes as they fled from the Romane souldiours The people of Britaine called Sylures which vnder the leadinge of the kinge Caratacus hadde made sharpe warre vpon the Romaines the space of .ix. yeres wer vanquished by P. Ostorius and Caraticus with his wife children seÌ„t to Rome as prisoners where for his manly courage and noblenesse he was gentily intertained of the emperour Claudius toke by adoption Domitius Nero the sonne of Agrippina to be his heire The people called Catti inuading and spoilinge the vpper Germany wer driuen backe by L. Pomponius Claudius expelled the Iewes out of Rome The yere of the worlde 4013 The yere of Christ 52 T. Uinidius Quadratus president of Surie Rhadamistus son of Pharasmanis Anni regum britannie 7 king of HiberiaÌ„s inuaded Armenie and expelled his vncle Mithridates frome his kingdome Whom Artabanus at that time king of Parthians by force of armes chased out of the countrey of Armenie and aduanced his brother Tyridates to that kingedome After the decease of Caratake his yonger brother Corbreid was ordeined king of Scottes and reigned .18 yeres He was of fierce and valiant courage and being coÌ„federate with the Pictes made often times war against the Romaines in Britaine So great dearth in Rome that they were not prouided of vitailes necessarie for the citee for longer space than fiue daies The yere of the worlde 4014 The yere of Christ 53 A sedicion betweene the Iewes and Samiritanes Anni regum britannie 8 in the whiche that one spoyled and robbed that other with great crueltee vntil the prouoste of Surrei punished put to death the auctours of that commocion The Pictes rebelled against the Romaines in Britaine and made warre vpon their lieutenant Ostorius The Cilicians began to make warre to their borderers they were quieted by the helpe of Curtiê° a Roman whiche was sent with ayde out of Surie Claudius the emperour by the excitinge of his wife Agrippina Anni regum britannie 9 vsed much crueltee in Rome The yere of the worlde 4015 The yere of Christ 54 Nero maried Octauia the daughter of Claudius his father in lawe Claudiê° toke from the yonger Agrippa the kingdome of Chalcis and gaue to him a greater dominion that is the rule of Bethania Troâ—ronites Gaulonites with a part of Galilee Felix president of Iudea by vnlauful meanes toke to his wife Drusilla the sister of Agripa whiche before was maried to Aziazus king of Amasius A certain Aegipcian naming him selfe to be a prophet desturbed the people aboute Hierusalem excited theym against the Romaines but his companie was scattered and many of them taken and slain by Felix the presideÌ„t of Iudea S. Paule was taken and imprisoned by the Iewes at Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 10 The yere of the worlde 4016 The yere of Christ 55 Polemon king of Licia Agrippina when she had poysoned Claudius hir husbande kept his deathe secrete vntill that hir sonne Nero was confirmed in the empire by the souldiours and theÌ„ caused it to be published Nero the son of Domitius being adopted to be emperoure by Claudius Anni regum britannie 11 which maried his mother The yere of the worlde 4017 The yere of Christ 56 reigned 14. yeres This man although he were brought vp by the reuerent and wise Seneca yet by the ineuitable corrupcion of his nature becam horrible in al kind of misâ—ining and so detestable in dissolute wantonnes prodigalitee monstruous lecheries beastli crueltee and couetousnes that he seemed to be borne to the destruction of the hole worlde he was so greately delited in singinge and playing
constantly preached the word of god .34 yeres was put to death Euodius was made bishop of Antioche nexte after S. Peter Anni regum britannie 24 Uinder and Galba detestinge the cruell tyrannye and filthye life of Nero The yere of the worlde 4030 The yere of Christ 69 rose agaynst him with a greate companie of Spaniardes and frenchemen Nero was proclaymed by the Senate to be an enemy of the weale publike and iudged to be drawen throughe the citee and whipped to death â–ª Wherefore he fearinge to come into the handes of his enniemies fled vnto a manour of his seruauntes in the countrey where at the last he was forced to slea him selfe Great trouble folowed the death of Nero in the hole empire for so muche as .iii. princes contended for the imperiall auctoritee three ciuile battayles were foughten almost in one yere beside that there was great vnquyetnesse in all other prouinces of the empire Galba a senatour The yere of the worlde 4031 The yere of Christ 70 descending of a noble and auncyent familie Anni regum britannie 25 was elected emperour by the frenchemen spaniardes His priuate life was excellente and famous but after he obteyned the imperiall auctoritee his couetousnesse alienated the hertes of men from him wherfore the seuenth monthe of his reigne he was slayne in the myddes of the citee by the souldiours of Otho who immedyately did succede him in the empire Not longe after Uitellius was named emperour of the souldiours being as then in Germanie This Uitellius was a veray extreme and cruell tyranne and therwith all a fowle glotton and so immoderatly geuen to excessiue fedinge that he was serued at one meale with .ii. thousand kinde of fishes and vii thousande fowles This Uitellius sent an armye into Italye against Otho with the whiche Otho foughte .iiii. battayles thrise he put them to the worse the fourth time hering that his souldiours were discomfited for sorowe therof he slewe him selfe at Brixium when he had reygned .iii. monthes In this passe time Uespacian was saluted emperour in the easte partes of Licinius president of Surie and the hoste lying in Iudea Wherfore he sent an army into Italy of the which the souldiours of Uitellius were discomfited nere to Cremona shortelye after Uitellius was taken and drawen throughe the citee and so tourmented to deathe and the deade carkais cast into Tyber The palace in Rome named Capitolium was burnt by the souldiours of Uitellius Linus the firste bishoppe of Rome after Peter Cremona a famous towne in Italy was spoyled and destroyed with fire by the souldiours of Antonius Sido and Italicus kinges of Sueuia The yere of the worlde 4032 The yere of Christ 71 Uespacian Anni regum britannie 26 leuinge his sonne Tytus with the greater parte of his armye in Iudea retourned to Rome to establishe the empire This man came but of a base stock and family but in valyant prowes and knightlye courage he was to be compared euen with the best for his wisedome and honestee he was highlye commended he neuer bare grudge ne malice towarde any man weere he neuer soo great an enemy For the onely vice of auarice he was euill spoken of among his subiectes it is sayed that he aduaunced them to high offices whiche were moste notable in couetousnes that when they had gathered great treasures he might for some pretensed cause depose them and haue theyr goodes But he vsed that treasure well which he obteined by such harde and vnlauful meanes For he fauoured good letters meruailously and gaue great salaries and stipendes to learned men Eâ—ax the philosophier prince of Arabies Polemius of India Pacorus of the Medes Hirthacus of the Aethiopes Beor of the Aegiptiones Corbreid king of Scottes died and left after him three yonge sonnes called Galdus Tulcan and Brekus Titus the son of Uespacian remeued his hoste to the siege of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4033 The yere of Christ 72 before whose comminge Anni regum britannie 27 the cytye was deuided by discencion into three partes whereof the one kept the temple of whiche forte Eleazarus was capitaine an other companie helde the nether part of the citee and amonge theym one Iohannes was chyefe ruler The thirde faction had the vpper parte of the citee ouer them ruled Symon the son of Giora by which diuision often skyrmishes that wer betwene them much of their vitail and purueiannce was destroyed In soo much that shortly after the siege beganne the citee was in so harde case that a busshell of corne was solde for a talente and the poore people forced to eate the leather of their bucklers and olde showes oxe dounge and that filthines lyyng in the comon synkes that vneth any man coulde beholde without greate anoyaunce A noble woman by vntollerable hunger was constreigned to eate her own naturall childe At the same tyme Cerealis ouercam Ciuilis and Classicus which rebelled with the frenchmen and Germans â–ª The Scottes because Corbreid Galdus the eldeste son of kyng Corbreid was not of sufficieÌ„t age made DardaÌ„nus the nepheu of Metellane their kinge who for hys semely personage was greatly beloued of his people At the beginning of his empire he vsed the couÌ„sail of his nobles but after .iii. yeres he lefte all iustice and honestee and slydde into moste vncleane vyces and cruell tyrany and lastly endeuored to haue murdered Galdus with his bretherne wherfore the Scottes deposed and put hym to death whan he had reigned .4 yeres MArius the son of Aruiragus an excelleÌ„t wyse man was ordeyned kinge of Britaine Anni regum britannie 1 The yere of the worlde 4024 The yere of Christ 73 In his time Lodrike kinge of the Pictes whiche were a people of Scithia accompanied with the Scottes inuaded Britaine and spoyled the countrey wyth sworde and fyre against whome Marius with his knightes assembled in al hast and gaue to them sharpe batail wherin Lodrike capitaine of the Pictes was slayne with a great noumbre of his souldiours to theim whiche remayned Marius gaue inhabitaunce in the further parte of Scotlande And for as much as the Britains disdeigned to geue their daughters to theÌ„ in mariage they acqueinted them with the Irishemen and maried their daughters and grewe in processe of tyme to a great people The citee and temple of Hierusalem was taken and coÌ„quered by Titus and in suche wise destroyed by the souldiours that vneth a man woulde haue iudged it ones to haue bene inhabited which thing chaunsed .1101 yere after the temple was firste buylded of Salomon the same daye of the monthe that it was firste destroyed by Nabugadnazar kinge of Babylon In the tyme of the syege were slayne of the Iewes 1100000. ouer and besyde them whiche Uespacian slewe in subduynge the countrey of Galilee 17. thousande Titus sent into Alexandria ther to be kept in most vyle and paynfull bondage .2000 he broughte in his triumphe to Rome of the whiche parte he gaue to be deuoured of
good letters eueÌ„ froÌ„ his infancy an d by his parentes brought vp therin veray diligently soo that he had prepared for him scholemaisters and instructours most excellent in al sciences he was after by the commaundemeÌ„t of Adrian adopted to the empire by Antonius Pius Adrian the emperour to the entente he would retaine his empire in quietnes Anni regum britannie 52 The yere of the worlde 4085 The yere of Christ 124 trauailed thro gh all prouinces pertaining to the Romaines as wel in Europe as Asia and by the maiesty of his presence and great wysedome quieted dyuers coÌ„mocions without warre or bludshed Cornelius the .4 byshoppe of antioche Leui the .xii byshop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 53 Adrian repaired Carthage The yere of the worlde 4086 The yere of Christ gaue it to name Adrianopolis Eferem the .xiii. bishop of Hierusalem COilus the sonne of Marius was ordeyned kynge of the Britaines he was brought vp euen froÌ„ his yong age in Italy among the Romains The yere of the worlde 4087 The yere of Christ 126 Anni regum britannie 1 and therfore fauoured them greatly and payed the tribute truly Some write that he buylded the towne of Colchester Ioseph the .xiiii. bishop of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4090 The yere of Christ 129 Iudas the .xv. bishop of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 4 to his time al the bishoppes of that citie descended of some familie of the Iewes and were circumcised The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 131 Anni regum britannie 6 Minutius Fundâ—nus proconsull of Asia Barchochabas beinge of great power and estimacion amonge the Iewes vexed with most cruel tourmentes as many of the christians as would not deny Christ and his religion Antinous a childe of wonderful bâ—auâ—ye and fauoure dyed in Aegipte while Adrian was there in progresse whom he loued so excedingly that he erected 〈◊〉 ymages in his name and buylded a towne in those partes called Antinous he affyrmed also that he sawe a sterre in the firmament whiche should be called Antinous sterre according to the name of the childe Telesphoâ—us the viâ—â— bishop of Rome .vii. yeres Eumanes The yere of the worlde 4094 The yere of Christ 133 the .vi. bishop of Alexandria Anni regum britannie 8 The yere of the worlde 4095 The yere of Christ 134 Satan the infest enmy of al trouth Anni regum britannie 9 which leaueth nothing vndon wherby he may hinder the religioÌ„ of christ which at this time was greatly augmented and spread largelye in the worlde sowed by his ministers certayne heresies in the church and first stirred vp Saturninus which in all poyntes taughte as Menander dydde that Christ had not a true body but a phantastical He denyed the resurrection and affirmed that .vii. angels made the worlde contrary to the conscience of god the father The Iewes rebelled agayne and spoyled the countrey of Palestine Agaynst whom the emperour sent Iulius Seuerus who ouerthrewe in Iudeo .50 castels burnt and destroyed .980 vyllages and townes and slewe of the Iewes .50 thousande so that with famine sickenes sword and fire Iudea was almost desolate Adrian erected a sumptuous library in Athenes The yere of the worlde 4096 The yere of Christ 135 Marcus the first bishoppe of Hierusalem that was a Anni regum britannie gentile Adrian repaired the citee of Hierusalem and named it Aelia Capitolina He graunted inhabitance therin onely to Christian men Anni regum britannie 11 The yere of the worlde 4097 The yere of Christ 136 and defended the Iewes to enter into the citee Ceionius Commodus was adopted to the empire by Adrian Anni regum britannie 12 he was a veraie delicate and nice person The yere of the worlde 4098 The yere of Christ 137 greatelye deliting in strange pleasures for he made hym a bedde of rose leaues and a couerlede of the floures of lyllyes hys fotemen he caused to weare whinges like to Cupido and gaue them the names of the foure wyndes he died before he toke fruicion of the empire The notable heritike Basilides was famous who amonge other thynges taught Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 4099 The yere of Christ 138 that Christ was not crucifyed but Simon Tireneus whiche was constreigned to beare the crosse when Christe waxed fainte â–ª he affirmed also that it was noo offence to forsake Christe in tyme of persecucion he denied the resurrection Against whose he resies a learned man named Agrippa Castor wrote certaine bokes whiche were after in great price amonge the Christians Adrian the emperour died with bledyng at the nose Anni regum britannie 14 Antonius Boionius The yere of the worlde 4100 The yere of Christ 139 who for hys clemencie and gentle behauoure Anni regum britannie 15 was surnamed Pius succeded Adrian The yere of the worlde 4101 The yere of Christ 140 and reigned .22 yeres This man was of pleasaÌ„t nature gentle in maners honourable in continance quicke of witte of excellent eloquence famous in lerning sobre diligent paciente curteyse liberall muche geuen to housbandrye and tyllage of the earthe and all these thynges in measure withoute bostynge and vainglorie he vsed often this princely sentence of Affricane I had liesfer saue one citizen than destroye .1000 aduersaryes he vsed hys frendes beyng emperour as he dyd when he was a priuate persoÌ„ Higinus the .viii. byshoppe of Rome Anni regum britannie 16 Earpocrates the famous heretike was in these dayes whiche denied that Christe was God and saied The yere of the worlde 4102 The yere of Christ 141 that he was not borne of the virginne Mary but onely gotten of the sede of Ioseph and that he suffered amonge the Iewes and hys soule onelye ascended into heauen He affirmed also that the worlde was made by angelles and not by god He reiected the olde testament and denied the general resurrection Ualentinian and Cerdon notable heretikes came to Rome Ualentinian denied that Christ had a natural body but rather a phantastical Cerdon taughte Anni regum britannie 17 that Christ was neuer borne of a woman The yere of the worlde 4103 The yere of Christ 142 and that he had no fleshe nor suffered any passyon but feined onely to suffer He affirmed that god whyche is declared in the lawes and prophets to be god was not the father of our sauiour Christe for so muche as he was knowen the other vnknowen the one was iust the other was good It was his doctrine also that some creatures were of them selues yll and that they were not made of that god that was the chiefe goodnesse but of an other god of al naughtynes whom he called the chiefe or pryncipall myschiefe He sayed also that the olde testamente was naught Iustine the philosopher wrate a boke to the emperoure and Senate in defence of Christian religion Cassianus the .ii. Bishop of Hierusalem of the Gentils About this time was a great famine in Rome .300 houses also were destroyed with
to death The same Mascazell beinge proud with the successe of that battaile named him selfe emperour and within few daies was slayne of the souldiours About this time as witnesseth Uolateran The yere of the worlde 4362 The yere of Christ 401 the Hunnes brake into Pannonia and in battayle ouercame the Romaines A controuersie was in the churche whether god were corporate and had a body and all membres therof to the likenesse of man whiche opinion was obstinatelye affirmed of certaine simple and vnlearned monkes or solitarie persons of Aegipt This opinion caused so muche trouble in the churche that Theophilus bishop of Alexandria and Epiphaneus of Cipres endeuored to haue disanulled and burned the bookes of Origine for that they semed to teache the contrary They vexed also Chrisostomus because he would not consent therto The Gothes The yere of the worlde 4363 The yere of Christ 402 whiche sens the reigne of Theodorius had ben friendes with the Romaines and in wages vnder theyr capitaines rebelled and brake into Italye by the meanes of Stillico for he triatrouslye caused the emperour Honorius to put them out of wages to the enteÌ„t that they for displeasure shoulde rebelle against the empire that he in the meane time might more commodiously by treason transferre the imperiall crowne to his son He intised also the Aleynes and Uandales to take armes agaynst the Romains The yere of Christ 403 Chrisostomus bishop of constantinople was exyled into Pont The yere of the worlde 4564 by meanes of Theophilus of Alexandria The yere of the worlde 4365 The yere of Christ 404 At Pelentia the Romaines fought a dangerous battaile against the Gothes not without losse of manye men on both partes Stillico the Romain capitayne feygned him to flye But yet the Gothes at that time were dryuen backe The frenchemen passinge the ryuer Rhine inhabyted Treueris in Gallia and the countree lyinge there about The yere of the worlde 4366 The yere of Christ 405 Chrisostome dyed in exile Britain about this time was vexed with the irrupcions of Melga king of Pictes and other barbarous people The yere of the worlde 4367 The yere of Christ 406 There fell a great hayle in Constantinople and the suburbes therof Two terrible nacions of the Gothes were in armes against the empyre the Ostrogothes being Paganes whiche had a mighty and vallaunt captaine named Rhadagasius and the west Gothes whiche were christined and had to theyr leader Alaricus The yere of the worlde 4368 The yere of Christ 407 Rhadagasius king of the Ostrogothes inuaded Italy with a terrible armye of .200000 men at whiche tyme the Romaines were in suche feare that manye of theym blaspheming christ layed the faulte of so greuous daunger vpon christian religion But that great army shortely after being inclosed and compassed with the hostes of the Romains in certaine mountaynes of Thuscane was slayne and taken wel nere al togither Ruffinus gouernour of the east intised Alaricus kinge of the wisigothes to make warre vpon the emperour Arcadius to the enteÌ„t that in time of the tumultie he might by his conspiratours be aduaunced to the imperiall auctoritie whose treason being disclosed he was slayne of the souldiours and his head set vp at Constantinople wyth his right hand Caianus also trusting to the ayde of the Gothes raysed ciuile warre The yere of the worlde 4396 The yere of Christ 408 and was vanquished put to flighte and slaine Stillicon prolonged the warre with the Wisigothes and therfore was he commaunded of Honorius to make peace with them Honorius also graunted to the Gothes to inhabite in Fraunce whiche at that time was possessed of the Frenchmen Aleines and other barbarous people that were steered vp by the counsayle of Stillico Constantius a man of no estimacion or dignitee The yere of the worlde 4370 The yere of Christ 409 nor hauing any vertue worthy a noble manne for the onlye hope of his name was made emperour of the souldiours in Britaine This man passed into Gallia to quiete the barbarous people that wasted that countrey but he preuayled nothing against them Constantine sent his sonne Constans into Spayne against two noble men Dyndimus and Uerinianus whiche kept the streightes of the mountayns called Pyrenei bothe against him and the barbarous people Arcadius emperour of the east The yere of the worlde 4371 The yere of Christ 410 departed out of this life at Constantinople He before his death ordeyned Isdericus king of Persians to be gouernour of his yonge sonne and defendour of the empyre Theodotius surnamed the younger The yere of the worlde 4372 The yere of Christ 411 being yet a child was made emperour after his father and reygned in the east Of maners he was indifferent but verye negligent in thinges perteyning to the common weale In so muche that he would subscribe and signe bylles of request whiche he neuer sawe nor knewe that was conteyned in them whiche negligence his sister Pulcheria rebuked in this maner causing him after his facion to subscribe to a byll in the which was deâ—iâ—ed the perpetuall bondage of his wife Eudoxia whom he loued entirely wherwith he being abasshed and â—â—ewing a payre of redde chekâ—s ceased to be so negligente in matters perteyninge to the weale publike The Uâ—â—dâ—â—es being chased of the Gothes west out of Fraunce into Spayne Atâ—alus affectinge the empire in Rome was immediatly brought in subiection Stillico contrarye to the leag ue The yere of the worlde 4373 whyche was made with the Gothes vpon Easter day The yere of Christ 412 when for religioÌ„ they absteyned from al labour and fearinge no enemies had cast of theyr armour sent agaynst theym a Iâ—we named Saul with a companie of souldiours Who coÌ„minge sodeynly vpon the sayd Gothes slewe of them a great numbre with which iniurie their king Alaricus beynge irritated after he hadde reuenged him on the souldiours of Stillico in his fury turned his whole power against the citee of Rome whiche shortly after he tooke And when he had spoyled it by the space of .iii. dayes departed and toke with him Placidia the emperours sister whome after he gaue in mariage to Ataulphus his kinsman Now was the treason of Stillico detected whyche he had of longe time dissimuled and kept close and he therfore was beheaded with his sonne Eucherius At this time the Romaine empyre the fourth monarchie of the worlde whiche had of longe time flourished beganne first to decline which happened from the beginning of the citee .1163 after the kinges were expelled .919 yeres The yere of the worlde 4374 The yere of Christ 413 Honorius the emperour sent a noble man of Rome named CoÌ„staÌ„tius with an army against Constantine whiche was chosen emperour in Britaine and was now in Fraunce whom he easilie vanquished and caused to be slaine Constans the sonne of Constantine who was sent into Spaine was murdered of his owne Duke Gerontius wherby Honorius recouered to his dominion bothe the lande of Britaine and the souldiours
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
was ordeined king of Fraunce This man for his lechery and voluptuous liuing The yere of the worlde 4421 The yere of Christ 460 became odible to his subiectes and therfore soone after was faine to void his realme and went to the king of turinges in whose place the frenchemen chose Aegius to theyr king The Saxones couenaunted with the Britains that thei shoulde attende to theyr worldlye businesse and the saxones as theyr souldiours should defende the lande from the incursions of all enemies For the whiche seruice the Britaynes should geue to them competent meat and wages And vnder this pretence caused more Saxones to be sent for entendinge at conuenient time by force to haue the land in theyr subiection The yere of the worlde 4422 The yere of Christ 461 Saint Germaine came into Britaine to reduce them from the heresy of Pelagian to the faith of christ Anni regum britannie 14 The yere of the worlde 4424 The yere of Christ 463 Maiorian emperour of Rome Anni regum britannie 16 was murdered of certaine traitours nye to the riuer Hyria The Britaines considering the daylye repaire of the Saxones into this realme shewed to theyr king the ieopardie that might thereof ensue and aduertised hym to auoyde the daunger and expel them out of the realme But al was in vayn For Uertiger by reason of his wife bore such fauour towarde the Saxones that he woulde in no wise heare the counsayl of his subiectes Wherfore they with one wil and mynde depriued him of his roial dignitee The yere of the worlde 4425 The yere of Christ 464 Anni regum britannie 1 and ordeyned to theyr king his eldest son Uortimerus when Uortiger had reigned .xvi. yeres Seuerus by confederacie of certaine Romaines was aduanced to the imperial auctoritee in place of Maiorianus and reigned .iiii. yeres This Uortimer as before is sayd being made kynge in a ll hast he pursued the Saxones The yere of the worlde 4426 The yere of Christ 455 Anni regum britannie 2 and by his marciall knighthode vanquished theym in .iiii. great battayles beside conflictes and skyrmishes vntyl at length he was poysoned by meane of Rowen his stepmother after he had regned .vii yeres The yere of Christ 466 Byogor king of Aleines comminge into Italye Anni regum britannie 3 was vanquished and slayne of a Romaine senatour called Richomir The yere of the worlde 4427 The yere of Christ 467 There hapned a fyre in Constantinople by the whiche a great part of the citee was destroyed The yere of the worlde 4428 Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of Christ Athemius was sent into Italy of Leo Anni regum britannie 6 emperour of the east The yere of the worlde 4430 to take on him the imperial auctoritee at Rome and gouernaunce of the west betwene this Anthemius and a noble man of his affinitee called Riohomir was great strife and variance for whiche the sayd Anthemius was after deposed The yere of the worlde 4431 The yere of Christ 470 Seruandus liuetenant of Gallia Anni regum britannie 7 naminge him selfe emperour was banished by Anthemius Childericus was againe restored to his regalitee in France and soone after subdued a Saxon prince named Onager and conquered the cite of Orliance and passing ouer the ryuer of Leyr subdued to his signorie the countrey of Angeo and Maine VOrtigier obteyned againe the kyngedome of great Britaine Anni regum britannie 1 and reigned after this time .ix. yeres The yere of the worlde 4432 The yere of Christ 471 but shortelye after Hengistus whiche was chased of Uortimer in to the I le of Thanet perced the land wyth a numbre of Saxones but whan he herde of the greate assemble that the Britains made againste him he treated for peace whiche in fyne was concluded Anni regum britannie 2 Romanus a senatour of Rome The yere of the worlde 4433 The yere of Christ 472 affected by priuy meanes the empyre and was therfore beheaded Asper likewise at Constantinople laied priuy waite to slea the emperour Leo and named his sonne Cesar whyche treason beyng detected he and his sonne were put to death Gensericus kynge of the Uandales endeuoured ones againe to inuade Italy but he was driuen backe of Basilicus a Romaine capitaine and constreigned with disâ—woorship to retourne to Afrike whens he came Ualamir and Theodomir The yere of the worlde 4434 kinges of the Ostrogothes breaking into Illiria Anni regum britannie 3 and wasting that countrey The yere of Christ 473 ceased not vntyll the emperour Leo had granted to theim Hungarie and Mesia to inhabite and toke of theim Theodoricus the younge sonne of Theodomir for ostage Leo sent Olymbrias to depose Anthemius emperour of Rome for discorde that had been of longe time betwene him and his kinsman Richomir Anni regum britannie 4 Richomir slewe Anthemius in Rome after whom Olymbrias gouerned the empyre .vii. monethes The yere of the worlde 4435 The yere of Christ 474 Anni regum britannie 5 At Rauenna The yere of the worlde 4439 the souldiours named Clicerius to be emperour of Rome The yere of Christ 475 The Saxones in Britaine by priuie gyle and treason got the kinge Uortigier into their handes and kept him as prisoner and by that meanes constreigned the king to grant vnto theim thre countreis in the lande of Britaine that is to saie Kent Sussex Suff. North. Than Hengist began his lordeship ouer Kent and sendyng for mâ—e Saxones to bewelde the other prouinces shortely after made warre vpoÌ„ the Britains and so chased theim that he kept his kyngdome of Kent in peace and warre .24 yeeres Uortiger fled into Wales and there builded a castel of whiche buildyng and impediment of the same and of his prophet Marlyne the common voyce of the people speaketh many thynges Conâ—annus for so muche as the children of his brother Congallus were but yonge was ordeined king of Scottes and guided them in good peace and quietenes a loÌ„g space but at the laste he was slayne for extorcion that Tomset his chauncellour vsed in his name The yere of the worlde 4437 The yere of Christ 476 Nepos a senatour Anni regum britannie 6 deposed Clicerius from the imperiall auctoritee and causyng him to be ordeined bishop of Solonae a citee of Dalmacie by force was made emperour of Rome to the great vnquietnesse of Italie Leo emperour of CoÌ„stantinople departed out this lyfe After whom Zenon was aduauÌ„ced to thegouernance of the weast empyre This Zenon was a man of vnknoweÌ„ byrth no lesse il fauoured and defourmed in maners thaÌ„ in vâ—sage and countinaunce He reigned .xiii. yeares not as an emperour but lyke a cruell tyranne Perosas king of Persians was vanquisshed in battaile and chased of certaine of the Hunnes whiche were sparkeled into those partes The yere of the worlde 4438 The yere of Christ 477 Whyle Zenon was absent from Constantinople Anni regum britannie 7 Uerrina his wyfes mother aduauÌ„ced Basilicus his brother to the imperiall
he had reigned .xxviii. yeres The yere of Christ 521 Iustinus by gile and crafty means obteyned the imperiall auctoritee The yere of the worlde 4482 Anni regum britannie 5 For with the money that was geuen to him to purchase the good will of the souldiours that Theocritianus might be emperor he bought the fauour of the souldiours for him selfe and of theym was made emperour without resistence This man in hys youthe was a swine herde and after geuinge him selfe to warfare for his towardnes therin within few yeres waxed so expert cuÌ„ning in feates of armes that he was aduaÌ„ced to high dignitees lastly obteined the empire whiche he gouerned with great policie and wisedome .ix. yeres Iustine banished all the bishops of the Arrians Manicheâ— and other heretikes and endeuoured to restore agayne the pure and sincere christian fayth Anni regum britannie 6 The .iiii. kingdome of the west Saxones The yere of Christ 522 beganne in Britaine vnder a Saxon called Cerdicus The yere of the worlde 4483 they landed first at an haueÌ„ in Northff called Yormouth With this Saxon Cerdicus and his people Arthur had much trouble and warre This lordeshippe conteined the west part of Englande as Wilshire Somersetshire Berk. Dors. and other Anni regum britannie 7 Theodorich king of the Ostrogothes The yere of the worlde 4484 The yere of Christ 523 whyche had the gouernance of Italy fauouring the sect of the Arrians and hauing knowledge howe that Iustinus did banishe theim from their churches sent ambasades to the sayde Iustine willing him to cal home againe the Arrians or els he would spoyle Italye and Rome with swoorde and fire Iustine fearinge the power of Theodorich permitted the Arrians to retourne to theyr churches Iohn 1. Pope ii yeeres .ix. monethes .xvi. dayes Anni regum britannie 9 Ilderichus was made king of the Uendales in Afrike The yere of the worlde 4486 He fauoured the true fayth of Chryste The yere of Christ 525 and called from banishement the byshops whiche by his predecessoures had bene of long time exyled Theodorich banished pope Iohn whiche was famished to death Theodorich put to death Simmaâ—hus and Boetius .2 noble men of Rome for that he falsely suspected them of treason Procopius writeth that Theodorich as he was at supper serued with a fishes head ymagined that he sawe in that fishes head the vysage of Symachus bytinge hys nether lyppe and beholdinge hym with a fyerce and terrible countinaunce Wyth whiche ymaginacion he conceyued such terrour and feare by the remorse of his conscience that he neuer after prospered but pining awaye ended his life Anni regum britannie 10 Gurgenes kinge of Iberia The yere of the worlde 4487 fledde to the Romains because that Cabades king of Persia The yere of Christ 526 would by force haue constreigned him to forsake the fayth of Christ. Felix .52 Pope .4 yeres .ii. monethes After the death of Theodorich Amalasiuntha his daughter with her yong son Athalaricus obteyned the gouernance of Italy and Rome The yere of the worlde 4488 The yere of Christ 527 Anni regum britannie This woman was of so great vertue and towardenesse and in al her behauoir had such a princely maiestie that neuer man did behold her without great reuereÌ„ce She was a woman of wonderful silence although she were both in Greke and latine excellentlye learned and had skill in the languages of all nacions whiche had to doe with the Romaine empire She hadde I thinke that sentence of Sophocles printed in her minde The ornament of a vvoman is sylence In all thinges perteyning to common weale she behaued hir selfe with suche wysedome and iustice that no man was with her offended Iustinian was made emperour of Constantinople Anni regum britannie 14 He came but of a poore kinred The yere of the worlde 4491 The yere of Christ 530 for his mothers brother Iustinus emperour before him was but a swyne hierde He sucâ—eded his vncle and gouerned the empire noblye the space of .39 yeres and augmented it honourablye and caused the lawes ciuile which were dispercled in infinite volumes to be reduced into fiftie bokes called the digestes and caused to be made .iiii. bookes of Institutes and likewise the Code conteyning the decrees of emperoures although he him selfe knewe no letters He was an excelleÌ„t prince if he had not ben corrupted with the heresie of Eutices I thinke this man in nothing more happie than in that he had in his time .ii. noble and valiaunt capitains that is Bellizarus and Narses by whose vertue and marcial knighthode he vtterly extinguished the power of the Gothes and other barbarous people whiche of longe tyme possessed the landes of the empire Of the noble actes of these .ii. capitaines and howe vnthankefullye they were rewarded somewhat hereafter shall appeare Bellizarius was made soue raigne capitaine of the emperours army and had committed to him the tuicion of the east partes In Mesopitamia he discomfited and slewe the Persians and again nere to a place called Satala he vanquished them and slewe their capitaine Memorâ—e Boniface .53 Pope .ii. yeres 26. dayes Dorotheus president of Armonie Hellisteus king of Aethiopes Esimipheus kinge of Homecites Anni regum britannie 16 Mercurius called also Iohn The yere of the worlde 4493 The yere of Christ 532 the .54 Pope .ii. yeres .iiii. monethes Theudis kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine Cosroes was ordeyned kinge of the Persians Anni regum britannie 18 The yere of the worlde 4495 The yere of Christ 534 and reigned .48 yeres he made peace with the Romaines for an â—10 yeres There hapned a sedicion in Byzance where Hyppatius by treason was named emperour in the whiche sedycion were slaine .30000 men Hyppatius the chiefe capitaine with other auctours of that commocion were takeÌ„ and beheaded Agapitus .55 Pope .11 monethes .18 doyes The silke wormes about this time were first brought out of India into Europe Eugenius the sonne of Congallus was made king of Scotland after Conrannus and reigned .34 yeres the Scottishe historie affirmeth that he wyth hys Scottes was preseÌ„t in the battailes that Mordred fought against Arthur Anni regum britannie 19 Amalasiuntha quene of the Ostrogothes and gouernour of Italy The yere of the worlde 4496 The yere of Christ 535 after the deathe of hir sonne Athalaricus chose hir kinsman Theodotus to be with her partaker of the kingdome This Theodotus was a man of lytle towardnesse hauynge a frowarde and vngracious minde verie vnmete eyther for marciall or ciuyle affayres And yet was he bothe in Greeke and latine excedinglye well learned and folowed Platos discipline He wrate an historie of the notable actes of his time Theodotus king of the Ostrogothes by the counsayle of Amalasiuntha fought prosperously against the Burgonions and almaines which were sent to Theodobert kinge of Austracie to spoyle Lyguria Aemilia and the countrey of Uenece The Uandales ordeined Gilimer theyr kinge and cast Ilderich Ameres and Eâ—agenes in prison
The yere of the worlde 4546 The yere of Christ 585 He recouered againe Mesopotamia Anni regum britannie 34 and retourned with great praie and yrches The Lumbardes perceiuynge the Romaynes to bee greatly ayded of the Frenchemen puisantlye inuaded the countrey of Fraunce called Narbone where they chased the Burgonions and slewe Amaâ—us the Emperours deputye with a great noumber of souldyours Anni regum britannie 1 CAreticus beganne to rule the Britayns This man as witnesseth all writers loued ciuile warre The yere of the worlde 4547 The yere of Christ 586 and was so odible both to god and also to his subiectes that they excited the Saxones to warre vpon him which toke from him a great part of his lande Mauritius after the death of Tyberius the .ii. was ordeyned emperour at Constantinople and reigned .21 yeres This man sent a greate summe of money to Chilâ—erich one of the kynges of fraunce to the entent he should make warre vpon the Lumbardes The Romaine capytayne Mummolus by the healpe of the frenchemen Anni regum britannie 2 put to flyght the Lumbardes in the borders of Fraunce The Saxones whiche accompanyed the Lumbardes whan they fyrste inuaded Italy forsoke them The yere of the worlde 4548 The yere of Christ 587 and made alyance with Sigibert kyng of Austracie and shortly after retourned toward their owne countrey The Saxones in theyr retourne were discomfited and slayne of the people called Sueui Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4549 The yere of Christ 588 whiche sens that tyme helde the countrey that is now called Suauia or Suaue Laudrie one of the Dukes of Soysons in fraunce fearyng that his aduoutrie committed with the quene Fredegunde shoulde be disclosed by hir counsaile slew Chilperich the kynge Chilperich leste after hym one younge sonne named Clothayre whom his mother Fredegunde committed to the tuicion of Gunthranus his vncle and than kynge of Orliaunce The Saxones hearyng of the discencion betwene Caretius and his Britains accompaniyng them with Gurmundus kynge of Irelande made warre vpon hym in suche wyse that it was fayne to take the towne of Sycester where they assauted hym so sore that he with hys men fled from thens into Wales by whiche meanes he lost a great part of his dominion â–ª and shortly after ended his lyfe THe Britayns whiche were chased of their enemies into Wales as I before sayed helde theim in that partes The yere of the worlde 4550 The yere of Christ 589 Anni regum britannie 1 and assauted the Saxones somwhyle in one coste and somewhyle in an other vnder sundry Dukes and so continued the space of .24 yeres Gregory was sent to the emperour to excuse Pelagius for that he was chosen and admytted byshoppe of Rome without his consent A noble man of Constantinople named Smaragdus â–ª Anni regum britannie 2 was ordeyned lieuetenant of Italy The yere of the worlde 4551 The yere of Christ 590 and sent of the emperour with an armie to deliuer Italy from the Lumbardes Who at his comminge toke the towne called Classense discomfited the Lumbardes and slewe theyr capytaine Feroaldus with many of his souldiours The Lumbardes whiche had been the sâ—are of .x. yeres without a kyng The yere of the worlde 4552 The yere of Christ 591 vnder the gouernaunce of Dukes Anni regum britannie 3 ordeyned to theyr kynge a valiant younge man called Antharis the sonne of Clephis Leonâ—gilâ—us kynge of Spayne slewe his owne sonne Hermengilde because he woulde not consent to the heresie of Arrius In Britaine Ethelfrâ—dus gouerned the north Saxones who made suche continual warre vpoÌ„ the Britains The yere of the worlde 4553 The yere of Christ Anni regum britannie 4 and chased them so sore that it is thought he slew mo of them than all the other Saxon kynges By hys crueltie the faieth of Christ was almost vtterly extinguisshed among the Britaines which had continued sens the time of Luâ—ie about .400 yeres and manye of the Britaynes were chased of the lande Anâ—haris kyng of Lumbardes inuaded â—ystria and spoyled the countrey with sworde and fyre The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 593 Anni regum britannie 5 He dyscomfyted Fransilyo the president of Gallia Cisalpina and toke the citee Cumus By ouermuche raine hapned a great floude in al the countrey of Italie so that the riuers ouerflowed manye citees and townes to the great damage of the inhabytauntes by whych vnseasonable weather rose also great dearth pestilence and famine by occasion wherof Gregorie ordayned first the latinie to be songe in 7. partes Richaredus was ordeined king of Spaine This man calling a counsayle at Tolet condeÌ„ned the heresy of Arrius and caused the catholike fayth to be receiued of his people Anni regum britannie 6 Childebert one of the kinges of Fraunce gaue his sister in mariage to Richaredus of Spayne The yere of the worlde 4555 The yere of Christ 594 reiecting the affinitee of Antharâ—s the Lumbarde who also desyred his sister to wife Antharis maried Teudelina the doughter of the king of Bauarie Chidebert king of Fraunce making warre vpon the Bauarians chased theyr kinge Gariabalde out of this countrey and possessed his lordship of Bauarie Teudelina with her brother Gondoald fled into Italie to Anthaxis Childebert besieged the citee of Trent in Italye and spoyled the countrey there about wyth muche crueltee wherby he put the Lumbardes in great dread caused theim to feare muche his power Luiba the sonne of Richaredus was king of Spaine ii yeres v â–ª monethes He was slayne by the treason of Uictecâ—s Agiâ—uâ—phus succeded Antharis in the kyngdome of Lumbardie Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4556 The yere of Christ 595 who foorthwith made peace with the frenche men Gunthranus king of Orliaunce made Childebert his heyre Aldaine king of Scottes being confederate with the Britaines about this time warred fiercely agaynst Ethelfride king of Northumberlande and the Picces and ouerthrew them in .ii. great battailes Gregory the first surnamed the great was ordeyned bishop of Rome This man because that Italy had bene of long time disturbed with continuall warres and therfore all thinges out of honest orber entendinge to reduce the church to some good and commendable fourme of religion ordeyned diuers new ceremonies whyche in processe of time by his folowers broughte into the churche diuers abuses wel nere vntollerable The yere of Christ 596 Romanus beinge ordayned lieutenant in Italy Anni regum britannie 8 recouered many townes The yere of the worlde 4557 citees and castels to the dominion of the emperour The Britaines being chased out of their countrey into Wales the Saxones oâ—teyned the whole dominion of this ilande sauing a part of Scotland which was subiect to the Pictes and Scottes Uictericus king of Spaine He was slaine of his people The yere of the worlde 4558 The yere of Christ 597 whan he had reygned .vii. yeres Anni regum britannie 9 Gregory sent Augustine
into thre lordshippes The yere of Christ 624 Edwine the sonne of Ella Anni regum britannie 12 whiche was persecuted of Ethelrede kyng of Northumberlande The yere of the worlde 4585 made sore warre vpon the said Ethelrede and slew him in plaine battaile and then ceased into his possession the kingdome of Northumberlande This Edwine was the firste christian king of that countrey The three sonnes of Ethelbert fled into litle Britaine Siroe the eldest sonne of Coscoas of Persia for enuy that his father preferred his yonger brother in the kingdome Anni regum britannie by a conspiracie imprisoned his owne father The yere of the worlde 4586 The yere of Christ 625 his yonger brother with their wifes and children and commanded them to be put to death And then made league with the emperour on condicion that all the landes that the Persians had wonne by force of armes should be againe restored to the empire and the holy crosse withall Heraclius recouered Afrike and Aegipte to the empire of Rome MAhomet of Arabia whyle there was great confusion of thinges both in the east and west beganne his errour He came but of a base stocke and being fatherlesse one abdâ—mâ—naples a man of the house of Ismaell bought him for his slaue and loued him greatly for his fauoure and witte For whiche cause he made him a ruler ouer his marchaundise and other businesse Then one Sergâ—us a monke which for heresie fled into Arabia instructed him in the heresy of Nestorius In the meane season his maister died without children leuinge behinde him muche riches and his wife a widow 〈◊〉 .50 yeres of age whom Mahomet maried and when she died was made heire and greatlye encreased in ryches And for his magicall artes was had also in great honour of the foolishe people Wherfore by the counsail of Sergius he called him selfe the great prophet of god and shortly after when his name was publyshed and of great auctoritye he deuised a lawe or kinde of religion called Alcaron in the whiche he toke some part wel nere of all the heresies that had bene before his time Wyth the Sabellians he deuided the trinitâ—e wyth the Manyches he affirmed to be but two persones in the deytee he denied the equalitee of the father and the son wyth Eunonius and sayde with Macedone the holy ghost was a creature and approued the multitude of wifes with the Nicolaytes he borowed of the Iewes circumcision and of the gentils muche supersticion and somwhat he toke of the christian veritee beside many diuelishe phantasies inuented of his owne braine Those that obeyed his law he called Sarasens When he had liued .40 yeres he died of the fallinge sickenesse whiche he had of longe time dissembled saying when he was taken therewith that the angel gabriell appered to him whose brightnes he coulde not beholde Honorius the .68 pope xii yeres .xi. monethes The yere of the worlde 4587 The yere of Christ 629 About this season beganne the kingdome of Mertia Anni regum britannie 14 or middle Englande vnder the stronge painim Saxone called Peuda Whiche lordship conteined Huntingtonshire Hereforde shire Gloucestershyre â–ª and other And was greatest of all the other kingedomes At that time reigned in diners partes of this land .7 kinges Sibertus amonge the east Saxones Redwoldus king of East angel now North. Suff. Ethelbert king of Kent Ethewolphus of Southser Kingilus and Quincellinus of weast Saxones Penda of Mertia Edwine of Northumberland The yere of the worlde 4588 Sirâ—e gouerned the Persians one yere And after him his sonne The yere of Christ 627 Adheser an other yere Anni regum britannie 15 and then was Hormisda their kinge Sisecundus expelled his owne brother obteined the kingdome of Spaine and reigned .vii. yeres Quincellinus kinge of west Saxones for a certayne grudge and displeasure sent a sword man by priuy meâ—nes to slea and murdre Edwine of Northumberland for whiche cruell intencion beynge shortly after espyed Edwine made fierce warre vpon Quincellinus and hym vanquished in battaile and slew a great noumbre of his souldiours Brunichild a woman of peruerse and euyll disposicion maligned alway against Clothayre king of France hir nephewe â–ª and therfore excited one Sigisberde to claime the lande of Austracie But in the ende this Sigiderd was taken and slaine and Brunichild for hir manifold mischieue put to most vile and shamefull deathe which in her time had bene occasion of the deathe of .x. princes beside other Edwine king of Northumberlande was baptised of the holy bishop Paulinus and after him manye of his people Clothayre released to the Lumbardes the tribute of .12 thousande poundes that was sette vppon them by Gunthranus his vncle Edwine kinge of Northumberlande for the refreshinge of waifaring men ordeyned certaine cuppes and dishes of yron to be fastened by suche clere welles and fountaines as did renne by the waye side Orpewaldus king of Eastangles tourned to the faithe of christ Kinge Ferquarde of Scotlande for his crueltee and negligence in the affaires of the coÌ„mon weale was of hys lordes disgraded and cast in prison for sorow wherof he slew him selfe Anni regum britannie 19 Dagohert was ordeyned king of fraunce after Clothayre The yere of the worlde 4592 The yere of Christ 631 In the firste beginninge of his reigne one Heibert his halfe brother claymed a parte of the kingedome and for the same made some stering But the matter by wise counsayle was quieted and Heibert coÌ„tented with a porcion of land assigned to him in Gâ—ian Donewalde the thirde sonne of Eugenius was ordeyned kinge of Scottes and gouerned the realme vertuously and wisely .xv. yeres A noble man of the Lumbardes named Ariâ—aldus deposing Adiold obteined that kingdome and made peace with the Romaines Penda kinge of Mertia The yere of the worlde 4594 The yere of Christ 633 and Cadwaue of Britaine enuiyng the prosperitee and quietenesse of Edwine of Northumberland made on him deadly warre Anni regum britannie 21 in the whiche Edwine was slaine after whom Eaulfricus the eldeste sonne of Ethelfride and his vncles son Ofriâ—us gouerned ioynctly the kingdome of Northumberland Which bothe being miscreantes tourned the people againe froÌ„ the faith of Christ. Anni regum britannie 22 The forenamed kinges of Northumberlande were both slaine in battaile of Cadwaâ—e Penda kynges of Britaine and of Mertia The yere of the worlde 4595 The yere of Christ 634 Than did Oswalde the seconde sonne of Ethelfrine take vpon him the kingdome against whom Cadwane king of Britaines made fierce warre and was of him vanquished and slaine Suintilla the seconde of that name king of Spaine .iiii yeres The emperour Heractius being greatly delited with the dilusions and enchauntmentes of witches and south saiers was monished that a greuous storme shoulde come to the empire by the circumsised people Wherfore interpreting it to be spoken of the Iewes he inforced all that were vnder his dominion vnwyllynglye to professe the fayth of christe but
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
worlde 4780 The yere of Christ 819 by the counsaile of certaine bishops gathered to him a great power and endeuoired to withhold from his dominioÌ„ the countrey of Italye whom he subdued and put to deathe and of his alies parte he banished parte he inclosed in monosteries as the bishop of Millaine the byshoppe of Cremona the bishop of Orlyaunce with others The countrey of litle Britaine rebelling was brought againe in subiection Conwallus succeded Achaius in the kingdome of Scotland and reigned .v. yeres Lewys the emperour made Lothayre his eldest sonne partaker of the empire Anni regum saxo 27 The yere of the worlde 4782 The yere of Christ 822 his secoÌ„d son Pipine he ordeined king of Guyan and his yongest called Lewys of Bayon or Bauarie Michael surnamed Balbas after he had traiterously murdered Leo by force obteined the empire of the easte and reigned .ix. yeres Ralmiris the sonne of Uaramunde reygned in Spaine vi â–ª yeres Lothayre the eldest sonne of Lewes Anni regum saxo 29 being sent of his father in Italye The yere of the worlde 4784 The yere of Christ 823 was there anointed kinge by the pope and named Augustus But because certaine of the Romaines refuced to dooe him due obeysaunce he retourned to his father to Pauie desiring of himayde to subdue his rebelles At this time saieth Fabian the Danes entred the seconde time into this lande of Britaine Lewes with the sworde spoyled the countrey of lyttle Britaine The yere of the worlde 4785 The yere of Christ 824 whiche refuced to obey him Anni regum saxo 30 Dongallus reigned in Scotland .vi. yeres and as he was going with an army against the Pictes in the quarell of Alpine a Scotte whiche claymed the crowne of Pictes was drowned in a riuer Aydo whom Lewis had made prouost of Guyan rebelled trusting to the ayde of the Sarasens in Spayne and by crafty meanes toke and spoyled the citee Ansonia Many citees in the hither Spaine yelded and became subiect to the Sarasens The Sarasens inuaded Crete and subdued the same well nere wholy to theyr dominion They vaÌ„quished the Greekes in two great battailes The yere of the worlde 4788 The yere of Christ 827 A great sedicion in the citee of Uenice Anni regum saxo 31 by meane of obelericus whiche was not longe after slaine by Particiacus then chiefe gouernour of Uenice The Sarasens in diuers quarters wasted most cruelly the landes of christendome The Sarasens of Spayne ouerranne the countreyes lyinge betweene Spaine and France They which were in Afrike spoyled and brente Sicilie and the Sarasens of Asia inuaded Crete Lewis the emperour ordeyned that the ministers of the churche and worde of god shoulde not be subiecte to anye humaine seruage and appoincted to them certaine liuinges wherby they shoulde not be constriegned by pouertee to forsake theyr duetie and office of preachinge Iudith the wife of Lewis whom he loued entierly and had receyued by her a sonne called Charles was against his wil from him deuorced by auctoritee of the pope and suite of his owne children Anni regum saxo 32 The yere of the worlde 4789 The yere of Christ 828 Boniface erle of Corsica with a strong nauye perced Afrike and robbed and spoiled the countrey betwene Utica and Carthage in suche wise that he caused the Sarasens to leaue Sicilie and returne to the defence of their owne countrey Ordinius reigned in Spaine .x. yeres Anni regum saxo 33 Lewis the emperour by strength recouered his wife Iudith to his company maugre all his enemies The yere of the worlde 4790 The yere of Christ 829 For whyche deede â—othaire his sonne with other Barones of France assembled theyr power and entended to haue depriued Lewis of all imperiall and kinglye dignitee Alpine the sonne of Achaius was made kinge of Scottâ—s he pursued the warre againste the Pictes and slewe theyr king Feredech but not long after he was vanquished and slaine by Brudus king of Pictes whan he had reigned .iiii. yeres Anni regum saxo 35 Theophilus was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople The yere of the worlde 4762 The yere of Christ 831 Anni regum saxo 1 EThelwolphus The yere of the worlde 4793 The yere of Christ 832 the sonne of Egbert began his reygne ouer the more parte of Englande This man in his youth was willing to haue bene a prieste and entered the ordre of subdeacone howe be it after he maried a wife of whome he receyued .iiii. sonnes whiche reigned after him successiuely The .iii. sonnes of Lewys deposed their father The yere of the worlde 4794 The yere of Christ 833 and kept him in prison Anni regum saxo 2 diuiding betwene them his empyre and other possessions Anni regum saxo 3 Lewis by the diligent meanes and labour of Guillian stuwarde of his landes and certaine other nobles The yere of the worlde 4795 The yere of Christ 834 was againe restored to his imperiall auctoritee and gentlye pardoned the obstinacie of his chrildren Theophilus emperour of Constantinople The yere of the worlde 4796 twise encountred the Sarasens Anni regum saxo 4 whiche spoyled Asia The yere of Christ 835 and was twise vanquished and put to flight The citee Amorium was taken and beaten to the ground by the Sarasens Kenneth reigned in Scotlande .xx. yeres He maynteyned the warre against the Pictes so fiercely that he vanquished them in diuers great battailes slew their king and lastly chased theÌ„ vtterly out of the boundes of Scotlande a thousande .151 yeres as sayeth the Scottishe historie after they began to haue dominion in that countrei fro the coming of Scottes into Albion after their opinion .1421 yeres Lewis taking againe to him his wife Iudith was againe vexed with warre by his sonne Lothayre whiche shortly after mistrusting his strength submitted him to his fathers mercie which gently forgaue him About this time Gregorie the .iiii. ordeyned firste the feast of all sainctes The Sarasens Anni regum saxo 6 with a greater power than euer thei had done before The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 837 inuaded Italy besieged the citee of Rome and in most cruel wise destroyed the suburbes and countrey there about The Normains infested the Frenchmen Pipine sonne of Lewys the emperour dyed whiche often times had bene vnfaithful to his father Alphons the thirde surnamed the great reigned in Spaine .40 yeres The yere of the worlde 4800 The yere of Christ 839 Lewys made his younger sonne Charles king of Neustria or Normandy Anni regum saxo 7 The yere of the worlde 4801 The yere of Christ 840 Lewys when he hadde disposed his empyre and kingedome to his children ended his life Anni regum saxo 8 with mooste gentyll hert forgeuinge the vnkinde trespasse of his son Lewys whiche thrise hadde vexed him with deadlye warres At whiche time remembring the vnnaturall mindes of his owne children for sorowe he fel in suche lamentable weping that he could not speake a good space after He was
Sedechias a Iewe whom he vsed for his physicion Carsius the sonne of Alphons kinge of Spaine .iii. yeres Charles surnamed the .iii. spedde him towarde Italy to clayme the imperial crowne Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 4840 The yere of Christ 879 but Iohn the pope not willinge to make him emperour but woulde the imperiall auctoritee shoulde remaine with the Frenchemen fled into Fraunce and auctorised king Lewys the stammarer and sonne of Charles the balde But after .ii. yeres he retourned to Rome and annointed Charles the thirde Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 4842 The yere of Christ 881 and crowned him with the imperial Diademe by which meanes the empire came again to the Germaines This Charles defended Italy from the inuasion of the Sarasens Lewys and Charlemaine the sons of Lewys the stammarer were proclaymed kinges of Fraunce Betwene whom and Lewis of Germanie fel strife and debate by the meane of two Frenche gentilmen called Gossellne and Conrade whiche excyted Lewys the Germaine to warre vpon the .ii. yonge kinges Ordinius succeded his brother Garsius in the kingedome of Spayne and reigned .viii. yeres The Normains or Danes inuaded robbed and pylled the countreys of Fraunce about the riuer Maze Ordonius kinge of Spayne The yere of the worlde 4843 The yere of Christ 882 by the vntrouth deceyued and put to death the .iiii. Erles of Galyce Anni regum Angli 11 For whyche deede the prouince of Gallice forsoke his dominion and ordeyned to them certaine iudges to whom they coÌ„mitted the gouernance of theyr realme The Normains continually robbed Fraunce and possessed many partes therof as Campaine and the countrey about the riuer Lyger Martine the .ii. was pope one yere Lewys kinge of Germanie died wherefore Charles the emperour departed from Italye to take possession of his brothers landes The Danes conquered brent and cast to the grounde Treuersand vanquished the Frenchmen Anni regum Angli 13 Lewys kinge of Fraunce ended his life The yere of the worlde after whom Charles or Charlemaine his brother The yere of Christ 884 fel at communicacion of peace with the Danes And finallye concluded that Godfrey their kinge to confesse the faythe of christ and to be christened shoulde enioye the whole prouince of Frise. After this time the space of .60 yeeres the empyre of Rome was vexed with ciuile warres and al kinde of misery in so muche that by the iniurie of these times honestâ—e greatly decayed and the name of learning and good letters was almoste forgotten Alurede of Englande was sore ouerset with newe companies of the Danes But at lengthe takinge to hym a valyant courage he enterprised to espy the maner of his enemies in this wise He did on him the habite of a mynstrel and with his instrument of musike entered the tentes of the Danes and in shewing them pastime and soÌ„g he espied all theyr flouth and idlenesse and harde muche of theyr counsayle Than priuily retourninge to his army with a chosen companye fell vpon the Danes in the night and slew of them a great noumber and lastly concluded a peace on condicion that as many of theym as woulde be christened shoulde inhabite the prouinces of Eastangles and Northumberlande the other to depart into Fraunce Adrian pope one yere He obteyned that the emperours auctoritee shoulde not be loked for in the creacion of the pope The yere of the worlde 4847 The yere of Christ 886 Charles the emperour Anni regum Angli 15 after the death of his kinsman was made kinge of France By the counsayle of Notus Alurede king of England ordeyned the first grammarschole in Oxenford frauÌ„chesed that towne with manye great libertees The Normains besieged the citee of Paris and afier yode to Soysons The yere of the worlde 4847 The yere of Christ 887 destroying the countrey before them Anni regum Angli 16 Leo the sonne of Basile emperour of Grece The Hunnes a people of Scithia breaking out of their owne countrey inuadde Pannonie expelling the Gepides and Auares and ioygned them with theyr kynsmen the Hungares Phroilla expelling his brothers children Anni regum Angli 18 toke on him the kingdome of Spaine The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and when he had reygned one yere died being taken with the leaprie Certaine of the Danes retourned againe into France into Englande and besieged the towne of Rochester and were driuen backe by kinge Alurede Anni regum Angli 20 Charles the emperour for his negligence The yere of the worlde 4852 The yere of Christ 891 was deposed by Arnolphus his nephew choseÌ„ emperour in his place who reigned .xii. yeres Eudo sonne of Robert Duke of Angâ—â—w was made king of France and protectour of the yong prince Charles the simple The Lumbardes partly desyringe to renew their kingdome partly contemning the feblenesse of the Romans ordeyned Beringarius to be emperour an other company dissenting from theim made Uuido kinge of Italye whiche was before Duke of Spoletum betwene which two noble men was arrered deadly warre Alphons the .iiii. reigned .v. yeres Leo the emperour by ayde of the Turkes at the first encounter vanquished the Bulgares But afterwarde trusting to their false pretended peace he was putte by theim to great domage Anni regum Angli 21 The Danes with most egre crueltee entred .iiii. partes of this lande together The yere of the worlde 4853 The yere of Christ 892 and when they were expelled froÌ„ one parte foorthwith they passed to an other Yet that notwithstanding the good and valiaunt kinge Alurede behaued him so wisely that by the redy assistence of his people he had of them alwaye the vpper hande Uuido king of Italye chased Beringarius out of his countrey to Arnulph the emperour whiche as then was occupied in the warres against the Normains whoÌ„ he subdued At election of Formosus popewas great strife and variance but in the ende he by Mars and money obteined the bishoprike Arnolph entred Italy against Uuido The yere of the worlde 4855 The yere of Christ 894 and tooke Bergamum and honge theyr erle Ambrose vpon a gibbette Anni regum Angli 23 Zuuentebaldus Duke of Morauia rebelled agaynst Arnolph whiche had committed to him the Dukedome of Boheme whome for so muche as he could not bringe in subiection by his owne power he desyred helpe of the Hungares by whose assistence he brought the Duke to due obeysance Donalde the .vi. reigned in Scotlande .xi. yeres He made a law that all men that did forswere them selfe or speake of the diuell should be burned in the lyppes with a hote yron The Normains besieged Paris the second time Englande was vexed with .iii. maner scourges warre of the Danes The yere of the worlde 4856 The yere of Christ 895 great mortalitee of men Anni regum Angli 24 and moreine of beastes Arnolph went into Italye the seconde time and by force entred the citee of Rome The yere of the worlde 4857 The
yere of Christ 896 Anni regum Angli 25 and was crowned with the imperiall Dyademe by Formosus the pope Raimitis kinge of Spaine .xix. yeres He caste his brother Alphons in prison and berefte him of his sight because he denied the faith of christ The yere of the worlde 4858 Stephene the .vi. was ordeined pope Anni regum Angli 26 which so enuied the name of his predicessour Formosus The yere of Christ 897 that he abrogated and dissolued his decrees and taking vppe his bodye after it was buried cutte of his head and fingers of his right hand and commauÌ„ded them to be cast into Tyber and then buried his body in a priuate sepulchre Which cruell dede some attributed to Sergius that laboured for the bishoprike together with Formosus In Rome were .v. popes within the space of .iii. yeres that is Boniface the .vi. Stephene the .vi. Romanus Theodorus the seconde Iohn the .ix. who reigned .ii. yeres and then suceded Bennet the .iiii. Charles being of iust age Anni regum Angli 27 toke on him the kingdome of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 4861 The yere of Christ 900 who for his modestee sinceritee and innocencie of life was surnamed simple and was nothinge framed of nature for worldlye businesse and troubles of warre and therfore he ceassed alwaye frome warrefare and gaue him to quietnesse EDwarde the elder sonne of Alurede Anni regum Angli 1 beganne his reigne ouer the more part of England gouerned this lande well and nobly .xxiiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4892 The yere of Christ 901 In knowlage of good letters he was not to be compared to his father But in honour worship and marciall prowes nothinge inferiour And was also veraye profitable to the common weale in buildyng and repairyng many castles townes and cyties whiche were rased and broken by the Danes He in his time adiuigned to his lordeshyp all thys iland sauynge onely Northumberlande whiche was possessed of the Danes Uuido the Lumbarde ended his lyfe after whom Beringarius obteyned the kingdome of Italy But the Lumbardes not beynge content wyth one ordeyned for theyr kyng a valiaunt and merciall yonge man named Laâ—thbert the soonne of Uuido Arnolph emperour of Germanye died of the lousie euyl Anni regum Angli 2 Edwarde of England made warre against Constantine kinge of Scottes and forced him to desyre peace The yere of the worlde 4863 The yere of Christ Shortly after he quieted the Welsshemen Anni regum Angli 3 Lewys the sonne of Arnolph The yere of the worlde 4864 The yere of Christ 803 was chosen emperour of Germanye He was neuer crowned wyth the imperyall Diademe at Rome For Beringarius the Lumbarde held from him by force the dominion of Italy Constantine the thyrde of that name was ordeined king of Scottes and reigned .xl. yeres Anni regum Angli 5 Alexander The yere of the worlde 4866 The yere of Christ a man wholy addicte to all filthye liuynge was made emperoure of Constantinople Lanthberte the sonne of Uuido was slaâ—ne by treason as he was in huntinge After whom the Italyans chose Lewys the sonne of Boson to theyr kyng Adeluoldus the brother of kyng Edward of Englande beynge excited of the Danes of Northumberlande made warre vpon his brother whom Edwarde vanquysshed and so egrely pursued that he constreygned hym wyth manye of the Danes to forsake the lande and flye to Fraunce Sergius a man rude vnlearned verye proude and cruell Anni regum Angli was ordeyned byshop of Rome The yere of the worlde 4867 The yere of Christ He commaunded the bodye of Formosus to bee taken out of the sepulchre and cast into Tyber In this tyme wythin the space of .ix. yeeres hadde been in Rome .ix. byshops of the whyche Bennet the .iiii. reâ—gned .iii. yeres And none of any estimacion or learnynge but all cruell malicious and proude At whyche tyme the byshops of Rome settynge a syde all honestye beganne to be openlye naughte as Platyne that wryteth theyr lyues dooeth greatly complayne Constantine a man of good dysposicion was auctorysed emperour of Constantynople who by treason was immediatly deposed Romaines soueraygne captayne of hys armye vsurped the imperiall auctoritye .39 yeres Adeuoldus the brother of kynge Edwarde wyth a company of Danes landed agayne in Englande where after sore fyghte in the whyche Adelwalde was slayne peace was concluded betwene Edwarde and the Danes Rollo the Dane made sure the prouynce of Normandye that was geuen to him by the Frenche kynge and renued the league whiche euer after he kepte fyrmely The Hunnes or Hungares molested all partes of Europe with most cruell warres The yere of the worlde 4868 The yere of Christ 907 Anni regum Angli 7 The Bauares encountrynge wyth the Hunnes were chased and slayne with their capitayne Luithbalde The Hunnes subdued the Bulgares and made theym tributarye The yere of the worlde 4869 The yere of Christ 908 Anni regum Angli 8 The Hungares brake into Almayne wher they spoyled the lande The yere of the worlde 4870 The yere of Christ 909 and put to flyght Lewys the emperoure Anni regum Angli 9 Not longe after they perced Italy and ouerrennynge the countrey fylled euerye place wyth murder bothe of man woman and chylde wyth whom Beryngaryus mette in the fielde and was put to flight Edwarde of Englande vanquished Ericius chyefe lorde of the Danes The yere of the worlde 4871 The yere of Christ 910 Anni regum Angli 10 whyche possessed Northff and Southff and subdued that prouince to his signorye The yere of the worlde 4872 The yere of Christ 911 In thys tyme a noble woman named Elfleda syster to kynge Edwarde Anni regum Angli 11 gouerned the prouynce of myddle Englande The woman whan she had ones assayed the paynes that women suffer in trauailyng with childe euer after hated the embrasynges of hir husbande saiynge that it was not semely for any noble woman to vse suche fleshely lykyng wherof shulde ensue so great sorow and payne A great noumbre of Danes whyche in tyme of Alurede were dryuen out of thys lande retourned into the weaste countrey of Englande whiche hauynge worde of the kynges comyng against theim after certayne robberyes fled into Irelande Chunrade nephewe to Lewys the .iii. and Duke of east Fraunce was by the counsaile of Otto Duke of Saxone made emperour and was the laste emperour of the stocke of the great Charles Anni regum Angli 12 After whom The yere of the worlde 4873 The yere of Christ 912 the empyre was transferred to the Saxones Anni regum Angli 13 Arnolde Duke of Bauarye The yere of the worlde 4874 The yere of Christ 913 Burchard Duke of Swaue Euerharde Duke of East Fraunce and Gisâ—berte of Loraine rebelled against Chunrade the emperoure whom by his wysedome and policye he broughte to dewe obeysaunce Beringarius of Italye toke prysoner Lewys The yere of the worlde 4875 The yere of Christ 914 whyche was set vp as kynge agaynste
emperour The yere of the worlde 4892 whom Bernarde Anni regum Angli 7 and Thiatmarus his capitaines subdued and slewe and toke prisoners to the numbre of .220 thousande In Fraunce fell so great a dearth and scarcitye that a quarter of wheate was woorthe .xx. poundes of that money which is in value after sterlyng money .50 shillinges The yere of Christ 932 Arnolde Duke of Bauayer ledde an armye into Italye against Hugh the kyng The yere of the worlde 4893 Anni regum Angli 8 where he was receyued of the cytye Uerona and ioygnynge in battayle with Hughe was chased and with great losse of his men retourned into his countrey At the citye of Gean flowed a well of bloudde Iohn the â—i was byshop of Rome .v. yeres Wyllyam the .ii. Duke of Normandye sonne of Rollo was slaine by treason of Arnolde Erle of Flaunders He lefte after hym a soonne that was to younge to rule that Duchie whiche thynge caused great troubled betwene the Normains and Lewys kyng of France who endeuoyred to bringe that countrey againe to his dominion and toke of him the tuicion of the younge Duke named Rycharde Râ—imirus the .iii. beyng but a childe obteyned the kyngdome of Spaine and reigned .25 yeres The yere of the worlde 4895 The yere of Christ 934 The Hungares exacted trybute of the Saxones Anni regum Angli 10 and with a puissant army inuaded the Turinges whom Henry the emperour ouerthrewe The Sarasens landed on the sea coste of Galyce and were dryuen backe by the Erle of Gundesalue at Santium Anni regum Angli 11 The Sarasens of Afrike The yere of the worlde 4896 The yere of Christ 935 with a mighty company entred Italye and spoylinge the sea costes of Hetrucia toke Gâ—ane and most cruelly intreated man womaÌ„ chylde sparing no kinde condycion or age An other company perced the countrey of Germany euen to Aquisgrane where encountringe with the inhabytantes Sagitus theyr capitayne was slayne Henrye emperour of Almayne ouercame the Danes that warred on the Fresones and made them tributarye He caused also Nuba their king to receiue baptisme Inger king of the Northmains whiche be called Russi Anni regum Angli 12 came to Constantinople with a nauye of .1000 shippes The yere of the worlde 4897 The yere of Christ 936 where Romanus the emperour mette with them with a smalle numbre of gallies and casting fyre into theyr shippes destroyed theyr nauye and toke of theym many prisoners Leo the .vii. was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres The sonne of Sithericus the Dane that fledde into Scotland beinge alyed â–ª with Constantine the kinge and by him ayded retourned into Englande and warred uppon Ethilstane of whom they were vanquished slayne with many of their souldiours Ethylstane subdued also the Britaynes that dwelled at Herforde and made them tributary Anni regum Angli 14 The Hungares wasted wyth fire The yere of the worlde 4899 the countreys of Germanie Fraunce and Italy The yere of Christ 938 Otho the sonne of Henry was ordeyned emperoure after his fathers discease and reygned nobly .36 yeres This man was excellent as well in the gyftes of nature as of wytte and fortune whose fierce and valiant courage was so tempered with gentylnesse that he is worthilye noumbred among the most noble prynces For he did not onely profyte his realme in subduinge forayne enemyes but also in appeasinge the malicious furie of certaine rebellious traitours amonge the whiche were Euerharde Erle Palatine and Gisibert duke of Lorayne whiche set vp against him Henrye his elder brother with whom he fought diuers battayles and lastlye finished his warre that had continued .vi. yeres The Saxones put the Hungares to great domage and losse of men by meane wherof they were in more quyet a good space after FDmunde the brother of Ethilstane toke on hym the gouernance of this realme of England The yere of the worlde 4910 The yere of Christ 940 Anni regum Angli 1 whose shorte reigne toke frome him the renowne of moste hyghe prayses that should haue redounded to his posteritee for he was a man dysposed of nature to noblenes and iustice The Danes remayninge in Northumberlande with other that came out of Irelande and the ayde of straunge nacions inuaded this realme of Englande and by Edmunde were driuen backe and slayne Beringarius the .iii. whych before hadde entred Italye agaynst kinge Hugh perceiuinge the great preparacion that Hug he made to withstande hym fled to Harmanne Duke of Swaue Hugh king of Italy besieged Fraxinetum and by the helpe of Romanus the emperoure The yere of the worlde 4902 The yere of Christ 941 Anni regum Angli 2 burned and destroyed the nauy of the Sarasens Otho emperour of almaine began his warre agaynst Boizlaus of Boheme which trayterously murdered hys naturall brother Uinceslauo a man of great religion and iustice which warre continued to the .xv. yere of Otho Lewys king of Fraunce inuaded Lorayne and by Eberharde and Giselbert his capitaynes toke the cite Brisacum Stephene the .viii. bishop of Rome .iii. yeres At Andermake by the souldiours of Ottho The yere of the worlde 4903 Anni regum Angli 3 Eberharde the treitour was slayne The yere of Christ 942 and Giselbert in the flighte was drowned in the riuer of Rhine Whereof whan Lewys had witting he fled into Fraunce and Ottho recouered Brisacum The yere of Christ 934 Lewys kinge of Fraunce warred vpon the nobles of Normandy The yere of the worlde 4904 for the recouery of Richard the yong Duke Anni regum Angli 4 whyche was priuilye conueyed from his court to the erle Barnarde The Normains beynge ouerset submytted theim to the kyng and restored the childe Martine the seconde was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres Anni regum Angli 5 Alberike kyng of Rome The yere of the worlde 4905 The yere of Christ 944 Aboaram kynge of the Sarasens in Spaine was vanequished in battaile of Radaâ—yre the most ChristiaÌ„ kyng of Galyce Malcolme the sonne of Constantine reyned in ScotlaÌ„d .xv. yeres and at the laste was slayne by conspiracie of certaine traitours Stephene and constantine the sonnes of Romanus emperour of Constantinople depriued theyr father of al imperial auctorytee and sente hym in exile And whiles they attempted to worke the same treason toward ConstaÌ„tine Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 4906 the soonne of Leo The yere of Christ 945 they were bothe taken and caste into a monasterye as into a perpetuall bondage after whyche tyme Constantine reigned in the east .xvi. yeres A blasing sterre appeared in Italie EDmunde kynge of Englande ended hys lyfe after whome succeded hys brother Eldred Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4907 The yere of Christ 946 For Edwyne and Edgare hys sonnes were thoughte to younge to take on theim so greate a charge This Eldrede had the earnest fauoure of his commons because he was a greate maynteinour of all honestye and moste infest enemye to naughtye
first kyng of Nauarre After whome reygned his sonne â—arsias which fought also prosperously against the SaraseÌ„s and augmented his kyngdome Otho â–ª emperour of Almaine Anni regum Angli 4 spedde hym towarde Italy The yere of the worlde 962 The yere of Christ 4923 to quiete the furye of Beringarius and Iohn whiche in a sedicion was made bishoppe of Rome and whan he came into the citee was of all the people saluted by the name of Augustus and by the whole consente of the Italians proclaimed emperour The yere of the worlde 963 The yere of Christ 4924 The emperour depriued Beringarins Anni regum Angli 5 and Adelbert his sonne of the kyngedome of Lumbardye and condemned theim to banishmente the tone to Austriche the tother to Constantinople Otho aduertised Iohn the byshop of Rome to refourme his noughty lyfe and forsake the concubines whyche he nourished openlye but all was in vayne Wherefore Otho called a counsayle by aucthority whereof Iohn was condemned and fearing his punishment fled into desert and one Leo was chosen bishop The Romaynes beinge the kinsmen of Iohn deposed Leo Anni regum Angli 6 and set Iohn agayne in the bishoprike The yere of the worlde 4925 The yere of Christ 954 Which with in short space was taken in aduoutrye and slayne After that the people contrary to the minde of Otho chose Bennet But he forced theim to admâ—â—te Leo and depose the foresayd Bennet At whiche tyme the electyon of the bâ—shoppe was transferred frome the people and â—largys of Rome to the emperours Bennet the .v. was byshop of Rome .vi. monethes and after him Leo the eight one yere Alphons the .v. kynge of Spayne reigned 37. ye ares he profered his syster in mariage to a prynce of the Sarasens to the entent he shoulde ayde him agaynst the kinge of Corâ—uba But the mayden would in no wyse be coupled with the Heathen Pagane Iohn the .xii. byshoppe of Rome .vii. yeres He was taken and caste in prison Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 4927 The yere of Christ 966 by Ioferde Erle of Campayne through the counsayle of Peter prouost of the citee King Duffus reygned among the Sâ—cottes .iiii. yeares and was slayne by the treason of a noble maÌ„ called Danewalde After his death appeared no sonne moone nor sterre in the firmament the space of .vi. monethes Anni regum Angli 10 Otho the younger was sente for to Rome by his father and there crowned proclaimed partaker of the empyre The yere of the worlde 4929 The yere of Christ 968 Anni regum Angli 11 Otho expelled the Sarasens out of Italye whiche of longe time hadde holden by force the mounte Gargarus from whens as out of a castell they oftentymes inuaded Italy The yere of the worlde 4930 The yere of Christ 969 He subdued also the Grecians whiche inhabyted Calabre and made them tributary The people of Constantinople hearing the ouerthrowe and discomfiture of their Grekes in Italye leyde all the wighte of that domage to Nicephornus theyr emperour because he denyed to giue his doughter in maryage to the yonger Otho Wherfore by the consente and ayde of hys wife and sonne The yere of the worlde 4933 The yere of Christ 972 he was murdered in the night season Anni regum Angli 14 and Iohn his sonne chosen in his place to be emperour which reigned .vi. yeres A signe appeared in the element lyke fyre Iohn emperour of Constantinople gaue his syster in mariageto the younger brother Otho Cuâ—ine a vicious and wicked tyran reigned among the Scottes He defloured his owne systers and rauished other mens wifes and doughters wherfore he was slayne the .v. yere of his reygne Bennet the vâ— bishop of Rome was caste in prison by Cynthius a citisin The yere of the worlde 4934 The yere of Christ 973 that was at that time of great power in Rome Anni regum Angli 15 Edgare king of England tamed the Welshemen whiche reâ—elled and spoyled the countrey of Glamorgan Otho the emperour gaue place to nature after whom succeded his son named also Otho who reigned .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 4936 EDwarde the sonne of Edgare by his firste wife Anni regum Angli 1 beganne his reigne ouer this realme of England The yere of Christ 975 contrary the minde and pleasure of Elfride his stepmother and other of her aliance In all kindes of honest vertue this man mighte be well compared to his father and began his soueraigntee with such modestie myldenesse that he was worthilye fauoured of all men excepte onely Elfride which euer maligned agaynst hym for so much as the desireâ— to haue the gouernance of the realme for her owne son Egelrede All the time of this Edwarde was great discorde betwene the priestes and monkes of Englande Because Edgare in his time had expelled certayne seculer priestes out of their colleges and geuen the possession thereof to monkes In which controuersie throughe certaine counterfayteâ— miracles the monkes had the vpper hande The yere of the worlde 4937 Otho the emperour subdued Henry duke of Bauarye The yere of Christ 976 Iohn emperour of Constantinople Anni regum Angli 2 after he had expelled the Roâ—olanes out of Bulgarye and annexed that prouince to his owne signorye and for his victorye triumphed was by treason of certain of his sabiectes poysoned· Bâ—silius and Constantine the .ii. sonnes of Romanus were made emperoures of the easte Anni regum Angli 3 whiche inuaded and spoyled the countrey of Surie The yere of the worlde 4938 The yere of Christ 977 and expellinge the Sarasens recouered the yle of Crete Kenneth reigned in Scotlande .xxv yeares In his tyme he Dâ—nes 〈◊〉 in â—ngus with a great company and wasted the countrey veraye sore with whom the Scottes mette and after sore fighte and great slaughter by the manhode of one Hay â–ª an vâ—landishe man and his .ii. sonnes obteyned the victorye Thys Kenneth was slayne by meane of a lady called Fenella because she had poysoned Malcolme prynce of Cumber The emperour of Germany vanquished the Bohemes and wasted their countrey Edwarde kinge of Englande while he was hunting in new forest by chaunce loste his company and rode alone to refreshe him at the castell of his stepmother Alphrede where he was by her counsayle trayterouslye murdered as he satte on his horse After his death god shewed for hiÌ„ diuers myracles Wherfore he is noumbred amonge the saynctes and martyres Before the death of this Edward appeared in this lande a blasinge sterre of a marueylous greatnesse â–ª EGelrede or Etheldrede the sonne of kynge Edgare and Alfrede Anni regum Angli 1 was ordeyned kinge of Englande The yere of the worlde 4939 The yere of Christ 978 He was goodly of shape and visage but wholy geuen to idlenesse and abhorred all princelye exercises a louer of riote lecherie and dronkennesse â–ª and vsed extreme crueltee towarde his subiectes hauinge his eares open to all vniust complaintes In
yeres The yere of the worlde 4961 Alphons kyng of Spaine besiegeyng the citee Ueseâ—m was wounded with an arrowe and thereof dyed after whom was chosen Uâ—remunde that reigned .x. yeres Egeâ—rede â–ª kyng of Englande being greatly enhaunced in his owne minde for the mariage of the Dukes sister of Normandye sente sorthe into all partes of his realme secrete and streicte commissions chargyng the rulers that vpon a certaine daye and hoâ—re assigned the Danes whiche proudlye vsed great crueltee in the land should be sodeinely slaine And so was it dooen Whiche thinge was after cause of great misery Constantine reigned amonge the Scottes .iii. yeres by meane of hym and Malcolme the sâ—onne of Kenneth the realme of Scotlande was miserably tourmented with ciâ—ste warre Henry Duke of Burgoyne ended hys lyfe The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ who for so muche as he died without issue Anni regum Angli 25 by hys will ordeined Robert kyng of Fraunce to be hys heyre But the Burgoynes refusing to be vnder his dominion rebelled and were by hym vanquisshed and brought in due obeysaunce Sueno or Suayne kyng of Denmarke hearing of the murder of the Danes in England and beyng sore moued therwith landed with a strong armie in dyuers partes of this realme so cruelly withoute mercy and pitee spoyled the countrey and slewe the people â–ª that the Englysshemen were brought to most extreme and vnspeakeable miserye but yet after a certaine space a peace was entreated for whiche the Englisshmen payed .30000 poundes howbeit diuers princes of the Danes stil continued wastyng the land in dyuers places Grime reigned in Scotlande .ix. yeres agaynste hym Malcolme made fierce warre for the crowne whiche was appeased by the counsaile of a byshop called Fothadus Henrye Duke of Bauary The yere of the worlde by the consent of the princes electours of Germanye Anni regum Angli 26 was ordeyned emperour The yere of the worlde 4964 who was famous as well for hys godly wisedome as for his marcyall prowes and manye notable victoryes that he knyghtlye atchiued of his enemyes At his fyrste entre he subdued certayne rebelles as the Bohemes the Uandales and quieted Loraine and Flaunders Anni regum Angli 28 Godfrey succeded Otho in the Dukedome of Lorayne The yere of the worlde 4966 The yere of Christ 1005 Anni regum Angli 29 A great famine and pestilence afflicted almost the whole worlde The yere of the worlde 4967 The yere of Christ 1006 The Sarasens The yere of the worlde 4968 deuidynge theyr hostes in two sundrye partes Anni regum Angli landed in Italye toke Capua The yere of Christ 1007 and besyeged Barum Againste whome Urceolus Duke of Uenice and Gregory a capitaine of Constantinople ioygninge together theyr puisaunce went in all haste and obteyned of theim a noble victorye The Turkes toke the citee of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 4970 Anni regum Angli The citisins of Adria vexed the borders of Uenice The yere of Christ with robbing and pillyng the countrey whom Uiscolus with so great murder vanquished that neuer after they attempted to inuade thyr neyghbours The Scottes not susteigning the tiranny of theyr kyng Grime rose vp against him wherof ensued much trouble in Scoctlande Malcolme vanquished and slewe Grime toke on hym the kyngdome and reygned .xxxi. yeres to hym the lordes of Scotlande graunted fyrst the wardes and mariage of theyr heyres Henrie the emperour fyrste founded the byshopryke of Babenberge in Germayne The yere of the worlde 4972 The yere of Christ 1011 Anni regum Angli 34 Ferdinande the son of Sanctius Erle of Castâ—le was made kynge of Spayne He maryed the daughter of Alphons kyng of Legio and syster of Ueremunde whereby he was king of â—egio in the ryght of his wife Sueno or Suaine kynge of Denmarke Anni regum Angli 35 repented hym of the former couenauntes made with the Englisshemeâ—â— and thinkyng to atteine the whole dominion of this land The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1012 with a stronge armie entred fyrst Northumberland than myddle Englande or Mertia and so wente forthe tyll he came to the citee of London whiche he besieged and destroyed the countrey of Kente At this tyme Egelrede the kyng despeiryng of all recouery not ones proferynge to resiste his enemies with hys wife and children fledde to Richarde Duke of Normandy And than possessed â—ueno the whole kyngdome of this realme About this tyme Olauus and Onetus .ii. capytayns of the Danes inuaded Scotlande vanquisshed kynge Malcolme and subdued Murraye but not longe after Malcolme repatred his armye discomfited the Danes slewe Onetus Henry the emperour of Germany yode toward Rome where he was annoyncted emperour 〈◊〉 the bishoppe The yere of the worlde 4974 The yere of Christ 1013 Anni regum Angli 36 and then takyng with hym the imperiall Diademe marched with his armie towarde Câ—pua He vanquysshed the Sarasens and forced theim to forsake Italye he pursued also with great wrath Bubaganus a capytain of the emperours of Constantinople whiche fauoured the Sarasens He wanne the citee Troâ—â— whiche the Grecians had builded where sometime Annibal pitched his campe Camus another capitaine of the Danes inuaded Scotlande and nere to Farre was disconfited and slayne the place at this day is called Camustand Canutus by commaundement of Sueno brake againe into Scotland The yere of the worlde 4975 The yere of Christ 1014 with whom the Scottes fought a terrible battayle Anni regum Angli 37 to the great domage of both patees after which battale a peace was agreed Sâ—aâ—e the Dane after much scathe done to the realme of Englande ended his lyfe And then succeded Canutus his sonne but the Englishmen sent agayne for Etheldred out of Normandy who by the helpe of the Normaynes and present assistence of his commons expelled Canutus Canutus returned agayne into Englande where he spared nothinge Anni regum Angli 39 The yere of the worlde 4977 The yere of Christ 1016 that mighte be destroyed wyth swoorde and fire In this tyme kynge Etheldrede ended his life when he had reygned .38 yeres After whose death variaunce fell betwene the Englishemen for the election of their king for the citisyns of London wyth certayne other named Edmunde the sonne of Etheldrede â–ª a yonge man of lusty and valiant courage in marciall aduentures bothe hardie and wise and could very wel endure al prines Wherfore he was surnamed Ironside But the more parte fauoured Canutus the Dane By meanes wherof betwene this two martiall princes were foughten many great battayles in the which eyther parte spedde diuerslye to the great slaughter of them that toke theyr partes But lastly it was agreed that the two captaynes shuld trye theyr quarel betwene them selfe â–ª onely In wâ—â—câ—e 〈◊〉 although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hande yet he condescended to deuide the realme and make Canutus felow with him in the kingedome whiche agreement was at last concluded IN this time
was an englyshe earle called â—drâ—cus which by his falshode had broughte suche hurt to his natural countrey Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4978 The yere of Christ 1017 and lastly was auctour of the deathe of the noble king Edmunde And therof him selfe brought fyrste knowledge vnto Canutus the Dane-saying in this wyse Thus haue I â—oâ—e Canutus for the loue I bâ—are towarde you To whom he aunswered seeinge for my loue thou haste murdered thyne owne soueraygne lorde whom I loued most entyrelye I shall in rewarde thereof exalte thy head aboue all the lordes of Englande And forthwith commaunded him to be beheaded and hys head to be set vpon a spere on the highest gate of London The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1018 VUhan Canutus was stablished in the kyngdome Anni regum Angli 1 he had knowledge howe Olauus kinge of Norway in his absence inuaded the countrei of Denmarke Wherfore in all haste he spedde hym thytherwarde and by the manhode of the Englyshe souldiours obteyned of theim a noble victory and recouered Norway to his sygnorye Wherefore when he retourned into Englande he demeaned him toward all men as a sage gentyll and moderate prynce and so continued .20 yeres The yere of Christ 1025 Chunrade was chosen emperour of Rome Anni regum Angli and reigned xxv yeres The yere of the worlde 4989 he caused his sonne Henry to be made Cesar at Aquisgrane The yere of Christ 1026 Canutus called a parliament at Oxenforde Anni regum Angli 9 where it was decreed that Englyshemen and Danes should holde the lawes of Edgare late kynge The yere of the worlde 4987 The yere of Christ 1027 Constantine after the death of his brother Anni regum Angli 10 gouerned the empyre of Constantinople .iii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4988 Robert was ordeyned Duke of Normandy which was the father of William conquerour Chunrade after he had quieted the Sweues yode to Rome there was crowned with the imperyall dyademe Henry the son of Robert was named king of Fraunce to whom his mother Constance was so vnkynde The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1029 Anni regum Angli 12 that she would haue preferred her yonger sonne Wherfore Henry was forced for succour to resorte to Roberte Duke of Normandie of whom he was gently receyued and by his healpe restored to hys kyngedome and reconsyled to hys mother Romanus emperour of Constantinople reygned .v. yeres and .vi. monethes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1030 Anni regum Angli 13 Câ—uâ—rade emperour of Rome went with an armye agaynste the Hungares and theim subdued A noble man of Spayne called Roderike expellyng the Sarasens toke the famous citee Ualentia The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Canutus yode in Pilgramage to Rome Anni regum Angli 15 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1033 The Bargonious submitted them to the obedience of Anni regum Angli 16 Chunrade the emperour by whyche meanes Burgoyne was dâ—uyded in two partes the tone buâ—â—â—ng vppon Campayne was subiecte to the French kyng the tother next to Bizance obeyed to the emperour Henrye king of Fraunce warred vppon the Erles of Campayne and Flaunders and wan from them diuers castels and townes Canutus entred Scotlande wyth a stronge power and theim subdued whych at thys time refused his empyre Anni regum Angli 17 The yere of the worlde 4995 The yere of Christ 1034 Michaell surnamed Paphlagon when he had murdered Romanus Anni regum Angli 18 maryed his wife Zoen The yere of the worlde 4996 The yere of Christ 1035 and vsurped the imperyall crowne of Constantinople .vii. yeres and .viii. monethes Anni regum Angli 19 Henrye cesar the son of the emperour Chunrade The yere of the worlde 4997 toke to wife the doughter of Canutus king of Englande The yere of Christ 1036 Anni regum Angli 20 The Normains The yere of the worlde 4998 which a season had helde by force the countrey of Pâ—el in Italye neare to the ryuer Aufidius The yere of Christ 1037 fought a stronge battayle with the Grekes for the possession of the same in whyche fighte the Grecians were chased and slayne Wâ—llyam the sonne of Robert after his father departure towarde Hierusalem was proclaimed Duke of Normandy being yet ve ry yonge Canutus king of Englande dyed who for hys vertue and honest lyfe was worthy to liue perpetuallye He was a man of great magnificence and vsed suche iustice and temperaunce that in his dayes was no prynce of such renowme and notwithstandinge that he was so puissante a prynce yet towarde god he shewed him selfe humile and lowe as by an notable history appeareth which is wrytten of Polidore in the ende of his â–ª vii booke of the Englyshe history Anni regum Angli 1 HArolde the sonne of Canutus by his wife Elgina The yere of the worlde 4999 The yere of Christ 1038 for his swyftnesse surnamed harefoote began hys reigne ouer this realme of Englande In the beginninge he shewed some token of crueltee in that he banished his stepmother Emma and toke from her suche Iewelles and treasure as she had The Danes of Denmarke chose to their king Canutus the younger otherwise called Hardikinitus the sonne of the elder Canutus by Emma The Norwayes ordeyned king a noble man called Magnus and thus sodaynly was the noble principate of the Danes seuered in .iii. partes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1309 Peter the seconde king of Hungary .ii yeres Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde 5002 The yere of Christ 1040 Henry the third of that name a man of noble courage Anni regum Angli 3 was chosen emperour of Rome and reygned .xviii. yeares At his first entringe he warred vppon Ulderike king of Boheme But he hauinge ayde of the Hungares putte him to the worse Dulcane was king of Scottes Makedâ—walde and certayne other vnruly persons rebelled In this tyme as sayeth the Scottyshe historye Sueno king of Norway inuaded Scotlande Which thinge by conference of hystopries shoulde seme to be somewhat before this tyme. Dulcane when he had reygned .vii. yeres was slayne by his brother germaine Makbeth The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1041 HArdikinutus Anni regum Angli 1 king of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde was ordeyned kinge of Englande He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma caused the corps of Harolde to be taken out of the sepulcre and smyting of his head cast it into the riuer of Thames He burdened his subiectes with exactions and tribute and in meate and drinke was so prodigall that hys tables were spred .iiii. tyme in the daye and the people serued with great excesse When he had reygned .iii. yeares he dyed sodeinly nai without suspection of poysoning The yere of the worlde 5003 The yere of Christ 1042 In this yeare was an erle in Englande called Godwine a man of great
Christ through euil couÌ„saile was wythout gylte banyshed and fled into Wales and shortly after was reconsiled to the kyng Theodora gouerned the empyre of Constantinople .ii. yeares Henrie emperour of Germanie departyng out of this life committed his yonge son to the tuicion of Baldwine â–ª Erle of Flaunders Sewarde Erle of Northumberlande dyed of whom it is redde The yere of the worlde 5018 The yere of Christ 1057 that whan he sawe well he shoulde dye Anni regum Angli 15 he caused his armoure to be put on hym and so armed at all places sittynge in a cheire sayed that so it became a noble man to dye and not liyng as another meane person Henrye the .iiii. beyng yet a chylde was ordeyned emperour of Germanie and reigned .50 yeres In his tyme by meane of trouble sedicion and warre the Romayne empyre so greatly was appayred that neuer after it could be restored to the prystinate maiestye nor recouer againe the former might and puisaunce The causers whereof were the byshoppes of Rome whiche vexed well nere the whole worlde with moste cruell and deadly warres and specially Hildebrande called Gregory the .vii. The Saxones vnder the leadyng of Duke Otho rebelled The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1058 and by Ecbert the emperours capitayne Anni regum Angli 16 were vanquisshed and brought in subiection Michaell surnamed the elder emperoure of Constantinople one yere Great businesse and rufflynge in Rome for the election and deposicion of certayne byshops as Stephene the .ix. Bennet the .x. Nicolas the .iii. Andrew king of Hungary was vanquished of one Bela and depriued of his kingdome The emperours armie whiche came to rescue was ouerthrowen kyng Andrewe slayne and the Marques of Thurynge constreigned with hunger and famine to yelde hym selfe to hys enemyes Bela by force toke on hym the crowne and reigned .iii. yeares Isacius Murdered Michaell emperoure of Constantinople The yere of the worlde 5020 The yere of Christ 1059 and reigned in his place .iiii. yeres Anni regum Angli 17 Algarus Erle of Mertia whiche was before Erle of Oxenforde beyng maliciously accused was exiled oute of this lande by king Edwarde the seconde time and fledde againe to Griffine Duke of Wales Wherwith Edward was greuouslye displeased and sente Harolde the eldest sonne of Godwine which was than of great power to warre vppon the saide Griffine who spoyled the countrey of Wales expelled Griffyne out of his lordship and by his policie reconsiled erle Algarus to kynge Edwardes grace and fauour Anni regum Angli Philip the first of that name The yere of the worlde 5021 The yere of Christ was ordeined kynge of Fraunce He maried Bertha the wife of Baldwine erle of Holande and had by her certayne children whom after he had repudiate and coupled to him â—ertrâ—dam the wife of Fulco whome he affectioned that all thinges were done at her becke and commaundement and would not forsake her vntil he was constreigned by Urbane the bishop of Rome to take to him his firste wife Baldwine erle of Flaunders assembled an army and made towarde Spayne against the Sarasens and subdued Gascoyne to him and to the yonge emperour Godfrey erle of Puell in Italye in his deathe bedde neglecting his owne bretherne made Bagelarde his heir and successour which was immediately driuen out of his lordshippe by Robert Guiscarde Godfreis brother who after made him selfe erle of Calabre and Puell Otho duke of Bauarie Anni regum Angli 19 In this yeare of our lorde after the computacion of the Scottes Malcolme or Malcolme recouered the crowne of Scotlande and reigned .35 yeres The yere of the worlde 5022 The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 20 Alexander the .ii. was ordeyned bishoppe of Rome at which time the bishoppes of Lumbardie woulde haue aduanced to that sea one Cabolus The yere of the worlde 5023 The yere of Christ by meanes wherof ciuile warre was arered and great armies gathered on bothe partes In fine after sore fighte and great murder the fautours of Cabolus were chased and he him selfe hardly escaped This ruffling continued a long space Otho bishop of Coleine by priuy meanes conueighed Henry the emperour from the ordring guydinge of his mother and set him in full power to rule after his owne mynde The empire at this time was chiefelye gouerned by bishops Otho Marques of Thurynge gaue firste title of hys possessions to the bishop of Mense Henry the emperour of Germanie reuored Salomon to his fathers kyngdome of Hungarye and gaue to him in maryage his owne syster After which tyme Salomon reygned .xiiii. yeres Harolde the sonne of Erle Godwyne went into Normandie The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1063 Anni regum Angli 21 where he made faythfull promyse to Duke William that after the death of Edwarde he woulde kepe the kingdome to his behalfe on whych condicion he brought with him at his retourne his brother Tasto Isacius emperour of Constantinople shoore hym selfe a monke after whom reygned Constantine .vii yeres Sanctius kinge of Spayne Anni regum Angli 22 was murdered by one of his housholde seruauntes The yere of the worlde 5025 The yere of Christ 1064 Wherefore Alphons the .vi. whom he had before expelled was agayne restored to his kyngdome Tosto enuiyng his brothers prosperity vsed muche vilany toward him and kinge Edwarde The yere of the worlde 5026 The yere of Christ 1065 Anni regum Angli 23 for the whiche he was forced to leaue the lande and flye into Flaunders The noble king Edwarde finished his last daye when he had reigned 23. yeres .vii. monethes and odde dayes He purged the olde and corrupte lawes and piâ—ked out of them a certayne which were most profytable for the commons and therfore were they called the common lawes For restitution wherof hapned diuers commocions and insurrections in this lande HArolde the eldest sonne of Godwine Anni regum Angli 1 being of great power The yere of Christ 1066 in Englande and therwith valiant and hardie The yere of the worlde 5027 toke on him the gouernance of this lande nothing regarding the promise that be made to William of Normandye Wherfore when William sent to hym ambassades admonishing him of the couenauntes that were agreed betwene them Harolde would in no wyse surrendre to him the kingdome whyche wyllyam claymed not onely for the promise that was made to hym but also because he was next of king Edwardes bloud In this meane time Tosto which fledde out of the land stered agaynst his brother the king of Norway who entringe the Northe partes of Englande wyth a great puysaunce discomfited .ii. erles that gaue to him battayle â–ª But Harolde makinge haste to rescue his people slewe the kynge and his owne brother Tosto and chased the Norwayes with disworship to their shippes When Willyam Duke of Normandye perceyued that he could not by any meane bringe Harolde to fulfyl hys promyse nor by treaty to yeld to hym the kyngdome by force he
aduaunced William the sonne of Robert Curthoyse to the sayd Erldome of Flaunders on whom immediatly Theodorich Erle of Alsacia made mortall warre and was of him vanquished and forced to flee to Alustum where continuinge the siege Willyam was wounded to death with a darte that was caste from the walles And after this decesse Theodorich his enemye possessed the Erledome of Flaunders Anni regum Angli 25 Balach king of the Parthes toke Baldwine king of Ierusalem and slew many of the Christian capitaines The yere of the worlde 5086 The yere of Christ 1125 and souldiours of Asia Honorius the .ii. bishop of Rome .v. yeres ¶ Dauie succeded Alexander in the kingdome of Scotland He buylded so many abbeis and gaue muche landes to the churche that his successours were scantly able to maintein their estate He diminished the reuenues of the crowne .60 thousande pounde He had no warres all the time of Henry Beuclerke Anni regum Angli 27 Lothayre Duke of Saxonie after the death of Henry by consent of the electours was chosen emperour The yere of the worlde 5088 The yere of Christ 1127 This man is not onely commended for his martial knighthod and noble prowes but also for the worthi fauour he bare towarde religion and honest lawes By his procuremeÌ„t the ciuile lawes which of longe time were hid in duste in all liberaries and cleane out of vse among men were againe restored to the worlde and commaunded to be vsed in all countreis The graie friers came first into Englande Maude the doughter of kinge Henrie after the death of her husband the emperour came into England to her father The order of S. Iohns hospitalles templares Anni regum Angli and other lyke beganne first at this time The yere of the worlde 5089 The yere of Christ 1128 ¶ Geffrei Plantagenct erle of Angeow maried Maud the empresse doughter of king Henrie of which two descended Henrie the .ii. which reigned after Stephene The yere of the worlde 5091 The yere of Christ 1130 Innocentâ—us Anni regum Angli 30 the .ii. beinge ordeyned bishop of Rome went immediatlie with a stronge armye againnt Roger Erle of Sicilie at whiche time he toke by violence the towne of â— Germanye and besieged Roger in the castell Gelucium But William Duke of Calabre deliuered his father and toke the bishop prisoner with certaine of his cardinalles whom he shortly after sette at libertee In the meane time the people of Rome named one Peter to be bishop which was the son of a citesin called â–ª Peter Leo Wherfore Innocent durst not returne â–ª to Rome but fled straight into Fraunce This man first ordeined that he which st roke a priest should be excommunicate Balde quinus king of Damascus was vanquished of Baldwine king of Ierusalem The yere of Christ 1131 Fulco erle of Angeow Anni regum Angli 31 was ordeined the fourth king of Ierusalem The yere of the worlde 5902 About this time Philip the eldest sonne of Lewys king of France by misfortune was slaine with an horse in Paris Lewis the younger by consent of his father was annoincted king of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5903 The yere of Christ 1132 Henrie king of Englande Anni regum Angli 32 bicause he had none other issue male ordeyned that his doughter Maude whyche had bene empresse should suceede him in the kingdome Fulco king of IerusaleÌ„ slew a great noumbre of the Turkes and builded the castell or sort called Ibelliâ—um The yere of the worlde 5094 The yere of Christ 1133 Lothayre the emperour restored Innocentius to the bishoprike of Rome and recouered of him the imperiall Diademe Anni regum Angli 33 Bela the sonne of Almus whom Calomannus had bereft of his sight was ordeyned kynge of Hungarye and reygned .x. yeres He punisshed theim extremelye whiche caused that crueltee to be shewed toward his father and vanquisshed in battayle one Borichus the bastarde sonne of Calomannus â–ª whiche by ayde of the Pelonians and Rutenes affected the kyngdome and toke to wyfe Helena the daughter of the king of Seruia Lewys the yong king of France maried Alenour The yere of the worlde 5096 whithe was right heyre to the prouince of Aqullaine The yere of Christ 1135 Kyng Henry of Englande being in Normandye with a fal of his horse toke his death STephene Erle of Boloyne the soonne of the Erle of Bloyes Anni regum Angli 1 and Adela Wylliam coÌ„querours daughter The yere of the worlde 5097 The yere of Christ 1136 and nephew to Henry the firste toke on hym the gouernance of this realme of Englande This was a noble man and hardye of passyng comely fauoure and personage In all princely vertue he excelled as in marciall pollicie affabilitee gentilnesse and bountefull lyberalytee towarde all men and especially in the beginnyng for although he had continuall warre yet dyd he neuer burdein â–ª his commons with exactions sauing only certaine bishops which flowyng in riches builded dyuers castels that tourned the kyng after to greate trouble Onelye in this he sâ—â—ied blame worthie that contrarye to hys othe made to Maude the daughter of Henrie he was thought vniustly to take on him the crowne For which cause he was vexed with warees all the tyme of his reigne Great trouble and discencion in England for so much as dyuers of the nobles fauoured Maude the empresse againe Stephene which was in possession of the crowne Warre betwene kinge Stephene and Dauid of Scotlande because he refused to doe to hym hys homage for Northumberlande and Hunting ton â–ª whâ—che he helde by his wyfe â–ª In this warre the Scottisshe historye sayeth the Duke of Gloucester was taken Stephâ—ne made peace and agreed with Dauid kynge of Scottes and receiued of hym homage after he hadde wonne from hym certaine townes and castels and gaue to Henry the son of Dauid the Erldome of Huntington ¶ Lewys the eight surnamed the yonger after the death of his father was ordeyned kyng of Fraunce In the beginnynge of hys reigne died Ioannes de temporibus whiche as witnesseth the Frence cronicle was a squyer in the tyme of Charles the great and liued ouer .300 yeres Lothayre the emperour went to Rome the second tyme against Roger The yere of the worlde 5098 The yere of Christ 1137 whiche named hym selfe kynge of Italy Anni regum Angli 2 But Roger hearyng of the emperours comyng towarde hym sled into Sicilie Than the byshop of Rome gaue the Duchie of Puell to Raynon a knyghte of the emperours whom also he ordeined gouernour of Italie A vaine rumour was spredde in England of the death of kynge Stephene whiche was cause of muche trouble and businesse in the realme For dyuers of the lordes got theim to theyr holdes whiche after myght scantlye with great labour be quieted and appeased After whiche time Stephene passed into Normandye against Geffrey Erle of Angeow the husbande of Maude the empresse whiche was right heyre to the crowne and whan he had quieted
a charge but by the helpe of his mother Blaunch he quieted his enemies and reigned .xliii. yeres The abbot of Ursburge an historiographer Petrus de Uineis a lawier were famous Anni regum Angli 12 Friderich the emperour toke his vyage toward Asia The yere of the worlde 5190 The yere of Christ 1229 where he behaued him so knightly that he recouered Ierusalem and diuers other citees which he repaired and fortified and thaÌ„ made peace with the Souldaine for .x yeres King Henrye of Englande sayled with an army into Britaine agaynst Lewis king of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5191 The yere of Christ 1230 Anni regum Angli 13 where after spoyling of the countrey a peace was coÌ„cluded betwene the two yonge princes The yere of the worlde 5192 The yere of Christ 1231 Notwithstanding the great vilanie that Gregory byshop of Rome had shewed to Friderich the emperour as well by inuadinge his landes while he was absent â–ª Anni regum Angli 14 and spreading a false rumour of his death in Asia as also in reiecting his louing letters and publishinge him to be an enemy of Christian religion an d no lesse to be hated than a Sarasen or Turke Yet ceassed not thys gentyll prince at his returne to entreat meanes of concord whiche he could not obteyne vntil he had payed to the bishop in the of penaunce .120000 ounces of golde and than was he agayn proclaimed emperour of Almayn king of Sicilie Blondus Platine Sabellicus and other Italian historiographers cast al the faut vpon the emperour and make him worst of all men But the abbot of Ursberge whiche was in those dayes sheweth the pride auarice and stubbourne frowardnesse of the Romayne bishop Uariaunce chanced betwene the studentes of Paris the citisins in so muche that the scholars were mynded to haue departed from the citee A great discencion and ruffling betwene the bishop of Rome and the citesins for their auncient liberties customes and gouernance of their citee wherof ye may read in Blondus De inclinatione Romani imperii the .vii. booke by what meanes the bishoppe extorted from theim their libertees The Welshemen aboute this time rebelled Great harme was done in the citee of London with fyre The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1232 Anni regum Angli 15 Uariance kendled betwene king Henry of Englande and his lordes The yere of the worlde 5194 The yere of Christ 1233 Anni regum Angli 16 because he put from his seruyce English men and trusted straungers as wel in his counsaile as other offices nere about him The citie Uerona came agayne to the obedyence of the emperour Theobalde of Campaine was kinge of Nauerre The emperour retourned the .iii. tyme into Germanie and warred in Austrich against the Hungares wher he toke Macheria Gaza and Uienna whiche he ordeyned to be the imperiall citie and there made his sonne Chunrade Cesar. Edwarde of Pountnay was ordeyned byshop of Canturbury Anni regum Angli 18 Kynge Henry beganne the foundacyon of S. Iohns hospytall in Oxenforde The yere of the worlde 5196 The yere of Christ 1235 In this yeere fell verye vnseasonable weather of thuÌ„der lightning â–ª and erthquakes wherof ensued a famine and pestilence Kyng Henry put from him the straÌ„gers and receiued the Englysh men to their offices The Irishemen rebelled The Iewes dwelling in Norwych were accused for steling of a childe whom they purposed to crucifie Friderich the emperoure maried Isabell the syster of kinge Henrie of Englande King Henry toke to wyfe Elenour the doughter of the Erle of Prouince Anni regum Angli 19 The yere of the worlde 5197 The yere of Christ 1236 In Englande appeared as it were hostes of men fighting in the element The statute of Merton was first inacted â–ª or after some in the thyrteth yere of this kinge Henrie Anni regum Angli 20 The yere of the worlde 5198 The yere of Christ 1237 Theobalde king of Nauarre Almarith Erle of MouÌ„tfort Henrie Erle of Campaine with a great multitude of souldiours went into Asia where at the beginnynge they wente forwarde prosperously and gathered muche prayse but in the end betwen Ptolomais and Gaza thei were vanquisshed of the Turkes and a great noumbre slaine Myllaine and certaine other famous cities of Italy rebelled againste the emperoure whiche he vanished and brought in due obeisauÌ„ce And therfore was againe cursed of Gregorye and proclaimed an heretike Whiche thyng caused great trouble in Italye Deadly warre betwene the citie of Gean and the Uenecians for the I le of Crete ¶ Bela the .iiii. succeded his father Andrew in the kyngdome of Hungary and reigned 3â— yeres The Uenecians ouercame certaine Grecians whiche hadde beclipped the cytie of Constantinople with a hard siege The yere of the worlde 5199 The yere of Christ 1233 The Rhodes became subiect to Uenice Anni regum Angli 21 At the Uniuersitee of Parys it was concluded that no priest vnder payne of deadly synne coulde haue .ii. benefyces The yere of the worlde 5200 A clerke of Oxenforde or more verily a certaine souldiour feignynge him selfe mad The yere of Christ 1239 Anni regum Angli 22 enterprised to haue slaine king Henry of England but he was taken put to deth The yere of the worlde 5201 The yere of Christ 1240 Partes were taken in Italie for the emperour and the bishop of Rome they whiche fauoured the bishop Anni regum Angli 23 were called Guelphi the other Gibelini of whiche discencion rose most cruell and deadly warres For the byshop promyssed eternall lyfe to all theim that fought against the emperour and desyred healpe of the Englyshemen and Frenchemen He called also a generall counsaile â–ª wherin he depriued the emperour of his auctoritie and ordeyned Salue regina c. and that belles shoulde be ronge at the consecracion of the sacrameÌ„t and to the praise of our Ladie with suche other ioyly thinges The emperoure toke .ii. cardinalles and kepte theim in prison at Amalphia he subdued Rauenna and the Seneses came to his parte The yere of the worlde 5202 The yere of Christ 1241 After the death of Gregorye Colestinus was bishop of Rome .xviii. dayes Anni regum Angli 24 and than was the see of Rome voide xxi monethes The great Cahan prince of the Tartarians after he had wan from the Turkes much of the east landes with an arme of 500000. men inuaded Hungary with whoÌ„ Be la their king encountring was vanquished and fled into Dalmacia Than the Tartarians conquered Uacia Uaradinum Stridoniam wyth other places so distroyed the countrey wyth sword and fyre that the inhabitauntes were constreigned for hunger to eate their owne children whiche crueltee contynued thre yeeres And at the last the heythen Pagaines being forced with â—emyne were faine to departe out of the countrey Iames kinge of Arragon Friderich the emperour subdued to him Fauercia Parma Bononia and transferred the studentes from Bononia to Padua Henrie king of Englande
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
examples brefely in al princely vertues he was so excelleÌ„t that few noble men before his time can be to him compared At the beginninge he was chefely ordered by sir Roger Mortimer and his mother Isabell. Robert kinge of Scottes sent his defiaunce to yonge kinge Edwarde and inuaded the borders of England Kinge Edward made preparacion toward Scotland at which time fel great variance betwene the archers of Englande and the souldiours of sir Iohn of â—eynalde and shortly after the English army being in the borders was so sore distressed for lacke of forage and other necessaries that they were all in great daunger By the treason of sir Roger Mortimer the Scottes escaped without battaile wherby the kinge loste that vyage and all hys charges By the counsayle of sir Roger Mortimer and the olde queene king Edward made a dishonourable peace with the Scottes For he restored to theim all auncient wrytinges charters and patentes whereby the kynges of Scotland had obliged theÌ„ to be sâ—udaries to the crowne of Englande with other like vnprofitable conditions Lewys the emperour at the instance of many noble meÌ„ of Italye came to Millaine where he according to the ancient custome was crowned with a Diademe of yron Iohn the bishoppe of Rome excommunicated Lewys and disanulled his election because he vsed imperial diggnitee in Italy before he was auctorised by him Thys variance continued well nere .xx. yeares in whyche the emperour profered often times to make entreatie of concorde and peace but the stife necked tyranne of Rome wolde neuer bende The writinges of bothe partes concerning this controuersie remaine at these dayes in the which the byshop feareth not to make his auaunte that he had full power to create and depose kinges and emperours at his pleasure and at the same tyme were many learned men whiche did greatly disalowe the byshop of Romes doynges amonge the whiche was Occham a man in his dayes of great fame A boke also was made by a learned man and geueÌ„ to the emperour which was called defensor pacis that is the DefeÌ„dour of peace wherin this controuersy is disputed and the bishop of Romes vnlawfull tyran nie sette forth to the vttermost A great cause of this variance as some write was bicause one of the emperours secretaries vnknowing to the emperour in cerayne of his letters had called the bishop the beast risyng out of the sea alluding to the place of the Apocalips Castrucius gouernour of Luke and Accius of Millain iuignyng their puisaunce vanquished and slew the Florentines ¶ Lewys the emperour was receiued into Rome wyth great honour and crowned with the imperial Diademe of Stephene de Columna a cardynall Castrucius recouered the citie Pistorinall and shortly after ended his lyfe One Peter was made Antipape by the emperoure against Iohn whiche was all this tyme in FraÌ„ce Lewis retournyng to Germanie lefte byshop Peter at Luca. Charles the Frenche kinge dyed wythout issue after whom the kingdome of Fraunce by right of inheritage was due to kinge Edwarde of Englande for so much as he was the sonne of Isabell the syster of Charles But they defeited him of his righte saiynge that the crowne of France was neuer wont to come by successyon to the woman but to the issue male Dauid the yonge prince of Scotland maried Iane the suster of king Edwarde Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde 5289 The yere of Christ Dulcinus and Duuandus heretikes ¶ Phillip of Ualoyes by the counsaile of the .xx. pyeres and specially of Roberte of Artois was made kynge of Fraunce and reigned .xv. yeres He made warre vpon the Flemminges whiche rebelled against Lewys their Erle and them vanquished in a stronge battaile and restored Lewes to the possession of his landes after he had beaten downe and destroyed the towne of Cassell ¶ Orcanes the seconde kinge of Turkes reigned .xxii. yeres He wanne Brusis from the Grecians while Cantazuzenus and Paleologus contended for the empyre The yere of the worlde 5290 Edmund Erle of Kent The yere of Christ 1329 Anni regum Angli 3 vncle to king Edward of Englande beyng falsely accused of treasoÌ„ was by sir Roger Mortimer put to death Prince Edwarde was borne at Woodstocke which in processe of tyme grewe to a noble and famous man and was in his days counted the flower of chiualry through out all the worlde ¶ After the death of Robert 〈◊〉 Bruze Dauid his sonne viii yeres of age succeded in the kingdome of Scotland and riegned xixix yeres Sir Roger Mortimer was accused for dyuers poinctes of treason The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1330 Anni regum Angli 4 and namely that he was ouer familiar wyth the olde quene Isabell the kinges mother for whiche accusacions he was shortly after beheaded Robert Erle of Artois a man of great power in FraÌ„ce was banished the realme for a certaine plea whiche as men thought he made by vnlawful meanes to the Erledome of Artois who not long after came into England and excited king Edward to claime the crown of FraÌ„ce The citisyns of Pise and Luca in Italye whych were brought in subiection to the emperour claymed againe their libertâ—e After the emperoure was departed from Italie Boniface Erle of Pise toke Peter the Antipape and presented him to Iohn of whom he was cast in pryson and shortly after dyed The Germaines solde the citie of Luca to a noble man of Gean The yere of the worlde 5292 Edwarde Bailoll the sonne of Iohn Bailol Anni regum Angli 5 late king of Scotlande The yere of Christ 1331 by lycenee before purchased of kinge Edwarde entred Scotlande claimynge the crowne by the ryghte of his father where he vanquysshed the Scottes and was crowned king at Sconoe Iohn king of Boheme entring Italy brought vnder his subiection Brixia Bergamum Luca Parma Rhegium and Mutina Anni regum Angli 6 Kynge Edward went into Scotland with a great power and as witnesseth the Englyshe histories at a place called Haldoune hill gaue to the Scottes batayle The yere of the worlde 1293 The yere of Christ wherin he obteined a triumphant victorye So that he slewe of theim .viii. Erles .900 knightes and Baronettes .400 Esquiers and .32000 common souldyours and of the Englyshmen were slaine onely .xv. persons at the same viage he wan the towne of Edenbourgh and Barwike with many other castelles and gaue the gouernauÌ„ce of Scotlande to Edwarde Baâ—lol betwene whom and the Scottes were foughten many batayles with great dyuersitie and change of fortune The younge king Dauid fled into France After this time the Scottes so often rebelled that king Edwarde made .iii. vyages into that lande wythin the space of .iiii. yeares and with greate manhode alwaye vanquished his enemies Anni regum Angli 7 The yere of the worlde 5294 The yere of Christ 1333 and caused theim to sweare to him feaultie and homage In these battailes were slaine well nere all the nobilitye of Scotlande wyth infynyte numbre
kinge Edwarde now in his later dayes frowardly frowned chaÌ„ged her copye The yere of the worlde 5329 The yere of Christ 1368 Charles the emperoure yode toward Italy with hys wife and children Anni regum Angli 42 In his iorney he subdued to the empire of the citees of Luke and Miniate whych a certaine time had rebelled were in subiection the one to Pise the other to Florence The duke of Lancastre arriued at Calys and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours where not far from Arde the duke of Burgoyne lodged within a myle of his army with a great power the space of xviii daies and neuer profered battaile but lastly stole away priuylye in the nighte and then entred the Duke further into Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5330 Urbane bishop of Rome retourning into France left Iohn Haucuth an englisheman The yere of Christ 1369 Anni regum Angli 43 as hys chefe capitaine to defende the right of the churche against the rebels and other enemies and not longe after dyed Phyllyp Duke of Burgoyne toke to wyfe Margaret doughter of Lewys Erle of Flaunders Queene Phillyp of England dyed whiche was a woman of great sanctimony and bulded the college in Oxford called Quenes college Sir Robert knoles entred the realme of Fraunce with a stronge army and passed euen by Parys ranged in batayle and throughtout the countreys of France robing and spoilyng as he went without any notable bataile at whiche viage by reason of discention that haâ—ned in the Englyshe hoste dyuers men were slaine and taken prisoners of their enemnes Sir Bertam of Clesqui a noble and valyant knyghte was ordeined Constable of Fraunce He wanne againe many cities townes castels and holdes in Poâ—cters Limosin â–ª and other countreys from the kyng of England and restored theim to the signorye of Fraunce Gregorye the .xi. byshop of Rome The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli Kyng Dauid of Scotlande makyng prouisioÌ„ to go on pylgremage to Ierusalem ended his lyfe ¶ Robert Stewarde succeded Dauid of Scotlande and reigned .xix. yeres Charles the emperour by meanes of giftes whiche he promysed the electours obteined his soonne Uinceslaus king of Boheme Anni regum Angli 45 to be made Cesar The yere of the worlde 5332 The yere of Christ 1371 and caused them of the empyre to sweare to hym feaultie and homage The Erle of Penbroke comyng on the se to rescue the towne of Rochell was encountred with a flote of Spaniardes whiche king Henrie of Castile had sent to ayde the Frenche king Of these Spaniardes after cruel fight the Erle was taken with sir Guiscarde de Angle and other to the noumbre of an .160 personnes and the more parte of his men slayne and drowned Kynge Edwarde beyng sore displeased with the takyng of the Erle of Penbroke sent hys soonne the prince into Fraunce who by contrary wyndes was kepte on the sea the space of .xi. weekes and than retourned agayne into Englande Amurates kinge of Turkes inuaded Seruia and Bulgaria Lazarus king of Seruia was slayne in battaile and Amurates not long after murdered of his owne seruaunte The yere of the worlde 5333 The yere of Christ 1342 Anni regum Angli 46 Bertram of Clesquâ— Constable of Fraunce warred so fiercely vpon Iohn Erle of Mountforte Duke of Brytayne bycause he semed to fauour the kyng of England that he was forced to forsake his landes and fly to kinge Edward â–ª and that Duchy was well nere all seised to the vse of the Frenche kynge Iohn of Gaunte Duke of Lancaster entred by Cales into France and passed throughout the reamle by Uermendois and Campaine iust to Burdeaur in Aquitaine without batayle Not withstandyng the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes and countreys as they passed The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1373 Pazaites the .iiii. kynge of Turkes Anni regum Angli 47 The Genowayes for certaine disworship doen to them inuaded and spoyled the contrey of Cypres and conquered the citie of Famaugusta Thei constreigned also their king Petrine to pay vnto theim a great tribute the space of certaine yeres Diuers entreties of peace were made betwene the king of Englande and Fraunce â–ª by meane of the byshoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anni regum Angli 48 The yere of the worlde A great dearth veâ—ed the countrey of Italye .ii. yeres The yere of Christ 1374 The yere of the worlde The people of Florence desirous of lybertie Anni regum Angli 49 gaue occasion to many cyties of Italye to for sake the byshoppe of Romes domynion The yere of Christ 1375 wherby ensued great tumultye and warre in all the countrei The people that fyrst rebelled were the Tybernates the Pâ—rusines Tudertines Spoleâ—aÌ„es Eâ—gubines the citisyns of Uâ—â—erbium Foroliuium and Asculum Many wonderfull sickenesses fell amonge the people as well in Italye as in Englande wherof they died meruaâ—lously Warre and rufflyng betwene borderers of Englande and Scotlande The Duke of Britaine by the healpe of Englishemen recouered againe many castels and townes Gregory the .xi. contrarye to the minde of the Frenche kyng departed out of Fraunce and retourned to Rome 70. yeres after the byshops see was first transferred out of Iataly into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 50 The yere of the worlde 5337 The yere of Christ 1376 Byshop Gregory excommunicated the FloreÌ„tines but they lytell regarded his course and coÌ„sâ—eignedtheir prestes to minister diuine seruice Prince Edwarde of Englande departed out of this life who was in his tyme the floure of chiualrye Andronicus expelled his father from the imperiall dyâ—gnitie of Constantinople whom the Uenecâ—ans restored againe to the empyre Whereby ensued great warre betwene Uenice and Genoway for the one toke part with the father the other with the sonne Kinge Edwarde the .iii. ended his life in Richemonte the .xxii. daye of Iune The yere of the worlde 5338 The yere of Christ 1377 The duke of Angeow the constable of FraÌ„ce Owen of Wales with many other of the frenche parte made sore warre in Gascoyne Guyan Poyters and Britaine and conquered agayne diuers castels townes citees subiecte before to the king of England Owen of Wales besieged Mortaine a yere an halfe ther was slayne by the treasoÌ„ of one of his seruauntes RYcharde the .ii. the sonne of Prynce Edwarde of Wales was ordeined king of England being as yet but a seuen yeres of age Anni regum Angli 1 in bounty and lyberalitie he farre passed all his progenitours but he was ouer muche geuen to rest and quietnesse and loued lyttel deedes of armes and marcyall prowes and for that he was younge he was most ruled by young consaile and regarded nothynge the aduertisementes of the sage and wyse men of his realme For the chiefe about hym were of no wysedome nor estimacion which thing turned his land to great trouble and of him selfe in fine to extreme myserye The Frenche king sent a
terme of the lyfe of Charles being than kynge and after his decease the crowne of FrauÌ„ce with all rightes belonging to the same to remayne to kynge Henry and to his heyres For confirmacion wher of he toke to wife Katherine the daughter of Charles By this treaty it was also agreed that kinge Henrye with the Duke of Burgoyne al the power of France shuld pursue the Dolphin as an enemy of the realme because he endeuoured to let the peace as muche as layt in ' hym Sigismund the emperour succeded his brother Winceslaus in the 〈◊〉 of Boheme There was in Boheme a newe sect of phantastical people called 〈◊〉 which went altogether naked and vsed theyr 〈…〉 sayinge that they were only free and all other bonde whyche company of heretikes for crueltye that they vsed was supressed by Zische chiefe capitaine of them which pretended to fauoure Husse whiche than was of great power and his adherentes were named Thahoriâ—es a newe citee that they had buylded The yere of Christ 1420 Amurates kinge of Turkes Anni regum Angli 8 in maâ—lâ—â—â—sse and prowes farre passed all his predecessours The yere of the worlde but he was cruel and most grâ—â—â—usly vexed the christâ—ans his 〈…〉 he made agaynst the kinge of Seruia from whom after long siege he wanne Scopia and Fewmounâ— and toke in battaile twyo of his sonnes whom he berefte of theyr syght but after he toke theyr sister in mariage and restored Newmount Then he inuaded the Ulaches Hungarians and Almaynes and after tourned into Epyre and coÌ„quered Croia Finally he prouoked agaynst him the power of the UeneciaÌ„s by taking from them Thessalonica Sigismunde toke on him the crowne of Boheme Iohn Zischa capitaine of the Thaborites brought vnder his subiection wel nere al Boheme and at diuers â—n countres discomfited Sigismunde the emperoure in so much that he was fayne to entreat Zyscha priuely to fâ—uour his paâ—t and make the Bohemes acknowlaâ—e him for theyr kynge Philip duke of Millaine with great successe subdued and conquered all his fathers heritage of Lumbardye and toke the citee of Geane Katherine the daughter of king Charles of Fraunce The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1421 was crowned quene of England with great solemnitee Anni regum Angli 9 The Duke of Clarence king Henries brother of England was ouerset by the Dolphin of France and slaine to the kinges great displeasure Mordo Stewarde sonne to 〈◊〉 Roberte was made gouernour of Scotland after his fathers deth Martine the byshop caâ—e to Rome and was râ—ceiued with wondeâ—rfull ioâ—e of the people nobles of the â—yâ—ie King Henrâ— went againe into France and made war vpon the Dolâ—hine The riuer Tiber ouerflowed the citie of Rome thâ—â— about Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Great trouble and warre in the kyngdome of Naples by the vnconstancie of Iohan the quene whiche toke by â—doycion for heire Alphons king of Arragon Lewys Erle of Angeâ—â—â— was pronounced king of Sicilye Naples by the byshop of Rome â–ª to whiche apointment agreed Iohan the quene refused Alphons whom before the had chosen heyre Kynge Henry departyng out of this lyfe in France ordeined his brother HuÌ„frâ—ai Duke of Glocester to be protectour of England and the Dukes of Bedforde and of Burgoine to be regentes of the realme of Fraunce Ammurates emperour of Turkes after gret coÌ„questes and victories made hym selfe a monke of the religion of Mahomet Charles the .vi. kinge of Fraunce ended his lyfe whyche had ben vexed with a phrenesie the space of .xxxii. yeres to the great discouragyng and incommoditie of the realme by reason of whose death the realm and crowne of Fraunce by right of composicion fel to the yong king Henrye of Englande HEnrye the .vi. was proclaymed king of Englande beyng yet an infaÌ„t of eight monethes of age Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 1384 The yere of Christ wherfore continuyng the tyme of his youth he was committed to the tuicion gouernaunce of the noble Duke Hamfrel of Glouster his vncle whan he came to mans state he was of wytte and nature simple gentill meke and loued better peace than warre quietnesse of mynde than busynesse of the worlde honeste than profite reste and ease than trouble and care all trouble vexacion vnquietnes iniuries that euer hapned to him whiche were many and great he suffered so paciently that he reputed theim to be worthely sent to him of god for hys offences He fauoured good letters excellently well in token wherof he erected .ii. famous colleges the one at Cambridge called kynges colled ge the other at Acâ—on by meanes wherof good learninge greatly encreased A priest was burned in London for heresie called William Tailour A generall counsaile at Pauie in Italy Phillip of Myllaine conquered Gean and made warre on the Florentines The yere of the worlde 5385 The yere of Christ 1424 The Duke of Bedforde regent of Fraunce warred so fiercely vpon the Dolphine Anni regum Angli 2 that he wane from him many stroÌ„g holdes and townes and nere to a towne called Uâ—rnoyle discomfited his whole power to the great losse of his enemyes For in the fyght were slaine the Erles of Turon and Brucam with the Uicount of Narbon and diuers other men of name of the commoÌ„s were slaine v. thousande or after the Englysh cronicles .x. thousand Whiche aduenture Pollidore affirmeth to haue chansed in the yere folowyng Iames the kinge of Scottes sonne was delyuered out of Englande and at Stone was crowned ki ng of Scotlande He was a vertuous and good prince gâ—iuen more to the ministryng of iustice thaÌ„ the troubles of warre he was him selfe well lerned and fauoured al learned men Sir Iohn Mortimer hanged and drawen for treason The yere of the worlde 5386 Brachias the tyranne of Iataly whiche of longe tyme had disquieted the countrey The yere of Christ 1425 Anni regum Angli 3 was vanquished and slaine of the byshops souldiours The Duke of Britaine forsoke the Englishemen and alied him with the Dolphine The Prince of Portugall came into Englande The yere of the worlde 5387 The yere of Christ 1426 Grudge varyance betwene the Duke of Gloucester protectour of England Anni regum Angli 4 and his halfe brother the byshop of Winchester whyche was apeased by the regente of Fraunce Iames Stewarde the .iii. sonne of Duke Mordo rebellyng against kinge Iames in Scotlande was chased in to Irelande The Uenecians Florentines were confederate and made sharpe fierce warre vpon the Duke of Myllaine Carmignola The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1427 Anni regum Angli 5 by whose maÌ„hode and pollicy Phillip of Millaine had recouered and augemented his heritage forsoâ—e him â–ª and went to the Uenecians In England was verye vnseasonable weatheryng for it râ—igned most parte coÌ„tinually from Easter to Mychelmas wherby hey and corne were greatly huydâ—â—â—d The Englyshemen
besiâ—ged the cytie of Orleance continuyng the time of which siege the noble and valyante knighte sir Thomas Mountague was slaine by a great mysfortune whose death was the begâ—nnynge of al miserye to the Englyshmen For after this mishoppe thei lost by little and litell al their possession in Fraunce Alexander lorde of the â—les and shortly after Donalde his brother rose with a gret power against king Iames of Scotlande In these daies was in Fraunce a young woman about xx yeere of age Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5389 The yere of Christ 1428 whiche by sorcerie and diuilyshe wayes was in great estimacion with the Dolphine saiyng that she was a messaÌ„ger seÌ„t of god to reconquire for him his heritage from the Englyshmen This woman was armed and rode in mans apparayle in war farre the space of .ii. yeeres â–ª and dyd many wonderfull feates and gatte from the Englyshmen many townes and holdes Certaine theues and Robbers caused â—â—fflyng and businesse in Scotlande Warre beganne betwene Luca and Florence in Italy Anni regum Angli 7 Charles the Dolphine was crowned king of Fraunce by his alies and confederates The yere of the worlde 5390 The yere of Christ Paulus Guinisius lorde of Luke in Italy was taken by the treason of his people and geuen into the handes of the Duke of Myllaine by whom he and his childreÌ„ were kept in prison The warre continued betwene the people of Boheme and the emperour The bishop of Winchester beyng ordâ—ined cardinale of Martine byshop of Rome ledde an army against the Bohemes Kinge Henry the .vi. beyng about the age of .viii. yeres was crowned at Westminster Anni regum Angli 8 One apreached of heresie was burnt in smithfield and not longe after an other at Towerhill The yere of the worlde 5391 The yere of Christ called Rycharde Hunden Iohan the holy woman of Fraunce in whom the Dolphine had putte all his truste was taken by one sir Iohn Luxenburge and adiudged to be brent At Abyngton beganne insurrection of certaine lyghte and vnrulie persons that entended to haue wrought muchâ— sorow so the priestes which commocion was quieted by the lord protectour and the thiefe aucthour punished Henry the .vi. was crowned king of Fraunce at Paris The yere of the worlde 5362 The yere of Christ 1431 Philyp Duke of Myllayne was vanquyshed in a battaâ—le by the Uenecians and Florentines Anni regum Angli 9 in the hauen of Geane after whiche tyme cruell and fierce warre was contynued betwene theym to the greuous losse and domage of bothe partes Warre was reysed against the kinge of Hungarye by seruauntes and slaues Eugenius the .iiii. a man vtterly vnlearned veyng ordeined byshop of Rome demened him selfe so nicely that crueltie de bate and variance hapned betwene him the familie of the noble meÌ„ called Columni in so much that in the cytie was foughten a sore battaile wherin manye men were slaine and hurte Thomas Barglâ—â— pryest was accused of heresie and burned At Topâ—rium a towne nere to Pisâ— the Myllanâ—urâ—s were vanquished taken and slaine of the Florentines The yere of the worlde 5393 The yere of Christ 1432 Anni regum Angli The Emperour came into Italye Iohan Queene of Naples ended her life Kynge Henry retourned out of Fraunce and was receiued at London with great preparacion of sightes and pageantes The Erle of Huntington was sent with a company of sonlotous into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 11 whâ—re he atchiued many great featâ—s of armâ—s The yere of the worlde 5364 The yere of Christ Sigimunde the emperour was crowned with the imperiall Diademe of Eugâ—â—us the byshop of Rome Peace betwene Philyp of Myllaine the Uenteyans Duke Philiyp of Myllayne tourned his whole power and streÌ„gth against Eugenius the Romaine bishop in so muche that the byshop by his meanes was vexed with of cruell warre bothe at home of his citesins that he was expelled out of Rome also of forayne enemyes that al the lande belonging to the churche of Rome was at the handes of his ennemies In Naples after the decease of Iohan the old quene some of the nobilitee sent for Renatus the brother of Lewys duke of Angeow lately deceased whome Iohan by her last will and testament had left for her heyre willing to chuse him for theyr king and gouernour But diuers other sent for Alphons king of Arragone beinge asthan in Sicilie willing him by force ofarmes to reioyce the kingdome of Naples to his posteritee By whych menes cruell warre was arrered betwene the parties whyche contynued a longe season The lord Talbote with a goodly company The yere of the worlde 5395 The yere of Christ 1434 sailed into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 12 where he wrought much wo to the frenchmeÌ„ but that notwithstandinge they wan alwayes vpon the Englyshemen both in Fraunce and in Normandye Iohannes Paleologus emperour of Constantinople The Genoways in a battaile on the sea nere to â—aâ—eâ—a vanquished and toke Alphons kinge of Arragone and his brother the king of Nauar with diuers other noble men whom they sent to the lord Philippe of Myllayne as prisoners who immediatly let them at libertee wyth out fine or rauÌ„some wherwith the genowayes findinge them selfe sore greued forsoke the empyre and dominioÌ„ of Philip and claymed their auncient libertees Iohannes Uitellescus Patriarke of Alexandria and chiefe leader of the bishoppe of Romes army conquered the citee of Rome and all the landes belonging to the church by the ayde and helpe of a capitayne called â—â—oria throughe whose prowes and successe in warre the bishop Eugenius became very haâ—t and proud A great counsayle holden at Arras in Picardy for entreaty of peace betwene England and France but their mindes were so obstinately set on warre Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde 5396 The yere of Christ 1438 that nothynge might content them The duke of Burg oyne which to this time had mâ—ynteyned the english party through great giftes 〈◊〉 him with Charles kinge of Fraunce and became biter enemie to the kinge of Englande soone after died the noble prynce Iohn Duke of Bedforde after whose deathe all thinges went backward with the EnglishmeÌ„ in FraÌ„ce At this time was kept the counsaile of Basile without any profite to the church and to the great trouble and disquietnesse of the same For there was a long season horrible coâ—tâ—ncion amonge the prelates and bishops there assembled whether the auctorite of the Romaine bishop were of more power than a general counsaile or not In so much that of diuers learned bishops and other it was concluded that the bishop of Rome was an heretike and by theyr censures was deposed because he woulde not obey the auctoritee of the generall counsayle Eugenius the bishop perceyued that the counsaile entended diuers thynges contrary to his prerogatiue endeuoured by all meanes possible to delay the same counsayle or to transferre it to some other place where more fauour shuld
to London The yere of the worlde 5420 The yere of Christ 1459 Anni regum Angli 37 where because Andrew Trollop a capitayn of Cales the night before the battaile should haue bene fledde wyth a company of the best souldiours to the kinges parte the duke of Yorke the erles of March Saâ—esbuâ—y and Warwike mistrusting them selfe to be to weake departed wyth a priuye companye and fledde the duke into Irelande the iii. Erles into Gernesey after to Calys without anye notable battaile The yere of the worlde 5421 The yere of Christ 1460 Thâ— .iii. Erles coming from Calis with a puissaunte armie Anni regum Angli 38 the .ix. day of Iuly meâ—â—e kinge Henrye at Northampton and gaue to him a stronge battayle in the ende wherof the victory fell to the Erles and the kinges host sparcled chased and many slayn among the which was the duke of Buckingham the erle of Shreusburye the lorde Egremont with other and the kynge taken in the fieldâ— The duke of Yorke retourning into Englande made suche clayme to the crowne that by consent of a parlyament hâ— was proclaymed heyre aparant and al his progenie after him Margaret the quene in this meane time in all haste possible had gathered a companye of Northenmen and nere to a â—owne in the north called Wakefeld in a câ—uel fight discomfited and slew the Duke of Yorke with his sonne the erle of Rutlande the â—rlâ— of Salesburye was taken prisoner with diueâ—s other noble men The quene with her retinew Anni regum Angli 39 nere to S. Albones dyscomfited the Erle of Warwike and the duke of Northefolke The yere of the worlde 5422 The yere of Christ 1461 and delyuered king Henry her hâ—usband Great distencyon and ciuile warre at Mens in Germany for election of their byshop Dietherus de Essâ—nberge and Adâ—lybus de Nassaw were bothe chosen the byshop of Rome fauoured more Adolphus because Dietherus was again him in dyuers thinges and woulde not condiscende to his mynde ¶ Edwarde Erle of Marche and eldest son to the Duke of Yorke came vppe to â—â—onbon wyth a myghtâ—e power of Mâ—rchemen accompanyed wyth the Erle of Warwyke and by agrement of a coâ—nsaile was proclaymed kinge of Englande and called Edwarde the .iiii. Shortly thervpon he pursued king Henry toward Yorkewher he gaue a sore bataile to the king and his company Thys fight was sâ— cruell and fierce that in the fielde and chase were slaine .32 thousande of the commons bysyde men of name of the whiche were the Erles of Northumberlande Westmerland the lorde Clifford Andrew Trolley and other to the noumbre of a .xi. and kinge Henrye loste all and was fayne to flee the lande whan â—e hadde reigned .xxxviii. yeres .vi. monethes Quene Margaret with the younge prince fledde to her father the Duke of Angeoâ— EDward the .iiii. began his dominioÌ„ ouer the realme of Englande and reygned .xxii. yeeres He was a man of â—oble courage and gret wit Anni regum Angli 1 but in his time was muche trouble and 〈◊〉 in the realme About this time the nobles of Fraunce bycause theyr kinge Lewys refused the company of his lordes and vsed the counsaile of viâ—laines rose againstâ— him in great noumbre and met in plaine battaile at Charters where the king was ouercome his meÌ„ chased and he forced to flee for his saâ—egarde to a castell named Mountcher but â—â—ortly after an greement and concorde was made betwâ—ne theim which coÌ„tinued but for a time for the kiâ—g reâ—ourned to his â—ide demeanour and oppressyon of hys subiectes Anni regum Angli 2 Mahomettes emperour of Tuâ—ky beside the empires of Constantinople and Trapezunce whyche he subâ—erted The yere of the worlde 5424 The yere of Christ 1493 toke from the Christians .xii. kingedomes conquered 200. cyties He also by force of armes wrested from the Uenecians the sland of Calays and obteined Scobra by composicion he mâ—inteyned war on the sea many yeere against the Christian people he conquered Capha the citee of Ponte The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1464 Anni regum Angli 4 assailed the Rhodes and lastly after he had taken Hyorunte inâ—aded Italye The Turke conquered Poloponesus Pontus in winning wherof he greatly endomaged the Uenecians The lorde Mountague hauinge the rule of the North discomfited kinge Henry comyng out of Scotland wyth a great power to recouer the crowne thys is called the battaile of Exham in the whiche was taken the Duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerfourde the lorde Roos whiche were aâ—ter put to â—eathe with many other Kynge Eâ—ward was secreâ—ly maried to Elisabeth late wyfe of sir Iohn Graye â–ª at whiche mariage was none present but the kinge his spouse the Duchâ—s of Bedford the priest two gentill women and a yong man to healpe the priest to masse for which mariage rose gret variance betwene the kinge and the Erle of Warwike his chiefe friende and mainteinour Paule the secondâ— was made bishop of Rome He was couetous cruel iniurious rude and nether learned him selfe nor yet fauoured learned men He endeuoured to steeâ—e ChristiaÌ„ princes to warre agaynst the Turkes as dyuers of his predicessours hadde dooen to the intent he myght vnder that pretence gather money Friderich the emperour was besieged in the tower of Uiâ—â—na by his owne citisins The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1465 Anni regum Angli 5 from whens he was deliuered by Gâ—orge kinge of Boheme This yeere the coignes were altered and new made in England by Edwarde the fourth as the royall the halfe royall the angell the halfe angell and the ferthing the grâ—â—es were made of lesse value than they were by eight pence in an ounce Dyuers of the nobles of France forsoke the dominion oâ— Lâ—wys and cleaue to his younger brother Charles whiche made claime to the crowne of France by the wil of his father â–ª but after they had taken the citye of Rhoâ—â— in Normandy and bene a good space before the citie of â—aris a peace was agreed vpon by condicion wherof the kinge granted to his brother the Duchy of Noâ—mâ—ndy takynge 〈◊〉 thâ— principaâ—e of Burgâ—s 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the Duke of Bargoine he gaue â—â—rone Roya and the citiâ— Moncideriuâ—â— with Guinaryâ— thâ— Eâ—ledome of Bolome for his perpetual possessâ—oÌ„ with other princâ—s it was agreed as they desyred It was not longe after but that Charles the kynges brother was againe depriâ—ed of the Duchyâ— of Normandye Henrye the .iiii. kynge of Castile byâ—wene whom and his brother Alphoâ—s was arreysed warre for the kyngdome in the whiche the more parte of the nobilite fauoured the younger brother Anni regum Angli 6 Iohn Galeaâ—ius after Frauncisce Sfortia was made Duke of Myllaine The yere of the worlde 5427 The yere of Christ The bishop of Rome condemned the kinge of Boheme for heresie and depriued him of his kyngdome The Turkes inuaded Stiria The yere of the worlde 5430 The yere of Christ 2469 and toke froÌ„ thens
withall crueltie for Selinus the Turke eâ—pelled his father out of his kyngdome withal his brothers an knismen and after dyuers gret battailes vanquysshed chased and slew two Souldaines and annexed Aâ—gypte and Araby to his kingdome Sir Edwarde Hawarde lorde admirall of Englande throughe his to muche hardnesse was slaine in Britaine after whoÌ„ his borthâ—r sir Thomas Haward was made admyrall by the king The nauyes of England Fraunce meting at Britain Bay fought a cruell battaile in the whiche the regent of EnglaÌ„d a Carike of France beinge crapeled together were burnte and their capitaines men al drowned the Englyshe capitaine was sir Thomas Knâ—ueâ— who had with him .700 men in the French Carik was sir Piers Morgan with .900 A parliament was holden wherin iâ— was determined that the kinge hym selfe shoulde personally inuade the realme of Fraunce Warre betwene the Polonians and Mosconites Kyng Henry of Englande Anni regum Angli beyng confederate with the emperour and the kinge of Spaine The yere of the worlde 5474 The yere of Christ 1513 passed with a great power into France where hauing in wages vnder his banner the emperour Maximilian and all the nobilitye of Brabante Flaunders and Hollande he discomfited and abashed the whole power of France and conquered Terwine and the great city of Turney whiche is saied to haue in iâ— as many towers as â—her be days in the yere In this citie the kinge builded a goodly castell or tower with excedyng costes and kepte ther a garrison certaine yeres after The lord Chamberlayne of Scotlande inuadinge the borders was discomfited by sir Wylliam Bulmer In this meane time the kyng of Scottes notwithstandyng that he was sworne on the sacrameÌ„t to kepe peace perced this land with a mighty armye but by the good diligence of the quene and the pollicy manhâ—de of the Erle of Surrey the kinges lieuetenaÌ„t he was him selfe slayne with a .xi. of his Erles and the Scottes discomfited but not without great losse of Englyshemen Sir Iohn Wallop burnt diuers villages townes in Normandye Anni regum Angli 6 A peace concluded betwene EnglaÌ„d and Francâ— and on S. Denis day was Lewys the French king coupled in mariage with ladye Mary the kinges sister The yere of the worlde 5475 The yere of Christ 1514 on newe yeres day folowinge he ended his lyfe wherfore kynge Henry sent agayne for his sister by thâ—â—uke of Suffolke and other Rycharde Hunne this yeere was hâ—â—ged in Lollars tower Frauncis the first of that name The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1515 succeded in the kyngdome of France Anni regum Angli 7 This man is greaâ—ly praysed of al writers in those dayes for his singular humanitee fauouring of learned men He maynteyned the warres which king Lewis had begunne and alied him with the Dukes of Gelrie Leigie and Burgoyne which did him due homage He would also haue ben confederate wyth the bishop of Rome but he fayled of his purpose for shortly after betwene the bishop of Rome themperour the king of Spayne the Swiâ—zers and other was made a priâ—ye league and confederacie agaynst the Frenchmen Uenecians Lady Marye kinge Henries doughter was borne at Grenewiche Lady Mary the kinges sister before maryed to the frenche king â–ª retourned into EnglaÌ„d and shortly after was maryed to the duke of Suffolke A great battayle foughten betwene the Switzers and the Frenchemen in the which the frenche kinge was in so great daÌ„ger that the brayne of his owne men sperâ—led in his face and him selfe was tâ—rise striken with a spere but in the ende of the fâ—ght by helpe of the Uenecians other whiche came in good season the 〈◊〉 were discomfited and slayne and the citee of Millâ—yne yelded to the french kinge An horrible sedicion in Hungary by a company of souldiours and robbers that had the signe of the crosse for theyr badge and cognisaunce which minded to destroâ— al the nobilite and gentlemen Brixta geâ—â—n vp by composicion to the frenchmen A peace concluded betwene the â—mperâ—ur the kinges of Fraunce and Spayne and the Uenecians wherby that cruâ—ll warre ceaseâ— A solemne metâ—â—g at Uienna of the emperour the king of Polonie and of Hungarye whiche by maryage weâ—e confederate Margaret the quene of Scottes king Henries elder syster fled into England laâ—e at Harebâ—ttell where she was deliuered of a childe called Margarete In Maye she came to London where she taryed a hole yere before she departed into Scotland The yere of the worlde 5477 The yere of Christ 1516 This yere was so great frost in England that men might esely passe with cartes ouer the riuer of Thames from Westminster to Lambeth Anni regum Angli 8 Mathewe bishop of Sâ—donon and cardinall of Swyshes came as Ambassadour from the emperour to king Henry Charles Arch duke of Austrich was ordeyned king of Spayne On May euen in the citee of LondoÌ„ Anni regum Angli 9 was an insurrection of prentâ—les and yong persons agaynste straungers The yere of the worlde 1478 The yere of Christ 1517 of which diuers were put to execuâ—ion and the resydue came to Westminster with halters aboute their neckes and were pardoned This is named ill May daye Lady Margâ—ret the kinges sister returned into Scotland Iohannes Frauncis Picus of Mirandula a knight of excellent 〈◊〉 and learning was famous and in the presence of Leo bishop of Rome made a vehement oracyon exhortinge him to refourme the vicious noughtye liâ—e of the clergy Many dyed in England of the sweating sicknesse and especially about London Lewys about this time succeded his father in the kingdomes of Hungary and Boheme A great famine and pestilence in many places The terme kept one daye at Oxenford and adiourned agayne to Westminster The cardinall Campâ—ius the bishops legate came froÌ„ Rome in ambassade to king Henry and was receyued with great pompe by meanes of the cardinal of EnglaÌ„d Thomas Wâ—lsay which was then of great auctoryty in this realme The admirall of Fraunce came into England as ambassadour with a great coÌ„pany of gentilmen The citee of Turney was deliuered agayn into the french kinges handes for the which he should paye 60000â— crownes and for the castell that the kinge had buylded 40â—000 and .23000 poundes Turneys which the cite ought for their libertees and francheses A peace concluded betwene the kinges of Englande Fraunce and Castile for terme of their liues The Spaniardes vanquished The yere of the worlde 5479 The yere of Christ 1518 chased and slewe Aenobarbus with his brother in Afrike Anni regum Angli 10 A sedicion in Pannonie by meanes of the bishoppe of Uesbrune The emperour held a counsayle at Auguste Selinus the great Turke after he had with continual and blouddye warre conquered Egipt Syrie Phenecia Palestine Coele and chased out of Armâ—nie the king of Persie as a sodayne tempeste or storme retourned into Europe and besieged the citee Belgradum or Taurodurum Martine Luther wrate first to
49 Metellus The yere of the worlde 3865 The yere before Christe 98 by the consente of all the people was reuoked from exyle Before Britayne knovven 48 Ptolomeus called also Alexander the .ix. kynge of Egypt Before Britayne knovven 47 reygned .x. yeres The yere of the worlde 3866 The yere before Christe 97 his brother Phiscon beyng expelled out of his roialme Philippus the laste kyng of Syria reygned .ii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3867 The yere before Christe 96 After his raygne the kingdome of the Syrians felle into the handes of the Romaines Before Britayne knovven 46 ARchemalus was kinge of Britaine two yeres The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 94 Before Britayne knovven 44 Ewyn the first Durstus brother sonne The yere of the worlde 3870 The yere before Christe 93 was chosen kyng of Scottes Before Britayne knovven 43 he buylded the castel of Donstafage and in a battayle made on the parte of the Picthes againste the Britons he was put to flighte he was the firste that caused his subiectes to bee sworne and ruled theim .xix. yeres ELdolus raygned kyng of Britayne foure yeres Before Britayne knovven 42 In this time diuers prodigies were seen The yere of the worlde 3871 The yere before Christe 92 as globes of fyre burstinge out of the ayre with great noyse Among the Aretines also at a feast bloude distilled oute of breade as oute of a wounde It hayled continuallye stones seuen dayes In the partes of Samnia oute of a great rift of the erth issued flammes of fyre whiche semed to touche the heauens Than also al kyndes of tame beastes left their stables and pastures and with impiteous roring and crying fled vnto the woddes and mountaynes yea and dogges whiche can not liue without 〈◊〉 company of man wandred about houlyng after the maner of wolues Not longe after these wonderfull tokens thus seene folowed the ciuile warres betwene â—â—â—ius and Sylla in whiche perished .150000 citesens .2600 of knightes .90 senatours and .15 consules Drusus raised the people of Italy against the Romaynes promisynge them the citie but he was slaine in the meane time The yere of the worlde 3872 The yere before Christe 91 The sociall warres of Italy began Before Britayne knovven 41 in whiche the Picentes The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 90 Uestines Marsians Pelignians Marrucines Before Britayne knovven 40 Samnites Lucanes who many yeres had bene vnder the Romaines fell from them Q. Seruilius was slaine in Aâ—eulo and Seruilius Galba beynge taken by the Luâ—aâ—es escaped by the helpe of a woman The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 89 Nola was taken by the Samnites Before Britayne knovven 39 Posthumius the Pretor with Rutilius the coÌ„sul wer both slain in batail Marius ouerthrue the Marsians Iul. Cesar vanquysshed the Samnites and Cecilius ouercam the SaluiaÌ„s ROdianus was king of Britain .ii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 38 The yere of the worlde 3875 The yere before Christe 88 Nicomedes and Ariobarzanes were restored to their roialmes of Bythinia and Cappadocia Pompeius Strabo brought in subiection the Picentes Uestines and Marsians Sylla ouercame the Samnites and subdued the Hirpines Cato vanquisshed the Marsians and in winnyng their campe was slayne The yere of the worlde Arethas after Antiochus was king of the lower Siria Before Britayne knovven 37 The yere before Christe 87 Ptolomeus Sother the tenth kyng of Egypte reigned viii yeres Ariobarzanes and Nicomedes were driuen out of their realmes by Mithridates kyng of Pontus The sociall warres of Italy beynge scarcely pacified incontinent there began two warres more daungerouse and cruell For whan Sylla was elected capitayn of the warre againste Mithridates who inuaded Asia and Achaia Marius was greuousely displeased that Sylla a yonge man should be preferred before him Wherfore he brought to passe by the healpe of the Tribunes that Sylla shuld be called home again and he to be chosen capitayne of that warre As soone as Sylla had knowlege therof he came with his army before the citee and there slue the ambassadour of Marius and incontinent after brake into the towne where fyghtinge againste Marius and Sulpitius he put Marius to flighte and slue Sulpitius and so appointyng Câ— Octauius and Corn. Curna to be consuls he departed to Asia REdargius reigned king of Britaine .iii. yeres Sylla vanquished Archelaus toke Athens and put Mithridates with his army to flight Before Britayne knovven 36 The yere of the worlde 3877 The yere before Christe 86 Mithridates inuaded Asia and by an open proclamacion commaunded al the Romaines that were in Asia in one daye to be slayne whiche were aboue the noumbre of .lxxx. M. Cinna deinge expelled out of the citee by Octauius ioyned him self with Marius they entred the citye slue Octauius and many other outlawed diuers of the citizens and destroyed the house of Sylla whose frendes that remayned fled into Grece to him Before Britayne knovven 35 Marius being the seuenth time made consull dyed in the first moneth of his consulship The yere of the worlde 3878 The yere before Christe 85 whose sonne called also Marius continued the ciuil warres Before Britayne knovven 34 Warre was prepared against Silla he made a league with Mithridates The yere of the worlde 3879 The yere before Christe 84 and committed all his affayres there to Lucullus Before Britayne knovven 33 SAmulius reigned in Britayne .ii. yeres Sylla by the senate was called home The yere of the worlde 3880 The yere before Christe 83 and Cinna was slayne of his owne army At this place Suetonius began his history of the Cesars Before Britayne knovven 32 Sylla entered Italy ouercame Norbanus Scipio yelded him selfe and Pompeius tooke part of Sylla The yere of the worlde 3881 The yere before Christe 82 Before Britayne knovven 31 PEnisellus was made king of Britaine who gouerned it .iii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3882 The yere before Christe 81 Sylla fought many batails against Mariusand at the last slue him Pompeius when he had slayn Carbo recouered Sicily subdued Aphrike and destroyed Domitius and Hiarbas king of Mauritane he tryumphed beynge but of the age of .24 yeres Before Britayne knovven 30 The Gothes with theyr kinge Sithlacus wasted the landes of the Germaines The yere of the worlde 3883 The yere before Christe 80 Sylla was made continuall dictatour who as soone as he entered the citee contrary to his promise caused .3000 men to be slayne he proscribed or put out of hys protection many citezens and exercised great tyranny to whom Q. Catulus sayde With whom shal we lyue if in warre we kyl the armed and in peace the vnarmed Ptolomeus Dionisius the .xi. king of Egypte reygned 3â— yeres The yere of the worlde 3884 The yere before Christe 79 PYrrhus ruled Britaine .ii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 29 The yere of the worlde 3885 The yere before Christe 78 Alexandria called also Salina Before Britayne knovven 28 wedowe of Alexander Ianneus gouerned the Iewes .9 yeres She had by her
hole citee for so much as they loued him entierly for his swete and gentille behauour In so muche that oftentimes when he came to Rome he was in great danger to be smothered with the thrange of people that preced about onely to behold him A lawe publyshed that no woman whose grandfather father or husband had bene a gentleman of Rome shuld openly gaine by the filthy misusing of hir body whyche thing was before time permitted so that the woman dyd professe and aknowlage the matter before the officers called Ediles ¶ Eleazarus sonne of Anna was made byshoppe of Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 5 Piso after his returne from Asia The yere of the worlde 3982 The yere of Christ 21 beinge appâ—ched of certaine Romaines for poysoninge of Germanicus fearing to be condemned murdered him selfe Tacfarinas renewing war in Affrike was ouerthrowen the second time by Decius the Romaine capitaine Fonteius Capito proconsul of Asia Simon the sonne of Camithus was ordeyned high priest in Iudea by Uâ—lerius Lu â–ª Apronius pretour of Affrike Certaine citees rebelled in Fraunce by the intisemente of Sacrouir Anni regum britannie 6 and Florus Florus The yere of the worlde 3983 The yere of Christ 22 lest he should be taken of the souldiours of his aduersaries slue him selfe Ioseph called also Caiphas succceded Simon in the byshoprike of Rome There reigned so great flatterye in Rome that Tyberius going out of the senate vsed to saye O men ready to seruitude and bondage ¶ By the occasion of many sainctuaries was muche sedicion in the citees of Grece The yere of the worlde 3984 The yere of Christ 23 For so much as theeues Anni regum britannie 7 dettours bondmen and all suspecte and misrulye personnes gathred thither as to a sure defeÌ„ce and garison For whiche cause the senat of Rome ordeined fewer sainctuaries and a meane to be set in the libertees of theym whiche remained that the largenes of theyr priuileges mighte not thens forth be cause of so great businesse Artabanus king of Parthia Tacfarinas was ones againe discomfited by Iunius Blesus proconsul of Affrike Seianus Anni regum britannie 8 whom Tiberius had aduanced to hie dignytee in the citee of Rome The yere of the worlde 3985 The yere of Christ 24 by auoutry corrupted Iunia the wife of Drusus Tyberius sonne and caused her to poyson hir husbande hopinge by that meanes at lengthe to obteyne the imperial auctoritee to the which the said Drusus was nexte and rightefull heire But this Seianus beyng cast out of the emperours fauour for sorowe thereof slewe him selfe Stage players were banished out of Italy Tacfarinas king of Numidie Anni regum britannie 9 whiche oftentimes had rebelled in Affrike The yere of the worlde 3986 The yere of Christ 25 was vtterlye subdued and slayne by Dolobella Q. Ubius Serenus was appeched of treason in Rome by his owne sonne and for the same banished Pilate beinge ordeyned president of Iudea Anni regum britannie 11 at his first entre to flatter Tiberius The yere of the worlde 3988 The yere of Christ 27 caused the images of Cesar to be brought into the temple of Hierusalem whereby rose a great sedicion For so muche as the Iewes beinge therwith greuously offended offered theym selfe rather to the death then they wold suffre any images in theyr temple Pilate in lyke maner vsed the treasure called Corbona contrary to the custome and lawe of the Iewes and by cause diuers of the Iewes shewed them selfe greued therwith he beat and slewe a great numbre of theim Corillus king of Gothes Mundus a yong gentilman of Rome rauished the chast matrone named Paulina whom for so much as he cold not corrupt by none other meanes he brought his vngracious purpose to passe by the false trecherie vntruth of the priestes of Isis whiche feigned that they were monished by an horacle that Anubius the god of Aegypte wold haue the company of the sayd Paulina To whom the chast woman gaue light credence bicause it was thaÌ„ counted a great renoume to haue to do with the goddes And by this meane was Paulina in the night season abused by Mundus in the temple of Isis vnder the name of Anubius whiche thinge beyng after disclosed by Mundus him selfe the priestes were put to deathe the temple beaten downe to the ground the image of Isis throwen in to Tyberis and the yong man banished Poppeus Sabinus subdued the Thracians ¶ In Rome .50 thousande men were hurte and slaine with the fal of a theatour as they were beholding the games of the sworde players For whiche misfortune Attilius whiche set forthe those plaies was banished There were in the citee of Rome .4 Iewes which had conuerted to their religion Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 3590 The yere of Christ 29 a noble woman named Fuluia and hir intised to geue purple and other riche treasure to the temple of Hierusalem whiche they vsed onely to the maintenance of their owne pleasure wherof when the senat had knowlage thei sharply punished the doers and for that cause expelled all the other Iewes oute of Rome ¶ Certaine of the Germaines called Friscii rebelled by meane of a great fowage or exaction that was of them leuied for paiment wherof they were first constreigned to sell their cattell than their goodes and landes and lastly their wyfe and chyldren In this rebellion they putte the Romaines to the worse wherby the name of the Friscians was famous in Germanie Tyberius Cesar waxeth so negligente that he permitted the prouinces of Spaine and Surye to be without legates and gouernours and suffered Armenia to be possessed of the Parthiens and Mesia to bee inuaded of the Danes andSarmacians and France of the Germains by meane wherof the power of the empire somewhat decased The yere of Christ 30 The holy man Iohn the Baptist beyng sent of god as a messanger or tydynges bringer of our heith and saluacion The yere of the worlde 3991 began to prepare the wai against the coming of Christ. Anni regum britannie 14 Our sauiour and redeemer Iesus Christ after he was baptised of Iohn began to preache and syrede abrode the kyngdome of god Caratak king of Scottes reigned .xxi. yeres a prince more valiaunt than fortunate and gaue his holle minde and courage to defende his realme and subiectes frome the seruage of the Romains with whome he kepte longe warre and aydeth the north Brytaines The yere of the worlde 3992 Tyberius Cesar vnto this tyme dissimulyng his cruel and naughtye nature The yere of Christ 31 Anni regum britannie 15 declared him selfe openlye to the worlde falling to pleasure and fylthy lyuing in so much that he vsed to banket two holle daies and a nighte together wherfore of his owne souldiours for Claudius Tyberius Nero he was called Caldius Biberius Mero Sainct Iohn because he iustly rebuked Herode for kepyng of his brothers wyfe The yere of the worlde 3993 The yere of Christ 32 was cast
Anastitius obteined the imperiall crowne whiche might be numbred among the good emperours if he had not bene corrupted with the heresie of Eutices wherby he became odious to the true christians and persecuted somewhat with catholike bishops Anni regum britannie 15 Cabades kinge of the Persians The yere of the worlde 4456 through the diligent labour of his wife was delyuered out of prison The yere of Christ 495 and by the helpe of the Hunnes being restored to his regalitee made warre vpoÌ„ the people of Armenie and Mesopotamia and toke the citee Amida Theodorich whan he had slaine Odoacer gaue inhabitance to his people called Heruli in a parte of Italye nere to the Alphes Anastatius in the east recouered agayne the citee Amida The yere of the worlde 4457 The yere of Christ 496 that was taken of the Persians Anni regum britannie 16 and made peace for vii yeres There hapned a great tumulte and discencion and Anni regum britannie 19 almost a ciuile warre in Rome The yere of the worlde 4460 The yere of Christ 499 for the election of Symmachus their byshop in the which many men were slaine This discencion was quieted by Theodorich Transamundus kyng of Uandales in Afrike banished 220. byshops for that thei resisted the heresie of Arrius Olimpius an Arrian blasphemyng the trinitee was sodeinely striken with lightnyng In the ende of the reigne of Aurâ—ly the king of Britain Pascentius the yoÌ„gest sonne of Uortiger who for feare of Aurelius fled into Irelande inuaded this lande with a great armie at whiche season Aurelius was sicke at Wynchester and therfore sent his brother Uter to resist the malyce of Pascetius he ouercame his enemies and in the fyght slew Pascentius and Guillamour kynge of Irelande In the meane tyme Aurelius dyed as some write by force of poyson VTer surnamed PendragoÌ„ Anni regum britannie 1 was crowned king of Britaine The yere of the worlde 4461 The yere of Christ and reigned .xvi. yeres He was enam ored vpon the Dukes wife of Cornewall and to obteine his vnlefull lust made warre vppon hir housband Garolus and slew hym in battaile Clodoueus king of Fraunce warred against the Burgonions The yere of the worlde 4463 The yere of Christ 502 Anni regum britannie 3 and annexed to his lordship all the townes and citees liyng betweene the riuer of Leyr and Seyne Theodoricus comming from Rauenna to Rome shewed him selfe verie gentil The yere of the worlde 4464 The yere of Christ 503 Anni regum britannie 4 pleasaunt and liberal toward the people For he gaue great plentie of corne and repaired many ruinous places not onely in Rome but in all Italie whiche were destroied with the irrupcions of the barbarous people and redeemed also a wonderful multitude of captiues with his owne treasure Clodoueus the frenche king kept warre with the Almaines in the whiche whan he was put to the worse after earnest praier made to Christe whom Crothilde his wife did worship he vowed Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of the worlde 4465 The yere of Christ 504 that if he might escape that daunger and obteyne the victorie he wolde be baptised and receiue the faieth of Christe After whyche victorie obteined accordynge to his peticion he retourned into Fraunce and was baptised of the holy man Remigius with a great part of his people Theodoricus to the entent he myght liue in quiete entreated meanes of Affinitee with dyuers of the Barbarous princes He toke to wife the daughter of Clodouey kyng of Fraunce He gaue his syster to Honoricus king of Uandales one of his daughters he maried to the king of the wisigothes the other to the king of Burgoyne Anni regum britannie 11 Anastatius the emperour builded a citee in Mesopotamia that was called after his name Anastatia The yere of the worlde 4471 The yere of Christ 510 He walled also the citee of Armenta named Theodosia Clodoueus made warre vpon Alaricus kyng of the wisigothes in Spaine Anni regum britannie 12 pretendyng this onely cause The yere of the worlde 4472 The yere of Christ 511 that he was an heretike of the sect of Arrius and had of him the victorie And was therfore presented from the emperour Anastasius with great giftes of price and honour And also admitted for a consul of Rome whiche was at that time a dignitee of most honour For enuy whereof and because he had warred on the wisigothes both enâ—mitee and cruell warre was reared betwene Theodorich king of Italy and Clodouey of France Anni regum britannie 13 Theodorich the sonne of Clodouey subdued the Albyenses Ruthener and Auernes The yere of the worlde 4473 The yere of Christ 512 he conquered also Gascony and Tolous and subdued theym to the frenchemen Uitellianus a capitaine of the Romaines arrered a great and daungerous coÌ„mocion in the north partes to be at quiet receyued great and riche giftes of Anastatius the emperour Clodouey king of Fraunce departed out of this life leuing after him .iiii. sonnes Anni regum britannie 15 The yere of the worlde 4475 The yere of Christ 514 betwene whome the lande was thus deuided the eldest sonne Clodomyre was appoincted to the lordship of Orâ—lance Theodorich to Austracie to Childebert was geuen the countrei about Paris to Lothayr Soysons Betwene these .iiii. bretherne and theyr childreÌ„ hapned great debate and deadly warre for theyr possessions and lordeshippes whych was partly appeased by the meanes of their mother Clotilde Hormisâ—a the .50 pope .ix. yeres .18 dayes The yere of the worlde 4478 The yere of Christ 517 ARthur the son of Uter Pendragon Anni regum britannie 1 a strepling of xv yeres of age began his reigne ouer Britaine and gouerned the lande .xxvi. yeres hauing continuall warre and mortal battayle with the Saxones Of this Arthur be written many thinges in the english cronicle of small credence and farre discordant from other writers But yet all agree that he was a noble and victorious prince in all his deedes and they testifye that he fought .xii notable battayles against the Saxones and was alway victour But notwithstanding he might not clerely voyde them out of his lande but that they helde theyr countreyes whiche they were possessed of The yere of the worlde 4479 The yere of Christ 518 The clergie and people of Rome were brought to concorde and vnitee Anni regum britannie 2 which before fel at distance for the election of the Pope The yere of the worlde 4481 The yere of Christ 520 Anastacius emperour of Constantinople Anni regum britannie 4 being corrupted with the heresy of Eutices published that men shuld worship god not vnder .iii. persons as a trinitee but as a quaternitee conteining in it foure persons and could not by any counsayle be brought from that deuelishe errour but repelled from him diuers bishops with great reproche whiche came to persuade him the contrarye Wherfore he was not long after striken with lightning and so lastly perished when
quiete Agatho the .77 Pope .ii. yeares vâ— monethes Theodorus bishoppe of Rauenna submitted him self and his church to the sea of Rome whose auctorite was before time equall with the Romaine bishop The yere of the worlde 4641 The yere of Christ 680 The Bulgares inuaded the countrey of Thracia Anni regum britannie 36 and after made league with the emperour and had geuen to them to inhabite the fertyll and plentiful countrey nere to the riuer Dunaw or Danubie The yere of the worlde 4642 The .vi. synode was holden at Constantinople of .289 bishops The yere of Christ 681 where was condemned the heresie of the Monotholites Anni regum britannie 37 In this sinode it was permitted to the priestes of Grece to haue wyues but not to the Latines Kenewynus king of weast Saxones vanqyisshed and chased the Britains Leo the seconde was Pope .x. monethes Edfryde kinge of Northumberland warred vpon the Scottes and Pictes and of them was discomfited and slaine Eboryne breaking out of the abbey The yere of Christ 68 wher he was encluded Anni regum britannie 38 by force constreigned Theodorich The yere of the worlde 4643 the kinge of Fraunce to obey to his pleasure in al poinctes make him maister of the palaice deposynge and puttinge to death Lyndesyle whiche was in possession of that office Bennet the .ii. was Pope .x. monethes In hys time Constantine the emperour published a law that al men should beleue that man to be the true vicar of Christe whiche the clergie the people of Rome the souldiours shoulde chose to be Pope without any taryinge for any auctoritee of the emperour of Constantinople or the deputie of Italy as the custome and facioÌ„ was euer before that daye Here the Pope wreasted his necke from the emperours subiection A blasing sterre appeared in Italy both day and night from Christmas day to Tweluetyde Tunipert succeded his father Grimoalde in the kingdome of Lumbardie Anni regum britannie 2 CAdwallader was ordeined king of Britaines and ruled onely .iii. yeares The yere of the worlde 4644 The yere of Christ 683 He vanquisshed and slewe Lothayre kinge of Kent and Athelwold kinge of south Saxones Within the space of .vii. yeres had been in Rome .vi. Popes that 〈…〉 Leo Bennet Iohn Cono â–ª The yere of the worlde 4646 The yere of Christ 685 and 〈◊〉 Sergâ—â—â— Anni regum britannie 3 at whose election was greate stryfe and variaunce 〈…〉 the people for so much as a priest named Pascaliâ— the Popes treasourer hadde with riche giftes corrupted Iohn the depuâ—â—e of Italy that by force he mâ—ght be aduanced to the bishoprike by which meane the people were so deuided that the matter was lyke to haue bene dicided by denâ— of sword in the middes of the citee Aegipâ—a reigned amonge the Gothes in Spaine .viii. yeres He slew a Duke named Fauilla to the entent he might haue his wyfe Eugenius the .v. of that name was kinge of Scottes and reigned .iiii. yeres In his tyme as sayeth the historie of Scotlande he warred vpon Edfrede kinge of Northumberland and flewe him in battaile Cadwallader kinge of Britaine forsoke his kingelye auctoritee and became a religious maÌ„ He was the last kinge of Britaine And this lande after his time was called Angtia and the inhabitaÌ„tes therof Angles or Englishe men and the Britaine 's were called welshemen which name they toke of a duke called Wallus This happened 17â—2 yeeres or as saythe Fabian .1822 after that Brutus first arriued in this ilaÌ„d after the conquest of Cesar .735 yeres from the entring of the Saxones vnder their leaders Hengist and Horsus in the time of Uortiger .236 or nere there about The yere of the worlde 4647 The yere of Christ 686 THe first yere of the Saxones reigne after the Britains were vtterly expelled Anni regum saxo 1 and theyr kingedome finished whose power was deuided into .vii. kingdomes as is before mencioned Martine and Pipine brotherne noble men of France made warre against Eborine maister of the kinges palaice and were of him put to the worse and coÌ„streigned to flie the one to the citee of Laon the other to Anstracie ConstaÌ„tine the emperour ended his last day at which time the Sarasens inuade and wonne by force of armes the countrey of Afrike and Lybia The yere of the worlde 4748 The yere of Christ 687 In Britaine amonge the west Saxones Anni regum saxo 2 reygned a noble man called Iewe of great power and wisedome and therwith valiant and hardy and in feates of armes very expert He mainteined suche warre against the 〈◊〉 Saxones that he constreigned them to seke and intreat menes of peace geuing to him for the same great giftes This man builded first the colledge of Welles and the abbey of Glastenbury He payed the Pete r pence ftrst to the pope Iustinian sonne of Constantine succeded in the imperiall aactoritee He vanquished the Sarasens and inforced them to be with him at leagu by condicions wherof he receiued agine Afrike and Lybia and had of theym for the space of .x yeres in waye oftribute euery daye a thousand nobles of golde one great horse and a seruaunt Cunibert king of Lumbardes died and left after him Lenthbrande his son and heyre in the tuicion of a noble man called Asprande Ragimbertus a duke of the Lumbardes findinge him selfe greeued Anni regum saxo 3 The yere of the worlde 4649 The yere of Christ 688 that Asprande was made protectour and preferred before him asseÌ„bled his power gaue sharpe battaile to Asprande nere to Honoria in whiche fighte he obteined the victorie and shortlye thereupon ended his life Eugedius the vi of that name reigned .x. yere Scotlande He made peace with the Northumbers and hated extremely the Pictes Iustinian the emperour contrarye to the league which was made by his father warred vpoÌ„ the Bulgares and cruelly spoyled theyr countrey with sworde and fire at whiche time the Bulgares caused the streightes and narow places by the whiche he must nedes retourne to be well fenced with strength of men and so at length inclosed the emperour that he was faine to intreate meanes of peace and retourned to Constantinople with smalle woorship Pipine made warre vpon Theodorich The yere of the worlde 4951 The yere of Christ 690 king of France by force obteined to be maister of the palaice Anni regum saxo 5 after he had slaine Barthaire whiche was chosen to that office after the death of Eborine Arithbertus toke on him the kingdome of Lumbardye vanquished Asprande and toke the younge king Leuthprande Anni regum saxo 6 A duke of the Lumbardes named Rotharis The yere of the worlde 4652 The yere of Christ 691 made him selfe kinge against whom Arithbert went withall spede and at the citee Burgomum toke Rotharis and him comaunded to be put to death Clodouei the sonne of Theodorich beganne his domynion ouer the realme of Fraunce Of him writers lefte no maner of memorie sounding to good
Surie Slaymanne the greate Souldane of Babylon The yere of the worlde 5061 The yere of Christ 1106 was slaine Anni regum Angli 12 and the citee Ascalon yelded to Godfrey in the which he found wonderful riches Pastale the second was ordeined bishop of Rome who more lyke a strong warriour than a good bishoppe â–ª with force of armes subdued manye of hys ennemyes whiche withhelde from hym certaine of S. Peters patrimonye Many byshops of Rome in this time were chosen in dyuers partes Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde 5062 The yere of Christ 1101 and shortly after againe deposed Edgare the fourth sonne of Malcome being sent for of the Scottes made claime to the crowne whiche he obteined after he hadde discomfited Donalde in a strong battaile and reigned in good quiete .ix. yeres Baldwine after the death of Godfrei hys brother was named the .ii. king of Hierusalem Wylliam Rufus kyng of Englande beinge at his disporte of huntyng by glaunsynge of an arrowe that Tyrel a french knight did shoote was wounded to death HEnrie the brother of Wylliam Rufus and first of that name for hys learnynge called Beuâ—lerke beganne his dominion ouer this realme of EnglaÌ„de Anni regum Angli 1 and reigned .35 yeares This Henrie was a noble and valiant prince stronge and myghtie of body of hygh stature blacke heared and had great staryng eies a comely visage and a pleasant and sweete countinance He greatly abhorred excesse of meates and drinkes In thre thinges he was excellent in witte eloquence and good happe in battayle and thereto had .iii. contrary vices couetousnesse crueltee and lust of the body but yet he was not so geuen to these vices but that he farre excelled in vertue At the beginnyng he refourmed the state and condicioÌ„ of the clergie releised the greeuous paymentes reduced agayne S. Edwardes lawes with the amendemente of theim and restored Anselme bishop of Canturbury from banisshemente He toke to wife Maude the syster of Edgare kyng of Scottes This man fauoureth nothing the vsurped power of the byshop of Rome Many ChristiaÌ„ men were slaine in Asia of the Turkes and Bohemunde of Puell taken prysoner The yere of the worlde 5063 The yere of Christ 1102 Anni regum Angli 2 whiche was shortly after redemed by his nephew Tancretus Ranulph byshoppe of Durham excited Robert Curthoyse Duke of Normandie which was now retourned from Hierusalem to warre vpon his brother Henrie for the crowne of Englande who assembled a strong armie and landed at Portsmouth but by mediacion peace was made on this condycion that Henrye should paye .3000 markes yerely to Duke Robert The yere of the worlde 5065 The yere of Christ 1104 The citee of Accacon was taken of the kyng of Hierusalem by the ayde of the Uenecians and Ienowais Anni regum Angli 4 and a great multitude of the Turkes vanquisshed and slaine Robert Duke of Normandye coming into EnglaÌ„d by fayre entreatie of kynge Henrie and his wyfe releised to hym the tribute of .3000 markes Anni regum Angli 5 But it was not long ere that by meane of tale bearers The yere of the worlde 5066 The yere of Christ 1105 misse reporters great malyce was kendled betwene the .ii. bretherne and shortly therupon deadly warre arrered in the end wherof Robert was take n and kept in perpetual prison at Cardiffe by hys brother who immediatly seised vpon the Duchie of Normandie and held it in his possession After the death of Uradisâ—ans kynge of Boheme that countrey was gouerned a certaine space by Dukes Pascale bishop of Rome fought diuers battailes with Ptolomeus and Stephene Cursus The yere of the worlde 5067 The yere of Christ 1106 citisins of Rome Anni regum Angli 6 Robert Erle of Shrewsburye and William of Cornwalle rebellynge against kynge Henrie were taken and kepte in prison al their life time King Henry ordeined streicte lawes against theues and other that vsed vnlawfull meanes in the whiche was conteyned the losyng of lyfe of eyes of stones and other membres of man as the gilte required By meane of Anselme byshoppe of Canturburye the pryestes of Englande were constreigned to for go their wyfes A great Controuersie betwene king Henry and bishop Anselme concerninge the inuestitute of bishops and geuyng of benefices The bishop of Rome and his adherentes byshoppes of Saxonie after many other princes lastly excited Henrye the yonger to warre vpoÌ„ his owne father the emperour continuyng the time of whiche warre Henry the father partly for sorowe partly with sickenesse ended hys lyfe after he had in .60 greate battayles encountred with hys rebellious subiectes and other enemyes that were stered against him by the bishops of Rome Bohemund Duke of Puel retourned out of Asia and toke to wyfe Constance the daughter of Philip kynge of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5068 The yere of Christ 1107 Anni regum Angli 7 Henrye the .v. of that name after the death of hys father toke on him the gouernaunce of the empyre Which he vsurped rebellyng against his father in hys life tyme and reigned .xx. yeres Lewys surnamed the grosse began hys reigne ouer Fraunce and continued .xxx. yeres shortly after hys coronacion a noble man called Guylerous rebelled and was brought to due obeysaunce In Englande appeared a blasyng sterre betweene the southe and the weast and againste that in the east appeared a great beame of brightnesse stretchyng towarde the sterre and shortly after were seen .ii. moones the tone in the east the tother in the weast Alphons the .vii. king of Spaine reigned one and fifty yeres Anni regum Angli 8 Alexius emperour of ConstaÌ„tinople vexed the Christians The yere of the worlde 5069 The yere of Christ 1108 which were occupyed in warre against the Turkes in Asia Wherefore Bo 〈…〉 â—uell ledde againste hym a stronge armie and besieged Dyrachium But Alexius fearynge the puisaunce of Bohemunde entreated meanes of peace which was concluded and Bohemund passed againe to Antioche A certaine bishop of Fluâ—ntine about this time taught that Antichrist was come beyng meeued with the wonderful straunge sightes which were seen in these daies Anni regum Angli 9 Baldwyne kinge of Ierusalem toke Berinthum The yere of the worlde 5070 The yere of Christ 1109 and by force of armes subdued Syâ—â—n Henrye the emperour desyred to wife Maude the eldest daughter of kynge Henrye of Englande being then but v. yeres of age nor hable to be maried Kyng Henrie ordeined the bishops see of Eely and added therto Cambridge shyre Alexander the .v. sonne of Malcolme reigned in Scotlande .xvii. yeares he quyeted the Murrais and Rossis whiche troubled his realme Debate fel betwene the king of Englande and Lewys of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5071 The yere of Christ 1110 for the castell of Gisdurs and homage Anni regum Angli 10 whiche Lewys required to be dooen for the Duchie of Normandie Worthy thaÌ„kes were rendred to Henry the emperour by the bisshop of Rome
Sicilie and subdued to him a great part of that ilande The yere of the worlde 5244 King Edwarde sent a company of souldiours into Wales The yere of Christ 1283 Anni regum Angli 10 vnder the gaâ—ding of the erles of Northumberlande and Surrei of the which companye manye were slayne and sir Roâ—er Clifford taken prisoner â–ª The Welshemen subdued certaine castelles and holdes Peter king of Arragon after he had conquered a great part of Sicilie toke on him the imperiall crowne therof and was for that cause cursed by the bishoppe of Rome his kingdome of Arragon proclaymed to be open to euery man that would inuade it Charles the younger was vanquished and taken in battayle on the sea Philip king of Fraunce â–ª in the quarell of his brother Charles king of Sicilie proclaymed warre agaynst Peter of Arragon Lewline prince of Wales Anni regum Angli 11 was slaine by Roger Mortimer The yere of the worlde 5245 The yere of Christ 1284 and his head set vpon the Tower of London Sanctius the .iiii. reigned in Spayne .xi. yeres Charles king of Sicilie ended his life William Marton chauncellour of England about this time buylded Marton colleâ—ge in the vniuersitee of Oxeforde Dauid the brother of Lewline prince of Wales was taken and beheaded The yere of the worlde 5246 The yere of Christ 1285 Anni regum Angli 12 and diuers boldes and castelles of the UUelshemen geuen to the Englishe lordes Prince Edward of Canaruan was borne in wales Laurence Duket a citisin of London was founde deade and hanged in the church of S. Marie Bowes Philip king of France fought a strong and cruel battaile with Peter king of Arragon nere to Gerunda in the whiche Peter receyued a wound wherof he died shortly after leauing two sonnes Friderich whom he ordeined king of Arragon and Iames to whom he gaue Sicilye These two brethren mainteyned their fathers warre agaynst the Frenchemen Philip king of Fraunce ended his lyfe Kinge Alexander of Scotlande brake his necke by falling of a horse Leauing no heyre male after hym The realme contynued without kinge vi yeres .ix. monethes Honorius the .v. was bishop of Rome .ii. yeres He endeuoured to toke the kingedome of Sicilie from the king of Arrogon The new woorke of the church of Westminster vnto the ende of the quiece Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1286 begon in the third yere of the third Henrie and continued in buyldinge .66 yeeres was fynished The Pisanes were vanquished by the Genowais and in a battayle on the sea loste .50 gallies and shippes and 12000. souldiours The order of the Carmelites beganne of Albert Patriarke of Hierusalem Philip for his beautie surnamed the fayre â–ª reigned in Fraunce .xxviii. yeres This man because of warre that he had with the Duke of Gelderlande and other reared great taxes and paimentes throughout his lande as well of the clergie as laitee Rodulph the emperour subdued to his obedience the Suitzers which before were subiecte to the Erle of Sauoy Pseudo vanquished Friderich tamed the Snaues This yere was enacted by king Edwarde the statutes called â–ª Anni regum Angli 14 Additamenta gloucestrie The yere of the worlde 1248 The yere of Christ 1287 In the countrey of Heluccia a woman was deliuered of a childe that hadde two perfite bodies from the nauill vpwarde and an other womanne bare a childe the fact wherof was like to a man and the bodie to a lion The bishoprike of Rome was voyde .x. monethes Anni regum Angli 15 King Edwarde of Englande sayled to Bordeux The yere of the worlde 1249 and from thens rode into FraÌ„ce The yere of Christ 5288 The summer this yere was so exceding hote that men died for extreme heat and yet was wheate so plenteous that it was sold at London for xl d. a quarter Nicolas the .iiii. was bishop of Rome â–ª iiii yeeres Great bayle fel in England after that ensued so continuall raine Anni regum Angli 16 that the yere folowinge The yere of the worlde 5250 wheate was solde for .xviii. d. a bushell and so encreased yerelye the reygne of this kinge and his sonne till it was lastlye solde for .xl shillinges a quarter Peace agreed betwene the Frenchmen and Arragons The Florentines with great slaughter vanquished the Gâ—bellâ—es of Arentine in Italie The citee Triple was taken and destroied by the Souldaine of Egipte and the christyans slayne in most cruell wise Ries a Welsheman rebelling against Painâ— Tiptost warden of that countrey The yere of the worlde 5251 The yere of Christ 1290 Anni regum Angli 17 was by the erle of Cornewall in the kinges abseÌ„ce taken drawen hanged quartered About this time the Iewes were expelled wholy out of this realme Charles the yonger which was prisoner a longe time in Arragon receyued the kingedome of Sicilie and for the same was feudarie to the Romaine bishop The Souldaine of Babylon conquered the citee of Asia called Tite Sidon Barutum and raised them euen with the earth whiche were before inhabited with Chrystian people He besieged in like maner the citye of Ptâ—lomâ— is called also Acres or Acon and the same being forsaken of the christians with great cruelte burnt and destroied By this meanes were the christians vtterly chased out of Surie .190 yeres after they firste wonne Ierusalem vnder Godfrei of Boloâ—ne Ladislaus king of Hungarie was slaine by the Comanes and then succeded Andrewe the thirde whiche reygned â—ii yeres Rodolph emperour of Almaine ouerthrew wel nere 60. castelles and holdes in the prouince of Thuring and by that meanes quieted the countrey of Germanie Andrewe king of Hungarie subdued Austrich Anni regum Angli 18 The yere of the worlde 5252 The yere of Christ 1291 Alexander kinge of Scotland as is before sayd dyed without issue male wherof ensued great discord among the Scottes whiche toke parte with Iohn Bailoll and Robert Bruce making claime to the crowne and shortly after deadlye warre folowed betwene the .ii. realmes of England and Scotland The election of the king of Scottes was committed to the iudgemente of kinge Edward of Englande The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1292 Anni regum Angli 19 who after sufficieÌ„t profe made to the Scottes that he was chiefe head and soueraigne of the realme of Scotlande by all their consentes toke full possession of the same â—and then caused Iohn Bailol to be ordeyned kinge because he descended of the elder doughter of Erle Dauid kinge Wylliams brother Aâ—oulphus was chosen emperour of Almaine and reigned .vii. yeres He was vnfortunate in all thinges that he went about therwith so nedye and poore that when he had receiued of king Edwarde of Englande .100000 markes to ayde him against the Frenche king he spente the money vpon his housholde and had not wherwith to fulfill his promisse when time required By discentioâ— of the cardinals the bishoprike of Rome was voyde .ii. yeres and
of the worlde 5278 The yere of Christ spared neyther man woman nor childe To this mischyeâ—â— was ioygned so exceding dearth scarcitee that wheate was solde for .iiii. markes a quarter the common people did eat horsefleshe and diuers other vile beastes and many dyed for hunger At the same time was a great dearth in Fraunce Robert le Bruze leauing Iames Douglas gouernour of Scotland went into Irelande to ayde his brother Edwarde King Edward assembled a newe hoste and went into Scotland where he layed siege to Berwike But in the meane time the Scottes by an other way inuaded the borders of England and wasted the countrey euen to Yorke wherby Edward was constrâ—yned to breke hys siege and retourne with great daunger At this time sir Hugh the Spensers the father and the sonne were of great power in Englande and by the feuour of the king practised suche cruelty and bare them selfe so haughtly and so proude that no lord of this land might gainesay theÌ„ in any thing that they thought good whereby they were in greate hatred and indignacion amonge the nobles Iohn the .xxii. was bishoppe of Rome xviii yeres He was a cruel and wicked tiranne geuen only to heaping vp of riches and vexed greatly the emperour he proclaymed them heretikes which taught that Christe and hys apostels had no possessions in this worlde Albert and Lewis encountred the second time at Brusco a riuer of Alsacia where Lewes was fâ—ine to forsake the fielde Anni regum Angli 12 The lordes and nobles of Englande detesting the outragious pride of the Spensers The yere of the worlde 5280 The yere of Christ whereby they wroughte dayly both great dishonour to the king and hinderance to the common weale in suche wise conspired agaynste theim that they caused the king halfe agaynst his mind to remoue from him the Spensers and banyshe theym the realme The Irishemen by the ayde that they had out of Englande droue the Scottes out of their lande at whyche time manye of the noble men of Scotlande were slayne amonge the whiche was Edwarde le Bruze the kinges brother In Italy Huguicio Duke of Pyâ—e vanquished the people of Heâ—curia at the mountayne called Catinum The yere of the worlde 5281 The yere of Christ 1329 Kinge Edwarde contrarie to the minde of his lordes reuoked the Spensers from banishmente Anni regum Angli 13 and set theym in like auctoritee as they before had bene to the greate disturbance of the realme and not long after pursued the Barons and chased them so egrelye from place to place that in shorte space he put to death about the nombre of xxii of the greatest men of his realme The Flemminges made league with the Frenchmen Italie was miserablye tourmented with diuers commocions and sedicions of the Guelphes and Gibelines In all these debates the Guelphes fauoured the byshops partye and the Gibelines the emperour or some other noble men The yere of Christ 1321 After that kinge Edward hadde put to deathe manye of his lordes The yere of the worlde 5282 Anni regum Angli 14 he ordeyned M. Roberte Baldoke a man of euel fame to be chaunceller of Englande The two noble men whiche contended for the empyre of Germanie ioyned in battayle betwene Milberge and Oetingen where Lewys obteyned the victory and Friderich was disconfited and taken The leipres or lazars by the counsayle of the Iewes poysoned diuers wels in France and were therfore put to shameful death In Englande the sonne appered as bloud Anni regum Angli and so continued .vi. houres The yere of the worlde 5283 The yere of Christ 1322 Lewis the emperour ordeyned in the cities of Italye certayne deputyes to gouerne the same to his behoulfe The Scottes inuaded the realme of Englande Rainerius Lampertus de RaÌ„ponibus Ioannes Andree lawiers Uarignana Platearius phisicious Raimundus Lullâ—us Franciscus Maronis Nicholaus de Lyra and William Occham were famous The citisins of Luke and Pyse in Italy expelled Huguicio with his sonne Nerius and toke for their gouernour one Castruciê° which was before time imprisoned in the citee of Luca by the forenamed Huguicio Charles the third and sonne of Philippe the fayre began his dominion ouer France and reigned .v. yeres Kinge Edwarde with a mightye armie entred Scotlande Anni regum Angli 16 but with syckenesse and other mysfortunes that chaunced amonge his souldiers The yere of the worlde 5284 The yere of Christ 132 he within shorte space was forced to retourned into Englande wherof sir Iames Douglas and the Scottes hauing knowlage pursued him in suche wise that they slewe many Englyshemen and had wel nere taken the kynge Charles of Fraunce warred vpon the landes of king Edwarde in Gascoyne and Guyan Anni regum Angli 17 The yere of the worlde 5285 The yere of Christ 1324 and toke ther many townes and castels Kinge Edwarde sent his wife Isabell to entreat with her brother Charles for peace or as Frosard sayth the quene her selfe fearing the tirannie and mischiefe of the Spensers fled with her yong son Edward into France and was gentelly receyued of her brother whych made great promise to ayde her agaynst the iniurie tiranny of the Spensers Robert duke of Puell after he had obteyned the citye of Gean expelled the Gibelines from Soana Galaeceus chased the Guelphes out of the citee called Uercelle Anni regum Angli 18 Charles king of France The yere of the worlde 5286 The yere of Christ 1325 partly being corrupted with money partly fearing the manassinges of the bishop of Rome whiche was in lyke maner bribed with riche giftes by the Spensers forsoke his sisters quarel and commaunded her to auoyde his lande Quene Isabell by the ayde and healpe of sir Iohn of Heinalt Anni regum Angli 19 with a small company of Henowayes The yere of the worlde 5287 The yere of Christ 1326 retourned into Englande to whom the nobles and commons gathered in great noumbre and pursued the kynge the Spensers and other enemies so narowly that shortly after they toke them and kept the king in prison at Barâ—clei where not longe after he was murdered by sir Roger Mortimer sir Hugh the Spensers Iohn Erle of Arundell Robert Baldoke and other tirannes whyche of longe time had greued the realme they put to worthye punishement EDward the thirde after the deposinge of his father was crowned kinge of Englande and reygned .50 yeres The yere of the worlde 5288 The yere of Christ 1327 Anni regum Angli 1 This man besyde al other giftes of nature was endued with passing comely beauty and fauour of witte prouident circumspect and gentil doing nothing without great wisedome and consideracion He was a man of excellent modestie and temperaunce and aduanced suche persons to high dignities as did most passe other in integritie and innocency of lyfe In feates of armes he was very experte as the noble prowesse by hym atchieued doe well declare Of his liberalitee clemencie he shewed many great
a thing by reason of the bishop of Rome full of troubled and vnquietnesse than thei chose Friderich Marques of Misna whiche in lyke maner refused it In this yere was so great death in the citie of London that ouer and besyde the bodyes buryed in churches and churche yardes monasteries and other accustomed places of buriall there were layed in the charterhouse yard 30000. persons and aboue as writeth Fabians At this time in many partes of Italy France and Germanie wandred dyuers great companies of the phantasticall sette of theim whiche vsed to scourge and whippe theim selfe pretendyng therin great holinesse and religion of the supersticion of these men ye maye reade in the cronycle of Albertus Crantz Li. viii ca. 28. and in the addycions iuigned to the Abbote of Ursperges cronicle This was the yere of Iubilei or cleane remission of sinnes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1350 kept at Rome at euery fifti winters end Anni regum Angli 24 as the yere of Grace was continued at canturburie Phillyp kinge of Fraunce ended hys lyfe whose body was buried at S. Denis his bowels at Iaco bins in Paris and his herte at Bourefountaine in Ualoys ¶ Iohan the eldest son of Philyp and Duke of Normandy was ordeined king of Fraunce Iohan deputie of Millaine iuigned to his lordshyp the citie of Bonone Clement bishop of Rome ordeined Lewis prince of Tarent king of Naples The yere of the worlde 5312 The yere of Christ 1351 Anni regum Angli and made peace betwene the kyng of Hungary and Iohan Queene of Naples whiche as I sayed murdered hir husbande Of hir also the byshop bought the cytie of Auiâ—to This yere was so gret dearth in France that a ceptier of wheate was woorthe viii.li of Parys money and a ceptier of otes .xl. s. Kyng Edward ouercame Charles Constable of Fran in a battaile on the sea The emperour of Constantinople and the kyng of Arragon were confederate with the Uenecians The Genowayes chased the emperour of Constantinople and ouercame the Uenecians and Catelanes Anni regum Angli 26 The yere of the worlde 5312 The yere of Christ 1352 Recupetus Lapus Bartholus â—awiers â–ª Gentilis Fulginas Dinus de Gaâ—â—o Trustanus phisions and Damascenus a philosopher were famous Innocente the .vi. byshop of Rome .ix. yeares .viii. monethes and .vi. dayes Anni regum Angli 27 Charles kinge of Nauarre caused Charles Constable of Fraunce to be murdered in his bed The yere of the worlde 1314 The yere of Christ 1350 For which thing grew great displeasure betwene him the French king The Genowayes beyng vanquished of the Uenecians submitted them selfe and all theyrs to the archebishop of Myllaine whiche was than chefe gouernour of the cytye In this discomfiture the Genoways loste well nere xl galeis The towne and castel of Guines was yelded to the Englyshemen Carolus Iohannes emperour of ConstaÌ„tinople The yere of the worlde 5315 after he had by force of armes expelled Catacusines whyche afficeted the empyre Anni regum Angli 28 The yere of Christ 1354 by the ayd of Fances of Genoway retourned into his coutrey to whom in reward he gaue the ile of Lesbus Charles emperour of Germaine was crowned at Myllaine with a crowne of yron Prince Edward of Wales with a strong company of souldyours passed into Gascoyne Anni regum Angli 29 The yere of the worlde 5316 The yere of Christ 1355 where he made sore war and destroied castels and townes before him wyth great successe and toke the castell and towne of Rhâ—morentide with other Kynge Edwarde sayled to Cales and began to make warre vpon Fraunce but shortly after he retourned because the Scottes rose and inuaded the English borders Charles receiued the imperiall Diademe at Rome of â—i cardinalles on this condicion that he should not tary at Rome nor in Italye The citisyns of Pise rebelled agaynst the emperour Iohn kyng of France toke Charles king of Nauarre with dyuers other noble men as they were baÌ„keting in the castel of Roan of the whiche some he kept in prison some immediatly he put to death About this time the Uenecians were ouercome of the Genoways by the ayde of the archebyshop of Myllaine and lost aboue .30 galeis At whyche tyme was reuenged the great losse that the Genowais had taken at their handes not longe before The Duke of Lancaster beyng confederate with Philyp brother to kinge Charles of Nauerre made warre in Normandy and hâ—lde ther dyuers landes and castels agaynst the Frenche kinge Prince Edward of Wales Anni regum Angli 30 ny to the citie of Poicters suâ—gned batataile with kynge Iohn of Fraunce The yere of the worlde 5317 The yere of Christ 1356 of whoÌ„ the prince by his marciall pollicie wanne a noble victorye notwithstandyng that he had in his armye but onely eyght thousande souldiours one and other and on the Frenche parte were .60000 feightinge men In this conflieâ—e kinge Iohn was taken with his young son Phyllyp and many of his nobles The Englyshemen hadde twise so many prisoners of the Frenchmen as thei were in number theim selfes whiche is almost increadible A great eclips and earthquake in dyuers partes of Germany and therwith a great pestilence In the time that kyng Iohn was prisoner in England great sedicion The yere of the worlde 5318 The yere of Christ 1357 ciuile discorde Anni regum Angli 31 tumulty and ruffling was in the realme of FraÌ„ce for so much as the Duke of Normandy the kinges eldest sonne had much trouble with the citisins of Paris and diuers breaches and defiances betwene hym and the kinge of Nauerre Many companies of straungers also ouerrode and spoyled dyuerse countreys Ouer and bysyde al this a great noumber of the rude commons conspired against the nobles in such wyse that they entended to haue destroyed all the nobilytie and practysed moste extreme cruelty and despitous vilany to dyuers gentilmen and their ladyes and daughters This miserie continued .iiii. yeres Kyng Dauid of Scatlande was deliuered out of prison and set a libertie after he had been a leuen yeeres prisoner in Englande and promysed to bringe the crowne of Scotlande to kynge Edwardes sonne Egidius a cardinall and the bishops legate or graunde capitayn of his warres in Italy coÌ„quered again a great parte of Italye and all S â–ª Peters patrimonie whyche diuers noble men had inuaded Anni regum Angli 32 The yere of the worlde 1319 The yere of Christ by the appoynctment of Lewys late emperour and expelled theym all sauynge certayne which did for feare submitte theim to the churche of Rome whom he suffered to remayne in their possessions Anni regum Angli 33 Kynge Edward with the prince his sonne The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ passed the seâ— to Calis and from thense rode through Fraunce by Picardy Artoys Rhenes Campaine and other places euen to Britain euer destroying the countre before him The garrisons also made warre in this behalfe in Beauuolin
the realme Certaine of the Bretaines and FreÌ„chmen which the yere before had spoyled and robbed the towne of Plimmouth were disconfited and slaine of the Englyshemen in a battaile on the sea nere the towne of Dartmouth Iames Stewarde the sonne of Robert kynge of Scotlande sayling into Fraunce was taken by the Englysh men and holden as prisoner .xviii. yeeres as witnesseth the Scottishe historye Anni regum Angli 7 Sir Rycharde Scape archbyshop of Yorke The yere of the worlde 5366 The yere of Christ and diuers other of the house of the lord Mumbray for grudge that thei bâ—re towarde king Henrye gathered to them a gret power of Scottes and Northumbers entending to haue deposed hym from all kyngely auctoritie but he hadde knowlege therof made agaynst theim in so spedy wise that he came vpoÌ„ them vnwarres and taking the said bishop with his alyes commaunded them to be headed at Yorke Emanuell emperour of Constantinople Innocent the .vii. a cruell tyran was bishoppe of Rome after Boniface .ii. yerees He made his nephewe Lewys Marques of Pise and prince of Firmium The Uenecians by force of warre wan from Francyse Carratius the cities of Uerone and Paule and taking hym with his brother caused theim to be put to death at Uenice Innocent byshop of Rome cruelly put to death .xii. of the chiefe men of the citie Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 5367 The yere of Christ because the required of him instauntly to pro uyde some meanes to auede the schysme that had been long in the church and to reforme diuers other enormitees whiche were vsed as wel in the citie of Rome as also in the countrâ—â— of Italie Which crueltie the people taking very greuously seÌ„t for Ladislans king of Naples who came to Rome with suche puisance that he caused the byshop a nd Lewys his nephewe to forsake the citye Than Paulus Ursines that toke parte wyth the byshop encountred Ladislaus in the fieldes of Nero and hym vanquished and putte to flighte Shortly after the pleople were reconciled to the byshop â–ª Charles lord of Cremona was traiterously murdered of his subiect Cabrinus Fuludulus Gucecaldus lorde of Geane made warre on the Duke of Myllaine in the quarell of the Frenche kinge Kinge Robert of Scotlande for sorowe that his sonne Iames was taken prisoner ended his lyfe after him Robert his brother Duke of Albanye gouerned the Scottes a good season the Englyshe histories referre his deth and the takynge of his sonne to the .xiiii. yeare of kynge Henrye The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Sir Henrye Persy Erle of Northumberlande and the lorde Bardolph Anni regum Angli 9 comyng out of Scotland with a strong company to worke displeasure to kynge Henry of England were encountred vanâ—â—uished and taken by the gentilmen and commons of the North and their heades beyng stricken of were sent to London The vniuersitie of Croconia in Polonie beganne Gregorye the .xii. was byshoppe of Rome he promysed to geue vp his byshoprike if Bennet the Antipape wold do the same But whan Bennet fled from Auignion to Spaine â–ª he called againe his promyse and wolde not resigne The Duke of orliance was murdered at Paris by meanes of the Duke of Burgoyne who shortlye after dyed but this grudge was so deriued also to their childreÌ„ that the deadly hatred was styll mainteined with mortall ware Salicetus a fauous lawier and Chrysoloras whiche restored the Greke tounge at this tyme flourished A frost in Englande continued .xv. weekes Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Edmunde Hollande admyrall of Englande scoured the seas and wanne the castel Briake in Britaine wher he receiued his deathes wounde The yere of the worlde In England was helde a great iustes betwene the Henoways and Englishemen The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 11 in the which were many seathe of armes doen to the honour and aduancemeÌ„t of the Englyshmen A tayler was bourned in London for opinions concernyng the sacrament of the aulter Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde 5371 The yere of Christ The comâ—ons of Englande presented a byll to kynge Henry desyryng him to take the temperaâ—l landes from the spirituall mens handes the effect of whiche byll was this that the temperaliâ—â—es dâ— orâ—inaâ—ly wasted by meaâ—â— of the churche myght suffice to finde to the king .xv. 〈◊〉 xv hundred kâ—â—ghtes 620â— â—quâ—ers and an hundred houses of almes to the relâ—efe of poore people and â—â—er all this .xx. M. poundes yereely to the kinges eschequer Prouided that euery Erle shulde haue of yerely â—ect iii. M. markes euery knighte an hundred marke and .iiii. plow lande euery squier .xl. marke with two plow land and eâ—ery house of almes an C. marke with ouer sighte of ii true secular men vnto euery house to this bill none answeâ—re was made Râ—se ap Dee of Wales whiche hadde longe rebelled against the kinge was put to death at London The vniuersitie of Paris was at this tyme of so great power and actoritie in Fraunce that euery noble man was glad to haue their fauour A couÌ„â—aile holden at the citie of Pize where both Gregorye and Bâ—nnâ—t were deposed and â—lexander the .v. chosen byshop of Rome Gregory and Bennet that deposicion noâ—withstanding â—elâ—e styll the title of the â—apalytiâ— and so were there three byshops vntyl the counsaile of Constance The Hungaryans vered sore the citie of Rome in the quarell of the kyng of Naples Aleâ—ander in 〈◊〉 counâ—â—ile of â—ise depriued Ladislaus of the kingdome of 〈◊〉 of Naples publyshinge that it belonged to â—ewes Duke of Angâ—ow who styll wrat him selfe king of Sicilie The Florentâ—nes boughte the citie Crotona of Ladislaus Anni regum Angli 31 This yeere vpon the .xii. daye of October the ryuer of Thamis flowed three tymes The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ In Scotlande was great discencion and ciuile warre betwene Donalde of the â—les and Robert the gouernour for the Erldome of Ros. King Henry sent a coÌ„pany of souldiours â—nto France to ayde the Duke of Oâ—â—â—â—nce against 〈◊〉 Duke of Burgoyne Iohn the .xxvi. byshop of Rome .iiii. yeres â— monethes He wylâ—ed the electours to chose Sigismunde kynge of Hungary to be emperour Iohn the byshop taried at Bâ—noâ—ia Gregory at Arminâ—â—m Benet in Spaine The cytie of Poule was vexed wyth the sedycion of the Guelphes and Gibelines The vniuersitie of S. Andrewes beganne in Scotland Iohn the young Duke of Myllayne was murderer of his owne people ¶ Sigismonde sonne of the .iiii. Charles kinge of Boheme of Hungarye was ordeyned emperoure and reygned .27 yeres He was a prudent wittye learned and noble prince in person and countenance of such maiestie as was comly and mete onely in a gret monarke and ruler of the world but in warre and deedes of armes vnfortunate for he was oftentimes ouerthroweÌ„ and chased of the Turkes and other enemyes Ladyslaus kynge of
Rome The Swizers vanquished the Thuricenses in battaile and vsed towarde them so extreme rage and crueltie that in the same place wher they obteyned the vyctory great bankettes and seastes were by theim made in the which they vsed the dead corses of the aduersarys in stede of stoles and tables yea and more ouer opening their bodies dranke their bloud tore their hartes with their teeth The counsaile of Laterane was indicted Lewys Patriarke of Aquâ—leia The yere of the worlde 5405 The yere of Christ 1444 began first to kepe dogges and horses Anni regum Angli 22 Charles of Fraunce by the counsaile of Eugenius the byishop of Rome seÌ„t his sonne the Dolphine with a gret company against the Switzees and them of the couÌ„saile of Basile where the blouddy victour with rauine sword and fyre destroyed all the countrey of Alsatia after whiche time the counsaile of Basile by lyttle little was dyssouled the Frenchmen in their return were vanquished chased slaine lightned of great pray by the Slesstattines Kyng Henrye the .vi. by the aduise and procuremente of the Erle of Suffolke â–ª The yere of the worlde 5406 The yere of Christ 1445 Anni regum Angli 23 toke to wyfe Margaret the kynges daughter of Sicile and refused the doughter of the Erle of Armynake wyth whom he made his firste contracte whyche thynge was cause of muche myserye and trouble in England as first the losynge of Normandye the diuision of the lordes within the realme the rebellion of the commynaltye against the prince and fynallye the king deposed and the quene with the prince faine to flee the realme Henry Chechley byshop of Canturbury dyed who in his lyfe time builded two houses for studentes in the vniuersitie of Oxenford called Alsolne college and Bernard college The Hungaryans by menes of the byshoppe of Rome contrary to the othe and leagu made before with Ammurates arrered new war against the Turkes in the whiche Uladislaus and Iulian the byshoppes legate nere to Uarna were vanquyshed chased and fayne with great losse of Christian bloude At Basila in lyke maner Iohn Huniades of Hungarye was ouerthrowen and Peloponesus brought in subiection to the Turkes After the death of Uladislaus the Hungaryans wyth one consent agreed to haue to their king Ladislaus the young sonne of Albert and ordeined Iohn Huniades to be protectour of the realme Eugenius byshop of Rome made war vpon Sfortia a famous capitaine of Italy and toke from him Pâ—â—â—num whiche before he had geuen to his possession and gouernaunce The warre was renewed againe bytwene the Uenecians and Myllanours The yere of the worlde 5407 The yere of Christ 1446 The Uenecians and FloreÌ„tines Anni regum Angli 24 bytwene Cremona Tantuâ— vanquisshed the souldyours of Duke Phylyp and ouerâ—ode the countrey euen the suburbes of Myllaine George Poggeobratius gouernour of Boheme Anni regum Angli 5 Humfrey Duke of Gloucester The yere of the worlde 5408 The yere of Christ 1447 and protectour of England by the meanes of certaine malicious persons was steared cast in holde and strangled to death in the Abbey of Bury to the great displeasure and grudge of the commons which suspected the Marques of Suffolke of that cruell deede This Duke Humfrey for hys honorable and lâ—berall demeanour and good rule that he kept this realme in was called the good Duke of Gloucester William Wanflet a man of great deuocion wisedome and â—ustice was made byshop of Winchester and chaÌ„celour of Englande This man to the furtherance of letters and heâ—lpe of studious younge men erected the famous colege of Marâ— Magdalene in Oxenford to whoÌ„ I knowlâ—de my selfe to be greatly bounden for so much as that small learning that god hath sent me I haue obteined by his benefite and the ayde and sustinaÌ„ce of that worshipfull house Philyp Duke of Myllayne pased his debte to nature whose deth notwithstandyng the warre against the Uenecians styll continued for Sfortia which had forsaken the Uenecians warred vpon them in the quarell of Mâ—llaine Nicolas the .v. byshop of Rome .viii. yeres Alphons kinge of Arragone and Naples made warre against the Florentines Francisce Sfortia discomfited the Uenecians in a gret â—atâ— le nere to Caranazâ—um Anni regum Angli 26 The yere of the worlde 5409 The yere of Christ 1448 and shortly after beyng reconsiled to their amitie made so sharpe warre vppon the Myllanours that he subdued their citie to his obeisance Constantinus emperour of Constantinople Amadeus which was made byshop of Rome by the ordinance of the counsaâ—le of Basile through menes made by bishop Nicolas was compelled of the emperour Friderich to resigne his papacy Anni regum Angli 27 The yere of the worlde 5410 The yere of Christ 1449 and gaue place to the saied Nicolas and so the schisme was fynyshed that had continued .viii. or .ix. yeres Mahomete and sonne of Ammurates was emperoure of the Turkes he wrought much hurte to the Christâ—aÌ„s The Marques of Suffolke was banyshed the lande for the space of .v. yeres to apeace the murmure and grudge of the commons of Englande The yere of the worlde 5411 The yere of Christ 1450 Anni regum Angli 28 for the death of the Duke of Gloucester In â—aâ—lyng towarde Fraunce he was met on the sea by a shippe of warre and ther presently beheaded by the capitaine called Nicolas Tower and the dead corâ—es cast vp at Douer The commons of â—ent for grudge that thei bare to certaine noble men nere about the king as well for the geuing vp of the Duchy of Angeoâ— and Maine to the king of Sicilie as for diuers iniuris and oppressions that the pore people had suffered raised a great commocion and on black heath 〈◊〉 the leadyng of Iacke Kade ouerthrew the Erle of Stafforde hauing with him a good company of souldyers Than after they came to London where after thei had put to death the lorde Say with other and committed diuers robberies and cruel deedes their company was disperkled euerie man to his home and theyr capitaine taken and put to death and after that iust exeâ—ucion dooen vpon many of the rebelles by the king and his officers The byshop of Salesburye was murdered by the commons of the wea st country The Uenecians made peace with Alphons king of Naples and greed to make warre against Sfortia Duke of Mâ—llaine with whom they were againe fallen at varyaâ—nce because he wolde not stande to the peace made betwene theim and Millaine Charles of FraÌ„ce recouered againe Rhoan and diuers other townes of Normandy and Fraunce This was the yere of Iubiley of Rome The whole Duchie of Normandy was yelded vp to the Frenchmen by menes of the Quene The yere of the worlde 5412 The yere of Christ 1451 Anni regum Angli 29 the Duke of Sommerset and other of her counsaile whiche thinge caused so muche trouble and debate in Englande that mortall warre therof ensued Friderich the emperour with his wife Elenour
great pillage and praye Anni regum Angli 9 Mathias kinge of Hungarye by the incensynge of the byshop of Rome made sharpe warre vpon George king of Boheme the space of .vii. yeere continually and added to his seignory a geat part of the kyngdome of Boheme Anni regum Angli 10 The grudge The yere of the worlde 5431 The yere of Christ whiche the Erle of Warwike had conceiued against king Edwarde for the foresaide mariage declared it selfe openly so that he alâ—ed him with the Duke of Clarence the kinges brother and by their meanes in ceâ—sed so the Northenmen that they dyuers tymes rebelled and tourned the kyng and the realme to muche trouble but shortly the kinge so demeaned hym selfe that the rebelles were suppressed Wherefore the Erle of Warwike perceiuyng his parte to be weakened fled with the Duke of Clarence and other into Fraunce Mahomet emperour of the Turkes inuaded the sle Enboea and destroied the great citie called Nigropony and not loÌ„g after Isaac his capitaine entring Hungary and Croacia toke with theim a great noumber of prisoners The Duke of Clarence the Erles of Warwike Penbroke and Orforth landed at Dartmouth to whom by meanes of proclamacyons that were pubâ—ysshed in the name of kyng Henrye thâ— commons gathered in so gret companies that Edwarde fearyng his parâ—e fledde into Flanders to the Duke of Burgoyne Than was Henrye the .vi. set at large and agayne proclaymed kinge by mâ—nâ—s of the Erle of warwike with other and Edward proclaimed vsurper of thecrown â—ut that continued nâ—t longe The yere of the worlde 5432 The yere of Christ 1471 Kyng Edward retournyng out of Flaunders Anni regum Angli 11 arriuâ—d in the North part of Englande with a veraâ— small companye of souldyers but by meanes that he vsed and thorough his brother the Duke of ClareÌ„ce who turned now to his part he came so puisauntly to London that he entred the citie and toke kyng Henry in the byshoppes palaice and than wâ—Ì„t against the Erle of warwike whom he vanquished slew with his brother Marques Mountague nere Barnet .x. myles from London Shortly after at Tewkisbury he ouertherw queene Margaret the wyfe of Henrye In whiche battaile was taken the saied Margaret with Edward the â—rince hâ—r sonne the Duke of Sommerset and dyuers â—ther Kynge Edwarde recâ—iued his regalitie and was againe taken for kinge Prince Edward the sonne of Henry was put to death A commocion steered by the bastarde FancoÌ„bridg and the commons of kent and Essex Henrye the .vi. was putte to death in the Tower and buried at Châ—rtesie The king of Portugal passed the sea into Afrike where he subdued to him .ii. cityes of Mauritania called Tynga and Argilia Sixtus the .iiii. byshop of Rome .xiii. yerâ—s Mathias kinge of Hungary was chosen kinge of Bohâ—me The yere of the worlde 5433 The yere of Christ 1472 Anni regum Angli 12 The Uenecians with the ayde of the byshop of Rome Anni regum Angli 13 and the kynge of Naplâ—s made sâ—re and fyerâ—e warre vpon the Turkes The yere of the worlde 5473 The yere of Christ 1473 and put theim oftentymes to great domages on the sâ—a coastes of their dominion yet dyuers times theâ— were chased and ouerthrowen with gâ—â—t losse of men Iames kâ—nge of Cipres departed out of this lyfe leauyng aâ—ter him a yong sonne begotten of his wyfe a Uenecian borne by whiche menes the Uenecians obteined the gouernaunce of his kingedome and not longe after when the childe died possessed the kingdome of Cipres About this time Cassanus kinge of Persie made sore warre vpon the Turkâ—s The yere of the worlde 5435 The yere of Christ 1474 whom they discomfited in two great battailes but in the ende Mahomets by poâ—lice oâ—teâ—ned the vpper hande and made league wyth them Uariaunce betwene Charles duke of Burgoyne and Lewys kinge of Fraunce The duke of Burgoyne besieged Nussia but when Friderich the emperour mette there with him hauing a great power after leage made he left the siege and departed Anni regum Angli 15 Kinge Edwarde of England went ouer the see with a great armye to ayde the duke of Burgoyne The yere of the worlde 5436 The yere of Christ but by the earnest suite of the frenche kyng a peace was concluded betwene England and fraunce for .vii. yeres For performance wâ—erof king Lewys gaue to Edward 7â—000 crownes of golde and yerelye after for the space of .vii. yeres .50000 crownes In Spayne after the decease of Henry the .iiii. hapned great diuision and variaunce For Ferdinande the son of Iohn kinge of Arragone whiche had tâ—ken to wyfe the sister of Henrie the .iiii. and Alphons of Portugall maintening the quarell of Iohan the doughter of Henry deuided the kingdome betwene them At the citee Trident a childe named Simon was murdered of the Iewes of that citee in derision of the passyon of Christ. For which mudrer and vilanie the Iewes suffred great and worthy punishement Charles duke of Burgoyn inuaded the prouince of Lorayne with great power The Zubilei was ordeyned by the bishop of Rome to be euery xxv yere The turkes in the countree called Mundania or Walachie were vanquyshed and slayne and in lyke maner agayne in the lower Miâ—ia ouerthrowen and chased About this time at Ingolstade and Tubing in Geâ—manie were founded certayne scholes and colleges and a litle before at Basile and Fâ—â—burge Anni regum Angli Charles of Burgoynâ— leading an armye agaiâ—nst the Switzers at a place called Grâ—nses The yere of the worlde 5437 The yere of Christ was by thâ—ym vaâ—quished chased and lightned of his tents and other pâ—â—uiance 〈◊〉 Murthen he was agayne ouâ—rthrowen and shortly thervpon at Nansâ—s by Renatus Duke of Loraine coming with a coÌ„pany of Argentines and Switzers agaynst him was vtterly vanquished and slaine after whole death Lewis king of France recouered â—gain all that before time he had graunted to the sayde Dukâ— Charles by coÌ„posicion or otherwise and endeuoured also to bring to his lordship Burgoyne and Flanders but that labour of his engendred great warres For the Burgonions forsoke the doughter of Charles Mathias of Hungary wâ—nne a strong forte from thâ— Turkes by the riuer Sane Iohannes de Monte regio the noble astromer was famous The yere of the worlde 5438 The yere of Christ 1477 Maximilian Duke of Austria Anni regum Angli 17 and sonne to Friderich the emperoure ledde a great army into Flaunders and coupled to him in mariage Mary the onlye doughter of Charles duke of Burgoyne lately deceased The bishop of Rome and king Ferdinande of Naples arrered warre agaynst the Florentines in Italy Cathubâ—ius the great souldaine of Egipte and Arabiâ— The yere of the worlde 5439 The yere of Christ 1478 George duke of Clarence Anni regum Angli 18 brother to kinge Edwarde of Englande was secretly put to death waâ— drowned in a barell of Malmesey within the tower of London A death this yeare in the citre of London The
Shortly after the vertuous lady queene Iane his mother dyed in childbedde was buried at Windsor An assemble was holden at Wittenberge wherin the preachers of Germany agreed concernynge the controuersy of the sacrament of the body and bloud of Christe Sir Thomas Percy syr StepheÌ„ of Hamelton sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife William Lomley Nicolas Tempest and the abbottes of Ierney and Riuers also the lord Darcy the lord Husey Robert Ask wer condemned and put to deathe for high treason Iames kyng of Scottes maried ladie Magdalene the Frenche kynges eldest daughter Frier Forest was hanged and brent in Smithfielde for treason and heresie with the image of Daruell Gathern of Wales The yere of the worlde 5499 The yere of Christ 1538 in whiche idolle the Welshemen had a greate confidence and feigned of him many straunge thynges In the moneth oâ— december the Marques of Excester the lorde Mountacute and sir Edwarde Neuell were beheaded for treason that was layd to their charges Sir Nicholas Carew maister of the horses was beheaded for treason Pilgremage and idolatrie were forbydden dyuers images alâ—o hauynge inginnes to make theyr eyes open and shutte and other partes of theyr bodye to steere and many other false iuglynges as the bloudd of hayles and suche lyke wherwith the people of longe tyme had been deceiued were espied out and destroyed Abbaies were suppressed and all friers monkes channons nunnes and other sectes of religion were roted out of this realme for theyr iniquitie and naughtinesse In Maâ—e the citisyns of London mustred al in bryghte harneis with coates of white silke and clothe Anni regum Angli 31 and chaines of golde in three great battailes The abbottes of Redinge Glastenburye and Colchester wyth dyuers other were atteinted of treason and put to death It was ordeined that suche religious persons as were discharged of their profession might purchase pursue and be sued in al maner of accions Auctoritee was graunted to the kyng by acte of parliament to nominate and make bishops and bishoprikes by his letters patentes or other writinges The landes and profites of all abbaies heretofore dissolued or that hereafter should be dissolued were assured to the kynges hyghnesse and his heyres The greate Onele of Irelande inuaded the Englisshe â—ale and brent almoste .xx. myles within the same wherfore the lorde Graie beynge deputie there assembled a stronge power and droue hym backe Duke Friderike of Bauerie Palsgraue of Rhine the Marshall of Duke Iohn Friderike electour of Saxonie with certaine other came to London by whome the mariage was concluded betwene Kyng Henrie and the lady Anne sister to the Duke of Cleue who in Decembre was receyued into the realme with great triumphe and sumptuous prouision The commons of Gaunt rebelled and were brought in subiection and cruelly handled by the Emperour The acte made for the abolishynge of opinions concernyng the .vi. articles was publisshed with greate rigoure and extremitee Whiche ye maye reade in the actes of the paâ—liament holden the .xxxi. yere of the kyng Anni regum Angli 32 In this yeare was so great a hâ—ate and drought that in many places the people wold haue geuen one busshel for the grindynge of an other The yere of the worlde 5501 The yere of Christ 1540 and dyuers great ryuers were dryed The byshoppe of Chichester and doctour Wilson were deliuered out of the tower vpon the kynges pardon Many died of hotâ— burning agues and of the laske in all partes of this realme The religion of the knyghtes of the Rhodes was dyssolued by acte of parliament By commaundement of kinge Henrie certaine learned men were apoincted to set foorth an vniforme introduction into the latine tongue whiche onely shoulde be taught in all scholes the vse of all other grammers beynge sette a parte Barnes Hierom Garrarde priestes were forced to recante at S. Maries spitle in London Lorde Cromwel late before created Erle of Essex and Water lorde Hungerforde were beheaded the .28 day of Iuly The .xxx. day Robert Barnes Thomas Garrarde Wylliam Hierom priestes were burned The same daye Thomas Abell Edwarde Powel and Richarde Fetherston were haÌ„ged drawen and quartered for mainteinyng the byshop of Romes auctoritee and deniyng the kinge to be supreme head of the churche of Englande Kyng Henrye by auctoritee of the clergie was diuorsed from his pretenced mariage made with the ladie Anne of Cleue and maryed shortlye after the ladie Katherine Hawarde where they were sworne to bee true prisoners and than were delyuered to the custody of dyuers noble men whiche honourably iâ—tertained them In this season an heraulde of England rydyng on the borders syde to doo a message was mette by certayne rebelles which cruelly against all lawe of armes slew him in his coate armure But they for this moste vengeable deede were sâ—nt to the kyng the yere folowyng who worthily executed them for that offence After the ouerthrowe of the Scottishe army the kyng of Scottes dyd not long enioy his lyfâ— for he died incontinent after leauynge his queene with chylde who was delyuered of a mayden At Newe yeares tyde the Scottes that were taken by Caâ—liâ—e were by the kyng sent home agayne with greate gyftes vpon condicion to agree to certaine articles for the welth of bothe realmes The Burdeux flâ—te was arested in Gascoyne and lykewyse the â—renchmen hâ—re and at the I le of Wight wer taken seuen shippes laded with marchandise of the frenchemen Wherevpon the ambassadours of bothe parties were restreined after dyuers requestes proponed to the ambassadour of France ceâ—tain respite was graunted to knowe his maysters mynde who wolde not agree to any reasonable demandes nor yet receiue the kynges herald who came with honorable and indifferent conditions of peace for whiche causes and most specially for the common profite of Christendom seyng the French kyng had entred in league with the Turke and procured hym to make warre vpon Christendome and also that he withholdyng from kyng Henry his tribute he with the emperour Charles ioynâ—tely proclaymed warre agaynste the frenche kynge In the meane tyme a parliament was holden at London in which an act was made wherby the common peâ—ple were restreigned from râ—dyng the holy scripture and in liâ—u of it was sette foorth by the kynge and his clergie a doctrine for all his subiectes to folowe to the whiche all bookes that were repugnaunte by auctoritee of the saied parliament were condemned In thys parliamente was graunted a subsidie to the kynge of .ij. sÌ„ of the pounde of goodes and .iii. sÌ„ of landes to be paied in thre yeares Anni regum Angli 35 Thomas Becon Wysedom The yere of the worlde 5504 The yere of Christ 1543 and Shingleton wer forced to recante openlye at Paules crosse The Abrine a lorde of Ireland with diuers of the wild Irishe submitted them vnto Kynge Henrie King Henry maried lady Katherine Latimer at Hampton court About this time the Sacre of Diep a shippe royal and the minion of Englande foughte a cruell fyght
of Christian and politike gouernemente when yeres shâ—ulâ—e make ripe those fruites of vertue which euen in his tender age appeared to be sowen in hys royall herte Under this Kynge in the the tyme of hys minoritye hys vncle Edwarde Duke of Somerset Lorde protectour with the rest of the counsel gouerned this realme By whâ—me to the furtheraunce of gods worde and true religion commissioners were sent into al partes of the realme with commaundement to take all Images oute of churches for auoydinge of Idolatrie and to cause al persons to leaue the superstitiouse vse of beades Wyth these commissioners were sente certein godlye learned preachers which dehorted men from superstition and enstructed them to geue theim selfe to true and vnfayned worshyppyng of god in heart and mynde with due obedience towardes theyr prince This yere order was taken that the pompous and superstitious maner of goyng in processiâ—n shuld be lefte and no more vsed The last day of Iuly Steuen Gardiner Bisshoppe of Winchester was sent prisoner to the towre of London And about the same tyme Doctour Smith of Oxford recanted openly at paules crosse diuers articles conteyned in twoo bookes whiche he had made one for the defence of the sacrifice of the Maise an other to proue that vnwritten verities oughte to be beleued vnder payne of damnation Shortlye after the Lorde Protectoure and Erle of Warwike wente into Scotlande with a stronge army requiringe the Scottes to fulfyll their promise made before to kynge Henry concernynge the mariage of theyr younge Quene with noble prynce Edwarde hys sonne But the Scottes alwayes vnfaithfull of promisse stubbâ—rnelâ—e came againste them with a greate puisaunce And not long after the two armies encouÌ„tred in the feldes of Muscleborowâ— at a place called Pinkersloughe the englishmen not thinckynge as then to haue battaile And because the fronte of the Scottishe army was so terribly set with pikes our horsemen that gaue the firste on set were enforced to recule with losse of certen gentlemen whiche reculynge muche abashed our footemen But yet by the great wisedome and pollicye of the capitaynes and the good stomake of our souldiours wherewith god had at that present strengthed them they gaue a new onset and without any notable fight discomfited the Scottes and optayned a noble victorie At this tyme were slaine of the Scottes betwene thyrtene and fouretene thousande and not passynge an hundred Englysshemen This yeare dyd the pestilence so rage in the Citie of London that men fell to buryeng their deade early in the mornynges and late in the euenynges whervpon a commaundemente was geuen to all curates that they shoulde bury none before .vi. in the mornyng nor after vi at nyght and that a bell should ryng .iij. quarters of an houre or more After Myghelmasse was holden a parliament wherein chauntries were giuen into the kynges handes to be altered and disposed at his pleasure It was also ordeyned in this parliamâ—nt that the body and bloude of Christe shoulde be receyued of all persones in bothe kyndes breade and wyne And an order was appoynted for the auoidyng of sturdy vagabundes and beggars In this meane whyle Peter Martyr a Florentine borne and of excellent knowlege in diuinitie being sent for by Thomas Cranmer archebyshop of Canterbury came into Englande â–ª in Nouember and shortely after was made reader of diuinitie in the vniuersitie of Oâ—forde for his excellencie and soundenes in doctrine Also in this parliament were repealed certain bloudy statutes made in the tyme of kynge Henry the eight Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1548 emongest whiche the statute of sixe articles was one The fifte day of Februarye the aboue named duke of Somerset with the reste of the counsaylours of the realme dyd wryte vnto the Scottes in the kynges name a very longe and piththy Oration exhortynge theim to embrace peace but in vayne as afterwarde appeared to the great losse of bothe realmes In this February hotte persecution beganne agayne in Fraunce and especially at Paryse for the doctrine of Martyn Luthere where as in the meane whyle in Englande mens wyttes were occupied in dyuysynge howe to abolyshe the masse vtterly In Aprile folowynge Martine Bucer beeynge sente for by the marques of Brandenborough one of the princis electours came frome Strawsborough in Germany to Ausâ—orough and was there of hym and other at his appoyntemente entreated and perswaded by fayre woordes and promyses by roughe wordes and threatenynges and by all meanes possible to geue his consent to a booke called Antididagma whiche the Papistes had bene in hande with frome the yeare of our Lorde a thousande fiue hundred fortye and two to this presentâ— yere a .1548 and hadde as nowe made it perfect as they thought But al this not withstanding Bucer departed not geuyng consent to theyr boke but not without danger of his lyfe This boke was fyrst pende against that boke of reformation of religion which Herman byshop of Coleyn caused to bee drawen and was afterwardes sette forth in his name But yet when they had made it as perfect as they coulde and had confirmed in it all popery welmoste it coulde not be allowed by Gods vicar of Rome bicause there were in it some thynges graunted to the contrary parte The fyrst day of October Edmunde Boner byshop of London was depriued of his byshoprike and put in prison in the Marshalsey for that he obstinately stode in the defence of popisshe supersticion and Nycholas Ridley byshop of Rochester was by the kynges authoritie translâ—tâ—d to London The fourth day of Nouember was a parliament holden at Westminster vpon prorogation wherin was authorised a boke of an vniforme order of common praier and administration of the sacramentes in the englishe tongue Also the mariage of priestes was in the same parliament made laufull Moreouer the acte made in the .xxxii. of the reigne of kyng Henry the eight concernyng contractes of matrimonie was in this parliament repealed for that many beastly persons maliciousely enterpreting the same did by obtaynyng the firste carnall copulation take frome honest men their despoused wyues Sir Thomas Seimour lord Seimour of Sudley high admyrall of Englande The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 3 was by parliament attainted of treason for which his head was striken of at the tower hill in London the .xx. of Marche It was sayd that he fought to distroy the yong kynge Edwarde his neuewe and to make hym selfe kynge but moste men thynke he dyed innocent in that matter In Aprile Martine Bucer and Paulus Fagius men of excellent learnyng after many letters sente to theim from Thomas Cranmer archbyshop of Cantorburye came into Englande and were frendly receyued of the kyng hymselfe of the whole nobilitie welmoste and of the people also And after they had a while refreshed theÌ„ selues with the archebyshop of Canterbury they were bothe sente to Cambriâ—ge there to teache the trewe doctrine of Christe In Maie
of Suffolke whose mother beyng a great fauourer of pure religion shewed great kyndnes and frendshyp to Bucer bothe before and in his sickenes He died of the hickocks The .xxv. of Maie there was an earthquake in Sotherie and in parte of Middelsex About the same tyme there was a dutcheman burned in Smithfielde for holdyng the opinion of the Arrians At this season there fell amonge the englyshe nation a very daungerous sweate bothe in the realme and in strange countreys insomuche that many died in verye shorte space And muche fruite of the repentance of former lyfe appeared sodeynely For some abated their vnreasonable rentes and many soughte for the poore and nedy in prisons and els where to relieâ—â— them But so soone as the sweate was ceassed they felle to their wonted synnes agayne and as it seemed repented them of their former repentaunce In Iuly the piece that was coigned for .xii. d. was by proclamation abated to .ix. d. the piece of .iiij. d. to .iij. d. And in August after from .ix. d. to .vi. d. and frome .iij. d. to .ij. d. And the piece of .ij. d. to a penye and the penny to an halfepeny In October the duke of Somerset was agayn appreapprehended and committed to the tower and with him syr Michel Stanhop syr Rafe Fane syr Miles Partriche and other For then was Iohn Erle of Warwyke mde duke of Northumberlande whose deathe he sayd the duke of Somerset had conspired The second day of Nouember the olde Quene of scottes came to London who was honourablye reâ—â—yued and lodged in the byshops palaice Shortly after the Duke of Somerset was arrayned at Westminster and by his pieres acquit of Treason but condemned of felonie and so committed to the towre agayne where he remayned tyll he was brought forth to hys deathe In this meane while the younge Kynge was entised to passe time in maskeyng and mumminge And to that ende there was piked oute a sorte of misrulers to deuyse straunge spectacles in the courte in the tyme of Christmas to cause the yonge kynge to forgette yea rather to hate hys good vncle who had purged the courte of all suche outrage and enured the kynge vnto the exercyse of vertuouse learninge and hearynge of sermons This was the high waye firste to make an ende of the kynges vncle and after of the kyng hymselfe The .xiii. day of Ianuarye the sea brake in at Sandewitche Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5513 The yere of Christ 1552 in so muche that it dyd ouerflow al the marshes there about and drowned much cattell to the great losse both of the towne and countrey The .xxiij. of this monethe Edwarde duke of Somerset was beheaded at the towre hyll in London where at the tyme of his speakynge to the people there felle suche a sudden feare amonge the people by reason of a rumoure that ran abrode of the duke of NorthumberlaÌ„des power of horsemen to be in a redinesse about the Citye and an horse man that came in hastilye at the northe syde of the towre hill that they fell to shufflynge and thrustynge as men that stoode in daunger of their lyues In so muche that of all the great number of the garde and other that stode ther with weapons to se execution done ther was not one left in his order about the sâ—ffolde In this sturre many were troden vnder fote and many thrust into the tower dytche At the laste whenne the people perceyued that there came no mo horsemenne they supposed that he that was comen had brought a pardon for the Duke and therefore they beganne to shoute and cast vp theyr cappes Whyche thynge when the duke perceyued he beckened with his cappe in his hande for silence And that obtayned he wylled the people to quiete theim selues to obeye the rulers and to loue theyr yonge kynge and to pray to god for hym that he myght long lyue and reigne ouer theym As for hym selfe he loked for no pardon other then at Goddes hand And so he prepared him selfe to the axe wherin he behaued hymselfe so soberly and humbly that none so harde herted about hym that dyd not shedde teares The .xxv. day of February there weâ—e hanged at the towre hyll for the dukes matter syr Rafe Fane and sir Myles Partriche knyghtes and syr Thomas Arundell and syr Myghell Stanhope beheaded The sommer folowyng the kyng wente in progresse into the weste countreye wherein his yonge affections were fedde by them that were about hym not withoute great daunger of his lyfe by outragious ridyng in haukyng and huntyng Towardes wynter he retourned to London froÌ„ thens he went to Grenewich wher was prepared matter of pastyme a fort counterfaited riding at the tylte and goodly pastimes at Christmas tyll the kyng had gotten a cough that brought hym to his ende The fyrst day of Marche was holden a parliament at Westmynster The yere of the worlde 5514 The yere of Christ 1553 Anni regum Angli 7 and continued there tyll the dissolution of the same whiche was the laste daye of the same monethe In this parlyament it was emong other thynges enacted that no maner of man shoulde selle or vtter by retayle to be dronken in his owne house any kynde of wyne vppon payne of forfaiture of tenne pounde for euery suche offence In this meane whyle there were three noble shyppes furnyshed for the great aduenture of the vnknowen viage into the easte by the northseas The great encourager of this voiage was Sebastian Gaboto an englisheman borne at Bristow but a Genoways sonne These shypâ— dyd shortly after passe gallaâ—tly by Grenewiche in the kynges presence one of the maryners standyng vpon the mayne topmaste of one of them At the same tyme there were other lyke shyppes sette forthe towardes the southe to seke aduentures All this meane whyle kynge Edwarde was sycke And his councellours linckinge them selues by maryages And muche talke ther was that the kynge was poysoned and some suffered imprisonment and punishmentes for so sayeng and also for sayeng that he was deade In fine the tenthe day of Iuly it was by proclamation declared in London that he dyed the .vi. day of that moneth And at the same tyme there was a prayer setforth in printe vnder the testimonye of syr Thomas Wroth one of the priuie chaumber and doctoure Owen one of the kynges phisitians with others wherein the kyng a lyttell before he departed besought God to preserue this realme from popery In the abouenamed proclamation whiche was sette forth by the consente of the duke of Northhumberlande and all the learned counsell of this realme very fewe excepted emong whome Iustice Hales of Kent was one and of the Mayre and Aldermen and common counsell of the Citie of London and moste parte of the Nobilitie ladye Iane daughter vnto Henrie Duke of Suffolke was proclaimed Queene contrarye to that order that was taken in parliamente for the succession of the Crowne in the later daye of