vC.xlvii one Ida a saxon began to reyn as kyng in northuÌ„berland which was deuydyd in two partes one was Deyra whych conteynyd from the water of Humber to the water of Tyne the other was Brennicia whych was from Tyne to the scottysh see but one Ella reyned as kynge in Deyra with in .iii. yerys after that Ida began his reyne and in the tyme of Vortiporiê° but in processe of tyme both were one kyngdome to this domynyon also were adioynyd york shyre Derby Nottyngame ¶ In thys countrey reynyd dyuers kyngis somtyme one somtym an other as here after by the namys ther vnder doth apere ¶ Vortiporiê° soÌ„ of Aurelius was next kyng y e yere of cryst v. C.xlviii he was a vyctoryous knight in dyuers battayls dyscoÌ„fetyd the saxons In this tyme Ella before seyd in the south part of the kygdom of nortthumberland callyd Deyra as before is shewyd was there furst kyng and sone after Ida dyed after whom succedyd Adda after hym Clappa and after hym Thedulphus after hym Fretulphus and after hym Theodricus about this tyme Vffa kyng of estangles died Redwaldus his soÌ„ succedid hym also about thys tyme keÌ„ricus kyng of westsaxons died his .ii sonns Ceolmus Cuta succedid hym which after the deth of Otta kyng of kent expulsyd all the brytteyns out of kent which Cuta was after sleyn at abattell agaynste the bryttayns k      k S      S A  â—edwnldê° Â Â Â A w    Ceolmê° cuta  w  Ida Ella Adda Clappa  Thedulfê° N Cloiter Aribert ¶ Cloyter sone of Clouis was next kyng of all fraunce the yere of cryst vClix he was an euyll man he slew his .ii. neuewis maryed they re mother he slew y e lorde Dyuetot in normandy therfore the pope Agapyt made hym to make fre the contrey so that the lorde thereof was namyd kyng is to thys day he reynyd .v. yere ¶ Aribert son of Clotyer was next kyng he was a commen aduouterer and dyed after he had reynyd .ix. yere Charlê nason ¶ Charlis nasoÌ„ soÌ„ to astraciê° was after his fader duke of Braban Austry he maried woldbury doughter to the duke of Turyng wherby he was after duke of Turynge IohnÌ„ Benet Pelagius ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .v. C.lxiiii he held the see .xiii. yere ¶ Benet a romayn held the see next .iiii yere more ¶ Pelagius a romayn hyld the see next .x. yere more he ordeynyd that clerkys in holy orders shulde sey dayly the .vii. hourys canonicall Tibere ¶ Tybere soÌ„ adoptyfe of Iustyne was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .v. C.lxxvi hyld y e eÌ„pire .vii. yere Malgo ¶ Malgo a duke and neuew to Aurelius conanus was made next kyng of bryttayn the yere of cryst .v. C.lii he manfully wythestode the saxons that they damagyd not that land greatly wherof he had possession In his tyme Ethelbertus began to reyn as kyng of kent gaue battell to Ceolmê° sone of kenricus then kyng of westsaxons it was the furst battell betwen the saxons This Ceolmus wann of the breytteyns diuers cites at the last chasyd Malgo hym pursuyd whych Malgo so dyscoÌ„fitid dyed after he had reynyd .xxxv. yere also sone after the deth of Malgo Ceolmus dyed after whoÌ„ his sonn Ceolricus succedyd kyng of westsaxons whych lyuyd not long after after whom succedyd his brother Chelwolphê° also about thys tyme Theodricê° kyng of BreÌ„nicia Ella kyng of Deyra dyed after whom Ethelricus succedyd as kyng of all Northumberland In thys tyme as some auctours affyrme began the kyngdome of essaxoÌ„s vnder a saxon callid Sledda after hym Erkinwinus which was crystenyd afterward but other affyrm that Sebertus was the furst kyng in essex that the oder before hym where as chefe rulers and no kyngis Also sone after this tyme Ethelbertus kyng of kent waxyd so vyctoryous y t he subduyd almost all the laÌ„d vnto the water of humber in to his dominion k   Ethelbertê° Â Â k S      S A      A w   Cheolrieê° Â Â w N fretufâ—s Theodriâ—us  Ethelricê° Ethelfâ—â—dus N    â—ledda   E Chelperyk ¶ Chelperyk son of Cloyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .v. C.lxxiii he slew his wyfe in the nyght maryed one Andouere whome after he forsoke toke to wyfe on Fredegund an euyll and a cruell woman ⸫ Charlys haysbayn ¶ Charlys haysbayn son to Charles nason was after duke of tongres and Braband and Austry gregori the grauÌ„t ¶ Gregory the grauÌ„t a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryst .v. C.xCi held the se .xiii. yere more he coÌ„firmyd y e .iiii grete couÌ„sellê s of Nycee coÌ„stantynoble ephese calsidonieâ— this Gregory is one of the .iiii doctors of the chyrch he sent seynt Austen in to brytteyn which coÌ„uertyd y e people to crystis feyth This Gregory made dyuers holy omelyes anthemys hymnys responses more than any other pope he causyd all the heddys of all the ydolâ—s in rome to be smytten of also he was the furst pope that causyd hym selfe to be callyd in his style the seruant of the seruantis of god Mauryce ¶ Mauryce born in Cappadose begottyn of Tybere was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst .v. C. lxxx.iii he was heddyd by Focas that was emperoure after hym ⸫ Carecticus Also abut this tyme Ethelricus kynge of all Northumberland dyed Ethelfridus his soÌ„ succedyd him whych dystroyd many brittoÌ„s slew .lij. moÌ„kis of baÌ„gar at a battell at westchester whych moÌ„kis were bryttayns lyuyd by the labour of theyr handis cam thy dyr only to pray for the brytteyns ¶ Carecticus was next kyng of bryttons the yere of cryste .v. C.lxxxvi He was yuell belouyd of hys own bryttoÌ„s wheâ—fore they excytyd the saxons to make war vppon hym which saxons send for GurmuÌ„dus kyng of Ireland by whose help they draue Carectycus in to Cambria now callyd walys and dystroed the church of crystis feyth that the byshop prestis fled hyd them for fere k   k S   S A   A w Chelwolfus  w N   N E  Erkinwinê° E Cloyter ¶ Cloyter son of Chelperyk was next kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .v. Câ—lxxx vii wheÌ„ he was but .iiii. monethys old in y e kepyng of hys moder whych made great warr agaynst Theobert Thyery sonnys to Chyldebert kyng of metis Burgoyn when he was of age he was kyng of all frauÌ„ce Karloman ¶ karloman after the deth of Charlys was duke of Braban Sabinian Boniface Boniface ¶ Sabynian was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.vi he held the see one yere ¶ Bonyface born a romayn held the see next .ix. monethis ¶ Bonyface
born in marsâ— held y e see next .vi. yere he ordeynyd the fest of all seyntis Focas ¶ Focas was iÌ„ y e lyfe of mauryce next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.iiii he gaue to boniface y â— .iiii. y e teÌ„ple callid poÌ„tâ—eoÌ„ there of made a church dedycate to our blessyd lady seiÌ„t mary This Focas was takyn by Heracle which smote of his fete handis after with a stone tyed about his nek cast hym in to the see after that be had holden the empyre .viii. yere CadwaÌ„nus About thys tyme begaÌ„ y e kiÌ„gdom of Est saxoÌ„s vnder Sebertê° y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiiii Also somwhat before this tyme .ii. cheldern of Angles were seÌ„t to Rome to be solde whych wheÌ„ seynt Gregory beyng a monk saw theyr bewty seyd they myght well be callyd angles for they were lyke Angellê he therfore after y t he was pope hauyng coÌ„passyon y t theyr cuÌ„tre was not crystynyd sent seiÌ„t AusteÌ„ thyder whych Came furst in to keÌ„t there coÌ„uertyd kyng Ethelbert crystynyd hym the yere of cryst after Bede other wryters .v. C. xC.vi a grete part of y e coÌ„tre of kent after crystenid Many M. mo of y e bryttons Thys Ethelbert began the church of polys as some wryters afferme excityd a cytyzin of LondoÌ„ to make a church in the worshyp of sent peter in the west end of LondoÌ„ theÌ„ callyd Thorney now callyd westminster but other hystories afferme y t Sebertê° kyng of Essex fouÌ„dyd y t seyd abbey of westmiÌ„ster Also about this tyme Redwaldê° kiÌ„g of EstaÌ„gles was crystyned whych sone after denyed y e feyth thys seynt Austen made one Melytus bysshop of london by whose prechyng Sebertus kyng of essex was crystynyd ¶ CadwaÌ„nus a duke of north wales was after y e deth of carecticus by y e brytteyns made they re kyng gouernoure in y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiii. in y e time of Chelwolphê° king of west saxoÌ„s he made stroÌ„g warre vppoÌ„ Ethelfridus kyng of northuÌ„ber as some say he sâ—ew hym but some sey that there was a pese made bytwyxt hym Ethelfridus whych coÌ„tynued duryng they re lyfes but Giraldus caÌ„breÌ„sis affermith that Edwyn soÌ„ to Ella kyng of Deyra in northuÌ„ber slew Ethelfride kept the hole kyngdome of northuÌ„berland in his owne hand .xvii. yere oswold oswy sonis to Ethelfridus for fere were by theyr wardeÌ„s seÌ„t to Albania Thys Edwin was crystynyd by synt paulyn Also about this tyme Eden kyng of scottis eÌ„terid in to NorthuÌ„berland wyth a grete army whom this Ehtelfridus incoÌ„terid slew the most part of the scottis y â— frome that day C. yere after the scottis drust neuer Inuade the land in whych batell Theobald broder to Ethelfridus was slayn k    k S     A    A w  â—iâ—ctilsê° Â w N   Edwinê° N  â—ebertê° Â Â E Dagobert ¶ Dagobert soÌ„ of the secoÌ„d cloyter was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xxxi he fouÌ„d y e church of seiÌ„t denis .ii. legê froÌ„ parê he gaue to heybert Pepin ¶ Pepyn the elder soÌ„ to karloman was duke of Braban Austry also prynce of the palys of frauÌ„ce he had a soÌ„ callid Grymoald .ii. doughters Begga Geretrude whych was a saynt Thys Grymold dyed with out issue Deus dedit Boniface Honore ¶ Deus dedit a romayn was next pope the yere of crist .vi C.xiiii he held the see .iii. yere ¶ Boniface borne in champayne helde the see nexte .v. yere ¶ Honore borne in champayne held the se next .xiii. yere Heracle CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Heracle son to heracle pretor of affryk was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of ryst .vi. C. .xii. he enteryd perse with a gret hoste toke Cosdrey the kyng there he baptysyd his sone and brought the holy crosse that cryst dyed vpon in to Iherusalem before takyn by Cosdrey therfore the fest of the exaltacyon is halowyd he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Constantine the seconde sone to heracle was next emperour .iiii. monethis ¶ In his tyme .ii. sonnis of Cheolrycê° kingilsê° Quichelynus after the deth of theyr faders broder Colwolfus rulydâ— Ioyntly the priÌ„cypat of west saxonis which kyngylsus was after sole king of west saxons crystynyd by saynt byryne Thys kyngylsus fought oft agaynst the britteyns About this tyme the kyngdome of Mercya began vnder one Penda a saxon the yere of cryst vi·C.xxvi which was gretest of the other .vi. conteynyd from huntyngton to london from the este see to the riuers of Syuerne Dye he had a sone callyd wolpherus which reyned after hym and was crystyned Also in this tyme Orpewaldus son to Redwaldus kyng of EstaÌ„gles was coÌ„uertyd crystenyd ¶ Thys Edwyn was a noble man therfore for dysdayn that Penda had to hym Penda excytyd Cadwan to make warre vpon hym so that they .ii. assembled a grete hosteÌ„ gaue to hym battell where Edwine was slayn after whose deth Eufrycus son of Ethelfrydus was kynge of Brennicia Osrycus son of Elfricus brother to Ethelfridus was kyng of Deyra But anon after they were both slayne of CadwaÌ„ after whose deth Oswold secoÌ„d son of Ethelfridus was kyng of BreÌ„nycya whom CadwaÌ„ wolde haue subdyed and made grete ware vpon hym but Cadwan was ther slayn About thys tyme dyed Ethelbertus kyng of kent after whom reynyd hys son Edwaldus whych denyed crystys feyth maryed hys faders wyfe but after he was conuertyd to crystys feyth by seynt laurence successoure to seynt Austen Also about this tyme Sebertus kyng of Essex dyed lefte .iii. sones which denyed the fayth expulsyd Mellitus byshop of loÌ„don from hys dyosyse but sone after they were all slayne in a batteyll agaynst the west saxons and Segebertus made kyng of Essex which was after chrystynyd by exortacyoÌ„ of Oswy kiÌ„g of NorthuÌ„bers after was slayn Cuichelmê° made kiÌ„g also aboue this tyme Orpewaldus kyng of estangles son to Redwaldus was crystenyd and after dyed After whom succedyd his broder Sigebertus k     Edwalâ—â—â— Â Â k S        S A  Orpewaldê° Â Â Â â—â—â—â—bertê° Â A w        w N   Eâ—fricê° Ofricê° Â Â Â Oswoldê° N E Tres filij sâ—berâ— Pagam    â—igebertê° Â Â E     Penda    M hys broder the coÌ„trey of tholoâ—e to Sygebert his secoÌ„d soÌ„ y e contrey of austry he relessid to y e saxons the tribute of vC oxon whyche they payd yerely to the kyngys of Fraunce he warryd agaynst the Gascoyns And made the brittons in lyttell britteyne to hym tributaries aÌ„sigisê° et Begga vxorciê° Â¶ Ansigises whych was son to seynt Arnolde was maryed to Begga Doughter to Pepyn
polycronycon .ii. cuntreyes Hampshyre and Somerset Thys Arthur had great war contynually wyth the the saxons but at the last as apperyth by the seyd galfridus wrytyng he brought them in to suche frame that he was accoÌ„ptyd for chefe lord of all brytteyn wheÌ„ he had set the land in some quietnes he gaue the rule therof to hys neuew Mordred with a grete army saylyd in to frauÌ„ce where as galfride wrytyth he wrought wonders but the french cronycles the wryters of the romayns speke nothyng therof nor that he shuld slee Luciê° the emperours lieutenaunt for they sey ther was no such Lucius lieutenaunt to the emperour at that tyme nor long before nor long after therfore some suppose that galfryde wrote that story for affeccioÌ„ because he was a welchman borne in the tyme of kyng Henry the .ii. syth the coÌ„quest And yet he that wyll now go to the shryne of seynt Edward at westmynster shall there fynd heÌ„gyng in the shryne the prynt of ascale in red wax about the border wherof is wryttyn thus Arthurus patricius BrittaÌ„nie Gallie Dacie iÌ„ê‘ator which they afferm was the seale takyn from an old dede of some gyft or grauÌ„t made to y e house by kiÌ„g Arthur wherof y e perchemeÌ„t wrytiÌ„g for age is wastyd putrefyed but yetsome meÌ„thnyk it but a thyng faynyd of late by some maÌ„ hauyng effeccioÌ„ to Arthur that for dyuers k Otta  k S   S A   A   Cerdreus w from heuyn for his armys also a staÌ„derd of red sylk whych they euer syth vse to bere in theyr batells whych before bare in theyr armis .iii. todys thys Clouys made war agaynst the gotys folowars of the sekt of the aryens wan of them Gascoyn Guyon of fraune vnder him rulyd gall belgyke and of his name it was furst callyd austry Siluester Vigilius ¶ Syluester born in campayn was pope next the yere of cryst .v. C.xxxviii he held the see one yere ¶ Vigilius a romayn hyld y e see next .xvii. yere more he was exylyd by belyzare lieutenant to IustimaÌ„ in to the yle of pontus where he dyed vyctory agaynst hys enmys send Belizare hys lyeutenaunt agaynst the Perses subduyd them made the wandellys in affryk obedyent to the empyre â— Thys Iustinian byldyd a temple in coÌ„stantinople iÌ„ the honour of seynt Sophia at the laste dyed beyng owt of hys mynde after that he had ben emperour .xxxix. yere ConstaÌ„tinus resoÌ„s one is for they say y e tyme of Artur supposid was befor y e westmister was fouÌ„did byld vppoÌ„ a wyld busâ—hy place full of thornis then callyd thorney which was in y e tyme of Sebertê° kyng of essex which was after y e deth of Arthur more thaÌ„ .xl. yere so y t Arthur coud make to that howse no such graunt And also they say that it is not possyble y t that wax shulde last so long vnto this day which is almost M. yere also they sey that y e tyme of Arthur supposid nor .v. C. yere after they vsyd to put no seale of wax to theyr dedis nor wrytyngys but y t vse began syth y e coÌ„quest of wyllyaÌ„ coÌ„querour for at the tyme of the seyd coÌ„quest they vsyd but only to subcrybe theyr handis to dedys wythout any seale of wax as apperyth as this day in dyuers abbeys in englond of the grauÌ„tis by dedys made by seynt Edward dyuers other to which ye shall neuer fynd seale of wax but only subcrypcyon of theyr handis but yet all this not withstandyng I wyl nother denye the seyd story of Arthur nor exort no man presysly to affyrme it but to let euery man be at his lyberte to beleue ther in what he lyste But yet forthere some sey that when Arthur was out of the realme this Mordred was desyrous to be kyng with grete gyftis drew to hym Cerdicus kyng of west saxons by whose assent he was crounyd at London kyng of Brittayn and Cerdicus crounyd kyng of west saxons at winchester to whoÌ„ this Mordredê° gaue .vii. other prouincis s southsex where Elle his .iii. soÌ„nis beforseyd reynyd Southereâ— Barâ—shere whilshire Dorset DecuoÌ„shire Cornwall sone after this Cerdicus dyed whereof hering Arthur cam in agayne and landyd at Sandwych where Mordrede gaue hym strong batteyl but arthur at lenght wan the land vpon hym wherfore Mordâ—ed repayryd to wynchester wyth new sodears and gaue to Arthur anewe battell wher Mordred was put to the wors yet thrydly he gaue to Arthur a nother battell besyde Glastonbury wher Mordred was slayn and arthur wouÌ„dyd to deth after he had reynyd ouer the bryttayns as gallfridus wrytith .xxvi. yere This Arthur is buried at Glastonbery wher his bonis were found in the tyme of king Henry the .ii. in a toÌ„be of stone with a crosse of led lyeng therin vppon which crosse was wrytyn thus Hiciaceâ— inclitus Arthurus quondam brittannie Rex et guenora vcor sua secunda in insula Auellona Also after Cerdicus kenricus his sone was kyng of westesaxons Also sone after this the kyngdome of soth saxons was subduid to the west saxons Tyll the tyme of Ethelwold which also was slayne by Cadwaleder kyng of westsaxons about thys tyme Otta kyng of kent dyed they were after y t with out kyng aboue .xl. yere til the tyme of Ethelbertus ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„tinus son of Cador duke of cornwale by asseÌ„t of the brytteyns was then made kyng of brittayns the yere of cryst .v. C.xliii agaynst whom the soÌ„nys of Mordred made war but at the last as k  k S o fimimt ê¯ectes soutsaxoimÌ„ pro tempore S A  A w kenrieê° w Cheldebert ¶ Cheldebert y e eldest soÌ„ of Clouis was next kiÌ„g he beldyd y e church of seynt germayn besyde parys Pelagius ¶ Pelagius a romayne was nexte pope y e yere of cryst vC.â—iii he held the see .xi. yere Iustin ¶ Iustyne y e yonger born at trace nevew to Iustynian was next emperour the yere of cryst vC.lxv he was an heritik of the sekt of pelagyen he dyed frantyk Aurelius Vortiporius galfride sayth he slew one of them in y e church of sent aÌ„phiabill in winchester the other in a hous of freris in London but that seyng of galfryde shuld not seme to be trew for than there were no freris in all britteyn yet after this war on Aurelyus conanus cosyn to Constantyne the kyng made warre agayns the kyng slew hym in the felde ¶ Aurelyus Conanus was made kyng of brittons the yere of cryst .v. C.xlvi he was a man of lyght credence beleuyng euery furst tale which was his grete hurte he toke hys vncle that shulde haue bene kyng put hym in pryson slew his .ii. sonnys reynyd but .ii. yere leuyng after hym a sonne callyd Vortiporius In the tyme of this aurelyus the yere of cryst
smote of his hed also this Offa had warr with Egbert kynge of kent also this Offa Chasid the bryttons or welch men in to walis made a famous dich there callyd Of dych a church callyd of church he foundyd the abbeys of seynt Albons and wynchcomb In thys time Egbert kyng of northumbers renouÌ„cid his kingdome becam a monk This offa when he had reynid .xxxix. yere laft his kingdome to his son kenulphus king of west saxons went to rome which kenulphus kept strongly his dominioÌ„s agaynst all his enmies during his life but at the last one Clito a kinsman of king Segebert that before was deposid by the seyd kenulphus lay in wayt vppoÌ„ kenulphus as he priuily was goyng to his paramour there slewe him which Clito was inmediat folowyd slayne mich his company k  Ethelbertê° Â Egbertê° Â k N Osulfê° â—ol â—â—heâ—â—â—old heleredê° Â Ethelbertê° N M  boâ—medê° Â Offa  M Chelderyk ¶ Chelderyk sonn of Theodor was next king of frauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.xli. but because he gaue him self all to lechery plesure was vnprofitable to the realm he therfore was deposid by pope zachary after y t he had reinid .ix. yeris Pepin son to Charlis Martell made king Pepin ¶ Pepin son of Charles martell was by y e auctorite of the pope zachary declarid kinge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.l he passid the mouÌ„teyns twise cam in to Italy to socour the pope Steuin agaynst Astulph king of Lumberdy which kept the landis of the church from the pope restorid the pope agayn to his landis to his see StepheÌ„ AdriaÌ„ ¶ StepheÌ„ of secile was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxvii ¶ AdryaÌ„ a romayn held the see next .xxiii. yere more he was ê‘secutyd by desederius kyng of lumberdy for eyd fled to Charles kyng of FrauÌ„ce the which Charles subdewyd the seyd desederyus CoÌ„stantyne Hirenie ¶ CoÌ„stantyne the .vi. son to Leo was nexte emperoure y e yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxxii held it with his moder hyrenie .x. yere than put her out helde it sole but his moder put out his eyes and was emperesse afterward ¶ Hyrenie moder of Constantyne was empresse next .iiii yere after that the empyre cam to Charlmayn kyng of FrauÌ„ce Brigthricê° Â¶ Brygthrycus of the bloode of Cerdycus furst kyng of west saxons began his reyne ouer the west saxones the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxviii one of his doughers was maryed to offa kyng of Marchys by whose helpe before tyme he put owt of his rule Egbart son of Alcumundus which Egbart was then an vnder kyng or ruler in west saxons wherefore Egbart saylyd into FrauÌ„ce there was in kyng Charles court duryng y e lyfe of Brygthricus the .ii. yere of Brygthrycus was seen grete wonder for crossis lyke to blood fell vppon mennis clothis in the street which some expouÌ„nyd betokeayd the coÌ„myng of the danis which danis enteryd the land after in the .ix. yere of Brygthricus but he y e other kyng saxons drof them out agayne at that tyme this Brygthrycus was poysonyd by his wyf namid Ethelburga which for fere therof fled in to FrauÌ„ce after endyd her lyfe in shame pouerte for her sake the kyngis of the land specially of the west saxons wold not suffer theyr wyâ—is to set by them in placis of honor long tyme afterward Also after the deth of kennul phus kyng of west saxons as is before seyd Egfertus the other sone of offa was kyng of Mercia dyed with in half a yere after whoÌ„ succedyd kennulphus after whoÌ„ succedyd his son kenelmus whych was wyth in few monythis martyryd heddyd by his sister quendrede after that Celwolphus broder to kenwolphus reynyd in Marcya one yere theÌ„ was put out by one bernulphus which bernulphus with in thre yere after was put out bi Egbart kyng of wessaxons slayn bi the estanglis whos predesessors before had subduid the estaÌ„gles after whoÌ„ Ludicamus reinid .ii yere in Mercia after in a battell agayns the aÌ„gles was slain after whom one wiglasius toke vppoÌ„ him to be king of Mercia which sone after was subduid bi Egbart king of wessaxons to whom he gaff it agayn so reynid there agayne .xii. yere bering tribute to Egbart after wiglasius dyed and berthulphus was made king of Marcia by Egbart king of westsaxons to whom he gaff tribute .viii. yere after berthulphus succedid burdredus which was subdued after he had reynid .xxiii. yere by the danis fled went to rome wherfor the danis made one Chelwolphus ruler of Marcia vnder the danis so ther was no king in Marcia tyl long after y t Edward king of westsaxons subduid it to his domynyans k  Cuthredê° Â baldredê° Â k N Elwolâ—ê° Osredê° Â Ethelredê° Osbrigh ella N M Egfertê° kenulfê° kenelinê° celwolfê° barnulfê° M Charlmayn ¶ Charlis y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayne was next king of FrauÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vii. C. â—â—viii Leo. StepheÌ„ ¶ Leo a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xcv he crownyd Charlmayn emperour and declaryd Pepyn son to Charles kyng of Italy he held the see .xxi. yere ¶ StepheÌ„ a romayn hyld y e see next .vii. moÌ„thys he crounyd Lewes debonayr eÌ„ê‘our kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Charlys the grauÌ„t or Charmayne ⸫ Charlys y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayn beyng kyng of fraunce son of Pepyn was next eÌ„perour made by pope leo y e yere of crist .viii. C.i. because y e romayns coÌ„spyryd agaynst the pope leo the pope therfore cam to Charlys the graunt for help which restoryd hym agayn to hys see wherfore the pope by hys councell dyd crowne hym emperour declaryng that they of constantynople were vnworthy because they deffendyd not the church of rome Egbert furst Kyng of all Englond EGbert the son of Alcumundus as is before shewyd Began his reyne ouer the west saxons the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxv This Egbert whych was dryuyn owt by meanys of Brigthricus as is before rehersyd when he had obteynyd the gouernauÌ„ce of this land one Barnulphus kyng of Mercia had him in derysyoÌ„ makyng agaynst him Gestê Rymys whych Egbert for a tyme pacyeÌ„tly sufred tyll a season that he had gotten the fauour of his subiectys then assemblyd his knyghtys gaue batell to him wher Barnulphus had .vi. or .vii. men agaynst one of his but by reasoÌ„ that egbertus men were lene lyght long brethyd Barnulphus men were groce corpulent Egbert had the victory as is before sayd seasid the domynion of Mercia in to his own hand This Egbert also made war vppoÌ„ y e keÌ„tysh saxoÌ„s at leÌ„ght obteynid the vyctory he also subduyd the northuÌ„bers made Osbright Ella ther kyngys to be to him tributaryes and so ioynid these .iii. prouyncis to his own
Leo aretius hyld the see next .lx. dayes but he was taken by Crystofer a connyng preest whych was desyrouse to be pope kept in a toure tyll he dyed ¶ Crystofer whych kept the seyd leo in prison was then next pope by vsurpacyon .vi. monethys but he was depryuyd from his see and sergius the next pope succedyng put hym in perpetuall pryson ¶ Sergius a romayn was than next pope the yere of cryst ixC vi he causyd pope formose his body to be taken out of his graue smote of his hed adnullyd all his actis allegyng that he had conspyryd agaiÌ„s pope IhonÌ„ Arnold Lewis CoÌ„rard Henri ¶ Arnold son of CarlomaÌ„ was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of crist .viii. C.xc. was crounyd by pope formose he was so etyn with lyse coud haue no medeciÌ„ dyed ¶ Lews soÌ„ of Arnold was next emperour y e yere of cryst .ix. C.iii. he coud not obteyn y e crown imperiall because Berenger occupyed the contrey of Italye ¶ Conrard broder soÌ„ of the emperour Lewis was next emperour he hyld the empyre in almayn but he coud not obteyn the crown emperiall ¶ HeÌ„ry soÌ„ of Otton duke of saxon was next emperour the yere of crist .ix. C.xx but he obteynid not the crown emperyall but hyld it in almayn as Conrard dyd Edward y e caÌ„ froÌ„ frauÌ„ce iÌ„ to eÌ„gloÌ„d were drifyn bak agayn also about the .xxi yere of kiÌ„g Alurede the danis landyd iÌ„ .iiii. ê‘tê of eÌ„gloÌ„d but Alurede euer resestid theÌ„ so maÌ„ly pursewd yeÌ„ froÌ„ place to place y t at y e last he drof theÌ„ to north walis This noble kiÌ„g Alurede deuydyd y e nyght day iÌ„ .iii. partes wherof he speÌ„â— .viii. houris in prayer charytable workis other .viii. houris with his couÌ„cellours or iÌ„ study of scyeÌ„s other .viii. houris iÌ„ his naturall rest sustinaÌ„ce which order he kept duly by tapers of war breniÌ„g tryeÌ„g y e certeynte of y e tyme except he were let by seknes or other gret iÌ„pedimeÌ„tê ¶ Edward soÌ„ of Alurede began his reyn ouer the west saxons and the more parte of Englond y e yere of cryst ixC in the ·v yere of his reyne one clyto Ethelwold kynisman to the kyng rebellyd excityd y e danis to rise agayns hym but the kyng compelled hym the danis to 〈◊〉 to frauÌ„ce which caÌ„ afterward agayn gaff batteyl to the kyng but Clyto many of y e danis were slayne y e reÌ„naÌ„t coÌ„strenid to seche pease which was to theÌ„ grauntyd payeng certeyn money but they anon after brake that couenantis asemblyd an other host and gaff batell to the kyng where ii· of they re kyngis .ii yerlis and many a M of the danis that occupied the contrey of norththumberland were slayne sone after etheldredus duke of Marcia dyed after whose deth the kyng commytyd the rule of that contrey to the dukis wyf Elfleda which was syster to the kyng about the .xiii. yere of kyng Edwardis reyn a nauye of danis which iÌ„ Aluredis tyme were dryuyn in to frauÌ„ce landyd a gayne and spoyled in dyuers placis wherfore y e kiÌ„g hym self preparyd toward them by land and send a nother nauye to enconter them vppon the see for fere wherfore those danis voydyd y e laÌ„d fled iÌ„ to Ireland also after y t the britoÌ„s enteryd the coÌ„trey of Breknowe But lewis Charlon ewdo charlâ— the siÌ„ple ¶ Lewys Charlon sonis to lewis the stutter were next kiÌ„gis of fraunce y t yere of Cryst .viii. C..lxxx they reynid v. yere y t is to sey lews .iiii. yere CharloÌ„ one yere ¶ Eudo soÌ„ of roâ—t yerle of aÌ„geow was next kiÌ„g ¶ Charlys the symple sonne of lewes the stutter was next kynge of fraunce the yere of â–ª cyste ixC.iiii In his tyme y e SareseÌ„s eÌ„tered y e laÌ„d of burgoyn but the kyng fought wyth theÌ„ had y e victory but not without losse of men arnold ¶ Arnold the graunt son to Balldewyn the balld was the .iii. yerle of Flaunders he lyeth at Gaunt Anasâ—tace Laudo IohuÌ„ Leo. Stephen IohnÌ„ Leo. Stephen Martin Agapit IohuÌ„ ¶ Anastace a romayn was next pope the yere of Cryst .ix. C.xiii. he hyld the see .ii. yere ¶ Lando of Sabye hyld the see next .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next .xiii. yere ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .vii. monethys ¶ Stephen hyld the see next .ii. yere ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next .iii. yere ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see .iii. yere more ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .iii. yere ¶ Martyn hyld the see next .iii. yere more ¶ Agapyt hyld the see next .x. yere ¶ Iohn a romayn hyld the see next .ix. yere OttoÌ„ Otton ¶ OttoÌ„ the furst callyd the grauÌ„t son of HeÌ„ry was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of cryst ix C. xxxvii◠¶ Otton the .ii. sonne of OtoÌ„ the graunte was next emperour he was crownyd yuiÌ„g hys fader Ethelstane edmoÌ„d edredê° this Elfleda withstod theÌ„ droue theÌ„ bak took the queen of welchmeÌ„ prisoner the same yere Elfleda wan the towne of darby from the danys dyd many other noble dedys sone after that noble Prynces Elfleda dyed and than the kyng seisyd that contrey of Mercia ioynyd hit to his own kiÌ„gdome This Edward subduid y e kiÌ„g of skotlaÌ„d cuÌ„bers fortune was euer freÌ„dly to hiÌ„ iÌ„ his warris ¶ Ethelstane the son of Edward began his reyn ouer the most part of EngloÌ„d the yere of cryste .ix. Cxxv he maryed hys syster to Sitherus a dane then kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d he made CoÌ„staÌ„tyne kyng of Skottys subiect vnto hym after y t restoryd him agayn to his kyngdome After this Sitherus died therfore Ethelstane seysid northuÌ„ber iÌ„ to his own haÌ„d wherfore y e soÌ„ of Sitherê° maried y e doughter of CoÌ„staÌ„tyne kiÌ„g of skottê whych both coÌ„fetheryd agaynst y e kyng Ethelstane eÌ„teryd northuÌ„berlaÌ„d by the ryuer of huÌ„ber with a gret host of danis skottys other whoÌ„ the kiÌ„g incouÌ„teryd there in playn battell CoÌ„staÌ„tyne was slayn .v. small vnder kiÌ„gis .xii â— dukys with y e more ê‘t of the straÌ„gers This Ethelstane subduid the west brittoÌ„s at harford â— he had mych war styll with the danys ¶ EdmoÌ„d broder to Ethelstane begaÌ„ his reyne ouer EngloÌ„d y e yere of cryst ix Cxl In the furst yere of his reyn the danys of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d rebellyd to whose help .ii. princis of danys one callyd Anlaff A nother callyd Reynold caÌ„ froÌ„ IrelaÌ„d with a gret host of danys other straÌ„gers but kiÌ„g EdmoÌ„d with Malcolyn kyng of skottis his people bete them bak made them to forsake that contrey of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d wherfor he gaff Malcolyn the contrey of Cumberland and scysyd y t resedu in to his own haÌ„dê ¶ Edredus the broder of EdmoÌ„d was next kyng
this tyme Lotharius king of keÌ„t was slayne by the south saxoÌ„s by the excityng of Edricus son to Egbert which succedyd hym with in a yere a halfe Edricus dyed widredus son also to Egbert succedyd hym Also about this tyme Alfridus Notus dyed after whom succedyd Osredus which was slayn by CoÌ„redus which succedid hym .ii. yere After whom succedyd Offricus ¶ Iue or Iewe descendyng of the blod of west saxons as willmÌ„s de regibus sayth was next kyng of west saxons after Cadwallader which made gret war vppon the kentysh saxons that the men of Dorobernia or Canterbury grauntyd to Iue for a recompence for the deth of Mulkyng brother to Cadwallader before slayne .iii. M. li This Iue by the excityng of his wife Etheldreda which was an holy woman abbesse of Berkyng gaue vp his kyngdome to Ethellerdus hys nevew toke a poore mannys wede in company of poore men went to rome therfore this Iue shuld seme to be the same person that Beda callyth HuÌ„ or Iue coÌ„sydering both the time of his reyne goyng to rome no variaunce but in wrytyng of the letters as in taking V. for N. that this Iuor Iue of whoÌ„ Galfridê° spekith to be other ê‘soÌ„s so all theyr seyngis may stand to geder ¶ Hit is seyd that this Iue was cause y t y e peter pens were grauntid to be payd of euery house in EngloÌ„d but the cause therof is not knowen certayn but som sey y t Ethelwold grauntyd them furst Also about this time Offa king of Essex kenredus kyng of Mercia went to rome were there ê“fessyd monkis after whoÌ„ succedyd in essex Sileredus in Mercia Colredus k  Edricê° Â Â Â k N Osredê° Â Conredê° Â Â N E     â—ileredê° E M  Kenredê° Â Colredê° Â M Clouis Cheldebert ¶ Clouis son of Theodor next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xciii ¶ Cheldebert .ii. soÌ„ of theodor was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce y e yere of crist viC.xcvii charlê mertel ¶ Charles mertell soÌ„ of Pepin was after his fader duke of Austry prince of the palece of fraunce He was protektour to Theodor the yong kynge of fraunce deffendyd his Gregory ¶ Gregory a sirien was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxx he held the see .x. yere more Anastace Theodose Leo ¶ Anastace was next emperour the yere of cryst .vii. C.xiiii he was put owte by Theodose ¶ Theodose was next emperour he was a crysten man but he was put from his empyre ¶ Leo was next emperour he was an heretyke He comauÌ„dyd the imagis of seyntys to be put down therfore he was cursyd of Gregory pope so dyed Ethellardus Cutbertus ¶ Ethellardus the neuew of Iue began hys reyn ouer the west saxoÌ„s the yere of cryst vii.xxiiii some men call him Etheldredus In this tyme Offricus or Osbrygh reynyd in northumberÌ„ to whoÌ„ Bede wrote the story callyd historia anglicana some say to his successour Colwolcus ¶ Cutbertus the neuew of Ethellardus began his reyn ouer the west saxons the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxxix In this tyme holy Bede before spokyn of dyed In this tyme Colwolphê° kyng of NorthuÌ„berÌ„ gaue vp his kyngome to Egbertê° his cosyn was made a monk this Cutbertê° made oft war agaiÌ„st Ethelwold kyng of Mercia Here is to be notyd that many of these saxons kyngis were holy men byldyd many churches foundyd many abbes indowyd them with gret land many of them liuyd verteously so dyed now be takyn as holy sayntys Also this Egbertus that was kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d forsoke his kyngdome for the loue of cryst toke the tonsure of seynt Peter Pall after whoÌ„ succedyd his son Osulphus which with in a yere was slayne by the northumbers after whoÌ„ succedyd Moll ethelwold within .vii. yere laft his kingdome to Helredus whych after .ix. yere was expulsid by the northumbers which made ethelbert theyr kyng which was expulsyd with in .v. yere Elwolphus made kyng which was slayne After whom succedyd Osredus which sone after was expulsyd by the northuÌ„bers Ethelredus made kyng which was after slayne And anon after Egbert kyng of west saxons subduyd them to his domynyon k    Wydredê° Â k N Offricê° Â Colwolfê° Â Egbertê° N E  Cuthredê° Â Â Â E M    Ethelwoldê° Â M Dagobert Cloiter Theodor ¶ Dagobert son to Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xv. ¶ Cloyter the second son of Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xix ¶ Theodor son of dagobert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxvi land from enmys In his tyme the sarsyns enteryd the realme of fraunce with an innumerable peple both men women children agaynst whom this Charlys martell made a gret battayll slew of them as some wryters affyrme .iii. C. lxxxv·M Saresyns zachari StepheÌ„ Pall ¶ zachary a greke was next pope the yere of Cryst vii C.xli. he helde the see .x. yere ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .v yere ¶ Pall a romayn held the see next .x. yere coÌ„stantine Leo ¶ Constantyne sonn of Leo was next emê‘our the yere of crist .vii. C.xlii. he was accursyd of pope Pall after dyed ¶ Leo sonne of Constantyne was nexte Emperoure He was couetouse of precious stonys tooke a crown full of precyous stonys out of the church of seynt Sophia put it vppoÌ„ his hed which stonis so brosid his hed that therof he died In his time the eÌ„pire decresyd and the saâ—â—yâ—s occupyed a greaâ— ê‘t of the Eest and the freÌ„chmeÌ„ rulyd in Italy Sigebertus Kenulphus ¶ Sigebertus cosyn to Cutbert begaÌ„ his reyn ouer the westsaxons y e yere of cryst .vii. C.xlv he was cruell tyraÌ„nous to his subiectê tornyd theyr lawes costomys after his one wyll put one of his lordis to deth which aduerâ—â—syd him to be reformyd wherefore his subiectis by one assent wyth y e eyd of one kenulphus deposyd him he was after in such mysery that he walkyng alone without comfort a swyne herd whose lord he before had slayne in reuenging his lordys deth there slew the seyd Segebert In his tyme Egberd was kyng of Northunberland· ¶ Kenulphus of the blod of Cerdicus son to Offa king of Merchis was made king of west saxoÌ„s y e yere of cryst .vii. C. xlviiiâ— he was a good man to his subiectis kept among them good pease In his tyme Offa slew a tyraÌ„t callid Bomredus that before had slayne Ethelwold king of Mercia made him self king After whose deth this Offa as neuew to Ethelwold reynid there as king he had warre with the northumbers them subdued also had war with Etheldred which than tooke vppon hym to be king of Estangles toke him
whom Cadwalleder In this tyme begaÌ„ gret deth iÌ„ brytteyn wherof many bysshoppê died iÌ„ this tyme oswy yaÌ„ sole kiÌ„g of all northuÌ„ber dyed egfridê° his soÌ„ was kiÌ„g after hym about this tyme coÌ„walcê° kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s dyed keÌ„winê° succedyd hiÌ„ this keÌ„winê° made gret war agaiÌ„st y e brittons had vyctory also Egfrydus made oft war agaynst them the Pyctis had oft victory but the Pyctis one tyme by a polecy fleiÌ„g bak broght Egfride iÌ„to a strayt amoÌ„g mouÌ„teyns where Egfrydê° was slayn a gret part of hys people after whose deth a basterd brother of hys callyd Alfridus Notus was made kynge of all northumberland Sone after this Cad wall kynge of britteyns dyed but Polycronycon nor none other auctour shewyth any actys of Cadwall as galfryde doth nother of his beriall nor of the Image of brasse set vppon an horse of brase at Ludgate or y â— Cadwalladrus whych Bede callyth Cedwalla shuld be his son therfore I let all that matter pas ¶ Cadwalladrus which Bede callyth Cedwalla began to rule the bryttons as Galfryde affyrmith y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxiiii Thys Cadwalladrus by Galfryde is callyd sonn of Cadwall but willmÌ„s de regibus seyth he was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s next after kenwyn descendyng lyneally of the noble blod of germayns Also holy Beda whiche was lyuynge the same tyme affyrmyth that thys Cedwalla or Cadwalader was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s dyscendyng of the kyngis blod of y e people callyd Geuissi which he expounyth to be westsaxons whyce .ii. seyngys may wel accord because y e west saxoÌ„s caÌ„ out of germania this cadwallader as beda affyrmyth for deuocion forsoke his kyngdome câ—me to rome there of the pope Sergyus was crystynyd after whoÌ„ succedyd hiÌ„ one HuÌ„ kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s xxx.vii yere which after forsoke hys kyngdome also came to rome Also about this tyme Sebba kyng of EssaxoÌ„s was coÌ„uerrid to crystys feyth by seynt Erkynwald k     k S     S A  Adulfus    w Kenwynê° Â Â Â w N   Alfridê° Â N E     E M    Wolferus M Cloiter ¶ Cloyter soÌ„ of clouis was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxii. he ordeynyd mayrs of y e palys and after that the kyngis of frauÌ„ce left all bysynes of the comyn wele study therof gaffthem self to slewth gloteny other pleasurs dyd no good but ons in the yere shewd them selff to theyre people with pryde pompe Pepyn ¶ Pepyn son to aÌ„sigises begga was duke of braband austry also prynce of y e palece of frauÌ„ce Sergius IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ Sosinê° Â¶ Sergius borne at Annoch was next pope the yere of Cryste .vi. C.lxxxvii he hyld the see one yere and more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .iii. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .ii. yere more ¶ Sosinus of Siria hyld the se next .xx. days In his tyme was made the furst duke of Venes callid Paulus Lucius LeoÌ„ciê° seÌ„d one IohnÌ„ Patrik which bete droue out y e sarsiÌ„s but after y e sarsiÌ„s returnid agayn wherfore IohnÌ„ Patryk returnyd toward y e eÌ„ê‘our for socour the people of his army therfore made one Tyber eÌ„ê‘our whych Tyber weÌ„t streyght to coÌ„staÌ„tynople cut of LeoÌ„ciê° nose put him in to exyle Also Ranulphus other auctours affyrme that Cadwalleder was kyng of west saxons And dyuers suppose that he myght be kyng both of weste saxoÌ„s kyng of bryttayns be inherytable to both for west saxons were next adioynyng to Cambria wher the bryttons dwelt This Cadwalladrus made war vppoÌ„ Lotharius kyng of kent dystroyd mych of that prouynce in whych war Lothariê° was slayne after whose deth one Edricus was kyng of kent after that Cadwalleder made war vppoÌ„ Ethelwold kyng of South saxons slewe hym in playne batâ—eyll made hys prouynce subduyd to hym In thys tyme the deth whych began in the tyme of Cadwall contynuyd so sore therwyth great darth by y e space of .xi. yere wherby the people at y e last were so mynyshyd y t vnneth y e quyk bodys suffysyd to bery the dede This Cadwallader as Galfridus wrytyth in the .iii. yere of hys reyn whether it were only for deuocyon or for fleyng of the deth went on pylgimage to rome and there by the pope Sergius was professyd a monk there dyed was the last kyng of the blood of brytteyns Also Galfrydus wrytyth that Iuor son to Cadwalleder Iue hys nevewe rulyd the bryttayns ioyntly after the departyng of Cadwallader made great war agaynst the saxons but they coud neuer preuayle after y e bryttayns were callyd welch meÌ„ of theyr duke leder callyd wallo or Gwallo or els of a quene of walys callyd Galaes Also about this tyme wolpherus king of Marches dyed after whoÌ„ succedyd hys broder Ertheldredus But now because y e Cadwallader as it apperyth was both kyng of brittoÌ„s of west saxons all the other kyngdomys were subduyd to the west saxons therfore in thys worke I wyl procede vppon the lyne of west saxons euer in tyme order shew how euery one of the other k Cothariê° k N  N E  E M Etheldredê° M Theodor ¶ Theodor son of Clouis was next kyng of france the yere of cryst .vi C.lxvi after y t he had bene a whyle kyng for his wantones lyghtenes he was expulsyd Chelderyk hys brother put in his stede after Chelderek for his cruelte was slayn than Theoder made kyng agayn CoÌ„staÌ„â—tine Gregory ¶ Constantyne of siria was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.vi he held the see .vii. yere he crystenyd ii kyngis of saxons which were at rome after went home becam relygyous men ¶ Gregory a romayn held the see next xâ—ii yere By his meanys y e germayns were coÌ„uertyd to cristê feyth he cursyd the eÌ„ê‘our Leo becaus he worshyppyd fals goddys Tibery Philippicus ¶ Tyber was next emê‘our the yere of cryst .vii. C. in his time IustynyaÌ„ before namyd emperour cam in agayne by the helpe of Carinus slew both Leoncius Tybere but he was after slayne in batteyll by one Phyllipicus and duryng this tyme the realme of Granado was takiÌ„ by the sarsyns ¶ Philippicus was next emperour he was declaryd an herytyk by y e pope CoÌ„staÌ„tyne put downe and hys eyeys put owte Iue Iewe or HuÌ„ kyngdomis endyd were subduyd to the west saxoÌ„s how the name of this hole laÌ„d of gret bryttayn was changyd in to EngloÌ„d which was in the time of of Egbert kyng of west saxoÌ„s as after shal be declaryd Also about this tyme Ethelrâ—dus kyng of Mercia was made a monke after whom succedyd in the kyngdome of Mercia kenredus Also about