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
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
pope the yeer of cryst M.xxxix hyld the see but .xl. days for then Benet was chosin agayn ¶ Gregory a romayn was next pope the yeer of cryst M.xlv. Henry ¶ Henry son of Conrard was next emperour the yeer of cryste M.xl he was crownyd afterward by pope Clement Harold harefot Hardekynyte Also in the tyme of this kanutus the skottys rebellyd wherfore kanutus with a great army enteryd in to skotland subdued Malcolyn kyng of skottys by reason wherof this kanutus was than kynge of .iiii. kyngdomys that is to say of Englond Skotland Denmark Norway After that he went in to Denmark from thens to rome on pylgrymage after returnyd in to Englond where he kepte all his lyfe good Iustyce was well belouyd dyd many good charytable dedis byldyd and repayryd many monestaris specyally such as were thrown downe in the tyme of his faders ê‘secucyon after dyed lyeth at winchester leuyng after hym .ii. sonnys one callyd Harold the other Hardykynâ—tus which hardykynytus was made kyng of Denmark in his faders days ¶ Harold callyd harefote for his delyuernes swyftnes soÌ„ne to kanutus by Elgyna hys furst wyfe began his reyn ouer EngloÌ„d the yeer of cryst M.xxxix Of hym is lytyll laft in memory for he reynid but .iiii. yeer saue that he banyshyd his stepmoder Emma tooke her goodis Iewellys from her ¶ Hardykynytus beyng kyng of DeÌ„mark second son to kanutus by his last wyfe Emma was next kyng of eÌ„gloÌ„d the yeer of cryste M.xli In hys tyme the .ii. soÌ„nys of Egelredus Alfridê° Edwardus cam from normaÌ„dy in to Englond to vyset theyr moder Emma brought with them a gret coÌ„pany of normaÌ„s wherfore one yerle Goodwyn which was most in the kyngê fauour of most myght next to the kyng councellyd the kyng the lordys not to suffer those normans to be within the realme for Ieoperdy by which meanys he gatt auctoryte to order the matter hym self wherfor he met wyth theÌ„ on Gyl downe there slew Alfrydus the most part of the normaÌ„s but Edward was conueyd to his moder whych for fere of Goodwyn sent hym agayn in to normandy Sone after this Hardykynytê° beyng mery at lambyth sodenly waxyd dome fell down to the grouÌ„d wythin .viii. days after dyed wyth owt issue of his body after he had reynyd .ii. yerys which was the last that reynyd in Englond of the blood of the danys In the tyme of this henry part of the borgonyons that had be long vnder the obedyence of frauÌ„ce refusyd the french kyng tornyd to Conrard eÌ„ê‘our ¶ This henry had .iii. sonnys one callyd Phyllyp which was kyng of fraunce his fader lyuyng a nother callyd Robert that was duke of Burgoyn an other callyd hugh the grauÌ„t y t was yerle of vermeÌ„ dose Robert ¶ Robert duke of fryse broder to baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lieth at cassel WillmÌ„ ¶ willmÌ„ bast sonne to Robert was next duke of Normandy which had gret war with henry kyng of frauÌ„ce as is aboue shewd clemeÌ„t damas Leo Victor ¶ Clement was next pope the yere of cryst M.xlvii ¶ Damasse hyld the see next .xxiii. days ¶ Leo hyld the see next .ii. monythis ¶ Victor hyld the see next .ii. yere and more This henry cam in to Italy and toke Pandulph prince of capia presoner edward ¶ Edward the son of Egelredus Emma began his reyn ouer engloÌ„d the yere of Cryste M.xliii he maryed Goduha doughter to erle Godwyn but he neuer flesshly dalt with her nor put her from his bed he dischargyd the Englyshmen of y e grete trybute callyd dane gelt for euer he banysshyd the yerle goodwin and his sonis for .ii yeris after that was agrement made and the kyng toke them agayne to grace in the tyme of which banyshment williaÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond and had grete chere of the kyng and retornyd agayne In this tyme y e skottis rebellyd wherfore seward yerle of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d by y e kyngis commaÌ„dment power enteryd skotland and subduyd the skottis and chasyd theyr kyng owt of the land then kyng Edward gaff that land to Malkolyn soÌ„ of y e kyng of Combers to hold of hym and his heyris kyngê of Englond as off theyr cheff lord After this y e yerle goodwin sittyng at the kyngis bord was sodenly takyn with sekenis wherof he dyed with in thre days some sey he was takyn with a palsey and some seyd that he was chokyd with a morsell of bred because he sware falsely by that morsell of bred that he was not gylty of the deth of Alfrede broder to y e kyng sone aft this kyng Edward sent vnto henry the .iiii. emperour for Edward son of Edmond yronsyd to coÌ„ in to Englond to the intent to make hym his heyre which accordyng therto cam in to EngloÌ„d and sone after dyed also after the deth of yerle goodwiÌ„ harold his eldist soÌ„ waxyd so in the kyngis fauor that he rulyd the most grete causis of the realme and was ruler of the kyngis army and subduyd y e welchmen that rebellyd this harold saylyd in to normandy to see his broder welnotus that was sent thether for a plegge for the ê‘formance of the couenantis made be twen the kyng and his fader yeâ—le goodwyn wher wilmÌ„ duke of normandy made hym to swere that he shuld mary his doughter that was thaÌ„ with in yeris of consent and then after the deth of kyng Edward he shuld kepe the laÌ„d to his behoue accordyng to the mynd of kyng Edward afther some wryters after that this harold retornyd to EngloÌ„d and shewyd y e kyng what he had done wherwith the kyng was well contentyd after this the kyng fell seke and before he dyed he saw in a vysyon that by cause the nobles and the prelattis off EngloÌ„d were not goddis seruantê that god therfore shuld take this kingdome in to the handis of theyr enmis sone after y t this kyng Edward dyed with out issue and was acomptyd a virgyn when he dyed Robert ¶ Robert son to Robert was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at seynt vedast This wilmÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond to kyng Edward of hym had grete chere he was cosyn to kyng Edward by his fader seyd that is to sey son to Roberd soÌ„ to Rychard the good soÌ„ to Rychard the hardy which Rychard the hardy was both fader to rychard the good and to eÌ„ma moder to y e seyd kyng Edward therfore as some afferâ—e kyng Edward grauÌ„tyd to hym 〈◊〉 kyngdome of Englond after his deth StepheÌ„ Benet Nicholas Alexander ¶ Stephen born at Loreyne was nexte pope the yere of cryste M.lvi he hyld the see .vii. monethis ¶ Benet a romayn hild the see next .ix. monethis but he was deposyd because he obteynyd the see by strenght and force ¶ Nycholas born at
sauoy was next hâ— crownyd Henry the .iiii. emperour ¶ Alexander was next pope the yere of crist M.lxi. he hyld the see .xi. yere Harold ¶ Harold the son of yerle Goodwyn last kyng of saxoÌ„s begaÌ„ his reyn ouer Englond the yere of cryst M.lxvi. and sone after he had take vppon hym as kyng one Harold harefager son of kanutus kynge of Norway denmark cam with .iii. C. shyppis enteryd in to the north contrey claymyd the land after the deth of Edward but the lordis of the couÌ„trey arose gaue them batteyll but the danys had the victory and therfore Harold kyng of EngloÌ„d preparyd toward them in all hast and gaue them a strong batteyll had the vyctory and slew harold harefager wyth hys own handys where a gret nomber of Englyshmen were slayn but many mo of the danys were slayn and many takyn prysoners And after thys vyctory harold the kyng of englond waxyd so prowd and for couetouse wold not deuyde the prayes that he took to hys knyghtys that had well deseruyd it but kepte it to hym self that he therby lost the fauour of many of his knyghtys people ¶ Sone after this Duke wyllmÌ„ of Normandy seÌ„t to harold and warnyd him of his couenauÌ„tê brokyn whych was to haue kept the laÌ„d to his vse after the deth of Edward But because that the dougter of Duke willmÌ„ that was promysyd to harold was dede harold thought hym the more dyschargyd and seyd that sych a nyse couenauÌ„t owghte not to be holdyn of a nothers land wythout consent of the lordys of the land and also because he was therto somewhat coÌ„pellyd wherfore Duke wyllm with the assent of the lordê of Normandy gedyrd a great people and also wyth the assent of the pope Alexander which coÌ„fyrmid hym in takyng hys viage and sent a baner to hym wyllyng hym to bere it in hys owne shyp so cam ouer wyth a great people and laÌ„dyd at hastyngê in Sussex For .iii. causys Duke wyllm enteryd thys land to subdew harold One was because it was to hym geuyn by kyng Edward the Confessour the secoÌ„d was to take wrech for the cruell murdur of his neuew Alfryde broder to kyng Edward slayn by yerle Goodwyn whych dede he ascrybyd cheefly to harold the .iii. was to reuenge the wrong doon to Robert archebyshop of canterbury which was exylyd by the meanis labor of harold in the tyme of kyng Edward the confessour wherfore duke wyllyam send to kyng harold that he shold leue the kyngdome to hym or ellis to surreÌ„der it to hym and to take it agayn of hym beryng hym tribute or ells to trye the quarell hym self with duke wyllyam in hys owne ê‘soÌ„ but kiÌ„g harold refusyd al these iii. offers seyd it shuld be tried be dynt of swyrdis and gederd his people and Ioynyd battell with y e Normayns in a place where now standeth y e Abbay of batteyl In the bygynnyng of whych fyght y e englyshmeÌ„ kept them in good aray lyke to veÌ„quysh the normaÌ„s wherfore duke wyllyaÌ„ causyd his meÌ„ to giff bak as though they fled wherby the Englishmen folowyd and brake they re aray y e normans caÌ„f yersly vppon them in conclusyon had the vyctory where that kyng harold was woundyd wyth an arow in the left eye therof incontenent dyed and so was there slayne after that he had reynyd .ix. moÌ„this was buryed at walthaÌ„ whych was y e last y t reynyd in EngloÌ„d of y e blood of the saxons ¶ Thus endeth the cronicles of eÌ„gloÌ„d of dyuers other realmis vnto the tyme of king wilmÌ„ callyd the coÌ„querour whych was duke of Normandy ¶ wyllyam Conquerour ¶ Gregory Gregory was nexte pope the yere of chryst M.lxxiii he declaryd Henry the .iiii. Emperour accursed for promotynge of benefyces by Symony He hylde the see .xii. yere and more ¶ Henry ¶ Henry the .iiii. was electe Emperour the yere of Chryst M.lvii he maryed Maude doughter to kynge Henry of Englande and dyed without yssue by her he hylde the Empyre .l. yere ¶ wyllyam conquerour WIllyam the duke of Normandye called conquerour last son of Robert the .vi. duke of Normandye began his raygne ouer the realme of Englande The yere of Chryst M.lxvii the .xiiii. day of October and whan he had set y e realme in some quyetnesse he be toke the rule therof to his brother the bysshhop of Bayon in lent nexte after sayled into Normandye ledoe with hym the chefe rulers of Englande for feare of rebellyon in his absence The next wynter after he returned agayne into Englande then set a great trybute vpon the Englysshemen so that therfore some ê‘tes of the lande rebellyd and specially the citye of Excester but at y e last wyllyam ouercame them wanne the citye punysshed them greuously but for that and other sterne dedes of wyllyam Dyuers of the lordes departed to Scotlande wherfore he kept the other lordes that taryed the strayter and exalted the Normans gyuynge to them the chefe possessyons of the lande ¶ â—â—so sone after this kynge wyllyam caused a solempne counseyll of the clargye to be kept at wynchester to y e whiche there came .ii. Cardynals from Rome where by the meanes of kynge wyllyam dyuers bysshoppes abbottes priours englysshe men were put downe Normans put in theyr rowmes to the intent that y e kynge myght stande in more suertye of the lande ¶ Also about the .iii. yere of his rayne Harrolde Cauntus sonnes to Suanus kyng of Denmarke enteryd into the North countrey and with the helpe of some of the people of the coÌ„trey and of some of the cytezyns of yorke enteryd the citye and slewe mo than .iii. M. Normans But sone after kyng wyllyam chasyd them out and droue them to theyr shyppes and toke suche displeasure w t the inhabytans of that ê“uynce y t he distroyed the lande from yorke to Durham that .ix. yere after it lay vnlaboryd and vntylled and the people there were kept so harde by the warre of the kynge in suche famyne that they ete rattes cattes dogges and other vermyne Also in the .iiii. yere of wyllyam his reygne Malcolyn kynge of Scottes entryd into NorthuÌ„berlande and distroyed the contrey toke many prisoners and kept them lyke bondemen but within .ii. yeres after kyng wyllyam made suche warre vpon the Scottes y t he forcyd Malcolyn theyr kynge to swere to hym homage and fealte ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe the Fyrst of that name was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.lx. and whan he had reygned .xlix. yere he resygned his crowne to Lewes his sonne ¶ Baldewyn ¶ Charles ¶ Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Charles was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by his people in Brugys ¶ Robert ¶ Robert after the dethe of his father wyllyam Conquerour of Englande was nexte duke of Normandye whiche dyed in the prison of his brother