Ihesu cryste .xliiii. wher he held the se .xxv. yere froÌ y e time of Claudiê° to the tyme of the eÌêour Nero which put to deth both hym seiÌt paul but seiÌt Peter in his lyfe coâsâtutyd S. Lyne S. Clete S. Clement Bysshoppis euery one of them succedyd hym in the see ¶ Lyne hyld the see next .xi. yere and .iii. monythis in the tyme of Nero Galba Oâto Viâelyus and Vespacian and was heddyd by Saturnius consull Claudius ⪠Nero. Galba Otto Viteliê° Vespacianus ¶ Claudius son of Drusyus which was broder to Tyberius vncle to Calygula was the v. emêour froÌ the byrth of Cryste .xliii. yere he caÌ in to Brytteyn now callyd EngloÌd slew the kyng Guiderê° Â¶ Nero soÌ of Claudiê° was the .vi. eÌêour froÌ the byrth of cryst .lvii. yere he was most tirant cruell of all eÌêours he slew his moder to se y e place where he was coÌceyuyd he slew his master Senecque Lucaân many of y e Senatours he brent a gret part of Rome for his plesure he made the furst êsecucioÌ vppoÌ the Crysten men put to deth seynt Peter seynt Paull he fled froÌ the people that made insurreccion agayne hym fynally therfore slew hym self ¶ Galba after that cam ãâã spayne was made the .vii. eÌêour from the byrth of Cryste .lxxi. But after that he had reynyd ãâã .vii. monythê they smote of his hed ¶ Otto was the .viii. emêour he wan .iii. batteyllis agayns Vitellius in the .iiii. was put to flyght wherfore in dyspayre thereof he slewe hym selfe after that he had be emperour .iii. monythis ¶ Vitelius was next emperour the yere of cryst .lxxii. he was takyn by y e people of VaspaciaÌ with in viii monythis slayn cast in the water of Tyber ¶ VaspaciaÌ was next eÌêour he besegid the cyte of Ierusalem and last his son Titus at the sege and after came to Rome and ther dyed Aruiragus ¶ Aruiragê° the yoÌger soÌ of KiÌbelynê° broder to Guiâerê° was theÌ made kiÌg y e yere of Cryst .xliiii. he was a hardy wyse he bildid citê townis subduid y e peple by good laws iustyce y e aÌll meÌ did gretly dred fere hiÌ also loue him he denied the tribute fealte to be payd to rome wherfore Vaspasianus was sent froÌ rome in to bryteyn with a grat power whoÌ Aruiragê° incouÌteryd in playn batteyll besid Oxonford where maÌny of boâh êtes were slayn y t noÌ coud tell who had the victory But oÌ the morow pease was made by the mediacioÌ of y e queen GeÌwissa Aruiragus submyttyd him self to the empyre was after gretly belouid of the hole senate rulyd the land by so good lawis y t al Europa spake of hym honour Athenor Ratherus Richemer ¶ Athenor sonn of Clodomer was next kiÌg of freÌchmen the yeer oeÌ crist .lxii he made a brygge wiâ bottê ouer y e riuer of meuze to haue passyd in to gallia but wheÌ his peple were eÌteryd yeroÌ y e bryge brake mich of his peple wer drouÌnyd wherfor y e gallys caÌ vppoÌ Athenor theÌ y t wer past ouer Athenor vppoÌ his horse epâ iÌ to the ryuer to haue swoÌ ouer to haue sauyd hym self there was drownyd ¶ Ratherê° soÌ to Athenor was next kiÌg of freÌchmeÌ y e yere of cryst .lxviii. he was a noble man hardy he defeÌdid his laÌd froÌ y e Gallis made peaâe with germayns saxoÌs is buryed at Ratherdame ¶ Richemer soÌ of Ratherê° was next kiÌg of freÌchmeÌ y e yere of crist .lxxxix. heaydid wiÌdekiÌt kiÌg of saxoÌs agaiÌs y e gotis slew of theÌ .xx. M. made his yoÌger soÌ callyd SoÌno duke priÌce of a gret nuÌber of peple which dyd iÌhabyt y e laÌd now callid germania This SoÌno had a soÌ callid Clodomer which byldyd y e towne of Frankford Iuliê° Â¶ Iuliê° eldyst soÌ to charlê brabaÌ was after his fad duke of toÌgers brabaÌ iÌ y e lvii· yere after y e birth of crist a senatour of rome callid anthonie with his coÌpanioÌ callid granê° for fere of Nero â eÌêour fled to vis âuliê° for help which gaue theÌ theyr people a place callid hollaÌd wheâ they bildyd a stroÌg place namyd hit aÌthonia after callyd wylteÌbourg now callyd vtâeth after âeâ weÌt with theyr people iÌ to y e forest of ardeyn yere bildiÌd a gooly pales which is callid at âis day âaâeÌ Clete clemeÌt Anaclete Euarist AlexaÌder ¶ Clete a Romayne was nexte made pope the yere of Cryst .lxxxi. he helde the see .xii. yere in the tyme of Tytus and Domician whiche dyde put hym to deth ¶ Clement a Romayne was nexte made pope the yere of Cryst .xCiiii. and helde the see .ix. yere and .ij. monthes and in the tyme of Nerua Troian and then was martred ¶ Anaclete a greke helde the see in the tyme of Troyan but the storyes make no mencyon howe longe and was martyred ¶ Euaryst a greke helde the see .ix. yere and .x monethes in the tyme of Troyan he ordeyned y e clerkes sholde were no berde nor longe here and after was martyred ¶ Alexander a Romayne helde the see .x yere and .vii monethes from the tyme of Troyan vnto the tyme of Adryan vnder whom he was martyred Titus Domician Nerua Troianus ¶ Tytus sone to Vaspasyan was nexte Emperour the yere of Cryst .lxxxi. he destroyed y e cyte of IherusaleÌ where .vi. C.M. Iewes were slayne a C.M. taken prysoners solde some wryte there was xi.c.m slayne then the kyngdome of Iewes decayed was destroyed ¶ Domician sone to Vaspasyan broder to Tytus was nexte Emperour he was a grete tyrauÌt and dyd y e .ii. persecucyon agaynst the crysten men and banysshed saynt IohnÌ the euangelyst in to the yle of Pathmos ¶ Nerua was nexte emperour he adnulled y e actê of Domician and then saynt IohnÌ came from Pathmos to Ephese ¶ Troianus sone Adoptyfe to Nerua was next emperour y e yere of crsty C. he dyde y e .iii. persecucyon of crysten men this Troianus was called the best of al emperours the moost ryghtful indyfferent Iuge y t euer was y t it is sayd y t saynt Gregory longe after his dethe prayed to god for his saluacyon by whose prayer by especyal grace he was delyuered out of hell and saued as some holde oppynyon Maurus ¶ Maurê° sone to Aruiragus was made nexte kynge of Brytayne y e yere of cryst .lxxiiii. In his tyme came one Roderyk to Brytayne with a grete nomber of people called Pictis which of olde tyme were named Gotes but Maurus gaue hym batayle anone slewe hym in westmerlande at Staynes more and the people y t fled made after y t humble request to Maurus whiche accepted them to grace gaue theÌ a wast countre in y e farthest ende of Skotlande
yere after genebault soÌ of the seid dagobert whââh rulyd as duke .xi. yere Mercomer son of Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall y t is to sey of francony whyle that Dagobert rulyd the realme of frenchmeÌ In his tyme frenchmeÌ with the coÌduit of certeyn dukê weÌt in to germayn ouer the flood of ryne toke the cite of Treues wher of Lucius was gouernoure vnder the romayns after they cam from thens to the ryuer of seyne and for they saw it a goodly cuntrey they chase it for theyr habytacion ¶ Pharamound Sonne to Mercomer that was duke of FrauÌce Oryentall was made furst kyng of Fraunce Oryentall And after by a comune assent was made kyng of all Fraunce Ansigisus Arbogastus but yet at the last he was prouyd a good cristin man but after because of the troble he had in gracians court he toke parte wyth Maxymyan agaynst gracian afetr y t was well in fauour with Theodose emperour ¶ Ansigisus son to taxaÌder was after his fader duke of toÌgres braban he was a good crysten prynce he slew in playne battayl grosius kyng of wandalys which was aÌ ydolatour a cruell tyraÌt Sixte ¶ Syxte a Romayne was made pope y e yere of cryst cccc.xiiii helde the see .viii. yere Theodose Marcian ¶ Theodose y e yonger succeded Archadius his fader in y e Empyre of CoÌstaÌtynople the yere of Cryst CCCC xxi helde it with honore his vncle Emperour in the occydent .xv. yere after whose dethe he ioyned Valentynean the yonger with hym whyle that Pharamounde Clodyan Marouâe reygned in Fraunce ¶ Marcyan was Emperour in Constantynople after Theodose the yonger whose syster he maryed Valentyne the yonger was Emperour in Italy the yere of cryst CCCC liii this Marcyan was put to dethe in Constantynople by his owne seruauntê In his tyme saynt Vrsula as some wryters afferme was martyred at Coleyne with her .xi. M. virgyns ¶ After the dethe of Gracyan as Galfridus affermeth the foresayd kynge Gwanus assembled a grete power of Skottes Pictis Norways and Danes and came agayne in to Brytayne but other wryters make no mencyon whether Gwanus were leder of them or not But trouthe it is that they dyd then more harme then before for they destroyed all the crysten peeople that none durste name Cryst Ihesu but he was put to dethe But policronicon affermeth that after the dethe of Gracyan the Romayns sente a knyght called CoÌstantyne to haue the rule of grete Brytayne but because he was demed an enemy to the Emperour Honorius the emperour sente another knyght called Constanciê° in to grete Brytayne whiche slewe Constantyne in playne batayle after y t the brytons were vexed agayne by the Pictis other straungers dyuers times y t at the request of the brytons the Romayns sente to theÌ dyuers legyons of men dyuers tymes whiche chased the Pictis ouer the Skottisshe see made a wal of stone in y e same place where before Seuerus had made a wal of torues after y t the Romayns departed yet then soone after the Pictis Skottes entred againe brake y e wall before made spoyled y e couÌtre y t the lande all this whyle was in grete mysery bothe batayle derth dethe without a kynge by the space of .xxx. yere more wherfore they sente letters to Rome And also they sende embasset to Aecius kynge of Fraunce leuetenaunt to the Emperour Honorius whiche retourned agayne without comforte wherfore one Guitellinus bysshop of London as Galfryde wryteth wente to lytell Brytayne for helpe to the kynge Aldowinus whiche kynge sente his broder Constantyne with .xij. M. men with the bysshop in to grete Brytayne when the brytons herde therof a grete nombre of theÌ arose with CoÌstantyne gaue batayle to y e Pictis whiche were paynims of beleue destroyed theÌ droue theÌ out wherfore y e brytons made CoÌstantyne kynge of grete brytayne ClodioÌ and the fyrst that enhabyted Gallia the yere of Cryst CCCC xx he gaue his broder Marcomer the dukedome of FrauÌce oryentall where nowe the cyte of frankforde is set he ordeyned the lawe salique ¶ Clodion sone of Pharamonde was the .ii. kynge of Fraunce the yere of cryst CCCC xxx he made warre vpon a certayne people called Turynges theÌ subdued he adioyned to y e royalme of FrauÌce all the countre from the ryuer of Seyne to the ryuer of Leyre of whiche countres the Romayns had neuer after domynyon Charles labele· ¶ Charles Labele sone of ansigisus was after his fader duke of Tongres and Brabant he maryed the syster of the Emperour valentinian he gouerned Gall belgyk vnder the Romayns by the space of .xv. yere and exorted y e romayns to sende Aecius agaynst Attilia kinge of Huns whiche Attilia Leo ¶ Leo a tusque was next pope y e yere of cryst CCCC xlij he held y e see .xxi. yeris In his tyme was the .iiij. generall couÌsell in the cite of Calcidone he ordeynyd that in tyme of nede euery maÌ myght baptise ordeynyd y t Alleluya shuld not be soÌg nor seyd in lent nor Gloria in excelsis Leo. Leo zenon ¶ Leo y e furst was next emêour hyld y e eÌpyre .vi. yere y e yere of cryst CCCC lx ¶ Leo the second son of the doughter of Leo the furst was theÌ chosin emperour but because he was vnapt for y e warrys thought hym self not mete therfore for certeyn infirmites that he had hemade his father zenon emperour CoÌstantyne CoÌstaÌs Vortiger ¶ Constantine thus beynge kyng the yere of cryst CCCC xxxiii Crystendome begayn agayn as galfridus writyth He toke a wyfe y t was of the noble blood of the romayns had by her .iii. sonis y t is to sey Constans Aurâlambrose or Aureliê° ambrosius Vter pendragoÌ CoÌstans the eldyst son was made a moÌk at winchester This coÌstaÌtine was sleyn by treson of a pict whych was contynually in his court welbelouid of the kyng myght dayly come to his presence ¶ CoÌstans son of Constantyne as galfridus writyth was takyn out of religyoÌ and made kyng the yere of cryst CCCC xliii by meanis of Vortiger erle of Essex to whoÌ y e kiÌg gafe all y e rule wherfore he causid a C. knyghtis of the pictê to be reteynyd for the kyngê howshold seruaÌtys as a garde for the kyngis persoÌ whych people he knew well were vnstable apt to all myschefe wherfore Vortiger by maruelous secret subtyll meanis Imagening y e kingis distruccioÌ chyryshid those knyghtê aboue all other gaue them gret gyftis oft tymis seyd to them that yf he were more able of land he wolde better rewarde them wherby the knyghtis had hun in suche fauour that they slew the king in a night to the inteÌt to haue Vortyger kynge brought his hed vnto Vortiger This Vortyger theÌ because he wold
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 eÌêour y e yere of cryst .vi. C.iiii he gaue to boniface y â .iiii. y e teÌple callid poÌtâeoÌ there of made a church dedycate to our blessyd lady seiÌt 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 CadwaÌnus About thys tyme begaÌ y e kiÌgdom of Est saxoÌs vnder Sebertê° y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiiii Also somwhat before this tyme .ii. cheldern of Angles were seÌt 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 coÌpassyon y t theyr cuÌtre was not crystynyd sent seiÌt AusteÌ thyder whych Came furst in to keÌt there coÌuertyd kyng Ethelbert crystynyd hym the yere of cryst after Bede other wryters .v. C. xC.vi a grete part of y e coÌtre 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 fouÌdyd y t seyd abbey of westmiÌster Also about this tyme Redwaldê° kiÌg of EstaÌgles 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 ¶ CadwaÌnus 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 saxoÌs he made stroÌg warre vppoÌ Ethelfridus kyng of northuÌber as some say he sâew hym but some sey that there was a pese made bytwyxt hym Ethelfridus whych coÌtynued duryng they re lyfes but Giraldus caÌbreÌsis affermith that Edwyn soÌ to Ella kyng of Deyra in northuÌber slew Ethelfride kept the hole kyngdome of northuÌberland in his owne hand .xvii. yere oswold oswy sonis to Ethelfridus for fere were by theyr wardeÌs seÌt to Albania Thys Edwin was crystynyd by synt paulyn Also about this tyme Eden kyng of scottis eÌterid in to NorthuÌberland wyth a grete army whom this Ehtelfridus incoÌterid 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  âiâctilsê° Â w N   Edwinê° N  âebertê° Â Â E Dagobert ¶ Dagobert soÌ of the secoÌd cloyter was next kiÌg of fraÌce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xxxi he fouÌd y e church of seiÌt 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 frauÌce 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 CoÌstaÌtine ¶ Heracle son to heracle pretor of affryk was next eÌêour 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 priÌcypat 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 EstaÌgles was coÌuertyd 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 secoÌd son of Ethelfridus was kyng of BreÌnycya 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 loÌdon 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 kiÌg of NorthuÌbers after was slayn Cuichelmê° made kiÌg also aboue this tyme Orpewaldus kyng of estangles son to Redwaldus was crystenyd and after dyed After whom succedyd his broder Sigebertus k     Edwalâââ   k S        S A  Orpewaldê° Â Â Â ââââbertê° Â A w        w N   Eâfricê° Ofricê° Â Â Â Oswoldê° N E Tres filij sâberâ Pagam    âigebertê° Â Â E     Penda    M hys broder the coÌtrey of tholoâe to Sygebert his secoÌd 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 aÌsigisê° et Begga vxorciê° Â¶ Ansigises whych was son to seynt Arnolde was maryed to Begga Doughter to Pepyn
this tyme Lotharius king of keÌt was slayne by the south saxoÌs 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 CoÌredus which succedid hym .ii. yere After whom succedyd Offricus ¶ Iue or Iewe descendyng of the blod of west saxons as willmÌs 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 coÌsydering 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 êsoÌs 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 EngloÌd 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 êfessyd monkis after whoÌ succedyd in essex Sileredus in Mercia Colredus k  Edricê° Â Â Â k N Osredê° Â Conredê° Â Â N E     âileredê° E M  Kenredê° Â Colredê° Â M Clouis Cheldebert ¶ Clouis son of Theodor next kiÌg of fraÌce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xciii ¶ Cheldebert .ii. soÌ of theodor was next kiÌg of frauÌce 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 comauÌdyd 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 saxoÌs 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 NorthuÌberÌ gaue vp his kyngome to Egbertê° his cosyn was made a monk this Cutbertê° made oft war agaiÌst 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 northuÌberlaÌd 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 northuÌbers 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 coÌstantine Leo ¶ Constantyne sonn of Leo was next emêour 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 eÌpire decresyd and the saââyâs occupyed a greaâ êt of the Eest and the freÌchmeÌ 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 tyraÌnous to his subiectê tornyd theyr lawes costomys after his one wyll put one of his lordis to deth which aduerââsyd 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 saxoÌs 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 tyraÌt 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
capteyn of the danys became a Crysten man Lews Lews son of Loyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryste .ix. C·lxxxvi Arnold ¶ Arnold son of Baldewyn was next yerle of Flaunders he lyeth at Gaunt IohnÌ Gregory IohnÌ Â¶ IohnÌ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .x. C.lxxxiii he helde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory was next pope he helde the see .ii. yere more he was nygh cosyn to otton the .iii. eÌperour he ordenyd y t y e emperour shulde be chosen by .vii. pryncis of almayne whych is obserued to this day ¶ IohnÌ that was byshop of Pleasaunce helde the see .x. monethis In his tyme one crescencius a consul put doun pope Gregory made IohnÌ byshop of PleasauÌce for rewarde of money pope whereof Otto beyng not content cam to Rome with a grete power and beseged crescencius in castell angell and at y e last took hym smote of his hed put doun pope IohnÌ Sone after a grete sykenes of the bloody flyx reyned wherof mych people died and for lak of good Iustyce many theuis and bribors were in the land and grete mysery and myschefe This Egelredê° gafe hym self to lechery and polyng of his subiectis and disinherited men of they re possessions and caused them to redeme y e same agayn with grete summys of money for he payed grete tribute to danys yerely whych was called dane gylt or danys money which was iÌcresed froÌ .x. M l a yere to .xl. M l yerely These danys before were so proud y t they kept the husboÌdmeÌlyke vyleyns they lay in they re housys and ete drank and payed nought and kept theyr wyfes doughters and seruauntes at theyr plesurys as the kemys and galowglashis do now in yreland and the husbondmen callyd them then lorde dane whych word now we vse in obprobrye callynge hym y t we rebuke lurdayn This egelredê° maried Emma doughter to Rychard duke of Normandy after y t send streyte and secrete coÌmyssions to euery ruler of euery towne in Englond y t vppon sent Brycis day at a certeyn howre y e danys shulde be sodenly slayne so it was êformyd which turned after to more trouble After that tithingê cam in to denmark of the murder of these danis anon after swanus kyng of denmark with a grete host and nauy landyd in Cornwall and there dyd grete hurt and when he hard that the kyng was coÌmyng to him with y e power of his land he toke his shippis landyd agayne in northfolk wher that duke Vskatell met hym and bete hym slew many of the danys wherfore Swanus for that yere retornyd agayne to denmark and ther made great prouyssyon y t the next yere after he landyd agayne at Sandwych and there spoylyd the cuntre and when he herd tell that any host was coÌmyng agayne hym then he toke his shippis landyd agayn in suthsex spoylyd that contrey as sone as he hard of any host of Englyshmen comyng to ward hym then he wold enter land in a nother cuntrey and euer brent robbyd and slew the people without pyte and so weried the Englyshmen that inconclusioÌ y e kyng was fayn to take peace with theÌ gaue to kyng swanus therfore .xxx. M. l after which pease thus made Swanus returned agayn to denmark ¶ This Lewis was the last kiÌg of the blood of Pyppin he died without issue ordenid Hugh Capet his famylyer to be his heyr Siluesâter ¶ Siluester borne in frauÌce was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C. xâvii By art magyk the deuellê craft he demaundyd of the deuyll how long he shuld lyue which answeryd hym that he shuld syng in Ierusalem before so he sang in the chapell callyd Ierusalem in rome anon after dyed but in tyme of his deth he knolegyd his synnys Henry ¶ Henry was next emperour the yeer of cryste M.iii. he was the furst that was made emperour by y e ordynaunce of pope gregory by the .vii. elyzours of Almayne Thys yeer next folowyng the kyng Egelredus made one Edricus duke of mercia which was subtill of wytt secret false to the kyng to the realme and sone after one Turkyllus a prince of the danys landyd in kent with mych peopull there dyd sych harm that the keÌtyshmen were fayn to make pease with gret gyftys whych than departyd but this persecucyoÌ of the danys in one contrey or other in eÌgloÌd neuer seasyd nor the kyng neuer gaue to them any notable battayll for when he was dysposyd to gyue theÌ battayll this Edricus wold euermore councell him contrary so that the danys euer spoylyd robbyd waxyd rych the englyshmen euer poore nedy bare After this Swanus beyng in denmark heryng of thincrese of his people in englond brake his couenauntys before made with a great army nauey landyd in northumberland claymyd to be kyng of the hole laÌd causyd all the rulers ther to swere to him fealte so with a gret host cam into mercia kyllyng sleyng the pepull because the king Egelredus was at london swanus passyd the ryuer of temmys cam into kent ther besegyd CaÌterbury wan it took the goodys of the people fyryd the Cite slew the monkys but eueâ kept the .x. monk alyue to do vylleyne seruyce slew .ix. of them there tooke Elphegus archbyshop after stonyd hym to deth at greenwych so that they slew there of relygyous men aboue .ix. C. persons and of men women chyldreÌ aboue .viii. M. then kyng Egelredus feryng this persecucyon sent his wyfe Emma his .ii. sonnis Alphryd Edward in to Normandy Sone after this the danys chasid the kyng Egelredus in to the I le of wyght after that cam in to London where the Londoners sent pledgis to Swanus great gyftys And after that kyng Egelredus fled without cattell or coÌfort Hue capet ¶ Hue Capet soÌ of Hugh y e grauÌt yerle of paris was next kyng of frauÌce y e yeer of criste .ix. C.lxxxvii Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn bele barbe was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at flaunders Rychard ¶ Rychard callyd the good son to Rychard the hardy was next duke of Normandy he was louynge to Robert kynge of fraunce eydyd hym in his warrys wherby the seyd kyng subdued the contrey of Borgoyn to his obedyens IohnÌ IohnÌ Sergius Benet ¶ IohnÌ was next pope the yere of cryste M.i. he held the see .iiii. monythis more he ordeynyd that y e dyryge shuld be song yerely in the euyn of all sâynâis ¶ IohnÌ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste M.i. he held the see .iiii. yere more ¶ Sergyus a romayn hyld the see next .ii yere ¶ Benet of tusque hyld the see next .xi yere in his tyme Iherusalem was takyn by the sarasyns and the Sepulcre of cryste distroyd saylyd
fitz Alwyn The fyrst Sheryffes Peter Duke Thomas Nele ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge IohnÌ London brydge was begon to be edefyed of stone whiche before was of tymbre and the monastery of saynt Mary oueres was begon for to be buylded ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the kyng was in great feare lest he shulde lose his realme and to be vtterly vndone hym selfe wherfore in his mynde he was sore anoyed and sent to the pope and sayd he wolde be reconsyled wherfore the pope sent Pandulfe agayne into Englande with these artycles that he shulde receyue Steuyn to his archebysshopryke restore to hym and to all other all profytes frutes belongynge to them that he had wrongfully taken and that he shulde yelde vnto the popes handes the tytle of his crowne to holde it of the pope To the whiche thynges the kynge graunted and resygned his crowne to Pandulfe and toke it agayne of hym to holde it of the pope and to pay yerely to the churche of Rome M. markes of syluer and after that receyued Steuyn suffred hym to inioy his Archebysshopryke restored all suche profytes as he had from hym and all other wrongfully taken Some wryters affyrme that for this foresayd payment the Peter pens be payde at this day ¶ Also about the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge IohnÌ fell at a great discencyon with his lordes one cause of that varyance wos for that y t the kynge wolde nat holde y e lawes of saynt Edwarde but wolde holde no lawe but do all thiÌge at his owne wyll dyd disinheryte many men without assent of his lordes or of any other counsell And also wolde haue disinheryte the erle of Chester because he rebuked hym of his wyckednesse for that that he hylde his owne brothers wyfe lay by many other great lordes dobghters and spared no woman that hym lyked wherfore his lordê toke the citye of London and bylde them there a certayne whyle But by meanes of the Archebysshoppe of Caunterbury and other prelates the kynge and his lordes met besyde Stanys at a place called Rumney mede and there agrement was made a charter made thereupon called Magna carta whiche charter anone after the kynge brake that newe varyance began betwene hym and his lordes agayne y t dyuers of the lordes sent vnto the kynge of Fraunce that he shulde sende his son Lewys hyther and they wolde rendre vnto hym the lande which Lewys therupon came into Englande and toke dyuers castels of the kynges by force and after came to London where the barons receyued hym and yelded to hym the Towre of London Kynge IohnÌ beynge thus ouer set with this Lewys by the eyde of dyuers of his lordes sent vnto the pope shewynge theyr rebellynge whiche sent vnto hym a Legate called Swallo whiche in the popes name commaunded Lewys to returne into Fraunce and labored to haue a peace betwene them but his labour was in vayne wherfore the kyng forfere fled towarde Lyncolne but sone after at Neuwarke he dyed of the flyx the .xix. day of October the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. But some say that a monke poysoned hym at Swynestede and he is buryed at worcester Henricus .iij. ¶ Honore Gregory Celestyne ¶ Honore was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M·CC xvi he hylde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .xiiii. yere ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .xviii. dayes ¶ Fredrycke Henry ¶ Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CC.xii. he dyd persecute the churche but at a counsell at Lyon he was deposed by the pope Innocent that .xxvii. yere after the electours were in varyance who shulde be Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxxii. yere ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour he hylde the empyre .v. yere Henry the thyrde HEnry the thyrde of that name and eldyst sonne to kynge IohnÌ was crowned kyng the .xxviii. day of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. whan he was but .ix. yeres of age And after his coronacyon this Lewis coÌtynued in his war which he had begon but dyuers of y e lordes toke ête agaynst hym And also Swallo the Legate accursed this Lewys interdyted wales a cursyd Lewellyn prynce of wales and all that hylde ête agayne this yonge kyng Henry And the erle of Chester and dyuers other lordes of the kynges parte went to Lyncolne and toke the towne and slewe many Frenche men beynge there forced this Lewys to take a peace whiche peace was thus concluded y t Lewys shulde go agayne into Fraunce and to haue a M. markes for his trauayle whiche he had and so deêted Also in the thyrde yere of this kynge began y e newe worke of the churche of westmyster ¶ About the .viii. yere of this kynges reyne the charter called Magna carta was coÌfyrmed and dyuers artycles addyd therto howe the kynge shulde haue the warde and maryage of the lordes heyres beynge within age and the fyrst statute of Mortmayne than made and about that tyme the plees of the crowne were holden in the Towre of London And this kynge also graunted many lybertes to the citye of London Sone after this kynge Henry with a great hoost sayled into Normandye by the excytynge of a Frenche man named the erle of Marche where betwene the FreÌche kyng Lewys and hym was fought a great battell but in the ende the Frenchemen had the victory toke .xxii. knyghtes and noble men prisoners .v. C. meane people y t kynge Henry for feare fled and turned backe to Burdeux but after a peace was made kynge henry returned into Englande About this tyme was a great yerthe quake in Englande and also in the .xxxi. yere of this kynge the kynge seasyd the franches of London into his handes for a iugemeÌt gyuen by one Piers Alyn the Mayre Aldermen agaynst a wedowe called Margarete Vyell which iugemeÌt as it was sayd was after fouÌde good wherfore the Citezyns inioyed agayne theyr lybertes About the .xxxv. yere of this kynge the order of the freres Augustynes began in Englande in a place in wales called wodhouse And about this tyme the kyng maryed Margarete his doughter to AlexaÌder the kyng of Scottes which Alexander dyd homage to y e kynge at yorke This kynge Henry ofte tymes for dyuers coÌplayntes made agaynst y e Mayres offycers of London seasyd the lybertes of the citye into his owne handes set other offycers to rule the citye but euer they were restored agayne Also about this tyme Rycharde the kynges brother erle of Cornewall was electe kyng of Almayne kynge of Romayns whiche toke shyppynge went thyder there was crowned in y e citye of AquisgranuÌ About the .xli. yere of kyng Henryes rayne a greuous byll of complaynt of the coÌmynalte of London was put agaynst the Mayre Aldermen and gouernours of the citye for wronges extorcyons done by them to the
the kyngê son mete them dyd discoÌfort them and syr Symon fled dyuers of his coÌpanye were takyn prisoners But after that syr Symon Mounforde the erle of Leyceter hym selfe gatheryd a great coÌpany met with the sayd syr Edwarde at Enesham where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where syr Symon the erle was slayne and many other that toke the barons parte And after at a êlyment holden at wynchester all the statutes ordynauÌces made at Oxenforde were vtterly adnulled all bondes wrytynges made for the same were cancelled brokyn And after y t the kynge came to wyndsore intendynge to haue dystroyed the citye of London but the Mayre Aldermen other of citezyns put them into the kynges mercye and grace at wyndsore whervpon they were coÌmytted to prison put out of theyr offyces the CoÌstable of the Towre made custos of the citye But after they were restored and pardoned and the citye payde to the kynge for a fyne .xx. M. markes ¶ After this at a parlyament holdyn at Northampton many y t toke the barons parte were disinheryte whiche therfore gathered them to gyther went to the yle of Elye kept it w t strength ¶ Also about the .l. yere of his reyne he ordayned the statutê of Marlebryge And about the .li. yere the statuê were made ordayned for weyghtes mesures that is to say that .xxxii. greynes of whete drye rounde takyn in the myddes of y e ere shulde wey a sterlynge peny .xx. of those sterlyng pens shulde make an vnce .xii. vnce shulde make a pounde troy and .viii. pounde troy shulde wey a galon of wyne .viii. galons of wyne shulde make a busshell of London whiche is the .viii. ête of a quarter Also that .iii. barly cornes drye rounde shulde make an ynche .xii. ynches to a fote âiii fote to a yarde .v. yardes a halfe to a êche or pole .xl. pole in lengthe foure in brede to make an acre of lande this staÌdardes of weyght were coÌfyrmed the xv yere of Edwarde the .iii. And also in the tyme of henry the .vi. and Edwarde the .iiii. and lastly coÌfyrmed in the .xi. yere of Henry the .vii. Howe be it in the tyme of kynge Henry the .vi. it was ordayned y t the same vnce shulde be deuyded in .xxx. êtes called .xxx. pens in kyng Edwarde the .iiii. his tyme into .xl. partes called .xl. pens And in kynge Henry the .viii. his dayes into .xliiii. partes called .iii. â viii d but the weyght of the vnce troy the mesure of the fote was ordayned euer to be at one stynt In the .lii. yere of his reyne y e erle of Glocester refused the kyng in the marches of wales gatheryd moche people many of the coÌpany disinheryted drewe to hym whiche came to the citye of London by intretye and fayre meanes polecye came into the citye and many of the coÌmons toke his parte fortefyed the citye with Bulwarkê Barbycans shortely after the kynge came to Stretforde of the bowe with a great coÌpany But by the meanes of one Octobanus y â popes Legate whiche than lay in London a peace was takyn so the warre was endyd Also durynge the whyle of all this sayd besynesse after that syr Edwarde the kynges son had the victory tyll almost the later ende of this kynges reyne There were but fewe Mayres of the citye of London but the franches of London were seasyd into the kynges handes and there were ordayned custodyes gardens and no mayres who that was coÌstable of the Towre was also câstos of the citye In the .lv. yere of this kynge syr Edwarde the kyngê son toke his iourney into the holy laÌde whiche went to the citye of Acres defended it from the Soudan of Surrey whiche after his coÌmynge beseged it with C.M. Sarazyns whiche citye had byn lost if the sayd syr Edwarde had nat come manfully defendyd it Also in the .lvi. yere of this kynges reyne his son Edwarde thus beynge in the holy lande kyng Henry fell sicke at westmyster dyed the .xvi. day of Nouerbre the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxii and is buryed at westmyster Edwardus .j. Gregory Innocent Adryan Iohan. ¶ Gregory was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxi he hylde the see .iiii. yeres ¶ Innocent hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes ¶ Adryan hylde the see nexte .xxxix. dayes ¶ IohnÌ hylde the see nexte .viii. monthes ¶ Radulphus ¶ Radulphe was nexte chosyn Emperour the yere of chryst CC.lxxiii and confyrmed by pope Gregory he hylde the see .xix. yere Edwarde the fyrst EDwarde the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the thyrde after he harde of the deth of his father came from the holy lande and was crowned kynge at westmyster the .xix. day of Auguste the yere of christ M.CC.lxxiii at whiche tyme Alexander kyng of Scottê was present and dyd homage to kynge Edwarde In the seconde yere of this kynges reyne the kynge went into wales and there subdued Lewellyn prynce of wales whiche after y e rebelled and was subdued agayne payde to the kyng a fyne of .l. M. markes Also in the .iii. yere of this kynges reyne were made the statutes called westmyster primer where ben contayned goodly statutes fyrst howe clerkes indyted of Felonye shal be delyuered to the ordynaryes of Assise of plees of lande of Arteyntes and many other goodly statutes ¶ In the .vi. yere of this kynge the Chauncery coÌmyn place and Escheker were remoued to Glocester where dyuers statutes were made but the courtes contynued there but for one terme and about this tyme there was a parlyament at London for reformacyon of the kynges coyne whiche was clypped and wasshed by the Iewes and almost .iii. C. Iewes were cast therfore about the same tyme began the foundacyon of the house of the freres prechours at Ludgate ¶ In the .x. yere of this kynge Lewellyn prince of wales rebelled agayne and the kynge sent thyther therles of Northumberlande and Surrey with many other knyghtes but Dauyd brother to Lewellyn with a great power met with them nere to a place called Hauardyne where betwene them was a great battell where the welchemen had the victorye and the erles fled many of the englysshemen slayne taken But the next yere after y e kyng sent thyther a more power to besege y e castell of Snowden but many of thenglysshemen were drowned beynge vpon a brydge made of barges and plankes but after that they pursued âo the welchemen that Lewellyn and Dauyd his brother fledde but after Lewellyn was takyn by syr Edmonde Mortymer whiche smote of his heed and sent it to the kynge and after by dome of all the lordes he and his heyres were disinheryte for euer And after that Dauyd his brother was taken and after drawne hanged and quarterde And after
And than the Soudyars iâsued out at preuey Posternes and sodaynly set vpon the Frenchemen slewe many of them to the nombre of CCC men of armes and moo and toke many prisoners and than after the kynge returned into Englande and brought this Godfrey and many other of the most noblest âen of them that were taken prisoners with hym into Englande And in the ende of this yere dyed Philyppe de Valoys kynge of Fraunce and kynge IohnÌ succeded hym ¶ In the .xxv. yere a noble man of Spayne whome the Frenche kynge fauoured came with a great nauey into the Englysshe stremes and dyd great hurt wherfore kyng Edwarde gathered his Nauey and met them in the see vpon the cost of wynchelsey betwene whome there was a great fyght and moche people slayne vpon bothe partes but in the ende kynge Edwarde had y e victorye and toke .xxii. of theyr shyppes and many other prisoners Also in the âxxv yere the kynge stablysshed his coyne of golde and syluer and ordayned that .iiii. sterlynge pens shulde make a grote and .v. grotes shulde make an ounce and .xii. ounce shulde make a pounde troy a noble of golde shulde go for halfe a marke and .xl. pens for halfe a noble and .xx. d for a farthynge of golde and .xii. of those farthynges of golde dyd way an ounce ¶ About the .xxvi. yere of this kynge the castell of Guynes was yelden to the Englysshemen in Caleys the same yere syr Guy de Meale marshall of FrauÌce gaue battell to the Englysshemen in Bryttayn but the Frenche men lost all and syr Guy and dyuers other lordes of FrauÌce were slayne there and dyuers taken prisoners ¶ Charles ¶ Charles called the sage son of Charles was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.lxiiii he recouered the contrey of Poetowe and Rochell and many holdes agaynst the Englysshemen whiche they before had wonne ¶ In the .xxix. yere prince Edwarde the kinges eldyst sonne entred Gascoyne with a great hoââ and spoyled the contrey in the same yere king Edwarde landed at Caleys with a great armye and after went into Fraunce But anone tythynges came to hym that the Scottes had wonne the towne of Berwyke had layde sege to the castell wherfore kynge Edwarde returned shortely and went to Berwyke and wanne the towne agayne punysshed so the kynge of Scottes that at the last he caused hym to submytte hym selfe as prisoner and recâyued his power tytle of the crowne of ScotlaÌde into kynge Edwardes handes wherfore he returned with the kyng of Scottes into London but the Frenchemen say y t kynge Edwarde returned out of Fraunce for feare of the Frenche kynge whiche was coÌmynge from Amyas with a great power to haue fought with kynge Edwarde ¶ Also about this season that is to say in the .xxx. yere of kyng Edwarde whyle that kynge Edwarde was occupyed at Berwyke prince Edwarde had taken many ryche prisoners and pyllages in Gascoyne and came to Burdeux without any battell and the duke of LaÌcaster with the eyde of Philyppe brother to the kynge of Nauerne made warre in the contrey of Constantyne ¶ Than kynge IohnÌ of Fraunce came with a great power towarde the duke but he myght nat wynne vnto hym for the passages were so fortefyed therfore he made towarde prince Edwarde and wanne dyuers castels by the way ¶ This prince Edwarde was than at a place called Leyre to whome there came a great armye of the nobles of Fraunce gaue to hym a sharpe battell but prince Edwarde had the victorye and slewe many of his enemyes and toke many prisoners and sent them to Burdeux and went hymselfe towarde Towres And in this meane whyle the duke of Lancaster came from the castell of Lyseux whiche he had repayred returned to Bryttayn and spoyled brent and toke many holdes by the way And than kynge IohnÌ holdynge his way came to the citye of Towres to fortefye it and prince Edwarde toke his wey towarde Poyters in whiche way he mette an hoost of Frenchemen and fought with them and put them to flyght and slewe C. of them and toke .lx. prisoners and sent .iiii. or .v. of the noble men of them vnto Burdeux after that loged hym selfe in a place nyghe Poyters And after that the Frenche kynge came with his hoost and lodged hym selfe nyghe vnto Poyters so that y e vawewardes of bothe hoostes lay within halfe a myle of other And than in the mornynge the duke of Athens hauynge the rule of the Frenche kynges vawewarde set vpon y e Englysshe hoost which had so fensed them selfe with woode and trees that the Frenche speres myght nat wynne to them for the Englisshemen bete them so with arowes that they turned ouer bothe hors and man And in the same season the duke of Normandye kynge IohnÌs son whiche was leder of a nother hoost assayled them vpon a nother parte but these .iii. battels dyd lytell hurte to the Englysshemen for they slewe so many by shotte of Arowes that these .iii. hoostes were discomfyt Than kynge IohnÌ seynge this comforted his people and he hym selfe with a fresshe company set vpon them agayne but the Englysshemen kept them so to gether fought so sore that the Frenchemen gaue backe whome the Englysshemen than fersly folowed and slewe of them without pyte where there was slayne the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Athens syr Iohan Cleremount marshall of FrauÌce with many lordes baronettes knyghtê men of armes to the nombre of .xvii. C. .iii. M. of other meane persons And there was taken prisoners IohnÌ kynge of FrauÌce Philyppe his .iiii. sonne the erle of Poeteowe the erle of Ewe the erle of Languyle the erle of Tankeruyle the Archebysshoppe of Sens the erles of Dampmatyne Vandosme of Salysbruche and of Moyson and many other great lordes Baronettes and knyghtes and men of name to the nombâe of .xvi. C. And after this fylde thus wonne the prince returned with his prisoners to Burdeux and sone after that the prince with his prisoners toke shyppynge and aryued in Englande and brought them thorowe the citye of London into westmyster where kynge Edwarde syttynge in his estate in westmyster hall receyued them with honour After y t there was a solempne Iustyce in Smythfylde where than were present y e kynge of Englande the Frenche kynge the kyng of Scottê with many other noble estates wherof the most parte of the straungers were prisoners ¶ Also in the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde syr Robert Knolles with other of his retenew with ayde of the kynges men of Nauerne warred in Brettayne and toke many castels and holdes many prisoners toke great soÌmes of money for sauyng of townes raunsomes of prisoners ¶ Also in the .xxxiiii. yere kynge Edwarde with the prince his son and the duke of Lancaster sayled ouer vnto Caleys and so went to the contrey of Champayne to whome dyuers lordes of the duchye of
whom Cadwalleder In this tyme begaÌ gret deth iÌ brytteyn wherof many bysshoppê died iÌ this tyme oswy yaÌ sole kiÌg of all northuÌber dyed egfridê° his soÌ was kiÌg after hym about this tyme coÌwalcê° kiÌg of westsaxoÌs dyed keÌwinê° succedyd hiÌ this keÌwinê° made gret war agaiÌst 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 fleiÌg bak broght Egfride iÌto a strayt amoÌg mouÌteyns 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 willmÌs de regibus seyth he was kyng of westsaxoÌs 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 westsaxoÌs 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 saxoÌs caÌ out of germania this cadwallader as beda affyrmyth for deuocion forsoke his kyngdome câme to rome there of the pope Sergyus was crystynyd after whoÌ succedyd hiÌ one HuÌ kiÌg of westsaxoÌs xxx.vii yere which after forsoke hys kyngdome also came to rome Also about this tyme Sebba kyng of EssaxoÌs was coÌuerrid 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 kiÌg of fraÌce y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxii. he ordeynyd mayrs of y e palys and after that the kyngis of frauÌce 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 aÌsigises begga was duke of braband austry also prynce of y e palece of frauÌce 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 LeoÌciê° seÌd one IohnÌ Patrik which bete droue out y e sarsiÌs but after y e sarsiÌs returnid agayn wherfore IohnÌ Patryk returnyd toward y e eÌêour for socour the people of his army therfore made one Tyber eÌêour whych Tyber weÌt streyght to coÌstaÌtynople cut of LeoÌciê° 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 saxoÌs 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 batâeyll 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 brittoÌs 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 CoÌstaÌâtine 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 xâii yere By his meanys y e germayns were coÌuertyd to cristê feyth he cursyd the eÌêour Leo becaus he worshyppyd fals goddys Tibery Philippicus ¶ Tyber was next emêour 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 CoÌstaÌtyne put downe and hys eyeys put owte Iue Iewe or HuÌ kyngdomis endyd were subduyd to the west saxoÌs how the name of this hole laÌd of gret bryttayn was changyd in to EngloÌd which was in the time of of Egbert kyng of west saxoÌs as after shal be declaryd Also about this tyme Ethelrâdus kyng of Mercia was made a monke after whom succedyd in the kyngdome of Mercia kenredus Also about