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see_v ii_o year_n &_o be_v martyryd_v by_o y_z e_z enê‘our_n galyen_n gordian_a philip_n darabi_fw-la decius_n gallê°_n hostiliê°_n liciniê°_n &_o galien_n ¶_o gordian_n the_o young_a before_o say_v cezar_n be_v they_o next_o emperor_n the_o year_n of_o crist_n ccxli_o he_o make_v war_n again_o the_o parthes_n and_n as_o he_o returnid_v by_o the_o meany_n of_o philip_n darabye_o he_o be_v slay_v ¶_o phylip_o darrabye_o before_o say_v be_v they_o make_v emperor_n the_o year_n of_o crist_n ccxlvii_o he_o have_v a_o son_n callyd_v fillip_v which_o he_o join_v with_o he_o in_o his_o empire_n he_o be_v the_o first_o cristin_a man_n of_o all_o kyngys_n or_o enê‘ours_n roman_n at_o which_o time_n he_o make_v great_a solennite_n &_o sportis_fw-la three_o day_n &_o nightis_n continue_v this_o seyd_a phyllyp_n &_o his_o son_n be_v put_v
opteyn_v the_o love_n of_o the_o briteyn_n letid_v as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v wroth_a with_o that_o deed_n &_o sudden_o take_v those_o c._n knyghtis_fw-la &_o first_o put_v they_o in_o prison_n &_o after_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o law_n wherefore_o the_o brytteyn_n do_v choose_v vortyger_n king_n ⸫_o ¶_o vortiger_n be_v thus_o make_v king_n the_o year_n of_o crist_n cccc_o xl.viii_fw-la than_o they_o that_o have_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o of_o the_o ii_o child_n aurilambros_n &_o uter_n pendragon_n as_o galfridus_fw-la writyth_n go_v with_o the_o cheldren_n in_o to_o lityll_o bryten_v anon_z after_o y_z e_z friend_n of_o these_o c._n knyghtis_fw-la cam_fw-la in_o to_z y_z e_z land_n to_o be_v revengid_v upon_o vorteger_n wherefore_o he_o ferid_fw-la they_o &_o also_o ferid_fw-la the_o come_n of_o the_o ii_o child_n in_o this_o time_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o year_n of_o crist_n cccc.l._n one_o eng_a &_o his_o brother_n horsus_n can_v from_o germania_fw-la into_o briteyn_n with_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o saxon_n which_o come_v from_o their_o country_n because_o they_o have_v to_o mich_z people_z where_o of_o the_o king_n herring_n be_v very_o glad_a &_o resevyd_v they_o well_o &_o after_o with_o their_o help_n overcam_v the_o pictis_fw-la how_o be_v it_o holy_a beda_n y_fw-fr t_o write_v historia_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la gentis_fw-la anglorum_fw-la spekyth_v nothing_o y_o it_o this_o constantyne_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o litill_o britain_v nor_o of_o his_o iii_o sonnis_n constans_n aurelius_n &_o uter_n but_z he_o say_v vortinger_n be_v king_n of_o bryttayn_n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o misery_n send_v for_o the_o saxon_n for_o help_n wheruppon_o eng_a &_o horsa_n come_v to_o he_o with_o a_o great_a multytude_n of_o saxon_n &_o help_v the_o britons_n against_o their_o enmy_n also_o after_o this_o vortiger_n marry_v eng_a his_o daughter_n callâ—d_v ronwen_n &_o give_v to_o eng_a y_o e_o country_n of_o kent_n wherefore_o y_a e_o brytteyn_n be_v wroth_a &_o put_v down_o vortigerus_fw-la &_o crown_v vortimer_n his_o son_n king_n merovee_n ¶_o merovee_n soon_o of_o clodion_n be_v the_o third_o king_n of_o france_n in_z his_o time_n one_o attilia_n king_n of_o huns_n now_o callyd_v hongry_a call_v himself_o y_fw-fr e_o skorge_fw-fr of_o god_n cam_n into_o galia_fw-la with_o cc.m_o man_n &_o there_o dystroyd_v many_o great_a towny_n &_o besegid_a the_o cite_v of_o orleans_n and_o from_o thame_n come_v to_o champayn_v where_o that_o one_o aecius_n levetenaunt_n to_o the_o enê‘our_n theodose_n merovee_n king_n of_o france_n theodoryk_n king_n of_o gotis_fw-la &_o other_o gaderyd_a to_o geder_o &_o give_v hin_a battle_n where_o on_o both_o ê‘tê_n be_v slay_v c.lxxx_o m_o man_n where_o gunderis_n king_n or_o duke_n of_o borgoyn_n &_o theodorike_n king_n of_o gotis_n be_v slay_v &_o great_a number_n of_o attilia_n his_o people_n slay_v &_o minish_v wherefore_o attillia_n returnid_v again_o to_o hungry_a ⸫_o king_n of_z hun_v which_o be_v dyscomfet_v in_o champayn_n and_o his_o people_n sore_o minishid_v hillari_n simplicius_n felix_n ¶_o hillari_n bear_v in_o sardayn_n be_v pope_n y_o e_o year_n of_o cryst_n iii_o c.lxiiii_o he_o hold_v y_z e_z see_v vii_o year_n he_o ordeynyd_v that_o the_o bysshoppy_n shall_v not_o choose_v their_o successor_n ¶_o simplicius_n bear_v at_o tyburce_n be_v next_o pope_n the_o year_n of_o cryst_n four_o c.lxx_o he_o hold_v the_o see_v u_o year_n ¶_o felix_n a_o romayn_v bear_v be_v next_o pope_n he_o hold_v the_o see_v ix_o year_n zenon_fw-mi anastace_n ¶_o zenon_n fader_fw-mi of_o leo_n be_v after_o his_o son_n make_v emê‘our_v the_o year_n of_o cryst_n four_o c.lxxvi_o he_o lyffyd_v after_o xvii_o year_n he_o ordeynyd_v the_o law_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o code_n ¶_o anastase_o be_v next_o emperor_n he_o give_v great_a commendacyon_n to_o clovys_n the_o first_o crystâ—nyd_v king_n of_o france_n because_o he_o win_v bordeux_n &_o angolesme_fw-fr upon_o the_o vysegotys_n which_o be_v of_o the_o sekt_a of_o aryens_n vortymer_n ¶_o vortymer_n be_v make_v king_n of_o bryteyn_a the_o year_n of_o cryst_n four_o c.lxiiii_o he_o give_v four_o battle_n to_o eng_a &_o at_o y_z e_z last_z drive_v he_o out_o of_o the_o land_n whereof_o his_o daughter_n ronwyn_n be_v sad_a &_o cause_v vortymer_n to_o be_v poysonyd_v then_o the_o britons_n by_o come_fw-mi assent_v make_v vortyger_n king_n again_o anon_z after_o eng_a kam_n again_o in_o to_o englond_n with_o much_o pepull_a to_o claim_v his_o country_n kent_n where_o upon_o there_o be_v a_o day_n of_o trewse_n takyn_n y_fw-fr e_o vortyger_n &_o he_o shall_v mete_v but_o eng_a made_n his_o folkê_n pryvy_o to_o put_v knyffy_n in_o their_o hose_n &_o at_o a_o certain_a wach_n word_n which_o be_v nempnith_n your_o sexis_n every_o saxon_a draw_v his_o knife_n &_o slay_v a_o brytton_n &_o there_o vortyger_n be_v takyn_n &_o put_v in_o prison_n yet_o some_o writer_n say_v that_o these_o britons_n be_v sleyn_n in_o engestê_n castle_n where_o he_o desiryd_v the_o king_n to_o dyner_n and_o so_o for_o savegarde_n of_o his_o life_n he_o give_v iii_o ê“uincis_fw-la unto_o eng_a &_o to_o his_o pepull_a &_o vortyger_n &_o his_o pepull_a go_v to_o waly_n one_z of_o these_o provyney_n be_v kent_n where_o eng_a dwell_v himself_o and_o there_o be_v first_o king_n a_o neither_o be_v essex_n and_o the_o thyrd_o be_v estangle_v that_o be_v northfolk_n &_o suffolk_n this_o eng_a take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v king_n of_o kent_n y_fw-fr e_o year_n of_o crist_n ·iiii_fw-la c.lxxvi_o &_o commamdyd_v his_o own_o country_n kent_n to_o be_v callyd_v eng_a land_n where_o of_o englond_n take_v first_o his_o name_n but_o some_o say_v y_o it_o egbertus_fw-la be_v y_o e_fw-la first_o that_o command_v all_o y_o e_o hole_n land_n to_o be_v callyd_v englond_n as_o shall_v be_v shewyd_v afterward_o but_o yet_o long_a time_n before_o the_o come_n of_o egbert_n y_fw-fr e_o peple_n be_v callyd_v angle_n as_o apperyth_n by_o holy_a bede_n &_o other_o historyer_n which_o be_v long_o before_o y_o e_o time_n of_o the_o seyd_a egbert_n ⸫_o eng_a king_n of_o kent_n chelderyk_fw-mi ¶_o chelderyk_fw-mi son_n of_o merovee_n be_v next_o king_n of_o france_n after_o his_o fader_fw-mi the_o year_n of_o cryst_n four_o c.lx_o he_o be_v so_o cruel_a y_fw-mi to_o his_o people_n conspyryd_v agayn_v he_o for_o fere_n whereof_o he_o flee_v to_o thuring_a wherefore_o they_o do_v choose_v one_o gelyon_n lievetenent_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o be_v their_o king_n which_o gelyon_n be_v more_o cruel_a lando_n ¶_o lando_n son_n of_o charlysle_n bele_z was_z next_o duke_n y_fw-fr e_o year_n of_o cryst_n four_o c.lx_o he_o ê‘seyve_n the_o frenchman_n gelase_n anastase_n simachus_fw-la ¶_o gelase_n bear_v in_o affryk_n be_v next_o pope_n the_o year_n of_o cryst_n four_o c._n xc.iiii_fw-la he_o ordeynyd_v that_o a_o bygamê°_n shall_v not_o reseyve_v holy_a order_n and_o also_o that_o order_n shall_v be_v gevyn_v four_o tymy_n in_o a_o year_n and_o upon_o the_o saturday_n he_o hylde_v the_o see_v iiii_o year_n ¶_o anastase_o be_v next_o pope_n he_o hyld_n the_o see_v ii_o year_n and_o more_o ¶_o symachus_n be_v next_o pope_n he_o hyld_n the_o see_v xu_o year_n and_o send_v he_o a_o rich_a robe_n &_o make_v he_o a_o patrice_n and_o consul_n of_o room_n at_o the_o last_o this_o anastase_n by_o the_o exyte_n of_o achaticis_fw-la bishop_n of_o constantynople_n fall_v to_o heresy_n &_o hormisida_n pope_n send_v legaty_n to_o convert_v he_o but_o he_o be_v obstinate_a wherefore_o in_o the_o presen_v of_o his_o people_n by_o the_o iugement_n of_o god_n he_o be_v slay_v with_o lyghten_v after_o that_o he_o have_v holdyn_v the_o empire_n xxvi_o year_n aurilambrose_n ¶_o this_o eng_a when_o he_o have_v obteynyde_v victory_n dystroy_v y_o e_o church_n of_o crystendome_n he_o send_v for_o mo_z saxon_n to_o inhabit_v the_o land_n which_o be_v devydyd_v in_o four_o mo_z kyngdomy_v as_o how_o &_o when_o they_o begin_v hereafter_o shall_v be_v shewyd_v yet_o after_o this_o victory_n of_o eng_a aurylambrose_n &_o uter_n his_o brother_n as_o galfridus_n wrytyth_v kam_n in_o to_o england_n with_o much_o people_n to_o who_o you_o e_o briton_o resortyd_v and_o give_v battle_n to_o eng_a where_o eng_a be_v slay_v but_o polycronycon_n &_o other_o affirm_v that_o eng_a keep_v his_o own_o land_n kent_n in_o pease_n &_o war_n &_o dye_v in_o his_o bed_n &_o otta_n his_o son_n rule_v after_o he_o there_o xxiiii_o year_n but_o all_o story_n affirm_v that_o aurelius_n besegyd_v vortyger_n in_o a_o castle_n in_o waly_n &_o burn_v he_o &_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o and_o chasyd_v the_o saxon_n from_o the_o two_o provyney_n of_o estangle_v &_o essex_n but_z beda_n affyrmith_n that_o this_o
daughter_n to_o baldewyn_n the_o emperor_n be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o flaunders_n richardus_fw-la i_o ¶_o clement_n celestyne_n ¶_o clement_n be_v next_o pope_n the_o year_n of_o chryst_n m.c.lxxxvii_o he_o hylde_n the_o see_v iii_o year_n and_o more_o ¶_o celestyne_n be_v next_o pope_n he_o hylde_v the_o see_v vii_o year_n henry_n ¶_o henry_n son_n to_o fredrycke_n be_v next_o emperor_n the_o year_n of_o chryst_n m.c.lxxxix_o he_o hylde_n the_o empire_n ten_o year_n rycharde_n the_o first_o richard_z the_o first_o son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o be_v crown_a king_n of_o england_n the_o iii_o day_n of_o septembre_n the_o year_n of_o chryst_n m.c.lxxxix_o this_o king_n ordain_v in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n two_o baylyffe_n to_o be_v choose_v yearly_o to_o govern_v the_o city_n who_o name_n be_v the_o first_o baylyffe_n of_o london_n henry_n tornehyll_a rycharde_n fitz_fw-fr ryver_n ¶_o upon_o the_o which_o day_n of_o his_o coronacyon_n because_o the_o jew_n presume_v further_a than_o 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that_o have_v takyn_n upon_o they_o the_o cross_n whereby_o he_o raise_v moche_n money_n &_o than_o commit_v the_o rule_n of_o england_n to_o his_o chauncelour_n the_o bysshop_n of_o ely_n &_o than_o go_v into_o normandye_n and_o meet_v with_o philyppe_n king_n of_o france_n at_o turon_n which_o have_v promise_v the_o same_o voyage_n in_o which_o meeting_a they_o devyse_v assurance_n for_o the_o contynuance_n of_o their_o journey_n into_o y_o e_o holy_a land_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_z king_n rycharde_n shall_v pass_v by_o the_o see_v and_z king_n philyppe_v by_o the_o land_n and_o to_o mete_v again_o at_o cycyll_n where_o they_o meet_v accord_v to_o their_o apoyntement_fw-fr where_o soon_o after_o a_o grudge_n begin_v between_o the_o ii_o king_n for_o correctyon_n of_o their_o soudyour_n wherefore_o king_n philyppe_n depart_v but_o king_n rycharde_n entryd_v the_o land_n of_o cypress_n &_o make_v so_o sharp_a war_n that_o he_o take_v the_o king_n of_o cypress_n prisoner_n and_o 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