in whiche expedicion Herode was Anni regum britannie 11 A domestical sedicion beganne in the house of Herode The yere of the worlde 3954 The yere before Christe 9 for Salome his sister accused Aristobulus and Alexander of Parricide for which cause theyr father caste theym in pryson About this time Herode presumed to open the tombe of Dauid trusting to haue there some great treasure but when he had founde a precious vesell and woulde haue entered further a fyre yssued out of the darke and destroied two of his men wherby he was let from his pourpose Warre betwene Herode and the Arabians in whyche Herode was victour Herode caused his sonnes Aristobulus and Alexander to be hanged The yere of the worlde 3956 The yere before Christe 7 Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 3599 The yere before Christe 4 There flourished at this time in Rome manye learned men as Uirgil Horace Ouide Saluste Liuius Anni regum britannie 16 Hortensius Antenodorus with many other The yere of the worlde 3961 The yere before Christe 2 Cesar the thirde time closed the temple of Ianus Anni regum britannie 18 vniuersall peace was throughout the whole world he stablished his publike weale with good lawes Cyreneus presidente of Siria Anni regum britannie 19 did first describe and numbre the people of Iudea The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere before Christe 1 ¶ The preface of Tho. Languet to the thyrd parte of his chronicle IN my former bokes I haue declared those thinges accordinge to my power which haue chaunced during the time that the lawes of nature and Moyses were in theyr force taking my beginninge frome the creacion of the first man AdaÌ„ And continuinge the same through the thicke mistes and darkenes of the olde wordes I am nowe at length come vnto the birth of the new man our saluiour Iesus Christ where I purpose with the Legales ceremonies shadowes and errours of the ancient time to finishe those partes and nowe with the bright beames of that euerlasting son whose risinge hath lightned all the worlde to begin this my laste booke When Cesar Augustus by the wil of god had stablyshed most sure peace through the worlde our redemer Iesu Christe veraye god and man vpon whome peace wayted was horne in the .xiii. yere of the reigne of Augustus after the viuersall floude 23â—5 yeres frome the byrthe of Abraham 2â—12 yeares After the departure of the Israelites out of Egipte 1509. yeres From the arryuall of Brute in Englande 11â—7 yeres After the building of the temple by Salomon .1029 yeres from the buyldinge of Rome 752. yeres After the captyuytye of Babylon 614. yeres and in the laste yere of the .194 Olympyade But here is to be noted that the first yeare of our Lorde hathe but .7 dayes after some computacion for he was borne the .25 of Decembre and the firste of Ianiuer folowing began the second yere IESVS of Nazareth kynge of Iewes and onely heade of chrystyanes Anni regum britannie 19 The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere of Christ 1 with the father and the holy ghost one eternall god and almightye Lorde of all thynges begotten by hys father god in euerlastingnesse and in the fulnesse of time taking fleshe of the pure virgin mary by the worke of the holy ghost and beinge veray god and man accordinge to the holy oracles of the prophetes to redeme with his bloude the straâ—ing shepe and lost grote was borne in BethleheÌ„ a citee of Iuda where incontinent by the glorificacion of the angelles the agnicion of the sheperdes the veneracion of the wise men the prophecy of the holy Simeon and the admiracion of the doctours he was had in honoure And then from the .12 yere of his lyfe and in age wisedome and fauour bothe wyth god and man encreased he was in the .15 yere of Tiberius reigne baptised in Iordane by Iohn to the example of his and so executed all thinges subduing his fleshe with fastinge the dyuel with prayer and the worlde with humilitye At whiche tyme the wekes of Daniel beinge fulfylled he taughte euerye where moste constantly euen to the crosse partly with his mightie woorde and partelye with his effectuall woorkes the kingedome of god that is the true knowledge of god the father and his excedinge charitee towardes mankynde with the sure confidence in him the son of god declaring also the waye of helth and the mutuall loue with the rewardes of the faithful punishmentes of the vnfaithful Thenfor the confirmacion of his doctrine and faithe eueÌ„ with a litle becke he commaunded calmenesse to the elementes helthe to all diseases lyfe vnto the deade obedyence vnto the quicke detection vnto thoughtes abolicion vnto sinnes and flight vnto the deuell For all this after all the passions and labours of mans miserye whiche he suffered sinne onelye excepte whereby he witnessed hym selfe to be a veray man and after the innumerable documentes and beneficiall deedes passing mannes power openly shewed vnto his vnkinde people the Iewes by whiche he declared him selfe to be true god as it was before written in the prophetes he was by the elders of the Iewes and people his disciple Iudas Scarioth betrayinge him taken accused endited scorned scourged crowned with thornes crucified betwene theeues and euen than all thinges fulfylled with the quakinge of the erthe and darkenesse of the sonne he died After whyche beynge buried he loused hell and the thirde daye folowinge lyke a conquerour of sinne death and hell he rose againe from whiche time beinge .xl. daies conuersaunt with his in the xxxiii yere of his lyfe with glorious triumphe he ascended to the heauens vnto his father from whense he cam Where beinge the onely â–ª mediatour intercessour and aduocate of his sittinge on the righte hande of god his father shall in the ende of the worlde be iudge ouer all the liuing and the deade rendringe to euery man according to his deseruinge to the faythefull certainlye life but to the vnfaythful euerlasting death Than good and euyll segregated with the whole worlde purged and pacifyed our lorde Iesu Christe the onely and veray almighty emperour of the worlde as he hath from the beginninge soo dothe he now and for euer shall reygne to whom euerye knee of celestiall terrestrial and infernall creatures shal bow and euery tongue shall confesse that Iesus Chryste is the lorde to the glorye of God the father to whome bee all glory worlde without ende Amen The yere of Christ 2 ¶ Eusebius Cesarensis began his ecclesiasticall historye at this place The yere of the worlde 399 Anni regum britannie 20 Christ in the eight day of his natiuitee was circumsised on the .xiii. worshipped of the wise men The seconde of February he was presented in the temple and the night folowing Ioseph being warned by an angell fledde with Iesu and his mother into Egipte frome the dangier of Herode who coueting to destroy Christ commanded al
o wne inuencion The yere of the worlde 3311 The yere before Christe 652 Before Britayne knovven 602 The yere of the worlde 3318 The yere before Christe 645 Philippus the .vi. king of Macedon reigned .38 yeres Before Britayne knovven 595 Tullus kept fiue yeres warres with the Latines Lamsacus Abdera Selinis and Pâ—â—isthenes noble cities in this time were builded The yere of the worlde 3323 The yere before Christe Grece in this season first enterprised to vse the oracles of Apollo at Dodoneus Before Britayne knovven 590 Damasia ruled the Atheniens The yere of the worlde 3324 The yere before Christe 639 Ancus martius fourth kyng of Romanes reigned .24 yeres He was nephieu to Numa by his daughter Before Britayne knovven 589 He kept warres with the Latines toke PolitoriuÌ„ the second tyme beat it downe to the grounde broughte the people to Rome encreased the citye adding therunto the mount Auentine and Ianiculum he made the bridge Sublitius vppon Tiber and builded the citee Hostia â–ª the hauen or port of Rome In this same time L. Tarquinius Pryscus tam to Rome with his wife Tanaquil The yere of the worlde 3325 The yere before Christe 633 Phaortes Before Britayne knovven 588 in a conflicte made against the Assryians peryshed After whom succeded Cyaraxes the .vii. kynge of Media 4â— yeres Psammitichus the king of Egipte ioyninge wyth the Syrians in battayle obteyned the victory Helchias bigh priest Hieremias Sophonias Baruch and Olda prophetes flourished among the Iewes Iosias prouoking the king of Egipt to battayle was therin wounded and died Of whose deathe Heremy the prophet made his lamentacions Ioachas the .xx. king of Iewes Before Britayne knovven 587 reigned three monethes The yere of the worlde 3326 The yere before Christe 937 and was taken and brought captiue into Egipt In whose place his brother Ioachim was constitute the .xxi. kyng of Iewes and was king ouer theÌ„ .xi. yeares An insolent prince who not regardinge the prophecies of Hierentie but burning the bokes therof was finally slayn and left vnburyed like a beaste I Ago called also Lago gouerned this roialme of Britayne .xxv. yeres Missena fel from the Lacedemons Before Britayne knovven 586 Nabuchodonosor the great the .ix. king of Babylon The yere of the worlde 3327 The yere before Christe called of the Iewes Nabucadnezer Before Britayne knovven 584 reigned .xliiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 3329 The yere before Christe 634 He subdued the Syrians Egypcians Lybians Hiberians and brought the Iewes into captiuitee Finally he rebelling as it were against almightye god by the companye of beastes with whome by the stroke of god he was compelled to liue was made humble and acknowlaged the godhead to whom he gaue prayse glorye as al whose waies be iudgementes and workes righteous who also can humble the proud and giue and take kingdomes as pleaseth him The Scithians entred as farre as Palestine possessed al Asia and molested Egipt with warres Ioachim burned the booke of Hieremies prophecie After which dede Nabuchodonosor made him tributarye Before Britayne knovven 577 Hierusalem was taken the king slayne and cast out of the citee vnburied The yere of the worlde 3336 The yere before Christe 627 accordiÌ„g to the prophecy of Hieremy Before Britayne knovven 576 ¶ Ioachin called also Iechonias the .xxii. king of Iewes reigned thre monethes and .x. dayes The yere of the worlde 3337 The yere before Christe 626 he yelded him selfe willingly vnto Nabuchodonosor by the counsayle of Hieremie who sente him to Babilon with all the noble men and ornamentes and iewels amoÌ„g whom also was the prophet Ezechiel In his stede Nabuchodonoser constituted Mathanias the fourth sonne of Iosias whom he caused to sweare by the name of the lord that faithfullye he shoulde serue the Chaldeis in token wherof he named him Sedechias the xxiii and last king of the Iewes who was king .xi. yeres he finally for his arrogancye and vntruth both to god man was taken blinded imprysoned and miserablye finished his life Before Britayne knovven 575 Periander the tyran of Corinth in this time liued The yere of the worlde 3338 The yere before Christe Sadyates was king of Lydia .xv. yeres Perusina Mantua and Dirachium buylded Before Britayne knovven 574 The game of Chesse about this season was deuised by wise men The yere of the worlde 3339 The yere before Christe 624 to mitigate the mindes or hertes of tyrans Susanna the most chast matron of the hebrues by two false priestes was accused of adultery but by the policy of yong Daniel she was purged and the prestes committed to the fier Nechac called also Nechepsos kinge of Egipte Before Britayne knovven 571 reygned .vi. yeres The yere of the worlde 3342 The yere before Christe 621 Abacuk and Ezechiel beganne to prophecy among the Hebrues Draco the lawe geuer of the Atheniens wrote his lawes with bloude Sedechias brake his amitee with the kinge of Babylon The yere of the worlde 3344 The yere before Christe 619 and entered in league with the Egipcians Before Britayne knovven 569 For whiche cause Nabuchodonoser retourned and besieged Hierusalem whiche he continued one yere six monethes and fiue dayes Before Britayne knovven 566 After which the holy citye with the most sacred temple misarably with pestilence famine sword and fyre was destroyed The yere of the worlde 3347 The yere before Christe 616 The king him selfe with all his nobilitee taken his chyldren slayne before his face hys eyes pulled out and sent in captiuitie to Babylon Thus was the whole nacion of Iewes without respecte of age or kind eyther slayne or brought into Babilons bondage for theyr obstinacye against god his prophetes and for the sinne and preuaricacion of theyr kinges priestes and all the people the yeare after the vniuersall floude 169â— after the arriuall of Brute .492 after the beginninge of the kingedome of the Iewes .458 after the buyldyng of the temple .414 and after the buyldinge of Rome .137 ¶ Tarquinius Priscus the .v. kinge of Romans Before Britayne knovven 565 reigned 37 yeres The yere of the worlde 3348 The yere before Christe he doubled the numbre of Senatoures buylded the circuite wherin the playes and pastimes were kepte ouercame the Sabines encreased the baÌ„des of horsmen subdued the olde Latines fyrste entred Rome wyth tryumph made the walles and synkes to conueye the fylthe of the city and began the capitoll Finally he was slayne by the sonnes of Ancus Mattius whome he succeded Panetius first tyrannised Sixilye KInimacus succeded Iago in this royalme of Brytayne The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 612 wherin he reigned .54 yeres Before Britayne knovven 562 Eniochida a capitaine of the Atheniens Stesichorus an exceltent poet in this time flourished Aliactes reigned in Lydia .49 yeres Arion the excellent harper by a Dolphin as it is writen was borne through the sea Before Britayne knovven 560 Daniel the most notable prophet florished in BabiloÌ„ The yere of the worlde 3353 The yere before Christe 610 he
the noble men were slayne and diuers of the commons fearinge to come to the handes of theyr aduersaries murdered them selfes in the temples The Syracusane warres with the Leontines in Sicilie beganne Agis king of Lacedemons Domosthenes inuaded the Aetolians Before Britayne knovven 377 he was vainquished and put to flyght The yere of the worlde 3536 The yere before Christe 427 Demosthenes vanquished and slue the Peloponenses and Ambracians nye to Argos The Atheniens tooke Pilus and put the Lacedemonians to great hurt and damage Before Britayne knovven 375 Xerxes the seconde The yere of the worlde 3538 The yere before Christe 424 and eight emperour of Persia reigned two monethes Sogdianus the .ix. emperor of Persia reigned .8 monthes A great drought in Rome and Nali The Atheniens tooke Scandia and Cythera spoyled and bourned Thirca An Eclipse of the sonne and an earthquake in certain places of Grece Before Britayne knovven 374 Darius surnamed Nothus The yere of the worlde 3539 The yere before Christe 424 the tenthe emperour of Persia reigned .xix. yeres he did muche domage to the Atheniens for the olde rancour betwene them Brasidas the Lacedemnian capitayne got Amphipolis toke Torona receiued by dedicion diuers cities of the part of the Athenians and besieged Lecythus The Bocotians vanquished the Atheniens at Delos and toke it Truce taken betwene the Atheniens and the Lacedemons Before Britayne knovven 373 The yere of the worlde 3540 The yere before Christe 423 The Ueientes ouerthru the Romanes for which cause Mamercus Emilius was elected Dictatour who vaynquished the Ueientes and Fidenates ¶ Cleon the capitaine of Atheniens recouered Sicionia and Torona which had geueÌ„ vp to the Lacedemonians At Amphipolis Brasidas vaÌ„quished and slue Cleon him selfe being also wounded to death after whom succeded Clearidas The Lacedemoniens made truce with the Atheniens for .50 yeres and buylded Heraclea The Atheniens by the meanes of Alcibiades entred in league with the Argiues and other for .100 yeres The yere of the worlde 3543 The yere before Christe 420 Uulturnum was taken by the Samnites whiche by theyr capitaine Capy was after named Capua Before Britayne knovven 370 The yere of the worlde 3545 The yere before Christe 418 The Lacedemones by theyr capitayne Agis ouerthrue and vaÌ„quished the Argiues Before Britayne knovven with whom also they made league The yere of the worlde 3547 The yere before Christe 416 A commotion of seruantes in Rome who conspired to destroye the citye with fier Before Britayne knovven 366 The Atheniens toke Melos by dedicion and kylled all the youth bringinge the residue to bondage The Athenians with theyr capitaynes Alcibiades Nicias and Laâ—â—achus sayled into Sicilye And the sayd Alcibiades was incontinent sent for home and should for certaine offences haue ben banished But he hauing knowlage therof fledde to the Lacedemons whom he styrred to warre vpon his owne countrey and by his auctoritee withdrue many cities of Asia from the obedience of the Atheniens Afterwarde he was called from banishmente and atcheued many great vyctoryes in the quarel of his couÌ„trey meÌ„ as shal after be touched The yere of the worlde 3548 The yere before Christe 415 Warres of Sicily were renued Before Britayne knovven 365 The yere of the worlde 3549 The yere before Christe 414 The Syracusanes were besieged Before Britayne knovven 364 and vaÌ„quished of the Atheniens The Lacedemones sent them succours with their capitayne Gilippus Egipt left the Persians Before Britayne knovven 363 and those Amartheus to theyr kinge The yere of the worlde 1550 The yere before Christe 413 who reigned .vi. yeres The Thracians tooke Mycalessum and putte al the people to the swoorde withoute respect of age who lykewise by the Thebans were all slayne The Syracusanes obteyned a great victorye ouer the Atheniens Nicias and Demosthenes wer slayne few of them retourned to Athenes Socrates the famous philosopher at this time flourished in Athenes he first inuented morall philosophye and so diligently ensued it that he was counted the most wise and vertuous man than liuinge But at the laste he being enuied of them whiche then dyd beare chiefe rule in Athenes was accused of Anytus Melissus the poete and Licon the oratour that he spake agaynst theyr goddis and corrupted theyr children with peruerse doctrine At whiche time he so contempned death that he woulde suffer no man to speake for him and therfore as the facion was when he should drinke poyson with a ioyous countenaunce he sayd to Anitus I bring the good lucke and incontinent died But soone after the Atheniens repented theyr rashenesse and were so sorye for his death that of his accusers some they slewe and some they banished and did sette vp openlye the ymage of Socrates made of copper for a perpetuall memorye of his benefittes and wisedome The Lacedemons made amitee with Darius Before Britayne knovven 362 Hytherto writeth Thucidides The yere of the worlde 3551 The yere before Christe 412 The Medes forsoke Darius â–ª and were again subdued Before Britayne knovven 361 Aboute Abidus the Athenienses triumphed vpon the Lacedemons and Syracusanes The yere of the worlde 3552 The yere before Christe 411 Alcibiades at Chalcedon obteyned a great victory he toke Byzance by treason ouercam the Lacedemons vaÌ„quished Pharnabazus and in his absence was elected capitain of Athenes whither he retourned with greate triumphe he was a man of goodlye personage actiue eloquent and of wytte quicke and excellente and yet therewithal lacked not diuers vyces as dissolute lyuinge and lecherie and ryot deceyt and vnconstancie which caused men to meruayle that in one man might be such diuers natures Finally by the menes of LysaÌ„der he was exiled who being in Phrigia the house wherin he lay purposely was set on fyre whiche he escaped and halfe naked valiantly defended him selfe againste his ennemies amonge whom he was slayne and his heade broughte to Pharnabazus capitayne of Persians Posthumius Uigillenses the Romayn capitayne after is victory ouer the Eques and Uoles for his arrogancie was slayne of the souldiours Before Britayne knovven The temple of Pallas at Athenes was burned The yere of the worlde 3553 The yere before Christe Lysander ouerthrewe Antiochus the Athenien toke Delphinion and Eiona The Carthaginensis with their capitayn Annibal inuaded Sicilie by sea The yere of the worlde 3554 The yere before Christe 409 Before Britayne knovven 359 A famine and pestilence in Rome The yere of the worlde 1555 The yere before Christe 408 After the Atheniens had expulsed their capitayne Alcibiades the seconde time Before Britayne knovven 358 thei were ouerthrowen slaine by Lysander the Lacedemonian capitayne nere to the citee Aegus whiche by force of armes toke also Cerdrias and Lampsacus and after gyrt the citee ofAthenes with a stronge siege at whyche tyme manye of them perished with huÌ„ger and famyne and yet were they so stubburne in their sentence that thei not only refused all condicioÌ„s of peace but also publysshed that who so euer exhorted theim to
70 Antiochus Griphus the .18 king of Syria reigned .x yeres betwene hym and Antiochus Cyricenus was coÌ„titinuall warre for the royalme of Syria â— Gracchus and Ful. Flaccus for stirryng a new sedicion in the citee were slayn with diuers of their faction Q. Fabius the consull went forth agaynst Bituitus a prince of the Galles who with .180000 warriours inuaded the dominions of the Romaines and seinge the small noumbre of theym sayed in derision that the Romaynes were not meat inoughe for his dogges but at the fyrste conflict he turned his backe and loste in that iourney all his men who by the sworde and in the water of Rhodanus perished The hill Aetna burned more than it was wont in so muche that it fired the towne Catina to the reparacyon wherof the Romaines forgaue them .x. yeres tribute The yere before Christe 118 Gurginius reigned .3 yeres in Britayne Before Britayne knovven 68 The yere of the worlde 3845 The yere of the worlde 3846 The yere before Christe 117 Q. Martius the consull inuaded the Galles Before Britayne knovven 67 that dwell vnder the mountaynes who perceiuing theym selfes not able to matche with the Romaines firste slue theyr wyfes and chyldren and after burned them selfes that none of them should be vnder the Romaines subieciton Micipsa king of Numidia dyed who lefte Adharball and Hyempsall his sons to succede and Iugurth whome he had adopted The yere of the worlde 3848 The yere before Christe 115 MErianus was king of Britaine .ii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 65 The yere of the worlde 3849 The yere before Christe 114 Ptolomeus called also Phiscon and Soter the viii king of Egipt reigned .xvii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 64 he was by his mother Cleopatra expelled out of his realme and after retourned agayne The yere before Christe 113 BLadunus gouerned Britain .ii. yeres Before Britayne knovven 63 The yere of the worlde Cleopatra drinkinge the poyson whiche she prepared for Antiochus Griphus finished hir life Cato in Thracia foughte vnfortunatelye againste the Scordiscians A muster in Rome in whiche there was found .394336 heades of citesens Before Britayne knovven 62 The Cimbrians a people whiche inhabited that part that nowe is called Denmarke The yere of the worlde 3851 The yere before Christe came with the Germans to passe Italy and Fraunce beynge in noumbre aboute 300000. Against whom Papyrius Carbo was sent who by them was soone ouerthrowen and slayne The two bretherne of Metellus in one daye triumphed the one from Thracia the other from Sardinia Before Britayne knovven 61 CApenâ—s reigned king of Britayn .iii. yeres Iugurth nere vnto Cirtha The yere of the worlde 3852 The yere before Christe 111 did putte Adherbalt vnto flight slue him and toke Cirâ—ha by dedicion Liuius Drusus vanquished and subdued the Scordiscians a nacion rysen of the Galles Antiochus Cyricenus the .xix. kyng of Syria The yere of the worlde 3853 The yere before Christe 110 reigned xiiii yeres in batayl he ouercame his brother Grypâ—us Before Britayne knovven 60 and droue him out of his royalme The warres of Iugurth began whiche Salust deraie eloquently hath set foorth With cattall money and giftes he corrupted the consull and many of the Romaines for whiche whan he departed frome Rome he saide O salable citee whiche soone wolde be lost if thou mightest fynde a chapman Before Britayne knovven 59 Aulus the brother of Albinus the consull made peace with Iugurth to the great dishonour of the Romaines The yere of the worlde 3854 The yere before Christe Before Britayne knovven 58 OUinus ruled Britaine .ii. yeres Hiâ—canus vtterly subuerted Samaria The yere of the worlde 3855 The yere before Christe Syllanus fought vnluckly with the CimbriaÌ„s Mettellus ouercame Iugurth and tooke many citees and townes in Numidia Before Britayne knovven 56 SIlius reigned in Britaine .ii. yeres Hircanus died The yere of the worlde 3857 The yere before Christe after whom his sonne Aristobulus succeded who not content with the dignitee of his father toke vpon him a crowne and was the fyrste kynge of the Iewes after the captiuitee of Babylon He incontinent imprisoned his mother and bretherne slue Antiochus his brother his mother with hunger perished in prison After this the tyran his bowels beynge torne in his body and vomittinge bloude out of his mouth died whan he had raigned but one yere L Cassius with his army in Sauoy was ouerthrowen and slaine by the Tigurines Marius vanquished Iugurth and Bochus king of Mauritane Bochus deliuered Iugurth prisoner vnto the Romaines Ianneus called also Alexander brother vnto Aristobulus The yere of the worlde 3858 The yere before Christe 105 reigned .27 yeres Before Britayne knovven 55 veraie cruelly he put to deathe his own brother â–ª and slue of his people in the space of syx yeres .50000 and destroyed many of his townes Finally by ouermuch ease he fell in to a quartane feuer of whiche he dyed leauing after him two sonnes The warres continued against the Cimbrians Germanes Tigurines and Ambrones Aurelius Scaurus was taken by the Cimbrians and put to death by Bolus their kyng BLedgabredus was .20 yeres kynge of Britaine He delited muche in musike The yere of the worlde 3859 The yere before Christe 104 Before Britayne knovven 54 and gaue him selfe to the studye therof Marius triumphed hauinge Iugurth with hys chyldren led before his chariot Seruilius Cepio and. C. Manlius with .80000 Romaines were destroyed by the Cimbrians who were soo cruell that they hanged vp all suche as were taken and drowned the cattall in Rhodanus the golde siluer apparel and armour beyng broken in pieces they hurled a waye So that neither the vanquisshers had any pray nor the vainquished any mercy The yere of the worlde 3860 The yere before Christe 103 Marius was chosen capitaine against the Cimbrians for whiche he continued in the consulshyp Before Britayne knovven 53 The yere of the worlde 3861 The yere before Christe 102 Durstus kinge of Scottes reigned .9 yeres A tyrannous and vnfaithful prince Before Britayne knovven 52 through whiche dealing his people rebelled and slue him The yere of the worlde 3862 The yere before Christe 101 Marius in two battailes at the water Sextie Before Britayne knovven 51 vanquished the Teutones and Ambrones sleyng aboue 20â—000 of theim whose wyues with noo lesse valiantnesse than the men defended theim selfes and that with so greatte fury that they did caste their children in the faces of the Romains and after beyng taken because they might not bee in the temples of Uenus and Ceres they hanged theim selues The residue of Cimbrians with the Teutones passed the Alpes Before Britayne knovven 50 and wasted Italye The yere of the worlde 3863 The yere before Christe 100 against whom Marius and Catulus fought againe and subdued theym In recompence of Marius noblenesse he was the syxte tyme made Consull Metellus was sent in exile to Rhodes The yere of the worlde 3864 The yere before Christe 99 Marius beheaded diuers of the nobilitie in Rome Before Britayne knovven
the office of a doctour or open teacher of diuine scripture and christian faithe in Alexandria Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4172 The yere of Christ 211 Anni regum britannie 5 The Pictes and Scottes with their leader Fulgenius perced Britaine The yere of the worlde 4173 The yere of Christ and destroyed much of the countrey beyonde Durham with whom Seuerus mette nere vnto Yorke and gaue theym battaile in the ende whereof he was slaine and was buried at Yorke the Latine cronicles testifie that he dyed of the goute BAssianus Caracalla succeded his father in the Empire and reigned .vi yeres Of nature he was cruel and fierce veray tolerant of all paynes and laboures The yere of the worlde 4174 The yere of Christ 213 and especially in warrefare Anni regum britannie 1 whereto he semed to be framed of nature There was alway most infest enmitie betweene him and his brother Geta whiche theyr father beinge in lyfe coulde neuer exting uishe wherefore thys man beganne his reygne with domesticall murther sleyng his brother whom his father had made partaker of the empyre Alexander the .30 byshop of Hierusalem Escleopiades bishop of Antioch The yere of the worlde 4175 The yere of Christ 214 The emperour put to death all them whiche were of any acqueyntance or familiarite with his brother Geta. Anni regum britannie 2 The yere of the worlde 4177 The yere of Christ 216 Bassianus maried his fathers wife Iulia Anni regum britannie 4 beynge entised therto with hir excellent fauour and beautye He made hot bathes in Rome The yere of Christ 217 At the citee Alexandria he commaunded all the valiant yonge men to be slayne Anni regum britannie 5 for displeasure that he had conceyued towarde the citee for ouer liberall bourding and gesting at him and his father Seuerus Bassianus Caracalla Anni regum britannie 6 vnder pretence of mariage passed the riuer Euphrates The yere of Christ and entred into Parthia where he was receiued of the kinge his nobles with gret honour as comming to mary his doughter But Bassianus sodeynly gaue coÌ„mandement to his army to compasse the Partheans and slea theym all without mercye whyche thing they did in suche wise that the king him selfe hardly escaped the danger And so wh om the emperour could not ouercome by manhode he vanquished by falsehode and vntrouth IN Britain was as yet no king but the emperour was accounted as kinge wherefore as some write Carassus a Briton of lowe byrth but valiant and hardy in martiall deedes purchased of the emperour the kepinge of the costes of Britaine by meanes wherof he drewe to him manye knightes of his countrey and arrered deadly warres against the Romains hauing the better hope for that he hard of the death of Bassianus the emperour whiche about this time was slaine by one of his seruantes betwene Edissa and Carras citees of Mesopotamia But Polydore affirmeth that this Carassus tooke on him the gouernaunce of Britaine in the time of Dioclesian and sayeth that this land was in good quietnes the space of .76 yeres With whom the latine histories seme to agree Anni regum britannie 2 Marcrinus and his son Diadumenus were named emperours by the souldiours The yere of the worlde 4180 The yere of Christ 219 and reigned one yere and .ii. monthes he was cruell couetous and muche geuen to pleasures Artabanus kinge of Parthee for the great iniurie and reproche doone to him by Bassianus warred vpp on the Romains Against whom weÌ„t Macrinus the emperour and fought prosperously after which battaile a peace betwene them was concluded Macrinus for his auarice and tirannie was betrayed and slaine of his owne people with his son Diadumenê° Uarius Heliogabalus was made emperour by the souldiours Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4181 The yere of Christ 220 This beastly monster left no memory but gf his glotonie lecherie mischeuousnes and ribaudrie I wyllingly let passe howe filthelye he defourmed his propre kinde He was neuer .ii. dayes serued with one kinde of meate he neuer wore one garmeÌ„t twise neuer coÌ„panied twise with one woman sauing his wife In his lampes he vsed balme and fillet fishepondes with rose water â–ª he wore in his showes most costly precious stones fineli engraued and vsed no vesture but of gold and sumptuous silke called Holosericum some dayes his company was serued at meale with the brains of Ostriges a strange fowle named Phenecopterie an other day with the tonges of Popingais and other swete singing birdes wheÌ„ he soiourned in places â—e to the sea he neuer vsed fishe in places farre distant from the sea al his house was serued with most delicate fishes At one supper he was serued with .7000 fishes and 50â—0 foules Often when he remeued in progresse there folowed him .600 charyotes laden onely with baâ—des common harlottes and ribaudes He sacraficed with yonge children and promoted to most high dignitee in the common weale cartars minstrelles baudes and most vncleane personages In fine to all honestee and good ordre he was a deadly enemy WhaÌ„ he was warned of Astronomers that he shuld die a violent deathe he prouided ropes of silke to hange him selfe swordes of golde to kill him selfe and stronge poison of Iacinctes and emeraudes to poyson him selfe if he were forced therto moreouer he made a high toure hauig the floore of boordes couered with golde plate bordered with precious stones from which tower he would throwe him selfe downe whan he was pursued of enemies but notwithstaÌ„ding al his prouysion he was slain of the souldiours drawen through the citee and caste in to Tyber The yere of the worlde 4185 The yere of Christ 224 Calistus the .15 â—ope .v. yeres Aurelius Alexander Seuerus the sonne of Mommea reigned .13 yeres he was vertuous wise gentill Anni regum britannie 76 liberal sincere and to no man hurtefull by the diligence of his mother he was euer from his infaÌ„cie brought vp in study of good letters and almaner of honest learning as well marcial as ciuile he reuerenced learned mengreatly and did nothing in the common weal without the assistence of wise and learned counsailours It is wrytten that he bare suche a stomacke towarde corupte iudges that when he chaunced to mete with any of them bi the commocion of his mind he would cast vp choler being so meued that he could not speake and was ready with his .ii. fingers to put out theyr eyes Philetus bishop of Antioch Alexander dimissed frome his court al superfluous seruauntes saying that he was no good pupill whiche fed idle seruauntes with the bowels of his common weale Ethodius was ordeined kinge of Scotlande and reigned .16 yeres he was of dull witte geuen to auarice and gatheringe of riches nothing mete to gouerne the royalme Wherfore his nobles toke on them the charge and so continued all the time of his reigne The yere of the worlde 4187 The yere of Christ 226 ALectus a duke
Wherefore he confessed that it hapned for his crueltee towarde the Christians and called in his proclamacions whiche he had published against them But notwithstandinge he dyed miserably and as some write not susteininge the stenche of his owne sore slewe him selfe Maximinus whyche a litle before had taken on hym the name of an emperour in the east kept secret the commaundementes of Galerius wherein he forbade the persecucion of the Christians and after his death most cruelly tourmented them in euerye place And to the intent to corrupte the youthe â–ª he feygned actes of Pylate and Christe which he caused to be openly read to children in their scholes Ormisda the sonne of Narses king of Persians kepte warre with his brother for the kingdome and beyng put to the worse fled to the Romains Constantine came with a parte of hys armye against Marentius The yere of the worlde 4276 The yere of Christ 315 Anni regum britannie 6 whiche vexed the Romains with greeuous exaction and tribute Whan he was in his iourney by a vision in the night he sawe the sygne of the crosse in the element shyning like fyre and an angell thereby saiyng in this wâ—se Constantine in this signe thou shalâ—e ouercome Wherewith he beynge greatly comforted shortly after vanquisâ—hed the armie of Marentiâ—s who fleeyng out of the battaile was drowned in Tyber Maximinus whiche did persecute the Christians in the east parties warred against Licinâ—us of whom he was ouerthrowen and as he was preparing for an other battayle ended his lyfe miserablye of a paine in the guttes whereby the empyre was onelye vnder the dominion of Constantine and Licinâ—us which was before diuided in iiii partes Licinius obteyninge the dominion of Asia restored the Christians from banishement Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4277 The yere of Christ 316 Dioclecian finished his last daie nere to Solonae before his death whan he was entised by Herculius to take on him againe the imperiall auctoritee he answered in this wyse if you dyd see the herbes whiche I haue planted and sette here with my owne handes you would neuer desyre to be emperour againe Crispus and Constantius The yere of the worlde 4278 The yere of Christ 317 the sonnes of Constantine and Licinius his nephew Anni regum britannie 8 were made Caesars Lactantius was famous and wrate his woorke The yere of the worlde 4279 The yere of Christ 318 De diuinis institutionibus Anni regum britannie 9 to Constantine the emperour Constantine forbade all persecution of the Christians The yere of the worlde 4280 The yere of Christ 319 Anni regum britannie 10 Licinius emperour of the east The yere of the worlde 4281 The yere of Christ 320 persecuted the Christians Anni regum britannie 11 and expelled theim oute of his palaice pretendynge this cause that they praied more for the prosperous succeasse of Constantine than for him Baâ—ilius byshop of Amasia in Ponte was martyred The yere of the worlde 4282 The yere of Christ 321 Anni regum britannie 12 Constantine ordeined the sondaie to be kepte holy The yere of the worlde 4283 The yere of Christ 322 and that men vacant from other occupacions Anni regum britannie 13 shuld employ them selfe onely to praier Eustathius byshop of Antioch The yere of the worlde 4284 The yere of Christ 323 Anni regum britannie 14 Arrius priest in the churche of Alexandria began first this heresie that the sonne in deitee was not equall with the father nor of the same substaunce but onely a mere creature Unto this errour he induced a greate parte of the worlde beynge than chrystened and many famous clerkes and great learned men Arrius was excommunicated by Alexandre whyche was than bysshop of Alexandria A noble man called Alexander in a commocion at Carthage was named emperour and shortly after was subdued by a company of a souldiours that CoÌ„stantine sent againste him Anni regum britannie 16 Ciuile warre betwene the emperours Constantine and Licinius â–ª The firste battaile was fought in Hungarie The yere of the worlde 4286 The yere of Christ 325 where Licinius was ouerthrowen than he fled into Macedonie and repairing his armye was againe discoâ—mfited Finally beyng vanquished both by sea and lande he lastlye at Nicomedia yelded him selfe to Constantine and was commaunded to liue a priuate life in Thessaly where he was slaine of the souldiours Helena the mother of Constantine at Hierusalem founde the crosse on the which Christ suffered his passion and the .iii. nayles wherewith his feete and handes were perced The yere of the worlde 4288 At Nicena was called a generall counsaile Anni regum britannie 18 in the whyche the emperour Constantine was present The yere of Christ 327 with .318 by shops by whome was determined against Arrius that the sonne was equall with the father whiche decre was confirmed by the emperour and Arrius with .vi. other byshoppes banisshed In this counsaile whan certaine byshops woulde haue ordeyned that priestes should not thens foorth companye with their owne wifes Paphnucius a man of greate vertue and learninge vehemently withstode their myndes saiynge that it woulde be cause of howredome and aduoutrie Octauius Duke of Iesses or weast Saxones whom Constantine made lieuâ—tenant in Britaine rebelled and endeuoured to expell the Romains out of the land wherof whan Constantine had knowlege he set against him a Duke named Traherne with certaine legions of souldiours after whose arriuall in Britaine was foughte a fierce battaile nere to Winchester in which Traherne was put to the worse and constreigned to flee towarde Scotlande whom Octamus folowed â–ª and in Westmer lande gaue to him the seconde battaile in whiche Octauius was chased and Traherne was victour who pursued him so egrely that Octauius forsoke the lande and sailed to Norwaie OCtauius repairinge his armie Anni regum britannie 1 came againe into Britaine but in the meanetyme an Erle whiche fauoured his partie The yere of the worlde 4290 The yere of Christ 329 by treason murdered the fore named Traherne and than Octauius called in the englisâ—he cronicles Octauian reigned in this lande at the least .54 yeres In whiche tyme as saithe the Scottishe historie he was troubled with often warres by the Romaines Polidore sayeth that this realme was in good quiete al the time of Constantine and his successours vntill the .v. yere of Gracian and maketh no mencion of this Octauius whiche thing I speake not for anye reproche to Polidore whome I knowe right well to haue folowed most certaine and commendable auctours but onely to shewe to the reader the diuersitee of histories Crispus the sonne of Constantine and the yonger Licinius his nephew with manye other noble men by the enuious suggestion of Fausta the emperours wife wer vniustly put to death Constantine according to the custome of the RomaÌ„s solemnised the twenteth yeare of his reigne with great bankettes and feastes at the which were all the byshops and priestes that assembled in the counsayle of
for euer of the kinges of great Britaine The yere of the worlde 4346 The yere of Christ 385 Arcadius the son of Theodotius was made Augustus Anni regum britannie 3 Theodotius laboured muche for the vnitee of the churche in the whiche had bene a schisme of longe time The yere of the worlde 4347 The yere of Christ 386 Maximus kinge of Britaine Anni regum britannie 4 was constreigned of the souldiours to take on him the imperial crowne and therfore beyng in Fraunce passed further into the landes of the empyre and subdued a great parte of France and al Germaine Gratian the emperour of him was putte to flyght at Paris and slaine at Lions Ualentinian the brother of Gratian beyng dryuen out of Italy fledde into the east to Theodotius of whom he was with all gentilnesse interceined Whyles Maximus was occupied in the warres in Italie Melga kinge of Pictes and Gnauius leader of the Hunnes vexed the Britaines whereof whan Maxiâ—mus had witting he sent a capitaine named Gratian to resist their malice The yere of the worlde 4348 The yere of Christ 387 Sainct Ursula with the .11000 virgins Anni regum britannie 5 whiche were sente into littell Britaine to bee maryed to the foresaied Câ—non and his knightes were slaine of the Barbarous people being on the sea Hierome the famous doctour and interpretour of holy scripture flourished at Bethlem and for hys excellent learninge was renowmed in al the worlde The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 Theodotius hearing of the death of Gratian Anni regum britannie 8 spedde him with an armye against Maximus whych warred againste the empyre and at a citie of Italy called Aquileâ—a vanquished the saide Maximus and him beheaded Andragatius the chiefe capitaine of Maximus drowned him selfe Uictour his sonne was slaine of Abrogastes in France â–ª Anni regum britannie 1 FOorth with the foresaied Gratian The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 that was sente in to Britaine of Maximus to defende the lande frome Barbariens toke on him the kingdom of Britain exercised all tyranny and exaction vpon the people For whiche cause he was abhorred of all the Britaines In a sedicion in Thessalia there happened certaine iustices and noble men to be slaine of the people wherwith Theodotius the emperour beynge greatly meeued commaunded .vii. thousande of them to be slaine punisshing the giltlesse together with the offenders Of whiche acte whan Ambrose byshop of Milleine had knowlage he excommunicated the emperour and forbade him to enter in to the churche vntill he had done open penaunce To whom Theodotius gentillye obeyed and for that deede hadde Ambrose euer after in most highe estimacion and reuerence Algelmundus the firste kinge of Lumbardy Anni regum britannie 2 A fyrie signe hanged in the ayre The yere of the worlde 4352 The yere of Christ 391 lyke to a culuer by the space of .xxx. daies Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4353 The yere of Christ 392 The Britains abhorringe the crueltee of their kynge Gratian Anni regum britannie 4 by one assent set on him and kylled him The yere of the worlde 4354 The yere of Christ 393 after he had reigned .iiii. yeres Than was the realme of Britaine a good space without head or gouernour in whych time they were nowe and than vexed with the foresaied Barbarous people and other externall enemies To this time were ordeined in the church certain priestes whiche should examine and confesse theim The yere of the worlde 4355 The yere of Christ 394 that after their offences dyd openly repent before they receiued the sacraments vnder pretence of this confession a deacon in Constatinople did commit fornication with a noble woman For whiche cause Nectarius their byshoppe didde abrogate confession committing euery man to his conscience in receiuing the sacrament A Duke named Abrogastes by treason slew Ualentinian the emperour of the weste and aduaunsed Eugenius to the imperiall crowne Plaâ—illa the wyfe of Theodotius dyed â–ª a woman of great sanctimonie She accustomed to visit the hospitalles and places of poore people ministringe to theym all thinges necessary with her owne handes The yere of the worlde 4356 The yere of Christ 395 Arcadius the elder sonne of Theodotius reigned with his father in the east and Honorius the yonger was proclaimed emperour of Italy and the west partes In the tyme of Theodotius a childe was borne in Palestine beyng deuided from the nauel vpward as it were into two bodies euery part hauing all senses and perfect members of a man Whan the one dydde eate the other didde not sometymes the one plaied with the other as it were two children The one parte liued foure daies after the other Theodotius vanquisshed and toke Eugenius the traytour The yere of the worlde 4357 The yere of Christ 396 and commaunded him to be put to death Abrogastes kylled himselfe with his owne weapon Ioannes Anachorita was famous He hadde the gyfte of prophecie Augustine the most famous lerned doctour of Chrystes churche was byshop of Hippone a citie in Afrike This man was of suche excellent wyt that in his chyldhode he learned all the liberall sciences without any instructour and in all partes of philosophie was wonderfullye learned At the beginninge he fauoured the opinions of theim whiche bee called Maniches but by the continuall praier of his good mother Monica and the perswasion of holy sainct Ambrose he was conuerted to the true faithe They bothe beynge replenisshed with the holy ghost sange the psalme Te deum aunsweringe muâ—tually one to the other After in praier writing and preachinge he so muche profited the church that his name is woorthely had in reuerence of all men Theodotius the emperour died at Milleine The yere of the worlde 4358 The yere of Christ 397 Arcadius obteined the imperiall dignitee and reigned with his brother Honorius .xiii. yeres The yere of the worlde 4359 The yere of Christ 398 but for that they were yet but children Theodotius before his deathe ordeined .iii. noble men to be gouernours ouer the .iii. partes of the empyre that is to saie Gyldo in Afryke Ruffinus in the east as tutour of Arcadius Stillico in Italie and the weast as gouernour of Honorius the yonger sonne Whiche .iii. Dukes after by treason successiuelye attempted the imperiall crowne An earthquake continued many dayes The element shining like fyre seemed to burne Orosius the historiographer was famous Chrisostomus the noble clerke The yere of the worlde 4361 The yere of Christ who for his excelleÌ„t eloquence is named the golden mouthed doctour was ordeyned bishop of Constantinople Gildo gouernour of afrike toke on him kinglye auctoritee in Mauritania and cruellye put to death the sonnes of his brother Mascazell who therfore fled into Atalye and obteyned ayde of Honorius the emperoure and shortely after with .5000 men of warre vanquished his brothers army in the which were .70000 fighting men and commaunded him to be strangled
clothing and lastly espied to be the sonne of Dagobert and by consent of Charles admitted to be king Charles hearinge of the rebellion of the Suenes assembled an host and them subdued whyche thynge beynge done he retourned his power against an other people of the Almaines whom in like maner he brought into subiection The yere of the worlde 4689 Leo the emperour Anni regum saxo 44 commaunded al ymages to be taken out of the churches of Constantinople The yere of Christ 728 and to be burned and put to death them that would not obey Eudon Duke of Gascoine rebelled against the kinge of Fraunce Wherfore Charles maister of the palaice sped him into Gascoyn wher he gaue to Eudo so sharpe battaile that he was faine to hide him in vnknoweÌ„ and secrete places of his countrey The yere of the worlde 4690 The yere of Christ 729 Cuthbert was kinge of weast Saxones in Englande Anni regum saxo 45 This man made often warre vpon Ethelwalde of Mertia and spedde therin diuersly In his time appeared .ii. blasinge sterres castinge as it were brenninge brandes towarde the North. When Eudo duke of Gascoyne perceyued that he alone could not withstande the power of Charles The yere of the worlde 4691 The yere of Christ 730 Anni regum saxo 46 he excited the Sarasens that were in Spaine to inuade the countrei of Charles which perced Fraunce with an exceding host of people and toke the citâ—es Burdeaux and Poiters with other where thei shewed extreme cruelty Charles in this passe time was reconsiled vnto Duke Eudo at Towers mette with the Sarasens where he bare him so knightlye that he slewe of the Paganes by the accord of al writers .385000 and od and of the freÌ„ch men were slaine a thousand and .v. hundred onelye Leo made his sonne Constantine folow with him in the empyre Phafilla kinge of Spayne reigned .ii. yeres and was slaine and deuoured of a beare as he was in hunting Anni regum saxo 47 The Burgoines rebelled The yere of the worlde 4692 The yere of Christ 731 and made sharpe war vpon the Frenchemen whose furie was appeased by the man hode of Charles and they brought vnder subiection Anni regum saxo 48 After the death of Eudo The yere of the worlde 4693 The yere of Christ 732 Charles passed the ryuer of Leyr and conquered Burdeaux subdued to him Gascoyne and set that prouince in good order Edfine the sonne of Eugenius the .7 reigned in Scotlande .xxx. yeares This man was giuen to iustice and peace and kept the league that was made with the Brytains Englishemen and pictes Charles leuied a subsidie of the spiritualtâ—e to mainteyne him against the enemies of Fraunce For whiche cause the priestes were sore greeued feigned after hys death that for that deede a certaine bishop saw his soule in great tourmentes Alphons surnamed Catholicus reigned in Spaine .19 yeeres Gregorie of Rome assembled a synode of the bishops of Italie Anni regum saxo 50 in whyche was decreed The yere of the worlde 4695 The yere of Christ 734 that images shoulde with great reuerence be styll kept in the churches The holy man Beda which for his learning and godly life was renoumed in al the world ended his last day Athimus and Amorteus kinges of Sarasens Anni regum saxo 51 The Sarasens accompanied with the wisigothes inuaded Gallia Narbonensis The yere of the worlde 4696 The yere of Christ 735 and by treason toke the cytees Auignon and Narbone Against whom Charles acquieted him so knightly that he recouered the citâ—â—s chaâ—ed is enemies slew their chiefe capitaine Amorteus Ciuile warres among the Lumbardes Anni regum saxo 52 Alphons king of Spaine The yere of the worlde 4697 The yere of Christ 736 which toke in mariage Ornosuba the syster of Phafilla his predicessour vtterlye rooted oute of his realme the heresie of Arrius whyche was renewed after the death of Rychardus For which cause he was called Catholicus He recouered also dyuers townes and expelled the Garrisons of the Moores and Sarasins Anni regum saxo 53 Charles by the ayde of Lyuthbrand The yere of the worlde 4698 The yere of Christ 737 king of Lumberdie chased the Sarasens whiche had taken the citee of Orliaunce and droue theym cleane out of the landes of Fraunce by the terrour of his name The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 737 Transemunde a duke of Lumbardie Anni regum saxo 53 rebelled against the kinge Whom Leuthbrand with great puissance vaÌ„quished in battaile and broughte in subiection all that was vnder the gouernaunce of the said Transemunde whiche after the discomfiture fled to Rome Wherfore the king Leuthbrande sent to the pope and the people requiring that eyther he would send to him the traitour or els put him to death whiche bothe thinges beinge denied he with his armie certaine dayes besieged the citâ—e of Rome But when he perceiud that he therby profited nothing he left the siege and assailed and toke diuers citees belonging to the Romaines For which citees such warre and debate was after betwene the Romains and the Lumbardes The yere of the worlde 4699 The yere of Christ 738 Anni regum saxo 54 that Leuthbrande againe besieged the citee so fiercely that the pope desired ayde of Charles of Fraunce who by his friendly persuasions withdrewe Leuthbrande and his godfather from the siege and set the Romaines at libertee At whiche time the defence of the Romaines and Italy was firste translated from the emperour of Constantinople to the frenchmen Charles Martellus of Fraunce ended his life leuing after him iii. sonnes that is Charlemaine to whome he bequethed Austracie Sueuia â–ª Almaine and Thuring Pipine to whom he left Francia to Griffone the youngest he gaue litle or nothing Zacharias beinge ordeined pope Anni regum saxo 58 made league with Leuthbrande the Lumbarde The yere of the worlde 4705 The yere of Christ 742 by composicion whereof were restored the .iiii. citees that were taken frome the Romains And moreouer the king of Lumbardes gaue diuers cities and places of Itali to the pope in the name of S. Peter Childebert after his brother Theodorich reigned in Fraunce This man was of a more quiete nature than was meete for the gouernance of so troublous a realme wherfore he vsed the helpe of Charlemaine and Pipine to appeace and quiet the furie of his enemies The yere of the worlde 4704 The yere of Christ 743 Constantine the sonne of Leo Anni regum saxo 59 succeded his father in the empyre of Constantinople and reigned .xxxv. yeres Lyuthbrand of Lumbardie finished his last daye and lefte as kinge his sonne Hildebrande whom the Lumbardes immediatly deposed and in his place chose a noble man called Rachisius Miramomelinus about this time was kinge of the Moores Gormo of Denmarke Seyta of the Hunnes in Hungarie Charlemaine subdued the Saxones and toke of them one Theodorich in waye of hostage The emperour Constantine with a great
of Christ 1158 About this time came into England certaine Germaines Anni regum Angli 4 to the number of .xxx. whiche taught the abrogacyon of the sacramentes of the aulter baptisme and wedlock Wylliam kyng of Sicilie the whole college of cardynalles and dyuers citees of Italie conspired against the emperour Friderich which was occupied in the warres against Myllaine gaue to the bishop of Romela greate summe of money to excommunicate the emperour About this tyme one Angus of Galloway rebelled in Scotland which was subdued by Gilchrist Erle of Angus Not long after the Murrasy rose against their king and were suppressed with great slaughter Adrian bishop of Rome dyed beyng choked with a flye in his drinke who a little before his death affyrmed that there was no kynde of lyfe more miserable than the Papacie Anni regum Angli 5 Alphons kyng of Castile died as he was coming from Hierusalem and left after him his sonne Sanctius The yere of the worlde 510 The yere of Christ who being slain in Aâ—rabia his brother Ferdinande succeded in the kyngdome and reigned .31 yeres Great discorde and variaunce in Rome for the election of the bishop for some of the cardinalles chose one Octauyan but other some and the more parte named Alexander At whiche tyme the emperoure to whose iudgement the matter was referred whan that Alexander dysdeyned to abyde his arbiterment confyrmed Octauian Than old Alexander flee into Fraunce and there excommunicated out of the numbre of the faithfull bothe Friderich the emperour and Octauian the Antipape and in a counsayle at Claremounte disanulled the actes of the counsayle of Paule This schisme continued wel nere .xx. yeres The yere of the worlde 5121 The yere of Christ 1160 Anni regum Angli 6 Lewys kynge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margarete in mariage to Hearle the sonne of the kyng of England by reasoÌ„ wherof was appeaced the warre grudge betwene France England for the laÌ„des of Poytow c Friderich the emperour came the fourth time into Italye Anni regum Angli 7 and wasted the citee of Terdona robbed Cremona The yere of the worlde 1122 The yere of Christ 1161 spoyled Myllaine whiche had bene cause of muche myschiefe and cast it to the earth For whiche cause the Ueronenses Patauines and Uincentines by the stering of the Uenecians coniured and made confederacie against the emperour At the subuercion of Millaine the women whiche hadde lybertie to departe with as muche as they coulde carie leuynge their riches and treasure toke with them their infantes and yonge children with whiche example of motherly charite the emperour beynge greatly delyted graunted to them al their whole substaunce and the sauegarde of their chyldren This yeare as saith Fabian kynge Henry of Englande went into Scotland and made so fierce warre vpon their kynge William that lastely he toke him caused him to make recompensacion in yelding to him the castel of Carlell the castel of Bamburgh with diuers other and receiued of hym feaulte and homage Uladislaus Anni regum Angli 8 for his valiant knighthode whiche he declared in the Syege and expungnacion of Myllaine The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1162 was by the emperour ordeined the .ii. kynge of Boheme and had geuen to him for his armes the red raunping Lion with the forked tayle The emperour Friderich sought diuers meanes of peace and agreement with Alexander bishop of Rome But he would not in any wyse agree The yere of Christ 1163 Almericus succeded his brother Baldwine in the kyngdome of Hierusalem The yere of the worlde 5124 Anni regum Angli 9 he vanquisshed the Aegipcians and toke the citye Alexandria whiche he restored to the Soul done vppon promyse of a great summe of money for the same but whan promyse was not kept for the paiemente thereof Almericus besieged him in the towne called Cayrum or Cares Stephene the .iii. was ordeyned king of Hungarie and reigned .ix. yeares Guido bishop of Crema after the death of Octauian was made bishop of Rome by the emperoure The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1164 Anni regum Angli 10 at whiche tyme Alexander was still in Fraunce Thomas becker bishop of Caunterbury whiche sediciouselye vnder pretence of defendynge the lyberties of the churche as he sayd spake and dyd many thinges against the kinges prerogatiue royall and contrarye to all good ordre of ciuile gouernaunce was expelled out of the realme or more verely fled himselfe to Rome to complayne vpon the kynge to the byshop The welshemen rebelled and were brought againe in subiection Anni regum Angli 11 Byshop Alexandre returned out of Fraunce to Rome The yere of the worlde 5126 The yere of Christ 1165 and was receiued of the people contrarye to the Emperours mynde Anni regum Angli 12 The Romaines The yere of the worlde 5127 The yere of Christ 1166 for so muche as the Tusculanes refused to paye a fowage that was of theym exacted made fierce warre â–ª vpon theim and by the ayde of the Germaines were them selues vanquisshed and slayne in greate noumbre Frederich the emperour retournyng to Rome subdued a great parte of the borders of Hetrucia and beclipped the citye of Rome with a stronge syege at whiche tyme a great noumbre of his souldiours and many of the noble men perisshed with a sodeine pestilence Wylliam succeded his brother Malcolme and was ordeined kynge of Scottes Alexander the bishop wasagayne constraigned to flye in to Fraunce In this meane tyme the citie of Myllaine was repayred and newely builded The Uenecians expelled the Hung ares from Iadara The people of Dalmacie submitted theym to Emanuell the emperour of Grece A bitter commocioÌ„ was kendled betwene the emperours of Grece and the UeneciaÌ„s whiche bereft him of diuers citees townes and ilandes After the desease of Malcolme William king of Scottes came into England and did to king Henry feaultee and homage as Malcolme had done before The citee of Alexandria in Italie was erected by the people of Millaine Placentia Anni regum Angli and Cremona The yere of the worlde 5129 The yere of Christ king Henrie of Englande caused Henrie his eldest son to be crowned king as he thought to the great quyetnesse as well of him selfe as of his realme but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them both Anni regum Angli 15 Guydo the Antipape dyed The yere of the worlde 5130 The yere of Christ 1169 after whom succeded Ioannes which was the thirde bishop that was set vp by the emperour against Alexander The Romains vtterly destroyed Alba. Raynold Erle of Tusculane submitted hym selfe and his lordship to the Romaine bishop Siracinus or Xaracon the fyrst Souldaine of Aegypt after he had murdered Zuar the Catiph The yere of the worlde 5131 The yere of Christ 1170 Anni regum Angli 16 The yere of the worlde 5132 The yere of Christ 1171 Thomas Becket Anni regum Angli 17 by the mediacion of AleraÌ„der byshop
Englande and Fraunce at the intercession of the Genowaies The yere of the worlde 5351 The yere of Christ 1300 Anni regum Angli 14 made a vage into Afrike against the Sarisons where they besyeged the cytie of Tunes and spoyled the countrey there about in the end a league was agreed and the siege geuen vp on this condicion that the sarasens should holde them within theyr boundes and absteine froÌ„ the sea costes of Italy Fraunce and the ylaÌ„des lying betwene Afrike and Europe But Frosard maketh mencion of no such thinge but sayeth that the Christians departed sodenlye from the citye of Tunes without any league or truce making fering dyuers perilles and incidentes that might els haue chaunsed to theim He therto P. Aemilius continued his his historye In Englande it was decreed that the auctoritie of the byshop of Rome shoulde be ended with the Occean sea and that it shulde be lawfull hensforth to no man to appeale to the byshop of Rome or make suite that any Englysheman shulde be cursed by his auctory neyther that any man shulde execute such commaundemeÌ„t though it were obteined of the byshop on peine to lese all his gooddes and his bodye to perpetuall prison ¶ After the death of kynge Robert of Scotlande Iohn Erle of Carreke his eldest sonne succeded reigned .16 yeres whom the Scotes called Robert after hys father because thei thought Iohn an vnluckie name in a kinge he was maymed with the stroke of an horse in his youth therfore was vnhable for the gouernance of the realm Wherfore duke Robert of Albanie continued as gouernour all the tyme of his reigne Cruell warre in Lumbardy betwene Galyatius lorde of Myllaine and the people of Florence and Bonony The Erle of Armynack comyng with a great army to ayde the Florentines nere to the citie of Alexandrya receiued a wounde wherof he dyed Anni regum Angli 15 Peace betwene Galiatius and the Florentines After the death of Clement the Antipape The yere of the worlde 5352 The yere of Christ Bennet the xiii was choseÌ„ of the cardinalles in France â–ª the schisme still continued betwene the .ii. byshops This Clement graunted to the Frenche kynge the tenthes of the clergy Kyng Charles of Fraunce gaue the Dukedome of Orliaunce to his brother Lewys The king of fraunce making war into Britaine was sodeinely taken with a phrenesy Anni regum Angli 16 Peter Gambacurta lorde of Pise and his sones were slayne by one Appian a coÌ„mon scribe which Appian toke on hym the gouernaunce and lordshib of that citie The yere of the worlde 5353 The yere of Christ Sigismunde king of Hungarie ledde an army against the people called Walachi whyche desyred ayde of the Turkes whom notwithstandyng Sigismund vanquished â–ª and by force toke the towne Nikoâ— GersoÌ„ GorraÌ„ diuines Ancoranus a famous lawier Nicolaus Florentinus and Marsilius de S. Sophia phisicions Iohannes de sacro Busto an astronomer flourished Kyng Rycharde of England conceiued a great displeasure towarde the citie of London for a certaine outrage or riotte commited by the citisyns For whiche cause he depriued them of their liberties but the citye was shortly after restored to the kinges fauour by the ernest suyte and labour of Doctour Grauisend byshop of London in memory wherof the maior with his brethern resort yerely .ix principall dayes to S. Paules church The yere of the worlde 5354 The yere of Christ 1393 A truce prolonged betwene Fraunce and England for iii. yeres This yere died queene Anne Anni regum Angli 17 wife to king Rycharde Iohn and Albriche lordes of Cume Anni regum Angli 18 reduced all Italie into one felowship or companie of S George The yere of the worlde 5355 The yere of Christ 1394 and teachinge theim to beare armes in defence of theim selfe expelled from them all foreine souldiers and straunger as Germaines Englishemen Bretaines and other whose ayde and helpe they had vsed before tyme in defendynge their countrey Kynge Rycharde made a viage into Irelande whiche was more to his charge than honour A great tempest of wynde in Englande Galias lorde of Myllayne was made a Duke by the emperour The yere of the worlde 5356 The yere of Christ 1395 Anni regum Angli 19 this Galeas fauoured the Turkes was a lied with their kinge A truce for .30 yeares betwene England and France and kyng Rycharde toke to wife Isabell the daughter of Charles the Frenche kinge The kinge of Hungarie with ayde of the Frenchmen passed the riuer of Dunaw The yere of the worlde 5357 The yere of Christ 1396 Anni regum Angli and ledde a great army into Bulgarye and Turky wher by force they conquered dyuers townes and besieged Nicopolis but than Basaach or Pazaitos kynge of Turkes encountred theim wyth great puisaunce the by pryde of the Frenchemen vanquished and slewe manye Christians and toke prisoner Iohn the sonne of the Duke of Burgoyne wyth dyuers lordes of of Fraunce the kyng of Hungary escaped hardly in the chase The duke of Gloucester king Richardes vncle wyth the erle of Arundell and other was put to cruell deathe for so much as they rebuked the king in certaine 〈◊〉 ouer liberally Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1397 and endeuoured to excyte the commoÌ„s to breake the peace made with the frenchemen and to depose the king whom they accused of slouthfulnesse negligence and misgouernynge of the common weale Anni regum Angli 22 Henrye Bolinbroke Duke of Hereforde and the duke of Northfolke were banyshed out of the realme The yere of the worlde 5359 The yere of Christ 1398 Kinge Richarde let the realme of Englande to serme to sir William Scrope erle of Wilshire and certayne other knyghtes Emanuel Chrisoloras brought agayne the knowlage of the Greke tongue in Italy whiche hadde bene as it were banyshed out of that countrey the space of .v. ages King Richarde went with an army into Irelande At this time reygned in Scythya a cruell fierce and blouddye tyrannâ— named Tanberlanis which subdued to him well nere all the east part of the worlde and lastly with an vnnumerable multitude of men inuaded the Turkes landes with whom Pazailes theyr kinge met and in the confines or marches of Galaâ—ia Bithinia nere the mountaine Stâ—lla g aue to him a sore bataile in the whiche fell on the Turkes partye 2â—000 and Pazaiâ—es the kynge him selfe was taken prisoner After whiche tyme this Tartarian TaÌ„berlanis conquered al the landes betwene Tanais and Nilus and vanquished in battaile the great souldaine of Egipte chased hym beyonde Nilus and toke also the citee Damascus â–ª Mahomet kinge of Turkes after Pazaiâ—es reigned xvii yeres and wrought muche scathe to the ChristiaÌ„s Henrye Bolinbroke duke of Hâ—rforde whyche was banished into Fraunce being sent for of the Londoners came into Englande with a small power to whom the coÌ„mons gathered iÌ„ so great multitude and forsoke their prince that not longe
besiâ—ged the cytie of Orleance continuyng the time of which siege the noble and valyante knighte sir Thomas Mountague was slaine by a great mysfortune whose death was the begâ—nnynge of al miserye to the Englyshmen For after this mishoppe thei lost by little and litell al their possession in Fraunce Alexander lorde of the â—les and shortly after Donalde his brother rose with a gret power against king Iames of Scotlande In these daies was in Fraunce a young woman about xx yeere of age Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5389 The yere of Christ 1428 whiche by sorcerie and diuilyshe wayes was in great estimacion with the Dolphine saiyng that she was a messaÌ„ger seÌ„t of god to reconquire for him his heritage from the Englyshmen This woman was armed and rode in mans apparayle in war farre the space of .ii. yeeres â–ª and dyd many wonderfull feates and gatte from the Englyshmen many townes and holdes Certaine theues and Robbers caused â—â—fflyng and businesse in Scotlande Warre beganne betwene Luca and Florence in Italy Anni regum Angli 7 Charles the Dolphine was crowned king of Fraunce by his alies and confederates The yere of the worlde 5390 The yere of Christ Paulus Guinisius lorde of Luke in Italy was taken by the treason of his people and geuen into the handes of the Duke of Myllaine by whom he and his childreÌ„ were kept in prison The warre continued betwene the people of Boheme and the emperour The bishop of Winchester beyng ordâ—ined cardinale of Martine byshop of Rome ledde an army against the Bohemes Kinge Henry the .vi. beyng about the age of .viii. yeres was crowned at Westminster Anni regum Angli 8 One apreached of heresie was burnt in smithfield and not longe after an other at Towerhill The yere of the worlde 5391 The yere of Christ called Rycharde Hunden Iohan the holy woman of Fraunce in whom the Dolphine had putte all his truste was taken by one sir Iohn Luxenburge and adiudged to be brent At Abyngton beganne insurrection of certaine lyghte and vnrulie persons that entended to haue wrought muchâ— sorow so the priestes which commocion was quieted by the lord protectour and the thiefe aucthour punished Henry the .vi. was crowned king of Fraunce at Paris The yere of the worlde 5362 The yere of Christ 1431 Philyp Duke of Myllayne was vanquyshed in a battaâ—le by the Uenecians and Florentines Anni regum Angli 9 in the hauen of Geane after whiche tyme cruell and fierce warre was contynued betwene theym to the greuous losse and domage of bothe partes Warre was reysed against the kinge of Hungarye by seruauntes and slaues Eugenius the .iiii. a man vtterly vnlearned veyng ordeined byshop of Rome demened him selfe so nicely that crueltie de bate and variance hapned betwene him the familie of the noble meÌ„ called Columni in so much that in the cytie was foughten a sore battaile wherin manye men were slaine and hurte Thomas Barglâ—â— pryest was accused of heresie and burned At Topâ—rium a towne nere to Pisâ— the Myllanâ—urâ—s were vanquished taken and slaine of the Florentines The yere of the worlde 5393 The yere of Christ 1432 Anni regum Angli The Emperour came into Italye Iohan Queene of Naples ended her life Kynge Henry retourned out of Fraunce and was receiued at London with great preparacion of sightes and pageantes The Erle of Huntington was sent with a company of sonlotous into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 11 whâ—re he atchiued many great featâ—s of armâ—s The yere of the worlde 5364 The yere of Christ Sigimunde the emperour was crowned with the imperiall Diademe of Eugâ—â—us the byshop of Rome Peace betwene Philyp of Myllaine the Uenteyans Duke Philiyp of Myllayne tourned his whole power and streÌ„gth against Eugenius the Romaine bishop in so muche that the byshop by his meanes was vexed with of cruell warre bothe at home of his citesins that he was expelled out of Rome also of forayne enemyes that al the lande belonging to the churche of Rome was at the handes of his ennemies In Naples after the decease of Iohan the old quene some of the nobilitee sent for Renatus the brother of Lewys duke of Angeow lately deceased whome Iohan by her last will and testament had left for her heyre willing to chuse him for theyr king and gouernour But diuers other sent for Alphons king of Arragone beinge asthan in Sicilie willing him by force ofarmes to reioyce the kingdome of Naples to his posteritee By whych menes cruell warre was arrered betwene the parties whyche contynued a longe season The lord Talbote with a goodly company The yere of the worlde 5395 The yere of Christ 1434 sailed into Fraunce Anni regum Angli 12 where he wrought much wo to the frenchmeÌ„ but that notwithstandinge they wan alwayes vpon the Englyshemen both in Fraunce and in Normandye Iohannes Paleologus emperour of Constantinople The Genoways in a battaile on the sea nere to â—aâ—eâ—a vanquished and toke Alphons kinge of Arragone and his brother the king of Nauar with diuers other noble men whom they sent to the lord Philippe of Myllayne as prisoners who immediatly let them at libertee wyth out fine or rauÌ„some wherwith the genowayes findinge them selfe sore greued forsoke the empyre and dominioÌ„ of Philip and claymed their auncient libertees Iohannes Uitellescus Patriarke of Alexandria and chiefe leader of the bishoppe of Romes army conquered the citee of Rome and all the landes belonging to the church by the ayde and helpe of a capitayne called â—â—oria throughe whose prowes and successe in warre the bishop Eugenius became very haâ—t and proud A great counsayle holden at Arras in Picardy for entreaty of peace betwene England and France but their mindes were so obstinately set on warre Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde 5396 The yere of Christ 1438 that nothynge might content them The duke of Burg oyne which to this time had mâ—ynteyned the english party through great giftes 〈◊〉 him with Charles kinge of Fraunce and became biter enemie to the kinge of Englande soone after died the noble prynce Iohn Duke of Bedforde after whose deathe all thinges went backward with the EnglishmeÌ„ in FraÌ„ce At this time was kept the counsaile of Basile without any profite to the church and to the great trouble and disquietnesse of the same For there was a long season horrible coâ—tâ—ncion amonge the prelates and bishops there assembled whether the auctorite of the Romaine bishop were of more power than a general counsaile or not In so much that of diuers learned bishops and other it was concluded that the bishop of Rome was an heretike and by theyr censures was deposed because he woulde not obey the auctoritee of the generall counsayle Eugenius the bishop perceyued that the counsaile entended diuers thynges contrary to his prerogatiue endeuoured by all meanes possible to delay the same counsayle or to transferre it to some other place where more fauour shuld
Uenecians made league with the Turke Greuous warre betwene Maximilian and Lewys of France for the possession of Burgoyne at Doublâ—â—hey encountred in a strong battaile where Maximilian obteyned to the victory Lewis was â—anquished and loâ—â— a great noumbre of his men Asambecus called also Ussancasâ—n king of Armense Mede Parthia and Mesopotamia after many other victories ouerthrewe the Turkes with great slaughter of men Mahomet the turke besieged Rhodes Anni regum Angli which was so manfully defended that he lost all his labours with many of his men The yere of the worlde 5440 The yere of Christ 5479 Maximilian made league for .vii. yeeres with Lewis the French king A wonderfull deluge of water wherof ensâ—â—d a great famine well nere in all Europâ— and after that a sore pestilence Anni regum Angli 20 The yere of the worlde 5441 The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 21 The Turke Mahomet besieged Hydrunie in Calaper â—nd with great power inuaded Italye The yere of the worlde 5442 The yere of Christ 1481 Shortly after he ended his life The Scottes this yere beganne to steere agaynst whoÌ„ king Edward sent the duke of Gloucester and certayne other which retourned without any notable battayle The Scithes with a great noumbre of Iewes in their company inuaded the North partes of Germany Anni regum Angli 22 Thebishop of Rome and the Uenecians made war against Hercules of Ferrare The yere of the worlde 5443 The yere of Christ 1482 and Ferdinand of Naples to the great vnquieting of Italy Pazaites kinge of Turkes .xxx. yeres betwene hym â—nd his brother Zizinus was fierce warre in so muchâ— that he chased him out of Turkie and forced him to fleâ— to the Rhodes Marie the wife of Maximilian being with child rode on hanting and by great misfortune fel from her horse wherof she toke her deth leuing after her a sonne called Philip and a doughter named Margaret Kinge Edwarde of England makingâ— great prouision for warre into France Anni regum Angli 23 ended his life The yere of the worlde 5444 The yere of Christ 1483 leauing after him two sonnes â–ª Edwarde the prince and Richarde duke of Yorke with .iii. daughters EDwarde the .v. of the age of a .xi. yeres beganne his reigne ouer the realme of Englande the .xi. day of April This Edward was neuer crowned but cruelly muâ—dered by Richarâ— duke of Gloucester his vnaturall vncle who after vsurped the crowne and was called Ryâ—harde the .iii. At this time was famous Piâ—us Mirandula George Ualla Hermâ—laâ—s Barbarue Politian Gaza Platine Sadellicus Pomp. Letus Aldus Manucâ—us Marsylius Ficinus Iohannes de Monte Regio Pazaiâ—tes the Turke coÌ„quered certayne townes in Walachie and then made warre vppon the souldayne of Egipt of whom he was often vanquished put to â—lighte with great slaughter of his men Margaret the doughter ofMaximilian was betrothed to Charles the eldest sonne of Lewis kinge of Fraunce and brought into FraÌ„ce with great pompe and royalte Peace betwene Uenice and Ferraria RIcharde the .iii. brother vnto Edwarde the .iiii. through manye cruell deedes lastlye obteyned the crowne of EnglaÌ„de First to compasse his wicked and diuelishe purpose he put to deathe those noble men whiche he thought wold not consent to his minde in all thinges the other he corrupted with riche gyftes than by his vntrouth and falshode he wrested from the quene Elisabeth being than in sanctuarye Richarde her yonger sonne and brother to the prince thirdly he caused to be publyshed at Paules crosse by one doctor Shâ—a that Edwarde the .iii. his elder brother was not rightlye begotten of his mother but by aduoutry and therfore that neither he nor his children had right to the crowne or as some write he caused to be published that the prince and his brother were not rightfully begotte of quene Elisabeth and therfore the right of the crowne to be his whyche in fine he toke vpon him and to make a perfite work of his crueltee shortely thervpon shamefully murdered the two yonge children in the tower of London 〈◊〉 vsurped the crowne .ii. yeeres .ii. monethes .ii. yeres The yere of the worlde 5445 The yere of Christ 1484 Charles the eyght king of France after the decease of his father Lewys warred agaynst the Britaines Anni regum Angli 2 Innocâ—nt the eyght bishop of Rome .viii. yeres he was geuen to â—rinkinge and bollinge and without shame openly aduanced his bastardes to great riches honour dignitee Grudge betwene kinge Richarde the .iii. and his nere friende the Duke of Buckyngham In so much that for displeasure therof the duke conspired with diuers otheâ— noble men agaynst him and entended to bring into the lande Henrye Erle of Richmonte as rightfull heyre to the crowne This Henry had fled before into Britayne fearinge the cruâ—ltye of Edwâ—rde the .iiii. For whyche conspiracie the sayd duke of Buckingham with diuers other was shortly after taken and put to death Henry Erle of Richmount ayded wyth the Britaines entended to arriue in Wales but his nauye was so scaâ—ered with a contrarye wynde that he was fayne to gyue backe againe into Britaine for that tyme dyuers noble men detestyng the tyranny of kynge Rycharde fled into Britaine and there alied theim with the Erle of Richâ—mounte The noble prince Henry Erle of Richmounte wyth a smalle company of Frenchemen landed at the hauen of Mylborne Anni regum Angli 3 whose comynge beyng ones knowen The yere of the worlde 5446 The yere of Christ 1485 dyuers noble meâ— with their retinew forsaking Rycharde gathered to him in great noumbre so that his strengthe in short space gretly encreased at a village nere to Leiceter called Bosworth he mette wyth his enemyes where betwene theim was foughten a sharpe battaile in conclusyon kinge Rycharde with dyuers other was slayne and Henry obteined a noble victorye after whiche conquest he was immediatly proclaimed king of Englande KYng Henry the .7 begaÌ„ his reigne ouer this relme of EnglaÌ„d Anni regum Angli 1 and continued .23 yeres a prince of marueilous wysedome and pollici and of great iustice temperaunce and grauytye He so behaued him in the tyme of his reigne that notwithstanding many and gret occasions of trouble vnquietnesse and warre he kept his realme in right good order and pollicy wherfore he was greatly estemed and reuerenced of foraine princes The sweating sicknesâ—e beganne first in Englande of the which a wonderfull multitude died for lacke of good kepyng Anni regum Angli 2 Frederich the emperoure made Maximalian his sonne partaker of the empire The yere of the worlde 5446 The yere of Christ 1486 Not longe form this time Maximilian after the death of hys wyfe was taken by the Flemminges caâ—â— in prison wherof ensued great war mortalitie and persâ—cucion in Flaunders Ugnerus after he had slaine his bretherne was made kynge of Persye Armenye and Media Kynge Henry of Englande toke to wyfe Elisabeth the eldest daughter of Edwarde the
one named Lawton The .xxvii. of Marche was bourned in Smythfielde Cuthbert Simson The yere of the worlde 5519 The yere of Christ 1558 Anni regum Angli 6 one of the fyrst deacons of the congregation that hadde lyued in secrete in London This manne was of woorthy integritie of lyfe He was betraied with Iohn Roughe He suffered muche in the tower and other prisons bicause he beyng deacon could haue vttered many good menne whose bloud the Papistes thyrsted for but he woulde vtter none With hym were bourned one Iohn Demenes and an other called Hugh Foxe This Marche the Princis Electours and other princis of Germany came togyther to Frankforde vppon Mesne where hauynge a surrender of the Imperyall crowne made by Charles the fyfte who had thâ—n determyned to end his lyfe in an house of religion in Spayn they proceded to an election of a newe Emperour and in shorte tyme chose Ferdinandus brother to Charles kyng of Boheme This Ferdinâ—ndus though he were a Papiste by profession yet bycause some of the Pryncis Electours wold not be present at Masse he was content to be crouned at after noone without any Masse This sprynge was greate preparation made bothe by the Frenche Kinge and by Kynge Philyppe also But the Frenche kynge made suche speede that he inuaded Flaunders and spoyled and brente Dunkirke before kyng Philip coulde come to res kue But before that the Frenchemenne retourned agayne oute of Flaunders they were mette with by the Flemynges and the quene of Englandes shyppes vpon the sandes betwene Dunkirke and Grouâ—lyn and of thâ—m slayn a great numbre Then dyd bothe these myghty princes bend theim selues wiâ—h all their power to inuade eche other and spent all that sommer in campe in their owne persones with two mighty armies But after there had ben in October muche talkyng of peace that shuld haue ben concluded they dyd in Nouember breake vp their campâ—s without eyther peace concluded or fielde foughten or any notable acte doone The .xv. of Aprile one Iohn Maynerde died in Newgate and was buried in the fielde The .xxvi. of Aprile were bourned at Canturburye two women The .xxvi. of May were â—ourned at Colchester Iohn Haryson Agnes George and one nameâ— Daye In Iune were burnâ—d at â—orwiâ—he thre persons And the samâ— moneth one Thomas Tylâ—r and one Mathewe Witlers died in Newgate and were burned in the fieldes The .xxvij. of Iune were burned in Smithfield Henry Bonde a sadler Iohn Slade and other to the number of .vii. at one fyre The fyrste of Iulye was bourned at wynchester one Bâ—aynbricke a gentylman The .xiii. of Iuly were burned at Braynforde at one fyre .vi. persones Shortly after this queene Mary felle daungerousely sicke and to shewe her some signe of his purpose God toke from hâ—r two of her chiefe phisitions but all wolde not helpe Her byshops and she burned euen to the laste breathe For euen in Nouember the laste moneth of her lyfe were burned at Ipswiche two at Bery two And at Canturbery certayn persons God therefore to geue his souldiours a breathyng tyme toke this rodde of his from them the .xvii. day of Nouember and set vp in her place the seconde daughter of the noble kynge Henry who by ryght title succeded Edwarde and Mary dyeng without issue ¶ Queene Elizabeth THis most noble princesse began her reigne ouer this Realme the .xvii. day of Nouember in the yeare of oure Lorde .1558 And was then at Hatfielde in Hartfordshire froÌ„ whens her grace came shortely after to the Citie of London where she was so ioyfully receiued of the people that wise menne myght well perceyue what hope the people had conceyued to receyue at her handes the thyng that her syster had taken from theim On the contrary parte her behauiour towardes the people was suche that if the people had not delited in her before yet must they nowe haue shewed them selues eyther thankfull to God for so good a chaunge or els altogyther vnwoorthy so gentylle so louynge and so coumfortable a Pryncesse But in her passyng through the Cite to the tower and frome thens to Westmynster and at her Coronation there whiche was the .xv. day of Ianuary folowynge the people shewed themselues so ioyfull and she her selfe so thankefull that it euidently appeared that the Princesse and people â—â—ryued who shoulde deserue more at others hande â–ª While these thynges were in doynge God wroughte yet more for his church For the next day after the quene Maries death the Cardinal Poole dyed also And within .iii. daies after the byshop of Rochester and shortely after the byshop of Chichester And generally so many priestes dyed in the realme in the tyme of quene Maries sicknesse and about the tyme of her deathe that doctour Scotte byshop of Chester preachyng at Paules crosse the .xxvii. of Nouember affirmed that there was not for euery .iiii. churches in Englande one priest But byshop Boner of London besturred hym and made newe priestes as he had bene madde What he mente thereby lettâ— wyse men coniâ—cture The .xx. of Ianuary began a parlyament wherein among other thynges the supremacy of the byshoppe of Rome was longe debated and euery man suffred to say what he coulde and woulde in the defence of it but at the laste Durynge the tyme of this parliament all preachinge ceased through the Realme sauing before the Quene in lent where preached D. Cocks D. Sanâ—s D. Parker maister Whithead maister Grindall D. Byll maister Pedder maister Scorie maister Leuer master Horne maister Samson And maister Wintrie These all bent themselues to the vttermost of their knowledge to beat down Antichrist and his power and dyd therin so much that none that had not his herâ— altogither hardened would ones open his mouthe agaynste that they taught Thus dyd the Lord of his mercy take from his people his sharpe rodde wherwith he had duringe the dayes of Quene Mary chastised them as it may well appeâ—re by the noumber of theym that suffered in the tyme of her reigne whiche were manye mo in noumber then are in this brefe chronicle remeÌ„bred But god hath theyr name in his boke and theyr teares in his bottell and when the number shal be fulfylled he will be reuenged vppon thâ— murtherers The Lord graunt vs grace so to walkâ— in his feare that our vertuous Queene mayâ— continewe with vs and sette forthe Goddes truth so hys glorye and our saluacion Amen Imprinted at London by VVilliam Seres at the Weste ende of Poules towards Ludgate at the signe of the Hedgehogge and are there to be solde 1559. The .v. day of Apryll