in to Normandy to his wyf and when swanus herd of his depertyng he areryd gret soÌ„mis of money of the people a grete parte of seynt Edmondis landis which the people there claymyng to be fre of kyngê trybute denyed to pay wherefor swanê° dyspysyng y e holy marter enteryd y e teritory of seynt Edmond spoylyd y e countrey so that men of that countrey fell to preyr so that shortly after this swanus dyed sodenly yellyng crieng among his knyghtis some sey that he was stykkyd with the swerd of sent Edmond wherof he dyed the .iii. day after In fere wherof Canutus his son which rulyd as kyng after his fader grauÌ„tyd to them all theyr lybertes after this when Egelredus herd of the deth of swanus he made prouysyon came in to Englond of whose coÌ„myng so kanutus beyng vnprouydyd saylyd in to Demars retornyd agayne the next yere with a grete nauey landyd in y e south countrey wherfore y e eldest son of kyng Egelredus callyd Edmond yronsyd made ê“uysyon with the eyde of Edrycus to mete hym but Edrycus cam not but dysseyuyd hym for as it was after prouyd Edrycus had promysyd his fauor to kanutus by reason wherof kanutus enteryd y e coÌ„trey of west saxons forsyd y e people there to swere to hym fealte to gyf to hym pleggis In this tyme Egelredus beyng at London was takyn with a grete sekenes there dyed was buryed in the north syde of Poulys church behynd the quere after that he had reynyd vnwysely gouernyd the realme .xxxvi. yeris leuyng after hym his seyd eldest son Edmond yronsyde Alfryde Edward whych were in Normandy and thyder before sent as is before rehersyd Robert ¶ Robert son of hugh capet was next kyng â—â—raunce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xCvi Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn bele barbe born at lysle was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at lysle IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxi. he held the see .xi. yere more CoÌ„rard ¶ Conrard was next emperour the yere of cryst M.xxv. edmoÌ„d IroÌ„sid ¶ Edmond yronsyd eldist son to Egelredus â—y his furst wyf Ethelgina and kanutus son to swanus began to rule the Englyssmen the yere of cryst M.xvi. for some lordis toke part with Edmond and some with kanutus but Edmond beyng at London was Crownyd kyng sone after these .ii. Pryncis met in dorsetshyre where betwene them was a grete battell but kanutus was compellyd to fle the fyld after that they fought a nother battell in worsetorshyre so sore that non coud tell who had the better but other for werines for lak of day they depardyd from other on the next morow fought agayn but theÌ„ kanutus was coÌ„pellyd to forsake y e fyld after this they met in Marcia ther fought agayn wher Edmond as some sey by y e treasoÌ„ of Edrycus whom he before had reseyuyd to his grace had the wors Thus oft tymys thes .ii. pryncis fought to geder but vppon a season when the hostys were nygh ioynyng at a certeyn tyme of a trews a knyght of the parte of Edmond stod vppon an hygh place seyd these wordis dayly we dye none hath the victory when the knyghtis be ded on eyther part than the dukys compellyd by nede shall accord or elles they must fyght alone this kyngdome ys now as suffycyent for .ii. men that some tyme suffycyd for .vii. And yf the couetouse of lordshyp of these twayn be so grete that nother can be content to take a part lyf by the other nâ—r y e one vnder the other then let them fyght alone that wyll be lordys alone yf all men fyght stell at y e last all men shall be slayn non laft to be vnder theyr lord ship nor abel to defend the kyng that shal be agayne strange enemys nacions These wordis were so well alowyd by both the hostis the pryncis HeÌ„ry ¶ Henry son of Robert was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of cryst M.xxx. Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn of lysle was next yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyeth in an abbay in henon Rychard ¶ Rychard son to Rychard the good was next duke of normandy but with in .ii. yeris he was slayn by treason of his broder Robert Siluester ¶ Benet a tusque was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxxii he held the see .x yere more he was an â—uyl man he was put downe therfore from his pontyfycacy but after he was remyttyd agayn Kanutus both were coÌ„teÌ„t to try the quarell betwen them two only a place tyme was appoyntyd where they both met in syght of both hostê wheÌ„ eytheyr had assayd other wyth sharâ—e swyrdê strokê as some wryt by the furst mocyon of kanutus hasttly they were both agreyd kyssyd ych other to the comfort of both hostis and shorly after they agreyd vppon pertycyon of the lande after duryng theyr lyfis they louyd as brethern sone after a son of Edrycus as it was seyd by the mynd of his fader espyed when kynge Edmond was at the draught strak hym with a spere in to the fondement where of the seyd EdmoÌ„d shortly after dyed after y t he had reynyd two yeris laâ—t .ii. soms EdmoÌ„d Edward ¶ Kanutus after the deth of Edmond yronsyd was sole kyng of the hole realme of Englond after by the aduyse of his couÌ„cell he sent the forseyd sonis of Edmond yronsyd to his broder swanus theÌ„ kyng of Denmark to be slayn which abborryng that dede seÌ„t theÌ„ to Salomon theÌ„ kyng of hungary where Edmond dyed Edward was maryrd to agatha douthter of the .iiii. Henry emperour of almayn sone after swanus kyng of Denmark broder to kanutus dyed wherefore that land fell to kanutus which anoÌ„ after seylyd thydyr toke therof possessyoÌ„ set it in an order after returnyd in to Englond maryed emma late wyf before to Egelredus by her had a son callyd hardykynytus or knowgh also this kanutus callyd a parliament where it was agreyd that both EnglysshmeÌ„ danê shuld hold y e laws made by kyng Edgare because they were thought so good resonable aboue any other laws Arnold ¶ Arnold the son of Baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lyeth at seynt bertynis Robert ¶ Roberd broder to Rychard was next duke of normandy he toke repentaÌ„ce for the deth of this broder Rychard weâ—t to Ierusalem dyed as he retornyd homeward but at his departyng thydyr he wyllyd that his lordis shuld take his sone wyllmÌ„ the basterd to theyr lord so they dyd put out the yoÌ„g chyld y t was soÌ„ to Robert mulyery gotteÌ„ but therfore fell grete debate heÌ„ry kyng of frauÌ„ce toke parte a gayns wyllmÌ„ but euermore wyllmÌ„ had the victory Siluester Gregory ¶ Siluester a romayn was
pope the yeer of cryst M.xxxix hyld the see but .xl. days for then Benet was chosin agayn ¶ Gregory a romayn was next pope the yeer of cryst M.xlv. Henry ¶ Henry son of Conrard was next emperour the yeer of cryste M.xl he was crownyd afterward by pope Clement Harold harefot Hardekynyte Also in the tyme of this kanutus the skottys rebellyd wherfore kanutus with a great army enteryd in to skotland subdued Malcolyn kyng of skottys by reason wherof this kanutus was than kynge of .iiii. kyngdomys that is to say of Englond Skotland Denmark Norway After that he went in to Denmark from thens to rome on pylgrymage after returnyd in to Englond where he kepte all his lyfe good Iustyce was well belouyd dyd many good charytable dedis byldyd and repayryd many monestaris specyally such as were thrown downe in the tyme of his faders ê‘secucyon after dyed lyeth at winchester leuyng after hym .ii. sonnys one callyd Harold the other Hardykynâ—tus which hardykynytus was made kyng of Denmark in his faders days ¶ Harold callyd harefote for his delyuernes swyftnes soÌ„ne to kanutus by Elgyna hys furst wyfe began his reyn ouer EngloÌ„d the yeer of cryst M.xxxix Of hym is lytyll laft in memory for he reynid but .iiii. yeer saue that he banyshyd his stepmoder Emma tooke her goodis Iewellys from her ¶ Hardykynytus beyng kyng of DeÌ„mark second son to kanutus by his last wyfe Emma was next kyng of eÌ„gloÌ„d the yeer of cryste M.xli In hys tyme the .ii. soÌ„nys of Egelredus Alfridê° Edwardus cam from normaÌ„dy in to Englond to vyset theyr moder Emma brought with them a gret coÌ„pany of normaÌ„s wherfore one yerle Goodwyn which was most in the kyngê fauour of most myght next to the kyng councellyd the kyng the lordys not to suffer those normans to be within the realme for Ieoperdy by which meanys he gatt auctoryte to order the matter hym self wherfor he met wyth theÌ„ on Gyl downe there slew Alfrydus the most part of the normaÌ„s but Edward was conueyd to his moder whych for fere of Goodwyn sent hym agayn in to normandy Sone after this Hardykynytê° beyng mery at lambyth sodenly waxyd dome fell down to the grouÌ„d wythin .viii. days after dyed wyth owt issue of his body after he had reynyd .ii. yerys which was the last that reynyd in Englond of the blood of the danys In the tyme of this henry part of the borgonyons that had be long vnder the obedyence of frauÌ„ce refusyd the french kyng tornyd to Conrard eÌ„ê‘our ¶ This henry had .iii. sonnys one callyd Phyllyp which was kyng of fraunce his fader lyuyng a nother callyd Robert that was duke of Burgoyn an other callyd hugh the grauÌ„t y t was yerle of vermeÌ„ dose Robert ¶ Robert duke of fryse broder to baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lieth at cassel WillmÌ„ ¶ willmÌ„ bast sonne to Robert was next duke of Normandy which had gret war with henry kyng of frauÌ„ce as is aboue shewd clemeÌ„t damas Leo Victor ¶ Clement was next pope the yere of cryst M.xlvii ¶ Damasse hyld the see next .xxiii. days ¶ Leo hyld the see next .ii. monythis ¶ Victor hyld the see next .ii. yere and more This henry cam in to Italy and toke Pandulph prince of capia presoner edward ¶ Edward the son of Egelredus Emma began his reyn ouer engloÌ„d the yere of Cryste M.xliii he maryed Goduha doughter to erle Godwyn but he neuer flesshly dalt with her nor put her from his bed he dischargyd the Englyshmen of y e grete trybute callyd dane gelt for euer he banysshyd the yerle goodwin and his sonis for .ii yeris after that was agrement made and the kyng toke them agayne to grace in the tyme of which banyshment williaÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond and had grete chere of the kyng and retornyd agayne In this tyme y e skottis rebellyd wherfore seward yerle of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d by y e kyngis commaÌ„dment power enteryd skotland and subduyd the skottis and chasyd theyr kyng owt of the land then kyng Edward gaff that land to Malkolyn soÌ„ of y e kyng of Combers to hold of hym and his heyris kyngê of Englond as off theyr cheff lord After this y e yerle goodwin sittyng at the kyngis bord was sodenly takyn with sekenis wherof he dyed with in thre days some sey he was takyn with a palsey and some seyd that he was chokyd with a morsell of bred because he sware falsely by that morsell of bred that he was not gylty of the deth of Alfrede broder to y e kyng sone aft this kyng Edward sent vnto henry the .iiii. emperour for Edward son of Edmond yronsyd to coÌ„ in to Englond to the intent to make hym his heyre which accordyng therto cam in to EngloÌ„d and sone after dyed also after the deth of yerle goodwiÌ„ harold his eldist soÌ„ waxyd so in the kyngis fauor that he rulyd the most grete causis of the realme and was ruler of the kyngis army and subduyd y e welchmen that rebellyd this harold saylyd in to normandy to see his broder welnotus that was sent thether for a plegge for the ê‘formance of the couenantis made be twen the kyng and his fader yeâ—le goodwyn wher wilmÌ„ duke of normandy made hym to swere that he shuld mary his doughter that was thaÌ„ with in yeris of consent and then after the deth of kyng Edward he shuld kepe the laÌ„d to his behoue accordyng to the mynd of kyng Edward afther some wryters after that this harold retornyd to EngloÌ„d and shewyd y e kyng what he had done wherwith the kyng was well contentyd after this the kyng fell seke and before he dyed he saw in a vysyon that by cause the nobles and the prelattis off EngloÌ„d were not goddis seruantê that god therfore shuld take this kingdome in to the handis of theyr enmis sone after y t this kyng Edward dyed with out issue and was acomptyd a virgyn when he dyed Robert ¶ Robert son to Robert was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at seynt vedast This wilmÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond to kyng Edward of hym had grete chere he was cosyn to kyng Edward by his fader seyd that is to sey son to Roberd soÌ„ to Rychard the good soÌ„ to Rychard the hardy which Rychard the hardy was both fader to rychard the good and to eÌ„ma moder to y e seyd kyng Edward therfore as some afferâ—e kyng Edward grauÌ„tyd to hym 〈◊〉 kyngdome of Englond after his deth StepheÌ„ Benet Nicholas Alexander ¶ Stephen born at Loreyne was nexte pope the yere of cryste M.lvi he hyld the see .vii. monethis ¶ Benet a romayn hild the see next .ix. monethis but he was deposyd because he obteynyd the see by strenght and force ¶ Nycholas born at
sauoy was next hâ— crownyd Henry the .iiii. emperour ¶ Alexander was next pope the yere of crist M.lxi. he hyld the see .xi. yere Harold ¶ Harold the son of yerle Goodwyn last kyng of saxoÌ„s begaÌ„ his reyn ouer Englond the yere of cryst M.lxvi. and sone after he had take vppon hym as kyng one Harold harefager son of kanutus kynge of Norway denmark cam with .iii. C. shyppis enteryd in to the north contrey claymyd the land after the deth of Edward but the lordis of the couÌ„trey arose gaue them batteyll but the danys had the victory and therfore Harold kyng of EngloÌ„d preparyd toward them in all hast and gaue them a strong batteyll had the vyctory and slew harold harefager wyth hys own handys where a gret nomber of Englyshmen were slayn but many mo of the danys were slayn and many takyn prysoners And after thys vyctory harold the kyng of englond waxyd so prowd and for couetouse wold not deuyde the prayes that he took to hys knyghtys that had well deseruyd it but kepte it to hym self that he therby lost the fauour of many of his knyghtys people ¶ Sone after this Duke wyllmÌ„ of Normandy seÌ„t to harold and warnyd him of his couenauÌ„tê brokyn whych was to haue kept the laÌ„d to his vse after the deth of Edward But because that the dougter of Duke willmÌ„ that was promysyd to harold was dede harold thought hym the more dyschargyd and seyd that sych a nyse couenauÌ„t owghte not to be holdyn of a nothers land wythout consent of the lordys of the land and also because he was therto somewhat coÌ„pellyd wherfore Duke wyllm with the assent of the lordê of Normandy gedyrd a great people and also wyth the assent of the pope Alexander which coÌ„fyrmid hym in takyng hys viage and sent a baner to hym wyllyng hym to bere it in hys owne shyp so cam ouer wyth a great people and laÌ„dyd at hastyngê in Sussex For .iii. causys Duke wyllm enteryd thys land to subdew harold One was because it was to hym geuyn by kyng Edward the Confessour the secoÌ„d was to take wrech for the cruell murdur of his neuew Alfryde broder to kyng Edward slayn by yerle Goodwyn whych dede he ascrybyd cheefly to harold the .iii. was to reuenge the wrong doon to Robert archebyshop of canterbury which was exylyd by the meanis labor of harold in the tyme of kyng Edward the confessour wherfore duke wyllyam send to kyng harold that he shold leue the kyngdome to hym or ellis to surreÌ„der it to hym and to take it agayn of hym beryng hym tribute or ells to trye the quarell hym self with duke wyllyam in hys owne ê‘soÌ„ but kiÌ„g harold refusyd al these iii. offers seyd it shuld be tried be dynt of swyrdis and gederd his people and Ioynyd battell with y e Normayns in a place where now standeth y e Abbay of batteyl In the bygynnyng of whych fyght y e englyshmeÌ„ kept them in good aray lyke to veÌ„quysh the normaÌ„s wherfore duke wyllyaÌ„ causyd his meÌ„ to giff bak as though they fled wherby the Englishmen folowyd and brake they re aray y e normans caÌ„f yersly vppon them in conclusyon had the vyctory where that kyng harold was woundyd wyth an arow in the left eye therof incontenent dyed and so was there slayne after that he had reynyd .ix. moÌ„this was buryed at walthaÌ„ whych was y e last y t reynyd in EngloÌ„d of y e blood of the saxons ¶ Thus endeth the cronicles of eÌ„gloÌ„d of dyuers other realmis vnto the tyme of king wilmÌ„ callyd the coÌ„querour whych was duke of Normandy ¶ wyllyam Conquerour ¶ Gregory Gregory was nexte pope the yere of chryst M.lxxiii he declaryd Henry the .iiii. Emperour accursed for promotynge of benefyces by Symony He hylde the see .xii. yere and more ¶ Henry ¶ Henry the .iiii. was electe Emperour the yere of Chryst M.lvii he maryed Maude doughter to kynge Henry of Englande and dyed without yssue by her he hylde the Empyre .l. yere ¶ wyllyam conquerour WIllyam the duke of Normandye called conquerour last son of Robert the .vi. duke of Normandye began his raygne ouer the realme of Englande The yere of Chryst M.lxvii the .xiiii. day of October and whan he had set y e realme in some quyetnesse he be toke the rule therof to his brother the bysshhop of Bayon in lent nexte after sayled into Normandye ledoe with hym the chefe rulers of Englande for feare of rebellyon in his absence The next wynter after he returned agayne into Englande then set a great trybute vpon the Englysshemen so that therfore some ê‘tes of the lande rebellyd and specially the citye of Excester but at y e last wyllyam ouercame them wanne the citye punysshed them greuously but for that and other sterne dedes of wyllyam Dyuers of the lordes departed to Scotlande wherfore he kept the other lordes that taryed the strayter and exalted the Normans gyuynge to them the chefe possessyons of the lande ¶ â—â—so sone after this kynge wyllyam caused a solempne counseyll of the clargye to be kept at wynchester to y e whiche there came .ii. Cardynals from Rome where by the meanes of kynge wyllyam dyuers bysshoppes abbottes priours englysshe men were put downe Normans put in theyr rowmes to the intent that y e kynge myght stande in more suertye of the lande ¶ Also about the .iii. yere of his rayne Harrolde Cauntus sonnes to Suanus kyng of Denmarke enteryd into the North countrey and with the helpe of some of the people of the coÌ„trey and of some of the cytezyns of yorke enteryd the citye and slewe mo than .iii. M. Normans But sone after kyng wyllyam chasyd them out and droue them to theyr shyppes and toke suche displeasure w t the inhabytans of that ê“uynce y t he distroyed the lande from yorke to Durham that .ix. yere after it lay vnlaboryd and vntylled and the people there were kept so harde by the warre of the kynge in suche famyne that they ete rattes cattes dogges and other vermyne Also in the .iiii. yere of wyllyam his reygne Malcolyn kynge of Scottes entryd into NorthuÌ„berlande and distroyed the contrey toke many prisoners and kept them lyke bondemen but within .ii. yeres after kyng wyllyam made suche warre vpon the Scottes y t he forcyd Malcolyn theyr kynge to swere to hym homage and fealte ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe the Fyrst of that name was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.lx. and whan he had reygned .xlix. yere he resygned his crowne to Lewes his sonne ¶ Baldewyn ¶ Charles ¶ Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Charles was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by his people in Brugys ¶ Robert ¶ Robert after the dethe of his father wyllyam Conquerour of Englande was nexte duke of Normandye whiche dyed in the prison of his brother
from rome whcih was vncle lonn to constantine Dagobert Rychemer ClodioÌ„ Theodomer ¶ Dagobert son of genebault was after his fader duke of fraunce orieÌ„tall he with a gret host passid the ryne tooke the cyte of treues in gallia After hym one Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall ¶ Rychemer son of clodomer was after his fader kynge of frenchmen he with the help of genebault wan many battells agayne the romayns gallis but at the last he was slayne by the romayns ¶ Theodomer â—one of rychemer was after his fader kynge of frenchemen he hade many bateylls in gallia agayne the romayns but at the last he was takyn he dyd· tiâ—aÌ„tis vsurpatours of the eÌ„pyre becawse â—hereof merciaÌ„dus by priuelege imê‘iall exteÌ„did y e lâ—â—netê of his gouernauÌ„ce thorow owt all the cuÌ„treys of heynault arâ—oys and pycardy and died after that he had be duke .xl. yere damase siricius Anastace Innocent ¶ Damase a spanyard was pope the yere of Cryst CCC.lxviij hyld these .xix. yere In hys tyme was the secoÌ„d generall councell in the cite of coÌ„staÌ„tinople he approuid .x. werkis of saynt Ierome ¶ Siricius a romayne held the se .xvi. yere ¶ Anastace a romayne held y e see iij. yere he ordeynid y e men shuld staÌ„d while y e gospell was reding ¶ Innocent borne at albanie hyld y e see .xv. yere he ordeynid pax to be born at mas valeÌ„tinian ValeÌ„s GraciaÌ„ ¶ Valentinian born at panonie or hongarie with his brother Valens were eÌ„ê‘ours the yere of Cryst CCC.lxvii this valentinian was a good cristen man made warr agaynst the saxons germayns did them discomfit died after that he had holden the empyre .xi. yere ¶ Valens his brother suruiuid kept the empyre with gracian valentinian son to valentinian before sayd this ValeÌ„s executid y e .iii. ê‘secucion agaynst y â— cristeÌ„ meÌ„ for he was an arieÌ„ seÌ„d to the gotê doctours to iÌ„struct theÌ„ in the law feyth of the arieÌ„s but yet he was by them slayn ¶ Gracian son of valentinian ouer liuid valens his vncle then was made emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxii he ioynid with him in the empire of constantinople Theodose whyle that valentinian the yonger reynyd in the occident he put doune the ariens restorid the church put it in good estate Here endith the cronicle of seynt Ierome which lyuid vnto this time Maximius ¶ Maximianê° soÌ„ to leoniê° a britteyn vncle to saiÌ„t helin was next kyng the yere of crist CCClxxxii he coÌ„queryd the land amoricaÌ„ y t now is callid littell britteyn slew y e kyng with helpe of the britons gaue y e lond to Conon moredak a briten so callyd it litell brittayne wherfore his people callid him eÌ„perour after maximian went to rome by the way subduyd a grete part of germania a grete part of gallia fraunce wherfore the eÌ„ê‘ours gracian valentiniaÌ„ made sore ware agayns hym coÌ„myng with a grete host yet for fere of maximian valentine fled to constantynople and gracian to lyons in frauÌ„ce where he was slayn In this tyme conon morodak send in to gret britteyn to dionotê° duke of cornwall to haue meydens of they re owne nacion to be theyr wyfê which as galfridê° writeth seÌ„d to hiÌ„ vrsula his doughteâ— .xiM. other meydeÌ„s which by reÌ„peâ—t of y e se were driuiÌ„ to a place iÌ„ germania ClogioÌ„ Mercomer ¶ Clogion son of theodomer was after his father kyng of frenchmen the yere of cryst CCC.lx this Clogion to reuenge the deth of his fader with a grete host passed in to gallia and toke the cite of cambrey and slew all the romayns therin he conquered gallia vnto the flood of seyne ¶ Marcomer son of Clogion was after his fader kyng of frenchmen he had many grete bateylls agayn the romayns gallê but at the last he was sâ—eyn in germayn in an army agayns valentinian theÌ„ the frenchmen were with out kyng TaxaÌ„der ¶ Taxander sonn of Marciandus was after his father duke of tongres braband he was norisshid in the court of â—racian emperour which reynid the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxij he was there accusyd by eugenius graÌ„maticus one zozinê° Bonifaâ—e Celestine ¶ zorinus a Greke was nexte pope the yere of cryst CCCC xx he helde the see one yere in his tyme Pharamound began to reyne in fraunce ¶ Boniface a Romayne helde the see .ij. yere in his tyme saynt Ierome dyed ¶ Celestyne a Romayne borne in CaÌ„payne was pope the yere of cryst CCCC xxv helde the see .ix. yere in his tyme the .iii. generall counsayle was kepte in the cyte of Ephese agaynst the Nestoryens the Pellagiens heretykes at whiche counsayle there were CC. bysshoppes Theodose Archadius Honorius ¶ Theodose the graunte a Spanyarde borne was nexte Emperour the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxviii s. after the deth of Gracian for before he helde the Empyre of Constantynople .vi. yere with GraciaÌ„ and after helde it .xi. yere and than dyed at Mylleyne his body brought to Constnople in his tyme saynt Austyn lyued ¶ Archadius honoriê° sonnes to Theodose were ioynt eÌ„perous the yere of Cryst iiiC.xcviii but archadius was at constantinople honorius in the west ¶ Honorius ouer lifâ—id Archadius then began to be ioynt eÌ„ê‘our with Theodose the yoÌ„ger sonne to archadius the yere of cryst CCCCxi he held the empyre xv yere GraciaÌ„ amoÌ„g y e pagaÌ„ people where on Gwanê° beiÌ„g king melga his brother seiÌ„g theyr bewâ—e wold haue deuoured theÌ„ because Vrsula her maydens wolde not coÌ„sent therto they were therfore put to deth at a place where now y e cyte of Coleyn is sett but other storyes as Iacobus Philipê° anthoniê° sey y t they shuld not be sent furth of gret Bryttayne nor martired about y e tyme but in the time of Mercianus Emê‘our This Gwanus Melga were sent by the sayd emê‘ours Gracian Valentinian into grete bryttayne which there dystroyd churches of crystys fayth slew y e people wherof MaximiaÌ„ hauiÌ„g knolege seÌ„ta knyght of his thider callyd Gracianê° which droue out Gwanus Melga deffendyd kept the land to the vse of Maximian In his time Theodosius eÌ„perour of the Est with a grete power drofe Maxymian in to a towne in Italy callid aquilâ—a where he was takiÌ„ he did aft whos deth gracianê° beiÌ„g in britayn heriÌ„g therof a non made hiÌ„ self there kiÌ„g ¶ GraciaÌ„ after y e deth of MaximiaÌ„ was made kyng of bryttayne the yere of cryste CCCxc after that was so cruell vsid sich tirranny execucoÌ„n vppoÌ„ the britteyns y t at the last they rose agaynst hym by one assent slew hym after that he had reynyd there .iiii yere Mercomer PharamouÌ„d xv yere duriÌ„g which tyme .ii. dukis one aft another dyd gouern y e people y t is to sey furst dagobert broder to mercomer .v.
born in marsâ— held y e see next .vi. yere he ordeynyd the fest of all seyntis Focas ¶ Focas was iÌ„ y e lyfe of mauryce next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.iiii he gaue to boniface y â— .iiii. y e teÌ„ple callid poÌ„tâ—eoÌ„ there of made a church dedycate to our blessyd lady seiÌ„t mary This Focas was takyn by Heracle which smote of his fete handis after with a stone tyed about his nek cast hym in to the see after that be had holden the empyre .viii. yere CadwaÌ„nus About thys tyme begaÌ„ y e kiÌ„gdom of Est saxoÌ„s vnder Sebertê° y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiiii Also somwhat before this tyme .ii. cheldern of Angles were seÌ„t to Rome to be solde whych wheÌ„ seynt Gregory beyng a monk saw theyr bewty seyd they myght well be callyd angles for they were lyke Angellê he therfore after y t he was pope hauyng coÌ„passyon y t theyr cuÌ„tre was not crystynyd sent seiÌ„t AusteÌ„ thyder whych Came furst in to keÌ„t there coÌ„uertyd kyng Ethelbert crystynyd hym the yere of cryst after Bede other wryters .v. C. xC.vi a grete part of y e coÌ„tre of kent after crystenid Many M. mo of y e bryttons Thys Ethelbert began the church of polys as some wryters afferme excityd a cytyzin of LondoÌ„ to make a church in the worshyp of sent peter in the west end of LondoÌ„ theÌ„ callyd Thorney now callyd westminster but other hystories afferme y t Sebertê° kyng of Essex fouÌ„dyd y t seyd abbey of westmiÌ„ster Also about this tyme Redwaldê° kiÌ„g of EstaÌ„gles was crystyned whych sone after denyed y e feyth thys seynt Austen made one Melytus bysshop of london by whose prechyng Sebertus kyng of essex was crystynyd ¶ CadwaÌ„nus a duke of north wales was after y e deth of carecticus by y e brytteyns made they re kyng gouernoure in y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiii. in y e time of Chelwolphê° king of west saxoÌ„s he made stroÌ„g warre vppoÌ„ Ethelfridus kyng of northuÌ„ber as some say he sâ—ew hym but some sey that there was a pese made bytwyxt hym Ethelfridus whych coÌ„tynued duryng they re lyfes but Giraldus caÌ„breÌ„sis affermith that Edwyn soÌ„ to Ella kyng of Deyra in northuÌ„ber slew Ethelfride kept the hole kyngdome of northuÌ„berland in his owne hand .xvii. yere oswold oswy sonis to Ethelfridus for fere were by theyr wardeÌ„s seÌ„t to Albania Thys Edwin was crystynyd by synt paulyn Also about this tyme Eden kyng of scottis eÌ„terid in to NorthuÌ„berland wyth a grete army whom this Ehtelfridus incoÌ„terid slew the most part of the scottis y â— frome that day C. yere after the scottis drust neuer Inuade the land in whych batell Theobald broder to Ethelfridus was slayn k    k S     A    A w  â—iâ—ctilsê° Â w N   Edwinê° N  â—ebertê° Â Â E Dagobert ¶ Dagobert soÌ„ of the secoÌ„d cloyter was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xxxi he fouÌ„d y e church of seiÌ„t denis .ii. legê froÌ„ parê he gaue to heybert Pepin ¶ Pepyn the elder soÌ„ to karloman was duke of Braban Austry also prynce of the palys of frauÌ„ce he had a soÌ„ callid Grymoald .ii. doughters Begga Geretrude whych was a saynt Thys Grymold dyed with out issue Deus dedit Boniface Honore ¶ Deus dedit a romayn was next pope the yere of crist .vi C.xiiii he held the see .iii. yere ¶ Boniface borne in champayne helde the see nexte .v. yere ¶ Honore borne in champayne held the se next .xiii. yere Heracle CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Heracle son to heracle pretor of affryk was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of ryst .vi. C. .xii. he enteryd perse with a gret hoste toke Cosdrey the kyng there he baptysyd his sone and brought the holy crosse that cryst dyed vpon in to Iherusalem before takyn by Cosdrey therfore the fest of the exaltacyon is halowyd he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Constantine the seconde sone to heracle was next emperour .iiii. monethis ¶ In his tyme .ii. sonnis of Cheolrycê° kingilsê° Quichelynus after the deth of theyr faders broder Colwolfus rulydâ— Ioyntly the priÌ„cypat of west saxonis which kyngylsus was after sole king of west saxons crystynyd by saynt byryne Thys kyngylsus fought oft agaynst the britteyns About this tyme the kyngdome of Mercya began vnder one Penda a saxon the yere of cryst vi·C.xxvi which was gretest of the other .vi. conteynyd from huntyngton to london from the este see to the riuers of Syuerne Dye he had a sone callyd wolpherus which reyned after hym and was crystyned Also in this tyme Orpewaldus son to Redwaldus kyng of EstaÌ„gles was coÌ„uertyd crystenyd ¶ Thys Edwyn was a noble man therfore for dysdayn that Penda had to hym Penda excytyd Cadwan to make warre vpon hym so that they .ii. assembled a grete hosteÌ„ gaue to hym battell where Edwine was slayn after whose deth Eufrycus son of Ethelfrydus was kynge of Brennicia Osrycus son of Elfricus brother to Ethelfridus was kyng of Deyra But anon after they were both slayne of CadwaÌ„ after whose deth Oswold secoÌ„d son of Ethelfridus was kyng of BreÌ„nycya whom CadwaÌ„ wolde haue subdyed and made grete ware vpon hym but Cadwan was ther slayn About thys tyme dyed Ethelbertus kyng of kent after whom reynyd hys son Edwaldus whych denyed crystys feyth maryed hys faders wyfe but after he was conuertyd to crystys feyth by seynt laurence successoure to seynt Austen Also about this tyme Sebertus kyng of Essex dyed lefte .iii. sones which denyed the fayth expulsyd Mellitus byshop of loÌ„don from hys dyosyse but sone after they were all slayne in a batteyll agaynst the west saxons and Segebertus made kyng of Essex which was after chrystynyd by exortacyoÌ„ of Oswy kiÌ„g of NorthuÌ„bers after was slayn Cuichelmê° made kiÌ„g also aboue this tyme Orpewaldus kyng of estangles son to Redwaldus was crystenyd and after dyed After whom succedyd his broder Sigebertus k     Edwalâ—â—â— Â Â k S        S A  Orpewaldê° Â Â Â â—â—â—â—bertê° Â A w        w N   Eâ—fricê° Ofricê° Â Â Â Oswoldê° N E Tres filij sâ—berâ— Pagam    â—igebertê° Â Â E     Penda    M hys broder the coÌ„trey of tholoâ—e to Sygebert his secoÌ„d soÌ„ y e contrey of austry he relessid to y e saxons the tribute of vC oxon whyche they payd yerely to the kyngys of Fraunce he warryd agaynst the Gascoyns And made the brittons in lyttell britteyne to hym tributaries aÌ„sigisê° et Begga vxorciê° Â¶ Ansigises whych was son to seynt Arnolde was maryed to Begga Doughter to Pepyn
whom Cadwalleder In this tyme begaÌ„ gret deth iÌ„ brytteyn wherof many bysshoppê died iÌ„ this tyme oswy yaÌ„ sole kiÌ„g of all northuÌ„ber dyed egfridê° his soÌ„ was kiÌ„g after hym about this tyme coÌ„walcê° kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s dyed keÌ„winê° succedyd hiÌ„ this keÌ„winê° made gret war agaiÌ„st y e brittons had vyctory also Egfrydus made oft war agaynst them the Pyctis had oft victory but the Pyctis one tyme by a polecy fleiÌ„g bak broght Egfride iÌ„to a strayt amoÌ„g mouÌ„teyns where Egfrydê° was slayn a gret part of hys people after whose deth a basterd brother of hys callyd Alfridus Notus was made kynge of all northumberland Sone after this Cad wall kynge of britteyns dyed but Polycronycon nor none other auctour shewyth any actys of Cadwall as galfryde doth nother of his beriall nor of the Image of brasse set vppon an horse of brase at Ludgate or y â— Cadwalladrus whych Bede callyth Cedwalla shuld be his son therfore I let all that matter pas ¶ Cadwalladrus which Bede callyth Cedwalla began to rule the bryttons as Galfryde affyrmith y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxiiii Thys Cadwalladrus by Galfryde is callyd sonn of Cadwall but willmÌ„s de regibus seyth he was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s next after kenwyn descendyng lyneally of the noble blod of germayns Also holy Beda whiche was lyuynge the same tyme affyrmyth that thys Cedwalla or Cadwalader was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s dyscendyng of the kyngis blod of y e people callyd Geuissi which he expounyth to be westsaxons whyce .ii. seyngys may wel accord because y e west saxoÌ„s caÌ„ out of germania this cadwallader as beda affyrmyth for deuocion forsoke his kyngdome câ—me to rome there of the pope Sergyus was crystynyd after whoÌ„ succedyd hiÌ„ one HuÌ„ kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s xxx.vii yere which after forsoke hys kyngdome also came to rome Also about this tyme Sebba kyng of EssaxoÌ„s was coÌ„uerrid to crystys feyth by seynt Erkynwald k     k S     S A  Adulfus    w Kenwynê° Â Â Â w N   Alfridê° Â N E     E M    Wolferus M Cloiter ¶ Cloyter soÌ„ of clouis was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxii. he ordeynyd mayrs of y e palys and after that the kyngis of frauÌ„ce left all bysynes of the comyn wele study therof gaffthem self to slewth gloteny other pleasurs dyd no good but ons in the yere shewd them selff to theyre people with pryde pompe Pepyn ¶ Pepyn son to aÌ„sigises begga was duke of braband austry also prynce of y e palece of frauÌ„ce Sergius IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ Sosinê° Â¶ Sergius borne at Annoch was next pope the yere of Cryste .vi. C.lxxxvii he hyld the see one yere and more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .iii. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .ii. yere more ¶ Sosinus of Siria hyld the se next .xx. days In his tyme was made the furst duke of Venes callid Paulus Lucius LeoÌ„ciê° seÌ„d one IohnÌ„ Patrik which bete droue out y e sarsiÌ„s but after y e sarsiÌ„s returnid agayn wherfore IohnÌ„ Patryk returnyd toward y e eÌ„ê‘our for socour the people of his army therfore made one Tyber eÌ„ê‘our whych Tyber weÌ„t streyght to coÌ„staÌ„tynople cut of LeoÌ„ciê° nose put him in to exyle Also Ranulphus other auctours affyrme that Cadwalleder was kyng of west saxons And dyuers suppose that he myght be kyng both of weste saxoÌ„s kyng of bryttayns be inherytable to both for west saxons were next adioynyng to Cambria wher the bryttons dwelt This Cadwalladrus made war vppoÌ„ Lotharius kyng of kent dystroyd mych of that prouynce in whych war Lothariê° was slayne after whose deth one Edricus was kyng of kent after that Cadwalleder made war vppoÌ„ Ethelwold kyng of South saxons slewe hym in playne batâ—eyll made hys prouynce subduyd to hym In thys tyme the deth whych began in the tyme of Cadwall contynuyd so sore therwyth great darth by y e space of .xi. yere wherby the people at y e last were so mynyshyd y t vnneth y e quyk bodys suffysyd to bery the dede This Cadwallader as Galfridus wrytyth in the .iii. yere of hys reyn whether it were only for deuocyon or for fleyng of the deth went on pylgimage to rome and there by the pope Sergius was professyd a monk there dyed was the last kyng of the blood of brytteyns Also Galfrydus wrytyth that Iuor son to Cadwalleder Iue hys nevewe rulyd the bryttayns ioyntly after the departyng of Cadwallader made great war agaynst the saxons but they coud neuer preuayle after y e bryttayns were callyd welch meÌ„ of theyr duke leder callyd wallo or Gwallo or els of a quene of walys callyd Galaes Also about this tyme wolpherus king of Marches dyed after whoÌ„ succedyd hys broder Ertheldredus But now because y e Cadwallader as it apperyth was both kyng of brittoÌ„s of west saxons all the other kyngdomys were subduyd to the west saxons therfore in thys worke I wyl procede vppon the lyne of west saxons euer in tyme order shew how euery one of the other k Cothariê° k N  N E  E M Etheldredê° M Theodor ¶ Theodor son of Clouis was next kyng of france the yere of cryst .vi C.lxvi after y t he had bene a whyle kyng for his wantones lyghtenes he was expulsyd Chelderyk hys brother put in his stede after Chelderek for his cruelte was slayn than Theoder made kyng agayn CoÌ„staÌ„â—tine Gregory ¶ Constantyne of siria was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.vi he held the see .vii. yere he crystenyd ii kyngis of saxons which were at rome after went home becam relygyous men ¶ Gregory a romayn held the see next xâ—ii yere By his meanys y e germayns were coÌ„uertyd to cristê feyth he cursyd the eÌ„ê‘our Leo becaus he worshyppyd fals goddys Tibery Philippicus ¶ Tyber was next emê‘our the yere of cryst .vii. C. in his time IustynyaÌ„ before namyd emperour cam in agayne by the helpe of Carinus slew both Leoncius Tybere but he was after slayne in batteyll by one Phyllipicus and duryng this tyme the realme of Granado was takiÌ„ by the sarsyns ¶ Philippicus was next emperour he was declaryd an herytyk by y e pope CoÌ„staÌ„tyne put downe and hys eyeys put owte Iue Iewe or HuÌ„ kyngdomis endyd were subduyd to the west saxoÌ„s how the name of this hole laÌ„d of gret bryttayn was changyd in to EngloÌ„d which was in the time of of Egbert kyng of west saxoÌ„s as after shal be declaryd Also about this tyme Ethelrâ—dus kyng of Mercia was made a monke after whom succedyd in the kyngdome of Mercia kenredus Also about
of EnlgoÌ„d the yere of cryst ixC.xlxii In his tyme the danys rebellyd a gayn too â— the cyte of york but the kyng preparyd toward theÌ„ dystroyed a gret ê‘t of y â— coÌ„trey iÌ„ coÌ„clusioÌ„ he subduid yeÌ„ but not without losse of meÌ„ by appoyntmeÌ„t banyshyd theyr duke hircus ioynyd y t kingedome of Northumberlande to hys owne domynyons Lews Loyter ¶ Lewes soÌ„ to Charlis the simple was nexte kynge of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xxxiiii ¶ Loyter the eldyst soÌ„ of lews was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Rollo WyllmÌ„ Rychard Rollo born iÌ„ norway with a grete coÌ„pany of norweys danis paneÌ„ mys infydels came iÌ„ to y e coÌ„trey of Neuster there toke y e cyte of roan and dyd in that contrey and other landis of fraunce grete cruelte distroyng the peple churchis of cristis feyth wherfore Charlis the siÌ„ple king of fraunce to make pease gaff hym the seyd contrey and his doughter gilda to wif and so be agrement Rollo was baptysyd and callyd Robert after y t chaÌ„chyd y e name of y t laÌ„d callyd hit normaÌ„dy so was furst duke of normaÌ„dy ¶ wilmÌ„ soÌ„ to Rollo callyd loÌ„ga spata was next duke of normandy he gouernyd that land with good Iustyce and after was slayn by the treson of Arnold yerle of flaunders ¶ Rychard callyd the hardy Sonne to wyllyam was nexte duke of Normandycand because kynge Loyter had wonne from hym the Cyte of bayon he by the help of Erard kyng of denmarke enteryd benet Leo. IohnÌ„ benet Donus ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryste .ix. C.lxii y e emperour otton for varyance betwen them banyssyd hym in to Italye ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next vi· yere more ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more tyl that one Cyntheus a cytezyn of rome put hym in preson in the castell angell where he dyed for honger ¶ Donus a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere by pope IohnÌ„ he was emperour after the deth of his fader .x. yere more he made grete warr with Loyter kyng of Fraunce dyspoylyd the contrey cam to parys brent the subberbis of the cyte EdwiÌ„ Edgar ¶ Edwyn the eldest son of Edmond broder to Ethelstone was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst ixC lvi he banysshyd seynt donstone for a season toke goodis Iewelis froÌ„ relygyus housê gaft them to alyantis straÌ„gers he was a vycyus man of lyuyng also a tyrrant to his subiectis y t in conclucions they depryuyd hym from all kyngly dygnyte honoure ¶ Edgar second son of Edmond broder to Edwyn was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lx. he kept so good Iustyce dyd so sharp execucyon that in his days was lytyl felony or robbery vsed he cawsyd ludwallus prynce or kyng of walys to yeld to hym yerely by way of trybute CCC· wolphis by reasoÌ„ whereof the wolphis in Englond walys were dystroyed this Edgar vsyd euery somer to skour the see with shyppys kept them stel all the yere euer redy for the same purpose with all aperrell belongyng to them by meanis whereof he kept his land froÌ„ outward enmyes Also in his tyme as well the danis as all other peple in Englond vsyd mych vyse of grete drynkyng y e kyng ther for rode thorough the realme dystroyd many alehousis wold suffer but one alchouse in a vilage or towne except it were a grete borough ordenyd certeyn cuppys with pynnys naylys made a law that who so euer drank past that mark at one draught shuld forfeyt a certeyn payn whereof the accuser shuld haue the one half the ruler of the town the other half â—he subdewd the bryttoÌ„s in walys spoylyd theyr coÌ„trey this Edgar was vycyous louyd feyr womeÌ„ slew Ethelwold a knyght of his for the loue he had to his feyr wyff Elfryda whom he after maryed Also this Edgar begat of one wylfryth a non a doughter but after that both the mother the doughter prouyd holy women but after this Edgar by the counsell of seynt donston toke repentaunce therfore byldyd repayryd many housys of relygyon he made gret warr vppon Rychard duke of normandy wan the cyte of bayon Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn soÌ„ of arnold was next yerle of flanders he lyth at seiÌ„t bartyns in y e town of seiÌ„t omer in to fraunce spoylyng the countrey sleyng the peple with out pyte wherfore Loyter kyng of fraÌ„ce was compellyd to take pease to redelyuer to hym the cyte of bayon Boniface Benet IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ ¶ Boneface was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxv He obteynyd the papacye by euyll ways and robbyd spoylyd the tresure of the church after dyed wrechydly ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .viii. yere .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn heeld the see next .iii. monethis he dyed for honger in castell Angell ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayne heeld the see .vi. monethis he was hatyd of all folk he dyd noughte but made his kyn ryche of the goodys of the church Otton ¶ Otton was next emê‘our the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxxiiii he was crownyd by pope Gregory held the empyre .xix. yer and more Edward Egelredus· ¶ Edward the eldest son of Edgar was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lxxvii this Edward rydyng in a forest lost his people sodeÌ„ly cam to the castell of Corf where Elfryda his moder in law last wyfe to kyng Edgar lay whom when she had aspyed desyryd hym to drynk as the kynge drank a seruaunt of hers whom she had hyryd stroke the kyng to the hart with a dager so she causid hym to be sleyne because she wold haue Egelredus her son kyng which was second soÌ„ of kyng Edgar which kyng wheÌ„ he was thus strykyn wold haue fled toward his company but he bled so sore that he fell from his hors the one foot fast in the styrrop so was drawn with the hors till he cam to a certeyn place where that he was fouÌ„dyn dede all alone that the maner of his deth was vnknowyn long after It is seyd y t this Elfrida toke repentaunce therfoÌ„re byldyd two monestarys of nonnys Amesbury warwell in which warwell she after lyuyd a solytary lyfe after dyed ¶ Egelredus the son of Edgar of the seyd Elfrida was next kyng of Englond the yere of 〈◊〉 ·ix C.lxxxi This kyng was vngracyous in the begynnyng wretchyd in hys mydyll lyfe hatefull to his peopull in the end In his tyme the Danys rose agayn dyd great harm in dyuers placys in EngloÌ„d that the kyng was glad to graunt them gret soÌ„mys of money for pease to be had for the assuraunce of which pease Anlaff
the kyngê son mete them dyd discoÌ„fort them and syr Symon fled dyuers of his coÌ„panye were takyn prisoners But after that syr Symon Mounforde the erle of Leyceter hym selfe gatheryd a great coÌ„pany met with the sayd syr Edwarde at Enesham where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where syr Symon the erle was slayne and many other that toke the barons parte And after at a ê‘lyment holden at wynchester all the statutes ordynauÌ„ces made at Oxenforde were vtterly adnulled all bondes wrytynges made for the same were cancelled brokyn And after y t the kynge came to wyndsore intendynge to haue dystroyed the citye of London but the Mayre Aldermen other of citezyns put them into the kynges mercye and grace at wyndsore whervpon they were coÌ„mytted to prison put out of theyr offyces the CoÌ„stable of the Towre made custos of the citye But after they were restored and pardoned and the citye payde to the kynge for a fyne .xx. M. markes ¶ After this at a parlyament holdyn at Northampton many y t toke the barons parte were disinheryte whiche therfore gathered them to gyther went to the yle of Elye kept it w t strength ¶ Also about the .l. yere of his reyne he ordayned the statutê of Marlebryge And about the .li. yere the statuê were made ordayned for weyghtes mesures that is to say that .xxxii. greynes of whete drye rounde takyn in the myddes of y e ere shulde wey a sterlynge peny .xx. of those sterlyng pens shulde make an vnce .xii. vnce shulde make a pounde troy and .viii. pounde troy shulde wey a galon of wyne .viii. galons of wyne shulde make a busshell of London whiche is the .viii. ê‘te of a quarter Also that .iii. barly cornes drye rounde shulde make an ynche .xii. ynches to a fote â—iii fote to a yarde .v. yardes a halfe to a ê‘che or pole .xl. pole in lengthe foure in brede to make an acre of lande this staÌ„dardes of weyght were coÌ„fyrmed the xv yere of Edwarde the .iii. And also in the tyme of henry the .vi. and Edwarde the .iiii. and lastly coÌ„fyrmed in the .xi. yere of Henry the .vii. Howe be it in the tyme of kynge Henry the .vi. it was ordayned y t the same vnce shulde be deuyded in .xxx. ê‘tes called .xxx. pens in kyng Edwarde the .iiii. his tyme into .xl. partes called .xl. pens And in kynge Henry the .viii. his dayes into .xliiii. partes called .iii. â— viii d but the weyght of the vnce troy the mesure of the fote was ordayned euer to be at one stynt In the .lii. yere of his reyne y e erle of Glocester refused the kyng in the marches of wales gatheryd moche people many of the coÌ„pany disinheryted drewe to hym whiche came to the citye of London by intretye and fayre meanes polecye came into the citye and many of the coÌ„mons toke his parte fortefyed the citye with Bulwarkê Barbycans shortely after the kynge came to Stretforde of the bowe with a great coÌ„pany But by the meanes of one Octobanus y â— popes Legate whiche than lay in London a peace was takyn so the warre was endyd Also durynge the whyle of all this sayd besynesse after that syr Edwarde the kynges son had the victory tyll almost the later ende of this kynges reyne There were but fewe Mayres of the citye of London but the franches of London were seasyd into the kynges handes and there were ordayned custodyes gardens and no mayres who that was coÌ„stable of the Towre was also câ—stos of the citye In the .lv. yere of this kynge syr Edwarde the kyngê son toke his iourney into the holy laÌ„de whiche went to the citye of Acres defended it from the Soudan of Surrey whiche after his coÌ„mynge beseged it with C.M. Sarazyns whiche citye had byn lost if the sayd syr Edwarde had nat come manfully defendyd it Also in the .lvi. yere of this kynges reyne his son Edwarde thus beynge in the holy lande kyng Henry fell sicke at westmyster dyed the .xvi. day of Nouerbre the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxii and is buryed at westmyster Edwardus .j. Gregory Innocent Adryan Iohan. ¶ Gregory was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxi he hylde the see .iiii. yeres ¶ Innocent hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes ¶ Adryan hylde the see nexte .xxxix. dayes ¶ IohnÌ„ hylde the see nexte .viii. monthes ¶ Radulphus ¶ Radulphe was nexte chosyn Emperour the yere of chryst CC.lxxiii and confyrmed by pope Gregory he hylde the see .xix. yere Edwarde the fyrst EDwarde the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the thyrde after he harde of the deth of his father came from the holy lande and was crowned kynge at westmyster the .xix. day of Auguste the yere of christ M.CC.lxxiii at whiche tyme Alexander kyng of Scottê was present and dyd homage to kynge Edwarde In the seconde yere of this kynges reyne the kynge went into wales and there subdued Lewellyn prynce of wales whiche after y e rebelled and was subdued agayne payde to the kyng a fyne of .l. M. markes Also in the .iii. yere of this kynges reyne were made the statutes called westmyster primer where ben contayned goodly statutes fyrst howe clerkes indyted of Felonye shal be delyuered to the ordynaryes of Assise of plees of lande of Arteyntes and many other goodly statutes ¶ In the .vi. yere of this kynge the Chauncery coÌ„myn place and Escheker were remoued to Glocester where dyuers statutes were made but the courtes contynued there but for one terme and about this tyme there was a parlyament at London for reformacyon of the kynges coyne whiche was clypped and wasshed by the Iewes and almost .iii. C. Iewes were cast therfore about the same tyme began the foundacyon of the house of the freres prechours at Ludgate ¶ In the .x. yere of this kynge Lewellyn prince of wales rebelled agayne and the kynge sent thyther therles of Northumberlande and Surrey with many other knyghtes but Dauyd brother to Lewellyn with a great power met with them nere to a place called Hauardyne where betwene them was a great battell where the welchemen had the victorye and the erles fled many of the englysshemen slayne taken But the next yere after y e kyng sent thyther a more power to besege y e castell of Snowden but many of thenglysshemen were drowned beynge vpon a brydge made of barges and plankes but after that they pursued â—o the welchemen that Lewellyn and Dauyd his brother fledde but after Lewellyn was takyn by syr Edmonde Mortymer whiche smote of his heed and sent it to the kynge and after by dome of all the lordes he and his heyres were disinheryte for euer And after that Dauyd his brother was taken and after drawne hanged and quarterde And after
commyng ouer it which they seyd in laten de aduentu auium ¶ Procas siluius son to Auentinus was next kyng of Latyns Albayns ¶ Amulyus siluius the yonger son of Procas was next kyng of Albayns he expulsyd his elder broder Numiter slew Lansus his sonne cawsyd Rehea his doughter to be a nonne of sych an order that yf she brake her vyrgynyte she shuld dye but that not with stondyng she was gotten with chylde by one vnknowyn had .ii chyldern at a byrth which after were callyd one Romulê° another Remê° wherfore Amulius causyd Rehea to be burned quik the ·ii cheldern to be cast in the water of Tiber but yet by ê‘uycyoÌ„ deuyne they were pÌ„seruyd by the water syde fouÌ„d alyue by one Faustulê° which norryshed them tyll they cam to age which chyldern than slew the seyd Amulius Ebrank Brute greenshyld Leyle Ludebras Bladud Leyre ¶ Ebrank soÌ„ to menpresyus reynyd next he coÌ„queryd frauÌ„ce wan there grete tresure cam agayn byldyd a cyte calfyd Eborak after his name which now is calleyd york byldyd Edinborow castell ¶ Brute grenshelde callyd viride stutun reynyd after his fader Ebrank .xxx. yere ¶ Leyle son to Brute reynyd next after he made the town of karlell in his tyme Salamon made y e temple of Ierusalem this Leyle reynyd .xxii. yere ¶ Ludibras son to Leyle reynyd after hym he made the ceties of Canterbury wynchester shaftisbury he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Bladud son to Ludibras reynyd next he made the cyte of Bath as the story seyth he was a grete nigromancyer by y t craft made there y e hote bathys but other clerkis hold opynyon that they come naturally of y e grounde be cause ther be manny sych in other placis as in darbyshyer at boxtone and many other in Italye dyuers other landis some phylozophers holde that y e cause therof is thus that whaÌ„ there is a hote fume which perpetuall comyth fumyth out of the yerth wherof ye may se manny of thâ—m by experyence in Italy which be euer perpetually hote fumyng smokyng out of the yerth lyke wyse as welspryngis come out of the yerth perpetually when anny welspryng brekyth out at any place of the yerth where sych a hote fume is nygh IoyniÌ„g thaÌ„ if y e hote fume be bygger of power theÌ„ it will naturally make the water hote because y e hote fume welspryng be both of theyr naturis perpetuall that hote bath of water must be perpetually hote but whether men will beleue the history or the phylozophers euery man is at his lyberte This bladud reynyd .xxi. yere ¶ Leyre soÌ„ to Bladud reynyd next he made y e town of Leycet after his name he had .iii. doughters because the eldest doughter Genoril seyd she louyd hym better than her lyfe the .ii. callyd Rogane seyd she loued hym passyng all creaturs the .iii. doughters called Cordell seyd that she louyd hym as she ought to loue her father he therfore maryed his eldest doughter to the kyng of skotland the .ii. to the yerle of Cornwall nothyng regardyng his yongist doughter gafe his hole realme land in his lyfe to his two eldest doughters but y e king of frauÌ„ce callyd Agamp herd speke of the bewty goodnes of Cordell toke her to wyfe though y e father had nothyng to gyfe her after this Leyr soiornyd with his eldest doughter a whyle with .xl. knyghtis squyeris waytyng on hym so long tyll y t she was wery of hym wherefore he departyd theÌ„s went to his other doughter in to Cornewall there soiornyd so long tell y t she was also wery of hym wherfore he departyd preuely in to frauÌ„ce to his yongyst doughter whiche there reseuyd hym louyngly when kynge Agampe knewe how vnkyndely his .ii doughters seruyd hym he sent hym ouer agayne with his doughter agrete people with hym whych iÌ„ stroÌ„g bateyl had y e victory so Leyr had his laÌ„d again lyffyd after y â— .iii. yere iÌ„ all reynyd .xl. yere ¶ The lyne of cicambres †Torgotus Tungrys Teutho Agrippa ¶ Pryam after the deth of Cicamber was next kyng of Cicambreys after whoÌ„ succedyd one Hector other as the lyne petegre aboue shewyth as the frenchmen hold oppynyon 〈…〉 Ancus marciê° Tarquimê° prisâ—us Sermus tulliê° Tarquimus suê‘bê° Â¶ Romulus Remus bredyrne â—wyndels after that they had slayne Anâ—â—ius byldyd a cyte in tâ—e place where they were cast in the water to haue been drownyd But because it was not knowyn who was the elder brother some dyscord grewe Betwene theÌ„ who shuld haue the name of the Cyte wherfore it was agreed after the custome of they re old wichcraftys that eyther of them shuld stand vppon dyuers hylâ—â—s ouer whose hed so euer it were that most nomber of Byrdys callyd vulturus dyd fle y t he shuld haue the preemyneÌ„câ— wherof the fortune fell to Romulê° wherfore he namyd the cyte Rome But incontinent after this Romulus slew his broder Remus because he went ouer the wallys of the Cyte contrary to his broderâ— coÌ„maundement wherfore then Romulus abode soole kyng of Rome This Romulus ordeynyd that there shuld be a C. of the wysyst of the people elect whiche were callyd Senatours by whose councell all matters shuld be dyrectyd This Romulus was slayn in a tempest of thunder lyghtenyng that no man coud tell where his body became Therefore the roÌ„mayns seyd that he was translatyd into heuyn wherfore afterward they honouryd hym as a god ¶ Numa pompilius a Sabyne born was next kyng of Rome because ther was oft dyscord betwen the Romayns Sabynis it was agreed that bothe cuntreys shuld be as one the kyng to be chosyn by eleccyon and agreemeÌ„t of both people which Numa so chosyn gouernyd y e people by sych maner that he was without any war duryng his lyfe wherfore the Romayns incresyd meruelously both in strenght and ryches ¶ Tulliê° hostiliê° a romayn was next chosyn kiÌ„g he made war agaiÌ„st y e Albayns subduyd the king callyd Caius Ciuilius and bâ—eâ—t and dyâ—lroyed the cyte of Alba And made all the people subduyd to Rome This Tullius was slayn with thonder and lyghtening ¶ Ancus marcius son to Numa was next chosyn king of Rome He adioynyd to the cite of Rome y t mountê Auentyne and Iamcule and was the furst that byldyd the bryge ouer Tyber ¶ Tarquinius priscus borne in the cite of Tarquia was next chosin king of Rome â—e dubled the noÌ„ber of the Senatours and made a nother C. which were callid Peeres or Faders of y e yoÌ„g senatours He fortefied gretly the cite of Rome he gaue his doughter in mariage to Seruius tullius wherefoâ—e by the menis of the chileren of Ancus he was in his â—ales slayn by treason ¶ Seruius tulliê° was next king Not made by the coÌ„seÌ„t
saue his broder Clodiak his lyfe y t was there prisoner ⸫ ¶ Charlê ynach deê‘tid froÌ„ his fad godfrey iÌ„to archadia yer liuid iÌ„ warrê vndâ—r Luciê° Iuliê° coÌ„sull ¶ Swayn dought to charlê inach to oÌ„ swayn sist to Iuliê° cesar was maried to on Saluiê° brabaÌ„ to whoÌ„ Iuliê° gafe y e coÌ„trey of brabaÌ„ by whoÌ„ it toke furst y e name so â—is saluiê° was furst duke of brabaÌ„ ¶ Charlis brabaÌ„ soÌ„ to saluiê° to swayne was duke of toÌ„gres secoÌ„d duke of brabaÌ„ .xlvi. yere before y e byrth of cryste he maried y e doughter of Epitogrus duke of Turynge succedyd hym as duke Octauian ¶ Octauian Cesar Augustus of whom the eÌ„ê‘ours toke the name of Augustê° son to Caiê° Octauiê° Athia doughter to Iulia sister to Iuliê° Cesar was next made emê‘our In the .xlii. yere of his eÌ„pyre Ihesu Cryste the soÌ„ of God secoÌ„d ê‘son in Trinite took maÌ„nis nature was borne in the cyte of Bedlem in Iury of the virgyn Mary Conâ—eyuyd without maÌ„nis seed by the iÌ„spiracyon of the holy Gost as apperith in the bokis of the .iiii. EuaÌ„gelistis Mark Mathew Luke IohnÌ„ which wrote of his Godhed MaÌ„hod workis myracles He taught pÌ„chyd a new law exortiÌ„g all meÌ„ to meeknes charite rebukiÌ„g syn Ihesu Cryste IohnÌ„ Baptyst dispisiÌ„g war all contrary to the miÌ„dis of the gret kingis gouernours of the romaiÌ„s sich oyer but he dyspisyd all worldly honour ê¯quest victory taught exortid eueri maÌ„ to loue his eÌ„my and to do good for yuyll ¶ Also .vi. moÌ„this before the birth of cryst IohnÌ„ the Baptyst was borne A maruelouse holy man which lyuid in wildernes Baptisyng the people prechiÌ„g the coÌ„miÌ„g of Cryst Of whoÌ„ cryst hym self was baptisyd This Iohn was cosyn to cryste ¶ Ihesu Cryste while he was her iÌ„ yerth had mani dsiciples but amoÌ„g yeÌ„ al he electyd specyally .xii. Peter Andrew IohnÌ„ Iamis the more Thomas Iamis the las Philip Barthelmew Mathew Simon Iude Iudas skaryot But thys Iudas betrayed hys master Cryst sold him to the Iews yersor aft the asceÌ„cioÌ„ of crist ye apostellê did chose mathie iÌ„ the sled of Iudas yese .xii after the deth of cryst pÌ„chid iÌ„ diuers coÌ„tres coÌ„uertid ye pepul to cristis feyth Tenecius Kimbelinus ¶ TeneÌ„ciê° .ii. soÌ„ of ludreinid next he gouernid well the laÌ„d .viii. yere ¶ KiÌ„belmê° soÌ„ toteneÌ„ciê° reynid next In his time Iesu Crist was born froÌ„ y e creacioÌ„ of ye world .v. M. C.xc.ix Francus Clogion ¶ IohnÌ„ the Euangelest was cosyn to cryst he went in to ynde ther coÌ„uertyd mych people and after was brought to Rome by the coÌ„mandment of domycyaÌ„ put in to a vessell of boylyng oyle cam out without hurt from thens was banysshyd in to y e yle of patmose wher he wrot the appocalypse ¶ Iamis the more broder to seynt IohnÌ„ the Euangelyst went in to spayn ther prechyd after cam agayne into Iury there was he dyd by herod ¶ Thomas prechid to y e parthes medes after weÌ„t iÌ„ to iÌ„de wher he was martirid slayn with sperê ¶ Iamis y e lasse he was furst bysshop of Iherusalem where he was cast downe froÌ„ y e top of y e teÌ„ple to y e grownd so was martyryd dyed ¶ Phylyp prechyd in Seythie coÌ„uertyd allmost all the coÌ„trey after was crucyfyed ¶ Bartholomew was neuew to y e kyng of Syrye he prechyd in Lychane ynde after came in to albane a cyte in armonye ther coÌ„uertyd y e kiÌ„g y e quene .xii. cytes in y e coÌ„trey but after he was takyn by astiagius the kyngis broder which made hym to be fleyd quik after smot of his hed ¶ Mathew appostell euaÌ„gelist he wrot y e gospell iÌ„ hebrew toÌ„g he prechid iÌ„ egipt at y e last was he did ¶ SymoÌ„ was cosiÌ„ to crist he was chosiÌ„ bisshop of IherusaleÌ„ by y e appostellê after y e deth of seiÌ„t Iamê the lesse where he was crucyfyed when he was C.xx yere of age ¶ Iudas taddeê° he prechyd iÌ„ y e cyte of Edyssa after in Mesopotonya after was slayne iÌ„ armonye ¶ Mathye after y e asceÌ„cioÌ„ of cryst was chosiÌ„ appostell in the stede of Iudas skariot he prechyd in Iury but y e Iues stonid hym to deth after smote of his hed Tiberius Caligula ¶ Tiberiê° soÌ„ of Liuia whiche was wyfe to Octauyan was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere after y e byrth of cryst .xvi. he was a man of grete litterature he made neuer war in his owne ê‘soÌ„ but by hys capteyns ¶ Caiê° caligula was next eÌ„ê‘our he was a viciê° maÌ„ wold haue beÌ„ worshypid as a god Guiderus ¶ Guiderê° soÌ„ to kimbeline reinid next he was a myghty maÌ„ of hye hert he denyed y e tribute to be payd to rome wherfor Claudius eÌ„ê‘our of rome caÌ„ iÌ„ to eÌ„glaÌ„d with a gret host of romayns gaâ— batteyl to y e kyng a romayn callyd Hamond changyd his armys preuely cam to y e kyng slew hym traytorously after y t Aruiragê° y e kyngis broder slew Hamond cast hym in to a water which was therfor callyd Hamond Hauyn where now Sowth Hampton is set wherof y e toun toke furst his name this Claudiê° wane agayn y e trybute to rome as y e boke of polycronyâ—oÌ„ affyrmyth But yet after y e deth of Guiderê° Aruiragê° toke to wyff Claudiê° doughter callyd gen wissa where by pese was made y e tribute to rome was releassid saue onely fealte this Claudiê° byldyd the towne of Glocester Herimerus Mercomer Clodomer ¶ Herimerê° soÌ„ to ClogyoÌ„ was next made kiÌ„g of frenchmeÌ„ in y e .xv. yere after y e byrth of cryste In his time y e gallis made gret warr agayns y e frenchmen distroyd mych of theyr coÌ„trey wherefore Herimerê° gederyd a meruelous grete nomber of frenchmen enteryd in to Gallya distroid y e coÌ„trey made theyr lordê dukis subiâ—et to y e frenchmen but yet lastly this herymerê° was sleyn in y e seyd warris ¶ Marcomer broder to herymerê° was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ y e yere of cryst .xxxii. he had many battellis agayns the romayns gallys In his tyme Ihesu Cryst sufferyd passyon was Crusefyed ¶ Clodomer soÌ„ of Marcomer was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„ch meÌ„ In his time yer aperid .iii. soÌ„iÌ„s iÌ„ y e firmameÌ„t which a lityll lytill ioynyd all iÌ„ to one aft y e yer was gret derth iÌ„ all Europa gret deth of meÌ„ bestis yis Clodomar passid y e reuers of rine meuze had gret war agaiÌ„s y e gallis with victory to his honor Seynt Peter Lyne ¶ Seynt Peter the appostell born iÌ„ galely cam to rome y e secoÌ„d yere of y e reyne of y e eÌ„ê‘oure Claudiê° y e yere from the byrth of
at the last one Coyl duke of colchester arose agayns hym slew hym in pleyn batell ¶ Coyll duke of colchester was then made kyng the yere of Cryste CC.lxii he was fader to seynte helene In his tyme coÌ„stancyus which late before had conqueryd spayne cam from rome with a great people in to brytayn to subdew y e bryttayns of whoÌ„ Coyll beiÌ„g a ferd gaue hym Helene his doughter to wyfe wherby pease was made Coyll dyed with in a monyth after Walter ¶ walter son of clodyon was after his fader kyng of freÌ„chmen the yere of cryst CC.xCviij In his tyme was great persecucyon of crysten men by dioclisyan maxymian he had but lytyll warr in hys tyme but dyed after that he had reynyd .viii. yere Also when the eÌ„perour constacyus was opressyd of the allmayns about langres the sayd Artsard gaue vnto hym sych eyde that at the last he had vyctory because that constaÌ„cyus wold be the more stronger agaynst the allmayns he maryed helene doughter to coyll king of bryttayn after besegyd the cytte of treues therfore the sayd Artsard coÌ„tynued great famylyaryte with the seyd eÌ„ê‘our Melchiades Siluester Marcê° Â¶ Melchiades born in affrik was pope the yere of cryst CCC.ix. he hild the se .iiii. yere he ordeynid that none shuld fast vppon the sonday was martyred vnder Galeryus Maxymyanus ¶ Syluester the furst a romayn born was next pope he hyld the see .xxiii. yere he ordeynyd y e fyrst of y e .iiii. generall couÌ„cels in y e cyte of Nycee agaiÌ„st y e arieÌ„s ¶ Mark a romayn hyld the see .ii. yere in the time of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„ciê° galeriê° coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius galeryus maxymianus were both made emperours the yere of cryst CCC.vii they partyd the empyre in two partis Maxymyan had all illyrycie or venys Asye all the oryeÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„cyus had for his parte Ittalye affirke spayne gallya he maryed Helene doughter to Coell kyng of great bryttayne Looke more of hym among the kingis of bryttayne ConstaÌ„tyne the graunt son of constancius seynt helyn was next emperour the yere of cryst CCCix both of rome coÌ„stantinople In hys tyme MaxeÌ„ce son to maximyan was by dyuers men of war made eÌ„ê‘our but he was put douÌ„e by y e seyd coÌ„staÌ„tyne vnder whych maxeÌ„ce seiÌ„t Katerine was martiryd some say y t this coÌ„stantyn gaue furst possession to rome CoÌ„staÌ„cius coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius because his wyfe Helen was next heyr was theÌ„ made kyng the yere of cryste CC.lxxxix Thys helen fouÌ„d the crosse where vppon cryst suffred his passyoÌ„ thys constancyus maryed Nopces doughter of the kyng of Cipres in perse whych was his furst wyfe by her had a son callyd Costus y t was father to seynt Kateryne thys CoÌ„stans dyed in brittayn is buryed at yorke ¶ ConstaÌ„tine the grauÌ„t son of constaÌ„cyus helen was next kyng of great brytteyn â–ª the yere of cryste CCC.ix. there welbelouyd because he was born in brytton there dyd good Iustyce he came from britteyn to rome at y e iÌ„staÌ„ce of diuers of y e romayns there droue one maxeÌ„ce out which had vsurpyd the empyre at the last this maxence was slayne constantine made eÌ„ê‘our lyuyng his fader coÌ„staÌ„s Some storyes afferme y t he was the furst that euer gaue landis possessyons to the church of rome but this constantyne at the tyme of the deth of his fader was occupyed in the warrys in gallia was emperour before y t he was kyng of bryttayn Dagobert ClogioÌ„ Clodomer Genebault ¶ Dagobert sonne of walter was after hys father kyng of frenchmeÌ„ the yere of cryste CCC.vi. he was a good man Iust he was in all cawsis so indyfferent that it cowde neuer be prouyd that euer he did wroÌ„ge to any man or sufferid any to be done to his knolege he had .iii â–ª sonnis câ—ogion clodemer and genebault ¶ ClogioÌ„ eldist soÌ„ of dagobert was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ he reyned but .ii. yere laft .ii. yong sonnis which succedid not hym because of they re yong age ¶ Clodomer the second son of dagobart brother to clogion was next kyng of frenchmen he made pese betwen the saÌ„nis the thuringiens and becawse he fauorid the thuryngiens they gaue hym a coÌ„trey lieng betwen them the saÌ„nis which contrey Clodomer gaue to genebault his yonger brother which with gret people did inhabit it callid it frauÌ„ce oryeÌ„tall where now the cytee of wyrciburg is set merciandus ¶ Merciandus son of artsard was after his fader duke of tongres brabaÌ„d also had the gouernauÌ„ce of the prouynce by y e see cost for the emê‘ours romayens wan maÌ„ny grete â—hingis for them and specially in the lyfe of his fader taking part with constantine the graunt agayns maximian and licinius Iulius Liberius Felix ¶ Iulius a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst CCC.xxxix and hild the see .xv. yere vnder hym was the creacion of the proâ—onotarys ¶ Lâ—berius a romayn hild the see .vi. yere after some x. yere this lyberius became an herityke of the sekt of arientê ¶ Felyx a romayn hild the see .i. yere more he sufferyd martirdome by the aryeÌ„s but seynt Ierome puâ—â—ith not him in the nomber of popis CoÌ„staÌ„cius IuliaÌ„n Iouian â–ª ¶ CoÌ„stancius the second sonn of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t was next emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.xl vnder him was the .xi. parsecucion of crysten men for he fell to the sekt of arieÌ„tis ¶ Iulian apostata son of coÌ„stancius brother to constantine the graunt was next eÌ„perour he made y e xii· parsecuâ—ion agaynst the crysten meÌ„ vnder hym was marâ—â—rid seynt IohnÌ„ seynt pollâ—romaiÌ„s s. donat s blase s striace s Iuliane with many other he was namid apostata because he forsoke the feyth of cryst after did the seyd parsecucioÌ„ he was slaynÌ„ at a battell agayn the parses after that he had reynyd .i. yere .viii. monethis the cronicles here in couÌ„ting of yeris do gretly dyscord ¶ Iouian born at panone was next emperour he reynid but .viii. monthis Octauius ¶ Octauius duke of cornwall after the departing of constaÌ„tine made hym self kyng of bryttayn the yere of crist CCC.xxix slew them that constantine had made gouernours wherfore coÌ„staÌ„tine seÌ„d ouer one Traherus or Traben which made grete war agaynst octauius droue hym out of the laÌ„d traherus was kyng for a seaâ—on but afterward octauius by the ayd of gouâ—â—ertus king of norway which seÌ„d with hym a grete nuÌ„ber of people eÌ„terid in to the realme slew traheâ—us so recouerid his kyngdome agayn hild it in pease long tyme. therfore this traherus is not acouÌ„ptiâ— amoÌ„g the kiÌ„gis of brittayn this octauius had no heyr but a doughter which by councell of his lordis was maryed to one Maximian that came
opteyn the loue of the briteyns letid as thoughe he had ben wroth with that dede sodenly toke those C. knyghtis furst put them in pryson after causid them to be put to deth by the order of the law wherfore the brytteyns did chose Vortyger kyng ⸫ ¶ Vortiger was thus made kyng the yere of crist CCCC xl.viii thaÌ„ they that had the kepyng of the of the .ii. children Aurilambros Vter peÌ„dragon as galfridus writyth went with the cheldren in to lityll bryten Anon after y e freÌ„des of these C. knyghtis cam in to y e laÌ„d to be reueÌ„gid vppon Vorteger wherfore he ferid them also ferid the coÌ„miÌ„g of the .ii. children In this tyme that is to sey the yere of crist CCCC.l. one Engest his broder Horsus caÌ„ froÌ„ germania into briteyn with a grete multitude of the people of the saxons which cam from theyr coÌ„trey bycause they had to mich people wher of the kyng hering was very glad reseuyd them well after with theyr help ouercam the Pictis how be it holy Beda y t wrote historia ecclesiastica gentis angloruÌ„ spekyth nothing y t this Constantyne shuld come out of litill brittayn nor of his .iii. soÌ„nis CoÌ„staÌ„s Aurelius Vter but he sayth VortiÌ„ger beiÌ„g kyng of bryttayn in the tyme of this mysery send for the saxons for help wheruppoÌ„ Engest Horsa cam to hym wyth a great multytude of saxons help the bryttons agaynst theyr enmys Also after this Vortiger maried engest his doughter callâ—d RonweÌ„ gaue to engest y e coÌ„trey of keÌ„t wherfore y e brytteyns were wrothe put down Vortigerus crowned Vortimer his sonne kyng Merouee ¶ Merouee sone of ClodioÌ„ was the thirde kyng of frauÌ„ce In his time one Attilia king of Huns now callyd HoÌ„gry Callynge hym selfe y e skorge of god Cam into Galia with CC.M. meÌ„ there dystroyd many grete townys besegid the cite of Orleans and from theÌ„s cam to chaÌ„payn wher that one Aecius leuetenauÌ„t to the eÌ„ê‘our Theodose Merouee king of fraunce Theodoryk kiÌ„g of gotis other gaderyd to geder gaue hiÌ„ batell where on both ê‘tê were slain C.lxxx M meÌ„ where GuÌ„deris kiÌ„g or duke of borgoyn Theodorike kiÌ„g of Gotis were slayne gret nomber of Attilia his people slayne minished wherfore Attillia returnid agayne to hungery ⸫ kyng of huns whiche was dyscomfet in champayn and his people sore minishid Hillari SiÌ„plicius Felix ¶ Hillari born in sardayn was pope y e yere of cryst .iii. C.lxiiii he held y e see .vii. yere he ordeynyd that the bysshoppys shuld not chose theyr successoâ—rs ¶ Simplicius born at tyburce was next pope the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxx. he held the see .v. yere ¶ Felix a romayn born was next pope he held the see .ix. yere zenon Anastace ¶ zenon fader of Leo was after his son made emê‘our the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxxvi he lyffyd after .xvii. yere He ordeynyd the laws in the boke of the Code ¶ Anastase was next emperour he gaue great coÌ„mendacyon to Clouys the furst crystâ—nyd kyng of frauÌ„ce because he wan Bordeux Angolesme vppoÌ„ the Vysegotys which were of the sekt of aryeÌ„s Vortymer ¶ Vortymer was made kiÌ„g of bryteyn the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxiiii he gaue .iiii. battels to Engest at y e last droue hym owt of the land wherof his doughter Ronwyn was sad causyd Vortymer to be poysonyd Then the bryttons by comen assent made Vortyger kyng agayne Anon after Engest cam agayn in to Englond wyth myche pepull to clayme hys couÌ„trey kent where vppon there was a day of trewse takyn y e vortyger he shuld mete but Engest made hys folkê pryuyly to put knyffys in theyr hose at a certayn wach word which was nempnith youre sexis euery saxon drew his knife slew a brytton there Vortyger was takyn put in pryson yet some wryters sey that these bryttoÌ„s were sleyn in Engestê castell where he desiryd the kyng to dyner and so for sauegarde of his lyfe he gaue .iii. ê“uincis vnto Engest to his pepull Vortyger hys pepull went to walys One of these prouyneys was kent where Engest dwelt hym selfe and there was furst kyng A nother was Essex And the thyrd was Estangles that ys northfolk suffolk Thys Engest toke vppon hym to be kyng of kent y e yere of crist ·iiii C.lxxvi coÌ„mamdyd his own contrey kent to be callyd Engest land where of Englond toke first his name but some sey y t Egbertus was y e fyrst that coÌ„mauÌ„dyd all y e hole land to be callyd englond as shal be shewyd afterward but yet long tyme before the coÌ„myng of Egbert y e peple were callyd Angles as apperyth by holy Bede other historyers whych were loÌ„g before y e tyme of the seyd Egbert ⸫ Engest kyng of Kent Chelderyk ¶ Chelderyk son of Merouee was next kyng of frauÌ„ce after his fader the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lx. He was so cruell y t hys people coÌ„spyryd agayns hym for fere whereof he fled to thuryng wherfore they dyd chose one Gelyon lieuetenent to the emperour to be theyr kyng whych Gelyon was more cruell LaÌ„do ¶ Lando son of Charlysle bele was next duke y e yere of cryst .iiii. C.lx. he ê‘seyuyng the frenchmen Gelase Anastase Simachus ¶ Gelase borne in Affryk was next pope the yere of Cryst .iiii. C. xc.iiii he ordeynyd that a Bygamê° shuld not reseyue holy orders and also that orders shulde be geuyn .iiii. tymys in a yere and vpon the saterday he hylde the see iiii yere ¶ Anastase was next pope he hyld the see .ii. yere and more ¶ Symachus was next pope he hyld the see .xv. yere and send hym a rich robe made hym a patrice and consull of rome at the last this Anastase by the exytyng of Achaticis byshop of coÌ„staÌ„tynople fell to heresye Hormisida pope seÌ„t legatys to coÌ„uert hym but he was obstinate wherfore in the presens of hys people by the iugemeÌ„t of god he was slayn wyth lyghtenyng after that he had holdyn the empyre .xxvi. yere AurilaÌ„brose ¶ Thys Engest when he had obteynyde victory dystroyed y e churches of crystendome he sent for mo saxons to inhabyte the land whych was deuydyd in .iiii. mo kyngdomys as how when they began hereafter shal be shewyd yet after this victory of Engest Aurylambrose Vter hys brother as Galfridus wrytyth cam in to England wyth mych people to whom y e bryttons resortyd and gaue battell to Engest where Engest was slayne but polycronycoÌ„ other afferme that Engest kept hys own laÌ„d keÌ„t in pease warr dyed in hys bed Otta hys son rulyd after hym there .xxiiii. yere but all stories afferme that Aurelius besegyd Vortyger in a castell in walys brent hym all that was therein and chasyd the SaxoÌ„s froÌ„ the .ij. prouyneys of EstaÌ„gles Essex but Beda affyrmith that thys
polycronycon .ii. cuntreyes Hampshyre and Somerset Thys Arthur had great war contynually wyth the the saxons but at the last as apperyth by the seyd galfridus wrytyng he brought them in to suche frame that he was accoÌ„ptyd for chefe lord of all brytteyn wheÌ„ he had set the land in some quietnes he gaue the rule therof to hys neuew Mordred with a grete army saylyd in to frauÌ„ce where as galfride wrytyth he wrought wonders but the french cronycles the wryters of the romayns speke nothyng therof nor that he shuld slee Luciê° the emperours lieutenaunt for they sey ther was no such Lucius lieutenaunt to the emperour at that tyme nor long before nor long after therfore some suppose that galfryde wrote that story for affeccioÌ„ because he was a welchman borne in the tyme of kyng Henry the .ii. syth the coÌ„quest And yet he that wyll now go to the shryne of seynt Edward at westmynster shall there fynd heÌ„gyng in the shryne the prynt of ascale in red wax about the border wherof is wryttyn thus Arthurus patricius BrittaÌ„nie Gallie Dacie iÌ„ê‘ator which they afferm was the seale takyn from an old dede of some gyft or grauÌ„t made to y e house by kiÌ„g Arthur wherof y e perchemeÌ„t wrytiÌ„g for age is wastyd putrefyed but yetsome meÌ„thnyk it but a thyng faynyd of late by some maÌ„ hauyng effeccioÌ„ to Arthur that for dyuers k Otta  k S   S A   A   Cerdreus w from heuyn for his armys also a staÌ„derd of red sylk whych they euer syth vse to bere in theyr batells whych before bare in theyr armis .iii. todys thys Clouys made war agaynst the gotys folowars of the sekt of the aryens wan of them Gascoyn Guyon of fraune vnder him rulyd gall belgyke and of his name it was furst callyd austry Siluester Vigilius ¶ Syluester born in campayn was pope next the yere of cryst .v. C.xxxviii he held the see one yere ¶ Vigilius a romayn hyld y e see next .xvii. yere more he was exylyd by belyzare lieutenant to IustimaÌ„ in to the yle of pontus where he dyed vyctory agaynst hys enmys send Belizare hys lyeutenaunt agaynst the Perses subduyd them made the wandellys in affryk obedyent to the empyre â— Thys Iustinian byldyd a temple in coÌ„stantinople iÌ„ the honour of seynt Sophia at the laste dyed beyng owt of hys mynde after that he had ben emperour .xxxix. yere ConstaÌ„tinus resoÌ„s one is for they say y e tyme of Artur supposid was befor y e westmister was fouÌ„did byld vppoÌ„ a wyld busâ—hy place full of thornis then callyd thorney which was in y e tyme of Sebertê° kyng of essex which was after y e deth of Arthur more thaÌ„ .xl. yere so y t Arthur coud make to that howse no such graunt And also they say that it is not possyble y t that wax shulde last so long vnto this day which is almost M. yere also they sey that y e tyme of Arthur supposid nor .v. C. yere after they vsyd to put no seale of wax to theyr dedis nor wrytyngys but y t vse began syth y e coÌ„quest of wyllyaÌ„ coÌ„querour for at the tyme of the seyd coÌ„quest they vsyd but only to subcrybe theyr handis to dedys wythout any seale of wax as apperyth as this day in dyuers abbeys in englond of the grauÌ„tis by dedys made by seynt Edward dyuers other to which ye shall neuer fynd seale of wax but only subcrypcyon of theyr handis but yet all this not withstandyng I wyl nother denye the seyd story of Arthur nor exort no man presysly to affyrme it but to let euery man be at his lyberte to beleue ther in what he lyste But yet forthere some sey that when Arthur was out of the realme this Mordred was desyrous to be kyng with grete gyftis drew to hym Cerdicus kyng of west saxons by whose assent he was crounyd at London kyng of Brittayn and Cerdicus crounyd kyng of west saxons at winchester to whoÌ„ this Mordredê° gaue .vii. other prouincis s southsex where Elle his .iii. soÌ„nis beforseyd reynyd Southereâ— Barâ—shere whilshire Dorset DecuoÌ„shire Cornwall sone after this Cerdicus dyed whereof hering Arthur cam in agayne and landyd at Sandwych where Mordrede gaue hym strong batteyl but arthur at lenght wan the land vpon hym wherfore Mordâ—ed repayryd to wynchester wyth new sodears and gaue to Arthur anewe battell wher Mordred was put to the wors yet thrydly he gaue to Arthur a nother battell besyde Glastonbury wher Mordred was slayn and arthur wouÌ„dyd to deth after he had reynyd ouer the bryttayns as gallfridus wrytith .xxvi. yere This Arthur is buried at Glastonbery wher his bonis were found in the tyme of king Henry the .ii. in a toÌ„be of stone with a crosse of led lyeng therin vppon which crosse was wrytyn thus Hiciaceâ— inclitus Arthurus quondam brittannie Rex et guenora vcor sua secunda in insula Auellona Also after Cerdicus kenricus his sone was kyng of westesaxons Also sone after this the kyngdome of soth saxons was subduid to the west saxons Tyll the tyme of Ethelwold which also was slayne by Cadwaleder kyng of westsaxons about thys tyme Otta kyng of kent dyed they were after y t with out kyng aboue .xl. yere til the tyme of Ethelbertus ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„tinus son of Cador duke of cornwale by asseÌ„t of the brytteyns was then made kyng of brittayns the yere of cryst .v. C.xliii agaynst whom the soÌ„nys of Mordred made war but at the last as k  k S o fimimt ê¯ectes soutsaxoimÌ„ pro tempore S A  A w kenrieê° w Cheldebert ¶ Cheldebert y e eldest soÌ„ of Clouis was next kiÌ„g he beldyd y e church of seynt germayn besyde parys Pelagius ¶ Pelagius a romayne was nexte pope y e yere of cryst vC.â—iii he held the see .xi. yere Iustin ¶ Iustyne y e yonger born at trace nevew to Iustynian was next emperour the yere of cryst vC.lxv he was an heritik of the sekt of pelagyen he dyed frantyk Aurelius Vortiporius galfride sayth he slew one of them in y e church of sent aÌ„phiabill in winchester the other in a hous of freris in London but that seyng of galfryde shuld not seme to be trew for than there were no freris in all britteyn yet after this war on Aurelyus conanus cosyn to Constantyne the kyng made warre agayns the kyng slew hym in the felde ¶ Aurelyus Conanus was made kyng of brittons the yere of cryst .v. C.xlvi he was a man of lyght credence beleuyng euery furst tale which was his grete hurte he toke hys vncle that shulde haue bene kyng put hym in pryson slew his .ii. sonnys reynyd but .ii. yere leuyng after hym a sonne callyd Vortiporius In the tyme of this aurelyus the yere of cryst
vC.xlvii one Ida a saxon began to reyn as kyng in northuÌ„berland which was deuydyd in two partes one was Deyra whych conteynyd from the water of Humber to the water of Tyne the other was Brennicia whych was from Tyne to the scottysh see but one Ella reyned as kynge in Deyra with in .iii. yerys after that Ida began his reyne and in the tyme of Vortiporiê° but in processe of tyme both were one kyngdome to this domynyon also were adioynyd york shyre Derby Nottyngame ¶ In thys countrey reynyd dyuers kyngis somtyme one somtym an other as here after by the namys ther vnder doth apere ¶ Vortiporiê° soÌ„ of Aurelius was next kyng y e yere of cryst v. C.xlviii he was a vyctoryous knight in dyuers battayls dyscoÌ„fetyd the saxons In this tyme Ella before seyd in the south part of the kygdom of nortthumberland callyd Deyra as before is shewyd was there furst kyng and sone after Ida dyed after whom succedyd Adda after hym Clappa and after hym Thedulphus after hym Fretulphus and after hym Theodricus about this tyme Vffa kyng of estangles died Redwaldus his soÌ„ succedid hym also about thys tyme keÌ„ricus kyng of westsaxons died his .ii sonns Ceolmus Cuta succedid hym which after the deth of Otta kyng of kent expulsyd all the brytteyns out of kent which Cuta was after sleyn at abattell agaynste the bryttayns k      k S      S A  â—edwnldê° Â Â Â A w    Ceolmê° cuta  w  Ida Ella Adda Clappa  Thedulfê° N Cloiter Aribert ¶ Cloyter sone of Clouis was next kyng of all fraunce the yere of cryst vClix he was an euyll man he slew his .ii. neuewis maryed they re mother he slew y e lorde Dyuetot in normandy therfore the pope Agapyt made hym to make fre the contrey so that the lorde thereof was namyd kyng is to thys day he reynyd .v. yere ¶ Aribert son of Clotyer was next kyng he was a commen aduouterer and dyed after he had reynyd .ix. yere Charlê nason ¶ Charlis nasoÌ„ soÌ„ to astraciê° was after his fader duke of Braban Austry he maried woldbury doughter to the duke of Turyng wherby he was after duke of Turynge IohnÌ„ Benet Pelagius ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .v. C.lxiiii he held the see .xiii. yere ¶ Benet a romayn held the see next .iiii yere more ¶ Pelagius a romayn hyld the see next .x. yere more he ordeynyd that clerkys in holy orders shulde sey dayly the .vii. hourys canonicall Tibere ¶ Tybere soÌ„ adoptyfe of Iustyne was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .v. C.lxxvi hyld y e eÌ„pire .vii. yere Malgo ¶ Malgo a duke and neuew to Aurelius conanus was made next kyng of bryttayn the yere of cryst .v. C.lii he manfully wythestode the saxons that they damagyd not that land greatly wherof he had possession In his tyme Ethelbertus began to reyn as kyng of kent gaue battell to Ceolmê° sone of kenricus then kyng of westsaxons it was the furst battell betwen the saxons This Ceolmus wann of the breytteyns diuers cites at the last chasyd Malgo hym pursuyd whych Malgo so dyscoÌ„fitid dyed after he had reynyd .xxxv. yere also sone after the deth of Malgo Ceolmus dyed after whoÌ„ his sonn Ceolricus succedyd kyng of westsaxons whych lyuyd not long after after whom succedyd his brother Chelwolphê° also about thys tyme Theodricê° kyng of BreÌ„nicia Ella kyng of Deyra dyed after whom Ethelricus succedyd as kyng of all Northumberland In thys tyme as some auctours affyrme began the kyngdome of essaxoÌ„s vnder a saxon callid Sledda after hym Erkinwinus which was crystenyd afterward but other affyrm that Sebertus was the furst kyng in essex that the oder before hym where as chefe rulers and no kyngis Also sone after this tyme Ethelbertus kyng of kent waxyd so vyctoryous y t he subduyd almost all the laÌ„d vnto the water of humber in to his dominion k   Ethelbertê° Â Â k S      S A      A w   Cheolrieê° Â Â w N fretufâ—s Theodriâ—us  Ethelricê° Ethelfâ—â—dus N    â—ledda   E Chelperyk ¶ Chelperyk son of Cloyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .v. C.lxxiii he slew his wyfe in the nyght maryed one Andouere whome after he forsoke toke to wyfe on Fredegund an euyll and a cruell woman ⸫ Charlys haysbayn ¶ Charlys haysbayn son to Charles nason was after duke of tongres and Braband and Austry gregori the grauÌ„t ¶ Gregory the grauÌ„t a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryst .v. C.xCi held the se .xiii. yere more he coÌ„firmyd y e .iiii grete couÌ„sellê s of Nycee coÌ„stantynoble ephese calsidonieâ— this Gregory is one of the .iiii doctors of the chyrch he sent seynt Austen in to brytteyn which coÌ„uertyd y e people to crystis feyth This Gregory made dyuers holy omelyes anthemys hymnys responses more than any other pope he causyd all the heddys of all the ydolâ—s in rome to be smytten of also he was the furst pope that causyd hym selfe to be callyd in his style the seruant of the seruantis of god Mauryce ¶ Mauryce born in Cappadose begottyn of Tybere was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst .v. C. lxxx.iii he was heddyd by Focas that was emperoure after hym ⸫ Carecticus Also abut this tyme Ethelricus kynge of all Northumberland dyed Ethelfridus his soÌ„ succedyd him whych dystroyd many brittoÌ„s slew .lij. moÌ„kis of baÌ„gar at a battell at westchester whych moÌ„kis were bryttayns lyuyd by the labour of theyr handis cam thy dyr only to pray for the brytteyns ¶ Carecticus was next kyng of bryttons the yere of cryste .v. C.lxxxvi He was yuell belouyd of hys own bryttoÌ„s wheâ—fore they excytyd the saxons to make war vppon hym which saxons send for GurmuÌ„dus kyng of Ireland by whose help they draue Carectycus in to Cambria now callyd walys and dystroed the church of crystis feyth that the byshop prestis fled hyd them for fere k   k S   S A   A w Chelwolfus  w N   N E  Erkinwinê° E Cloyter ¶ Cloyter son of Chelperyk was next kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .v. Câ—lxxx vii wheÌ„ he was but .iiii. monethys old in y e kepyng of hys moder whych made great warr agaynst Theobert Thyery sonnys to Chyldebert kyng of metis Burgoyn when he was of age he was kyng of all frauÌ„ce Karloman ¶ karloman after the deth of Charlys was duke of Braban Sabinian Boniface Boniface ¶ Sabynian was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.vi he held the see one yere ¶ Bonyface born a romayn held the see next .ix. monethis ¶ Bonyface
duke of braban and austry Seueryne IohnÌ„ dalmate Theodore Martyn ¶ Seueryne a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.xxxv. he held y e see one yere ¶ IohnÌ„ dalmate held the see next .ii. yere more ¶ Theodore a greek held the see next .vi. yere more ¶ Martyne tudertyn held the see next .vi. yere more Heracleonas ¶ Heracleonas sonne of Heracle was next emperour y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xlii. But because he his moder rulyd not well y e coÌ„myn wele They cut his nose his moders toÌ„g were both excilyd In his tyme y e sekt of machomyte began which syth that tyme hath meruelously incresyd vppoÌ„ the cristen men dayly doth Cadwallê° Â¶ Cadwallê° or Cadwalin son to CadwaÌ„ was next made kiÌ„g of the brytteyns the yere of cryst .vi. C.xxxv. He was a noble man made grete war vppon the saxoÌ„s wan many townis castellis of theÌ„ specially in Mercia that Penda beyng there kyng was glade to sew to him for pese and some write that PeÌ„da â—yffyd vnder his tribute after took part with cadwall agayns the other saxon kyngis In this tyme one Segebertê° kyng of EstaÌ„gles was cristinid after betoke his kiÌ„gdome to one Edricê° his neuew made hem selfe a monk whaÌ„ PeÌ„da kyng warred in that contrey this Segebart was brought to the felde wher both he and Edricê° were sleyn after whose deth one Anna was ther made kiÌ„g Also about this tyme Edwaldus kyng of keÌ„t dyed ExcoÌ„bartus was made kyng whiche there reuiued the fayth of crist whiche was sore appalid He dystroyed the temples of fals goddis made there lent to be fast Also in this tyme kyngilsus kyng of west saxones be came crystened of seynt biryne bysshop after dyed kenwallcus his son reynyd after hym whych warrid oftymes agaynst y e brittons put theÌ„ to the wors Oswold of whoÌ„ I spake before was aÌ„ holy man But PeÌ„da which had disdayn at hym all other crysten pryncis made warr vppon hym slewe him After whose deth god shewyd for hym many myracles but after one yere of his deth Oswy his yoÌ„ger brother recoueryd y e kyngdome of Brenicia anon after he fouÌ„de vnlefull menis slewe Oswyn that was king of deyra whych Oswyne was soÌ„ to Eufrycê° eldest brother to Oswold toke to hym to be kyng of deyra one odilwaldê° son of oswold whych dyed before oswy About this time Ciuchelmê° kyng of Essex died after whoÌ„ succedyd Sigerus his broder Sebba which both denyed the feyth But Sebba was conuerâ—yd by seynt Erkynwâ—ld is buryed in paulys k     ExcoÌ„bertê° Â k S       S A Edricus     Anna A w   Comwalcê° Â Â Â w N    Oswy Oswynê° Â Oswynê° Odilwoldê° N E Cuichelmê° â—igernâ—â—ebba     E M       M Clouis ¶ Clouis soÌ„ of Dagobert was next kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .vi. C.xlv In his tyme was grete darth in frauÌ„ce therfor he vncoueryd the church of seynt denys which was coueryd with syluer gaue it to pore people Eugenie Vitalion Adeodotus Donus ¶ Eugenie a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C. l.iiii he held the see .ix. yere more ¶ Vitalion held the see next .xiiii. yere ¶ Adeodotus a romayn heâ—â— the see next .xiiii. yere ¶ Donus a romayn held the see next .v. yere CoÌ„staÌ„s CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Constans or constantyne the .iii. son of coÌ„staÌ„tyne was next emperour the yere of cryst .vi. C. xl.iiii he was an heretyk put the pope Martin to exyle but at laste he was slayne of his own people ¶ Constantyn the .iiii. son of CoÌ„stantyne was next emperour he was a good man he cawsid y e pope AgatoÌ„ to call a coÌ„sell at CoÌ„staÌ„tynople where it was ordeynyd that preestis grekê myght haue wyfis which to preestis latens was forboden ¶ Also about this tyme the south saxoÌ„s rebellyd refusyd to be vnder the west saxons sone after they made Ethelwold theyr kyng Also in this tyme Penda made war vppoÌ„ Anna kyng of estaÌ„gles slew hym in opyn battell after whom succedyd his broder Ethellerus And after that Penda went to NorthumberlaÌ„de to the eÌ„teÌ„t to slee Oswy as he before had sleyn his broder Oswolde but Oswy profferid hym pese and wolde haue gyffyn hym many gret gyftis which Penda refusyd wherefore Oswy said becawse this panym refusyth my gyftê I shall offer them to god yf it plese hym and there made a vow to god that yf he had vyctory he wolde gyue his doughter to god with sufficient possessioÌ„ to byld .xii. abbeys and after that ioynyd battell and Penda was there sleyn in opyn feld .xx. of his chefe Capteyns his wyfe taken after which victory Oswy gaue thankis to god and performyd his promise and made Elfleda his doughter a nonne and byldyd .xii. abbeys wherof .vi. were in deyra vi in Brenicia this Oswy after this victory gouernyd the marchis and the south saxoÌ„s .iii. yere and gaue one of his douthers in mariage to Peda son to penda and made hym to be crystynyd and then made hym kyng of south marchys which was sleyn by treson of his wyfe and after y t the kyngdome fell to wolpherê° y e other broder which was cristinid In this tyme ExcoÌ„bert kiÌ„g of keÌ„t died the kyngdome fell to Egbart his son also about this tyme Ethellerus kyng of Estangles was slayne by the army of Oswy kyng of NorthuÌ„bers after whom succeddyd his broder Ethelwoldus After whom reynyd Adulphus son to anna but how loÌ„g he reynyd who succedyd hym I find not for they were euer subduyd by the kyngis of Mercia vnto the tyme of the good kyng seynt Edmunde k    Egbertê° Â k S Ethelwoldus     S A   Ethelerus  Ethelwoldê° A w      w N    Egfridus  N E      E M  Peda    M Agaton Leo. Benet IohnÌ„ Conon ¶ Agaton borne in Secyl wa next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxi he hyld the see .ii. yere and more ¶ Leo borne in Secyle hyld the see .x. monthis ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .vi. monthis ¶ IohnÌ„ siryan hyld the see next one yere Conon born in trace hyld the see nexte one monyth Iustinian Leoncius ¶ IustiniaÌ„ soÌ„ of coÌ„staÌ„tyn was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxvii LeoÌ„ciê° cut of his nose eris put hiÌ„ in exile but after he obteynyd his eÌ„pyre so contynuyd .vi. yere ¶ Leoncius after he had put Iustynyan to exyle made him selfe eÌ„ê‘our In his time one Amilech admyrall of y e sarsins cam in to affrik wyth mich people agaynst
this tyme Lotharius king of keÌ„t was slayne by the south saxoÌ„s by the excityng of Edricus son to Egbert which succedyd hym with in a yere a halfe Edricus dyed widredus son also to Egbert succedyd hym Also about this tyme Alfridus Notus dyed after whom succedyd Osredus which was slayn by CoÌ„redus which succedid hym .ii. yere After whom succedyd Offricus ¶ Iue or Iewe descendyng of the blod of west saxons as willmÌ„s de regibus sayth was next kyng of west saxons after Cadwallader which made gret war vppon the kentysh saxons that the men of Dorobernia or Canterbury grauntyd to Iue for a recompence for the deth of Mulkyng brother to Cadwallader before slayne .iii. M. li This Iue by the excityng of his wife Etheldreda which was an holy woman abbesse of Berkyng gaue vp his kyngdome to Ethellerdus hys nevew toke a poore mannys wede in company of poore men went to rome therfore this Iue shuld seme to be the same person that Beda callyth HuÌ„ or Iue coÌ„sydering both the time of his reyne goyng to rome no variaunce but in wrytyng of the letters as in taking V. for N. that this Iuor Iue of whoÌ„ Galfridê° spekith to be other ê‘soÌ„s so all theyr seyngis may stand to geder ¶ Hit is seyd that this Iue was cause y t y e peter pens were grauntid to be payd of euery house in EngloÌ„d but the cause therof is not knowen certayn but som sey y t Ethelwold grauntyd them furst Also about this time Offa king of Essex kenredus kyng of Mercia went to rome were there ê“fessyd monkis after whoÌ„ succedyd in essex Sileredus in Mercia Colredus k  Edricê° Â Â Â k N Osredê° Â Conredê° Â Â N E     â—ileredê° E M  Kenredê° Â Colredê° Â M Clouis Cheldebert ¶ Clouis son of Theodor next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xciii ¶ Cheldebert .ii. soÌ„ of theodor was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce y e yere of crist viC.xcvii charlê mertel ¶ Charles mertell soÌ„ of Pepin was after his fader duke of Austry prince of the palece of fraunce He was protektour to Theodor the yong kynge of fraunce deffendyd his Gregory ¶ Gregory a sirien was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxx he held the see .x. yere more Anastace Theodose Leo ¶ Anastace was next emperour the yere of cryst .vii. C.xiiii he was put owte by Theodose ¶ Theodose was next emperour he was a crysten man but he was put from his empyre ¶ Leo was next emperour he was an heretyke He comauÌ„dyd the imagis of seyntys to be put down therfore he was cursyd of Gregory pope so dyed Ethellardus Cutbertus ¶ Ethellardus the neuew of Iue began hys reyn ouer the west saxoÌ„s the yere of cryst vii.xxiiii some men call him Etheldredus In this tyme Offricus or Osbrygh reynyd in northumberÌ„ to whoÌ„ Bede wrote the story callyd historia anglicana some say to his successour Colwolcus ¶ Cutbertus the neuew of Ethellardus began his reyn ouer the west saxons the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxxix In this tyme holy Bede before spokyn of dyed In this tyme Colwolphê° kyng of NorthuÌ„berÌ„ gaue vp his kyngome to Egbertê° his cosyn was made a monk this Cutbertê° made oft war agaiÌ„st Ethelwold kyng of Mercia Here is to be notyd that many of these saxons kyngis were holy men byldyd many churches foundyd many abbes indowyd them with gret land many of them liuyd verteously so dyed now be takyn as holy sayntys Also this Egbertus that was kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d forsoke his kyngdome for the loue of cryst toke the tonsure of seynt Peter Pall after whoÌ„ succedyd his son Osulphus which with in a yere was slayne by the northumbers after whoÌ„ succedyd Moll ethelwold within .vii. yere laft his kingdome to Helredus whych after .ix. yere was expulsid by the northumbers which made ethelbert theyr kyng which was expulsyd with in .v. yere Elwolphus made kyng which was slayne After whom succedyd Osredus which sone after was expulsyd by the northuÌ„bers Ethelredus made kyng which was after slayne And anon after Egbert kyng of west saxons subduyd them to his domynyon k    Wydredê° Â k N Offricê° Â Colwolfê° Â Egbertê° N E  Cuthredê° Â Â Â E M    Ethelwoldê° Â M Dagobert Cloiter Theodor ¶ Dagobert son to Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xv. ¶ Cloyter the second son of Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xix ¶ Theodor son of dagobert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxvi land from enmys In his tyme the sarsyns enteryd the realme of fraunce with an innumerable peple both men women children agaynst whom this Charlys martell made a gret battayll slew of them as some wryters affyrme .iii. C. lxxxv·M Saresyns zachari StepheÌ„ Pall ¶ zachary a greke was next pope the yere of Cryst vii C.xli. he helde the see .x. yere ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .v yere ¶ Pall a romayn held the see next .x. yere coÌ„stantine Leo ¶ Constantyne sonn of Leo was next emê‘our the yere of crist .vii. C.xlii. he was accursyd of pope Pall after dyed ¶ Leo sonne of Constantyne was nexte Emperoure He was couetouse of precious stonys tooke a crown full of precyous stonys out of the church of seynt Sophia put it vppoÌ„ his hed which stonis so brosid his hed that therof he died In his time the eÌ„pire decresyd and the saâ—â—yâ—s occupyed a greaâ— ê‘t of the Eest and the freÌ„chmeÌ„ rulyd in Italy Sigebertus Kenulphus ¶ Sigebertus cosyn to Cutbert begaÌ„ his reyn ouer the westsaxons y e yere of cryst .vii. C.xlv he was cruell tyraÌ„nous to his subiectê tornyd theyr lawes costomys after his one wyll put one of his lordis to deth which aduerâ—â—syd him to be reformyd wherefore his subiectis by one assent wyth y e eyd of one kenulphus deposyd him he was after in such mysery that he walkyng alone without comfort a swyne herd whose lord he before had slayne in reuenging his lordys deth there slew the seyd Segebert In his tyme Egberd was kyng of Northunberland· ¶ Kenulphus of the blod of Cerdicus son to Offa king of Merchis was made king of west saxoÌ„s y e yere of cryst .vii. C. xlviiiâ— he was a good man to his subiectis kept among them good pease In his tyme Offa slew a tyraÌ„t callid Bomredus that before had slayne Ethelwold king of Mercia made him self king After whose deth this Offa as neuew to Ethelwold reynid there as king he had warre with the northumbers them subdued also had war with Etheldred which than tooke vppon hym to be king of Estangles toke him
smote of his hed also this Offa had warr with Egbert kynge of kent also this Offa Chasid the bryttons or welch men in to walis made a famous dich there callyd Of dych a church callyd of church he foundyd the abbeys of seynt Albons and wynchcomb In thys time Egbert kyng of northumbers renouÌ„cid his kingdome becam a monk This offa when he had reynid .xxxix. yere laft his kingdome to his son kenulphus king of west saxons went to rome which kenulphus kept strongly his dominioÌ„s agaynst all his enmies during his life but at the last one Clito a kinsman of king Segebert that before was deposid by the seyd kenulphus lay in wayt vppoÌ„ kenulphus as he priuily was goyng to his paramour there slewe him which Clito was inmediat folowyd slayne mich his company k  Ethelbertê° Â Egbertê° Â k N Osulfê° â—ol â—â—heâ—â—â—old heleredê° Â Ethelbertê° N M  boâ—medê° Â Offa  M Chelderyk ¶ Chelderyk sonn of Theodor was next king of frauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.xli. but because he gaue him self all to lechery plesure was vnprofitable to the realm he therfore was deposid by pope zachary after y t he had reinid .ix. yeris Pepin son to Charlis Martell made king Pepin ¶ Pepin son of Charles martell was by y e auctorite of the pope zachary declarid kinge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.l he passid the mouÌ„teyns twise cam in to Italy to socour the pope Steuin agaynst Astulph king of Lumberdy which kept the landis of the church from the pope restorid the pope agayn to his landis to his see StepheÌ„ AdriaÌ„ ¶ StepheÌ„ of secile was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxvii ¶ AdryaÌ„ a romayn held the see next .xxiii. yere more he was ê‘secutyd by desederius kyng of lumberdy for eyd fled to Charles kyng of FrauÌ„ce the which Charles subdewyd the seyd desederyus CoÌ„stantyne Hirenie ¶ CoÌ„stantyne the .vi. son to Leo was nexte emperoure y e yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxxii held it with his moder hyrenie .x. yere than put her out helde it sole but his moder put out his eyes and was emperesse afterward ¶ Hyrenie moder of Constantyne was empresse next .iiii yere after that the empyre cam to Charlmayn kyng of FrauÌ„ce Brigthricê° Â¶ Brygthrycus of the bloode of Cerdycus furst kyng of west saxons began his reyne ouer the west saxones the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxviii one of his doughers was maryed to offa kyng of Marchys by whose helpe before tyme he put owt of his rule Egbart son of Alcumundus which Egbart was then an vnder kyng or ruler in west saxons wherefore Egbart saylyd into FrauÌ„ce there was in kyng Charles court duryng y e lyfe of Brygthricus the .ii. yere of Brygthrycus was seen grete wonder for crossis lyke to blood fell vppon mennis clothis in the street which some expouÌ„nyd betokeayd the coÌ„myng of the danis which danis enteryd the land after in the .ix. yere of Brygthricus but he y e other kyng saxons drof them out agayne at that tyme this Brygthrycus was poysonyd by his wyf namid Ethelburga which for fere therof fled in to FrauÌ„ce after endyd her lyfe in shame pouerte for her sake the kyngis of the land specially of the west saxons wold not suffer theyr wyâ—is to set by them in placis of honor long tyme afterward Also after the deth of kennul phus kyng of west saxons as is before seyd Egfertus the other sone of offa was kyng of Mercia dyed with in half a yere after whoÌ„ succedyd kennulphus after whoÌ„ succedyd his son kenelmus whych was wyth in few monythis martyryd heddyd by his sister quendrede after that Celwolphus broder to kenwolphus reynyd in Marcya one yere theÌ„ was put out by one bernulphus which bernulphus with in thre yere after was put out bi Egbart kyng of wessaxons slayn bi the estanglis whos predesessors before had subduid the estaÌ„gles after whoÌ„ Ludicamus reinid .ii yere in Mercia after in a battell agayns the aÌ„gles was slain after whom one wiglasius toke vppoÌ„ him to be king of Mercia which sone after was subduid bi Egbart king of wessaxons to whom he gaff it agayn so reynid there agayne .xii. yere bering tribute to Egbart after wiglasius dyed and berthulphus was made king of Marcia by Egbart king of westsaxons to whom he gaff tribute .viii. yere after berthulphus succedid burdredus which was subdued after he had reynid .xxiii. yere by the danis fled went to rome wherfor the danis made one Chelwolphus ruler of Marcia vnder the danis so ther was no king in Marcia tyl long after y t Edward king of westsaxons subduid it to his domynyans k  Cuthredê° Â baldredê° Â k N Elwolâ—ê° Osredê° Â Ethelredê° Osbrigh ella N M Egfertê° kenulfê° kenelinê° celwolfê° barnulfê° M Charlmayn ¶ Charlis y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayne was next king of FrauÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vii. C. â—â—viii Leo. StepheÌ„ ¶ Leo a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xcv he crownyd Charlmayn emperour and declaryd Pepyn son to Charles kyng of Italy he held the see .xxi. yere ¶ StepheÌ„ a romayn hyld y e see next .vii. moÌ„thys he crounyd Lewes debonayr eÌ„ê‘our kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Charlys the grauÌ„t or Charmayne ⸫ Charlys y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayn beyng kyng of fraunce son of Pepyn was next eÌ„perour made by pope leo y e yere of crist .viii. C.i. because y e romayns coÌ„spyryd agaynst the pope leo the pope therfore cam to Charlys the graunt for help which restoryd hym agayn to hys see wherfore the pope by hys councell dyd crowne hym emperour declaryng that they of constantynople were vnworthy because they deffendyd not the church of rome Egbert furst Kyng of all Englond EGbert the son of Alcumundus as is before shewyd Began his reyne ouer the west saxons the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxv This Egbert whych was dryuyn owt by meanys of Brigthricus as is before rehersyd when he had obteynyd the gouernauÌ„ce of this land one Barnulphus kyng of Mercia had him in derysyoÌ„ makyng agaynst him Gestê Rymys whych Egbert for a tyme pacyeÌ„tly sufred tyll a season that he had gotten the fauour of his subiectys then assemblyd his knyghtys gaue batell to him wher Barnulphus had .vi. or .vii. men agaynst one of his but by reasoÌ„ that egbertus men were lene lyght long brethyd Barnulphus men were groce corpulent Egbert had the victory as is before sayd seasid the domynion of Mercia in to his own hand This Egbert also made war vppoÌ„ y e keÌ„tysh saxoÌ„s at leÌ„ght obteynid the vyctory he also subduyd the northuÌ„bers made Osbright Ella ther kyngys to be to him tributaryes and so ioynid these .iii. prouyncis to his own
kyngdom Also after the deth of Cuthredus kyng of Essex the Essaxons lyffyd with out kyng long tyme tyll at the last they submyttyd them self to be subiectê to Egbert kyng of weste saxons This Egbert also wan the towne of Chester from the brytteyns whych they before long tyme had kepte And after this victory thus obteynyd he shortly callyd a councell of his lordis by they re aduyce was crownyd king of all EngloÌ„d then send forth hys coÌ„myssyoners cuÌ„mauÌ„dement chargyng straytly that from that day the saxons shuld be all callyd englysh men and all the hose shuld be callyd Englond This Charlmayn ordeynyd the .xii. perys of Fraunce to be at the crownyng noyntyng of the kyng He subduyd Dydyer kyng of Lumberdy which had by force takyn dyuers laÌ„dys froÌ„ the pope AdryaÌ„ restoryd the pope to the possessyon of them therfore the pope grauntyd hym many gret priuilegys conteynyd in the Canon Adrian Luderyk ¶ Luderyk borne in Germayne was by Charlmayn made forester of Flaunders and the contrey was callyd Flaunders after the name of his wife callyd Flandrie Pascall eugenie Valentyne ¶ Pascale a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii. C.xvi. he held the see .vii. yere and more he ordeynyd that no clerkis shuld obteyn benefices of lay men ¶ Eugenie a romayn hyld the see next .iiii. yere more he was martyrid his eyes put out by the romayns that hatyd hym ¶ Valentyne a romayn hyld the see next .xl. days Lews the milde ¶ Lewes the furst callyd the myld son to charlmayn was next bothe emperour kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .viii. C.xv. he ordeynyd by a couÌ„sell a booke to be made of the cerimonis of the church to be kept by y e clergy he reformyd y e pryde the suê‘fluite of the men of the church his .iii. soÌ„nis lothayr Lews Pepyn coÌ„spyryd agayns hym coÌ„pellyd hym to fle from the empyre in a monkê clothyng buâ— at the last he obteynyd agayn his Imperyall dygnite Mychell theÌ„perour of Constantinople send to hym the booke of seynt deâ—yse de celesti Ierarchia ¶ But yet not withstondyng that this Egberte had thus obtaynyd the Domynyon of the hole laÌ„d yet after that dyuers toke vppon them to be kyngis in dyuers of the .vii. kyngdomis as beforesayd and there rulyd for a seson but yet they neuer long contenued theryn but were subduid agayn shortly except that they were trybutaries to the kyngis of west saxons In the .xix. yere of this Egbert the danis enteryd in to this land the second tyme spoylyd the Ile of â—hepey wherfore Egberte his knyâ—htis met with theÌ„ gaue them battell but Egbert with his peple were compellyd to forsake the feld and after the danis coÌ„federyd with the west brytteyns dyd mych hurt to Egbertê land albeit Egbert kept nobly his domynyon as kyng of all the land but yet he coud not so expulse the danis but that they euer were abydyng in one place or other of the land duryng y e lyf of Egbert whych reynyd .xxxvii. yere then dyed Lews thâ— milde ¶ After that this Charlys subdewyd y e saxoÌ„s weÌ„t in to spayne with a grete host agayns y e infidellis and there conqueryd a grete contrey but as he cam home by the mouÌ„teyns of phyrâ—enes rouÌ„ceuaulz the Gascons gafe hym a grete battell where Rouland Olyuer were slayn and other of the noblest of his Army he ordeynyd the vnyuersite of Pares he byldyd .vii. Churches in y e honor of seynt Iamys Also he was Emperour made by pope Leo laft the gouernauÌ„ce of FrauÌ„ce to his eldyst soÌ„n Charles but he dyed before his father ¶ Lews y e myld was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce also Emê‘our as apperyth a boue among the Emê‘ours In his tyme a grete coÌ„pany of the Danis Normanys inuadyd the land of FrauÌ„ce dyd grete hurt but this Lews shorly after vanquesshyd theÌ„ drâ—fe them owt of his laÌ„dis Also this tyme in a grete tempest of hayle in FrauÌ„ce ther fell down owt of the heyre a pese of yse whych was .xv. fote in lenght .vi. fote in brede .ii. fote of thyknes Ingecam ¶ Ingecame was after Luderyk his fader forester of Flaunders .xv. yere lyeth at harelebeke Gregory Sergius Leo. ¶ Gregory a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii C.xxvii he held the see .x. yere ¶ Sergius the second a roman hyld the see next .iii. yere he was the furst that changyd his name at his creacion for before his name was Groâ—ng than wold be callyd Sergius ¶ Leo a roman hyld the see next .viii. yere more he was so holy a man that by his prayer to our lady he chasyd a serpent a Cokatryce from the furnase of seynt lucine of whos smell mych people dyed therfore he comauÌ„dyd the vtas of the assuÌ„pcion to be halowyd Loyter Lews ¶ Loytare son of lews the myld was next emperour the yere of cryst .viii. C.xl. he his brother lews had gret warr agayns theyr broder Charlys the bald kyng of fraÌ„ce where in a meruelous gret battell Charlys had the victory after that Loyther Ioynyd wyth hym in his empyre lews his son after he went to relygyon ¶ Lews son of Loyter was after his fader next emperour the yere of cryst .viii. C.lv. Ethelwolfê° ethelwaldê° ethelbertê° Â¶ Ethelwolphus soÌ„ to Egbert begaÌ„ his reyn ouer the westsaxoÌ„s the yere of cryst .viii. C.xxxii some sey y t this Ethelwold fouÌ„dyd furst y e vnyuersyte of OxoÌ„ford He had .iiii. sonnys by his wyfe Osburga a woman of low byrth the furst was callyd Ethelwold the .ii. Ethelbert the .iii. Etheldrede the .iiii. Alurede all these were kyngê of Englond after hym About thys tyme Bertulphus kyng of Mercya slew holy seynt wolstoÌ„ sone after Bertulphus dyed burdredus was kyng of mercia after him which after maryed the doughter of Ethelwolphus In this tyme the danis dyd gret hurt in englond cam to London ther robbyd spoylyd but y e kyng drofe them out of y e land and coÌ„pellyd theÌ„ to take the see after y e Ethelwolphus had thus reynyd .xxii. yere he dyed is buryed at wynchester ¶ Ethelwaldus the eldest son of Ethelwolph was next kyng of west saxons and of the most part of EngloÌ„d he was vicoius of lyuing was slayn of the danys In this tyme seynt Edmond was kyng of estangles ¶ Ethelbertus the .ii. son of Ethelwolphus began his reyn ouer the most part of Englond the yere of cryst .viii. C lvi In this tyme the danis with a more strenght enteryd the west part of this land cam to winchester toke the cite but the kyng coÌ„pellyd them to for sake theyr cite fought wyth them as they went to theyr shyppis many of them were slayn takyn Charlê the bald ¶ Charlys the
bald sonne to lewys the mylde was next kynge of fruance the yere of cryst .viii. C.xl. after the deth of Lewys sonne of Lothayre he was made emperoure and after that he was in frauÌ„ce Andoquyre ¶ Andoquyer son to Ingecan was after his father forester of flanders IohnÌ„ Benet Nicholas Adrian ¶ IohnÌ„ Anglos born at magunce beyng a womaÌ„ so profited in lernyng in the vniuersite of athenis feynid her selfe to be a maÌ„ caÌ„ to rome was chosin pope y e yere of cryst .viii. C.lv. hild y e see .ii. yere ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .ii. yere and more ¶ Nycolas a romayn hild the see next .vii. yere he ordeynyd that no laye man myght take goodys parteynyng to a preste ¶ Adryan a romayne hyld the see next .v. yere and more Charlê the bald ¶ Charlys the balde son of lewys the myld was next eÌ„perour after y t he had be chosyn kyng of frauÌ„ce and after that he retornid from rome and came into fraunce where he was there poysonyd Etheldredus ¶ Etheldredus the .iii. son of Ethewollâ—hus began to reyne ouer the west saxons and moste parte of Englâ—nde the yere of cryst viiiC.lxiii in the begiÌ„ning of his reyn the danys landyd in estangles but they were compellyd to forsake the contrey and from thens saylyd to Northumberland wher Osricus or of bright Ella kyngis gaue them bateyll but the danys with the help of them of the countrey which were gladder to lyue vnder the danys then vnder the kyngê of westesaxons had the vyctory wan the cyte of yorke and after slew both those kyngis of northumberland wan the hole countrey and kept it vnto the tyme of kynge Ethelstone Also after this the seyd danys cam in to Marcya or myddyll Englond and wan part therof with the towne of notyngam wherfore the kyng with helpe of Burdredus than kyng of Mercya leyd sege to the towne whereupon the danys by apoyntemente departyd and retornyd agayne to york also after that those danys with a nother newe company that cam from denmarke that met them in the see of which theyr pryncis or leders wer callyd Hunger and hubba saylyd to estangles and ther landyd slew the good kyng ther callyd Edmond for whom god shewd after many myracles and lyeth now at seynt Edmundisbury he was furst shot with arowys and after behedyd because he wold not at the request of those danys reny the crysten feyth after this the seyd danys with theyr shippis landid in Suchsex and cam in to Suthrey and to Redyng with whom the kynge had oftymys warre and sped dyuersly after that a nother prynce of Danis callyd Osryk or osâ—g callyd kyng of denmark enterid the land with mo danyz but that Osryk was anone slayne but after that the danys made a newe battell besyde Marton agaynste the kyng and had the vyctory where the kyng was woundyd so what for pensifnes and for malady of his wouÌ„d he dyed poysonyd in his tyme the danys beyng panymis of beleue enterid first the cuntrey of Fraunce spoylyng the cuntrey and sleyng the people and so contynuyd long tyme after Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son of Andoquyr was by the emperour Charlys the bald made the furst yerle of Flaun he maryed Iudyth doughter to the seyd Charles IohnÌ„ Martyn Adrian ¶ Iohan a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxiii he toke part with Charlis the bald Lews the stutter agayns Charlys Charlom aÌ„ chyldren of Lewys kiÌ„g of germayn he ordeynyd atacouÌ„sell at troys that who so euer were a morderar shuld be irriguler vnable to receyue holy orders ¶ Martyn borne in Fraunce hyld the se next one yere and more ¶ Adrian a romayn hyld the see next one yere he ordenid that the emperour from thens forth shuld not medyll in the eleccion of the popis but only the clergy Lews Charlis ¶ Lews callyd the stutter son of Charlys the bald was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxviii and was also kyng of Fraunce and reynyd but .ii. yere ¶ Charlys the graunt sone of Lewys kyng of germayn was next emperour after he waxyd vnprofitable to y e comyn wele was put out therfore by the pryncis of y e eÌ„pyre after y t he had holdin it .x. yere Aluredus ¶ Aluredus or Alfred the .iiii. son of Ethelwolphus was next kyng of westsaxons of y e most parte of englond the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxii he was .xii. yere old or y t he went to skole but than he profitid meruelously was very conyng subtyll of wyâ— he brought vp hys chyldren in lernyng causyd his-doughters to lerne the sciens of gramer with many other goodly vertwis he causid his lordis people to be obedieÌ„t to hym more by iustyce fayre behestys thaÌ„ by war or cruelte he warryd oft agaynst the danys but at the last by agrement he voydyd them the west contrey wherfore they drewe toward London there spoylyd and robbyd and afterwarde they went to Mercia and there slewe the kyng Burdredus and put in hys place one Chelwolphus theyr seruant but after this the kyng kept the danis so short that he constraynyd them to gyue hym pledgys for the pease also to agre to avoyde the land as sone as they myght haue shippyng after that appoyntment after the deth of Chelwolphus he cam to mercia seysyd that domynyon Ioynyd it to his own westsaxoÌ„s but yet the danys continuyd incresyd more by reason of the coÌ„minge of a nother prynce of danis callyd Gutteron or Gowrmond callyd kyng of demmark wherfore kyng Alured was feyne to fle to the wodis in sommyrsetshyre but after as it is sayd by the ayde and myrracle of sent Cutberd he droue the danys out of that cuÌ„trey forsed them to sewe for pese which was thus concludyd that this Gouteron shulde be crystenyd certeyne of his dukys which so performyd he grauntyd to them Estangles to dwell in and the contre of northumberland they that wold not be crystynyd departyd to frauÌ„ce which after Lews Lews y e stutter soÌ„ to charles y e bald was next kyng of fraÌ„ce also eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of rryst .viii. C.lxxviii Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn the bald sonne of baldwyn was the .ii. yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyffyd .xxxix. yere Stephen Formose Boniface Stephen Romayne Theodore IohnÌ„ Benet Leo. Cristofer Sergius ¶ Stephen a romayne held the see next .vi. yere the yere of Cryste .viii C.lxxxvi ¶ Formose a parauaÌ„t hyld the see next .v. yere and more ¶ Bonyface helde the see next .xxvi. dayes ¶ Stephen held the see a yere and more ¶ Romayne a spanyard held the see next .iii. monythis ¶ Theodore a romayn helde the see next .xx. days ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn held the seee next .ii yere ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst ixC.ii he held the see .iii. yere and more ¶
Leo aretius hyld the see next .lx. dayes but he was taken by Crystofer a connyng preest whych was desyrouse to be pope kept in a toure tyll he dyed ¶ Crystofer whych kept the seyd leo in prison was then next pope by vsurpacyon .vi. monethys but he was depryuyd from his see and sergius the next pope succedyng put hym in perpetuall pryson ¶ Sergius a romayn was than next pope the yere of cryst ixC vi he causyd pope formose his body to be taken out of his graue smote of his hed adnullyd all his actis allegyng that he had conspyryd agaiÌ„s pope IhonÌ„ Arnold Lewis CoÌ„rard Henri ¶ Arnold son of CarlomaÌ„ was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of crist .viii. C.xc. was crounyd by pope formose he was so etyn with lyse coud haue no medeciÌ„ dyed ¶ Lews soÌ„ of Arnold was next emperour y e yere of cryst .ix. C.iii. he coud not obteyn y e crown imperiall because Berenger occupyed the contrey of Italye ¶ Conrard broder soÌ„ of the emperour Lewis was next emperour he hyld the empyre in almayn but he coud not obteyn the crown emperiall ¶ HeÌ„ry soÌ„ of Otton duke of saxon was next emperour the yere of crist .ix. C.xx but he obteynid not the crown emperyall but hyld it in almayn as Conrard dyd Edward y e caÌ„ froÌ„ frauÌ„ce iÌ„ to eÌ„gloÌ„d were drifyn bak agayn also about the .xxi yere of kiÌ„g Alurede the danis landyd iÌ„ .iiii. ê‘tê of eÌ„gloÌ„d but Alurede euer resestid theÌ„ so maÌ„ly pursewd yeÌ„ froÌ„ place to place y t at y e last he drof theÌ„ to north walis This noble kiÌ„g Alurede deuydyd y e nyght day iÌ„ .iii. partes wherof he speÌ„â— .viii. houris in prayer charytable workis other .viii. houris with his couÌ„cellours or iÌ„ study of scyeÌ„s other .viii. houris iÌ„ his naturall rest sustinaÌ„ce which order he kept duly by tapers of war breniÌ„g tryeÌ„g y e certeynte of y e tyme except he were let by seknes or other gret iÌ„pedimeÌ„tê ¶ Edward soÌ„ of Alurede began his reyn ouer the west saxons and the more parte of Englond y e yere of cryst ixC in the ·v yere of his reyne one clyto Ethelwold kynisman to the kyng rebellyd excityd y e danis to rise agayns hym but the kyng compelled hym the danis to 〈◊〉 to frauÌ„ce which caÌ„ afterward agayn gaff batteyl to the kyng but Clyto many of y e danis were slayne y e reÌ„naÌ„t coÌ„strenid to seche pease which was to theÌ„ grauntyd payeng certeyn money but they anon after brake that couenantis asemblyd an other host and gaff batell to the kyng where ii· of they re kyngis .ii yerlis and many a M of the danis that occupied the contrey of norththumberland were slayne sone after etheldredus duke of Marcia dyed after whose deth the kyng commytyd the rule of that contrey to the dukis wyf Elfleda which was syster to the kyng about the .xiii. yere of kyng Edwardis reyn a nauye of danis which iÌ„ Aluredis tyme were dryuyn in to frauÌ„ce landyd a gayne and spoyled in dyuers placis wherfore y e kiÌ„g hym self preparyd toward them by land and send a nother nauye to enconter them vppon the see for fere wherfore those danis voydyd y e laÌ„d fled iÌ„ to Ireland also after y t the britoÌ„s enteryd the coÌ„trey of Breknowe But lewis Charlon ewdo charlâ— the siÌ„ple ¶ Lewys Charlon sonis to lewis the stutter were next kiÌ„gis of fraunce y t yere of Cryst .viii. C..lxxx they reynid v. yere y t is to sey lews .iiii. yere CharloÌ„ one yere ¶ Eudo soÌ„ of roâ—t yerle of aÌ„geow was next kiÌ„g ¶ Charlys the symple sonne of lewes the stutter was next kynge of fraunce the yere of â–ª cyste ixC.iiii In his tyme y e SareseÌ„s eÌ„tered y e laÌ„d of burgoyn but the kyng fought wyth theÌ„ had y e victory but not without losse of men arnold ¶ Arnold the graunt son to Balldewyn the balld was the .iii. yerle of Flaunders he lyeth at Gaunt Anasâ—tace Laudo IohuÌ„ Leo. Stephen IohnÌ„ Leo. Stephen Martin Agapit IohuÌ„ ¶ Anastace a romayn was next pope the yere of Cryst .ix. C.xiii. he hyld the see .ii. yere ¶ Lando of Sabye hyld the see next .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next .xiii. yere ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .vii. monethys ¶ Stephen hyld the see next .ii. yere ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next .iii. yere ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see .iii. yere more ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .iii. yere ¶ Martyn hyld the see next .iii. yere more ¶ Agapyt hyld the see next .x. yere ¶ Iohn a romayn hyld the see next .ix. yere OttoÌ„ Otton ¶ OttoÌ„ the furst callyd the grauÌ„t son of HeÌ„ry was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of cryst ix C. xxxvii◠¶ Otton the .ii. sonne of OtoÌ„ the graunte was next emperour he was crownyd yuiÌ„g hys fader Ethelstane edmoÌ„d edredê° this Elfleda withstod theÌ„ droue theÌ„ bak took the queen of welchmeÌ„ prisoner the same yere Elfleda wan the towne of darby from the danys dyd many other noble dedys sone after that noble Prynces Elfleda dyed and than the kyng seisyd that contrey of Mercia ioynyd hit to his own kiÌ„gdome This Edward subduid y e kiÌ„g of skotlaÌ„d cuÌ„bers fortune was euer freÌ„dly to hiÌ„ iÌ„ his warris ¶ Ethelstane the son of Edward began his reyn ouer the most part of EngloÌ„d the yere of cryste .ix. Cxxv he maryed hys syster to Sitherus a dane then kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d he made CoÌ„staÌ„tyne kyng of Skottys subiect vnto hym after y t restoryd him agayn to his kyngdome After this Sitherus died therfore Ethelstane seysid northuÌ„ber iÌ„ to his own haÌ„d wherfore y e soÌ„ of Sitherê° maried y e doughter of CoÌ„staÌ„tyne kiÌ„g of skottê whych both coÌ„fetheryd agaynst y e kyng Ethelstane eÌ„teryd northuÌ„berlaÌ„d by the ryuer of huÌ„ber with a gret host of danis skottys other whoÌ„ the kiÌ„g incouÌ„teryd there in playn battell CoÌ„staÌ„tyne was slayn .v. small vnder kiÌ„gis .xii â— dukys with y e more ê‘t of the straÌ„gers This Ethelstane subduid the west brittoÌ„s at harford â— he had mych war styll with the danys ¶ EdmoÌ„d broder to Ethelstane begaÌ„ his reyne ouer EngloÌ„d y e yere of cryst ix Cxl In the furst yere of his reyn the danys of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d rebellyd to whose help .ii. princis of danys one callyd Anlaff A nother callyd Reynold caÌ„ froÌ„ IrelaÌ„d with a gret host of danys other straÌ„gers but kiÌ„g EdmoÌ„d with Malcolyn kyng of skottis his people bete them bak made them to forsake that contrey of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d wherfor he gaff Malcolyn the contrey of Cumberland and scysyd y t resedu in to his own haÌ„dê ¶ Edredus the broder of EdmoÌ„d was next kyng
capteyn of the danys became a Crysten man Lews Lews son of Loyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryste .ix. C·lxxxvi Arnold ¶ Arnold son of Baldewyn was next yerle of Flaunders he lyeth at Gaunt IohnÌ„ Gregory IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .x. C.lxxxiii he helde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory was next pope he helde the see .ii. yere more he was nygh cosyn to otton the .iii. eÌ„perour he ordenyd y t y e emperour shulde be chosen by .vii. pryncis of almayne whych is obserued to this day ¶ IohnÌ„ that was byshop of Pleasaunce helde the see .x. monethis In his tyme one crescencius a consul put doun pope Gregory made IohnÌ„ byshop of PleasauÌ„ce for rewarde of money pope whereof Otto beyng not content cam to Rome with a grete power and beseged crescencius in castell angell and at y e last took hym smote of his hed put doun pope IohnÌ„ Sone after a grete sykenes of the bloody flyx reyned wherof mych people died and for lak of good Iustyce many theuis and bribors were in the land and grete mysery and myschefe This Egelredê° gafe hym self to lechery and polyng of his subiectis and disinherited men of they re possessions and caused them to redeme y e same agayn with grete summys of money for he payed grete tribute to danys yerely whych was called dane gylt or danys money which was iÌ„cresed froÌ„ .x. M l a yere to .xl. M l yerely These danys before were so proud y t they kept the husboÌ„dmeÌ„lyke vyleyns they lay in they re housys and ete drank and payed nought and kept theyr wyfes doughters and seruauntes at theyr plesurys as the kemys and galowglashis do now in yreland and the husbondmen callyd them then lorde dane whych word now we vse in obprobrye callynge hym y t we rebuke lurdayn This egelredê° maried Emma doughter to Rychard duke of Normandy after y t send streyte and secrete coÌ„myssions to euery ruler of euery towne in Englond y t vppon sent Brycis day at a certeyn howre y e danys shulde be sodenly slayne so it was ê‘formyd which turned after to more trouble After that tithingê cam in to denmark of the murder of these danis anon after swanus kyng of denmark with a grete host and nauy landyd in Cornwall and there dyd grete hurt and when he hard that the kyng was coÌ„myng to him with y e power of his land he toke his shippis landyd agayne in northfolk wher that duke Vskatell met hym and bete hym slew many of the danys wherfore Swanus for that yere retornyd agayne to denmark and ther made great prouyssyon y t the next yere after he landyd agayne at Sandwych and there spoylyd the cuntre and when he herd tell that any host was coÌ„myng agayne hym then he toke his shippis landyd agayn in suthsex spoylyd that contrey as sone as he hard of any host of Englyshmen comyng to ward hym then he wold enter land in a nother cuntrey and euer brent robbyd and slew the people without pyte and so weried the Englyshmen that inconclusioÌ„ y e kyng was fayn to take peace with theÌ„ gaue to kyng swanus therfore .xxx. M. l after which pease thus made Swanus returned agayn to denmark ¶ This Lewis was the last kiÌ„g of the blood of Pyppin he died without issue ordenid Hugh Capet his famylyer to be his heyr Siluesâ—ter ¶ Siluester borne in frauÌ„ce was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C. xâ—vii By art magyk the deuellê craft he demaundyd of the deuyll how long he shuld lyue which answeryd hym that he shuld syng in Ierusalem before so he sang in the chapell callyd Ierusalem in rome anon after dyed but in tyme of his deth he knolegyd his synnys Henry ¶ Henry was next emperour the yeer of cryste M.iii. he was the furst that was made emperour by y e ordynaunce of pope gregory by the .vii. elyzours of Almayne Thys yeer next folowyng the kyng Egelredus made one Edricus duke of mercia which was subtill of wytt secret false to the kyng to the realme and sone after one Turkyllus a prince of the danys landyd in kent with mych peopull there dyd sych harm that the keÌ„tyshmen were fayn to make pease with gret gyftys whych than departyd but this persecucyoÌ„ of the danys in one contrey or other in eÌ„gloÌ„d neuer seasyd nor the kyng neuer gaue to them any notable battayll for when he was dysposyd to gyue theÌ„ battayll this Edricus wold euermore councell him contrary so that the danys euer spoylyd robbyd waxyd rych the englyshmen euer poore nedy bare After this Swanus beyng in denmark heryng of thincrese of his people in englond brake his couenauntys before made with a great army nauey landyd in northumberland claymyd to be kyng of the hole laÌ„d causyd all the rulers ther to swere to him fealte so with a gret host cam into mercia kyllyng sleyng the pepull because the king Egelredus was at london swanus passyd the ryuer of temmys cam into kent ther besegyd CaÌ„terbury wan it took the goodys of the people fyryd the Cite slew the monkys but eueâ— kept the .x. monk alyue to do vylleyne seruyce slew .ix. of them there tooke Elphegus archbyshop after stonyd hym to deth at greenwych so that they slew there of relygyous men aboue .ix. C. persons and of men women chyldreÌ„ aboue .viii. M. then kyng Egelredus feryng this persecucyon sent his wyfe Emma his .ii. sonnis Alphryd Edward in to Normandy Sone after this the danys chasid the kyng Egelredus in to the I le of wyght after that cam in to London where the Londoners sent pledgis to Swanus great gyftys And after that kyng Egelredus fled without cattell or coÌ„fort Hue capet ¶ Hue Capet soÌ„ of Hugh y e grauÌ„t yerle of paris was next kyng of frauÌ„ce y e yeer of criste .ix. C.lxxxvii Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn bele barbe was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at flaunders Rychard ¶ Rychard callyd the good son to Rychard the hardy was next duke of Normandy he was louynge to Robert kynge of fraunce eydyd hym in his warrys wherby the seyd kyng subdued the contrey of Borgoyn to his obedyens IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ Sergius Benet ¶ IohnÌ„ was next pope the yere of cryste M.i. he held the see .iiii. monythis more he ordeynyd that y e dyryge shuld be song yerely in the euyn of all sâ—ynâ—is ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste M.i. he held the see .iiii. yere more ¶ Sergyus a romayn hyld the see next .ii yere ¶ Benet of tusque hyld the see next .xi yere in his tyme Iherusalem was takyn by the sarasyns and the Sepulcre of cryste distroyd saylyd
some were slayne at the seges some forsoke the Frenche kynge But at the last these .ii. prynces mette with .ii. great hoostes in a playne fylde where there was fouâ—â—â— a cruell battell but the Frenche kynge lost the fylde and many of his people were slayne 〈◊〉 he hym selfe fayne to flee but after these princes were agreed and wyllyam the eldyst son of kynge henry dyd homage to the kynge of Fraunce for Normandye the fre men of Normandye dyd homage to wyllyam the kynges sonne ¶ After this done kynge Henry sayled into EnglaÌ„de but the shyppe wherin wyllyam his eldyst son was and Rycharde his brothe rthe erle of Chester and his suster the kynges doughter the countes of Percye the kynges nyce and many other great estates and other to the nombre of C.lx. parsons strycke vpon a rocke and was sodaynly brokyn where they were all drowned saue one man that escaped ¶ About the .xxi. yere there was a great couÌ„sell called in LoÌ„don for y e correccyon of the vicyous lyuynge of preestes to be done by the kynges offycers Sone after this Henry the Emperour dyed and Maude the empresse came to her father kynge henry whiche caused Dauyd the kynge of Scotlande and the more parte of the lordes of Englande to do othe and fealte to the Empresse and to kepe the lande to her if the kynge dyed without issue male ¶ Also about the .xxviii. yere one Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo maryed the sayd Maude and after by her had issue Henry whiche henry after kynge Steuyn was kynge of Englande as shal be shewed after ¶ This kynge henry the fyrst buylded the Abbey of Redynge released to the Englysshemen the Dane gelt Also this kynge henry beynge in Normandye in the .xxxv. yere of his reyne the seconde day of December in the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv dyed Some say he dyed of a surfet and some wryters say that it was by a fall of a horse and his body was brought into Englande and is buryed in the Abbay of Redynge Stephanus Innocent Celestyne Lucius ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xxx He made the lawe y t none shulde ley no violent hande vpon a clerke payne of cursynge and he hylde the see .xiiij. yere ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. monethes ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see one monethe ¶ Conrade ¶ Conrade was next Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxviij In his tyme one mayster Arnolde preched in Rome agaynst the ryches superfluytes many men alowed hym therin and folowed hym But at the last he was put to deth because of y e hatered y t the clerkes had vnto hym ¶ Steuyn STeuyn erle of Boleyn and syster son to kynge Henry than toke vpon hym to be kyng of Englande For when he harde of kyng Henryes dethe he passed the see and came into Englande thorowe counsell of many of the great lordes of Englande contrary to their othe made to Maude y e Empresse and was crowned kynge vpon saynt Steuyns day the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv after the count of Englande by wyllyam Archebysshop of Caunâ—erbury whiche fyrst made othe to Maude the Empresse This Steuyn the fyrst yere of his â—aygne araysed a great hooste to haue made warre agaynste kynge Daued of Scoâ—lande but he came and made a peace with hym But he dyd hym none homage because he had done homage before to Maude the Empresse Nat withstandynge yet Henry the eldyst son to kynge Daued dyd houâ—â—ge to kyng Steuyn But after that this Daued repented hym â—f that and entryd into Northumberlande with a great hoost brent and slewe the people in 〈◊〉 cruell wyfe and slewe man woman and chylde But the kynge sent one Thurstone with 〈◊〉 â—reat hoost agaynst them betwene whiche there was a great battell where the Scottes lost 〈◊〉 fylde and many of them slayne and the resyde we fled into Scotlande And after that this kynge Steuyn hym selfe made a great voyage into Scotlande but he dyd there but lyttel to his pleasure or profyte ¶ This kynge Steuyn beseged dyuers castels of dyuers by sshoppes and other lordes and toke them by force and fortefyed them with his knyghtes seruauntes to the entent to withstande the Empresse whose commynge he euer feared ¶ About the .vi. yere of his raygne Maude the Empresse came into Englande by the comfort of the erle of Glocester bastarde son to kynge Henry her father and of the erle of Chester but the kynge raysed so great a power y t the Empresse was fayne to go take the citye of Lyncolne for her refuge helpe and the kyng her beseged longe tyme but at the last she and her company escaped and than the kynge toke the citye And than the erle of Chester with a great power of welchemen and the erle of Glocester brought a great power to the Empresse and came agaynst the kynge betwene whome there was fought a cruell batell that dured a longe season it was harde to knowe who shulde haue the better but at the last the kynges people gaue backe and fledde And the kynge abode with a fewe of his knyghtes and was takyn prisoner and brought to the Empresse and after sent to Brystowe to prison ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son to Lewys the great was nexte kyng of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxvii This Lewys beynge longe from the companye of his wyfe on a tyme fell sycke and his Phesicyons counselled hym to take a wenche but he wolde nat and sayd it was better for hym to dye vpon goddes hande than to lyue in spouse breche and sone after that he receyued helthe Eugenye Anastase ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. yere and more ¶ Anastase was nexte pope he hylde the see one yere ¶ After this fylde so wonne the Empresse thought her sure of the hole realme but she was disceyued for the kentysshemen toke parte with the kyng The quene also kynge Steuyns wyfe made great labour to haue the kynge delyuered promysynge that he shulde surtendre the lande to the Empresse he to go to religyon but the Empresse her couÌ„sayle wolde nat grauÌ„t therto ¶ Also they of the citye of London made great labour to the Empresse to vse saynt Edwardes lawes and nat the lawes that the Empresse father had ordayned whiche was more strayte straunge to them than the other but the Empresse and her counsayle wolde nat graunt it For these sayd causes the Citezyns of LoÌ„don were discontented wolde haue takyn the Empresse but she hauynge knowlege therof departed and fledde to Oxforde And the quene with ayde of the kentysshemen her fryndes raysed a great hoost y t the Empresse for feare fled to Gloucester and in this whyle the erle Robert of Gloucester araysed a great people and in a playne fylde besyde wynchester the erle was discomfet by them of the quenes parte there therle was takyn
nyghe the towne of Barnet gathered his men so to gether agayne and set vpon them a fresshe whyle the erle of Oxforde was folowynge his chase that in conclusyon he wanne the fylde and slewe there of his enemyes the lorde markes Mountegue the erle of warwyke with many other and vpon kynge Edwardes parte was slayne the lorde barnes of the coÌ„mons vpon bothe partes .xv. C. men moo and than the duke of Excester the erle of Oxforde fled and escaped with great daunger and the same after none kynge Edwarde came into London agayne and brought kyng Henry with hym rydynge in a longe gowne of blewe veluet thorowe London and so to westmyster from thens sent hym vnto the Towre where he remayned as prisoner all his lyfe tyme after ¶ Kynge Edwarde than beynge in possessyon agayne of the hole realme made prouisyon to withstande the landynge of quene Margaret and Edwarde her son whiche all this whyle lay at the see syde in FrauÌ„ce taryenge for wynde And at the last landed with a strength of frenchemen and after that landynge dyuers other resorted to them and at the last at a place besyde Tewkysburye the .iiii. day of May kyng Edwarde with a great power met with them where betwene them was fought a cruell battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye where the sayde quene Marget was taken prisoner and prince Edwarde her son taken immedyatly he was brought to kynge Edwarde where whan kynge Edwarde questyoneâ— with hym because he answered hym sharpely and contrarye to his pleasure therfore kynge Edwarde sodaynly smote hym on the face with his gauntlet vpon the whiche stroke so receyued his seruantes sodaynly fell vpon hym slewe hym out of hande And than anone after this kynge Edwarde sent quene Marget to London and at the last she was sent whome to her contrey ¶ Also after this the bastarde Fauconbryge with certayne ryotous maryners and dyuers ryotous persons of Kent and Essex came in great multytude to the citye of London and assauted the gates but the citezyns with strengthe droue them backe and chased them to theyr shyppes at blacke wall as farre as Stretforde and Detforde in Kent and slewe many of them and toke many prisoners ¶ Also vpon Ascencyon euyn nexte folowynge the deed corps of kynge Henry the syxte late kynge was brought from the Towre of London thorowe the citye and so to Poules churche and there lafte all nyght But howe this prince dyed there be dyuers opinyons but the moost coÌ„myn tale was that he was stycked with a dagger by y e handes of Rycharde duke of Elocester kynge Edwardes brother ¶ Also sone after that kynge Edwarde with a strength of people went into Kent there caused his Iustyce to syt vpon the ryottours that came with the bastarde Fauconbrydge and dyuers were put to execucyon as well in Kent as in Essex â— and after the sayd bastarde about Southhamton was taken and there beheded and his hede sent to London set vpon London brydge ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of his reyne kynge Edwarde called a parlyament at westmyster where there was graunted to hym an ayde for the great charge that he had in his warres And in the nexte yere after the deed corps of the duke of Exceter was founden drowned but howe he was drowned no man can tell ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde he intendynge to make warre agaynst Lewys the Frenche kynge requyred an ayde of his lordes spirituall and temporall and other ryche men within the realme whiche they graunted to hym and was called a benyuolence After the gatherynge wherof the nexte yere after the kyng with a great armye sayled vnto Caleys and so forth went into Fraunce agaynst whome y e frenche kynge assembled a great power But whan bothe hoostes shulde haue met certayne offers of peace was made and a day appoynted where bothe kynges dyd mete at a place callyd Pynyake where vpon a brydge ouer a ryuer there was made a particyon in the myddes therof that nother of them myght enter to other but with a lope that eyther prince myght take other by the hande and eyther of theyr hoostes standyng by them in good aray where a peace was concluded betwene them for .vii. yeres and agreed that kinge Lewys shulde pay to kynge Edwarde .xv. M. li. in hande and .x. M. li. euery yere after durynge vi yeres whiche thynge parfyrely fynysshed and assured kynge Edwarde returned agayne into Englande ¶ Also in the .xvi. yere of kynge Edwarde by the great excytynge of one Rafe Iosselyn draper than Mayre of LoÌ„don London walle was newe made almost from Crepylgate to Bysshoppê gate whiche was a wonderfull worke to be fynysshed in one yere ¶ Also in the .xvii. yere of this kynge George the duke of Clarence yonger brother to kynge Edwarde beynge prisoner in the Towre was put to dethe and as it was sayd there drowned in a batell of Malmesey ¶ Also in the .xviii. yere of this kynge there was a great dethe in London and thorowe out all the lande and after that there was great quyetnesse peace within the realme vnto the .xxiii. yere of this kynge in y e whiche yere the .ix. day of Aprell the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lxxxiii at westmyster the kynge dyed and is buryed at wyndesore Edwardus .v. Sege at yorke the kyng of Scottes slayn battel in NormaÌ„dye duke Robert take prisoner Battell with the kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kynges two sonnes drowned Battell the kyng taken prisoner Battell at wynchester Batell at wylton duke henrye landed saynt thomas of Caunterbury slayne The iewes spoyled voyage into the holy laÌ„de the kyng of cypres takyn The citie of Acres wonne varyaÌ„ce kynge rycharde takyn prisoner kynge rycharde slayne Varyance englaÌ„de interdyted NormaÌ„dye lost Voyage into Irelande Kynge IohnÌ„ reconsyled to y e pope Peter pens Magna carta first made Lewys son to y e Frenche kyng enteryd iÌ„to EnglaÌ„d Lewys returnd iÌ„to FraÌ„ce battel in Fraunce The Emperour deposed Libertes of loÌ„don seasyd The barons rose agaynst the kyng The batell at Lewys battel at Kyllyngworth battel at enesham The lybertes of London seasyd the standardes of weyghtes mesures lybertes of London voyage into the holy laÌ„de lewellyn prâ—nce of wales battell in wales lybertes of London seased Derthe The iugges punysshed welchemen subdued Sege at berwyke battell in scotlaÌ„de walys of scotlaÌ„de battel at FaÌ„kyrke Trolbaston the kyng imprysoned Edwarde his eldist son batell in scotlaÌ„de Piers of ganeston exyled The rodes won from the Turkes The temples dysstroyed Piers of GanastoÌ„ beheded batell at Bannokisborne battel of Mytton spenceâ—â— banysshed battel at borough bryg battell in Irelande battel at LeylaÌ„de Quene Isabell went iÌ„to Fraunce y e quene landed kyng edwarde takyn spencers beheded the kyng deposed Peace w t the scottes Syr roger mortymer taken the dethe of kynge edwarde the .ii. battel at hallydon hyll battell in the see battel in the see at Sluse Caleys wonne battell at Durham battell at Roche aryan skyrmysshe at Caleys the kyng of scottê taken prisoner battell at Leyre battell at Poyters Kynge Iohan of Fraunce takyn prisoner the kyng of frauÌ„ce raunsomed The coÌ„panions Kâ—nge Iohan of Fraunce dyed in London battell in brytten Prince edwarde soÌ„moned Syr robert knolles battell in Brytten battell in the see Prince edwarde dyed Cisme Iacke strawe Iacke strawe slayne battell in the see y e kinges councellours atteynt of treason Iohan of Gaunte weÌ„t into spayne A ryot in Fletestrete The terme remoued to yorke Conspiracye the artycles whiche causyd the peple to murmur againste the kyng the kyng sayled in to IrelaÌ„de henry boliÌ„gbroke landed the kyng came agayne in to Englande the kyng taken prisoner Conspyracye the dethe of kynge rycharde the .ii. a prior viii freres hanged at tyborne for treason battel at Shroysburye skyrmysshe at yorke voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce the king exyled his olde wylde familyers battel at saint gyles the fyrst voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce Conspyracye battell at Egyncourt the seconde voyage into fraunce battel in the see y e treaty of peace y e thyrde voyage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce battel in fraunce king henry the quene set at a feest in parys crowned battell at vernoyll battell at zelande dethe of the erle of salisâ—ury king henry crowned at westmist Le pusel de deiu y e mayde of god king henry crouÌ„de at Parys Philyp duke of Burgon forsoke y e englysshe men the duke of Bedford died the frenchemen wan Parys Cisme battell at Dâ—pe the kynges maryage coÌ„cluded Quene margarete crowned the dethe of yâ—â—ood duke of glocester the cause of y e Cisme the duke of suffolk beheded Iacke cade battell at Senoke skyrmysshe vpon London brydge Iacke cade slayn the fyrst battel at saynt Albons the duke of yorke made ê“tectour skyrmysshe in the North coÌ„trey the crafte of printyng first founde a dissemblynge peace battel in the see battel at blore hethe the kynges nauey takeÌ„ at sande wyche battel at northaÌ„pton the duke of yorke made heyre apparant battel at wakefylde y e secoÌ„de battel at saint Albons kyng Edwarde ê“claymed kynge battel at Towton battel at Exham kyng edward maryed lorde ryuers taken and beheded the lorde welles beheded battel at Egecot Duke of clarence and the erle of warwyk fled ouer the see the duke of Clarrence laÌ„ded kyng edwarde fled ouer the see kinge heÌ„ry again procâ—ayâ—edlâ—ge kyng edwarde the duke of glocecester attaynted as traytours kyng edwarde laÌ„ded kyng heÌ„ry taken at y e bysshops palese battel at Barnet battel at Tewkysbury the deth of kinge Henry voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce