thre doughters The fyrste was called Gonorill The seconde Rigan And the thyrde Cordeill and the yongest doughter was fayrest and beste of condycyons The kynge theyr fader became an olde man and wolde that his doughters were maryed or that he dyed But fyrste he thought to assaye whiche of them loued hym moste and best For she that loued hym best sholde best be maryed And he axed of the fyrste doughter how well she loued him And she answerde and sayde better than her owne lyf Now certes sayde her fader that is grete loue Thenne he axed the seconde doughter how moche she loued hym And she sayde more and passynge all the creatures of the worlde Per ma foy sayd her fader I may noo more axe And tho axed he of the thyrd doughter how moche she loued hym Certes fader sayde she my systers haue tolde you glosynge wordes but I shalle tell you the crouth for I loue you as I ought to loue my fader And for to brynge you more in certayne how I loue you I shall tell you As moche as ye be wroth so shall ye be loued The kyng her fader weÌ„de that she had scorned hym be came wonder wroth swore by heueÌ„ erth she sholde neuer haue good of him but hê doughts that loued hym so moche sholde be well auauÌ„ced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to Mangles kyng of Scotlonde And the seconde he maryed to hanemos erle of Cornewayle they ordened spake bytwene theÌ„ that the sholde departe the reame bytwene them two after the dethe of kynge Leyr theyr fader Soo that Cordeill his yongest doughter sholde nothynge haue of his londe But this Cordeill was wonder fayre of good condicyons maners That the kynge of Fraunce Agampe herde of her fame sente to the kynge Leyr her fader for to haue her vnto his wyf and prayed hym therof And kynge Leyr her fader sente hym worde that he had departed his londe gyuen hit al vnto his two doughters before sayd he sayd he had no more loÌ„de wherwith her to marye And whan Agampe the kynge of fraunce herde this aÌ„swere he sent anone agayne to Leyr sayd That he axed nothyng with her but oonly her clothynge and her body And anone kynge Leyr sente her ouer see to the kynge of fraunce And he receyued her with moche worshyp and with solempnyte he spowsed her made her quene of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Leyr was dryuen out of his loÌ„de thrugh his folke And how Cordeill his yongest doughter holpe hym in his nede THus it befell afterwarde that tho two eldest doughters wolde not abyde tyll Leyr theyr fader was deed But warred vpon hym whyles that he was on lyue dyde hym moche sorowe and shame wherfore they toke from hym holy the realme bytwene them had ordeyned that one of theÌ„ sholde haue kyng Leyr to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with .lx. knyghtes squyres that he myght worshypfully ryde go whether that he wolde in to what couÌ„tre that hym lyked to play to solace So that Maugles kynge of Scotlonde hadde kynge Leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd And or the other halfe yere were passed Gonoril that was his eldest dought quene of Scotlonde was soo anoyed of hym of his people that anone she her lorde spake togyder wherfore his knyghtes halfe his squyres fro hym were gone no moo lefte with hym but oonly .xxx. And whan this was done Leyr began to make moche sorowe for bycause that his state was empeyred And men had of hym more scorne dyspyte than euer they hadde before wherfore he wyst not what to done And at the laste he thought he wolde go in to Cornewayll to Rigan hys other doughter And whan he was come the erle and his wyfe that was Leyrs doughter hym welcomed and with hym made moche Ioye And there he dwelled with xxx knyghtes squyres And he had not dwelled scarsly .xii. monethes there that his doughter was wery of hym and his company And her lorde she of hym had grete scorne despyte soo that from .xxx. knyghtes they broughte vnto .x. And afterwarde he had but fyue so they lefte hym no moo Thenne made he sorowe ynoughe and sayd sore wepyng Alas that euer I came in to this londe sayd yet had ye be better to haue dwelled with my fyrste doughter And anone he wente thens to his fyrste doughter agayne but anone as she sawe hym come she swore by god by his holy name by as moche as she myght that he sholde haue no moo with hym but one knyght \ yf he wolde there abyde Then beganne Leyr to wepe and made moche sorowe and sayd then Alas now haue I to longe lyued that this sorowe myscheyf is to me nowe fallen For now I am poore that somtyme was ryche But nowe haue I noo frende ne kynne that to me wyll do ony good But whan I was ryche all men me honoured worshyped now euery man â—athe of me scorne dyspyte And now I well wote that Cordeill my yongest doughter sayde me trouth whan she sayd As moche as I had soo moche sholde I be loued And all the whyle that I had good so longe was I loued honoured for my ryches But my two doughters glosed me then now of me they set lytell pryce and soth tolde me Cordeil but I wolde not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfore I lete her goo frome as a thynge that I sette lytell pryce of and now wote I neuer what for to do syth my two doughters haue me thus dysceyued that I so moche loued now must I nedes seke her that is in an other londe that lyghtly I lete her go from me without ony rewarde of gyftes And she sayde that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue her fader by all maner of reason And then I sholde haue aâ—ed her no more And those that me otherwise behoteth thrugh their fals speche now haue me desceyued In thys maner Leyr loÌ„ge tyme begaÌ„ to make his moone at the last he shypped hym to the see passed ouer in to Fraunce and axed aspyed where the quene myght be fouÌ„de And men tolde hym where she was â–ª whan he came to the cyte that she was in pryuely he sent his squyre vnto the quene for to tell her that her fader was come to her for grete nede And whan the squyre came to the quene he tolde her euery deale of her systers frome the begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeil the quene anone toke golde and syluer plenty toke it to the squyre in couÌ„sell that he sholde go bere it to her fader that he sholde go in to a certayne cyte hym aray wasshe then come agayne to her And brynge with hym an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the leest with theyr
these two kynges Adelbryght Elfryde dwelled a whyle at Leycetre and departed the londe amonge them and tooke homagê and feautees of the folke of the countree And after they wente to warde walys and thot of walys herd telle of thes comfyture that Breicâ—all had at Leycetre and were wonder for adrad of tho two kyngeê And tooke and those amonge them good men and hooly of hemytes monkes and preestes of other people grete plentye that wente bare foote and wulwarde for ta haue mercy of thes two kynges but tho kynges were so sterne so wyked that they wold neuer speke to theÌ„ but them slewe euerychone Alas for sorowe for they ne spared them noomore than the wulfe dothe the shepe but smot of theyr heedes euerychone so they were all martrd that to them came that is to vnderstande .v. C. .xl. After they wente fro thens to Bangor for to slee all those that ther myghte there fynde of the Brytons And whan the Brytouns herde that they assembled and ordened all ther power for to fyght with thyem Two was there a baron in walys that was called Bledrik of Cornewayle that some tyme was lorde of Deuenshyre but the kynge ¶ Adelbright had dreuen hym out in to walys and after there he yaue them batayll And at that batayll was kynge Adelbright slayne and Efrydesore wouÌ„ded forsoke the felde the moost partye of his people slayne And Elfryde flede in to Northumberlonde that was his owne loÌ„de· ¶ And after that the people of Leycetre shyre made with strenght Cadewan that was Brycinals sone kynge of Leceytre And he afterregned nobly and with grete honour ¶ How Cade wan kynge of Leycetre Elfryde kynge of Northumberlonde were frendes of the debate that after was bytwene Edwyn Cad walyn that were both theyr sones ANd after that thys bataylle was done that Brytons assembled them and wente thens and came to Leycetre and made there Caudewan that was Brecinals sone kynge of Leycetre and of all the countree Aed he toke homages feautes of all the folke of the countree And after that he assembled a grete hoste and sayde he wolde goo in to Northumberlonde to destroy kynge Elfryde and sle hym yf he myght And whan he was come thether frendes wente so bytwene them that they accorde them in this manere that Elfryde sholde holde all the londe fro Northumberlonde to Scotlonde And Cadewan sholde haue all the londe a thys syde Humbre to the Southe and after they were good frendes all theyr lyf and loued as they had ben brethern ¶ And thys Elryde had a sone called Edwyn that helde allâ— the londe of NorthuÌ„berlonde after his fathers dethe as his fader hadde holde all his lyf tyme ¶ And CadewaÌ„ had another sone called Cadwalyn that helde his faders londe as he it helde whyle he was alyue and these loued as bretheren And the loue lasted betwyxt them but only two yere after began debat betwyxt them throughe a synple enuyous cosyn of Cadwalins called Bryens so that they assembled a grete hoste in bothe partyes And at the laste it be fell the Cadwalin was dyscuÌ„forted Edwen hym pursued droue hym fro place to place so at the last he fledde in to Irelonde And the other destroyd pylled his londe and cast downe castels brente his maners departed all Cadwalins londe amonge his frendes And longe tyme after came Cadwalen ayen fro Irlonde with a stronge pour and in playne batayll slewe Edwyn all his frendes namely tho that with helde his londes by Edwyns yefte ¶ How kynge Oswallde was slayne thoughe kynge Cadwalin and Peanda and howe Oswy that was saynte Oswaldes broder regned after hym and slewe Peanda AS Edwyn was slayne Offris his sone vndertoke that warre ayenste Cadwalin his came so that this Offris deyed durynge the warre And after the dethe of this Offris tho regned a gentyl crysten man that moche loued god almyghty that had all the londe of Northumbrelonde by herytage that was called Oswalde he was kynge of all the londe But for as moche as he was frende to Edwyn and helde a grete parte of the londe of Cadwalin This same cadwalyn warred vpon hym droue hym to warde Scotlond And whan Cadwalin sawe that he wolde not abyde Cadwalin wolde no lenger hym pursue but toke some of his folke to Peanda his broder in lawe prayed hym to pursue after Oswalde tyl that he were takeÌ„ slayne and Cadwalin toruned home ayen ¶ whan Oswalde herde these tydynges that Cadwalin tourned home ayen he wolde no leÌ„ger flee but abode Peanda yaue hym batayll and Peanda was dyscomfortâ—e fledde came ayen to Cadwalyn sayde that he wolde neuer holde one fote of londe of hym but yf so were that he wolde auenge hym of Oswalde ¶ Cadwalin lete assemble a grete hoste for to fyght with Oswalde soo that he and Peanda came to Northumberlonde yaue batayll vnto Oswalde And in the same batayll was Oswalde slayne his heed smyten of after he was entered at the abbay of Berdenay in whiche place god hadde wrought for hym many a fayre myracle bothe there and elles where ¶ And anone Oswy his brother seased all the londe in to his honde that was this Oswaldis And the folke of Northumberlonde loued him wonderly well and helde hym for theyr lorde But he had men of his kynne worthy ynough that wolde haue departed the londe and they warred togyed well And for asmoche as they were not stronge ynoughe they came to Peanda and prayed hym of helpe socour And behyght hym of the loÌ„de largely vpoÌ„ this couenaÌ„t that he wold them gouerne helpe counseyl ¶ Peanda herde theyr prayer so spake with Cadwalyn that he sholde ordayne a grete host and faste ordeyned hym in to Northumberlonde for teyght with Oswy And Oswy was a meke man moche loued peas charyte and prayed Peanda of loue peas and profeâ—ede hym of golde and syluer grete plentye ¶ And this Peanda was so proude that he nolde graunt hym peas fo no maner thynge but for all thynge he wolde with hym fyght Sâ—o at the laste there was sette a daye of batayll And Oswy euer trusted vpon god and Peanda trusted tomoche vpon pryde and vpon his hoste that he had And to gyder they smote egerly but Peanda was anone dyscomforted and slayne And this was After the Incarnacyon of oure lorde Ihesu Cryste .v. C.lv. yere And this Oswy regned .xxviii. yere And a kynge that was called Oswyne that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder fought But Oswy hadde the victory of Oswyne And Oswyn was dyscomforted and slalyne and lyeth at Tynnemouth ¶ How kynge Cadwaldre that was Cadwalins sone regned after his fader and was the laste kynge of Brytons AFter the deth of Cadwelin regned hys sone Cudwaldre well and nobly And his moder was the syster of Peanda And whan he had regned
And this man had a syster that was as holy as he the whome he yaue to wyf vnto the kyng of HuÌ„gry And she brought all Hungry vnto the ryght byleue the cristen fayth And his wyues name was sancta Konnogundis with whom he lyued a vyrgyne all his lyues dayes And also he dyde many a batayle as well in ytaly as in Almayne ayenst the rebellyous and prosperyd ryght wysly Atte the laste wyth a blessyd ende he decessyd And in the lyfe of saytn LaureÌ„ce he and hys wyf be put for ensamples ¶ Benedictê° was pope after IohaÌ„nes .xi yere This man hadde grete stryfe in hys dayes for he was put out \ and a nother put in And this Benedictus after that he was deed was seen of an holy maÌ„ bysshop in a wretchyd fygure and he had grete payne And thys fygure sayd He trusted no thynge in the mercy of god And no thyng profyted hym that was done for hym for it was goten with extorcyon vniustely Thenne this bysshop left his bysshopryche for dred of thys syght went in to a monastery lyued vertuously all hys dayes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .x. was pope after hym ·xi yere and lytell profyted ¶ Of kynge Knoght that was a Dane ANd after the dethe of Eldred Knoght that was a Dane began to regne but Edmonde Irensyde that was kyng Eldredes sone by his fyrste wyf ordeyned a grete power of men began for to warre on kyng Knoghte And so he dyde many tymes and often And the warre was so stronge harde the wonder it was to wyte· ¶ And the quene Emme that dwelled tho in westmestre had grete drede of her two sones of the warre Alured Edwarde lest they sholde be defoyled mysdone thorugh this warre wherfore she sente theym ouer the see in to Normandy to the duke Rycharde theyr vncle And there they dwelled in saufte and peas longe tyme. ¶ This Edmonde Irensyde and Knoght the Dane warred strongely to gyder But at the last they were accorded in this manere that they sholde departe the reame betwixt them both and soo they dyde after they became good frendes And so well loued to gyder as they had ben brethern goten of one fader and of one moder borne ¶ How kynge Edmonde Irensyde traytoursly was slayne thorugh a traytour that was ralled Eldred of Strotton ANd after tho regned kynge Irensyde and Knoght the Dane But thus it befel afterwarde that in the same yere that they were accorded and so moche loued to gyder wherfore a fals traytour hadde enuytee to the loue that was betwixt theym and frendshyp whoo 's name was Edrith of Stratton that was a grete lord that was Edmonde Irensydes man of hym helde all the londe that he had And neuertheles he thought his lord to betray make Knoght kynge of the londe to the entente rychely to be auauÌ„ced and with hym be well beloued wherfore he prayed hys lord Edmonde Irensyde vppon a daye wyth hym for to ete And the kynge hym curteysly graunted to hym came at his prayer And at the mete the kynge ryally was serued wyth dyuers meeteê and drynkes And whan the nyght came that he sholde go vnto bedde The kynge toke his owne meyne went vnto the chambre there that he sholde take his nyghtes reste And as he loked hym about he sawe a fayre ymyge well made and in semblauÌ„t as it were an Archer with a boowe in the boowe a fyne arowe ¶ Kynge Edmonde wente tho nere for to beholde it better what it myght be And anon the arowe smote hym thrughe the body there slewe the kynge· For that engyne was made for to slee his owne lorde traytoursly ¶ And soo whan kynge EdmoÌ„de was thus deed and slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his peple for hym made moche sorowe And his body they baâ—e vnto Glastenbury there theym hym enâ—yred ¶ And this fals traytour Edrith anone went unto the quene that was kynge Edmondes wyf that wyst not of her lordes dethe Anone he toke frome her tow sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had vpon her goten that one was called Edward that other Edwyn And lawe theym with hym to Londen toke them vnto kynge Knoght that he sholde do wyth them what his wyll were And tolde hym how subtylly he had slayne kyng Edmonde for by cause loue of hym so that kynge Knoght all Englonde in his power hooly myghte haue ¶ O thou fals traytoure haste thou my true brother that was soo true thus slayne for me maÌ„ I most loued in the world Now by my heed I shall for thy traueyll well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone lett hym be take bounde honde foot in maner of a traytour lete cast hym there in to Tamyse in thys maner the fals traytour ended his lyf The kynge toke the two childern and put them unto the abbot of westmestre to warde to kepe tyll that he wyst was best with them to do ¶ How kynge Knoght sente kynge Edmondes sones both in to DeÌ„marke to be slayne and how they were saued SO it befell soone after that kynge Knoghte had all the londe in his honde and spowsed the quene Emme thorughe consente of his baronage For she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyf and the dukes syster of Normandye and they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kynge axed vpon a daye counseyll of the quene what was best to do with the sonnes that were Edmonde Irensydes Syre sayd she they ben the ryght heyres of the londe and yf they lyue they wyll do moche sorowe with warre and therfore lete sende them in to a strange londe a ferre to some man that maye them defoyle and destroy The kynge anone lete calle a dane that was called walgar and commaunded hym that he sholde lede tho two childern in Denmarke and soo to doo and ordeyne for them that he sholde neuer here more of theym Syr sayde this walgar gladly your commaundement shall be done anone tho two chyldern he toke and ladde them in to Denmarke And for as moche as he sawe that the chyldern were wonder fayr and also meke he had of them grete pyte ruthe wolde them slee but ladde them to the kynge of Hungry for to noursshe for this walgar was well be knowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kynge axed whens the childern were walgar tolde hym and sayde that they were the ryght heyres of Englonde and therfore men wolde destroye them And therfore syr vnto you they be come mercy helpe for to seke And for sothe yf they may lyue your men they shal become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungry receyued them wyth moche honour and lete them worthely be kepte ¶ And thus it befell after warde that Edwyne the yonger brother deyed Edwarde the
elder brother lyued a fayre man a stronge a large of body gentyll and curteys of condycyons so that all men hym loued And this Edwarde in the Cronycles is called amonge the Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe ¶ And whan as he was made knyght the kynges doughter of HuÌ„gry hym moche loued for hys goodnes hys fayrnes that she him called her derlyng The kynge that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was betwixt them two and had no heyre but only that doughter and the kyng vowche sauf his doughter to no man so well as he dyde to hym that she loued soo well he her yaue her vnto hym with a good wyll and Edwarde her spowsed with moche honour The kynge of hungry sente after all hys baronage and made a solempne feest a ryche weddynge And made all meÌ„ to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kynge of that londe after the decesse of hym And of that tydynges they were all full gladde This Edward begate vppon his lady a sone that was called Edgar Helynge afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kynge of Scotlonde that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maude that was quene afterwarde of Englonde thrugh kynge Henry that was the fyrste sone of the conquerour that her wedded And he begate on her a doughter that was called Maude that afterwarde was Empresse of Almayn And of this Maude came the kynge of Englonde that vnto thys daye is called Henry the Empresse sone And yet hadde thys Edwarde an other doughter by hys wyfe that was called Crysten and she was a Nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was proude man conquered Normandy how he became afterwarde meke and mylde NOw haue we herde of Edmonde Irensydes sones that kynge Knoght wende they had ben slayne as he had commaunded walgar before· And this kynge Knoght hadde in his honde all the reame of Englonde denmarke And after that they wente vnto Norwaye that londe for to conquere But the kynge of the lond that was called Elat came with his people wende his londe to haue well kepte defended soo there he faught wyth hym tyll at the laste he was slayne in that batayll And tho this Knoght toke all the londe in hys honde And whan he had conquered Norway and taken feaute homages there he came ayen into Englonde and helde hym self so grete a lord that hym thought in all the world hys pere noo man was And he came soo proude hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herde masse at westmestre and wolde haue gone in to hys palays the wayes of the Tamyse so swyftely ayenst hym came that almoost they touched his feet Tho sayd the kynge with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to torne ayen or elles I shall make the \ The wawes for his coÌ„maundemente wolde not spare but flowed euer in heyght more and more ¶ The kynge was so proude of herte that he wolde not flee the water and bete it with a rodde that he had in hys honde and coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t the water wolde not cesse but euer wexed more and more on hygh so that the kyng was all wete stode depe in the water And whan he sawe that he had abyden there to longe the water wolde no thynge do his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t tho soone he with drewe hym and tho stode he vpon a stone and helde his hondes on hyghe sayde these wordes herynge alle the people ¶ This god that maketh the see thus aryse is kynge of all kyngê and of all myghtes moost And I am a catyf and a man deedly and he maye neuer deye all thynge dothe hys commaundement to hym obedyent ¶ To that god I praye that he be my warraunt For I knowlege me a caytyf feble and of no power And therfore I wyll goo vnto Rome without ony longe lettynge and my wyckednesse for to punysshe and me to amende For of god I clayme my londe for to holde and of none other And anon made redy his heyre and hym selfe wente to Rome withoute ony lettynge And by the waye dyde many almesse dedes and whan he came to Rome also And whan he hadde be there for his synnes doo penaunce he came ayen in to Englonde and became a good man and a holy And lyued and lefte alle manere pryde and stoutenes lyued an hooly lyfe after and made two abbayes af saynt Benet one in Englonde and an other in Normandye for as moche as he loued saynte Benet more specyally thanne other sayntes And moche he loued saynt Edmonde the kynge And ofte he yaue greate yeftes to the how se wherfore it was made ryche ¶ And whan he hadde regned .xx. yere he deyed and lyeth at wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.xviii BEnedictus the .ix. was pope after Iohannes and he was a grete lechour therfore he was dampned and he apperyd to a certayne man vnder a meruaylous fygure an horryble His heed his tayle was lyke an asse that other parte of his body lyke a bere And he sayd to this man to whom he apperyd Be not aferde for I was a man as ye now be but I apeyre now for I lyued vnhappely in olde tyme lyke a beest whan I was pope In this mannes tyme there was grete dyuysyon sclauÌ„der to the chirche for he was put out in two tymes ¶ And here Tholomeus noteth that the pryde of bysshops hadde euer an euyll ende And it was euer the occasyon of moche vnrest and batayll ¶ Conraduâ— the fyrst was Emperour after Henricus .xx. yere This man made many lawes and commaunded peas to be kepte moost straytly of ony man But the erle of Ludolf was accused he fledde frome his londe desyred more to lyue lyke a churle than lyke a gentyll man yet meruayllously his sone was made Emperour by the coÌ„maundemente of god ayenst the wyll of Conradus And at the laste they were accorded And he toke Corodis doughter to his wyf ¶ Of kynge Harold that leuer had goo on foot than ryde on hors THis Knoght of whom we haue spoken of before hadde two sones by his wyf Emme that one was called Hardyknoght and that other Harold And he was so lyght of foot that men called hym moost comynly Harolde Hare foot And this Harold had no thynge the condycyons the maners of kyng â—noghte that was his fader For he sette but lytell pryce of chyualrye ne noo curteyse nother worshyp but only by hys owne wyll And he became soo wycked that he exyled hys moder Emme And she went out of the loÌ„de in to FlauÌ„dres there dwelled with the erle wherfore after there was neuer good loue betwixt hym his broder For his broder hated hym deedly â— and whan he
weder at theyr wyll And the fyfth daye after they arryued in an hauen at Totnesse and came in to the yle of Albyon And there neyther man nor woman as the story telleth they founde but GyauÌ„tes And they dwelled in hylles in caues And Brute sawe the londe was fayre and at his lykynge And was good also for hym and for his people as Dyan a the goddesse hadde hym behyght And therfore was Brute wonder gladde and lette assembled vpon a daye all his â—olâ—e to make a solempne sacrefyce and a grete feest in honour reuerence of Dyana the goddesse of the whiche he hadde counseyll fyrste for to come in to this londe And thenne whan that they hadde ther solempnyte done as they vpon a daye sate at ther meete there came in vpon them .xxx gyauntes slewe of Brutes men .xxx. Brute and his men anone strete vp and faught with the gyauntes and slewe them euerychone excepte one that was called Gogmagog he was mayster of all the Gyauntes And he was stroÌ„ger and hygher than ony of other And Brute kepte hym for by cause that he sholde wrestyll with Corin that was Brutes maÌ„ Fo he was greter hygher than ony of bruces men from the gyrdelstede vp warde ¶ Gogmagog and Corin vndertoke there for to wrestell And so togyders they wente and wrestlyd a longe tyme but at the last Gogmagog Helde Corin so fast that he brake two rybbes of hâ— syde wherfore Corin was sore angry And there he toke Gogmagog betwixt his armes and cast hym downe vpon aroche soo that Gogmagog brake all to peces and soo he deyed an euell deth And therfore the place is called vnto this daythe saute of Gogmagog ¶ And thenne after Brute yaue alle that contree vnto Corin. And there Corin called it after his name Cornewaylâ— And his men he called Cornewaylles and so sholde men of tha countree be called for euermore And in that contree dwelled Corin and hys men And they made townes and howses and enhabyted the londe by theyr owne wyll ¶ How Brute buylded London and called thys londe Brytayne and Scotlonde Albyne and walys Camber ¶ London BRute and his men wente forth and sawe about in dyuers places where that they myght fynde a good place and couenable that they myght make a Cyte for hym and his folke And soo at the laste they came by a fayre Ryuer that is called Tamys and there Brute began to buylde a fayre cyte and lete calle it newe Troy in mynde and remembraunce of the grete Troy from the whiche place all ther lygnage was comen And this Brute lete felle downe woodes and lete eere and sowe londes And also lete mawe downe medowes for sustenaunce of hym and of his people And thenne he departed the londe to theym so that eueryâ—he of theym had a parte and a certayne place for to dwelle in ¶ And thenne Brute lette calle this londe Brytayne after his owne name and his folke he lette calle Brytons And this Brute had goten on his wyf Gennogen thre sones that were worthy of dedes The fyrst was called Lotrin the seconde Albanak and the thyrde Cambar And brute bare crowne in the cytee of Troy .xx. yere after the tyme that the cytee was made And there he made the lawes that the Brytons holde and this brute was wonderly well beloued amonge all men And Brutes sones also loued wonderly welle togyder· And whan Brute had sought all the londe in lengthe and also in brede he founde a londe that Ioyned to Brytayne that was in the northe and that londe Brute yaue to Albanak his sone And lete calle it Albanie after his name that nowe is called Scotlonde And Brute founde an other countree towarde the weste and yaue that to Cambar his other sone and lete calle it Cambar after his name now is called walys And whan Brute hadne regned .xx. yere as before is sayd thenÌ„e he deyed in the Cyte of newe Troy ¶ How Lotrin that was Brutes sone entred with moche honoure gouerned the londe well and worthely AFter Brute regned LotriÌ„ hê sone that was the seconde kynge in Brytayne The whiche began to regne the seconde yere of Samuell And this Lotrin was crowned kynge wyth moche solempnyte and glorye of all the londe of Brytayne And after whan he was crowned kynge Albanak and Cambar his two brethern wente agayne into theyr owne countree there they lyued with moche honour worshyp And LotriÌ„ theyr brother regned was kynge gouerned it well wysely for he was a good man wonderly well beloued of all his londe And it befell so that Albanak dwelled in his owne londe with moche honoure and worshyp And thenne came kynge Humbar of Hunlonde with a grate power aryued in Albyne wolde haue conquered the londe began to warre vpon kyng Albanak was slayne the people of that londe fledde vnto Lotrin tolde hym for he was kynge of brytayne how that his brother was slayne prayed hym of his helpe and of his socour for to auenge his brothers dethe Lotrin there anone lete assemble all the Brytons of Kente of Douer in to Dere went of Norfolke and Southfolke of Keftefen and Lyndessey And whan they were assembled they spedde them faste towarde there enemyes for to yeue them batayll And Lotrin had sente to Cambar his brother that he sholde come vnto hym with all the power that he myght make hym for to helpe to he dyde with a good wyll And so they came togyders toke ther waye pryuely for to go and seke Humbar where they myght hym fynde And so it befell that thys Humbar was besyde a water that was a grete Ryuer wyth hys folke hym for to dysporte And there came Lotrin and Cambar his brother with all ther people sodaynly or that ony of that other wyste And whan Humber sawe them come he was sore adradde for as moche as his men wyst it not afore and also they were vnarmed And anone Humbar for dredde lepte in too the water and drowned hym selfe and soo he deyed and hê men were all slayne so that none of theÌ„ escaped And therfore is that water called HuÌ„bar and euer more shal be for bi cause that thê kynge Humbar therin was drowned ¶ And after that Lotrin wente to his shyppes toke there golde and syluer as moche as he founde vnto hym self And all that other pylfre he gaf vnto other foke of the hoste And they founde in one of the shyppes a fayre damoysell that was kynge Humbars doughter she was called Estrylde· And whan Lotrin sawe her he tooke her with hym for her fayrnesse And for her he was ouertaken in loue and wolde haue wedded her This tydynges came to Corin anne thoughte to auenge hym vpon Lotrin For as moche as Lotrin had made couenauÌ„â— for to spowse Corins doughter that was called Guentolin And Corin in haste wente vnto hym vnto newe Troy and thus
wryten it amon the Gentyle storyes whome the plage of god stroke tylle they repented Thys kynge sende vnto Eleazar the bysshop to sende to hym lerned men The whyche he dyde gladly Vide plura in mgroÌ„ histo ¶ Anno mundi .iiii. M.ix C.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ii. C.xl. ELyud of the lyne of cryst gate Eleazar as it is open iÌ„ Mathe. io. more in scrypture is not hadde of hym ¶ Omias bysshop was soÌ„e to Symon simoÌ„ was bisshop after hiÌ„ the whiche was a very relygyous man He refourmed the Temple of god in to better and enceraced the cyte of Ierusalem with mani other good thynges ¶ Sempronius Appius Claudius Gueus Gaius Artilius Rgulus Emelius Fabius thys tyme were Senatours at Rome Thys Sempronius fought ayenst the countre of Picentes and almoost the chyualry on both the partyes were slayne excepte a fewe Romayns were lefte a lyue subdued the couÌ„tree Appius Claudiê° subdued Siracusanas the couÌ„tree of Penos put grete trybute to theÌ„ Atilê° Regulê° a noble senatour ouer came thre Kynges .lxxiii. cytees he subdued a dragoÌ„ of a C.xv. foot he kylled After warde whan he was ouer cruell ayenst his enmyes denyenge to yeue them peas but yf they wolde paye a myght trybute they almoost beynge in dyspayr fought ayenst hym ouercame hym his hoste toke hym neuerthelesse yet they wolde fayne haue had peas but thys moost faythful man had leuer dye in paynes grete than to yeue rest and peas to cursyd peple His louynge gretly saynt Austyn exalteth ¶ Emelius Fabiê° and Gaiê° wolde haue delyuerde Regulus but they opteyned not ¶ Ptholomias Euer gites this tyme was kinge of Egypt a victoryous prynce and a myghty This man subdued Siriam CiriliaÌ„ and the moost parte of Asie tooke ther goodes brought them in to hys couÌ„tree Ptholomeus Philopater sone to Euergites regned in Egypte .xvii. yere This man fought ayenst two brethern SeneleuÌ„ grete AntiochuÌ„ he prostrated many a thousaÌ„de but neuertheles he preuayled not Vide plura in IoheÌ„ suê‘ Danielis ¶ Hanyball the moost cursed kynge of Penorum of Affricanorum myghtely hoted the Romayns for he destroyed them almoost to the vttermest ende nyghe the cytee of Rome he destroyed And soo many noble men of Rome he slewe at one time that thre bussheles ful of golde rynges he drewe offyngers Also iÌ„ a certayne water of the slayne bodyes of these Romayns he made as it were a brydge that his host myght passe And at the laste Cipio the noble senatur direckid his host to hym scoÌ„fyted hym and almoost Cipioes hoste of Romayns was slayne ¶ Lucaciê° consull Simproniê° Valerius Fulnius Lutinê° staius Cipio ruled at Rome this tyme the Romayns had peas one yere alone it was take for a myracle thaâ— they had rest so long For afore this tyme in .iiii. C. .xl. yere the Romayns had neuer rest These Consules whan the yere was done gadred all the strengthe of ytaly they had in theyr host .viii. M. armed men for drede of the Frensshmen whom they dradde strongly after warde the Romayns subdued them ¶ Epiphanes the sone Philopater regned in Egypte .xxiiii. yere Cleopatra doughter to grete Antiochus was his wyf· ¶ Antrochê° magnus thys tyme regned in Syrâ—y the whiche dyde moche myschyef to the Iewes vt pêª Mathe ¶ Onias this tyme was bysshop in IerusaleÌ„ This Onias for the tyranny of Antiochus fledde with many Iewes in to Egypte feynynge hym to fulfyll the prophecye ysaie .xix. that is to wyte To builde the Temple But iÌ„ that he sinÌ„ed for he sayd otherwyse than he thought The kynge of Egypte gracyously receyued hym gaf hym the londe of Helipolees there he buylded his Temple ¶ Somon his sone was bysshop at Ierusalem after that his fader was fledde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M.xxxiiii Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitatem C.lxv. ELeazar of the lyne of cryst was aboute this tyme. Of hym no thyng wryten in scrypture but that Mathe nombreth hiÌ„ vt pêª pri o ¶ Onias Pius was to the bysshop thys tyme an holy man well beloued with god man And not alonely with good men but euyl men also At the last vnryght wysly was slayne of Adronito vt pêª .ii. machabeorum ¶ Paulus Tereneius Scipio Affricanus these were Senatours at rome These two erected an hoste ayenst Hanybaâ—l there almost the Romayns hope dyed· For there was slayne xlâ—iii M. Romayns And this noble Scipio affricanus brought ayen the state of the Romayns people the whyche stode in a distpayre euer to haue recouered For he fought with Hanybal manly dyscoÌ„fyted hym All Spayne â—e ouer came All Affrica he subdued greâ— Antiochus he brought to be his seruaunt All Asie he made trybutary to the Romayns this man so noble so victoryus by his owne vnkynde couÌ„tree was outlawde there he deyed ¶ Philometor the sone Epiphanes of Cleopatra regned in Egypt .xxxv. yere This kyng yeâ— a childe noble Antiochê° gretly oppressyd with many dysceytes but the Romaynes sent Legates the whiche coÌ„mauÌ„ded Antiochus that he shold cesse of his tyranny ayenst him And Marcus Publius made a cercle to Antiochus thus saynge The Senatours of rome the peple coÌ„mauÌ„de that that thou go not out of thys cercle â—yl thou haue answered to this mater This Antiochê° seynge that he myght not contynueâ—hâ— tyranny sayd yf it be thus coÌ„mauÌ„ded me of the Senatours Romayns peple I muste nedes tourne ayeÌ„ so wood aÌ„gry he was that he lost the sege of Alexandre tourned to the poore releues of the Iewes vengynge hym vpon them by cause he myghte not venge hym on a more myghtyer people vt pêª iii li o Machabeorum .ii. MAthachias an holy man and of all louynge moost worthy hated in hys herte the conuersecyon of all synners alonly trustynge in our lord god of Israell vt pêª primo macha ii And thys man had .v. sones of the same loue vnto god Thys man was not byshop in Israell but his thre sones were ¶ Iudas Machabeus was bysshop .iii. yere he was sone to Mathathias This Machabeus was the moost named man that euer was iÌ„ Israell the whiche had neuer none lyke hym afore ne after He was in batayll a myghty man offred hym to deye a martyr for the lawes of god ¶ Ionatas his brother succeded him .xix yere The whyche grewe in vertue and gouerned stode stedfaste in the lawes of god after falsely was slayne of Cryphone two of his sones Plura vide Iuda et freÌ„m eiê° li. macha Antiochus Epiphanes sone to Antiochê° the myghty this tyme was kynge of Syrry This man from the heed vnto the feet within without all was cursed And therfore he was fygured to Antecryst Many martyrs cruelly he made falsely he dyspose hym to entre in to Egypt as his fader dyde but he opteyned not for the Romayns letted hym
sayde bytwene themself that noo man sholde them remeue for noo strengthe ne engyne soo grete they were and soo longe But. Merlyn thrugh his crafte he remeued them and broughte them in to theyr shyppes and came ayen in to thys londe And Merlyn sette the stones there that the kyng wolde haue them And sette them in the same manner that they stode in Irlonde and whan the kynge sawe that it was made he thanked Merlyn And rychely hym rewarded at his owne wyll And that place lete calle Stonhenge for euer more ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone and the kynge Guillomer came in to thys londe and how a traytour that was called Cappa enpoysoned the kynge Aurilambros ANd men shall vnderstonde that Passent that was Vortigers sone lyued the same tyme and came in to thys londe wyth a grete power and arryued in the north couÌ„tre wolde be aueÌ„ged of his faders deth Vortiger and strongely trusted vpon the company that he had brought wyth hym out of the londe of Germayne and had conquered all the North countree vnto yorke ¶ And whan kynge Aurilambros herde this he assemled a grete power of Brytons went for to fyght with passeÌ„t he dyscomfyted Passent all his peple but Passent escaped thens with some of his men fledde thens in to Irlonde come to kynge Guillomer prayed hym of helpe and socour The kynge grauÌ„ted hym with good wyll and sayde that he wolde helpe hym vppon that couenaunt that I my selfe muste go with you with all my power in to brytayne And I wolde me aduenge vpon the Broytons the rather for they came in to my londe toke the stones with strength that is called Gyauntes karoll ¶ The kyng Guillomer lete ordeyne his shippes went to the see with .xv. thousaÌ„de men and arryued in walys began to robbe moche sorowe he dyde ¶ It befell so that kynge Aurilambros laye syke at wynchestre myghte not helpe hym self So that he sente in his name Vter his brother with a power to helpe walys And thyther warde he went as moche as he myght ¶ The kynge of Irlonde Passente herde telle that Aurilambros was syke to hym there came a Sarrasyn that was called Cappa sayde Syre dwelle ye here all in peas with your host I behyght you thorugh my quayntesye the I shall slee the kynge Aurilambros that is syke Thenne sayd Passent yf ye doo so I shall you rychely auaunce The traytour Cappa put vpon hym an habyte of relygyon lete shaue hym a brode crowne came vnto the kynges courte and sayde that he wolde helpâ— the kynge of his malady Tho sayd the traytour Cappa vnto the kyng Syr be of good comforte For I shall yeue you suche a medicyne that ye shalle swete anoÌ„e ryght lyste to slepe haue good reste And the traytour yaaf hym suche poyson to slepe anone ryghte deyed in hys slepynge And the traytour sayd that he wolde go out to the felde tyll he were awaked so escaped he awaye For no man had to hym suspeccyon for by cause of his habyte that he was clothed iÌ„ also for hys brode shauen crowne But whan the kynges men wyste that he was deed they became wonder sory and faste soughte the traytoure but they myghte not fynde hym· For the Cappa torned ayen vnto the hoste frem whes that he came ¶ whan Aurilambbros deyed a sterre in the morne was seen wyth a clere lyght at the bought of the beeme was sene the heed of an horryble dragoÌ„ SO whan the kyng Aurilambros was deed enpoysoned at winchestre On the morne after he was dede aboute the tyme of Pryme there was sene a sterre grete clere the beeme of that sterre was brygheter thaÌ„ the sonne And at the bought of the beeme apperyd a dragons heed out of hys mouth came two huge lyghtes that were as bryght as ony fyre brennynge that one beeme to warde Fraunce and streyght ouer the see thyther warde And out of that beeme came .vii. beemes full clere and longe as it were the lyghte fyre ¶ This â—â—erre was seen of many a man But none of them wyste what it be tokened ¶ Vter that was the kynges brother that was in walys wyth hys hoste of Brytons sawe that sterre the grete lyght that it yaue they wondred ther of gretly what it myghte betoken And lete calle Merlyn and prayed hym for to telle what that it myhght betoken ¶ Of the betokenynge of the sterre MErlyn sawe the sterre and behelde yt a longe tyme. And sythen he quoke and wepte tenderly And sayde· Alas alas that soo noble a kyng worthy ys deed And I do iou to vnderstaÌ„nde that Aurilambros your brotherds poysoned that I see well in thys sterre And yourselfe ys betokened the heed of the dragon that is seen at the bought of the beeme that ys your self that shall be kynge and regne And by the beeme that stondeth to warde the Eest ys vnderstonde that ye shall gete a sone that shall conquere all Fraunce and all the londes that belongeth to the crowne of Fraunce that shalle be a wrothyer kynge of more honoure than euer were ony of his auncetours ¶ And by the beeme that stretched towarde Irlonde is betokened that ye shalle gete a doughter that shalle be quene of Irlonde ¶ And the seuen beemes betoken that ye shall haue .vii. sones And euery one of them shall be kyng and regne wyth moche honoure And abyde ye no lenger here but goo and yeue batayll to your enmyes and fyghte wyth them booldely for ye shalle ouercome them and haue the victory ¶ Vter thanked hertely Merlyn and toke his men and wente to warde hys enmyes they fought togyder mortally and soo he dyscomfyted his enmyes them destroyed And hym self slewe PasseÌ„t that was vortigers sone And his Brytons slewe Guillomer that was kyng of Irlonde and all his men ¶ And Vter anone after that batayll toke hys waye to warde wynchestre for to doo entyere Aurilambros kynge that was his brother But tho was the body borne vnto Stonhenge with moche honour that he had done make in remembrauÌ„ce of the Brytons that there were slayne thrugh treason of Engist that same day that they sholde haue ben accorded And in the same place they entyered Aurelambros the seconde yere of hys regne wyth all the worshyp the myght belonge to suche a kynge On whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of Vter Pendragon and therfore he was called so ye shall here And how he was ouertake with the loue of Igreyne that was the Erle of Cornewaylles wyf AFter the dethe of Aurilambros Vter his brother was crowned and regned well worthely And in remembraunce of the dragon that he was lykened to He lete make two dragons thrugh couÌ„seyll of his Brytons And made that one for to be borne before hym whaÌ„ he weÌ„te
also Iuliê° Cezar name wonderly in stones ygraue and other mennes also wyth the wryteynge about This is the cyte that Edelfryde kynge of northumberlonde distroyed and slewe there fast by nyghe two thusande monkes of the mynst of Bangor This is the cyte that king Edgar come theder somtyme wyth .vii. kynges that were subgette to hym Ametre breketh out in thys maner in praysynge thys cyte Chestre castel towne as it were name taketh of a castell It is knowen what man bylded this cyte new Tho Lengecestria these heet nowe towne of legyones Nowe walsshe Englisshe holde this Cyte of greate pryce stones on walle semeth werke Hercules al. There longe wyth myght todure that hepe is a hyght Saxon small stones set vpon grete ben attones Ther vnder grounde lotynge double voute is fonde that helpeth wyth sondes many men of western loÌ„des Fysshe flesshe and corne lowe This cytie towne hath yonwe Shyppes and chaffare see water bryngeth ynowe there Godestall there is that was emperourer this And forthe Henry kynge Erth is there ryght dwellynge Off kynge Haralde poudre is there yet halde Bachus and marcurious Mers and venus also Lauerna Protheus and plura regnen therin the towne ¶ Treuysa God wote what this is to mene dut poetes in theyr manere speche faynen as though euery kynde crafte lyuyng had dyuerse god eueryche from other And soo they fayned a god of bataylle and of fyghtyng called hym Mars and a god of couetyse and rychesse and marchaundyse and called hym mercurius And soo Bachus is called god of wyne Venus goddesse of loue and beaute Lauerna god of thefte and of robberyf Protheus god of falshede and of gyle and Pluto god of helle so it semeth that these verses wolde meane that these forsayd goddes regne and been serued in Chestre Mars with fyghtynge and tockynge Marcurius wyth couetyse and rychesse Bachus wyth grete drynkynge Venus with loue lewdly Lauerna with thefte and robbery Procheus with falshede and gyle Thenne is pluto not vnserued that is god of hell ¶ R. Ther babylon lore more myght hathe trouth the more ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca. x. TAke hede the engloÌ„de coÌ„teyned xxxii shyres ê“uincê that now beÌ„ called Erldoms reserued Cernewale the yloÌ„de Alfre these beÌ„ the names of the erldoms shyres Kente sothsex sothery haÌ„pshyre barkshyre that hathe his name of a bare oke that is in the foreste of wyndesore forther wonte they to take their couÌ„seyl Also wylshyre that heet somtyme the ê“uince of semeran somerset dorset deynshyre that nowe is called Deuonia in latyn ¶ These ix Sourhshyres the Tamyse departed fome the other deale of Englonde whiche were some tyme gouerned and ruled by the westsaxons lawe Eestsex Meddelsex Soulfolke Northfolke Herdforthe shyre Huntyngdon shyre Beddeforsh shyre Bokyngham shyre Leycestre shyre Derby shyre Notyngham shyre Lyncolnshyre yorke shyre Durham shyre Northumberlonde Caâ—rleyll shyre with Cumberlonde Appelby shyre with westmerlonde Lancastre shyre that conteyenth fyue lytell shyres These fyftene Northe and Eest shyres were somtyme gouerned and ruled by the lawe called Mercia in latyn and marchene in Englysshe It is to wyte that yorke shyre stretcheth frome the Ryuer of Humbre vnto the Ryuer of Teyse And yet in yorke shyre ben .xxii. hondredis hondred and candredes is all one Candrede is one worde made of walsshe and Irysshe and is to menynge a countree that conteyneth an hondred townes And also in Englysshe called wepentake For somtyme in the comynge of a newe lorde tenauntes were wonte to yelde vp theyr wepen instede of homage Duram shyre stretcheth from the Ryuer of Teyse vnto the Ryuer of Tyne And for to speke proprely of Northumberlonde it stretcheth fro the Ryuer of Tyne vnto thou Ryuer of Twede That is in the begynnynge of Scotlonde Thenne yf the countre of Northumberlonde that was somtyme from Humbre vnto Twede be now a counted for one â—hyre one Erledome as it was somtyme ThenÌ„e ben in Englonde but .xxxii. shyres but yf the countre of Northumberlond be the departed in to .vi. shyres that ben Euerwykshyre Duramshyre Northumberlond Caerleylshyre Anpelbyshyre Lancastre shyre· Then in Englonde but .xxxvi. shyres without cornewale also without ylondes Kyng wyllyam made all these prouynces and shyres to be dyscryued and moten Then were founden .xxxvi shyres and halfe a shyre Twones two and fyfty thousande and four score Parysshe chyrches .xlv. thousande and twoo Knyghtes fees .lxxv. thousande wherof men of relygyon haue .xxvii. thousande and xv knyghtes fees But nowe the woodes ben hewen downe and the londe new tylled and made moche more than was at that tyme and many townes vyllages buylded so ther ben many mo vyllages townes now than were in that tyme. And were as a fore is wryten that Cornewale is not set amonge the shyres of Englond it may stonde amonge theÌ„ well ynough for it is nether in wales ne in scotlonde bute it is in Englonde and it Ioyneth vnto Deuenshyre so many ther ben accompted in Englonde xxxvii· shyres and an halfe with the other shyres ¶ De legibus leguÌ„que vocabilis DVnwallo that hyghte Molliuncius also made fyrste lawes in Brytayne the whiche lawes were called Moleuncius lawes and were solempnely obserued vnto wyllyam Conquerours tyme. Moliuncius ordeyned amonge his lawes that Cytees Temples and wayes that leden men therto and plowe men solowes shold haue preuelege and fredome for to saue all men that fle therto for socoure and refuge Thenne afterwade Mercia quene of Brytons that was Gwytelynus wyf of her the prouynce hadde the name of Mercia as some man suppose She made a lawe fulle of wytte and of reason was called Merchene lawe Gildas that wrote the Cronycles hystores of the Brytons torned these two lawes out of Bryton speche in to latyn And afterwarde kynge Aluredus torned alle oute of latyn in to Saxons speche and was called marchene lawe also the kynge Aluredus wrote in Englysshe and put to an other lawe that hyght westsaxon lawe Then afterwarde Danes were lordes in this londe and so came forth the thyrde lawe that heet Dane lawe Of these thre lawes saynt Edwarde the thyrde made one commune lawe that yet is called saynt Edwardes lawe I holde it well done to wryte here expowne many termes of these lawes Myndebrugh hurtynge of honour worshyp I frenche bleschurd hoÌ„nour burbruck in Frenche bleschurde courâ—ou de cloys Grichbruche brekyng of peas Myskennynge chaungynge of speche in court Shewynge settynge forth of marchaundyse Hamsokne or HaÌ„fare a rere made iÌ„ hous Forstallynge wronge or bette downe in the kynges hygh waye Fritsoken surete in defence Sak Forfayte Soka sute ef court therof cometh soken Theam Sute of bondemen fyghtynge wytte Amersemente fyghtynge blodewytte A Mersemente for shedynge of bloode Flytwytte Amendes for â—hydynge of bloode Leyrwytte Amendes for lyenge 〈◊〉 by a bounde woman Gultwytte Amendes for trespas Scot a gadryÌ„ge to werke of bayllyes Hydage tayllage for hydes
Staffe eyther belle As it swre the gospelle At Basyng werke is a welle That Sacer heet as men telle It sprengeth so sore as men may see What is caste in it throweth aye Therof sprengeth a grete stronde It were Inough for all that londe Seke at that place Haue both hele and grace In the welmes ofter than ones Ben founde reed spercled stones In token of the blood reed That the mayd wenefrede Shad at that pytte Whan hyr throte was kytte He that dyd that dede Hath sorowe on his sede His chyldren at all stoundes Berken as whelpes and houndes For to they praye that mayd grace Ryght at that welle glace ✚ Eyther in Shrowesbury strete There that mayd rested swete ¶ Of the descrypcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania ca. xxi IT is a comyn saw that the countre whyche is now named Scotlonde is an out stretchynge of the north syde of Brytayn and is departed in the south syde frome Brytayne wyth armes of the see and in the other syde yt is be clypped with the see This londe hete some tyme Albania and hadde that name of Albanactus that was kynge Brutes sone Albanactus dwelled fyrste therin or of the prouynce Albania that ys countre of Scycia nygh to amazona therfore Scoctea ben called as ye were scyttes for they come oute of Scicia After warde that londe heet Pyctauya for the Pyctes regned ther in a thousande CCC lx· yere And atte last heet Hibernia as Irlonde hyght ¶ Gir. in top For many skylles one is for affinite and alye that was bytwene them and Irysshmen for they tooke theyr wyues of Irlonde and that is openly seen in her byleue in clothynge in langage and in speche in weyyn in maneres An other skyll is for Irysshemen dwelied there somtyme ¶ Beda li.i Out of Irlonde that is the propre countree of Scottes come Irysshmen wyth her duke that was called Rendar And with loue and with strenth made hem chyef sees and Cytees besydes the Pyctes in the Northe syde ¶ Gir. Nowe the londe is shortlye called Scotlonde of Scottes that come oute of Irlonde and regned ther in CCC.xv. yere vnto reed wyllyams tyme that was Malcolyn broder ¶ R. Manyeuydencê we haue of this Scotlonde that it is oft called and byghte Hibernia as Irlonde dothe ¶ Therfore Beda li.ii ca. xi sayth that Laurence Archebysshoppe of Dunbar was Archebysshop of Scottes that dwelled in an ylonde that heet Hibernia and is nexte to Brytayne ¶ Beda li.iii ca. xxvii Saythe Pestilence of moreyn bare downe Hibernia Also li.iii ca. ii saythe that the Scottes that dwelled in the south syde of Hibernia Also li. iiii ca. iii. he sayth that Cladde was a yonglynge and lerned the rule of monkes in Hibernia Also li.iiii ca. xxii Egfridus kynge of Northeumberlonde destroyed Hibernia Also li.iiii ca. xv the moste dele of Scottes in Hibernia and in the same chapytre be called Hibernia proprely named the weste ylonde is an hondred myle from eueryche Brytayne and departed with the see bytwene called Hibernia that countree that nowe is called Scotlond there he telleth that Adamua abbot of this ylonde sayled to Hibernia for to tethe Irysshmen the lawfull Esterdaye And at laste come ayen in to Scotlonde ¶ ysy ethi li. xiiii· Man of this Scotlonde ben named Scottes in theyr owne langage Pyctes also For somtyme her body was peynted in this manere they wolde some tyme wyth a sharpe egged tole prycke end kerue ther owne bodyes and make theron dyuerse fygures and shappes peynt hem with ynke or with other peynture or coloure and bycause they were so peyntede they were called picti that is to saye peynted ¶ Erodotus Scottes ben lyghte of herte and wynde inough but by medlynge of Englysshmen they ben moche amended they ben cruell vpon theyr enmyes and hateth bondage moost of ony thynge and holde for a foule slouth yf a man deye in his bedde and grete worshyp yf he deye in the felde They ben lytyl of mete and mowe faste longe and eten selde whan the sonne is vp and eten flysshe fysshe mylke and fruyt more than brede and though they be fayr of chappe they ben defoulde made vnsemely ynough with theyr owne cloth thyÌ„ge They prayse fast the vsages of theyr owne for faders dyspysen other meÌ„nes doynge her londe is fraytful ynoughe in pasture gardyns and feldes ¶ Gir. de pÌ„ ca xviii The prynces of Scottes as the kynge of Spayne beÌ„ not wonte to be enoynted ne crowed In this Scotlond is soleÌ„pne grete mynde of saynt Andrewe thapostle For saynt Andrewe we had the north partyes of the worlde Scites Pyctes to his lot for to preche coÌ„uert the people to crystes byleue And at laste he was martred in Achaia in grecia in a cyte that was named Patras his bones were kepte CC.lxii yere vnto yere vnto CoÌ„staÌ„tynus theÌ„perours tyme. And thenne they were translated in to Constantynople kepte there C.x. yere vnto Theodosyus theÌ„perours tyme thenne Vngus kynge of Pyctes in Scotlond destroyed a grete parte in Brytayne and was besette with a grete hoost of Brytons in a felde called Marke End he herde saynt Andrew speke to hym in thys manere Vngus vngus here thou me Crystes appostle I promyse the helpe and socour whan thou haste ouercomen thyn enmyes by my helpe thou shalt gyue the thyrde deele of thyn herytage in almesse to god almyghty in the worshyp of saynt Andrewe and the sygne of the crosse were tofore hys host and the thyrde daye he hadde the vyctory and soo torned home ayen and deled hys herytage as he was baden And for he was vncertayne what Cytee he sholde deale for saynt Andrewe he fasted thre daye he and his men prayed Saynt Andrewe that he wolde shewe hym whate place he shold chese And one of the wardeyns that kepte the body of saynt Andrewe in Constantynople was warned in hys slepte that he sholde goo into a place whyder an angell wolde lede hym and soo he come in to Scotlonde wyth .vii. â—elowes to the toppe of an hylle named Ragmonde The same our lyghte of heueÌ„ beshone and beclypped the kynge of Pyctes that was comynge wyth hys hooste to a place called Carceuan Ther anone were helde many seke men There mette with the kynge Regulus the monke of Constantynople with the relyques of Saynt Andrewe There is founded a chyrche in worshyppe of Saynt Andrewe that is heed of alle chyrches in the londe of Pyctes ¶ Too thys chyrche comen pylgrymmes oute of alle londes· There was Regulus fyrste abbote and gadred monkes ¶ And soo alle the 〈◊〉 loÌ„de that the Kynge hadde assygneâ— hym he departed it in dyuerse places amoÌ„ge abbayes ¶ Of the descrypcyon of Irlonde Capitulo xxii HAbernia that is Irlonde was of olde tyme In corperate in to the lordshyp of Brytayne so sayth Gir. in sua popÌ„ where he decryueth it at fulle yet it is worthy semely