they tolde to kyng PaÌ„dras And he for to haue his lyf grauÌ„ted as moche as they axed and anone gaf vnto Brute Gennogen his doughter to wyfe an hondred shyppes with asmoche as them neded of all vytaylles as afore was ordeyned Brute tho toke his wyfe and all his men that forsoke the londe of Grece and went them vnto the see and had wynde weder at theyr wyll and came the thyrde daye in to an I le that was called Lorgers Thys Brute anone sente of his men a londe for to espye the maner of the countree And they founde an olde cyte all wasted and forlet that was ther in nother maÌ„ ne woman ne no thynge dwellynge and in the mydeell of this cyte they founde an olde temple of a fayre lady that was called Dyana the goddesse And they came ayen vnto Brute tolde hym what they had seen and fouÌ„de And they counselled hym to goo and doo sacrefyce vnto dame Dyana for she was woÌ„te to yeue answere of what euer men prayed her and namely vnto them that her honoured with sacrefyce Brute wente vnto that yamge and sayd Dyana noble goddesse that all thynge haste in thy myght and power wyndes waters woodes felde and all thynge of the world and all manere of beestes that theryn ben To you I make my prayer that ye me counseyll and telle where and in what place I shall haue a couenable dwellynge for me and for my people and there I shal make in honour of you a well fayre temple and a noble wherin ye shall alwaye be honoured whaÌ„ he had done his prayer Dyana answerd in this maner Brute sayde she go euen forth thy waye ouer the see in io Frauce to warde the west and there ye shall fynde an yle that is called Albyon that yle is be compassed all wyth the see and noo man maye come ther in but it be by shyppes and in that londe were wonte to dwelle gyauntes but now it is not soo but all wyldernes And that londe is destenyed and ordeyned for you and for your people ¶ How Corin became Brutes man and how kynge Goffar was dyscomfyted THenne whan Brute had this answere of Dyana the goddes Anone he lete the ancres wynde vp sayled in to the hyghe see And whan he his men had saylled .xx. dayes and moo they fouÌ„de fast besyed a cost of the see a thousande men of the lygnage kynred of Troy And ther souerayne ther mayster of all was called Corin· And whan Brute wyste whens they were he tho toke them wyth moche Ioye in to hys shyppes and ladde theym forth wiht hym Thê Corin there be came brutes man to hym dyde homage And so longe they saylled forth in the see tyll they cam vnto Gascoyne And anone they arryued in the hauen of Lyegers there they dwlled .viii. dayes them for to rest ther saylles to ameÌ„de there that it was nede Tydynges soone came to kynge Goffar that was lorde of that loÌ„de howe that moche people of strauÌ„ge londe were arryued in to his loÌ„de in the hauen of Lyegres wherfore he was sore angreged anoyed that they came and arryued in his londe wythout his lycence and his leue And anone ordened hym a gret power for to dryue out brute to destroye hym all his people But it was so that kyng Goffar was dyscomfyted all his peple And hym self fledde in to FrauÌ„ce there for helpe socour And in that tyme regned in Fraunce ·xii kynges an .xi. of them assembled a grete power for to helpe Goffar for to fight ayest Brute This Goffar dwelled with theÌ„ of frauÌ„ce halfe a yere more And in the meane tyme whan Goffar was in FrauÌ„ce Brute and his company destroyed all the londe of Gascoyne and lete take all the tresour that kyng Goffar had there lete brynge it all in to his shyppes And this Brute founde in that londe a fayry place and couenable there brute made a fayre castel and a stronge ¶ whan that this was done kyng Goffar came from Fraunce and .xi. kynges with hym and brought wyth hym .xx. M. men for to fyghte with Brute and his company and Brute had but .vii. M. CCC men And neuertheles whanne the two hostes mette togyder Brute folke thorugh helpe of hymself of Turin his cosen and of Corin the well and manly hym defended and fought so tyll that in lytell tyme they hadde slayne of the Frensshemen two thousande mo Anone all that were alyue fledde awaye And in this bataylle Turin Brutes cosyn was slayne And Brute lete entere hym worthely whan he had space leyser in the castell that he had made tho lete calle that same castell Toures For by cause of the name of Turin that there was entred And yet vnto this day there is a noble cyte that is called Toures And kynge Goffar wyste that Turin was deed he came agayne with his men after yaue a stronge bataylle vnto Brute But brute his men were so wery for fyghtynge that they myght noo lenger endure but to megre hym all his And then Brute yede in to his castell with his men and made the gates faste for to saue them and for to take counsell amoage them what were best for to do Brute and Corin gaaf counsell and ordeyned pryuely that Corin sholde go oute busshe him iÌ„ a wood tyll on the morne soo that in the mornynge whan that Brute sholde fyghte with his enemyes thenne Corin shold come with his folke in the one syde and slee and do all the harme that he myght And in a mornynge in the dawnynge of the daye Brute weÌ„te out of the castell and fyersely faughte with his enmyes and they manly deffended them But within a lytell tyme Brute and his folke slewe .viii. hondred of kynge Goffars men Thenne came Corin with the busshement and smote to grounde he his companye all those that wolde stonde or abyde So that the kyng Goffar his coÌ„pany were dyscoÌ„fyted faste they began to flee And brute Corin with ther coÌ„pany fyersely them pursewed slewe mo of them in the fleynge than they dyd in the batayll And iÌ„ this maner Brute had the victory and neuertheles brute made moche sorowe for his cosyn TuriÌ„ that there was slayne other also that he haded lost of his men That is to saye vii· hondred and .xv. The whiche nobly he entered in the same castell of Toures there where he had entered Turin his cosyn ¶ How Brute arryued at Totnesse in the yle thenne called Albyon and of the bataylle that was betwixt Corin and Gogmagog SO whan all this was done Brute wolde no lenger there dwell for to fyghte nor for to lese no moo of his people For kynge Goffars people myghte euery daye encreace mo and moo And Brutes lossened And therfore he toke all his men and wente vnto the see and had wende and
he caste them out of paradyse in to the londe of cursydnes that they sholde lyue there with swetynge sorowe tyl they dyed Vide plura genÌ„ .i. ¶ This Adam was an holy maÌ„ all the dayes of his lyfe grete penauÌ„ce dayly he dyd And he coÌ„mauÌ„ded his chyldren to lyue ryghtwysly And namely that they shold auoyde in all wyse from the company of Cayn and his chyldren Nor that they sholde not marye with none of theÌ„ ¶ This maÌ„ AdaÌ„ was oure fyrst fader And for one synÌ„e he put vs oute of paradys But thrugh his holy coÌ„uersacyon penauÌ„ce he gaue vs ensample to come to the kyngdome of heuen And he that wyl not folowe his holy coÌ„uersacyoÌ„ exaÌ„ple for one synÌ„e ryghtwysly he can not coÌ„playne on hym as we do many ¶ Seth sone to Adam was borne after the begynnynge of the worlde C. .xxx. yeres lyued .ix. C. .xii. But Moyses ouerskypped an hundreth of those in the whiche Abell wept in the vale of Ploracyon nyghe EbroÌ„ Thys Seth for the oyle of mercy to be goâ—en weÌ„te to paradys Delbora was syster to Abell Abell was slayn of cayn his brod This Abell the fyrst martyr began the chyrche of god This man after Austyn made the cytee of god he was the fyrst cytezyn of that cyte And bycause that he was ryghtwyse our lorde receyued his offeryng ¶ Calmana was syster wyf to Cayn This Cayn was a cursed man he made the fyrst erthely cyte that euer iÌ„ this world was in the whiche he put his people for drede in so moche as he vsyd caryn vyoleÌ„ce For he trusteth suche thyng to be done to hym as he dyd to other therfore he put hym hys iÌ„ to a syker place Thys man slewe his brother Abell for enuye he was punysshed of god and wandred aboute in a dyspayre And after was slayne of Lamath a blynde man ¶ Anno mundi .iiii. C.xxxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiii. M.ix C.lxxiiii ENos of the lyne of cryst lyued .ix. C. yere .v. This Enos began to call the name of our lorde It myght happe be fouÌ„de some wordes of prayer or made some ymages for god to be worshypped as now is in the chyrche ¶ Chanam lyued after .ix. C. yere and .x. ¶ Anno mundi .vii. C. lxxxxv Et ante natiuitatem .iiii. M.iiii C.iiii. MAlaleel of the lyne of cryste lyued .viii. C. lxxxxv yere ¶ â—areth of the same lyne lyued .ix. C.lxii. ¶ Enoch of the same lyne lyued .iiii. C. yere .lxv. This Enoch was a ryghtwys man pleased god And for his grete holynesse our lorde translated hym in to paradyse where he lyueth with Hely in grete reste of body and soule tyll the comynge of Antecryst Then they shall go forthe for the comfortacyon of good men And they shall be crowned with the crowne of martyrdome MAtusaleÌ„ of Crystys lyne lyued .ix. C. lxix yeres This matusale was the oldest maÌ„ that euer ony scrypturs hath mynde of For whaÌ„ he had lyued nyghe fyue hondred yere our lord sayd to hym Buylde the an hous thou wyle for yet thou shalt lyue .v. hondred yere And he answered sayd For so lytel a tyme as .v. hondred yere I wyll buylde no hous But rested vnder trees and hegges and there slept as he was wonte to do for a tyme. ¶ Anno mundi M.iiii C.liiii Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iii. M.vii C.xlv LAmeth was of aege vii hoÌ„dred .lxxvii. This Lameth the fyrst agaynst nature good maneres ordeyned that a maÌ„ myghte haue two wyues in doyng his auowtry And he was sore punysshed of them for they gaue hym many a grype For it is so that bi what thiÌ„ge a man senÌ„eth by the same he is punysshed This Lameth slewe Cayn wylfully not But whan he was olde blynde he was ladde of a childe the whiche trowed that he had seeÌ„ a wylde beste sayd to his mayster that he sholde shote so he slewe Cayn wherfore he bete the childe so sore that the childe also was deed ¶ And it is to be knoweÌ„ that al craftes or scyeÌ„ces lyberal or hande craftes or of physyke seruyng to the curyosyte of man are redde that they were fostden of the childern of Lameth and for they dradde the perylle to come of the flood of the fyre therfore Tuball graued the same craftes iÌ„ two pylers The one was of Marbyll the other of â—yle or brycke ¶ Tuball fouÌ„de fyrst the crafte to werke golde syluer yren And was the fyrste grauer that euer was ¶ Iabe fouÌ„de first TeÌ„â—oria for shepherdes and pauelyons for other men ¶ Iuball founde fyrste the crafte to playe vpon an harpe and organs and other musycall Instrumentes he vsid ¶ Nocma founde fyrst the crafte for to weue lynnen wollen clothe and to drawathredes of wulle and flexe And afore that tyme the people vsed the skynnes of bestes for ther clothes ¶ Anno mundi M.vi C.xlii. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iii. M.v. C.lvii THe shyppe of Noe hadde in length .iii. hondred cubytes in brede .l. in altytueâ— Vide plura genesis .vi. ¶ Knowe ye after â—uctours that a coÌ„uenyent payne this tyme was ordeyned to the worlde For thenne lechery habuÌ„ded the whyche defouled mannes body And there by water the erth was wasshed cleÌ„sed in sygne of the promyse that god made to maÌ„ that there sholde neuer be suche a flood agayne ¶ And the Raynebowe hath two pryncypall coloures the whiche represente the two Iugementê The water colour represeÌ„teth the flood that is passyd the fyre colour betokeneth the Iugement to come fyre by that whyche we certeÌ„ly abyâ—e iÌ„ the ende of thê world by cause couetyse shal habouÌ„de by fyre it shal be brente Golde syluer by the fyre is wonte to be cleÌ„syd ¶ Here begynneth the seconde aege of the worlde durynge to Abram THis Noe was a ryghtwys maÌ„ fouÌ„de grace ayeÌ„st god whaÌ„ Noe was fyue hoÌ„dred yere of aege he had goteÌ„ ChaÌ„ Sem. Iapheth that tyme bi the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of god he began to make a shyppe he made it parfyte in an C. yere And the C. yere complete our lord god appered agayne to hym coÌ„mauÌ„ded him that he with his wyf his childern the wyues of them shold entre the shyppe with all maner of bestes all maner of foules also cÌ„ ¶ And anone the flood came stode aboue all hylles xv cubyte Vide plura genÌ„ .vii o ¶ After the flood a greate dronkenesse betyde vnto Noe. through occasyoÌ„ of that droÌ„kesse he blessyd his two sones Sem Iaphet for the faders honour that they had to hym for the honest shame that they couered mekely ther fader membres whan he was slepynge his sone Cham for his scornynge his vnreuerence he cursyd ¶ And here after saynt Austyn is made the fyrste mencyon of bouÌ„dage of noblynesse contrary to it· For Noe sayd that
more to be ware of gyle thanne of crafte of peas than of brennynge brondes of hony than of kynghthode they haue suche maneres that they ben not stronge in warre and in bataylle ne trewe in peas they become gossyps to them that they wyll falsly betraye in the gossybrede and hooly kynred Eueryche drynketh others bloode whanne it is shedde they loue somdâ—lâ— hyr nouryce and her playfers whiche that souke the same mylke that they souked whyle they were chyldreÌ„ And they pursewe ther brethern theyr cosyns and theyr other kyne and despysen theyr kyne whyles they lyue and auenge they re dethe whanne they ben slayne Soo longe hath the vsage of euyll custome endured amonge them that it hathe gotenne the maystrye ouer them and torneth treason in to kynde so ferforthe that they ben traytours by nature ¶ And alyens and men of straunge londes that dwelle amonge them folowynge theyr maners that vaunteh there is none but he is be smetted wyth theyr treason aslo AmoÌ„ge them manye men pyssen syttyge and wymmen standynge ¶ There ben many men in that londe foule shapen in lymmes and in body For in theyr lymmes they lacke the benefyce of kynde Soo that no where ben better shapen thanne they that ben there well shapen none worse shapeÌ„ than they that ben euyll shapen And skylfully nature hurte and defouled by wyckednes of lyuynge brynge the suche gromes and euylle â—penne of hem that wyth vnlawfulle delynâ—â—yth foule manere and euyll lyuynge soo wyckedly defouled kynde and nature In thys lond wales olde wyues wymmeÌ„ were woÌ„re been yet as meÌ„ saye ofte to scape theÌ„sâ—â—â— in lykees of hates for to mylke ther neyghbâ—rs â—ine stole her mylke ofte grâ—y houÌ„des renâ— after theÌ„ pursewen theÌ„ weuen that they be hares Also some by crafte of NygramaÌ„cye 〈◊〉 â—â—tte swyne for to be reed of colour and selfe theÌ„ in markettes fayres But as soone as these swyne passe ony water they torne into theire owne kynde whether it be strawe hey gras of â—ues But these swyne maye not be kept by no craft for teÌ„dure in lykenes of swynes ouer thre daies AmoÌ„ge these wonders other take hede that in the vttermest ende of the worlde falleth newe meruaylles woÌ„ders As thoughe kynde played with large loue secretly and ferre in thendes than openly nygh in the myddeell therfore in this yloÌ„de beÌ„ many gresely woÌ„ders meruaylles ¶ Of the meruaylles and woÌ„ders of Irlonde ca. xxviii MAny men tellen that in the northe syde of Irlonde is the londe of lyfe In that ylonde no man maye deye but whan they ben olde and vexed wyth greate sykenes they ben borne out in to the nexte londe and deye there There is an other ylonde in Irlonde that noo womman ther in may bere a childe but yet she may conceyue Also there is an ylonde in whyche no dede body maye roten In vltonia that is Vlstre is an ylonde in a lake woÌ„derly departed in twene In that one parte is grete dysturbaunce and dyscomforth of frendes in that other partye grete lykyng and comforth of holy angels There is also saynt Patryks purgatory that was shewed at hys prayer to conferme hys prechynge hys lore whan he preched to mysbyleued men of sorowe and payne that euyll meÌ„ shoâ— suffre for ther euyll werkes And of Ioye and of blysse the gode men shall receyue for ther holy dedes he telleth that who that suffreth the paynes of purgatory yf it be enioyned hym for penaunce he shall neuer suffre the paynes of hell but he deye fynally withon repentaunce of synne as the ensample is sette more full at this chapytre ende ¶ Treuisa But truly noman maye be saued but yf he be very repentaunce what someuer penaunce he do and euery man that is very repentaunt as hys lyues ende shall be sekerly saued thoughâ— he neuer here of saynt Patryks purgatorye There is an ylond in conaâ—te Sale that is in the see of Conaccia halowed by saynt Brandon that hath no myse there dede bodyes ben not buryed but beÌ„ kept out of the erth roten not In Mamonia is a wel who that wassheth hym with that water of the welle he shall waxe hore on his heed There is an other wel in Vltonia who someuer is wassheÌ„ therin he shall neuer wexe hore after warde There is a welle in Mounstre or Mamonia \ yf ony maÌ„ touche that welle anone shal falle grete rayne in alle the prouyÌ„ce that rayne shalle neuer cesse tyll a preste that is a clene mayden synge a masse in a chapell that is faste by blesse the water wyth mylke of a cowe that is of one her besprynge the welle so reconcyle the welle in this staunge manere At Glyndal can aboute the oratory of Saynt Keywyn wyches beryth apples as it were apple trees and ben moore holsome than sauery That holy saynt brought forthe these apples by prayers for to hele his shylde that was seke There is a lake in Vlstre and moche fysshe therin whyche is .xxx. myle in lengthe and. in brede The Ryuer Ban renneth out of that lake into the northe Occean and meÌ„ saye that thys lake beganÌ„e in this manere There were men in that countree that were of euyll lyuynge coeuntes cuÌ„brutis And there was a well in that londe in grete reuerence of olde tyme And all waye couered yf it were lefte vncouered the welle wolde ryse and drowned all the londe And soo it happed that a wooman wente to that welle for to fetche water hyed her fast to her chyld that wept in the cradell left the welle vncouered then the welle sprange soo faste that is drowned the woman and her chylde made all the countree a lake and a fysshe ponde for to preue that thys is soo there it is greate argument that whan the weder is clere fysshers of that water see in the rounde vnder the water rounde toures and hyghe shapen as steples and chyrches of that londe In the north syde of Irlonde in the countre of Ossyyryens euery .vii. yere at the prayer of an hooly Abbot tweyne that ben wedded a man and a woman muste nedes be exyled and forshapen in to lyknes of wolues abyde out .vii. yere And atte ende of .vii. yere yf they lyue they come home agayne And take agayne theyr owne shappe And than shall other tweyne goo forthe in theyr stede and soo forshapen for other .vii. yere There is a lake in thys londe yf a poole of tree pyghte and stycked therin that parte of the shafte or poole That is in the erth shall torne in to yron And that parâ—e that abydeth in the water shalle torne into stone And the parte that abydeth aboue shall be tree in his owne kynde Also there is a lake that tornethe hasell in to asshe and asshe in to hasell yf it be done therin Also in Irlonde ben thre Samon lepes there as samons lepe