some sayd that he sholde be brent And than spake a wyse knyght that was called Mempris sayd to Brute to all them of Troy Yf kyng Pandras wolde yelde hym haue his lyfe I couÌ„seyle that he gyue vnto Brute that is our duke our souerayn his doughter Geâ—â—ogâ—â— to wyfe in maryage with her an hondred shyppes well arayed all his treasour of golde syluer of corne of wyne and as moche as we nede of one thynge other than go we out of this londe and ordeyne vs a loÌ„de els where for we nor none of our kynrede that come after vs shall neuer haue peas in this londe amonge them of Grece for we haue â—â—ayne so many of theyr knyghtes of other frendes that euermore warre dyscord shall be amonge vs. Brute tho all his folke consented gladly to the couÌ„seyle and this thyÌ„ge they tolde to kyng Pandras And he for to haue his lyfe grauÌ„ted as moche as they demaunded and anone gaue vnto Brute the fayre lady Gennogen his doughter to wyfe and an hondred shyppes with as moche as them 〈◊〉 of all vytayles as afore was ordeyned ThaÌ„ Brute toke his wyfe all his men that forsoke the londe of Grete went to the see had wynde weder at theyr wyll came the thyrde daye in to an yle that was called Logres This Brute anone sent of his men to londe for to espye the maner of the couÌ„trce And they founde an olde cite all wasted forlet so that there was neyther man nor womaÌ„ therin dwellynge And in the myddle of this cyte they fouÌ„de an olde temple of a fayre lady that was called Diane the goddesse And they came agayne vnto Brute tolde hym what they had seen fouÌ„de they couÌ„seyled hym to go do sacrifyce vnto dame Diane for she was wont to gyue answere of what thynge that meÌ„ asked her namely vnto them that honour her with sacryfyce Brute wente vnto that ymage sayd Diane noble goddesse that all thynge hast in thy myght wyndes waters woodes feldes all thynges of the worlde all maner of beestes that ben therin vnto you I make my prayer that ye couÌ„seyle me and tell where in what plaÌ„ce I shall haue a coÌ„uenyent place to dwell in with my folke And there I shall make in the honour of the a fayre temple a noble wherin ye shall alwaye be honoured Whan he had done his prayer Diane answered in this maner Brute sayd she go euen forth thy way ouet the see in to frauÌ„ce towarde the west there ye shal fynde an yle that is called Albion that yle is becompassed all with the see no man may come therin but it be by shyppes in that londe were wont to dwell gyauntes but now it is not so but all wyldernes that londe is destenyed ordeyned for you for your people ¶ How Coryn became Brutes man how kynge Goffar was discomfyted ANd whan Brute had this answere of Diane the goddesse anone he let wyÌ„de vp the ancres sayled in to the hye see And whaÌ„ he his men had sayled .xx. dayes more they fouÌ„de fall besyde a coost of the see a. M. men of the kynrede of Troy theyr souerayne mayster was called Coryn And whan Brute wyst whens they were he toke them with moche ioye in to his shyppes so he ladde them forth with hym This Coryn there became Brutes man to hyÌ„ dyd homage And so loÌ„ge they sayled forth in the see tyll they came in to Gascoyne anone they arryued in the hauen of Lyegers there they dwelled .viij. dayes for to rest them and to amende theyr sayles there as they had nede Ty dynges soone came to kyng Goffar that was lord of that londe how that moche people of straunge londe were arryued in to his londe in the hauen of Lyegers wherfore he was sore angred anoyed that they came and arriued in his londe without his lycence his leue And anone ordeyned hym a grete power for to dryue out Brute to destroye hym all his people But it was so the kynge Goffar was dyscomfyted all his people hymselfe fledde in to fraunce for to haue helpe socour And in that tyme regned in fraunce .xij. kynges and .xj. of them assembled a grete power for to belpe Goffar for to fyght agaynst Brute This Goffar dwelled with the kynges of frauÌ„ce halfe a yere more And in the meane tyme that Goffar was in frauÌ„ce Brute his company destroyed all the londe of Gascoyne and let take all the treasour that kynge Goffar had made it to be brought in to his shyppes ¶ And this Brute fouÌ„de in that londe a fayre place and a conueny ent there he let make a fayre castell and a stronge Whan this was all done kynge Goffar came from fraunce and .xj. kynges with hym and brought with hym .xx. M. men for to fyght with Brute his company And Brute had but .vij. M. and .iij. C. men neuer theles whan the two hoostes mette togyder Brutes folke through helpe of hym selfe of Turyn his cosyn of Coryn yâ— well manly him defended so yâ— within a whyle they had slayne of yâ— frenshmen moo than two M. Anone all tho yâ— were alyue fledde away And in this batayle Turin Brutes cosyn was slayne Brute let bury hym worthely whan he had space in the castell that he had made tho let call that same castell Tours for bycause of the name of Turin that there was buryed And yet vnto this daye there is a noble cite that is called Tours And whan kyng Goffar wyst that Turyn was deed he came agayne with his men gaue a stronge batayle to Brute But Brute his men were so wery for fightyÌ„ge that they might no longer endure than went in to his castel with all his men made yâ— gates fast for to saue them toke couÌ„seyle amoÌ„ge them what they sholde do Brute Coryn gaue couÌ„seyle ordeyned pryuely yâ— Coryn shold go out and busshe hym in a wode tyll on yâ— morowe so that in the mornynge whan Brute sholde fyght with his enemyes Coryn shold come with his folke on the one syde slee do all the harme that he myght And on the morowe at the dawnynge of yâ— daye Brute wente out of the castel fought fyersly with his enemyes they manly defended them But within a lytell tyme BruÌ„te his men slewe viij hondred of kynge Goffers men than came Corin with the busshemeÌ„t he his company smote to the grouÌ„de all those yâ— wolde stande or abyde so the kynge Goffar his company were discomfyted fast they began to flec And Brute Coryn with theyr company fyersly them pursued and slewe moo of them in the fleynge than they dyd in yâ— batayle And in this
that there sholde neuer be suche a flode agayne And the Raynbowe hath two pryÌ„cypal colours the whiche represent the two iudgementes The water colour representeth the flode that is passed The fyre colour betokeneth the iudgement to come fyre the whiche we certaynly abyde in the ende of this worlde bycause couetyse shall habouÌ„de by fyre it shall be brente as golde and syluer by the fyre is wonte to be clensed THis Noe was a rightwyse man fouÌ„de grace anâ—nst god Whan Noe was .v .c. yere of age he had goten Cham Sem and Iaphet That tyme by the coÌ„maundement of god he began to make a shyppe he made it perfyte in an C. yere the C. yere coÌ„plete our lorde appered agayne to hym coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he with his wyfe his chyldren the wyues of them shold entre the shyppe with all maner of beestes al maner of foules also c. And anone the flode came and stode aboue all hylles â—v cubytes Vide plura genÌ„ .vij. ¶ After the flode came grete dronkennes â—eâ—yd vnto Noe. And through the occasion of that dronkeÌ„nes he blyssed his two sones Sem and Iaphet for the faders honour that they had to him for the honest shame that they couered mekely theyr faders membres whan he was slepynge And his sone Cham for his scornynge his vnreuerence he cursed ¶ And here after saynt Austyn is made the fyrst mencyon of bondage and of noblenes coÌ„trary to it For Noe sayd that Cham sholde be seruauÌ„t in bondage to Sem and Iaphet for his â—ureuerence Neuerthelesse ye shall not trowe that all that descended of Cham were vnnoble men of no power For they began fyrst to be myghty men of the erth As it is open of Nemroth and the kynge of Chanaan Astorum Nor all of Sem Iaphet were vertuous noble myghty men whan almoost euerychone fell vnto the cryme of ydolatrye and were oftentymes oppressed of other men But this blessynge and this cursynge hath a respecte to vertue vyce for that whiche a man is called truly a noble man or an vnnobleman For he that is vertuous is a noble man and he that is vnuertuous is not noble The same maner of wyse those that foloweth the faythe of Abraham rather were called his chyldren than the Iewes the whiche carnally descended from hym Neuertheles they had a spirytuall preuylege of god for the faders merytes and his blessynge And of these thre sones of Noe he beynge alyue after the hystory of Philoms were borne .xxiiij. M. and an C. men without women and chyldren And they had on them thre prynces Nemroth Iectan and Sulphen ¶ Anno mundi .ij. M. ij C .xlij. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M. vj C .lvij. SEm sone to Noe the seconde yere after the flode gate Arphaxat otherwhyle he is called Melchisedech the whiche fyrst after the flode made the cite of Salem now is called Iherusalem ¶ Cham his broder obteyned AfffricaÌ„ gate two sones Chus Mesraym these two gate sones doughters and many a regyon they enhabyted vnknowen to vs in occidentall ynde ¶ Iaphet was broder vnto Cham and was blyssed of his fader And this Iaphet had seuen sones as Gomor Magog Maday Ianam Tubal Mosog and Iras. And these .vij. gate sones doughters and of them came many a regyon Vide plura genesis .xv. ¶ Arphaxat soneto Sem lyued CCC and xxx yere and gate Elam Assur Lude and Aram they gate many chyldren Vt patet gene ¶ This Assur bycause he wolde not rebell agaynst god in the edyfyenge of the toure of Babylon as Nemroth dyd therfore he was dryuen vnto the londe of Sennaar londe whiche was ryght strauÌ„ge to hym was not before enhabyted the whiche was called after his name Assuria and there he edyfyed a cite afterwarde named Ni niue the whiche was the metropolytane of all the kyngdome of AssurioruÌ„ ¶ Chus sone vnto Cham was fader to Nemroth this Nemroth was a gyauÌ„t of .x. cubytes longe and he began to be myghty in the worlde and he is called a boystous hunter before god This man began that wretched vyce of couetousnes by his tyranny with that whiche vice euermore after this worlde is fulfylled And the pryncypallest kyngdome that he had was Babylon he had Archade Edyssa Selencia the londe of Sennaar ¶ Sale sone to Arphaxat lyued CCCC and .xxxiij. yere and of hym in scripture is nothynge wryten but that Moyses nombred hym in the lyne that cometh of Chryst This Sale gaâ—e a sone that was named Heber the whiche after the Hebrewes had the spiryte of prophecye And of this Heber the Hebrewes ben named For the Hebrewes tongue abode alone in his hous in the confusyon of the language And that language was called maÌ„nes laÌ„guage the whiche euery man vsed afore the toure of Babylon was buylded ¶ This Heber had two sones and one was called Iectan and that other Phaleg This Iectan through ensample of Nemroth descendynge fro Cham toke the pryncehode vpon the children of Sem. And he had .xiij. sones But these people after Ierome are not knowen of vs for fernes of the couÌ„tree or mutacyon and chaungynge of the people or elles of some other maner cause ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M. vj C .xliij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .v. C. lvj ¶ Turris Babilonis Two hondred and .xxxix. yere lyued Phaleg This Phaleg was the yonger sone of Heber in his dayes was made the confusyon of languages For in his hous abode the olde tongue alone and that was hebrewe Wherfore after saynt Austyn in hym appered a grete stedfastnesse of ryghtwysnesse for this hous was free of that payne as not coÌ„sentynge to the buyldynge of the toure Et scoÌ„m Aug. there was .lxxij. generacyons so there were .lxxij. languages ¶ Iectan broder to Phaleg of Sem Nemroth prince of Cham Sulphen of Iaphet these thre prynces with theyr people gadered them togyder in the felde of Sennaar dredynge the flode to come agayn sayd Let vs buylde a toure that shall reche to heuen c. Gene .xj. Our lorde seynge the folysshenes of the people coÌ„fouÌ„ded theyr toÌ„gues for theyr synnes In so moche that none vnderstode other so they were disperpled through all the worlde Of the malyce of this Nemroth bokes ben wryten full And after the confusyon of the language he went to the londe of Perce and there he taught them to adoure the fyre as god He lefte his sone Belus in Babylon whiche succeded after hym And so his progenye obtayned that realme after many yeres In this tyme began many kyngdomes the moost of all those kyngdomes was the kyngdome of ScitaruÌ„ But there were so many rude people in it that the cite was no worshipped yet was it a myghty regyon of dystauÌ„ce And about this tyme began the kyngdome of Egypte the whiche was chauÌ„ged many tymes with dyuers alteracyons
maner Brute had yâ— victory neuertheles Brute made moche sorow for his cosyn Turyn that there was slayne other also that he had lost of his men that is to saye .vij. hondred and .xv. the whiche nobly he buryed in the same castell of Tours there where that he had buryed Turyn his cosyn ¶ How Brute arryued at Totnes in the yle than called Albyon and of the wrastlyng that was bytwene Coryn and Gogmagog ANd whaÌ„ all this was done Brute wold no longer dwell there for to fyght lose his men For kyng Goffers people myght euery day encrease moo and moo Brutes men lessed therfore he toke all his men wente vnto the see had wynde weder at theyr wyll And the fyfth daye after they arryued in an hauen at Cornes came in to this realme that than was called Albyon where they founde neyther man nor woman saue grete gyauntes they dwelled in mountaynes in cauernes And Brute sawe the londe was fayre and at his ly kynge and was good also for hym for all his people as Diane the goddesse had behyght hym And therof was Brute wonders gladde and let assemble vpon a daye all his folke to make a solempne sacrifyce and a grete feest in the honour reuereÌ„ce of Diane the goddesse whiche had couÌ„seyled hyÌ„ fyrst to come in to this londe And whaÌ„ they had done theyr soleÌ„ pnite as they sate at theyr meet vpon a daye there came in vpon them .xxx. gyauntes and slewe .xxx. of Brutes men Brute his meÌ„ anone stert vp fought with the gyauntes slewe them euerychone saue one that was called Gogmagog he was mayster of all yâ— gyauÌ„tes he was stroÌ„ger hyer than ony of the other Brute kepte hym for to wrastle with Corin his man for he was greter and hyer than â—ny of Brutes men from the gyrdelstede vpwarde Gogmagog Corin vndertoke there for to wrastle so togyder they went wrastled a loÌ„ge tyme but at the last Gogmagog helde Coryn so fast that he brake two rybbes in his syde wherfore Coryn was sore angry there he toke Gogmagog bytwene his armes cast hym downe vpon a roche soo that Gogmagog brake all to peces so he dyed an euyll deth therfore the place is called yet vnto this day the saute of Gogmagog And thaÌ„ after Brute gaue all that couÌ„tree vnto Corin And than Corin called it after his name Cornewayle his men ben called Cornewayles so sholde men of that countree be called for euermore And in that countree dwelled Corin his men and they made townes and houses euhabyted that londe by theyr owne wyll ¶ How Brute buylded London called this londe Brytayn and Scotlonde Albanye and Wales Cambar ¶ London BRute his men wente forth and sawe aboute in dyuerse places where that they myght fynde a good place and couenable that they myght buylde and make a cyte on for hym and for his folke And so at the last they came by a fayre ryuer whiche now is called Temmes and there Brute began to buylde a fayre cyte and called it newe Troye in remembraunce of grete Troye from the whiche place all theyr lygnage was comen And this Brute let fell downe wodes let ere sowe londes let mawe down medowes for the sustenauÌ„ce of hyÌ„ his people And thaÌ„ he departed the londe to them so that eche of them had a parte place to dwell in And thaÌ„ Brute let call all this londe Brytayne after his name and his folke Brytons And this Brute had goteÌ„ on his wyfe Gennogen .iij. sones that were worthy of dedes the first was called Lotryn the seconde Albanak the thyrde Cambar Brute bare crowne in the cite of newe Troy .xx. yere after yâ— tyme that the cyte was made And there he made the lawes that the Britons holde And this Brute was wondersly well be ioued amonge all his people And Brutes sones also loued wondersly well togyder And whan Brute had sought all the londe in length brede he founde a londe that ioyned to Brytayne in the north And that londe Brute gaue to Albanak his sone let call it Albanye after his name that now is called Scotlonde And Brute fouÌ„de an other countree to warde the west and gaue that to Cambar his other sone let call it Cambar after his name and now it is called Wales And whan Brute had regned .xx. yere than he dyed in the cite of newe Troye ¶ How Lotryn that was Brutes sone entred with moche honour and gouerned the londe well and worthely AFter Brute regned Lotryn his sone that was the seconde kynge in Brytayn And he began to regne the seconde yere of Samuel This Lotryn was crowned kyng with grete solempnite of all Brytayne And after whaÌ„ he was crowned kyng Albanak Cambar his bretherne departed in to theyr owne couÌ„trees there they lyued with moche honour and worshyp And Lotryn regned well wysely was moche beloued of his people And it befell so that as Albanak dwelled in his his owne londe with moche honour worship there came kyng Hum bar of Hunlonde with a grete power â—â—ryued in Albanye wold haue coÌ„queâ—â—â— the londe and began to warre vpon Albanak slowe hyÌ„ in batayle Whan Albanak was deed the people of the loÌ„de fledde vnto Lotryn tolde him bycause he was kynge of Brytayne how that his broder was slayne prayed hym of his helpe socour for to auenge his broders deth Lotryn thaÌ„ anone let assemble all the Brytons of Kent of Douer vnto derewent of Norfolke Suffolke of Keft fen Lyndessey And whan they were assembled they sped them fast towarde theyr enemyes for to gyue them batayle And Lotryn had sente to Cambar his broder that he sholde come vnto hym with all the power that he myght make for to helpe hym to auenge his broders deth And so he dyd with a good wyll Whan they came togider they toke theyr waye pryuely for to go seke kynge Humbar where they myght fynde hym And so it befell that this kynge Humbar was besyde a water that was a grete ryuer with his folke for to dysporte hym And there came Lotryn Cambar his broder with all theyr folke sodeynly or that ony of theyr enemyes wyst And whan Humbar sawe them come he was sore adrad for as moche as his men wyst 〈◊〉 not afore and also they were vnarmed And anone Humbar for drede 〈◊〉 in to the water and drowned hymselfe and so he dyed and his men were all flayne in so moche that there escaped not one awaye on lyue And therfore is that water called Humbar and euermore shall be as longe as the worlde standeth for bycause that this kynge Humbar was drowned therin And after that Locryn went to his shyppes toke there golde and syluer as moche as he founde vnto himselfe all that other pylfre be gaue
deâ—ynge with foule maners euyll lyuyng so wyckedly defouleth kynde 〈◊〉 ¶ In this londe in Wales olde wyues women were wonte ben yet as men saye ofte for to shape themself in lykenes of hares to mylke theyr neyghbours kyen stele theyr mylke and ofte greyhouÌ„des tenne after them pursue them wene that they he hares And some by crafte of nygromaÌ„cy make fatte swyne for to be reed of colour sell them in markettes fayres But as soone as these swyne passe ony water they turne in to theyr owne kynde whether it be strawe hey grasse or turues But these swyne may not be kepte by no crafte for to endute in lykenes of swyne ouer thre days AmoÌ„ge these woÌ„dets other take hede that in yâ— vttermest ende of yâ— world falleth newe meruayles wonders as though kyÌ„de played with large loue secretly ferre in yâ— endes than openly â—nygh in the myddel therfore in this ylonde be many grysely wonders meruayles ¶ Of the meruayles and wonders of Irlonde Ca .xxviij. MAny men tell that in yâ— north syde of Irlonde is yâ— londe of lyfe In that ylonde no man may dye but whan they be olde vexed with grete sekenes they be borne out in to the nexte londe there dye ¶ There is another ylonde in Irlonde yâ— no woman therin may â—eâ—e a chylde but yet she may coÌ„ceyue ¶ Also there is an ylonde in whiche no deed body may rotte In Vltonia yâ— is Vlster is an ylâ—de that a â—uke wonderly departeth in twayne In yâ— one parte is grete distur baunce 〈◊〉 discomforte of frâ—des in that other party grete lykynge comforte of holy aungels There is also sayne Patrykes purgatory that was shewed at his prayer to conferme his prechynge his â—ore whan he preched to mysbyleued men of sorowe payne yâ— euyll men shold suffre for theyr euyll werkes of ioye of blysse that good men shall receyue for theyr holy dedes He telleth that who yâ— suffreth yâ— paynes of purgatory yf it be enioyned hym for penauÌ„ce he shal neuer suffre the paynes of hell but he dye fynally wtout tepentauÌ„ce of synne as the ensample is set more ful at the ende of this chapâ—â—te ¶ Treuisa But truly no man may be saued but yf he be very repeÌ„tauÌ„t what someuer penaunce he do euery man that is very repentauÌ„t at his lyues ende shal be sekerly saued though he neuer here of saynt Patrykes purgatory There is an ylonde in Connacte Saâ—â— yâ— is in yâ— see of Conaccina halowed by sayÌ„â— Brandon yâ— hath no myce there deed bodyes ben not buryed but beÌ„ kepte out of the erth rotte not In Mamoma is a welle who yâ— wassheth hym with the waterof yâ— welle he shall were hoore on his heed There is an other well in Vltonia who someuer is wasshen therin he shall neuer wexe hoore afterwarde There is a welle in MouÌ„stre or Mamoma yf â—ny man touche yâ— well anone shall fall grete rayne in all that prouynce that rayne shall neuer cesse tyll a preest yâ— is a â—â—â—ne mayden synge a masse in a chapell that is fast by blysse yâ— water with mylke of a 〈◊〉 that is of one yere besprynge yâ— welle and so reconcyle the welle in this straunge maner At Glyndalâ—an aboute the oratory of saynt Keywyn wytches bere apples as it were apple trees and ben more holsome than sauery That holy sayne brought forth these apples by prayers for to 〈◊〉 his childe yâ— was seke There is a lake in Vlster moche fysshe therin whiche is .xxx. myle in length xv in brede The ryuer Ban renneth out of that lake in to yâ— north Occean men saye that this lake began in this maner There were men in that countree that were of euyll lyuynge coeuntes cuÌ„ Brutis And there was a welle in yâ— londe in grete reuerence of olde tyme alwaye couered yf it were lefte vncouered the well wold ryse drowne all yâ— londe And so it happed that a woman went to that welle for to fetche water hyed her fast to her childe that wepte in the cradell lefte yâ— welle vncouered than the welle sprange so fast that it drowned the woman her chylde and made all the couÌ„tree a lake a fysshe ponde For to preue the this is sothe it is a grete argument that whan the weder is clere fysshers of that water se in yâ— grounde vnder the water rounde toures hygh shapen as steples chirches of yâ— londe In the north syde of Irlonde in the couÌ„tree of Ossyryens euery .vij. yere at the prayer of an holy abbot twayne that beÌ„ wedded a man a woman must nedes be exyled and forshapen in to lykenes of wolues abyde out .vij. yere And at yâ— ende of .vij. yere yf they lyue they come home agayne take agayn theyr owne shape and than shall other twayne go forth in theyr stede and so forshapen for other .vij. yere There is a lake in this londe yf a poole of tree pyght stycked therin that parte of the shafte or poole that is in the erth shall turne in to yren and that parte yâ— abydeth in the water shall turne in to stone and that parte that abydeth aboue shall be tree in his owne kynde Also there is a lake that turneth hâ—sell in to asshe and asshe in to hasel yf it be done therin Also in Irlonde beÌ„ thre 〈◊〉 lepes there as samons lepe a 〈…〉 st a roche a longe speres lengthe 〈…〉 Leg 〈…〉 is a pond there ben seen Colmans byrdes the byrdes called Certelles and come homely to 〈◊〉 hande but yf men do them wrougâ— or harme they go away come not agayn and the water there shall be bytter and stynke he that dyd yâ— wronge shall not astert without wreche myschefe but yf he do amendes ¶ 〈◊〉 As touchynge saynt Patrykes purgatory ye shall vnderstande that yâ— seconde saynt Patryke that was abbot not bysshop whyle he preched in Irlonde laboured studyen for to turne thylke wycked men yâ— lyued as beestes out of theyr euyl lyfe for drede of yâ— paynes of hâ—ll for to coÌ„ferme them to good lyf And they sayd they wold not turne but some of them myght knowe som what of the grete paynes also of yâ— blysse that he spake of Than saynt Patryke prayed to almyghty god therfore our lord Iesu Chryst appered to saynt Patryke toke hym a staffe ladde hyÌ„ in to a wylde place shewed hym there a rounde pyt yâ— was derke within sayd that yf a man were very repentauÌ„t stable in byleue went in to this pyt walked therin a daye a nyght he sholde se the sorowes the paynes of euyl men the Ioye and blysse of good men Than Chryst vanisshed out of Patrikes syght And saynt Patryke arered and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler