Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, (as illustrated and improv'd by Robert of Brunne) from the death of Cadwalader to the end of K. Edward the First's reign. Transcrib'd, and now first publish'd, from a ms. in the Inner-Temple Library by Thomas Hearne, M.A. To which are added, besides a glossary and other curious papers, (1) A roll concerning Glastonbury abbey, being a survey of all the estates belonging to that house at the dissolution, taken by King Hen. the Eigth's order and for his use. (2) An account of the hospital of St. Mary Magdalen near Scroby in Nottinghamshire, by John Slacke, master of that hospital. (3) Two tracts by an anonymous author; the first relating to Roman antiquities, near Conquest in Somersetshire, the second concerning Stonehenge. Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1725.

                                
                                  "Elendoune, Elendoune, þi lond is fulle rede
                                
                                  "Of þe blode of Bernewolf, þer he toke his dede.
                                
                                  After þat bataile Egbriht, þus herd I say,
                                
                                  Seised Kent & Estsex, Southsex & Surray,
                                
                                  & alle þe grete lond, fro Douer to Grymsby.
                                
                                  Wilaf, Bernewolf sonne, þerwith had envy.
                                
                                  He wild haf venged his fadere, if he had haued myght.
                                
                                  Bot he fond no force agayn þe kyng Egbriht.
                                
                                  If he wild ouht haue, after `after [Dele.]  his fader decesse,
                                
                                  Nedly him bihoued com tille Egbriht pes.
                                
                                  At þe last he com, & mad þe kyng homage,
                                
                                  Egbriht for his curteisie gaf him his heritage.
                                
                                  ¶ Egbriht of alle þe lond had þe regante, [De homa|gio Walliæ.] 
                                
                                  Fro Douere vnto Tuede, alle was his fee.
                                
                                  Wilaf with him he led, Wales forto se.
                                
                                  Bangore with force, þei toke þat cite.
                                
                                  The Walsch men it sauh, it mot no better be,
                                
                                  þei com befor Egbriht, & mad him feaute,
                                
                                  ¶ Sone after þe wyntere, whan þe somer bigan,
                                
                                  þe kyng & his meyne went to burgh Konan. [Konynges|burghe.] 
                                
                                  It was on Witsonday, in tyme of slepyng,
                                
                                  Kom messengers of þe North, & teld Egbriht þe kyng,
                                
                                  þorgh Frithbald a lord of þe Northende,
                                
                                  & said, "Sir Egbriht, our chefe kyng to tille lende,
                                
                                  "Suffre not Sir Frethebald long to lede þis pyne.
                                
                                  "His folk beside Tuede es slayn & kast þer ine,
                                
                                  "He is now in poynt his regne forto tyne. [De Frethe|baldo.] 
                                
                                  "þorgh þam of Danmark þis lond wille þei wyne,

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Title: Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, (as illustrated and improv'd by Robert of Brunne) from the death of Cadwalader to the end of K. Edward the First's reign. Transcrib'd, and now first publish'd, from a ms. in the Inner-Temple Library by Thomas Hearne, M.A. To which are added, besides a glossary and other curious papers, (1) A roll concerning Glastonbury abbey, being a survey of all the estates belonging to that house at the dissolution, taken by King Hen. the Eigth's order and for his use. (2) An account of the hospital of St. Mary Magdalen near Scroby in Nottinghamshire, by John Slacke, master of that hospital. (3) Two tracts by an anonymous author; the first relating to Roman antiquities, near Conquest in Somersetshire, the second concerning Stonehenge. Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1725.
Author: Peter, of Langtoft, d. 1307?
Canvas: Page 15
Publication: [Reprinted for S. Bagster, in the Strand,; 1810]
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman; Scrooby, Eng.; Stonehenge (England); Glastonbury Abbey.

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