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.

                                
                                  þei toke þe quene Edith, for doute of treson,
                                
                                  Was kyng Edwarde's wif, led hir to Kelion.
                                
                                  Wele was scho þer, to hold priue soiorne.
                                
                                  Eadwyn & Morkare to London gan þei turne,
                                
                                  Vnto þe Londreis þei told, þat þei had fonden an hayre,
                                
                                  Was Edmund kosyn þe kyng, þe Londreis wer in speyr,
                                
                                  Him for þar kyng vplift, his name was kald Edgar.
                                
                                  For William þei were oglift, & said, "þat we ne dar.
                                
                                  "For slayn is kyng Harald, & in lond may non be,
                                
                                  "Bot of William hald for homage & feaute.
                                
                                  Morkar recleymed es, as es þe faukon fre,
                                
                                  & Eadwyn com to pes, he mot no better se.
                                
                                  þe burgeis of London þar conseile wild it nouht,
                                
                                  To gif Edgar þe coroun, þat for heyr þei brouht.
                                
                                  William þe Conquerour to London has he þouht,
                                
                                  þer þe bataile was stoure an abbay wild he haf wrouht.
                                
                                  þer he & Harald mette, þer standes þe kirke,
                                
                                  For blode þat þer was gette, to praie þei suld not irke.
                                
                                  To London com William, his ȝole feste to hold,
                                
                                  His barons with him nam, knyghtes þat wer bold.
                                
                                  Wardeyns of tour & toun, & oþer þat ne wold
                                
                                  þer landes les alle doun, for tynt wer þei told.
                                
                                  To Frankis & Normanz, for þar grete laboure,
                                
                                  To Flemmynges & Pikardes, þat wer with him in stoure,
                                
                                  He gaf londes bityme, of whilk þer successoure
                                
                                  Hold ȝit þe seysyne, with fulle grete honoure.
                                
                                  Fair grace William fond, his chance fulle wele him satte,
                                
                                  þe reame of Inglond so graciously he gatte.

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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 72
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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