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.

                                  
                                     [Sic.] PILIP sent ageyn to Richard curteyly [Responsio regis Fran|corum.] 
                                  
                                    Bode bi þo certeyn, said often grant mercy,
                                  
                                    & þanked him his gode wille, & his noble sond,
                                  
                                    & he wild fulfille, & at his myght suld fond,
                                  
                                    & sent Richard to say, þe next Marche folowand
                                  
                                    He suld take þat way, if wynde wild with him stand,
                                  
                                    At Marsile to aryue, if he of lif had space,
                                  
                                    & if þe wynde wild dryue, þorgh myght & Gode's grace.
                                  
                                    He praied Richard þe kyng, & alle his men of Gode,
                                  
                                    To leue for no preching, þat way þat þei ne ȝode.
                                  
                                    ¶ Whan Richard had conceyued, þat Philip þerto stode,
                                  
                                    His mobles on siluer reised þorgh Inglond alle his gode,
                                  
                                    Rentes & som feez he comandid to selle, [Vendidit mobilia & maneria.] 
                                  
                                    þat burgh no Citez of taliage suld non telle,
                                  
                                    þe tende suld be nouht, no þe tuende non make.
                                  
                                    þe bisshop of Durham bouht Saberg, with þe wapentake.
                                  
                                    þe bisshop of Wynchestre at þe kyng he bouht
                                  
                                    Two maners tille his estre, & Richard wisly wrouht.
                                  
                                    For he wele vnderstode of taliage was grete drede,
                                  
                                    It suld neuer do gode, ne þer withalle suld spede.
                                  
                                    Namely to þe holy lond, þider he þouht to go,
                                  
                                    In taliage non he bond, ne robbed ne did wo.
                                  
                                    He sent to þe Scottis kyng, þat he suld com & do,
                                  
                                    & mak pes for þat þing, þat he was halden to.
                                  
                                    ¶ þe moneth of Nouembre, after Alhalwemesse,
                                  
                                    þat wele is to remembre, com kyng William alle fresse, [De homa|gio & obli|gacione regis Scot|torum.] 
                                  
                                    Batand to Canterbiri, & þer ȝald him his fee.
                                  
                                    Kyng Richard our sire homage & feaute

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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 145
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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