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.

                                
                                  þat castelle was fulle strong, & ille for to wynne,
                                
                                  þe Sarazins kept it long, þei wer inow þer in.
                                
                                  Philip went him þidere, þat castelle to conquere,
                                
                                  þe Frankis alle togider did nouh whan þei com þere.
                                
                                  ¶ Richard oste forth ran, & grace bifor him fond,
                                
                                  Auht jornes he wan with in þe Sarazins lond.
                                
                                  Philip þat þer lay to spede had he no grace,
                                
                                  It was not worþe an ay, his dede no his manace.
                                
                                  R. herd it say, he dred an oste mot skip
                                
                                  Behind, & stop his way bituex him & Philip,
                                
                                  "& if þe Soudan ros opon Philip of France,
                                
                                  "& I wer þan in clos withouten cheuisance,
                                
                                  "So myght it in a while þe gode torn tille ille,
                                
                                  "A man salle ay drede gile, þe gode is not at wille.
                                
                                  R. his oste did turne, tresore he had inouh,
                                
                                  Nouht wild he soiorne, to Philip fast he drouh.
                                
                                  ¶ Whan kyng Philip hard, þat R. was comand,
                                
                                  How faire hap with him ferd, so fer wan in þe land,
                                
                                  þat R. turned ageyn, his marschalle teld him why;
                                
                                  & said Philip, "certeyn our dede is not worþi.
                                
                                  "Our dede has bene nouht sen we hider camen,
                                
                                  "To turne haf I þouht tille Acres alle samen.
                                
                                  "If R. hider com, wynne it bifor vs alle,
                                
                                  "þat we þis sege nom, schame it wille vs falle.
                                
                                  "þan salle men doute vs lesse, men se we do no dede,
                                
                                  "þe Sarazins our pruesse not so mykelle wille drede.

Pages

About this Item

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 181
Publication: [Reprinted for S. Bagster, in the Strand,; 1810]
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman; Scrooby, Eng.; Stonehenge (England); Glastonbury Abbey.

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/aba2096.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/aba2096.0001.001/413:3

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:aba2096.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "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." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/aba2096.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2025.

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item