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.

                                  
                                     [De Jerusalem le Rey Guyoun gentyls Dist al Rey Richard, Sire tournez le vys, Le duk e sa eschele sunt ia taunt supris, Le Soldan Sa|ladyn apoy [sive ad poy, vel a poy] les ad conquys, Codd. Gall.] "SIR," said kyng Guyon, "turne ageyn, I rede,
                                  
                                    "Frankis & Burgoillon, els alle gos to dede.
                                  
                                    "þe Soudan Saladyn has þam nere conquered,
                                  
                                    "þe templers magre myn, fals þei er & ferd.
                                  
                                    "If þei had standen nere, þe myght haf wonnen pris,
                                  
                                    "Non dos þer deuere, bot Raynald þe marchis.
                                  
                                    Said þe kyng R. "if þe duke be taken,
                                  
                                    "It salle be þam hard, bot þei haf him forsaken.
                                  
                                    þe flom sone he left, ageyn toke his gate,
                                  
                                    þe duke fro þam he reft, welnere he com to late.
                                  
                                     [Le duk pardist cel houre chiualers trent & sys, Treis centz de petayle, seri|auntz cent e dys. Et de cel eschele, quantz qe sount re|mys, Fet le Rey passer le flum a [vel ad] lour amys, Codd. Gall.] þe duke at þat bataile lost sex & þritty knyghtes,
                                  
                                    þre hundreth of pedaile, a hundreth sergeanz at rightes.
                                  
                                    þe duke alle þese les, & þo þat were olyue,
                                  
                                    R. for alle þe pres sauely did þam vp ryue.
                                  
                                    At þat tyme R. þere many a man slouh he,
                                  
                                    þe kyng sonne of Dare he smote in tuo his the.
                                  
                                    þe Soudan Saladyn he was fulle vnfayn,
                                  
                                    He fled with mykelle pyn vnto þe mountayn.
                                  
                                    R. has þe pris at þe flom of Cisare,
                                  
                                    þe Sarazin force doun his, Jhesu we þank þe.

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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 191
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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