Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden maonachi Cestrensis; together with the English translations of John Trevisa and of an unknown writer of the fifteenth century.

Capitulum decimum nonum.

Augustinus de Civitate Dei, libro decimo octavo, capitulo decimo tertio. The xx^ti yere of Barach annumerate, whiche was of the tribe of Neptalym, in whom Iabyn, kynge of Canaan, trowblede þe peple of Israel, Delbora, the prophetisse of the tribe of Effraym, gouernede the peple of Israel xl^ti yere. In the dayes of whom the kynges of men callede Ar|gyues began to fayle, whiche reignede v^c. and xl^ti yere from Inachus to Pelopis firste kynge of men of Pelopon|ense; and then the realme of Argiues was translate to Micenas. In whiche tyme the realme of Laurentines be|gan in Ytaly, where Picus the son of Saturnus began to reigne after the dethe of his fader and of Ianus, whiche reignede there longe. Augustinus de Civitate Dei, libro decimo octavo, capitulo tertio decimo. Dionysus other Liber pater diede abowte thys tyme, whiche Ȝiffenge batelle to

men of Ynde, hade women mixte with men in his hoste. But at the laste he was deuicte of Perseus, whose sepul|cre of golde is schewed ȝitte in Thessalia, nye to Apollo Delphicus in Parnassus. [Pernasus, Harl. MS.] Mida, the riche kynge, reignede abowte this tyme in Frigia, of whom poetes feynede mony thynges, as hit is schewede in Methologe of Fulgentius and of Alexander. And also a cite callede Ilium was edifiede and made in Troy by Ilus the son of Apollo.