The chronicle of Iohn Hardyng. Containing an account of public transactions from the earliest period of English history to the beginning of the reign of King Edward the Fourth. Together with the continuation by Richard Grafton, to the thirty fourth year of King Henry the Eighth. The former part collated with two manuscripts of the author's own time; the last, with Grafton's duplicate edition. To which are added a biographical and literary preface, and an index, by Henry Ellis.

¶ THE CHRONICLE OF IHON HARDYNG, In Metre, FROM THE FIRST BEGYNNYNG OF ENGLANDE, VNTO THE REIGNE OF EDWARDE THE FOURTH, WHERE HE MADE AN END OF HIS CHRONICLE.

AND FROM THAT TYME IS ADDED WITH A CONTINUACION OF THE STORIE IN PROSE TO THIS OUR TYME.

NOW FIRST EMPRINTED, GATHERED OUT OF DIUERSE AND SOUNDRIE AUTOURS, OF MOSTE CERTAIN KNOWELAGE AND SUBSTANCIALL CREDIT, THAT EITHER IN LATIN, OR ELS IN OUR MOTHER TOUNGUE, HAUE WRITEN OF THE AFFAIRES OF ENGLANDE.

Londini: IN OFFICINA RICHARDI GRAFTONI, MENSE IANUARII, 1543.

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