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.
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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.
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Hardyng, John, 1378-1465?
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London,: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington [etc.]
1812.
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"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." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/CME00023. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 22, 2025.
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The. C.lx. Chapiter.
¶ Howe kyng Iohn of Scotlande made confederacye with Fraunce agayn Englande.
WHiche made him then to make confederacyWith kyng Philip of Fraunce and aliaūce,Perpetually to be contributorie,Ether with other, by strong & great assuraunce,Englande to warre with al theyr hole puyssaunce;The kyng Edwarde seynge this hye falshede,To Barwike came with hoste and great māhede.
¶ At the nonnes of Barwyke then he laye,And layde a siege about on euery syde,[At after Easter,] [And Ester passed.] but Flemynges then that daye,The Leden hall there [they.] helde full strong that tyde,Which wt wylde fyre was [were.] brent & might not byde [voyde.] ;That same night then syr Wyllym Duglas [Douglas.] yald [voyde.]Barwyke castell to kyng Edwarde and salde [yolde.] .
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