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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Great Britain -- History -- To 1485
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
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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 13, 2025.

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The. C.lxiiii. Chapiter.

¶ Howe kyng Edwarde wrote agayn an aunswer of his lettre.

THē kyng Edward wrote [vnto hym] [to the Pope.] agayn [Fol. C.lxvi.] [An aunswere] [Bonyface.] by his letters meke and due, All his tytles and [and his.] duties full playne, Nought in fourme neuer [ne.] in effecte to sue, Nor [ne.] in his courte [no] iudgement to pursue; Remembryng well his [his holy.] fatherhede, Howe Brutus had Albian, and dyd [it] possede
¶ In Hely tyme, whiche to his sonnes he deuyde: Vnto his sonne Locryne, fyrste propogate, He gaue Logres, that hath [Engelonde hote.] this tyde, To Albanacte, the seconde procreate,

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He gaue Albanye, Scotlande nowe denomynate, And to Cambre, his yongest sonne, he gaue Cambre, that nowe is Wales, to ioye and haue.
¶ To kyng Locrine, of Logres, and to his heires, The soueraynte and homage ay reserued Of Albanacte and Cambre, [and] all theyrs, Perpetually Troyan lawe obserued, By which lawes Bryton [Britayne.] hath bene conserued, Sith hitherwarde, without interrupcyon, Afore the tyme that Rome had prescrypcion.
¶ Afore the tyme also that Chryste was bore By many yeres, the kynge[s] of Logres had Scotlande by eschete, for faute of heyres thore, And remeued kynges yt were there knowen bad, And other kynges there made, with hertes glad; Whiche ye land couth there gouerne mikel [muche.] better, And seruyce dyd to Logres ofte by letter.
¶ Also the same Iohn Baylioll [Baillolle.] I made Kyng of Scotlande, as lawe and reason wolde, Who made homage to me with hert full glad, And afterwarde was false manyfolde: He stroyed my lande, wt hostes stoute and bolde, Wherfore I made hym warre tyll he were [wase.] fayne To my presence to come, and hym obeyne.
¶ Where then for trespasse and rebellyon, He surrendred to me and to my heyres The realme of Scotlande, & also [thereofe.] the crowne: The lordes of all Scotlande, for them & theyrs, Made me homage for theyr proper landes, By theyr letter wryten, and theyr bandes.
¶ Wherfore then [I than.] , hauyng therof possessyon, [Howe the Scottyshe kynge & all the lordes of Scotlād made homage vnto kyng Edwarde.] The pryde of my subiectes and insolence Where I dyd fynde, theyr false rebellyon, As ryght and lawe wolde be [so be.] my regence, I chastysed ay, at myne intellygence;

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Wherfore please it [to youre] [your holy.] fatherhede, Myne aunciente rightes to haue cōmend in dede.
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