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. xxiii. Chapiter.

¶ Leyle, kyng of Brytayn, had Logres & Brytayne. He made at Carlele a temple flamyne, and a flaume to rule it.

THē Leyle his sōne was kyng of Britain so, [Lelye, kyng of Briain, reygned. xxv. yeres.] That Carleele made that tyme in Albany, That now Carleile is called by [with.] frend & fo, Whiche in Englyshe is to say fynally, The cytie of Leyle; for in Brytayn tongue playnly, [The cytee of Carleile by whō it was buylded.] Cair is to saye a citee, in theyr language, As yet in Wales is there commen vsage.

¶ This ilke [same.] kyng Leyle made then in that citee A temple greate, called a temple flaumyne, In whiche he sette a flaume in [of.] propertee,

To gouerne it by their lawes dyuyne, Of Iupiter, Saturne and Appolyne, That then wer of all suche [in] dignitee, After theyr lawes, as nowe our byshoppes bee.

¶ When he had reigned hole. xx. yere and fyue, In youth full well, [and kepte] [had kepte both.] lawe and peace, But in his age his people beganne to stryue, Failyng his lawes, cyties wold not warre cease, Cyuill warres greately beganne to encreace; [And] he dyed then, settyng no remedy, Buried at Carleyle [in] his citee royally.