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. xxxij. Chapter.

¶ These, ii. brethren wanne all Fraunce, and all Italie to Rome, and besieged Rome, gatte it, and wer Emperours of it.

SO made she theim at one and well accorde, And [made] theim kisse, & coūcelled theim to gone To their [other.] lādes, [lest thei after] [lesse afterwarde they.] discord; Whiche [And so.] thei did with hostes greate anone [moone.] , [With manly men of armes full greate, wonne] [Sodeynly toke ship, both hertis sett in oone.] All Fraunce; thei wanne Sauoye and Lunberdy [Lombardie.] , Tuskayne also, and all great Italye.

¶ Thei sieged Rome, wherfore their coūcellours, Galbo [Gabo.] and Porcenna, came it to rescue, With hostes greate, wher then these emperours Slewe syr Galbo [Gabo.] and Porcenna the trewe, And Rome thei wanne, that alway was vntrewe. Italye throughout obeyed theyr dominacion, Without more stryfe or [or any.] altercacion. [Fol. xxix.]

¶ Kynge Belyne there no lenger would abyde, But lefte [lete.] Brenny [Brenne.] alone with all that lande, And home he came with mykill [grete.] ioye and pride, And Albyon [Albany.] he seased [in his owne] [into his.] hand, [And so kyng and lorde of all Brytayn lande.] [Logres als, and Britayne, nowe called Englonde.] A citee fayre he made, that Kaire Vske hight, Which mē nowe callē Carlyō by name ful right.