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 -- 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 28, 2025.

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The. xxxv. Chapiter.

¶ Howe Guytelyn, kyng of Britayne, wedded Marcian to wife, that Mercian lawes made, by her great wisedome.

[GVytelyn, his sonne, gan reigne as heyre] [Gwithelyne, kinge of Britayne.] [Guytelyn reygned. x. yere.] Of all Brytayn, aboute vnto the sea, Who wedded was to [unto.] Marcyan full fayre [fayne.] , That was so wyse in her femynitee; That lawes made of her syngularytee, That [Which.] called wer the lawes Marcyane In Britayne tongue, of her owne witte alane.
¶ This Guytelyn was good of his estate, Full iuste he was in all his iudgement, Wise and manly of porte, erly and late, Right meke and good euer [euermore.] in his entente, [Although of state he was right excellent,] With eche poore man that came to his presence, Through whiche he waxed [wexe.] of moste hie sapience.
¶ When he had reigned, [ful peacebly,] [pesebly full.] x. yere, He lefte the realme to [unto.] his sonne and heire, And to his wife to be his counceller, For his sonne then was. vii. yere olde, full fayre: Whom,at her death, she sent for all repayre Of barons all, [their she] [she there.] delyuered hym To kepe in [on.] payne of losse life [of life.] and lymme.
¶ Sicilius, his sonne, reygned. xxiiii. yere, [Sicilius reygned, xxiiii. yeres.] And crowned was, and dyed in iuuentude, That gouerned wel the [realme full well and] [londe and lawe full.] clere; Atr Karlyon [Caerlyon.] buryed, after consuetude, As kynges afore in all simylitude, With all repayre of all his baronage, As well accorded [doth accorde.] vnto his hye parage. [Fol. xxxi.]

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¶ Kymar his sonne, the barons dyd crowne, [* Kymar kynge.] With honoure, suche as fell to his degree, Who twenty yere and one so bare the crowne, And kepte lawe and all tranquilytee, And peteous was euer, as a king shulde be; In ryghtwesnesse accordyng with his lawe, Hauyng pytee and mercy where hym sawe [awe.] .
¶ Danius kyng [than.] his brother dyd succede, [* Danius kynge.] Duryng. x [than ten.] . yere in warre, and greate [in grete.] payne, Withouten reste he was alwaye in dede. The lawe vnkepte, was cause there of certayne, As myne [authour it lyste] [auctour liste it.] nothyng to layne, I wyll [woll.] it [nowe] wryte, and in this boke expresse, That men may knowe his foly and lewdenesse.
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