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. xl. Chapiter.

Elynguellus, kyng of Brytein, had greate will to here all mēne whē thei came to hym, whiche is a vertue. For greate cunnyng maketh a manne wyse, and to knowe muche, and for mischefes to fynde remedies; as my lorde Vmfrewill commended neuer a manne that putteth a mischief, and canne fynde no remedie therfore.

ELynguellus, whiche was Capre his sōne, Bothe wyse and sadde, and in his realme helde right, He herd all menne what counsaill that thei conne, (For oftymes a symple manne to sight More wysedome hath in his insight, And better reason canne in his braynes fynde, Then canne a lorde, though he may beres bynde.)

¶ Who in his lande did wrong or any vnright, He prisoned hym in sore and greate distresse; He gaue his menne, y^t souldyours were full wight, Lyuelode to liue vpon, frome all destres; Sicke folke and poore, caste into feblenesse, He visited aye, and reigned had seuen yere, When that he dyed, and left his realme full clere.

¶ Hely, his soonne, in all thyng good and wise, [Howe Hely the soonne of Elyng∣wellus made the Isle of Hely.] Succeded then; the Isle of Hely made; His palais gaye, that might right well suffice, He buylded ther, that was bothe long and brade, Wherin he dwelled muche, and moost abaide. The lawe and peace he kepte, and conserued, Which him vpheld, that he was neuer ouer terued.

¶ Three soonnes he gatte, Lud, and Cassibalain, [Kyng Hely reigned. xl. yere.] The third was called that tyme sir Nemynus: When he had reignede sixty yere in certaine, The death, cruell to menne, that is aye noyeous, In his commyng that is alwaye douteous, Hym sleugh a waye, who was at Hely buryed, Afore his god that ther was edified.