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. lvi. Chapiter.

ALlecto [Allecte.] then crowned [was crowned.] and made kyng [* Allectus kyng reygned. iii. yere.] Of all Britayne [Britons.] , reigning fully yeres thre, And well he ruled in all maner werkyng [of werkyng.] , By power of the Romans greate postee, That brought with him from Rome legions thre; But Britayns then dyd set a parlyament, And chase a kyng by theyr [all theyr.] hole assent.

¶ Asclipiade [Asclepiadotus.] , that was duke of Cornewayle, Who with Brytons to Troynouaunt came [than came.] Whylest [while.] Romans were, by theyr hole gouernalle, At sacrifyce [the sacrifice.] of their goddes faynte and lame; Agaynste whome Alecto [Allecte.] of greate fame Full mightly then faught, tyll [to.] he was slayne; But Gallus drewe all Romans in [theryn.] agayne,

And kepte the wallys, for whiche Asclepiadote The seege aboute the cytee strongly layde: In which meane while Britōs brake in, God wote, And slewe Gallus and Romains sore affrayde, [All out of araye and sore dismayde,] [And for Gallus dede to the grounde wase laiede.] Besyde a broke that Walbroke men nowe call, That Galbroke then was called there ouer all,

Of Gallus name, that slayne was in that place, And some [som men̄.] sayne of Walshemen afterwarde, Walbroke it called, for a sodaine case

That then [theym.] byfell vpon a daye full harde; [Of the Brytons that with theim so miscaryed] [Where they were slayne myscheuously and marde.] [Ouer tha ylke] [On that same.] brooke, full sore & harde distressed, By Cornyshmen slayne downe ther & oppressed.