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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¶ Gracian, kyng of Britayne, in whose tyme kyng Malga & Gwaymes distroyed all Britayne.

GRacian, when Maximian was slayne, [Gracian kyng.] To Britayn sent then by the senatours, In whose time kīg Malga [Melga.] & kīg Gwayme This lande ouer road, standyng in all honoures; [errours.] That mortall fooes and cruell tormentours, To Christen [Cristes.] fayth wer, and malicious All mercylesse and passyng rigorous.

¶ Whiche kynges two, roote of all crueltee, Full false paynemes replete of felony,

The churches brent, and slewe the commontee; Wyues nor childre, ne [prestes ne.] yet the clargye, Ne religious, ne yet the prelacye, Thei spared not, but mercylesse theim kylled, Of wickednes so foule thei wer fulfylled.

¶ But Gracian that crowned was and kyng, In domys false, and in his iudgementes Fell dispiteous, great tallages takyng Both of the lordes there [and of their.] landes and rentes, And of gentilles agayn all there ententes: So did he also [als.] of all the commontee, For whiche thei slewe hym [than.] without pitee.

¶ Gwames and also Malga [Melga.] the kynges two, Destroyng Britayn without any reste, The senate sent [a legion] [two legiouns.] of knightes tho Into this lande, of eche region the beste, Chosen out of all the worthieste; The whiche putte Gwames and Malga [Melga.] to [to the.] flight, That shipped home vnto there lande [londes.] full right.