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 -- To 1485
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 22, 2025.

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The. viii. Chapiter.

¶ A shorte lamentaciō of the maker, for yt kyng Lamedō lost his life and his estate, that might haue stande in peace and suretie, for a litle suc∣cour of Iasone in his voiage.

O Lamedon of Troye, that bare the crowne, What fortune [infortune.] droue the to dooe Iasone vnkyndnesse,

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Where he to paye was so readye and bowne, For his vitayle? that came in by distresse [Lamedō shewed to lason vnkind∣nesse.] Of tempest greate standing in heuinesse; Hym for to dryue oute of the [thy.] regyon, And not refreshe hym at his requisicyon.
Whiche was the cause after of thy heuynesse, When he the slough and destroyed all thy cytee, And caste downe all thy myght and great nobles [noblenes.] , With lytell thing that sauyd might haue bee; O good lorde! why shoulde [shewed.] thy royall dignytee To straungers shewe [so.] that cruell vnkyndnesse, That to thy lande purposed no distresse?
Of Priamus came Hector, and Troylus, [Hector, Troilus, Dephebus, Helenus & Parys, came of Pryamus.] Dephebus, Helenus, and Parys, Of royall bloude and dukes full glorious, Of excellence and greatest of empryse, Whiche were all slayne by fortunes exercyse: All [at. edit. alt. MS.] the sege of Troye knyghtly in the [their.] defence, In mercyall actes as princes of excellence.
¶ The palays greate and the noble cytee, [Greekes.] By Grekes seeged longe and many a yere, Was wonne at laste, and wast as men yet see; This kyng & quene both two were slayne in feere, Where Anchises and Eneas his sonne dere, [Anchyses, Eneas, Ascaneus.] And Ascaneus the sonne of Eneas Escapyd awaye, and on the sea dyd passe.
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