Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...

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Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...
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[Enprynted at Londo[n] :: In powlys chyrche yarde at the west dore of powlys besyde my lorde of londons palays by me Iulyan Notary,
In the yere of our lorde god. M.CCCCC.xv. [1515]]
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¶How acordemēt was made bytwene Brē∣ne & Belin thorugh Cornewen ther moder.

BRenne that was Belins brother hadde longe tyme dwelled in Fraūce / & there had conquered a grete lordshyp thrugh mary∣age. For he was duke of Bourgoyne thrugh the dought of the duke fewyn that he had spou¦sed that was ryght heyre of the lond. And this Brenne ordened a grete power of hys folke / & also of Fraunce / & came in to this londe for to fyght with Belin his brother. And belin came ayenste hym with a grete power of Brytons / and wolde tho haue yeuen hym batayll. But ther moder Cornewen that tho lyued had that one brother wolde haue destroyed that other and wente bytwene her sones and them made acorde with moche payne So that at the laste tho two brethern with moche blysse wente to¦gyder in to newe Troy / that now is called Lō¦don / and there they dwelled a yere. And after they toke theyr counseyll for to goo & conquere all Fraunce. And so they dyd / and brente tow∣ne & destroyed the londe both in length and in brede. And the kyng of Fraūce yaue them ba∣tayl with his power / but he was ouercome / & yaue trauge vnto Belin & to his brother. And after that they wente forth vnto Rome con∣quered Rome & all Lombardy & Garmany / & tooke humage & feaute of erles bacons & of all other. And after they came in to thys lond of brytayne / and dwelled there wyth brytons in Ioye and rest. And tho made brenne the two∣ne of brystowe / and after he wente ouer to his owne lordshyp / and theyr dwelled he all his lyf And belin dwelled at newe Troy and there he made a fayre gate that is called belynges gate after his owne name. And whan thys be¦lin hadde regned nobly .xi. yere he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy.

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