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

¶Of the betokenynge of the sterre.

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MErlyn sawe y^e sterre / and be∣helde yt a longe tyme. And sythen he quoke and wepte tenderly. And sayde· Alas alas that soo noble a kyng & worthy ys deed And I do iou to vnderstān∣de that Aurilambros your brotherds poyso¦ned / & that I see well in thys sterre. And your∣selfe ys betokened the heed of the dragon that is seen at the bought of the beeme that ys your self that shall be kynge and regne. And by the beeme that stondeth to warde the Eest ys vn∣derstonde that ye shall gete a sone that shall con¦quere all Fraunce / and all the londes that be∣longeth to the crowne of Fraunce / that shalle be a wrothyer kynge & of more honoure than euer were ony of his auncetours. ¶And by the beeme that stretched towarde Irlonde is betokened that ye shalle gete a doughter that shalle be quene of Irlonde. ¶And the seuen beemes betoken that ye shall haue .vii. sones. And euery one of them shall be kyng / and reg∣ne wyth moche honoure. And abyde ye no len∣ger here / but goo and yeue batayll to your en∣myes / and fyghte wyth them booldely for ye shalle ouercome them and haue the victory. ¶Vter thanked hertely Merlyn and toke his men and wente to warde hys enmyes / & they fought togyder mortally / and soo he dyscom∣fyted his enmyes & them destroyed. And hym self slewe Passēt that was vortigers sone And his Brytons slewe Guillomer that was kyng of Irlonde and all his men. ¶And Vter ano∣ne after that batayll toke hys waye to warde wynchestre / for to doo entyere Aurilambros kynge that was his brother. But tho was the body borne vnto. Stonhenge with moche ho∣nour / that he had done make in remembraū∣ce of the Brytons that there were slayne thrugh treason of Engist / that same day that

they sholde haue ben accorded. And in the sa∣me place they entyered. Aurelambros the se∣conde yere of hys regne wyth all y^e worshyp y^e myght belonge to suche a kynge. On whoos soule god haue mercy. Amen.