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

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Publication: [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 kynge Adelbryght and the kynge Elfryde slewe Brecinall that was a kynge of Brytons that helde the countree of Leycetre.

IT be tell soo that there was a kynge of Brytons that helde the countree of Ley¦cetre and alle the countree aboute / hys name was Brecinall. And this Bryton herde telle that tho two Englysshe kynges wolde mete there at Leycetre for to goo in to walys. He le∣te ordeyne all the power that he had for to goo fyght with these two kynges / but lytel it auay¦led hym / for his folke that he had were slayne and hymself fledde / & loste his londes for euer more. ¶And these two kynges Adelbryght & Elfryde dwelled a whyle at Leycetre / and de∣parted the londe amonge them / and tooke ho∣mag{is} and feautees of the folke of the countree And after they wente to warde walys and thot of walys herd telle of thes comfyture that Bre¦ic••all had at Leycetre / and were wonder for adrad of tho two kynge{is}. And tooke and those amonge them good men and hooly of hemytes monkes and preestes / & of other people grete plentye that wente bare foote and wulwarde for ta haue mercy of thes two kynges / but tho kynges were so sterne & so wyked y^t they wold neuer speke to thē but them slewe euerychone Alas for sorowe / for they ne spared them noo∣more than the wulfe dothe the shepe / but smot of theyr heedes euerychone / & so they were all martrd that to them came / that is to vnder∣stande .v.C. & .xl. After they wente fro thens to Bangor for to slee all those that ther myghte there fynde of the Brytons. And whan y^e Bry¦touns herde that / they assembled and ordened all ther power for to fyght with thyem. Two was there a baron in walys that was called. Bledrik of Cornewayle that some tyme was lorde of Deuenshyre but the kynge. ¶Adel∣bright had dreuen hym out in to walys and af¦ter there he yaue them batayll. And at that ba¦tayll was kynge Adelbright slayne and Efry∣desore woūded & forsoke the felde / & the moost partye of his people slayne. And Elfryde flede in to Northumberlonde that was his owne lō¦de· ¶And after that the people of Leycetre shy¦re made with strenght Cadewan y^t was Bry∣cinals sone kynge of Leceytre / And he after∣regned nobly and with grete honour.