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

¶How Cade wan kynge of Leycetre & El∣fryde kynge of Northumberlonde were fren∣des / & of the debate y^t after was bytwene Ed∣wyn & Cad walyn that were both theyr sones

ANd after that thys bataylle was done y^t Brytons assembled them and wente thens and came to Leycetre / and made there Caudewan that was Brecinals sone kynge of Leycetre and of all the countree. Aed he toke homages & feautes of all the folke of the coun∣tree. And after that he assembled a grete hoste and sayde he wolde goo in to Northumberlon∣de / to destroy kynge Elfryde and sle hym yf he myght. And whan he was come thether / fren∣des wente so bytwene them that they accorde them in this manere / that Elfryde sholde hol∣de all the londe fro Northumberlonde to Scot¦londe. And Cadewan sholde haue all the lon∣de a thys syde Humbre to the Southe / and af∣ter they were good frendes all theyr lyf / and lo¦ued as they had ben brethern. ¶And thys El¦ryde had a sone called Edwyn that helde all••

the londe of Northūberlonde after his fathers dethe as his fader hadde holde all his lyf tyme ¶And Cadewā had another sone called Cad¦walyn that helde his faders londe as he it hel∣de whyle he was alyue / and these loued as bre∣theren. And y^e loue lasted betwyxt them but on¦ly two yere / & after began debat betwyxt them throughe a synple enuyous cosyn of Cadwa∣lins. called Bryens / so y^t they assembled a gre∣te hoste in bothe partyes. And at the laste it be fell y^e Cadwalin was dyscūforted / & Edwen hym pursued & droue hym fro place to place so at the last he fledde in to Irelonde. And y^e other destroyd & pylled his londe / and cast downe ca¦stels & brente his maners / & departed all Cad∣walins londe amonge his frendes. And longe tyme after came Cadwalen ayen fro Irlonde with a stronge pour / and in playne batayll sle∣we Edwyn & all his frendes / & namely tho y^t with helde his londes by Edwyns yefte.