Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...
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- The Prologue
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¶Hic incipit Fructus tempo{rum}.
- ¶Anno mundi .i. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem v.M.C.lxxxxix· ¶Here begynneth the fyrste aege durynge vnto the floode of Noy
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.C.xxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iiii.M.ix.C.lxxiiii.
- ¶Anno mundi .vii.C.lxxxxv. Et ante natiuitatem .iiii.M.iiii.C.iiii.
- ¶Anno mundi .M.iiii.C.liiii. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .iii.M.vii.C.xlv.
- ¶Anno mundi .M.vi.C.xlii. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .iii.M.v.C.lvii.
- ¶Here begynneth the seconde aege of the worlde durynge to Abram
- ¶Anno mundi .ii.M.ii.C.xlii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ii.M.vi.C.lvii.
- ¶Anno mūdi .ii.M.vi·C.xliii Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .ii.M.v.C.lvi.
- ¶Anno mundi .ii.M.ix.C. & .v. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ii.M.ii.C.lxxxiiii.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iii.M.C.xiiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem ii.M.lxxv.
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¶Anno mūdi .iii.M.C.lxx
iii. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatem .ii.M.xv. ¶Here begynneth the thyrde arge of the wrolde durynge to Dauyd. - ¶Anno mundi .iii.M.iii C.xliiii. Et an∣te xp̄inatiuitatē .M.viii.C.lvi.
- ¶Anno mundi .iii.M.iii.C.iiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.vii.C.lxxxxix.
- ¶Anno mundi .iii.M.v.C.xliiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .M.vC.lx.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iii.M.vi.C.lxxviii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē M.v.C.xi.
- ¶Anno mundi .iii M.vii.C.xxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.iiii.C.lxxiiii.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iii.M.vii.C.lxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē. M.iiii.xxiiii
- Anno mundi .iii.M.viii.C.lxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē. M.iii.xliiii.
- ¶Circa annū mūdi .iii.M.ix.C.lxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.ii.C.xxiiii.
- ¶Circa annū mundi .iiii.M.xxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .M.C.lxxiiii.
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¶Anno mundi ·iiii.M.lx
v. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .M.C.xiiii. - ¶Incipit regnū Britanie. nūc dicit{ur} Anglia. ¶Here may ye se how London fyrste began at Albyon
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¶Here begynneth now how Brute was go∣ten / & how he slewe first his moder / & after his fader. And how he conquered Albyon / that af¦ter he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is callyd Englonde after y
e name of Engyst of Saxonie. ¶This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviii. yere of Hely.- ¶How Brute was dreuen out of the lon∣de / and how he helde hym in Grece.
- ¶How Corin became Brutes man / and how kynge Goffar was dyscomfyted.
- ¶How Brute arryued at Totnesse in the yle thenne called Albyon / and of the bataylle that was betwixt Corin and Gogmagog.
- ¶How Brute buylded London and cal∣led thys londe Brytayne / and Scotlonde Albyne / and walys Camber.
- ¶How Lotrin that was Brutes sone en∣tred with moche honoure / & gouerned the londe well and worthely.
- ¶How Madan regned in peas all his lyf.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.C.xxii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.lxxxiiii▪ ¶Here begynneth the fourth aege durynge to the transfyguracyon.
- ¶How Mempris slewe his brother Maulyn.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiii.M.C.lxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē. M.xxxiiii.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.ii.C.v. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.lxxxxiiii.
- ¶Reges Israel incipiunt.
- ¶Anno mundi ·iiii.M.ii.C.xxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .ix.C.lxxiiii.
- ¶Of kynge Ebrac / the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Dauyd / and how he conquered Fraunce.
- ¶Of kynge Brute Greneschelde the fyrste sone of Ebrackynge.
- ¶Of kynge Leyl that was Brute. Grenescheldes sone.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiii.M.ii.C.li vi. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.xlii.
- ¶Of kynge Lud Ludibras that was kynge Leyles sone.
- ¶Of kynge Bladud that was Ludi∣bras sone how he regned and was a god man / and a Nygromancer.
- ¶Anno mundi ·iiii.M.ii.C.lxxxxi. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.viii.
- Anno mundi .iiii.M.iii.C·ix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .viii.C.lxxxxiii.
- ¶Of kynge Leyr sone to Bladud and of the answere of his yongest doughter / that gracy∣ously was maryed to the kynge of Fraunce.
- ¶How kynge Leyr was dryuen out of his lō∣de thrugh his folke. And how Cordeill his yon¦gest doughter holpe hym in his nede.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiii.M.iii.C.xlix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .viii.C liii.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiii.M.iii.C.lxxxviii. Et ant xp̄i natiuitatē .viii.C.xi.
- ¶How Morgan and Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her. And put her in pryson.
- ¶How Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned after his fader: & in his tyme it rayned blood thre dayes in to kenynge of grete deth.
- ¶How Gorbodian regne in peas that was Reynoldes sone.
- ¶How Gorbodian had .ii. sones & how that one slewe the other for to haue the herytage / & how ydoyne ther moder slewe that other wher¦fore the londe was destroyed.
- ¶How foure kynges curtously helde all Brytayne / and what were ther na¦mes ye shall here after.
- ¶Of kynge Donebant that was Clo∣tens sone wanne the londe.
- ¶How Donebant was the fyrst kyng that euer bare crowne of golde in Brytayne.
- ¶How Brenne and Belin departed bytwe∣ne them the londe after the deth of Donebant ther fader. And of the warre bewixt them.
- ¶How Belin droue out of his londe kyng Gutlagh of Denmerk and Samie.
- ¶How acordemēt was made bytwene Brē∣ne & Belin thorugh Cornewen ther moder.
- ¶How kyng Cormbrat{us} slewe the kyn∣ge Cenmark / for by cause that he wolde not paye his truage as he shold
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiii·M.iiii.C.xl. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatem .vii.C.lvi.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiii.M.iiii.C.lvi. Et ante xp̄i natiuitetem .vii.C.xliii.
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- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.iiii.C.lxii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .vii.C.xl.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.lxxii. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatem .vii.C·xxvii.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.v.C.i. Et ante xpi natiuitotem .vi.C·lxxxxviii.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.v.C.lviii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .vi.xli.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiii.M.v.C.lxxxviii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .v.C.xi.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.vi.C. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .vi.C.
- ¶ Here begynneth the fyfth aege of the worlde durynge to the Natiuite of Cryste.
- Anno mūdi .iiii.M.vi.C.xxxiiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .v.C.lxv.
- ¶Incipit monarchia Persarum.
- Of the gouernaunce of Rome tyll the Emperours beganne.
- ¶Incipit historia libri Esdre. ¶Anno mūdi .iiii.M.vi.C.lix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .v.C.xl.
- ¶Circa annū mūdi .iiii.M.vii.C.xxxiiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iiii.C·lxv.
- ¶Circa annū mundi .iiii.M vii.C.lix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iiii.C.xl.
- ¶Circa annū mūdi .iiii.M.viii.C. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iii.C·lxxxx.
- ¶by cause the kynges of brytayne nexte af¦ter lyued in peas moost parte / & lytell of them is wryten / therfore they shall be sette togyder / tyll it be comen to Cassibolon kynge of bry∣tayne the whyche was brother to Lud.
- ¶How kynge Seysell regned and well go¦uerned the londe after Guentholen.
- ¶How Kymor regned after Sysell his fader / and he begate Howan that reg∣ned after his fader in peas.
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¶How kynge Mor with dyed thorugh myschaund
e / thorugh a beest. - ¶Of Grandobodiam that was Mor∣with sone that made Cambrydge.
- ¶Of Artogaill that was Grandobodiās sone / howe he was made kynge / and sythe put downe for his wyckednesse.
- ¶How Hesyder was made kynge after the deth of his brother.
- ¶How the brytons came and tooke He∣syder oute of prysone / and made hym kyn∣ge the thyrde tyme.
- ¶How .xxxiii. kynges regned in peas eche after other after Hesyder.
- ¶How Lud was made kynge after the deth of Ely his fader.
- ¶Circa annū dm̄ .iiii.M.viii.C.lxxxxiiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ii.C.xv.
- ¶Incipit monarchia Grecorum. et cessat monarchia Persaram.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii·M.ix.C.ix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ii.C.ix
- ¶Incipiunt reges Egyti or alr non pt̄ serī cōtinuacō. et intexent̄ reges Sirie.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiii.M.ix.C.lix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ii.C.xl.
- ¶Circa annū mundi .v.M.xxxiiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .C.lxv.
- ¶Circa annū mundi .v.M.lix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .C.xl.
- ¶Regum Iude orum restituitur.
- ¶Anno mūdi .v.M.C.xxxiiii. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.v.
- ¶How that the Brytons graunted vnto Cas¦sybolon whyche thenne to fore that was Lud∣des brother the londe. In whoos tyme Iuli∣us Cezar came twyes for to conquere the lon∣de of Brytayne.
- ¶Of the debate that was betwixt Cassy∣bolon and the Erle of London / and of the truage that was payed to Rome.
- ¶How that the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybolon and for by cause he had none heyer made Adragen kynge.
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¶Circa annū mundi .v.M.C.lix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatem .i
. - ¶Incipiūt imperatores augusti. et dictus est augustus quia augebat populum
- ¶Of Kymbulyn that was Andragens sone regned after his fader
- ¶Cristus natus est ex virgine maria. anno mundi .v.M.C.lxxxxiii.
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¶Here at Crystys Natyuyte begynneth the sixte aege durynge to the fynall Iuge¦ment:
hauynge yeres as god knoweth ¶Here begynneth the sixte aege durynge to the ende of the worlde. -
¶Anno xyristi. x
o - ¶Here begynneth the ordre of Popes of Ro∣me / and contynneth as the lyne of Cryst dyde afore. For in them god lefte his power. ¶Anno domini .xxxiiii.
- Of kynge Gynder that was Kymba¦lyns sone / that wolde not paye the trua∣ge to Rome for the londe that Cassybo∣lon had graunted / and how he was slay∣ne of a Romyne.
- ¶Of kynge Armager in whose tyme. saynt Peter preched ī Anthyoche with other apostles in dyuers coūtrees.
- ¶How kynge westmer gaaf to Berynger an ylonde forlet. And there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyke.
- ¶How kyng westmer lete arere a stone in the entrynge of westmerlōde / there that he slewe Roderyk / & there he began fyrste housynge.
- ¶Of kynge Coill that was westmers sone that helde his londe in peas al his lyues tyme.
- ¶Circa annū xp̄i .lxxiiii.
- ¶Anno diū lxxxiiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .C.iiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .C.xliiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .C.liiii.
- ¶How kynge Luie regned after his fa∣der / that was a good man / and after he became crysten.
- ¶How this londe was longe without a kyn∣ge: and how Brytons chose a kynge.
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¶Of kyng Constance that was a Romay¦ne that was chosen kyng after y
e deeh of Coill for as moche that he hadde spwsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter. - ¶How Cōstātine that was kīge Constā¦ce sone / & the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned & ruled the londe / & was Emperour of Rome.
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¶How Marimian y
t was the Emperours cosyn of rome spowsed Octauians doughter and was made kynge of this londe. - ¶How Maximian that was themperours cosyn / conquered the londe of Armorycam / and yaaf it to Conan Meriedok.
- ¶How Vrsula and .xi. thousande may∣dens that were in her companye wente to warde lytell Brytayne / and alle they were martrde at Colayne.
- ¶How kynge Gowan came for to de∣stroy this londe and how a man of gre¦te power that was called Gracian dei∣fended the londe.
- ¶How Gracian made hym kynge whan Maximian was slayne / & after warde the Brytons slewe hym for his wyckednesse.
- ¶How Constantyne that was the kyn¦ges brother of lytell Brytayne was crowned kyng of grete Brytayne / for hys grete vertue and hys grete worthynesse.
- ¶Of Constance that was kynge Constā¦tynes sone / that was a monke at wynchestre and how he was made kynge after his faders deth thorugh counseyll of Vortyger that was Erle of westsex / for as moche a Aurylmabros and Vter hys two brethern were but yonge of aege. And Vortyger lete slee hym for to be kyn¦ge hymselfe.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .C.lxxiiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .CC.xliiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .CC.lxxiiii.
- ¶Circa annū dm̄ .CCC.viii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .CCC.xliiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .CCCC.xiiii.
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¶Anno xyristi. x
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¶Circa annū dm̄ .CCCC.xlix.
¶How the wardeyns that had those chyl∣dern to kepe that were Constanstynes / lad∣de theym to lytell Brytayne / for the trea∣son and the falsenesse of vortiger. Hyre begynneth the fyfth parte durynge to the comyn∣ge of the Danes. - ¶How Engist and an .xi. thousande mē ca¦me in to this londe / to whom vortiger yaue a place that is callde Thongcastell.
- ¶Of Ronowen that was Engistes douhter / and how the kynge Vorei¦ger spowsed her for her beaute.
- ¶How Vortimer that was Vortigers so∣ne was made kynge / & Engist dryuen out. And how Vortimer was slayne.
- ¶How the. Brytons chose an other tyme Vortiger to be theyr kynge / &. Engist came in to this londe / and how they fought togyders.
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¶How that Vortyger wente in to walys & beganne there castell y
t wolde not stande wyth out morter tempred wyth blood. - ¶How the kynge lette seke. Merlyn thorugh out all walys / for to speke wyth hym.
- ¶Of the answere of Merlyn wherfore the kynge axed why his castel myght not stonde that he had begonne ne proue.
- ¶Of the sygnycacyon of those two dragons that were in the botome of the ponde that fought togyder
- ¶Of kynge Aurilambros how that he pursued vortiger and Engist and how they deyed.
- ¶How Aurilambros dyde redresse the londe of greate Brytayne / that whyche was destroyed thorugh the Saxons before sayde.
- ¶How the Brytons wente for to seke the grete stones in Irlonde.
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¶How Passent that was Vortigers sone and the kynge Guillomer came in to thys londe / and how a traytour that was called Cappa enpoysoned y
e kynge Aurilambros. - ¶whan Aurilambbros deyed a sterre in the morne was seen wyth a clere lyght / & at the bought of the beeme was sene the heed of an horryble dragō
- ¶Of the betokenynge of the sterre.
- ¶Of Vter Pendragon / and therfore he was called so ye shall here. And how he was ouertake with the loue of Igreyne that was the Erle of Cornewaylles wyf.
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How vter begate on Igreyne / that
as the Erles wyf of Cornewaylle Arthur. - ¶How kyng Vter those A loth to kepe the londe of. Brytayne / whyle that he was seke / for as moche as he might not for his syknesse.
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¶How kynge Arthur that was the sone of Vter was crowned after his faders deth: and
how he droue Colegryn and the Saxons and Cheldri of A mayne out of this londe - ¶How Arthur yaue bataylle vnto the Saxons whan they came agayne in to this londe: & had besyeged the towne of Bathe and them ouercame.
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¶How kynge Arthur axed of Merlyn y
e ad∣uentures of .vi. of the last kynges that were to regne in Englonde / & how ye londe shold ende - ¶How Arthur ouercame Guillomer that was kynge of Irlonde. And how the Scottes became his men
- ¶How kynge Arthur spowsed Gūnor that was Gūnors cosyn Erle of Corne wayle / and after he conquered of Guillomer all Irlonde.
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¶How kynge Arthur yede into Fraunce and conquered that londe of. Froll y
t was a Romayne: and how he slewe hym. - ¶How kynge Arthur auaunced all his men that had trauaylled in his seruyce.
- ¶Of the reuerence that kynge Arthur dyde to the Emperours messengers.
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How kyng arthur faught with a gyaūt ī spay¦ne y
t was called Dinabus yt slewe Eleyne that was kynge Howels cosyn of lytell Brytayne. - ¶How kynge. Arthur yaue bataylle to the Emperperour / in the whyche bataylle the Emperour hymself was slayne
- ¶How kynge Arthur lete entyere his kny∣ghtes that he had lost there in batayll / and how he sente the. Emperours body to. Ro∣me that there was slayne in batayll
- ¶How the traytour. Mordred: to whome kynge. Arthur tooke hys londe to kepe and his castelles: helde them ayenst hym▪
- ¶How Arthur enchanced Mordred the tray¦tour and how he was slayne / and also kynge Arthur wounded to the deth.
- How kynge Arthur delyuered the reame vnto Constantyne the sone of Cador his neuewe
- ¶How kynge Constantyne was vexed of Mordred two sones.
- ¶Of the kynges Adelbryght & of Edell.
- ¶How kynge Edell maryed that da∣moysell to a knaue of his kechyne.
- ¶Of kyng Conan that was Curans cosyn.
- ¶Of kynge Cortyf & of Gurmonde that ca∣me thorugh the paynems in to Brytayne.
- ¶How the kynge. Gurmonde droue kyng Cortyf to Chechestre / & slewe the Brytons / & thrugh crafte & engyne gate the same towne.
- ¶How thys londe was called Englonde for the name of Engyst / & how many kynges were made after in thys londe.
- ¶How saynt Austyn baptysed and con∣uerted kynge Adelbryght and the bysshop¦pes that he made his felowes.
- ¶How saynt Austyn wente in to waels there the Brytons were / & how they wolde not beo¦bedyent tothe. Archebysshop of Caūterbury.
- ¶How kynge Adelbryght and the kynge Elfryde slewe Brecinall that was a kynge of Brytons that helde the countree of Leycetre.
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¶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 - ¶How kynge Oswallde was slayne thoughe kynge Cadwalin and Peanda / and howe Os¦wy that was saynte Oswaldes broder regned after hym and slewe Peanda.
- ¶How kynge Cadwaldre that was Cad∣walins sone regned after his fader / and was the laste kynge of Brytons.
- ¶How Cadwaldre wente out of this londe in to lytell Brytayne.
- ¶How kynge Offa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Englonde / and how euery kyn∣ge warred vpon other.
- ¶How the kynge of Northumberlon∣de Osbryght forlaye the wyf of Buer¦ne Bocarde thrugh strength / and after this Buerne conquered the kyng with power and strength.
- ¶How the Danys tooke yorke / and slewe the kynge Osbrygt / and soone after slewe kynge Eelle.
- How saynt Edmōde the kynge was Martyred
- ¶How Hubba and Hungar toke the towne of Redynge
- ¶Circa annū dm̄ .iii.C.xlix.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .iiii.C.lxxxiiii.
- ¶Nota. ¶That Englonde was lon∣ge tyme Crystened afore Fraunce.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .v.C.xxxiiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .v.C.lxxxiiii.
- ¶Circa annū dn̄i .vi.C.xliiii.
- ¶Nota Machomitum.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vi.C.xliiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vi.C.lxxxiiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vii.C.xiiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vii.C.xliiii.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vii.C.lxxxiiii.
- ¶Circa annū on̄i .viii.C.xliiii.
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¶Circa annū dm̄ .CCCC.xlix.
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- ¶Anno dm̄ .viii.C.lxxiii. ¶Of kynge Alured / and how the Danys in his tyme prayed hym of mercy that they myght goo out of the londe. ¶Thys tyme came the Danys in to Englonde.
- ¶How Hubba and Hungar were slayne atte Chyppenham / and how the Danys brought theyr kynge to our kynge.
- ¶How the Danys that came in to Fraun∣ce with Gurmonde came agayne in to En∣glonde / and of the deth of kynge Alured.
- ¶Of kynge Edward that was kynge Alucedes sone.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .ix.C.xiiii.
- ¶Of kynge Adelstone.
- ¶Of kynge Edmonde.
- ¶Of kynge Eldred
- ¶Of kynge Edwyn.
- ¶Anno dn̄i .ix.C.liiii.
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¶Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde & of walys / and how he
was begyled thrug the takynge of his wyf. - ¶How that kynge Edgar wedded Es∣trylde after the deth of Edel wolde·
- ¶Of saynte Edwarde the martyr how Es¦crylde hys stepmoder lete kylle hym / for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge.
- ¶Of the kynge Eldred / & how the kynge Swyne of Denmake helde Englonde. and how Eldred that saynt Edwardes brother was not beloued in hys Realme / and ther∣fore he fledde in to Normandye.
- ¶How kynge Eldred came ayē from Normandy / and how knoght the Da∣ne regned / & of the warre betwixt hym and Edmonde Irensyde.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.iiii.
- ¶Of kynge Knoght that was a Dane.
- ¶How kynge Edmonde Irensyde tray¦toursly was slayne thorugh a traytour / that was ralled Eldred of Strotton.
- ¶How kynge Knoght sente kynge Ed¦mondes sones both in to Dēmarke to be slayne / and how they were saued.
- ¶How kynge Knoght that was proude man conquered Normandy / & how he became afterwarde meke and mylde.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.xviii.
- ¶Of kynge Harold that leuer had goo on foot than ryde on hors.
- ¶Of kynge Kariknoght that was Haroldes brother.
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¶Of the vylany that the Dany
dyde to y e Englysshmen. wherfore fro ye tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe. - ¶How Godewin the fals traytour to∣ke Alured vppon Gyldesdowne whan that he came from Normandy to be kyn¦ge of Englonde and how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely.
- ¶Of saynt Edwarde the confessour / that was Aluredes brother / & how he was kynge of Englonde.
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¶Of the fyrste specyall loue that god she
to saynt Edwarde lyuynge. - ¶How the erle Godewyn came ayen in to Englonde & had ayen all his londe / and after¦warde saynt Edwarde weded his doughter.
- ¶How kyng Edwarde sawe Swyne kyn∣ge of Denmark drowned in the see in the tyme of the Sacrament as he stode & herde masse.
- ¶How the rynge that saynt Edwarde had gyuen to a poore pelgryme / for the loue of god & saynt Iohan Euangelyst came ayen to kynge Edwarde.
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¶How saynt Edward dyed y
e Twelfth day. - ¶How Harolde that was good wyns sone was made kynge / and how he escape from the duke of Normandy.
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- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.lxvi. ¶How wyllyam Bastarde duke of Norman¦dy came in to Englonde / & slewe kyng Harolde ¶Here come Nor∣mans and ex¦pulsyd Harolde a Saxon.
- ¶Of kynge william bastarde & how he go¦uerned hym well & wysely / & of the grete war∣re bytwene hym and the kynge of Fraunce.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.lxvi.
- ANd after thys wyllyam bastarde reg∣ned his sonne wyllyam the Rous.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.lxxxviii.
- ¶Of kynge Henry Beauclerk that was william Rous brother / & of the debate bytwe¦ne hym & Robert Curthos his brother.
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¶Of the debate that was betwixt kyn¦ge Lowys of Fraūce & kynge Hery of Eenglonde / & how kynhe Henryes two snes were loste in the hyghe se
. - ¶How Maude the Empresse came ayen in Englonde / & how she afterwarde wed∣ded to Geffroy therle of Angoy.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.C.xxxiiii.
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¶How Stephen y
t was kyng Henryes sys¦ters sone / was made kynge of Englonde. - ¶How Maude the Empresse wente fro wynchestre to Oxenforde / and after she escaped to walynforde / and of the soro∣we and dyscease that she had.
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¶How Gaufryde y
e erle of Angoyau vn¦to Henry the Empresse sone all Normandy - ¶Of kynge henry the seconde that was the Empresse sone / in whose tyme saynt Tho¦mas of Caunterbury was Chaunceller.
- ¶How kynge Henry that was sone of kyn¦ge. Henry the Empresse sone / and of the deba∣te that was bytwene hym and his fader why∣le that he was in Normandye.
- ¶How the crysten men loste alle the holy londe in the forsayd kinges tyme by a fals Crysten man that became a sarrasyne.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.C·lvi.
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¶Of kynge Rycharde y
t conquered ayen al the holy londe / yt the crysten men had loste. - ¶How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe / & auenged hym of his enmyes.
- ¶Of kynge Iohn̄ / that in the fyrste yere of gis regne loste all Normandye.
- ¶How kynge Iohn̄ wolde noo thynge do for the popes commaundement. wherfore all Englonde was enterdyted and suspended.
- ¶How Stphen of Langton came ayen▪ in to Englonde thrugh the popes cōmaū¦dement / and how he wente ayen.
- ¶How kynge Iohn̄ destroyed the ordre of Cesteaux.
- ¶How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that had falsyd & counterfetyd the kyng{is} mo∣neye before the kynge hymself.
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¶Of the letetr oblygatorye y
e kynge Iohn̄ made to the courte of Rome / wherfore the Pe¦ters pens ben gadred thrughout al Englonde. - ¶How the clerkes that were outlawed ca∣me agayne & how kyng Iohan was assoylled.
- ¶How the enterdytynge was vndone in Englōde / and of the debate that was bytwene kynge Iohan and the barons of the reame.
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¶How Lowys the knges sone of Fraun¦ce came in to Englonde with a stronge po∣wer of people
to be kynge of Englonde· -
How y
e pope sēte in to Englonde a legate yt was called Swalo & of ye deth of kynge Iohan. - ¶Anno dm̄ .M.CC.
- ¶Of kynge Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Gloucetree
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¶How Lowys corned ayen in to Fraunce / & of y
e confermacyon of kynge Iohans hartre. -
¶Of the quinzeme of goodes that were graunted for y
e newe chartre / and of the purueaunce of Oxforde. -
¶Of the syege of Kenylworth & how y
e gē∣tylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr londes. -
¶Prophecye of Merlyn of the kyng Henry the th
expowned that was kynge Iohans sone. - ¶Anno dm̄ .M.CC.lxxiiii.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde that was kynge Henryes sone.
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¶How ydeyne that was Lewelyns dough¦ter of walys / prynce Aymer / that was y
e erles brother of Moūforde were taken in the see. - ¶How Lewelyn thrugh eggynge of his bro¦ther Dauyd werryd agayn vpō kȳg Edward
- ¶How Dauyd that was Lewelyns bro∣der prynce of walys was put to dethe.
- ¶Of dressyng that kynge Edwarde made of his Iustic{is} and of his clerkes that they had done for ther falsnes and how he draue the Ie¦wes out of Englonde for ther vsury and mys∣byleue.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde was seased in alle the londe of Scotlonde through cōsente and graunte of all the lordes of Scotlonde·
- ¶How Syre Iohan Baylol kyng of Scot¦londe with sayde his homage.
- ¶Of the Conquest of Berwyke.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde of his greate gra¦ce delyuered ayen the Scottes oute of pryson that were cheyftayns of that londe and they drewe them to the Frensshemen thrugh coun∣seyll of Wyllyam waleys.
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¶How wyllyam waleys lete reyse y
e londe of Scotlonde as cheyf lorde. And syr Hugh of Cressynham & of the batayll of Fonkyrke. -
¶Of y
e laste maryage of kȳge Edwarde / & howe he wente ye thyrde tyme in to Scotlōde. - ¶How the castell of Estrefelyn was be seged and wonne.
- ¶How Troylebaston was fyrste ordened.
- ¶Of the dethe of Wyllyam waleys the fals traytoure.
- ¶How the Scottes came to kynge Ed¦warde for to amēde theyr trespasse that they had done ayenst hym.
- ¶How Robert Brus chalēged Scotlonde.
- ¶How syr Iohn̄ of Comyn ayenst sayd the crownynge of syr Robert Brus.
- ¶How syr Iohn̄ was tray∣toursly slayne.
- ¶How that kynge Edwarde dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiii. score knyghtes.
- ¶How Robert Brus was dyscōfyted / in ba∣tayll / & how Symonde fryselly was slayne.
- ¶How Iohan therle of Alethes was taken and put to dethe.
- ¶How Iohan that was Wyllyam waleys brother was put to dethe.
- ¶How Robert the Brus fledde from Scotlonde to Norway.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde deyed.
- ¶Of Merlyns prophecyes that we¦re declared of kynge Edwarde. That was kynge Henrys sone.
- ¶Anno. dm̄ .M.CC.lxxxiiii.
- ¶Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge edwardes sone.
- ¶How Robert Brus came ayē in to Scot¦londe and gadryd a grete power of / men for to werre vpon kynge Edwarde.
- ¶How the towne of Berwyk was take thrugh treason / and how two Cardyna¦les were robbyd in Englonde.
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¶How y
e Scottes robbyd Notūberlonde. - ¶How the Scottes wolde not a mende theyr trespasse. and therfore Scotlonde was enterdyted.
- ¶How syre Hughe Spensers sone was made the kynges chamberlayne. And of the bataylle of Mitone.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde dyde alle manere thynge that syr Hugh Spenser wolde·
- ¶How syr hugh Spenser and his fader were exyled out of Englonde·
- ¶How the Kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre and alle that helde with hym and how the Mortymer came and yelded hym to the kynge / & of all the lordes.
- ¶Of the syege of Tykhyll.
- ¶Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge.
- ¶How Thomas of Lancastre was heedyd at Pountfret / and .v. barons hangyd and drawen there
- ¶How kynge Edwarde wente into Scot¦londe wyth an hundrde thousande mē of ar¦mys / and myght not spede.
- ¶How syr Andrewe of Herkelay was take and put to deth / that was Erle of Cardoil.
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¶Of the myracles y
t god wrought for saȳt Thomas of Lancastre / wherfore the kynge le¦te close in ye chyrche dores of ye pryory of Poūt¦fert / that no mā sholde come therin for to offre -
¶How the quene Isabell went in to Fraun¦ce / for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde y
e kynge of Englonde / and the kynge of Fraū∣ce her broder. - ¶How kynge Edwarde sente syr Edwar∣de hys sone the eldest in to Fraunce.
- ¶How the kynge exyled his quene ysabell & Edwarde her eldest sone.
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¶How kyng Edwarde thrugh coūsel of the Spensers sent to the Douzephers of Fraūce. y
t they shold helpe that ye quene Isabell & her sone syr Edwarde were exyled out of Fraunce. - ¶How kynge Edwarde lette kepe the cos∣tes by the see. and lete trye all the pryce men of armys and foot men thrugh Englonde.
- ¶How the quene Isabell and syr Edward duke of Guyhenne her sone came in to Lon¦don at her with / and how they dyde.
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¶How mayster water Stapylton bysshop of Excetre that was y
e kynges tresorer was heedyd at London - ¶How kynge Edwarde & syr Hugh Spen¦ser and the erle of Arundell were taken.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde was put downe / and his dygnyte take from hym.
- ¶Of the prophecye of Merlyn declared of kynge Edwarde the sone of kynge Ed¦warde the fyrste.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.CCC.xxii. ¶Of kynge Edwarde the thyrde after the Conqueste.
- ¶How the Englysshmē stoppyd the Scot∣tes in the parke of Stanope and howe they torned ayen into Scotlonde.
- ¶Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnaryuan.
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¶How kynge Edward spowsyd Phylyp y
e erles doughter of Henaude at yorke. - ¶Howe the peas was made bytwene the Englysshemē and the Scottes and also of Iustyfyenge of Troylesbaston.
- ¶Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell & syr Henry erle of Lancastre & of Ley¦cetre / and of the rydynge of Bedforde.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde went ouer the see for to doo his homage vnto the kynge of Fraū¦ce / for the duchye of Guyhenne.
- ¶How syr Roger Mortymer bare hym proudely and soo hyghe.
- ¶How Edmonde of wodstok that was er¦le of Kente & the kynges brother Edwarde of Carnaryuan / was heedyd at wynchestre.
- ¶Of the deth of syr Roger Mortymer Erle of Marche.
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¶Howe kynge Edwarde gate ayen vnto hym gracyously the homages and feautees of Scotlonde / wherof he was put oute thrughe y
e false counseyll of the quene Isabell his moder & syre Roger Mortymer. that was newely made Erle of Matche. - ¶Thys was the arraye of the Scottes / how that they came in batayll ayenst the two kynges of Englonde and of Scot¦londe. In the vaunt warde of Scotlon¦de where thyse lordes.
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¶How kynge Edwarde made a duchye of the Erldome of Cornewayle and also of syxe other Erles that were newe ma∣de / and of the fyrste chalēge of y
e kyngdo¦dome of Fraunce. - ¶How kynge Edwarde came vnto the scuys and dyscomfyted alle the power of Fraunce in the hauen.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde saylled in to Nor∣mandy & arryued at hogges with a grete host.
- ¶How kȳge Edwarde besyeged Calays & how it was wonne & yolden vnto hym.
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¶How kyng Edward had a grete batayll with Spanyardes in y
e see fast by wynchelse. - ¶How kyng Edwarde was crowned kyn¦ge of Scotlonde / and howe prynce Edwarde toke the kynge of Fraunce and syr Philyp hys yonger sone at the batayll of Peyters.
- ¶How the greate company arose in / fraun¦ce / and the whyte company in Lombardye and of other meruaylles.
- ¶Of the greate wynde / and how prynce Edwarde tooke the lordshyp of Guyhē of his fader and wente theder·
- ¶Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the wa¦tre of Naxers that was bytwene prynce Ed∣warde / and syr Henry bastarde of Spayne.
- ¶How syr Robert Knolles with other cer¦tayne lordes of the reame went ouer see in to frauce and of theyr gouernaunce.
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¶Of the besygynge of Rochell & how the er∣le of Penbroke & his cōpany was takē in y
e ha∣uen wyth spanyerdes & all hys shyppes brent. - ¶How the duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost wente into / flaundres & passyd by Pa∣rys thrugh Burgon & thrugh all fraūce tyll he come vnto Burdeux.
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¶Of the dethe of prynce Edwarde and of the lorde Latymer and dame Alyce peres thru¦ghe whome and hyr maynteners y
e Reame ma∣ny a daye was mysgouerned. -
¶Of y
e dethe of Kynge Edwarde & how syr Iohan Monster warch knyght. was drawē & hanged for his falsnesse. - ¶Circa annū dm̄ .M.CCC.lxxx. ¶And after kynge Edwarde the thyrde that was borne in wyndesore regned Ry¦charde of Burdeux that was prynce Ed¦wardes sone of wales / the whiche prynce Edwarde was kynge Edwards sone.
- ¶How the fyue lorde arosen at Rattecote brydge.
- ¶How kynge Rycharde spowsed dame Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraun∣ce in the towne of Calays and broughte hyr in to Englond and lette hyr be crow¦ned quene in the abbaye of saynt Peters of westmynstre.
- ¶Circa Annū dm̄ .M.CCCC.vii. ¶Of syr Henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that regned after Kynge Ry¦charde / whiche was the fourthe Henry after the conquest.
- ¶Circa Annū dm̄. M.CCCC.xxi. ¶Of kynge Henry the fyfte that was kyn∣ge Henryes sone.
- ¶How the kynge of Englond was made en¦heyrytoure and regente of Fraūce and how he wedded quene Katheryne.
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¶Of y
e lawe of kynge Hēry ye fyfth and what he ordeyned for kyng Rycharde & for hymself after his dethe. -
¶How kynge Henry the syxt regned beyn∣ge a chylde not one yere of aege / and of y
e ba∣tayll of Vernayll in Perche. - ¶How thre was lyke to haue be a gret fraye bytwene the Cardynall and the duke of Glou¦cestre. And of the coronacyon of Kynge Henry the syxte both in Englonde and in / fraunce.
- ¶How Calays & Guynes were beseged by the duke of Burgoyne & how they were rescowed by the duke of Gloucestre.
- ¶Howe Owen a squyre of wales that had wedded quene Katheryne was arested and of the scisme bytwene Eugenie & Felix.
- ¶How kynge Hēry wedded quene Margarete. & of her coronacyon.
- ¶How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bu¦ry / and of hys dethe / & how Angeo in Mayn was delyueredd.
- ¶How this yere was Insurreccyon in Kē∣te of the comyns / of whome Iack Cade an Irysshe man was capytayne
- ¶Of the felde that the duke of yorke toke att Drenched in kent / & of the byrch of prynce Ed¦warde / & of the fyrste bataylle at Sayne Albōs where the duke of somerset was slayne.
- ¶Howe the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenste the Erle of warwyke / and of the Iourneye at bloreheth.
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¶How Andrewe Trollop & the souldyours of Calays forsoke y
e duke of yorke & theyr may¦ster therle of warwyk in the weste countre. - ¶How the erles of Marche warwyk & of Salysbury entred in to Calays & how the er¦le of warwyk wence in to Irlonde.
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¶How the Erle of Marche & of warwyke and of Salysbury entred in to Englōd & of y
e feld of Northāptō where dyuerse lordes were slayne. -
¶How the duke of yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefelde. & of the seconde Iour¦neye at saynt albōs by y
e quenē & the prince. - ¶Of the deposinge of kynge Hēry the sixte & how kynge Edwarde the fourth tooke pos¦sessyō▪ and of the batayll on Palm sondaye. and how he was crowned.
- colophon
- incipit
- preface
- table of contents
- ¶The names of this ylonde. Ca. primo
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¶Of y
e worthynesse & perogacions. ca. iii. - ¶Of the meruayles & wondred ca. iiii.
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¶Of the chyef partyes of y
e same lond. ca. v. - ¶Of the ylondes that ben therto adiacent. Capitulo. vi.
- ¶Of the kenges hye wayes & stretes. ca. vii.
- ¶Of the famous Ryuers & stremes. ca. viii.
- ¶Of auncyent cytees & townes. ca. ix.
- ¶Of prouynces and shyres ca. x.
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¶Of kyngdomes of boundes and markes
bytwene them. ca. xii. - ¶Of bysshpryches & theyr sees. ca. xiii.
- ¶Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin. ca. xiiii.
- ¶Of the langages of maners and vsuge of the people of that londe. ca. xv·
- ¶Here foloweth the dyscrecyon of the londe of wales. ca. xvi.
- ¶Of the name and wherfore is named wa¦les. ca. xvii.
- ¶Of the cōmodytes of the londe of wales. Capitulo. xviii.
- ¶Of the maners and rytes of the walssh∣men. ca. xix.
- ¶Of the descrypcyon of Scotlonde somty¦me named Albania. ca. xxi.
- ¶Of the descrypcyon of Ir¦londe. Capitulo. xxii.
- ¶Of the boundynge of Irlonde Capitulo xxiii.
- ¶Of the greenes and qualyte of that londe. ca. xxiii.
- ¶Of the defautes of the londe· Capitulo xxv.
- ¶Of them that fyrste enhabyted Irlonde. ca. xxvi.
- Of the condycyons and maners of Irlonde. ca. xxvii.
- ¶Of the meruaylles and wōders of Irlonde. ca. xxviii.
- ¶Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde. ca. xxix.
- colophon