The chronicle of Ihon Hardyng in metre, fro[m] the first begynnyng of Engla[n]de, vnto ye reigne of Edwarde ye fourth where he made an end of his chronicle. And from yt time is added with a co[n]tinuacion of the storie in prose to this our tyme, now first emprinted, gathered out of diuerse and sondrie autours of moste certain knowelage [et] substanciall credit, yt either in latin orels in our mother toungue haue writen of ye affaires of Englande.

¶ The appoinctement bytwixt duke Iohn & duke Emund who should bee kyng of Castle and Lyon, and what the maker of this booke sawe and red at Londō, to syr Robert Vmfrewill then lorde Vmfrewill.

¶ This kyng Petro to giue hym to his mede Had nothyng els but doughters twoo full faire Whiche he betooke, to that prince in deede For his wages, for cause thei where his heire With whome he did, to Englande so repaire And Constaunce wedde, vnto his brother. Iohn Emund his brother, the younger had anone

¶ Dame Isabell, the younger hight by name Bytwene these brethren, was appoinctment The first heire male, whiche of the sisters came, The kyng should been, and haue the regiment To you my lorde of Yorke, this dooeth appent * 1.1 For your vncle Edwarde, was first heire male To whome your father, was heire with out faile

¶ So kyng of Spayne, and also of Portyngall Ye should nowe bee, by lyne of bloodde discent By couenaunt also and appoinctement whole As I haue seen of it the mununent Vnder seale wryten, in all entent Whiche your vncle, to my lorde Vmfrewill At London shewed, whiche I red that while

¶ For Spayne & Portyngale beare the renoume And commen name as I haue herde expressed Both to the realmes of Castyll and Lyon. And so the kynge of Spayne hath aye adressed His royall style in wrytyng well impressed Kyng of Castill and also of Lyon, Accompted both so for his region.

¶ Nowe be ye knowe, of your title to Englande * 1.2 By consequens to Wales and Scotlande For they perteyne, as ye maye vnderstande Of auncient tyme, to the crowne of Englande By papall bull, ye haue the right to Irelande, Gascowe, Paitowe and Normandye Pountyf, Bebuile, Saunxie and Sauntignye.

¶ And all the lande beyonde the charente Of Dangolesme, Dangolismoys & Luyre zyne Of Caoure; Caourenō, Pyridor & Pirygūt coūtre Of Rodis, Ronegeauis, Dagō, Dagenoyse y^t fine Tharbe, Wigor & Gaure shoulde to you enclyne, With all the fraunchyses and all souerayntie As hath the kyng of Fraunce in his degre.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Duke of Yorke.
• * 1.2

  The ty∣tle of the kinges of Englāde to Scot∣land and Ireland.