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.

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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.
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Hardyng, John, 1378-1465?
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Londini :: In officina Richardi Graftoni,
Mense Ianuarii. 1543. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
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Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02638.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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The .C .xxiij. Chapiter.

¶ Wyllyam Rufus kyng of England reigned thirtene yere, and began to reigne in the yere of our lorde a thousand four score and ten, & dyed yt yere a thousand one hundred & three.

HIs soōne Wylliam Rufus as he deuised * 1.1 Was crouned then wt great solempnitee But after soone, duke Robert was auised To clayme England by his priorite And Normandy also, as for his proprete As he that was his eldest soone and heire With hoste full greate, in England game repeire
¶ And made greate warre vpon his brother so Three yere all out, betwene theim so continued Till at last thei bothe, betwene theim twoo Did condiscende, as well to theim perteined With whole herte and will, nothyng feined

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The iudgement of kyng Philip of Fraunce To vndergo and bide his ordinaunce
¶ In whiche meane while, his brother erle Hēry The castels all belongyng to the croune As high constable of England properly Then seazed had in his possession As his office by good dereccion Asked of right and of good consuetude To kepe theim sure to the crounes excelsitude
¶ The kyng Philip, by his auised parliament Gaue iudgement, betwene the brethren twoo As kyng Wyllyam their father full ment All Normandy, Robert should haue euer moo And Wyllyam England, & frendes should bee so And liue in peace, without any clayme And either other releace, and whole disclayme
¶ Therle Henry of England then constable Deliuered all the castels and citees right To kyng Wyllyam his brother enheritable As he was bound, and fully so had hight Duke Robert then, his brother a worthy knight To England came, to sport hym with his brother At whiche tyme, either was glad of other

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