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YSydorus libro quartodecimo. we rede in storyes that gre∣kes dwellyd somtyme in Italia / and called that londe the grete grecia that londe hight somtyme hesperya of hespera the ster¦re that ladde the grekes whan they saylled theder and was her
lodesterre· hespera that is venus. Afterward that londe hight sa∣turnia of saturnus that dwellyd there / For saturnus hydde hym self there in that londe for drede of his owne sone Iupiter. And called that londe lacium / that is saturnus hydles· After that that londe hyghte ¶Eusonia of eusonius vlixes sone· But ate laste that londe was called ytalya of Italus rege siculorum kynge of Scicilia. And is the noblest prouynce of al Europa. And is clo∣sed in the north side with the mouth and see Tirenus· And in the west with the sydes of the hylles that hight Alpes. Out of thyl¦ke hylles spryngen thre the noblest Ryuers of al Europa / that ben called the Ryuer danubius· and rone· ysid libro tercio deci¦mo ¶In this Italia is Cetheroes welle that heleth sore eyen. ther is also the lake clitorius who that drynketh of that lake no wyn shal hym greue / ¶Plenius libro secundo capitulo o••todecimo. ¶ Faste by the hilles that ben called Alpes Apennini is that welle Nouacius that welleth and spryngeth in the hoote somer and drye / and fordryeth in cold wynter and wete ¶ Treuisa Al¦pes Appennini that ben penitus hilles / Hanibal was a grete du¦ke & heygthe penitus also & wente by Alpes to Rome. therfor of the two names Alpes & penitus is that one name shortly made appennini. And so ben many lettres lefte of the two / ¶Paulus libro secundo In this Italia ben many prouynces and londes that ben called Calabria Apulia Campania / Beneuentana / Tu¦scia / Emilia liguria lumbardia / calabria / Apulia is a parte of Italia· And lyeth estward vpon the see. And is departed from the Ilond Scicilia with an arme of the see· Grekes were the first that buylded therinne. the chyef therof is brondus••um / and hath the name of that worde of grue brunca / that is an hertes heede. For the Cyte is shapen as an hertes hede / fro thens men saylle to the holy londe· ¶ In this londe Apulia ben hote wellys & holsom· The more com••ania is a lond in the myddel bytwene the demaynes of Rome and Apulia. the chyef cyte therof is Capna and hath that name of Capacitas. that is ablenes to receyue and to take / For that cyte receyueth and taketh ynough of alle plen∣te· and is counted the thyrdde cyte after the moost famous cytes Rome and Cartago. In that londe ben famous Cytees No∣thelis and puteolis. ther ben vyrgyls bathes that were somtyme in grete worship / But there is another lasse campania in gallia senosenci / that is ffruūce· The chyef cyte of that campania is called Trecas and Trecensis also. that is Troys in Champayn / R
In this Italia were somtyme dyuerse lordes eueryche after other that were grekes / Ianus Saturnus / Italus. Eneas and his ofsprynge and afterward gally senosences that ben ffrensshe men vnder duke Brenius Thenne afterward aboute the yere of Grace four honderd Gothy hynny wandaly atte last vnder the yere of grace / fyue honderd / . echt and fourty. ¶ In the prynce tyme Iustinus Narcencartularius prayde longobardy for to co∣me in to Italia & of the longobardy yet to this daye to hyther side of ytalia from Alpes wel nyghe to Rome beyghte lombardia How longobardy cam to that name. Paulus / Romanus dyaco¦nus in primo libro historye longobard / seyth in this maner wy∣nnyli that highte longobardi also and. haue the name of her longe berdes wente with two dukes Ibor and Ayon and her moder Gambara that was ful redy and wyse oute of scandinauia an Ilond of Germania in the northsyde. ¶this scandinania is y called an ylond not for it is in the see / But for in the playn of the· brynkes. it is alway wasshen with wawes / Oute therof wen¦te winnily and werryd in scormyga & ouercome the wandales Thenne deyed Ibor ond Aion & they made hem a kyng agel∣mundus Aions sone the whiche regned ouer hem / xxxiij yere▪In his tyme· a comyn woman had seuen childeren at one burthen as it shal be after more clerely shewed / One of hem that was na¦med lauissius was the second kyng of longobardys / and regned after Agelmundus. ¶ whan Agelmundus the kyng was to bolde vpon his owen truste / the bulgaris cam vpon hym in a nyght / & slowe hym standyng / After hym / lethen regned & was the. thyrdde kyng of the longebard. And Regned fourty yere After hym hyldecoc ¶After hym the fyfthe gudehoc regned in Odocaes tyme that was Italycus and ladde his men to the lond of Rugorum. After hym the sixthe Claffo. ¶ After hym the seuenth Cato that waccho slough Cato and outlawed his sone for euermore· waccho was Cato broders sone. & so whan waccho was deed his sone waltarycus was the eygthe kynge of longo∣bardys and regned seuen yere after hym· The / ix· Audoenus that ladde first the longobardes in to Pannonia. After hym his sone Albuynus was the .x. kynge of the longobardes / Narses patrici¦us prayde this kyng Albuinus to come with his men: and take ytalia. That was in Iustinus thēperours tyme. the yere of oure lord / v / Clxviij / and that was after that longobardes had dwel¦lyd in pannonia .xlij. yere / Of this Albuins conqueste and· of
his wonderful ende· / Seche within forth in his place aboute the yere of our lord· v / C· lxx