Prolicionycion [sic]

¶ De Gallia et / Francia R / ¶ Capitulum. 27

••It is wreton in storyes that gallia which is ffrancia hath that name gallia of whytenes of peple / ¶ Gala is a w••••de in grewe and is lac in Latyn. and mylke in Englysshe T••••rfor Sibilla called hem gallos that is whyte And sayth that the mylky neckes ben wesshen with gold / ¶Hug· capitulo gala By the dyuersite of heuen is diuersite of ••••lours of face of quan¦tite and gretenes of bodye of maners and of wytte· therfore in Rome ben heuy men· In grece light· In Affryca gyleful. In gal¦lya wytty men and wyse R¶ Here take hede as Augustinus de Ciuitate dei libro secundo capitulo quinto toucheth that Gally in one maner speche were the preestes. that were in the temple of that goddesse that hight Cibeles· And haue that name not of that londe gallia / but of that Ryuer gallus that is in Frigia. Alle they that dranke of that Ryuer shold wexe wood and we¦re alle gelded in their mynde of that child Athis that thylk god¦desse Cibelis loued with al her myght· / That child waxe wood & gelded hym self for fraude & gyle that he had don to that god∣desse Cibeles so sayth Ouidius de fastis / But of galli that ben Franci & frensshe men / Entropius libro 2 / seyth gally ben wel hasty and her bodyes passen the comyn stature of other men But it is foūden by assaye that as the gally ben more hasty than stronge in the fyrste refe or bront / so afterward in fyghtyng they ben more feble than wymmen. For as they ben like alpes in grete¦nes of body so they be somwhat like to the snowe that lyeth vpon the Alpes that breketh oute in swote and melteth with heete of fyghtyng as snowe doth with hete of the sonne Git / capitulo. septimo decimo / thenne gallea with his partyes al hoole hath in the northe side Germania / In the eest the Ryne. In the southest the Alpes. In the west the see Occean that is called bothe britā∣nycus and gallycus that is englysshe and Frensshe / For it depar¦teth englond and Fraunce· In the south the see of myddel erthe that wessheth aboute· by the prounce of Narbon / ¶ In Iulius cezars tyme Gallia was departed on thre / ¶ But for dyuerse

happes that bifelle afterward in that lond the countrey and lond that stretcheth from the Ryne to seyne from that one Ryuer to that other is now called gallia belgyca that is very Fraunce / & that countreye that stretcheth from thens to the Ryuer of leyr is called· gallia lugdunensis· ¶ the ouer partye therof heyghte burgundia / And the nether partye is called Neustria· And the Countreye that stretcheth from the Ryuer of leyr to the water of geronde is called gallia acquytanyca / that is guyan. And. stret∣cheth out of the eeste fro the Ryuer of Roen vnto the west Occe∣an. the ouer partye therof heyght Celyca that is heuenly and hye by cause that hye montaynes ben therinne / Fro the Ryuer of Ge¦rond to the see of myddel erthe and to the montaynes that be cal∣led montes Pyrenij / Grete hilles of spayne is cleped gallia nar¦bonenses· And now somme therof is called gothia / And somme vasconya that is gascoyn· And so gallya al hoole 〈◊〉〈◊〉 closed about with thre noble waters with the Ryne in the north••yde with Ro∣ne in the est / and with the bruttyssh occean in the weste side / In Gallea ben many quareys & noble for to digge in stones And beside Paris is grete plente of a manere stone that is called gipsus / and is called whyte plastre. also ¶ whan that stone is brente and tempred with water and torned in to plastre. thenne men make therof ymages walles chambres· paments / and dyuer¦se manere werkes that dure longe ynowgh / Ther is that fayre floure the cyte of Paris which is noryce of thewes· Boteler of lettres shinyng in Europa as Athenes dyde somtyme in gre∣cia ¶ Giraldus / d p. The Frensshe men that ben callyd Franci also and many other men the strengest of europa / come of the tro∣ians. For after that Troye was taken· Antenor with his men fled away by waters that hight paludes meotydes and by the Ryuer Thanays and dwellyd in pannonia / And bulde there a Cyte and callyd it Sicambria / Of that Cyte he and alle his were afterward called Sicambri· After anthenors deth they ordey¦ned hem two leders and capytains Trogotus and Franco / And of thylke Franco they were afterward called Franci / Tur∣pinus de gestis karo•••• seith that whan kyng Charles had made spayne subgette and was come home to paris agayne· he made all the bonde men of gallia free in worship of seint Iames & of seint denys / But they shuld euery yere offre foure pens to the Chirche werke of seint denys / And so they were called Franci sancti dio¦nifij / that is to saye seint denys free men· And so it cam aboute /

that Gallia was called Francia by cause of that fredom. Other men tellen that valentilianus themperour called hem francos as it were ferancos that is sterne and wyther in the langage of at¦tica. that is grecia· For sicambri that ben frensshe men were tribu¦tary to Rome longe tyme to fore valentinianus tyme also / But whan Alani men of allania were enemyes to Rome· Sicambri had her tribute foryeuen / for ten yere for to warre ayenst the men of Allania. and whan the ten yere were don and Alani ouerco¦men the Romayns axed their tribute. And Sicambri warned it and wold none paye. therfor valentinianus the emperour war∣red vpon hem with a grete hooste / and had the vyctorye / thenne for that myshappe Sicambri were sore wroth and warred in the londes of Rome / and also on the londes that were. subgett to rome also / therfor Sicambri were afterward called Franci as it were feranci / that is wyther and sterne / And of that duc Franco they were called Franci as it were Francoes men· also of her fredom that kyng charles yaf them they ben named Franci / that is free mē for to mene Treuisa but how that euer they come to that name Franci ben frensshe men and hight both Sicambri· and gally / and so it is al one peple Sicambri / gally Franci and ffrensshe men. ¶R Franci made hem a kyng that was called Ferramundus Marconurus sone / and made al the lond subget fro sicambria vn¦to the Ryne ¶Willellmus de / r· libro primo Whan Ferramun¦dus was deed they made his sone kynge that had thre names and heyght Clodion· Clodyus and Crinicus / And of hym kyn∣ges of Fraunce were called Crinici / After Clodyus they made his sone kyng· that highte meroneus· And after hym kynges of France were called Meronyngy vnto pypyns tyme / ¶ In the same maner kynges sones of Englond had names after the na∣mes of theyr fader / as. Edgars sone was called Edgaryngus & Edmondue sone was named Edmondignus. Comynly he that cometh of the kynges blood is called adelingus· Gir. de / p. After meroneus regned his sone childericus / hym cristned Remigius This childericus atte prayer of the Romayns put that peple Go∣thi arriani out of guyan. whan he was dede his sone Childeber∣tus helde the kyngdom with his thre bretheren / Theodericus Clo∣donurus and Clotarius this was in the tyme of the grete pope Gregory / After this childebertus regned his broder Clotarius / he wedded seynt Radegunde· And after hym regned his sone Chil∣dericus with his thre bretheren Carbertus gundian{us} & sigesbert{us}

After Childericus regned his sone Clotarius / he bigate dagober∣tus and his suster Batildys / vnder this dagobertus Pipinus was the grettest man of the kynges hows / And that was in the tyme of Eraclius themperour. after dagobertus regned his sone Clodonius / in his tyme seynt Benets body was translated and born out of the prouynce beneuentana in to Fraunce / After clo¦doneus regned his sone Clotarius / And after hym his broder the odericus In his tyme ebronius that was the grettest of the kyn¦ges hous poursiewed seynt leodegarius· and dide hym moch woo and tene. and martred hym atte laste / After theodericus regned Clodoneus / And after hym his yonger broder childebertus· after hym his yong sone dagobertus / And after hym the kynges lig∣nage faylled / ¶For after hym regned his broder Daniel that was a Clerk / But franci chaunged danielis name and called hym childericus / After hym regned one of his kyn that was cal∣led theodoricus / And after hym his broder hildericus / he was put doun for grete Nycete and made a clerk / and lyued as a monk in an abbaye / And thenne faylled the lygnage in men of Ferra∣mūd{us} blood but yet it lasted & dured in a woman that was Ba¦tildis / dagobertus suster / In this maner batildis was wedded vnto ausebertus and had by hym a sone that hight arnold. thēne this Arnoldes sone hight arnulphus / that Arnulphus wedded duc pipins doughter / Pipinus was the grettest of the kyng da∣gobertus hows. kynge dagobertus was batildis broder· Th••s Arnulphus was afterward made bisshop mentensis Thenne his sone Ansegilius gate pupinus that had two other names / vetulus and breuis· willelmus de / r· libro primo This pipi∣nus gate Charles that heyght tutidis and marcellus also / And had that name tutidis of tudere that is beten and bounsed For he bete oute of Fraunce alle tyrantes and sarasyns that warred therin / And destroubled the londe & peple / This charles folowed the sentence of his forfaders & helde the kynges of Fraūce in his retenue.. And he hym self was called an Erle and helde hym paid and content with that name· Giraldus this charles gate the second pupinus and charles the grete· that was afterward a monke· This. second. pupin{us} was of kynges kynde. For he cam of batildis that we spak of bifore and therfor he was made kyn¦ge of Fraunce by assente of alle the Chiualrye & by auctorite of pope steuen. that was pope neyt after zacharye / This pupi¦nus gate charles the grete· This Charles was made kynge after

his faders deth the yere of our lord .vij C.lxix· For his noble de∣des the Romayns chose hym afterward for to be seynt Peters ad¦uocate / Afterward Patricius and thenne emperour and augus∣tus. And fro that tyme thempyre of constantinople torned fro the Romayns to the Frensshe men For they wold not helpe the chir¦che of Rome ayenst the longobardes that warred agaynst the ro¦mayns. this charles gate lowys that was afterward emperour. this lowys gate the ballid charles that was emperour also· the balled charles gate lowys. lowys gate lotharius· lotharius gate lowys the last kyng of this lignage. whan this lowys was dede Franci toke hugh duk of bergoyn and made hym her kynge / this Hugh gate Robert· Robert gate harry / harry gate philip / philip gate lowys. lowys regned in harry clerkes tyme the conquerours sone / the grete charles ofspryng regned in Fraūce vnto hughis tyme that was called capet by his surname· Of hym come other kynges of Fraunce / as it is within in his place openly declared kynges of his ofspryng regned in ytalia and Almania vnto the yere of our lord .ix / C / xij / whan Conradus kynge of duche men toke thempyre to hym self / R. ¶ longe afterward as the comyn fame / A woman that was quene of Fraunce by heritage wedded a bocher for his fayrenes / therrfor in reproof of that dede Frensshe men ordeyned euonge hem self / that no woman shold af afterward be heyre of the royame of Fraūce / Gir / The Romayns were somtyme vyctours of alle the world· but stalworth men & wight that dwelletd in Fraūce ouercome hem in many batayls

But atte laste in Gayus Iulius cezars tyme gallia that is Fraunce was made subget· and so occupyed by Romayns about a four honderd yere vnto the last tyme of valentinianus thempe¦rour / whan dyuerse men of straunge londes werred in gallia· For firste wandaly and hinni / thenne sueui and burgondi that ben of sueuia a lond of Almania that is Almain· thenne gothi and sicambri. thenne norways and danes made hem self cytees in gallia / In gallia that is Fraunce ben many prouynces and lon∣des that ben / Braban / Flaundres Pycardye· Normandye: The lasse brytain. ¶ Peyto· Guyan Angeoy· Gascoigu. Bur∣goyn. Salina prouyncia / Campania the lasse that is champayn And aluerne also is in Fraunce Flaundria that is fflaundris a prouynce of Gallia belgyca. andis vpon the coste of the see Occe¦an and in the north Frisia / In the eest germania / In the south Pycardia· And in the west occean. and inthe north a partye of

Englond· and though fflaundres be a lytil lond hit is ful plen∣teuous of many prouffytable thynges of ryches / of pasture / of beestes of marchandyse / of Ryuers of hauens of the see and of good townes / The men of fflaundres hen fayr stronge and ryche and brynge forth many childeren & ben pesible to her neyghbours and trewe to straūgers· noble crafty men & grete makers of cloth / whiche is sente aboute wel nyghe in al Europe / ¶The londe is pleyn and skarse of wode / therfore in stede of wode they brenne turnes that smelleth worse than woode· & maketh fowler asshes Braban is bysouth eest fflaundres and is plentiuous of mar∣chandyse and makyng of cloth / For of the wulle that they haue out of englond they make cloth of dyuerse colours. And sende it in to other prouynces and londes as fflaundres doth / For though Englond haue wolle atte beste / it hath not so grete plente of good water for dyuerse celours and hewes as fflaundres hath & braban· Netheles at london is one well that helpeth wel to make good scarlett / and so is at lyncoln one certayn place in the brook that passeth by the toun / ¶ Pycardya is a prouynce of gallia and hath that name after the toun that hete ponticus / that nowe is called phyten so seyth Erodotus / Pycardya hath many noble castels and townes as Amyens. belgys or belnacus / Tournay and many other· And lyeth bytwene Flaundres in the north••ide and normandye in the south syde / & ha••h in the weste side the se••. & the south syde of Englond / Ther ben two pycardyes that one is ner Fraunce / And eyther ioyneth to thendes of Flaunders and of braban. the men therof ben boystous men of dedes and ha∣ue gretter speche than other men of Fraunce / ¶ Normandye that heet neustria also and hath that name of Norwayes that sail¦led oute of norway and out of denmarke / and gate a countreye vpon the cleues of Occean· in gallea / And called it Normandye The chyef cyte therof is Roan vpon the mouth of the Ryuer of Seyne / there Seyne renueth in to the see of Occean / ¶Norman∣dye hath in the south the lasse brytayn in the weste the Frensshe Occean / & in the northwest the south syde of Englonde· The lasse brytayne hath the name of bretons that twyes occupyed that lond Fyrste by brenius that was kynge bellinus broder / and eftso∣nes by bretons that were poursiewed and greued by the saxones in vortigers tyme kyng of Britons· as is wreton and contey∣ned in the story of brytons ¶This prouynce hath in the eest. syde Andegauia. that is Andegoy. In the north normandye. In the

south guyan. In the weste Occean acquytanicus / that is the see that is by the side of guyan ¶. Giraldus in toppicis ¶In this britayne is a welle yf the water of that welle be ta∣ke in a bugles horn and poured vpon a stone next to the welle. be the weder neuer so fayre ne drye anon it shal reyne / And in Fraūce is a welle faste by the castel of pascense the water therof is right good for men and nought for wymmen. Noman can hete that water of that welle with fyre ne with ony crafte that ony can deuyse Pyctauia that is peytow. is a prouynce of gallia Narbonenses / Englysshe men. Scottes and pyctes seylled and dwelled there / and cleped the countrey pictauia / And the chyef Cyte pyctauus that is peyters so seyth Erodotus / this prouynce scretcheth ferre vpon the Occean / And in the eest syde turonia / therby passeth the Ryuer of leyr / In the southe syde spayne / In the north the lasse brytayn and the see of guyan· and in the west the see of Occean / the men of that londe ben of the condicions of Frensshe men by cause they medle with them and of the countrey that is so neyghe to them· So that they be now stronge. of bodye fayr of face hardy of hert / and fel of wytte