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¶ Regnum Shitarum ¶ Capitulum Octauum /

THe kyngdom of Shytes in the North by cause af age and of tyme axeth the second place in ordre / And is sette after the kyngdom of Assiries And began in Saruges tyme vnder thanaus the first kyng that was there / Sarug was Abrahams fader grauntsyre ¶ It semeth that the Ryuer Thanays hath the name of this kynge thanaus the whiche Ryuer in the north side of the world departeth bitwene Asia and Europa· ¶ This kyngdom was neuer ouercome but thryes it conquerd asia and ouercome Darius kyng of Perses and slowe Cyrus the kyng and did awaye Zephiron that was the greet Alysanders leder ¶ Petrus capitulo 60 ¶ Also another kyngdom was in the west & was the kyngdom of Scicions that is of archadia a par∣tie of grees in europa and dured vnder Agilaus first / ix·C yere

thre score and enleuen· Agilaus is a lord as it were a kynge outher an Emperour Afterward this kyngdom endured vn∣der one and thrytty kyngis from the xxiiij yere of Nachor abra¦hams grantsir vnto Zensippus tyme that regned the yere of he∣ly the preest seuentene Therfor one kyngdom in Archadia heete somtyme Agealea ¶ Netheles it. hete afterward palapo¦nensis there was one of the kyngdoms of grece ¶ R Nethe∣les Denys seyth that the kyngdom of Scicions began the yere of thare fyfty that was twenty yere er abraham was born Tha¦re was abrahams fader / In this kyngdom the firste kyng was Cicrops and regned fyue and fyfty yere Another kyngdom as it were of the same age with these forsayd kyngdoms was the kyngdom of Egypt in the south and began in nachors tyme Abrahams grauntsire ¶ Regnum Egipciorum

¶ This kyngdom had fyftene grete lordshippes and cleped hem dynastias from the first myneus other sonnes to abrahams tyme ¶ Afterward thebey men of thebes helde sexten greete lorshippes and cleped hem dynastias ¶Than Diapolitani that were cleped pharaones that were kynges of Egypt held echten greet lordshippes and cleped hem dinastias dinastia is greet lord¦ship and power duryng in a prouynce that chose kynge outher emperour And soo this kyngdom of Egypt dured vnto the ty∣me of cambis that was Cirus sonne Cirus was kynge of Perse and yaf whyle he lyued the kyngdom of Assiria that was tho torned to the medes to his sonne cambis and cleped hym Nabu∣godonosor also and his prynce Olofernes and subdued egypt And Egypt was vnder seuen kynges of Perse and after went from the Perses and had ten kynges of her owne for to Othus that heet. Artharexerses / Also the twellue kynges of Perses put oute Nactanabo the laste kynge of Egypt vnto Ethyopia and wan the kyngdom of egypt ¶ Afterward that kyngdom du∣red vnder thre kynges vnto the seuent yere of the greet Alexan¦der after that the kyngdoms of Egypte and of Perse were vn∣der the grekes thre honderd yere vnder thretten kinges that were cleped lagydes and tholomeus vnto Iulius cezar tyme outher as somme men mene vnder the fyften yere of august{us} Cesar that ouercome Clopatram Denys doughter / Denys was ptholome{us} & the last laged ¶Egypt from that tyme fel to the romaynes· and so al the kynges of Egypt from the first begynnyng vnto Alisander were four score & enleuen The kynges of egypt were

firste cleped diascenes and than pharaones and ate last lagydes and ptholomees. Ioseph libro octauo / ca· The kynges of Egypt had in her chrldhode other names / But whan they were made kynges they were cleped pharaones / For a kyng is cleped pha∣rao in the langage of Egypt ¶ The kynges of allexandrya were cleped ptholomeis whan they were made kynges and the kynges of Romaynes were cleped cezares Salamon wedded a kynges doughter of Egypt I rede of no kyng of Egypt after hym that was cleped Pharao Regnum assiriorum Augus∣tinus li 16 ca· 18· The fourth kyngdom but eldest of tyme is the kyngdom of assiryes and began in the est vnder belus nemproth the xxv yere of Sarug that was abrahams fader grauntsire This kyngdom had lordship of al asia out take Inde Petrus 60 And it dured a thousand yere / iij.C & tweyn vnder seuen & thrit∣ty kynges vnto the last Sardanapallus the kyng that deyed the vij yere of Ozias kyng of Iuda / Than arbaces that heet arbac∣tus also the kyngys stieward and his traytre· for he slough him and tourned the kyngdom of Assyryes to the medes that is to vnderstande in hope and not in dede R ¶For after Sardana∣pallus from the seuenth yere of· Osias kyng of Iuda to manas¦ses kyng of Iuda aboute an honderd yere and twelue ¶ The Assyryes hadde seuen myghty kynges though they had not the kyngdome al hoole of whiche thes be the names / Arbaces Phil¦le / Teglafalasar / Salmanasar: Senacherib / Assaradon Sargon ¶ Netheles somme wil mene that after Sardanapallus deth from the seuenth yere of Ozias the kyng to the yere of the trans¦migracion of the Iewes one & thyrtty the hoole kyngdom of the Eeste. stode with the medes two honderd yere· and sixty vnder eghte kynges f••om the firste Arbaces vnto Astrages that was Darius vncle and Sirus grantsyre ¶ Cyrus ouertorned this Astrages and tourned the kyngdom of medes to the hoole kyngdom of Perses and lefte the kyngdom of Hirca••s to As¦trages ¶ Regnum Babilon ¶Netheles in Sanache∣rib kyng of Assyries tyme and in Ezechias tyme Kyng of Iuda come vp the grete kyngedome of the Babilons and cal∣d••is and dured vnder seuen kynges whos names were Me••edac that heete Baladac also. Nabugodonosor / Emlmerodoc. Re∣gusar / Labofardac Baltasar that heete Nabar also. ¶ Hym slough Cyrūs y socyed to his vncle Darius ¶ And tour∣ned his Kyngdome to the Kyngedome of Perse and of

Medes the yere of transmygracion of the Iewes one and thrytty & so passed ij / C yere & .lx from the vij yere of ezechias kyng of Iuda / in the whiche yere began to faylle the hoole kyngdom of Assiryes vnto the yere of transmygracion one & thyrtty tho be∣gan the hool kyngdom of perse Regnum Persarum ¶ Than the hole kyngdom of Perse from the yere of transmygracion one & thrytty vnto the / vij· yere of the grete Al••xāder that was from the first cyrus of the last darius arsanius sone dured .ij / C: yere / & v & thrytty vnder threttene kynge that was cyrus the first· Cam bises the second his fader Cirus yaf hym another name and cle¦ped hym Nabugodonosor and yaue hym nynyue with the kyng¦dom of assiryes whyle he was / him self a lyue· vnder hym befel the storye of Iudith the third Ermendes magus / the iiij darius tapsis sōe· the v / exerses the .vj / arcarexerses y^t hete longiman{us} also vnder him were esdras & neemyas. the / v. excerses· the .viij / Fo¦godia: the / ix / dari{us} nothus. nothus is a bastard outher he that is geten of a worthy fader / & born of an vnworthy moder· the .x ar∣tharexerses that heet assuerus also vnder hym was hester. the / xj othus: the / xij / arsanius / the / xiij darius Arsanius sone / the greete alysander ou{er}come hym & torned the kyngdom of perses to the ho∣le kingdom of macedons at grece ¶ Regnū macedoin Netheles this kyngdom of macedones begā rather vnder the first cranans the fourteth yere of Ozias kyng of Iuda / & so dured vj C yere. & xxxvj vnto the laste perseus the romaynes slough hym the ix yere of onyas the bisshop that heet menelaus also: nethles there were other kyngdoms in grece eueryche / after other ordey∣ned Of the whiche the first was in archadia atte Scicions· that peple And was y torned thens to the peloponenses as it is saide bifore: ¶Another kyngdom of grece was among the argyues And was y torned thens to mecens ¶ Another was at A¦thenes that Cyte ¶ Another amonge the Lacedemons / these were the spartans Another at Epyrus that is Tracia / Another at Macedonia / ¶Regnum Romanum ¶ The kyng of Rome swolewed vp al these kyngdomes as it did other kyngdoms of landes and made hem al longe and be obeissaūt to the kyngdome of Rome / In this maner the kyngdom of ro∣me began vnder Ianus the first kyng of ytalye and dured vnto the vij yere of darius arsani{us} sone kyng of perse•• him slough the grete alexander & so the kyngdom of Rome dured at that cours viij·C. yere & four score vnder / xxvij / kynges of the which xxvij

kynges six the first. were latyns. The fourtene that came after∣ward were albanes. the other seuen that came after that the cyte was buyld wer•• romaynes of the which romulus was the first & tarquinus the proude was the last Afterward kynges were put out of the cyte and were from yere to yere twey consuls cho¦sin / After consuls trybunes plebes & doctours ruled the comō••e vnto Iulius cezars tyme / iiij / C / yere thre score & four. afterward they left of the name of kynges & cleped her chyef lordes cezares emperours and augustes of the which Iulius cezar was the first of a consul & dytatour made an emperour his successour & Ne∣uew was Octauianus augustus & brought al the kyngdomes of the world in to one kyngdō al hole: Then̄e philip the / xxviij emperour was the first emperour that was cristened / Than the grete constantine made constantynople the chyef cite of thempy¦re & lefte rome for to be chyef See of the pope to saynt petres suc¦cessours· whan thempyre was translated & torned to the greet charles kynge of Fraunce Pipinus the kynges sonne / than the name of themperour lefte allone at constantinople Augustin{us} de cimitate dei libro / 18