Prolicionycion [sic]

¶Capitulum 30

ORacianus whan he hadde regned with his fader valentini∣anus the older and with his eme valens / thenne after the deth of his eme he regned with his broder valentinianus the yon¦ger and with theodosius of spayne six yere / Beda libro primo capitulo 19 / This gracianus whan he sawe that the sta•••• of thē∣pire was almost fallen / he made theodosius of spayn gouernour of thempyre in the ••est / And anone theodocius ouersette the sy∣thes / the Alanes / the hunes / and the gothes with grete batails and stronge and made p••es with Athanarius kynge of the go∣thes. That tyme one pristyllianus of galles made an heresye of the loore of manychyes and of the Gnostyces / And that heresye hath the name of hym· Tho was theophilus Bisshop of Alexan¦dria in his floures / And in damasus tyme the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / was made a counceyll at constantinople of seuen score bisshops and ten / ayenst macedonus the heretyk· he sayde the holy goost is noo god-there was made the credo that is songe on sondayes in the chirche / Af¦ter damasus siricins was pope fyften yere / he made a counseyl at constantinople of thre honderd and fyfty bisshops for to declare the fayth of holy chirche ayenst heretykes. Gaufredus and Alur Octauius kyng of brytons we••e old and prayde one maximus the neuewe of helene and sen••••••ur for to come from Rome and take the kyngdome of Brytayne and his doughter for he hadde no mo children / ¶ Conanus the kynges neuew cast for to be kynge and was wroth therfore and was ••fte atte debate and at stryf with this maximus / But atte l••st they were ful acor∣ded and lad with hem alle the armed knyghtes for to warre in the prouynce Armorica that is lytel Brytayne / the re maximus fought with conanus and ouercome hym for he was put oute of the thyrd dele of thempyre / Eutr & b••da / li / 1. Maxim{us} was a no∣ble man & a stalworth saue that he dyde ayenste his oth▪ by treson of knyghtes he was made emperour in brytayne and wente anō in to fraūce & made fraūce & germania subget by cruel batayls / & slough graci••nus augustus that was sod••nly aferd & fled in to lug••uu & chaced gracianus broder valentinianus oute of yta¦lye. Anone valentinianus fledde to theodosius in the eest & was mildly restored agayn to his kyngdom / for sone after by sleyght of theodocius maximus was besieged in Aquilia / & there putte

to deth Gaufredus and Alfred In the mene tyme conan{us} duc of lytel brytayne had no wyl to wedde frensshmens dough∣ters and sente to dynotus kyng of cornewayle for to haue wy∣ues to his people and anone he sente his doughter vrsula with xj M vyrgyns. somme of them were drowned in the see by tē∣peste and stormes / And somme of them were caste in to straunge londes / And the cursed dukes gwanius and melga slowe many of them for they wold not consente to theyr lechery. Guanius was kyng of hunes and melga kyng of pyctes ¶Gracianus and valentinianus had sente them to the see costes for to slee the fauctours of maxim{us} the tyraunt Ther after these two cursed dukes gwanius and melga aspyed that maximus had ladde al the chiualrye oute of brytayne / and that Brytayne was voyde & helpeles and without strength of chyualrye / thenne they gadred with hem the side ylondes and occupyed albania that is scotlande Maximus the tyraunt herde therof and sente anone two legyōs of knyghtes with gracianus a knyght that longed to Rome that went forth and chaced the forsaid cursed dukes in to Irl̄ond ¶But this gracianus herd that maximus was slayne. he made hym self kyng of brytayne· and by cause he vsed to grete tyran¦trye he was slayne of his owne peple. In his stede one constan¦tinus of the lowest chyualrye was chosen / not for worthynes of his vertue / but for hope of his name only· he wente anone in to fraunce and dyd grete harme to thempyre Therfor by commaū¦dement of honorius August{us} Constanci{us} the Erle was sente in to fraunce & slough constantinus at arelate with his sone constan∣cius that therle geroncius had of a monk made cesar /