Prolicionycion [sic]

¶ Capitulum 32

HOnorius whan his broder archadi{us} was dede regned with his broders sone theodoci{us} xv yere / this was so mylde that whan me repreued hym by cause he slowe not hem that were re∣bel to hym-he answerd and seyd ¶God wold that I myght rei¦se dede men to lyue. Eutropius libro decimo ¶The hoost of the Gothes was slayn in tuscia and her leder Ragadasius was ta∣ke he cam with ijC thousande of gothes / and had made his auo¦we that he wold•• offre the bloode of the Romayn•• in sacrifice to his goddes Me sayth that in that fyghtyng were so many men y take that flockes of hem were sold at lytel prys as it were floc¦kes of beestes ¶ In the mene tyme one of the gothes that heete Alaricus out of Affryca went in to ytaly and axyd a place of honorius for hym and his men to dwelle in / And he graunted be in gallia / ¶And as he wente thyderward he was besette with somme of themperours dukes in an hard batayll that fyll vpon him vnwar on the eesterday but he tok herte and strengthe and ouercome his enemyes that soo pursued hem. And there he lefte his waye that he hadde bygonne and torned agayne to Rome / & destroyed alle that he come by with yron and with fyre / and to∣ke the cyte of Rome and sette it a fyre ¶ Netheles he lete crye that men sholde spare al men that fledd•• to holy places and that his men sholde take prayes and spare shedyng of bloode ¶ Pau¦lus libro vndecimo· ¶ And so Rome was y brooke and taken of the gothes the yere after the buyldyng therof a thousand an C / & lxiiij After that tyme the consulat of rome lefte in the est And the Romayns seceden to regne in Brytayn that had reg∣ned therinne from Iulius cesars tyme aboute a foure honderd and lxx yere ¶Eutropius ¶The thyrdde day after that Rome was take Alaricus lefte the cyte and destroyed the prouynce a∣boute and wente in to Cicilia and loste many shippes and was sodenly dede ¶There the gothes by trauayl of prisonners torned

the ryuer basentus oute of the chanel and buryed her kyng with grete ryches in the myddel of the chanel. And torned the Ryuer agayn in to his owne chanel / Thenne the gothes toke one athul¦fus kynge Alaricus a lye and made hem her kynge and wente agayn to Rome and destroyed al that there was lefte. Also that tyme lyghtnynge destroyed the noble places of Rome that ene∣myes myght not brenne· god was despysed in al the cyte / And men cryede to crist and sayde that suche myshappes fyll to the cyte by cause the holy places of goddes forgendryd and alterid / But the gothes toke one galla placida. theodocius doughter and hono¦rius suster and maryed her to her owne kynge / She was so pro¦fytable to the comynte that the gothes made pees with the Ro¦mayns and lefte Rome and wente to ••llia / ¶ Aboute that tyme were founden the bodyes of seynt steuen and of ga∣malyel an•• of her felawes by one lucianus a preest of ierl̄m That tyme saynt Austyn sente his disciple Orocius in to bethle¦em to seynt Ierom for to lorne the reson of the soule. for thenne he made the booke of the comyng forth of the soule / And orosius wente abo••••e the holy places and was the fyrste that broughte the relyques of seyn•• steuen in to the west londes· Also thenne honorius made constancius cesar / and maryed his sister Gallia placida to constancius & she was maryed to fore to Athulphus On her constancius gate valentinianus that afterward helde the empyre longe tyme / After Innocencius zozinius was pope two yere and six monethes / he ordeyned that a bonde man sholde not be a clerk ner a ghelded man / & that the holy taper sholde be halo∣wed on ester eue / After zozinius lonefacius was pope four yere He ordeyned that no woman shold wasshe ne handle the towails of the auter ne doo ensense in the censer. Gaufredus and Alfr. Thenne the deth of maxim{us} the tyraunt the knyght that longed to Rome was knowen and also the deth of constancius was kno¦wen And the for sayd enemyes Guanius and melga come a∣gayne oute of Irlond with scottis and Norweys and brente & slowe in the kyngdome of brytayne fro see to see / therfore the bri∣tons sente to the Romaynes and promysed to be subget alwaye for to haue helpe. Anone honorius sente hem a legyon that des∣troyed theyr enemyes and taught the Brytons to make a wall thwert ouer the ylond to holde oute theyr enemyes· the Legyon wente agayne and the men of the ylonde were vnconnyng of so grete craft and made a wall of tur••es and of stone that was no

thyng proufytable whiche dured fro penulton vnto the cyte ac••¦ut / So that where the socour of the water fayled men sholde de∣fende hem by the helpe of the wal / but enemyes cam by water & destroyed and toke prayes fro yere to yere as they dyde to fore / Thenne the Romayns sente a legyon y armed and s••••we and chaced the enemyes and made vp a wal of stone to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••rytons of eyght foote thyck and twelue fote hye from see to see bytwene cyt••es / there seuerus had somtyme made a dyche and a wal of tor¦nes. And the Romayns bad and charged the Brytons to leue theyr cowardyce and nycete and to take Armure and courage as men shold for they were so occupyed in other sides that they myght no more come fro so fer to be with hem in so gre-te trauaill and iourneyes / ¶ Thenne they made a wal of stone on the comyn cost and also on preuy coste that men yaue therto. And hadde with hem the strengthe of Brytons and toke to hem armure and buylded toures on the clyues of thoccean in •• dyuer∣se places· where as men dredde tharryuyng and londyng of straū¦ge men and enemyes Thenne the romayns bad the Brytons fare wel as they wold neuer come agayn Gildas ¶ Whan the Romayns were goon thenne the scottes and Pyctes bygan to breke oute of her hooles The scottes and pyctes discorden in maners but they acorde in clothyng and feyth and in couetyse of shedynge of bloode / they coue••e •• theyr preuy membrys moore with heer than with clothe / whan they knewe that the legyons of Rome were retorned. they destroyed thendes of brytayn mo∣re boldly than they had done to fore· B••da ¶ They slowe the wardeyns of the walles and other mē of the londe· And the mē of the loude were dryuen out of her hows and her home and yaue hem to thefte and robberye and robbed ec••e other for socoure of the paryll of honger that they sawe that shold byfalle to them And soo fylle deth vpon deth and sorowe vpon sorowe / For alle the kyngdome was bare and withoute sustenaunce of mete After bonefaci{us} celestinus was pope ten yere. he ordeyned that the psalme Iudica me deus & discerue causam meam / shold be saide to fore thentryng of the masse. & atte thentre of the masse sholde be sayde the verse Et introibo ad altare. of the same psalme· And the grayel and the offretory sholde be sayde to fore the ••acrynge

This is he that fyrst sente seynt patrik to conuerte yrlond / and Paladi{us} a deken of rome to conuerte the scottes in the ix yere of his papacye / In his fourth yere by helpe of theodocius thēperour

and of cirillus bisshop of Alexandria the thyrdde grete synode of thre honderd Bisshops was made at ephesus ayenst nestorius the heretyk ¶ There it was demed that in crist is one persone and two kyndes the godheede and the manhede / And our lady sholde be ••••lyd theotochos that is to saye our lordes moder Aboute that tyme Ierom the preest deyde at bethleem and four score and sixten yere old▪ ¶ That tyme was sente an hoost out of Rome in to spayne ayens•• the wandels· But for thempe¦rour had oute of his company that myghty bonefaci{us} themperour dyde no thynge manly •• but bonefacius went in to Affryca and dyde moche harme in thempyre