The firste [laste] volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first original of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the first originall of that nation untill the yeare 1571 / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.

¶The names of the Authours from whome this Historie of England is collected.

A.

• AElius Spartianus.
• Aelius Lampridius.
• Asserius Meneuensis.
• Alfridus Beuerlacensis.
• Aeneas Siluius Senensis.
• Auentinus.
• Adam Merimowth, with additions.
• Antoninus Archiepiscopus Florentinus.
• Albertus Crantz.
• Alexander Neuill.
• Arnoldus Ferronius.
• Annius Viterbiensis.
• Amianus Marcellinus.
• Alliances genealogiques des Roys & Princes de France.
• Annales D Aquitaine per Iean Bouchet.
• Annales de Bourgoigne per Guilaume Paradin.
• Annales de France per Nicol Giles.
• Annales rerum Flandricarū per Iacobum Meir.
• Antonius Sabellicus.
• Antonius Nebricensis.
• Aurea Historia.

B.

• BIblia Sacra.
• Beda venerabilis.
• Berosus.
• Brian Tuke knight.
• Blondus Forliuiensis.
• Berdmondsey, a Regester booke belonging to that house.

C.

• CAesars Commentaries.
• Cornelius Tacitus.
• Chronica Chronicarum.
• Chronica de Dunstable, a booke of Annales belōg∣ing to the Abbey there.
• Chronicon Io. Tilij.
• Chronica de Eyton, an historie belonging to that colledge, although compiled by some Northern∣man, as some suppose named Otherborne.
• Chronicles of S. Albon.
• Chronica de Abingdon, a booke of Annales be∣longyng to that house.
• Chronica de Teukesbury.
• Claudianus.
• Chronicon Genebrard.
• Chroniques de Normandie.
• Chroniques de Britaine.
• Chronique de Flandres, published by Denis Sa∣uage.
• Continuation de Historie & Chronique de Flan∣dres, by the same Sauage.
• Couper.
• Cuspinianus.
• Chronica Sancti Albani.
• Caxtons Chronicles.
• Carion with additions.
• Crockesden a register booke belonging to a house of that name in Staffordshire.

D.

• DIodorus Siculus.
• Dion Cassius.
• Dominicus Marius Niger.

E.

• EDmerus.
• Eusebius.
• Eutropius.
• Encomium Emmae, an old Pamphlet written to hir conteyning much good matter for the vnder∣standing of the state of this realme in hir time, wherein hir prayse is not pretermitted, and so hath obteyned by reason thereof that title.
• Enguerant de Monstrellet.
• Eulogium.
• Edmond Campion.

F.

• FAbian.
• Froissart.
• Franciscus Tarapha.
• Franciscus Petrarcha.
• Flauius Vopiscus Siracusanus.
• Floriacensis Vigorinensis.

G.

• GViciardini Francisco. Guiciardini Ludouico.
• Gildas Sapiens.
• Galfridus Monemutensis, aliàs Geffrey of Mon∣mouth.
• Giraldus Cambrensis.
• Guilielmus Malmesburiensis.
• Galfridus Vinsauf.
• Guilielmus Nouoburgensis.
• Guilielmus Thorne.
• Gualterus Hemmingford, aliàs Gisburnensis.
• Geruasius Dorobernensis.
• Geruasius Tilberiensis.
• Guilielmus Gemeticensis de ducibus Normaniae.
• Guilielmus Rishanger.
• Guilielmus Lambert.
• Georgius Lillie.
• ...

• Guilamme Paradin.

H.

• HIginus.
• Henricus Huntingtonensis.
• Humfrey Lhuyd.
• Henricus Leicestrensis.
• Hector Boece.
• Historie Daniou.
• Histoira Ecclesiastica Magdeburgensis.
• Henricus Mutius.
• Historia quadripartita seu quadrilogium.
• Hardings Chronicle.
• Halles Chronicles.
• Henricus Bradshaw.
• Henricus Marleburgensis.
• Herodianus.

I.

• IOhannes Bale.
• Iohannes Leland.
• Iacobus Philippus Bergomas.
• Iulius Capitolinus.
• Iulius Solinus.
• Iohannes Pike with additions.
• Iohannes Functius.
• Iohn Price, knight.
• Iohannes Textor.
• Iohannes Bodinus.
• Iohannes Sleidan.
• Iohannes Euersden a Monke of Bury.
• Iohannes or rather Giouan villani a Florentine.
• Iohannes Baptista Egnatius.
• Iohānes Capgraue.
• Iohannes Fourden.
• Iohannes Caius.
• Iacob de Voragine Bishop of Nebio.
• Iean de Bauge a Frenchman wrote a Pamphlet of the warres in Scotlande, during the time that Monsieur de Desse remayned there.
• Iohn Foxe.
• Iohannes Maior.
• Iohn Stow, by whose diligent collected summarie, I haue ben not only ayded, but also by diuers rare monuments, ancient wryters, and necessarie re∣gister Bookes of his, which he hath lente me out of his owne Librarie.
• Iosephus.

L.

• LIber constitutionum London.
• Lucan.
• Lelius Giraldus.

M.

• MArianus Scotus.
• Matheus Paris.
• Matheus VVestmonaster aliàs Flores historiarum.
• Martin du Bellay, aliàs Monsieur de Langey.
• Mamertinus in Panagericis.
• Memoires de la Marche.

N.

• NIcepherus.
• Nennius.
• Nicholaus Treuet with additions.

O.

• ORosius Dorobernensis.
• Osbernus Dorobernensis.
• Otho Phrisingensis.

P.

• PAusanias.
• Paulus Diaconus.
• Paulus Aemilius.
• Ponticus Virunnius.
• Pomponius Laetus.
• Philippe de Cumeins, aliàs Mōsieur de Argent•…•…n.
• Polidor Vergil.
• Paulus Iouius.
• Platina.
• Philippe Melancton.
• Peucerus.
• Pomponius Mela.

R.

• ROgerus Houeden.
• Ranulfus Higeden, aliàs Cestrensis the author of Polichronicon.
• Radulfus niger.
• Radulfus Cogheshall.
• Register of the Garter.
• Recordes of Battell Abbey.
• Richardus Southwell.
• Robert Greene.
• Radulfus de Diceto.
• Robert Gaguin.
• Rodericus Archiepiscopus Toletanus.
• Recordes and rolles diuers.

S.

• STrabo.
• Suetonius.
• Sigebertus Gemblacensis.
• Sidon Apollinaris.
• Simon Dunelmensis.
• Sextus Aurelius Victor.

T.

• TRebellius Pollio.
• Thomas More knight.
• Thomas Spotte.
• Thomas VValsingham.
• Titus Liuius Patauiensis.
• Titus Liuius de Foroliuisijs de vita Henrici. 5.
• Thomas Lanquet.
• Thomas Couper.
• Taxtor a Monke of Berry.
• Theuet.
• Thomas de la More.
• Tripartita Historia.

V.

• VVlcatius Gallicanus.
• Volfgangus Lazius.

VV.

• VVHethamsteed, a learned man, sometime Abbot of S. Albons, a Chronicler.
• VVilliam Harrison.
• VVilliā Patten of the expeditiō into Scotlād. 1574.
• VVilliam Procter of VViattes rebellion.

Besides these diuers other Bookes and Treatises of Historicall mater I haue seene and perused, the names of the Authours beyng vtterly vnknowen.

FINIS.