The consent of time disciphering the errors of the Grecians in their Olympiads, the vncertaine computation of the Romanes in their penteterydes and building of Rome, of the Persians in their accompt of Cyrus, and of the vanities of the Gentiles in fables of antiquities, disagreeing with the Hebrewes, and with the sacred histories in consent of time. VVherein is also set downe the beginning, continuance, succession, and ouerthrowes of kings, kingdomes, states, and gouernments. By Lodovvik Lloid Esquire.

CHAP. VI.

From Charles the great, the onely king of Fraunce in fame, of whom all the states of Fraunce holde their lawes, monuments, and other ceremonies belonging to their inaugurations, crowning, and their seuerall pompe: of his warres and victories against the Saracens: of his diuers conquests euery where, and of the taking of the Em∣pire into Germany.

CHarles the great, the twentie three king of Fraunce, who was made Emperour, and created Augustus by Pope Leo, and the Em∣pire brought thereby to Fraunce, and into Germany: for vntill this time the Empire re∣mained in the East part called imperium Ori∣entale, which was Constantinople, and remoued into Fraunce * 1.1 and Germany, where it is called imperium Occidentale. Hitherto I haue set downe the names of the kings of Fraūce lineally frō Pharamundus the first king of Gallia, which reigned in the yere of Christ our Sauiour 420. vntill Carolus the great the 23. king after Pharamundus, who being both Emperour and king, go∣uerned Fraunce fourtie sixe yeeres. This succession of kings continued 408. yeeres: so that from the first comming of the Frēchmen out of Scythia, which was in the 85. Olympiad, twētie

yeeres before the twentie one Iubilee, vntill this Charles the great, which was in the 814. yeere of Christ, from Marcomirus vnto Francus, 106. Olympiad, whhich is 424. yeeres: during which time they were called Neumagi Marcomanni and af∣ter * 1.2 Sicambri vntill Francus, from Francus vnto Pharamundus 113. Olympiad, which is 452. yeeres, during which time they were called Franci: from Pharamūdus to Charles the great 393. yeeres, at what time they were first called Galli: so that from Antenor, who maried Cambra the daughter of king Beli∣nus the Britaine, vntill Charolus the great are 1270. yeeres. By this time the kingdome of Fraunce waxed so mightie, that Ca∣rolus was made Emperour by Leo the Pope, as I said before. Nowe Fraunce by meanes of his great fortune fauoured so * 1.3 much Pope Leo, that Rome by Fraunce, and Fraunce by Rome became strong.

The Popes of Rome after this time by meanes of their reli∣gion receiued into Fraunce, into Spaine, into Britaine, into di∣uers partes of Germany, and into other kingdomes of Europe, beganne againe to reuiue their Empire vnder the Pope, and brought the Emperour subiect to the Pope, made kings and princes to creepe to the Pope, and entised all Europe vnder * 1.4 his crosse, yeelding homage and paying tribute vnto him, as to their chiefest and onely Monarch of the world: for before the Popes time the Emperour of Rome subdued and conque∣red all nations, and forced all kingdomes to pay tribute vnto Rome.

Nowe the Pope subdued the Emperour, and made him his general lieutenant: after the Emperour he substituted the king of Fraunce, and the king of Spaine martiall of the fielde to fight for him, that he became so great, that though he cal∣led * 1.5 himself seruus seruorū: yet would he be compted and estee∣med lord of lordes: for he would binde, and he would lose, he would curse, and he would blesse, hee would forgiue sinnes, and pardon offences: he kept the keyes of heauen, and of hell. Who ruled like lordes, and commaunded like kings, but the Pope and Mahumet, of equall antiquitie and of like nature?

the one in Arabia the other in Rome, two mōsters of the world, and two enemies of Christianitie, whom wee leaue a while and turne to Fraunce, where the Empire remained this time. * 1.6 And for that the kingdomes of the Danes, of the Sueuians, of the Noruegians, and other nations of the North beginne now to flourish: and also, for that the state of Fraunce are now be∣come acquainted with al writers as diuers Chronicles are ex∣tant thereof, I wil only therefore set downe briefly their kings and their names frō Carolus the great, vntil the time of Lewes the 12. of that name: rather for that the histories of Fraunce are now familiarly knowen by reason of their warres, and of the greatnesse of their kingdome, then while they were yet strangers by the name of Neumagi first, and after Sicambri, and then Franci, and last Galli. Beside other names, as Cimbri with * 1.7 the Romaus, Galatae with the Greekes, after called Gaulgreekes in Asia, Belgae while they dwelt in Germanie, Armeni while they * 1.8 were in Armenia, and Scythae before they came out of Scythia. But how so euer writers vary in their names, they agree that they were called Celtes, Galli, and Franci, which name they helde from Francus time, because they were of long continu∣ance: all other names were giuen to them according to the countreys that they dwelled in.

But let vs returne to Charles the great, who after hee had raigned 46. yeeres he died, after whom his sonne Lewes sirna∣med * 1.9 the Godly, succeeded and gouerned Fraunce 26. yeeres. This was also crowned Emperour after his father, by Pope Steuen the fourth of that name: at what time Michael sirna∣med Curoplates was Emperour of Constantinople, who sent ambassadours to Lewes for conclusion of peace: for the Sara∣cens about this time tooke Creete and possessed it, and van∣quished in two or three battels the Greekes, and subdued ma∣ny townes in Asia. This king Lodouicus now consecrated Au∣gustus, appointed his three sonnes to haue seuerall gouern∣ments: * 1.10 the one called Lotharius whom hee sent into Italy as a king to rule and to order the States of Italy: the second sonne named Pipinus he sent to gouerne in Aquitania: the third after

his owne name Lewes, whom also hee sent as king ouer the Noricanes. After Lewes died, his sonne Lotharius succeeded and held the Empire 15. yeeres, vntill his brethren commen∣ced * 1.11 warre against him, and such terrible and bloodie warres, that all Fraunce was weakened thereby, and all the blood of Carolus extinguished: for in these warres were slaine aboue 100000. of the floures of Fraunce on both sides. But in fine they agreed amongst themselues, that Lotharius should hold the Empire and gouerne ouer Italy, and other nations in the East, and Carolus (sirnamed Caluus) should be king in Fraunce, and the thirde sonne should possesse in Germanie and in Hun∣nia vnder the name of a king.

This Carolus Caluus raigned king in Fraunce 38. yeeres: hee * 1.12 imprisoned close in a monasterie his brothers childrē, which was Pipinus and Lewes. After this, Carolus died in Mantua, be∣ing poisoned by Sedechia a Iew, and his owne Phisition: then succeeded Lewes sirnamed Balbus who raigned two yeres, and * 1.13 was created Emperour by Pope Iohn in Fraunce. He had two sonnes by his concubine, named Lewes and Charlemaine, they both succeeded their father as kings of Fraunce: Lewes died in * 1.14 the fourth yere of his raigne, and Charlemaine in the fift yere. After whose death, the Danes and the Normanes inuaded Fraunce, and filled all Fraunce with blood. Carolus the thirde of that name sirnamed Crassus, after these two brethren, raig∣ned * 1.15 fiue yeeres, Beroaldus saith 7. yeeres.

About this time the Danes gaue sundry battels in England, and were often vanquished, but still they continued their warres vntill they made a conquest of all the East partes of England. This time Odo the sonne of Robert duke of Anioy raig∣ned * 1.16 in Fraunce, and gouerned it 9. yeeres: In whose time the schole in the Vniuersitie of Oxeford was builded by Alfredus king of Northumberland, in the yeere of Christ 895.

By this king the Floure deluce was first appointed in the en∣signe of Fraunce, then Carolus (sirnamed Simplex) raigned 27. * 1.17 yeeres: this was the sonne of Balbus.

But to auoyde tediousnesse, (according to my promise) I

wil passe ouer the rest of the historie, and of the names of the rest of the kings of Fraunce vntill Lewes the 12: for I may not stand long to entreate of euery countrey (for that I write of * 1.18 many countreys,) onely touching the antiquities of king∣domes, their continuance, their beginning and ending, the time of their gouernment, and the names of their gouer∣nours, committing to your view this compendious abstract of all Chronicles, and all their histories, which would make infinite volumes to be read in those Chronographers that * 1.19 largely wrote of them.

• 31 Rodulphus duke of Burgundie, and after king of France, raigned. 2. yeeres.
• 32 Lewes, who fled into England with his mother named O∣ginia, returneth now into Fraunce, and raigned with Rodul∣phus 10. yeres. But he raigned king in the whole. 27. yeeres.
• 33 Lotharius the sonne of Lewes the 4. by Gerberga the sister of Otho the Emperor, he raigned 31. yere. In whose time the kingdome of Polonia began, in the yeere of Christ 963. * 1.20
• 34 Lewes the fift of that name raigned. 1. yeere.

Hitherunto haue raigned from Faramundus 34. kings: now raigned after this Lotarius these many kings, which you see * 1.21 here vnder written in this table, which hitherto continued in the line of Francus: and now I will set downe the first king of * 1.22 those that were naturally borne Galli, the thirde name of the kings of Fraunce.

• 35 Hugo Capetus raigned 9. yeeres. This was the first king borne of those that were called Galli: for hitherunto the lineal sucession of Francus endured.
• 36 After him his sonne Robert raigned 34. yeeres. In the be∣ginning of whose time the kingdome of Hungarie beganne. * 1.23
• 37 Henry the sonne of Robert succeeded and raigned after his father. 30. yeeres.
• 38 Philippe the first of that name, and sonne to Henry raigned 49. yeeres. In whose time beganne the kingdome of Bohemia.

In the time of this Philippe the first, two most famous men and worthie Captaines tooke their voyages, the one named

Godfrey of Bullen, with an armie from Fraunce into the holy Land which was Ierusalem, so called after Christs time on earth: * 1.24 this warre is called bellum Sacrum the sacred warres, against the Saracens. Reade Tilius Chronicles of the French kings, where you shall finde a Catalogue of the nobles, peeres, and gentlemen of France, and of diuers other countreys that went on that voyage with Godfrey of Bullen to Hierusalem: the other Captaine came to England, William the bastarde of Norman∣die, afterward called William Conquerour, of whom our English chronicles can testifie. But I wil briefly passe ouer the kings.

• 39 Lewes sirnamed Crassus raigned 28. yeeres.
• 40 Lewes sirnamed Iunior. 43. yeeres.
• 41 Philippus Augustus sirnamed Deodatus 43. yeeres. In whose time the Iewes were banished out of Fraunce.
• 42 Lewes the eight of that name. 4. yeeres.
• 43 Lewes the ninth, sirnamed Holy. 43. yeeres. * 1.25
• 44 Philip the 3. sirnamed Audax, son to Lewes. 9. 15. yeres.
• 45 Philippus the 4. sirnamed Pulcher the faire, and sonne to Philip the thirde, raigned 28. yeeres. In this kings raigne began the kingdome of Ottoman the Turke.
• 46 Lewes the 10. sirnamed Vtinus, king both of Fraunce and of Nauarre, raigned almost 2. yeeres.
• 47 Philip the 5. sirnamed Longus, raigned 5. yeeres.
• 48 Carolus Pulcher king of Fraunce and Nauarre 7. yeeres.

Now after this, Philip the first of the house of Valois began, in the 1328. yeere of our Sauiour, whose line hath conti∣nued euen frō this Philip of Valois the first king of that house, vntill Frances Valois last king of Fraunce, and the last of that stocke, which continued 263. yeres: whose names successiue∣ly are here set downe in Tilius Chronicles, as followeth.

• 49 Philip of Valots the first king of that name. 22. yeres: * 1.26
• 50 Whose eldest sonne named Iohn was the first Dolphine of Fraunce, which to this day doeth continue. Hee raigned af∣ter his father king of Fraunce. 14. yeeres.
• 51 Carolus the 5. sirnamed the wise, raigned 18. yeeres. Whose brother named also Philip was made duke of Burgūdy. About

• ... this time Iohn Wicleue opened much falshoode yet vn∣known of Papistrie, both disputing & writing against it.
• 52 Carolus the sixt, sirnamed Bene amatus raigned 42. yeeres: this ordeined first the 3. Floure deluce. This time raigned in England Richard the second.
• 53 Charles the seuenth raigned 38. yeeres. This king com∣menced warre against England, at what time Henry the 5. raigned, who subdued all Fraunce, and was crowned king in Paris.
• 54 Lewes the eleuenth raigned 23. yeeres.
• 55 Carolus the eight raigned 14. yeeres.
• 56 Lewes the 12. raigned 17. yeres in France, being the 1500. yeere of our Sauiour Christ: Reade of this king Arnoldus Fer∣ronus all his thirde booke which hee onely wrote of this Lewes the 12. At what time raigned in England Henry the 7.

Thus farre briefly Iranne ouer the state of France, omitting many thinges willingly and wittingly, which I particularly * 1.27 touch in the historie of Spaine: for I tooke not in hand to write at large, or to set foorth great volumes of superfluous histo∣ries, but onely (as I saide before) to note the antiquities and first beginning of kingdomes, and to marke the errours of prophane histories in many things, dissenting from Moses, from Daniel, and from the Propheticall writings, who ope∣ned all Chronicles: for they coulde not agree in the chie∣fest pointes of all true Chronicles, neither the Romanes in the building of Rome, from whence they ground their histo∣ries: neither the Greekes by their Olympiads: neither the Persi∣ans of Cyrus time, neither Spaine in their accompt of A. E R. A: neither the Arabians of their Hegyra. In fine, vnpossible it is to finde the trueth of Antiquities in prophane writers, with∣out conferring of the same with the Sacred histories of the Prophets, who reueiled the trueth of time by their Iubilees.

Notes

• * 1.1

  From Phara∣mundus to Clo∣douaeus the 2. and from him to Charles the great.
• * 1.2

  I vse not these Olympiads for any iust nūber of yeeres, for that there was error in them.
• * 1.3

  Charles the great made Emperour of Rome.
• * 1.4

  Popes flori∣shed after the Emperours.
• * 1.5

  The greatnes of the Popes of Rome.
• * 1.6

  The king∣doms of the North began now to flou∣rish.
• * 1.7

  Beroaldus lib. 4.
• * 1.8

  Gaul grekes.
• * 1.9

  Lodouicus pius succeeded his father Charles the great, both in the king∣dome, and in the Empire.
• * 1.10

  Tilius de reg. Francor.
• * 1.11

  The great slaughter in the ciuil warrs of Fraunce be∣tweene bre∣thren were such, that all Carolus stocke was welnigh extinguished
• * 1.12

  Carolus Caluus.
• * 1.13

  Lewes sirna∣med Balbus.
• * 1.14

  Lewes the third, and Ca∣rolomanus the 27.
• * 1.15

  Carolus sirna∣med Crassus the 28.
• * 1.16

  Odo the 29.
• * 1.17

  Carolus Sim∣plex.
• * 1.18

  Lewes the 12.
• * 1.19

  I follow Tilius table chiefly in setting downe the kings of France
• * 1.20

  The kingdom of Polonia.
• * 1.21

  Reade Aemil. lib. 1.
• * 1.22

  Hugo Capetus the first king of those that were natural∣ly borne Galli.
• * 1.23

  10. Tilius de reg. Franc.
• * 1.24

  Hierusalem called the Ho∣ly land.
• * 1.25

  Both Functius, Beroaldus, and Tilius agree in placing these kings in this sort.
• * 1.26

  The house of Valloys began.
• * 1.27

  I haue fol∣lowed Paulus Aemilius, and Al•…•…. Ferranus, since Faramun∣dus vnto Lewes the 12. and haue also cō∣ferred both them with Ti∣lius Chron. Be∣fore Faramun∣dus by Trite∣mius.