¶Anno mundi .iij.M.viij.C.lxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.iij.C.xliiij.
GEdeon y• .vij. Iuge of Israel was this tyme / this Grdron subdued iiij. kynges. Oreb. Zebee. Zeb. & Salma¦na. And he subdued Madean to Israel. (Vide plura Iudicū .vi. vij. et. viij.)
BOcci was bysshop in Israel then ¶Abimalech the .viij. Iuge in Is¦rael was naturall sone to Gedeon. And he was not called of god / but malicyous ly toke on hym the pryncehode of Israel And he slewe .lxx. of his brethern / wher∣fore he ended his lyf myscheuously (Vt pʐ Iudicū) ¶Tola was the .ix. Iuge in Israel. And this man guyded hym after the olde gouernaūce of Iuges / by y• ma∣ner of direccion & consell more than by dominacōn. & Bocci was bysshop abou¦te this tyme / but of hym lytell is wryten ¶Iayr the .x. Iuge of Israell had .••••i. sones / whom he made prynces of. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tees. And by cause there wer•• good men & ruled to the pleasyr of god. Therfore in y• dayes of these two men. Israel d••e∣we to our lorde. And therfore all thynge came & was in prosperyte & welthe.
EAnus was the .iiij. kyng of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & he was kyng of Ca••••nt•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ¶Latinus was kyng in Y••aly a•••••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nus / & of this Latin{us} was called 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dom of Latino{rum}. And Canne•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ter of Euand•••• foūde fyrst 〈…〉〈…〉 ¶Tauran{us} about this tyme was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Babylon or of Ass••o•• 〈…〉〈…〉 man Troy was destroyed frist. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 casyon of the bata••l of Troy began for a lytell thynge. In so moche as Lam•••• don kyng of Troy receyued not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 les and Iason with dur honour as they sholde haue be re••eyued & of so lytell a trespaas / how many harmes & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grewe. ¶Sibilla del••hica afore the ba∣tayll of Troy prophecyed ho•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sholde be borne of a virgyn wtout man•• nes seed. ¶Lamydon kynge of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was slayne / and his doughter R••••oma was taken in to Grekys londe. For the which foloweth myghty batayll & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ferdfull my••••••eues (vide 〈…〉〈…〉 na) Hercules with ••alon deshored 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or Troy the whiche anoue after was buylded of Pria••••is sone to Lan••ydon. This Hercules dyde many merueylous thyng{is} & many myghty batarlles. And Iufenyt•• lesynges ben fayned on hym / At the last whan he had ouercome mo••