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Contents
- Tabula.
- The Prologue
- ¶Hic incipit Fructus tempor.
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¶Anno mundi .i. Et ante x
natu tatem .v.M.C.lxxxxix. - ¶Anno mundi .iiij.C.xxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iiij.M.ix.C.lxxiiij.
- ¶Anno mundi .vij.C.lxxxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iiij.M.iiij.C.iiij.
- ¶Anno mundi .M.iiij.C.liiij. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .iij.M.vij.C.xlv.
- ¶Anno mundi .M.vi.C.xlij. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iij.M.v.C.lvij.
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¶Anno mundi .i. Et ante x
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- ¶Anno mūdi .iij.M.C.lxxxiiij. Et an te xp̄i natiuitatē .ij.M.xv.
- ¶Anno mūdi .lij.M.iij.C.xliiij. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .M.viij.C.lvi.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iij.M.iij.C.iiij. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .M.vij.C.lxxxxix.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iij.M.v.C.xliiij. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .M.v.C.lx.
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¶Anno mūdi .iij.M.vi.C.lirviii. Et
ante xp̄i natu
tatē .M.v.C.ii. - ¶Anno mundi .iij.M.vij.C.xxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.iiij.C.lxxiiij.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iij.M.vij.C.lxxv. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .M.iiij.C.xxiiij.
- ¶Anno mundi .iij.M.viij.C.lxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.iij.C.xliiij.
- Cirta annū inūdi .iij.M.ix.C.lxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.ij.C.xxiiij.
- ¶Circa annū mundi .iiij.M.xxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.C.lxxiiij.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.lxxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.C.xiiij.
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¶Incipit regnum Britanie.
nunc di
tur Anglia. - ¶Afore that I wyll speke of Brute / it shall be shewed / how the londe of Eng∣londe was fyrst named Albion / and by what encheson it was so named.
- ¶Explicit prima pars.
- ¶How Brute was dryuen out of the lon¦de / & how he helde hym in Grece.
- ¶How Corin became Brutes man / & how kynge Goffar was dyscomfyted.
- ¶How Brute arryued at Totnesse in the Yle thenne called Albion and of the batayll that was betwixt Corin Gog¦magog.
- ¶How Brute buylded London / and cal¦led this londe Brytayne / and Scotlon∣de Albyne. / and Walys Camber.
- ¶How Lotrin that was Brutes sone entred with moche honour / & gouerned the londe well & worthely.
- ¶How Madan regned in peas all his lyfe.
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- ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.C.xxij. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.lxxxiiij.
- ¶How Mempris slewe his brother Maulyn.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.C.lxv. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .M.xxxiiij.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.ij.C.v. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.L.lxxxxiiij.
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¶Reges Israel incip
t. - ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.ij.C.xxv. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.lxxiiij.
- ¶Of kynge Ebrac / the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Dauyd / & how he conquered Fraunce.
- ¶Of kynge Brute Greneschelde the fyrst sone of Ebrac kynge.
- ¶Of kynge Leyl that was Brute Gre¦nescheldes sone.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.ij.C.lxvi. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.xlij.
- ¶Of kynge Lud Ludibras that was kynge Leyles sone.
- ¶Of kynge Bladud that was Ludi∣bras sone / how he regned & was a good man / & a Nygromancer.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.ij.C.lxxxxi. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.viij.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.iij.C.ix. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .viij.C.lxxxxiij.
- ¶Of kynge Leyr sone to Bladud / and of the answere of his yongest doughter / that gracyously was maryed to the kyn¦ge of Fraunce.
- ¶How kynge Leyr was dryuen oute of his londe thorugh his folke. And how Cordeill his yongest doughter halpe hȳ in his nede.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.iij.C.xlix. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .viij.C.liij.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.iij.C.lxxxviij. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .viij.C.xi.
- ¶How Morgan & Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her / and put her in pryson.
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¶How Reynolde that was Conedag
sone regned after his fader / & in his ty∣me it rayned blood thre dayes in toke∣nynge of grete deth. - ¶How Gorbodian regned in yeas that was Reynoldes sone.
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¶How Gorbodian had .ij. sones & how
that one slewe y
e other for to haue y• bey¦tage / & how Ydoyne ther moder slew y • other / whefore the londe was destroyed. - ¶How foure kynges curtously helde all Brytayne / and what were ther na∣mes ye shall here after.
- ¶Of kynge Donebant that was Clo∣tens sone wanne the londe.
- ¶How Donebant was the fyrst kynge that euer bare crowne of golde in Bry∣tayne.
- ¶How Brenne and Belin departed by twene them the londe after the dethe of Donebant ther fader. And of the war∣re betwixt them.
- ¶How Belin droue out of his londe kȳ¦ge Gutlach of Denmark & Samie.
- ¶How acordement was made bytwene Brenne and Belin thorugh Cornewen¦ther moder.
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¶How kyng Cormbrat{us} slewe the kyn¦ge
of Denmark / for by cause y
t he wolde not paye his truage as he sholde. - ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.iiij.C.xl. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .vij.C.lvi.
- ¶Anno mūdi .liij.M.iiij.C.lvi. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .vij.C.xliij.
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¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.iiij.C.
Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .vij.C.xl. - ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.lxxij. Et ante xp̄i nateuitatē .vij.C.xxvij.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.v.C.i. Et an̄ xp̄i natiuitatē .vi.C.lxxxxviij.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.v.C.lviij. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .vi.C.xli.
- ¶Anno mūdi .iiij.M.v.C.lxxxviij. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .v. C. xi.
- ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.vi.C. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .vi.C.
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- Anno mūdi .iiij.M.vi C.xxxiiij Et an̄ xp̄i nati .v C.lxv.
- ¶Incipit monarchia Persarum
- ¶Of the gouernaūce of Rome tyll the Emperours beganne.
- ¶Incipie historia libri Esdre.
- ¶Circa ānū mūdi .iiij.M.vij.C. xxxiiij Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iiij.C.lxv.
- ¶Circa annū mūdi .iiij.M.vij.C.lir. Et ante xp̄i natuntatē .iij.C.xl.
- ¶Circa annū mūdi .iiij.M.viij.C. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .iij.C.lxxxx.
- ¶By cause the kynges of Brytayne nexte after lyued in peas moost parte / & lytell of them is wryten / therfore they shall be sette togyder / tyll it be comen to Callibolon kynge of Brytayne the whi¦che was brother to Lud.
- ¶How kynge Seysell regned & well go¦uerned the londe after Guentholen.
- ¶How Kymor regned after Seysell his fader / & he begate Howan that regned after his fader in peas.
- ¶How kynge Morwith deyed thorugh myschaunce / thorugh a beest.
- ¶Of Grandobodiam that was Mor∣with sone that made Cambrydge.
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¶Of Artogaill y
• was Grandobodiās sone / how he was made kynge / & syth put downe for his wyckednesse. - ¶How Hesyder was made kynge after the deth of his brother.
- ¶How the Brytons came and toke He¦syder out of pryson / & made hym kynge the thyrde tyme.
- ¶How .xxxiij. kynges regned in peas eche after other after Hesyder.
- ¶How Lud was made kynhe after the deth of Ely his fader.
- ¶Circa ānū dm̄ .iiij.M.viij.C.lxxxxiiij Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .ij.C.xv.
- ¶Incipit monarchia Greco{rum}. et cessat monarchia Persarum.
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¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.ix.C.i
. Et an∣te xp̄i natiuitatē .ij.C.ix. -
¶Incipiūt reges Egypti. qralr nō p
seri cōtinuacō. et intexenc reges Siric. - ¶Anno mundi .iiij.M.ix.C.lix. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .ij.C.xl.
- ¶Circa Annū mundi .v.M.xxxiiij. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .C.lxv.
- ¶Circa annū mundi .v.M.lix. Et an¦te xp̄i natiuitatē .C.xl.
- ¶Regnum Iudeorum restituitur.
- ¶Anno mundi .v. M.C.xxxiiij. Et an te xp̄i natiuitatē .ix.C.v.
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¶How that the Brytons graūted vnto
Cassybolon whiche thenne tofore y
• was Luddes brother the londe. In whoos ty∣me Iulius Cezar came twyes for to con¦quere the londe of Brytayne. - ¶Of the debate that was betwixt Cas¦sybolon & the Erle of London / & of the truage that was payed to Rome.
- ¶How that the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybolon & for by cause he had none heyre made Andragen kynge.
- ¶Circa annū mundi .v.M.C.lix. Et ante xp̄i natiuitatē .xl.
- ¶Incipiunt imperatores augusti. et dictus est augustus quia augebat populum.
- ¶Of Kymbalyn that was Andragens sone regned after his fader.
- ¶Cristus natus est ex virgine maria anno mundi .v. M.C.lxxxxiij.
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¶Here at Crystis Natyuyte begynneth
the sixte aege durynge to the fynall Iu∣gement
/ hauynge yeres as god knoweth
- chapter
- ¶Anno Xpristi .x.
- ¶Here begynneth the ordre of Popes of Rome / & contynueth as the lyne of Cry∣ste dyde afore. For in them god lefte his power.
- ¶Of kynge Gynder that was Kymba¦lyns sone / that wolde not paye the trua∣ge to Rome for the londe that Cassybo¦lon had graunted / and how he was slay¦ne of a Romayne.
- ¶Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with o∣ther apostles in dyuers coūtrees.
- ¶How kynge Westmer gaf to Beryn∣ger an ylonde forlet. And there this Be¦rynger made the towne of Berwyke.
- ¶How kynge Westmer lete arere a sto∣ne in the entrynge of Westmerlonde / there that he slewe Roderyk / and there he began fyrst housynge.
- ¶Of kynge Coill that was Westmers sone that helde his londe in peas all his lyues tyme.
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¶Circa annū xp
i .lxxiiij. - ¶Anno dm̄ .lxxxiiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .C.liij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .C.xliiij.
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¶Anno dm̄ .C.li
ij. - ¶How kynge Lucie regned after his fa¦der / that was a good man / and after he became crysten.
- ¶How this londe was longe without a kyng / & how the Brytons chose a kyng.
- ¶Of kynge Constance that was a Ro∣mayne / that was chosen kynge after the deth of Coill / for as moche that he hadde spowsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter.
- ¶How Constantyne that was kynge Constance sone / and the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned and ruled the londe / & was Emperour of Rome.
- ¶How Marimian that was the Em∣perours cosyn of Rome spowsed Octa∣uians doughter / & was made kynge of this londe.
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¶How Maximian y
t was themperours cosyn / conquereed the londe of Armory∣cam / & yaaf it to Conan Meriedok. - ¶How Vrsula and .xi. thousande may¦dens that were in her company wente towarde lytell Brytayne / and all they were martred at Coleyne.
- ¶How kynge Gowan came for to de∣stroy this londe / and how a man of gre¦te power that was called Gracian def∣fended the londe.
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¶How Gracian made hȳ kynge whan
Maximian was slayne / & afterwarde y
• Brytons slewe hȳ for his wyckednesse. -
¶How Constantyne y
t was the kynges brother of lytell Brytayne was crowned kynge of grete Brytayune / for his grete vertue & his grete worthynesse. - ¶Of Constance that was kynge Con∣stantynes sone / that was a monke atte Wynchestre / and how he was made kyn¦ge after his faders dethe thorugh coun∣seyll of Vortiger that was erle of West∣sex / for as moche as Aurilambros and Vter his two brethern were but yonge of aege. And Vortiger lete slee hym for to be kynge hymself.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .C.lxxiiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄. CC .xliiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .CC.lxxiiij.
- ¶Circa annū dm̄. CCC. viij.
- ¶Anno dm̄. CCC .xliiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .CCCC.xiiij.
- ¶Circa annū dm̄. CCCC .xlix.
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¶How Engist and an .xi. thousande
men came in to this londe / to whome
Vortiger yaa
e a place that is called Thongcastell. - ¶Of Ronowen that was Engistes doughter / and how the kynge Vortiger spowsed her for her beaute.
- ¶How Vortimer that was Vortigers so¦ne was made kynge / & Engist dryuen out. And how Vortimer was slayne.
- ¶How the Brytons chose an other ty∣me Vortiger to be theyr kynge / and En¦gist came in to this londe / and how they fought togyders.
- ¶How that Vortiger went in to Walys and beganne there a castell that wolde not stande without morter tempred with blood.
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¶How the kynge lete seke Merlyn tho∣rugh
out all Walys / for to speke w
t hym -
¶Of the answere of Merlyn wherfore
the kyng axed why his castel myght not
stonde that he had begonne ne pro
e. - ¶Of the sygnyfycacyon of those two dragons that were in the botome of the ponde that fought togyder.
- ¶Of kynge Aurilambros how that he pursewed Vortiger & Engist / and how they deyed.
- ¶How Aurilambros dyde redresse the londe of greate Brytayne / that whiche was dstroyed thorugh the Saxons be∣fore sayd.
- ¶How the Brytons wente for to seke the grete stones in Irlonde.
- ¶How Passent that was Vortigers so∣ne and the kynge Guillomer came in to this londe / and how a traytour that was called Cappa enpoyseneu the kyn∣ge Aurilambros.
- ¶Whan Aurilambros deyed a sterre in the morne was seen with a clere lyght / & at the bought of the beeme was seen she heed of an horryble dragon.
- ¶Of the betokenynge of the sterre.
- ¶Of Vter Pendragon / and wherfore he was called so ye shall here. And how he was ouertake with the loue of Igrey ne that was the Erle of Cornewaylles wyf.
- ¶How Vter begate on Igreyne / that was the Erles wyf of Cornewaylle Ar∣thur kynge.
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¶How kynge Vter chose Aloth to kepe
the londe of Brytayne / whyle that he
was syke / for as moche as he myght not
lo
syknesse. -
¶How kyng Arthur y
• was the sone of Vter was crowned after his fads deth & how he draue Colegrin & the Sarons & Cheldrk of Almayne out of this londe. - ¶How Arthur yaue bataylle vnto the Saxons whan they came agayne in to this londe / & had besyeged the towne of Bathe and them ouercame.
- ¶How kynge Arthur axed of Merlyn the aduentures of .vi. of the laste kynges that were to regne in Englonde / & how the londe sholde ende.
- ¶How Arthur ouercame Guillomer that was kynge of Irlonde. And how the Scottes became his men.
- ¶How kynge Arthur spowsed Gūnor that was Gūnors cosyn Erle of Corne¦wayle / and after he conquered of Guil∣lomer all Irlonde.
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¶How kynge Arthur yede in to Fraū∣ce
& conquered y
• londe of Froll yt was a Romayne / & how he slewe hym. - ¶How kynge Arthur auaunced all his men that had trauaylled in his seruyce.
- ¶Of the letter that was sente fro Ro∣me for pryde to kynge Arthur.
- ¶Of the bolde answere that kynge Ar¦thur sente to the Emperour of Rome & to the Romayns.
- ¶Of the reuerence that kynge Arthur dyde to the Emperours messengers.
- ¶Of the kynges and lordes that came for to helpe kynge Arthur agaynst the Emperour.
- ¶How kynge Arthur faught with a gy¦aunt in Spayne that was called Dina¦bus / that slewe Eleyne that was kynge Howels cosyn of lytell Brytayne.
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¶How kynge Arthur yaue bataylle to
the Emperour / in y
• whiche batayll the Emperour hymself was slayne. -
¶How kynge Arthur lete entyere his
knyghtes y
t he had lost there in batayll / & how he sente the Emperours body to Rome that there was slayne in batayll. - ¶How the traytour Mordred / to whom kynge Arthur toke his londe to kepe & his castelles / helde them ayenst hym.
- ¶How Arthur enchaced Mordred the traytour & how he was slayne / & also kynge Arthur wounded to the deth.
- ¶How kynge Arthur delyuered the tra¦me vnto Constantyne the sone of Ca∣dor his neuewe.
- ¶How kynge Constantyne was vexed of Mordred two sones.
- ¶Of the kynges Adelbright and of Edell.
- ¶How kynge Edell maryed that da∣moysell to a knaue of his kechyne.
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¶Of kyng Conan y
t was Curans cosyn. - ¶Of kynge Cortyf and of Gurmonde that came thorugh the paynems in to Brytayne.
- ¶How the kynge Gurmonde droue kynge Cortyf to Chechestre / & slewe the Brytons / and thrugh crafte & engyne gate the same towne.
- ¶How this londe was called Englonde for the name of Engist / & how many kynges were made after in this londe.
- ¶How saynt Austyn baptysed & conuer¦ted kynge Adelbryght & the bysshoppes that he made his felowes.
- ¶How saynt Austyn wente in to Wa∣les there the Brytons were / & how they wolde not be obedyent to the Archebys∣shop of Caunterbury.
-
¶How kynge Adelbryght & the kynge
Elfryde slewe Brecinall y
t was a kyng of Brytons yt helde ye coūtree of Leycetre -
¶How Cadewan kynge of Leycetre &
Elfryde kyng of Northumberlonde we¦re
frendes / & of the debate y
t after was bytwene Edwyn & Cadwalyn that we∣re bothe theyr sones. - ¶How kyng Os walde was slayne tho∣rugh kyng Cadwalin & Peanda & how Oswy that was saynt Oswaldes brod{er} regned after hym & slewe Peanda.
- ¶How kyng Cadwaldre that was Cad¦walins sone regned after his fader / and was the last kynge of Brytons.
- ¶How Cadwaldre wente oute of this londe in to lytell Brytayne.
- ¶How kyng Offa was souerayne abo¦ue all the kynges of Englonde / & how euery kynge warred vpon other.
- ¶How the kynge of Northumberlonde Osbryght forlaye the wyf of Buerne Bocarde thrugh strength / & after this Buerne conquered the kynge with po∣wer and strength.
- ¶How the Danys toke Yorke / and sle∣we the kynge Osbryght / and soone af∣ter slewe kynge Elle.
- ¶How saynt Edmonde the kynge was martyred.
- ¶How Hubba & Hungar toke the tow∣ne of Redynge.
- ¶Circa annū dm̄ .iiij.C.xlix.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .iiij.C.lxxxiiij.
- ¶Nota ¶That Englonde was lon∣ge tyme Crystened afore Fraunce.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .v.C.xxxiiij.
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¶Anno di
.v.C.lxxxiiij. - ¶Circa annū dm̄ .vi.C.xliiij.
- ¶Nota Machomitum.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vi.C.xliiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vi.C.lxxxiiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vij.C.xiiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vij.C.xliiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .vij.C.lxxxiiij.
- ¶Circa annū dm̄ .viij.C.xliiij.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .viij.C.lxxiij.
- ¶How Hubba & Hungar were slayne at Chyppenham / and how the Danys brought theyr kynge to our kynge.
-
¶How the Danys y
• came in to Fraūce with Gurmonde came agayne in to En¦glonde / & of the deth of kyng Alured. - ¶Of kyng Edwarde that was kynge Aluredes sone.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .ix. C .xiiij
- ¶Of kynge Adelstone.
- ¶Of kynge Edmonde.
- ¶Of kynge Eldred.
- ¶Of kynge Edwyn.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .ix. C .liiij.
- ¶Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde & of Walys / & how he was begyled thrugh the takyn∣ge of his wyf.
- ¶How that kynge Edgar wedded Es∣trylde after the deth of Edelwolde.
- ¶Of saynt Edwarde the martyr how Estrylde his stepmoder lete kylle hym / for to make Eldred her owne sone kyn∣ge.
- ¶Of the kynge Eldred / and how the kynge Swyne of Denmarke helde En∣glonde. and how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes brother was not beloued in his Realme / and therfore he fledde in to Normandye.
- ¶How kynge Eldred came ayen from Normandy / and how Knoght the Da∣ne regned / & of the warre betwixt hym and Edmonde Irensyde.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.iiij.
- ¶Of Kynge Knoght that was a Dane
- ¶How kyng Edmonde Irensyde tray∣toursly was slayne thorugh a traytour / that was called Edrith of Stratton.
- ¶How kynge knoght sente kynge Ed∣mondes sones both in to Denmarke to be slayne / & how they were saued.
-
¶How kynge Knoght that was a prou¦de
man conquered No
andy / & how he became afterwarde meke & mylde. - ¶Anno dm̄ .M.xviij.
- ¶Of kynge Harold that leuer had go on foot than ryde on hors.
- ¶Of kynge Hardiknoght that was Ha¦roldes brother.
- ¶Of the vylany that the Danys dyde to the Englysshmen. Wherfore fro that tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe.
- ¶How Godewin the fals traytour to∣ke Alured vppon Gyldesdowne whan that he came from Normandy to be kyn¦ge of Englonde / & how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely.
- ¶Of saynt Edwarde the Confessour that was Aluredes brother how he was kynge of Englonde.
- ¶Of the fyrst specyal loue that god she¦wed to saynt Edwarde lyuynge.
- ¶How the erle Godewin came ayen in to Englonde & had ayen all his londe / and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde sawe Swyne kynge of Denmark drowned in the see in the tyme of the Sacrament as he sto¦de & herde masse.
- ¶How the rynge that sayne Edwarde bod gyuen to a poore pylgryme for the loue of god & sayne Iohan Euangelyst came ayen to kynge Edwarde.
- ¶How saynt Edwarde deyed the Twelfth daye.
- ¶How Harolde that was Godewins sone was made kyng / & how he escaped from the duke of Normandy.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.lxvi.
- ¶Of kynge Wyllyam bastarde & how he gouerned hym well and wysely / and of the greate warre bytwene hym & the kynge of Fraunce.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.lxvi.
-
¶Of kynge Wyllyam
was kynge Wyllyam sone / that & houses of Relygon for to make the newe forest. - ¶Anno dm̄ .M.lxxxviij.
- ¶Of kyng Henry Beauclerk that was Wyllyam Rous brother / and of the de∣bate bytwene hym & Robert Curthos his brother.
- ¶Of the debate that was betwixt kyn¦ge Lowys of Fraūce & kynge Henry of Englonde / & how kynge Henryes two sones were loste in the hyght see.
-
¶How Maude y
• Empresse came ayen in Englonde / & how she was afterward wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy. - ¶Anno dm̄ .M.C.xxxiij.
- ¶How Stephen that was kynge Hen∣ryes systers sone / was made kynge of Englonde.
- ¶How Maude the Empresse went fro Wynchestre to Orenforde / & after she escaped to Walynforde / & of the sorowe & dysease that she had.
- ¶How Gaufride the erle of Angoy ya¦ue vnto Henry the Empressse some alle Normandye.
- ¶Of kyng Henry the seconde that was the Empresse sone / in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaun∣celler.
-
¶How kynge Henry that was sone of
kyng Henry the Empresse sone /
of the debate that was bytwene hȳ & his fader whyle that he was in Normandye. -
¶How the crysten men lost all the holy
londe in the forsayd kynges tyme
e a fals Crysten man y • became a. - ¶Anno dm̄ .M.C.lvi.
- ¶Of kynge Rycharde that conquered ayen all the holy londe / that the crysten men had loste.
- ¶How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe and auenged hym of his enmyes
- ¶Of kynge Iohn / that in the fyrst ye∣re of his regne lost all Normandye.
- ¶How kynge Iohn wolde noo thynge do for the popes cōmaūdement. Wherfo¦re alle Englonde was enterdyted & sus∣pended.
- ¶How Stephen of Langton came ayen in to Englonde thrugh the popes com∣maūdement / & how he wente ayen.
-
¶How kynge Iohn destroyed the
of Cisteaux. -
¶How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that
had falsyd & coū
tyd the kyng{is} mo∣neye before the kynge hymself. -
¶Of the letter oblygatorye that
Iohan made to y • court of Rome wher∣fore the Peters pens ben gadred thrugh out all Englonde. -
¶How the clerkes that were
came agayne / and how kyng Iohn was assoylled. - ¶How Lowys the kynges some of Fraū¦ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of peple / to be kyng of Englonde
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.CC.
- ¶Of kyng Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Gloucetre.
- ¶How Lowys torned ayen in to Fraū∣ce / and of the confermacyon of kynge Iohans chartre.
- ¶Of the quinzeme of goodes that we∣te graunted for the newe chartre / and of the purueaunce of Oxforde.
- ¶Of the syege of Kenylworth / & how the gentylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde / and how they came agayne and had theyr londes.
- ¶Prophecye of Merlyn of the kynge Henry the fyrste erpowned / that was kynge Iohans sone.
- ¶Anno dm̄ .M.CC.lxxiiij.
- ¶Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Henryes sone.
- ¶How Ydeyne that was Lewelyns doughter of Walys / prynce Aymer / that was the erles brother of Mounforde we¦re taken in the see.
- ¶How Lewelyn thrugh eggynge of his brother Dauyd werryd agayn vpon ky¦ge. Edwarde.
-
¶How dauyd y
• was Lewelyns broder prynce of walys was putte to dethe. -
¶Of dressynge y
• kynge Edward ma∣de of his Iusti{is} and of his clerkes y • they had doon for ther falsnes & how he dra¦ue the Iewes out of Englonde for ther vsury and myshylee. -
¶How kynge Edwarde was seased in
all the londe of Scotlonde / thrugh con∣sente
& graūt of all y
• lordes of scotlōde - ¶How syr Iohn̄ Baylol kynge of scot¦londe with sayd his homage.
- ¶Of the Conquest of Berwyke.
- ¶Howe kynge Edwarde of his greate grace delyuerede ayen the Scottes oute of pryson that were cheyftayns of that londe / and they drew them to the Frens¦shemen thrugh couseyll of wyllyam wa¦leys.
- ¶How wyllyam waleys lete reyse the londe of Scotlonde as cheyf lorde. And syr Hughe of Cressynham / & of the ba∣taylle of Fonkyrke.
- ¶Of the laste maryage of kynge Ed∣warde / and how he wente the thyrde ty¦me into Scotlonde.
- ¶How the castell of Estreuelyn was be seged and wonne.
- ¶How Troylebastō was fyrst ordened
- ¶Of the dethe of wyllyam waleys the fals traytoure.
-
¶How the Scottes came to kynge Ed¦warde
for too amende theyr
they had done ayenst hym. - ¶Howe Robert Brus chalenged Scot¦londe.
- ¶How syr Iohn̄ of Comyn ayenst sayd the crownynge of syr Robert Brus.
- ¶How syr Iohn̄ was traytonrsly slayn
- ¶Howe that kynge Edwarde dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiij. score knyghtes.
- ¶How Robert Brus was dyscōfyted / in bataylle / & howe Symonde Fryselle was slayne.
- ¶How Iohn̄ therle of Alethes was ta∣ken and put to dethe.
- ¶How Iohn̄ that was wyllyam wale∣ys brother was put to dethe.
- ¶How Robert the Brus fled from scot¦londe to Northway.
- ¶Howe kynge Edwarde deyed.
-
¶Of Merlyns prophecyes that were de¦clared
of kynge Edwarde. y
t was kyng Henryes sone. - ¶Anno dm̄ .M.C.C.lxxxii.ij.
- ¶Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes sone.
- ¶How Roberte Brus came ayen intoo Scotlonde & gadryd a grete power of / men for werre vpon kynge Edwarde.
-
¶How y
• towne of Berewyk was take thrugh treason / & how two Cardynales were robbyd in Englonde. - ¶How the Scottes robbyd Northum∣berlonde.
- ¶How the Scottes wolde not amende theyr trespasse. and therfore Scotlonde was enterdyted.
- ¶How syre Hughe Spensers sone was made the kynges chamberlayne. and of the batayle of Mitone.
-
¶How kynge Edwarde dyd all mane¦re
thynge y
t syr Hughe Spenser wolde. - ¶Howe syr Hugh Spenser and his fa¦der were exyled out of Englonde.
-
¶How y
• kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre & all y• helde with hym & how the Mortimer came & yelded hym to the kynge / and of all the lordes. - ¶Of the syege of Tykhyll.
- ¶Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge.
- ¶How Thomas of Lancastre was hee dyd at Pountfret / & .v. barons hangyd / and drawen there.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde went into scot¦londe with an hundred thousande men of armys / & myght not spede.
-
¶How syr Andrew of Herkelay was ta¦ke
& put to deth
y t was erle of Cardoil -
¶Of the miracles y
t god wroughte for saynt Thomas of Lancastre / wherfore the kynge lete closein ye chirche dores of the pryory of Pountfret / yt no man shold come therin for to offre. - ¶How the quene Isabell wente in to Fraunce / for to treate of peas bytwe∣ne her lorde the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of Fraunce her broder.
- ¶How kyng Edwarde sent syr Edwar¦de his sone the eldest into Fraunce.
- ¶Howe the kynge exyled his quene Ysa¦bell & Edwarde her eldest sone.
-
¶How kynge Edwarde thrugh wūsell
of the Spensers sent to y
• Douzepers of Fraunce▪ that they sholde helpe that the quene Isabell & her sone syre Edwarde were exyled out of Fraunce. -
¶How kynge Edwarde lete kepe y
• cos¦tes by y• see. & lete trye all y• pryce men of armys & fote men thrugh Englonde. -
¶How the quene Isabell
Edwar∣de duke of Guyhenne her sone came in¦to London at her wich / & how they dyde. -
¶How mayster water Stapylton bys∣shop
of Excetre y
• was the kynges trester / was heedyd at London. - ¶How kynge Edwarde and syr Hughe Spenser and the erle of Arundell were taken.
- ¶Howe kynge Edwarde was put dow¦ne / & his dygnyte take from hym.
-
¶Of the prophecye of Merlyndedare
uf kynge Edwarde the sone of kynge / Edwarde the fyrste. - ¶Anno dn̄t .M.CCC.xxii.
- ¶How kynge Edwarde went vnto stā¦thop for to mete the Scottes.
- ¶Howe the Englysshmen stoppyd the Scottes in the parke of Stanope & how they torned ayen into Scotlonde.
- ¶Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnariuan.
-
¶How kynge Edwarde spowsyd Phy¦lyp
y
• erles doughter of Henaude at yorke -
¶How the peas was made bytwene the
Englysshmen & the Scottes and alsoo
of Iustifyenge of Troylles
aston. -
¶Of the debate that was bytwene qu
¦ne Isabell and syr Henry erle of Lancas tre and of Leycetre / and of the rydynge of Bedforde. -
¶How kynge Edwarde wente ouer
the see for too doo his homage vnto the
kynge of Fraunce / for y
• duchye of Guy henne. - ¶How syr Roger Mortymer bare him proudely and so hygh.
-
¶Howe Edmonde of wodstok that
was erle of kente and y
• kynges brother Edwarde of Carnaryuan / was heedyd atte wynchestre. -
¶Of the dethe of syr Roger Mort
mer erle of Marche. -
¶How kynge Edwarde gate ayen
vnto hym gracyously the homages and
frautres of Scotlonde wherof he was
putte oute thrughe false counseylle of y
• quene Ysabell his moder / and syre Ro∣ger Mortymer. that was newely made erle of Marche. -
¶This was the araye of the Scottes / how
that they came in batayll ayenst y
• two kynges of Englonde and of Scot∣londe. In the vaunt warde of Scotlon∣de were thyse lordes. -
¶How kynge Edwarde made a duchie
of the erldom of Cornewayle and also
of syxe othere erles that were newe ma∣de / and of the fyrste chalenge of the kyn¦gedome of Fraunce. - ¶How kynge Edwarde come vnto the scluys and dyscomfyted all the powere of Fraunce in the hauen.
-
¶Howe kynge Edwarde saylled intoo
Normandye and arryued at Hogges w
t a greate hoste. - ¶How kynge Edwarde besyeged Ca∣lays and how it was wonne and yolden vnto hym.
-
¶How kynge Edwarde hadde a greate
batayll with Spanyardes in these fast
by
ynchelsee. -
¶How kynge Edwarde was crowned
kynge of Scotlonde / and howe prynce
Edwarde toke the kynge of Fraunce &
syr Philyp his yonger sone at y
• batayll of Peyters. - ¶How the greate company arose in Fraūce / & the white cōpany in Lombar∣dye / and of other meruaylles.
- ¶Of the grete wynde / and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen of his fader and went theder.
-
¶Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the
water of Nazers y
t was bytwene prynce Edward & syr Henry bastard of Spaȳ. -
¶How sir Robert Knolles w
t other cer∣tayne lordes of y• teame went ouer sent to Fraūce & of theyr gouernaūce. - ¶Of the besyegynge of Rochell & how the erle of Penbroke & his company was taken in that hauen with Spanyerdes and all his shyppes brente.
-
¶How y
• duke of Lancastre with a gre¦te hoost went into Flaūdres & passed by Parys thrugh Burgon & thrugh all fra¦unce tyll he come vnto Burdeux. -
¶Of the dethe of prynce Edward and
of the lorde Latymer and dame
¦peres thrugh whome and hyr maynte / ners the reame many a daye was gouerned. - ¶Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde and how syr Iohn̄ Monsterwarth knyghte. was drawen & hanged for his falsnesse.
- ¶Circa annū dm̄ .M.CCClxxx.
- ¶How the fyue lordes arosen at Rat∣tecote brydge.
- ¶How kynge Rycharde spoused dame Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraun¦ce in the towne of Calays and brought hir into Englonde and lette hir be crow¦ned quene in the abbaye of saynt Peters of westmynstre.
- ¶Circa Annū dm̄ .M.CCCC.vii.
- ¶Circa Annū dm̄. .M.CCCC.xxi.
-
¶How the kynge of Englonde was ma¦de
enheyrytour and reg
nte of Frace & how he wedded quene K heryne. -
¶Of the lawe of kynge Henry y
• fyfth and what he ordeyned for kyng Rychar¦de and for hymselfe after his dethe. - ¶How kynge Henry the syxte regned be¦ynge a chylde not one yere of aege / and of the batayll of Vernayll in Perche.
- ¶How there was lyke to haue ben a gre¦te fraye bytwene the Cardynall and the duke of Gloucestre. And of the corona∣cyon of kynge Henry the syxte bothe in Englonde & in Fraunce.
-
¶How Calays & Guynes were besye∣ged
by the duke of Burgoyn & how they
were rescowed by y
• duke of Gloucestre. - ¶How Owen a squyre of wales that hadde wedded quene Katheryne was arested / and of the seysme bytwene Eu∣genye and Felix.
-
¶How the duchesse of Gloucestre was
arested for treason & cōmytted to perpe¦tuall
pryson in y
• yle Man / & of the de∣the of mayster Roger Bolyngbrok. - ¶How kynge Henry wedded quene Margarete / and of hyr coronacyon.
- ¶How the duke of Gloucestre the kyn¦ges vncle was arested at the parlemente of Bury / and of his dethe / and how An¦geo in Mayn was delyuered.
- ¶How syr Fraunsoys Aragonoys toke Fogiers in Normandye. and of the losse of Constantynople by the Turke
-
¶How this yere was Insurreccōn
te of the comyns / of whome Iack an Irysshe man was Capytayne. -
¶Of the felde y
• the duke of yorke toke at Brentheth in Kent / & of the byrth of prynce Edwarde / and of the fyrste bata¦ylle atte saynt Albons. where the duke of Somerset was slayne. -
¶Howe the lorde Egremonde was take
by the erle of Salysbury sones / and of y
• robbynge of Sandwytche. - ¶How the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenst the erle of werwyk / & of the Iourneye at bloreheth.
- ¶How Andrewe Trollop and the soul dyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke & theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre.
- ¶How the erles of Marche / werwik and Salysbury entred in too Calays & how the erle of werwyke wente in to Ir¦londe.
-
¶How therle of Marche and of W
¦wyk and of Salysbur catred in to E tglonde / & of y • felde of Northapton we¦re dyuerse lordes were llayne. -
¶How the
of Yorke was slayne. and of the felde of wakefelde / and of y e seconde Iourneye at saynt Albons by ye quene and the prynce. -
¶Of the deposynge of kynge Henry y
• vi. and how kynge Edwarde ye fourthe toke possessyon. & of y• batayll on Palm¦sondaye / & how he was crowned.
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- ¶The names of this Ylonde. ca. j.
- ¶Of the settynge boūdynge lenthe and brede of this londe.
-
¶Of the worthynesse and peroga
¦nes. ca .iii. - ¶Of the meruayles & wondres. ca iiii.
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- ¶Of the kynges hye wayes and stretes Capitulo .viii.
- ¶Of the famous Ryuers and stremes Capitulo .viii.
-
¶OF aūcyent cytees & townes.
- ¶Of prouynces and shyres. ca .x.
- ¶De legibus legū{que} vocabulis.
- ¶Of kyngdoms of boundes and mar¦kes bytwene them. ca .xii.
- ¶Of bysshopriches & theyr sees ca .xiii
- ¶Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin. ca .xiiii.
- ¶Of the langages of maners and vsa∣ge of the people of that londe. ca .xv.
- ¶Here foloweth the des∣crypcyon of the londe of Wales. ¶Of the londe of wales. ca. xvi
- ¶Of the name and wherfore it is na∣med wales. ca .xvij.
- ¶Of the commodytees of the londe of Wales. ca .xviii.
- ¶Of the maners and rytes of the was¦shemen. cn .xix.
-
¶Of y
e meruayls & wondres of wales ca .xx. - ¶Of the descrypcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania. ca .xxi.
- ¶Of the descrypcyon of Irlond. ca xxii
- ¶Of the boundynge of Irlonde ca .xxiii
-
Of y
e gretnes & qualyte of yt lōde ca .xxiiii. - ¶Of the defautes of the londe ca. xxv.
- ¶Of them that fyrste enhabyted Irlon∣de. ca .xxvi.
- Of the condidions and maners of Ir∣londe. ca .xxvii.
- ¶Of the meruaylles and wondres of Irlonde. ca .xxviii.
- ¶Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Ir∣londe. ca .xxix.
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