Egbert furst Kyng of all En∣glond. [illustration]
[ B] EGbert the son of Alcumundus as is before shewyd Began his reyne ouer the west saxons the yere of cryst .vii.C.xxv / This Egbert whych was dryuyn owt by meanys of Brigthricus as is before rehersyd when he had obteynyd the gouernaūce of this land one Barnulphus kyng of Mercia had him in derysyō makyng agaynst him Gest{is} & Rymys / whych Egbert for a tyme pacyētly sufred tyll a season that he had gotten the fauour of his subiectys & then assemblyd his knyghtys & gaue ba∣tell to him wher Barnulphus had .vi. or .vii. men agaynst one of his / but by reasō that egbertus men were lene lyght & long brethyd & Barnulphus men were groce & corpulent Egbert had the victory as is before sayd & seasid the domynion of Mercia in to his own hand / This Egbert also made war vp∣pō ye kētysh saxōs & at lēght obteynid the vyctory / he also subduyd the northūbers & made Osbright & Ella ther kyngys & to be to him tributaryes and so ioynid these .iii. prouyncis to his own kyngdom Also after the deth of Cuthredus kyng of Essex the Essaxons lyffyd with out kyng long tyme tyll at the last they submyttyd them self to be subiect{is} to Egbert kyng of weste saxons / This Egbert also wan the towne of Chester from the brytteyns whych they before long tyme had kepte / And after this victory thus obteynyd he shortly callyd a councell of his lordis & by theyre aduyce was crownyd king of all Englōd & then send forth hys cōmyssyoners & cūmaūdement chargyng straytly that from that day the saxons shuld be all callyd englysh men and all the hose shuld be callyd Englond. [ B]
[ F] This Charlmayn ordeynyd the .xii. perys of Fraunce to be at the crownyng & noyntyng of the kyng He subduyd Dydyer kyng of Lumberdy which had by force takyn dyuers lādys frō the pope Adryā & restoryd the pope to the possessyon of them & therfore the pope grauntyd hym many gret priuilegys conteynyd in the Canon Adrian. [ F]