The pastyme of people The cronycles of dyuers realmys and most specyally of the realme of Englond breuely co[m]pylyd [and] empryntyd in chepesyde at the sygne of the mearemayd next to pollys gate. Cum priuilegio.

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Title: The pastyme of people The cronycles of dyuers realmys and most specyally of the realme of Englond breuely co[m]pylyd [and] empryntyd in chepesyde at the sygne of the mearemayd next to pollys gate. Cum priuilegio.
Author: Rastell, John, d. 1536.
Publication: [London :: Printed by John Rastell,; 1530?]
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Subject terms: Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800.; Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Early works to 1800.
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[ E] ¶Henry was next emperour the yeer of cryste .M.iii. he was the furst that was made emperour by y^e ordynaunce of pope gregory by the .vii. elyzours of Almayne. [ E]

[ B] Thys yeer next folowyng the kyng Egelredus made one Edricus duke of mercia which was subtill of wytt secret & false to the kyng & to the realme / and sone after one Turkyllus a prince of the danys landyd in kent with mych peopull & there dyd sych harm that the kētyshmen were fayn to make pease with gret gyftys whych than departyd. but this persecucyō of the danys in one contrey or other in ēg∣lōd neuer seasyd nor the kyng neuer gaue to them any notable battayll for when he was dysposyd to gyue thē battayll this Edricus wold euermore councell him contrary so that the danys euer spoylyd & robbyd & waxyd rych & the englyshmen euer poore nedy & bare / After this Swanus beyng in den∣mark heryng of thincrese of his people in englond brake his couenauntys before made & with a great army & nauey landyd in northumberland & claymyd to be kyng of the hole lād / & causyd all the rulers ther to swere to him fealte / & so with a gret host cam into mercia kyllyng & sleyng the pepull & because the king Egelredus was at london swanus passyd the ryuer of temmys & cam into kent & ther bese∣gyd Cāterbury & wan it & took the goodys of the people & fyryd the Cite & slew the monkys but eue•• kept the .x. monk alyue to do vylleyne seruyce & slew .ix. of them & there tooke Elphegus archbyshop & after stonyd hym to deth at greenwych so that they slew there of relygyous men aboue .ix.C. persons and of men women & chyldrē aboue .viii.M. then kyng Egelredus feryng this persecucyon sent his wyfe Emma & his .ii. sonnis Alphryd & Edward in to Normandy / Sone after this the danys chasid the kyng Egelredus in to the Ile of wyght & after that cam in to London where the Londoners sent pledgis to Swanus & great gyftys / And after that kyng Egelredus fled & without cattell or cōfort [ B]