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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Mau∣rus.

[ B] ¶Maur{us} sone to Aruiragus was made nexte kynge of Brytayne y^e yere of cryst .lxxiiii. In his tyme came one Roderyk to Brytayne with a grete nomber of peo¦ple called Pictis which of olde tyme were named Gotes / but Maurus gaue hym batayle anone & slewe hym in westmerlande at Staynes more / and the people y^t fled made after y^t humble request to Maurus whiche accepted them to grace & gaue thē a wast countre in y^e farthest ende of Skot¦lande called Catenesey but y^e brytons dysdeyned to gyue theyr doughters to thē in maryage / ther¦fore they aquaynted thē with Irysshmen & maryed theyr doughters / therfore y^e lande as appereth in policronicō was fyrst called Irelande & after Pictauia & lastly Skotlāde. After y^t this Maur{us} cōtynued in loue with y^e Romayns & payed his trybute to Rome & ruled Brytayne doynge good Iustyce & after dyed & lyeth at Carlell. [ B]