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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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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Rastell, John, d. 1536.
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[London :: Printed by John Rastell,
1530?]
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Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800.
Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68635.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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  • Lucius
  • Helius {per}tinax
  • dedius saluius
  • seuer{us} {per}tinax
  • basia∣n{us} cara¦calla

[ E] ¶Lucius aurelius anthonin callid comodus son of mercus was after his father em{per}our the yere of crist .C.lxxxii. he was lyke to nero of wykkydnes & therfore of skorn he was callyd comodus that is to sey profitable for he was vnprofitable & to euery man hurtfull & in cōclusion was slayne in his bed ¶Helius partinax was next made emperour agaynst his wyll by the senat. the yere of crist .C.xc.iiii. & was slayne by one dedius saluius Iulianus after that he had holdin the empyre .vi. monethis. ¶Dedi{us} salui{us} Iulian{us} a great cōnīg man of ye law after ye deth of helius (whom he slew) was made emperour but he was slayne within .vi. monethis after / therfore some counte him for no em{per}our ¶Seuerus {per}tinax born in africa was emperour the yere of cryst .C.xx.v / he came with a great host in to grete briteī / Also he did the .v. {per}secuciō vppon ye cristen mē where seynt hirenie archebisshope of lyon / seīt lyonide / ii. saīt{is} {per}petue / & felycyte were martered / he dyed in grete brytein & lyeth at yorke. ¶Basian{us} called caracalla sō to seuer{us} by a brittē womā was next ē{per}oure after his fader ye yere of crist .CC.xiii / he was a lecher{us} mā & lay by his stepmoder callid iuliana & did many other cruel ded{is} [ E]

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