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.

• Cōstā∣cius
• cōstāti¦ne the graūt

[ B] ¶Cōstācius because his wyfe Helen was next heyr: was thē made kyng the yere of cryste .CC.lxxxix. Thys helen foūd the crosse where vppon cryst suffred his passyō / thys constancyus maryed Nopces doughter of the kyng of Cipres in perse whych was his furst wyfe & by her had a son callyd Costus y^t was father to seynt Kateryne. thys Cōstans dyed in brittayn & is buryed at yorke. ¶Constātine the graūt son of constācyus & helen was next kyng of great brytteyn▪ the yere of cryste .CCC.ix. & there welbelouyd because he was born in brytton & there dyd good Iustyce / he came from britteyn to rome at y^e īstāce of diuers of y^e romayns & there droue one maxēce out / which had vsurpyd the empyre / & at the last this maxence was slayne & constantine made ē{per}our: lyuyng his fader cōstās Some storyes afferme y^t he was the furst that euer gaue landis & possessyons to the church of rome / but this constantyne at the tyme of the deth of his fader / was occupyed in the warrys in gallia / & was empe¦rour before y^t he was kyng of bryttayn. [ B]