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.

• valēti∣nian
• Valēs
• Graciā.

[ E] ¶Valentinian born at panonie or hongarie with his brother Valens were ē{per}ours the yere of Cryst CCC.lxvii. this valentinian was a good cristen man & made warr agaynst the saxons & germayns & did them discomfit & died after that he had holden the empyre .xi. yere.

¶Valens his brother suruiuid & kept the empyre with gracian & valentinian son to valentinian be∣fore sayd this Valēs executid y^e .iii. {per}secucion agaynst y^• cristē mē for he was an ariē & sēd to the got{is} doctours to īstruct thē in the law & feyth of the ariēs but yet he was by them slayn.

¶Gracian son of valentinian ouer liuid valens his vncle & then was made em{per}our the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxii. he ioynid with him in the empire of constantinople Theodose / whyle that valentinian the yonger reynyd in the occident / he put doune the ariens & restorid the church & put it in good estate [ E]

Here endith the cronicle of seynt Ierome which lyuid vnto this time.