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.

/ Capis siluius / Capetus siluius / Tiberinus / Agrippa siluius / [ R] Aremulus / Auentinus / Procas / Amulius❀.

¶Capis siluius sō of siluius Athis was next kyng of Latins & Albayns it is seyd he byldyd Capia the grete cyte in Champyane but other wryters holde that it was furst callyd v••iternus / & when the samnyt{is} toke it / it was callyd Capia after the name of theyr duke callyd Capia.

¶Capetus siluius son of Capis was next kyng of Latyns & Albayns.

¶Tiberin{us} siluius sō to Capet{us} was next kyng of Latyns & Albayns he was drownyd in y^e water of Tybere whereof as some afferme that water toke his name.

¶Agrippa siluius son to Tyberinus was next kyng of Latyns & Albayns.

¶Aremulus siluius sō to Agrippa was next kyng of Latyns & Albayns he was slayn in a tempeste by lightenyng & thonder.

¶Auētinus silui{us} sonne to Aremulus was next kyng of Latyns & Albayns he was slayn & byryed in the mount auyntyn where of some say that hyll toke his name but some sey it toke his name of a flyght of certeyn byrdys commyng ouer it which they seyd in laten de aduentu auium.

¶Procas siluius son to Auentinus was next kyng of Latyns & Albayns.

¶Amulyus siluius the yonger son of Procas was next kyng of Albayns he expulsyd his elder bro∣der Numiter & slew Lansus his sonne & cawsyd Rehea his doughter to be a nonne of sych an order that yf she brake her vyrgynyte she shuld dye but that not with stondyng she was gotten with chylde by one vnknowyn & had .ii chyldern at a byrth which after were callyd one Romul{us} another Rem{us} wherfore Amulius causyd Rehea to be burned quik & the ·ii cheldern to be cast in the water of Tiber but yet by {per}uycyō deuyne they were p̄seruyd & by the water syde foūd alyue by one Faustul{us} which norryshed them tyll they cam to age which chyldern than slew the seyd Amulius. [ R]

Ebrank / Brute greenshyld / Leyle / Ludebras / Bladud / Leyre /

[ B] ¶Ebrank sō to menpresyus reynyd next / he cōqueryd fraūce & wan there grete tresure & cam agayn & byldyd a cyte calfyd Eborak after his name which now is calleyd york & byldyd Edinborow castell.

¶Brute grenshelde callyd viride stutun reynyd after his fader Ebrank .xxx. yere.

¶Leyle son to Brute reynyd next after he made the town of karlell in his tyme Salamon made y^e temple of Ierusalem this Leyle reynyd .xxii. yere.

¶Ludibras son to Leyle reynyd after hym he made the ceties of Canterbury & wynchester & shaftis∣bury he reynyd .xxx. yere.

¶Bladud son to Ludibras reynyd next he made the cyte of Bath & as the story seyth he was a grete nigromancyer & by y^t craft made there y^e hote bathys but other clerkis hold opynyon that they come naturally of y^e grounde be cause ther be manny sych in other placis as in darbyshyer at boxtone and many other in Italye & dyuers other landis some phylozophers holde that y^e cause therof is thus that whā there is a hote fume which perpetuall comyth & fumyth out of the yerth wherof ye may se manny of th••m by experyence in Italy which be euer perpetually hote & fumyng & smokyng out of the yerth lyke wyse as welspryngis come out of the yerth perpetually / & when anny welspryng brekyth out at any place of the yerth where sych a hote fume is nygh Ioynīg thā if y^e hote fume be bygger of power thē it will naturally make the water hote & because y^e hote fume & welspryng be both of theyr naturis perpetuall / that hote bath of water must be perpetually hote but whether men will beleue the history or the phylozophers euery man is at his lyberte / This bladud reynyd .xxi. yere.

¶Leyre sō to Bladud reynyd next he made y^e town of Leycet after his name he had .iii. doughters & because the eldest doughter Genoril seyd she louyd hym better than her lyfe & the .ii. callyd Rogane seyd she loued hym passyng all creaturs & the .iii. doughters called Cordell seyd that she louyd hym as she ought to loue her father he therfore maryed his eldest doughter to the kyng of skotland & the .ii. to the yerle of Cornwall nothyng regardyng his yongist doughter & gafe his hole realme & land in his lyfe to his two eldest doughters but y^e king of fraūce callyd Agamp herd speke of the bewty & good∣nes of Cordell & toke her to wyfe though y^e father had nothyng to gyfe her / after this Leyr soiornyd with his eldest doughter a whyle with .xl. knyghtis & squyeris waytyng on hym so long tyll y^t she was wery of hym wherefore he departyd thēs & went to his other doughter in to Cornewall & there soior∣nyd so long tell y^t she was also wery of hym wherfore he departyd preuely in to fraūce to his yongyst doughter whiche there reseuyd hym louyngly & when kynge Agampe knewe how vnkyndely his .ii doughters seruyd hym he sent hym ouer agayne with his doughter & agrete people with hym whych ī strōg bateyl had y^e victory & so Leyr had his lād again & lyffyd after y^• .iii. yere & ī all reynyd .xl. yere.. [ B]

¶The lyne of cicambres ❀ Torgotus. Tungrys. Teutho · Agrippa.

[ C] ¶Pryam after the deth of Cicamber was next kyng of Cicambreys after whō succedyd one Hector & other as the lyne & petegre aboue shewyth / as the frenchmen hold oppynyon. [ C]

〈…〉〈…〉 Ancus marci{us}. Tarquim{us} pris••us. Sermus tulli{us}. Tarquimus su{per}b{us}

[ R] ¶Romulus & Remus bredyrne & ••wyndels after that they had slayne An••••ius byldyd a cyte in t••e place where they were cast in the water to haue been drownyd / But because it was not knowyn who was the elder brother some dyscord grewe Betwene thē who shuld haue the name of the Cyte wher∣fore it was agreed after the custome of theyre old wichcraftys that eyther of them shuld stand vppon dyuers hyl••••s & ouer whose hed so euer it were that most nomber of Byrdys callyd vulturus dyd fle y^t he shuld haue the preemynēc•• wherof the fortune fell to Romul{us} wherfore he namyd the cyte Rome But incontinent after this Romulus slew his broder Remus because he went ouer the wallys of the Cyte contrary to his broder•• cōmaundement / wherfore then Romulus abode soole kyng of Rome / This Romulus ordeynyd that there shuld be a .C. of the wysyst of the people elect whiche were callyd Senatours by whose councell all matters shuld be dyrectyd / This Romulus was slayn in a tempest of thunder & lyghtenyng that no man coud tell where his body became Therefore the rōmayns seyd that he was translatyd into heuyn wherfore afterward they honouryd hym as a god.

¶Numa pompilius a Sabyne born was next kyng of Rome / because ther was oft dyscord betwen the Romayns & Sabynis it was agreed that bothe cuntreys shuld be as one & the kyng to be chosyn by eleccyon and agreemēt of both people / which Numa so chosyn gouernyd y^e people by sych maner that he was without any war duryng his lyfe / wherfore the Romayns incresyd meruelously both in strenght and ryches.

¶Tulli{us} hostili{us} a romayn was next chosyn kīg / he made war agaīst y^e Albayns & subduyd the king callyd Caius Ciuilius and b••e••t and dy••lroyed the cyte of Alba And made all the people subduyd to Rome / This Tullius was slayn with thonder and lyghtening.

¶Ancus marcius son to Numa was next chosyn king of Rome / He adioynyd to the cite of Rome y^t mount{is} Auentyne and Iamcule and was the furst that byldyd the bryge ouer Tyber. ¶Tarquinius priscus borne in the cite of Tarquia was next chosin king of Rome ••e dubled the nō∣ber of the Senatours and made a nother .C. which were callid Peeres or Faders of y^e yōg senatours He fortefied gretly the cite of Rome he gaue his doughter in mariage to Seruius tullius wherefo••e by the menis of the chileren of Ancus he was in his ••ales slayn by treason.

¶Seruius tulli{us} was next king Not made by the cōsēt of all the peple but on••y by cōsēt of the Peres he made the diche about the town wall{is} of Rome and was after slayn by Tarquini{us} his sō in law. ¶Tarquinius su{per}bus .s. the proud son to Tarquinius priscus was nexte king of Rome he was the furst that vsurpid and took vppon hī to be king without Eleccion of the people or of the peeris. This Tarquini{us} su{per}bus had a sō callid Sextus tarquini{us} which raueshid one Lucres wife to Tarquini{us} Colantinus wherfore this Lucres thinkyng her self vnworthy euer after to lye by her husband and in purgyng her self because it was agaynst her wyll in the p̄lens of her husband and of diuers other stykkyd her self with a knyfe to the hart for a {per}petuall memory therof to be had / for which cruell deed of Rauyshment done by y^e seyd Sextus tarquinius the romayns did put downe the se••d Tarqui∣ni{us} su{per}{bus} from his dignyte of kyngdome & banyshyd hym & all his chyldren for euer / and after they had 〈☐〉〈☐〉 name of a kyng in as gret hatred as the name of a theef / wherfore instede of a kyng they made .ii. Cousull{is} to gouern the peopu••l whose Auctorytis shuld last but for one yeer. [ R]

Cordell. Morgan & Conedak. Riuallus. Gurgūcius. Sisilli{us}. yago. Kymarcus. Gorbonian. Porrex & Ferrex. ❀

[ B] ¶Cordell the yōgist doughter of Leyre hyld the land next after her father .v. yer{is} & the meane whyle Agamp kyng of fraūce dyed howbeit the cronycles of fraūce disagre••th herin with Galfrid{us} for they wryte of non callyd agamp that shuld be kyng of fraunce.

¶Morgā & Conedak y^t were sōns to y^e other .ii. sisters warryd vppō Cordell & at y^e last to••k her & put her in prison & {per}tid y^e lād betwen them & after Conedak slew Morgan at a place in walis now callyd Glomorgan and reynid .xxxix. yere.

¶Riuall{us} sō to Conedak reynid next & gouernid well the lād / In his time it reynid blood .iii. days & after y^t folowid gret deth of pepull & best{is} / whē he had reynid .xxii. yere. he died & is buried at york. ¶Gurgūci{us} sō to Riuall{us} was a meeke man & curteyse & reynyd .vii. yere & lyeth at yorke. ¶Sisillius reynyd next after as sone as he had take the crown he dyed.

¶yago ••euew to Gurgūcius reynyd nextr after but a short tyme. ¶Kimarc{us} sō to sisili{us} reynid next ¶Gorboniā reynyd next after / he had .ii. sonnys one callyd Porrex & the other Ferrex.

¶Porrex & ferrex strofe for the lād but Porrex slew his broder & therfore his moder callid Idon with her maydyns whē he was a slepe cut him all to pecis & after y^t y^e lād was deuidid in to .iiii. kīgdomis one was callyd Stater kyng of Skotland an other Dawaller kyng of Loigers an other Rudak kīg of walis an other Cloten king of Cornwall. [ B]

The lyne of Cicābers. ❀ Ambro / Turingus / Simber / Camber.❀

[ C] The hystoryes speke but lytyll of the heyris of Francyon vnto the tyme of Magius· [ C]

Dictatours / ❀ Largius. Quintus Cincinatus. Cōsull{is}. Luci{us} iuni{us} brut{us}. & Tarquini{us} colatin{us}. Publi{us} valeri{us} publicola ❀

[ R] ¶Lucius Iunius Brutus & Tarquinius Colantin{us} ••ere y^• furst cōsullis chosyn in Rome but sone after Tarquinius Colantinus was put out because of Hatered that the Romayns had to the name of Tarquinius & one Publius Valerius Publicola was made consull in his sted.

¶Publius Valerius Publicola thus beyng consull made warr agayns Tarquinius superbus and slew of his people aboue ·xviM. for the which victory he was the furst of the consu••lis that euer rod in a chariot Triumphant in the cyte of Rome he was a man of grete Iustyce & equite & after that he had be .iiii tymis consull he made warr agaynst the sabyns & dyscomfytyd them & the prayes & prycis that he toke there brought to Rome / wherefore when he was ded the people of Rome dyd spend the .iiii. part of there goodis at his beryeng and cost at his funerallis / Also after that there was a new order & dygnyte made among the romayns which was callyd a Dictator a ••reter dygnyte aboue the consullis which had auctorite to make ordynances and lawis and was as master of y^e people but this Dictator was chaungeable euery half yere / & sometyme after at euery thryd yeere as some wryters affyrme / and some tyme at euery .v· yere & when his yerys was past and he dyschargyd of his aucto∣cyte he shuld be than answerable to all byllis & complayntis that any of the people coud alegge agayn hym and ponyshed for euery thyng that he had done contrary to Iustyce / therfore ther was euer so good & īdyfferēt Iustyce vsyd and had among the romayns that all the world spake of thē honor the executyng of which good and indefferent Iustyce cawsyd them to grow in ryches & to be of power & strenght aboue āny people in the world / therfore wold good it were so vsyd at this day in the rea••me of England that euery Iugge and other offycers hauyng auctoryte to execu••e y^e lawis or to gouerne or to rule in āny office shuld be remouable at .iiii. or .v. yere or lesse & thē to answere to all cōplayntis that shuld be allegid agayns him and to be ponished for euery offence that he had committid / in his rome and then ther wold not be so mich extorcione and oppressione of the pore people nor so manny iniuries as is now adays / The furst that euer was Dictator in Rome was / was callid Largius and with hym was another chosyn to be master of y^e chyualry of whō y^e furst was callyd Spurius cassius ¶Also after this ther was one chosyn Dictator which was callyd Quintus Cincinatus which was an husband man / which as he was dryfyng his cart was requyred by the senate to take vppon hym y^e dygnyte of Dictator / which he refusyd but at the last they constraynyd hym therto / this Quintus Cincinatus and one Lucius Tarquinius which was elect captayn of cheualry had grete victory of theyr enmyes / but this Quintus Cincinatus cawsyd all the prayse and pryses to be dystrybutyd to y^e men of warr nothyng reseruyd to hym selfe therof. [ R]

Dūwallo. Belin{us} & brēni{us}. Gurgūci{us}. quītilli{us}. Sisilli{us}. kimaur{us}. daui{us}

[ B] ¶Dūwallo sō to Clotē after y^e deth of his fader was ā hardy mā & a fayr passing all over of y^e bryttēs his fader Clotē was next heyr to y^e hole lād. therfor Dūwall slew Stater & Rudak in playn batell & so cōqueryd all the hole lād & was y^e furst that euer ware crown of gold ī briteyn & ordenyd diuers lawis wherof one was y^t he y^t had dō neuer so gret offēce & cā to y^e tēple for sauegard y^t no mā shuld hurt hī but thē he might after y^t go to what cōtrey hym lyst / he reynyd .xl. yeer & lyeth at new troye. ¶Belinus and Brenius sonnis to Dunwallo reynyd next Ioyntely / They went to germayn lom∣bardy and Rome and had victory and tooke hostages and made the Romayne trybutaryes and gal∣frydus wrytyth and after cam agayn in to Brytteyn / Also when Brenne was out of the lande / one guthlach kyng of Denmarke beyng vppon y^e see by tempest was dryuē to land in Northumberland which guthlach then becam Belinis man and dyd hym homage by othe and wrytyng and grauntid to hold his land of hym yeldyng a certeyn trybute by yere which couenantis / were holden and payd vnto one hanelache was kyng of Denmarke / This Brenne made the towne of Brystowe & Belyn∣made Bylyngis gate after his name and when he had reynyd .xli. yere he dyed his body was brent & y^e ashis put in a vessell of gold & set in the top of the Towre which he had made at Byllyng{is} gate ∴ ¶Gurgunci{us} sō to Belyn reynyd next after a good man and a worthy he went to Denmarke & slew Guthlach kyng because he payd not his trybute and so conqueryd the land agayn and as he retornid agayn to ward brytteyn as galfrydus wrytyth he met .xxx. sheppis on the see wyth men & women y^t were banysshyd owt of spayn that sought some contrey to dwell in and desyryd hym of socour & thē Gurguncius sent his pepyll with them and lad them in to yreland that was than all wast and gaff yē that land which toke it of his gyft and becam his trybutaryes / he reynyd .xxv. yere. ¶Guitelinns sō to Gurgūcius reynyd next / he wedyd a wyff callyd Marcia which was verey wyse acōnyng in all scyens / She made the brytteyn lawys callyd the march laws / he reynyd .xxvi. yere. ¶Sisilius son to Gui••elyne reynyd next peasably .xv. yere.

¶kymaurus son to Sisillius reynyd next .••ix yere

¶Dauius brother to kymor reynyd next .x. yeer.

the lyne of cycambers. ❀ Melbrand / Magius /

[ C] ¶Magius was kyng of Cicambe•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cymbers B••••gyeus & ••ongers. [ C]

❀Iu••ius Cesar

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Marcus regulus & Lucius mall{us}. Scipio.

¶Also sone after this Marcus Regulus & Luci{us} Mall{us} cōsu lis ma∣de warr agayns A••••l••ar duke of y^e affricās & had victory & slew mych peple & brought xxvii.M. preso∣ners to rome wherfore y^e Cartaginēs required peace & coud not obteyn it wherfore y^e warr cōtynuyd & after Marcus Regulus was dyscōfytyd / Sone after that hannyball was made duke of the affrycās & cam with a grete nomber of people agayns the romayns in to Italy & in a meruelous grete battell there had the victory & slew of the romayns so many that the golde ryng{is} y^t were pullyd of y^e fyngers of the ded mē dyd fyll .iii. bushell / yet after this Scipio beyng cōsull of rome wēt in to affrica against hannyball & there in a battell venguyshyd the Cartaginēs & slew aboue .xx.M. horse men & toke all∣most as manny prisoners & subdewyd Cartage to the cyte of rome wherefore he was callyd Scipio affricanus The romayns at this tyme were meruelous strong they vsyd to send dyuers cōsull{is} in to dyuers prouync{is} to make war & to make y^e people subiect{is} & tributaries to rome & had no kīg nor over prīce nother gouernors but cōsullis & a dictator remouable which order so cōtenuyd vntyll y^e tyme of Caius Iulius Cesar.

¶Caius Iulius Cesar beyng consull was sent in to gallya which vanquysshyd the people there that lyftyd thā with out āny kyng & but vnder certeyn soueryens in euery towne & cyte by thē self & made them subict to rome / He vāquysshyd also Ariouistus kyng of Garmayn & made the cōtrey subiect to rome / he also passyd the se & cam in to gret bryttayn but in his there aryving he lost many of his ship∣pis & much people / agayns home Cassibelanus ther beyng kyng made sharp war that whether it were for lake of puruians of vitell or for lak of power he was fayn to retorne agayne in to gallya / But ye next yere after he cam a gayn with a strong power & ouer cam Cassibelan & made the lande tributarie to rome payeng yeerely to the romayns .iii▪ M.ii. after that Iulius retornyd in to gallya & when he had ther made all the hole contrey vnder the subieccion of rome / he sent vnto rome requiryng to haue a new luster to hym grauntyd which by Macellus cōsull by meanis of pompeius was to hym denyed & also y^t he shuld not ēter in to rome with the power & nomber of his harmy but Iulius what by his oun strenght & with the helpe of his fryndys in rome enteryd with his army with triumphe & grete pompe / & anon toke vppon hym to be callyd Dictator perpetuus & so made hymself emperour & Cesar & made grete wart agayns his enmys of the Senators & slew pompeius & dyuers other But after y^t with in v. yeris because he toke vpō hī to giue certeyn romes & offyces which were accustomed to be gyuyn by y^e people & for y^t y^• he was so hye myndyd y^t he wold make no remouyng from his sege nor contenance of salutacion when the Senators cam toward hym his enmes of the Senators therfore conspyryd agayns hym & in the councell house slew hym with bodkyns. [ R]

Heli / Lud / Cassibelan

[ B] ¶Hely that was son to Dignellius reynyd next his fader & had .iii. sonis Lud Cassibelane & Ne••i{us}. ¶Lud son to Hely reynyd next after he gouernyd well the lād and louyd more to dwell at new troy•• than at any other place of the land wherfore the name of new Troye was lost and callyd Luddestō and now by chaunge of spech and letters it is callyd Lōdon / This kyng made to the cite a fayre gate callyd Ludgate after his name he had ·ii. sonnis Androgenus & the other Tenencius he dyed and is buryed at London.

¶Cassibelan brother to lud was so good a man & so wel belouyd that he was chosyn kyng next becau∣se Lud his sonnis were thā so yong that they coud nother go nor speke But y^e kyng afterward ma∣de Androgen yerle of lōdon & Tenencius yerle of Cornwall / In his tyme Iuli{us} cesar that after was emperour of rome cam in to brytayn with gret power of romayns but cassibelan dro•• hym owt / and after y^t debate fell betwen the kyng & androgen & after that Iulius came agayne as galfridus writith by the help of androgen & ouercam Cassibelā and made hym gyf•• an yerely trybute to rome of .iii.M ••. and anon after Iulius went to rome & androgene with hym & after in the Cena••e house Iuli{us} beīg emperour was slayn of the Cenatours with bodkyns / This Cassybelan died withowt heyre of his body and is bury∣ed at york. [ B]

Godfrey / Charles ynach /

• Salui{us} & Swayne vxorei{us}.
• Charl{is} brabā

[ C] ¶Godfrey son to menapius was than sole kyng of tongres aft y^e deth of his brethern leo & th••utonic{us} & lyffyd ī grete heuynes ī his cas¦tel vppō y^e ri¦uer of ryne & payd yerly a raūsō to Rome to saue his broder Clodiak his lyfe y^t was there prisoner ∴ ¶Charl{is} ynach de{per}tid frō his fad godfrey īto archadia & yer liuid ī warr{is} vnd••r Luci{us} Iuli{us} cōsull. ¶Swayn dought to charl{is} inach & to ō swayn sist to Iuli{us} cesar was maried to on Salui{us} brabā to whō Iuli{us} gafe y^e cōtrey of brabā by whō it toke furst y^e name / & so ••is salui{us} was furst duke of brabā. ¶Charlis brabā sō to salui{us} & to swayne was duke of tōgres & secōd duke of brabā .xlvi. yere before y^e byrth of cryste he maried y^e doughter of Epitogrus duke of Turynge & succedyd hym as duke [ C]

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Octauian.

[ E] ¶Octauian Cesar Augustus of whom the ē{per}ours toke the name of August{us} son to Cai{us} Octaui{us} & Athia doughter to Iulia sister to Iuli{us} Cesar was next made em{per}our / In the .xlii. yere of his ēpyre Ihesu Cryste the sō of God & secōd {per}son in Trinite took mānis nature & was borne in the cyte of Bedlem in Iury of the virgyn Mary / Con••eyuyd without mānis seed by the īspiracyon of the holy Gost as apperith in the bokis of the .iiii. Euāgelistis Mark Mathew Luke & Iohn̄ which wrote of his Godhed Māhod workis & myracles / He taught & p̄chyd a new law exortīg all mē to meeknes & charite rebukīg syn

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Ihesu Cryste.

Iohn̄ Baptyst.

& dispisīg war all contrary to the mīdis of the gret kingis & gouernours of the romaīs & sich oyer / but he dyspisyd all worldly honour {con}∣quest & victory & ta∣ught & exortid eueri mā to loue his ēmy and to do good for yuyll.

¶Also .vi. mōthis before the birth of cryst Iohn̄ the Baptyst was borne / A maruelouse holy man which lyuid in wildernes / Baptisyng the people & prechīg the cōmīg of Cryst / Of whō cryst hym self was baptisyd This Iohn was cosyn to cryste. ¶Ihesu Cryste while he was her ī yerth had mani dsiciples / but amōg yē al he elec¦tyd [ E] specyally .xii. Peter An∣drew / Iohn̄ / Iamis the more / Thomas / Iamis the las / Phi∣lip / Barthelmew / Mathew Si¦mon / Iude / & Iudas skaryot But thys Iudas betrayed hys master Cryst & sold him to the Iews yersor aft the ascēciō of crist ye apostell{is} did chose ma¦thie ī the sled of Iudas / yese .xii after the deth of cryst p̄chid ī di∣uers cōtres & cō¦uertid ye pepul to cristis feyth.

• Tene∣cius.
• Kimbe¦linus.

[ B] ¶Tenēci{us} .ii. sō of lud¦reinid / next he gouernid well the lād .viii. yere. ¶Kī∣belm{us} sō totenēci{us} reynid next In his time Iesu Crist was born frō y^e creaciō of ye world .v.M.C.xc.ix. [ B]

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Francus. Clogi∣on.

¶Frāc{us} the .ii. was the furst kīg of the Frēchmē which was son to An∣chari{us} leder of ye Cicābers & discēdid of the aūcion line of Franc{us} son of Ector of Troy which Cicābers after that they forsoke the cyte of Cicāber in Hongary cam & dwelt nygh the Ryne now callyd gelders & holland / therfor loke Iuli{us} Cesar his comētaryes / He had many vyctorys agaīs y^e romaīs & gallis he made a bryge ouer y^e wat of Meuze & cā to gallia & slew aboue .l.M. peple •• he forsook y^e name of Cicābers & callid hī self kīg of Frēchmē But yet some callyd yē Cicā∣bers some germaīs & some frēchmē / this Frāc{us} dyed aft he had reynid .xxviii. yeer Look hanibald{us}. ¶Clogiō sō of Frāc{us} was next kīg of Frēchmē he made war agayn Tiberi{us} y^t was aft ē••our & cau∣sid hī to retorn toward rome agayn without vyctory / In the .x. yere of his reyn Iesu Cryst was born [ F]

¶Seint Peter

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borne in Betsa••ida in Galelye o¦ther wise callid Simon Bario∣na was prince of the apostellis to whom Ihesu Cryste gaue the keys of heuyn & auctorite to lose & bīd / he prechid furst ī y^e ••st par∣tys & there ••ang furst Masse and after cā to Anti¦och wher he pre∣chid and taryed ▪vii. yere & after y^t cam to rome. ¶Seynt An∣drew broder to seynt peter was furst dysciple to seynt Iohn̄ Baptyst & after one of y^e appostels of cryst he went in to grece & prechyd y^e gospellis & ther cōuertyd mich people but after he was martyryd by one Egyas.

¶Iohn̄ the Euangelest was cosyn to cryst he went in to ynde & ther cōuertyd mych people and after was brought to Rome by the cōmandment of domycyā & put in to a vessell of boylyng oyle & cam out without hurt & from thens was banysshyd in to y^e yle of patmose wher he wrot the appocalypse. ¶Iamis the more broder to seynt Iohn̄ the Euangelyst went in to spayn & ther prechyd & after cam agayne into Iury & there was he dyd by herod.

¶Thomas prechid to y^e parthes & medes & after wēt ī to īde wher he was martirid & slayn with sper{is} ¶Iamis y^e lasse he was furst bysshop of Iherusalem where he was cast downe frō y^e top of y^e tēple to y^e grownd & so was martyryd & dyed.

¶Phylyp prechyd in Seythie & cōuertyd allmost all the cōtrey & after was crucyfyed. ¶Bartholomew was neuew to y^e kyng of Syrye he prechyd in Lychane & ynde & after came in to al∣bane a cyte in armonye & ther cōuertyd y^e kīg y^e quene & .xii. cytes in y^e cōtrey / but after he was takyn by astiagius the kyngis broder which made hym to be fleyd quik & after smot of his hed. ¶Mathew appostell & euāgelist he wrot y^e gospell ī hebrew tōg he prechid ī egipt & at y^e last was he did ¶Symō was cosī to crist he was chosī bisshop of Iherusalē by y^e appostell{is} after y^e deth of seīt Iam{is} the lesse where he was crucyfyed when he was .C.xx. yere of age.

¶Iudas tadde{us} he prechyd ī y^e cyte of Edyssa & after in Mesopotonya & after was slayne ī armonye ¶Mathye after y^e ascēciō of cryst was chosī appostell in the stede of Iudas skariot he prechyd in Iury but y^e Iues stonid hym to deth & after smote of his hed.

• Tiberi∣us.
• Caligu∣la.

[ E] ¶Tiberi{us} sō of Liuia whiche was wyfe to Octauyan was next ē{per}our y^e yere after y^e byrth of cryst .xvi. he was a man of grete litterature he made neuer war in his owne {per}sō but by hys capteyns. ¶Cai{us} caligula was next ē{per}our he was a vici{us} mā & wold haue bē worshypid as a god [ E]

Guide∣rus

[ B] ¶Guider{us} sō to kimbeline reinid next he was a myghty mā & of hye hert he denyed y^e tri¦bute to be payd to rome wherfor Claudi¦us ē{per}our of rome cā ī to ēglād with a gret host of romayns & ga•• batteyl to y^e kyng & a romayn callyd Hamond changyd his armys & preuely cam to y^e kyng & slew hym traytorously & after y^t Aruirag{us} y^e kyngis broder slew Hamond & cast hym in to a water which was therfor callyd Hamond Hauyn where now Sowth Hampton is set wherof y^e toun toke furst his name this Claudi{us} wane agayn y^e trybute to rome as y^e boke of polycrony••ō affyrmyth But yet after y^e deth of Guider{us} Aruirag{us} toke to wyff Claudi{us} doughter callyd gen wissa where by pese was made & y^e tribute to rome was releassid saue onely fealte this Clau∣di{us} byldyd the towne of Glocester. [ B]

• Herime∣rus.
• Merco∣mer.
• Clodo∣mer.

[ F] ¶Herimer{us} sō to Clogyō was next made kīg of french∣mē in y^e .xv. yere after y^e byr∣th of cryste In his time y^e gallis made gret warr agayns y^e frenchmen & distroyd mych of theyr cōtrey wherefore Herimer{us} gederyd a meruelous grete nomber of frenchmen & enteryd in to Gallya & distroid y^e cōtrey & made theyr lord{is} & dukis subi••et to y^e frenchmen / but yet lastly this herymer{us} was sleyn in y^e seyd warris. ¶Marcomer broder to herymer{us} was next kīg of frēchmē y^e yere of cryst .xxxii. he had many battellis agayns the romayns & gallys / In his tyme Ihesu Cryst sufferyd passyon & was Crusefyed. ¶Clodomer sō of Marcomer was next kīg of frēch mē In his time yer aperid .iii. sōīs ī y^e firmamēt which a lityll & lytill ioynyd all ī to one / aft y^e yer was gret derth ī all Europa & gret deth of mē & bestis yis Clodomar passid y^e reuers of rine & meuze & had gret war agaīs y^e gallis with victory to his honor. [ F]

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Seynt Peter. Lyne

¶Seynt Peter the appostell born ī galely cam to rome y^e secōd yere of y^e reyne of y^e ē{per}oure Clau∣di{us} & y^e yere from the byrth of Ihesu cryste .xliiii. wher he held the se .xxv. yere frō y^e time of Claudi{us} to the tyme of the ē{per}our Nero which put to deth both hym & seīt paul but seīt Peter in his lyfe co••s••tu∣tyd. S. Lyne. S. Clete. S. Clement Bysshoppis & euery one of them succedyd hym in the see. ¶Lyne hyld the see next .xi. yere and .iii. monythis in the tyme of Nero Galba O••to Vi••elyus and Vespacian and was heddyd by Saturnius consull. [ P]

• Claudi¦us▪
• Nero.
• Galba.
• Otto.
• Viteli{us}.
• Vespa∣cianus.

[ E] ¶Claudius son of Drusyus which was broder to Tyberius & vncle to Calygula was the v. em{per}our frō the byrth of Cryste .xliii. yere / he cā in to Brytteyn now callyd Englōd & slew the kyng Guider{us}. ¶Nero sō of Claudi{us} was the .vi. ē{per}our frō the byrth of cryst .lvii. yere / he was most tirant & cruell of all ē{per}ours / he slew his moder to se y^e place where he was cōceyuyd / he slew his master Senecque Lu∣ca••n & many of y^e Senatours / he brent a gret part of Rome for his plesure / he made the furst {per}secuciō vppō the Crysten men & put to deth seynt Peter & seynt Paull / he fled frō the people that made insur∣reccion agayne hym / & fynally therfore slew hym self.

¶Galba after that cam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 spayne & was made the .vii. ē{per}our from the byrth of Cryste .lxxi. But after that he had reynyd 〈◊〉〈◊〉 .vii. monyth{is} they smote of his hed.

¶Otto was the .viii. em{per}our he wan .iii. batteyllis agayns Vitellius / & in the .iiii. was put to flyght wherfore in dyspayre thereof he slewe hym selfe after that he had be emperour .iii. monythis. ¶Vitelius was next emperour the yere of cryst .lxxii. he was takyn by y^e people of Vaspaciā with in viii. monythis & slayn & cast in the water of Tyber

¶Vaspaciā was next ē{per}our he besegid the cyte of Ierusalem and last his son Titus at the sege and after came to Rome and ther dyed. [ G]

Arui∣ragus

[ B] ¶Aruirag{us} the yōger sō of Kībelyn{us} & broder to Gui••er{us} was thē made kīg y^e yere of Cryst .xliiii. he was a hardy & wyse / he bildid cit{is} & townis & subduid y^e peple by good laws & iustyce y^e āll mē did gretly dred & fere hī & also loue him / he denied the tribute & fealte to be payd to rome / wherfore Vaspasianus was sent frō rome in to bryteyn with a grat power whō Aruirag{us} incoūteryd in playn batteyll besid Oxonford where māny of bo••h {per}tes were slayn y^t nō coud tell who had the victory / But ō the morow pease was made by the mediaciō of y^e queen Gēwissa / & Aruiragus submyttyd him self to the empyre & was after gretly belouid of the hole senate / & rulyd the land by so good lawis y^t al Europa spake of hym honour. [ B]

• Athe∣nor.
• Rathe∣rus.
• Riche∣mer.

[ F] ¶Athenor sonn of Clodo¦mer was next kīg of frēchmen the yeer oē crist .lxii he made a brygge wi•• bott{is} ouer y^e riuer of meuze to haue passyd in to gallia but whē his peple were ēteryd yerō y^e bryge brake & mich of his peple wer droūnyd wherfor y^e gallys cā vppō Athenor & thē y^t wer past ouer & Athenor vppō his horse ep•• ī to the ryuer to haue swō ouer & to haue sauyd hym self & there was drownyd.

¶Rather{us} sō to Athenor was next kīg of frēchmē y^e yere of cryst .lxviii. he was a noble man & hardy he defēdid his lād frō y^e Gallis & made pea••e with germayns & saxōs & is buryed at Ratherdame. ¶Richemer sō of Rather{us} was next kīg of frēchmē y^e yere of crist .lxxxix. heaydid wīdekīt kīg of sax∣ōs agaīs y^e gotis & slew of thē .xx.M. & made his yōger sō callyd Sōno duke & prīce of a gret nūber of peple which dyd īhabyt y^e lād now callid ger∣mania / This Sōno had a sō callid Clodo∣mer which byldyd y^e towne of Frankford. [ F]

Iuli{us}.

[ T] ¶Iuli{us} eldyst sō to charl{is} brabā was after his fad duke of tōgers & brabā / ī y^e .lvii· yere after y^e birth of crist a senatour of rome callid anthonie with his cōpaniō callid gran{us} for fere of Nero •• ē{per}our fled to vis ••uli{us} for help which gaue thē & theyr people a place callid hollād whe•• they bildyd a strōg place & namyd hit āthonia after callyd wyltēbourg & now callyd vt••eth & after ••e•• wēt with theyr people ī to y^e forest of ardeyn & yere bildīd a gooly pales which is callid at ••is day ••a••ē [ T]

• Clete.
• clemēt
• Anacle¦te.
• Eua∣rist.
• Alexā¦der.

[ P] ¶Clete a Romayne was nexte made pope the yere of Cryst .lxxxi. he helde the see .xii. yere in the tyme of Tytus and Domician whiche dyde put hym to deth.

¶Clement a Romayne was nexte made pope the yere of Cryst .xCiiii. and helde the see .ix. ye∣re and .ij. monthes / and in the tyme of Nerua & Troian and then was martred. ¶Anaclete a greke helde the see in the tyme of Troyan but the storyes make no mencyon howe longe and was martyred.

¶Euaryst a greke helde the see .ix. yere and .x monethes in the tyme of Troyan / he ordeyned y^e clerkes sholde were no berde nor longe here and after was martyred.

¶Alexander a Romayne helde the see .x yere and .vii monethes from the tyme of Troyan vnto [ P] the tyme of Adryan vnder whom he was martyred.

• Titus
• Domi¦cian.
• Nerua
• Troia¦nus.

[ E] ¶Tytus sone to Vaspasyan was nexte Emperour the yere of Cryst .lxxxi. he destroyed y^e cyte of Iherusalē where .vi.C.M. Iewes were slayne & a .C.M. taken prysoners & solde / & some wryte there was .xi.c.m. slayne & then the kyngdome of Iewes decayed & was destroyed. ¶Domician sone to Vaspasyan & broder to Tytus was nexte Emperour / he was a grete tyraūt and dyd y^e .ii. persecucyon agaynst the crysten men and banysshed saynt Iohn̄ the euangelyst in to the yle of Pathmos.

¶Nerua was nexte emperour / he adnulled y^e act{is} of Domician and then saynt Iohn̄ came from Pathmos to Ephese

¶Troianus sone Adoptyfe to Nerua was next emperour y^e yere of crsty .C. he dyde y^e .iii. perse¦cucyon of crysten men / this Troianus was called the best of al emperours & the moost ryghtful & indyfferent Iuge y^t euer was y^t it is sayd y^t saynt Gregory longe after his dethe prayed to god for his saluacyon by whose prayer by especyal grace he was delyuered out of hell and [ E] saued as some holde oppynyon.

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]

Ode∣mer.

[ F] therfore that coūtre was called a whyle Fraunce & after y^t Marcomere by the du∣ke called Marcomere whiche had a sone called Brandon whiche bylded y^e towne of Brandenburgh / wherof the markes Brandonburgh one of y^e elizours of y^e Emperour at this day bereth his name.

¶Odemer sone of Rychemere was after his fader kynge of y^e Frensshmen / he kepte peas bothe with y^e Romayns & Galle••s / he augmented gretely y^e sacrefyse to the goddes & specyally he caused to honoure y^e god Mars for by hym the people trusted for vyctory. [ F]

Octa∣uius.

[ T] Aqsgranū which is y^e cyte of A••ō where y^e emperour now taketh his fyrst crowne ¶Octauius sone of Iulyus was after his fader duke of Tongres & Brabande / he kepte lege with the Romayns / wherfore y^e Emperour Troiane made hym gouernour of Gall belgik. In his tyme saynt Martyn cōuer••ed to y^e fayth of cryst the cytees of Collen & Tongres. [ T]

• Sixte.
• Theles¦phore
• Hige¦me
• Pius
• Anicet
• So¦ther

[ P] ¶Syxt a Romayne was next pope y^e yere of Cryste .C.xxi. he helde the see. x yere & more in the tyme of Adrian vnder whom he was martyred

¶Thelesphore a greke was next made pope the yere of cryste .C.xxxi he held the see. xi yere & .iii. m••¦ne this he orderid the tyme of lent to be fast & that at cristenmas a preest shulde sing. iii masses & also orderid y^e gloria in exelcis shulde be song at mas he sufferid marterdome vnder Anthonius ¶Higenie a greke held the see .iiii. yere he ordeynyd godfaders & godmoders. & after was martiryd. ¶Pius ā Italyō helde the see xi. yere he ordenyd ester to be hallowid on the sōday & also that who so euer vsurpid y^e gooddis of y^e church shuld be ponishid for sacralagie he was martirid by āthoni{us}. ¶Anyceta syryā helde the see .x. yere & was in rtyred by Anthonius Marcus [ P]

¶Sother born at campayn held the see ix. yere he ordeynid mariage to be opinly solemnisid and after was martired

• Adrian
• Antho¦ni{us}pi{us}
• Marc{us}¦āthoni{us}

[ E] ¶Adrian son of ely adrian cosyn to Troian was made emperour the yere of Cryste .C.xix. he was expert both in greke tong & laten he restored the cyte of Alexander in Egypt late dystroyed by the ro∣mayns he reedified y^e cite of Ierusalem & set the sepulcre of Cryste within the same. ¶Anthoni{us}pi{us} begottyn of adriā & his sō adoptyfe was after adriā made ē{per}our & reynid .xxiiii. yere ¶Marcus aurelius anthonin callid the trew & Lucius the trew his broder sonnis to Marcus held the Empyre ioyntely after theyr fader .xi. yere thē Lucius dyed & Mercus contynnued ē{per}our .viii. yere [ E] he made the .iiii. percecusion vppon the cristen men.

• Coe¦lus
• Luci{us}

[ B] ¶Coelus son to maur{us} was made next kyng of bryttayne the yere of Cryste .C.xxvi. because he was brought vp in youth among the romayns he louyd thē & kept pease with thē in his tyme & payed tri¦bute he was welbelouid of his people for his liberalite & he suffred the ryche to kepe theyr ryches & dyd grete almys to the poor & nedy

¶Lucius son to coelus was after his father kyng of brittayn the yere of Cryste .C.lxxx. he sēd to elu••terus pope of Rome to be crystynyd which sendin to bryttayne .ii. legattis one callyd faganus the o¦ther damian{us} which baptisyd the kyng & y^e people / In that tyme there were .iii. archflāmis & .xxxviii. flāmyns of the panym fayth which thē were chaungyd in to .iii. archbyshopp{is} & .xxviii. byshopp{is} one was y^e archbyshop of lōdō y^e other of york y^e .iii. of gloceter which york yet cōtinuith but the other were after chaungyd & so all the ydols in the panym temples were dystroyed & the temples were dedicate & made churchys of the crystē f••ayth this lucy{us} as sō wryters afferme reynid .lxxviii. yere & af∣ter dyed without issue & is bu∣ried at gloceter. [ B]

• Merco¦mer.
• Clodo¦mer.

[ F] ¶Mercomer sonn to o∣demer was after his fader kīg of frenchmen the yere of Cryst .C.xxvii. he maryed Athyld doughter to maurus kyng of greate bryttayne & had .vii. sonnis y^t is to sey Clodomer mercomer that byldyd the cite of merco∣burg Clogion Francus Meredak nichanor & odemar duryng this mercomers tyme the frenchmen had no warris therfore they īcresid in grete ryches▪ he reynyd .xxi. yere.

Clodomer son of mercomer was kīg ••fter his fader In his tyme the Galles prepared to make warre vppon him but by his wisdom he pace∣fied it y^t they did no hurt he reynid .xvii. yere. [ F]

God∣dard

[ T] ¶Godardus sonne to octaui{us} was after his father duke of tongres & brabād y^e yere of Cryste .C.xl. he was gouernour of gallis belgyk by y^e romayns as his fader was before [ T]

• Eluter
• Victor
• zepherī

[ P] ¶Eluter a greke was next pope the. yere of crist .C.lxxvii. he hild the see .xv. yere & was martirid. ¶Victor hild y^e se .x. yere ī y^e time of āthoni{us} comod{us} holie {per}tinax Iuliā & seuer{us} ē{per}ours & was martird ¶zepherin a romayn hild the see .xvii. yere he ordeynid that euery man & woman of .xiiii. yere shuld receyue at ester the body of crist consecrate. [ P]

• 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 y^e law after y^e 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 y^e 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 y^e yere of crist .CC.xiii / he was a lecher{us} mā & lay by his stepmoder callid iuliana & did many other cruel ded{is} [ E]

Basia∣nus

[ B] After the dethe of lucius ther was grete debate in the lande that many yeres after ther was no king & the pictis and other ennemis invadid the land. Therfore seuerus emperour of rome cam to brittē with .ii. legions of men to kepe them subiectes & to deffende the lande and droue them that resistyd by yonde doram and made a grete diche & wall of torues from the est see to the west see / this seuerus had .ii. sonnes basianus and getanus and fell sike at yorke and dyed but after y^e story of bryttayns one fulgēci{us} with a grete power of y^e pictis fought agaynst seuer{us} & slew hym in opē batell. ¶Basianus calid caracalla sone to seuerus whos moder was a britten with helpe of the brittons as y^e britteyn story she with / fought ageynst his brother getan{us} whos moder was a romayn & slewe hym in batell: and soo was made kynge of brytteyn / but other storyes affyrm that getanus was slayne at the cytte of edissa or emea fyghtyng agaynste the parthes / this basianus after this went to rome and ther was made emperour and after as diuers cronacles aferme was sleyne at the seyde citte of edyssa but y^e brytten story affirmith y^t he was sleyn ī britteyn by carāci{us}

[ B]

• Fara∣bert
• Sūno

[ F] ¶Farabert sone of clodomer was after his fa¦der kynge of frenshe men the yere of cryst .Clxv. he confirmed the old alyans made by francus with the germayns saxons teu∣tonikk{is} & cunbris in the displesure of y^e romeyns therfore the romeyns entred in to germeyn with a grete power and ther was grete batell by twen them & the frenchemē and muche people sleyn & after that farabert dyed after that he had reyned .xx. yere.

¶Sūno sone to ferabert was after his fader kynge of frenchemen he was a hardy prynce and had many battelles agaynst the romeyns and galles he with y^e gerineynes & saxsōs ēterid ī to galia & distroyed a great {per}t of y^e cūtre & retor∣ned hom agayn he reyned .xxvi. yere [ F]

God∣fray

[ T] ¶Godfray sone of godard was duke of tōgres & brabād after his fader he eydyd the ē∣{per}our marc{us} ātoni{us} agaīst y^e germaīs but after be¦cause y^e ē{per}our cōmod{us} slew a neuew of his a child that was in hostage at rome he brake lege with y^e romeyns ioyned with the germayns / this godfray maryed y^e doughter of werik ducke of treues & they so alyed to gyder had all gall bell∣gik vnder theyr dominnion by the space of .xii. yere without ony trybute paynge to the romans. [ T]

• Calixte
• Vrban
• Pōciō.
• Anther

¶Calixte was next made pope the yere of crist .CCxxi he held y^e se .vi. yere and after was martired [ P] ¶Vrban a romayn helde the see next .viii. yere and was martired.

¶Pōcion a romayn held the see next .v. yere / he was put to exyle in to y^e yle of sardeyn where he died· ¶Anther a greke hild the see ii. yere. [ P]

• opili{us} macri∣nus
• Antho¦nius
• aureli{us} alexād
• Iule marim̄
• Gordiā·
• pupiē{us} & balbi∣us

[ E] ¶Opilius macrinus was by the men of war made emperour the yere of crist .CC.xx. & hild the ēpire but one yere: for they that chase hym slew hym & his sonne diaduenus in the cytte of antioch. ¶Anthonius heleogabalus bastard to caracalla was then made ēperour his cōdiciōs were vile & de∣testable wherfore by y^e power of y^e mē of war he & his moder were slayn after y^t he had rēynid ·iiii. yere. ¶Aurelius alexander was next ē{per}our / a vertious man / it was neuer found that euer he dyd wrong to any man / he made warre agaynst the parthes / he was slayne by the men of warr by the occasion of maximian at the cite of magunce·

¶Iule maximian occupyed then the ēpire wythout auctorite of the senate / he made the .vi. parsecu∣cion vppon the crystin men this maximian as Capitalius resitith was sich a glotton that he wold ete xl.l. weyght of flesh in a day & drīk therto a mew of wyne which is almost .iiii. galons / he was by the senate declaryd enmy to the romen wele & depriuid of his empyre

¶Gordian the old was emperour next after / he reynid but one yere.

¶Pupienus & Balbius were next made emperours & gordian sonn of the doughter of Gordian the old made cesar / these held the empire one yere & then were both slayn in the paleys. [ E]

Carā∣cius

[ B] ¶Carancius a brittayn. born of low degree 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to rome: & there had auctorite to him giff••n to rule y^e land of brittayn. & entred in to brittayn & did great pyllage / he shewyd the bryttons that if they wold make him king he wold deffēd them frō the romayns / & so they made him king. the yere of crist .CC.xviii. & yet because he was not able to deffend the land from the pict{is}: he gaue to the pict{is} the cuntrey of albania in pease now callyd Skotland. [ B]

Chel¦derik

[ F] ¶Chelderik sonn of sūn•• was made king of frenchmen. the yere of cryst .CC.xiii. he was both hardy & wyse & incresyd his dominion. & as fast as he vsid his people to be callid frenchmen: the romayns & galloys callid them euer germayns hauing the name of french men in disdayn. but yet they cōtenuid [ F] theyr name with grete payn: as hanibaldus wrytith.

Werik

¶weryk sonn of godfrey. was after his fader duke of tongres & braband. he lyuyd .C. yere / but when [ T] he was old he left the gouerment of his landys to his son Artford. [ T]

• Fabiā
• Cor∣nelle
• lucius
• Ste∣phen
• Sixte.

[ P] ¶Fabian a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .CCxl. he helde y^e see xiiii. yere / he ordeynyd that holy creme shuld be yerely renewd & that no cristen man shuld mary within .v•• degrees of kynred / he was martyryd by decius emperour.

¶Cornelle a romayne was next pope the yere of crist .CCliiij / he held the see .ij. yere and more & was martyryd vnder gallus emperoure.

¶Lucius a romayn was next pope & helde the see .iiii. yere

¶Stephen held the see .iii. yere and was martirid by y^e ē{per}our valerian and galiē / he ordeynyd that non shuld were y^e vestementis of / the church but in time of deuyne seruyce.

¶Syxt was nexte pope & helde the see .ii. yere & was martyryd by y^e ē{per}our galyē. [ P]

• Gordiā
• phillip darabi
• Decius
• gall{us} hostili{us}
• licini{us} & galiē

[ E] ¶Gordian the yonger before said cezar was thē next emperour the yere of crist .CCxli. he made war agayne the parthes and as he returnid by the meanys of phillip darabye he was slayn. ¶Phylip darrabye before sayd was thē made emperour the yere of crist .CCxlvii / he had a son callyd philip whiche he ioyned with hym in his ēpyre / he was the furst cristin man of all kyngys or ē{per}ours romaynes at which time he made grete solēnites & sportis .iij. dayes & nightis continuing / this seyd phyllyp & his son were put down & slayn by decius / y^t is to sey the fader at veron and the son at rome after that they had reyned vii. yere.

¶Decius borne in campeyn or hungarie was then made ēperour / he made the .vii. {per}secutiō agaīst the cristin mē where seynt fabiā & saynt cornill pope & seynt appolin where martyrid he was slayne in a battell / but some say he slewe hym selfe.

¶Gall{us} hostili{us} was thē made ē{per}our / he ioynid with hī his son volucian{us} they kept y^e ēpire .ii. yere ¶Lycinius valeriā with galiē his son were made ē{per}ours the yere of crist .CClvi. at the beginynge he was good & gentyll / but by the instigacion of an herytyke that was his famylier / he made the .viii. {per}secution agayns the cristin men of whome god toke vēgeāce for in a bateyle agayns sapor kyng of {per}ces he was takyn & his cyen put out and abode there all his life prysoner tyed wyth cheynis.

[ E]

Alect{us}

[ B] ¶Alectus a romayn was then sent in to brytteyn with .iii. legions of men which flewe carancius in playn batell & alectus crouned kyng the yere of crist .CCxxiii. and after that he ponishid the bryttōs so sore that ••hey chase one as clepidotus to be theyr king which then was duke of cornewall.

[ B]

Barthe¦rus

[ F] ¶Bartherus son of chelderyk was after his fader kyng of frenchmen the yere of criste .CClij. in his tyme ancharius son of bartherus and luter sone of kynge morbodus in saxone with the frenchemen saxōs & germeyns went ouer the ryuers of ryne & meuze in to galle dystroyng the coūtrey & so forth ouer the reuer of seyne in to gall celtyk and from thens in to spayen wher they besegid the towne of tereskone & toke it & dystroyed it. [ F]

Art∣sard.

[ T] ¶Artsard son of weryk was after his fader duke of tongres & braband in the tyme of the emperour maximian and because that one namid carancius lyuetenaūt to the emperour dyd not gouerne well [ T]

• Denis
• Felyx
• Euthi∣chia
• Caius
• Mercel¦lyn.

[ P] ¶Denys was next made pope / the yere of cryst .CC.lxvi / he was the fyrst mōk y^t euer was pope. & was martyryd·

¶Felyx a romayn held the see .iiii. yere. he ordeynyd that no masse shuld be song but in holy pla••is & was martyryd.

¶Euthichian a tus{que} hyld these one yere and was martyryd.

¶Cayus an almayn held the se .xi. yere / he ordeynyd holy orders of presthod: As furst to be benet and after colet then subdeacon deacon & then preest / and after was martiryd.

¶Mercellyn a romayn hyld the see .ix. yere & was martyryd vnder dyoclysyan & Maxymian [ P]

• Galyē decyus
• flaui{us} claude
• Quin¦tilius
• valeri{us} aureliā
• ānuus tacitus
• Floriā
• aureli{us} {per}bus

[ E] ¶Galyen decius sonne of valeriā after his fader was takyn began to be sole emperour. the yere of cryste .CC.lxii. he made the .viii persecucyon agaynst the crysten men / where seynt syxt pope / saynt laurence / & seynt ypolyte were martyryd / this galiē heryng of the misery of his fader refreynid to do forther persecucyon vppon the crysten men / but he was slayne by the lernyd coūcell / after that he had rey••••d sole emperour .ix. yere.

¶Flauius claude borne at dalmacie was next emperour one yere.

¶Quyntylyus brother to claude was next emperoure / he was slayne by the lernyd men after he had bene emperour .xvii. days.

¶Valerius aurelyan borne in panonie or hongarye made the .ix. persecucyō agaynst the crysten mē where saynt colūb. S. patrocle. S. agapit were martyryd / thys aurelyā was after brēt by lyghtenīg in byzunce now callyd constantynople.

¶Annuus tacytus was next emperour / he was in the yle ef ponthus slayne

¶Floryan brother to tacytus was next emperoure / the yere of cryst .CC.lxxix. he was slayne by the people of tharsie after that he had ben emperour .ii. monethys.

¶Aurelyus probus borne in panonye or hōgarye was next emperour / he made great warr agaynst y^e germayns & had victory / wherfore he was reseyuyd with tryumph in the cyte of rome / and that was the last tryumph of .CCC.xx. tryumphis / this probus in an insurreccyō of men of armys was slane / [ E] after that he had ben emperour .vi. yere.

Asclepi¦odotus

[ B] ¶Asclepiodotus as sone as he was chosyn kyng the yere of cryst .CC.xxxii. cam with agreat power agaynst Alectus to london / where alectus with mych of his peeople were slayn / but one gallus after that with help of the romayns that were laft alyue kept the cyte but they were so sore besegyd that at [ B]

Clodiō

[ F] ¶Clodyon sonn of bartherus was after his fader kyng of frēchmen the yere of cryst .CC.lxxi. The .iii. yere of his reyne the romayns remembryng the hurte done them in the cuntrey of gallia by the frenchmen: cam in to almayn with a gret host where ther was a great batell & .xv.M. almayns slayn & the .ix. yere after▪ Clodiō ēteryd in to gallia with a great host & cōqueryd a great {per}t of that cuntrey. [ F]

[ T] the prouynce the seyd Artsard was put in hys rome. whych prouynce extendyd from the lordshyppe of ryne vnto the bryttayns see. [ T]

• mercill
• euseby

[ P] ¶Mercil a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .CC.xCvij. he held the see .v. yere / he ordeynyd y^e euery mā myght Apele to the se appostolicall / also he ordeynyd y^• no clerk shuld be callid to āswere before a ley Iuge / he was martired vnder Maxence.

¶Eusche a greke helde the se .vi. yere / in his time y^e holy crosse was found by seynt helene▪ wherfore he ordeynid the day of the inuencion of that holy crosse to be hallowid. [ P]

• aureli{us} carus
• Dyocly¦syan

¶Aureli{us} Carus born at narbone in gall was next ēperour the yere of cryst .CC.lxxxv. he ioynyd [ E] wyth hym in the empyre his .ij. sonnis Carinus & numerianus he made warr in mesopatonia & toke y^e town of chare / & in perse wā y^e townis of sene & thesyphōt he was slayn in a tēpest with lightenyng & in mediate numeryanus his son was slayn by the men of warr / & Carynus the other brother was slayn in a battell agayns dioclision.

¶Dioclisian born at dalmacye was then emperoure the yere of cryst .CC.lxxxvi. he Ioynyd wyth hym in the empyre Maximyan born at panonie / These .ij. did the .x. persecusiō agaynste y^e cristen men / where saynt mauryce. S. agnes. S. anastasie. S. barb. S▪ cryspyne & cryspinian. S. crystofer S. cosme & damyan. S. ciryace. S. dorathe. S. eleulye. S. euphemy. S. gervays &. S. prothays / S Adryan. S. Panthalyan. S. quintyne. S. sebastyan. S. rheodore. S. Vincent. & many mo in great nōber were martyryd / & at the last they renoūcyd theyr empyre / after they had reynyd .xx. yere. [ E]

Coyll.

[ B] y^e last they were ouercome & Gall{us} was slayne & cast in a water there whych after was callyd galbroke after his name / & now callyd walbroke / & whē this asclepiodotus had thus vāqueshyd the romayns / he held the land in pease & rulyd the bryttayns with good Iustyce a certeyne seasō tyll at the last one Coyl duke of colchester arose agayns hym & slew hym in pleyn batell.

¶Coyll duke of colchester was then made kyng / the yere of Cryste .CC.lxii / he was fader to seynte helene / In his tyme cōstancyus which late before had conqueryd spayne cam from rome with a great people in to brytayn to subdew y^e bryttayns / of whō Coyll beīg a ferd gaue hym Helene his dough∣ter to wyfe / wherby pease was made & Coyll dyed with in a monyth after. [ B]

Walter

[ F] ¶walter son of clodyon was after his fader kyng of frēchmen the yere of cryst .CC.xCviij / In his tyme was great persecucyon of crysten men by dioclisyan & maxymian / he had but lytyll warr in hys tyme / but dyed after that he had reynyd .viii. yere. [ F]

Also when the ēperour constacyus was opressyd of the allmayns about langres / the sayd Artsard [ T] gaue vnto hym sych eyde that at the last he had vyctory / & because that constācyus wold be the more stronger agaynst the allmayns / he maryed helene doughter to coyll king of bryttayn & after besegyd the cytte of treues / & therfore the sayd Artsard cōtynued great famylyaryte with the seyd ē{per}our. [ T]

• Melchi¦ades
• Silues¦ter
• Marc{us}

[ P]

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¶Melchiades born in affrik was pope the yere of cryst .CCC.ix. he hild the se .iiii. yere / he ordeynid that none shuld fast vppon the sonday / & was martyred vnder Galeryus & Maxymyanus

¶Syluester the furst a romayn born was next pope / he hyld the see .xxiii. yere he ordeynyd y^e fyrst of y^e .iiii. generall coūcels in y^e cyte of Nycee agaīst y^e ariēs. ¶Mark a romayn hyld the see .ii. yere. in the time of constātyne the graūt. [ P]

• Cōstā∣ci{us} & ga¦leri{us}
• cōstāti¦ne the graūt

[ E] ¶Cōstācius & galeryus maxymianus were both made emperours / the yere of cryst .CCC.vii. they partyd the empyre in two partis / Maxymyan had all illyrycie or venys Asye & all the oryēt & Cōstā∣cyus had for his parte Ittalye affirke spayne & gallya / he maryed Helene doughter to Coell kyng of great bryttayne / Looke more of hym among the kingis of bryttayne.

Constātyne the graunt son of constancius & seynt helyn / was next emperour. the yere of cryst .CCCix. both of rome & cōstantinople / In hys tyme Maxēce son to maximyan was by dyuers men of war made ē{per}our / but he was put doūe by y^e seyd cōstātyne / vnder whych maxēce seīt Katerine was marti¦ryd some say y^t this cōstantyn gaue furst possession to rome. [ E]

• 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]

• Dago¦bert
• Clogiō
• Clodo¦mer.
• Gene∣bault.

[ F] ¶Dagobert sonne of walter was after hys father kyng of frenchmē the yere of cryste CCC.vi. he was a good man & Iust he was in all cawsis so indyfferent that it cowde neuer be prouyd that euer he did wrōge to any man or sufferid any to be done to his knolege he had .iii▪ sonnis c••ogion clodemer and genebault

¶Clogiō eldist sō of dagobert was next kīg of frēchmē he reyned but .ii. yere & laft .ii. yong sonnis which succedid not hym because of theyre yong age

¶Clodomer the second son of dagobart & brother to clogion was next kyng of frenchmen he made pese betwen the sānis & the thuringiens and becawse he fauorid the thuryngiens they gaue hym a cōtrey lieng betwen them & the sānis which contrey Clodomer gaue to genebault his yonger brother which with gret people did inhabit it & callid it fraūce oryētall where now the cytee of wyrciburg is set. [ F]

merci∣andus

[ T] ¶Merciandus son of artsard was after his fader duke of tongres & brabād / & also had the gouernaūce of the prouynce by y^e see cost for the em{per}ours romayens & wan māny grete ••hingis for them and specially in the lyfe of his fader taking part with constantine the graunt agayns maximian and licinius. [ T]

• Iulius
• Libe∣rius
• Felix

[ P] ¶Iulius a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .CCC.xxxix and hild the see .xv. yere / vnder hym was the creacion of the pro••onotarys.

¶L••berius a romayn hild the see .vi. yere & after some x. yere this lyberius became an herityke of the sekt of arient{is}.

¶Felyx a romayn hild the see .i. yere & more he sufferyd martirdome by the aryēs / but seynt Ierome pu••••ith not him in the nomber of popis. [ P]

• Cōstā∣cius
• Iuliān
• Iouian▪

[ E] ¶Cōstancius the second sonn of constātyne the graūt was next em{per}our the yere of cryst .CCC.xl / vnder him was the .xi. parsecucion of crysten men for he fell to the sekt of ariētis.

¶Iulian apostata son of cōstancius brother to constantine the graunt was next ēperour / he made y^e .xii· parsecu••ion agaynst the crysten mē / vnder hym was mar••••rid seynt Iohn̄ / & seynt poll••romaīs s. donat .s. blase .s. striace / & .s. Iuliane with many other / he was namid apostata because he forsoke the feyth of cryst & after did the seyd parsecuciō / he was slayn̄ at a battell agayn the parses after that he had reynyd .i. yere & .viii. monethis / the cronicles here in coūting of yeris do gretly dyscord.

¶Iouian born at panone was next emperour. he reynid but .viii. monthis. [ E]

Octa∣uius

[ B] ¶Octauius duke of cornwall after the departing of constātine made hym self kyng of bryttayn the yere of crist .CCC.xxix. & slew them that constantine had made gouernours. wherfore cōstātine sēd ouer one Traherus or Traben which made grete war agaynst octauius. & droue hym out of the lād & traherus was kyng for a sea••on but afterward octauius by the ayd of gou••••ertus king of norway which sēd with hym a grete nūber of people ēterid in to the realme & slew trahe••us & so recouerid his kyngdome agayn & hild it in pease long tyme. therfore this traherus is not acoūpti•• amōg the kīgis of brittayn this octauius had no heyr but a doughter which by councell of his lordis was maryed to one Maximian that came from rome whcih was vncle lonn to constantine. [ B]

• Dago¦bert
• Ryche∣mer
• Clodiō
• Theo∣domer

¶Dagobert son of genebault was after his fader duke of fraunce oriētall / he / with a gret host passid [ F] the ryne & tooke the cyte of treues in gallia / After hym one Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall. ¶Rychemer son of clodomer was after his fader kynge of frenchmen. he with the help of genebault wan many battells agayne the romayns & gallis but at the last he was slayne by the romayns. ¶Theodomer ••one of rychemer was after his fader kynge of frenchemen he hade many bateylls in gallia agayne the romayns but at the last he was takyn & he dyd·

[ F]

[ T] ti••ātis & vsurpatours of the ēpyre becawse ••hereof merciādus by priuelege im{per}iall extēdid y^e l••••net{is} of his gouernaūce thorow owt all the cūtreys of heynault ar••oys and pycardy and died after that he had be duke .xl. yere

[ T]

• damase
• siricius
• Anas∣tace
• Inno∣cent

[ P] ¶Damase a spanyard was pope the yere of Cryst .CCC.lxviij. & hyld these .xix. yere / In hys tyme was the secōd generall councell in the cite of cōstātinople he approuid .x. werkis of saynt Ierome. ¶Siricius a romayne held the se .xvi. yere.

¶Anastace a romayne held y^e see iij. yere / he ordeynid y^e men shuld stād while y^e gospell was reding. ¶Innocent borne at albanie hyld y^e see .xv. yere he ordeynid pax to be born at mas [ P]

• 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.

Maxi∣mius.

[ B] ¶Maximian{us} sō to leoni{us} a britteyn / vncle to saīt helin was next kyng the yere of crist .CCClxxxii. he cōqueryd the land amoricā y^t now is callid littell britteyn & slew y^e kyng with helpe of the britons & gaue y^e lond to Conon moredak a briten & so callyd it litell brittayne wherfore his people callid him ē∣perour & after maximian went to rome & by the way subduyd a grete part of germania & a grete part of gallia & fraunce / wherfore the ē{per}ours gracian & valentiniā made sore ware agayns hym & cōmyng with a grete host yet for fere of maximian valentine fled to constantynople and gracian to lyons in fraūce where he was slayn / In this tyme conon morodak send in to gret britteyn to dionot{us} duke of cornwall to haue meydens of theyre owne nacion to be theyr wyf{is} which as galfrid{us} writeth sēd to hī vrsula his doughte•• & .xiM. other meydēs which by rēpe••t of y^e se were driuī to a place ī germania [ B]

• Clogiō
• Mer∣comer

[ F] ¶Clogion son of theodomer was after his father kyng of frenchmen the yere of cryst .CCC.lx. this Clogion to reuenge the deth of his fader with a grete host passed in to gallia and toke the cite of cambrey and slew all the romayns therin / he conquered gallia vnto the flood of seyne. ¶Marcomer son of Clogion was after his fader kyng of frenchmen he had many grete bateylls a∣gayn the romayns & gall{is} / but at the last he was s••eyn in germayn in an army agayns valentinian thē the frenchmen were with out kyng [ F]

Taxā¦der.

[ T] ¶Taxander sonn of Marciandus was after his father duke of tongres & braband he was norisshid in the court of ••racian emperour which reynid the yere of cryst .CCC.lxxxij. he was there accusyd by eugenius grāmaticus & one. [ T]

• zozin{us}
• Boni∣fa••e.
• Celesti¦ne.

[ P] ¶zorinus a Greke was nexte pope / the yere of cryst .CCCC.xx. he helde the see one yere / in his tyme Pharamound began to reyne in fraunce

¶Boniface a Romayne helde the see .ij. yere in his tyme saynt Ierome dyed

¶Celestyne a Romayne borne in Cāpayne was pope the yere of cryst .CCCC.xxv. & helde the see .ix. yere / in his tyme the .iii. generall counsayle was kepte in the cyte of Ephese agaynst the Nestory∣ens & the Pellagiens heretykes / at whiche counsayle there were .CC. bysshoppes. [ P]

• Theo∣dose.
• Archa¦dius.
• Hono∣rius.

[ E] ¶Theodose the graunte a Spanyarde borne was nexte Emperour the yere of cryst .CCC.lxxxviii s. after the deth of Gracian / for before he helde the Empyre of Constantynople .vi. yere with Graciā and after helde it .xi. yere and than dyed at Mylleyne & his body brought to Constnople / in his tyme saynt Austyn lyued.

¶Archadius & honori{us} sonnes to Theodose were ioynt ēperous the yere of Cryst .iiiC.xcviii. but archadius was at constantinople & honorius in the west.

¶Honorius ouer lif••id Archadius & then be¦gan to be ioynt ē{per}our with Theodose the yōger sonne to archadius the yere of cryst .CCCCxi. he held the empyre xv. yere. [ E]

Graciā

[ B] amōg y^e pagā people where on Gwan{us} beīg king & melga his brother seīg theyr bew••e wold haue deuoured thē & because Vrsula & her maydens wolde not cōsent therto they were therfore put to deth at a place where now y^e cyte of Coleyn is sett / but other storyes as Iacobus Philip{us} & anthoni{us} sey y^t they shuld not be sent furth of gret Bryttayne nor martired about y^e tyme but in the time of Mercianus Em{per}our. This Gwanus & Melga were sent by the sayd em{per}ours Gracian & Valentinian into grete bryttayne which there dystroyd churches of crystys fayth & slew y^e people wherof Maximiā hauīg knolege sēta knyght of his thider callyd Gracian{us} which droue out Gwanus & Melga & deffendyd & kept the land to the vse of Maximian In his time Theodosius ē∣perour of the Est with a grete power drofe Maxymian in to a towne in Italy callid aquil••a where he was takī & he did aft whos deth gracian{us} beīg in britayn herīg therof a non made hī self there kīg. ¶Graciā after y^e deth of Maximiā was made kyng of bryttayne the yere of cryste .CCCxc. & after that was so cruell & vsid sich tirranny & execucōn vppō the britteyns y^t at the last they rose agaynst hym by one assent & slew hym after that he had reynyd there .iiii yere. [ B]

Mer∣comer

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Phara¦moūd.

[ F] xv. yere durīg which tyme .ii. dukis one aft another dyd gouern y^e people y^t is to sey furst dagobert broder to mercomer .v. yere & after genebault sō of the seid dagobert wh••••h rulyd as duke .xi. yere

Mercomer son of Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall y^t is to sey of francony whyle that Dago∣bert rulyd the realme of frenchmē In his tyme frenchmē with the cōduit of certeyn duk{is} wēt in to germayn ouer the flood of ryne & toke the cite of Treues wher of Lucius was gouernoure vnder the romayns & after they cam from thens to the ryuer of seyne and for they saw it a goodly cuntrey they chase it for theyr habytacion.

¶Pharamound Sonne to Mercomer that was duke of Fraūce Oryentall was made furst kyng of Fraunce Oryentall / And after by a comune assent was made kyng of all Fraunce [ F]

Ansi∣gisus

[ T] Arbogastus but yet at the last he was prouyd a good cristin man but after because of the troble he had in gracians court he toke parte wyth Maxymyan agaynst gracian & afetr y^t was well in fauour with Theodose emperour

¶Ansigisus son to taxāder was after his fader duke of tōgres & braban he was a good crysten prynce he slew in playne battayl grosius kyng of wandalys which was ā ydolatour & a cruell tyrāt [ T]

Sixte.

[ P] ¶Syxte a Romayne was made pope y^e yere of cryst .cccc.xiiii. & helde the see .viii. yere [ P]

• Theo¦dose.
• Marci¦an.

[ E] ¶Theodose y^e yonger succeded Archadius his fader in y^e Empyre of Cō¦stātynople the yere of Cryst .CCCC.xxi. & helde it with honore / his vn¦cle Emperour in the occydent .xv. yere after whose dethe he ioyned Valentynean the yonger with hym whyle that Pharamounde Clodyan & Marou••e reygned in Fraunce.

¶Marcyan was Emperour in Constantynople after Theodose the yonger whose syster he maryed & Valentyne the yonger was Emperour in Italy the yere of cryst .CCCC.liii. this Marcyan was put to dethe in Constantynople by his owne seruaunt{is}. In his tyme saynt Vrsula as some wryters [ E] afferme was martyred at Coleyne / & with her .xi.M. virgyns.

[ B] ¶After the dethe of Gracyan as Galfridus affermeth / the foresayd kynge Gwanus assembled a grete power of Skottes Pictis Norways and Danes and came agayne in to Brytayne / but other wryters make no mencyon whether Gwanus were leder of them or not. But trouthe it is that they dyd then more harme then before / for they destroyed all the crysten peeople that none durste name Cryst Ihesu but he was put to dethe. But policronicon affermeth that after the dethe of Gracyan the Romayns sente a knyght called Cōstantyne to haue the rule of grete Brytayne / but because he was demed an enemy to the Emperour. Honorius the emperour sente another knyght called Constanci{us} in to grete Brytayne / whiche slewe Constantyne in playne batayle / & after y^t the brytons were vexed agayne by the Pictis & other straungers dyuers times y^t at the request of the brytons the Romayns sente to thē dyuers legyons of men dyuers tymes whiche chased the Pictis ouer the Skottisshe see & made a wal of stone in y^e same place where before Seuerus had made a wal of torues & after y^t the Romayns departed / & yet then soone after the Pictis & Skottes entred againe & brake y^e wall before made & spoyled y^e coūtre y^t the lande all this whyle was in grete mysery bothe batayle / derth / dethe / & without a kynge by the space of .xxx. yere & more / wherfore they sente letters to Rome. And also they sende & embasset to Aecius kynge of Fraunce & leuetenaunt to the Emperour Honorius / whiche re¦tourned agayne without comforte / wherfore one Guitellinus bysshop of London as Galfryde wry¦teth wente to lytell Brytayne for helpe to the kynge Aldowinus whiche kynge sente his broder Con¦stantyne with .xij.M. men with the bysshop in to grete Brytayne / & when the brytons herde therof a grete nombre of thē arose with Cōstantyne & gaue batayle to y^e Pictis whiche were paynims of be∣leue & destroyed thē & droue thē out wherfore y^e brytons made Cōstantyne kynge of grete brytayne. [ B]

Clodiō

[ F] and the fyrst that enhabyted Gallia the yere of Cryst .CCCC.xx. he gaue his broder Marcomer the dukedome of Fraūce oryentall where nowe the cyte of frankforde is set / he ordeyned the lawe salique.

¶Clodion sone of Pharamonde was the .ii. kynge of Fraunce the yere of cryst .CCCC.xxx. he ma¦de warre vpon a certayne people called Turynges & thē subdued he adioyned to y^e royalme of Fraū¦ce all the countre from the ryuer of Seyne to the ryuer of Leyre of whiche countres the Romayns [ F] had neuer after domynyon.

Char∣les la∣bele·

[ T] ¶Charles Labele sone of ansigisus was after his fader duke of Tongres and Brabant / he maryed the syster of the Emperour valentinian / he gouerned Gall belgyk vnder the Romayns by the space of .xv. yere and exorted y^e romayns to sende Aecius agaynst Attilia kinge of Huns / whiche Attilia [ T]

Leo

[ P] ¶Leo a tus{que} was next pope y^e yere of cryst CCCC.xlij. he held y^e see .xxi. yeris / In his tyme was the .iiij. generall coūsell in the cite of Calcidone / he ordeynyd that in tyme of nede euery mā myght baptise / & ordeynyd y^t Alleluya shuld not be sōg nor seyd in lent nor Gloria in excelsis [ P]

• Leo.
• Leo & zenon

[ E] ¶Leo y^e furst was next em∣{per}our & hyld y^e ēpyre .vi. yere y^e yere of cryst. CCCC.lx.

¶Leo the second son of the doughter of Leo the furst was thē chosin emperour but because he was vnapt for y^e warrys & thought hym self not mete therfore for certeyn infirmites that he had hemade his father / zenon emperour. [ E]

• Cōstan¦tyne
• Cōstās
• Vorti∣ger.

[ B] ¶Constantine thus beynge kyng the yere of cryst .CCCC.xxxiii. Crystendome begayn agayn as galfridus writyth He toke a wyfe y^t was of the noble blood of the romayns & had by her .iii. sonis y^t is to sey Constans Aur••lambrose or Aureli{us} ambrosius & Vter pendragō / Cōstans the eldyst son was made a mōk at winchester / This cōstātine was sleyn by treson of a pict whych was contynually in his court & welbelouid of the kyng & myght dayly come to his presence

¶Cōstans son of Constantyne as galfridus writyth was takyn out of religyō and made kyng / the yere of cryst .CCCC.xliii / by meanis of Vortiger erle of Essex / to whō y^e kīg gafe all y^e rule wherfore he causid a .C. knyghtis of the pict{is} to be reteynyd for the kyng{is} howshold seruātys as a garde for the kyngis persō / whych people he knew well / were vnstable & apt to all myschefe wherfore Vortiger by maruelous secret subtyll meanis Imagening y^e kingis distrucciō chyryshid those knyght{is} aboue all other & gaue them gret gyftis & oft tymis seyd to them that yf he were more able of land he wolde better rewarde them wherby the knyghtis had hun in suche fauour that they slew the king in a night to the intēt to haue Vortyger kynge & brought his hed vnto Vortiger / This Vortyger thē because he wold opteyn the loue of the briteyns letid as thoughe he had ben wroth with that dede / & sodenly toke those .C. knyghtis & furst put them in pryson & after causid them to be put to deth by the order of the law / wherfore the brytteyns did chose Vortyger kyng ∴

¶Vortiger was thus made kyng the yere of crist .CCCC.xl.viii. thā they that had the kepyng of the of the .ii. children Aurilambros & Vter pēdragon as galfridus writyth went with the cheldren in to lityll bryten / Anon after y^e frēdes of these .C. knyghtis cam in to y^e lād to be reuēgid vppon Vorteger wherfore he ferid them & also ferid the cōmīg of the .ii. children In this tyme that is to sey the yere of crist .CCCC.l. one Engest & his broder Horsus cā frō germania into briteyn with a grete multitude of the people of the saxons which cam from theyr cōtrey bycause they had to mich people wher of the kyng hering was very glad & reseuyd them well & after with theyr help ouercam the Pictis / how be it holy Beda y^t wrote historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorū spekyth nothing y^t this Constantyne shuld come out of litill brittayn nor of his .iii. sōnis / Cōstās / Aurelius / & Vter / but he sayth Vortīger beīg kyng of bryttayn in the tyme of this mysery send for the saxons for help / wheruppō Engest & Horsa cam to hym wyth a great multytude of saxons & help the bryttons agaynst theyr enmys / Also after this Vortiger maried engest his doughter call••d Ronwē & gaue to engest y^e cōtrey of kēt wherfore y^e brytteyns were wrothe & put down Vortigerus & crowned Vortimer his sonne kyng. [ B]

Mero∣uee.

[ F] ¶Merouee sone of Clodiō was the thirde kyng of fraūce / In his time one Attilia king of Huns now callyd Hōgry Callynge hym selfe y^e skorge of god / Cam into Galia with CC.M. mē / & there dystroyd many grete townys & besegid the cite of Orleans and from thēs cam to chāpayn wher that one Aecius leuetenaūt to the ē{per}our Theodose / Merouee king of fraunce / Theo∣doryk kīg of gotis & other gaderyd to geder & gaue hī batell where on both {per}t{is} were slain .C.lxxx.M mē where Gūderis kīg or duke of borgoyn & Theodorike kīg of Gotis were slayne & gret nomber of Attilia his people slayne & minished / wherfore Attillia returnid agayne to hungery ∴ [ F]

[ T] kyng of huns whiche was dyscomfet in champayn and his people sore minishid. [ T]

• Hillari.
• Sīpli∣cius
• Felix.

[ P] ¶Hillari born in sardayn was pope y^e yere of cryst .iii.C.lxiiii. he held y^e see .vii. yere / he ordeynyd. that the bysshoppys shuld not chose theyr successo••rs.

¶Simplicius born at tyburce was next pope the yere of cryst .iiii.C.lxx. he held the see .v. yere. ¶Felix a romayn born was next pope he held the see .ix. yere. [ P]

• zenon
• Anas∣tace.

[ E] ¶zenon fader of Leo was after his son made em{per}our the yere of cryst .iiii.C.lxxvi he lyffyd after .xvii. yere. He ordeynyd the laws in the boke of the Code.

¶Anastase was next emperour / he gaue great cōmendacyon to Clouys the furst cryst••nyd kyng of fraūce because he wan Bordeux & Angolesme vppō the Vysegotys / which were of the sekt of aryēs [ E]

Vorty¦mer.

[ B] ¶Vortymer was made kīg of bryteyn the yere of cryst .iiii.C.lxiiii he gaue .iiii. battels to Engest & at y^e last droue hym owt of the land wherof his doughter Ronwyn was sad & causyd Vortymer to be poysonyd / Then the bryttons by comen assent made Vortyger kyng agayne / Anon after Engest cam agayn in to Englond wyth myche pepull to clayme hys coūtrey kent / where vppon there was a day of trewse takyn y^e vortyger & he shuld mete / but Engest made hys folk{is} pryuyly to put knyffys in theyr hose & at a certayn wach word which was nempnith youre sexis euery saxon drew his knife & slew a brytton & there Vortyger was takyn & put in pryson / yet some wryters sey that these bryttōs were sleyn in Engest{is} castell where he desiryd the kyng to dyner and so for sauegarde of his lyfe he gaue .iii. {pro}uincis vnto Engest & to his pepull & Vortyger & hys pepull went to walys / One of these prouyneys was kent where Engest dwelt hym selfe and there was furst kyng / A nother was Essex / And the thyrd was Estangles that ys northfolk & suffolk / Thys Engest toke vppon hym to be kyng of kent y^e yere of crist ·iiii.C.lxxvi. & cōmamdyd his own contrey kent to be callyd Engest land where of Englond toke first his name but some sey y^t Egbertus was y^e fyrst that cōmaūdyd all y^e hole land to be callyd englond as shalbe shewyd afterward / but yet long tyme before the cōmyng of Egbert y^e peple were callyd Angles as apperyth by holy Bede & other historyers whych were lōg before y^e tyme of the seyd Egbert ∴ [ B]

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Engest kyng of Kent.

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Chelde¦ryk.

[ F] ¶Chelderyk son of Merouee was next kyng of fraūce after his fader the yere of cryst .iiii.C.lx. He was so cruell y^t hys people cōspyryd agayns hym for fere whereof he fled to thuryng wherfore they dyd chose one Gelyon lieuetenent to the emperour to be theyr kyng whych Gelyon was more cruell [ F]

Lādo.

[ T] ¶Lando son of Charlysle bele was next duke y^e yere of cryst .iiii.C.lx. he {per}seyuyng the frenchmen [ T]

• Gelase.
• Anas∣tase.
• Sima¦chus

[ P] ¶Gelase borne in Affryk was next pope the yere of Cryst .iiii.C.xc.iiii. he ordeynyd that a Bygam{us} shuld not reseyue holy orders / and also that orders shulde be geuyn .iiii. tymys in a yere and vpon the saterday / he hylde the see iiii. yere.

¶Anastase was next pope / he hyld the see .ii. yere and more.

¶Symachus was next pope / he hyld the see .xv. yere. [ P]

[ E] and send hym a rich robe & made hym a patrice / and consull of rome / at the last this Anastase by the exytyng of Achaticis byshop of cōstātynople fell to heresye & Hormisida pope sēt legatys to cōuert hym but he was obstinate / wherfore in the presens of hys people by the iugemēt of god he was slayn wyth lyghtenyng after that he had holdyn the empyre .xxvi. yere. [ E]

Aurilā¦brose.

[ B] ¶Thys Engest when he had obteynyde victory dystroyed y^e churches of crystendome / he sent for mo saxons to inhabyte the land whych was deuydyd in .iiii. mo kyngdomys as how & when they began hereafter shalbe shewyd / yet after this victory of Engest / Aurylambrose & Vter hys brother as Gal∣fridus wrytyth cam in to England wyth mych people to whom y^e bryttons resortyd and gaue battell to Engest where Engest was slayne but polycronycō & other afferme that Engest kept hys own lād kēt in pease & warr / & dyed in hys bed & Otta hys son rulyd after hym there .xxiiii. yere / but all stories afferme that Aurelius besegyd Vortyger in a castell in walys & brent hym & all that was therein / and chasyd the Saxōs frō the .ij. prouyneys of Estāgles & Essex / but Beda affyrmith that thys Aureli{us} shuld be a romayn.

¶Aurylambrose or Aurelius ambrosius was then crounyd kyng of bryttayn the yere of cryst .iiii.C.lxxx / he had many cōflyctys wyth the saxons & sped dyuersly / In thys tyme one Ella a saxon cam in to the south parte of bryttayne & slew many bryttons & there made hym selfe furst kyng of southe saxons .s. southsex the yere of cryst .iiii.C.lxxx. & after hym reynyd there his .iii. sonnys Symen Id∣lenkingus & Eissa / Also in thys tyme one Vffa began furst to be kyng in Estangles the yere of cryst .iiii.C.xcii. whych people therfore were callyd vffynys. ¶Thys Aurylābrose dystroyd the panym lawys & reedyfyed churchys of crystendome he was poysonyd at wynchester & was buryed at stoneheng vnder the grete stonys whych stonys the bryttons say y^t one Merlyon which was begotin of a womā by the deuyll brought out of yrelād by the craft of magyk whych dyuers men thynk ston∣dyth nother with good fayth nor reasō & also the bryttons say that thys Marlyon told & wrote many [ B]

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Clouis

[ F] wherfore they put out Gelyō & toke Chelderyk agayn as kyng which after subdued to his obeysaūce all the contrey from thoronaunce to the flood of Leyre & after dyed ∴ [ F]

¶Clouys sonne of Chelderyk was after hys father kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .iiii.C.lxxxiiii / He was cruell at the furst agaynst crystēdome for he pyllyd the churchys & thē brent / after be maryed

[ T] to encrese theyre domynyōs & the romayns to dekey toke part with Chelderyk kyng offraūce & seyd he cam of hys blood that is to sey of Sycamber sonne of Francus. [ T]

• Hormi∣sida.
• Iohn̄.
• Felix.

[ P] ¶Hormisida born at chāpayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vC.xvii. he held the see .ix. yere & more ¶Iohn̄ a tus{que} was next he held y^e see .ii. yere he dyed prisoner in the cyte of Rauēs for y^e crystē fayth ¶Felix samien was next & held the see .iiii. yere & more he foūdid y^e church of cosme & damyā at rome [ P]

Iustin.

[ E] ¶Iustyn the auncyon was then made emperoure the yere of cryst .v.C.xviii. he was protector of the crysten feyth he put all the arryens out of constantynnople. [ E]

vter pē¦drago.

[ B] prophesyes wheron they gretely beleue But other clerkis and grete lernyd men gyue lyttyll credēce to them / & also they sey that those stonis were neuer brought out of yreland by merlion but y^t they were made by craft of men as of semēt & morter made of flynt stonys / one reasō they alege therto because those stonis be so hard that no yryn tole wyll cut them without grete bysynes and also they be of one facyon and bygnes saue only there be .ii. sortis / & so most lykly to be caste and made in a molde & that men thynke it a thyng almoste vnpossyble to get so many grete stonys owte of anny quarre or rokk that shold be so herd so equall of bygnes & fassyon / a nother reason they ley y^t it is not well possyble to haue so many gret stonis to be all of one color & of one greyn thorow and in euery place but that some stone shuld be more darker of colour in one place or a nother or at the lest haue some vaynys of other colours in them as grete stonis of merbell and other gret stonis commynly haue / But these stonis at stonehenge be all of one gryt without chaunge of colour or vayne & all of one facyon therfore many grete wysemen suppose them to be made of a morter of flynt or other stonys·

¶Vter pendragon broder to Aurelyus was next made kyng of brytteyn the yere of Cryste .v.C. He louyd one Igwarne or Igorne wyfe to Garloys duke of cornewall & therfore made war vppō hym and slew hym and after maryed the sayde Igwarne and by her had a son callyd Arthur & after this [ B] vter was poysonyd.

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S	••ymen	Idlenkync{us}	Eissa	S
A				A

[ F] Croytyll dougter and heyre to Chelperyk kyng of Borgoyn / this Croytell exortyd her husband to be crystenyd but he euer refusyd tyll at the last at a battell that he had agaynst the allmayns he made pro∣myse to cryst that if he wan the victory he wold be crystenyd & so he had ther the victory & then accor∣dyng to hys {pro}myse he reyseyuyd baptysme of seynt Reny archbyshop of Reynys & there ānoyntyd hym as a sacryd kynge / Hyt is seyd that .iii. flowre delyse in a feld of asure was sent to kyng Clouys [ F]

Austru¦cius.

[ T] ¶Austrusius sonne of Lando was after hys fader duke / he was welbelouyd wyth Chelderyk kyng [ T]

• Boni∣face.
• Iohn̄.
• Agapit

[ P] ¶Boniface a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .v.C.xxxiiii. and helde the see .i. yere and more ¶Iohan a romayn held the see next .ii. yere.

¶Agapyt a romayn was next pope y^e yere of cryst .v.C.xxxvii. thē was y^e .v. general councell in cōstā¦tinople wher the emperoure Iustynyan was conuertyd to the crystyn fayth / he ordenyd to haue processyon euery sondaye. [ P]

Iusti∣nian.

[ E] ¶Iustynyā sone to the syster of Iustine was next emperour the yere of crist .v.C. he was a grete wyse man / he causyd y^e lawis of rome to be orderyd in the bokis of y^e dygest and other bokys / And thoughe he were greatly gyuen to study of bokys / yet he had greate [ E]

Ar∣thur.

[ B] ¶Arthur sone to Vter pendragon as galfri¦dus writith was next kynge of y^e britteyns the yere of cryst .v.Cxviii / of thys Arthur is rehersyd by galfryde a lōg story whych from other wry∣ters is gretly dyscordant / how beit Beda that wrot Eclesiastica historia gentis anglorū about y^e yere of cryst .vii.C.xx whych wrote of the bryttayne kyngys reynyng both before the tyme of Arthur and at the tyme of Arthur supposyd and of the britteynis kyngis after the tyme of Artur and also of the saxō kyngys reynyng both before y^e tyme & after & yet he spekyth nothyng of Arthur / And willm̄s de regibus seyth that this Artur is he of whom the welchemen tell fantasies and fablys / but yet this gal∣fridus a wrytyth that thys Arthur fought .xii. batteylls agaynst the saxons & in all those had the vyc∣tory / but yet he myght not clerely auoyed them the lande but that they kepte theyr cūtreys for both in Arthurs tyme and after they styll incresyd / but some wryters aferm that they held theyr cuntreys as trybutaryes to Arthur / This Arthur slew in one daye as galfridus wrytyth .C.xl. saxons by help of our lady whose Image he bare in his shylde / In the .v. yere of Arthur supposyd the yere of cryst .v.C.xxii. the kyngdome of westsaxons began vnder a saxon callyd Cerdicus whiche reynyd long kyng there & kenricus hys sonne reynyd after hym / wyth thys Cerdicus Arthur had great war long tyme but finally he gaue to the seyd Cerdicus as apperyth in polycronycon .ii. cuntreyes Hampshyre and Somerset / Thys Arthur had great war contynually wyth the the saxons / but at the last as apperyth by the seyd galfridus wrytyng he brought them in to suche frame that he was accōptyd for chefe lord of all brytteyn / & whē he had set the land in some quietnes he gaue the rule therof to hys neuew Mor∣dred & with a grete army saylyd in to fraūce where as galfride wrytyth he wrought wonders / but the french cronycles & the wryters of the romayns speke nothyng therof nor that he shuld slee Luci{us} the emperours lieutenaunt / for they sey ther was no such Lucius lieutenaunt to the emperour at that tyme nor long before nor long after / therfore some suppose that galfryde wrote that story for affecciō because he was a welchman borne in the tyme of kyng Henry the .ii. syth the cōquest / And yet he that wyll now go to the shryne of seynt Edward at westmynster shall there fynd hēgyng in the shryne the prynt of ascale in red wax about the border wherof is wryttyn thus / Arthurus patricius Brittānie Gallie & Dacie ī{per}ator which they afferm was the seale takyn from an old dede of some gyft or graūt made to y^e house by kīg Arthur wherof y^e perchemēt & wrytīg for age is wastyd & putrefyed / but yet∣some mēthnyk it but a thyng faynyd of late by some mā hauyng effecciō to Arthur & that for dyuers [ B]

k	Otta		k
S			S
A			A
		Cerdreus	w

[ F] from heuyn for his armys & also a stāderd of red sylk whych they euer syth vse to bere in theyr batells [ F] whych before bare in theyr armis .iii. todys / & thys Clouys made war agaynst the gotys folowars of the sekt of the aryens & wan of them Gascoyn & Guyon.

[ T] of fraune & vnder him rulyd gall belgyke and of his name it was furst callyd austry [ T]

• Silue¦ster.
• Vigili¦us.

[ P] ¶Syluester born in campayn was pope next the yere of cryst .v.C.xxxviii. he held the see one yere. ¶Vigilius a romayn hyld y^e see next .xvii. yere & more he was exylyd by belyzare lieutenant to Iusti¦mā in to the yle of pontus where he dyed. [ P]

[ E] vyctory agaynst hys enmys & send Belizare hys lyeutenaunt agaynst the Perses & subduyd them & made the wandellys in affryk obedyent to the empyre •• Thys Iustinian byldyd a temple in cōstan∣tinople ī the honour of seynt Sophia & at the laste dyed beyng owt of hys mynde after that he had ben emperour .xxxix. yere. [ E]

Constā¦tinus

[ B] resōs one is for they say y^e tyme of Ar∣tur supposid was befor y^e westmister was foūdid & byld vppō a wyld bus••hy place full of thornis then callyd thorney which was in y^e tyme of Sebert{us} kyng of essex which was after y^e deth of Arthur more thā .xl. yere so y^t Arthur coud make to that howse no such graunt / And also they say that it is not possyble y^t that wax shulde last so long vnto this day which is almost .M. yere / & also they sey that y^e tyme of Arthur supposid nor .v.C. yere after they vsyd to put no seale of wax to theyr dedis nor wrytyngys but y^t vse began syth y^e cōquest of wyllyā cōquerour / for at the tyme of the seyd cōquest they vsyd but only to subcrybe theyr handis to dedys wythout any seale of wax as apperyth as this day in dyuers abbeys in englond of the graūtis by dedys made by seynt Edward & dyuers other to which ye shall neuer fynd seale of wax but only subcrypcyon of theyr handis but yet all this not withstandyng I wyl nother denye the seyd story of Arthur nor exort no man presysly to affyrme it / but to let euery man be at his lyberte to beleue ther in what he lyste / But yet forthere some sey that when Arthur was out of the realme this Mordred was desyrous to be kyng & with grete gyftis drew to hym Cerdicus kyng of west saxons by whose assent he was crounyd at London kyng of Brittayn and Cerdicus crounyd kyng of west saxons at winchester to whō this Mordred{us} gaue .vii. other prouincis .s. southsex where Elle & his .iii. sōnis beforseyd reynyd & Southere•• Bar••shere whilshire Dorset Decuōshire & Cornwall / sone after this Cerdicus dyed / whereof hering Arthur cam in agayne and landyd at Sandwych where Mordrede gaue hym strong batteyl but arthur at lenght wan the land vpon hym wherfore Mord••ed repayryd to wynchester & wyth new sodears and gaue to Arthur anewe battell wher Mordred was put to the wors & yet thrydly he gaue to Arthur a nother battell besyde Glastonbury wher Mordred was slayn and arthur woūdyd to deth after he had reynyd ouer the bryttayns as gallfridus wrytith .xxvi. yere This Arthur is buried at Glastonbery wher his bonis were found in the tyme of king Henry the .ii. in a tōbe of stone with a crosse of led lyeng therin vppon which crosse was wrytyn thus / Hiciace•• in∣clitus Arthurus quondam brittannie Rex et guenora vcor sua secunda in insula Auellona / Also after Cerdicus kenricus his sone was kyng of westesaxons / Also sone after this the kyngdome of soth saxons was subduid to the west saxons / Tyll the tyme of Ethelwold which also was slayne by Cadwaleder kyng of westsaxons / about thys tyme Otta kyng of kent dyed & they were after y^t with out kyng aboue .xl. yere til the tyme of Ethelbertus.

¶Cōstātinus son of Cador duke of cornwale by assēt of the brytteyns was then made kyng of brit∣tayns the yere of cryst .v.C.xliii. agaynst whom the sōnys of Mordred made war / but at the last as [ B]

k		k
S	o fimimt {con}ectes soutsaxoim̄ pro tempore	S
A		A
w	kenrie{us}	w

Chelde¦bert

[ F] ¶Cheldebert y^e eldest sō of Clouis was next kīg / he beldyd y^e church of seynt germayn besyde parys. [ F]

Pelagi¦us.

[ P] ¶Pelagius a romayne was nexte pope y^e yere of cryst .vC.••iii. he held the see .xi. yere. [ P]

Iustin.

[ E] ¶Iustyne y^e yonger born at trace ne¦vew to Iustynian was next emperour the yere of cryst .vC.lxv. he was an heri¦tik of the sekt of pelagyen / he dyed frantyk. [ E]

• Aureli¦us.
• Vorti¦porius

[ B] galfride sayth he slew one of them in y^e church of sent āphiabill in winchester & the other in a hous of freris in London but that seyng of galfryde shuld not seme to be trew for than there were no freris in all britteyn / yet after this war on Aurelyus conanus cosyn to Constantyne the kyng made warre agayns the kyng & slew hym in the felde.

¶Aurelyus Conanus was made kyng of brittons the yere of cryst .v.C.xlvi. he was a man of lyght credence beleuyng euery furst tale which was his grete hurte he toke hys vncle that shulde haue bene kyng & put hym in pryson & slew his .ii. sonnys & reynyd but .ii. yere leuyng after hym a sonne callyd Vortiporius In the tyme of this aurelyus the yere of cryst .vC.xlvii. one Ida a saxon began to reyn as kyng in northūberland which was deuydyd in two partes one was Deyra whych conteynyd from the water of Humber to the water of Tyne / the other was Brennicia whych was from Tyne to the scottysh see but one Ella reyned as kynge in Deyra / with in .iii. yerys after that Ida began his reyne and in the tyme of Vortipori{us} / but in processe of tyme both were one kyngdome to this domynyon also were adioynyd york shyre Derby & Nottyngame / ¶In thys countrey reynyd dyuers kyngis somtyme one somtym an other as here after by the namys ther vnder doth apere. ¶Vortipori{us} sō of Aurelius was next kyng y^e yere of cryst v.C.xlviii / he was a vyctoryous knight & in dyuers battayls dyscōfetyd the saxons / In this tyme Ella before seyd in the south part of the kygdom of nortthumberland callyd Deyra as before is shewyd was there furst kyng and sone after Ida dyed after whom succedyd Adda & after hym Clappa and after hym Thedulphus & after hym Fretulphus and after hym Theodricus about this tyme Vffa kyng of estangles died & Redwaldus his sō succedid hym also about thys tyme kēricus kyng of westsaxons died & his .ii sonns Ceolmus & Cuta succedid hym which after the deth of Otta kyng of kent expulsyd all the brytteyns out of kent which Cuta was after sleyn at abattell agaynste the bryttayns. [ B]

k						k
S						S
A		••edwnld{us}				A
w				Ceolm{us} & cuta		w
	Ida & Ella	Adda	Clappa		Thedulf{us}	N

• Cloiter
• Aribert

[ F] ¶Cloyter sone of Clouis was next kyng of all fraunce the yere of cryst vClix he was an euyll man he slew his .ii. neuewis & maryed theyre mo¦ther he slew y^e lorde Dyuetot in normandy therfore the pope Agapyt made hym to make fre the con∣trey so that the lorde thereof was namyd kyng & is to thys day he reynyd .v. yere

¶Aribert son of Clotyer was next kyng he was a commen aduouterer and dyed after he had reynyd .ix. yere. [ F]

Charl{is} nason.

[ T] ¶Charlis nasō sō to astraci{us} was after his fader duke of Braban & Austry he maried woldbury doughter to the duke of Turyng wherby he was after duke of Turynge. [ T]

• Iohn̄.
• Benet.
• Pela∣gius.

[ P] ¶Iohn̄ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .v.C.lxiiii he held the see .xiii. yere.

¶Benet a romayn held the see next .iiii yere & more.

¶Pelagius a romayn hyld the see next .x. yere & more / he ordeynyd that clerkys in holy orders shulde sey dayly the .vii. hourys canonicall. [ P]

Tibe∣re

[ E] ¶Tybere sō adoptyfe of Iustyne was next ē{per}our y^e yere of cryst .v.C.lxxvi. & hyld y^e ēpire .vii. yere. [ E]

Mal¦go.

[ B] ¶Malgo a duke and neuew to Aurelius conanus was made next kyng of bryttayn the yere of cryst .v.C.lii. he manfully wythestode the saxons that they damagyd not that land greatly / wherof he had possession. In his tyme Ethelbertus began to reyn as kyng of kent & gaue battell to Ceolm{us} sone of kenricus then kyng of westsaxons it was the furst battell betwen the saxons / This Ceolmus wann of the breytteyns diuers cites & at the last chasyd Malgo & hym pursuyd whych Malgo so dyscōfitid dyed after he had reynyd .xxxv. yere / also sone after the deth of Malgo Ceolmus dyed after whō his sonn Ceolricus succedyd kyng of westsaxons / whych lyuyd not long after / after whom succedyd his brother Chelwolph{us} / also about thys tyme Theodric{us} kyng of Brēnicia & Ella kyng of Deyra dyed / after whom Ethelricus succedyd as kyng of all Northumberland / In thys tyme as some auctours affyrme began the kyngdome of essaxōs vnder a saxon callid Sledda / after hym Erkinwinus which was crystenyd afterward / but other affyrm that Sebertus was the furst kyng in essex & that the oder before hym where as chefe rulers and no kyngis / Also sone after this tyme Ethelbertus kyng of kent waxyd so vyctoryous y^t he subduyd almost all the lād vnto the water of humber in to his dominion.

[ B]

k			Ethelbert{us}			k
S						S
A						A
w			Cheolrie{us}			w
N	fretuf••s	Theodri••us		Ethelric{us}	Ethelf••••dus	N
			••ledda			E

Chel∣peryk

[ F] ¶Chelperyk son of Cloyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .v.C.lxxiii / he slew his wyfe in the nyght & maryed one Andouere whome after he forsoke & toke to wyfe on Fredegund an euyll and a cruell woman ∴ [ F]

Charlys haysbayn

[ T] ¶Charlys haysbayn son to Charles nason was after duke of tongres and Braband and Austry. [ T]

gregori the gra¦ūt

[ P] ¶Gregory the graūt a romayn was next pope y^e yere of cryst .v.C.xCi. & held the se .xiii. yere & more he cōfirmyd y^e .iiii grete coūsell{is} .s. of Nycee cōstantynoble ephese & calsidonie•• this Gregory is one of the .iiii doctors of the chyrch. he sent seynt Austen in to brytteyn which cōuertyd y^e people to crystis feyth / This Gregory made dyuers holy omelyes anthemys hymnys responses more than any other pope / he causyd all the heddys of all the ydol••s in rome to be smytten of / also he was the furst pope that causyd hym selft to be callyd in his style the seruant of the seruantis of god. [ P]

Mau∣ryce.

[ E] ¶Mauryce born in Cappadose begottyn of Tybere was next ēperour the yere of cryst .v.C.lxxx.iii. he was heddyd by Focas that was emperoure after hym ∴

[ E]

Carec¦ticus.

[ B] Also abut this tyme Ethelricus kynge of all Northumberland dyed & Ethelfridus his sō succedyd him whych dystroyd many brittōs & slew .lij. mōkis of bāgar at a battell at westchester whych mōkis were bryttayns & lyuyd by the labour of theyr handis & cam thy dyr only to pray for the brytteyns. ¶Carecticus was next kyng of bryttons the yere of cryste .v.C.lxxxvi. He was yuell belouyd of hys own bryttōs whe••fore they excytyd the saxons to make war vppon hym which saxons send for Gur∣mūdus kyng of Ireland by whose help they draue Carectycus in to Cambria now callyd walys and dystroed the church of crystis feyth that the byshop & prestis fled & hyd them for fere.

[ B]

k			k
S			S
A			A
w	Chelwolfus		w
N			N
E		Erkinwin{us}	E

Cloy∣ter.

[ F] ¶Cloyter son of Chelperyk was next kyng of fraūce the yere of cryst .v.C••lxxx.vii. whē he was but .iiii. monethys old in y^e kepyng of hys moder whych made great warr agaynst Theobert & Thyery sonnys to Chyldebert kyng of metis & Burgoyn & when he was of age he was kyng of all fraūce. [ F]

Karlo∣man.

[ C] ¶karloman after the deth of Charlys was duke of Braban. [ C]

• Sabi∣nian
• Boni∣face.
• Boni∣face.

[ P] ¶Sabynian was next pope the yere of cryst .vi.C.vi. he held the see one yere.

¶Bonyface born a romayn held the see next .ix. monethis.

¶Bonyface born in mars•• held y^e see next .vi. yere he ordeynyd the fest of all seyntis. [ P]

Focas.

[ E] ¶Focas was ī y^e lyfe of mauryce next ē{per}our y^e yere of cryst .vi.C.iiii / he gaue to boni∣face y^• .iiii. y^e tēple callid pōt••eō & there of made a church dedycate to our blessyd lady seīt mary / This Focas was takyn by Heracle which smote of his fete & handis & after with a stone tyed about his nek cast hym in to the see after that be had holden the empyre .viii. yere. [ E]

Cad¦wānus

[ B] About thys tyme begā y^e kīgdom of Est sax¦ōs vnder Sebert{us} y^e yere of cryst .vi.C.xiiii. Also somwhat before this tyme .ii. cheldern of Angles were sēt to Rome to be solde whych whē seynt Gregory beyng a monk saw theyr bewty seyd they myght well be callyd angles for they were lyke Angell{is} he therfore after y^t he was pope hauyng cōpassyon y^t theyr cūtre was not crystynyd sent seīt Austē thyder whych Came furst in to kēt & there cōuertyd kyng Ethelbert & crystynyd hym / the yere of cryst after Bede & other wryters .v.C.xC.vi. & a grete part of y^e cōtre of kent & after crystenid Many .M. mo of y^e bryttons / Thys Ethelbert began the church of polys as some wryters afferme & excityd a cytyzin of Londō to make a church in the worshyp of sent peter in the west end of Londō thē callyd Thorney & now callyd westminster / but other hystories afferme y^t Sebert{us} kyng of Essex foūdyd y^t seyd abbey of westmīster / Also about this tyme Redwald{us} kīg of Estāgles was crystyned whych sone after denyed y^e feyth / thys seynt Austen made one Melytus bysshop of london by whose prechyng Sebertus kyng of essex was crystynyd.

¶Cadwānus a duke of north wales was after y^e deth of carecticus by y^e brytteyns made theyre kyng & gouernoure in y^e yere of cryst .vi.C.xiii. in y^e time of Chelwolph{us} king of west saxōs / he made strōg warre vppō Ethelfridus kyng of northūber & as some say he s••ew hym / but some sey that there was a pese made bytwyxt hym & Ethelfridus whych cōtynued duryng theyre lyfes / but Giraldus cābrēsis affermith that Edwyn sō to Ella kyng of Deyra in northūber slew Ethelfride & kept the hole kyng∣dome of northūberland in his owne hand .xvii. yere / & oswold & oswy sonis to Ethelfridus for fere were by theyr wardēs sēt to Albania / Thys Edwin was crystynyd by synt paulyn / Also about this tyme Eden kyng of scottis ēterid in to Northūberland wyth a grete army whom this Ehtelfridus incōterid & slew the most part of the scottis y^• frome that day & .C. yere after the scottis drust neuer Inuade the land in whych batell Theobald broder to Ethelfridus was slayn / [ B]

k				k
S
A				A
w		••i••ctils{us}		w
N			Edwin{us}	N
	••ebert{us}			E

Dago¦bert.

[ F] ¶Dagobert sō of the secōd cloy¦ter was next kīg of frāce y^e yere of crist .vi.C.xxxi. he foūd y^e church of seīt denis .ii. leg{is} frō par{is} / he gaue to heybert [ F]

Pepin

¶Pepyn the elder sō to karloman was duke of Braban & Austry & also prynce of the [ T] palys of fraūce he had a sō callid Grymoald & .ii. doughters Begga & Geretrude whych was a saynt / Thys Grymold dyed with out issue. [ T]

• Deus dedit.
• Boni∣face.
• Honore

[ P] ¶Deus dedit a romayn was next pope the yere of crist .vi C.xiiii. he held the see .iii. yere. ¶Boniface borne in champayne helde the see nexte .v. yere

¶Honore borne in champayne held the se next .xiii. yere

[ P]

• Heracle
• Cōstā¦tine

[ E] ¶Heracle son to heracle pretor of affryk was next ē{per}our the yere of ryst .vi.C. & .xii. he enteryd perse with a gret hoste & toke Cosdrey the kyng there / he baptysyd his sone and brought the holy crosse that cryst dyed vpon in to Iherusalem before takyn by Cosdrey & therfore the fest of the exaltacyon is ha∣lowyd / he reynyd .xxx. yere.

¶Constantine the seconde sone to heracle was next emperour .iiii. monethis. [ E]

[ B] ¶In his tyme .ii. sonnis of Cheolryc{us} kingils{us} & Quichelynus after the deth of theyr faders broder Colwolfus rulyd•• Ioyntly the prīcypat of west saxonis which kyngylsus was after sole king of west saxons & crystynyd by saynt byryne / Thys kyngylsus fought oft agaynst the britteyns / About this tyme the kyngdome of Mercya began vnder one Penda a saxon the yere of cryst .vi·C.xxvi. which was gretest of the other .vi. & conteynyd from huntyngton to london & from the este see to the riuers of Syuerne & Dye / he had a sone callyd wolpherus which reyned after hym and was crystyned / Also in this tyme Orpewaldus son to Redwaldus kyng of Estāgles was cōuertyd & crystenyd. ¶Thys Edwyn was a noble man therfore for dysdayn that Penda had to hym / Penda excytyd Cadwan to make warre vpon hym so that they .ii. assembled a grete hostē & gaue to hym battell where Edwine was slayn after whose deth Eufrycus son of Ethelfrydus was kynge of Brennicia & Osrycus son of. Elfricus brother to Ethelfridus was kyng of Deyra: But anon after they were both slayne of Cadwā after whose deth Oswold secōd son of Ethelfridus was kyng of Brēnycya whom Cadwā wolde haue subdyed and made grete ware vpon hym but Cadwan was ther slayn / About thys tyme dyed Ethelbertus kyng of kent / after whom reynyd hys son Edwaldus whych denyed crystys feyth & maryed hys faders wyfe but after he was conuertyd to crystys feyth by seynt laurence successoure to seynt Austen / Also about this tyme Sebertus kyng of Essex dyed & lefte .iii. sones which denyed the fayth & expulsyd Mellitus byshop of lōdon from hys dyosyse / but sone after they were all slayne in a batteyll agaynst the west saxons and Segebertus made kyng of Essex which was after chrysty¦nyd by exortacyō of Oswy kīg of Northūbers & after was slayn & Cuichelm{us} made kīg / also aboue this tyme Orpewaldus kyng of estangles son to Redwaldus was crystenyd and after dyed / After whom succedyd his broder Sigebertus. [ B]

k					Edwal••••••			k
S								S
A		Orpewald{us}				••••••••bert{us}		A
w								w
N			E••fric{us} & Ofric{us}				Oswold{us}	N
E	Tres filij s••ber•• Pagam.				••igebert{us}			E
				Penda				M

[ F] hys broder the cōtrey of tholo••e & to Sygebert his secōd sō y^e contrey of austry / he relessid to y^e saxons the tribute of .vC. oxon whyche they payd yerely to the kyngys of Fraunce / he warryd agaynst the Gascoyns And made the brit¦tons in lyttell britteyne to hym tributaries. [ F]

āsigis{us} et Begga vxorci{us}

[ T] ¶Ansigises whych was son to seynt Ar∣nolde was maryed to Begga Doughter to Pepyn duke of braban and austry. [ T]

• Seue∣ryne.
• Iohn̄ dalma∣te.
• Theo∣dore.
• Mar¦tyn.

[ P] ¶Seueryne a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi.C.xxxv. he held y^e see one yere.

¶Iohn̄ dalmate held the see next .ii. yere & more.

¶Theodore a greek held the see next .vi. yere & more.

¶Martyne tudertyn held the see next .vi. yere & more. [ P]

Heracle¦onas.

[ E] ¶Heracleonas sonne of Heracle was next emperour y^e yere of cryst .vi.C.xlii. But because he & his moder rulyd not well y^e cōmyn wele They cut his nose & his moders tōg & were both excilyd / In his tyme y^e sekt of machomyte began which syth that tyme hath meruelously incresyd vppō the cristen men & dayly doth. [ E]

Cad¦wall{us}

¶Cadwall{us} or Cadwalin son to Cadwā was next made kīg of the brytteyns the yere of cryst .vi.C.xxxv. [ B] He was a noble man & made grete war vppon the saxōs & wan many townis & castellis of thē & specially in Mercia that Penda beyng there kyng was glade to sew to him for pese and some write that Pēda ••yffyd vnder his tribute & after took part with cadwall agayns the other saxon kyngis In this tyme one Segebert{us} kyng of Estāgles was cristinid & after betoke his kīgdome to one Edric{us} his neuew & made hem selfe a monk / & whā Pēda kyng warred in that contrey / this Segebart was brought to the felde wher both he and Edric{us} were sleyn after whose deth one Anna was ther made kīg / Also about this tyme Edwaldus kyng of kēt dyed & Excōbartus was made kyng / whiche there reuiued the fayth of crist whiche was sore appalid / He dystroyed the temples of fals goddis & made there lent to be fast / Also in this tyme kyngilsus kyng of west saxones be came crystened of seynt bi∣ryne bysshop / & after dyed / & kenwallcus his son reynyd after hym whych warrid oftymes agaynst y^e brittons & put thē to the wors / Oswold of whō I spake before was ā holy man / But Pēda which had disdayn at hym & all other crysten pryncis made warr vppon hym & slewe him / After whose deth god shewyd for hym many myracles / but after one yere of his deth Oswy his yōger brother recoueryd y^e kyngdome of Brenicia / & anon after he foūde vnlefull menis & slewe Oswyn that was king of deyra whych Oswyne was sō to Eufryc{us} eldest brother to Oswold & toke to hym to be kyng of deyra one odilwald{us} son of oswold whych dyed before oswy / About this time Ciuchelm{us} kyng of Essex died / after whō succedyd Sigerus & his broder Sebba which both denyed the feyth But Sebba was con∣uer••yd by seynt Erkynw••ld & is buryed in paulys. [ B]

k					Excōbert{us}		k
S							S
A	Edricus					Anna	A
w			Comwalc{us}				w
N				Oswy. & Oswyn{us}		Oswyn{us} Odilwold{us}	N
E	Cuichelm{us}	••igern•• ••ebba					E
M							M

Clouis

[ F] ¶Clouis sō of Dagobert was next kyng of fraūce the yere of cryst .vi.C.xlv / In his tyme was grete darth in fraūce & ther¦for he vncoueryd the church of seynt denys which was coueryd with syluer & gaue it to pore people. [ F]

• Euge¦nie.
• Vitali¦on.
• Adeo¦dotus.
• Donus

[ P] ¶Eugenie a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi.C.l.iiii. he held the see .ix. yere & more. ¶Vitalion held the see next .xiiii. yere.

¶Adeodotus a romayn he•••• the see next .xiiii. yere.

¶Donus a romayn held the see next .v. yere. [ P]

• Cōstās
• Cōstā¦tine.

[ E] ¶Constans or constantyne the .iii. son of cōstātyne was next emperour the yere of cryst .vi.C.xl.iiii. he was an heretyk & put the pope Martin to exyle but at laste he was slayne of his own people. ¶Constantyn the .iiii. son of Cōstantyne was next emperour he was a good man he cawsid y^e pope Agatō to call a cōsell at Cōstātynople where it was ordeynyd that preestis grek{is} myght haue wyfis which to preestis latens was forboden. [ E]

[ B] ¶Also about this tyme the south saxōs rebellyd & refusyd to be vnder the west saxons & sone after they made Ethelwold theyr kyng / Also in this tyme Penda made war vppō Anna kyng of estāgles & slew hym in opyn battell after whom succedyd his broder Ethellerus / And after that Penda went to Northumberlāde to the ētēt to slee Oswy as he before had sleyn his broder Oswolde but Oswy profferid hym pese and wolde haue gyffyn hym many gret gyftis which Penda refusyd wherefore Oswy said becawse this panym refusyth my gyft{is} I shall offer them to god yf it plese hym and there made a vow to god that yf he had vyctory he wolde gyue his doughter to god with sufficient possessiō to byld .xii. abbeys and after that ioynyd battell and Penda was there sleyn in opyn feld & .xx. of his chefe Capteyns & his wyfe taken after which victory Oswy gaue thankis to god and performyd his promise and made Elfleda his doughter a nonne and byldyd .xii. abbeys wherof .vi. were in deyra & vi. in Brenicia this Oswy after this victory gouernyd the marchis and the south saxōs .iii. yere and gaue one of his douthers in mariage to Peda son to penda and made hym to be crystynyd and then made hym kyng of south marchys which was sleyn by treson of his wyfe and after y^t the kyngdome fell to wolpher{us} y^e other broder which was cristinid / In this tyme Excōbert kīg of kēt died & the kyng¦dome fell to Egbart his son also about this tyme Ethellerus kyng of Estangles was slayne by the army of Oswy kyng of Northūbers after whom succeddyd his broder Ethelwoldus / After whom reynyd Adulphus son to anna but how lōg he reynyd & who succedyd hym I find not for they were euer subduyd by the kyngis of Mercia vnto the tyme of the good kyng seynt Edmunde. [ B]

k				Egbert{us}		k
S	Ethelwoldus					S
A			Ethelerus		Ethelwold{us}	A
w						w
N				Egfridus		N
E						E
M		Peda				M

• Aga¦ton.
• Leo.
• Benet.
• Iohn̄.
• Conon

[ P] ¶Agaton borne in Secyl wa next pope the yere of cryst .vi.C.lxxxi. he hyld the see .ii. yere and more. ¶Leo borne in Secyle hyld the see .x. monthis.

¶Benet a romayn hyld the see next .vi. monthis.

¶Iohn̄ siryan hyld the see next one yere.

Conon born in trace hyld the see nexte one monyth / [ P]

• Iusti¦nian.
• Leon∣cius.

[ E] ¶Iustiniā sō of cōstātyn was next ē{per}our y^e yere of cryst .vi.C.lxxxvii / Leō¦ci{us} cut of his nose & eris & put hī in exile but after he obteynyd his ēpyre & so contynuyd .vi. yere. ¶Leoncius after he had put Iustynyan to ex¦yle made him selfe ē{per}our / In his time one Amilech admyrall of y^e sarsins cam in to affrik wyth mich people agaynst whom [ E]

Cad¦walle¦der

[ B] In this tyme begā gret deth ī brytteyn wherof many bysshopp{is} died / & ī this tyme os∣wy yā sole kīg of all northūber dyed & egfrid{us} his sō was kīg after hym & about this tyme cōwalc{us} kīg of westsaxōs dyed & kēwin{us} succedyd / hī this kēwin{us} made gret war agaīst y^e brit∣tons & had vyctory also Egfrydus made oft war agaynst them & the Pyctis & had oft victory but the Pyctis one tyme by a polecy fleīg bak broght Egfride īto a strayt amōg moūteyns where Egfryd{us} was slayn & a gret part of hys people / after whose deth a basterd brother of hys callyd Alfridus No∣tus was made kynge of all northumberland / Sone after this Cad wall kynge of britteyns dyed but Polycronycon nor none other auctour shewyth any actys of Cadwall as galfryde doth nother of his beriall nor of the Image of brasse set vppon an horse of brase at Ludgate or y^• Cadwalladrus whych Bede callyth Cedwalla shuld be his son therfore I let all that matter pas.

¶Cadwalladrus which Bede callyth Cedwalla began to rule the bryttons as Galfryde affyrmith y^e yere of cryst .vi.C.lxxxiiii / Thys Cadwalladrus by Galfryde is callyd sonn of Cadwall but willm̄s de regibus seyth he was kyng of westsaxōs next after kenwyn descendyng lyneally of the noble blod of germayns / Also holy Beda whiche was lyuynge the same tyme affyrmyth that thys Cedwalla or Cadwalader was kyng of westsaxōs dyscendyng of the kyngis blod of y^e people callyd Geuissi which he expounyth to be westsaxons whyce .ii. seyngys may wel accord because y^e west saxōs cā out of ger¦mania / this cadwallader as beda affyrmyth / for deuocion forsoke his kyngdome & c••me to rome & there of the pope Sergyus was crystynyd after whō succedyd hī one Hū kīg of westsaxōs .xxx.vii. yere which after forsoke hys kyngdome & also came to rome / Also about this tyme Sebba kyng of Essaxōs was cōuerrid to crystys feyth by seynt Erkynwald. [ B]

k					k
S					S
A		Adulfus
w	Kenwyn{us}				w
N			Alfrid{us}		N
E					E
M				Wolferus	M

Cloiter

[ F] ¶Cloyter sō of clouis was next kīg of frāce y^e yere of cryst .vi.C.lxii. he ordeynyd mayrs of y^e palys and after that the kyngis of fraūce left all bysynes of the comyn wele & study therof & gaffthem self to slewth gloteny & other pleasurs & dyd no good but ons in the yere shewd them selff to theyre people with pryde & pompe. [ F]

Pepyn.

[ T] ¶Pepyn son to āsigises & begga was duke of braband & austry & also prynce of y^e pa∣lece of fraūce. [ T]

• Sergi∣us.
• Iohn̄.
• Iohn̄.
• Sosin{us}

[ P] ¶Sergius borne at Annoch was next pope the yere of Cryste .vi.C.lxxxvii / he hyld the see one yere and more.

¶Iohn̄ a greke hyld the se next .iii. yere & more

¶Iohn̄ a greke hyld the se next .ii. yere. & more.

¶Sosinus of Siria hyld the se next .xx. days / In his tyme was made the furst duke of Venes callid Paulus Lucius. [ P]

[ E] Leōci{us} sēd one Iohn̄ Patrik which bete & droue out y^e sarsīs but after y^e sarsīs returnid agayn wher∣fore Iohn̄ Patryk returnyd toward y^e ē{per}our for socour & the people of his army therfore made one Tyber ē{per}our whych Tyber wēt streyght to cōstātynople & cut of Leōci{us} nose & put him in to exyle.

[ B] Also Ranulphus & other auctours affyrme that Cadwalleder was kyng of west saxons / And dyuers suppose that he myght be kyng both of weste saxōs & kyng of bryttayns & be inherytable to both for west saxons were next adioynyng to Cambria wher the bryttons dwelt. This Cadwalladrus made war vppō Lotharius kyng of kent & dystroyd mych of that prouynce in whych war Lothari{us} was slayne after whose deth one Edricus was kyng of kent / after that Cadwalleder made war vppō Ethelwold kyng of South saxons & slewe hym in playne bat••eyll & made hys prouynce subduyd to hym / In thys tyme the deth whych began in the tyme of Cadwall contynuyd so sore & therwyth great darth by y^e space of .xi. yere wherby the people at y^e last were so mynyshyd y^t vnneth y^e quyk bodys suf∣fysyd to bery the dede / This Cadwallader as Galfridus wrytyth in the .iii. yere of hys reyn whether it were only for deuocyon or for fleyng of the deth went on pylgimage to rome and there by the pope Sergius was professyd a monk & there dyed & was the last kyng of the blood of brytteyns / Also Gal∣frydus wrytyth that Iuor son to Cadwalleder & Iue hys nevewe rulyd the bryttayns ioyntly after the departyng of Cadwallader & made great war agaynst the saxons but they coud neuer preuayle & after y^e bryttayns were callyd welch mē of theyr duke & leder callyd wallo or Gwallo or els of a quene of walys callyd Galaes / Also about this tyme wolpherus king of Marches dyed after whō succedyd hys broder Ertheldredus But now because y^e Cadwallader as it apperyth was both kyng of brittōs & of west saxons & all the other kyngdomys were subduyd to the west saxons therfore in thys worke I wyl procede vppon the lyne of west saxons & euer in tyme & order shew how euery one of the other

[ B]

k	Cothari{us}	k
N		N
E		E
M	Etheldred{us}	M

Theo∣dor.

[ F] ¶Theodor son of Clouis was next kyng of france the yere of cryst .vi C.lxvi & after y^t he had bene a whyle kyng for his wantones & lyghtenes he was expulsyd & Chelderyk hys brother put in his stede & after Chelderek for his cruelte was slayn & than Theoder made kyng agayn.

[ F]

• Cōstā••tine.
• Grego∣ry.

[ P] ¶Constantyne of siria was next pope the yere of cryst .vii.C.vi. he held the see .vii. yere he crystenyd ii. kyngis of saxons which were at rome & after went home & becam relygyous men. ¶Gregory a romayn held the see next .x••ii. yere / By his meanys y^e germayns were cōuertyd to crist{is} feyth / he cursyd the ē{per}our Leo becaus he worshyppyd fals goddys. [ P]

• Tibe∣ry.
• Philip¦picus.

[ E] ¶Tyber was next em{per}our the yere of cryst .vii.C. in his time Iustynyā be¦fore namyd emper¦our cam in agayne & by the helpe of Carinus slew both Leoncius & Tybere but he was after slayne in batteyll by one Phyllipicus and duryng this tyme the realme of Granado was takī by the sarsyns.

¶Philippicus was next emperour he was declaryd an herytyk by y^e pope Cōstātyne [ E] & put downe and hys eyeys put owte.

Iue Iewe or Hū

[ B] kyngdomis endyd & were subduyd to the west saxōs & how the name of this hole lād of gret bryttayn was changyd in to Englōd which was in the time of of Egbert kyng of west saxōs as after shalbe declaryd / Also about this tyme Ethelr••dus kyng of Mercia was made a monke after whom succedyd in the kyngdome of Mercia kenredus / Also about this tyme Lotharius king of kēt was slayne by the south saxōs by the excityng of Edricus son to Egbert which succedyd hym & with in a yere & a halfe Edricus dyed & widredus son also to Egbert succedyd hym. Also about this tyme Alfridus Notus dyed after whom succedyd Osredus / which was slayn by Cōredus which succedid hym .ii. yere / After whom succedyd Offricus.

¶Iue or Iewe descendyng of the blod of west saxons as willm̄s de regibus sayth was next kyng of west saxons after Cadwallader which made gret war vppon the kentysh saxons that the men of Do∣robernia or Canterbury grauntyd to Iue for a recompence for the deth of Mulkyng brother to Cad∣wallader before slayne .iii.M.li / This Iue by the excityng of his wife Etheldreda which was an holy woman & abbesse of Berkyng gaue vp his kyngdome to Ethellerdus hys nevew & toke a poore mannys wede & in company of poore men went to rome therfore this Iue shuld seme to be the same person that Beda callyth Hū or Iue cōsydering both the time of his reyne & goyng to rome & no va∣riaunce but in wrytyng of the letters as in taking. V. for. N. & that this Iuor & Iue of whō Galfrid{us} spekith to be other {per}sōs & so all theyr seyngis may stand to geder / ¶Hit is seyd that this Iue was cause y^t y^e peter pens were grauntid to be payd of euery house in Englōd but the cause therof is not knowen certayn but som sey y^t Ethelwold grauntyd them furst / Also about this time Offa king of Essex & kenredus kyng of Mercia went to rome & were there {pro}fessyd monkis after whō succedyd in essex Sileredus & in Mercia Colredus. [ B]

k		Edric{us}				k
N	Osred{us}		Conred{us}			N
E					••ilered{us}	E
M		Kenred{us}		Colred{us}		M

• Clouis
• Chelde¦bert.

[ F] ¶Clouis son of Theodor next kīg of frāce y^e yere of crist .vi.C.xciii. ¶Cheldebert .ii. sō of theo∣dor was next kīg of fraūce y^e yere of crist .viC.xcvii. [ F]

charl{is} mertel

[ T] ¶Charles mertell sō of Pepin was after his fader duke of Austry & prince of the palece of fraunce. He was protektour to Theodor the yong kynge of fraunce & deffendyd his [ T]

Grego∣ry.

[ P] ¶Gregory a sirien was next pope the yere of cryste .vii.C.xxx. he held the see .x. yere & more. [ P]

• Ana¦stace.
• Theo∣dose.
• Leo

[ E] ¶Anastace was next emperour the yere of cryst .vii.C.xiiii. he was put owte by Theodose. ¶Theodose was next emperour he was a crysten man but he was put from his empyre.

¶Leo was next emperour he was an heretyke / He comaūdyd the imagis of seyntys to be put down therfore he was cursyd of Gregory pope & so dyed. [ E]

• Ethel¦lardus
• Cutber¦tus.

[ B] ¶Ethellardus the neuew of Iue began hys reyn ouer the west saxōs the yere of cryst .vii.xxiiii. / some men call him Etheldredus / In this tyme Offricus or Osbrygh reynyd in northumber̄ to whō Bede wrote the story callyd historia anglicana / & some say to his successour Colwolcus. ¶Cutbertus the neuew of Ethellardus began his reyn ouer the west saxons the yere of cryste .vii.C.xxxix / In this tyme holy Bede before spokyn of dyed / In this tyme Colwolph{us} kyng of Northūber̄ gaue vp his kyngome to Egbert{us} his cosyn & was made a monk / this Cutbert{us} made oft war agaīst Ethelwold kyng of Mercia / Here is to be notyd that many of these saxons kyngis were holy men & byldyd many churches & foundyd many abbes & indowyd them with gret land & many of them liuyd verteously & so dyed & now be takyn as holy sayntys / Also this Egbertus that was kyng of northū∣berlād forsoke his kyngdome for the loue of cryst & toke the tonsure of seynt Peter & Pall after whō succedyd his son Osulphus which with in a yere was slayne by the northumbers after whō succedyd Moll ethelwold & within .vii. yere laft his kingdome to Helredus whych after .ix. yere was expulsid by the northumbers which made ethelbert theyr kyng which was expulsyd with in .v. yere & Elwolphus made kyng which was slayne / After whom succedyd Osredus which sone after was expulsyd by the northūbers & Ethelredus made kyng which was after slayne / And anon after Egbert kyng of west saxons subduyd them to his domynyon. [ B]

k				Wydred{us}		k
N	Offric{us}		Colwolf{us}		Egbert{us}	N
E		Cuthred{us}				E
M				Ethelwold{us}		M

• Dago¦bert.
• Cloiter
• Theo∣dor.

[ F] ¶Dagobert son to Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii.C.xv.

¶Cloyter the second son of Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii.C.xix. ¶Theodor son of dagobert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii.C.xxvi. [ F]

[ T] land from enmys / In his tyme the sarsyns enteryd the realme of fraunce with an innumerable peple both men women & children agaynst whom this Charlys martell made a gret battayll & slew of them as some wryters affyrme .iii.C.lxxxv·M. Saresyns. [ T]

• zachari
• Ste¦phē
• Pall

[ P] ¶zachary a greke was next pope the yere of Cryst vii.C.xli. he helde the see .x. yere.

¶Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .v yere. [ P]

¶Pall a romayn held the see next .x. yere

• cōstan∣tine.
• Leo

[ E] ¶Constantyne sonn of Leo was next em¦{per}our the yere of crist .vii.C.xlii. he was accursyd of pope Pall & after dyed.

¶Leo sonne of Constantyne was nexte Emperoure / He was couetouse of precious stonys & tooke a crown full of precyous stonys out of the church of seynt Sophia & put it vppō his hed which stonis so brosid his hed that therof he died In his time the ēpire decresyd and the sa••••y••s occupyed a grea•• {per}t of the Eest and the frēchmē rulyd in Italy. [ E]

• Sige∣bertus
• Kenul∣phus.

[ B] ¶Sigebertus cosyn to Cutbert begā his reyn ouer the westsaxons y^e yere of cryst .vii.C.xlv / he was cruell & tyrānous to his subiect{is} & tornyd theyr lawes & costomys after his one wyll & put one of his lordis to deth which aduer••••syd him to be reformyd wherefore his subiectis by one assent wyth y^e eyd of one kenulphus deposyd him & he was after in such mysery that he walkyng alone without comfort a swyne herd whose lord he before had slayne in reuenging his lordys deth there slew the seyd Sege∣bert / In his tyme Egberd was kyng of Northunberland·

¶Kenulphus of the blod of Cerdicus & son to Offa king of Merchis was made king of west saxōs y^e yere of cryst .vii.C.xlviii•• he was a good man to his subiectis & kept among them good pease / In his tyme Offa slew a tyrāt callid Bomredus that before had slayne Ethelwold king of Mercia & made him self king After whose deth this Offa as neuew to Ethelwold reynid there as king / he had warre with the northumbers & them subdued & also had war with Etheldred which than tooke vppon hym to be king of Estangles & toke him & smote of his hed also this Offa had warr with Egbert kynge of kent / also this Offa Chasid the bryttons or welch men in to walis & made a famous dich there callyd Of dych & a church callyd of church / he foundyd the abbeys of seynt Albons and wynchcomb / In thys time Egbert kyng of northumbers renoūcid his kingdome & becam a monk / This offa when he had reynid .xxxix. yere laft his kingdome to his son kenulphus king of west saxons & went to rome which kenulphus kept strongly his dominiōs agaynst all his enmies during his life but at the last one Clito a kinsman of king Segebert that before was deposid by the seyd kenulphus lay in wayt vppō kenul∣phus as he priuily was goyng to his paramour & there slewe him which Clito was inmediat folowyd & slayne & mich his company. [ B]

k		Ethelbert{us}		Egbert{us}		k
N	Osulf{us}	••ol ••••he••••••old	helered{us}		Ethelbert{us}	N
M		bo••med{us}		Offa		M

Chelde∣ryk.

[ F] ¶Chelderyk sonn of Theodor was next king of fraūce the yere of crist .vii.C.xli. but because he gaue him self all to lechery & ple¦sure & was vnprofitable to the realm he ther∣fore was deposid by pope zachary after y^t he had reinid .ix. yeris & Pepin son to Char∣lis Martell made king.

Pepin

[ T] ¶Pepin son of Charles martell was by y^e auctorite of the pope zachary declarid kinge of Fraūce the yere of crist .vii.C.l / he passid the moūteyns twise & cam in to Italy to so∣cour the pope Steuin agaynst Astulph king of Lumberdy which kept the landis of the church from the pope & restorid the pope agayn to his landis & to his see. [ T] [ F]

• Ste¦phē
• Adriā

[ P] ¶Stephē of secile was next pope the yere of cryst .vii.C.lxvii. ¶Adryā a romayn held the see next .xxiii. yere & more he was {per}secutyd by desederius kyng of lum∣berdy & for eyd fled to Charles kyng of Fraūce the which Charles subdewyd the seyd desederyus. [ P]

• Cōstan¦tyne.
• Hire¦nie.

[ E] ¶Cōstantyne the .vi. son to Leo was nexte emperoure y^e yere of cryst .vii.C.lxxxii. & held it with his moder hyrenie .x. yere & than put her out & helde it sole but his moder put out his eyes and was em∣peresse afterward.

¶Hyrenie moder of Constantyne was empresse next .iiii yere & after that the empyre cam to Charl∣mayn kyng of Fraūce [ E]

Brig¦thric{us}

[ B] ¶Brygthrycus of the bloode of Cerdycus furst kyng of west saxons began his reyne ouer the west saxones the yere of cryst .vii.C.lxxviii. one of his doughers was maryed to offa kyng of Marchys by whose helpe before tyme he put owt of his rule Egbart son of Alcumundus which Egbart was then an vnder kyng or ruler in west saxons wherefore Egbart saylyd into Fraūce / & there was in kyng Charles court duryng y^e lyfe of Brygthricus the .ii. yere of Brygthrycus was seen grete wonder / for crossis lyke to blood fell vppon mennis clothis in the street which some expoūnyd betokeayd the cō∣myng of the danis which danis enteryd the land after in the .ix. yere of Brygthricus but he & y^e other kyng saxons drof them out agayne at that tyme this Brygthrycus was poysonyd by his wyf namid Ethelburga which for fere therof fled in to Fraūce & after endyd her lyfe in shame & pouerte & for her sake the kyngis of the land & specially of the west saxons wold not suffer theyr wy••is to set by them in placis of honor long tyme afterward Also after the deth of kennul phus kyng of west saxons as is before seyd Egfertus the other sone of offa was kyng of Mercia & dyed with in half a yere / after whō succedyd kennulphus after whō succedyd his son kenelmus whych was wyth in few monythis martyryd & heddyd by his sister quendrede after that Celwolphus broder to kenwolphus reynyd in Marcya one yere & thē was put out by one bernulphus which bernulphus with in thre yere after was put out bi Egbart kyng of wessaxons & slayn bi the estanglis whos predesessors before had subduid the estāgles after whō Ludicamus reinid .ii yere in Mercia & after in a battell agayns the āgles was slain after whom one wiglasius toke vppō him to be king of Mercia which sone after was subduid bi Egbart king of wessaxons to whom he gaff it agayn & so reynid there agayne .xii. yere bering tri∣bute to Egbart after wiglasius dyed and berthulphus was made king of Marcia by Egbart king of westsaxons to whom he gaff tribute .viii. yere after berthulphus succedid burdredus which was sub∣dued after he had reynid .xxiii. yere by the danis & fled & went to rome wherfor the danis made one Chelwolphus ruler of Marcia vnder the danis & so ther was no king in Marcia tyl long after y^t Ed∣ward king of westsaxons subduid it to his domynyans. [ B]

k		Cuthred{us}		baldred{us}		k
N	Elwol••{us}	Osred{us}		Ethelred{us}	Osbrigh & ella	N
M	Egfert{us}	kenulf{us}	kenelin{us}	celwolf{us}	barnulf{us}	M

Charl∣mayn

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[ F] [ T] ¶Charlis y^e graūt or Charlmayne was next king of Fraūce y^e yere of crist .vii.C.••••viii. [ F] [ T]

• Leo.
• Ste¦phē.

[ P] ¶Leo a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .vii.C.xcv / he crownyd Charlmayn emperour and declaryd Pepyn son to Charles kyng of Italy he held the see .xxi. yere.

¶Stephē a romayn hyld y^e see next .vii. mōthys / he crounyd Lewes debonayr ē{per}our & kīg of fraūce [ P]

Charlys the graūt or Char∣mayne ∴

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[ E] Charlys y^e graūt or Charlmayn beyng kyng of fraunce & son of Pepyn was next ēperour made by pope leo y^e yere of crist .viii.C.i. because y^e romayns cōspyryd agaynst the pope leo the pope therfore cam to Charlys the graunt for help which restoryd hym agayn to hys see / wherfore the pope by hys councell dyd crowne hym emperour declaryng that they of constantynople were vnworthy be¦cause they deffendyd not the church of rome. [ E]

Egbert furst Kyng of all En∣glond.

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[ B] EGbert the son of Alcumundus as is before shewyd Began his reyne ouer the west saxons the yere of cryst .vii.C.xxv / This Egbert whych was dryuyn owt by meanys of Brigthricus as is before rehersyd when he had obteynyd the gouernaūce of this land one Barnulphus kyng of Mercia had him in derysyō makyng agaynst him Gest{is} & Rymys / whych Egbert for a tyme pacyētly sufred tyll a season that he had gotten the fauour of his subiectys & then assemblyd his knyghtys & gaue ba∣tell to him wher Barnulphus had .vi. or .vii. men agaynst one of his / but by reasō that egbertus men were lene lyght & long brethyd & Barnulphus men were groce & corpulent Egbert had the victory as is before sayd & seasid the domynion of Mercia in to his own hand / This Egbert also made war vp∣pō y^e kētysh saxōs & at lēght obteynid the vyctory / he also subduyd the northūbers & made Osbright & Ella ther kyngys & to be to him tributaryes and so ioynid these .iii. prouyncis to his own kyngdom Also after the deth of Cuthredus kyng of Essex the Essaxons lyffyd with out kyng long tyme tyll at the last they submyttyd them self to be subiect{is} to Egbert kyng of weste saxons / This Egbert also wan the towne of Chester from the brytteyns whych they before long tyme had kepte / And after this victory thus obteynyd he shortly callyd a councell of his lordis & by theyre aduyce was crownyd king of all Englōd & then send forth hys cōmyssyoners & cūmaūdement chargyng straytly that from that day the saxons shuld be all callyd englysh men and all the hose shuld be callyd Englond. [ B]

[ F] This Charlmayn ordeynyd the .xii. perys of Fraunce to be at the crownyng & noyntyng of the kyng He subduyd Dydyer kyng of Lumberdy which had by force takyn dyuers lādys frō the pope Adryā & restoryd the pope to the possessyon of them & therfore the pope grauntyd hym many gret priuilegys conteynyd in the Canon Adrian. [ F]

Lude∣ryk.

[ T] ¶Luderyk borne in Germayne was by Charlmayn made forester of Flaunders and the contrey was callyd Flaunders after the name of his wife callyd Flandrie. [ T]

• Pascall
• euge¦nie.
• Valen∣tyne.

[ P] ¶Pascale a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii.C.xvi. he held the see .vii. yere and more / he ordeynyd that no clerkis shuld obteyn benefices of lay men.

¶Eugenie a romayn hyld the see next .iiii. yere & more he was martyrid & his eyes put out by the ro∣mayns that hatyd hym.

¶Valentyne a romayn hyld the see next .xl. days.

Lews the milde

[ E] ¶Lewes the furst callyd the myld & son to charlmayn was next bothe emperour & kyng of fraūce the yere of cryst .viii.C.xv. he ordeynyd by a coūsell a booke to be made of the cerimonis of the church to be kept by y^e clergy he reformyd y^e pryde & the su{per}fluite of the men of the church / his .iii. sōnis lothayr Lews & Pepyn cōspyryd agayns hym & cōpellyd hym to fle from the empyre in a monk{is} clothyng bu•• at the last he obteynyd agayn his Imperyall dygnite / Mychell thēperour of Constantinople send to hym the booke of seynt de••yse de celesti Ierarchia. [ E]

¶But yet not withstondyng that this Egberte had thus obtaynyd the Domynyon of the hole lād [ B] yet after that dyuers toke vppon them to be kyngis in dyuers of the .vii. kyngdomis as beforesayd and there rulyd for a seson but yet they neuer long contenued theryn but were subduid agayn shortly except that they were trybutaries to the kyngis of west saxons In the .xix. yere of this Egbert the danis enteryd in to this land the second tyme & spoylyd the Ile of ••hepey wherfore Egberte & his kny••htis met with thē & gaue them battell but Egbert with his peple were compellyd to forsake the feld / and after the danis cōfederyd with the west brytteyns & dyd mych hurt to Egbert{is} land albeit Egbert kept nobly his domynyon as kyng of all the land / but yet he coud not so expulse the danis but that they euer were abydyng in one place or other of the land duryng y^e lyf of Egbert whych reynyd .xxxvii. yere & then dyed. [ B]

Lews th•• milde

[ F] ¶After that this Charlys subdewyd y^e saxōs & wēt in to spayne with a grete host agayns y^e infidellis and there conqueryd a grete contrey but as he cam home by the moūteyns of phyr••enes & roūceuaulz the Gascons gafe hym a grete battell where Rouland & Olyuer were slayn and other of the noblest of his Army / he ordeynyd the vnyuersite of Pares he byldyd .vii. Churches in y^e honor of seynt Iamys Also he was Emperour made by pope Leo & laft the gouernaūce of Fraūce to his eldyst sōn Charles but he dyed before his father.

¶Lews y^e myld was next kyng of Fraūce & also Em{per}our as apperyth a boue among the Em{per}ours / In his tyme a grete cōpany of the Danis & Normanys inuadyd the land of Fraūce & dyd grete hurt but this Lews shorly after vanquesshyd thē & dr••fe them owt of his lādis / Also this tyme in a grete tempest of hayle in Fraūce ther fell down owt of the heyre a pese of yse whych was .xv. fote in lenght .vi. fote in brede & .ii. fote of thyknes. [ F]

Inge∣cam.

[ T] ¶Ingecame was after Luderyk his fader forester of Flaunders .xv. yere & lyeth at harelebeke. [ T]

• Grego∣ry.
• Sergi∣us.
• Leo.

[ P] ¶Gregory a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii C.xxvii he held the see .x. yere. ¶Sergius the second a roman hyld the see next .iii. yere he was the furst that changyd his name at his creacion for before his name was Gro••ng / & than wold be callyd Sergius.

¶Leo a roman hyld the see next .viii. yere & more he was so holy a man that by his prayer to our lady he chasyd a serpent a Cokatryce from the furnase of seynt lucine of whos smell mych people dyed & therfore he comaūdyd the vtas of the assūpcion to be halowyd. [ P]

• Loyter
• Lews.

[ E]

¶Loytare son of lews the myld was next emperour the yere of cryst .viii.C.xl. he & his brother lews had gret warr agayns theyr broder Charlys the bald kyng of frāce where in a meruelous gret battell Charlys had the victory / after that Loyther Ioynyd wyth hym in his empyre lews his son & after he went to relygyon.

¶Lews son of Loyter was after his fader next emperour the yere of cryst .viii.C.lv.. [ E]

• Ethel¦wolf{us}
• ethel∣wald{us}
• ethel∣bert{us}.

[ B] ¶Ethelwolphus sō to Egbert begā his reyn ouer the westsaxōs the yere of cryst .viii.C.xxxii. / some sey y^t this Ethelwold foūdyd furst y^e vnyuersyte of Oxōford / He had .iiii. sonnys by his wyfe Osbur¦ga a woman of low byrth the furst was callyd Ethelwold the .ii. Ethelbert the .iii. Etheldrede & the .iiii. Alurede & all these were kyng{is} of Englond after hym / About thys tyme Bertulphus kyng of Mercya slew holy seynt wolstō & sone after Bertulphus dyed & burdredus was kyng of mercia after him which after maryed the doughter of Ethelwolphus / In this tyme the danis dyd gret hurt in eng¦lond & cam to London & ther robbyd & spoylyd but y^e kyng drofe them out of y^e land and cōpellyd thē to take the see & after y^e Ethelwolphus had thus reynyd .xxii. yere he dyed & is buryed at wynchester. ¶Ethelwaldus the eldest son of Ethelwolph was next kyng of west saxons and of the most part of Englōd he was vicoius of lyuing & was slayn of the danys In this tyme seynt Edmond was kyng of estangles.

¶Ethelbertus the .ii. son of Ethelwolphus began his reyn ouer the most part of Englond the yere of cryst .viii.C lvi. In this tyme the danis with a more strenght enteryd the west part of this land & cam to winchester & toke the cite but the kyng cōpellyd them to for sake theyr cite & fought wyth them as they went to theyr shyppis & many of them were slayn & takyn. [ B]

Charl{is} the bald

[ F] ¶Charlys the bald sonne to lewys the mylde was next kynge of fruance the yere of cryst .viii.C.xl. & after the deth of Lewys sonne of Lothayre he was made emperoure and after that he was in fraūce

[ F]

Ando∣quyre.

[ T] ¶Andoquyer son to Ingecan was after his father forester of flanders. [ T]

• Iohn̄.
• Benet.
• Nicho∣las.
• Adrian

[ P] ¶Iohn̄ Anglos born at magunce beyng a womā so profited in lernyng in the vniuersite of athenis feynid her selfe to be a mā & cā to rome & was chosin pope y^e yere of cryst .viii.C.lv. & hild y^e see .ii. yere. ¶Benet a romayn hyld the see next .ii. yere and more.

¶Nycolas a romayn hild the see next .vii. yere / he ordeynyd that no laye man myght take goodys parteynyng to a preste.

¶Adryan a romayne hyld the see next .v. yere. and more. [ P]

Charl{is} the bald

[ E] ¶Charlys the balde son of lewys the myld was next ēperour after y^t he had be chosyn kyng of fraūce and after that he retornid from rome and came into fraunce where he was there poysonyd.

[ E]

Ethel¦dredus

[ B] ¶Etheldredus the .iii. son of Ethewoll••hus began to reyne ouer the west saxons and moste parte of Engl••nde the yere of cryst .viiiC.lxiii. in the begīning of his reyn the danys landyd in estangles but they were compellyd to forsake the contrey and from thens saylyd to Northumberland wher Osri∣cus or of bright & Ella kyngis gaue them bateyll but the danys with the help of them of the countrey which were gladder to lyue vnder the danys then vnder the kyng{is} of westesaxons had the vyctory & wan the cyte of yorke and after slew both those kyngis of northumberland & wan the hole countrey and kept it vnto the tyme of kynge Ethelstone Also after this the seyd danys cam in to Marcya or myddyll Englond and wan part therof with the towne of notyngam wherfore the kyng with helpe of Burdredus than kyng of Mercya leyd sege to the towne whereupon the danys by apoyntemente departyd and retornyd agayne to york also after that those danys with a nother newe company that cam from denmarke that met them in the see of which theyr pryncis or leders wer callyd Hunger and hubba saylyd to estangles and ther landyd & slew the good kyng ther callyd Edmond for whom god shewd after many myracles and lyeth now at seynt Edmundisbury / he was furst shot with arowys and after behedyd because he wold not at the request of those danys reny the crysten feyth / after this the seyd danys with theyr shippis landid in Suchsex and cam in to Suthrey and to Redyng with whom the kynge had oftymys warre and sped dyuersly after that a nother prynce of Danis callyd Osryk or os••g callyd kyng of denmark enterid the land with mo danyz but that Osryk was anone slayne but after that the danys made a newe battell besyde Marton agaynste the kyng and had the vyctory where the kyng was woundyd & so what for pensifnes and for malady of his woūd he dyed. [ B]

[ F] poysonyd in his tyme the danys beyng panymis of beleue enterid first the cuntrey of Fraunce spoy∣lyng the cuntrey and sleyng the people and so contynuyd long tyme after

[ F]

Balde¦wyn.

[ T]

¶Baldewyn son of Andoquyr was by the emperour Charlys the bald made the furst yerle of Flaun he maryed Iudyth doughter to the seyd Charles / [ T]

• Iohn̄
• Mar¦tyn.
• Adrian

[ P]

¶Iohan a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii.C.lxxiii. he toke part with Charlis the bald & Lews the stutter agayns Charlys & Charlom ā chyldren of Lewys kīg of germayn he ordeynyd ata∣coūsell at troys that who so euer were a morderar shuld be irriguler & vnable to receyue holy orders / ¶Martyn borne in Fraunce hyld the se next one yere and more.

¶Adrian a romayn hyld the see next one yere he ordenid that the emperour from thens forth shuld not medyll in the eleccion of the popis but only the clergy. [ P]

• Lews.
• Char¦lis.

[ E] ¶Lews callyd the stutter son of Charlys the bald was next ēperour the yere of cryst .viii.C.lxxviii. and was also kyng of Fraunce and reynyd but .ii. yere.

¶Charlys the graunt sone of Lewys kyng of germayn was next emperour after he waxyd vnprofi∣table to y^e comyn wele & was put out therfore by the pryncis of y^e ēpyre after y^t he had holdin it .x. yere. [ E]

Alure¦dus.

[ B] ¶Aluredus or Alfred the .iiii. son of Ethelwolphus was next kyng of westsaxons & of y^e most parte of englond the yere of cryst .viii.C.lxxii / he was .xii. yere old or y^t he went to skole but than he profitid meruelously & was very conyng & subtyll of wy•• / he brought vp hys chyldren in lernyng & causyd his-doughters to lerne the sciens of gramer with many other goodly vertwis he causid his lordis & peo¦ple to be obediēt to hym more by iustyce & fayre behestys thā by war or cruelte / he warryd oft agaynst the danys but at the last by agrement he voydyd them the west contrey wherfore they drewe toward London & there spoylyd and robbyd and afterwarde they went to Mercia and there slewe the kyng Burdredus and put in hys place one Chelwolphus theyr seruant / but after this the kyng kept the danis so / short that he constraynyd them to gyue hym pledgys for the pease & also to agre to avoyde the land as sone as they myght haue shippyng & after that appoyntment & after the deth of Chelwol∣phus he cam to mercia & seysyd that domynyon & Ioynyd it to his own westsaxōs but yet the danys continuyd & incresyd more by reason of the cōminge of a nother prynce of danis callyd Gutteron or Gowrmond callyd kyng of demmark wherfore kyng Alured was feyne to fle to the wodis in som∣myrsetshyre but after as it is sayd by the ayde and myrracle of sent Cutberd he droue the danys out of that cūtrey & forsed them to sewe for pese which was thus concludyd that this Gouteron shulde be crystenyd & certeyne of his dukys which so performyd he grauntyd to them Estangles to dwell in and the contre of northumberland & they that wold not be crystynyd departyd to fraūce which after [ B]

Lews

[ F] Lews y^e stutter sō to charles y^e bald was next kyng of frāce & also ē{per}our y^e yere of rryst .viii.C.lxxviii [ F]

Balde¦wyn.

[ T] ¶Baldewyn the bald sonne of baldwyn was the .ii. yerle of Flaūders he lyffyd .xxxix. yere. [ T]

• Ste∣phen.
• For∣mose.
• Boni∣face.
• Ste∣phen.
• Ro∣mayne
• Theo∣dore.
• Iohn̄.
• Benet
• Leo.
• Cris∣tofer
• Sergi∣us.

[ P] ¶Stephen a romayne held the see next .vi. yere the yere of Cryste .viii / C.lxxxvi. ¶Formose a parauāt hyld the see next .v. yere and more. ¶Bonyface helde the see next .xxvi. dayes. ¶Stephen held the see a yere and more. ¶Romayne a spanyard held the see next .iii. monythis. ¶Theodore a romayn helde the see next .xx. days. ¶Iohn̄ a romayn held the seee next .ii yere. ¶Benet a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .ixC.ii he held the see .iii. yere and more. ¶Leo aretius hyld the see next .lx. dayes but he was taken by Crystofer a connyng preest whych was desyrouse to be pope & kept in a toure tyll he dyed.

¶Crystofer whych kept the seyd leo in prison was then next pope by vsurpacyon .vi. monethys but he was depryuyd from his see and sergius the next pope succedyng put hym in perpetuall pryson. ¶Sergius a romayn was than next pope the yere of cryst ixC.vi. he causyd pope formose his body to be taken out of his graue & smote of his hed & adnullyd all his actis allegyng that he had conspyryd agaīs pope Ihon̄

[ P]

• Arnold
• Lewis
• Cōrard
• Henri.

[ E] ¶Arnold son of Carlomā was next ē{per}our y^e yere of cri¦st .viii.C.xc. & was crounyd by pope formose he was so etyn with lyse & coud haue no medecī & dyed. ¶Lews sō of Arnold was next emperour y^e yere of cryst .ix.C.iii. he coud not obteyn y^e crown imperi∣all because Berenger occupyed the contrey of Italye.

¶Conrard broder sō of the emperour Lewis was next emperour he hyld the empyre in almayn but he coud not obteyn the crown emperiall.

¶Hēry sō of Otton duke of saxon was next emperour the yere of crist .ix.C.xx. but he obteynid not the crown emperyall but hy∣ld it in almayn as Conrard dyd. [ E]

Ed¦ward.

[ B] y^e cā frō fraūce ī to ēglōd & were drifyn bak agayn / also about the .xxi yere of kīg Alurede the danis landyd ī .iiii. {per}t{is} of ēglōd but A∣lurede euer resestid thē & so māly pursewd yē frō place to place y^t at y^e last he drof thē to north walis / This noble kīg Alurede deuydyd y^e nyght & day ī .iii. partes wherof he spē•• .viii. houris in prayer & charytable workis & other .viii. houris with his coū∣cellours or ī study of scyēs & other .viii. houris ī his naturall rest & sustināce which order he kept duly by tapers of war brenīg tryēg y^e certeynte of y^e tyme except he were let by seknes or other gret īpedimēt{is} ¶Edward sō of Alurede began his reyn ouer the west saxons and the more parte of Englond y^e yere. of cryst .ixC. in the ·v. yere of his reyne one clyto Ethelwold kynisman to the kyng rebellyd & excityd y^e danis to rise agayns hym but the kyng compelled hym & the danis to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to fraūce which cā afterward agayn & gaff batteyl to the kyng but Clyto & many of y^e danis were slayne & y^e rēnāt cōstrenid to seche pease which was to thē grauntyd payeng certeyn money but they anon after brake that couenantis a¦semblyd an other host and gaff batell to the kyng where .ii· of theyre kyngis .ii yerlis and many a .M of the danis that occupied the contrey of norththumberland were slayne sone after etheldredus duke of Marcia dyed after whose deth the kyng commytyd the rule of that contrey to the dukis wyf Elfle∣da which was syster to the kyng / about the .xiii. yere of kyng Edwardis reyn a nauye of danis which ī Aluredis tyme were dryuyn in to fraūce landyd a gayne and spoyled in dyuers placis wherfore y^e kīg hym self preparyd toward them by land and send a nother nauye to enconter them vppon the see for fere wherfore those da¦nis voy∣dyd y^e lād & fled ī to Ireland / also after y^t the britōs enteryd the cōtrey of Breknowe / But [ B]

• lewis & Char¦lon
• ewdo
• charl•• the sī∣ple.

[ F] ¶Lewys & Charlon sonis to lewis the stutter were next kī∣gis of fraunce y^t yere of Cryst .viii.C..lxxx. & they reynid v. yere y^t is to sey lews .iiii. yere & Charlō one yere. ¶Eudo sō of ro••t yerle of āgeow was next kīg. ¶Charlys the symple sonne of lewes the stutter was next kynge of fraunce the yere of▪ cyste .ixC.iiii. In his tyme y^e Saresēs ētered y^e lād of bur∣goyn / but the kyng fought wyth thē & had y^e victory but not without losse of men. [ F]

arnold

[ T] ¶Arnold the graunt son to Balldewyn the balld was the .iii. yerle of Flaunders he ly¦eth at Gaunt. [ T]

• Anas••tace.
• Laudo
• Iohū.
• Leo.
• Ste∣phen.
• Iohn̄.
• Leo.
• Ste∣phen.
• Mar¦tin.
• Aga∣pit.
• Iohū.

[ P] ¶Anastace a romayn was next pope the yere of Cryst .ix.C.xiii. he hyld the see .ii. yere ¶Lando of Sabye hyld the see next .vi. monethys. ¶Iohn̄ a romayn hyld the see next .xiii. yere. ¶Leo a romayn hyld the see next .vii. monethys. ¶Stephen hyld the see next .ii. yere. ¶Iohn̄ a romayn hyld the see next .iii. yere. ¶Leo a romayn hyld the see .iii. yere & more. ¶Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .iii. yere. ¶Martyn hyld the see next .iii. yere & more. ¶Agapyt hyld the see next .x. yere. ¶Iohn a romayn hyld the see next .ix. yere. [ P]

• Ottō.
• Otton.

[ E] ¶Ottō the furst callyd the graūt son of Hēry was next ē{per}our the yere of cryst ix.C.xxxvii••. [ E] ¶Otton the .ii. sonne of Otō the graunte was next emperour he was crownyd yuīg hys fader

• Ethel∣stane.
• edmōd
• edred{us}.

[ B] this Elfleda withstod thē & droue thē bak & took the queen of welchmē prisoner / & the same yere Elfleda wan the towne of darby from the danys & dyd many other noble dedys sone after that noble Prynces Elfleda dyed / and than the kyng seisyd that contrey of Mercia & ioynyd hit to his own kīg∣dome / This Edward subduid y^e kīg of skotlād & cūbers & fortune was euer frēdly to hī ī his warris. ¶Ethelstane the son of Edward began his reyn ouer the most part of Englōd the yere of cryste .ix.Cxxv / he maryed hys syster to Sitherus a dane then kyng of northūberlād / he made Cōstātyne kyng of Skottys subiect vnto hym & after y^t restoryd him agayn to his kyngdome / After this Sitherus died & therfore Ethelstane seysid northūber ī to his own hād / wherfore y^e sō of Sither{us} maried y^e doughter of Cōstātyne kīg of skott{is} whych both cōfetheryd agaynst y^e kyng Ethelstane & ēteryd northūberlād by the ryuer of hūber with a gret host of danis skottys & other whō the kīg incoūteryd & there in playn battell Cōstātyne was slayn & .v. small vnder kīgis & .xii •• dukys with y^e more {per}t of the strāgers / This Ethelstane subduid the west brittōs at harford •• he had mych war styll with the danys. ¶Edmōd broder to Ethelstane begā his reyne ouer Englōd y^e yere of cryst / ix.Cxl / In the furst yere of his reyn the danys of northūberlād rebellyd to whose help .ii. princis of danys one callyd Anlaff A nother callyd Reynold cā frō Irelād with a gret host of danys & other strāgers / but kīg Edmōd with Malcolyn kyng of skottis & his people bete them bak & made them to forsake that contrey of northū∣berlād wherfor he gaff Malcolyn the contrey of Cumberland and scysyd y^t resedu in to his own hād{is} ¶Edredus the broder of Edmōd was next kyng of Enlgōd the yere of cryst .ixC.xlxii. In his tyme the danys rebellyd a gayn & too •• the cyte of york but the kyng preparyd toward thē & dystroyed a gret {per}t of y^• cōtrey & ī cōclusiō he subduid yē / but not without losse of mē / & by appoyntmēt banyshyd theyr duke hircus & ioynyd y^t kingedome of Nor∣thumberlande to hys owne domynyons.

• Lews
• Loy∣ter

[ F] ¶Lewes sō to Char¦lis the simple was nexte kynge of fraūce the yere of cryste .ix.C.xxxiiii. ¶Loyter the eldyst sō of lews was next kīg of fraūce [ F]

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Rollo.

• Wyllm̄.
• Ry∣chard

Rollo born ī norway with a grete cōpa∣ny of norweys danis panē mys & in∣fydels came ī to y^e cōtrey of Neuster & there toke y^e cyte of roan and dyd in that contrey and other landis of fraunce grete cruelte distroyng the peple & churchis of cristis feyth wherfore Charlis the sīple king of fraunce to make pease gaff hym the seyd contrey and his doughter gilda to wif and so be agrement Rollo was baptysyd and callyd Robert & after y^t chāchyd y^e name of y^t lād & callyd hit normādy & so was furst duke of normādy. ¶wilm̄ sō to Rollo callyd lōga spata was next duke of normandy he gouernyd that land with good Iustyce and after was slayn by the treson of Arnold yerle of flaunders.

¶Rychard callyd the hardy Sonne to wyllyam was nexte duke of Normandycand because kynge Loyter had wonne from hym the Cyte of bayon / he by the help of Erard kyng of denmarke enteryd [ T]

• benet.
• Leo.
• Iohn̄
• benet
• Donus

[ P] ¶Benet a romayn was next pope y^e yere of cryste .ix.C.lxii y^e emperour otton for varyance betwen them banyssyd hym in to Italye.

¶Leo a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere & more.

¶Iohn̄ a romayn hyld the see next .vi· yere & more.

¶Benet a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere & more tyl that one Cyntheus a cytezyn of rome put hym in preson in the castell angell where he dyed for honger.

¶Donus a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere. [ P]

[ E] by pope Iohn̄ he was emperour after the deth of his fader .x. yere & more / he made grete warr with Loyter kyng of Fraunce & dyspoylyd the contrey & cam to parys & brent the subberbis of the cyte. [ E]

• Edwī
• Edgar

[ B] ¶Edwyn the eldest son of Edmond broder to Ethelstone was next kyng of Englond / the yere of cryst ixC.lvi. he banysshyd seynt donstone for a season & toke goodis & Iewelis frō relygyus hous{is} & gaft them to alyantis & strāgers / he was a vycyus man of lyuyng & also a tyrrant to his subiectis y^t in conclucions they depryuyd hym from all kyngly dygnyte & honoure.

¶Edgar second son of Edmond & broder to Edwyn was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix.C.lx. he kept so good Iustyce & dyd so sharp execucyon that in his days was lytyl felony or robbery vsed / he cawsyd ludwallus prynce or kyng of walys to yeld to hym yerely by way of trybute .CCC· wolphis by reasō whereof the wolphis in Englond & walys were dystroyed / this Edgar vsyd euery somer to skour the see with shyppys & kept them stel all the yere euer redy for the same purpose with all aperrell belongyng to them by meanis whereof he kept his land frō outward enmyes / Also in his tyme as well the danis as all other peple in Englond vsyd mych vyse of grete drynkyng y^e kyng ther for rode thorough the realme & dystroyd many alehousis & wold suffer but one alchouse in a vilage or towne except it were a grete borough & ordenyd certeyn cuppys with pynnys & naylys & made a law that who so euer drank past that mark at one draught shuld forfeyt a certeyn payn whereof the accuser shuld haue the one half & the ruler of the town the other half ••he subdewd the bryttōs in wa∣lys & spoylyd theyr cōtrey / this Edgar was vycyous & louyd feyr womē & slew Ethelwold a knyght of his for the loue he had to his feyr wyff Elfryda whom he after maryed Also this Edgar begat of one wylfryth a non a doughter but after that both the mother & the doughter prouyd holy women / but after this Edgar by the counsell of seynt donston toke repentaunce therfore & byldyd & repayryd many housys of relygyon. [ B]

[ F] he made gret warr vppon Rychard duke of normandy & wan the cyte of bayon. [ F]

Balde¦wyn.

[ T] ¶Baldewyn sō of arnold was next yerle of flanders he lyth at seīt bartyns in y^e town of seīt omer. [ T]

[ N] in to fraunce spoylyng the countrey & sleyng the peple with out pyte wherfore Loyter kyng of frāce was compellyd to take pease & to redelyuer to hym the cyte of bayon. [ N]

• Boni∣face.
• Benet.
• Iohn̄.
• Iohn̄.

[ P] ¶Boneface was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix.C.lxxv / He obteynyd the papacye by euyll ways and robbyd & spoylyd the tresure of the church & after dyed wrechydly.

¶Benet a romayn hyld the see next .viii. yere & .vi. monethys.

¶Iohn̄ a romayn heeld the see next .iii. monethis / he dyed for honger in castell Angell.

¶Iohn̄ a romayne heeld the see .vi. monethis / he was hatyd of all folk / he dyd noughte but made his kyn ryche of the goodys of the church. [ P]

Otton.

[ E]

¶Otton was next em{per}our the yeer of cryste .ix.C.lxxxiiii. / he was crownyd by pope Gregory & held the empyre .xix. yer and more. [ E]

• Ed¦ward.
• Egel∣redus·

[ B] ¶Edward the eldest son of Edgar was next kyng of Englond the yere of. cryst .ix.C.lxxvii / this Ed∣ward rydyng in a forest lost his people & sodēly cam to the castell of Corf where Elfryda his moder in law & last wyfe to kyng Edgar lay / whom when she had aspyed desyryd hym to drynk / & as the kynge drank / a seruaunt of hers whom she had hyryd stroke the kyng to the hart with a dager & so she causid hym to be sleyne because she wold haue Egelredus her son kyng which was second sō of kyng Edgar which kyng whē he was thus strykyn wold haue fled toward his company / but he bled so sore that he fell from his hors the one foot fast in the styrrop & so was drawn with the hors till he cam to a certeyn place where that he was foūdyn dede all alone that the maner of his deth was vnknowyn long after / It is seyd y^t this Elfrida toke repentaunce therfōre & byldyd two monestarys of nonnys Amesbury & warwell in which warwell she after lyuyd a solytary lyfe & after dyed.

¶Egelredus the son of Edgar & of the seyd Elfrida was next kyng of Englond the yere of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ·ix.C.lxxxi. This kyng was vngracyous in the begynnyng wretchyd in hys mydyll lyfe & hatefull to his peopull in the end / In his tyme the Danys rose agayn & dyd great harm in dyuers placys in Englōd that the kyng was glad to graunt them gret sōmys of money for pease to be had for the assuraunce of which pease Anlaff capteyn of the danys became a Crysten man. [ B]

Lews

[ F] Lews son of Loyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryste .ix.C·lxxxvi. [ F]

Ar∣nold.

[ T] ¶Arnold son of Baldewyn was next yerle of Flaunders / he lyeth at Gaunt. [ T]

• Iohn̄.
• Grego∣ry.
• Iohn̄.

[ P] ¶Iohn̄ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .x.C.lxxxiii. he helde the see .x. yere and more ¶Gregory was next pope he helde the see .ii. yere & more he was nygh cosyn to otton the .iii. ēperour he ordenyd y^t y^e emperour shulde be chosen by .vii. pryncis of almayne whych is obserued to this day ¶Iohn̄ that was byshop of Pleasaunce helde the see .x. monethis [ P]

[ E] In his tyme one crescencius a consul put doun pope Gregory & made Iohn̄ byshop of Pleasaūce for rewarde of money pope whereof Otto beyng not content cam to Rome with a grete power and be∣seged crescencius in castell angell and at y^e last took hym & smote of his hed & put doun pope Iohn̄. [ E]

[ B]

Sone after a grete sykenes of the bloody flyx reyned wherof mych people died and for lak of good Iustyce many theuis and bribors were in the land and grete mysery and myschefe / This Egelred{us} gafe hym self to lechery and polyng of his subiectis and disinherited men of theyre possessions and caused them to redeme y^e same agayn with grete summys of money for he payed grete tribute to da∣nys yerely whych was called dane gylt or danys money which was īcresed frō .x.Ml. a yere to .xl.Ml. yerely / These danys before were so proud y^t they kept the husbōdmēlyke vyleyns they lay in theyre housys and ete & drank and payed nought and kept theyr wyfes / doughters and seruauntes at theyr plesurys as the kemys and galowglashis do now in yreland and the husbondmen callyd them then lorde dane whych word now we vse in obprobrye callynge hym y^t we rebuke lurdayn / This egelred{us} maried Emma doughter to Rychard duke of Normandy & after y^t send streyte and secrete cōmyssi∣ons to euery ruler of euery towne in Englond y^t vppon sent Brycis day at a certeyn howre y^e danys shulde be sodenly slayne & so it was {per}formyd which turned after to more trouble / After that tithing{is} cam in to denmark of the murder of these danis anon after swanus kyng of denmark / with a grete host and nauy landyd in Cornwall and there dyd grete hurt and when he hard that the kyng was cō∣myng to him with y^e power of his land he toke his shippis & landyd agayne in northfolk / wher that duke Vskatell met hym and bete hym & slew many of the danys wherfore Swanus for that yere re¦tornyd agayne to denmark / and ther made great prouyssyon y^t the next yere after he landyd agayne at Sandwych and there spoylyd the cuntre and when he herd tell that any host was cōmyng agayne hym then he toke his shippis & landyd agayn in suthsex & spoylyd that contrey / & as sone as he hard of any host of Englyshmen comyng to ward hym then he wold enter & land in a nother cuntrey / and euer brent robbyd and slew the people without pyte and so weried the Englyshmen that inconclusiō y^e kyng was fayn to take peace with thē & gaue to kyng swanus therfore .xxx.M.l after which pease thus made Swanus returned agayn to denmark [ B]

[ F] ¶This Lewis was the last kīg of the blood of Pyppin he died without issue & ordenid Hugh Capet [ F] his famylyer to be his heyr.

Silues••ter.

[ P]

¶Siluester borne in fraūce was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix.C.x••vii. By art magyk & the deuell{is} craft he demaundyd of the deuyll how long he shuld lyue which answeryd hym that he shuld syng in Ierusalem before & so he sang in the chapell callyd Ierusalem in rome & anon after dyed / but in tyme of his deth he knolegyd his synnys.

[ P]

Henry.

[ 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]

Hue capet.

[ F] ¶Hue Capet sō of Hugh y^e graūt yerle of paris was next kyng of fraūce y^e yeer of criste .ix.C.lxxxvii. [ F]

Balde¦wyn.

[ T] ¶Baldewyn bele barbe was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at flaunders. [ T]

Ry∣chard.

[ N] ¶Rychard callyd the good son to Rychard the hardy was next duke of Normandy / he was louynge to Robert kynge of fraunce & eydyd hym in his warrys wherby the seyd kyng subdued the contrey of Borgoyn to his obedyens. [ N]

• Iohn̄.
• Iohn̄.
• Sergi∣us.
• Benet.

[ P] ¶Iohn̄ was next pope the yere of cryste .M.i. he held the see .iiii. monythis & more / he ordeynyd that y^e dyryge shuld be song yerely in the euyn of all s••yn••is.

¶Iohn̄ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .M.i. he held the see .iiii. yere & more. ¶Sergyus a romayn hyld the see next .ii yere.

¶Benet of tusque hyld the see next .xi yere in his tyme Iherusalem was takyn by the sarasyns and the Sepulcre of cryste distroyd. [ P]

[ B] saylyd in to Normandy to his wyf and when swanus herd of his depertyng he areryd gret sōmis of money of the people & a grete parte of seynt Edmondis landis which the people there claymyng to be fre of kyng{is} trybute denyed to pay / wherefor swan{us} dyspysyng y^e holy marter enteryd y^e teritory of seynt Edmond & spoylyd y^e countrey so that men of that countrey fell to preyr so that shortly after this swanus dyed sodenly yellyng & crieng among his knyghtis some sey that he was stykkyd with the swerd of sent Edmond / wherof he dyed the .iii. day after / In fere wherof Canutus his son which rulyd as kyng after his fader graūtyd to them all theyr lybertes / after this when Egelredus herd of the deth of swanus he made prouysyon & came in to Englond of whose cōmyng so kanutus beyng vnprouydyd saylyd in to Demars / & retornyd agayne the next yere with a grete nauey & landyd in y^e south countrey wherfore y^e eldest son of kyng Egelredus callyd Edmond yronsyd made {pro}uysyon with the eyde of Edrycus to mete hym but Edrycus cam not but dysseyuyd hym for as it was after prouyd Edrycus had promysyd his fauor to kanutus / by reason wherof kanutus enteryd y^e cōtrey of west saxons & forsyd y^e people there to swere to hym fealte & to gyf to hym pleggis / In this tyme Egelredus beyng at London was takyn with a grete sekenes & there dyed & was buryed in the north syde of Poulys church behynd the quere after that he had reynyd & vnwysely gouernyd the realme .xxxvi. yeris / leuyng after hym his seyd eldest son Edmond yronsyde / & Alfryde & Edward whych were in Normandy and thyder before sent as is before rehersyd.

[ B]

Robert

[ F] ¶Robert son of hugh capet was next kyng ••••raunce the yere of cryste .ix.C.xCvi.

[ F]

Balde¦wyn.

[ T] ¶Baldewyn son to Baldewyn bele barbe born at lysle was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at lysle. [ T]

Iohn̄.

[ P] ¶Iohn̄ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .M.xxi. he held the see .xi. yere & more. [ P]

Cōrard

[ E] ¶Conrard was next emperour the yere of cryst .M.xxv. [ E]

edmōd Irōsid

[ B] ¶Edmond yronsyd eldist son to Egelredus ••y his furst wyf Ethelgina and kanutus son to swanus began to rule the Englyssmen the yere of cryst .M.xvi. for some lordis toke part with Edmond and some with kanutus but Edmond beyng at London was Crownyd kyng / sone after these .ii. Pryn∣cis met in dorsetshyre where betwene them was a grete battell but kanutus was compellyd to fle the fyld / & after that they fought a nother battell in worsetorshyre so sore that non coud tell who had the better but other for werines & for lak of day they depardyd from other & on the next morow fought agayn but thē kanutus was cōpellyd to forsake y^e fyld / after this they met in Marcia & ther fought a¦gayn wher Edmond as some sey by y^e treasō of Edrycus whom he before had reseyuyd to his grace had the wors Thus oft tymys thes .ii. pryncis fought to geder / but vppon a season when the hostys were nygh ioynyng & at a certeyn tyme of a trews a knyght of the parte of Edmond stod vppon an hygh place & seyd these wordis / dayly we dye & none hath the victory & when the knyghtis be ded on eyther part than the dukys compellyd by nede shall accord or elles they must fyght alone / & this kyng¦dome ys now as suffycyent for .ii. men / that some tyme suffycyd for .vii. / And yf the couetouse of lordshyp of these twayn be so grete that nother can be content to take a part & lyf by the other / n••r y^e one vnder the other then let them fyght alone that wyll be lordys alone yf all men fyght stell at y^e last all men shall be slayn & non laft to be vnder theyr lord ship nor abel to defend the kyng that shalbe / a¦gayne strange enemys & nacions / These wordis were so well alowyd by both the hostis & the pryncis [ B]

Hēry.

[ F] ¶Henry son of Robert was next kyng of Fraūce the yere of cryst .M.xxx. [ F]

Balde¦wyn.

[ T] ¶Baldewyn son to Baldewyn of lysle was next yerle of Flaūders he lyeth in an abbay in henon. [ T]

Ry∣chard.

[ N] ¶Rychard son to Rychard the good was next duke of normandy but with in .ii. yeris he was slayn by treason of his broder Robert [ N]

Silues∣ter.

[ P] ¶Benet a tusque was next pope the yere of cryst .M.xxxii. he held the see .x yere & more / he was an ••∣uyl man he was put downe therfore from his pontyfycacy but after he was remyttyd agayn.

[ P]

Kanu∣tus.

[ B]

both were cōtēt to try the quarell betwen them two only / & a place & tyme was appoyntyd where they both met in syght of both host{is} & whē eytheyr had assayd other wyth shar••e swyrd{is} & strok{is} as some wryt by the furst mocyon of kanutus hasttly they were both agreyd & kyssyd ych other to the comfort of both hostis / and shorly after they agreyd vppon pertycyon of the lande & after duryng theyr lyfis they louyd as brethern / sone after a son of Edrycus as it was seyd by the mynd of his fader espyed when kynge Edmond was at the draught & strak hym with a spere in to the fondement where of the seyd Edmōd shortly after dyed / after y^t he had reynyd two yeris & la••t .ii. soms Edmōd & Edward. ¶Kanutus after the deth of Edmond yronsyd was sole kyng of the hole realme of Englond & after by the aduyse of his coūcell he sent the forseyd sonis of Edmond yronsyd to his broder swanus thē kyng of Denmark to be slayn which abborryng that dede sēt thē to Salomon thē kyng of hungary where Edmond dyed & Edward was maryrd to agatha douthter of the .iiii. Henry emperour of al∣mayn / sone after swanus kyng of Denmark broder to kanutus dyed wherefore that land fell to ka∣nutus which anō after seylyd thydyr & toke therof possessyō & set it in an order & after returnyd in to Englond & maryed emma late wyf before to Egelredus & by her had a son callyd hardykynytus or knowgh / also this kanutus callyd a parliament where it was agreyd that both Englysshmē & dan{is} shuld hold y^e laws made by kyng Edgare because they were thought so good & resonable aboue any other laws. [ B]

Ar∣nold.

[ T] ¶Arnold the son of Baldewyn was next yerle of flaūders he lyeth at seynt bertynis. [ T]

Robert

[ N] ¶Roberd broder to Rychard was next duke of normandy he toke repentāce for the deth of this bro∣der Rychard & we••t to Ierusalem & dyed as he retornyd homeward / but at his departyng thydyr he wyllyd that his lordis shuld take his sone wyllm̄ the basterd to theyr lord & so they dyd & put out the yōg chyld y^t was sō to Robert & mulyery gottē / but therfore fell grete debate / & hēry kyng of fraūce toke parte a gayns wyllm̄ but euermore wyllm̄ had the victory. [ N]

• Silues¦ter.
• Grego∣ry.

[ P]

¶Siluester a romayn was pope the yeer of cryst .M.xxxix. & hyld the see but .xl. days for then Benet [ P] was chosin agayn.

¶Gregory a romayn was next pope the yeer of cryst .M.xlv.

Henry

[ E]

¶Henry son of Conrard was next emperour the yeer of cryste .M.xl he was crownyd afterward by pope Clement. [ E]

• Harold harefot
• Harde∣kynyte

[ B] Also in the tyme of this kanutus the skottys rebellyd wherfore kanutus with a great army enteryd in to skotland & subdued Malcolyn kyng of skottys by reason wherof this kanutus was than kynge of .iiii. kyngdomys that is to say of Englond Skotland Denmark & Norway / After that he went in to Denmark & from thens to rome on pylgrymage & after returnyd in to Englond where he kepte all his lyfe good Iustyce & was well belouyd & dyd many good charytable dedis / & byldyd and repayryd many monestaris & specyally such as were thrown downe in the tyme of his faders {per}secucyon & after dyed & lyeth at winchester leuyng after hym .ii. sonnys one callyd Harold & the other Hardykyn••tus which hardykynytus was made kyng of Denmark in his faders days.

¶Harold callyd harefote for his delyuernes & swyftnes sōne to kanutus by Elgyna hys furst wyfe began his reyn ouer Englōd the yeer of cryst .M.xxxix / Of hym is lytyll laft in memory for he reynid but .iiii. yeer / saue that he banyshyd his stepmoder Emma & tooke her goodis & Iewellys from her. ¶Hardykynytus beyng kyng of Dēmark & second son to kanutus by his last wyfe Emma was next kyng of ēglōd the yeer of cryste .M.xli. In hys tyme the .ii. sōnys of Egelredus Alfrid{us} & Edwardus cam from normādy in to Englond to vyset theyr moder Emma & brought with them a gret cōpany of normās wherfore one yerle Goodwyn which was most in the kyng{is} fauour & of most myght next to the kyng councellyd the kyng & the lordys not to suffer those normans to be within the realme for Ieoperdy / by which meanys he gatt auctoryte to order the matter hym self wherfor he met wyth thē on Gyl downe & there slew Alfrydus & the most part of the normās / but Edward was conueyd to his moder whych for fere of Goodwyn sent hym agayn in to normandy / Sone after this Hardykynyt{us} beyng mery at lambyth sodenly waxyd dome & fell down to the groūd & wythin .viii. days after dyed wyth owt issue of his body after he had reynyd .ii. yerys which was the last that reynyd in Englond of the blood of the danys. [ B]

[ F] In the tyme of this henry part of the borgonyons that had be long vnder the obedyence of fraūce re∣fusyd the french kyng & tornyd to Conrard ē{per}our / ¶This henry had .iii. sonnys one callyd Phyllyp which was kyng of fraunce his fader lyuyng a nother callyd Robert that was duke of Burgoyn & an [ F] other callyd hugh the graūt y^t was yerle of vermē dose.

Robert

[ T]

[ T] ¶Robert duke of fryse broder to baldewyn was next yerle of flaūders / he lieth at cassel

Willm̄

¶willm̄ bast sonne to Robert was next duke of Normandy which had gret war with [ N] henry kyng of fraūce as is aboue shewd: [ N]

• clemēt.
• damas
• Leo
• Victor.

[ P] ¶Clement was next pope the yere of cryst .M.xlvii.

¶Damasse hyld the see next .xxiii. days.

¶Leo hyld the see next .ii. monythis.

¶Victor hyld the see next .ii. yere and more. [ P]

[ E] This henry cam in to Italy and toke Pandulph prince of capia presoner.

[ E]

ed∣ward.

[ B] ¶Edward the son of Egelredus & Emma began his reyn ouer englōd the yere of Cryste .M.xliii. he maryed Goduha doughter to erle Godwyn but he neuer flesshly dalt with her nor put her from his bed / he dischargyd the Englyshmen of y^e grete trybute callyd dane gelt for euer / he banysshyd the yerle goodwin and his sonis for .ii yeris after that was agrement made and the kyng toke them agayne to grace in the tyme of which banyshment williā duke of normandy cam in to Englond and had grete chere of the kyng and retornyd agayne / In this tyme y^e skottis rebellyd wherfore seward yerle of nor∣thūberlād by y^e kyngis commādment & power enteryd skotland and subduyd the skottis and chasyd theyr kyng owt of the land / then kyng Edward gaff that land to Malkolyn sō of y^e kyng of Combers to hold of hym and his heyris kyng{is} of Englond as off theyr cheff lord / After this y^e yerle goodwin sit¦tyng at the kyngis bord was sodenly takyn with sekenis wherof he dyed with in thre days / some sey he was takyn with a palsey / and some seyd that he was chokyd with a morsell of bred because he sware falsely by that morsell of bred that he was not gylty of the deth of Alfrede broder to y^e kyng / sone aft this kyng Edward sent vnto henry the .iiii. emperour for Edward son of Edmond yronsyd to cō in to Englond to the intent to make hym his heyre which accordyng therto cam in to Englōd and sone after dyed / also after the deth of yerle goodwī harold his eldist sō waxyd so in the kyngis fauor that he rulyd the most grete causis of the realme and was ruler of the kyngis army and subduyd y^e welchmen that rebellyd / this harold saylyd in to normandy to see his broder welnotus that was sent thether for a plegge for the {per}formance of the couenantis made be twen the kyng and his fader ye••le goodwyn / wher wilm̄ duke of normandy made hym to swere that he shuld mary his doughter that was thā with in yeris of consent and then after the deth of kyng Edward he shuld kepe the lād to his behoue accor∣dyng to the mynd of kyng Edward afther some wryters / after that this harold retornyd to Englōd and shewyd y^e kyng what he had done wherwith the kyng was well contentyd after this the kyng fell seke and before he dyed he saw in a vysyon that by cause the nobles and the prelattis off Englōd were not goddis seruant{is} that god therfore shuld take this kingdome in to the handis of theyr enmis sone after y^t this kyng Edward dyed with out issue and was acomptyd a virgyn when he dyed. [ B]

Robert

[ T] ¶Robert son to Robert was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at seynt vedast. [ T]

[ N] This wilm̄ duke of normandy cam in to Englond to kyng Edward & of hym had grete chere he was cosyn to kyng Edward by his fader seyd that is to sey son to Roberd sō to Rychard the good sō to Rychard the hardy which Rychard the hardy was both fader to rychard the good and to ēma moder to y^e seyd kyng Edward & therfore as some affer••e kyng Edward graūtyd to hym 〈◊〉〈◊〉 kyngdome of Englond after his deth. [ N]

• Ste∣phē.
• Benet
• Nicho¦las.
• Alexan¦der.

[ P] ¶Stephen born at Loreyne was nexte pope the yere of cryste .M.lvi / he hyld the see .vii. monethis. ¶Benet a romayn hild the see next .ix. monethis but he was deposyd because he obteynyd the see by strenght and force.

¶Nycholas born at sauoy was next h•• crownyd Henry the .iiii. emperour.

¶Alexander was next pope the yere of crist .M.lxi. he hyld the see .xi. yere. [ P]

Harold

[ B] ¶Harold the son of yerle Goodwyn & last kyng of saxōs begā his reyn ouer Englond the yere of cryst .M.lxvi. and sone after he had take vppon hym as kyng one Harold harefager son of kanutus kynge of Norway & denmark cam with .iii.C. shyppis & enteryd in to the north contrey & claymyd the land after the deth of Edward / but the lordis of the coūtrey arose & gaue them batteyll / but the danys had the victory / and therfore Harold kyng of Englōd preparyd toward them in all hast and gaue them a strong batteyll & had the vyctory and slew harold harefager wyth hys own handys where a gret nomber of Englyshmen were slayn / but many mo of the danys were slayn and many takyn prysoners And after thys vyctory harold the kyng of englond waxyd so prowd and for couetouse wold not deuyde the prayes that he took to hys knyghtys that had well deseruyd it / but kepte it to hym self that he therby lost the fauour of many of his knyghtys & people / ¶Sone after this Duke wyllm̄ of Normandy sēt to harold and warnyd him of his couenaūt{is} brokyn / whych was to haue kept the lād to his vse after the deth of Edward / But because that the dougter of Duke willm̄ that was promysyd to harold was dede harold thought hym the more dyschargyd and seyd that sych a nyse couenaūt owghte not to be holdyn of a nothers land wythout consent of the lordys of the land and also because he was therto somewhat cōpellyd / wherfore Duke wyllm with the assent of the lord{is} of Normandy gedyrd a great people / and also wyth the assent of the pope Alexander which cōfyrmid hym in takyng hys viage and sent a baner to hym wyllyng hym to bere it in hys owne shyp / & so cam ouer wyth a great people and lādyd at hastyng{is} in Sussex / For .iii. causys Duke wyllm enteryd thys land to subdew harold / One was because it was to hym geuyn by kyng Edward the Confessour / the secōd was to take wrech for the cruell murdur of his neuew Alfryde broder to kyng Edward & slayn by yerle Goodwyn whych dede he ascrybyd cheefly to harold / the .iii. was to reuenge the wrong doon to Robert archebyshop of canterbury which was exylyd by the meanis & labor of harold in the tyme of kyng Edward the confessour wherfore duke wyllyam send to kyng harold that he shold leue the kyngdome to hym / or ellis to surrēder it to hym and to take it agayn of hym beryng hym tribute / or ells to trye the quarell hym self with duke wyllyam in hys owne {per}sō / but kīg harold refusyd al these iii. offers & seyd it shuld be tried be dynt of swyrdis and gederd his people and Ioynyd battell with y^e Normayns in a place where now standeth y^e Abbay of batteyl In the bygynnyng of whych fyght y^e englyshmē kept them in good aray lyke to vēquysh the normās wherfore duke wyllyā causyd his mē to giff bak as though they fled wherby the Englishmen folowyd and brake theyre aray & y^e normans cāf yersly vppon them & in conclusyon had the vyctory where that kyng harold was woundyd wyth an arow in the left eye & therof incontenent dyed and so was there slayne after that he had reynyd .ix. mōthis & was buryed at walthā whych was y^e last y^t reynyd in Englōd of y^e blood of the saxons.

[ B]

¶Thus endeth the cronicles of ēglōd & of dyuers other realmis vnto the tyme of king wilm̄ callyd the cōquerour whych was duke of Normandy.