An epitome of chronicles Conteyninge the whole discourse of the histories as well of this realme of England, as al other cou[n]treys, with the succession of their kinges, the time of their reigne, and what notable actes they did ... gathered out of most probable auctours. Firste by Thomas Lanquet, from the beginning of the worlde to the incarnacion of Christe, secondely to the reigne of our soueraigne lord king Edward the sixt by Thomas Cooper, and thirdly to the reigne of our soueraigne Ladye Quene Elizabeth, by Robert Crowley. Anno. 1559.

An epitome of chronicles Conteyninge the whole discourse of the histories as well of this realme of England, as al other cou[n]treys, with the succession of their kinges, the time of their reigne, and what notable actes they did ... gathered out of most probable auctours. Firste by Thomas Lanquet, from the beginning of the worlde to the incarnacion of Christe, secondely to the reigne of our soueraigne lord king Edward the sixt by Thomas Cooper, and thirdly to the reigne of our soueraigne Ladye Quene Elizabeth, by Robert Crowley. Anno. 1559.

Table of contents

Title page

¶ To the ryghte hyghe and myghtye Prynce, Edward by the grace of God, Duke of Somerset, gouernour of the kynges maiestees most royall person, and protectour of all his hyghnesse realmes dominions, and subiectes, Thomas Cooper wysheth all wealth and perfite felicitie.

The table.

¶ Of the vse and profite of historyes, and with what iudgement they oughte to bee redde.

¶Of the origynall begynnynge of man, after the false opynion of the Ethnike philosophier.

¶ The fyrst parte of Lanquettes Chronicle.

The first Monarchie.

❧ Prologue to the second part.

The second parte.

¶The begynnyng of Britayn, and the fyrst kyng thereof.

¶The preface of Thomas Lanquet to the second parte of the histories of England.

¶ The preface of. Tho. Languet to the thyrd parte of his chronicle.

¶The printer.

¶An epistle to the reader.

¶The prologue to the seconde boke.

¶ The seconde boke.

¶ The thyrde booke.

Quene Mary.

¶Queene Elizabeth.

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AN EPITOME OF CRONICLES.

Conteyninge the whole discourse of the histories as well of this realme of England as al other coūtreys, with the succesion of their kinges, the time of their reigne, and what notable actes they did: much profitable to be redde, namelye of Magistrates, and such as haue auctoritee in commō weales, gathered out of most probable auctours. Firste by Thomas Lanquet, from the beginning of the worlde to the incarnacion of Christe, Secondely to the reigne of our soueraigne lord king Edward the sixt by Thomas Cooper, and thirdly to the reigne of our soueraigne Ladye Quene Elizabeth, by Robert Crowley.

Anno. 1559.

LONDINI, In aedibus Thomae Marshe.

¶ To the ryghte hyghe and myghtye Prynce, Edward by the grace of God, Duke of Somerset, gouernour of the kynges maiestees most royall person, and protectour of all his hyghnesse realmes dominions, and subiectes, Thomas Cooper wysheth all wealth and perfite felicitie.

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AL be it (righte excellente prince (your affabilltye and clemencie is such, and so great, that all people of euery state and degree, as well poore as riche, maye at all conueniente times haue free accesse to your grace, and haue their reasonable suites complayntes, and peticions benignely heard, and accordynge to equitee, iustice and good conscience depeched, so that therby it is verye likely that the true knowledge of the state and condicion of the weale publike, is at all tymes to your grace reueled & opened: Yet because (well nere) in all common weales, and aboute all suche noble and good princes, there haue ben some, which for their owne commoditee, aduancement, displeasure or other affection, haue so letted and hindered true report, that it could not frankly come foorthe, it is a thyng much to be feared, and with all wisedome and prudence to be foresene, lest any such might perchance hereafter couertly crepe in fauour, as by flatterye and dissimulacion, would endeuour to abuse your godly gentilnesse, as suche haue dooen the like natures of other most vertuous and worthie gouernours before tyme: and by that meanes not onely blemyshe greatly the immortal prayses that your grace shoulde moost woorthily deserue of all men, for your godly and politike gouernaunce, but also tourne [Page] this noble realme to muche trouble and hindrance. For neuer did there chaunce greatter mischiefe to any comm [...]n weale, neuer were the vertuous natures of greate rulers so soone corrupted, as either when they haue ben misinstructed and wronge infourmed by flatterers, or els when those that were in moste fauour and credyte, dissimu [...]ing the trueth, in stede of equitee & iustice, haue wrought their owne purposes. Was not the good kyng Darius by wicked persuasiōs induced, euen against his conscience, to committe Daniel the prophete of god, to the daunger of the cruell and hungrie lions? had not the diuelish counsaile of Haman persuaded Assuerus without cause to destroy the whole nacion of the Iewes, for malice that he bare to Mardocheus, ne had the singuler prouydence of God in Hester preserued theim? to what misgouernaunce and vicious liuyng did Perennius, Cleander, & other bring the emperour Commodus, notwithstanding the graue and sage counsailours lefte hym by his father Marcus Antonius? did any thing so much corrupte the nature of the valiant conqueroure Alexander, and so greatly blemish his fame and glorye, as that he had his eares so open to flatterers? whiche made hym to thinke, that he was the sonne of their greate god Iupiter? yea almoste that he was a god and no mortall man. Wherfore the wyse emperour Gordian had good cause to saie, that he was a wretched prince, from whom v ertuous counsaile & the trueth of matters was hidde by flatery. Yea (& in mine opinion) it were farre more tollerable, that the soueraine were euyll him selfe, then that hys nere friendes, seruauntes, or famylyars, whome he trusteth, should bee flatterers, couetous, or malisyous. For suche persons shal not onely theim selfes dooe muche euyl, but also by false informacion, corruptinge the high ruler (if it be possible) allure hym to dooe the lyke, to the peryll and daunger bothe of hym selfe and of the weale publike. Therfore wisemen haue alwayes iudged them most worthie, to be extremely punished, to the example of al other, like as the noble emperour Alexander [Page] for his sharpe iustice named Seuerus, caused Vetronnis Thurinus with smoke to be smuddered to death, because in matters of suite he had taken bribes for false reporte of the emperours fauour. For the noble gouernour suspecting no such eueil to be in them, (for how long wold it be, ere the wilie waies of such subtile re [...]nardes maye be spyed out) may lightly be misledde and do the more [...]o he wold not, if he wist surely how the truth went. And this daunger hath alwayes bene so much the thynge be feared, as that witty men perceyuyng thinges to be in suchewise mishandled by theim that were in great fauour with their princes, durst not, or at the least wold not speake and discouer the greuous hurtes of the commen weale: some, for feare to be hindred by those familiars, & so to lose their dignitees, offices, & auctoritees: some for great hope that they had, to be by their reporte commended, and therby aduaunced to some promocion or high roome in the common weale. So that I gather hereby (righte excellente prince) that of all other it is a thinge mooste difficile and harde to rule well, and for a chiefe magistrate and gouernour to be truly and without dissimulacion informed in euerye case, as the notable saying of king Antiochus, doth well declare: who on a time of hunting, being strayed from his company and benighted, was fayne to take for his harborowe, a poore cotage of the countrey, and there, as he was vnknowen at supper with the vplandishe people, through communication, heard diuers thinges frelye talked of his owne behauour Therfore on the morow, when his ministers brought to him his purpre raiment and diademe, he tourning to those ensignes sayed. Sins the time I first began to were you, yesterday only and neuer before I herd the truth frankly spoken. Wherfore the best and most sure waye for a noble gouernour, after the counsaile of the excellent philosopher Demetrius, is to reade such bookes, as most wittily and pithilye treate of the states of common weales, and namely histories in the which he shall playnelye see sette foorth before his eyes [Page] what best beseemeth him to dooe, what to eschew: what maye aduaunce the state of his common weale, what maye hurte and hynder the same: howe and by what meanes hatred and grudge is bredde toward him, and howe and by what wayes he maye wynne loue and fauour: What maketh his realme weake, what maketh it stronge: What maketh it wealthye and riche, what maketh it poore and beggarly: what maketh it floryshe many yeres▪ what maketh it miserable in short space: in bookes shall he lerne to know the wilie flattering foxes, from his sure and trustye friendes: good and faythfull ministers, from false feigning dissemblers: Whom and how he ought to chose his counsaylours, how and what lawes he ought to make. Thus (I saye) he shall learne out of bookes to bee him selfe to him selfe, the best the trustest and surest counsaylour. And for thys consyderacion wold I wish, that the summes of all such lerned workes, were drawen out into short brigementes, to the ende that prudent gouernours (whych for theyr manyfolde affayres and businesses, haue but small tyme of leisure) myghte in liew of other playes, passe the tyme therwyth, like as the Epitome or brigemente of cronycles is, whych not many yeeres passed was begunne by a studious yong man named Thomas Lanquet, & nowe of late by me finished▪ and continued, from the incarnacion of Christ, to the seconde yere of the reigne of our soueraine lord king Edvvard the sixt. In [...]che forme and ordre that a diligent reader may as in a mirrour behold the state and condicion of all realmes at all times, and know what gouernours ruled theim, how many yeres they reygned, and what notable actes were done in the time of their reigne, whan the Britaines, & likewyse the Scottes, came fyrste into thys lande, with the succession of their kinges, and the whole discourse of the historyes of both countreis: so that ye may perceiue, what notable acte was done in any realme vnder euery king of England, and what yere of his reigne. For the yeres of the kinges of this land be noted in the margent, wyth the [Page] yere of the worlde and of Christe. In the computacyon wee haue folowed the moste sure accompte of the byble and Hebrews, whiche dyffereth muche from Eusebius and other latine Croniclers. These my labours (suche as they be) most excellent prince, I thought most conuenient to publish in your Graces name, not for the wel handling of the same, nor yet because I iudged it worthie so noble a Prince: but onely as I dyd of late exhibite the correction of sir Thomas Eliotes Dictionarie to the kinges most royall maiestee, to testifie my louing and obedient herte toward his highnesse, so doe I nowe offer this symple gyfte to your Grace, as a witnesse or testimonie of the good zeale and loue, whiche all men ought (as well as I) to beare toward you, for your christian and vertuous gouernance, and especially for your godly zeale in aduancyng the true religion of christ: wishing continually with most hertie prayer, that you gouerning vs so benignely, so mercifully, so godly, mought alwaye liue in moste happy felicitee, and bringe this diuersitee of opinions to a perfite vnite [...] and concorde in Christes doctrine, that wee with mutuall loue and charitee, and hertye obedience towarde our prince, may geue condigne honour and worshyp vnto god, and immortall praises to your name. Amen.

The table.

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AAron

2 [...].26.174.

Aba

194.

Abakuc

43.

Abagarus

92.112.

Abas

28

Abbas Ursper

219.

Abdaram

189▪

Abdon

31.

Abdimaleth

164.

Abdus

95

Abel

6.285.

Abenesra

207

Abessan

31▪

Abia

104.

Abiathar

33.

Abias

35,

Abilius

104.

Abimelech

30▪

Abrine

288,

Abraham

15, 17.19▪

Abrodit [...]

177.

Abrogastes

131.

Absimarus

164

Abulazar

174.

Abumalach

174.

Acabath

166

Academsa

57.

Accaron

202▪

Accalaurentia

38.

Accius

236

Accursius

222.

Acentris

25.

Acestorides

48.

Achab

35.36▪

Achaia

27, 56, 102,

Achaius

172,

Achas

39.

Acherres

26

Acheus

69.

Achilles

30, 31,

Acho

224.

Achoris

25.

Acidius Cornelius

109

A [...]ilius.

71.

Ac [...]istus

28▪

Ac [...]osa

27.

Ada

7.

Adad

34.39.

Adam

6.7, 8.

Adamites

255.

Adelbert

187.

Adelstane

184.

Adelphonsus

173.

Adeluoldus

182.

Adeodatus

162.

Adherball

77.

Adheser

158.

Adiolde

159.

Adonias

34.

Adolphus emp.

229.230.

Adolphus de Nassow.

264.

Adrastus

30.

Adria

191.

Adrian bis.

171.180.209.276

Adrian emp.

106.107.108.

Adrican

44.

Aegesippus

110.

Aegeus

29.

Aegialeus

14.21.

Aegipte conquered

47.

Aegidius

18.

Aegipsa

163.

Aegyptus

26, 96.

Aegistus

31.

Aelon

31.

Aemilianus

117.118.

Aemilius

53.61.69.72.

Aeneas

31.

Aeneas Syluius

32.263.

Aepulo

72.

Aescylus

39.

Aesimedes

40.

Aesopus

45.

Aetius

126.135.136.137, 138.139.

Aetna

77.

Affrike recouered. 158, subiect to Sartasens

163.

Agamemnon

30.31.

Agamnestor

38,

[Page]Agastus

34.

Agatho

162.163.

Agapitus bys.

146.186.

Agathocles

61.

Agelas

35.

Agesilans

35.55.56.5 [...].

Agge [...] Esli

66.

Aggeus

47.

Agila

149.150.

Agilulphus

154.155.

A [...]i [...]

55.62.

Agricola

103.

Agrippa.

88.92.95.96.67.99.

Agrippa Castor

108.

Agrippa Me [...]m [...]us

49.

Agrippina

98.99.

Ahazias.

36.

Ahinas

35.

Aiax

30.31.

Aidan

152.152.

A [...]stulphus

169.170.

A [...]h

107.

Ala [...]t [...]u [...]

132.133.

Alba longa

31.

Alba [...]e

32.

Alba Siluius

34.

Albert of Austrich emperour.

259.

Albertus emp.

230.231.

Albert of Hung.

259.

Albertus Magnus

223.

Albericus

183.1 [...]6.

Albion

32.

Albinus

100.

Alboin [...]

199.147.152.

Albous

170.

Albrich

249.

Alca [...]on

158.

Alc [...]non

39.

Alcanes.

37.38.

Alcetas

44.

Alciatus.

276.

Alchi [...]us

73.

Al [...]b [...]ades.

53.54.

Aleme [...]

42.

Aldermen

221.

Aldus

267.

Aldra [...]henus.

2 [...]3.

Aldroenus

136.

Alectus.

114.115.120.

Aleme Souch

225.

Alemes

132.

Alenoue

206.

Alexander the great.

61.62

Alexander Martir

117

Alexander

58.60.64.73.74.83.

Alexander zebenna

77.

Alexander Balans

74.

Alexander of Corinth

34.

Alexander sonne of Pyrrhus

97.

Alexander Butaris.

48.

Alexander emperour of Cōst.

183.

Alexander Olympias brother

60.

Alexander Gallus.

222.

Alexander Benedictus

269.

Alexander the first Scot.

203 2 [...]9.

Alexander the second Scot▪

17.218.

Alexander the thyrde Scot.

222.226.228.

Alexander Seuerus emp.

114

Alexander bis. Hier.

113

Alexander the fyrst byshop of Rome

196.

Alexander the second

106.

Alexander the third.

210.211.212.

Alexander the fourth

222.

Alexander .v. bysh

252.

Alexander .vi.

269.

Alexander Ramsel.

238.245.

Alexandria

80

Alexandria builded

.62.

besieged

.73.

repayred

.103.

taken

.121.1 [...]7.

Alexandria builded.

211.

[Page]Alerlu [...].

199.200.203.212.215.

Algarus

195.

Aleundus

131.

Algina

184.

Aliactes

44.

Almericus Carno [...]ensis

217.

Almericus

210.

Almaricus

147.

Alpeiragius

209.

Alphous of Artag.

258.290 261.

Alphons of Naples

262.

Alphons of Portugale

266.

Alphons the chast. Hisp.

172.

Alphons Ch [...]olicus

168.

Alphons the .iii.

176.177.

Alphons the .iiii.

181.

Alphons the .v.

188.190.

Alphons the .vi.

196.

Alphons the .vii.

203.

Alphons the .viii.

214.

Alphons the .ix.

221.223

Alphons

194.

Alphons the .xi.

232.

Alpine

176.

Alphrede

186.

Alt [...]das

22.

Alteus

23.

Alurede

176.180.181.

Amadeus

260.261.

Amalthea

14.

Amalasiunia

145.146.

Amarcheus

53.

Aman

51.

Ama [...]ia

37.

Amatus

153.

Ama [...]ons

31.38.

Ambercheleth.

164.

Ambrose

129.131.

Ambrose Erle.

181.

Amerinus Uesp.

269.

Am [...]nophis

22.23.

Amilinus Euilmerodach.

44

Amisco.

49.50▪

Ami [...]cat

49.68,

Aminadab

32.

Amilo

174.

Amingo

150

Amatus

22.

Ammenophos

30.35.

Ammon

18.36.41.

Amnon

34.

Amnus

35.

Amnus Faunigena

27.

Amodius

259.

Amorteus

168.

Amos Scyrach

67.

Amos

37▪ 39.

Amosis

22

Amphion

27.28.29.

Amphitrion

26.

Amri

35.

Amulius Siluius

38.

Amuraie [...]

242.244.254.255.256.

Amyntas

26.46.47.55.56.58.

Anabaptistes

278.282.

Anacletus

103.

An [...]masi [...]

45

Ana [...]ias.

44.

Ananelus

86.

Ananus

99.104.

Anastatius the firste byshop of Rome

132.

Anastatius the secōd, the yere of the worlde.

4458.

Anastatius the third,

the yere of the worlde .4874. bis. ii. yeres.

Anastatius the .iiii. b.

fo. 208

Anasius Emp.

143.144▪

Anaragoras

51.

Anaxibis [...]

56.

Anaximander

45.

Anaximines

45.

Am [...]eroch

239.

Anch [...]le

37.

Ancoranus▪

249.

Anchtale

37.

Ancus May [...]ius.

42.

[Page]Anda [...]isct [...]s

74.75.

Andera.

152

A [...]doine

142

Andouera

151.

A [...]dragasus

131

Andragorus

67.

Andrew Barion.

273.

Andrew

240.

Andrew of Hung.

217.

Andrew the, iii. Hung.

22 [...].

Andrew Troilop

262

Androgius

76.

Androgeus

81

Andronicus▪

213.229, 233.245.

Angli.

138.

Angus.

210.

Anguseian.

126.127.

Anianus

100

Anitius

73,

Anna

161

Anne of Brit.

269

Anne Bulleine

281.283

Anne of Cleue

282

Anne Askew

291

Anselmus

202

Antharis

153.154

Annibal

54.67.69.70 71.72.

Antheus

21

Anthemius

140.166

Antiochus

54.71.102

Antiochus Gryphus

77

Anthenodus

115

Antherus

115

Anti [...]nus

107

Antiochus Cyzicenus

78

Antiochus Theos

76.67

Antiochus Soter

66.67.

Antiochus the great

69▪

Antiochus Epiphanes

72.73

Antiochus Eupator

73

Antiochus Sedetes

76

Antigonus

63.64.66.68.69.86,

Antipater of Cicilie

3969. yere of the world.

Antipater prouost of Iuri.

85

Antipater Herode

90.

Antipater Idumeus.

81.

Antipater of Maced

62.63.64.65.66.

Antenodorus

8 [...].

Antomenes

38.

Antonius

84.86.87.

Antoniꝰ Boionius [...]iꝰ.

108

Antonius Commodus

111.

Antonius the heremite

124.

Antonius de Butrio

254.

Antonius Rosellanus

253.

Antonius Beneuentus.

269.

Anubius

94.

Apet

120.

Apher

1 [...].

Aphidas

31.

Apricanus

74.115.

Apis

17.19.2 [...]

Aploonius

73

Appolinaris

110, 129

Appian

107: 280:

Appis

81.

Appius Claudius

52, 66, 73

Aprius

44.

Apronius

93.

Ap [...]eras

26,

Apuleus

107,

Aquila

11 [...],

Aquitano

262.

Atalius

18,

A [...]am

14, 15,

Ar [...]has

26,

A [...]tch

32,

Ar [...]ha diꝰ▪

14.130.131.132.133

Arthelaus

36.52, 55, 90, 92,

A [...]h [...]malus

79,

Archestratides

45,

Archeus

41,

A [...]ch [...]stratus

34,

Ar [...]hid [...]mas

52, 57,

Ar [...]hida [...]us

59, 60, 61.

Ar [...]iflamn [...]ins,

55.

Ar [...]higall [...].

55, 66,

[Page]Ar [...]hilotus

42.

Ardaricus

139, 148

Ardis

42

Ardisus

39

Arduburus

135

Aremulus Syluius,

36

Areta

95

Arethas

79, 81

Argadus

108

Argeus

41, 56.59

Argi [...]opl [...]

263

Argis

34

Argonau [...]es

29

Argus.

22.

Ariarates.

69.73.77.

Arioaīdus

159

Ario [...]arzane [...]

79

Arideus

63

Arion

44

Aristeus

66

Arphron

37

Aristarchus

51

Aristocles

57

Aristotle

58

Aristobulꝰ

78.80, 81, 84, 99

Aristides

50, 107

Aristogiton

47

Aris [...]oni [...]us

77

Ar [...]stemedes

36

Aristomenes

40

Ari [...]hbertꝰ,

159, 161, 164, 165

Aristoxenus

45

Arius

17

A [...]matrites

20

Armen [...]s

68

Armon [...]u [...]

47

Armeus

26

Arnefride

162

Arnolde de Uilla [...]ou [...]

231

Arnobius

122

Arnolphus

181.184

Arnolde Duke

183, 184

Arogilus

24

Arphaxat

11

Arrians

130

Arrius,

123, 125

Arses

61

Arsines

64

Artac [...]s

37

Artabanes,

148

Arthaus [...]us

169

Artabanus

50, 93, 97, 98

Artaxarexes

47, 50, 54, 57

Artaxer [...]xes O [...]hus

59, 60

Arthur

144, 147, 21 [...]

Arthur prince

270

Arthur Bilney

279

Ar [...]iragus

97

Arxipus

37

Arymbas

6 [...] 62

Asa

35

Asambe [...]s

166

Asap [...]

34

Ascanius

31

Asca [...]ades

25

Ascleopid [...]u [...],

115, 1181, 20

Ascrasaxes

36

Asdruball

71, 74

Aske

284

As [...]rie [...]homas

44

Asper

141

Aspran

164, 165

Assaradon

40

Asstanus

110

Assu [...]

12

Assyrius

13

[...]steriu [...]

27

Astiages

44

Astybarus

44

Ataulphus

133

Athalia

47

Athalari [...]us

145

Athanagildus

150, 151

Athanasius.

124, 125.127.129

Athanaritus

129 130

A [...]helwolde

163

Athimus

168

Athletes

32

Atherco

116

Athonger

90

A [...]las

23

A [...]lla

128

[Page]Atossa.

47.

A [...]reus

30.39.

Attalus

69.70.77.133.134

Attila

138.

Attilius

69▪ 94.

At [...]ilius Calatinus.

67.

Atti [...] us Regulus

65.

Atys

46.

Audley.

290.

Auentinus Siluius.

37.

Auetrois

207.

Aufidius Uictorinus.

109.

Auful

200.

Auges

30.

Augustinus Niphus.

271.

Augustus

[...]6.87.90.

Augustine frier [...]

222.

Augustine

131.154.

Augustulus

141.

Aui [...]ius Cassius

109.110.

Auicenna

207.

Auitu [...]

140.

Aulus

7 [...].

Aurelianus

[...]9:

A [...]relius Ambrose

142.

Aurelius Conanus

148.

Aurelius of Spaine.

170.

Aurelius

63.143▪

Aurelius Scaurus

78.

Aureolus

118.119.

Aurogallus

28 [...].

Aurunus

18.

Auseline

190.

Aydo

175.

Aymanus

283.

Az [...]hel

36.37.

Azariahu

35.

Azarias

38, 44.

Azo

214.

B

B [...]ales priestes.

35.

B [...]sa

35.

[...]benberg [...]

191.

B [...]bell

6▪

Babil [...]s

116.117.

Babylon

11.14.

Babylon [...] kyngdom [...]

38.

B [...]cchilu [...]

111.

B [...]cchides.

73.

Bacchus

10.

Bacis

35.

Baduca [...].

225.

Bagelarde.

196.

Balach▪

295.

Balad [...]d.

40.

Bala [...]

74.

Bal [...]inus

116.

Baldata.

162.

Baldequinu [...].

205.

Baldwine of Const.

221.

Baldwine.

196.201.202.203 204.205.207.212.213.215 219.223.

Baleus

19.21.

Baliardus

207.

Bal [...]hasar.

46.

Bamba.

162.

Banus.

171.

Barake.

28.

Barathias.

46.

Barbaranes.

135.

Barbours.

64.

Ba [...]chochabas.

107.

Bar [...]asane [...]

92.

Bardus.

18.20.

B [...]rdilius.

59.

Bardolph.

252.

Barnes.

278.285.

Barnet fielde.

266.

Baruth.

42.

Barziziu [...].

263.

Basil [...]des.

108.

B [...]s [...]lius traitour.

178.

Basilius emp.

189.

Basilius of Amasia.

223.

Basilius M [...]gn [...]s.

228.

Bassianus Caracalla.

113.

Ba [...]sus.

102.

Bastard Heron.

277.

Batalle of Cressi.

139.

Bat alle at Poiters.

241.

Bathe.

37.

Bebius▪

7 [...].74.

[Page]Bebius Pamphilus.

71.

Becon.

288.

Be [...]a.

167.168.

Bela the fyrst of Hung.

195.

Bela the second.

206.

Bela [...]he thyrd.

211.

Bela the [...]ourth.

220.

Belgius.

24.

Belgrade.

277.

Belinus.

52.55.

Bellizarius.

145.146.147.148.149.151.

Belochus.

20.27.

Belopares.

27.

Belus.

14.

Bels vsed.

179.

Benadod·

35.

Bendaga.

225.

Benet the fyrst,

the yere of the world .4540.

Benet the second.

fol. 163.

Benet the third,

the yere of the world .4818.

Benet the .iiii.

the yeare of the world .4862.

Benet the .v.

fol. 188.

Benet the .vi.

fol. 188.

Benet the .vii.

the yeare of the world .4937.

Benet the .8.

the yere of world 4970.

Benet the .9

fol. 194.

Benet the .x.

fol. 195.

Benet the .xi.

231.

Benet the .xii.

237.238.

Benet the .xiii.

249.

Beniamin.

105.

Beo [...].

101.

Benme [...]odach.

41.

Berillus.

115.

Bernard.

175.184.204.207.

Bern [...]bos.

242.247.

Beringar [...]us heretike.

199.

Beringartus.

181.182.183.185.186.

Ber [...]aldus.

269.

Be [...]oni [...].

68.

Berthulphus.

173.

Be [...]i [...]am of [...]lesqui.

243.

Bessa

130.

Bessarion

263.

Bessus

62.

Bertheron

73.

Be [...]ia

20.

Bethsa [...]d [...]

92.

Bethsaba

34.

Betus

20.97.

Binithus

110.

Bil

253.

Bladud

37.

Bladunu [...]

77.

Blasius

247.

Blanch Marie

296.

Bledga [...]ridu [...]

78.

Bletas

138.

Blondus

259.

Bocatius

243.

Bochorus

83.

Boch [...]s

78.

Bohemunde.

201.202.202.

Boeoti [...]

32.

Bo [...]zl [...]i

186.

Bolus

78.

Bon [...]nis

36

Bon [...]uenture

2 [...]3.

Boniface of Afri [...]e.

135.137.

Boniface Erle

136. [...]36.

Boniface the first bysh. the yere of the world.

4381.

Boniface the seconde.

fol. 146.

Boniface the fourth.

155.156

Boniface the .v. bysh.

157.

Boniface the .vi.

181.

Boniface the .vii.

the yere of the worlde .4936.

Boniface the .viii.

229.230.231.

Boniface the .ix.

248.250.

Borichus

206.

Bra [...]anso [...]s first began.

174.

Brachius.

255.257.

[Page]Brasida [...].

53.

Brekus.

101.

Brereton

283.

Brennus.

52.55.56.66.

Brentius

280.

Brigus.

18

Britannicus

98.

Britannion

125.

Britaine

inhabited

.32.

conquered

.83.84.

subdued by Saxones

.163.

Christened

110.

Brit [...]ricus

172, 173.

Brudus

176.

Brunichilde

157.158.

Bruno

199.

Brute

32.35.

Brutus Rom.

85.

Bubaganus

191.

Bucephala

62.

Bucere

284.

Budeus

276.

Bulleine

290.291.

Bulmer

284.

Burcharde

184.

Burdin [...]

205.

Burgonions

134.

Busiris

21.27.

Byogor

140.

Byornon.

195.

Byzance

42.

C.

CAbades.

142.143.

Caballus

271.

Cabolus

196.

Cabrilaus

36.

Cacaunus

154.156.

Cacu [...].

29.

Cadmus.

27.28.29.

Cadwall [...]der

163.

Cadwalline

159.

Cadwane

156.159.

Cahan

220.

Cain.

6.7.

Cainan.

7.

Ca. Manlius.

78.

Ca. Antonius

82.

Ca. Caligula

95.96.

Ca. Cassius

98.

Caianus

132.

Caionius Commodus.

108.

Calatinus

67.

Caleis wonne.

239.

Calepine

269.

Ca [...]phas

93.96.

Calippus

60.

Caliph

165.

Caliste bis. of Rome

114.

Calist the .ii.

204.205.

Caliste the .iii. bis.

262.

Callimedes

59.

Callimachus

49.

Calo Ioannes

209.

Calomanus

201.206.

Calphurnius

67.72.

Calphurnius Agricola.

109.

Camber

32.

Cambra

55.

Cambyres

44.46.

Camillus

56.57.59.

Camboblascon

23.

Camus

191.

Campsinus

157.

Camp [...]ius

275.

Canturburi [...]

36.

Candaces

95.

Candaules

40.

Cannas

69.

Cannabam

119.

Canutus

192.193.197.

Capellianus

115.

Capenus

78.

Cape [...]us Syluius

35.

Capis Siluiu [...]

35

Caporus

80.

Capito

93.276.

Capua

35.

Caranu [...]

38▪

Carata [...].

95.97.98.

Carassus

113.

Carausius

120.

Cardyng inuented

7 [...]

[Page]Carbo

78.

C [...]rdic [...]as

40.

Careticus

153.

Cardinal

281.

Carew

284 285.288.

Carinus

120.

Cariell

36.

Carm [...]gnola

256.

Carolus Ioannes emp.

241.

Carops

40.

Carpocrates

108.

Carthage destroyed

74.

Cartusians

200.

Carus

120.

Cassander

[...].

Cassanus.

66

Cassianus.

108▪ 201.

Cass [...]ualan.

81.82.84.

Cass [...]us.

78.84.85.

Castinus.

135.

Castrutius.

236.

Catellus.

72.

Cata [...]usinus.

241.

Cathubeius.

266.

Catiline.

82.

Cato Censorius.

71▪ 72.

Cato Uticensis.

74.78.79 83.35.

Catti.

98.

Catulus.

79.80.

Cauarus.

69.

Cea [...]lmus.

152.153.

Cecenuius P [...]i [...]s.

102.

Cecilius.

62.66.79.

Cecinus.

91.

Cecrops.

25.2 [...].

Celestine the fyrst byshop of Rome

the yere of the worlde .3487.

Celestine the .ii. bis.

fol. 207.

Celestine the .iii. bysh.

214.

Celestine the .iiii. bysh.

220.

Celestine the .v.

229.

Celius.

39.

Celta.

21.

Censores.

52:

Ce [...]taures.

29.

Cepio.

87.

Cerdicus

145.

Cerealis.

102.103.

Cermisonus.

263.

Cesar.

82.83.84.85.

Cesar Octauianus.

86.88.

Cestius Florus.

100.

Chalcedon.

41.

Cham.

8.11.14.

Chamesenus.

17.

Charles the great.

171.172.173.174.

Charles the Balde, emp.

179.

Charles the cimple.

181.183.

Charles the thirde, of Fran. called of some the fayre.

23 [...].236.

Charles the .v. of Fran.

242.

Charles the .vi. of Fran.

246.247.149.255.256.

Charles the .7. of Fran.

258.260.261.263.

Charles the .viii. of Fr.

267.268.269.

Charles the .iii. surnamed the grosse,

emp.

180.

kyng of Fr.

ibidem.

Charles the .iiii. of Boh. emp.

240.241.243.244.245.

Charles the .v emp.

275.276.278.280.281.286.

Carlemayne or Carolomannus.

168.169 171.179.180.

Charles Martellus.

165.166 167.168.

Charles.

177.178.179.264.265.

Charles of Lorayne

190.

Charles of Flaunders.

205.

Charles of Sicilie

227.228.247.

Charles de Ualoys.

229 230.

Charles of Hung.

232.

Charles de Bloys.

238.239.242.243.

[Page]Charles of Naua [...].

241.

Charles de la pais.

247.

Charles of C [...]mona

252.

Charles Dolphin

257.

Charles of Burgoyn [...].

266.

Charles of Austrich

271 274

Charles of Gelders

271.279

Charles of Burgoyne.

278.

Chebron

22.

Chen [...]res

25.

Che [...]as

96.

Cherinthus

104.

Cherres

26.

Chesse deuised

43.

Childerich.

140.142.151.162 169.

Childe [...]ert.

144.147.154.155.168.

Chilperi [...]h

150.152.153.

Chilon

4 [...].

Chi [...]inu [...].

76.

Chloelia

48.

Chorax

27.

Chorinthu [...].

25.

Chon [...]ho [...]a [...]us

126.

Christe

33.82.94.95.

Chrisostomus

13 [...].

Christierne

277.

Christophorus Columbanus

269.

Chrysolo [...]us

252.

Chr [...]mmus

174.

Chuntadeem.

206.207.208

Chunrade of Puell.

222.

Chunrade

183.192.

Chunradinus.

225.

Ch [...]

13.

Chusan

27.

Cher [...]oplep [...]us

60.

Cicero

82.83.86.

C [...]on

49.

Cimbrians

78.

C [...]nda [...]undus.

160

Ci [...]inna [...]us

50.

Cin [...]

79.80.

Ciprian

116.

Circumcision

17.

Cissa

161.

Ciuile war [...]es

84.

Ciuilis

102.

Cl [...]ssicus

102.

Clacus Chius

41.

Claudia

45.

Claudius Pontius

63.

Claudius

72.75.

Claudius emp.

92.96.97.98 99.119.

Cl. Unimanus

76.

Cl [...]and [...]r

111.

Clea [...]idas

53.

Clement the first byshop of Rome

104.

Clement the .ii. bis.

194.

Clement the .iii. bis.

199.

Cl [...]ment [...]he .iiii. bis.

224.

Clement the .v. bis.

231.

Clement the .vi. bis.

238.339 240.

Clement the vii. bis.

245.247

Clemēt the viii.

277.278.280

Clement a seruant

92.

Cleomenes

47.69.

Cleombr [...]tus

57.

Cleominus

94.

Cleon

53.

Cleopompus

52.

Cleopatra.

71.74.76.77.84.85.86. [...]7.

Cleophilus

173.

Clephis

152.

Clicerius

141.

Clifforde

262.264.

Clinton

273.

Cli [...]o

17 [...].

Clodius

83.

Clodius of Fran.

135.

Clodomyre

144.147.

Clodouei.

142.143.144.146

Clodouei Lewes

160.161,

Clothayre.

153.157.159.162 166.

Cu. Octauius

79.

[Page]Cotles

48.

Codius

32.33.

C [...]culus

28.

Coeleus Triptolems

27.

Coenus

38.

Co [...]lus

64.73.109.118.

Colet.

272.

Coleine builded

31.

Collatinus

48.

Calumnius

52.

Col [...]odu [...]

165.

Comerus Gallus.

12.

Comerus

14.

Commodus

111.

Commundu [...]

147.

Co [...]postellanus

222.

Commocion in Kent

261.

Conarus

108.

Cono

163.

Co [...]on

56.

Conon Meriodoke

130.

Confession

131.

Condound [...]s

129.

Congalius

138.

Con [...]annus

141.

Co [...]stans

133.

Constans emp.

125 160.161.162.

Constantine Leos sonne, emp Const.

186.

Co [...]stantine Roman [...]s sōne emp. Const.

186.

Constane emp. Const.

168.169.180.191.172.182.188.389.192.261.

Constātine Ducas em. Gre [...].

196.

Co [...]stantine the great.

122.123.124.

Constantine son of great Cō. emp.

124.125.

Constantine sonne of Heracl. emp

157.169.

Constantine emp.

162.

Constantine the .vi. emp. of Const▪

172.173.

C [...]nstantine▪ Mono [...]th [...]. emp. of Con.

194.

Constantine of Brit

133.136 137.148.

Constantine Scot

137.139.182.184.190.

Constantine bysh.

171▪

Constantinople

1 [...]4▪

Constantianus

147▪

Constātius

Cloron.

129.

Caesar.

121.

emp.

ibidem.

Constantin [...] Caesar. [...]33. emp

124.125.1 [...]6.

Constantius Romaine capitaine.

133.134.

Constantius of Brit.

137.138.

Consuls.

48.52.59.

Conw [...]ll

151.175.

Coors [...]oe [...]

146.147.150.

Copus

176.

Corbana

201.

Corbonianus

64.67.

Corbulo

100.

Cordon

108.

Corbre [...]d

93.101.162.

Cordeilla

38.

Corcyra

41.

Cordus Euricius

276.

Coriba [...]thus

26.

Cor [...]ola [...]us

49.

Cor llus

93.

Corinth destroyed

75.

Corna [...]ius

280.

Cornelianus

109.

Cornelius bysh.

107.116.

Cornelius Tacitus

104.

Cornelius Gallus

87.

Cornelius Scipio

67.

Cornelius

67.

Co [...]u [...]ni

60.

Coruinus

60.

Cossu [...]

87.

C [...]soroa [...]

156.

Costa

165.

Co [...]ta.

81.

[Page]Council at Antioch

125.

Councill of a [...]mine

126.

Council of Orliance the yere of the worlde.

4775.

Council of Brixium.

fol. 109

Council of Basile.

259.

Council of Constantino

178

Council of Carthage

134.

Council of Constance

254.

Council of Claremount.

200 210.

Council of Ferrare

259

Council of Laierane at Rom

217.260.

Council of Lions the yere of the worlde.

5207.5234.

Council of Mense. the yere of the worlde.

4775.

Council of Nice.

123.

Council of Nicomedie

126.

Council of Pize.

253.

Council of Paule

256.

Council of Rome

160.

Council of Sardis

125.

Council of Sirmium.

126.

Council of Uienne

233.

Coun [...]a [...]se of Salisbury.

2 [...]5

Crai [...]hlen [...]

120.

Cramiris

149.

Cranaus

26.

Cranus

15.17.

Crassus.

23.77.81.83.87.

Crat [...]nus

51.

Cres.

17.

Cresiens

106.

Cres [...]entius

189.190.

Crinitus

135.269.

Crispus

103.123.124.

Croesus.

45.46.

Crosse friers

215.

Croton

41.

Cro [...]b [...]lde

143.144.

[...]

259

Cr [...]ch friers

232.

[...]

53.60.

Crumwell

[...] 83.

Culpeper

287.

Culine

188.

Cumanus

98.

Cumminges

222.

Cunedagius

383

Cuniber [...]

16.

Curiu [...]

66.

Curtius

59.99.

Cusanus

263.

Cuthbert

167.

Cu [...]walphus

1.2.

Cyaraxes.

42.

Cydon

24.

Cymbelinus

87

Cypselus

42.

Cyrenius

88.

Cyrillus

120.

Cyrus.

44.45.46.54.

D

DA [...]res.

276.283.285.

Dag [...]s [...]us

150.

Dagober [...].

159.166.

Dalila

31.

Damascenus

241.

Damasia

42.

Damascus

18.

Damasus

194.

Damon

56.

Danaus.

29.

Danes entred Britaine.

172.174.177.189.190.

Daniel

43.44.51.

Daniel of Fran.

169.

Dan [...]es

231.

Darcye

272.284.

Darculus

32.

Darcillidas

55.

Dardania

26.

Da [...]danus

25.26.102.

[...]ares.

31.

Darius.

46.

Darius Hytaspi [...].

47.49

Darius No [...]hus.

53.

Darius [...]he last.

61.62.

Da [...]uc [...] Gai [...]e [...]n.

284.

Da [...]s

263.

[Page]Dauid.

33.34.

Dauid of Scot.

205.206.217.236.237.338.239.241.244.

Dauid a Persian

215.

Daubeney.

268.

Deabus

20.

Dead sea

17.

Dearth.

259.

Death

240.

Debora

28.

Decebalus

[...]05.

Decemuiri

51.

Decentius

126.

Decimiu [...].

73.

Decius

61.65.93.

Decius Emp.

116.117.

Dedanuus

77.

Deluge

[...]5.281.

Demades

61.

Demetrianus

117.

Demetrius

66.

Demetrius Phalerius

64

Demetrius Antigoni

64. [...]5

Demetrius .35. kyng of Maced.

68.

Demetrius of Miria

69.

Demetrius Philippi.

72.

Demetrius Soter.

73.74.

Demetrius Nicanor

74.

Demetrius .16. k. of Syrie

77.

Demetrius of Alexandrie.

111

Demetrius bysh

115.

Demetrius the Romain.

148

Demetrius of Russie.

198.

Democedes

47.

Demophoon

30.31.

Demosthenes

53.

Denyse

54.56.57.60.

Dereham.

286.

Destru [...]ion of Hier.

102.

Desiderius

126.

Desiderius Lumbard.

170.171.

Deconus.

77.

Deucalio [...]

25.

Deuided [...]t

157.

Diadumenus.

114.

Dida.

72.

Dictacor

48.

Di [...]therus.

262.

Dinus Mugellanus.

229.

Dinellus

80.

Dioclesian

120.121.123.

Di [...]dat [...]s

76.

Diogine [...]as

36.

Dion.

57.59.60.

Dionisius

14.15.

Dionisius liber pater.

27.28.

Dionisius bysh.

115.116.

Doc [...]our London.

288.

Doctour greuesend.

249.

Dolete.

280.

Dalitianus

110.

D [...]lobell [...].

66.

Dominicus Michaell.

204.

Domini [...]us Maurocenus.

208.

Dominike.

216.

Domitian emp.

103.104

Domitius.

80.84.

Donald [...].

112.119.159.202.

Donalde the .v. Scot.

177.

Donalde the .vi.

181.

Donacus.

126.

Dongallus

175.

Dongarde.

134.

Doristus

35.

Dorotheus

146.

Dorutdilla

68.

Douglas

240.251

Draco.

43.

Druides

72.

Dru [...]illa

99.

Drusus

78.79.87.93.

Dudley

27 [...].

Duffas

188.

Duillus

67.

Dulcane

193.

Dulcinus

236.

Dulrandus

[...]36.

[Page]Dunbarre

34.

Duncane

201.

Duntanus

110.

Dunwa [...]lo

49.

D [...]ke of Bedford

256.

Duke of York [...]

291.263.

Duke of Somerse [...].

262.

Duke of Suffolk

177.284

Duke of Albanie

277.

Duke o [...] Brunswike

279.

Duke of B [...]uarie

280.

Duke of Nor [...]hf.

282.284.290.

Duke of Bu [...]kyngham.

276

Dunmuiri first ordeined in Rome, the yere of the world

3654.

Dinasties

22.

Dinastia

31.

Dyndimus

33.

Dyrrhachium buylded .43. wonne from the Uenecians by the Turkes 270. beseg [...]d of Peter Emperour of Cō stantinop [...]e.

217.

E▪

EArthe

10.

Earthquake.

56.87.105.106.110.125.126.128.132.149.150.263.271.281.

Eaulfricus

159.

Ebioni [...]es

104.

Eborine

162.163.

Ebranke

34.

Echert

195.

Echireus

25.

E [...]a [...]ar

81.83.

Edessa taken of the Turkes.

207.

Edfine

108.

Edfri [...]e

162.

Edgare.

186.187.188.202.

Edinboroug.

34.

Edissa

38.

Edmu [...]de.

178.185.186.192.

Ed [...]nd erle of Kent.

236.

E mund Holland

252.

Edmund de la Poole.

270.

Edricus

192.

Edward be fore the conquest.

181.182.183.188.189.194.196.

Edward the firste after the conq.

226.227.228.229.230.232.

Edward the .ii.

232.233.234 235.

Edward the .iii.

235.236.237.238.229.240.241.242.243.244.245.

Edward the .iiii.

264.265.266.267.

Edward the .v.

267.

Edward the .vi.

291.

Edwarde le Bruce

234.

Edward Balloi.

236.237.238.240.

Edwarde Prince.

239.241.243.265.284.

Edward of Mountney.

220.

Edward erle of March.

263.264.

Edward of Warw [...]ke.

270.

Edward Hawar [...]

273.

Edward P [...]ynynges

272.

Edward Neuel

284.

Edward duke of Sommers.

291.

Edward Seimour.

289.290.291.

Edwyne.

157.158.159.1 [...]6.187.

Eferem

107.

Egbert.

170.172.173.

Egelrede

189.190.191.

E [...]emnon

37.

Egesippus

102.

Egerton

285.

Egidius

242.

Egius

140.

Egnarius.

276.

[Page]Egipius S [...]luius

34.

Ehud

28.

E [...]ona taken of La [...]de.

54.

Ela the .4. kyng of I [...]ra.

35.

Ela ouerthrowen wi [...]h earthquake.

101.

Ela [...]ius

[...]13.

Eldrede

79.18 [...].

Eldolus

79.

Eleazarus

93.109.

Eleazar

26.35.66.67.

Electra

23.

E [...]ctou [...]s of Germany fyrste ordeyned by Greg.

190.

Eleoneus

67.

Elenour

220.

Elinour Cobbam

266.

E [...]ephan [...]es first sene in Ro [...]

66.

Eleu [...]heriu [...]

110.157.

Elfleda

182.183.

Elfricus

190.

Elfride

188.

Elgina

184.

Eliasib

51.

Elidicus

40.

Elidurus

95.67.

Elisabeth

247.270.282.

Elisabeth of Poloni [...]

271.

Elisabeth Ba [...]on

28 [...].

Eliud

771.

Ella

177.

Elphegus

190.

Emanuel

207.208.

Emanuel emp.

252.

Emanuel Chrysoloras.

250.

Emerianus

68.

Emeric [...]us

214

Emma

190.193.194.

Epmedocles

51.

Empire of Rome deca [...]ed.

133

Empson

272.

Emecus

187.

Englande diuyded in seuen kyngedom [...]s .158. brought vnto on [...] Monarcie .173. in [...]aded by D [...]nes .172.174.177.189.190. [...]onquered by Normans.

167.

En [...]o [...]hid

44.

Nnoch the cit [...]

7.

Enoch

Enos

7.

Epa [...]mondas

58.

Epaphus

26.

Ephorus a magist. in [...]. first ordeined

36.

Ephren

225.

Epidaurus builded

24.

Epiph [...]nius.

132.

Epopeus

27.

Erasmus

272.

Ercumbert

160.

Erich [...]honius

26.27.

Eri [...]stone [...]

2 [...].

Eri [...]hori [...]

40.

Erippidas

55.

Erle of Cambridg.

246.

Erle of Warwike.

293.264.265.270.292.

Erle of Surrey.

270.274.275.276.277.291.

Erle of Kildare

275.

Erle of Hertford.

289.290.291.

Eroge.

38.

Esaias

39.

Esau

[...]8.19.

Esclep [...]odes

113.

Esdr [...]s

50.

Esim [...]pheus

[...]46.

Essei

75.

E [...]alus

38.

Ethela [...]d

167.

Ethelburg [...]

173.

E [...]helbert.

152.154.158.178

Eth [...]l [...]ide.

170.178.189.190.192.

Ethelfride

153.

E [...]helwaldus

177.

E [...]helwolphus

158.

Ethelstane

184.185.

[Page]Ethodius.

109.114.

Eth [...]s.

179.

Eua.

6.

Euander.

29.

Euaristus.

105.

Euar.

101.

Eucherius.

133.

Eudemus.

36.

Eudo.

181.

Eudocia.

137.197.

Eudoxia.

133.141.

Eudon.

166, 167.

E [...]dorus.

128.

Euerh [...]rd.

186.

Eugenius S [...]ot

128.138.146

Eugenius the .iiii. S [...]ot.

154

Eugenius the .v S [...]ot.

163.

Eugenius the .vi. S [...]ot.

164.

Eugenius the .vii. S [...]o.

164.

Eugeni [...]s the .viii. S.

170.

Eugeniu [...] emp.

131.

Eugenius the i. bys. of Rom [...]

161.

Eugenius th [...] .ii. bys. the yere of the worlde.

8882.

Eugenius the .iii. bys. the yere of the world.

3106.

Eugenius the .iiii. bis.

fol. 227 259.260.

Euilmerodok.

44.

Eumen [...]s.

63 68.71.107

Euodius.

101.

Eupales.

34.

Eurip [...]lus.

30.

Euristenus.

28.32.

Euro [...].

44.

Eusebius.

119.

Eusebius of Const.

12 [...].

Eustathius.

123.124.

Eust [...]ce.

194.201.206.

Eust [...]ce bish.

268.

Eu [...]i [...]es.

138.

Eutius

221.

E [...]pedition of the Frenchmē into Eng.

248.

Ezechia [...].

39.4 [...].

Ezechias.

43.

F.

FAber.

271.

F [...]bian.

116.

Fabius.

49.60.

Fabius Ma [...] ▪

70.77.

Fabius Ratilanus.

64.6 [...]

F. Celsus.

115.

Fabritius.

66.

Faganus.

110

Falco.

280.

Fauconbridge.

265.

Fauilla.

163▪

F [...]unu [...].

27.29.

Fausta.

122.124.

F [...]ustulus.

38.

F [...]ales.

41.

Felix.

99.

Felsinus.

36.

Fenella.

189.

Ferdinand son of Sāct. Hisp

191.

Ferdinand. the ii.

210.

Ferdinand the .iii. Hisp.

221.

Ferdinand the .iiii. the yer [...] of the world.

5256.

Ferd [...]nand the .v. fol.

266.

Ferdinand Hisp.

270.271.

F [...]rdinand of Austrich.

278.

Ferdinand of Hung.

279.

Ferdinand of Arrag.

219

F [...]rdinand of Flaund.

216.

Ferdinand of Naples.

269

F [...]redek.

176.

F [...]rgus.

45.64.134.

F [...]rgus the .iii. S [...]ot.

171.

Ferithias.

65.

Ferlegus.

65.

Fer [...]aldus.

153

F [...]rquard.

157.159.190.

Ferrand of Flan.

216.217.

Festus.

99.

Fethelmak.

127.

Fintormak.

122.

Find [...]k.

118.

[Page]Finnane

76.

Fit [...] Gararde

283.284.

Flattus

77.

Flat [...]us Patauinus

104.

Flagellatours

240.

Flambert

184.

Fia [...]minius

69.

Fo [...]ix

95.

Fon [...]ius Capito

93.

Formo [...]us

181.

Fo [...]a [...]us

191.

Foukes de Brent

218.

Fo [...]ages

248.

Fr [...]unce subdued by Caesar.

82.83.

F [...]an [...]l

128.

Francis Friers

2 [...]6.

Francis Carrarius.

248.252

Francis Louel

268.

Franci [...] the first of Fr.

274.278.

Francis Storti [...]

280.

Francis Bigot

284.

Francis Petrarke

2 [...]8.

Frasilo

153.

Francus

31.

Fredegund

151.

Fregosus

263.

Frenchmen named .128. Christned .144. ouercome at Scluse .216.238. in Aquit [...]ne .219. at Cressi .239. by Poiters .241. at A [...]incourt 254. at Uernoyle

256.

French pockes

269.

Frederike Bar [...].

208.209.210.211.212.213.214.

Frederik the .ii. emp.

216.217.218.219.220.221.222.

Frederik the .iii. em.

256.261.294 266.268.

Frederik of Spaine

225.

Frederik of Austrich.

233.234

Frederik of S [...]x

272.275.

Frederik of Ho [...]st.

277.

Frederik of Baua.

2 [...]4.

Frier Forrest

284.

Frisc [...]

94.

Fronto

110.

Froudes

285.

Fuchs [...]us

289.

Fulco

205.

Fulgen

76.

Fulgenius

113.

Fuluia

94.

F [...]luius

70.72.

Furius

51.71.93.

G

GAbinius

83.

Gad

34.

Gaguinus

269.

Gaifer.

169.

Galatas

[...]8.

Galathes

20.21.

Galb [...]

101.

Galbio

135.

Galdus.

101.102.103.104.

Galene

110.

Galeati [...]

248.249.

Galeas.

249.250.251.

Galerius Caesar.

121.122.

Galienus

117.118.

Gallinicus.

154.164.

Galles named .12. Inuaded Rome.

56.

Gallia named Franc.

138.

Gallus

125.126.

Gambriutus

20.

Gan [...]

13.

Ganymedes

28.

Gararde

285.

Gariabald

154.

Garolus

143.

Garlias

194.

Garsius

180.

Garrete

279.

Gauelon

17 [...].

Gattinaria

271.

Gaza

267.

Gazari

217.

G [...]zulus

259.

Gedeon

29.

[Page]Ga [...]fe [...]

170.

Gentius

73.

G [...]ffrey Plantagenet

205.206.108.

G [...]ffrey Lome

279.

George P [...]gg [...]obraicus.

[...]61.263.

Georgius Cas [...]iotus

263.

George of Clarence

266.

George Uilla

267.

George of Bauarie

271.

George Bu [...]leyue

283.

Germaine Gardiner

289.

Geo [...]ge [...]are [...]e

291.

Geifa

198.207.

Gelasius the .ii.

204.

Gellius

81.197.

Gelon

49.

Gen [...]ssa

97.

Ge [...]ser [...]us

136 137.140.141

Genu [...]us

67.

Gerdon

105.

Germaine

140.

Germanus.

113.147.149 151 155.

Ge [...]manicus Caesar.

92.93.

Gerson

249.

Geruntius

71.133.

Geta

113.

Ge [...]ulu [...]

13.

Gibelines.

220.222.223.226.231.234.

Gilbert

212.

Gi [...]christ

210.212.

Gil [...]as

148.

Gilbert de Clar [...].

225.

Gilesby Ro [...]

218.

Gil [...]mer

146.

Gilloh [...]m

171.

Gillus

80.

Ginoran

221.

Gi [...]ber [...]

185.

Glarian

280.

Gla [...]tenburi [...]

63.

G [...]au [...]ias

63.

Guauius

130.

Gobazes

150.

Godfrey.

180.191.196.197.201.

Godfrey of Anicourt

239.

Godwine

103.194.195

Gog

13.

Golsanda

150.

Gomor destroyed

17.

Gondam [...]ris

155.

Gar [...]oris

31.

Gorbodug

46.

Gordian

115.116.

Gordonius

231.

Gormo

169.

Gor [...]am

246.

Go [...]haukes fight

256.

Gosseline

180.

Go [...]arsis

98.

Gothes

104.124.130.132.137

Gracchus

72.76.77.

Gramaus

38.

Gracian emp.

1 [...]8.129.130.

Gra [...]ian of Brit.

131.

Gratian

208.

Gra [...]us

93.110.

Gregoris Nazianzen

128.

G egor [...]us [...]agnus

154.

Gregorie the .i. bis. of R.

1 [...]6.168.

Gregorie the .iiii. bis.

176.

Gregorie the .v. bis.

190.

Gregorie [...]he .vi.

194.

Gregorie the .vii.

198.199.

Gregorie the .viii. bis.

213.

Gregorie the ix bis

216.

Gregorie the .x. bis.

225.

Gregorie the .xi. bis.

244.245.

Gregorie the .xii.

252.253.

Gregour of Scot

179.

Gren [...]shielde

35.

Gripa

146.

Grey friers

305.218.

Griffin

196.

Grime

191.

Grimoald

162.

[Page]Gri [...]eu [...]

280.

G [...]o [...]s o [...]i

211.

Gryffon

168.169.170.

Griphus

76.78.

Gu [...]lier of Manny

[...]38.

[...]

259.

[...] of Athens

2 [...]9.

Guendoley [...]e

32.34.

Gue [...]phes.

220.222.223.226.231.234.

Gu [...]der [...]u [...]

92.

Guintheli [...]s

59.

G [...]carde de [...]ngle▪

244.

Gultherus

217.

G [...]ndabald

142.

G [...]n [...]esal [...]e

185.

Gunterus

215.

G [...]ndebert

161.

Gu [...]nes inuented

246.

Gunthranus

152.153.

Gurgui [...]tus

58.

Gurgenes

145.

Gu [...]gonius

7 [...].

Gurgust [...]us

40.

Gurmundus

153.

Gusecald [...]s

252.

Guido [...]onacius

227.

Guido

210.211.

Guido of hier.

213.

Guye of Lesyngham

214.

Guye of Florence

223.

Guye of Flau [...]ders

230.

Guylamour

143.

Guydes yelded

241.

Gy es

21.

G [...]ldo

131.132.

G [...]op [...]s

33.

Gyfulphus

157.194.

H

HAliaba [...]

204.

Halyaben Regel.

215.

Hammon

14.

Hamilcar

4 [...].

Hamo

97.

Hananan

35.

Hanno

57.67.70.

Harbikin [...]u [...]

19 [...].

Harbon

23.

[...]arman

285.

[...]arold.

174.175.18 [...].193.196.

Harpagus

44.

Hasdru [...]all

74.

[...]eber

11.

[...]ebert

159.

[...]ector

31.

[...]e [...]wode

289.

Hela

35.

Helchias

43.

Helchesaita [...]

116.

Helena

30.

Helene

25.

Helena of Brita

120.122.1 [...]3

[...]elen [...] of Seruta

206.

Helias

32.35.36.

Heliseus

36.37.

Helius

8 [...].

Heliogabalu [...]

114.

Heliodorus

7 [...].

Hell [...]

14 [...].

Helliste [...]s

146.

Helmelchildi [...]

152.

Hemingus

174.

Hengist

139.141.

Henrie the first of Eng.

202.203.204.205.

Henrie the .ii. of Engl.

209.210.211.212.213.

Hērie the .iii. of Eng.

217.218 219 220.221.222.

He [...]rie the .iiii. of Eng.

251.252.253.

Henrie the .v.

253.254.255.

Henrie the .vi.

256 257.258.259.260 261.262.263.264.265.

Henrie the .vii. Eng.

268.269 270.

Henrie the .viii.

271.272.273. &c.

Henrie the [...]irst emp.

183.184 185.

[Page]Henrie the .ii. emp.

191.193.

Henrie the .iii. emp.

193.194.195.

Henrie the .iiii. emp.

195.196 197.198.199.

Henrie the .v. emp.

203.

Henrie the .vi. emp

214.

Henrie the . [...]ii. emp.

232.233.

Henrie the .i. Hisp.

221.

He [...]rie the .ii. Hisp.

243.244.

Henrie [...]he .iii. Hisp.

248.

Henrie the .iiii Hisp.

265.

Henrie

186.

Henrie of Burg.

191.

Henr e of France

192.193.

Henrie of Norm.

2 [...]8.

Henrie of Flaun. em. of Constantinople

2 [...]6.

Henricu [...] de Gaud [...]uo

231.

Henrie of Boheme

232.

Henrie Spencer

247.

Henrie Bolingbroke

250.

Henrie Persie

252.

Henrie Chichley

260.

Henrie erle of Richmont.

2 [...]7

Heraclides

125.

Heraclianus.

134.156.158.160.

Heraclius emp.

157.159.160.

Heraclius o Hier

21 [...].

Heratus

22.

Hercules Libius

21.22.

Hercules Aleman nus

23.

Hercules Desinas

26.

Hercules

29.30.

Herculeus

222.

Herdonius

50.

Herminon

18.

Herennianus

118.

Herinnus

86.

Hermoge [...]es

125.

Herode Antipaters son

85.

Herode .xii. kynge o [...] Iewes.

86.87. [...]8.

Herode Antipas ruler of [...]aliley.

92.

Herode Agrippais brother.

97.98.

H [...]rode

118.

Herodiā was famous the yere of the world.

4141.

Heros

133.

Heruli

142.

Herus

108.

Hesperus

22.

Hesyodus

37.

Hester.

50.51.

Hiberius

16.

Hierbas

80.

Hi [...]ro

96.67.

Hieremias

42.

H [...]ro [...]imus of Prage

254.

Hieronimus S [...]uonarola.

268.

Hie [...]m

285.

Hiero [...]oam

37.

Hierom the doctor

130.

H erusal [...]m taken .43. of Ptolo [...]e. 63. of Antiochus .73. of Po [...]p. [...]1. by He [...]o [...]e .86. of the Turke [...] .190 of Persian [...] .157. [...]epa [...]ed by Ancip. 85. besieged of [...]i [...]u [...] .101. taken 102. na [...]ed A [...] li [...] .104. [...]esieged of Sarasin [...] .160. re [...]ouered of christians .201. taken by Saladine

213.

Hig [...]uus

108.

Hildedrand

169.

Hiob

24.

Hippacia

134.

Hipparinus

60.

Hippomenes

40.

Hircanus.

72.76.77.78.80.81.86.

Hi [...]ius

86.

Hirene

172.173.

Hirchacus

101.

Hispalus

21.

Hispames kyngdome began.

182.

Hispaine

subdued by Scipio.

[Page]69.

Forsaketh the Rom.

139

vexed by Wisigothes

.140.

spoyled of Childebert

.147.

subdued of Saracens

.165.

Histories

1.

Hist [...]s

42.

Hoccota Can.

218.

Ho [...]oternes

4 [...].

Homere

36.41.

Homeuoius

178.

Honoria

139.

Honoricus.

142.

Aonorhus.

131.132.133.134.135.

Honorius the .i. bys. of R.

158.

Honorius the .ii. bysh.

205.

Honorius the .iii. bysh.

217.

Ho [...]orius the .iiii. bysh.

226.

Honorius the .v. bish.

228.

Horace

87.

Horatius Cocles

48

Horm [...]sda.

144.154.

Hortentius

88.

Hosey.

284.

Hose [...]

39.

Hospitalers

232.

Hostilius.

71.

Hubba

179.

Hugh kyng of Fr

190.

H [...]go [...]r Hugh of Italy.

184.185.186.

Hugh le graund.

186.201.

Hugh Cayet

190.

Hugh le Spencer.

224.234.235.

Hugh Gressyngham

129.

Hugo Par [...]s

204.

Hugo de Mendosa.

279.

Huguirio

234.235.

Huld [...]rine

275.

Huldrich

226.

Humfrey Nor.

19 [...].

Humfrey duke of Glou [...].

261.

Humfrey Stafforde

268.

Hungar

179.

Hungaries kyng

began

.190.

inuaded by Saracens

.218.

by Solyman

.278.

named

.138.

Hungerfourd

264.

Hunilois

171.

Hun [...]es inuaded [...]unga [...]y .132. [...]ere vanquysh [...]d.

174.

Hunnes

129.132.137.

Hurdibras

36.

Husse

254.

Hu [...]ten

276.

Hydr [...]mancie

40.

Hyempsall

77.

Hypoda [...]i [...]

28.

Hypermnestra

27.

Hyppatius

146.

Hyppias

47.

Hyrpagus.

47.

I

IAcke [...]ade

261.

Iack [...] Strawe

246.

Iacke Sheparde.

246.

Iacius

25.

Iacob

18.19.22.

Iacobus Faber

271.

Iadan

35.

Iaddu [...]

56.62.

Iago

45.

I [...]hel

27.

Ia [...]er

36.

Iames apost.

95.97.

Iames the Iust.

9

Iames of Arra.

220.222.23 [...].

Iames Steward

252.256.

Iames of Scot.

256.269.270.284

Iames Picenninus

262.

Iames of Cypres

265.

Iane Rochford

286.

Iane Seimour

283.

Ianneus

78.

Ianus temple

shutte

.68.

by Octauius

.87.

the third time

[...]8.

Ianus

12.14.15.

Iaphet

8.1 [...].

[Page]I [...]que [...] Dar [...]uell

239.

Iar [...]d

7.8.

Ia [...]on

72.

Ida

148.

Iddo

35.

Iechon [...]as

43.

Iec [...]on

11.

Ieh [...]el

35.

Ieh [...]chas

36.

Iehoram

36.

Iehu

35.36.

Iaroham

35.

Iep [...]e

31.

Ie [...]bell

35.36.

Iescha

15.

I [...]sus

49.72.87.

Iesus [...]hrist borne .89. disputed .90. suffered.

94.

Ietro

24.

Iew

163.167.

I [...]wes brought in captiuitee .43. driuen out of Alecand .1 [...]4. out of Englande .2 [...]8. cōstreigned to baptism.

159.

Ignatius

104.106.

Ilandes found

269.

Ildericus

145.

Ildouad [...]

148.

Ile of w [...]ght

Ilmo [...]alias

215.

Ilus

28.

Illy [...]um wasted .60. of Huns 137. of Ostrogothes .141. of Sclauines 149.156. of Turk 147. subdued by [...]nic [...]us.

73

Images bur [...]ed .197. set vp by a councell

168.

[...]n [...]ceus

18.29.

Inclina [...]ion of the Romaine empyre

133.

Indulph

187.

Inger

185.

Ingenius

118.

Ingellus

194.

Ingheuon

17.

Inguimeru [...]

92.

Innocent the first bish. of R. the yere of the world

4394.

Innocent the .ii bish.

fol. 205.

Innocent the .iii.

214.216.

Innoce [...]t th [...] .iiii.

211.

I [...]nocen [...] the .v.

216.

I [...]nocent [...]he .vi.

241.

Innocent the .vii.

252.

Innocent the .viii.

267.

Insurrection

257.

Io

25.

Ioahas

35.

[...]oachas

42.

Ioach [...] de Brandēburg.

272

Ioachim Magnus

209.

Ioachim

42.43.44.

Ioanne of Scicilie or Naples

240.254.256.257.

Ioanne of Fraunce

257.

Ioas

36.37.

Iob

24.

Ioel

41.

Iohannes

56.

Iohannes Anachor [...]a.

13 [...].

Iohannes rebel of Rom.

135.

Iohannes Tizocap [...]s.

166.

Iohannes Mesue

206.

Iohanne [...] d [...] Columna.

117.

Iohannes de Liner [...]is

243.

Iohannes Banus

247.

Iohānes des [...]rro b [...]st [...].

249.

Iohānes P [...]leo [...]ꝰ.

258.259.

Iohannes Uitelescus

258.

Iohannes de Imola

259.

Iohannes Huniades

260.

Iohannes Fa [...]stius

262.

Iohannes de Monte Rheg [...]o

296.

Iohn apostle

125.

Iohn B [...]ptist

94.

Iohn bysh of Hier.

105.

I [...]hn the first bysh. of R.

145

Iohn the .ii.

151.

Iohn the .iiii.

160.

Iohn the .v.

163.

Iohn the .vi.

163.

[Page]Ioh [...] the .vii.

177.179.

Iohn the .viii. the yere of the world

4834.

Iohn the .ix.

fol. 181.

Iohn th [...] tenth the yere of the worlde

4870.

Iohn t [...]e .xi.

184.

Iohn the .xii.

187.

Ioh [...] the .xiii.

188.

Iohn the .xiiii.

the yere of the world .4945. iii. monethes.

Iohn the .xv. & Iohn. xvi.

ibid.

Iohn the .xvii.

fol. 190.

Iohn the .xviii.

the yere of the world .4945.4. monthes,

& Iohn the 19.

fiue yeres.

Iohn the .xx.

the yere of the worlde 49 1.

Iohn the .xxi.

fol. 2 [...]6.

Iohn the .xxii.

234.23.

Iohn the .xxiii.

253.

Iohn prouost of Affrik▪

[...]48.

Ioh [...] emp. of Const.

188.

Iohn king of Eng.

215.216.217.

Iohn k [...]ng of Hier.

218.

Iohn king of Scot.

249.

Iohn Prochicius

227.

Iohn Ba [...]lot

228.229.

Iohn k. of Bohem [...].

233.237.

Iohn Tanner

333.

Iohn of beinault

235.

Iohn of Moūt

238.243.244

Iohn of Britaine

238.

Iohn [...]f Normandie

239.

Iohn k. o [...] F.

240.244.247.

Iohn of Millaine

240.

Iohn of Lanc.

241.244.247

Iohn hau [...]u [...]h

243.

Iohn Galeatiꝰ of Uer.

247.

Iohn galeatius of Mil.

255.

Iohn of Por [...]ugale

247.

Iohn of B [...]uerley

165.

Iohn of Cuma [...]

249.

Iohn holland

250.

Iohn Oldcastle

254.

Iohn Breu

219.

Iohn P [...]tr. of Con.

15 [...]. [...]5 [...]

Iohn husse

254.

Iohn .ii. of Spaine

254.

Iohn Uillar [...]

[...]55.

Iohn of Bedford

258.

Iohn of Burgoin [...]

255.

Iohn Mortimer

256.

Ioh [...] of Angew

263.

Ioh [...] wallop

274.

Iohn [...]ley [...]

282.

Iohn bis. of Rochester.

283.

Io [...]do

36.

Ion

28.

Iones

28.

Ionathas

74.75.76.

Ionathan

96.

I [...]nas

37.

Ioiam

36.

Iosaphat

35.36.

Io [...]e

74.

Io [...]eph

20.21.22.

Iosephus

71.101.102.

Ioseph Caiphas

93.

Iosephus Arses

6 [...].

Ioseph [...]s son Canus

97.

Ioseph bysh. of hier.

107.

Iosias

42.

Iosua

27.

Iotham

38.

Iouius

133.280.

Irelād

subdued

211.

rebelled

216.

wa [...] inuaded of [...]cot.

233

I [...]eneus

110.112.

Isaac patria [...]ke

18.

Isaac or Isa [...]ius

213.215.265

Isaac of Italy

157.

Isabell of Port.

278.

Isabel quene

235.

Isacius [...]ngelus emp. Const

213.215.

Isacius Comenus emp. of Constantinople.

195.196.

Isocrates

57.

I [...]agru [...]

48.

Isait [...]

94.

Isbos [...]h.

33.

[Page]Isilsteine

276.

Isis

16.

Ismael

17.

[...]smael Sophi [...]

271.

Israell

19.

Israe [...]ls kingdome bega [...].

34

Italie inhabited first 12. spoyled of Gothes .132. of constance .161. of Sarates .176 of Hungare .13 [...].185. inuaded of Lumbardes.

151.

Italus

23.

Iuall

63.

I [...]ba

85.9 [...].

Iuball

7.12.14.

Iubalda

17.

Iudas

55.58.

Iudas Machabeus.

73.74.

Iudas Mathath [...]as

76.

Iudas Galileus

90.

Iudas Gaulonites

90.

Iudas bis. of Hier.

107.

Iudith

47.

Iudith of Fran

176.

Iugurth

77.78.

Iulian emp.

112.

Iulianus bis. of. Hier.

106.

Iulian martyr the yere of the worlde

4212.

Iulian cardinall

26 [...].

Iulianus Caesar .126. emp. and apostata.

127.

Iulius

31.

Iulius Caesar.

79.82.83.84 85.

Iulius Fron [...]inus

103.

Iulius Seuerus

107.

Iulius the .ii. bis. of Rōe.

271 272.

Iulius Agricola

Iu [...]ius Brutus

48.6 [...].

Iunius Blesus

93.

Iuno

16.

Iupiter

15.

Iupiter Becus

14.

Iustes

252.

Iustinian emp.

145.146.147

Iustinian [...]he .ii. em.

163.164 165.

Iustinus philos.

108.

Iustine ma [...]tyr

110.

Iustinus emp.

144.145.

Iustinus the . [...]i. emp.

151.152.

Iustinus capitaine

150.

Iustus bis.

106.107.

Iustus Ionas

280.

Iuuenale

104.

Iuuencus

74.

Iuuencus priest

124.

Iuuian emp.

127.

Ixion.

34.

K

KAtherine of Fran.

255

Katherine Dowager.

282.283.

K [...]therine Hawarde.

285.286.

Katherine Latimer

2 [...]8.

Kedwoldus

158.

Kenewinus

162.

Kenneth

189.176.

Kenneth Kalar

1 [...]5.

Kenulphus

169.172.

Kenwaltus

160.161.

Kimarus

63.

Kingtlus

158.

Kingilphus

157.159.

Kimhi

214.

Kinimachus

44.

Kinnantill

152.

Knightes of the Rhodes.

285.

Ky [...]m.

23.

L

LAban.

39.

Labas A [...]dak.

46.

Labotes

34.

Labienus

83.

Labyrinth builded

27.

Lacelles

291.

Lacedimonia bullded

22.

Lacedemonians kingdom began .32. ended

39

[Page]L [...]cedemon

26.

Lachares

81.

Lactantius Firmianus

123.

Ladislaus of Hung.

199.

Ladislaus the .iii.

215.

Ladislaus the .iiii.

226.228.

Ladislaus of Naples

251.253.

Ladislaus of Hungarie and Boheme.

259.260.263.

Laeiu [...]

113.

Lago

43.

Lamachu [...]

53.

Lamber [...]

268.

Lamech

7.8.

Lampare [...]

28.

Lampeto

30.

Lamprides

28.

Lampertu [...] de tamponibus.

234.

Lampsacus

42.

Lanfranke

198.

Lan [...]hbert

182.

Laodicea ouerthrowen .100. taken by Cassius.

86.

Laomedon.

27.29.

Laostanes

34

L [...]piches

29.

Lapis

27.

Larke

289·

Latinu [...]

30.31.

Latinus Siluius

32.

Latine tongue inuented .29. corrected

31.

L [...]tines kingdom began

31.

Latines warre

4 [...].61.

Lauinium

31.

Laudrie

153.

Laudrike

279.

Laurence Duke [...]

227.

Lazarus of S [...]rui [...]

244.

Learchu [...]

63.

Leil

36.

Leiceste [...]

37.

Leir

37.

Leliu [...]

71.

Lemigi [...]

155.

Lena

47·

Lenthichides

49.

Lent ordeyned

160

Lentulus

71. [...]1.

Leo the first bysh of R.

137.139.140.

Leo the .ii.

162.

Leo the .iii.

173.

Leo the iiii. the yere of the worlde

4807.

Leo the .v. the yere of th [...] worlde

4866.

Leo the .vi.

fol. 184.

Leo the .vii.

185.186.

Leo the .viii.

194.

Leo the .ix.

194.195.

Leo the .x.

273.274.276.

Leo emp of Const.

140.141.

Leo Esaurus emp.

166.167.

Leo a Senatour made emp. of Constantinople

164.

Leo the .iiii. emp.

172.

Leo the .v. em. of Const.

175.

Leo son of Basile emp.

180.181.

Leochrate [...]

41.

Leomedon

63.

Leonard Gray

2 [...]5.

Leonard M [...]sgraue.

277.

Leonides

49.113.

Leonistae

217.

Leonig [...]ldus

151.152.153.

Leopald

233.

Leoschene [...]

62.

Leost [...]atus

42.49.

Lepidus

[...]0.86.

Lerudeu [...]

152.

Lesbius

42.

Lesbus

24.

Lescon

42.

Lestri [...]o [...]

21.

Lencipp [...]

20.

Leu [...] bysh.

107.

Leuin [...]

66.

Leul [...]

223.227.

[Page]Lewis the son of Charles gret emp and k. of Fr.

174.175.176.179

Lewes the second, son of Lothaire. emp.

178

Lewes stāmarer Emp and k. of Fr.

180.

Lewes the .iii. son of Arnolph. emp.

182.

Lewes the 4. of Bauarie emp

233.234.235.236.238.239.

Lewes [...]yng of German.

377 178.179.

Lewes son of Lewes stainater K. of Fr.

180.

Lewes the vii. son of Charles s [...]p. K. of Fr.

184.185.

Lewes the viii. of Fran.

190.

Lewes the gross K. of Fr.

203

Lewes the younger af [...]er som. the .viii. of. Fr.

206 207.208.209.

Lewes father to Sainct Lewes.

200.209.291.

Lewes the .S. after som the .x of Fran.

216.221.222.225.

Lewes the .xi. son of Phillip le beau.

233.

Lewes the .xii. after som the .xi.

263.264.265.267.

Lewes the .xiii. after som .xii.

270.271.272.274.

Lewes of Flan.

236.247.

Lewes of Hung.

240.246.

Lewes of Hung and Boheme

274.276.278.

Lewes Gonzaza.

242

Lewes of Angew.

246.256.

Lewes of Pise.

252.

Lewes Dolphine.

25 [...].262.

Lewes Patriark of [...]quicila.

266.

Libenius Rhet.

127.

Liber pater.

27.

Li [...]inius.

58.72.

Li [...]inius Crassus.

77.

Licinius Musinus.

100

Licinius emp.

122.123.124.

Ligustia.

68.

Linceus.

27.

Linus bis.

101.

Li [...]orius.

137.

Liuius.

88.

Liuius Drufu [...].

78.

Locrine.

32.

Locus.

77.

Lodrik [...].

96.102.

Lollianus.

118.

London funded.

32.

Longho.

20.

Longinus.

151.

Loraine spoiled of Hung.

183

Lord Dakers.

283.

Lorde Lile.

290.291.

Loth.

15.18.

Lothaire the son of Clodouei

144.147.149.150.

Lothaire the .2. kinge of Soison [...].

157.

Lothaire sonne of Lewes the mild.

175.176.177.178.

Lothair nephew to Charles simple.

187.189.

Lothair emp.

205.206.

Lothaire of kent.

163.

Lu [...]ane.

99.100.

Luc. Uitellius.

95.

Lucius Tarquiniu [...].

46.

Lu. Appronius.

93.

Lu. Pomponius.

98.

Lu. Bassus.

102.

Lu. An [...]onius.

105.

[...]u. Tarquinius.

45.

Lu. Quietu [...].

106.

Lu. Uerus.

109.

Lucilla.

111.

Lucius bis.

177.207.213.

Lucius Hiberius.

147.

Luchinus.

238.

Luc [...]ak.

105.

Luc [...]acius.

68

Lucullus.

80.81.

[Page]Lucus.

12.

Lucy.

110.153.

Lud.

81.

Lud Hardibras.

36.

Ludga [...]e.

81.

Ludwallus.

187.

Ludonicus Pontanu [...].

263.

Lugdus.

23.

Luythbrand.

164.165.167.168.

Luiba.

154.

Lumbarde [...] enter Italie.

151.

Lupus.

162

Lu [...]us.

26.

Luther.

280.

Lux [...]orne.

281.

Ly [...].

19.

Lycomed [...].

30.

Lycurgus.

21.26.

Lymba.

151.

Lyncolneshire rebellion.

28.

Lyst [...]n.

31.

Lysander.

54.55.

Lysias.

73.

Lisimachia builded .64. ouerthrowen.

65.

Lysimachus.

50.63.65.66.

Lyndolphus.

186.

M.

MAcedon [...] kingdom

began .38 ended .73.

Macedonius.

125 127 130.

Mocedon sōne of Osiris.

20.

Macrianus.

214.

Madan.

3 [...].34.

Magdalen colege in Oct.

[...]61.

M [...]gnen [...]ius.

125.126

Magnꝰ of Norway.

193.194.

M [...]gnus of Denmark.

224.

Magog.

13.

Mago.

70.

Mahatdates.

98.

M [...]homet.

158.250.251.

Maho [...]et son of Am [...]rates.

261.2 [...]2.253.265.266.297.

Makedowald.

193

Makbeth.

193.194.

Ma [...]a [...]hel.

7.8.

Ma [...]orianus. emp.

140.

Malatesta.

250.

Malachias.

46.

Malgo.

149.

Maldwine.

191.

Malcoline.

186.191.195.197.201.

Malcoline the mayden.

209.

Malichua.

86.

Malot Tag [...]s.

18.

Mam [...]lus.

24.

Mamercus Aemelius.

53.

Manahen.

37.38.

Manasses.

62.68

Manardus.

27 [...].

Mancaleus.

23.

Mancin [...].

76.

Mandanes.

44.

Manes.

1 [...]9.

Mania.

129.

Maniches.

119.

M [...]nlius.

34.56.57.59.72.

M [...]nlius Torquatus.

61

M [...]nfrede.

222.223.224.

Mango Can.

222.

Mannus.

16

Mantua.

43.

M [...]n [...]ill.

285.

Marathius.

24.

Maratus.

25.

Marciall.

104.

Marc [...]llus.

67.70

M [...]rcion here the yere of the worlde.

4103.

Marcia.

59.

M [...]rcomāni.

109.

M [...]r. Tullius Cicero.

82.

Mar. Crassus.

83.

M [...]r. Antonius.

107.

Mar. Aur. An [...]on.

109.116

Marcu [...] bis.

107.

Marcus emp.

116.

Marcus rebell.

118.

[Page]Martutius bish

146.

Mardocheus

51.

Mardonius

48.49.

Marke Euang

100.

Marke Sm [...]ton

283.

Margaret qu [...]ene

263.264.

Margar [...]t.

267.268.299.272.

Margarete of Sauoie.

273.

Margaret queue of Scot.

274

Marie the Uirgin

88.

Marie Rose

291.

Mar [...]e of Hung.

247.

Marie of Burg.

266.267.

Marius

78.79.80.

Marius sonne of [...]. Brit

102.

Marlyne

141.

Marques Dorset

273.

Marques of Exe.

287.

Marques of Suffolke.

261.

Marmoroes

150.

Marcesia

30.

Mar [...] I [...]alus

28.

Marsellius

95.

Ma [...] les

44.

Marsius

37.

Marsus

19.97.

Marcilius Fi [...]inu [...]

267.

Marcianus [...]mp.

138.140.

Martina

160.

Martine bish. of Rom.

160.

Martine the .ii. bis

180.

Martine the .iii. bis

186.

Martine the .iiii. bis.

227.

Martine the .v. bis

254.

Ma [...]tine bysh. of Turon.

130.

Martine Swart

268.

Martine Luth [...]re

275.

Martine of Rosseine

287.

Martius

41.73.77.

Martinu [...] capitaine

150.

Martine Pipin [...] brother of Fran.

163.

Martius Turbo

106.

Marton [...]ollege

227.

Masmiss [...]

71.74.

M [...]scazell

132.

Mas [...]or Nahum

66.

Mastinus Scalager.

237.238

Matha [...]hias Siloa

68.73.

Ma [...]h [...]nias

46.

Mathia [...]

97.

Math [...]w bys

274.

Mathildis or Mand [...] of I [...]alie.

204.

Mathias of Hung.

263.265.266.269.

Mathusalem

7. [...].

Maude empress [...]

203.205.206.207.209.

Mauortius

135.

Maur [...]gaius

172.

Mausolus

57.

Mauritius

146.153.154.155

Maxen [...]ius

122.

Maximilia.

110.

Maximinus

115.122.

Maximilian [...]rcul.

120.122.

Maximus [...]mp.

116.140.

Max minu [...] the Romai [...]e c [...] pitain [...] .129. of Brit.

130.

Maximilian of Austrich

.262.267. emp. 268.269.270.271.272.

Maxwell

287.260.

Maynu [...]

67.

Meandrius

47.

Micade [...]

35.

Medidu [...]

39.

Medus

13.

Megapisu [...]

47.

M [...]hard [...]ie [...]

98.

Melancion

275.280.

Melanthu [...]

38.

M [...]lch [...]lla

242.

Melcha

15.

Melchisadech

16.

Mel [...]agru [...]

66.

Melemasser

231.

Mel [...]

40.

M [...]lga.

130.132.

[Page]Melito

110.

Melitus

154.

Meilicola.

31.

Memnon.

23.30.54.62.

Memphis

26.

Mempricius

34.

Memmius

49.

Manasses

40.

Menander.

62.63.

Menander h [...]r [...]t.

104.107.

Menophis

27.

Mentor

60.

Mephr [...]s

22.

Mercu [...]ius bis

146.

Mercurius

23.

Merodath

40.

Mer [...]anus

77.

Meroneu [...]

138.

Merres

44

Messapiu [...]

20.

Messana

40.

Messaliani

128.

Messaraphus

262.

Messalina

98.

Mesentiu [...]

31.

Messen [...]s warr [...]

36.

Metalles [...]ounde

7.

Metellane

88.

Metellus.

68.75.77.78.79.80.81.

Metho

222.

Metius Suffetiu [...]

42.

Miz [...]ntiu [...]

30.

Micena

34.

Micha

35.

Michael of Co [...]stan. 174. another.

229.

Michael Balbus of Constā.

175.

Michael son of Theophilu [...]. of Const.

177.178.

Michael Paphlagon

193.

Michael [...]alaphates

194.

Micha [...]l the elder

195.

M [...]chael son of Dukas.

198.199.

Michael Paleologu [...].

223.226 227.229.

Michael [...]onnie.

226.

Micheas

38.39.

Midas

2 [...].40.41.

Mile [...]u [...]

29.

Mill [...]ine taken of Marcellꝰ 69. of Charles .171. of the french men .274. of S [...]ortia 26 [...]. spoyled of Marion [...]ān [...] 119. yelded to the gothe [...] .147. to Frederik [...] .220. spoyled o [...] Frid. Barb. 210. taken of Lewis .270. [...]ecouered by Charles the .v.

276.

Milo Souldier

182.

Mil [...]iades

49.

Minos

29.30.

Minoteur [...]

28.

Minutia

61.

Minutius Fundanus

107.

Mi [...]om [...]olinus

269.

Milippa

77.

Misithrus

11 [...].

Missina

43.

Mispha [...]mulosis

22.

Mitreus

30.

Mi [...]hridates of Pont

61.

Mithridates A [...]saces of Par [...]hia.

69.

Mi [...]thridates of Parth.

75.

Mithrida [...]es of Pont.

77.79 80.81.82.

Mithridates of Hiberia

95.

Mithridates of Aimini [...].

9 [...].

Misael

44.

Minestheu [...]

30.

Moab

1 [...].36.

Modestus

10.

Modok [...]

229.

Modon

33.

Mogallu [...]

105.

Mogus

16.

Monica

131.

Menetariu [...]

278.

Mo [...]ey fi [...]st coyned .29. fi [...]st [...] [Page] made of sliuer in Rome the y [...]re of the worlde.

3708.

Montanus. heret.

110.

Mophis.

62.

Mopsus.

31.

Mord [...]ke.

166.

Mordred.

147.

Mordo Steward [...]

255.

Mor [...]a.

14.

Morgan.

38.6 [...].229.

Morg [...]s.

23.

Morindus.

63.

M [...]sens.

13.

Mosellan [...].

276.

Mounsire de Be [...].

290.291.

Mountacute.

264.284

Moyses.

21.23.25.26.

Mulmutius Dunwallo.

92.

Mumbray.

251.252.

Mummius.

85.

Mummerie.

251.

Mum [...]olu [...].

153.

Mu [...]dus

94.149

Munstere.

280.

Musanus.

110.

Musike inuen [...]ed.

7.

Museus.

29.

Mu [...]ius S [...]euola.

48.

Mu [...]irel.

290.

Mydas.

28.40.41

Myrellus.

215.

N

NAbis.

71.

Nabuchodonoser.

42.43.44.

Nachor.

14.

Nadad.

35.

Na [...]e.

65

Nagid.

65.

Nanne [...]

29.

Naples

taken

.147.

of Elen [...]h

157.

by Lewe [...] of [...].

249.

of Ilphons

.260

of Charles Fr

269.

recouered of Gothes

.148.

of Ferdinad

.271.

or Frenchmen

.271.

Narcissus.

113.

Narses of Pers.

121.

Narses eunuke.

145.149.150.151.

N [...]rtius

109.

Nasica.

71.74.

Nathala [...]

117.

Nathan.

34.

Nauarris kingd. began.

187.

Nauclerus.

296

Naum.

3 [...].41.

Na [...]us.

40.

Necha [...].

43.

Nechepso [...].

43

N [...]chia Pharao.

17.

Nec [...]anequs.

56.

Nectarius.

127.131.

Neein [...]as.

51.

Nemroth.

11.12.13.

Nepher Cheres.

35.

N [...]ph [...]ri [...]es.

54.56

Neoptolemus.

63.

Neopocianus.

115

Nepos.

118.

Nepos emp.

140

Nero.

7.

Nero .98. emp.

99.100.101.

Ner [...]a emp.

104.105.

N [...]stor.

31.

Nestur [...]us.

135.137.

Neuel.

245.270.

Nica [...]or.

73.116.

Nicea

builded

.62.

shaken

.128.

taken

.201.

Nicene counsaile.

122

Nicephorus.

174.181.199.

Nichepsos.

41.

Nichomachus.

58.

Nicias.

53.

Nicolaites.

104

Nicolas the fyrst bis. of Ro [...]

178.

Nicolas the .ii. bis.

195.

Nicolas the iii bis.

226.

N colas the .iiii. bis.

228.

Nicola [...] the .v. bis.

261.

[Page]Nicol Musgraue.

284

Nicolaus de Lira.

234.

Nicolaus de Regio.

237.

Nicolas rebell.

240.

Nicolaus Florent.

249.

Nicolau [...] Pice [...]ninus.

259.

Nicolas tower.

261.

Nicolas heremite.

26 [...].

Nicolas Carew.

284.

Nicomedes.

66.73.77.79 81

Nicostrata.

29.

Niger.

112.

Ninias.

17.

Nimue.

12.14.

Ninus.

12.

Noe.

7.8.10.17.

Noema.

7.

No [...]s Floud.

8.9.

Norbanus.

[...]0.

Noradinus▪

208.

Normandie

possessed of Normaines

.182.

subiecte to Henrie the first

.202.

spoiled by Robert of Millaine

205.

subiect to Frenchmen

.223.

Norris.

283.

Northampton feld [...].

263

Noius.

180.

Nouatianus.

117.

Numa Pompilius.

40.41.

Numanti [...].

76

Numerianus.

120.

Numi [...].

38.

Nyctus F [...]sulanu [...].

34.

Nysa.

28.

O

OBadia.

35.

Obelericus.

175

Oceanus.

13.

Oecham.

234.239.

O [...]hozias.

36.

Ocozias called also Ahasia [...].

36.

Ocnus.

31.

Oc [...]a▪

142.

Octauia.

98. [...]00.

Octauianus Caesar.

89.87

Octauian bis.

210

Octauius.

73.80.

Octauius of Brit.

123.

Oddo of Burg.

213.

Odenatus.

118.

Odilwaldus.

160.

Odo arer.

142.143

Odofredu [...].

215.

Oerolampadius.

246.280.

Offa.

170.

Offed [...]ke.

370

Ofrkus.

159.167.

Ogiges.

10.

Ol [...]nu [...].

191.192

Olbius.

29.

Olda.

43

Olimbrias.

141

Olimbi [...]des begin.

39

Olimpius

143

Olimpi [...]s

63

Olimpius leutenant of Itali [...].

191.

Olimpus

30

Oliuer

142

Omonima

92

Onager

141

Onele

284.286

One [...]u [...]

191

Onias

63.68.72

Onomarcu [...]

90

Onthia

26

Ophiusso

20

Ophr [...]ganeu [...]

35

Ophratus

35

Opimiu [...]

77

Oppian

120

Optatus

271

Or [...]ane [...]

236.250

Or [...]ades

97

Ordonius

175

Ordonius ii. of Hispaine.

180.

Ordonius the iii

183

Orestes

31.47.54.

[Page]Oreste [...] emperours capit.

141 142.

O [...]iginal beginning of mā.

3.

Origen

113.115.116.

Orma

19.

Ormisda

1 [...]2.

Orosius

[...]32.

Orontius

280.

Orpew [...]ldus

159.

Orphane [...]

25 [...].

Orpheus

29.

Orthopoli [...]

23.

Orus

24.

Osbret

177.

Os [...]u [...]

28.

Osea

39.40.

Osochor

35.

Osorthon

37.38.

Os [...]ik [...]

179.

Ostorius

99.

Ostrogothes

132.

Oswald

15 [...].160.

Oswald bis. of Sales.

199.

Oswie

160.161.

Ostris

15.17.20.21.

Otane [...]

48.

Otho emp.

101.

Otho emp. of Ger.

185.186.187.

Otho the yonger emp.

188.189.

Otho the .iii. emp.

189.190.

Otho of Thuring

196.

O [...]ho

215.216.

O [...]ho the .v. emp

216. [...]17.

O [...]ho of S [...]r.

19 [...].

Otho of B [...]u [...]r.

196.197.

Otho vis. of Coleine

196.

Otho bis. of B [...]ion

200.

O [...]ho Feige [...]is

208.

Otho of Burg

230.

Otho of Hung.

231.232.

Othoca [...]u [...]

225. [...]26.

Othomannus

231.

Othoniell

27.

Ouid [...].

[...]8.

Ouinus

7 [...].

Owen

245.

Owen of gleauder

251.

Oxford vniuersit [...] first began.

177.

Oxyntes

31.

P

PAce

176.

Pachetes

53.

Pacorus

[...]6.101▪

Paganus

170.

Pala [...]uus

28.

Palantium

29.

Palinuru [...]

6 [...].

Pallas

15.

Palme [...]

288.

Palmineri

119.

Pampilone destroy.

177.

Pandion

27.28.

Panetus

43.

Panntas

28.

Pansa

86.

P [...]ntenus

111.

P [...]nnonie wasted

17 [...]

P [...]thion

105.

Pap [...]cie begunne

155.

P [...]pias

104.214.

P [...]p [...]rius Cursor

63.

Pap [...]rius Carbo

78.

P [...]radise

6.

P [...]rk [...]r

282.

P [...]ris

27.

Paris [...]lera [...]

30.31.

Paris subdued by F [...]enchemen .135. besieged of Normans .180. subdued by En [...]glish men.

257.

P [...]isades

60.

P [...]m [...]nides

15.

P [...]th [...]m [...]spa [...]e [...]

106.

P [...]rthia

13.

P [...]rthian [...]

30.

P [...]rtic [...]us

175.

P [...]call. b [...]s. of Rome

175.

Pi [...]call the .ii.

202.203.

P [...]scalis

163.173.

[Page]Pas [...]enlius.

143.

Pata [...]eni.

217.

Pa [...]es.

286.

Pa [...]ri [...] Hepbourn [...].

251.

Pari [...]iu [...] a monk.

270.

Pa [...]lus.

133.

Pau [...]e

conque. by Lumbredes

[...]52.

besieged of Pipin

.170.

by Charles

.171.

burnt of Hungarians.

184.

Paule apost.

95.

imprisoned

.99.

put to death

.101.

Paull the .i. bis of Rome.

170

Paule t [...]e .ii.

264.

Paule Fomorius.

278.

Pa [...]lina.

94.

Paulinus Sueton.

100.

Paulinus bis.

140.

Paulus Aem [...]liu [...].

71.73.

Paulus Samosalenus.

118.

Paulus Ursinus.

252.

Pau [...]us Guynisius.

257.

Paulus Castren [...]is.

263.

Pausanius.

55.56.59.

Pausani [...].

42.

Paza [...]es.

244.245.248.249.250.

Pazaites an other Turk.

267.

Payne [...]p [...]ost.

228.

Pegasus.

28.

P [...]lagiu [...] her [...]t.

134.137.

Pelaguo of Sy.

165.167.

Peli [...]ane.

276.

Pelasgus.

31.

Pelopone [...]us warre.

38.

Peloponesus kingdome

began

.14.

named Aeg [...]le [...].

ibid.

subiecte to the Turk

.260.

Pelops.

28.

Pen [...]hiselea.

30.

Penisellus.

[...]0.

Pendragon.

143.

Pend [...].

158.159.160.161

P [...]rdica.

40.58.

Perdi [...]a [...].

50.59.63.

P [...]rennius.

111.

Perkin wa [...]b [...]k.

270.271.

Pe [...]icles.

39.51.52

Periander.

43.

P [...]ridutus.

67.

P [...]ripatetici.

59.

Perosas.

141.

Perottus.

263.

Perpenna.

77.80.

Perseus of Ma [...]ed.

72.73.

Perseu [...].

27.28.

Persians

ouercome by [...]. Seuerus

.115.

of Galerius

.121.

of Bel [...]zar

.145.

of the Rom. and Lazians

.149

of Martine Iustine

.150.

chased by Tiberius

.153.

Persusennes.

36.

Perusina.

[...]43

Per [...]ina [...].

112.

Pertheres.

161.

Pesceninus Niger

112.

Peter.

101.

Peter the .ii. kynge of Hung.

193.194.

Peter the heremite.

201.

Peter bis. of Ro [...]e.

205

Peter Leo.

205

Peter emp of Const.

217

Peter of A [...]agon.

227

Peter Sp [...]lding.

233.

Peter [...].

236.

Peter the first of Spaine.

240.243.

Peter G [...]nbacu [...]t of Pise.

249.

Pe [...]ra [...]ha.

2 [...]8.

Petreus.

85.

Petroneus.

96.

Pe [...]us Comestor.

208.

Petrus Longo [...]ardu [...] maister of the sen [...]en.

208.

Petrus Blesensis.

209.

Pe [...]r [...]s [...] vene [...]s.

209.

Petrus [...].

223.

[Page]Petrus Bembu [...].

271.

Petubastes.

37.

Petulius.

103

Petus.

190

Peu [...]ingerus.

276.

Phae [...]on.

1 [...].

Phac [...]a.

39.

Ph [...]filla.

168.

Phalaris.

42.

Phale [...]h.

11

Pha [...]lus.

60

Ph [...]nia [...].

74.

Phasca.

38.

Phaortes.

42

Pharnabasu [...].

54.56.

Phariseis.

76.80.

Ph [...]rnases.

81.

Phaselua

86.

Ph [...]uorinus.

107

Pharamuno.

134.

Pharao.

25

Phel [...]steus.

38.

Pheredus.

37.

Phemonoe.

28.

Phestus.

30.

Philelphus.

263

Phileni.

56.

Philip the vi. kyng of Maced.

42.

Philip father of Alexander.

56.60.61.

Philip Arideus.

63.

Philip the .xxxvii. k. of Maced

69.70.71.

Philip of Syria.

73.

Philip.

74

Philip of Iurie.

92

Philip apost.

95.

Philip emp.

116

Philip the first of Fr.

196.

Philip Augst▪ son of Lewes of Fr.

212.213.214.215.216.

Ph [...]lip son of S. Lewes of Fraunce.

225.227.

Philip the feyre of Fr.

228.229.231.232.

Philip the .v. surnamed Long

234.

Philip of Ualoys k▪ of Fr.

236.237.238.

Philip brother of Henrie emp

215.216.

Philip of Burg.

244.271

Philip quene of Englande.

244.

Philip of Millaine.

255.256 257.259.261.

Philip erle Palat.

271.280.

Philip of Castile.

271.

Phil [...]p Melancton.

276.

Philipp [...]e bis. of Hire.

106.

Philippicus .165. emperour.

166.

Philo

95.

Philopemenes.

71.7 [...]

Philotas

93.

Philomelus.

60

Philocrates.

56.

Phocas Syluius.

37.

Phocas

157.

Phaenix

27.

Phorbas.

24.35.

Phoroneus.

20.

Phormio.

53.

Pho [...]inus.

126

Phraa [...]es.

92.95.

Phoilla.

170.180.

Phulbelochu [...]

37

Phulassar

[...]9.

Phydon

38.

Physcon

77.79.

P [...]h [...]e [...].

62.98.99.

Pi [...]entines warre.

67.

Pi [...]u [...] Merandula.

267 274.

Pi [...]r [...] Morgan

273.

Pi [...]r [...] o [...] Eauiston

233.

Pigius

271

Pilat.

93.95

Pinarius.

72

Pipin.

164.165.

[Page]Pipin son of Charles Martel.

168.169.170.171.

Pipin kyng of Italie.

174.

Pipin kyng of Gui [...]n.

175

Pirkaimerus.

276

Pisanes

ouercom

.222.

of the Genow

227.

obteyned libertee

.236.

subdued to Uenice

.272.

Pisanus.

246

Pisistra [...]us.

46.

Pismiers fought.

259

Pit [...]acus.

44

Pius the first bishop of R. the yere of the worlde.

4105.

P [...]u [...] the .ii. fol.

263

P [...]us the .iii.

271.

Placidia.

133.134.135

Placilla.

131.

Plac [...]ne.

93.

Platine.

267.

Plato.

51.56.

Pla [...]tius.

75.

Plectrude.

166.

Pl [...]gra.

27.

Plenneus.

22.

Plenratus.

70.

Plinie the yonger.

104.

Plinie the second.

106.

Plotiue.

116.

Plutarke.

107

Pogius.

254

Polemius.

101.

Polemon.

99

Policarpe .104.109. burnt.

110.

Policrates.

46.111.

Polibore Uirg.

276

Politian.

267.

Polybius.

66

Polybus.

28.

Polyh [...]es.

30.

Pomerane.

275.

Pomp [...]ius.

76.80.81.8 [...].84.

Pompon. S [...]rabo.

79.

Pomp. La [...]tus.

267.

Pontanus.

293.270.

Pontianus.

115.

Ponti [...]s.

65.

Poole

285.

Popili [...]s.

60.72.73

Poppea.

110.

Poppeus Sabinus.

94.

Porre [...]

48.45.

Porsena.

48.

Portius Festus.

99.

Porphirius.

116.

Porus.

62.

Posthumius.

48.65.69 79.

Posthumius vigilensis.

54.

Posthumius rebell.

118

Praesto Ioannes.

271.

Praetus.

28.

Priamus.

31

Primus.

106.

Printing inuented.

262

Pri [...]ca.

110.

Probus.

99.119.120.

Procas.

3 [...].

Procopius.

128.

Proculus.

120.

Prodige [...].

79.

Prometheus.

22.

Protagoras.

60.

Prus [...]as.

69.71.73

Prym [...]nas.

34.

Psammeticus.

42.

Psammenitus.

46.

Psammites.

56.

Psammus.

38.

Pseudo.

228.

Pseusenses.

35.

P [...]olom [...]us Alorites.

58.

Ptolomeus Lagi.

63.64 65.

Ptolomeus Philadelphus.

65.67.

P [...]olom [...]us Ceraunus.

66.

Ptolom [...]us Euerg.

68.75.

[Page]Ptolomeus Philopater.

69

Ptolom [...]us Epiphanes.

71.

Ptolomeus Philome.

73.74.

Ptolomeus Physcon.

77.79.

Ptolomeus Alexander.

79.

Ptolomeus So [...]her.

79

Ptolomeus Dionysius.

80.83.

Ptolomei Astronomer.

109.

P [...]olomays

225.

Publ. De [...]s.

61.

Publ. Ostrorius.

98.

Pulcher [...]a.

133.

Pusel de dieu.

257.

Pylemene [...].

77.

Pynciades.

34.

Pyr [...]hus.

3 [...].63.

Pyrrhus of Epire.

65.66.

Pyr [...]hus of Brita.

80.

Pythagoras

47.

Pyth [...]as.

56.

Pytholaus.

60.

Q.

QUadratus.

107

Questores

54

Quin [...]ellinꝰ

157.158

Quintius.

50

Quintius Cicinnatus.

50

Quintilius.

51.71.72

Q. Pompeius

76

Q. Seruilius.

79.

Q. U [...]us

92

Q. Uibiue Serenus.

93

Quintisius, emp

110

Quin [...]ilian.

104

Qu [...]rites

15

R

RAbi Salomon.

[...]06.

R [...]ch [...]ris

169.

Rachel

19

Rac [...]imir

157

Rachisius

169

Radamanthus

27

Ragafrede

169

Ragimberius

164

Ragoas

60.61

Raimiris

175

Raimiris the .ii. Hisp.

181

Raimiris the .iii.

184

R [...]imund

201.211

Raimund of Colow [...]

221

Raimundus Lullius

234

Rainerius.

234

Rainold Poole

285

Rainsforth

288

Raino

211

Rainon

206

Rainulph of Chester.

207.218

Rainulph bis. of Dyrham.

102.

Ramesses

26

Ranses

28

Rast [...]z

[...]18

Rathudibras

36

Rauenna

builded

.40.

spoiled

153.

taken of Belliz

147.

of A [...]st [...]lphus

the yere of the world 4713.

of F [...]der. emp

fol 220.

recouered by Iulius

bis. 271.

Raulfe Nele

229

Raulfe a fouwike

277

Rebecca

18

Rebelles

246

Reeisuindus

161

Redargius

80

Ree [...]

200.228

Ree [...] ab Dee

253

Regasser

46

Rege [...]cus

134

Regilleanus

11 [...]

Reginfeide

174

Regu [...]us

65.67.68

Reinold

217

Remigius

144

Remus

30.38

Renatus

268.266

Reu

11

Reucline

271.279

Reu [...]h [...]

72

Reuther

70

Rhachisius

170

[Page]Rh [...]d [...]gasius.

[...]32

R [...]damastus.

98

R [...]amp [...]inites

31

Rhea.

14 15.39

Rhodes

named Ophiussa

20.

subdued by Phorba [...]

.24.

of Cassiꝰ

.8 [...].

made a prouince

102.

spoiled of S [...]rac.

161.

of Uenec

.205.

recouered of Hospitales

.232.

taken of the Turke

.276.

Rhomu [...].

28.

Riccius.

280

Richarde the .i. of Eng.

213.214.

Richarde the .ii of Eng.

245.246.247.248.249.250.251.

Richard the .ii.

267

Richard the second Norm.

190.

Richardus de S. Uicto.

206

Richard of Cor [...]w.

219.222.226.

Richard Scrope.

252.254.

Richard Simon.

268.

Richarde [...]is. of winche.

272.

Richard Huune.

274

Richard Pace.

276.

Richard Cromwell

288

Richaredus.

154.157

Richomi [...].

140.

Riciarius.

140.

Rimo.

70

Rin [...]e.

260

Ripa.

280.

Riualla.

39.

Robert of Guian.

183.

Robert K of Fran.

190.

Robert Duke of Norm.

192.

Robert Guisc [...]rd.

196.199

Robert son of wyll. cong.

199

Robert Curthoyse.

200.201.202.

Robert of Flaunders.

201

Robert erle of Sh [...]ws [...]ury.

202.

Robert of M [...]la [...]ne.

20 [...]

Robert of Gioucest.

207.

Robert emp.

21 [...].219.

Robert Bruce.

228.229.231.232.233.234.240.

Robert of Calaber or Naples

230.232.233.240.

Robert Baldok.

234.235.

Robert kynge o [...] Scot.

235.249.252.

Robert of Arthoys.

236.239.

Robert Steward.

238.

Ro [...]ert Knoles.

244.

Robert of F [...]ffe.

24 [...].

Robert of [...]lbanie.

249.

Robert.

271

Robert Constable.

284.

Roboam.

34

Roderike.

165. [...]92.

Rodianus.

79.

R [...]doaldus.

161

Rodolph of Burg.

183.184

Rodulph Duke of Suaue.

198.199.

Rodolph of Habisbury. emp.

226.228.

Rodulph of B heme.

231.

Rodulphus Agr [...]col [...].

269

Roger Erle of Hertford

168

Roger of Pu [...]ll or Siuli.

200.208.

Roger king of Italie.

206

Rog [...]r Clifford.

2 [...]7.

Roger Mortimer.

235 236

Roger Clarington.

251.

Roke.

237

Rollo.

182.

Rom [...].

23.

Romanessu [...].

24.25

Romanus rebell.

141.

Romanus lieuten.

154.

Romanus Diogenes.

197

Romanus emp.

182.192.

Romanes vanquished

of Claudius Pon [...].

63.

[...] Trepanꝰ [Page]

.68.

at Ticinus

.69.

at Cannas

.69.

nere to Lacinius

.70.

at Hippones

.72.

at Sycurium and Uscane

.73

of the Numantines

.76.

of Cimbr.

78.

of Sordiscians

78.

of Spartanes

.81.

of Parthians

.83.

of Germans

99.

of Friscians

.94.

of Gothes

.104.

of Hunnes

.132.

of Totilas

.148.

of S [...]cauines

149.

of Persiās

.154.

of Rotharias

.161.

of Greciās vnder Otho

.189.

Rome

fyrst builded

.23.39.

enlarged

.41.

diched

.45.

hurt with fier

.68.100.111.

taken of Gothes

.133.

of vandales

.140.

beseged of [...]tigis

.147

taken of Totila [...]

.149.

the second tyme.

ibid.

recouered of N [...]rses

.150.

beseged of Agilulphus

.155.

of Leuthbrand

.168.

of Aistulphus

.170.

taken of Arnolph emp

.181.

of Henr the .iii [...].

199,

of Charl te .v. souldio [...]rs .

278

Romake.

126

Romeus.

36.

Romisda.

156

Romulus.

38.39.41.

Romus.

27.

Rosimund.

152

Rotharis.

160.164.

Rouland.

172.

Rowen.

139.140

Roydon.

285.

Rubertꝰ of Bauary emp.

251

Rudbert.

204.

Ruellius

280.

Ruffinus.

131.132.

Rutilius

79

S.

SAbathon.

40.

S [...]bacius Saga.

16.

S [...]bellicus.

267.

S [...]bellius.

117.

Sabines

yelde

.45.

be vanqu [...] shed.

48.

Sabianus.

116.155.

Sabinus.

170.

Sabus.

13.17.

Sacre of Diep.

288.

S [...]crouir.

93.

S [...]dducci.

7 [...]

Sadducus.

90.

Sadolete.

280.

S [...]dy [...]tes.

43.

S [...]nct Albons feld.

263.

Sainctuaries.

93.28 [...].

Sagi [...]us.

185.

Salath [...]el.

44.

S [...]odine.

211.212.213▪

Salard.

184

Sale.

11.

Sallum.

38.

S [...]lli.

41.

Salicetu [...].

252

Salm [...]na [...]ar.

39.40

S [...]lomon

34.

Salomon Norm.

179.

Salomon of Hung.

198.

S [...]lue regina ordein [...]d.

220.

S [...]luius Iuli [...]nus.

1 [...]0

S [...]luste.

88

Samaria taken .40. subdued

78.

S [...]mgar.

2 [...] ▪

S [...]mmum destroyed.

65.

Sam [...]ites warre.

6 [...].

Sam [...]s.

35.

S [...]mothes.

12.

S [...]mnites ouercome

.64.

of Caesar

.79.

of [...]yll. i [...]

id.

of Lumbar

.152.

Samri.

35.

Samosatenus.

118.

S [...]mson.

35

S [...]muel.

3 [...].

Samulius.

80.

Sa [...]daces

49.

Sanctius the grosse.

183.

S [...]nctius the .ii.

194.19 [...]

[Page]Sanctius the .iii.

210

Sanctius the iiii.

227.

Santes Pagnines.

271.

Saphandinus.

214.

S [...]pidus.

280.

Sapor.

124.125.126.127

Sopores.

116.

Sappho.

44

Sara.

15.18.

Sardanapalus.

37

Saraceus

.160.

dreuen out of Sicill

.161.

ouercome of Cō

162.

made tributarie

.163.

ouercome of Bulgares

.166

dreuen out of Fraunce

.168

vanqueshed

of Turkes

.170

of Romans

.177.

perced Italie

.185.

ouercome at Aquisg

ibid.

by Ueremund

.187.

expulsed Italie

.188.

slaine at A [...]cone

.213.

vanquished of Uenec

.191.

Sarpedon.

27.

Saru [...]h.

23.14

Sarzorus.

280.

Satrahel.

112.

Satron.

17.

Saturne.

12.

Saturnius.

107.

Saul.

33.

Senonarola.

263.

Saxo.

225

Saxones

ouercome of Ualent

129.

came into Brit

.138.

couenanted with Brua

.140.

[...]ntred

.142.143.

ouercom of Brit

.142

slaine of Sueu [...]ās

153.

of Charles

.167.172.

Subdued of Charlemaine

.169.

yelded to Pipin

.170.

cam to Rome

.172.

for [...]oke the faith

.173.

subdued of Ecbert

.195.

rebel

.198.

Scalager.

248

Scanderberg.

262.

Scatus.

78.81.

Scerdeletus.

70.

Schemai [...].

35.

Sch [...]sme.

245

Scipio.

69.70.71

Scipio Nasica.

71

Scipico Affricanus the yonger

72.74.75.76.

Scipio.

80.85.

Sclauines

ouercome by Herules

.148.

of Ueciaris

.162.

of Lewis

.178.

receiued [...] faith

ibid.

subdued by Henr.

184.

of Otho

.187.

Scottes

begin .64.134. slaine 206. of Edward the fyrst, of Edwar [...] the .iii. &c.

Scribonus

97.

Scribonius.

80

Scythia

13.

Sebastianus.

133.137.

Sepechias.

43

Sedicion.

53

Segebert

159.

Se [...]anus

93.

Serta .169. Sela

7.

Selchim.

17.

Se [...]eucus Nicanor

64

Seleucus Gallinicius.

68

Seleucus Ceraunus

68.

Seleucus Philopater.

72

Seleueus Demetrius bro.

77

Se [...]eutia.

109.

Selinus.

273.275.

Sem.

8.10.

Semi [...]amis.

16.17

Semproniue.

69.71.72 87

Sempronia

77.

Seneca

98.100.

Seneca bis.

106.

Sennecherib.

40.

Senscoris.

36.

Sephora

24.

Sertorius.

80.81.

Serap [...]on.

[...]11.

Seraph.

231.

Sergiu [...].

158.163.177.182.

[Page]Seruandus.

140.

Seruius [...]ullius.

45.46.

Seruius.

48.

Seruiliu [...] [...]ep [...]o.

78.

Seruiliu [...] Gal [...]a.

79.

Seruilius.

[...]0

Sesa [...]h.

34.

Seth.

7.

Seton.

285.

Seuerinus.

159

Seuerus emp.

112.123 140

Seuerus host [...]lianu [...].

116.

Seuerus.

122

Sewarde.

195.

Sexius.

58.

Sex. Pompeius.

86.

Sforti [...].

258.260.261.292 270.

S [...]aferus.

278.

Shaftesbur [...].

36

Shaxton.

291.

Shinglet [...]n.

28 [...].

Sibilla Grithrea.

40.

Sicanus.

20.24

Si [...]eleus.

25.

Sicorus.

23.

Sigebert of west S [...]xo.

109.

S [...]gefred.

174.

Sigebert.

151. [...]52.160.

Sigisbert.

158.

S [...]gismund.

147.247.

S [...]gismund of Hung,

148.249.251.

Sigismund emp.

253.254.255.258.259.

Sigismund of Austrich.

268.

Sigisuldus.

135.

Siguinus.

55.

Siliu [...].

7 [...].98.

Silio.

171.

Siluanus.

126

Siluester the iii.

194

Simeon son of Cleopas.

100

Simon.

72.87

Simonides.

42.

Simon Brech.

41.

Simeon son of On [...]as.

72.

Simō Ionachas brother.

76

Simon Herod [...] seruant.

90.

Simon son of Cami [...]hu [...].

93.

Simon de Mountfort.

[...]24.

Simons.

288.

Simon son of Giora.

102.

Sinnases.

95.

Siro [...].

158.

S [...]sin [...]us.

165.

Sisillu [...]

41.

S [...]ssebu [...]a.

[...]5 [...]

Sithal [...]u [...].

[...]0.

Sixiu [...].

265.

Smaragdus.

153.155

Sme des.

47.

Smerdis.

34.

Smith.

29 [...].

Smyrna.

35.110.

Soc [...]all war [...].

79.

Socrates.

53.

Sodome.

17.

Sogdia [...]ns.

53.

Soliman.

275.276.278.

Solon

44.45

S [...]luath [...]u [...]

171

S [...]lyman

20 [...]

Sophie

271

Sophocles capitaine of Lacacedemonians .39. correct the boke where it is made c [...] pitaines of the Athen [...]iens. the yere of the world .3195. S [...]phocles of Athene [...].

52

Sophonias

42

Sormi [...]

30

Sosarmus

26.38

Sosius

86

Sosthenes

96

Solec

110

Sozimu [...]

269

Spain [...]s kingdome

beganne 128. loke Hispaine.

Sparetus

24

Spartacus

60

Spartus

22

[Page]Spensers.

235.

Sperus.

23.

Spi [...]a [...]es.

36

Spinning enuented.

7

S [...]antlay.

222.

Stac [...]us Surculus.

99.

Stacius Pris [...]s.

[...]09.

S aurobates.

17.

S [...]elenus.

26.

Stella.

280

Stephan [...]post.

95.

S [...]ephane the second bis. of R.

16 [...].

Stephane the iiii.

171.

Stephane the .vi.

181.

Stephane the .vii.

184 correcte the boke where it is written the second.

Stephane the .viii.

185.

Stephane the .ix.

195.

Stephane of Constan.

186

Stephane of Hung

190

Stephane the secōd of Hung.

204.

Stephane the .v. of Hun.

225.

Stephane C [...]rsus.

201

Stephane of Eng.

206.207.208.

Stephane the .iii. of Hung.

210.

Stephane [...]dworth.

225.

Stephane de Column [...].

237.

Stephane Nig [...].

296.

Stephen Hamelton.

284.

Stesichoru [...].

44.

Stillico.

131 132.133.

Stiph [...]atis.

41.

Stoza.

146

Strapul [...].

142

Stra [...]a [...].

56.

Stralo.

36.

Sueropilus.

178.

Sueuus.

21.

Suetonius Histor.

140.

Suiy [...]ingu [...].

96.

Su [...]till [...].

157.159

Sulpitius.

70.71 7 [...]

Su [...]ann [...].

43.

Swayne.

191.

Sweating si [...]sse.

268

Swenon.

186.191.194.

Swordplay [...]r [...].

21.

S [...]illa Heropila.

42.

S [...]cion.

28.

Sydo.

201.

Sylla.

79.80.

Syllanus.

78.

Sylualdus.

150.

S [...]lutes.

98.

Syluius Posthum.

31.

S [...]meon bis. of H [...]er.

104.

Symon.

64.

Symon magus.

95.98

Symeon of Bulgarie.

184

Symmachus.

143.145

Synode of Consta. against M [...]t.

130.162.

Synode of Ephesus.

13 [...]

Sy [...]ode of Chalced.

138.

Synode generall at Const.

149.

S [...]node at Rome.

168.188.198.

Synode of Nicea.

173.

Synode of Frankeford.

ibid.

Syphar.

70.71

Syracinus.

11 [...].

Syracuse

builded

.40.

vanqueshed of At [...]e [...]iens

.53.

Syrus.

33.

T.

T [...]farinas.

93.

Ta [...]helotis.

37.

T [...]citu [...] emp.

119

Taddeus.

227.

Tagu [...].

19

Talbo [...].

258

Temberlani [...].

250.

Tancretus.

201.202.

Tantalus.

28.

Ta [...]tanes.

30.

T [...]nteus.

31.

[Page]Tar [...]on.

29.

Tarpe [...]a

40

Tarquin Priscus.

27.

Tarquinius Prise.

42.43.44.

Tarquiniꝰ superbus.

45.46 48.49.

Tarquin [...]eus

60

Tarrachus.

41.

Tassilo.

154.169.170.

Tatian

110

Tatius

39

Taulerus.

237.

Taunase [...].

30

Taxis

186

Teius

150

Tel [...]phu [...]

30

Telesphoru [...]

107

Teleutias.

56.57

Temnes

60

Tempest

2 [...]4

Temple

begun

.34.

repareid

.36

ne [...]funded

.46.

finished

.47.

purified

.73.

riedified

.87.88.

destroyed

.102.

Tendesilius

149

Tenies first inuented.

7

Termouth

23

Ter [...]ullian

113

Terwin

273

Testabilius Triton

27

Treticus

118.119

Teuc [...]

68

Tudelina

154

Teukesburie fild

265

Thaamas

282

Thaborites

255.258

Thalestris

62

Thales

40

Thamis

253

Thate

14

Tharsus

37

Thebit

214

Thelasius

17

Thel [...]chus

37

Thelesius

170

Themistocles

49.50

Theo

58

Theodebald

220

Teodas

98

Theodebert

149.155

Theodebert of Fr.

157

Theodobert of Spaine

164

Theodorich

139.144.145

Theodoricus

142.143

Theodorich of Fr.

155.157 162.164.167.

Theodorich of Alsaria

205

Theodomir

141

Theodot [...]us

129

Theodotius emp

130.131

Theodotius the yonger emp

133.135.138

Theodotius capitaine

155

Theodo [...]ius the iii. emp

166

Theodora

178.195

Theodorus

115

Theodorus bis of R.

160

Theodorus the ii.

181

Theodorus bis. of Rauē.

162

Theodorus Lieutenant.

160

Theodorus Calliops

161

Theodotus

67.69

Theodotus the Goth.

146

Theodowalde.

166

Theophilus

110.111

Theophilus bis. of Alex.

132

Theopompus

116

Theophila [...]te liuerenant

164

Theophilus emp.

176

Ther [...]ppus

34

Ther [...]us

72.73

Theseus

29.30.

Thespieus

37

Thessalus.

20

Thessandu [...]

30.

The [...]ys

13.

Theumantius

[...]1.85

Theudis

146.149

Theutone [...]

23

Thimbron

55

Thimeus

31.

[Page]Thrimus.

129.

Thola

30.

Thom [...]s Aquine

233.

Thomas Persie

251.

Thomas Gray

254.

Thomas Muntacute.

257.

Thomas Beket.

210.211.212

Thom [...]s Bargley

257.

Thomas Broughton

268

Thomas G [...]rardine

268

Thomas Hawarde

273

Thomas Kneuet

273

Thomas Wolsey.

275

Thomas Fitzgaret.

283.284.

Thomas Moore.

283

Thomas Gilby

284

Thomas Perss.

284.

Thomas Warton.

287.

Thomas Seymour.

288.

Thomas Audley.

290.

Thomiris.

45.

Thruston.

207.

Thrasibulus.

55.56

Thrasil [...]

140

Thrase

subdued of Philip

ye yere of the world .3619.

made aprouince

.102.

ouerriddē of Gothes

.128.

spoiled

.130.

of Hum [...]es

.137

againe

.151.

inuaded of Thelasius

.170.

inuaded of Bulgares

.162.

Thracians founded.

11.

Thuiscon.

13.14

Thoris.

30.

Thurimacus

18.

Thurismund

139

Thuscanes

21.

Thubes.

173.

Thuscus.

21.35.

Thyestes.

29.

Thyrenus.

27

Tiberinus.

30.

Tiberius

87.90.

emp.

90.9 [...] 93.94.95.

Tiberius emp.

152.153

Tigranes.

81.

Tigur.

81.

Timolaus.

128.

Timoleon.

60.61

Tindall.

280.283

Tissamenus.

31.

Tissaphernes.

54.

Titus Uinidius.

98.

Titus .101.102. emp

103

Tobias bis.

105.

Tolwin.

285

Tomset.

141.

Tongader.

227.

Tonstall.

276

Tono [...] Concoleros.

37

Torquatus

59.

Toston.

195.196

Totilas.

148.149

Traiane emp.

105.106.

Traherne.

123.

Trapezun [...]us

250.

Transamundus.

143.

Transemund of Lumbard [...]e.

168.

Tribellius.

104.111.

Trebell [...]o.

165.

Trebonius

85.

Trenouant.

52.

Treptolemus

26.

Treuers.

17.

Tribunes.

5 [...]

Triton.

13.14.

T [...]iphon.

74.76.

Trole.

26.

Troia.

31.

Troiphas.

25.

Troilus.

31.

Tro [...].

28.

Tubal.

7.

Tubalcayn.

ibidem.

Tulcan.

101.

Tulga.

1 [...]9.

Tulla.

45.

Tullus Hostilius.

41.42.

Tumpe [...].

163.

Turney.

273

Turpaneus.

163.

[Page]Turkes first inuaded Asia

.170.

slaine of Fulco

.205.

of [...]aldwine

.207.

inuaded of Lewis the french kyng

.207 208.

vanquished of Tanberlanis

.250.

at Taurinum

262.

in walachie

.296.

at Uiēna

.281.

their kyngdome beginneth

.230.

Turnus.

31.

Tuthemosi [...].

23.

Tybernius Siluiu [...].

35.

Typhon.

21

Tyridates

98.100.

Tyrimas.

39.

Tyr [...]us.

39.

Tyrus.

14

Tyrum.

14

U.

VAdematu [...].

126.

Uadian.

276

Uagorus.

68

Ualamir.

141

Ualen [...] bis.

110

Ualens emp.

128.129.130

Ualentinian.

108.

Ualen inian emp.

128.129.

U [...]lentinian the yonger emp.

129.130.131.

Ualentinian emp.

135.137.139.140.

Ualerian.

117.

Ualetius.

60.119

Ualetius Gra [...].

92.93.

Ualla.

259.

Uallia.

134

Uandales.

132.133.

Uandalus.

22.

U [...]hres.

44

Uaru [...].

90.92.

Uaschi.

50

Uec [...]aris.

162

U [...]cter [...]cus.

154.

Uenceslaus.

224.

Nenceslaus the .ii. of Boheme

227.231.

[...]enceslaus of Hung.

231.

U [...]sla [...] o [...] Boh [...]me

243.

Ue [...]c [...]laus o [...] Boheme emp.

246.251.

Uenece builded.

139.

Uene [...]ans vanquished of Pipine

.174.

of Sarasens

.177

of Genewa [...]

.241.246.

of Sfortia

.261.

Uenetia [...]s [...]arre.

271

U [...]n [...]id [...]us.

89.

Uerbenu [...].

28.

U [...]remun [...]e.

171.172.187.

U [...]r [...]anus.

133.

Uerone restored to the emp.

220.

taken of the Ten [...]cians

252.

of Nicolas Pi [...]eni

.259.

recouered by Maxim.

272.

Uertina.

141.

Uesores.

10.

Uespatian. 97.100. emp.

161▪101.102.103.

Uesta.

10.

Uesuu [...]u [...].

103

Uetiliu [...].

75

Uffa.

143.

Ugnerus.

168

Ui [...]ge in Afrike.

248

Uib [...]anus Crispus.

103.

Uibius Gallus.

117

Uictorinus.

109.1 [...]8

Uictor.

111.112.195.199.

Uictorinu [...] Rheto [...].

226.

Uid [...].

280.

U [...]en [...].

281

Uigenius.

67.

Uigilius.

146.

Uindex.

101.

Uirg [...]ll.

87.

Uirginius.

51

Uincent.

222.

[...].

75.76.

Uit [...]lis Michaell

[...]09.

Ui [...]ell [...]anu [...].

144

Ui [...]elliu [...].

96.1 [...]1.

[Page]Uitigi [...].

147.

Ui [...]za.

164.

Uines.

280.

Uladislaus.

210.260.269.

Ulis [...]ue.

281.

Uli [...].

[...]1.

Unidi [...].

150.

Uoada.

100.

Uodici [...].

103.

Uologeses.

98.109.

Uolumnus.

65.

[...]olusianus.

117

Uonones.

92.

Uortiger.

137.138. [...]40.141

Uortimer.

140.

Uor [...]porius.

148.

Uortumnus.

17.

Ur [...]xanes.

1 [...]9.

Uradislaus.

200.202.

Urbane the .ii. bis.

200.201.

Urbane the .iii. bis.

213.

Urbane the .iiii.

224.

Urbane the .v.

242.243.

Urbane the .vi.

245.247.

Urbanus Rhegin [...].

280.

Urbanus.

280.

Urbinia.

50.

U [...]olu [...].

191

Uria.

39

Urianus.

76.

Ursinus.

280.

Ursula.

130.

Ussune [...]an.

266.

U [...]er.

138.142, 143.

W.

VUallia.

134.

Wallop.

288.

Wat [...] Tyler.

140.

Wayuoda.

270.281.

Walter of Manny.

239.

Warres of Peloponese.

52.

Warres of Syracus.

53

Warre social.

59.

Welles.

163

Weston.

283.

We [...]shem

163.

Welshmen subdued.

171.

White sect.

250.

With [...]om.

170.

Wilson

285.

Wisigothes.

132.

W [...]teliffe.

243

Writhosley.

290.

Wido.

181.182.184.

Woll first vsed.

7.

Woulfe.

282.

William.

183.

Wylliam the .ii. of Norman.

184.

Wylliam bastarde of Norm.

193.195.

conquered Engl [...].

197.

kyng of Eng.

197.198.199.200.

Wylliam Rufus.

200.201.

Wylliā sonne of [...]en. Duke of Form.

204.

Wyll [...]m sonne of Robert [...]urteis.

205.

Wylliam of Sicilie.

209.210 213.

Wylliam. Scot [...]e.

210.211

Wylliam of Gouc.

217.

Will [...]am of Holland.

221

Wylhelmns Placeoti.

227.

Wylli [...]m Morton.

227.

Wylliam Walace.

230.231.

Wylliam Duglas.

240.

Wyllian Walworth.

246.

Wyllian Wayn [...]let.

261

Wylliam bis. of Lincoln.

272

Wylliam Bulmer.

273.

Wylliam [...]hy [...]gleton.

231.283.

Wylliem Tr [...]y.

28 [...]

Wyll [...]m T [...]ndale.

283.

Wylli [...]m L [...]ml [...]y.

284

Wyledome.

2 [...]8.

X.

XAn [...]pp [...].

97.

Xenophanes.

[...]6.

Xenophon.

57.

Xexes.

19.49.53.

[Page]Xistus.

107.

Y.

Yorke.

[...]4.

Z.

ZAcharias.

36.47.

Zacharia.

38.

Zacharias bis.

105.168 169.

Zaleu [...]us.

42.

Zambaces.

242.

Zarach.

35.

Zara.

30.

Zasius.

276

Zate [...].

1 [...]0.

Zebenn [...]

118.119.

Zenes.

27.

Zenobia.

219

Zenon.

93.

Zenon emp.

141.142.143

Zensa.

259

Zepherinus.

112.

Zeusippus.

[...]1.

Zetus.

27.28.

Zieglerus.

280.

Zizimus.

267.

Zoen.

19 [...].194

Zorobabel.

46▪

Zopirus.

47.

Zozimus.

134.

Zuinglius.

276.280.281.

Zulemon.

169

Zuuentebaldus.

181.

FINIS.

¶ Thus endeth the table made for the spedie findyng out of any name or other thyng that ye woulde seke for. in this Epitome of Cronicles, by the numbre of the leafe, and in as many places we [...]er [...], as any man is spoken of: is the intent that ye shulde not spende muche tyme in serchyng out it that you desire to know.

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¶ Of the vse and profite of historyes, and with what iudgement they oughte to bee redde.

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ALBEIT FOR MANY CAVSES (whyche we shall hereafter recyte) the readyng of hystoryes doth indifferently auayle all men, yet moste specyallye it perteyneth to kynges and greatte prynces, whose boke it maye be worthely called, because that the knowledge thereof is moste profitable and necessary to all those, whyche haue the gouernaunce of cōmune weales. For not onely the hystoryes of the Gentiles, but also of the holy scryptures, doo in euerye place make mencyon of theym. The holy scryptures, besydes that they make vs certayne of the wyll and woorde of God, and also of the spyrytuall kyngedome of Chryste, teache vs polyticall administracion, and set forth many notable examples, which in rulynge a publyke weale be necessary to bee knowen, and whereby the myndes of prynces maye be styerred to the study of true nobilitye and vertue. The hystoryes of the Gentyles declare the orygynall and begynnynge of greate empyres, and for what causes there hathe chaunced in theim so gret and so straung alterations & greuous commocyons. In the same is also conteyned preceptes of offyces and vertues, whereby the commune weales may most prosperousely be preserued, contynued and aduaunced. And for thys cause hystoryes are moost worthy to be called the bookes of good princis and noble men. Nowe, forasmuche as vnto euery prynce there belongeth a double vertue, that is, a politicall or externall, and a fayth and feare towarde god, Exaumples of them bothe be shewed to vs out of hystoryes. Therefore we wyll fyrste speake of ciuyle vertues. Princes, yea and all other, that haue auctorytye in greate affaires and hyghe matters, oughte those examples and actes chyefelye to consyder, wherby they maye be admonyshed, by what meanes they maye mooste prosperouslye exercyse them selfes in the gouernance of the weale publike. They must sette before their eyes the examples of good kinges and rulers, and of them [Page] must they lerne the necessary dutye and the vpryght trade of gouerning their empyers, that in their reignes, besides the vtilitie and benefyte of the publyke weale, they regarded nothing▪ that iustice and equitie they onely enbraced, that all misdemeanours and offences they greuously punished: and agayne, that towardes good men and pecible they were alwayes beneficiall and gentyl, that for euery cause they woulde not rayse vp warres, but by wynkinge at iniuryes, reteyne peace, and yet in defence of theyr royalmes, were neuer the lesse of an inuincible courage and redye will: finally that by their wysedome, power, and strength, that defended their dominions from all outward hostilitye, and the same in true religyon, welth, quietnes, and in all necessarye artes made to flouryshe. In all whiche qualities our most excellent & gracious prince Henrye the eyghte, hath excelled, and is an example to theym all whiche shall succeede. For in hym alone is coniested and heaped all the sundry good qualities of the auncient kynges, by whyche they opteyned so great renome. Whyche qualityes he hath so practysed in the gouernaunce of hys realme, That I suppose there neuer was in any common weale, any noble prince and gouernoure whiche hath declared mo examples of wisedome, or shewed mo benefites and pleasures to hys countrey than hys grace hath. But to the purpose. For the contrary parte.

¶In the examples of tyrannes they maye obserue dyuers thynges: as, The ende of them to be miserable▪ and that through theyr crueltie many mischefes and daungerous cōmocions haue chaunced in theyr common weales As it appereth how Pharao for tyrany peryshed, and for lyke cause the Romain kynges were exiled. Princes haue oftentymes distroyed one the other, only for pryde, disdain and enuy, and that many tymes begun vpon nothyng. Euen as it was the only cause of the cruel warres betwene Cesar and Pompei. The Romayne hystoryes shew, that the desyre of noueltie hath oft been the stirer of moost greuous warres. And the sect and reygne of Machomet had none other begynnyng but of heresy and dissencion of the artycles of the fayth. It auaileth them muche that bee in auctoritye, to marke these thynges in the redynge of hystoryes▪ [Page] that they lerne to beware, foresee, and auoyde lyke thynges in their gouernance. For the same chances daily happen, all be it the persones nowe and than be chaunged in the commune weales, ne uerthelesse as pertaynynge to the similitude of busynes and trouble, the worlde remayneth the worlde, and lyke vnto it selfe. Therfore most truly Thucydides (who was a man excellente in the knowledge of warrefare, and also wrate the greatte and longe warre, and other sundrye thyges, whiche chanced among the Grekes) sayth, Hystoryes be a treasure, whiche ought neuer to be out of our handes, that therby beynge ayded, we maye the more commodiously handle suche busynesse and like chaunces in the commune weale, for as much as the causes often tymes chaunce almoste lyke.

¶Furthermore there be axaumples founde in hystoryes, conuenient for euery man priuately in his degree, as magistrates ought to be obeyede, and that they neuer escaped vnpunished, whiche haue rebelled against theym, euen as Dathan, Absalom, Catiline, Brutus, Cassus, and suche lyke for their sedicion haue ben worthily punished. Of the fidelitie of frendes, as Ionathas saued the lyfe of kynge Dauyd. Of the punyshment for homicide, adulterye, and suche lyke offences, as it appereth by the example of Dauid. But what shal nede many wordes. Euen as in euery arte paternes be geuen to folowe: lykewyse in hystoryes be peinted before our eyes examples of all kyndes of vertues. But yet in examples and deedes it is more euydently perceyued, what the dignytye of vertue, and agayne, what the bacenesse of dyshonestee and vyces bee, than in bare preceptes, because that examples, set as images before vs, do not onely openly teache, but also bothe warne and stirre our myndes, so that therby wyth a certayne delite and desyre they be kyndled towardes vertue and honestie. For who in hert can be so stubborne and hard, that will not be moued, if he rede anye thynge notable, that is either worthy prayse, or els exāples vtterly to be abhorryd

I haue shewed briefely how in readyng of hystoryes examples of politicall vertues and ciuyle affayres ought to bee obserued, Nowe it perteyneth to a true christen man. (who aboue all thynges oughte to esteeme godlynesse, to [Page] knowe, that he maye gather also out of hysteryes, examples of faythe and feare of god: For these be the specyall vertues of good men, which in the syghte of god be moste auailable. Al be it that the hystoryes of the gentyles doo not teache, that god careth or hath oughte to do wyth vs: yet a godly mynde neuerthelesse shall consyder, that the publyke weales in the worlde be conserued by the power of god, and that is the worke of god to punyshe and reuenge all oppressyon, and vyolence, ye and that vnto the heathen God gyueth excellent qualities. For princes can not preserue their empyers agaynst the assaultes of Sathan, wythout the syngular benefyt of god, and the ayde of theyr owne vertue and wisedome. And so by thys maner a good man maye well suppose, that these actes and punishmentes be the w [...]rkes of god, and therby may lern the feare of god. As that tyrannes haue been greuousely punyshed accordynge to thys sentence: He that taketh the sworde, that is, whyche wythout auctorytye vsurpeth the ryght of reuengyng, he shall peryshe by the sworde. Contrarywyse, it is euydent, that good prynces bee preserued and defended by god, and that also the Ethnykes did well perceyue, in that theyr princes had great affiaunce in the helpe of theyr goddes. For Homere the poete sayth: God casteth his sh [...]elde in the batayle, to defende the prynces, He feigneth also euery prynce to be vnder the protectyon of his god, as it appereth by the goddesse Pallas, whyche alw [...]yes was presente wyth Achilles. But this thynge is more playnely expressed in the hystoryes of the holy scrypture, as in Noe, Abraham, Moses, Dauyd, Ezechias, and the other princes and kinges, whom god alwayes preserued. And their examples be set before the eies of all other princes, that they maye certaynly know, that in lyke maner god wyll defende all good kinges. For thys difference is betwene the holy and prophane hystoryes, that in them be shewed the testymonies of the workes of god, and the whiche do not onely entreate of cyuile matters, but chiefly doo represente vnto vs the kyngdome of god, that god geueth his word, that of his mercy he wyll saue vs, wher in the hystoryes of the gentiles be ignorant. Therfore principally the hystoryes of the holy scripture ought to be knowen [Page] to all chrysten men, that therby they maye learne the doctryne and stablishement of faithe.

¶ Fyrst how all thynges were created of god, what was the originall of synne, that agaynst synne Christe instituted his kyngdome, gaue hys woorde, and that he shoulde come to take away sinne, and saue vs. Also how god, whā he had gyuen his worde, preserued alwayes the reygne of Chryst, and that the reigne of Christe, that is, the true beleuers from the begynnynge of the worlde, walked vnder the crosse, and neuerthelesse were pre serued. That Sathā wyth all the power of the worlde assaulted the worde of god. Moreouer, that God meruaylously perfourmed hys promyse aboue the opinyon and capacitie of mans wytte. Also that examples bothe of horyble vengeance, and also of grace and forgyuenes be shewed to vs of God, So vnto kyng Dauid and other chanced remission of syns, that by theyr examples we myghte bee comforted and beleue, that god wyll forgyue. Neyther thys is to be neglected that for the confyrmacion of our myndes, God hath geuen vs all sortes of prophecies of externall kyngdomes, that by the fulfillying of them, we maye haue a testimony that our woorde is of god, neyther that any other faythe than ours, is true. And that we maye bee admonyshed by them, whan Christ ought to come, and whan the consummacion of the worlde shall be. Finally, for the ryghte vnderstandyng the prophecyes, it shall be very expedyent to knowe the successe and alteracion of the monarchies and kyngdomes, wyth the computacyon and noumber of the yeres, whyche be in the hystoryes of the Gentiles exactly set foorth [...] the knowledge wherof, euen for thys cause is necessarie for chrystians, that they maie the better vnderstande the prophecyes, and of th [...]y [...] the more certaynely iudge. Certes euery man maye by these thynges esteme, what pleasure and profyte is gathered in readynge of hystoryes, and the fruitefull commoditye therof ought worthily to stire and compell euery man to knowe them.

¶Of the origynall begynnynge of man, after the false opynion of the Ethnike philosophier.

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THe phisosophyer of auncyent tyme (who wythout knowledge of the verye true godhead, many hundred yeres gone, haue sette oute historyes in writynge) were of diuers opynions, concernyng the originall begynnyng of man. Forsome of them beleued the worlde to haue been a thynge vncreated, that is to saye, without begynnyng: and incorruptible, that is, neuer to haue ende: and lykewyse mankynde to haue been of eternall continuance. Other some of theim were of opynion, that the worlde was created and corruptyble, and auouched, that man toke the begynnyng of generacion by succession of tyme. For their imagynacion was, that at the fyrst begynnyng of thynges▪ bothe the skye and the earthe bad one sole sourme and shape, the nature of the one wyth the other intermingled, and in proces, the same bodies disseuered, the vniuersal worlde to haue receiued thys order whiche we se at thys presente. And fyrste the ayre to haue founde the same continuall mouynge, and the fyry parte thereof, by reason of lyghtnesse, to haue mounted to the highest places, the Sonne, and other sterres, of the same cause to haue gotten theyr courses, and what was myngled wyth moysture, stylle to haue remayned in the fyrst place, by reason it was heuy, and coulde not ryse, whyche inferior thynges, beyng mixed or heaped together by commixtion, the sea to haue ben produced of the moyste or lyquyde thynges, and of the harder stuffe or matter▪ the erth in conclusion to haue remained clammy and nesh. Whan this erthe, at the fyrste begynnynge, was through the feruente heate of the sonne settled and growen to a thycker and more massy substance, than the vppermoste partes of the same wythin a shorte space, by the power of the heate swelled into littel bunches, and certayn humoures in manye sundrye places gathered and congeled together by it selfe, in whyche humours dyd aryse certayn corrupcyons of rottennes, couered througheout with a lyttell thynne scumme or creame, lyke as it chaunceth in the marshes of [Page] Egypte, and in deade standynge pooles, whan the feruente heate of the ayre dooeth sodeynely parche the colde earthe, than whan the heate commethe to moyste thynges, anone is wroughte generatyon, by reasone that in the nyghte tyme, the ayre rounde aboute enuyronneth it wyth humoure, whyche in the daye is by the vertue of the soonne made harde. After certayne space of tyme, the sayed putryfactyons beynge broughte to their vttermooste extente (approchynge as it were the tyme of delyuerance) as soone as the sayd scummes or crea [...]es were throughly dried and broken, they broughte forthe the shapes of all kyndes of lyuynge thynges Whereof suche as had by chaunce receyued more heate, beynge made apt to flight [...] ▪ [...]unted vp in to the ayre: such as had remayning in them more of the erth, becam, some of them crepers on the grounde, and some of them other beastes of the earth, suche as hapned to haue a watryshe nature, were caryed into the element of their proper kynde, and were named fyshes. Than the earthe after this, partely wyth the parchynge heate of the sonne, and partlye wyth the wyndes warynge styll drier and dryer, surcessed bryngyng foorthe beastes of any great quantitye, but those that were alredye ingendred, broughte foorthe others, eche of his owne kynde, through mutuall cōmirtion and engendrynge one wyth an other. And in the very selfe same wyse, they saye, that man also was at the fyrst begynnyng produced, and that he, seekinge his foode in the wylde fieldes, long tyme lyued a saluage and rude lyfe, as vnto whome onely the fruicte of the grasse and of the tryes dyd of it selfe myn [...] ster sustynaunce. They sayen furthermore, that the other wylde beastes were noyefull vnto men, whiche beastes to withstande, they assembled theym in companyes and for feare of the sayde beastes, for a common vtilytie, and that mutuall ayde and succur myght bee ministred by one to an other, they sought oute places where to inhabite. And where the sowne of theyr mouth was suche as myght not be vnderstande, they made a distinction of one word from an other by littell and lyttel, and called eche thynge by a seuerall name. Albeit for as muche as thei were placed in sundry corners or regions of the worlde, they vsed not all [Page] no maner wordes or speach: and therfore there was (saye those phylosophers) sundrye fourmes and facyons of letters. And the companiss of men fyrste essembled, they reporte, to haue ben the fyrst progenitours, euery company of his owne nacion, but the fyrst men, hauynge no maner staye of helpe or succoure, liued an harde lyfe, because they hadde no knowledge nor prouision to saue and laye vp the fruytes of the fyeldes to occupye afterwardes in time of neede. And hereof it chaunced, that in the wynter season veraye many, eyther by famyne, or els by reason of colde peryshed. In proces of tyme, beynge well taught by experyence, they bothe soughte out caues to lye in, for aduoydyng and defendyng the extreme sharpnesse of co [...]de, and also began to kepe fruites in store. After this [...] knowlage of fyre, and of other thynges for mans vse necessarye perceyued and lerned, the other commodityes of mannes lyfe were in shorte space founde out. Finally necessitye beynge made the schol [...] maystres of thynges, ministred vnto the wittes of euery singular persone, cunnyng and expert practisyng: and vnto them were also geuen to adiutours to helpe them, handes, speeche or communicacion, and excellency of mynde. And those phylosophiers, whyche were throughly perswaded, that this was the orygynall begynnynge of man, and dyd not referre the same to the pro [...]ydence of god, auouched, that the Ethiopes were the fyrste men of all that euer were, folowyng this coniecture, that the soyle of Ethiopia began before all other part es of the erthe to encrease in warmethe, by reason that the sonne is nerest to it, where as the erthe was of it selfe all da [...]kyshe and moyst, wherby it happened, that of the same fyrst proporcion attempring of moysture and heate, man was ingendred, and that the same man after hys pr [...]cr [...]cyon, dyd wyth better wyll and apytyte holde hym selfe in that parte of the earthe, where it hapned hym to be procreate, than to seke any other, for as muche as all thynges were vnto hym as yet vnoknwen.

¶ Other there be, whyche suppose the Scithians to be the fyrst people of the worlde, and that betwene them and the Egyptians was long contencion, whether nacion was of more antiquytie. The Aegyptians all [...]dgynge for theym [Page] that in the begynnynge of all thynges, whan that some contraryes by the feruente heate of the sonne were [...]u [...]n parched and burned, other agayne by extreme colde were frosen, so that it coulde not ingend [...]r men, nor yet receyue nor susteyne inhabitauntes, before that garmentes were inuented to saue the bodye from the violence of colde and heate, and yll places by remedye mollified: Aegypte alwayes to haue been so temperate, that neyther the winter colde, nor the somer heate myght greue hir inhabitantes, the grounde beyng moreouer so fruitfull, that there is no lande so fertile of nouryshmentes for mans vse. Therfore by reason it semeth, that there men shulde fyrst ingender, where they myght moste easely be nouryshed.

¶On the other parte, the Scithyans supposed the temperatenes of the ayre to be no argumente of antiquitee. For nature, whan she deuided colde and heate into regyons, forthwith ingendred creatures apt to suffer the qualityes of the places, yea and trees, fruytes, and herbes accordyng to the disposicyon of the regyons. And howe muche more sharper the ayre is to the Scithians, than to the Aegypcians, so muche the harder be they of bodye and wyt. Moreouer, if the worlde, whyche nowe is deuyded into elementes, hath ben confused all in one, eyther the water in the begynnynge sourroundyng al thynges, or elles the fyre, whiche also ingendred the world, possessynge it, the Scithians in the originall of bothe begynnynges were the more anciente. For if the fyre fyrste possessed all thynges, whiche by lyttell and lytell quenched, gaue place to the earth, there was no place so soone disseuered from the fyre, by the colde of wynter, as the northe, in so muche as nowe there is no lande so vehement colde. Aegypt, and al the east was very long, ere they were temperate, bycause that nowe they be euen seared with the feruent heat of the sonne, Or yf all the erthe at the firste was couered wyth waters, certes the highest partes, the waters assuagynge, were fyrst discouered, and in the lowest groundes dyd longest abyde, and the sooner that euerye parte of the earthe was dry, so muche the sooner began it to bryng foorth lyuynge creatures. But Sc [...]thia is soo hyghe ouer all other countreys, that all waters seeme there to sprynge and [Page] falle into the greate meere Meotis, from whence it runneth into the seas of Pontus and Aegypt. Which Aegypt (of long time hath ben defended with the cares and charges of so manye kynges, fortified with so greate bankes agaynst the violence of watres, trenched out with so many dyches, that where the water is kepte out in one place, it may be receiued in another, coulde not be inhabited, onlesse Nilus were helde out) can not seme to be of any antitiquitie, but rather appeareth to be a la [...]e countrey, either by the heapynges of kynges, or els by the castynge vp of the mudde of Nilus.

By these argumentes the Aegyptians beynge ouercome, the Scithya is alwaye haue ben reputed the more ancient people amonge the Gentyles. But nowe I wyll leaue to wryte of the vayne fantasye of the Ethnykes, whyche I haue here sette foorth, to the intent, that the reders maye perceyue the blynde iudgmente of theym, whyche wythout the knowledge of god and his scryptures, woulde define the origynall of man. And here consequentlye I wyll begynne my fyrst booke, with the creation of man, accordynge as it is sette foorth in the holy scryptures, the aucthoritee and certayntee whereof is moste sure: whiche I wyll continue vntill the tyme of Abraham: durynge whiche tyme the worlde stode without prescript administracion or certayne lawe, but onely was ledde by the lawe of nature. For in thys hystorye I shall vse this order, and shall deuide my booke into thre ages, of the whiche the fyrste shall conteyne those thinges that were done betweene the tyme of Adam and Abraham: the seconde frome Abraham vnto the comynge of Christ, and the thirde frome the incarnacion of Christ vnto this present tyme.

¶ The fyrst parte of Lanquettes Chronicle.

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THE holye scryptures dooe shewe, that whan the heauen, the earth, and all the furnytures therof were created, on the syxte daye Adam, the mooste excellente of all creatures, was by God almyghty made of the slyme of the earthe, who breathed into him the breathe of lyfe, and the soule, wherby he was made like vnto the image of god.The yere of the worlde 1 The yere before Christe 3682

Unto this moste perfecte man, god gaue suche grace, that without any instructions, but onely with the indowmentes of his origynall ryghtuousnes, he was foorthewyth perfectly seene and learned in all the lyberall artes: He was inspired also wyth the knowledge of the natures of all herbes, trees, mettalles, stones, byrdes, beastes, fysshes, wormes, and all other creatures. Moreouer, vnto hym God gaue power ouer all thynges, that were on the earthe, and in the sea, so that vnto all beastes, fowles, fyshes, and wormes, Adam dyd geue a propre and a conuenient name, accordyng to the natures of theym, euen as they be called at this daye. Than was he broughte by the almyghty lorde into the pleasaunte place of Paradyse, replenyshed with all pleasure. The felicitye of whiche place S. Augustine dooeth in thys wyse descryue: Man lyued in Paradyse as he wolde, howe longe he willed that whiche God cōmanded, he lyued hauyng the fruicyon of god by whyche goodnesse he was good: he lyued without any necessitie, beyng in his power so alwayes to haue lyued. Meate was ready, that he shulde not hunger: drynke, that he would not thyrst: the wood of lyfe, that age shulde not dyssolue hym. In hys flesshe was perfecte healthe, in hys mynde no lesse tranquillytie. As in Paradyse is neyther heate, ne colde, so in his inhabitantes is no offence of good will, nothyng at all sorowfull, nothyng vainely glad. The true ioye was continued by God, towarde whome out of a pure herte issued charitye, concorde of mynde, watching of the bodye, and without anye laboure, the custody of the commaundement. There he myght ocupye hym selfe, not [Page] for any necessitie, but only for recreacion. Where he receyued [...], that of all the trees in Paradyse he [...] eate, so that he absteined frō the tre of the knowlage of good & euil. Th [...] God perceiuing that as yet ther was no creature made like vnto a man, which might be an helper and companion vnto him, he forth with caste Adam into a slumber, and toke a ryb out of hys syde, fyllyng the place with fleshe, wherof he made the woman, and brought her vnto hym, whome whan Adam sawe, he saied. This is nowe bone of my bones, and fleshe of my fleshe, she shalbe called woman, because she is taken out of the man, vvher fore man shall forsake his father and mother, and shall cleane vnto his vvyfe, and they shalbe tvvo in one fleshe. The lorde blessed the m and sayed. Encrease and multiply, and fyll the erth, and subdue it▪ and be ye lorde ouer the fyshes in the see, the foules of the ayre, and all beastes that moue on the earth. But man, whan he was in this hygh felicitye, coulde not perceyue it, for thorough the craft of the enuious serpent (whyche a lyttle before for his outragious pryde was dryuen out of heauen) and the prouocatyon of the woman, he transgressed the commaundemente gyuen to hym by god, wherfore they were driuen out of paradyse, and made subiecte to deathe synne, and all kyndes of misery, for the earth was restreygned, that it shulde no more bringe forth fruites of it selfe, but by sweat and paynfull labors they shoulde leade their lyues. Than came syckenesse vppon theym, and heate and could began to assayle theyr tender bodyes. For whan thei began to synne, god dyd open the power of Sathan, and agaynst hym, of the seede of the woman, he promised that Christe shuld come and destroy the power of Sathan, and deliuer vs free from death and synne. Thys was the fyrst declaracion of the gospell, whyche began the kyngdome of Christe and the Churche. And so Adam and Eua tooke comforte of the promyse of Chryste, and of these two persons the churche beganne.

¶After that they were thus exiled out of paradyse, the holy scriptures do testifye, that thei broughte forth chyldren, and that Cayn was their fyrste begotten, and after many other, Abell. These two bretherne were the founders of two contrary cityes, Babell and Hierusalem: by the one [Page] is vnderstande confusyon, and by the other the vysion of peace. Their father taughte theim to feare god, and worshyp hym with sacryfyces, Cayne was of an vnhappy dysposicion, geuen vnto all vices, and was the firste that tylled the earthe he offered alwayes the mooste vyle thynges vnto god. Abell the yonger, was of contrary condycions: he gaue hym selfe to vertue, and in all thynges that he wente about, he thought god to be present, his occupacion was in kepynge of beastes, and gaue vnto god the best of all thynges. For in theyr sacryfices his offryng, with fyer descendyng from heauen, was foorthwith consumed, but his brothers remayned vntouched. Wherfore Cayn (perceyuynge that his brother was of God preferred before hym) with malyce, and disdeine therat stirred, slewe hym.

In this hystorye is declared the anger and furye of the deuyll, and also the infirmitye and weakenes of man, besydes the greuous and ernest sentences of the iudgemente of God, and of the terrible vengeance of god for the effusyon of bloude, whyche were to long to recite in thys place. ¶After that Cayne, the fyrste murderer, fled from his father, he builded the fyrste cytie in the orient, and named it Enoch, after the name of his fyrst sonne. Hys chyldren inuented al kyndes of craftes and sciences. Fynally he was punyshed for the murder that he commytted, and perysshed by suche a kynde of deathe.

¶Iuball, the son of Lamech by Ada his wyfe, first made the portatyne tentes, for to feede his cattell, & ordered hys flockes, disseuerynge the shepe from the gotes, and founde out the certayne time whan the rammes shoulde be put to the ewes, and taught it other.

¶Tuball, his brother, a man of singuler wytte, inuented the science of musyke, by the strokes and noyse of the hammers of his brother Tubalcayn, whych was a smyth. For delyting in the sound of the hammers, by the weight of theim, he perceyued the proporcyons and tunes, that the hammers gaue, and thereby deuysed the pryncyples of musike.

¶Tubalcayn their brother, and sonne of Lamech by hys other wyfe Sela, fyrst inuented the fyndynge out of mettall, and the workyng therof.

[Page]¶Noema also founde out the vse of wolle, wyth the cardyng, spynnyng, and weauynge therof.

¶ After the death of Abell, and exile of Cayn, Adam, whā he was an. C.xxx. yeres of age,The yere of the worlde 131 The yere before Christe 3831 begate Seth, who gaue him selfe to vertue, and to encrease and sette foorthe the glorye of god. Of this Seth the holy fathers were begotten, whose posterytie continued, but the posterytie of Cain was destroied in the vniuersall floud. Iosephus wryteth, that Adam and Seth made two columnes or pillours, one of brasse, the other of stone (for they foreseynge an exterminacion of all thynges to be, one by the power of fyre, the other by the vyolence and greatnesse of the waters) graued therin those thynges, whiche they hadde inuented wyth the prophecyes, by the whyche the woor [...]e of God myghte be preserued, so that they shoulde remayne as a perpetuall mounment to theyr successors, to declare what had been doone. He wryteth furthermore, that they diuyded the yeare into .xii. monethes, and fyrste obserued and taught the course of the celestiall bodyes. For it is vnpossible, that mans wyt coulde attayne to the vnderstandyng of so hyghe and diffycile thynges, excepte god had shewed the knowlage therof.

¶Seth, in the .105. yere of his lyfe, begat Enos. He began to call vppon the name of the lorde.The yere of the worlde 136 The yere before Christe 3727 What of thys? Dyd not his father and graundfather call vpon the lord? Was there euer any iust man, that called not vpon him? Wherfore that was that properly attributed to him onely, whyche is commune to all good men? Because (after S. Augustyne) there ought to be vnderstande in Enos the felowshyppe of godly men, because he lyued not after the power of the worldly felicytie, but accordynge to the wyll of god. ¶Caynan was borne in the .91. yeare of the lyfe of hys father Enos,The yere of the worlde 326 The yere before Christe 3637 he is the fourthe in order of the fathers from Adam▪ in the genealogy of the ryghtuous men, but begotten in the thirde generation. For in the fyrste generacyon Seth was borne, in the seconde Enos, in the chyrde Caynan: in the forthe Malalehell: in the fyfte Iared: in the syxt Enoch: in the seuenth Mathusalem: in the eighte Lamech, and in the nynth was Noe borne, who is the tenth to Adam. For proprely (accordyng to the mynde of. S. Augustine, [Page] the begynnng of Adam was no generacion, but a formacyon: Neuerthelesse the plasmacion of Adam is reckned among the generacions, where he is accompted in the fyrst. Seth in the second, and so consequently, whyche maner is more vsed.

¶ In the, 70. yere of hys lyfe, Caynan begat Malalehell,The yere of the worlde 379 The yere before Christe 3567 That whyche Macrobius doeth onely a trybute vnto the Egypcians shulde haue ben more better attrybuted to the Hebrues. Amonge whome ther was alwayes a certayne course of the yere, whyche by the circuitie of the same was obserued. The yeere was than of .xii. monethes, as it is nowe: the moneth conteyned that tyme, as it dothe now, the hole course of the moone, the daye lykewyse of .xxiiii. houres, wherby worthely is refused the errours of them, whiche woulde the yeres of that age to be .x. tymes shorter than they be nowe. which the holy icrypture testifieth to hee false. The floud began in the .vi.C. yeere of the lyfe of Noe, in the .xvii. daye of the seconde moneth, and cessed the .xx. daye of the same moneth, in the yeere folowynge, in whiche place the .xi. monethe is read. Whereby it appereth, that there was no fewer monethes in a yeare, than there be nowe. And as they lyued than muche loneger than we do nowe: so it is playne, that they had farre greater bodyes than we haue nowe. Sayncte Augustyne writeth, that he hym selfe sawe in Utica, the thicke to the of a man, of so excedynge greatnesse, that it myghte well haue made a hundred of our teeth. And there he alledgeth the sentence of Pliny, that the longer that tyme passeth, the lesser bodyes shall be ingendred.

¶Malalehell, in the .lxv. yeere of hys lyfe, begate Iared.The yere of the worlde 461 The yere before Christe 3502 It hathe been of longe tyme in questyon, whether the fathers of this auncyent tyme were so longe wythout chyldren, vntyll they were borne whiche be named in the genelogie, whan that the writer of this holy hystorye intended to come to the birth and life of Noe, notynge the tyme by successyon of generacyons, he onely recited those, frome whom Noe was linially descended.

¶Iared, in the .262. yere of his age, begat Enoche. There were two Enoches, one the fyrst sonne of Cayn,The yere of the worlde 623 The yere before Christe 3340 the other the seuenth in the lyne of the iust men. By the name of the yrste, a cytie was builded in the earthe. The holynesse of [Page] the later dooeth appere in that it is written, that he hathe walked wyth god, and that he hathe prophecyed of the tymes to come.

The yere of the worlde 688 The yere before Christe 3275 ¶In the .6 [...]. yeeres of hys lyfe Enoch begat Mathusalem, the scripture doeth recite, he was of longest lyfe, prefyguratyng the eyght tyme of resurrection whyche shal begin in the laste daye, and neuer after haue ende.

¶Eathusalem in the .187. yeere of hys lyfe begatte Lamech,The yere of the worlde 875 The yere before Christe after whose byrthe he lyued .782. yeeres, and dyed in the yere of the floude. He was borne in that tyme, whā that wyckednes and malyce began to abounde vppon the earthe, not onely amongest the chyldren of Cain, but also amonge those whiche were called the chyldren of the godly. Thys Lamech was not onely a iuste man, but also a prophete, whan he sayed, he shall comfort vs.

¶Adam our fyrste father deceaced, whan he was .930. yere of age.The yere of the worlde 930 The yere before Christe 3033

¶Enoch in this season was by god taken vp into heuen▪ whiche deede dooeth manyfest vnto vs the immortalitye that remayneth after thys lyfe,The yere of the worlde 987 The yere before Christe 2976 and that God wyll iudge the worlde, who wyll saue those that be ryghtuouse, and damne theim that be wycked.

The yere of the worlde 1057 The yere before Christe 9062 ¶Lamech, whan he had lyued .182. yeeres, begate Noe, sayinge. This shall comforte vs frome the woorkes and laboures of oure handes in the earthe, whyche the lorde hath cursed.

¶Noe, whan he was .500. yeeres of age, begatte Sem, Cham,The yere of the worlde 1556 The yere before Christe 2404 and Iapher, not that they were borne all at one tyme, but that before the fyue hundred yeere of his age he had begot none of them. After the recytall of the byrth of the sonnes of Noe, foorthwyth the holy scrypture declareth the occasyon of the floude, because the worlde began to waxe wicked: and there is rehersed amonge the chyefe of their vices, the contempte of god, adultery, and crueltye, in the whyche they exercysed all kyndes of voluptye and pleasure. For thus the texte hath: whan that men began to multiplye vpon the earthe, and broughte forth daughters, the chyldren of god, seynge the daughters of men to be fayre, tooke theym to their wyues. The holy scrypture calleth the chyldren of [Page] god, all those whiche descended from Seth, and the chyldren of men those, whiche issued from Cain. For Adam commanded, that the children of Seth shulde in no wyse couple with the children of Cain: which long tyme was obserued, till that the zele and loue of vertue decayed. God therby perceyuyng, that the wickednes of man was great vpon the erth, repented that he had made man, not that there is any suche passion in god, but that the scripture so speaketh to vs after a familiar and worldlye maner: and therfore thretned a destruction to the worlde by a floudde, and wolde therfore Noe to declare this .120. yeres before it shulde come. In the meane tyme he commanded hym, that he should builde an arke, that shoulde conteyne in lengthe .300. cubites, whiche after the exposicion of Hugo and S. Augustine, were .300. perches, euery cubite geometricall beyng six cōmon cubites: in widenesse it was .l. perches, and in depenesse, from the vpper decke to the bottome .xxx. perches, and the roufe ouer it in height one perche. This arke was not by mans power brought into the sea, but by the course of the waters, rysynge vp, it was borne awaye, and rather by the diuine prouidence, than by mans policie, it was gouerned from renuynge to wrecke. Noe began to builde this in the .523. yere of his lyfe, before the floud, as Berosus witnesseth, 78. yeres. In the .vi.C. yere, the seconde moneth, the lorde saied vnto Noe, that after seuen dayes this deluge shulde fall, in whiche space he brought into the arke, his stuffe, prouision, and al other thynges necessary for hym. Wherat euery man laughed, and toke hym as one madde, that dreamed of suche a floud. But finally (as it is written in the gospell) thei were eatyng and drynkyng, they maried and wer maried, euen vnto the daye that Noe entred the arke, and wolde not knowe it vntill the deluge came, and destroied them all. Not that it was vnknowen vnto them but that thei dispised to beleue it. For Noe shewed it to them as well in woorde as in deede. Also the buyldyng of the arke was a certaine declaracion therof, but thei were without faith and feare of God, for whyche cause they were worthily punished. Thus the tyme passyng, the .17. [Page] daye of the seconde moneth. Noe with his wife, and three sonnes, and theyr wiues entred the arke. And beholde, sodeinly there came together vnto him bestes of al kindes, not brought thither by man, but euen by the miracle of god. Neither did Noe take theym, but suffered theym as they came to entre, ne there came anye more than of vncleane beastes two, a male and a female, of cleane bestes seuen, foure males and three females, of the which one male was reserued for sacrifice after the floud, the resydue were kept for generacion.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 2307 ¶Thus they being entred, the lord shut the doore of the arke, and incontinēt the springes of the sea burst out, the windowes of heauen opened, the rain fel continually .xl. dayes, and .xl. nightes, the waters swelled and rose aboue al mountaynes .xv. cubites. All lyuing creatures dyed, except fishe, and suche as mighte endure in the bowels of the earth. The waters encreased, a. Cl. daies, and on the .xvii. daye of Octobre, the arke stacke vppon the mountaines of Armeny. The last daye of Ianiuer Noe opened a windowe, and put forth a crowe, which streight waies retourned. After seuen daies he put forth a dooue, which came againe at nyght, bringinge a branche of Oliue with grene leaues: Neuerthelesse he taryed seuen other daies, and put forth the doue agayne, whych neuer returned. Yet wold he not issue out, but remained for the cōmaundement of the lord, who commaunded him, not to go foorth before the .xvii. daie of the seconde moneth: wherby it appeareth, that he remayned a iust yeare in the arke.

¶Berosus the Caldei maketh mencion of this floude in this maner: Before the famous deluge of waters, wherby the hole world perished, there preceded manye yeares, which of our Caldians were faithfully obserued. They write, that about Libanum was a great citee of giantes called Enoch, who were lordes of the world from the rysing of the sonne tyl the sonne sette. They trustinge in the hugenes and strength of theyr bodies, with armure that thei had inuented, oppressed all men. They deuised tences, musical instrumentes, and all delycacyes: they fedde with mans fleshe, and companied commonly with theyr [Page] mothers, doughters, sisters, men, and beastes: there was no wickednesse, which thei omitted. Then many prophecied and preached, that a destruction shoulde come, whiche they did write in stones, but they scorned al thinges: There was one of these giantes, wiser then all the other in Siria, whose name was Noa: he with his thre sonnes Samo, Iapeto, Chem, and theyr wiues Titea, Pandora, Noela, and Noegla, fearinge this destruction, whiche he perceiued by the starres, began to make a shippe in faciō of an arke .78. yeres before the floud. In the same yeare that the shippe was finished, sodeinli the occean swelled, and all the seas, flouddes, and sprynges, rose aboue the mountaines, with continual rayne that fel from the heauens, wherby all mankinde perished, excepte Noa wyth his familie, who were saued in the shyp, whiche the waters bore vp to the toppes of the mountayn Cordie [...], wherin my time remained part therof. These be the woordes of Berosus, who with his Caldeans are deceiued in this, that they thinke Noe to forese the floud bi the starres, and not by the diuine reuelacion.

☞When Noe had continued a yere in the arke▪ the waters beīg assuaged, and the erth dried, god commaunded him to come forth, vnto whom incontinent he buylded an aultare, and offred of beastes and byrdes a dylectable sacrifice. Then god instituted as it were a newe worlde agayne. Fyrst of al, he gaue his woorde, by the whiche he promised, that he woulde no more destroye the worlde with water: and for the confyrmacion thereof, he gaue the rayne bowe for a sure token betwene him and man. For in that bowe is expressed bothe the colours of water and fyre, the one part being blewe, the other red, that it might be a witnesse of bothe the Iudgementes, the one past, the other to come: Also he graunted libertee to eate fleshe, whiche the holy fathers before the floud neuer vsed. Moreouer, god gaue a newe precepte for the administracion of externall thinges, and cōmaunded more plainely, that whosoeuer shed mannes bloud, his bloude should be spilte againe of theym, to whom it was lawfully committed, that is by the magistrates and rulers, for man is made to the similitude of god. This Noe faythfull [Page] vnto god, and an other father vnto mankynde, hauyng in the space of .100. yeres his issue wonderfully increased, beyng also throughly learned in the knowlage of diuine and humayne thynges, in the reuolucion of times, in the histories of the worlde passed, but moste specially in iustice and relygion, deuided the world into thre partes, whiche he hym self in the residue of his life peragrated, leauynge in all places perpetuall monumentes bothe of his vertue, and also of his empire. He inuented also the vse of wyne, with whiche he was made drunke, so that he laye vnhonestly discouered. Who beyng sene of Cham, the father of Canaan, was of hym scorned, and in derision broughte his twoo bretherne to beholde this sight: but they, moued with shamefastnesse and honestee, couered their fathers membres, and wolde not see them. The whiche whan Noe perceiued, he blessed theim, but Cham he wolde not curse, because the lorde blessed hym: therefore he cursed Chanaan his nephewe, the sonne of Cham: who, as some suppose, derided also hys graundfather. He liued after the floud .350. yere, and for his sundry benefittes, shewed vnto all nacions, they gaue vnto hym diuers names: among the whiche these as the most famous, bee celebrated: Noe, Ogyges, Fenix, Uranos, Coelus, Sol, Protheus, Ianus, Geminus, Iunonius, Quirinus, Patulcius, Bacchus, Uortumnus, Chaos, Ileton. Seede of the worlde, and father of al goddes, and princis. The Italians, after his disceasse dedicated to hym, by the name of Uortumnus, a temple, and worshipped hym with diuine honours and ceremonies. And also his wife Uesta, for hir great prudence and benefites, o bteyned these names: Erthe, Opis, Aretia, Uesta, Cybeles, the greate mother of the goddis, who taught the maydens to kepe the holy fyre, whereof arose the erroure and ceremonies of the virgins Uestales. The residue of their actes shalbe declared in order, as thei were dooen. ¶ After the vniuersall floud, the worlde by the children of Noe, was shortly replenished with people. For god, or nature, neuer yet fayled the necessitee of thynges. Of theim there arose many famous and mighty nations.

Sem, the prince of Asia, called also Melchisedeth, a [Page] iust and peacible kyng, and priest of almighty god, from whom Christe liueally descended, possessed all Asia with his children. For of Elam cam fyrst the Persians: of Assur the Assyrians: of Arphaxat the Chaldeans: and of Aram the Syrians.

¶Cham, the seconde sonne of Noe, prince of Aphrike, called also Innuus, Iucubus, Syluanus, Pana, Saturn of Aegypt, the raiser and spreader of the wickednesse punished with the floude, inhabited the southe parte of the worlde, with his familye. Of Canaan, came the Cananees, of Phuth the Libyans, of Mezraim the Aegyptians, of Chus the Aethiopians, & of Saba the Arabians.

Iaphet, prince of Europa, called also Iapetus Priscus, Dyris, Maurus, Athlas, receiued of his father Noe, for his porcion, all the countreyes of Europe, frome the Gades, called at this tyme the streictes of Marrock, vnto the greate ryuer Tanais. Of hym came these princis and nacions: Comerus Gallus, who fyrst reygned in Italy: Magog, of whom came the Scithians, and of them the Turkes: Madaus, of whom sprange the Medes: of Iauan the Grecians, whiche were called Iones: of Tuball the Spaniardes: of Mosoch the Moscouites: and of Tyras the Thracians. I haue briefely declared, what parte of the worlde euery of the sonnes of Noe inhabited, whyche to the vnderstandynge of manye histories shall beenecessary.

Sem, the sonne of Noe,The yere of the worlde 1659 The yere before Christe in the .100. yere of his lyfe begat Arphaxat two yere after the floud. He fyrste builded the citee of Salem, called after Hierusalem. Of this Arphaxat came the Chaldeans.

Arphaxat, whan he was .xxxv. yeares of aege,The yere of the worlde 1694 The yere before Christe begate Sale, who was father of the Indians.

Sale, in the .xxx. yere of his lyfe, begat Heber,The yere of the worlde 1724 The yere before Christe and lyued after that .403. yeres. In the house of Heber continued the language, that afore was commune to all men, whiche after was called hebrue.

¶Heber, in the .34. yere of his life,The yere of the worlde 1758 The yere before Christe 2205 begat Phalech and Iectan, and liued after that .430. yeres. Phalee is interpreted Diuision, because it chaunced hym to be borne in the tyme of the confusion of the tunges.

[Page]¶Phalech, when he was .xxx. yeare of age, begat Reu, and liued after .209. yeares. The fyrste yeare of the lyfe of Reu was the first yeare of the reigne of Nemroth in Babylon,The yere of the worlde 1788 The yere before Christe where he raigned .lvi. yeares.

¶After the floud, mankinde being increased, the cytye and towre of Babylon began to be buylded amonge the Chaldeis.The yere of the worlde 1757 The yere before Christe 2206 For Nemroth, after he had by force broughte his borderers vnder subiection, exhorted to his enterprise Iectan, comen of the stocke of Sem, and Suphue, one of the chyldren of Iaphet. For by these thre princes gouernance and fortune, the hole posteritee of Noe was ruled. Nemroth was a man veray bold and eloquent in tunge, and sayed: That the felicitee of man ought not to be ascribed vnto god, but that rather euerye man obteineth it by his owne industrie. For which cause he perswaded the people to builde an high towre, ouer the whiche the water shuld not arise, and that the top thereof should reache euen to the heauens. The multitude were ready to fulill the commaundementes of Nemroth, esteming the obeysaunce of god to be a greuous bondage, and builded the towre. But as soone as they began, God foorthwith (as the holye scripture testifieth) by this meane dashed the pride of the buylders. That where so many nacions gathered together, which in number were .lxx. vsed but one language or speche, god so confused theyr tongues, that euery one of theim spake in sundry speches, that the one might not vnderstand the other: wherby of necessitee the woorke was lefte vnfinished, and they scattered abrode through al the world.

¶After this varietee of tungues chaunced, dyuers kyndes of monstruous people were brought forth in sundry places S. Augustine in his booke intituled ye citee of god, writeth in this maner: God knowing in what similitude or diuersitiee of the membres of mans body, the beaultie therof is comprehended, wold also bryng into the worlde many monstruous people, that therby the pryde of man might be abated. Therefore what so euer maner men be borne in any place, so that they be creatures reasonable, mortal, and begotten of man, ought not to be doubted, albeit thei be deformed, and contrary to our nature.

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The first Monarchie.

IT is to be vnderstand, that those thinges, which be done of magistrates and rulers, ought to be taken and honoured as the worke of god. We haue warned afore ī our preface, that god wold the world to be gouerned by .iiii. monarchies, ye policie, iustice, & correctiō might be kept amōg mē: therfore many thinges be spoken of them in scripture. God did set forth these monarchies or empires to Daniel by two facions. The first vnder the similitude of a man, whose head was of golde, his breast of siluer, his bealy of brasse, hys legges of yron, his fete, parte of yron, parte of earth: and howe christ the stone brake the feete, that the man should fal, and so the world to ende. Daniel interpreted this vision to signify the .iiii. monarchies. For (sayeth he) the golden head signifieth the first monarchie, which was of the Assyrians: the siluer breast, the kingdome of the Persiās: the brasen bealy, the reygne of the Macedons: the yron legges, the empire of the Romains: the earthen and yron feete, do betokē this present state of the empire of Rome, because that at this season it is of lesse power and reputacion than it hath bene.

¶The foure beastes that were shewed vnto Daniel, signified the figure of these monarches. The Lion declared the strength of the Assyryans: the beare the power of the Persians: the leopard the valyant courage of Alexander: the fourth beast the puissaunce of the Romaines.

¶There is more ouer, that other cruel kingdomes shuld rise, whiche should ordeine harde and straight lawes against the religion of Christe: by whome is vnderstande the reygne of Mahomettes and Turkes at thse dayes. So faithfully God remembreth vs, that the histories of the world knowen, we maye consider the ende therof to be at hande, and that by this meanes we may establishe our fayth.

It appereth in the Bible that the first kyngdome was [Page] begun by Nemroth amonge the Babyloniās, whom the scripture calleth a stronge hunter before the lorde, that is a mightye prince, who by force brought people to his subiection. In that he was called a hunter, is signified, that he was a deceiuer of soules, an oppresser of men: and for that he withdrewe men from the true religion of God, he was so called.

¶ This Nemroth, called also Nimrod, and Babylonicall Saturne,The yere of the worlde 1788 The yere before Christe 1175 was the sonne of Chus, who was the son of Cham. He began the first empire, and reigned .56. yeres. He builded the towre Babell, whyche he lefte vnfynished: and finally for his wickednes was of the infernal spirites rapte in to hell. Frome Nemroth, Berosus the Chaldey, and Metastenes the Persian, began their chronicles.

¶ The firste Monarchy began among the Chaldeis, as Xenophon testifieth, and the posteritee of Cham reigned firste, of whome Nemeroth had his beginnynge. All be [...] that Cham was cursed, yet god wōderfully deferred both the punishement and promyse. Notwithstandyng the impyre dydde not continue in the handes of the posteritee of Nemroth. For among the Assyrians rose vp a new kingdome by Assur, of whom Niniue was builded, who subdued the citee of Babylon, whyche Diodorus Siculus doeth wryte, and by this occasyon the Monarchy was changed from the Chaldeis to the Assyrians. Strabo and diuers other make mencion of the citee of Niniue, that standeth in Assyria, wherby it maye bee easily gathered, that Babylon and Niniue were two sundrye cities, and not one citee, called by diuers names.

The yere of the worlde 1797 The yere before Christe 2166 ¶Comerus Gallus, in the .33. yere after the fyrst arriual of Ianus in Italy, and the .1414. yere before the buildyng of Rome, brought inhabitantes into the royalme, called after Italy, and was made the fyrst kynge thereof. He named the coūtrey after his owne name, and taught theim bothe lawes and iustice.

The yere of the worlde 1799 The yere before Christe 2164 ¶Iubal, in the .142. yere after the Deluge, receiuynge Spain for his porcion, builded a famous citee of his own name, in that parte, whiche is nowe called Granado. ¶In the same tyme the prudente Samothes came into [Page] Fraunce, and there first reygned.

¶Occeanus, the son of Cham, first reygned in Aegipte. He by his sister Thetis had many chyldren. Then came vppon him the corrupter of mankinde Cham his father,The yere of the worlde 1802 The yere before Christe 2161 the Aegiptian Saturne, who for the corruption of hys maners was surnamed Chamesenuus, where he taught magike, and was had in great renoume.

¶Gog with his father Sabus possessed Arabia,The yere of the worlde 1805 The yere before Christe Triton Libia, Chus Aethiopia, and Getulus Getulia.

¶Thuyscon, one of the sonnes of Noe,The yere of the worlde 1812 The yere before Christe 2151 borne after the floud, with the children of Istus and Mesa, enhabited all the countreis from the mountain Adula to Ponthus, and from the great riuer Tanais, to the Ryne. He was the founder of the Sarmatians and Germanes, two mighty nacions, and gaue vnto theym lawe. After he had reygned .150 yeares, he dyed, being of his people estemed to be a god.

¶Reu, in the .32. yeare of his lyfe, begat Saruch:The yere of the worlde 1820 The yere before Christe

¶Ianus in this time brought inhabitantes into Hyrcania and Mesopotamia.The yere of the worlde 1825 The yere before Christe 2138

¶Ganges,The yere of the worlde 1828 The yere before Christe 2135 of his owne name founded him an habitacion in India. And certaine people came out of Italy from Comerus, who inhabited Bactria.

¶Nemroth, the Babilonical Saturne,The yere of the worlde 1833 The yere before Christe 2130 sent foorth these princes with inhabitantes: Assyrius, Medus, Moscus, and Magog, who inhabyted the roialme of Assyria, Media, Moscouia, and Scithia.

¶Nowe that we be come to the habitacion of Scithia, we shal briefly declare theyr historyes. The nacyon of the Scithians, bothe in theyr originall beginninges and empires, were no lesse renoumed by theyr women, than by theyr men. They thrise obtained the empyre of Asia, whiche they kept tributarie vnto them, vntyl the time of Nynus, they them selfes remaining cōtinually witho ut the subiection of other princis. They put to shamefull flight Darius king of Persia, thei ouerthrew Zopyrona the capitaine of Alexander with his armye: in like maner they slew Cyrus with all his power. They rather heard of the Romans, than felt them. Of theym arose the nacions of the Parthians, people veraie laborious and hardye in [Page] warres. Among theim no crime is so greuous as thefte, for they, hauyng their substance and cattell without houses or other defence, might haue nothyng in sauegard, yf theft were not sharpely punished. As for gold and syluer thei dispise: as muche as other nacions desire it. This cō tinence hath taught theim rightuousnesse, that they neuer desyre other mens goodes. For the desyre of riches is there, where the vse of it is. Whiche moderacion and absteinyng from other mens good; I wishe vnto all men: for than truely so great warres shoulde not so longe nor among so many bee continued, neither shulde the sword destroye more men, than the natural course of doth shuld take away. Certes, this semeth wonderfull, that nature shuld geue vnto theim that, which the Christians by the godly wisedome of Christe, by the long preceptes and instructions of holy men, can not attein vnto. Muche more preuaileth in theim the ignoraunce of vices, than in vs the knowlage of vertnes. Finally from theim hath come people fearefull and vengeable to all the worlde, as the Alanes▪ Hunnes, Gothes, Bulgarois; Slauanois, Turkes, and Tartarians▪ Moreouer the women of that nacion, at the riuer Thermodoon reuenged the deathe of their husbandes, with the slaughter of theyr ennemies: and lest that some shoulde seme more happier than other some, they slue all the men that remained, and forthwith abhorred the desyre of matrimonie, calling it rather bondage than mariage. Neuerthelesse, whan that by warre they had obteined peace, and by theyr valiaunt prowesse had conquered a great part both of Asia and Europe, stablishyng theim a kyngedome by the name of Amazons: Than leste their nacion should decaye through lacke of men, they vsed the company of theyr borderers. If men children were borne, thei were either slain or sent to their fathers: the women thei preserued, exercisyng theim not in sowyng, spinnyng, or idelnesse, but in feates of armes, ridyng, and huntyng. The right pappes of theyr children thei feared of, that it shoulde be no lette to theim in shootynge. For whych cause they were called Amazons, that is, hauynge but one pappe. By this maner exercise thei became so strong and hardy, that they feared not to fight [Page] hand to hand with the most valiant princes, Hercules, Thesius, Achilles, and the great Alexander. But howe long time these women continued, or when they ceassed, we can not certainly finde, yet we rede, that Minothea, one of theyr quenes, for the desyre too haue issue by the great Alexander, came with .30000. women .25. dayes iourney to him, and after thirtye dayes returned, beynge conceiued with childe.

Iupiter Belus, the sonne of Saturne,The yere of the worlde 1844 The yere before Christe 2119 the seconde emperour of Babilon, reigned .62. yeares. He founded and edified Babylon, more like a towne then a citee, and continued ī peace vntil it was toward the end of his reigne.

Comerus, after the maner of the Scithians,The yere of the worlde 1846 The yere before Christe 2117 frome whens he cam, taught his Italyans to make townes wt chariottes and wagons. Therfore in the Scithians tung they be called. v [...]ii, because they cal cartes veias. For long after the Scithians vsed cartes and chariottes in stede of houses, vnder which they made theyr stables, and aboue theyr lodginges▪

Tyrus, after he had founded Tyrum, with the chief of his people toke the sea, and inhabited Thracia. Arcadius then possessed Arcady; and Aemathius Macedonye.

¶Saruch, in the .xxx. yere of his life begatte Naphor,The yere of the worlde 1850 The yere before Christe 2113 which was the .xviii. in discent from Adam.

In this season begā the kingdome of the Sicyonians,The yere of the worlde 1875 The yere before Christe 2088 nowe called Morea, where Aegialeus firste reygned .52. yeres, and called [...] Aegiale [...].

Nachor, when he was .29. yeres of age, begat Thare,The yere of the worlde 1879 The yere before Christe 2084 who was the .xix. in discent from Adam. This Thare in his youth begat Aram and Nachor, but after by an other wife he had Abram. The childrē of Aram were Lot, Sara, and Melcha.

Ianus brought inhabitauntes into the fertil Arabia,The yere of the worlde 1888 The yere before Christe 2075 who of his name were called Ianuteans.

Cham came into Italy, and there,The yere of the worlde 1898 The yere before Christe 2065 [...] [...]n [...]ing Camerus, beganne to rule the people▪ and with his wickednes and vices corrupted them. Ianus leauing inhabytauntes in Arabia, departed from thens, and came into Aphrike to Triton.

Triton lefte Hammon his sonne king of Libya,The yere of the worlde 1903 The yere before Christe 2860 who [Page] toke to wife Rhea his sister, but neuertheles vnknowing to Rhea, he begat Dionisius on Amalthea, a young woman, whome he sente to be nourished into Nysa a towne of Arabie.

Belus began to be inflamed with the desyres of war, but being preuented by death, he committed to his sonne Ninus the charge, to dilate his empire. Hytherto extendeth the golden worlde.

The yere of the worlde 1906 The yere before Christe 2057 Ninus, the third emperour of Babylon, reygned .52. yeres. He was the sonne of Iupiter Belus, who first of al changed the goldē world of Saturn, into the yron world violating the law of nature, wherby euery royalme was rather defended than enlarged by theyr priuate princis, whose iudgement and wyll was in steede of lawes, and were therto not chosen by ambicion, but by vertue, and wisedome. But Ninus moued with a new desire of augmenting his empire, dyd first sette vppon his borderers, rude and ignorant in warres, than one victory bringing foorth an other, he subdued kynges. He put to deathe, Farnus the king of Media, with his wife and seuen children. He droue Sabatius out of Scithia into Italy, and vanquished those fiers and wild people, and deliuered Asia from theyr subiection. Than Asia beinge subdued▪ he ordeyned a Monarchie, and buylded Niniue his regall citee, translating his empire from Babilon to Assiria. He first dedicated temples to Iupiter Belus, and Iuno his parentes. Of his lignage and yeares this epitaph he did write. Iupiter Belus is my father, saturne of Babilon is my grandfather, Chus the Aethiope saturne my great grandfather, saturne of Aegipt my great grandfathers father, coelus called also Phoenix Ogyges, vvas my great grandfathers grandfather From Ogyges to my grandfather the sunne, 131. times compassed about his sercle, frō my grādfather to my father .65. times from my father to mē .52. tymes. Finally when he had reigned .lii. yeares, by the stroke of an arowe, he finished all his labours and warres with his life. After whom succeded his wife Semiramis.

¶Thuyscon, the fyrst prince of the Germaines, instytuted lawes for his people.The yere of the worlde 1909 The yere before Christe 2054 Lykewyse did Iuball amonge the Spaniardes▪ and Sam [...]thes among his Galles. But [Page] contrary dyd Cham, the Aegiptian Saturne, for he endeuoured him to corrupt the Italians with his wickednes.

In Libia began strife betwene Rhea and Hammō for the adulterie cōmitted with Amalthea, and Rhea sought for Dionisius, that she might destroye him.

Ianus made his last voiage into Italy,The yere of the worlde 1924 The yere before Christe where he foūd Cham the corrupter of mankinde, whome thre yeare he suffered, then appoyntinge to him certaine people, commaunded hym to depart thense, to whome came Rhea, and wedded her selfe to him, then they bothe warred vppon Hammon, and expelled him his royalme, whyles Cham reigned in Libya, he begat on his syster Rhea, Osyris, whom he named Iupiter. Europs, the second king of Sycionia reygned .xlii. yeres.

Ianus made his habitacion in Ianiculum a towne of Tuscain, which he builded,The yere of the worlde 1927 The yere before Christe 2036 where he ordeined his sonne Cranus the gouernour of his cōmune weale, whom the Romaines called Quirites.

Dyonisius the sonne of Hammon, with great power, expelled Cham and Rhea out of his fathers royalme, and reteined with him Osyris, whom he adopted to his sonne calling him by the name of his father Iupiter Hammon, and gaue vnto him the hole realme of Aegipt.

At the same time was Pallas a maidē cast out by the lake Triton, who of the same Dionisius was adopted to his doughter. She first taught the Libians all the feates perteining to warre.

Thare, in the .70. yeare of his life, begat Abraham, but he had before by an other wife Nachor and Aram.The yere of the worlde 1949 The yere before Christe 2014 Aram begot Loth, Melcha and Abraham Iescha.

The end of the first parte.

❧ Prologue to the second part.

HItherto extendeth the firste age, wherin is comprehended all suche thinges as chaunced betwene the tymes of Adam and Abraham. For these be the fyrst two thousand yeares, during which time the world [Page] stoode without any prescript administracion, or certaine lawe, by the woorde of god. The second age beginneth here at the byrth of Abraham, and continueth to the coming of Christ, albeit as touching the iust number of the yeres, this worlde is not complete: because, as we haue warned afore, god hasteth to the consummacion thereof. Yet this is the verie and propre age of the world, in which circuncision and the lawe were geuen, with certaine policies, and the true veneracion of god also instituted. Wherin also the mightye kyngdomes and Monarchies succeded one an other. For the worlde neuer declared at any tyme his myght and power, as he dyd in this age. At this place Eusebius began his chronicles, who folowing the veritee of the hebrues, might greatlye haue profited his posteritee, but because he ensued the greeke exemplars, he greatly erreth in computacion of yeares.

The second parte.

TO THE ende that ye shal know in what place the word and church of God was, we will shewe somewhat of the spiritual kingdome.

Abraham, the prince of fayth, was borne in Ur, a towne of Chaldey, the 292. yere after ye vniuersal floud, the 44. yere of the reigne of Ninus, & the 1262. yere before ye building of Rome, whē the true honor & worde of god begā to ceasse in the royalme of Chaldea, Thare went frō thens to Mesopotamia, with his sonne Abraham, because he wold not be defiled with ye wicked supersticions and idolatrie of the Babyloniās. The scripture calleth this idolatrie Vr chaldeorunt, that is, the fyre of Chaldeie. For when in the sacrifices of the godly the fyre falling from heauen; burned theyr sacrifyces, the vngodly folowinge the example of theym, kyndled theyr fire, and so instituted a new honouring of god, wythout the knowlage of the comming of Christ. This fire is called Ori masda, that is to say, the holy fier, whyche kynges [Page] commanded to be borne before them vpon horses: For the first occasion of idolatry, by this fier began amonge men, before that images were in vse. Therfore Abraham the mighty and renoumed father of the elect nation, lefte his countrey and kynsfolkes, by the commaundement of god, and takyng with hym Lot, wente to soiourne in the lande of Canaan. From whens shortely after, thorough greate famine, he was constreigned to go into Aegypte, where he, fearyng the foule lustes of the Aegypcians, woulde not be knowen of Sara to be his wyfe, for to aduoide the danger that myght chaunce through the beautee of hir. He there (as Iosephus writeth) declared god to be the creator of all thinges, teachyng them the sciences of Arithmetike and Astrologie. Finally he retourned into Cananee, where he deuided the countreie, Lot choosyng Sodome, and Abraham Hebrō. After this Lot was taken, whom Abraham deliuered. and rescued the spoyles, which the princis of Assyria had taken, and receiued with blessynge of Melchisedech, kyng of Salem and high priest of almighty god (called also Sem the son of Noe) bread and wine: to whom Abraham gaue the tenth of his praye. The apostle sayeth, that this Melchisedech was without genealogie, because his progenie is not rehersed in the scripture. Than Abraham begat on Agar his maid Ismael, of whom cam the Ismaelites, afterwardes called Sarracenes. Finally in the .99. yere of his age, beyng thryse blessed of God, and hys name increased, the promise of the euerlastyng testamente, by the circunsion of the fleshe confirmed, he, accordyng to the commandement of god, begate on the olde and barayne Sara hys worthy wife, the gentil Isaac, beyng bothe promised and blessed of god: whom he circumcised, and woulde haue offered in sacrifice, had not god, seyng his prompt obedience, letted hym. At the laste, whan this moste holye patriarche had geuen Rebecca, the daughter of Nathor, to Isaac, to bee his wife, he died, beyng a .175. yeres of age, whose holy body his sonnes Isaac and Ismael buried in the tumbe, where his wife Sara laye.

¶Hiberius the sonne of Iuball, gouerned the Spaniardes, of whom thei were called Hiberi.The yere of the worlde 1954 The yere before Christe

[Page]¶Mogus the sonne of Samotes, reygned amonge the Gaules, who buylded many townes.

As [...]olanita Semiramis, the widowe of Ninus, reigned 42. yeares,The yere of the worlde 1956 The yere before Christe 2007 who excelled al other in chiualry, magnyfycence,The yere of the worlde 1958 The yere before Christe 2005 triumphes, vyctories, and richesse. She at the fyrst feigned her selfe to be the sonne of Ninus. Than she beyng taken for a man, did so vāquishe the contempt of hir kinde with the worthynesse of hir actes, that she confessed what she was, and what she had feigned her selfe: neither did thys diminishe the dignitee of her empire, but greatlye aduaunced the renoume thereof, that a woman should not onely excelle al other women in manlye prowesse, but also all men. She stronglye fortifyed Babylon with sumptuous buyldinges, walles, and dytches, that it semed rather of her builded than enlarged. Furthermore being not contente onely to defende the borders of her kingdome, gotten by her husbande, but also brought Aethiope vnder hir subiectiō, yea and made warre into India, wherin neuer one durst enter, but onely she, and the great Alexander. Finally Semiramis, being in vnlawful desires, thristinge bloude, and destroyinge all those, with whom she had companied, was for (the same desyre that she had to her owne sonne) of him slayne. She first inuented the vse of breches, and cōmaunded al the ladies of her courte to vse the same, whiche vntill this time is obserued among the Aegipcians. Plutarch writeth, that in her life she caused hir tūbe to be made, about the whyche this saying was grauen. vvhat so euer king nedeth money, opening this tumbe, let him take as much as he lyst. Therfore Darius opening it, found therin no monei, but a certain letter, wherein was wrytten. Except thou vvere a riottous persone, & one that vvith money coldest neuer be satisfied, thou vvoldest not haue opened the chest of a dead carkais. ¶The Aegiptian Iuno, otherwise called Isis, was borne of Rhea and Cham in Aegipt.

¶Sabatius Saga sayled out of Pontus into Italye to his father Ianus, who gentelly receyuing him, after few yeres made him gouerner ouer the Aborigines. ¶ Mannus the sonne of Thuyseon, reigned after hys father among the Sarmatians,The yere of the worlde 1963 The yere before Christe 2000 and Germaines. [Page] ¶Selchim the thirde kinge of Peloponessus, nowe called Morea, reigned .20. yeres.

¶Sabatius ordayned Sabū ruler ouer the Sabines, and Aborigines,The yere of the worlde 1969 The yere before Christe 1994 he him selfe inhabitinge the countreie aboute Ianiculum, where he deceassed.The yere of the worlde 1979 The yere before Christe 1984

¶ Treuers, a cytie of Germanye, was builded in this time of Trebeta, the brother of Ninus.

¶Apis, the fourth king of Peloponessus,The yere of the worlde 1989 reigned .25. yeres of whom that countreie was called Apia.The yere before Christe 1974

¶Amonge the Spanyerdes reygned Iubalda,The yere of the worlde 1990 the sonne of Hiberius.The yere before Christe 1973

¶In Crete now called Candie, reigned first Cres,The yere of the worlde 1995 of whō the Ilande was named.The yere before Christe 1968

¶Semiramis, with a mightye power,The yere of the worlde 1996 indicted warre to Staurobates kinge of India,The yere before Christe 1967 where she beinge ouercome and wounded, by flight, saued hir selfe.

¶Ianus, after the death of Sabacius,The yere of the worlde 2000 ordeyned Cranus kinge of the Italians,The yere before Christe 1963 in the .1211. yere before the buyldinge of Rome.

¶Zameis Ninias, the sonne of Ninus and Semiramis,The yere of the worlde 2000 the fyfth Emperoure of Assyria,The yere before Christe reigned after the death of his mother .38. yeres, he did nothinge worthye of remembraunce, for settynge asyde all desyre of warres, he seemed to haue chaunged his kinde with his mother, and beinge seldome seene of menne, he spente his lyfe in the companye of women. Neuerthelesse he adourned the temples of the Goddes.

¶ Satron reigned amonge the Gaules,The yere of the worlde 2007 The yere before Christe 1958 he instituted publike scholes of letters, that therby the wildenes of the people might be refrained and brought to a ciuile conformitie. ¶Ing heuon, the thirde kinge of the Germaines, succeded his father, as yet in vncertaine habitacions.

¶Noe, called also Ianus, payed his debte to Nature,Eodem Anno the .350. yere after the vnyuersall deluge. The Italians, after his decease, dedicated to him by the name of Uortumnus a temple. And woorshipped him with diuine honours and ceremonies.

¶In this season Osyris with his wyfe Isis, fyndynge out the vse of corne, began to teache it in Palestine, and than retournynge into Aegypte, dyd there inuente the ploughe, [Page] with those thinges that appertayne to tyllage. Afterwarde they with Hercules Libyus trauailed throughe the world, teachinge all people their inuencions, whereby they ruled all nacions, excepte those that were vnder the obeysaunce, of the empyre of Assyria, and destroied tyrannes, which oppressed al nacions. Finally, whan he returned into Aegipt he was by his brother Typhon slaine, and hewed in .26. pieces, according to the numbre of the conspirators: whose death his wyfe Isis and Hercules reuenged.

The yere of the worlde 2014 The yere before Christe 1949 ¶Thelasius, the fyfte kynge of Peloponessus, reigned .52. yeares.

The yere of the worlde 2024 The yere before Christe 1939 ¶Abraham, by the comaundement of God, forsoke his parentes, countrie, and kinsfolkes, and taking with him Lot, soiourned in the lande of Canaan.

¶Nechia Pharao toke from Abraham his wyfe Sara, for whiche deede he was by sundrie plages of god punysshed, and delyuered hir againe vndefiled.

The yere of the worlde 2032 The yere before Christe 1931 ¶A lyttell before the death of Ninias, Chamesenuus in a maner driuen out of all places, gotte vnto the Bactrians, whom by his magicall inchauntementes he had so bounde vnto him, that amongest them he reigned with great power, where, he gathered an armye, and inuaded the Assyrians. Againste whome came Ninias, and slewe hym, and shortely after dyed.

The yere of the worlde 2036 The yere before Christe 1927 ¶Abraham begate Ismaell on Agar the handemayde of Sara, of whom came the nacion of the Ismaelites, whiche after were called Sarracenes.

The yere of the worlde 2038 The yere before Christe 1925 Arius the sixt emperor of Assyria, reigned .30. yeres, he added to his empire Bactria and the mountaines Caspii.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1915 Circumcision was instituted for an euerlastinge couenaunte to the posteritie of Abraham. The same time he receiued three aungels, wasshed their fete, and standing vnder a tree, serued them at the table, the tree endured vntill the reigne of Constantius the yonger.

In this yere God destroied Sodome, Gomorre, Adama, and Semois: The cause Ezechiell writeth in this maner: This vvas the iniquitye of the Sodomytes, pryde, superfluytee of meat, abundance, and idlenes, they reched not theyr handes to the poore, and dyd abhomynacions agaynst nature.

This place is now called the deed sea, whose lengthe and [Page] bredth conteineth certeine miles, and at this daye is full of pitche, which boileth out continuall vapours, and is a witnes of the deuine indignacion & punisshment for so great wickednes. Therfore in this wise god sheweth oftentimes to the worlde, that he wyll iudge and punishe synners, and also preserue the righteous. Neuerthelesse Lot was saued with his doughters: but his wife, loking backe, contrary to the commaundement of god, was tourned into a salte stone. Then Lot by the incest of his doughters, begat Ammon and Moab, the fathers of the Ammonites and Moabites.

Damascus the moste noble citie and principall sea of Iury, was first founded by the seruauntes of Abraham. This citie is distaunt from Hierusalē sixe daies iourney. In the which the holi apostle Saint Paule was baptised, and was afterwardes by him conuerted. It was a certain while possessed of the chrysten men. But Saladin the great Souldan, toke it from vs.

¶Isaac the sonne of Abraham by his wife Sara was in this time borne, a man beloued of God,The yere of the worlde 2050 The yere before Christe 1913 of whose lignage Christe descended. He represented the fygure of Chryste, whan God commaunded his father to offre him in sacryfice, wherby was sygnifyed that Chryste should be an oblacion, which should satisfye for synne and deathe. When he therfore should haue bene sacrificed by his father, and was come both to the altare and to his deathe, he exhorted his father, that with a good heart he should fulfyll in him the commaundement of god: saying. My father, it were not iuste, that any should be borne, yf he woulde refuse the iudgementes of god and his father, or wold not shewe him selfe obedient to theyr willes. After when he came to the age of .xl. yeares, he tooke Rebecca to wife: who being long time barreyne, at the last, by the fauour of god, brought forth twochyldren, the fyrst Esau, prynce of the Idumeis: and Iacob, although the yonger, yet by the pleasure of god, bothe blessed of him, and also endued by his father with the right of the fyrste borne was father to the .xii. patriarches. Finally, after many troubles and temptacions, with age also made blind, he gaue hys blessing not to Esau, to whome he woulde, but to Iacob, to [Page] whom he would not. And so deceased a man endued with all vertue and of a .180. yeares.

¶ Brigus reigned amonge the Spaniardes.

The yere of the worlde 2057 The yere before Christe 1906 ¶Aurunus, the sonne of Cranus, opteined the dominion of the Italyans.The yere of the worlde 2061 The yere before Christe 1902

¶Isaac, the sonne of Abraham, was sacryficed by his father in the .13. yeare of his lyfe, as Aben, Esra, and Salodoo write. But Iosephus affirmeth it to be doone in the xxv. yeare.

The yere of the worlde 2066 The yere before Christe Aegedius, the syxte kynge of Peloponessus, reygned▪ xxxiiii. yeares.

The yere of the worlde 2068 The yere before Christe 1895 ¶ Aralius, the seuenth emperoure of Assyria reigned .xl. yeares, he flourished in witte and knowledge of warfare. and fyrst had in estimacion pompes, precious stones, and suche womanly delycates.

Amongest the Germanes reigned Herminon.

Bardus among the Gaules, by the inuēcion of sōges and musike was had in great honour.

The yere of the worlde 2086 The yere before Christe 1877 Sara payed her debt to nature, and was buryed in Hebron. After whose deathe Abraham maried an other wife called Cetura, by whom he had sixe sonnes. And gaue Rebecca the doughter of Bathuel, to his sonne Isaac in mariage.

The yere of the worlde 2090 The yere before Christe 1873 Aurunus in Uetulonia halowed a wood to Cranus, reckening him for a god. He also dedycated a temple and ymage to Ianus Uortumnus, and buylded a chapell to the god Razenuus.

Apher, one of the sonnes of Cetura, the wyfe of Abraham, inhabited Libya: whose posteritee called the countreie Aphrica.

The yere of the worlde 2100 The yere before Christe 1863 Thumirachus the .vii. kinge of Peloponessus, reygned xlv. yeares.

The yere of the worlde 2102 The yere before Christe 1861 Aurunus deceassed: after whome amonge the Italyans succeded his sonne Malot Tages.

The yere of the worlde 2106 The yere before Christe 1857 Phaeton, with his people, came into Italy to Malot Tages, where findinge al the east part and mountaines enhabited with Frenche men and Aborigines, the plaine countreis wyth Ianygenes, he possessed the weste partes, and shortly after retourned into Aetheope.

The yere of the worlde 2108 The yere before Christe 1855 The kyngdome of the Argiues began, where Inachus [Page] first reigned .50. yeares.

Bal [...]us, surnamed Xerxes, the eight Emperoure of Assyria, reigned .30. yeres, he was called Xerxes, that is a conquerour or triumpher, because he ruled double the nacions that Aralius did. In warre he was hardye and fortunat, and enlarged his dominion euen vnto the Indees. In the .61. yeare of Isaac, the barreine Rebecca his wyfe,The yere of the worlde 2110 The yere before Christe 1853 by the will of god, brought forth two chyldren. Esau and Iacob. Of Esau the Edomites had theyr begynninge in Arabia. Esau was called Edom, that is redde, because he solde his birth right, which God had blessed, for a mease of read potage, contempning the blessinge and benefite of god for the bealies sake.

Iacob was surnamed Israel, that is the prynce of God, of whome the people of Israel, had theyr begynnynge. Afterwardes, in the .71. yeare of his life, when Iacob had gotten the blessinge of hys father, he went into Mesopotamia, that he might auoid the displeasure of his brother, and to take a wife: where he serued seuen yeres his vncle Laban for Rachael his doughter, whiche fulfylled, Lya the elder was put in her stede, alledginge that it was not the custome, that the yonger should be first maried. Thā he taried seuen dayes, and toke Rachael to wife, vpō condicion to serue other seuen yeares for her. Upon these wiues, and theyr two handemaydes, beg at he the .xii. holye patriarches, from whome descended the .12. trybes of the Iewes. Of whose lyfe myghte innumerable thynges be written, as of theyr fortitude, prudēce, and godlinesse. Finally after many aduersitees by him susteined, he descended into Aegipte to his sonne Ioseph, where he dyinge, blessed his children and nephews, whose corps his sonne Ioseph sent agayne into the lande of Canaan.

¶They that be desyrous to reade the histories of Iacob at length, may resort to the holye byble, where in the end of the boke of Genesis, it is abundantly set foorth.

¶Not longe afore his death, he prophicied most plainly of Christ, and the vocacion of the Gētiles, whose prophecye, as Uincentius Gallus reherseth was this. Of the stocke of my sonne Iuda shal be borne a virgyn of whom the lambe immaculate shal be borne, which is the lambe [Page] of god, that by grace shall saue all men, whose kingdome shal be euerlastinge, and neuer corrupted. Therfore the great lord shal appeare in earth as a man, and shall take vpon him a mortall bodye, and shall eate as a man. His sterre shal arise in heuen, and he shall shyne in the earth as the sonne. The heauens shall open ouer him, and out of the temple no lyttel sanctificacion of glory shall come to him. He shall poure out the spirite of grace vppon vs, and you shall be his chyldren in the truth. He shalbe from Leui a priest, and from Iuda a kyng, he shalbe bothe god and man, medyator betwene god and man: and shal take awaye all darkenesse, whiche is vnder the heauen: and there shal be peace through the vniuersall worlde. The voyce of the yll doers shall be agaynst him, not knowing his resurrection. But the bloud of his innocēcie you shal receiue on your hedes. And in his passion the stones shal cleaue a sunder, the sonne shalbe darkened, and all other thinges shal be troubled, the inuisible spirites shal tremble, and helle shal be spoyled, he shall open the gates of paradyse, and shal make the thretnynge swoorde agaynst Adam to stande, and shal geue vnto his saynctes to eate of the wood of lyfe. Belial shall be bound by him. Then shal ye se Enoch, Noe, Sem, Abraham, Isaac, and me your father, rising in ioye from the ryght hande of god, and shal geue power to his chyldren to ouercome pernycious spirites: and as many as beleue in him on the erth, shal also reioyce. Then shal all men rise agayne, the godly to glory and ioye: the vngodly to shame and perpetuall damnacion: and most specyally he shal iudge Israel, whiche would not beleue in him. &c.

Tagus surnamed Orma, reigned ouer the Spaniardes,The yere of the worlde 2114 The yere before Christe 1849 by whom the countrey was called Taga.

At the same time beganne Marsus his reigne ouer the Germaynes.

Abraham the most holy patriarch, in this tyme finished his last daye.The yere of the worlde 2124 The yere before Christe 1839 After whose decesse there arose a great famine in the land of Canaan for whyche Isaac wente to soiourne with Abimelech king of Palestine.

Apis was the fyrst that was supposed to bee a god in Aegypt,The yere of the worlde 2128 The yere before Christe 1835 whom some cal Serapin.

[Page]Armatrites, the ninth emperour of Assyria, reygned .38. yeares, who beynge wholly giuen to voluptee and delycacies, dyd bothe inuent and amplifie those thinges, whiche apperteined to pleasures.The yere of the worlde 2138 The yere before Christe 1825

¶ Sicanus the sonne of Malot Tages,The yere of the worlde 2141 The yere before Christe 1822 begā to reigne ouer the Italians, of whom the coūtrey Uetulonia was named Sicania.

In this time Longho reigned amonge the Gaules.The yere of the worlde 2143 The yere before Christe 1820

Betus began his reigne ouer the Spaniardes, of whom the realme was called Betica.

Leucippus, the eyghte kynge of Peloponessus,The yere of the worlde 2145 The yere before Christe 1818 reigned. 53. yeares.

In this season arose the ragious flod of Achaia,The yere of the worlde 2151 The yere before Christe 1812 wherby the hole prouince was almost destroyed.

Osyris, in Tracia distroied the giant Licurgus.

Phoroneus, the son of Inachus, the second kinge of Argiues, reigned .60. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2158 The yere before Christe 1805 He fyrste gaue lawes and iudgementes vnto the Grecians. Not longe after the begynninge of his reigne Telchises and Carpathius kepte greuous warre againste him with doubtfull hope of victorie. But they beinge vanquisshed by him in battayle, were driuen out of their countrey, and ignoraunt of al thinges, supposynge them selues to haue ben vtterly excluded from all mēs company, toke for a sure possession the yle of Rhodes, before that tyme called Ophiussa.

Thessalus, the sonne of Grecus,The yere of the worlde 2166 The yere before Christe 1797 fyrste reigned in Thessalia, whiche before was called (as Plinye testifyeth) Emonia.

Deabus amonge the Spanyardes vsurped tirannously the kyngedome, he was so called for the golde mynes and ryches, which he inuented & got, oppressyng his subiectes.

Bardus the yonger reigned amonge the Gaules.The yere of the worlde 2171 The yere before Christe 1792

Belochus, the tenthe Emperoure of Assyria,The yere of the worlde 2176 The yere before Christe 1787 reigned .35. yeres. He had that name, bycause that with the rule of his Empire he exercised the offyce of the highe prieste of Iupiter Belus, and alwayes was occupied aboute diuinacions and prophesyes.

Gambriuius, a valiant man in armes, reigned ouer the Germans, and as their histories witnesse, was the fyrste that woore a crowne▪ He inuented the makinge of beere, [Page] and taught his people to brewe it.

¶In Aemathia, nowe called Macedonia, Macedon the son of Osyris began to reigne, of whome the prouince receiued that name.The yere of the worlde 2117 The yere before Christe 1786 And aboute this time Osyris suppressed giantes, whiche began to vse tyrannie.

The yere of the worlde 2180 The yere before Christe 1783 ¶Iacob fled from his brother Esau, and wente to his vncle Laban, where after seuen yeares, he maryed Lya and Rachell, and by theim and theyr handemaydes, had the .12. Patriarches.

The yere of the worlde 2198 The yere before Christe 1765 ¶Messapius, the .ix. kynge of Peloponessus, reigned .47. yeares.

The yere of the worlde 2200 The yere before Christe 1763 ¶Ioseph, the sonne of Iacob and Rachaell, a man mooste chaste and vertuous, was in this time borne: He in his youthe, by his excellente fauoure, vertue, and wysedome, excelled all his brethren, and was of his father aboue all the other beloued: for whiche cause and for his dreames: he was of his brethren had in great despite, and by theym sold into Aegipt, where after long imprysonement, in the 30. yeare of his age, he expounded the dreames of Pharao, by whome he was made presidente of Aegypte, and called the sauyour of the worlde. For God woulde, that by thys meruellous occasyon, he shoulde come into Aegipte, that his power might be there knowen, and that helpe myght be ministred to Iacob and his familye in the tyme of famine. This Ioseph taught the Aegyptians bothe relygyon, and ciuill policies, whiche is moste worthye to bee, obserued, that a man inspired with the holy ghoste, shuld institute so harde and seuere maner of administracion, and to drawe togither the hole royalme of Aegypte, a countrey so large and wyde, as it were the membres of one body. Wherby we may learne, that seuerite is moste meete to keepe people in obedyence, and that it is of god approued. For gentilnes corrupteth the common people. But to returne to our purpose. After Ioseph had gouerned the royalme of Aegypte by the space of .80. yeares, he there deceassed, beinge .110. yeares of age, whose bones the Hebrues caried with theym into the lande of Behest, as Ioseph bound theym to doo, in his death bead. The resydue of his historye who so is desyrous to reade, maye resorte vnto the holye byble, where in the ende of Genesis [Page] it is at large set furth.

The Italyans beyng oppressed of the tyrannos gyantes in the tribe Palen [...]an, called vnto theim Osyris.

Lucus began to reigne among the Gaules,The yere of the worlde 2205 The yere before Christe 1758 who gaue hym selfe to huntyng.The yere of the worlde 2208 The yere before Christe 1755

Osyris, subduyng all Italy,The yere of the worlde 2209 The yere before Christe 1754 and vanquishyng those giantes, kept the possession therof ten yeres, and than lefte Lestrigon his nephue, the son of Neptune, to be kyng ouer the Ianigenes.

¶Baleus the second of that name,The yere of the worlde 2211 The yere before Christe 1752 the .11. emperoure of Assyria, moste famously and triumphantly reigned .52. yeres: to whome willingly the Indians submitted them selues.

¶Ioseph in this tyme was solde by his bretherne to the Ismaelites.The yere of the worlde 2216 The yere before Christe 1747

¶Apis, the thirde kyng of Argiues,The yere of the worlde 2217 The yere before Christe 1746 reigned .35. yeares. He left his brother Aegialeus kyng in Achaia, and went him selfe into Aegypt, where he was had in great honor. ¶Sueuus began to reigne ouer the Germanes,The yere of the worlde 2219 The yere before Christe 1744 a mā veraie frequent & prosperous in warres, of whom the Suisses, a people in Germanie, veraye fiers and warlike, toke their name. He builded also a noble citee called Tigur. ¶At the same time reigned in Fraunce Celta, of whome the people were called Celtes.

Lestrigo the neuew of Osyris began to reigne ouer the Italians.

¶Osyris returned into Aegypte, and in a piller, whyche shulde remaine for a perpetuall monument,The yere of the worlde 2220 The yere before Christe 1743 he graued al his expedicion of the worlde. Who after fiue yeres was slain of his brother Typhon with the consente of all the gyantes.

¶Busites in Phenicia, the other Typhō in Phrigia,The yere of the worlde 2225 The yere before Christe 1738 Anteus in Libia, the Lomnines in Spayn, the Lestrigōs in Italye, and M [...]linus in Candye beganne to tyrannise the worlde.

¶Isaac, beyng .180. yeres of age,The yere of the worlde 2229 The yere before Christe 1734 blessynge all his chyldren, dyed, and was buried in Hebron.

Ioseph, by divine inspiracion,The yere of the worlde 2230 The yere before Christe 1733 expounded the dreames of Pharao, declarynge the seuen plentyfull yeares that were to come, and the seuen barrain and hard yeres, whiche [Page] shulde ensue, that shoulde cleane consume the aboundance of the yeres precedyng▪ by whose politike prouision Aegypt was relieued from famine, and Pharao greately enriched therby, for whiche cause he made hym Regente of his roialme, and named hym the saluior of the worlde.

¶Of this Ioseph Trogus Pompeius, and also his abbreuiatour Iustine, writeth in this maner. Ioseph was the yongest amongest the bretherne, whose excellēt witte they fearyng, solde hym vnto straunge marchauntes, by whom he was brought into Aegypt. Whan he there with diligent study had lerned magicall sciences, in short time he grew in great fauour with the king. For he was both experte in prodigies, and also fyrst founde oute the vnder standyng of dreames. Yea there was nothyng neyther of goddis lawe or mans, that seemed to hym vnknowen: in so muche, that he foreseyng the bareynnesse of the fieldes to come, gathered the cornes. And so great were his experiences, that all his answeres semed not to come of man but from god, Moyses was the sonne of Ioseph, whose excellent fauour, besydes the inheritaunce of his fathers knowlage, dyd cōmend hym. But the Aegypcians, whan thei were plagued with the scabbes and filthynesse of body, were admonished, that thei shoulde expell hym with all the sycke people out of Aegypte, leste that pestilence should infect more. These be the wordes of Iustine. Thei that desyre the truthe of this historie, leat theim read the ende of Genesis.

The fertile or plentyfull yeres began no we.

The yere of the worlde 2231 The yere before Christe 1731 Herculus Lybius, the sonne of Osyris, and moste valiant capitain of his warres,The yere before Christe 1731 for to be reuenged of his fathers deth,The yere of the worlde 2232 toke his armour, & slue bothe the Typhons, one in Aegipt, the other ī Phrigia, and also distroied Busyris in Phenicia, Antheus in Lybia, Milinus in Candie, Lestrigones in Italye, the Geryones in Spayne. After whiche victories he substituted Hispalus kynge of Spayne. And in Fraunce, vpon Galathea the doughter of Celta, he begat Galathes, whiche was kynge after his grandfather, and builded there the towne of Alexia. In Italy he appoynted Thuscus kyng, of whome they were alled Thuscas. Finally, after many notable actes by [Page] him done, he deceased veraie aged amonge the Spaniardes, nigh to the Gades, where he was buried in a temple dedicated to him with diuine honoures.

The great famin or derthe beginneth.The yere of the worlde 2238 The yere before Christe 1725 In the seconde yere therof Iacob with his sonnes, and nephues descended into Aegipte.

Lacedemomia, the noble citie of Grece,The yere of the worlde 2241 The yere before Christe 1722 was in this time builded by Sparus the son of Phoroneus, in the region of Peloponessus, of whome it was called Sparta. This afterwardes was the moste myghtie and flourishing citye of all the prouince of Grece. Whyche kepte great and long warres with the Athenians, to the vtter destruction of them bothe. Unto these Lacedemonians Lycurgus gaue lawes, and instructed them in those thinges, that pertaineth to humanitie.

Amosis reygned in Aegipt .xxv. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2245 The yere before Christe In which time the Dinastyes of Aegipt began to be called Pharaons. Heratus, the .x. king of Peloponessus reigned ▪46. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2251 The yere before Christe Hercules Lybius in ten yeres subdued the Lestrigones, and expelled theim out of Italy. After whyche conquest he reigned peacebly .xx. yeres.

Argus the fourth king of Argiues,The yere of the worlde 2253 The yere before Christe 1707 succeded his father Apis, and reigned .70. yeares, of whom his people were called Argiues. In his reigne Grece began to haue the vse of cornes.

Iacob, being in yeares .147. deceassed in Aegipte, and was by his children sumptuously buried in Hebron.The yere of the worlde 2259 The yere before Christe 1707

Altadas, the .xii. emperoure of Assyria,The yere of the worlde 2263 The yere before Christe reigned .xxxii. yeres, he consumed his time in delicacies, esteminge it a vayne thing to wast his life continually in labours and miseries, which should not be for the benefite and vtilytee of mankind, but to the destruction and seruitude ther of. Therefore his purpose was that as longe as he liued, he would his life to take fruition of rychesse and glorye.

Uandalus after the death of his father, gouerned the germaynes prosperously.

Gallathes, Hercules sonne, reygned ouer the Galles.

Prometheus, after the opinion of dyuers authours in this time liued: who as they dooe write, made menne of clay. Where in veray dede, beinge a wyse man, he reduced [Page] theym from their former state of wildnesse and ignorance, to humanitee and knowlage. He also firste stroke fyre out of the flynte, as Pliny wytnesseth. Furthermore he inuented the vse of ringes, but of yron, and appointed them to be worne on the fourth fynger, in honour, & comfort of the hert veine. Finally, vpon the mountayne Caucasus, he found out the occasion of lyghtnyng. Wherup on they feigned, that he stole fire out of heauen.

The yere of the worlde 2266 The yere before Christe 1697 ¶Chebron, the seconde kinge of Aegipt reigned .13. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2279 The yere before Christe 1684 ¶Amenophis the third king of Aegipt reigned .21. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2281 The yere before Christe 1682 ¶ Hercules creted his sonne Thuscus prince ouer the Italians, he hym selfe beyng aged, returned into Spayne, where he deceassed, to whom the Spanyardes dedicated a temple at his Gades, and in hys honoure buylded dyuers citees.

The yere of the worlde 2291 The yere before Christe 1672 ¶ Plenneus, the .11. kinge of Peloponessus, reigned .48. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2295 The yere before Christe 1668 ¶Mamitus, the .13. Emperoure of Assyria, reygned .xxx. yeres. He againe exercised his souldiours in warres, and accustomed them to labours, settyng aside all delycacies and pleasures, and was gretly feared of the Syrians and Aegiptians.

The yere of the worlde 2300 The yere before Christe 1663 ¶Mephres, the fourth king of Aegipt, reygned .xii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2310 The yere before Christe 1653 ¶ Ioseph, in the .80. yere of his reigne, whiche was in the 110. yere of his lyfe, finished his laste daye, before his children, bretherne, and nephues, and was buried in Egypt, he prophecied their goynge foorthe, requyringe that they shoulde cary his bones with them into the land of promissyon. Hytherto extendeth the fyrst boke of the holye scripture called Genesis.

¶After the death of Ioseph the people of god meruailously increased, and liued quietely, vntill they died, to whom Ioseph was knowen. Than by reason of theyr great multitude, and abundance of goodes, thei were of the Aegypcians greatly hated, and by them suppressed in miserable bondage, which thei susteyned .144. yeres, tyl that by the power of god thei were deliuered.

The yere of the worlde 2312 The yere before Christe 1651 Mispharmutosis, the fift kyng of Aegipt, reigned .xxvi. yeres, he was somewhat fauourable to the Hebrues.

The yere of the worlde 2314 The yere before Christe 1649 Hesperus, the brother of Kytim, reygned amonge the [Page] Spaniardes.

Harbon among the Gaules. And Theutones amonge the Germanes, of whome they were so called, vnto hym they offered in sacrifice quicke men.

Alteus, the son of Thuscus, reigned ouer the Italians.The yere of the worlde 2316 The yere before Christe 1647

Mercurius the sonne of Maia, as certain authors doo specifie, in this time florished. He inuented the makynge and plainge on the harpe. Manye other thynges be wrytten of this Mercury by the poetes, whiche I do omyt, because thei be but feigned,The yere of the worlde 2323 The yere before Christe 1640 and will falsifie the verite of histories.

¶ Crassus, the fifte kynge of Argiues, reigned .54. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2325 The yere before Christe 1638

Mancaieus the .xiiii. Emperour of Assyria, reygned .30. yeres, without any glory or renoume.

Atlas, the brother of Prometheus, and father to the noble woman Maia, a man of excellent wit and wonderfull contemplacion, in this tyme flourished. For whan he had by diligent study comprehended the course of the sterres, he fyrst presumed to declare astrologie to the Greciās wherupon it was feigned, that he dyd beare heauen vpon his shoulders.

Kytim expulsyng his brother Hesperus into Italy, reigned in Spaine.

Hercules Alemannus reigned after his father kyng of the Germanes, a prince both iuste and puissant.

Lugdus reigned in Fraūce, of whom the prouince and people of Lyons were named.

Sicorus reigned ouer the Spaniardes.

Kytim, leauing his▪ sonne Sicorus kynge in Spayne,The yere of the worlde 2336 The yere before Christe 1627 came into Italy, and there reigned, whome the Italians in their language, for the excellencie of his wytte, called Italus, he gaue his doughter Electra in mariage to Camboblascon the prince of the Ianigenes. And substituted his other doughter Roma queene ouer the Aborigines. his son Morges he created prince of the Italians. This Roma fyrst buylded Rome, a littell towne: after whose death because of the marshes it was neglected, vntyl the tyme of Euādrus, who with the town repaired the name.

Tuthemosis, kyng of Aegypt, reigned .ix. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2338 The yere before Christe 625

Orthopolis, the .xii. kynge of Peloponessus, reigned The yere of the worlde 2339 The yere before Christe 1624 [Page] lxiii. yeres.

¶In this time the royalme of Syria was soo named of one Syrus, which there inhabited. And the Aethiopians: came from the riuer Indus, and placed them selues nere to the borders of Aegipte.

Amenophis, king of Aegipt, reigned .xxxi. yeares, he was surnamed Memnon the speaking stone,The yere of the worlde 2346 The yere before Christe 1616 because (as it is written) his image gaue a voyce at the sonne risyng, vntil the comming of christ, he was cruel to the Hebrues, oppressing them with scouring of dytches, and makinge of brycke, and then with sleying of theyr men children.

Morges, the sonne of Italus, reigned in Italy.

The yere of the worlde 2349 The yere before Christe 1614 Spherus, the .xv. emperour of Assyria, reigned .20. yeares. The yere of the worlde 2355 The yere before Christe 1609 Who by his worthy actes and wysedome was greatly renoumed in Babylon.

Morges made his cousin Camboblascon king of Italy. ¶Aaron the sonne of Amram, nepheu to Leui, and brother of Moyses was borne. Incōtinent after whose birth Amenophis cōmaunded al the hebrue children to be drouned. For Aaron was borne without any ieopardy, but so was not Moyses.

Whiles that the Hebrues were thus in miserie and thraldome entangled. God in a vision in the night appeared vnto Amram, promisinge him a sonne to be borne, who should both delyuer his people from the Aegipcians seruitude, and also ouerthrowe theym, beinge plagued, spoyled, and finally drowned in the sea. Whiche vision the chance of the thing declared to be true. Therfore as Moyses was borne, his byrthe (by the will of God) was kept secret, and thre monethes was he norished at home. But his father, fearing the crueltye of the Aegyptians, made a litell vessell of bulrushes, well pitched within, wherin he put the childe, and set it in the riuer, commending it to the tuicion of that lorde, who before had promised hym to be borne. Then almyghty god, shewinge that not by mannes prouidence, but by his, the effecte of all good thinges be opteined, saued this litel helpeles childe. For he caused Termuth the doughter of Pharao, to walke to the riuer side to sporte her, where she sawe this vessel swimming on the water. Incontinent she cōmanded [Page] it to be brought to hir, and openyng it, founde therein a wonderfull fayre and goodlye babe, for the whyche she not a litell reioysed, and accordyng to the chance named it Moyses, whiche signifieth, preserued from the water. After this, for the fauour and towardnesse of the childe, she adopted hym for hir sonne, and caused hym to be instructed in all the learnynges of Aegypt. It chaunced on a tyme, that the kynge, for his daughters sake, tooke the childe in his armes, and set the crowne vpon his heade: whyche Moyses, as it were chyldyshly playing, hurled it to the grounde, and with his feete spourned it. But the priest, the soothsayer, beholdynge this, cried out, & sayed, that this was he, whom before he had prophecied shulde be borne, whiche wolde destroie the kyngdom of Aegypt, except he were by deth preuented. But Termuth excused the childe, alledgyng▪ that his age had yet no discrecion and for proofe therof caused bournyng coles to be put to his mouthe, whiche the chylde with his tungue lycked: wherby he euer after had impediment in his tongue. By this meanes theyr furye at that tyme was appessed. In processe of time there arose cruel warres betwene the Ethiopians and the Egiptians. The Ethiopians destroyed Egipt, toke theyr townes, ouerranne theyr countreye euen vnto Memphis, theyr principal cyty. On the other parte the Egipcians, by this necessitee compelled, fledde for councell vnto theyr oracles and diuinacions: where thei receiued answere, that thei must elect an hebrue, capitaine of theyr army, by whose helpe they shuld not only expulse the Ethiopians from theyr borders: but also bring them vnder theyr subiection. Moyses, both for his wisedome and personage, was chosen soueraygne capytayne of this army, he so polytikely ledde his hoste, that vnwaxes he set vpon theim, and at the fyrste battayle put theim to flyght, wherein he slewe a great number. And when they in no place were able to resyst him, they fledde to theyr strong citie Saba. In which, whiles they suffred the siege, and Moises often valyantlye and politikely assauting theym, he was of the kynges doughter of Ethyope vehemently loued. Who not able to sustayne the power of loue, by certayne faythful ministers, requyred of [Page] Moyses mariage: he vppon condicion to rendre to hym the citee, was contented. Whiche through the meanes of the mayde was quyckely fulfylled, and he maried vnto hir. By this occasion he subdued all Ethiope, retournyng to Egypt with great triumphe: whiche prosperitee to the Hebrues was hope of libertee, and to the Aegypcians cause of great feare. Wherfore they sought dayely occasion howe to destroye hym. Whiche Moyses perceyuyng diligently imagined to auoyde theyr deceytes, and denied hym selfe to be the sonne of the doughter of Pharao, chosyng rather to be afflicted with the people of god, than to enioye synfull pleasure of the worlde. Wherfore he slue an Egypcian, whiche oppressed an hebrue, and fled into Madian, not farre from the mount Sinai, where he was receiued into the house of Iethro, priest of that citee, who gaue to hym in mariage his doughter Sephora. There he continued .xl. yeres, and kepte sheepe.

¶ This haue I drawen out of the historie of Iosephus, the residue of Moyses lyfe shall be declared after his retourne into Egypte.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1588 Mamelus, the .xvi. emperour of Assyria, reigned .xxx. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2377 The yere before Christe 1586 ¶ Phorbas, the sixte kyng of Argiues, reigned .xxxv. yeres, he subdued the Ile of Rhodes. A littell before hys reigne was the citee Epidaurus buylded in Epiro.

Orus, kyng of Egypt, reigned .xxxviii. yeres, he drouned not the hebrue children.The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1585

Romanessus, the sonne of Roma, was created prince ouer the Aborigines.The yere of the worlde 2382 The yere before Christe 1581 At whiche tyme Sicanus beganne to reigne in Spayne. And in France Belgius, of whome the people were called Belgici.

Arogilus, otherwise Proclytus, did fyrst make cartes.

The yere of the worlde 1391 The yere before Christe 1572 The citee Lesbus was builded by Xanthus, and Cidon reigned in Candie.

The yere of the worlde 2402 The yere before Christe 1561 Marathius, the .xiii. kynge of Peloponessus, reygned xxx. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2405 The yere before Christe 1558 Sparetus, the .xvii. emperour of Assyria, reigned .xl. yeres. In his tyme Babylon was sore bruysed with an earthquake.

Hiob, the sonne of Zareth by Bosra, a man most pacient [Page] and holy, in this tyme flourished. Philo maketh him to bee before this tyme.

Cecrops the fyrst kyng of Athenes, reigned .l. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2408 The yere before Christe 1555 he buylded Athenes, and instituted matrymonye amonge the Grekes.

Iasius reigned in Italy, and Siceleus in Spayne. At whose mariage the Egypcian Io was present.

Troyphas, the .vii. kyng of Argiues, reigned .46. yeres The yere of the worlde 2412 The yere before Christe 1551

¶ Moyses, in age .40. yeres, fled for feare of Pharao,The yere of the worlde 2414 The yere before Christe 1549 whan he had slaine an Aegypcian. Iosephus saith, that it was for displeasure, because in the warres of Aethiope, whereof he was captaine, he tooke to wyfe the kynges daughter of Aethiope.

Acencris, kyng of Aegypte, reigned .12. yeres.

¶The Curetes and Coribantes builded the citie Gnoson in Candy. And deuised the daunsyng in armours.The yere of the worlde 2416 The yere before Christe 1547 The yere of the worlde 2419 The yere before Christe 1544

Io retourned out of Italy into Egypt.

¶The firste ciuil warres arose betwene Dardanus and Iasius for the kyngdom of Italy,The yere of the worlde 2425 The yere before Christe 1538 the Aborigines fauored the parte of Dardanus, and the Ianigenes with the Sicilians, the part of Iasius.

Deucalion began to reigne amōge them that dwelled about the mountaine Parnassus.The yere of the worlde 2428 The yere before Christe 1535

Achoris, kyng of Egypt, reigned .ix. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2428 The yere before Christe 1535

Maratus the .14. king of Peloponessꝰ, reigned .20. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2432 The yere before Christe 1531

Cecrops in Euboēa builded the citee of Athenes,The yere of the worlde 2435 The yere before Christe 1528 whiche he named also Diadas.

The deluge of Thessaly fel,The yere of the worlde 2437 The yere before Christe 1526 whiche destroied al Thessalia, sauyng fewe which fledde to the mount Pernaius where Deucalion reigned as kyng, who receiued theym gentilly, and norished them vpon the ridges of the hill of Pernasus, as many as fled to him in botes or otherwise. For whiche cause poetes feined, that he and his wyfe repaired mankynde being vtterly destroied with water.

¶In this tyme the worlde was also tourmented with a plague of heate, whyche vaynelye they attributed vnto the fables of Phaēton.

Chencres reigned in Egypte .xvi. yeres. Than Israel cryed vnto the lorde.

¶Ascatades, the .xviii. emperour of Assyria,The yere of the worlde 2445 The yere before Christe 1518 rayned [Page] 41. yeares, whyche vtterly broughte all Syria to hys subiection.

¶Of Helene, the son of Deucaliō and Pyrrha, the Grecians were called Hellenes.

The yere of the worlde 2448 The yere before Christe Chorinthus builded, which before was called Ephyrus.

The yere of the worlde 2452 The yere before Christe 1511 ¶Romanessus, the son of Roma, reigned amonge the Aborigines. He had first the name of Saturne consecrated to hym. From this Saturne Eutropius began his historie of the Romanes.

Echireus, the .xv. kynge of Peloponessus, reigned .55. yeres.

Whan that kyng Pharao without all measure vexed the children of Israel,The yere of the worlde 2454 The yere before Christe 1509 god sente Moyses to delyuer hys people out of Aegipte, who after diuers miracles by him done in the sight of Pharao, for confirmacion of his auctoritee, lead theim towarde the lande of promission, but then Pharao changing his minde pursued the Israelites with moste e [...]gre crueltee, entending to haue vtterlye distroyed theim: for so muche as they had at that tyme noo place of refuge or succour. For on the one side they were inclosed with hilles, on the other with the sea, & he their most infest enemie folowed at their backes. But here god declared that whan extreme necessitee happeneth, and al mans helpe faileth, he is readye and heareth the voice of his people. For at the prayer of Moyses and wailinge of the Israelites, the water of the sea contrarye to the natural course therof went backe, and by the space of certain miles gaue way to the people to passe without daunger, whyche thing whan Pharao and his hoste assaied to folowe, and were in the deepest, the sea kepyng againe his former course swalowed him with al his power. Where god shewed a newe example, that he woulde be reuenged of stubborne, impious, and cruell tirannes, whiche vexe and persecute his people.

¶ The fifty daye after that the Israelites were thus departed out of Egipt, & were come to the mount of Sinai, the lawe of the ten commandementes was to them geuē by almighty god, with a great and terrible magnificēce. At whiche time also god gaue to them a certaine politike gouernaunce, and a speciall kyngdom, in which nothing [Page] wanted, that apperteined to the true worshipping of god priesthode, and ciuile iustice, to the intent that a certayne people shuld be notably knowē, among whom the word of god remained: and of whome chryste in time to come should be borne: So that among this people alwaye remained the church, the kingdome, and the true worde of god, vntyll after Chryste had suffred. Whereby all men maye knowe, that the church hath alway bene: and that god from the beginning of the worlde, both reueled and preserued his worde among his people.

Lusus, in Spaine and Allobror in Fraunce reigned.

Acherres, kinge of Egipt reygned .viii. yeres Hercules surnamed Desinas, flourished in Phenicia.

Aaron was consecrated high pryest.The yere of the worlde 2455 The yere before Christe Amalek subdued by the Hebrues.

The temple of Apollo at Delos was builded by Eris [...] stones, sonne of Cecrops.

Dardanus slewe his brother Iasius by disceite,The yere of the worlde 2457 The yere before Christe wherfore he fled into Samothracia, where he lurked long.

Coribanthus succeded his father Iasius.

Crothopus the .viii. kīg of Argiues, reigned .xxi. yeres.

Cranaus the second king of Athenes,The yere of the worlde 2458 The yere before Christe reigned .ix. yeres.

In Candy then reygned Apteras.

Cherres king of Egipt, reigned .xv. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2461 The yere before Christe

Amphitriō, the third king of Athenes, reigned .x. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2467 The yere before Christe 1496

Epaphus, the sonne of Io and Iupiter,The yere of the worlde 2471 The yere before Christe 1492 buylded Memphis in Aegipte.

A [...]us, called also Danaus,The yere of the worlde 2476 The yere before Christe 1487 reygned fiue yeres king of Egipt.

Erich [...]nius, the .iii. king of Athenes, reygned .50. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2477 The yere before Christe 1486 He founde out the vse of siluer.

Lacedemon, the citie was buylded by Lacecedemon the sonne of Semeles.

S [...]elenus, the .ix. kinge of Argiues, reigned .11. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2479 The yere before Christe 1484

Ramesses, surnamed Egiptus,The yere of the worlde 2481 The yere before Christe 1482 of whom it was called Egipte, which before was named Aeria, droue his brother Danaus out of his realme, and ruled the fame .68. yeres. At this Ramesses, Manetho the Egipcian pryeste began his chronicle. And the kinges of Egipt for honor were called Pharaones.

[Page]Arras, the son of Iupiter and Calistho, subduing the Pelasgians, named theyr countreye Arcadia.

In the .31. yeare of the Dukedome of Moyses, Atho, prince of Meonia,The yere of the worlde 2484 The yere before Christe 1479 gaue vnto Dardanus part of his land, who incontinent left al his right in Italy, and went vnto his new possession, where he builded a citee, whiche after his owne name he called Dardania, that after was called Troy. Unto this place Berosus continued his historye, and finished it.

The yere of the worlde 2485 The yere before Christe 1478 Here beginneth the kyngdome of the Troians, where Dardanus fyrste reigned .64. yeres.

Amyntas, the .xix. emperour of Assyria, reigned .45. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2490 The yere before Christe 1473 Danaus, the .x. kyng of Argiues, expulsing Stelenus, reigned ouer them .50. yeres. Orosius writeth, that betwene the childrē of Danaus and Aegiptus in one night was committed .50. murders. After whiche, Danaus the aucthor of al this mischiefe, was driuen oute of hys royalme, and fled to the Argiues: Where he perswaded theim to this leudnes, that by their helpe, he expelled Stelenus, that receiued him voide of al helpe, and reigned there.

Orithya was rauished of Boriatrax.

The yere of the worlde 2491 The yere before Christe 1472 Aaron deceassed, Eleasar was constituted high prieste.

The yere of the worlde 2492 The yere before Christe 1471 Moyses ouercame the kinges of Amorrea & the Moabites, he deuided their land, and died in the mount Nebo being of age .120. yeres. Whose eyes were neuer dimme, nor teeth lose, he was buried by angelles, and hys sepulchre was yet neuer knowen vnto man.

Triptolemus sailed to Eleusin, and there taught them the vse of corne.

The yere of the worlde 2493 The yere before Christe 1470 ¶After the death of Moyses the Israelites had princis and gouernours, whiche were created partly by the auctoritee of wyse men, partly set vp by the speciall callynge of god, by whiche princis, many noble and famous thinges were dooen. And so god declared, that he is presente, and dooeth faithfullye defende his people, although they maye seme for a certainespace to bee tossed in the waues of these worldly troubles and perilles. These gouernors after the custome of the hebrues were named iudges▪

[Page]After Moyses Iosua was second Iudge or duke of the Hebrues. And reigned .28. yeres according to the hebrues computacion, he brought the children of Israell into the land of promission. The sonne prolonginge the daye, he ouerthrewe .xxxi. kynges, and deuyded the land of Chananee to the Tribes. He was godly, sapient, in warres myghty, in peace fortunate, and endued with al vertues, when he was .110. yeres of age, he ended his lyfe.

Perseus slewe Gorgones,The yere of the worlde 2497 The yere before Christe 1466 after which he sayled from Grece into Asia, and there with greuous and long war, he vanquished those barbarous people, and at the last, beynge conquerour, gaue the name to the people subdued. For of Perseus they were called Perseans.

Thyrenus reygned among the Ianigenes in Italye fifty and one yeres.The yere of the worlde 2498 The yere before Christe 1465

Busyris, the sonne of Neptune in Aegipt,The yere of the worlde 2500 The yere before Christe 1463 exercised his tyranny in sacrificing the bloud of his innocent guestes.

Lapis reygned in Candye.The yere of the worlde 2503 The yere before Christe 1460 And Cyrene was builded in Libya.

Phoenix and Cadmus went from Thebes in Aegipt into Syria, and reygned at Tyrus in Sidon.The yere of the worlde 2506 The yere before Christe 1457

Chorax, the .16. king of Peloponessus, reigned .30. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2507 The yere before Christe 1456 Liber Pater warred in India,The yere of the worlde 2508 The yere before Christe 1455 in whose army were women called Bacchae, rather for their fury, thē for any vertue. Asterius reygned in Candy.The yere of the worlde 2513 The yere before Christe 1450 The great temple of Apollo at Delphos was burned by Plegra.

Phoenix builded Bythinia, and gaue vnto the Phenicians certain letters to write by.

Romus reigned in Fraunce.The yere of the worlde 2515 The yere before Christe 1448

Faunus Priscus possessed the empire among the Aborigenes in Italy.The yere of the worlde 2517 The yere before Christe 1446

Iosua decessed.The yere of the worlde 2521 The yere before Christe 1442 The seniors of the children of Israell gouerned them .xvii. yeres. Israel serued the lorde all the daies of Iosua, and the seniores, whiche lyued long time after Iosua, & knew al the workes of the lorde, whiche he had done in Israel.

Hypermnestra, the doughter of Danaus,The yere of the worlde 2523 The yere before Christe 1440 occupied the office of high priest among the Argiues.

Pandion, the .v. king of Athenes, reygned .40. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2527 The yere before Christe 1436 Radamanthus and Sarpedon, kinges of Licia.

[Page]Belochus, the yonger, the .xx. emperour of Assyria, reigned .25 yeares. He was called of the Hebrues, as holye writte testifieth, ChusanReschataim▪ of Iosephus Chusartus.The yere of the worlde 2530 The yere before Christe 1433 His daughter Actosa reigned with him .7. yeres.

Cadmus reigned in Thebes.

The yere of the worlde 2535 The yere before Christe 1428 The children of Israel fel from god, and he delyuered them into the handes of Chusan Reschataim, whom they serued .8. yeres.

Mellus Paphus, Thasus, and Calista, citees were builded.

Epopeus, the .xvii. kynge of Peloponessus, reigned 35. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2537 The yere before Christe 1426

Othoniel, the first iudge of Israel, of the tribe of Iuda,The yere of the worlde 2538 The yere before Christe 1425 surnamed Zenes, gouerned theym .40. yeares. He deliuered the children of Israell out of the handes of the kinge of Assyria.

Linceus, king of Argiues, reigned .41. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2540 The yere before Christe 1423 Amnus Faunigena reigned among the Aborigenes in Italy.The yere of the worlde 2547 The yere before Christe 1416

Amphion and Zetus reigned togither in Thebes.

Pharao Menophis, king of Egipt, reigned .40. yeres▪ Tarquon.The yere of the worlde 2549 The yere before Christe 1414 Priscus reigned .34. yeres, amonge the Ianigenes, whiche nowe be called Tyrrhenes and Thuschanes, for the knowlage of diuine thinges, which thei learned of Ianus.

The yere of the worlde 2550 The yere before Christe 1413 Erichthonius in Troye reygned .46. yeres.

Paris in France, and Testalibius Triton in Spaine, reigned.

The yere of the worlde 2554 The yere before Christe 1409 Menophis, of some called▪ Maro, buylded the Labyrinth in Egipte, accordinge to which, Dedalus framed the like in Candye, where Minos reygned.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1408 Belopares the .xxi. emperour of Assyria, reygned .30. yeres. He conquered the Perseans with the Arabies.

The yere of the worlde 2560 The yere before Christe 1403 Armenia was taken by Cadmus.

Cocleus Triptolemon reigned in Eleusine.

Achaia was builded by Achaio.

The yere of the worlde 2567 The yere before Christe 1396 Erichtheus, the .v [...]. king of Athenes reigned .50. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2572 The yere before Christe 1391 Laomedon, the .xviii. kinge of Peloponessus, reigned 40. yeres.

Dionysius, called also Liber Pater, was borne of [Page] Semele.

Ehud, otherwise Aod, of the tribe of Beniamin, iudged Israell .80. yeres. He delyuered them from the tyrranny of Eglon, kyng of Moabites,The yere of the worlde 2578 The yere before Christe 1385 whome they serued 18. yeres for the transgression of their lawe.

Abas kyng of Argiues reigned .23. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2581 The yere before Christe 1382

An other Abas reigned that time in Thuschain.

Lamprides the .xxii. emperour of Assyria,The yere of the worlde 2585 The yere before Christe 1378 reigned .32. yeres.

Cadmus taughte the rude Grekes theyr letters, and reigned in Thebes. After Zetus and Amphiō droue him from thens, Zetus reigned .55. yeres in Aegypt.The yere of the worlde 2589 The yere before Christe 1374

Tros reigned in Dardana,The yere of the worlde 2596 The yere before Christe 1367 of whome it was called Troye.

It is written, that in Pythia, the first prophetesse, was Phemonoe,The yere of the worlde 2598 The yere before Christe 1365 who in hexametrum verses sange such thinges as were to chance.

Tantalus ruled the Phrigians,The yere of the worlde 2602 The yere before Christe 1361 who before were called Meones.

Proetus kyng of Argiues reigned .xvii. yeres.

For the rauishemēt of Ganimedes,The yere of the worlde 2604 The yere before Christe 1359 the warres of Ganimedes and Tantalus began.

Sycion the .xix. kyng of Peloponessus, reigned .xlv. yeres, he named the countreie Syclonia,The yere of the worlde 2612 The yere before Christe 1351 which before was called Aegialea.

Sorares, the .xxiii. emperor of Assyria,The yere of the worlde 2617 The yere before Christe 1346 reigned .xx. yeres. In his tyme the most swift horse Pegasus was foūd.

Perseus kept warre agaynst the persians.

Cecrops, the seconde of that name, kinge of Athenes, reigned .xl. yeres.

Pelops tooke to wife Hypodamia.

Mars Italus, surnamed the yōger Ianus, reigned amongest the Aborigines.

Ueivenus, of the family of Uetulonia, ruled the Thuschanes.The yere of the worlde 2621 The yere before Christe 1342

Acrisius, kyng of Argiues, reigned .31. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2623 The yere before Christe 1340

Rhomus, gouerned the Spaniardes.

Ion, a valiant man, after his name called the Atheniens Iones.

Dionysius, called also Liber Pater,The yere of the worlde 2632 The yere before Christe 1331 warred againste [Page] the Indians, where he builded the citee Nysa vppon the great riuer Indus.

Amphion reigned at Thebes, who (as it is sayde) with the excellēt harmony of his harpe euē moued the stones.The yere of the worlde 2636 The yere before Christe 1327

Lampares, the .xxiiii. emperoure of Assyria, reigned 30. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2637 The yere before Christe 1326

Pelops reigninge in Peloponessus, and ī Olimpus, assembled his power against Troy,The yere of the worlde 2642 The yere before Christe 1321 and was vanquysshed by Dardanus.

Rauses kyng of Egypt, reigned .lxvi. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2644 The yere before Christe 1319 Here ended the kyngdome of the Argiues: from whēs it was translated to the Micenes.The yere of the worlde 2652 The yere before Christe 1311

A moste cruell warre was betweene the Cretenses and Atheniens,The yere of the worlde 2653 The yere before Christe 1310 to the destruction of them bothe, but the Cretenses being conquerours, vsed their victorie extremely: for they decreed, that all the noble mens children of Athenes shoulde be deuoured by the Minotaure.

Palatuus reigned in Spayne, and Galatas ye yonger in Fraunce,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1307 who subdued the Sarmatians, and builded Galata, where he also reigned.

Ilus reigned in Troy, who buylded Ilium.

Midas also in Phrigia.

The yere of the worlde 2657 The yere before Christe 1306 Polybus, kyng of Peloponessus reigned .25. yeres.

Pandion, in Athenes reigned .25. yeres.

Perseus vnwillyngly sleyng Acrisius, went to Argos, and there reigned.

Euristeus, the first king of Micenas, reiged .45. yeres. Samgar,The yere of the worlde 2658 The yere before Christe 1305 the .iii. iudge of Israell, with an oxe gad slue 600. Philistines, and deliuered Israell, he reigned but one yere.

The yere of the worlde 2659 The yere before Christe 1304 Debora, a woman, the .iiii. iudge, iudged Israell▪ 40. yeres. She, with Barak the capitaine of hir army, ouerthrue Iabin king of Cananees, who had oppressed Israel 20. yeres. Iahell also the wife of Aber killed Sisara, Duke of the hoste of Iabin, fleyng from the battaile.

The yere of the worlde 2666 The yere before Christe 1297 Coeculus, surnamed the yonger Saturnus, reigned amonge the Aborigines in Italy.

The yere of the worlde 2667 The yere before Christe 1296 Pannias, the .25. emperor of Assyria, reigned .45. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2669 The yere before Christe 1294 Oscus gouerned the Thuschanes, whose armes was a serpente.

[Page]Cadmus toke to wife Harmonia the sister of Iasius.

Olbius that time reigned in France.

Aegeus, the son of Pandion, the .ix. kynge of Athenes, reigned .48. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2671 The yere before Christe 1292

Atreus and Thyestes, after the death of Pelops,The yere of the worlde 2632 The yere before Christe 1281 diuided the royalme of Peloponessus.The yere of the worlde 2685 The yere before Christe 1278

Picus, the yōger, was made kīg ouer the Aborigines.

Entropius from Saturn to this Picus, did digresse.The yere of the worlde 2690 The yere before Christe 1273 Miletus builded.

Tarcon, the .ii. reigned among the Thuschanes.The yere of the worlde 2694 The yere before Christe 1269

The nauigacion of the Argonautes began.

Inachus, the .xxi. kyng of Sicyonia, reigned .42. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2697 The yere before Christe 1266

Orpheus, the Thracian, in this tyme flourished, whose scholar was Museus.

Gedeon called also Ierobaal,The yere of the worlde 2699 The yere before Christe 1264 the .v. iudge ruled Israel 40. yeres. He deliuered them from the power of the Madianites. vnder whom thei were .vii. yeres. sleyng Oreb, Zeb, & Zalmona, theyr princis, with .120000. of the Madianites and Arabies. Whan he deceassed, he lefte .lxx. sonnes behynde hym.

Atreus and Thyestes reigned togither ouer the Mycenes .65. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2703 The yere before Christe 1260

Nanges reigned in France.The yere of the worlde 2709 The yere before Christe 1254

Amenophis, the .ii. kyng of Aegipt, reigned .40. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2710 The yere before Christe 1253

Laomedon reigned in Troye.

Minos obteined the seas, and scoured them from Pyrates. He was the firste lorde of the Isles Cyclades, and inhabited theim with people.

Sosarmus, the .xxvi. emperour of Assyria,The yere of the worlde 2712 The yere before Christe reigned .19. yeres.

About this time Hercules perfourmed his great enterprises, and for his heroicall and princelye vertues was greatly commended: he was the sonne of Amphitrio and Alemena. His father Amphitrio. for as muche as he had for certaine displeasure slaine his owne brother, fled from Tyrintho his naturall citee vnto Thebes, where it fortuned Hercules to be borne, and there shewed the first proffe of his vertue strengthe and noblenesse. For whan that Minya, which were at that time of great power beseged the citee of Thebes, Hercules repelling their enemies, [Page] defended the citee, and toke the towne Orchomenon. This victorie wanne to hym great renoume. In soo muche that afterwarde other princes of Greece resorted to hym gladly, among the whiche, he shewed him self alwaye a maynteyner and defēder of peace and iustice, and helped such princis as were suppressed with iniuries, and chastised the vniust deedes of other, and towarde theim, whiche he dyd helpe, vsed great gentylnesse, leying vpon theim no greatter bourdeyns, than they were able to susteyne. These wer the vertues, for the whiche he obteined so greate renoume, as neuer prince had dooen before his tyme. Furthermore he deliuered the sea about Italy and Spayne from pyrates and robbers, and for a perpetuall memorie therof, cōmaunded two great rockes to be sette vp in the vttermoste corners of Spaine and Affrike, whiche at this daye are called the columnes of Hercules.

Cacus in Spayne flourished.

The Lapithians and Thessalians contended togyther with famous conflictes.The yere of the worlde 2722 The yere before Christe 1241 The Thessalians were called Centaures of the Lapithiās, because that their horsmen rounnyng in the battayle, semed to haue but one bodye, bothe of a horse and man.

Faunus, the yonger, reigned amonge the Aborigines. his mother Nicostrata is thought firste to haue inuēted the latine letters.The yere of the worlde 2733 The yere before Christe 1240

¶ Euander, with hys nauy, came into Italy .60. yeres before the busynesse of Troye, where beynge receiued of Faunus, and landes geuen vnto hym, he chose the hylle, that nowe is in the myddes of the citee of Rome, wherevpon he builded a castell, and named it Palantium.

The yere before Christe 1238 ¶ Hercules passing into Asia, ouercame and slewe Laomedon the kyng of Troye,The yere of the worlde 2725 but yet in this victorie he vsed a varaie noble and princely moderacion, for he saued the kyngdome, and would not destroy it, and deliuered the possession therof to Priamus, as to the true inheritour.

Thescus the tenth king of Athenes reigned .xxx. yeres. After the death of Aegeus,The yere of the worlde 2730 The yere before Christe 1233 he gathered togither all them that dwelled in Artica, and brought them into a citee, and one people, that before dwelled scattered ī diuers places, he coyned money, and strake therin an oxe. Many other [Page] woorthy actes he dyd, and was compaygnion with▪ Hercules in all his noble actes and deedes.

Mitreus the .27. emperor of Assyria, reigned .xvii. yeres

Uesores proclaymed warre agaynst the Scithians,The yere of the worlde 2731 The yere before Christe 1232 of whom he was vanquished and put to flyght.

The Scithians by theyr captayne Taunases, made Asia tributarie to them.

Hercules returned from Spaine into Italy, and in the 55. yere before the comming of Aeneas, he slew Cacus, & gaue lawes to the Itilians.

Taunases made Sornus the king of Medea tributary.The yere of the worlde 2734 The yere before Christe 1229 At this place Iornandes began his historie of the Getes.

Of the Gothes the Parthians toke theyr▪ beginning.

They driue the original of the Amazons vnto this age.

Lampeto and Merpesia queenes of Amazonia.

Tiberinus, of the house of U [...]a ruled the Thuscanes.The yere of the worlde 2738 The yere before Christe 1225

Abimelech, sonne of Gedeon, the .vi. iudge,The yere of the worlde 2739 The yere before Christe 1224 tyrannously occupied that rome thre yeres, he slue his .70. brethern, the sonnes of Gedeon, and at the last was hym selfe miseserably slaine of a woman, castinge downe a piece of a mylstone on his head.

Phestus king of Sicyonia, reigned .8. yeres.

Thola, the .vii. iudge, iudged Israel quietly .23. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2742 The yere before Christe 1221

Carthago was builded by Zano and Carthago Tyriās.The yere of the worlde 2745 The yere before Christe 1218

Theseus, when he was fity yeres of age, rauished Helena. And was cōmitted to pryson by Aidoneus, bycause he with Perithous, wold also haue rauished hys doughter Proserpina.

Adrastus king of Si [...]yonia, reigned .4. yeres.

Ammenophos, king of Egipt, reigned .xxvi. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2747 The yere before Christe 1216

Polyphides in Sicyonia, and Atreus in Argos reygned.The yere of the worlde 2750 The yere before Christe 1213

Hercules ordained the plaies and games of Olimpus,The yere of the worlde 2752 wherof cam the Olympiades, & the computacion therof.The yere before Christe 1211

Remus reigned among th e Celtes.

And Erythreus in Spain.

About this time, Telephus, the sonne of Hercules, by Auges the sister of Priamus, reigned ouer the Gothes in Moesia, he warred vppon the Greekes, theyr capitaine, Thessandrus he slue, and vanquished Aiax and Achilles, driuing the grekes out of his borders, but he was wounded [Page] with a darte by Achilles.

Lycomedes king of Sycia reygned.

Cantanes, the .xxviii. emperour of Assyria, reigned .32. yeres,The yere of the worlde 2758 The yere before Christe 1205 he subdued the Aethiopes.

The yere of the worlde 2760 The yere before Christe 1203 Theseus, leauing Athenes, wandred abrode. After whom reygned Muestheus .24. yeres, of him Plutarche maketh mencion in the life of Theseus. But Iustine sayeth, that Demephoon succeded Theseus, who ayded the Greekes agaynst the Troianes, wherby he obtayned the kingdome.

¶Minos, gathering his power in Sicilie against Dedalus,The yere of the worlde 2764 The yere before Christe 1199 was slaine of the daughters of Cotalus.

The yere of the worlde 2765 The yere before Christe 1198 Latinus, of whom the Latines tooke theyr name, ruled the Aborigenes.

Iair the .viii. iudge of Israell, ruled them .22. yeres. A man in all thinges prosperous, he had .30. sonnes, who were the princes of .xxx. cityes, which were called the tounes of Iair.

Paris Alexander rauished Helena, the doughter of Tyndarus.The yere of the worlde 2768 The yere before Christe 1195 The Egiptians called her Uenus guest, to whom they dedicated a temple at Memphis.

Agamemnon reigned ouer the Micenes .xviii. yeares: he was soueraigne capitaine of the Greekes in the warres of Troye.

Penthiselea quene of Amazones flourished.

The yere of the worlde 2773 The yere before Christe 1190 Mezentius reigned among the Thuscanes.

The yere of the worlde 2774 The yere before Christe 1189 ¶ The great warres of Troye began for the rauishment of Helena, the wife of Menelaus, whom Paris tooke away with him into Phrigea: for whiche acte the pryncis and citees of Grece were so fore displeased, that by an vniuersall consent, they went vnto Troie, where ten yeres they consumed in most cruell warres, and at the last wonne the citee, whiche they cleane destroyed, wyth the kyngdome therof.

Thuoris, king of Egipte, reygned .vii. yeares.

The yere of the worlde 2776 The yere before Christe 1187 Euripilus, king of Gothes, the sonne of Telephus, for the loue of Cassandra, came to the ayde of the Troyanes, where he was slaine.

Memnon also and the Amazons broughte succoures to king Priamus.

[Page]Mopsus reygned in Cilicia.

The Egipcians were nowe gouerned by a certayne power called Dynastia Dyapolitana, whiche continued 177. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2783 The yere before Christe 1180

In the first yere of this Dynastia, Troia was taken as Manetho sayth, Latinus then reigned among the Latines, who corected the latine tungue, and of his owne name called theym Latines .428. yeres before the buylding of Rome. In these warres flourished many noble and valiant men, as Priamus, Hector, Paris, Troilus, Agamemnon, Achilles, Ulisses, Aiax, Nestor, Dares, Patroclus, and the yl fauoured Thersites.

Pelasgus, king of Sicyonia reigned .xx. yeres.

¶Gargoris, called also Mellicola, by reason he was counning in making of hony, begā to reigne in Spayne. Then the royalme of Spayne was gouerned by sundrye princis, by the space of .1071. yeres vntil the empire of the Carthaginenses, which after .xxxv. yeres was vnder the dominion of the Romaines, vntil the later reygne of the Gothes.

¶Demophon the sonne of Thescus, reygned in Athenes .xxxiii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 1784 The yere before Christe 1179

Aegistus also in Mycoenas was king.

¶Aeneas, with .xx. shippes came into Italy to Latinus and Euander, he vanquished Turnus,The yere of the worlde 1786 The yere before Christe 1177 and wedded his wife Lauinia, he also buylded Lauinium.

¶Iepte the ninthe iudge, iudged the Israelites .vi. yeres he deliuered them from the Philistines, whome (for the synne of ydolatrie) they serued .xviii. yeares, he by an aduised vowe sacrificed his owne doughter.

Ascanius reygned ouer the Latines .xxxviii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2789 The yere before Christe 1174 From his son Iulius, descended the house or family of Iulius. Orestes after the death of Egysthus, ruled the Micenes.

Tanteus the .29. emperor of Assyria, reigned .xl. yeares.The yere of the worlde 2790 The yere before Christe 1173

Coleyne vppon the Rine, and Lisbone in Portugall, were builded.

Mesentius king of Etruscians, in this time liued.

¶After Iepte, Abessan the tenth iudge,The yere of the worlde 2793 The yere before Christe 1170 ruled the Israelites seuen yeres.

¶Francus, the sonne of Hector, was receyued of the [Page] Frenchemen for theyr lord. From this place vnto the tyme of C. Cesar, euery sort of people of this nacion had theyr priuate princes.

The yere of the worlde 2800 The yere before Christe 1163 Aelon, or Ahialon, the .xi. iudge of Israell, gouerned them ten yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2802 The yere before Christe 1161 The children of Hector toke againe Ilium or Troye, expelling the posteritee of Anthenor.

Rhampsinitus, the sonne of Proteus, toke vpon hym the gouernance of Egipt.

The yere of the worlde 2803 The yere before Christe 1160 Zeusippus, king of Sicyonia, reigned .32. yeres.

Pyrrhus was slayne by Orestes in the temple of Apollo at Delphos.

Tissamenus the son of Orestes, reigned in Mycoenas▪ Ascanius,The yere of the worlde 2809 The yere before Christe 1154 leauing his kingedome to his stepmother, builded Alba longa, and vertuously brought vp his brother Siluiꝰ Posthumus, the sonne of Aeneas & Lauinia.

Abdon the .xii. iudge, gouerned the iewes .viii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2810 The yere before Christe 1153 Alba was builded .xxx. yeres after Lauinium.

The yere of the worlde 2814 The yere before Christe 1149 Oxyntes in Athenes reigned .12. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2817 The yere before Christe 1146 Samson, the .13. iudge, was the son of Manne of the tribe of Dan.The yere of the worlde 2818 The yere before Christe 1145 He ruled the israelites .20. yeres.▪ & deliuered thē from the subiection of the Philistines, vnto whome they payed tribute .40. yeres, he was a man most strong, whyche with his hand strangled a lion, and with the cheeke bone of an asse slue .1000. Philistines, puttinge the resydue to flight. Finallye by the fraude of Dalila beinge deceiued, he was taken of his enemies, blynded, and playing before the princes of Palistine, toke in his armes the pillers, whereon the buildinge stoode, he ouerthrewe the house, wherein were destroyed .iii.M. Philistines.

Amazons burned the temple of Diana in Ephesus.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1139 Syluius Posthumus, the thyrd king of the Latines, reigned .xxix. yeres,The yere of the worlde 2827 The yere before Christe 1136 he was called Syluius, because he was brought vp in the coūtrey: and Posthumus, because he was borne after the death of his father, of him all the kinges of the Albanes were called Siluii.

Ocnus, ruled the Thuscanes .xlvi. yeres.

Aphidas in Athenes reigned one yere, after whom succeded Timoētes .viii. yeres.The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1134

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 1133 Thineus, the .xxx. emperor of Assyria, reigned .30. yeres.

[Page]Here ended the kyngdome of the Sicyonians.

In the time of Syluius Homere the poete flourished, as Cassiodorus witnesseth.

Hytherto the house of Ericteus reygned in Athenes, which beyng destroied, Melanthus succeded in the kingdome, and reigned .xxxvii. yeres.

Hely, the high priest, and .xiiii. Iudge of Israell, reigned .xl. yeres,The yere of the worlde 2838 The yere before Christe 1125 after whome the holy arke was possessed of straungers.

The Boeotiās being driuen out of Arna, by the Thessalians, inhabited the land,The yere of the worlde 2842 The yere before Christe 1121 whiche nowe is called Boestia, before named Cadmeia.

Samuel was aboute this tyme borne.

¶The begynnyng of Britayn, and the fyrst kyng thereof.

ALBEIT THAT this roialme of Englande maye easily contend with any other nacion, for the antiquitee therof, as being cōtinually inhabited with people, from that tyme that all other countreys receiued inhabitantes, yet forasmuche as by the often ciuil warres, and inuasions of outwarde ennemies, the monumē tes and remembraunces of the hystories passed beyng destroied, it hath caused no litell ambiguitee and darknesse to the certayne knowlage of the originall begynnynge therof. Wherfore by this occasion compelled, I wil brefly ouerrunne the actes and yeres of those kynges, which reigned, vnto the tyme that this lande was knowē vnto the Romaynes. The historie of which tyme is full of errours, and hath in it no manifest apparance of truth, as beyng written neither of no ancient tyme, nor yet by no [...] credible hystorian. For if there had remained any veritable monument of these tymes, surely the worshipful Beda and Gildas, our countreie men, yea and Cesar the cō querour therof, wolde nothaue omitted them. Neuer the lesse I wil not discent from the cōmon opiniō therof, but wyl also folow it as nere as I may, obseruing ye iust computacion of the yeres, and the conferment of histories.

[Page] BRVTE, after the vulgar opinion, sonne of Siluius Posthumius, in this time arriued in this Ilande, wherin he begā the first to reigne,The yere of the worlde 2855 The yere before Christe 1108 and named it Britaine,Before Britayne knovven 1058 whiche before was called Albion, and therin foūded the noble citee of London, whā he had reigned .xxiiii. yeres, he diuided this wholle empire among his thre sonnes, vnto Locrine he gaue the middel part of Britayne▪ nowe called Englande, with the superioritee of all this Ile: vnto Cambre he gaue Wales: and to Albanact Scotlande. After whiche particion he deceassed.

The yere of the worlde 2856 The yere before Christe 1107 Aeneas Syluius the fourthe kyng of Latines reigned xxxi. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 1057

The yere of the worlde 2860 The yere before Christe 1103 Dercylus the .xxxi. emperor of Assyria reigned .xl. yeres

The yere of the worlde 2863 The yere before Christe 1100 ¶The kyngdome of the Lacedemons and Corinthians began.Before Britayne knovven 1053 Eurysteus, the fyrst king of the Lacedemons, reigned .xlii. yeres.

Athletes likewise fyrst kīg of Corinth, reigned .35. yeres.

Pypinus gouerned the Thuscanes.

Codrus, kynge of Athenes, reigned .xxi. yeres. He in the Peloponesian warres,The yere of the worlde 2875 The yere before Christe 1088 Before Britayne knovven for the saluegard of his countrey in a poore weede wylfully gaue hym self into the handes of his ennemies, to bee slayne, whereby those warres were fynyshed.

The yere of the worlde 2878 The yere before Christe 1086 ¶The arke of god was taken by the Philistines, in whiche warre perisshed the two sonnes of Hely,Before Britayne knovven 1036 with . [...]000. hebrues, and Hely hym self brake his necke. Six mōthes was the arke among the Philistines, and than sēt to the house of Aminadab, where it continued .xx. yeres.

¶Samuel, the .xv. iudge,Before Britayne knovven and high priest of the Israelites,The yere of the worlde 2878 The yere before Christe 1085 gouerned thē a leuē yeres, according to the hebrues, which we do folow. All be it Iosephus saith, that he reigned .12. yeres, and with Saul. 17. yea and Eusebius doth affirme, that Samuel and Saul reigned .xl. yeres.

LOcrine, the sonne of Brute, reygned .xx. yeres, he was slayn by his wyfe Guendoleyn,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe Before Britayne knovven 1034 for so much as for the loue of an harlot he had forsaken hir.

The yere of the worlde 2880 The yere before Christe 1083 The Peloponenses warred agaynst the Athenians.Before Britayne knovven 1033 Latinus Syluiꝰ,The yere of the worlde 2887 The yere before Christe 1076 the fift king of Latins, reigned .l. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 1026

[Page]¶ The Iudges or dukes of Israel were not by herytage or naturall succession. And therfore the souerāine gouernance among theim was vncertaine, sauyng onely in the roume of the his priestes. But God added to theim for helpe often times certaine wise princis, whiche he chose, now in one place, now in an other. Wherfore the Israelites tindyng them selfe greued with his vncertayne gouernance, desired of Samuel their high priest, to haue a kyng to rule them as other countreis had: Samuel wold not doe any thyng vnaduisedly in so great a matter. And therfore asked counsayle of God: Who shewed him selfe to be greatly displeased with the vnlefull request of hys people, and thretned that they shuld be therfore greuously punished. How be it he graunted their request, and ordeined Saul to be their kyng. Here the power of kinges and gouernaunce of kyngdomes was ordeined and established by God. Wherfore it is to be marked, that god was not therfore angry, because he disalowed the power and auctoritee of kynges, but because he was displeased with the vnconstant mynd and affection of the people, in chaungyng that kynde of gouernaunce in the commune weale, that was by hym ordeined.

¶Saul, the fyrst kyng of the Hebreues, reigned . [...]. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2889 The yere before Christe 1074 He from an asseherde was brought to the maiestee of a king,Before Britayne knovven 1024 and whiles he folowed the admonicions of Samuel, he prospered and slue of the Ammonites and Palestines .60000. But therwith beyng elated, neglectynge the prophete, counsailynge with Phytones, sleyng the priestes, and contemnyng God, he was both of god and man forsaken: wherby he was ouercome with al his house, of the Palestines, and willingly killyng him selfe, was vnto his enemies a laughyng stocke.

¶The holy man Dauid by the commandement of God, was anoynted kyng of Israell, of the prophete Samuel. Whom Saul (after the spirite of god had forsaken hym) partly forenuy that Dauid was so highly praised of the Israelites, and partly fearyng that he wold defeate him of his kyngdome, vexed with continuall persecucion: duryng which tyme Dauid shewed many exaumples, both of godly pacience and also of loyal obedience toward his [Page] prince. In so muche, that whan Saul (by the prouidence of god) fell in his handes: he onely cut a peece of the hem of his garment, in token that if he had listed at that present, he might haue slayne hym, and for that dede, afterward greatly repented, that he had ben so bold, as to cut the hemme of the garment of Saul his soueraigne lorde and kynge, notwithstandyng that he was his moste greuous enemy, and euery houre sought his death.

The yere of the worlde 2891 The yere before Christe 1072 ¶ Dauid the sonne of Iesse,Before Britayne knovven 1022 both kynge and prophete of almyghty god, after the death of Saul, reigned .vii. yeares ouer the tribe of Iuda, and than was admitted kyng of all Israell. He dyd that was good and ryght in the syght of god, and put his trust and confidence in the lord god of Israell, so that before nor after hym was not his lyke amonge the kynges of Iuda: he cleaued to the lorde, and went not from his steppes, he dyd the cōmandementes that the lord had geuen by Moses. Wherfore of hym god bare witnesse, that he was a man accordynge to his hert and desire: and to hym renewed his promises of the helth and saluacion that was to be loked for in Christe▪ so that for the certayntee therof, Christe of the prophetes is called the soonne of Dauid. And furthermore Dauid him selfe by the inspiracion of God, in his hymnes and Psalmes, most manifestly prophecieth of the conceptiō, byrth, lyfe, death, resurrection, ascencion, and heauenlye kyngdome of our sauiour Christ. Wherfore among the prophetes and other holy men, his writynges were had in great estimacion, and of lyke auctoritee, as were the writynges of Moyses.

Isboseth, the son of Saul, was made king ouer Israel, ¶Codrus in the Peloponessian warres,The yere of the worlde 2895 The yere before Christe 1068 Before Britayne knovven 3018 for the welth of his countrey gaue hym selfe to the death. After whome the Athenians had no more kynges but magistrates, by whom they were ruled. Of whom Modon, the sonne of Codrus, was fyrst, who gouerned them .xx. yeres.

Abiathar consecrated high priest of the Iewes.

The yere of the worlde 2898 The yere before Christe 1065 ¶Dauid was chosen and anointed king ouer al Israe and reigned .33. yeres. He expulsed the Iebuseis,Before Britayne knovven 1015 & made Hierusalem his citee, he vanquished the Philistines▪ and brought the arke from the house of Aminadab to Hierusalem.

[Page]Ixion reigned in Corinth. xxxvii. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 1014 GUendoleyn the wife of Locryne, gouerned this roialme of Britayn .xv. yeres,The yere of the worlde 2899 The yere before Christe 1064 durynge the nonage of hir sonne Madan.

Before Britayne knovven 1013 Eupa [...]es, the .3▪. emperour of Assyria, reigned .38. yeres. ¶Dauid commited homicide and adulterie,Before Britayne knovven The yere of the worlde 2900 The yere before Christe 1063 for whyche he was greuously punished. After this,The yere of the worlde 2901 The yere before Christe 2062 Salomon was borne vnto hym, he made all his borderers tributaries accordyng to the diuine promission, from Euphrates and the great sea, to Egypt, than beyng in peace, he made the psalmes.

Before Britayne knovven 1008 ¶Argis gouerned the Lacedemōs one yere,The yere of the worlde 2905 The yere before Christe 1058 after whom succeded Archestratus, he reigned .35. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 1003 Nycius Fesulanus ruled the Thuscanes.The yere of the worlde 2910 The yere before Christe 1053

Micena, now called Cuma, was builded in Italy.

MAdan, sonne of Locrine, and Guendoleyn, toke on hym the gouernance of Britayn, which quietly he ruled. In the .xl. yere of his reygne, he finished hys life, leuyng after him two sons, Menpricius & Manlius.

Before Britayne knovven 997 Agastus gouerned the Athenians .xxxvi. yeres.The yere of the worlde 2916 The yere before Christe 1047

¶Carthage, as many do write, was in this time builded by Carcedo a Tyrian: other say, it was builded by Dido.

Absalon, Amnon, Adonias, with the other children of Dauid: Nathan, Gad, and Asaph prophetes, in this tyme flourished.

Before Britayne knovven 983 ¶ Dauid in the .xl. yere of his reygne assigned Salomon to bee kynge,The yere of the worlde 2930 The yere before Christe 1033 and gaue vnto hym the description of the temple.

Before Britayne knovven 982 ¶ Salomon, sonne of Dauid and Bethsaba,The yere of the worlde 3931 The yere before Christe 1032 the thyrde kyng of the Israelites, a man aboue all other moste wyse and ryche, reygned .xi. yeres, and at length by women, was seduced to ydolatry.

Before Britayne knovven 979 ¶In the fourth yere of his reigne he began to builde the temple of the lorde, and finished it in the leuenth yere.The yere of the worlde 2934 The yere before Christe 1029

Agyalaus in Corinth reigned .xxxvii. yeres. Before Britayne knovven 976 Alba Syluius, the .vi. kyng of Latins, reigned .39. yeres,The yere of the worlde 2937 The yere before Christe 1026 Before Britayne knovven 975 Laosthenes, the .xxxiii. emperour of Assyria, reigned .xlv.The yere of the worlde 2938 The yere before Christe 1025 yeres.

Labotes in Lacedemonia ruled .xxxvii. yeres.

[Page]Piseus Thuscus in Italy reigned .lii. yeres.

Arxippus gouerned the Atheniens .xix. yeres.

MEmpricius, the sonne of Madan, reygned here, in The yere of the worlde 2950 The yere before Christe 1013 Britayne .xx. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 963 Betwene him and his brother Mantius was great strife for the soueraine dominion.The yere of the worlde 2952 The yere before Christe Before Britayne knovven 961 But finally Mempricius slue his brother by treason,The yere of the worlde 2954 The yere before Christe 1009 Before Britayne knovven 959 and after he had cōtinued his reigne in tiranny, and al vnleful lustes the space of .xx. yeres, he was in hunting by wild beastes deuoured.

Salomon walled Ierusalem, and builded many citees in Iury.

The yere of the worlde 2960 The yere before Christe 1003 The Thracians obteyned the soueraintee of the sea.

¶In the .xxi. Dynasti of Egipt, Smendis,Before Britayne knovven 953 called also Sesach reigned therin .xxvi. yeres, vnto him Ieroboam fled, and there continued vntil the death of Salomon.

¶ Salomon in his latter age, deceyued with the loue of straunge women, worshipped theyr ydols, wherfore the kingdome of ten tribus was taken from his posteritee, and Adad, king of Syria, warred vpon him.

The yere of the worlde 2971 The yere before Christe 992 ¶Roboam, the sonne of Salomon,Before Britayne knovven 942 fourth kinge of Iuda reigned .xvii. yeres, he neclectynge the counsayle of wise men, in releasing the greuous burthens of his subiectes, but rather thretning more harder, caused tenne tribus to forsake him, and none folowed the house of Dauid, but onely Iuda. For Beniamin was geuē vnto Nathan, the brother of Salomon: but neuertheles thei faithfully ayded Iuda as often as they neded.

In this yere also began Hieroboam his dominion ouer Israel, and reigned .22. yeres, he made Israell to sinne in worshipping golden calues.

Thersippus, the fourth prynce of Athenes gouerned them .xli. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 2972 The yere before Christe 991 Pryminas in Corinth reygned .35. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 941

The yere of the worlde 2974 The yere before Christe 989 EBranke, the sonne of Mempricius,Before Britayne knovven 939 reygned amonge the Britons .60. yeres, he builded the citee of Yorke, and the castels of Dunbar and Edinbrough.

The yere of the worlde 2975 The yere before Christe 984 ¶Sesach the king of Egipt, inuaded Iudea,Before Britayne knovven 937 tooke Ierusalem, and spoyled the temple.

Egiptus Syluius, the sonne of Alba,Before Britayne knovven 937 the .vii. kinge of Latines,The yere of the worlde 2976 The yere before Christe 987 reigned .xxxiiii. yeres.

[Page]Doristus in Lacedemonia reigned .xxix. yeres.

Samos buylded, and Smyrna enlarged in the maner of a citie.

Before Britayne knovven 935 Pyriciades, called also Pyrithidias,The yere of the worlde 2978 The yere before Christe 985 the .xxxiiii. emperour of Assyria,Before Britayne knovven 930 reigned .30. yeres, he with sundry ineursions inuaded Hyrcania.The yere of the worlde 2988 The yere before Christe 980

Ahinas, hie priest in Iudea, Schemaia and Iddo prophetes, and also Rameus and Iadan.

Before Britayne knovven 927 The Thracians possessed Bithinia.The yere of the worlde 2989 The yere before Christe 977 Pseusenses, king of Egipt reigned .41. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 965 Abias, the fourth king of the Iewes, reigned .3. yeres,The yere of the worlde 2988 The yere before Christe 675 he ouercame Hieroboam in battayle.

Before Britayne knovven 923 Asa his sonne succeded him in the kingdome of the Iewes,The yere of the worlde 2990 The yere before Christe 973 and reigned .41. yeres, he was a iust man, he pulled downe ydolatrie, and ten yeres had peace.

Before Britayne knovven 921 Nadab, the seconde kinge of the Israelites,The yere of the worlde 2992 The yere before Christe 971 reygned not a yere.

Baasa the thirde kyng of the Israelites, reygned .24. yeres. A wicked prince, who distroyed all the house of Hieroboam.

Before Britayne knovven 913 Capys Siluius, the .vii. king of Latines,The yere of the worlde 3000 The yere before Christe 963 was kynge 28. yeres, he buylded Capua in Campayne. Thuscus, the yonger, then ruling the Aborigines.

About this tyme, according to the prophecie of Hely, halfe the yeres of the world were fulfylled.

Zaruch, king of Ethiope, with a mighty power inuading Iudea, was by Asa-ouerthrowē. Afterwardes Asa ronfederated him selfe with Benadad king of Syria.

Before Britayne knovven 907 In the .36. yere after the diuision of the kingdome of the Iewes. Baasa ascended into Iuda,The yere of the worlde 3006 The yere before Christe 957 but by the Syrians he was driuen backe.

Before Britayne knovven 906 Agesilaus (surnamed the great) the sixte kinge of the Lacedemones,The yere of the worlde 3007 The yere before Christe 956 reigned .44. yeres: of whose excellēt wisdome & prowes remaineth yet many remembraunces. Bacis in Corinth was king .35. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 901 Phorbas gouerned the Atheniens .31. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3012 The yere before Christe

Before Britayne knovven 900 Ophrateus, the .xxxv. Emperour of Assyria,The yere of the worlde 3013 The yere before Christe 950 reigned 20. yeres.

Iehoram, Azariahu, the sonne of Odad, Hananan, Iehu, prophetes, Iehu was slaine of Ela.

[Page]Hela succeded his father ouer the Israelites. In the second yere of his reigne he was slaine by Sāri his seruāt.

Samri destroied al the lignage of Baasa,Before Britayne knovven 898 and reigned but seuen dayes.The yere of the worlde 3015 The yere before Christe 948 Before Britayne knovven 879

The yere of the worlde 3016 The yere before Christe 947 Amri the sixt king of the Israelites reigned .12. yeares, syxe in Thersa, and sixe in Samaria, whiche he buylded, and ordeined the see of his kingdome.

Achab,Before Britayne knovven 886 the .vii. kinge of the Israelites reigned .22. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3027 The yere before Christe 936 he passed all his auncestours in wyckednesse, and toke to wife Iezabel. In his tyme the prophete Helias flourished.

Nepher Cheres in Egipt reigned foure yeres.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 935 Capetus Syluius, the brother of Capis,Before Britayne knovven 885 was king ouer the Latines .13. yeres.

A famin in this time began, which endured .iii. yeares. Iosaphat,The yere of the worlde 3031 The yere before Christe 932 the .vii. king of the Iewes, reygned .25. yeares,Before Britayne knovven 882 a prince both iust and vertuous, he ordeyned iudges in euery citee of Iuda, and commaunded the Leuites to read the law vnto the people, that they might therby learne to feare god.

Ammenophis, king of Egipt, reigned . [...]. yeres.

Ophraganeus, the .xxxvi. emperour of Assyria,Before Britayne knovven reygned 50. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3033 The yere before Christe 930

BRute surnamed Greneshield,Before Britayne knovven 879 as the vulgar historye calleth him,The yere of the worlde 3034 The yere before Christe 929 reigned here in Britaine .xii. yeres.

By the commaundement of Helias the prophete, all the priestes and prophetes of Baal were slayne.

Amnus in Corinth ruled .25. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3038 The yere before Christe 925 Ioahas was high priest of the Iewes.Before Britayne knovven 857

Iehu, Obadia, Micha, Iehiel, and Eleazar prophetes, flourished.

The yere of the worlde 3040 The yere before Christe 923 Osochor, in Egipt reigned .6. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3041 The yere before Christe 922 Tiberinus Syluius, the .x. king of the Latines,Before Britayne knovven 873 reigned .9. yeres. Of him the riuer of Taber was named,Before Britayne knovven 872 whiche before was called Albula, because he was drowned therin.

The yere before Christe 921 Agelas in Corinth reigned .30. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3042 Mecades gouerned the Atheniens .30. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 871

Achab ouercame Benadab, king of Syria twise, In The yere of the worlde 3043 The yere before Christe 920 the second conflicte he slue of the Syriens. 100000.Before Britayne knovven 870

[Page]LEyl, the sonne of Brute succeded his father in this royalme of Britaine. He builded the citee of Caerleil, and reigned .25. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 867 Spinaces, kyng of Aegypt, reigned .9. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3046 The yere before Christe 917

Achab, in the last bataile against Benedab, was slayn. After whom succeded his sonne Ochozias,Before Britayne knovven 865 an ydolater,The yere of the worlde 3048 The yere before Christe 915 who reigned two yeres.

Ioram, the .ix. kynge of the Israelites, brother to Ochozias,Before Britayne knovven 863 reigned .xii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3050 The yere before Christe 913 He was slayne by hys seruant, that succeded hym.

Agrippa Syluius, the .xi. kynge of the Latines, reigned .40. yeres.

In this tyme the prophete Heliseus, and Homere the poete flourished.

Before Britayne knovven 862 Archelaus. the .vii. kyng of Lacedemonia,The yere of the worlde 3051 The yere before Christe 912 ruled theim 60. yeres continually.

The mightie armie of Moab and Ammon, which rose agaynst Iosaphat, god brought to nought.

Helias, the mighty prophete, after many miracles by hym dooen, at length in a fyrie chariot, was rapt into Paradise.

Before Britayne knovven 860 ¶Iehoram by his father Iosaphat, was assygned to bee kyng ouer Iuda▪ he reigned .8. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3053 The yere before Christe 910 and after he was stablished in his kyngdome, slew all his bretherne, and made the people to synne.

Before Britayne knovven 853 Persusennes, kyng of Aegypt▪ reigned .35. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 853 Ochozias, called also Ahazias,The yere of the worlde 3055 The yere before Christe 908 the ninth king of Iuda reigned one yere: who also for his ydolatry was slayne.The yere of the worlde 3060 The yere before Christe

Ioiada was high priest amonge the Iewes, who lyued 130. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 852 Iehu, the .x. kynge of Israelites, reigned .28▪ yeres, he beyng of Heliseus anoynted kynge,The yere of the worlde 3061 The yere before Christe destroyed cleane the house of Achab▪ slew Ioram, brake the necke of Iezabel, kylled the priest of Baall, and bourned the temple of ydolles.

Achalia, widow of Iehoram, after the deathe of his sonne Ochozias, clene extermined all the lignage of Salomon, sauyng Ioas, a yonge babe, who by Ioiada▪ the hygh priest, was saued, and whan she had tirannously reigned .7. yeares, was by the commaundemente of the [Page] high priest slain.

Felsinus gouerned the Thuschans .33. yeres.

Ioas, the .xi. kynge of the Iewes, and first of the house of Nathan,The yere of the worlde 3065 The yere before Christe 398 reigned .40. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 848 In the seuenth yere of his age he was proclaimed and anoynted kynge,The yere of the worlde 3067 The yere before Christe 396 Before Britayne knovven 846 and Athalia was slain. As longe as he folowed the good admonicion of Ioiada, he prospered: but after fallynge in to idolatry and other wickednes, he slue Zacharias the prophete betwene the temple and the aulter, for which dede, god punished hym by the Syrians, and after was slayne in his bed by his owne seruantes.

LUd Hurdibras, or Rathudibras, sonne of Leyl,Before Britayne knovven 842 began to reygne in Britayne,The yere of the worlde 3071 The yere before Christe 892 he buylyed the citees of Canterbury, and Winchester, & the towne of Shastisbury, whan he had reygned .29. yeres, he deceassed.

The yere of the worlde 3072 The yere before Christe 891 Eudemus in Corinth reigned .25. yeres.

Dioginetus, the .vii. prince of Athenes,Before Britayne knovven 841 gouerned thē xxviii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3073 The yere before Christe 990 Before Britayne knovven 840

Ascrazapes, the .xxxvii. emperour of Assyria,Before Britayne knovven 831 reigned 41. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3082 The yere before Christe 881

Azahel, kynge of Syria,Before Britayne knovven 823 brought his army against Israell,The yere of the worlde 3085 The yere before Christe 878 and wasted al the countrey ouer Iordan.

Bonanis ruled the Thuscanes .28. yeres.

Ioas repayred the temple.

The yere of the worlde 3086 The yere before Christe 874 Iehoiachas, the sonne of Iehu the .xi. kynge of the Israelites reigned .xvii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 824

Aremulus Syluius, the .xii. kyng of Latines, reigned xix. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3090 The yere before Christe 873 Before Britayne knovven 823 He ordeyned the garrison of the Albanes vpon those mountaines, where Rome is now, and for his wickednes, was slayne with lightnyng.

Lycurgus, the law maker of the Lacedemones, ī this time flourished. He was a man so moderate and iust, that when he might haue reigned after his brother Poludecta, wold not take it vpon hym, but gouerned the royalme to the vse of his yong Nephue Cabrilaus, to whom, beyng of age, he restored the kyngdom, and in the meane time garnished the citee with most honest lawes.

The seruātes amōg the Tyrians slue al their masters, except one Strato, who at length was made their kynge.

Senscoris, kynge of Aegypt, beganne to reigne in the [Page] twentye Dynasty.

After the deathe of Ioiada, the highe priest, kynge Ioas falling in to idolatrie, cōmanded the prophet Zachary,Before Britayne knovven 820 the son of Ioiada, to be stoned to deathe.The yere of the worlde 3093 The yere before Christe 970

Before Britayne knovven 816 Aristemedes in Corinth reigned .35. yeres.

BLadud, the son of Lud, ruled Britain .20. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3097 The yere before Christe 866 He (as oure late histories witnes) builded the citee of Bathe,Before Britayne knovven 813 and made therein the hote bathes,The yere of the worlde 3100 The yere before Christe 863 and also by the vain trust of the arte of Nychromancy, wherin he was very studious, toke vpon him to fly ī the aer, where he fel downe and brake his necke.

Before Britayne knovven 812 Pheredus, prince of Athenes, ruled theim .19. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3101 The yere before Christe 862

Azahel kyng of Iurie, spoiled Iudea.

Before Britayne knovven 808 Ioas, of Israelites the .xi. kynge, reigned .16. yeres.The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 858

Before Britayne knovven 807 The other Ioas, king of the Iewes,The yere of the worlde 3106 The yere before Christe 857 was of his owne seruantes slain in his bed. After whom succeded Amasia, the .xii. kyng of the Iewes, who reigned .29. yeres.

Auentinus Syluius the .xiii. king of Latines, reigned 37. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 804 He by his buriall in the hill,The yere of the worlde 3109 The yere before Christe 854 whyche nowe is part of the citee of Rome▪ gaue the name vnto it for euer.

Heliseus the prophette about this time deceassed, who beyng dead raised a dead man.

Before Britayne knovven 802 Amos and Amazia prophetes flourished.

Osorthon, kyng of Aegypte, reigned .xv. yeres.

Thelechus also in Lacedemonia reigned .xl. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3111 The yere before Christe 852

Amasia vainquished the Amalechites, Idumeis, and Gabaonites, in the bataile sleing .10000. of them, and also takynge as many, whereby beynge elated, he adored straunge goddes, and at length prouokyng Ioas king of Israel to the warres, was of him taken.

Tharsus, and Anchiale, citees of Cilicia, were builded in one daye.

Hesiocus, a poete, and priest of the Muses, flouryshed in Helicon.

LEire succeded his father Bladud, and reigned .xl. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 794 He builded Leicester,The yere of the worlde 3119 The yere before Christe 844 and lefte after him thre daughters, of the whiche the yongeste, for hir wisedome, was chosen to be gouernour.

Ariphron ruled the Atheniens .xx. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 793 Ioas toke Amazias king of Iuda,The yere of the worlde 3120 The yere before Christe 843 and beat downe the [Page] walles of Ierusalem. In his place was Ozias his sonne constituted kyng by the people, who reygned .xi. yeres in the lyfe of his father, and .xii. yere after, he presumynge contrary to the ordinance of god to minister sacrifices in the temple, was therfore striken with lepre.

Hieroboam the .ii. and .xii. kynge of the Israelites, reigned .xli. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3123 The yere before Christe 840 ¶Tonos concoleros, called also Sardanapaius, the .38. and laste emperour of Assyria, reigned .xv. yeres,Before Britayne knovven 790 a man more corrupt and effeminate than any woman.

Ionas the prophete about this time was cast out of the whales bealye.

The yere of the worlde 3126 The yere before Christe 837 Tachelotis gouerned Aegypt .xiii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 787

The yere of the worlde 3129 The yere before Christe 834 Hieroboam ouerthrue the Syrians, and recouered the citees,Before Britayne knovven 784 which they had taken.

Egemnon in Corinth, reigned .xvi. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 781

The yere of the worlde 3132 The yere before Christe 831 Phulbelochus, capitayn of the Babylonicall warres, and Arbaces, president of Media, disdeignynge to be subiect vnder hym, who had rather be a woman than a man, conspired togither for the diuision of the empire, and by force of armes droue Sardanapalus to that poynte, that he bourned hym selfe with all his delicacies, (whiche he estemed more than all his empire) in a great fyre, onely in that, shewing him selfe to be a man. Wherby the monarchie was deuided, Phulbelochus reignyng in Babylon, and Arbaces in Media.

The yere of the worlde 3138 The yere before Christe 825 Arbaces began the empire amōg the Medes,Before Britayne knovven 775 where he reigned .28. yeres.

Phulbelochus also reigned in Babylon .48. yeres. He made Manahen, kyng of Israel tributarie.

Petubastis, was kyng of Aegypt .xxv. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 774

The yere of the worlde 3139 The yere before Christe 824 Tespieus, prince of Athenes, gouerned thē xxvii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 773

The yere of the worlde 3140 The yere before Christe 823 Mar [...]ius reigned amōge the Thuscanes .xviii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 770

The yere of the worlde 3143 The yere before Christe 820 Procas Syluius the .xiiii. kynge of Latines,Before Britayne knovven 767 reygned xxiii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3146 The yere before Christe 817

Alexander ruled the Corinthians .xxv. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 765

The yere of the worlde 3148 The yere before Christe 815 Ozias, in the beginnyng of his reigne beyng iust,Before Britayne knovven 764 subdued the Philistians,The yere of the worlde 3149 The yere before Christe 814 Arabies, and Ammonites, made them tributaries, and repaired the citee of Hierusalem. Finally by great abundance of welth and prosperitee, falling [Page] in to pride, and willing also to minister sacrifice vppon the golden altare, was striken with lepre, and by the priestes driuen also out of the holy place.

That time, in Iudea chanced a great earthquake, wherby the mountayne Eroge was clouen in sunder.

Before Britayne knovven 762 Caranus, otherwise Gramaus first king of Macedon, reigned .28. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3151 The yere before Christe 812 This Caranus with a multitude of grekes, folowed a flocke of gotes, toke Edissa, where he began the first fundemēt of the kingdome of Macedone. Alcanes, in Lacedemon ruled .37. yeres.

COrdeilla, the yongest doughter of Leir,The yere of the worlde 3158 The yere before Christe 805 ruled Britayne fiue yeares.Before Britayne knovven 755 She by the rebellion of hir two nephues, Morgan and Cunedagius, was takē and cast in prison: where, for sorowe she killed her selfe.

Phydon an Argiue first found out the vse of weightes and measures.

Before Britayne knovven 752 Zacharia, the .xii. king of Israelites,The yere of the worlde 3161 The yere before Christe 802 reigned sixe monethes, and was slaine by Sallum, who also continued not a moneth, but was by Manahen besieged, & destroied Manahen the .xiii. king of Israelites, reigned .10. yeares. who tirannously possessed the kingdome, and gaue vnto Phulbelochus great tresure to breake vp his warres.

Etalus gouerned the Thuscanes .30. yeres.

CUnedagius and Morgā iointly succeded Cordeilla, Before Britayne knovven 751 but they continued not long togither:The yere of the worlde 3162 The yere before Christe 801 but there began strife for the souerain dominion, in whyche Morgan was slaine in a countye of Wales called now Giaumorgan. After whiche victory Cunedagius gloryously ruled the hole yle .xxxiii. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 749 Osorthon was king of Egipt .ix. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3164 The yere before Christe 799 the Egipcians called him Hercules.

Azarias high priest.

Before Britayne knovven 747 Sosarmus the second emperoure of Media reygned xxx. yeres. Metasthenes erreth muche,The yere of the worlde 3166 The yere before Christe 797 in that he writeth Mandanes to be second king.

Before Britayne knovven 746 Agamnestor ruled the Athenians .xx. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3167 The yere before Christe 796

Procas king of Latins diyng, bequethed vnto Amulius his roialme, and to Numitor his treasure.

Before Britayne knovven 744 Amulius Syluius the .xv. kinge of Latines,The yere of the worlde 3169 The yere before Christe 794 reygned xliii. yeres.

[Page]Phacea the firste sonne of Manahen, and .xv. kinge of the Israelites, reigned two yeres, and was traiterously slain by Phacea.Before Britayne knovven 740

The yere of the worlde 3173 The yere before Christe 790 Psammus reygned in Egipt .10. yeres.

Phelesteus was the leauenth king of Corinth, he reygned .12. yeres.

Phacea sonne of Ramalia .xvi. kinge of Israel, reygned 20. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3175 The yere before Christe 788 Before Britayne knovven 738

¶Numitor, the elder sonne of king Procas, beynge expelled from his kingdome by his brother Amulius, liued on his owne lande, his doughter, because she should haue no child, was made a vyrgin Uestale: Notwithstanding in the seuēth yere of her vncles reigne, she brought forth two children, Remus and Romulus, at one byrth, wherfore according to the lawe, she was buried quyck: but the yong babes, beynge caste foorth by the bankes of Tiber, were founde by Faustulus the kynges shepeherde, who broughte theym to his wife Acca Laurentia, whiche for hir rapacitie was called of her neyghbours, a wolfe. The children when they waxed towarde men, gatheringe a bande of shepeherdes and theeues, slewe Amulius at Alba, and restored theyr graundfather Numitor to his kingdome.

The yere of the worlde 3176 The yere before Christe 787 Iotham, the .xiiii. king of the Iewes reigned .16. yeres,Before Britayne knovven 737 a prince vertuous and inuincible, he subdued the Ammonites, and buylded the sumptuous gate of the temple. Coenus, king of Macedon, reigned .12. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 734

The yere of the worlde 3179 The yere before Christe 784 Bochorus reigned in Egipt .44. yeres, and gaue vnto them lawes:The yere of the worlde 3183 The yere before Christe 780 in his time a lambe spake in Egipt.Before Britayne knovven 730

The Amazons and Cymmerians made many sodeine incursions into Asia, where they longe time made great waste and slaughter.

The mighty warres of the Peloponenses and Atheniens, with all theyr power and force, was kepte, wherein by mutuall slaughter they were compelled as vāquished to depart one from an other, and to forsake the warres. Naum and Micheus prophecied among the hebrues. Antomenes,The yere of the worlde 3185 The yere before Christe 778 the last king of Corinth, reigned one yere,Before Britayne knovven 728 After whom they had no more kinges, but yerelye magistrates were chosen.

[Page]The kingdome of the Lydians in this time began, where Ardisus first reigned .36. yeres.

Phulassar the second king of Babylon reigned .15. yeares,Before Britayne knovven 727 he was called also Teglatphulassar,The yere of the worlde 3186 The yere before Christe 777 he wasted and toke al the region Galatides.

Here beginneth the supputacion of the Olympiades,The yere of the worlde 3187 The yere before Christe 776 the most sure kalender of the Grekes.Before Britayne knovven 726 For the games were celebrated and kept at the mount Olympus euery fifty yere, in the kalendes of Maye, so that euerye Olympiade conteined foure yeres.

Aescylus gouerned the Atheniens .xxiii. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 725 Here fayled the kingdome of the Lacedemones.

Before Britayne knovven 722 Tyrimas in Macedonia reigned .xxxviii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3188 The yere before Christe 775

Before Britayne knovven 721 Achas, the .xv. king of Iuda, reigned .xvi. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3191 The yere before Christe 772 a wicked prince,The yere of the worlde 3192 The yere before Christe 771 who wilfullye made him selfe subiecte to the king of Babylon.

Before Britayne knovven 720 The Lacedemons warred agaynst the Messenes .xx. yeares cruellye,The yere of the worlde 3193 The yere before Christe 770 for the violacion of theyr virgines in the solemne sacrifices of the Messenes.

Celius in Thuscain reigned .xxi. yeres.

Phacea and Rasim, king of Surie, befyeged Achas the king of Iuda.

Before Britayne knovven 718 Hosea deceitfully slewe Phacea, and was the last king that reigned ouer Israel .xix. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3195 The yere before Christe 768

Tyrteus, a poete of Athenes, was capitayne of the Lacedemones.

Pericles, and Sophocles writer of tragedies, were constituted capitains of the Atheniens.

Hitherto Manetho continued his cronicle.

Medidus, the king of Media, reigned .xl. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3196 The yere before Christe 767

Before Britayne knovven 717 RIuallo succeded Cunedagius,The yere of the worlde 3197 The yere before Christe 766 a prince pecible and fortunate,Before Britayne knovven 716 he reigned .46. yeres. In his time (as our chronicles say) it rayned bloud, wherof ensued great mortalitee of people.

Uria, high priest, Oseas, Esaias, Amos, Micheas, and Adad prophetes flourished.

Before Britayne knovven 712 Salmanasar the third king of Babylon reigned .17. yeres, he toke Osea kinge of Israel,The yere of the worlde 3201 The yere before Christe 762 and destroyed theyr kingdome, leadinge theym captiue into Assyria, by the vengeance of god, who suffered long theyr wickednes. [Page] In Lacedemonia Ephorus was constituted theyr firste magistrate.

Osea rebelled, deniyng to paye tribute to the Assyrians.

The yere of the worlde 3204 The yere before Christe 859 Hosea of Israell desired aide of Sua king of Egipt ageinst the Assirians.The yere of the worlde 3205 The yere before Christe 758 Before Britayne knovven Before Britayne knovven 708

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 755 Ezechias, the .xvi. kinge of Iuda reigned .29 yeres,Before Britayne knovven 705 a prince iuste, vertuous and religious: who clensed his countreye from ydolatry, and brake the brasē serpent, he brought agayne the true honouring of god, and restored to the priestes their tenthes.

Alcamenon gouerned the Atheniens two yeares.

The yere of the worlde 3210 The yere before Christe 753 In the yere .1554. after the vniuersall floude,Before Britayne knovven 703 and after Comerus the first king of Italy .1414. After the distruction of Troy .432. And after Brute arriued in England 356. Rome was builded in Itali by Remus & Romulus.The yere of the worlde 3211 The yere before Christe 752 Before Britayne knovven 702

Romulus the firste kinge of Romaines, the sonne of Rhea Ilia, the virgine Uestale, reigned 38. yeres. In the xviii. yere of his age, he beganne to make a litell citee on the mount of Palatine, afterwardes he builded a temple, and made therof a sanctuary, for the tuicion of al transgressours: he ordeined lawes, and specially, that no Romaine should exercise any handy crafte: but onely geue theim selues to marciall feates and husbandry. Womē adulterours, or drūken, to be punished by death, he instituted their sacrifices, he vanquished in battayle Acron king of the Cecinenses, cōsecratīg his armour vnto Iupiter: he ouerthrewe the Antemnates, tryumphed ouer the Sabines, receiued Tatius theyr king into the felowshyp of his kyngdom, toke the Fidenes, ouercame ye Camerines, constituted the hundred Senators, ordeined ye Centurions, and appointed the twelue serieantes. Finally in ye marishe Caprea, striken with lightnyng, he was neuer after sene, wherfore they supposed he was takē vp to the goddis.

¶The Athenians altered the fourme of their commune weale,The yere of the worlde 3212 The yere before Christe 751 chosyng a magistrate,Before Britayne knovven 701 whose power shuld endure [...]. yeres, in whiche Carops first gouerned them.

Rome, not able to conteine in hir, two lordes, was the cause that Romulus slu his brother Remus.

At that tyme also was Nunca Pompilius borne.

[Page]In the nynth yere of the rebelliō of Osea, was Samaria taken, and the ten tribes led awaye captiue by Salman Assar.

Before Britayne knovven 700 Thales Milesius, one of the seuen wise men,The yere of the worlde 3213 The yere before Christe 750 flourisshed in naturall philosophy among the Grecians.

Sennacherib the fourth kyng of Babilon,The yere of the worlde 3218 The yere before Christe 745 reigned fiue yeres,Before Britayne knovven 695 he besieged Ezechias in Hierusalem, whose army the angel of god destroyed, to the number of .185. thousand, and consumed their bodies in to dust, that the ayre shoulde not by them be infected. The kynge fledde with a fewe to Niniue, where after .15. dayes, he was slayne in the temple of his owne sonnes.

The Lacedemones kept warre twentie yeres agaynste the Messenians, whose capitaine Aristomenes, hauynge an heary hert, slue alone 300. Lacedemones.

Before Britayne knovven 692 In this tyme Sibylla Erithrea lyued, who prophecied most plainly of Christ.The yere of the worlde 3221 The yere before Christe 742

Before Britayne knovven 691 ¶ Ezechias, in his extreme sicknesse was healed by god, his lyfe was prolonged by .xv. yeres. The sonne,The yere of the worlde 3222 The yere before Christe 741 to the wonder of all the worlde, returned his course backward by tenne degrees.

Aesimedes magistrat of Athenes gouerned thē .x. yeres.

Mydas reygned in Phrigia, and Aliactes in Lydia xiiii. yeres.

Assaradon, the .v. kyng of Babylon, reigned .v. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3223 The yere before Christe 740

Before Britayne knovven 690 Narus, Syracusa, Cathimo in Sicily, and Rauenna in Italy were builded.

The citee Messana was taken by the Lacedemones.

Merodach the fift king of Babylon, reigned .lii. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3227 The yere before Christe 736 surnamed Baladad,Before Britayne knovven 686 he sent vnto Ezechias ambassadors to signifie to hym how glad and how ioyfull he was, for that he had recouered againe his health.

Sabachon, an Aethiope, reigned in Aegypt .22. yeres, he ouercame Bochorus, that was theyr kyng.

Perdica, kyng of Macedon, reigned .51. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3229 The yere before Christe 734

Before Britayne knovven 684 Hydromancie, or diuinaciō by waters was brought into Italy by Persians.

Before Britayne knovven 682 Tarpeia, in rewarde of hir treasone,The yere of the worlde 3231 The yere before Christe 732 beynge oppressed with shieldes of the Sabines, gaue the name vnto the hill Tarpeius, on whiche the capitole was builded.

[Page]Elidicus gouerned the Atheniens .x. yeres.

Cardiceas, called also Anticarmin, the .iiii. king of the Medes reigned .xiii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3232 The yere before Christe 731 Meles was kyng of Lydia .xii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 681

The yere of the worlde 3236 The yere before Christe 727 Manasses, the xvii, kyng of Iuda, reigned .55. yeres,Before Britayne knovven 677 a wicked prince,The yere of the worlde 3237 The yere before Christe 726 who raysed vp ydolles, defiled the temple,Before Britayne knovven 676 sacrificed his children to the goddis, fylled Hierusalem with the bloud of innocentes, dispysed the admonitions of prophetes, and put to death the moste holye prophet Esias, cuttyng hym in the midle with a saw, wherfore god beyng displeased, reised vp the kynge of Babylon, who with a mightie power inuaded Iury, toke the kynge by a traine, and brought hym captiue to Babylon. Than in his captiuitee, aknowlagynge god, he confessed his sinnes, and toke repentance, through which findyng grace, he was restored to his kyngdome, where he abolished all ydolatry, restored the true honoryng of god, commanded that it shoulde be obserued, and iustly passed all the residue of his lyfe in the feare of god. He also repayred the walles of the holy citee, and ordeined garrisons in all his citees.

GUrgustius succeded Riuallo in this royalme of Britaine,The yere of the worlde 3242 The yere before Christe 721 and reigned .38. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 671

Hippomenes gouerned the Atheniens .10. yeres.

The Carenses obteined the soueraintee of the sea.

The yere of the worlde 3244 The yere before Christe 719 The warres that were kept betwene ye Lacedemones and Argiues began in Tyria.Before Britayne knovven 669

The yere of the worlde 3248 The yere before Christe 715 Candaules reigned in Lydia .xvii. yeres, who through the fonde loue that he had to his wyfe,Before Britayne knovven 665 for hir excedynge fayrenesse, not contented in his minde therwith, but that he must also disclose the secrets of matrimony, as though silence shoulde haue been a preiudice to hir beautee, shewed hir naked to his frende Gyges, by whiche deede his frend beyng enticed of his wife to adulterie, became his mortall enemy, and his wife also alienated hir loue from hym to Gyges. And therfore afterwarde he was slayne by the same Gyges.

Romulus beyng in the marishe Caprea, was neuer after founde.

[Page]After whose death the senatours chose ten iudges, who reigned a whole yere.

Diocles the .v. kyng of Media, reigned .54. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 664 Numa Pompilius,The yere of the worlde 3249 The yere before Christe 714 the son of Pomponius the leuenth king of Romanes reigned .42. yeres,Before Britayne knovven 663 The yere of the worlde 3250 The yere before Christe A man endued both with wit and vertue, he kept no war, he ruled the people in peace, he apointed both lawes and customes, ordeined the sacrifices & priestes, erected manye chapels and temples, elected Martius high bishop, created the religion of the Feciales and Salios, consecrated the virgines vestals, deuided the yere in to monethes, and to the ten monethes added Ianuary and February. Finally in the 43. yere of his reigne he died.

Tarachus, an Aethiope, reigned in Aegypt .20. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3251 The yere before Christe 712

Before Britayne knovven 662 Leochrates ruled the Atheniens .x. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3252 The yere before Christe 711

Before Britayne knovven 661 Ioel, Naum, prophetes among the Iewes.

Before Britayne knovven 655 A pestilent disease inuaded Italy,The yere of the worlde 3258 The yere before Christe 705 for which cause Numa instituted the priestes Salios.

¶In this tyme, as many wryte, Homere the prince of greke poetes feigned his warkes: he bothe amended and encreased the greke letters, and fyrst set furthe the rules of grammer.

Absander gouerned the Atheniens .10. yeres.The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 701

Before Britayne knovven 651 Gyges king of Lydia, reigned .36. yeres, he,The yere of the worlde 3265 The yere before Christe 698 by the cō mandemēt of the quene,Before Britayne knovven 648 slew Condaules, because he had shewed hir naked to Gyges, and so obteyned bothe hys wyfe and his realme.

¶Midas reignyng in Phrigia, with drinkynge bulles bloud was poisoned.

Before Britayne knovven 644 Two yeres was the roylme of Egypt without a king.The yere of the worlde 3269 The yere before Christe 694

Before Britayne knovven 643 Claucus Chius first inuented sondering of mettalles.The yere of the worlde 3270 The yere before Christe 693

Before Britayne knovven 642 ¶ The Scottes feignyng their originall out of Spayne,The yere of the worlde 3271 The yere before Christe 692 write, that one Simon Brech, a Spaniarde, was elected to their kyng, whiles thei inhabited Ireland, before they knewe yet Scotlande. And that by hym and his successours thei were guided by the space of .113. yeres, ere they arriued in Albion. This Symon brought with hym oute of Spayne, the marble chayre, in whyche the kynges of Scottes were wont to be crowned, This chayre by Edwarde the fyrste, was taken frome theym, and broughte [Page] to Westmynster.

Merres an Ethiope reigned in Aegypt .xii. yeres.

Eryxias gouerned the Athenians .x. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3271 The yere before Christe 692 SIsillus,Before Britayne knovven 642 brother to Gurgustius reyned in Britayne xlix. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3272 The yere before Christe 691 Before Britayne knovven 641

The yere of the worlde 3279 The yere before Christe 684 Beumerodach, the seuenth kyng of Babylon,Before Britayne knovven 634 reygned .xxi. yeres.

Croton, Corcyra, Chalcedon, Phaselis, Sybaris, Locris, and Tarentum citees, in this season were builded.

The yere of the worlde 3280 The yere before Christe 683 Archeus, otherwise called Argeus,Before Britayne knovven 633 was kynge of Macedon .xxxviii. yeres, with great loue of his subiectes.

The yere of the worlde 3282 The yere before Christe 681 ¶Here the Athenians altered agayne the state of theyr citee, for abolyshyng the power of princes,Before Britayne knovven 631 they yerely elected nine of the nobilitee to gouerne them.

The yere of the worlde 3283 The yere before Christe 80 Stephinatis was king of Egipt .vii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 630 After whom succeded Nichepsos, a prince singular in astronomy, who reigned .viii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3292 The yere before Christe Ammon the .xviii. kyng of Iuda,Before Britayne knovven 621 reigned .iii. yeres. A wicked prince, wherfore he perished by the sworde of hys owne seruantes.

¶Tullus Hostilius the thirde kynge of Romaines, reygned .xxxii. yeres. He fyrste of the Romans vsed pourple, and axes or maces to bee borne before hym. Who supposinge the citee to waxe feeble and weake with ease and ydelnesse, prepared warre, ouercame the Albanes, vanquished the Ueientes and Fidenates, beate downe Alba to the grounde: of the Romans and Albanes were one people made. In the meane while the Sabines gathered an army, betwene whom a cruell conflicte was made at the wood Malicusa, the array of the Sabines was broken, Tullus triumphed, enlarged the citee, addynge thervnto the mount Coelius. In Rome that time it rayned stones, and was vexed with the pestilence. The kynge taken also with▪ syckenes, gaue him selfe to the institution of sacrifices. But finally he with his hole house being striken with lightenyng, perished, whan he had with greate glory of warres reigned .32. yeres.

The barefoot cerimonies were first made in Lacedemō. The yere of the worlde 3295 The yere before Christe ¶Iosias the .xix. kinge of Iuda reigned .31▪ yeres.Before Britayne knovven 618 A vertuous [Page] and iust prince, for in his very childehod he began to seke the god of his father Dauid. He purged his lande from al ydolles, ymages, and woodes, burned the bones of the priestes of Baal, and clensed all wickednes out of the citees of Manasse, Ephraim, Simeon, and euen vnto Nephtalim: he repaired the temple, that the holye thinges might be couered. The booke of the lawe of Moyses whyche had been lost a longe tyme, was founde againe, whiche he red vnto the people. Finallye vppon to muche presumption be made warre vpon the kyng of Aegipt, in whiche he was wounded, and died therof.

Leostratus was capitayne of the Atheniens.

Sybilla Herophila in Samos was greatly estemed.

Before Britayne knovven 617 Psammeticus was kynge of Egypt .44. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3296 The yere before Christe 667 He receiued into amitee the Ioues and Cares,Before Britayne knovven 615 whiche against their willes arryued in Egypt,The yere of the worlde 3298 The yere before Christe 665 grauntyng theim a place to inhabite, he increased his hoste with outwarde retinue [...], he subdued all Egypt, and .xxix. yeres besieged Azotus, which at length he toke.

Archilochus, Simonides, and Aristoxenus, the musician, in this tyme greatly were estemed:

Before Britayne knovven 613 Nabuchodonoser,The yere of the worlde 3300 The yere before Christe 663 the fyrste and .vii. kynge of Babilon reigned, xxix. yeres.

Metius Suffetius, capitayn of the Albanes, for breaking his league, was with horses drawen in pieces.

Before Britayne knovven 632 Ardis kyng of Lydia reigned .xxxvii. yeres.

¶In this tyme Zaleucus the moste seuere lawyer of the Locranses flourished,The yere of the worlde 3301 The yere before Christe 662 who commaunded the eyes of his onely sonne, whiche was condemned for adultery, to bee put out, leste that the generall lawe should be frustrate in him. At length by the praier of the people gaynsaying it, he in suche wise moderated his sentence, that he cōmaū ded one of his owne eyes, and an other of his sonnes to be put out, that the lawe might be fulfilled.

Phaortes the .vi. kyng of Media, reigned .xxii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3303 The yere before Christe 660

Before Britayne knovven Cypselus playd the tyrant in Corin .xxvii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3307 The yere before Christe 656

Before Britayne knovven Alba distroied, and Byzanee, called now Constantinople, was builded by Pausanias, king of Spartanes.

Alemeō, Leschon, & Lesbius were had in great renome.

Hystrus in Ponto, Chantus, and Stagera in Asia [Page] were buylded.

¶ Phalaris, tyrante of Agragentine flourished, vnder whome the cunninge artificer Peryllus suffered in his o wne inuencion.The yere of the worlde 3311 The yere before Christe 652 Before Britayne knovven 602

The yere of the worlde 3318 The yere before Christe 645 Philippus the .vi. king of Macedon, reigned .38. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 595

Tullus kept fiue yeres warres with the Latines.

Lamsacus, Abdera, Selinis, and P [...]isthenes, noble cities, in this time were builded.

The yere of the worlde 3323 The yere before Christe Grece in this season first enterprised to vse the oracles of Apollo at Dodoneus.Before Britayne knovven 590

Damasia ruled the Atheniens.

The yere of the worlde 3324 The yere before Christe 639 Ancus martius fourth kyng of Romanes reigned .24. yeres. He was nephieu to Numa by his daughter.Before Britayne knovven 589 He kept warres with the Latines, toke Politoriū the second tyme, beat it downe to the grounde, broughte the people to Rome, encreased the citye, adding therunto the mount Auentine, and Ianiculum, he made the bridge Sublitius vppon Tiber, and builded the citee Hostia▪ the hauen or port of Rome. In this same time L. Tarquinius Pryscus tam to Rome with his wife Tanaquil.

The yere of the worlde 3325 The yere before Christe 633 Phaortes,Before Britayne knovven 588 in a conflicte made against the Assryians peryshed. After whom succeded Cyaraxes, the .vii. kynge of Media .4 [...]. yeres.

Psammitichus, the king of Egipte, ioyninge wyth the Syrians in battayle, obteyned the victory.

Helchias bigh priest, Hieremias, Sophonias, Baruch, and Olda prophetes flourished among the Iewes.

Iosias prouoking the king of Egipt to battayle was therin wounded, and died. Of whose deathe Heremy the prophet made his lamentacions.

Ioachas, the .xx. king of Iewes,Before Britayne knovven 587 reigned three monethes,The yere of the worlde 3326 The yere before Christe 937 and was taken and brought captiue into Egipt. In whose place his brother Ioachim was constitute the .xxi. kyng of Iewes, and was king ouer thē .xi. yeares. An insolent prince, who not regardinge the prophecies of Hierentie, but burning the bokes therof, was finally slayn, and left vnburyed like a beaste.

[Page]I Ago, called also Lago, gouerned this roialme of Britayne .xxv. yeres.

Missena fel from the Lacedemons.

Before Britayne knovven 586 Nabuchodonosor the great, the .ix. king of Babylon,The yere of the worlde 3327 The yere before Christe called of the Iewes Nabucadnezer,Before Britayne knovven 584 reigned .xliiii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3329 The yere before Christe 634 He subdued the Syrians, Egypcians, Lybians, Hiberians, and brought the Iewes into captiuitee. Finally he rebelling as it were against almightye god, by the companye of beastes, with whome (by the stroke of god) he was compelled to liue, was made humble, and acknowlaged the godhead, to whom he gaue prayse & glorye, as al whose waies be iudgementes, and workes righteous, who also can humble the proud, and giue and take kingdomes as pleaseth him.

The Scithians entred as farre as Palestine, possessed al Asia, and molested Egipt with warres.

Ioachim burned the booke of Hieremies prophecie. After which dede Nabuchodonosor made him tributarye.

Before Britayne knovven 577 Hierusalem was taken, the king slayne, and cast out of the citee vnburied,The yere of the worlde 3336 The yere before Christe 627 accordīg to the prophecy of Hieremy.

Before Britayne knovven 576 ¶Ioachin, called also Iechonias, the .xxii. king of Iewes, reigned thre monethes and .x. dayes,The yere of the worlde 3337 The yere before Christe 626 he yelded him selfe willingly vnto Nabuchodonosor, by the counsayle of Hieremie: who sente him to Babilon, with all the noble men, and ornamentes and iewels: amōg whom also was the prophet Ezechiel.

In his stede Nabuchodonoser constituted Mathanias the fourth sonne of Iosias, whom he caused to sweare by the name of the lord, that faithfullye he shoulde serue the Chaldeis, in token wherof, he named him Sedechias, the xxiii. and last king of the Iewes, who was king .xi. yeres, he finally for his arrogancye and vntruth both to god & man, was taken, blinded, imprysoned, and miserablye finished his life.

Before Britayne knovven 575 Periander, the tyran of Corinth, in this time liued.The yere of the worlde 3338 The yere before Christe Sadyates was king of Lydia .xv. yeres.

Perusina, Mantua, and Dirachium buylded.

Before Britayne knovven 574 The game of Chesse about this season was deuised by wise men,The yere of the worlde 3339 The yere before Christe 624 to mitigate the mindes or hertes of tyrans.

Susanna, the most chast matron of the hebrues, by [Page] two false priestes was accused of adultery, but by the policy of yong Daniel she was purged and the prestes committed to the fier.

Nechac called also Nechepsos, kinge of Egipte,Before Britayne knovven 571 reygned .vi. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3342 The yere before Christe 621

Abacuk and Ezechiel beganne to prophecy among the Hebrues.

Draco, the lawe geuer of the Atheniens, wrote his lawes with bloude.

Sedechias brake his amitee with the kinge of Babylon,The yere of the worlde 3344 The yere before Christe 619 and entered in league with the Egipcians.Before Britayne knovven 569 For whiche cause Nabuchodonoser retourned and besieged Hierusalem, whiche he continued one yere, six monethes and fiue dayes.Before Britayne knovven 566 After which the holy citye with the most sacred temple, misarably with pestilence famine, sword, and fyre was destroyed.The yere of the worlde 3347 The yere before Christe 616 The king him selfe, with all his nobilitee taken, his chyldren slayne before his face, hys eyes pulled out, and sent in captiuitie to Babylon. Thus was the whole nacion of Iewes without respecte of age or kind eyther slayne or brought into Babilons bondage for theyr obstinacye against god & his prophetes and for the sinne and preuaricacion of theyr kinges, priestes, and all the people, the yeare after the vniuersall floude .169 [...]. after the arriuall of Brute .492. after the beginninge of the kingedome of the Iewes .458. after the buyldyng of the temple .414. and after the buyldinge of Rome .137.

¶Tarquinius Priscus, the .v. kinge of Romans,Before Britayne knovven 565 reigned 37 yeres,The yere of the worlde 3348 The yere before Christe he doubled the numbre of Senatoures, buylded the circuite, wherin the playes and pastimes were kepte ouercame the Sabines, encreased the bādes of horsmen, subdued the olde Latines, fyrste entred Rome wyth tryumph, made the walles, and synkes to conueye the fylthe of the city, and began the capitoll. Finally he was slayne by the sonnes of Ancus Mattius, whome he succeded.

Panetius first tyrannised Sixilye.

KInimacus succeded Iago in this royalme of Brytayne,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 612 wherin he reigned .54. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 562

Eniochida a capitaine of the Atheniens.

Stesichorus an exceltent poet, in this time flourished.

[Page]Aliactes reigned in Lydia .49. yeres.

Arion, the excellent harper, by a Dolphin (as it is writen) was borne through the sea.

Before Britayne knovven 560 Daniel, the most notable prophet, florished in Babilō.The yere of the worlde 3353 The yere before Christe 610 he in his youthe by his wysedome deliuered the innocent Susanna from death, expounded the dreames of Nabuchodonoser, and fynally cast into a denne among hungry lyons, was by the power of God preserued from harme. Afterwarde he prophecied bothe of the comyng of Christ and also of the empires of Babylon, Media, Persia, Grecia, and the Romanes.

Nabuchodonoser erected a golden stature or ydoll, whiche he commaunded to be adored, by whiche occasion the holye men Ananias, azarias, and Misael tryumphed in-the fyer. After this he sawe the vision of the fallynge tree, wherby he was warned of his falle. For shortlye after he was tourned into a beastly fury, liuing in the woodes as a beast seuen yeres. Finally he was restored agayn to his helth and kingdome.

Europs king of Macedon, reigned .xxvi. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 557 Pittacus Miteleneus,The yere of the worlde 3356 The yere before Christe one of the seuen wyse menne of Grece, in this time excelled bothe in learninge and marcial feates.

Uaphres, was king of Egipt .xxx. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 553 Cyaraxes ouercam the Scithians,The yere of the worlde 3360 The yere before Christe 603 and recouered Asia

Before Britayne knovven 552 Sappho a poetesse and prophetesse,The yere of the worlde 3361 The yere before Christe in this season was greatly renoumed.

Adrican, kinge of Penians, yelded him selfe and his to Aprius,Before Britayne knovven 549 who brought his army into Cireneica,The yere of the worlde 3364 The yere before Christe 599 where by them, at Isara his armye was ouerthrowen, put to flight, and slayne, excepte a fewe, who by slyght saued theim selues.

Before Britayne knovven Astyages the .viii. and last kynge of Medes, reigned 38. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3365 The yere before Christe 598 He gaue his onely daughter Mandanes in maryage to Cambises, a persiā, of whom Cyrus was born, whiche Cambyses, at length was taken by his nephieu Cyrus, and deposed from his empire.

Marsiles, a citee and fayre hauen of Fraunce, in this tyme was builded vpon the Lumbarde sea.The yere of the worlde 3369 The yere before Christe 594

Before Britayne knovven 544 Solon, (who for his wisedom is called one of the seuen [Page] wyse men of Grece, gaue lawes to the Atheniens, emong the which this is one: that euery man yerely shuld shew to the magistrates, his substance and kynde of occupacion, wherby he honestly lyued. And that suche children as were not by their parentes instructed in some honeste facultee, shulde not bee bound in tyme of nede to find them necessaries. He ordeined also sharpe punishment for sclanderers, and theim whiche spake yll of dead men, and abolished the cruel and blouddie lawes of Draco, whyche were tempered with noo equytee, but commaunded all transgressions egally lyke to be punished with death.

The yere of the worlde 3373 The yere before Christe 590 Amilinus Euilmerodach the tenth kinge of Babilon,Before Britayne knovven 540 reigned .31. yeres, he in the beginnyng of his reigne toke out of prison Ioachin kyng of Iewes, & honoured hym aboue all the princis of Babylon, and his sonne Asir Iechonias was also deliuered, who begat Salathiel, the father of Zorobabel.

The eclips of the sonne, which Thales dyd pronostique, chanced nowe.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 585 Cyrus, among the shepardes chyldren in their playes, was called theyr kyng.Before Britayne knovven 535

Astyages, to be reuenged on Harpagus, for the sauing of Cyrus, gaue him his owne sonne to eate.

The Hetruscians adorned Tarquinius with a golden crowne, a scepter, an yuory seate, and a purple vesture.

The yere before Christe 584 The fiue yeres warre betweene the Sabines and Romaynes began.The yere of the worlde 3379 Before Britayne knovven 534

Astyages warred agaynst the Lydians.

The yere of the worlde 3381 The yere before Christe 582 Astybarus, with his sonne Apanda, reigned in Media x [...]. yeres▪ as Metasthenes writ th.Before Britayne knovven

The plaies of Apollo called Ist [...]ia and Pythia, were in this tyme fyrst kepte.

Alcetas was kyng of Macedon .xxix. yeres.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 581 The Scottes, as their chronycles shewe,Before Britayne knovven 531 in this tyme began to inhabit Scotlande,The yere of the worlde 3383 The yere before Christe 580 where they liued long time vnder sundry capitaynes as they called theim,Before Britayne knovven 530 vntil the tyme of Fergus, sonne of Ferquard, kynge of Irelande, who ayded the Scottes agaynste the Pichtes, and was the first kyng of Scottes, as they saye.

The Sabines yelded them to the Romanes.

[Page]Anaximander, a renoumed philosopher and phisicien, in this time florished. He taught the course of the celestial bodies, and first made the Horoscopy or ascendent, and also discriued the circuite of the land and sea.

Archestratides was king of Athenes.

Before Britayne knovven 527 Seruius Tullius the sixt kynge of Romanes,The yere of the worlde 3386 The yere before Christe 577 reigned 44. yeres. He ouercam the Ueientes and Hetruscians, subdued the Sabines, added the three hilles Quirinalis, Fiminales and Aesquilinus to the citee, he dydde [...]ste a dyche about the walles, and firste of all ordeined the valuacion and numbryng of the people, whiche yet to al the worlde was knowen. Under whō Rome beyng brought to a valuacion, had .84. thousand heades of citisens. Finally he was slayn by .L. Tarquinius the proude, who (Seruius yet liuynge) affected the kyngdome, by the entisement of his wyfe Tulla, the daughter of Seruius.

Claudia a virgin vestale, accused of incest, for hir purgacion, went to the shalowes of Tiber, where fastenyng hir gyrdle to a shyp there stickynge, spake these wordes: If I be a virgin, folow me. Incontinent she drewe the shyp out of the shalowes to Rome.

Before Britayne knovven 523 Anamasis kyng of Aegypt, reigned .42. yeres.

The playes exercised naked, were kept at Athenes.The yere of the worlde 3390 The yere before Christe 373 Aesopus, a Phrigian, by fortune bonde, but in wyt free and excellent, in this tyme florished by feignyng his pleasaunt fables.

Before Britayne knovven 521 Croesus, the last king of Lydio, reigned .xiiii. yeres. In the beginning of his reigne fortune fauoured him,The yere of the worlde 3402 The yere before Christe 562 wherby he gathered excedynge richesse, by whiche he was so elated, that he enterprised warres agaynst Cyrus kynge of Persia, by whom he was taken, and set vpon a greate pile of wood to be burned. Than Croesus, remembrynge the wordes of Solon, who had tolde hym before. That no man coulde be counted blessed or on all partes happy, before the last day of his life, with a great exclamaciō cried oute, Solon, Solon, Solon. Whyche wordes Cyrus hearinge, caused of hym to be demanded, what he was, whom he called vpon: than Croesus declared the whole circumstance of the matter, whiche thyng Cyrus perceiuing, acknowlaged hym selfe to be also a man, and sore [Page] repented, that he went about to burne hym, who was equal to hym in honour and riches, and hastily commanded hym to be deliuered from the fier: whom alwaies after he had in great honour, and vsed much his counsaile. Herodotus at this Croesus began to write his historie.

Cyrus, by the counsaile of Harpagus, brought his army agaynst Astyages, and ouercame him in battaile.

Here the historians do somwhat vary, for Metasthenes writeth, that Cyrus and Darius togither vainguished Apanda, whom I suppose to be Astyages▪ and that they reigned also togither. But I wil folowe the certaine computacion and agrement of most histories.

CYrus,Before Britayne knovven 510 the first emperour of Persia reigned 30. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3403 The yere before Christe 560 he ouercame the Medes & Chaldeis, and reunited the monarchy, bringing it into Persia, when the strong citee of Babylon subdued all Asia, toke Cresus kinge of Lydia prisoner, deliuered the Iewes frō the captiuitee of Babylon. Finally by the ouermuche desyre of dominion, warringe in Scithia, was by Thomiris, quene thereof (whose sonne and armye he had ouerthrowen) slayne, and with him .20000. Persians, whose head she caused to be cut of, and put into a vessel of bloud as a meete tombe for it, with these woordes: Satysfye thy selfe vvith bloud, vvhych thou hast alvvay thyrsted: He excelled all men in his time in goodly personage, wisdom, prowesse, and specially in memorie, which was so excellent that he knewe all the men in his army, and called theym by theyr sundry names, when they came to him, he also gloryed in the gardeins and orchardes whiche wyth his owne handes he made, and the comely order of the trees that he had planted.

Chilon and Anaximines phylosophyers in thys tyme flourished.

COrbodug succeded his father Kinimacus in thys royaulme of Britayne,The yere of the worlde 3404 The yere before Christe 550 as our Chronicles wryte .lxiii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 509 [Page] Regassar, the .xi. king of Babilon, reigned .iii. yeres.

Seruius kept warres with the Hetruscians .20. yeres, after whiche they yelded.

Before Britayne knovven 507 Pisistratus the tyran of Athenes,The yere of the worlde 3406 The yere before Christe ouercominge the Megarenses,Before Britayne knovven 506 by craft possessed theyr empire .xxxiiii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3407 The yere before Christe 556 Labas Ardach, the .12. king of Babilō, reigned .6. yeres.

Atis the sonne of Cresus, in hunting by chaunce was slayne with a darte, notwithstanding the great prouysyon and carefulnesse of his father, which before time dreamed that his sonne should perishe with yron.

Xenophanes Colophonius, a philosopher, in this tyme lyued.

Before Britayne knovven 502 Amintas king of Macedon, reigned .50. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3411 The yere before Christe 552

Cresus raised warre against Cyrus.

Before Britayne knovven 500 ¶Balthasar laste kinge of Babilon, reigned .v. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3413 The yere before Christe 550 A prince geuen to voluptee, who abusinge the holye vessels of the Iewes in his vicious bankettes, was for that cause slayne by Cyrus and Darius in the taking of Babylon. After this the hole monarchi was reduced to the persiās.

Daniell sawe the mistery of the foure empyres of the Chaldeis, Persians, Greekes and Romains.

Cresus king of Lydia was taken by Cyrus in battaile.The yere of the worlde 3415 The yere before Christe 548

Before Britayne knovven 498 Cyrus and Darius according to the prophecy of Daniel,Before Britayne knovven 496 tooke Babylon, and slewe kinge Balthasar.The yere of the worlde 3417 The yere before Christe 546

Daniel by the enuy of the princes, was chast into a den of lions, where by the power of god, he remained vnhurt ¶ The same time perceyuing the ende of the captiuytye to drawe nere, he prayed god in fasting, sacke clothe, and ashes to witsafe to bring his people to theyr lande, whose prayer was herde.

Barathias, called also zorobabel,The yere of the worlde 3418 nephieu to Ioachim and Iesus the highe priest,Before Britayne knovven 495 with .45370.The yere before Christe 545 Iewes were deliuered free from Babylon by Cyrus, and retourned into theyr owne lande: where they repayred agayne theyr cytee, caste the foundacion of the temple, renewed theyr lawes, and sacrifices, albeit they were sometime letted by theyr borderers.

Before Britayne knovven 492 Pisistratus the second time reygned in Athenes.The yere of the worlde 3421 The yere before Christe 542

Before Britayne knovven 489 Policrates, the fortunate tyran of Samos,The yere of the worlde 3424 The yere before Christe 539 ouercame the Lesbians, and entred inleague with Amasis, at the [Page] last by a trayne be was hanged by Ozetes.

Malachias, Aggeus, and Zacharias prophetes liued.

L. Tarquinius the proude, the .vii. king of Romaines reigned .25. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3430 The yere before Christe 533 Before Britayne knovven 483 he first brought into the citee the vse of bondes, whippes, staues, dongeōs, prisons, fetters, chaines, banishementes, and other punishementes, he ouercame the Uolscians, and Gabians, he subdued Suessa, and Pometia, he made peace with the Thuscanes, and buylded a temple to Iupiter in the capitoll. Fynallye, besiegynge Ardea, he lost his kingedome. For when hys eldest sonne Sex. Tarquinius, had rauished the noble and chast matrone Lucrece, wife of Collatine, and she complayning this iniurie to her husbande, father, and other frendes, in all theyr syghtes with a knife had finished hir life: Then Brutus and Collatinus, takinge therof occasion moued the people to a more libertee', and so expelled Tarquine frome his kingedome, he forsaken also of his armye, came vnto Rome, where the gates were closed agaynst hym.

Cyrus in Scithia warringe agaynst Thomiris,Before Britayne knovven 481 the quene of Massagetes,The yere of the worlde 3432 The yere before Christe 531 with .200000. Persiās was slayne.

Cambyses his sonne, the .xi. emperour of Persia,Before Britayne knovven 480 reigned .7. yeres & .v. monethes.The yere of the worlde 3433 The yere before Christe 530 He added to his monarchye Egipt, ouercomming Psammenitus the king therof, he subdued the Aethiopians. He was a prince cruell and ebreous, he slewe his brother, and sister. Among other his cruell deedes, as it was seuere so was it righteous, for he caused a fals iudge to be flayne quyck, whose skin he hā ged ouer the iudgement seat, to be had alwayes in remē braunce of those that possessed that place. He prohibited the Iewes from buyldinge theyr citye, pulled downe the temples of the Aegipcians goddis, where with a tempest in the sandes he was destroied, receiuing for his wickednes condigne punishment.

The Samyans buylded Cydonia in Candy.

Psammenitus, the last kinge of Aegipt,Before Britayne knovven 479 reigned one yere,The yere of the worlde 3434 The yere before Christe 529 and was slayne by Cambyses: after whom the royalme of Aegipt was brought vnder the monarchy of the Persians.

Pythagoras, the famous philosopher, in this time florished, [Page] whose schole was not occupied in naturalles and astronomye as other, but in arithmetike geometrye, and musike, whiche he reduced first into sciences, and albeit that in his time none was comparable to him in wisdō, yet would he not be called a wise man, but a philosopher that is, a louer of wisdom, his doctrine was dyuyne and commodious, the whiche he teachinge to other, inioyned them to kepe silence fiue yeres, and here him diligentlye, ere they demanded of him any question. He neuer would do sacrifice with any bloud. He would eat nothinge that had life. Finallye he continued his life in wonderfull abstinency and continency to his immortall name.

Before Britayne knovven 473 Smerdes, the magician, the .iii. emperor of Persia,The yere of the worlde 3440 The yere before Christe 52 reigned, vii. monthes. He by the Pieres of Persea, with his brother was slayne. After whose death they consulted for the gouernance of the empire, where Darius the son of Hytaspis, through the admonicion of his frend Zorababel made a vowe vnto almighty god, that he woulde repaire his temple, if he might be kynge, neyther was his hope frustrate, for by neyghinge of his horse, and sodeyn lightnyng therwith▪ he was saluted king.

Orestes, the presidente of Sardis, hanged Polycrates the tyran of Samos.

Hrypagus and Hippias exercysed theyr tyrannye in Athenes.

Darius the sonne of Hitaspis, the .iiii. emperoure of Persia,Before Britayne knovven 472 reigned .xxxvi. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3441 The yere before Christe 522 He by thee nyghinge of hys horse, as it were by a certayn oracle, was declared king. Esdras and Nehemias call him Artaxerxes. He gaue licence agayne to the Iewes to buylde theyr temple, he constituted .xx. prouinces, & through the persuasion of his wife Atossa enterprised to warre vpon Grecia.

Democedes, a notable phisicion, in thys tyme flourysshed, who beinge captiue to Darius, healed hym of his foote, beinge wrenched, whiche before coulde not be remedied by all his phisicions.

Orestes, by his owne gard, through the menes of Bargeus, and commaundement of Darius was slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 471 Aggens began to prophecie among the Iewes who rebuked theym,The yere of the worlde 3442 The yere before Christe 521 for that they were slacke in the woorke of [Page] the lorde. Zacharias also prophecied the same time among them. Armonius and Aristogiton slue Hipparchus the tyrant and Loua an harlot, theyr concubine, whē with greuous tormentes she was forced to bewray them, she bit in sunder her tongue, and spit it forth.

Cleomenes, the king of Sparta liued.

Meandrius by craft obteined Samos, expulsing Sylosō.

The yere of the worlde 3446 The yere before Christe 517 The temple of the Iewes was finished,Before Britayne knovven and with great ioye dedicated to the lorde, wherein they offered theyr sacrifices, and celebrated theyr Phase in gratulacion that god had tourned the herte of Darius to them.

The yere of the worlde 3449 The yere before Christe 514 Babilon rebelled against Darius,Before Britayne knovven 464 and after long siege by the counsayle and helpe of Zopyrus, he recouered it. That time by his capitain Otanes, he restored Syloson to his realme.

Megapisus sonne of Zopyrus, presidente of Egipte, kepte warres agaynst the Atheniens.

The yere of the worlde 3451 The yere before Christe 512 Darius, for the reuengement of Cyrus made a viage against the Scithians, he subdued the Getes,Before Britayne knovven 462 the Thracians yelded them selues, but the Scithians put hym to shameful flight.

Aboute this time chaunced the historye of Iudith, as Philo writeth. But some suppose that it was done before the monarchy of the Persians, for when the empyre was in theyr handes, neyther the Medes ne Asfyrians had any king of theyr owne. Therefore this will I leaue vnto the iudgement of the reders. This moste chaste matrone Iudith stroke of the head of Holophernes, the moste terryble capitain of the Assirians, and delyuered hir countrey from greuous affliction.

The yere of the worlde 3453 The yere before Christe 516 Megapizus was constituted generall capitayn of Darius armie in Europa, he tooke Perynthus,Before Britayne knovven subdued all Thracia, vanquished the Peones, and sēt ambassadours to Amintas kinge of Macedonia, to submitte him selfe, which ambassadours for theyr incontinencye and drunkennesse were by Alexander the kinges sonne slayne. Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Romans, wyth al his family, were expulsed the citie, for the rauishment of Lucrece .244. yere after the buylding of Rome.

[Page]The kinges beyng thus driuen out of the citee, the state of the commune weale was changed, for the loueraigne dominion was in the gouernance of the Senate, among whome there were yerelye chosen two Consules,Before Britayne knovven 458 The yere of the worlde 3455 The yere before Christe 508 whose auctoritee in that office continued but one yere.

L. Iunius Brutus. & L. Tarquinius Collatinus were created the first consules of Rome. Brutus for the feruēt loue to his countrey, cōmanded his owne sonnes and nephues to be beheded, for that they had conspired to bringe in Tarquine again. After in a batail fought against Tarquine he was slayne. Collatinus was deposed frome hys consulship, in whose place P. Ualerius was substituted.

The Atheniens likewise elected yerely magistrates. Isagrus capitain of the Atheniens.

¶Tarquinius, with the ayde of Porsenna, kyng of Hetruscians,Before Britayne knovven 456 besieged Rome, and had taken it,The yere of the worlde 3457 The yere before Christe had not the valiaunte Horatius Cocles resisted theim on the bridge Sublitius, whiles it was hewen in sunder behynd him, wherby a greate nūber of their ennemies were drowned and he leapynge into the water, armed as he was, swam to his company.

The same tyme Mutius Sceuola, a senatour of Rome went into the campe of Porsenna, to haue slain him, therby to haue deliuered the citee frome that greuous siege, but he stroke an other in stede of the king, wherfore whā he was taken and brought before the king, and thretned, that he shuld for that dede be put to death, he loked aside and saw a great fire, wherinto he put his arme, and there helde it still, tyll it was bourned of, whiche sterne dede, and the wordes, that he saied, howe that thre hundred in Rome had sworne as well as he, to slee the kynge, caused Porsena, to make peace with the Romains, and so brake vp his army, and went his waye.

The same tyme Chloelia a virgin, beynge in hostage with Porsenna, deceiued hir kepers, and swam ouer Tiber to Rome, where she excited the people to defend their citee, and for that cause was honoured with an image set vp for hir remembraunce.

Before Britayne knovven Otanes successour to Megabizus, capitayn of Darius,The yere of the worlde 3458 The yere before Christe 505 toke Byzance, with diuers other citees.

[Page]¶ Acestorides, capitaine of the Ateniens.

The Romanes and Sabines fought together, in which battail the Romanes were victours, there were slaine of the Sabines .13000. and were taken .4200.The yere of the worlde 3459 The yere before Christe 504 Before Britayne knovven 454

The yere of the worlde 3460 The yere before Christe 503 Alexander, the .x. kinge of Macedon, reigned .43. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 453 He was surnamed Bubaris.The yere of the worlde 3461 The yere before Christe 502 Before Britayne knovven 452

P. Ualerius Plublicola, the contemner of rychesse, after he had been fower times consul, died so poore, that he was buried by the common expenses of the citee. ¶The same yere a conflict was fought betwene the Romanes and Aruncians, wherin the Romans as victours triumphed.

¶The Iones and Atheniens tooke Serdis and burnt it.

The yere of the worlde 3463 The yere before Christe 500 In the ninthe yere after the expulsion of the kynges, a newe dignitee was created ī Rome,Before Britayne knovven 450 called the Dictatorshyp, whiche was of more power than eyther the consulshyp or maister of the horsemen, for they all were obedyent to the Dictatour, and he was not chosen but in daungerous warres, ne contynued longer in that offyce than sixe monethes.

The Persians ouercame the Iones, and toke Miletū. ¶Mardonius,The yere of the worlde 3464 The yere before Christe 499 receiuyng of Darius a mighty nauy,Before Britayne knovven 449 subdued the Thasios, and brought the Macedons in subiection. Nere vnto Athenes, by tempest of the sea, he suffred a great wrecke, wherin there perisshed .20000. men. He brought, to his no lyttell damage and hurte, Brygis vnder his power.

A conspiracie in Rome to bryng in Tarquine, but by ye industrie of the consul Seruius, they were apprehended and put to deathe. A. Post humius the Dictator fought with the Latines, where he ouercame and triumphed.

FErrex, with his brother Porrex,Before Britayne knovven 446 ruled this lande of Britayn .v. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3467 The yere before Christe 496 but it was not long ere they fell at ciuile discorde for the soueraigne dominion, in whiche Ferrex was slayne. And Porrex afterwardes, by his mother was killed in his bedde. Thus cruelly was the bloude and house of Brute destroied, whan that this realme by the space of .616. yeares had been gouerned by that lygnage.

[Page]The feastes Saturnales were instituted in Rome.

Tarquine dyed at Cume. In Rome were constituted xxxi. tribus.

Before Britayne knovven 444 The commō people rose vp agaynst the Senatours for defente of their libertee,Before Britayne knovven 443 The yere of the worlde 3469 The yere before Christe 494 The yere of the worlde 3470 The yere before Christe 453 but by the wisdome of Memmius Agrippa, they were pacified, and had graunted vnto theim the tribuneshyp, that is protectours of the communaltee.

Before Britayne knovven 442 ¶The Atheniens, by their capitain Callimachus,The yere of the worlde 3471 The yere before Christe 492 with the counsail of Melciades, at Maratho ouerthrewe the army of the Persians, in whiche battail there fell of the Persians .9300. of the Atheniens .192.

The Uolsces were vanquished, and peace was made.

Before Britayne knovven 441 After the death of the two brethern Ferrex and Porrex,The yere of the worlde 3472 The yere before Christe 491 this royalme was rent in pieces with ciuil warres, for lacke of one souerayn gouernour, whiche continued the space. of .51. yeres, vntyl that the noble Dunwalle reduced the same in to one monarchy.

Gelon, tyran of Sicily, reigned.

¶Darius receyuynge knowelage of the ouerthrowe of his army at Maratho, prepared in three yere warre agaynst the Grecians.

¶A great famine and pestilence in Rome.

Before Britayne knovven 440 Marcus Coriolanus, by the protectours of the communaltee was exiled,The yere of the worlde 3473 The yere before Christe 490 the Uolscians receiued him for their capitayn, they proclamed warre agaynst the Romains, they tooke many citees of the Latines, & bisieged Rome. Finally at the humble prayers of his mother, and wife, he reised vp his siege, for whiche cause, the kynge of the Uolscians slue hym.

Before Britayne knovven 438 The Aegyptians rebelled agaynst the Persians.The yere of the worlde 3475 The yere before Christe 488

Darius in the preparacion of his warres died.

Before Britayne knovven 436 Xerxes the fifte emperour of Persia reigned .20. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3477 The yere before Christe 486 He succeded his father, in the will to serue and honour god, and dyd all thynges folowynge him, that perteined to religion, and vsed the Iewes liberally. He exceded all his predecessours in rychesse, and raysed vp all his power agaynst the Grecians. He also subdued the Aegyptians, constitutyng his brother president ouer them.

Hamilcar, capitayne of the Carthaginenses.

[Page]Leostratus of the Atheniens.

The lawe Agraria in Rome was made.

¶Xerxes, with an army of .1000000. men, and a nauy of 1208. shippes made his expedicion into Grece.The yere of the worlde 3478 The yere before Christe 485 Before Britayne knovven 435 At his setting foorth,The yere of the worlde 3842 The yere before Christe 481 vpon the coste Sapiades, in a calme day,Before Britayne knovven 431 by a sodeyne pyrey .400. of his shippes were lost, he made a bridge ouer the streictes of Helespontus with his ships, wherupon his army passed ouer.The yere of the worlde 3483 The yere before Christe 480 Before Britayne knovven 430 When he came to Athenes, he bourned the city. The Grecians toke .xv. shippes of Artemisium, of which Sandaces was admyrall. The battaile foughte at the streictes of Thermopyle, where Leonides capitayne of the Lacedemones, with 600. men put to flight the great army of Xerxes, and ther, with very werinesse of fighting, dyed in the defence of theyr coū treye. Themistocles likewise at Salamine, with a small noumbre of shippes, destroyed the mightye nauye of the Persians.

¶That day, that the Grecians ouerthrew the Persians at Salamine, Gelon and Theron vaynquyshed Amylcar in Sicilie.

Amylco succeded▪ his father Amylcar in Carthage.Before Britayne knovven 429

The yere of the worlde 3484 The yere before Christe 479 Athenes, Thesbia, and Platea, were destroyed by the barbarouse people.

Fabius fought a sore battayle with the Hetruscians in whiche he was victour: he wold not triumphe because of the great numbre that was slayne.

The yere before Christe 478 ¶ The familie of Fabius,Before Britayne knovven 428 at theyr owne charge for the publike weale,The yere of the worlde 3485 warred agaynst the Ueientes, in whyche they were al slayne, except one, who by his prowesse and wisedome reuiued that name agayne.

The yere before Christe 485 Mardonius toke Athenes,Before Britayne knovven 425 & receiued of Xerxes .30000 men,The yere of the worlde 3488 and caused the kinge to retourne into his roialme. They fought at Plateas, where they were put to flyght

The same daye vpon the sea Lenthichides ouercame them also. Ionia forsoke the Persians.

Xerxes a freshe prepared warre agaynst the Grecyans▪ Before Britayne knovven 422

The yere of the worlde 3491 The yere before Christe 472 Cymon the sonne of Mylciades, capytayne of the Atheniens ouercame him both on lande and sea, and compelled him to flee away in a litell fisher boote, where before scarse the lande and sea were able to receyue his power. [Page] For these warres thus vnfortunately atcheued, he begā to be contemned of his people, and at last was murdered by Artabanus his president.

¶A sedicion in Rome for the lawe Agraria.

Before Britayne knovven 421 The mistocles distroiyng and driuing away the Barbariens, reedified and wa led Athenes.The yere of the worlde 3492 The yere before Christe 471 At the laste for al his benifites, by hys vnnaturall countrey men, he was banished, and of force driuen to go vnto Xerxes his vtter ennemy, who rereyued him honourably, and wold haue sent him with an army againste the Atheniens: but he, chosyng rather to dye, than to be vnfaithfull to Xerxes, or els to destroy his countrey, poisoned him selfe.

Sedicion and pestilence in the citee of Rome. Urbinia a virgin Uestale, for loosynge hir chastytee, was buryed quicke.

Aristides of Athenes, for his wisedome, iustice and temperance was right noble and famous. He not withstanding that ye Atheniēs had exiled him without anye cause but onely for that he was counted to excell in iustice, yet at his departyng he prayd to god, that what so euer they desired, it might come to good effect and cōclusion. And when he was called againe from banishment, he neuer remembred any olde displeasure, in so muche that he alwaye honoured Themistocles, with whom he had perpetuall contention in the wealepublike. Of his temperance this was a great token, that notwithstandynge, he had bene in the greatest dygnytiee and offyces in the commō weale of Athenes, yet dyed he so poore, that he left not sufficient to burye hym worshypfullye. And his daughters wer maried at the cōmon charge of the citee. And to his son Lycimacus was giuē by the people one hūdred Minae whiche is of our money .239. poundes .xi. s. viii. d.

Unto this tyme Herodotus wrote his history.The yere before Christe 469

Before Britayne knovven 419 ¶Amilco, capitaine of Cartage, about this tyme,The yere of the worlde 3494 after many victories bothe on lande and sea, lost all his army by pestilence in Sicily.

Before Britayne knovven 417 Artabanus, in hope to opteyne the empire, slue Xerxes,The yere of the worlde 3496 whome Artaxerxes to be reuenged of his fathers deathe with his sworde thrust him throughe the bodye,The yere before Christe 467 whan he had reigned .vii. monethes.

[Page]Artaxerxes the seuenth emperour of Persia, surnamed long hande, reigned .xl. yeares▪ his dominion was from the furthest parte of Inde, vnto Aethiope, ouer an .127. prouinces,The yere of the worlde 3497 The yere before Christe 466 he embraced peace,Before Britayne knovven 416 and therfore was beloued of his subiectes.

Artaxerxes made a great feast vnto his lordes, be put away from hym the queene Uaschi,The yere of the worlde 3499 The yere before Christe 464 Before Britayne knovven 414 because she refused to come to him, and caused many maidens to be brought before hym: amonge whom in place of Uasche, he chose Hester.

Sicily was gouerned by the people.

Quintius builded in Rome the brothelhouses. The Romanes mustered, ī which there were found .124 214. heades of citesins.

A pestilence in Rome, wherein the consules dyed.Before Britayne knovven 412 The Uolscians besieged Rome.The yere of the worlde 3501 The yere before Christe 462

The Romaynes tryumphed ouer the Uolscians with theyr alies.The yere of the worlde 3502 The yere before Christe 461 Before Britayne knovven 411 In this battaile the name of Uolscians was almoste destroyed. For there fell of them in discomfiture 10470. taken prisoners with .xiii. insignes .1250.

Esdras, by the licence of Artaxerxes, came from Babylon to Hierusalem with .1775. Iewes,The yere of the worlde 3503 The yere before Christe 460 Before Britayne knovven 410 to repaire the lawe and citee of god, and to teache the people. For he gathered and brought in order the bokes of holye scripture, before scattered and destroied, and inuented the hebre charectes, whiche be vsed at this daye.

This yere also Hester began to reigne as queene.

Perdicas, kyng of Macedon, reigned .28. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 409

The yere of the worlde 3504 The yere before Christe 459 The seruantes in Rome rebelled, they toke the capital by their capitain Herdonius, and slue Ualerius the cōsul

The consules triumphed ouer the Uolscians,Before Britayne knovven 408 the citee mustered,The yere of the worlde 3505 The yere before Christe 458 in whiche there were .1 [...]2419. citezens.

Quintius Cincinatus was chosen Dictatour frō the plough,The yere of the worlde 3506 The yere before Christe 457 Before Britayne knovven 407 who wypyng awaye the duste and sweate from his face, entred the citee, and receiued that high auctoritee: in whiche by his prowesse and wisedom, he not only deliuerd the citee from the assaulte of theyr enemies, but also vanquished theim. After whiche vyctorye he surrendred his office and dignitee, and repaired agayne to his husbandry, whiche he diligently applied.

[Page]A sedicion. The ten Tribunes or protectours of the cō minaltee were created.

¶A man persuaded Artaxerxes to cōmaunde all the Iewes to be slayne,Before Britayne knovven The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 456 bicause Mardocheus wolde not doo reuerence vnto hym.Before Britayne knovven 405 The yere of the worlde 3508 The yere before Christe 455 The king graūted, and the commandement was sent foorth, and whan it should be executed. In the meane while Hester declared hir kynred, and deliuered the whole nacion from that mischiefe. A mā was hanged vppon the galowes, whiche he had prepared for Mardocheus, and the other was exalted into the kynges fauour, who (as Philo witnesseth) liued .198. yeares.

Empedocles and Parmenides philosophiers of Athenes in this time flourished. The fyrst in musike was notable, the other sequestryng him selfe from al company, on the moūtayn Caucasus, deuised the science of logike.

Cratinus, & Plato, comedie writers, and Aristarchus maker of tragedies, liued.

A dissencion in Rome for the lawe Agraria.

¶Neemias obteined licence of the kyng and queene Hester,Before Britayne knovven 403 to fynyshe Hierusalem.The yere of the worlde 3510 The yere before Christe 453 At this daye begynneth the computacion of the .70. wekes of Daniel, euery weke cō teynyng seuen yere, whiche fynished at the death of Tiberius: after whom Gaius caused his ymage to be set in the temple, vnder the name of great Iupiter.

¶Neemias, with the helpe of Eliasib, high priest, sonne of Ioachim and Resa Mosolla, son of Zorobabell, with other princis of the people, in .52. dayes fynysshed their worke. And for feare of the inuasiōs of theyr ennemies, thei helde theyr weapōs in one hand, and wrought with the other. The walles beyng builded, Neemias cōmanded the people to assemble, and recited vnto them the law and celebrated the feast of that moneth, he gouerned the people .12. yeres, and after retourned vnto the kynge, as he promised. Not long after he repaired agayne into Iurie, where he wrate the boke of his owne gestes, and quietly fynyshed his lyfe.

The Romaines had hytherto no certayne lawe to preserue common cōcorde and peace in their publike weale, wherby contrauersies and dissencions rose amōgest thē. For which cause they elected ten men, whom they sēt in [Page] to greece, to write out the lawes of Solon, and to learne the customes also of other great cities, vsynge moreouer the counsel of the wyse philosophers. The ten tables wer drawen out, whiche were hanged openly in the courte of Rome. This is the originall of the Romain lawes, whiche they borowed of the Grecians.

¶ Famaine & pestilence inuaded the cytee, the Consule Nuintilius dyed,The yere of the worlde 3511 The yere before Christe 452 Before Britayne knovven in whose place was substituted Sp. Furius.

The ambassadours retourned from Greece with Solons lawes.The yere of the worlde 3512 The yere before Christe 451 Before Britayne knovven 401

The people of Rome altered the state of their commō weale,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 450 for in place of their Consules,Before Britayne knovven 400 they created tē men who had power geuen them to stablyshe lawes.

The lawe of the ten tables was confirmed in Rome.

Anaxagoras, a notable philosopher, mayster of Pericles, in this time liued.

Sophocles, a poete of Athenes, and a wryter of tragedies, flourished.

Pericles, the valiant capitain of the Atheniens, in this tyme was renoumed for his wisdom and prowes. In all his tyme he nothing encreased his reuenues, but alwais enriched the commune weale. Finally beyng sycke vnto death, the noble men of the citee coming to comfort him, talked among them selues, how by his marciall prowes, he was victour in nyne great batailes. Whiche wordes Pericles hearing, saide vnto them. That he muche maruailed that they extolled so much that thing, whereof the more part was in fortune, and had happened to other as well as to him: and that whiche was most to be praised, they spake nothing of it. For neuer man (saied he) in this cytee, by myne occasion, had cause to mourne.

Appius Claudius, with his felowes,Before Britayne knovven 398 by force obteyned the souerain dominion.The yere of the worlde 3515 The yere before Christe 448 To the first .x. tables, two more were added.

The .x. men were deposed for their tyranny and lasciuiousnes, specially for the death of Sicius, and rauyshment of the daughter of Uirginius, whom hir father, to kepe hir vndefiled, with his owne handes slue.

¶The Consules wer created again, and Appius cast in [Page] prison and after exiled.

Pericles capitaine of the Atheniens made truse with the Lacedemones for .xxx. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 349 Hitherto writeth Dionisyus Halicarnasseus.The yere of the worlde 3517 The yere before Christe 444

Before Britayne knovven 391 MUlmutius Dunwallo the sonne of Clotē,The yere of the worlde 3522 The yere before Christe 441 duke of Cornwall, reduced his royalme into one monarchy, beinge before, by ciuyl warres and dissention lacerated and broughte into dyuers dominions. He was the firste that was crowned kinge and constituted good lawes, which long after were called Mulmutius lawes, he gaue priuileges vnto temples and ploughes, and began to make the .iiii. notable wayes in Britayn. In london called then Trenouant, he buylded a great temple whiche some suppose to be S. Paules, some Blackewell haul. Finally when he had brought this royalm to welth and quyetnes, reigninge herein .40 yeres, he dyed honorably, leauinge after him two valyaunte and noble sonnes, Belinus and Brennus.

The office of Censores instituted in Rome.

Before Britayne knovven 388 A famin in Rome,The yere of the worlde 3525 The yere before Christe 438 by which many for lacke were forced to throwe them selfe into Tiber. An earthquake chā ced also. The Fidenates rebelled agaynst the Romains.

Before Britayne knovven 386 Tolumnius, kinge of Ueientes,The yere of the worlde 3527 The yere before Christe 436 commaunded the Romaine ambassadours to be slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 385 The Romanes in reuenging the deth of theyr ambassadours warred against the Fidenates, and Uetentes,The yere of the worlde 3528 The yere before Christe 435 Tolumnius was slayne, and the Romaines triumphed

Before Britayne knovven 383 Iudas the sonne of Eliasib. was constituted high priest of the Iewes.The yere of the worlde 3530 The yere before Christe 433

About this time the Atheniens confederated them selfes with the Corcirens. The Corinthians kept greuous sea warre with the Corcirens, in whiche, bothe partyes gloried to be victours.

¶Aboute this time the warres of Peloponessus began. For the citees of Grece, after they had expulsed the Persians, being of greater strēgth and power, waxed proude and insolent, and therby fell at discorde and variance among them selfes, and for lyghte and smal causes vexed eche other with cruel deadlye and continuall warres: in [Page] so muche that by them Grece was vtterly destroyed, and lastly lost their libertee, and were brought in seruage vnder kynge Phillip of Macedon: and for their honest and commendable lawes and fourme of gouernance, which thei had vsed before time, succeded a dissolute order of al thinges, and great corrupcion of maners. The first occasion of this warre began betwene Corcyra and Corinth, with whom the other citees toke part, so that all Grecia was deuided. And the cheife leaders of one part were the Atheniens, and of the other the Lacedemoniens. These warres (as Xenophon witnesseth) contynued .28. yeres. with great varietee and change of Fortune. For somtimes the Atheniens, by the manhode and policie of theyr capitaines had the vpper hand, sometime the Lacedemones. But in the ende, the Atheniens were vainquished, their countrey destroyed, and the walles of the citee beaten to the grounde, and thei put vnder the seruage. of .30. tyrannes.

An Eclipse of the Sonne.

Archelaus, the king of Macedone, reigned .24. yeres.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 431 Archidamas king of Lacedemon.Before Britayne knovven 381

The Atheniens in battayle on horsebacke ouerthrewe the Peloponenses in Phrigia.

Cleopompus, capitayn of the Atheniēs, toke Throniū, vanquished the Locreās, droue the Aegineis out of their countrey, to whom the Lacedemones gaue landes to inhabite vpon.

A sore pestilence toke the Atheniens.Before Britayne knovven 380 The Lacedemones ambassadours,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 430 taken by Sadocus, were slain of the Atheniens.

¶Sitalces, kynge of Thrace, warred vpon Perdiccas,Before Britayne knovven 379 and wasted the countrey of Macedone,The yere of the worlde 3534 The yere before Christe 429 but by the counsaile of Setheus, to whome Perdiceas had promised his sustre Stratenices in mariage: Sitalces retourned againe into his countrey.

The Lacedemoniens beseged Platea in Grece, which was confederate with the Athenians.

Lesbus forsoke the frendshyp of the Atheniens.

The Chalcidenies ouerthrue and slue the Atheniens. The Atheniens by theyr capitain Phormio ouercame the [Page] Corinthians.

Pachetes, capitaine of the Atheniens, toke agayne Myti [...]ene and Lesbus. Platea was taken by the Lacedemones and beaten downe.Before Britayne knovven 378 The yere of the worlde 3535 The yere before Christe 428 And Athenes shaken with diuers erthquakes, likewise the yles of Euboea and Atulanta. A greuous sedicion and ruffling in Corcyra, where many of the noble men were slayne, and diuers of the commons fearinge to come to the handes of theyr aduersaries murdered them selfes in the temples.

The Syracusane warres with the Leontines in Sicilie beganne.

Agis king of Lacedemons, Domosthenes inuaded the Aetolians,Before Britayne knovven 377 he was vainquished and put to flyght.The yere of the worlde 3536 The yere before Christe 427

Demosthenes vanquished and slue the Peloponenses and Ambracians nye to Argos.

The Atheniens tooke Pilus, and put the Lacedemonians to great hurt and damage.

Before Britayne knovven 375 Xerxes, the seconde,The yere of the worlde 3538 The yere before Christe 424 and eight emperour of Persia reigned two monethes.

Sogdianus ye .ix. emperor of Persia reigned .8. monthes

A great drought in Rome and Nali.

The Atheniens tooke Scandia, and Cythera, spoyled and bourned Thirca.

An Eclipse of the sonne, and an earthquake in certain places of Grece.

Before Britayne knovven 374 Darius, surnamed Nothus,The yere of the worlde 3539 The yere before Christe 424 the tenthe emperour of Persia, reigned .xix. yeres he did muche domage to the Atheniens, for the olde rancour betwene them.

Brasidas, the Lacedemnian capitayne, got Amphipolis toke Torona, receiued by dedicion diuers cities of the part of the Athenians, and besieged Lecythus.

The Bocotians vanquished the Atheniens at Delos, and toke it.

Truce taken betwene the Atheniens and the Lacedemons.Before Britayne knovven 373 The yere of the worlde 3540 The yere before Christe 423

The Ueientes ouerthru the Romanes, for which cause Mamercus Emilius was elected Dictatour, who vaynquished the Ueientes and Fidenates.

¶Cleon, the capitaine of Atheniens recouered Sicionia and Torona, which had geuē vp to the Lacedemonians. [Page] At Amphipolis Brasidas vāquished and slue Cleon, him selfe being also wounded to death, after whom succeded Clearidas.

The Lacedemoniens made truce with the Atheniens for .50 yeres, and buylded Heraclea.

The Atheniens, by the meanes of Alcibiades entred in league with the Argiues and other for .100. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3543 The yere before Christe 420 Uulturnum was taken by the Samnites, whiche by theyr capitaine Capy, was after named Capua.Before Britayne knovven 370

The yere of the worlde 3545 The yere before Christe 418 The Lacedemones, by theyr capitayne Agis, ouerthrue and vāquished the Argiues,Before Britayne knovven with whom also they made league.

The yere of the worlde 3547 The yere before Christe 416 A commotion of seruantes in Rome, who conspired to destroye the citye with fier.Before Britayne knovven 366

The Atheniens toke Melos by dedicion, and kylled all the youth, bringinge the residue to bondage.

The Athenians with theyr capitaynes Alcibiades, Nicias and La [...]achus, sayled into Sicilye.

And the sayd Alcibiades was incontinent sent for home, and should for certaine offences, haue ben banished. But he hauing knowlage therof fledde to the Lacedemons, whom he styrred to warre vpon his owne countrey, and by his auctoritee withdrue many cities of Asia from the obedience of the Atheniens. Afterwarde he was called from banishmente, and atcheued many great vyctoryes in the quarel of his coūtrey mē, as shal after be touched.

The yere of the worlde 3548 The yere before Christe 415 Warres of Sicily were renued.Before Britayne knovven 365

The yere of the worlde 3549 The yere before Christe 414 The Syracusanes were besieged,Before Britayne knovven 364 and vāquished of the Atheniens. The Lacedemones sent them succours with their capitayne Gilippus.

Egipt left the Persians,Before Britayne knovven 363 and those Amartheus to theyr kinge,The yere of the worlde 1550 The yere before Christe 413 who reigned .vi. yeres.

The Thracians tooke Mycalessum, and putte al the people to the swoorde, withoute respect of age, who lykewise by the Thebans were all slayne.

The Syracusanes obteyned a great victorye ouer the Atheniens. Nicias and Demosthenes wer slayne, & few of them retourned to Athenes.

Socrates, the famous philosopher, at this time flourished in Athenes, he first inuented morall philosophye, [Page] and so diligently ensued it, that he was counted the most wise and vertuous man than liuinge. But at the laste he being enuied of them, whiche then dyd beare chiefe rule in Athenes, was accused of Anytus Melissus the poete, and Licon the oratour, that he spake agaynst theyr goddis, and corrupted theyr children with peruerse doctrine. At whiche time he so contempned death, that he woulde suffer no man to speake for him: and therfore (as the facion was) when he should drinke poyson, with a ioyous countenaunce, he sayd to Anitus: I bring the good lucke and incontinent died. But soone after the Atheniens repented theyr rashenesse, and were so sorye for his death, that of his accusers, some they slewe, and some they banished, and did sette vp openlye the ymage of Socrates, made of copper, for a perpetuall memorye of his benefittes and wisedome.

The Lacedemons made amitee with Darius.

Before Britayne knovven 362 Hytherto writeth Thucidides.The yere of the worlde 3551 The yere before Christe 412

The Medes forsoke Darius▪ and were again subdued.

Before Britayne knovven 361 Aboute Abidus the Athenienses triumphed vpon the Lacedemons and Syracusanes.The yere of the worlde 3552 The yere before Christe 411

Alcibiades, at Chalcedon obteyned a great victory, he toke Byzance by treason, ouercam the Lacedemons, vā quished Pharnabazus, and in his absence was elected capitain of Athenes, whither he retourned with greate triumphe, he was a man of goodlye personage, actiue, eloquent, and of wytte quicke and excellente: and yet therewithal lacked not diuers vyces, as dissolute lyuinge and lecherie and ryot, deceyt and vnconstancie, which caused men to meruayle, that in one man might be such diuers natures. Finally by the menes of Lysāder, he was exiled who being in Phrigia, the house wherin he lay purposely was set on fyre, whiche he escaped, and halfe naked, valiantly defended him selfe againste his ennemies, amonge whom he was slayne, and his heade broughte to Pharnabazus capitayne of Persians.

Posthumius Uigillenses, the Romayn capitayne, after is victory ouer the Eques and Uoles, for his arrogancie, was slayne of the souldiours.

Before Britayne knovven The temple of Pallas at Athenes was burned.The yere of the worlde 3553 The yere before Christe

[Page]Lysander, ouerthrewe Antiochus, the Athenien, & toke Delphinion and Eiona.

The Carthaginensis, with their capitayn Annibal, inuaded Sicilie by sea.The yere of the worlde 3554 The yere before Christe 409 Before Britayne knovven 359

A famine and pestilence in Rome.

The yere of the worlde 1555 The yere before Christe 408 After the Atheniens had expulsed their capitayne Alcibiades, the seconde time,Before Britayne knovven 358 thei were ouerthrowen & slaine by Lysander the Lacedemonian capitayne, nere to the citee Aegus, whiche by force of armes toke also Cerdrias and Lampsacus, and after gyrt the citee ofAthenes with a stronge siege: at whyche tyme manye of them perished with hūger and famyne, and yet were they so stubburne in their sentence, that thei not only refused all condiciōs of peace, but also publysshed, that who so euer exhorted theim to take peace, should be slayne. But in fine, after .v monethes, they were constraigned with hunger to yelde them selfe: at whiche tyme the Corinthes and Thebans woulde haue had their citie vtterly destroied, but the Lacedemons would not vse suche extreme cruelte towarde that citee▪ whiche was alwaye counted one of the eies of Grece, & by whome thei had receiued so great beneiftes in expulsing the Medes and Perses. Therfore it was decreed, that onely their walles and towers should be caste to the erth, and to them prescribed a certayn forme of gouernance: accordyng to the which thei should lyue.

The yere of the worlde 3556 The yere before Christe 407 Nepherites, kyng of Aegypt, reigned .vi. yeares.

Orestes in Macedon reigned .3. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 357

The yere of the worlde 3557 The yere before Christe 406 Thyrtie men were elected of the Atheniens to gouerne their common weale.Before Britayne knovven 356

Lysander by dedicion toke Samos.

Dionyse the elder by tyrāny possessed Sicilie. The Carthaginenses vanquished Gella and Camerina.

In Rome the Questores were elected of the cōmō people

Artaxerxes the .xi. emperour of Persia,Before Britayne knovven 355 surnamed Mē non,The yere of the worlde 3558 The yere before Christe 405 reigned .xl. yeres, vnto Cyrus his brother by inheritaunce fell Ionia and Lydia, ouer whiche Tissaphernes was president. For whiche cause, and beyng desirous of dominion, priuily he wrought treason agaynst the kyng his brother: which being knowē vnto Artaxerxes, caused hym to be taken, whom he cast in prison with goldē fetters. [Page] But at lengthe by the prayers of his mother beyng delyuered, he made open warre, gettyng on his part the Lacedemones, and so fightynge in a bataile, Artaxerxes was wounded, but Cyrus was there slayne.

The .xxx. men began to tyrrannyse Athenez: by Thrasybulus, they were vainquished in Pyreo, where he was slayne.

The popular gouernāce of Athenes was again restored.

Archelaus, king of Macedon, reigned .4. yeares.

Before Britayne knovven 354 Thimbron the Lacedemon receiued certaine citees of Asia vnder his rule and gouernaunce.The yere of the worlde 3559 The yere before Christe 404

About this time Dercillidas succeded Thimbron. He toke Larissa,Before Britayne knovven 353 Amaxion, and Colonas,The yere of the worlde 3560 The yere before Christe receiued the Kebrinos by submission, restored the Sceoseos to libertee, subdued Gergitha, possessed Acarges, and walled the .xi. cytees of Isthmus.

Wages was first graunted to the Romaine souldiors of the common cost.

Before Britayne knovven 352 Agis with fier and sworde wasted the prouynce of Elia, and restored the Greeke cities vnto their liberte.The yere of the worlde 3561 The yere before Christe 402 After his deathe, Agesilaus was constituted kynge of Lacedemonia.

Before Britayne knovven 351 ¶ This Agesilaus was of excellente vertue euen frome his childehode, as in trouthe, Iustice, temperance,The yere of the worlde 3562 The yere before Christe 401 noble courage, liberalite and continence. Wherfore he was so muche honoured, and prospered so well, that he subdued to the Lacedemones innumerable cities and countreys in asia and Grece, whan one demanded a thyng of him, whiche was vniuste, sayinge that he had promysed it: He aunswered: If it were iuste, I promysed it, but if it were vniuste, I spake, but I promysed it not: he neuer spake with any woman, sauing his wyfe, but either in the temple, or afore all men, thinking those two places to be void of suspicion. Whan he was demaunded, why he laye no more richely than a priuate person, he aunswered: That a prince ought to excel other men, not in delicacie, but in temperance and moderate lyuing. Truly the lyfe of this man was wonderful, and worthy to be an example to other princes, as it appereth in Plutarke, which wryteth at large.

[Page]BElinus and Brennus, sonnes of Mulmutius, deuided this hole isle of Britayne, betwene theim vnto Beline, as elder, was appoynted England, Wales and Cornewall: vnto other the northe parte beyonde Humber, But Brennus, a young man, desyrous of glory and dominion, thinkinge hym selfe equall with his brother in marciall prowes, was not therwith contente: Wherfore he raysed warre against Beline: but in cōclusion by the meanes of their mother, they were accorded, and Brennus geuen wholly to the studie of warres, leauing his countreye to the gouernāce of his brother, wēt into Fraunce among the Galles: wher in the prouice of Lyons, for his excellent qualitees, he was greatly estemed of Siguinus king of that countreye, whose daughter he maried, and of the Galles was made soueraygne capitayne, when they made their expedicion to Rome: of which I shall hereafter more largely declare. Beline in the meane time both in ciuile iustice and also religiō, as at that time was vsed, encreased his realme, cōstituting thre Archeflamins, whose seas were at London, York, & Carleon, he finished the foure great wayes begun by his father, subdued & made tributarie vnto him Denmarke: In London he made the hauen, whiche at this day reteyneth the name of him, called Belines gate▪ and as mayster Leyland writeth (whose labour & industry, in moste diligent serching out of the antiquities of this realme, is greatly to be commended) builded the tower of London he maried his doughter Cambra vnto a prīce of almani called Antenor, of whom those people were called Cimbri and Sycambri. Finallye after he had reygned wyth his brother, and alone .26 yeares, he dyed and after the pagan maner with great pompe was burned.

The yere of the worlde 3563 The yere before Christe 400 Pausanias was king of Macedon one yere.Before Britayne knovven 350

The warres betwene the Lacedemones and Thebanes beganne.

The yere of the worlde 3564 The yere before Christe 399 Amintas reigned in Macedone .vi. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 349

Otis king of Paphlagonia, toke parte with Agesslaus. Erippidas ouerthrue and put to flighte Pharnabazus. Lisander ledde his armye into Phocea, where in a skyrmishe at a gate of a citee he was slayne, the Thebanes [Page] erected the token of theyr victory.

Pausanias, the other king of Lacedemonia, for all the victories that he had atcheued for his countreye, was cō demned to die, for which cause he fled into Tegea, where he finished his life with sickenesse.

¶ The Lacedemones were vanquished by the parte takers of the Atheniēses. Agesilaus was called out of Asia to succour his countrey: he vanquished the Thessalians, ouerthrewe the Thebanes, wasted the lande of Argiues tooke Pyreum, and in ayde of the Acheis, with fire and sworde destroyed the lande of the Acarnanes. For which cause the Acarnanes made peace with the Acheians, and entred in amitee with the Lacedemons.

Ioannes, sonne of Iudas, and brother of Iesu,The yere of the worlde 3568 was high priest of the Iewes.Before Britayne knovven 345 The yere before Christe 395

The two bretherne Phileni, for the dilatinge of the dominion of Carthage, suffered them selues to be buryed quicke of the Cyrenenses

In this time many cities of Greece fell vnto the parte of Pharnabazus, who with Conon preparinge a nauye did great domage to the hauen towne of Laconia: Conō repayred Pyreum, and the great walles of Athenes. In the feldes of Meandrus Strutas the Persian slue Thimbrus and Thesādrus, put to flight and destroyed the Lacedemons. Teleutias toke Philocrates with .xii. shyppes. Thrasibulus subdued all Lesbus, whom the Aspendians by night killed. Iphicrates, in the streictes of Abidos, meting with the Locedemons, obteyned a great victorie in whiche Anaxibios was slayne.

Dionise tyranne of Sicilye, aboute this time ouercame the Lacronses, and shortly after he him selfe was vanquished by the Crotoniens.

☞Damon and Pitheas, an example of moste sure and rare frendship, in this time liued.

Argeus was king of Macedone one yeare,The yere of the worlde 3570 The yere before Christe 393 after whome succeded Amintas who reigned .xix. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 343

The citee Ueie, after ten yeres siege was taken by Furius Camillus the Romain capitain, for whiche victory he triumphed.

Before Britayne knovven 342 The Faliscians yelded to the Romains being prouoked The yere of the worlde 3572 The yere before Christe 391 [Page] with the great faith and Iustice of their capitain Camillus, whiche restored againe to them the children of theyr noble men, when they were geuen into his hādes by the reason of their instructour or schole maister.

Psammites, kyng Egipt, reigned one yere,Before Britayne knovven 339 after whō reigned Nepherites .4. monethes.The yere of the worlde 3574 The yere before Christe 389

The Atheniens besyeged Eginetas by lande and sea, and obteyned the soueraintee of the sea.

Nectanebus reigned in Egipt .18. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3575 The yere before Christe 388 Achaia by an horrible earthquake was so shaken,Before Britayne knovven 338 that ii. citees, Hebra and Helice, sanke and were cleane deuoured of the earthe.

Teleucias in the hauē of Athenes, toke many of their shyppes and men.

M. Furius Camilius, after many benefites by him done to the citee, was by them most vnkyndly exiled.

BRennus, the moste valiant capitayn of the Galles, sonne of Mulinutius,The yere of the worlde 3576 The yere before Christe 387 and brother to Beline,Before Britayne knovven 337 in this yere, with the Frenche men inuaded Rome, he first buylded and repayred beyonde the mountains, Millane, Pauy, Bergomuni, Comum, Brixia, Uerona, Tridentum, Uincētia, with dyuers other citees, vanquished the Clusines, ouerthrue the great army of the Romans, toke and burned Rome, slue ye Senatours in their seates, besieged the capitoll, and had taken it, had it not beere valyauntly defended by Manlius, who was wakened, with his companye, by the noyse of geese, and yet by famyne were sore constreig ed, wheefore they vsed this polycie: thei cast out pieces of bread in stede of stones, at their ennemies: by which meanes the french men, supposyng thē to be well vitayled, and consyderyng the munition of the place, receiued of the Romans .1000. li. weyght of gold, & brake vp their siege. But Furius Camillus reuoked frō his exile, and made Dictator: proclaimed, that not wyth gold, but with yron he would delyuer hys countrey, and with the bloud of the Galles, quenche the fyre of the cytee, and therfore had them prepare to battaile, in whiche the Frenchemen, minding more the gold than the fight: were by Camillls soone vanquished, and the citie again repayred in lesse than a yere. But of the deathe of Brennus, [Page] there is no certayntee, whether he was there slaine or retourned home, for some of our chroniclers write, ye Beline was in that viage, but be that as it was, I wyll leaue it to the iudgemēt of the reders, he toke Rome the 721. yere after the arriual of Brute in Britaine.

¶Artaxerxes made peace in Grece, commaunded them to leaue the warres, who so woulde do otherwise, to take him for his enmy, and restored ye citees to their libertees.

The warres in Olynthius began, in which Teleutias was slayne,Before Britayne knovven 336 the Olynthians triumphed.The yere of the worlde 3577 The yere before Christe 386

The Thebanes warred with the Lacedemones, with sūdry fortune. In Leucris the Lacedemones, were vain quished, and Cleombrotus theyr capitaine slayne. The Thebanes erected Tropheum, that is a token of victory The gaules desired amitee with Dionisius.

Rome was edified.

¶The townes of the Hetruscians distroyed,The yere of the worlde 3578 The yere before Christe 385 the capitole buylded with square stones,Before Britayne knovven 335 a sedicion for the landes of the Tometians.

The Carthaginenses, with theyr capitaine Hanno, inuaded Sicily.

Before Britayne knovven 334 Thebanes with fier and sworde inuaded the landes of Epidaures.The yere of the worlde 3579 The yere before Christe 384

Dionysius sent succours to the Lacedemones, who ouer came the Sicionians, and toke Geras: whiche done, they returned home.

Archidamus, a Lacedemon, ouercame the Arcadians and Argiues, and toke Cronum.

Before Britayne knovven 333 Camillus toke Satricum, and vanquished the Hetruscians & Uolscians, and rescued again Iutriū & Nepete.The yere of the worlde 3580 The yere before Christe 383 The Atheniens made a league with the Arcadians. The Aelians ouercame the Arcadians, and gotte theyr mountaine citees.

Dionisyus, the elder, by the deceites of his subiectes was slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 332 Mantius moued sedicion in Rome againste Cemyllus and other nobles, for whiche cause he was condemned,The yere of the worlde 3581 The yere before Christe 382 and caste headlong from the rocke Tarpeius. Dionisius the yonger tiran of Sicily, began to reygne.

Before Britayne knovven 330 To this place Xenophon writethe of the actes of the The yere of the worlde 3583 The yere before Christe 380 [Page] Grecians

Mausolus king of Caria, reigned whose wife Artemisia buylded for him a wonderful sepulchre, whiche was taken for one of the goodly woorkes of the world,The yere of the worlde 3586 The yere before Christe 377 Before Britayne knovven 327 of which all goodlye monumentes of dead men were called Mausolea.

The Athenians in this time were princes of Grecia Isocrates, the famous oratour, in this time flourished out of whose schole proceded the moste excellent oratours of Grece.

Xenophon, a philosophier of Athenes, disciple to Socrates, and folower of Plato in this time was renoumed he was an excellent capitayne. For he brought an army out of the extreme partes of Babilō, home to theyr owne coūtrei in safegard: and for his delectable stile in writing he was named the muse of Athenes, he made most excellent warkes of marciall feates, of huntinge, and keping of horses, he liued .89. yeres.

Plato, the prince of philosophiers, in wisedom, knowlage vertue, and eloquence farre excedinge al other Gentiles, was borne in Athenes. Lyinge in his cradell, bees were founden to bringe honye into his mouthe, wythout hurtinge the childe: whiche the diuinours did interpretate, that from him shoulde flowe eloquence moste swete and dilectable, he first lerned letters with Dion the grā marian, and exercised his youth in wrastling and feates of actiuitie, his name was firste Aristocles, and after for the big and brode stature of his bodye, he was surnamed Plato, vntyll he was .xx. yeares olde, he gaue him selfe to make amorous verses: whiche after he came to here Socrates, he bourned and then most atteintiuely he folowed Socrates as longe as he liued. And after that, he did not onely here the famous philosophiers and Geometriciās in Grecia, but also wente into Italye, Affrike and Egipte to learne the misticall sciences, he sayled thrise into Sicilie, where escaping the daunger of death, he was solde as a bondman, he deuided philosophie into three partes, that is, morall, naturall, and racionical. And by Athenes chase a place called Achademia, wherī he taught, wherof his disciples were called Achademici, and nowe all places [Page] where learninge is exersised, he called Achademia Furthermore, he is called Diuinus Plato, for his excellēt doctrine, whiche conteineth many thinges (as sainct Augustine sayeth that doth accorde with holy scripture: in so much as therin is perceiued the first part of Genesis. vnto Spiritus domini ferabitui super aquas. and the gospel of S. Iohn vnto, Et tenebre cum non comprehenderunt with the mistery of thre persons, in diuinitee therein expressed, he died, as he was writinge, beynge of the age of lxxxi. yeres.

Iudas the high priest, slue his brother Iesu in the temple at Hierusalem.

GUrguintus sonne of Beline,The yere of the worlde 3588 The yere before Christe 375 succeded his father & reigned in this realme .xix. yeares,Before Britayne knovven he subdued Denmarke compelling them to continue their tribute, and in his retourne home, met with a fleete of Spaniardes whiche were sekinge for habitacions, because theyr countrey was to populus, and not able to susteine them, to whom the king granted the isle of Irelande to inhabite in, and to holde the same of him as theyr soueraygne lorde. But the Socrates write, that the Spaniardes arriued before this time in Irelande, which I haue before declared.

Before Britayne knovven 324 Amintas, kinge of Macedon, vanquished by the Illyrians, was forced to pay theyr charges,The yere of the worlde 3589 The yere before Christe 274 and to lay Philip in hostage, who being sent to Thebes, and cōmitted to the custodie of Epaminondas, was by him instructed in all maner disciplines.

The Romans fought prousperously with the Uolsciās and Latines, the Antiates submitted thē to the Romās. Alexander was king of Macedon one yere.Before Britayne knovven 323 The yere of the worlde 3590 The yere before Christe 373

¶The citee of Rome was .v. yeres without magistrates by meanes of a great discord & variance that was meued for promulgation of certaine lawes: in the which was desired firste, that one of the consulles shoulde be chosen among the commons: nexte, that dettes should be diminished: thirdely that none of the nobles shoulde possesse ouer a certayne stinte of landes. Whiche lawes the noble men would not in any wise suffre to take effect. And therfore the tribunes, Liciuius and Sexius, whiche deuysed [Page] those lawes, letted and forbad any other magistrates to be chosen, the space of .v. yeare, and then were they constreigned by externall warre for that tyme, to breake vp their contention, which shortly after they renewed. ¶Epammondas, a Thebane borne, in sundrye qualitees bothe of the body and mynde was renoumed. In al kyndes of musike he was perfectly instructed, and daunced therwith excedyngly well. There was no vertue, that in hym was lacking, he oftentymes refused great summes of money and riche presentes sent to him by princes, although he were pore, sayinge: If the thyng were honest, whiche he were required to do, he woulde do it, bycause it was good without any rewarde: yf it were yll and not honest, all the goodes of the worlde shuld not make hym to do it: If it were profitable vnto his countrey, he was bounden and redy to do it freely: yf it were otherwise, no ryches mought counteruaile the loue that he bare to his commune weale. In bataile he ouercame the Athenians and Lacedemones, and in one daye had the victorie of al Grece. Finally, in a conflycte at Mantinea, betwene the Thebanes and Lacedemones, he was woūded vnto deth with a longe spere, the head remayning still in his body: yet retayned he lyfe, vntyll his hoste had the victory, and than sayde: I haue lyued long enoughe, for I dye vnuanquished. He was so poore, that he was buried at the charges of the citee.

The yere of the worlde 3591 The yere before Christe 372 ¶ Ptolomeus Alorites craftely depriued Alexander both of his realme and lyfe, and reigned .4. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 322

The yere of the worlde 3593 The yere before Christe 370 Uagorus, capitaine to Artaxerxes,Before Britayne knovven 320 violated the temple of Hierusalem, reuenging the death of Iesu.

The yere of the worlde 3594 The yere before Christe 369 Theo reigned in Egipt two yeres.Before Britayne knovven 319

The yere of the worlde 3595 The yere before Christe 368 Perdicasiew Ptolomeus,Before Britayne knovven 318 and reigned in Macedone viii. yeres.

Agesilaus, king of Lacedemonia, in his returne out of Egipt, by a sodain tempest beyng driuen vpon the coost of Libya, dyed, whan he was .84. yeres of age.

¶Aristotle, the renoumed philosopher, sonne of Nichomachus the phisicion, borne in Stagera in Grece, consumed his youth ryotrouslie: afterwarde he was scholar to the noble Plato .xx. yeres continually, he excelled al men [Page] in sharpenesse of witte and knowlage in diuerssciences Wherfore king Philip of Macedony sente his sonne Alexander to him to be taughte, sayinge: that he thanked god, that he had a sonne borne in his time. This man began a sect, the folowers wherof were called Peripatetici, and taught after the deathe of Plato .xxiii. yeres, he was banished out of Athenes because it was supposed, that he deemed not well of theyr goddes. It is wrytten, that he died by this occasion: As he went by the sea side he perceyued fishermen sittinge and doinge of somwhat and when he asked what they did, they tolde him a riddle, which when by longe study, he coulde not assoyle for shame and sorowe he dyed.

The Romanes instituted againe theyr magistrates. Artaxerxes Ochus the .xii. emperour of Persia reigned xxvi. yeres,Before Britayne knovven 315 he was a blouddy prince, who,The yere of the worlde 3598 The yere before Christe 365 besyde other tyrannies that he exercised, murdred his owne brethren he reduced the Aegipcians vnder the monarchie of the Persians, and at length was slayn of one of his officers.

The Galles brake into Italy agayn,The yere of the worlde 3599 The yere before Christe 364 and by Camillus they were vanquished.Before Britayne knovven 314

Consules were againe created in Rome,The yere of the worlde 3600 The yere before Christe 363 one of the nobilitee,Before Britayne knovven 313 the other of the cominaltie. In this yeare also the nobilitie tooke vpon them the offices of Pretor and Edilis, for graunting to the commons the o ther consulship.

Before Britayne knovven 312 Iaddus the sonne of Ioannes,The yere of the worlde 3061 The yere before Christe 362 and brother of Manasses, was high priest of the Iewes.

A pestilence in Rome. Camillus the second Romulus and father to his vnkinde citee, finished his last daye.

Before Britayne knovven 311 Perdiccas foughte with the Illerians,The yere of the worlde 3602 The yere before Christe 361 he was taken and brought to extreme myserie.

Artaxerxes of Persie, foughte vnfortunately agaynst the Egipcians, and loste many of his men.

Before Britayne knovven 310 Philippus, father to great Alexander,The yere of the worlde 3603 The yere before Christe 360 obteyned the kingdome of Macedon, Pausanias and Argeus making also title to it, he subdued Pmphibolis, warred with the Atheniens, and toke Bardillus king of Illyria.

Callimedes capitaine of Atheniens.

Before Britayne knovven 309 In Rome,The yere of the worlde 3642 The yere before Christe 359 by an erthquake in the marketplace the earth opened, whiche made an horrible gulfe or pit, out of whiche [Page] issued such a vapour, that it infected all the citye with pestilence. The diuinours declared, that this hole coulde not be closed til some noble man would cast him selfe into it.

¶ Than Marcus Curtius, a worthy knight of Rome, for the saluegarde of the people: armed at all pieces, ridinge on a great courser, richelie trapped▪ lepte into the gulfe and incontinente the earthe closed. The place was after called Curtius lake.

When L. Manlius was accused of Pompeius the Tribune, for banishinge of his owne naturall sonne T. Manlius, withoute gilte or trespasse, and was therefore likely to be condemned▪ the yonge man him selfe, whose banishemente was obiected agaynste his father, founde meanes to come into the chambre of the Tribune, and with his swoorde drawne, forced him to sweare that he wold not continue in the accusation of his father. Wherby he deliuered him out of daunger.

In Grece, the warre, called Sociall, beganne,Before Britayne knovven 308 among the cities.The yere of the worlde 3605 The yere before Christe 358

In the frenche warres T. Manlius vainquished and ouerthrue a frenche man of exceding greatnes, and toke from him a chiene of golde: for whiche he and all his lignage were surnamed Torquati.

The yere of the worlde 3606 The yere before Christe 357 Dion obteined Syracusas and ouercame Dionisius,Before Britayne knovven 307 The Romaines fought with the Tiburtines and Gaules, in whiche they triumphed double.

GUinthelinus, after the deathe of his father, was crowned king of Britain.The yere of the worlde 3607 The yere before Christe 356 Before Britayne knovven 306 A prince sober and quiet who had to wife a noble woman named Marcia, of excellent learninge and knowledge, She deuised certain lawes, whiche longe time among the Britons were greatly estemed, and named Marcians lawes. Finallye when this vertuous prince had reigned .26. yeres he died

The Phenices and Cyprians forsoke the empire of the Persians.

Dion ouercame the Dionysians, whyche possessed Syracusa, and deliuered his countrey: he was elected theyr capitaine.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 355 Archidamus, kinge of Sparta.Before Britayne knovven 305

[Page]Philomelus, capitain of the Phocenses, got the temple of Delphos.

The Tarquinians vanquished Fabius vnaduisedly fightinge, and sacrifised, 307. Romanes.

Before Britayne knovven 304 Spartacus king of Bosphorus.The yere of the worlde 3609 The yere before Christe 354

In Sicily Dion was slain by his hyred souldiours. Calippus who was the causer of it, toke on him the administration of the ysle.

Philip besieged and destroyed the city Methenes.

The Locrenses, meting in battayle with Philomelus, were ouercome, taken, and slayne. Upon this began a sedicion through all Grece.

Before Britayne knovven Artemisia quene of Caria.The yere of the worlde 3610 The yere before Christe 353

Hipparinus, son of Dion, expulsing Calippus recouered his fathers royalme.

The warres of the Argiues and Lacedemones.

Philip beyng ayded with a bande of Thessalians ouercame the Phocenses, subdued Lyeophrones, and hanged Onomarchus.

Fabius vanquished the Tarquiniens and Falliscians Phaylus,Before Britayne knovven 302 The yere of the worlde 3611 The yere before Christe 352 capitain of the Phocences recoueringe a new power, went into Beotla, where fighting he was againe ouerthrowen and put to flight.

The warres of the Lacedemons and Megapolitaynes in whiche the Lacedemons obteined the victory by their capitaine Archidamus.

Contenciō in Rome for the election of consuls, in whiche the Senatours obteyned.

Before Britayne knovven 301 Artaxerxes with great industry recouered Egipt Phinicia, and Cipers, he toke Sidona by treason,The yere of the worlde 3612 The yere before Christe 351 and caused Temnes the kinge, who betrayed the citye, to be slayne.

Arymbas king of Molossa.

The Romanes fought prosperously with the Tyburtyans and Tarquiniensis, but to cruelly they raged on thē for scourging .348. of the chiefest, they also tyrannouslye put them to death.

Before Britayne knovven 300 Protagoras, kinge of Salamine,The yere of the worlde 3613 The yere before Christe 350 submitted him to the Persians.

Artaxerxes subdued Egipte, and droue Nectanebus into Aethiope.

[Page]Mentor the president of the sea coste of Asia by craft and force gotte al the cities and regiōs theraboutes vnder the dominion of Artarerxes.

The yere of the worlde 3614 The yere before Christe 349 Spartacus king of Pontus dyed in whose place his brother Parisades was chosen, who reigned .38. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 299

Philip inuaded the Chalcidenses, by assault toke the castell Gera, compelled certayne townes to be vnder his obeisaunce, and expelled Pitholaus out of Thessaly.

The yere of the worlde 3615 The yere before Christe 348 Peace giuen to the Tarquiniāses & other for .xl. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 298

The yere of the worlde 3616 The yere before Christe 347 The temple of Apollo at Delphos,Before Britayne knovven 297 with them that fled thither were al bourned.

Popilius triumphed ouer the Galles, the pristinat possession of the consulships was restored to the fathers.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 346 The Phocenses submitted them to Philip,Before Britayne knovven 296 for his benefycence, of al Grece he was called emperour.

The warres of Fraunce renued. M. Ualerius, by the helpe of a crow, did vainquishe and kil a mighty frenche man. For which cause he and his posteritie were called Coruini.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 345 Timoleon, a Corinthean sayled into Sicilye, he arriued at Tauromenium, and got Syracusa.Before Britayne knovven 295

A pestilence in Rome, the Carthaginenses made league with the Romains.

The yere of the worlde 3619 The yere before Christe 344 Philip with fyre and sworde wasted Illyria,Before Britayne knovven 294 delyuered Thessalye from tyrannes with his benificence wan the citees of Grecia, with whom they tourned into amitee. Dionysius yelded him to Timoleon,The yere of the worlde 3620 The yere before Christe 343 Before Britayne knovven 293 he forsaketh Sicily sayleth into Corinthe, and miserably led a priuat life. Timoleon restored the Syracusanes to theyr lybertye.

Cersopleptus king of Thracia.

Coruinus warred vpon the Uolscians, vanquished them, and in his triumphe solde .4000. of them in Rome Alexander, brother of Olympias, reigned in Molosso.

The yere of the worlde 3621 The yere before Christe 342 A temple buylded in Rome to Iuno Moneta.Before Britayne knovven 292

The yere before Christe 341 In Rome it rayned stones, & the daye appeared as night

The yere of the worlde 3622 About this time the Scenical plaies or comedies wer instituted in Rome, to appease the wrath of the goddes.Before Britayne knovven 291 Ragoas poysoned Artaxerxes,The yere of the worlde 3623 The yere before Christe 340 Before Britayne knovven 290 and murdered all the kinges children except Arsees.

Philip leauing the siege of Byzance and Perintheus, [Page] made a leage with the Atheniens & other cities of Grece The Carthaginēses encresing theyr power with a new armie, sayled into Sicily, where by Timoleō they were ouercome.

The Romaines triumphed in a battail fought with ye Samnites by the manhode of P. Decius the tribune.

The Carthaginenses came to Rome to congratulate theyr victory.

Before Britayne knovven 289 Arses sone of Ochus, the .xiii. emperour of persia,The yere of the worlde 3624 The yere before Christe 339 reigned .4. yeres, being but yet a childe: but when he waxed greater, Ragoas fearing that he wold take vengeaunce on him for the death of his father, slewe him also with al the kinges bloud. Here ended the house of Cyrus.

Out of Grece came new inhabitantes to inhabit Sicily, whom Timoleon gentilly receiued, and gaue lawes vnto the Syracusanes.

In Rome a conspiracye of souldiours began the cytesens were reconciled, the lawe of armes instituted, and the legions of souldiours ordeined, euerye of whiche conteined .6000. footemen, and .732. horsemen.

Before Britayne knovven 288 Philip vainquished at Cheronea the Boeotians and Athenienses, suche as were taken:The yere of the worlde 3625 The yere before Christe 338 moued with the wordes of Demades the oratour, he deliuered frely, and entred in amitee with the Atheniens.

The same houre in Italy a battayle was fought betwene the Lucanes and Tarentines, in whyche Archydamus king of Lacedemō, fighting for the Tarentines was slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 287 Mithridates king of Ponthus, reigned .xxv. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3626

Philip by all the cltees was called emperour of grece against the Persians.The yere before Christe 337

Timoleon veraie aged paied his debt to nature.

The warres of the Romains agaynste the Latines, in the whiche Manlius Torquatus, and P. Decius wer cō suls. Manlius caused his owne sonne, a valyaunt yonge man to be beheaded, because he brake his aray to fighte with his enemye, who had chalenged him. Decius auowed him selfe to death for the Romayne army, by whose meanes they obteyned the victory, for the oracle had geuen answere, that on the one parte the capitayne should [Page] be slayne, on the other the hole hoste.

Ragoas murdered Arses with all the kynges bloude, and procured Darius to be kinge.

The yere of the worlde 3627 The yere before Christe 336 Pausanius slue king Philip in the Theater.Before Britayne knovven 386

The Latines submitted them to Aemilius.

The yere of the worlde 3628 The yere before Christe 335 Alexander surnamed the great,Before Britayne knovven 285 son of Philip kinge of Macedony, reigned, 12. yeares. In his youth he was instructed by Aristottel in learninge, and according to his desires had like fortune, for beinge but .20. yeres of age, he vndertoke the enterprise to conquere all the world, with an armye prepared by his father Philip, whyche was of .32000. fotemen, and .4500. horsemen, hauing no capitain vnder the age of .60. yeres, that not in their legges but in theyr armes they shuld put the hope of victorye: and so with most valyaunt courage did set vpon the whoole worlde, and had alwayes victory of his enemies In his first yere he was saluted emperour of Grece, but being contemned of the Thebanes, he vainquished them and taking theyr city by force, he destroyed it, and solde the people.

Dariꝰ the .xiiii. and last emperour of Persia, reigned 6. yeres. He was first made prince of Armeny by Ochus for his singular knowlage in warfare, and for the same cause was elected king by them that slue Arses. But after, beinge with pride and vainglorye elated, was by the great Alexander ouercome, and loste with his life the monarchy of the Persians.

The Romaines subdued Latium and triumphed.

The yere of the worlde 3629 The yere before Christe 334 Alexander with his army passed ouer into Asia at Granicus, he ouercame the Persians, tooke Sardis,Before Britayne knovven 28 Miletum, and Halicarnassus, subduinge all the landes vnto Phrigia, and obteyned al the religiōs as farre as Cilicia

Minutia a virgin Uestal, for incest was buried quicke.

Manasses, brother of Iaddus, the prieste of the Iewes,Before Britayne knovven 2 contrary to the lawe,The yere of the worlde 3630 The yere before Christe 333 buylded a temple vpon the mount Garisin.

Agathocles, the tyran of Sicily, with a nauye sayled into Affrica, which he sore wasted.

Ragoas, the murderer, with the poyson, which he prepared for to slea Darius, perished hym selfe, and so was [Page] worthily punished for his mischiefe.

Memnon, capitaine to Darius got Chion, & Antissa, with other cities.

¶Darius, with a mightie army, met Alexāder at Issus in Cilicia, where he was ouercome, & put to flight, hys mother, wife and two daughters were taken whom Alexander honourably and with great humanitie entreated. In this bataile there fell of the Aesians .20000. fote men, and of horsemen .1500.

Before Britayne knovven 282 Alexander came to Ierusalem,The yere of the worlde 3631 The yere before Christe 332 he was receiued of the highe priest Iaddus, by whose admonicion he did sacrifice. He afterwardes besieged Tyrus, and tooke it, and also Gaza.

Before Britayne knovven Agis kynge of Lacedemon.The yere of the worlde 3632 The yere before Christe 331

Alexāder, without any great labour, obteined Egipt, & buylded the citie Alexādria. In the temple of Hammō by the priestes he was called god and sonne of god. Frō thens he returned into Syria: where, passyng his army ouer the riuer Tigris, he fought agayne with Darius, in which he obteined a bloudy victorie.

Before Britayne knovven 280 CEcilius, the son of Guentheline and Mercia,The yere of the worlde 3633 The yere before Christe 330 reigned .7. yeres, of him there remaineth nothyng noble. But that (as the Scottes write) in the fyrste yere of his reigne▪ a people of Almaine, called Pichies arriued here in Britain, and possessed those partes, whiche nowe be the Marches of bothe royalmes Englande and Scotlande.

Alexander toke Babylon & Susa, spoyled and burnte Persepolis the regall citie of persia. Bessus, presidente of Bactria wounded his lorde Darius to death, whom Alexander apprehendyng, for his vnfaithfulnes, caused to be tied to two trees, the tops beyng bowed & brought together, and so loused, wherby he was torne in pieces.

Here endeth the Monarchy or empire of the persians, in the yere after the arryual of Brute .778. Whā it had continued among theym .231. yeares. And thus was the empire brought out of asia into Europe amōg the grekes, vntil the time yt the Romans reduced it vnto them

Alexander subdued Hyrcania, and fell into the riot of the persians, with drūkennes and fury, wherby he slue [Page] diuers of his frendes. He toke Cedrosios and Euergetas and subdued Arachosia

Alexander, king of Epirus, ouercame the Samnites and Lucanes in Italy. A muster in Rome and new citezens ordeyned.

The Thracians by theyr capitaine Memnon fel from Alexander, agaynste whom went Antipater, who ouer came them, & setteled the matters and estate of Thracia.

In the meane time also the Lacedemons with an host foughte for theyr libertee, but they were vanquished by Antipater, and theyr kinge Agis slayne.

The yere of the worlde 3634 The yere before Christe 329 In Rome .170. women were apprehended and condē ned,Before Britayne knovven 279 bycause they had prepared poyson to destroye theyr neyghbours, which were cōstrayned to drinke that they had prepared for the destruction of others.

The yere of the worlde 3635 The yere before Christe 328 Alexander obteined Paropamissa,Before Britayne knovven 278 he buylded an other Alexandria vpon the mountayne Caucasus. Mophis a king of India, did submit him selfe to Alexander.

The Lucanes yelded theim to the Romaines.

The yere of the worlde 3636 The yere before Christe 327 Alexander warred in India, fought with Corus king therof,Before Britayne knovven 277 who came with .60. princes and .400. Elephātes with toures: and yet was he taken by Alexander and restored againe to his royalme. Alexander buylded Nicea and Bucephala in memory of his good horse, and tooke by assault Agalassis.

Arimbas king of Epirus.Before Britayne knovven 276

The yere of the worlde 3637 The yere before Christe 326 The warres in Grece began, wherin Leoschenes the Athenien was capitayne.

Alexander subdued the Cosseans.

The yere of the worlde 3638 The yere before Christe 325 Zopirion, by the commaundement of Alexander, warred in Scithia, where he with .3000. was slayne.Before Britayne knovven 275

The yere of the worlde 3636 The yere before Christe 324 Thalestris quene of Amazons, for the desyre to haue issue by Alexander,Before Britayne knovven 274 came .35. dayes iourneys to him and after retourned being conceyued with childe.

When Alexander, in thre yeres both to the greate perill of his, and destruction of many nacions, had gotten an empire scarse sufficient, for being vnuanquished of ye east, in his mind also he had vāquished the west: through whiche being blowen vp with pride, he caused him selfe to be named and honored for king of al landes, and lord [Page] of the whole world, and sente foorthe his nauye into the east occean, to serche, if there were anye other worlde to conquere. But in his returne homewarde, beyng in his moste glory at the citee of Babylon, abiding for the ambassadours of all nacions, was there poysoned by hys owne men: whom for his outragious crueltee and drū kennesse they began to detest. And thus Alexander with an inuincible courage, ended his life, and by Ptholomeus was buried in his citie Alexandria: where the space of seuen foote of grounde helde him, to whom before the whole worlde was to lyttel.

The Lucanes and Apulians cam into the societee of the people of Rome.

A lawe stablished in Rome, that no man for debte shuld weare yrons.

Before Britayne knovven 273 KImarus succeded Cecilius,The yere of the worlde 3640 and reigned .iii. yeres in Britaine.The yere before Christe 323

After the death of Alexander, as the empyre was soone gotten, so likewise was it quickly deuided among his capitanes: euen as a pray ouerthrowen by the great lyon is gredely deuoured by the yong whelpes, and they also fell together by the eares, in parting of it. Antipater, for his part had Macedonye and Grece: Ptholomeus, Egipte, Aphrica, and parte of Arabye: Laomedon Syria Philotas with his sonne, Cilicia and Illyria. Agr [...]patos the greater Media, Antigonus, Phrig [...]. Learch [...]s, Litia and Pamphilia, Cassander Caria, Menander Lydia, Lysymacus, Thracia and Pontus Eumenes obteyned Cappadocia & Paphlagonia. These princes for the soueraine dominiō warred one on the other til thei wer almost destroyed

Ptholomeus sonne of Lagus, was king of Egipt .xl. yeares, he was fyrste by horsemen, and after with the common assent chosen kinge.

Phillip, called Arideus, brother to Alexander, reygned vii. yeres in Macedone.

Warre indicted to the vestines: whō Iunius Brutus vanquished. The Samnites warre wherein there were 20000. slayne, and the Romayns triumphed.

Before Britayne knovven 172 Eumenes slue Neopt [...]lemus.The yere of the worlde 3641 The yere before Christe 322

[Page]Perdicas brought an armi into egipt agaīst Ptholome

The warres betwene the Atheniās & Aeolians begā. Onias, son of Iaddus. was high priest amōg the iewes

The yere of the worlde 3642 The yere before Christe 321 ELanius, called also Danius,Before Britayne knovven 271 was king of Britaine nyne yeres.

Claudius Pontius, captain of the Sānites,Before Britayne knovven 270 ouer thrue and vanquished the Romans,The yere of the worlde 3643 The yere before Christe 310 to their gret shame Papyrius Cursor ouercame the Ferētanes,The yere of the worlde 3644 The yere before Christe 319 Before Britayne knovven 269 beat down the Samnites, tooke Lucerias with .7000. Samnites, whom he brought in bondage.

The kyngdome of Asia began,Before Britayne knovven 268 where Antigonꝰ reigned first .18. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3645 The yere before Christe 318 who caused Eumenes, taken and betrayed by Alexanders souldiours, to be cast in prison.

Olympias, mother of Alexander, caused Euridices,Before Britayne knovven 267 and Arideus the king to be slayne.The yere of the worlde 3646 The yere before Christe 317

Al Syria in this time was much vexed by Ptholome who toke Ierusalē also by fraude on the Sabbot daye, and led away captiue a great numbre of Iewes.

Cassander obteined the roialme of Macedony,Before Britayne knovven 266 and reigned .xix. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3647 The yere before Christe 316 he commanded the quene Olympias to be put to deathe▪ who with a stoute mynde, not fearyng death: offered her head to the hangman, and in the very yange of death mynded hir honestee: for with hir handes she kept down her clothes, that no parte of hir body should be sene.

Peace was made through all Apulia, & the Romans gaue lawes vnto their alies.

The yere of the worlde 3648 The yere before Christe 315 Glautias, king of Illyria,Before Britayne knovven 265 brought vp Pyrrhus .xii. yeres, and than restored him to his fathers kingedome

¶The warres of the Samnites were renued, and they put to flyght, in reuengement wherof, they besieged postia and plistia, citees confederate with Rome.

The yere of the worlde 3649 The yere before Christe 314 Satricula was taken, and Aurelius, master of the Romayne horsemen slayne.Before Britayne knovven 264

The yere of the worlde 3650 The yere before Christe 333 Cassander assigned landes to the Abderites in the extreme partes of Macedony.Before Britayne knovven 264

The yere of the worlde 3652 The yere before Christe 311 MOrindus, a cruell prince,Before Britayne knovven 261 began to reigne in Briteine, he (as oure cronicles saye) foughte veyth a kyng, who came out of Germany, & arriued here & slue him with al his power. Moreouer, as they write, [Page] oute of Irishe seas came foorthe a wonderfull monster, whiche destroyed much people, wherof the king hearing would of his valyaunte courage nedes fight with it: by whom he was cleane deuoured. When he had reygned viii. yeres.

Here beginneth the kingdome of Syria, wher Seleucus Nicanor first reigned .32. yeres.

Pestilence inuaded Rome. Nola with other cityes, was taken.

In this place the Scottes began theyr chronycles at Fergus: son of Farquahard, kinge of Irelande: who (as they write) came with a great power out of Irelande to theyr ayd, in the dissencion betwene them and the pitchtes: where by hys wisedome and prowes, be so behaued him selfe that he agreed those people and obteined suche fauour, that they elected him to be theyr king, he reigned among them .25. yeres, and finally, in passinge the seas betwene Irelande and Scotland, he was drowned.

These histories of the Scottes (asthey set them forth) be full of errours, and agre with no other historiens, for they saye, that Fergus slue Coil king of Britain, when there was no suche of that name, nor manye yeres after as it may in this boke playnly appeare. But I will take the yeres of the reignes of theyr kinges, as they write them, whiche were from this time, vnto the cominge of Cesar .260. yeres, for whiche cause, I haue here, for the better agremente of the history, and computacion of the yeres, begun to write of them.

Before Britayne knovven 260 Lysimachia in Thracia builded.The yere of the worlde 3653 The yere before Christe 310

Before Britayne knovven 256 Cassander caused Arsines,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 309 the wife of great Alexander with her son Hercules, to be put to death. Ptholome inuaded Ciprus.

In Rome the tribunes of the souldiours, that shoulde gouerne the Legions, were ordeyned, with the two admirals of theyr nauy.

Ptholome and Cassander,The yere of the worlde 3655 The yere before Christe 308 cōfederates with Lysimachus and Seleucus▪ Before Britayne knovven warred against Antigonus, whose son Demetrius fought with theym and was ouercome by Ptholome.

Fabius Rutilanus vanquished the Hetruscians, and [Page] gaue theym peace for .30. yeres The Romaynes tryumphed bothe of the Samnites and Hetruscians.

Demetrius Phalereus obteyned of Ptholome, yt the Atheniens might be restored to their popular gouernāce Antigonus,The yere of the worlde 3656 The yere before Christe 307 and all the other princis,Before Britayne knovven 257 Before Britayne knovven 256 named theym selues kinges.The yere of the worlde 3657 The yere before Christe 306

Demetrius, the sonne of Antigonus delyuered Grece from tyrāny, and ouercame and put to flight Ptholome in a battayle on the sea.

Fabius made proconsul, ouercame & brought in subiection the Samnites, and sold .4000. of theyr complices

The yere of the worlde 3658 The yere before Christe 305 The Romaines triumphed againe ouer the Sānites, they renued their league with the Carthaginenses.Before Britayne knovven 255

The yere of the worlde 3659 The yere before Christe 304 Seleucus buylded diuers cities in Syria.

The yere of the worlde 3660 The yere before Christe 303 GOrbomannus, eldest sonne of Morindus,Before Britayne knovven 254 reigned xi. yeres. A prince iuste & religious,Before Britayne knovven 253 he renued the temples of his goddes, and gouerned his people in peace and wealthe.

Symon sonne of Onias, surnamed the iust, was hygh priest of the Iewes.

The auncient league was geuen to the Samnites: the xxxi. townes of the Equians were taken, the Marrucines, with other, confederated them with the Romayns.

In a certayne caue in Umbria .2000. armed mē were destroyed with smoke and fyre.The yere of the worlde 3661 The yere before Christe 302 Before Britayne knovven 252

Seleucus obteyned Babilon, and buylded Antioche, Ptholome,The yere of the worlde 3662 The yere before Christe 301 Cassander, Lysimachus,Before Britayne knovven 251 and Seleucus ouer came and slue in battaile Antigonus king of Asia.

Cleominus a Lacedemon, with a nauy of Grekes arriued on the costes of Italy,

Demetrius, sonne of Antigonus,Before Britayne knovven 250 succeded in the kingdome of Asia,The yere of the worlde 3663 The yere before Christe 300 and reigned xvii. yeres.

About this time the Romans began to vse barbours: for before they neuer shaued theyr beardes.

The lawes Ualeria and Portia were made, and the bishops and diuinours were consecrated.

The yere of the worlde 3665 The yere before Christe 298 A great famine in Athenes.Before Britayne knovven 248

The yere of the worlde 3666 The yere before Christe 297 Antipater and Alexander, sonnes of Cassander,Before Britayne knovven 247 reygned in Macedone .iiii. yeres. But Iustine writet h, that Philip succeded Alexander.

[Page]The Samnites, being driuen backe by Decius, entred into Hetruria, where they toke Ferentinum, and other townes, but by the consuls they were slayne and taken.

Before Britayne knovven 246 Fabyus Rutilanus triumphed vpon the Hetruscians and Gaules.The yere of the worlde 3667 The yere before Christe 296 Before Britayne knovven 245 The yere of the worlde 3668 The yere before Christe 295 P. Decius auowed him selfe to die for the Romains. There were slaine of the Hetruscians & Gaules. 24000, and of the Samnites by Uolumnius .16300.

Before Britayne knovven 244 Attilius Regulus subdued the Sabines,The yere of the worlde 3669 The yere before Christe 294 Posthumius the Hetruscians: peace was giuen to the Uolscians and other for .xl. yeres.

Demetrius, king of Asia,The yere of the worlde 3670 The yere before Christe 293 obteined the roialme of Macedon,Before Britayne knovven 243 whiche .6. yeres he kept. Antipater, sonne of Cassander, slue his mother. Demetriꝰ by fraud put to deth Alexander and Philip: wherby he possessed the royalme of Macedon.

The Samnites and Hetruscians, wer vanquished by the Romaines.

ARchigallo, brother to Gorbamānꝰ,The yere of the worlde 3671 The yere before Christe 292 was crouned king of Britain,Before Britayne knovven 242 he was in cōdiciōs vnlike to his brother, for he deposed the noble mē, & exalted the vnnoble: he extorted frome men, their goodes to enrich his treasury, for whiche cause, by the astates of the royalme he was depriued of his roial dignite, whan he had reigned .v. yeres.

Nagid, called also Nage, succeded his father in the principalitee of the Iewes .x. yeres.

The Boeotians forsoke Demetrius, whō he subdued and toke Thebes.

A pestilence, for which cause the ymage Aesculapius was brought from Epidaurus to Rome.

¶Fabius ouercome of the Samnites, was rescued by his father, he triumphed ouer them, and put their capitain Pontius to death.

Pyrrhus vainquished Pantauchus.The yere of the worlde 3673 The yere before Christe 290

Before Britayne knovven 240 This Pyrrhus kyng of Epyre was a valiāt and fierse warriour, sterne of countinaūce and terrible to behold, and semed to be framed of nature to martiall prowesse. By a doubtfull aunswere of Apollo he was enduced to ayde the Tarentines againste the Romaines, whom he ouerthrue in .ii. great batailes: but with such losse of his [Page] owne capitaines, frendes, and souldiours, that he saide, if we ouercome the Romaines ones againe, we shalbe vtterly vndone. Wherfore marueilynge at the māhode and vertue of the Romains, he sayde with a lowd voice to his frendes: Oh, howe easie were it for me to subdue thehole world, either to my self by the aide of Romaine souldiours: or to the Romaines, if I were theyr kinge. Samnium was cleane destroied by the Romanes, and the warres, whiche endured .49. yeres, betwene theym was finished, and all Italy pacifyed and subdued vnto the Romanes.

The yere of the worlde 3675 The yere before Christe 288 Ptolomeus, Seleucus, Lysimachus and pyrrhus king of Epirus, warred againste Demetrius,Before Britayne knovven 238 whom they ouercame & pyrrhus possessed the royalme of Macedony.

¶The citie Lysimachia, wyth an erthquake, was ouer throwen.

ELidurus, the thirde sonne of Morindus, & brother to Archigallo,The yere of the worlde 3676 The yere before Christe 287 was elected kyng of Britain:Before Britayne knovven 247 A vertuous and gentill prince, who gouerned his people iustly. Whan he had reigned .v. yeres, as he was in hū tyng in a forest, by chaunce he met with his brother Archigallo, whom moste louyngly he imbraced, and foūde the meanes to reconcile him to his lordes, and than resigned to him his royall dignitee.

The Macedons receiued pyrrhus for their kyng .7. monethes.

Lysimachus by fraude kylled Antipater, his sonne in lawe, and possessed the kyngdome of Macedō, vii. yeres

The yere of the worlde 3677 The yere before Christe 286 Demetrius in Cilicia vanquished Seleucus.Before Britayne knovven 236

The yere of the worlde 3678 The yere before Christe 285 Ferithias, brother to Fergus,Before Britayne knovven 235 was chosen kynge of Scottes, duryng the nonage of his brothers children, who bi Ferlegꝰ his neuew, for the desire to reigne, was slaine, whā he had reigned .xv. yeres, and Ferlegus, for that act fled Scotlande.

Demetrius submitted him to Seleucus.

The yere of the worlde 3679 The yere before Christe 284 Ptholomeus philadelphus, kynge of Egipt,Before Britayne knovven 234 reigned xxxviii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3680 The yere before Christe 283 Before Britayne knovven 233 A prince aboue al other geuē to study and learnynge, he made a librarie in Alexandria, whiche he furnyshed wt innumerable bokes of al sciences, among whiche as chiefe was the volume of Moyses lawe. For [Page] the king hearing of that diuine lawe was in Hierusalem being veraie desirous to haue it translated, first discharged out of his bondage, al the iewes in his realme, who were aboue .100000. Then sit he Demetrius & Aristeus to Eleazer ye high priest with great giftes to the temple of god desiring that the lawe might be sent with lerned men to translate it into Greke. Incontinente Eleazar sent .72. interpretours, who commenly be called. Septuaginta interpretes. These the kinge honourably receyued, and sent them to Demetrius, clerke of his librarye in Alexandrye, who prouided a place for them, where they assembled daily to interprete the holy scripture: and in .72. daies finished it. Which being done, the king with great giftes dimissed them home.

The Lucanes, Brutians, Samnites, & Hetruscians being confederate with the Galles, made a vtage towardes Rome: But by Dolobella they were driuen backe.

The Galles slue the Romaine ambassadours, Cecilius the pretour, and .13000. souldiours.

Before Britayne knovven 232 ARchigallo thus restored to his royall estate,The yere of the worlde 3681 The yere before Christe 282 ruled the people quietly and iustelye .x. yeres, and then changed his life with death.

Aggal Esly receyued the principaliter of the Iewes▪ & gouerned them .8. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 331 The Tarentines spoyled the Romaine nauy,The yere of the worlde 3682 The yere before Christe 281 & wold not receyue the ambassadours of Rome.

Before Britayne knovven 230 Ptolomeus Ceraunus reigned one yere in Macedon,The yere of the worlde 3683 The yere before Christe 280 and was vanquished by the Galles.

Lysimacus being ouercome in battaile of Seleucus died. Seuen monethes after Seleucus by the falshode of Ptolome, lost his life.

The warres of the Grekes against the Aetolians. Warre indicted to the Tarentins, they sent to Pyrrhus for ayde, he cometh, and with the helpe of his Elephantes ouercometh Leuinus the cōsul. Pyrrhus wondring at the continency of Fabritius, in refusing his riche gettes which he sent to him, didde send Cynea to Rome for peace, blynde Appius Claudius persuaded theym to the contrary.

Before Britayne knovven 229 Antiochus Soter the second kinge of Asia and Syria,The yere of the worlde 3684 The yere before Christe 279 [Page] reigned .xix. yeres.

About these daies bloude was sene to springe out of a well, and milke to fall from the cloudes.

Meleagrus was king of Macedon .2. monethes. After whom Antipater reigned .45. dayes.

Softenes reigned in Macedone .ii. yeres, he ouercame the Galles in Macedon.

Pyrrhus was vanquished by the consules: by flight he saued him selfe, and returned to Tarentum.

The Scicilians after the death of Agathocles,Before Britayne knovven 228 because they were continually vexed with the warres of the Carthaginenses, sent for Pyrrhus,The yere of the worlde 3685 The yere before Christe 278 and gaue vnto him ye dominion of the whole islee.

An other Brennus, capitayn of the Galles, which inuaded Grece, after many spoyles there done, robbed the temple of Appollo at Delphos and to excuse his sacrilege sayed: that the goddes neded nothing, but they beynge riche, ought to parte theyr goodes to poore men, but he being ouerthrowen by the power of god, for peyne killed him selfe, his armye beyng destitute of a capitaine wyth lightning, hayle, hunger, and pestilence was vexed, and for desperation killed theyr wiues and children, and so were scattered through Asia and grece. But at laste they gathered agayne together, and aydinge Nicomedes, the king of Bithinia, when they had gotten the victory, deuided the countreye with him, whiche was called after Gallogrecia.

The yere of the worlde 3686 The yere before Christe 277 Antigonus Gonates reigned in Macedon .xxxvi. yeres he ouercame the Galles.Before Britayne knovven 227

The yere of the worlde 3688 The yere before Christe 275 Polybius the historiographer flourished.Before Britayne knovven 225

Hiero king of Sicily reygned.

Pyrrhus expulsing Antigonus possessed Macedony.

The Tarentines called Pyrrhus out of Sicily to helpe them, whom Curius the consul vaynquished, he triumphed, at which time in Rome the elephāts wer first sene.

Pyrrhus lefte Italy and Sicilye.

Maslot Nahum, prince of the Iewes,Before Britayne knovven 224 succeded his father and reigned 7▪ yeres.The yere of the worlde 3689 The yere before Christe 274

The Peloponēses by tresō were deliuered to Antigonꝰ.

The warres of Pyrrhus against the Lacedemones. [Page] After many greuous battayles by him fought in Grece at the assault of Argos, with a stone cast downe of a woman he was slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 223 ¶Alexander the sonne of Pyrrhus,The yere of the worlde 3690 The yere before Christe 273 was kyng of the Epyrotes.

The Tarentines hearing of the death of Pyrrhus sollicited the Carthaginenses to take theyr part, whom the Romains ouercame and vanquished.

ELidurus, afore named, after the death of hir brother Archigallo for his pietee and iustice,Before Britayne knovven 222 The yere of the worlde 3691 The yere before Christe 272 by the general consent of the Britons, was again chosen king. But he reigned not passinge two yere, but er that his yonger brethren, Uigenius and Peredurus, raised war against him, and toke him prisoner, where he remained (as they write) in the tower of London, during theyr reygne.

Eleazer the high priest of the Iewes.

Before Britayne knovven 221 Alexander king of Epirus, got the realme of Macedō.The yere of the worlde 3692 The yere before Christe 271

Genutius the consul toke Rhegium, and sent the right Legion whiche had forsaken the Romaines in the warres of Pyrrhus to Rome who by the commaundement of the people were whipped and after put to death.

VIgenius and Peredurus,The yere of the worlde 3653 The yere before Christe 270 after the taking of theyr brother,Before Britayne knovven reigned together .vii. yeres. Uigenius thē died, and Peridurus reigned after alone .2. yeres.

Demetrius sonne of Antigonus, recouered the realme of Macedon, and depriued Alexander of his kingedome, who fled to the Arcadians.

Maynus, yongest son of Fergus, after the death of his vncle was king of Scottes, he deuised manye supersticious ceremonies to be vsed in his pagan lawe, and when he had reigned .29. yeres he died.

Before Britayne knovven 219 The Alexandrines sent by Ptolome to Rome, obteyned the amitie which they desired.The yere of the worlde 3694 The yere before Christe 269

In this yere, the Romains first coigned syluer. The Picentes first moued warre.

Before Britayne knovven 218 The Picentes were ouercome, the Romaines triumphed ouer them,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 268 they buylded Priminium in France, & Beuentum in Italy.

Before Britayne knovven 217 Amos Scyrach, prince of the Iewes,The yere of the worlde 3696 The yere before Christe 267 gouerned theym xiiii. yeres.

[Page]Warre indicted to the Salentines, Brunduse taken and mōstruous prodigies sene. In Rome they mustered there were founde .2712 [...]4. heades.

The yere of the worlde 3699 The yere before Christe 264 The first warres betwene the Romans and Carthaginenses began in Sicily, in the which.Before Britayne knovven 214 Ap. Claudiꝰ triumphed vpon▪ Hiero and the Affricans.

The yere of the worlde 3701 The yere before Christe 262 Peace being made with Hiero and the Syracusans,Before Britayne knovven 212 he gaue vnto the Romaines .cc. talentes of syluer, and the Affricanes wer vanquished in Sicily.

The yere of the worlde 3702 The yere before Christe 261 SLidure,Before Britayne knovven 211 the third tyme was made king of Britayne who continued his later reigne honourably and iustly: but beinge sore brused with age and troubles, he finished his life, when he had nowe lastely reygned .iiii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3703 The yere before Christe 260 Antiochus surnamed Theos, the thyrd king of Siria reigned .xv. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 210

Hanno, duke of Carthage, in a battayle vppon the sea was vanquished by Duilius the consul. Cornelius his felowe was taken by the Carthaginenses.

The yere of the worlde 3704 The yere before Christe 259 L. Cornelius Scipio wasted the isles Corsica and Sardinia▪ Hanno duke of Carthage was slayne.Before Britayne knovven 209

The yere of the worlde 3705 The yere before Christe 258 GOrbonian reigned in Britayne .x. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 208

Attilius Calatinus, going to Camerina, fel into the hoste of the Poenians or Carthaginenses, and by the helpe of Calphurnius was rescued. Anniball the elder being vanquished by the Romains, of his own mē was hanged.

The yere of the worlde 3706 The yere before Christe 257 Xantippus king of Lacedemonia.Before Britayne knovven 207

The Parthians refused the dominion of the Syrians.

M. Attilius Regutus with his companion vāquished the Carthaginēses, on the sea, & warred in Affrica, wher they were victours. Regulus killed a serpent of wonder full greatnesse, by Xantippus the Lacedemon, he was ouercome and taken prisoner.

Arsaces inuaded the realme of Parthia, suppressīg Andragorus the president therof. Of him all the kinges of Parthia were called Arsaces.

Theodotus the president of Bactria, cōmaunded him selfe to be called king.

The yere of the worlde 3708 The yere before Christe 255 Upon the sea the Carthaginenses were againe ouercome Before Britayne knovven 205 [Page] by the Romanes▪ and they also by the cost of sicilie with tempest were destroyed.

Mathathias siloa, receyued the principalite of the Iewes,Before Britayne knovven 204 and gouerned them .x. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3709 The yere before Christe 254

The consules destroyed the sea costes of Affrica, & returnyng victors into sicily, aboute Palinurus they suffered shipwrecke.

Metellus in sicily ouerthrew Asdrubal,The yere of the worlde 3712 The yere before Christe 251 and broughte 120. elephantes with great pompe to Rome.Before Britayne knovven 201

Manasses was made hyghe priest of the Iewes.The yere of the worlde 3713 The yere before Christe 250

Before Britayne knovven 200 Regulus being fyue yeres kept in prison was sent by the Carthaginenses to Rome on his fidelitee, to obteine peace, which if he could not▪ to returne againe, and yeld him self prisoner, but he dissuaded the senate frō makīg peace or exchanging prisoners, and so returned to Carthage; to prison, wher with most valiant mynd he vainquished fortune.

The cōsuls besiged Lilybeꝰ: by Annibal the son of Amilcar, thei wer vanquished, & lost most part of their army At the hauē Drepanus the Romans fought vnluckyly The yere of the worlde 3714 The yere before Christe 246

Before Britayne knovven 199 MOrgan was crowned king of britain, who guided the royalme peacibly .xiiii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 198 The yere of the worlde 3715 The yere before Christe 248

The nauy of Carthage wasted sore the sea partes of Italy.

Seleucus Gallinicius the fourth kyng of syria,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 245 reigned .xx. yere.Before Britayne knovven 195 He put to death his stepmother Beronice, with hir yonge childe. For whiche crueltee many of his citees forsoke him, and receiued ptolome.

Ptolomeus Euergetes the thirde kinge of Egypte, reigned .26. yeres. He subdued Gallinicius, & obteyned Syria, Iudea, Cilicia and other countreis.

Before Britayne knovven 193 Iosephꝰ Arses, prince of the Iewes reigned .60. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3720 The yere before Christe 243 he was cōstituted gouernor of the tribes of samaria.

Gallinicius suffered shipwreck, and was again restored to his royalme.

In this time continuall warre was betwene the Romaines and poenians.

Before Britayne knovven 192 Luctatius ouercame & vanquished the Carthaginenses at the Isles Egates.The yere of the worlde 3722 The yere before Christe 242 In a short time after the whole nauy of Carthage, betwene Sicily and Sardinia, was [Page] almost distroyed with tēpest. Wherby Amilcar desired peace, which was graunted. Here endeth the first warres of Carthage.

The yere of the worlde 3722 The yere before Christe 241 Doruidilla, the sonne of Maynus,Before Britayne knovven 191 was made kyng of the Scottes, who reigned .xxviii. yeres, he gaue all hys study and desire to huntyng, in so muche that therof he made lawes, and continued all his lyfe in peace. Demetrius, the .xxxv. king of Macedon reigned .x. yeres

By the exundatiō of Tiber, and fyre, Rome was sore wasted.

The yere of the worlde 3723 The yere before Christe 240 Onias,Before Britayne knovven 190 the sonne of iust Simon in this time florished

Arsaces buylded Dara.

The yere of the worlde 3725 The yere before Christe 238 The Romayns warred with the Phaliscians,Before Britayne knovven 188 & slue 150000. of them, they fought also prosperouslye with the Galles.

The yere of the worlde 3726 The yere before Christe 237 Eumenes, king of Bithynia,Before Britayne knovven 187 in this time inuaded Asia

The warres in Ligustia, now called Lūbardy, where the Romains triumphed, and passed ouer the great ryuer of Poo.

The yere of the worlde 3728 The yere before Christe 235 The Sardiniens rebelled by the meanes of Carthage but by ye Romains thei wer subdued,Before Britayne knovven 185 peace was renued with the Poenians, and in all other places, the tēple of Ianus was shut, which was not closed before, sens the tyme of Numa.

EMerianus, brother to Morgan,Before Britayne knovven 184 succeded in the royalme of Britaine,The yere of the worlde 3729 The yere before Christe 234 whan he had tyrānously reigned vii. yeres, he was deposed.

Amilcar, with an army was sent into Spaigne,Before Britayne knovven 183 wher he dilated the empire of Carthage.The yere of the worlde 3730 The yere before Christe 233

Antigon [...], the .36. king of Macedō reigned .12. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 181 Teuca quene of Illyria slue the Romain ambassadors

The yere of the worlde 3732 The yere before Christe 231 Armenes king of Cappadocia.Before Britayne knovven 379

The yere of the worlde 3734 The yere before Christe 229 Teuca quene of Illyria florished.

The yere of the worlde 3735 The yere before Christe 228 The warres of Illyria,Before Britayne knovven 178 the consules toke many citees and subdued both the roialm and the quene.

The yere of the worlde 3736 The yere before Christe 227 IUal was chosen king of Britaine for his iustyce and temperaunce, which he gouerned .xx. yeres peacibly.Before Britayne knovven 177

Seleu [...]ꝰ Cer [...]unus, the .v. king of Syria,Before Britayne knovven 175 reigned .3 yeres,The yere of the worlde 3738 The yere before Christe 225 and was slayne by the capitaines of Ptholome.

The Romayns made a league with Amilcar.

[Page]The warres of Fraunce began. The bishops contaminated the citee with sacrafices: they buryed quicke in the oxe market a frenche man and frenche woman, wyth a Greke woman.

Before Britayne knovven 174 Mithridates Arsaces king of Parthia.The yere of the worlde 3739 The yere before Christe 224

At the first encountre betwene the Romanes and Galles the Romanes were shamefully put back: then C. Attilius comming to the rescue, was there slayne: but yet the Galles were ouercome.

Before Britayne knovven 172 Antiochus the great the .vi. kinge of Syria reygned 36 yeres.The yere of the worlde 3741 The yere before Christe 222

The Romās at the riuer Adua, vāquished the Galles.

Before Britayne knovven 171 Prusias of Bithinia The yere of the worlde 3742 The yere before Christe 221

Acheus of Taurus. kinge.

Cauarus of Fraunce.

Attalus of Asia.

Marcellus subdued the Galles that inhabited Lombardy, and toke Millan by force, the frenchemen put thē selfes and theyrs vnder ye power of the people of Rome.

Before Britayne knovven 170 Demetrius king of Illyria, and Ariarates kynge of Cappodocia reigned.The yere of the worlde 3743 The yere before Christe 220

Antigonus vanquished Cleomenes, and spoiled hym of his realme, obteyned Sparta, toke Tegeta, and was receyued of the Argiues.

The Istrians were subdued by the Romaines.

Before Britayne knovven 169 Ptolomeus Philopater the .4. kinge of Egipt,The yere of the worlde 3744 The yere before Christe 219 reygned .xvii. yeres, he slue his parentes and his brother, and so inuaded theyr royalme.

Philip .37. king of Macedon, gouerned thē .42. yeres.

The warres social betwene the Acheans & Aetolians.

Annybal the sonne of Amilcar, was ordeined capitain of Carthage, like as he was of noble and valyaunte courage, so was he wise, gilefull, and of wonderfull polycy, wherby he wrought much scath to the Romans, against whom he conceiued such enmitee & wrath in his youth, that beynge a childe of .viii. yeares of age, he swore to his father, that his life shoulde fayle hym, before he woulde leaue the hatred that he had cōceiued in his hert towarde theim. Wherfore in his childehode, beyng demaunded, whan the warres of Carthage and Rome shoulde haue [Page] an ende, steringe the duste of the grounde with his foote, answered: They shall then be finished, when one of the partes is brought into thys fourme.

The yere of the worlde 3745 The yere before Christe 218 The beginning of Anniball his warres,Before Britayne knovven 168 he tooke Saguntum, the people of whiche citee were so faythfull to the Romaines, that after great famine by him susteyned, rather then they woulde yelde them to Anniball, burned them selfes, theyr wiues, children, and goodes.

Aemelius toke Dimalis, a city of Illyria: the residue submitted them to the Romains: Demetrius fledde into Macedonie.

Philip ouercame the Illyrians, and droue theym out of Macedonie.

The Rhodians moued warre against Bizantians.

Theodotus by treason delyuered Ptolemai [...]a and Tyrus to Antigonus.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 217 The warres of Syria,Before Britayne knovven 167 betwene Antiochus and Ptolomeus, in whiche Antiochus was vainquished.

Annibal subdued the Galles as far as Pyreus, he ouercame theym at the riuer Rhodanus: at Ticinus he ouerthrue the Romaines: and at Trebeia vanquished Sempronius with his army, he firste perced the mountaynes, making his waye with fire & vineger, where he brought ouer his armye into Italye, beinge of .80000. footemen 10000. horsemen, and .xx. Elephantes.

The yere before Christe 216 The warre in Candy betwene the Gnosians & Litiās. Corn. Scipio subdued a great part of Spayn.The yere of the worlde 3747 Before Britayne knovven 166 A battayle at the lake Trasymenus, where Flamminius the consul was slayne, and the Romaines put to flight.

The yere of the worlde 3748 The yere before Christe 215 Aniball obteined the noble victorye of Cannas, where Aemyltus the consul was slayne,Before Britayne knovven 165 with two Questors .21. Tribunes .90. senators .300. of the nobilitye .4000. footemen, and .2700. horsemen, and came within three myles of Rome.

Mithridates warred vpon the Sinopenses.

The yere of the worlde 3749 The yere before Christe 214 Antiochus indicted warre to Acheus.Before Britayne knovven 164

Philip kinge of Macedonye tooke Thebes and entered in league with Anniball.

Posthumius by the deceit of the frenchemen was slayn.

Marcellus ouercame Annibal, and the Scipions vanquished [Page] Asdrubal in Spayne.

Fabius Maximus was created Dictator of Rome.

¶This man in his youth exercised bothe eloquence and prowesse, and therfore after became as well in armes as counsaile a captaine most excellent, and subduyng many countreis to the Romains, triumphed fiue times. At this time beyng made Dictatour against Anniball, he so tempered prudence with manhode, that by detracting of batail, and training Annibal from place to place. and at sundrye aduantages skyrmisshynge with him: he minished his puisance, and preserued the publike weale of his coū trey. In so muche that Annibal (whan he had o [...]erthrowe Minutius the Cōsull, and was constreigned by Fabius, whiche came to the rescue to retyre with losse of his men) said: Dyd not I tell you, that this clowde wold at the last bryng vs a storme? Calling Fabius a clowde, because he houered vpon the hylles.

Before Britayne knovven 163 ¶Nathak, brother of Doruidilla,The yere of the worlde 3750 The yere before Christe was made kynge of Scottes, who for his tyranny, in the seconde yere of his reigne, was slaine by his owne lordes.

The poenians were ouerthrowen by Fabius at Benenentum.

Before Britayne knovven 162 ¶Pleuratus kynge of Thracia,The yere of the worlde 3751 The yere before Christe 212 Scerdiletus kinge of Illyria.

Hitherto writeth Polibius.

Syphax kinge of Numidia, entred in amitee with the Romaines.

Before Britayne knovven 161 Re [...]thar, son of Doruidilla, a yong childe,The yere of the worlde 3752 The yere before Christe 211 contrary to the lawes of Scotland was made kynge: for which cause Scotlande was vexed with ciuill warres, in maner to the desolacion thereof, and the Britons entred and subdued it, whiche they kepte (as the Scottes write) .xii. yeres vnder their subiection, their kinge Reuthar beyng expelled out of his royalme, and lyuing in Irelande: but afterward by entreatee, vpon certain conditions, he was againe restored to his kingdome, and reigned in all .26. yeres.

¶ Anniball tooke Tarentum, and the Scipiones were slayne in Spaine.

Before Britayne knovven 160 The Romaines were in such feare,The yere of the worlde 3753 The yere before Christe 210 by the comming of [Page] Anniball towardes Rome, that thei determined to haue forsaken the citie, and to fle in to Greece. But by the prowes and wisdome of the yong Scipio, they were persuaded to the defence of their countrey, who (whan all other feared to be capitaines, in so daungerous warres) tooke vpon him to deliuer Italy from the power of Anniball, beinge but .22. yeres of age, for which cause he was fyrst sent into Spayne with an army.

* This Scipio was of wonderful towardnesse euen frō his childhode, for beyng but .xvii. yeres olde, in a greate battayle by Pauia in Lumbardy, he rescued hys father whan he was enuyronned with ennemies, and in daunger to be slayne. After he had prosperousely finisshed the warres, that he had taken in hand, he was so greatly renoumed, that men came out of all countreys onely to see and honour him. And as he was famous in marcial prowesse, so was he excellently well learned, and fauoured learned men excedingly: in so much as he refused to here the ambassadours of Carthage, makynge entreatee for peace, vntyll thei had brought to hym Terence the latin poet: in whom he after so greatly delited, that it is sayde he holpe hym to make his comedies.

At [...]alus of Asia, Pleuratus of Thracia, Scerdiletus of Illyria were kynges The yere of the worlde 3854 The yere before Christe 209 Before Britayne knovven 159

The Aetolians confederated theim selues with the Romaynes, and indicted warre to Philyp.

Scipio toke newe Carthage in Spaine, and sent Mago prisoner to Rome.

Fuluius the consull recouered T [...]ētum. Scipio ouer came and vanquished Hasdruball.The yere of the worlde 3755 The yere before Christe 208 Before Britayne knovven 158

RImo gouerned this roialme of Britayn .xvi. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3756 The yere before Christe 207 Philyp, kynge of Macedon,Before Britayne knovven 157 fought prosperouslye agaynst the Aetolians.

Nere vnto Lacinius Annibal ouerthrue the Romains, in whiche conflict Marcellus the consull was slayne. Ualerius wasted Aprica, and vanquisshed the Carthaginenses on the sea.

In Spayne Hanno was takē, and the Carthaginenses that were with him,The yere of the worlde 3757 The yere before Christe 206 slayne.Before Britayne knovven 156

P. Sulpitius Proconsull of Grece.

[Page]Hostil [...]us put Anniball to flyght. At Sena Asdruball, with his army was ouerthrowen and vāquisshed by the cōsuls, whose head Nero caused to be cast into the campe of Anniball.

Before Britayne knovven 155 Spaine was subdued to the Romains.

Before Britayne knovven 154 The warre betwene Syphax and Masinissa began,The yere of the worlde 3758 The yere before Christe 205 in whiche Syphax droue Masinissa out of his roialme.The yere of the worlde 3759 The yere before Christe 204

Before Britayne knovven 153 Scipio vanquished the Poenians, and Sempronius ouercame Anniball.The yere of the worlde 3760 The yere before Christe 203

Before Britayne knovven 152 Ptolomeus Epiphanes, the .v. kyng of Egypt, reigned 24. yeres, he passed not the age of foure yeares,The yere of the worlde 3761 The yere before Christe 202 whan his father dyed. Wherfore he was committed to the gouernance of the Romains, whiche was the occasion of great warres betwene Antiochus and the Romaines.

Scipis destroyed the campe of Syphax and Asdruball. Syphaax was taken by Lelius, and brought to Rome. Annibal was cōpelled to retourne to Carthage to the defence therof, the .xvii. yere after he first entred into Italy.

Before Britayne knovven 151 Scipio and Anniball met togither in battayl,The yere of the worlde 3762 The yere before Christe 120 in which Anniball was put to flight. The Carthaginenses desired peace, whiche was graunted to them, but .500. of theyr shippes were drouned in the sight of the citee

Here endeth the second warres of Carthage.

Before Britayne knovven 150 Peace was giuen to Carthage.The yere of the worlde 3763 The yere before Christe 200 Masinissa was also restored to his royalme. Scipio retourned to Rome with great triumph, after whose chariot Terence the comical poete folowed as prisoner.

Before Britayne knovven 149 The warres of Macedon began because that Philip sent succours to the Carthaginenses.The yere of the worlde 3764 The yere before Christe 199 Ser. Sulpitius went into Macedon, where he toke many townes.

The french warres arose, in which Furius triumphed Bebius Pamphilus,The yere of the worlde 3765 The yere before Christe 198 entring into the landes of the Millaners,Before Britayne knovven 148 with all his army was enclosed.

Quintius the consul ouerthrue kynge Philip.The yere of the worlde 3766 The yere before Christe 197 The Atheians stablished peace with the Romaines.Before Britayne knovven 147

A rebellion of seruantes in Rome, which by Corn. Lentulus were subdued and slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 146 Antiochus in Co [...]losyria subdued all the citees belongyng to Ptolomeus.The yere of the worlde 3767 The yere before Christe 196

Nabis, the tyran of Lacedemon, receiuinge the citee of [Page] Argiues, fel to the parte of the Romaines.

Quintius in Thessaly put Philip also to flight.

The Lumbardes submitted them to the Romaines: the Millanners were vanquished and slayn. Sempronius in Spayne was kylled.

Antiochus repaired the citee Lysimachia.Before Britayne knovven 145

The yere of the worlde 3768 The yere before Christe 195 Peace made betwene Philip and the Romaines. The citees of Grece were restored to their libertee.

A sedicion of seruauntes began in Thuscayn: M. Acilius subdued and hanged them.

Anniball, bycause he wold not come in the Romaines daunger,The yere of the worlde 3769 The yere before Christe 194 fled vnto Antiochus.Before Britayne knovven 144

Quintius made war vpon Nabis prince of Lacedemō.

Cato subdued the Spaniardes, and triumphed.

Antiochus, perceiuinge that he coulde not get the royalme of Aegypte,The yere of the worlde 3770 The yere before Christe 193 made his power against Asia,Before Britayne knovven 143 and toke Rhodes and Samos, and than by the prouocacion of Anniball, he prepared war against the Romaines.

Peace was geuen to Nabis. And Quintius triumphed thre daies in Rome.

GEruntius reigned here in Britain .20. yeres

The yere of the worlde 3771 The yere before Christe 192 Iosephus, the son of Thobias, deliuered the Iewes from the furye of Ptolome.Before Britayne knovven 142

Corn. Scipio subdued the Lusitanes.

Antiochus gaue vnto Ptolome in mariage his daughter Cleopatra.The yere of the worlde 3772 The yere before Christe 191 Before Britayne knovven 141

Philopoemenes, capitaine of the Acheans, ouerthrue the souldiours of Nabis, slue moste parte of the armye, and spoyled the countrey of Lacedemon.

The yere before Christe 190 Antiochus was put to flight,Before Britayne knovven 140 and driuen out of Grecia by Attilius Glabrio.The yere of the worlde 3773

Scipio Nasica vanquished the Galles, and triumphed ouer them.

The yere of the worlde 3774 The yere before Christe 189 Anniball in a batail on the sea was vanquished of Eumenes, at Thiatyria Scipio Nasica subdued Antiochus,Before Britayne knovven 139 and granted him peace vpon condicion, that his dominion should onely extende no further, than the mountaine Taurus. Anniball fled vnto Prusias king ofBithinia.

Philopoemenes ouercame the Lacedemones,Before Britayne knovven 138 brake down their walles,The yere of the worlde 3775 The yere before Christe 188 & abrogated the lawes of Licurgus.

[Page]L. Bebius, by the Ligurians was inuironed with al his army and slayne. Scipio triumphed ouer Asia.

Seleucus, called also Philopater the .vii. king of Siria reigned .xii. yeres,Before Britayne knovven 136 he by the instigacion of one Symon,The yere of the worlde 3777 The yere before Christe 186 that was gouernoure of the temple of Hierusalem, sent Heliodorus to haue taken away the treasure of the temple: but by the angels of god he was let, & hardly escaped▪ Scipio Affricanus, after his manifolde benefyttes done for the citee of Rome, was banished to Linternum. Gracchus defended the cause of Scipio, and maryed his youngeste daughter. A daye also was appoynted to Scipio Asiaticus to aunswere his accusers.

Before Britayne knovven 135 Reutha, cousin germain to Reuther,The yere of the worlde 3778 The yere before Christe 185 was made gouernour of Scotland, during the nonage of Thereus the son of Reuther, who ruled quyetlye the roialme .xvii. yeares, and then resigned the gouernance therof to Thereus.

The wantonnes or delicacy of the Asians began to take place in the citee of Rome, & cookes to be had in estimaciō

Before Britayne knovven 134 Simon son of Onias high priest of the Iewes.The yere of the worlde 3779 The yere before Christe 184

The Romaines at Hippones were ouerthrowen. Calphurnius and Quintius subdued the Spaniardes.

Before Britayne knovven Hircanus,The yere of the worlde 3780 The yere before Christe 183 the sonne of Iosephus was made prince of Iudea, where he ruled .xvi. yeres. He, accordinge to Philo was the last prince of the house of Dauid. For after his deceasse the Machabeis obteyned bothe the pryncipalitee and office of high pryest.

Calphurnus and Quintius consules tryumphed ouer the Lusitaines and Celtiberians.

Cato the noble Censor in this time flourished, who was very olde or he lerned the latine and greke letters.

Before Britayne knovven 132 Onias the sonne of Simon the iuste,The yere of the worlde 3781 The yere before Christe 182 was made high byshop of the Iewes.

Philopoemeus, taken by the Messenians, drynkynge poyson finished his life.

T. Quintius was sent to Prusias, to requyre Annibal to be deliuered to the Romaines, but Annibal because he would not come in theyr handes, poysoned him selfe.

Scipio Affricanus died at Linternū vpon whose tombe was written. O ingrate conntrey: vvhyche hast not so muche as my bones.

[Page]A sedicion dyd ryse among the Iewes for the chyldren of Ioseph.

Demetrius, the sonne of Philip beynge accused by his brother Perseus,The yere of the worlde 3782 The yere before Christe 181 Before Britayne knovven 131 was poysoned by Dida presydente of Poeonia.

The yere of the worlde 3783 The yere before Christe 180 A pestilence in Rome.Before Britayne knovven 130 Pinarius subdued the Isle Cors [...]ra to the Romaines.

The yere of the worlde 3784 The yere before Christe 179 Fuluius Fiaccus ouercame agayn the Spaniardes.Before Britayne knovven 129

The yere of the worlde 3785 The yere before Christe 178 Ptolomeus Philometor .vi. kynge of Egypt,Before Britayne knovven 128 reigned xxxv. yeares, and fynally dyed by excedynge ioye that he tooke of a victorie.

Gracchus vanquisshed the Celtiberians, and Fuluius triumphed ouer the Ligurians.

The yere of the worlde 3786 The yere before Christe 177 Perseus, the .xxxviii. and last kyng of Macedon, reygned .xi. yeres, he warred agaynst the Romanes,Before Britayne knovven 127 and at the last was taken by Paulus Aemilius the consul, and brought prisoner in a triumph to Rome. His yōgest son of necessitee to sustein his lyfe, was driuen to occupie a smithes crafte. So vncertain is the state of fortune. The Histrians put to flight the Romains, & ouercome M. Licinius, with his men of warre. Manlius the consul subdued theim agayne, and vanquisshed their drunken kynge.

The yere of the worlde 3787 The yere before Christe 176 Sempronius Gracchus ouerthrewe the Ilienses and Balarians in Sardinia.Before Britayne knovven 126

Aepulo, prynce of the Hystrians was taken, and all hys countrey submitted them to the Romanes.

The yere of the worlde 3788 The yere before Christe 175 Iesus, called also Iason, brother to Onias, was highe priest of the Iewes.Before Britayne knovven 125

The yere of the worlde 3789 The yere before Christe 174 Antiochus Epiphanes the .viii. kyng of Syria, reigned xi. yeres. A prince geuen to falsehoode and mischiefe.Before Britayne knovven

A schisme amonge the Iewes for the office of the highe prieste.

The yere of the worlde 3790 CAtellus reigned here in Brytayne .x. yeres.

The yere before Christe 173 Claudius ouercame the Celtiberians,Before Britayne knovven 123 and vtterly vāquished them, after which time they obeyed vnto the empire.

The yere of the worlde 3791 The yere before Christe 172 Popilius the consul receyued to hys rule and gouernaunce the Ligurians.Before Britayne knovven 122

The yere of the worlde 3792 The yere before Christe 171 The seconde warres of Macedon began.Before Britayne knovven 121

[Page]Ar [...]aratres kynge of Thracia, desired amitee with the Romaines, which was graunted to him.

¶ Perseus, kyng of Macedone, ouercame the Romans at Sycurium.Before Britayne knovven 120 The yere of the worlde 3793 The yere before Christe 170 Ap. Claudius sent into Illyria with an armie, was beaken backe, and put to flight at Uscana. ¶ Thereus, the son of Reuther, kinge of Scottes,The yere of the worlde 3795 The yere before Christe 168 reigned .xii. yeares,Before Britayne knovven 118 he for his tyrrany and vicious liuing, by his lordes, was depriued of his kyngedome, and exiled out of his royalme.

Antiochus toke Hierusalem, spoyled the temple, forced the Iewes to forsake theyr lawes, & defiled the temple with an ydol. He also ouercame Ptolome at Pelusium, and besieged Alexandria.

Eleazar, a Iew of .90. yeres of age, was slain, because he would not (contrary to his lawes) eate swines fleshe.

At the same time seuen yong men, with their mother, were put to terrible death, because they wold not offend their lawe.

Matathias with his fine sonnes, defended the cause of the Iewes, and slue Apollonius.

Perseus toke many cities of Illyria, and Martius the consul prosperously entred into Macedō with his army

Matathias died by an othe be bound his sonnes to preferre the lawes and wealthe of their countreys before their lyues.Before Britayne knovven 117 The yere of the worlde 3796 The yere before Christe 168

Iudas Machabeus gouerned the Iewes .xii. yeres. In shorte tyme he delyuered them from their enemies, and restored the lawes & sacrifices againe. He obteined the amite of the Romans, wherby ye Iewes preserued their libertee. Then for the defence of his countrey, with praiyng and fighting he slue .35000. of his ennemyes, with Nicanor the capitain of Demetrius, whose head he did set vpon the castell of Ierusalem, his thretnyng hāde he hanged against the temple, and his blasphemous tonge he gaue vnto byrdes to be deuoured. Finally, after many batails prosperously by him fought, he was slaine by Bacchides a capitaine of Demetrius.

C. Popilius, and C. Decimius ambassadours of the Romaines restored Egypte vnto Ptolome, Antiochus at their commaundement returned into his roialme.

[Page]L. Anicius subdued Illyria, and Gentius kinge therof submitted him to the Romaines.

Aemilius Paulus the consulle vanquished Perseus, & conquered al Maccdone .C [...]. Octauius arriued at Samothracia, whither Perseus was fled, who being destitute of any succour, yelded him selfe.

The yere of the worlde 3797 The yere before Christe 166 Here endeth the kingdome of the Macedones.Before Britayne knovven 116

The mooste pompous and royall triumph of Aemilius was shewed in Rome.

The yere of the worlde 3795 The yere before Christe 165 Iudas purified the temple from Idols,Before Britayne knovven 115 and dedicated a temple vnto the lorde.

Prusias, king of Bithinia, commended his son Nicomedes to the tuition of the Romains.

Marcellus subdued the Galles of the mountaines, & Sulpitius the Ligurians.

Antiochus, hearinge of the prosperous successe of the Iewes, in a fury purposed to destroye theym all, but god the beholder of all thinges, strake him with suche an incurable disease that wourmes issued out of his body, whiche so putrified the fleshe, that the sauour thereof no man might abide, and so most miserably died.

The yere before Christe 163 COilus succeded Catellus in the realme of Britain who quietly reigned .xx. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3800 Before Britayne knovven 113

Antiochus Eupater, the .ix. king of Siria, reigned .ii. yeares, he besieged, toke, and destroied Bethsura, made peace with Iudas, and after brake his promise and spoiled the temple.

The yere of the worlde 3801 The yere before Christe 162 Alchimus by Lysias was constituted highe pryeste of the Iewes.Before Britayne knovven 112

Antiochus slew Philip whom his father had left to be gouernour of his roialme.

Demetrius Soter, brother to Antiochus Epiphanes,Before Britayne knovven 111 was the .x. kinge of Siria,The yere of the worlde 3802 The yere before Christe 161 and reigned .xi. yeares, he lying in hostage at Rome fled from thens, and slue bothe Antyochus and Lysias, but Alexander the sonne of Eupator fled away.

The yere before Christe 158 Iudas metinge in battaile with Betheron, slewe him and ouerthrue al his army.The yere of the worlde 3805 Before Britayne knovven 108

Iudas by the people was apointed to the office of high priest, he also entered in league with the Romanes. [Page] Iosine brother to Thereus, was made king of Scottes. a prince geuen to peace and quiet, he reigned .24. yeres. Iudas committing battayle with Bachides, at Barzi [...]on was slayne.Before Britayne knovven 106 The yere of the worlde 3807 The yere before Christe

Before Britayne knovven 105 Ionathas, the .xi. capitaine of the Iewes,The yere before Christe 155 brother vnto Iudas, gouerned them .xv. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3808 He vanquished Bachides at the riuer Iordan: and finally was slayne with a .1000. of his men, at Ptolomais, by the craft of Triphō

Before Britayne knovven 104 Nasica vanquished the Dalmatians.The yere of the worlde 3809 The yere before Christe

Before Britayne knovven 103 Alexander the son of Antiochus, tooke Ptolomais.The yere before Christe 153

Before Britayne knovven 101 Alexander entered in amitee with Ionathas.The yere of the worlde 3810 The yere of the worlde 3812 The yere before Christe 151

Demetriꝰ, ioyning battail with Alexander, was slain.

Before Britayne knovven 100 Alexander, called also Bala [...]s, the .xi. kinge of Syria,The yere before Christe 150 reygned .v. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3813 He maried the doughter of Ptolome kinge of Egipt.

The warre beganne betwene the Carthaginenses and Masimi [...]sa, king of Numidia.

Scipio, called after Aphricanus, of his owne good wil toke vpon him the warres of Spain: in which he fought prosperously agaynst them.

Corn. Nasica prohibited the buylding of the Theater as a thing vnprofitable and hurteful to good maners.Before Britayne knovven 99 The yere of the worlde 3814 The yere before Christe 149

Ionathas vanquished Appolonius, surnamed Titus toke Azotum,Before Britayne knovven 98 subdued Ascalon,The yere of the worlde 3815 The yere before Christe 148 and with great victorye retourned to Ierusalem.

Ptolomeus for treasō wrought against him, forsoke the alyaunce of Alexander, and gaue his doughter Cleopatra vnto Demetrius▪

The third warres of Carthage began, in which they chose the two Asdruballes capitaines of their footmen, and Phan [...]as capitaine of theyr horsemen. Cato persuaded the Romans vtterlye to destroy Carthage, consydering (as he sayd) the Romaines to degenerate lytell and lytel from the prowes and vertue of theyr auncestours. Wherfore if that mighty cytie shuld persist in that state knowinge the ignauy, nicitee, and sluggishenesse of the Romaynes, nothinge were more certayne, but that they would againe contende for the empyre, and oppresse the Romans, subduing them vnder theyr power, but Scipio Nasica was of contrary opinion, he wold not haue Carthage [Page] charge to be destroied. First because it were an vnhonest thing, that the Romains should shewe so great tyranny and so cruelly to slea such a people. Moreouer it were vnprofitable: for without that towne, Aphrica cold be kept in due obedience, excepte they woulde tourne all into a wildernesse. Thyrdelye, it was veray necessary that the Romains should haue such a citye aduersary vnto them whereby theyr people mighte be incited to prowesse and actiuitie, otherwise it shoulde chaunce, that they shoulde contend togither in ciuile warres, if they had not a brode an enemy,The yere before Christe 147 whome they shoulde feare,Before Britayne knovven 97 but in conclusion Cato obteyned,The yere of the worlde 3716 and Piso was sent to besiege Carthage. Phan [...]as with certaine of his men, fell vnto the parte of the Romaines.

Masimissa dying, committed his sonne to the custody of Scipio.

Ad [...]scus, a man of a bace state,Before Britayne knovven 96 whiche counterfayted him selfe to be Philip,The yere of the worlde 3817 The yere before Christe 146 inuaded Macedony, ouercam and put to flight Iuuencus the pretor.

Scipio besieged Carthage.

The Asians chose Ptolomeus, for theyr kinge, but he gaue it vnto Demetrius.

Demetrius, called also Nicanor, the .xii. kinge of Syria reigned .v. yeres.

Scipio, after the continuall assault of six dayes,Before Britayne knovven 95 tooke Carthage,The yere of the worlde 3818 The yere before Christe 149 vnto whom Hasdrubal yelded him selfe. And albeit that Scipio permitted free flighte to all, yet in the spoyle of the city was committed great slaughter. After when by the commaundemente of Scipio, the citee was fyred, the wife of Hasdrubal, with a stoute courage, lept into the fire, finishing her life with that deathe, whyche the first quene suffered. The citee burned cōtinually .17. daies, shewing a miserable spectacle to her beholders. It is sayde that after Carthage was thus destroied. Scipio wente to beholde the place, where some time that fayre and beautifull citie stode: and there seinge the myserable ruine and desolacion therof, with muche wepinge sayd: That he did forsee Rome in time to come, to lye in suche maner ouerthrowen and distroyed. The destruction of this citie was done .679. yeres after the buylding therof [Page] 608. yeres after the buylding of Rome, and, 693. yeres after the arriual of Brute here in Britayne.

The same yere Corinte, a noble citee of Grece, was destroyed with fyre by Mummius the consul.

Metellus first in the streictes of Thermop [...]le, and after in Phoea, ouercame the Macedones, brought Andariscu [...] in his subiection, and recouered Macedony.

Mummius toke Corinth and destroyed it with fyre, wherof came the metalles of Corinth.

In this time three notable triumphes were atRome Scipia, triumphed ouer Aphrica, before whose chariot Hasdruball was led. Metellus ouer Macedonye, before whom wente Andariscus the conterfeite Philip. And Mummius ouer Corinth, before whom was borne the metalles and fayre tables of Corinth.

About this time, thorough the warres and dissencion of the Iues, there arose among them sundrye sectes and opiniōs in theyr religions, of which there were .iii. sorts.

The first were called Pharisei, that is, segregate or chosen. They vsed certayne constitucions of men beside the lawe of Moyses, by whiche they were segregate frome the residue of the people. They reputed theim selfes better then all other, they obserued feigned fastes, prayed commonly in the stretes, that they might be sene and called maisters. Their learning was some what better thē the others. For they taught the immortalitie after this lyfe, and that god would punishe sinne: they bel [...]ued also Messias to come to saue such as beleued, and to iudge suche as sinned.

The second sect were Sadduceis, they cloked theyr wickednes vnder a glorious name. For Sadducei is as much as iuste or holy. They taught, that there was neyther angell, spirite, nor life after death: that god gaue the lawe onely for this, that honestly and quietly we should lyue receiuing of god here in this life the rewards of iustice. They interpreted the scriptures according to the iudgement of mans reason: neither any other thing wold they here, & as concerning that which pertained to the maner of theyr liuing, they were plain Epicures. A wonderfull thing to be hard, that such ethnike opinions shuld crepe [Page] In amonge the pecu [...]ar people of god, and that so [...]rre, that openly they were not afrayd to teache, and constant lo [...] to affirme, that after this life▪ there remayned none other life.

Essei [...]ere the thirde who considering both the Phariseis and Sadduceis, vnder an honest pretēce of name to folowe theyr lustes and desyres▪ neyther almoste to do any thing that was worthy for theyr profession: therfore thought thei to declare the seueritee of their life in dedes and wold be called Essei, that is labourers, and studied to be sene holy and for the most part ledde an Anabaptistical life, absteining from matrimony, and willinge all thinges to be cōmen among them, they delited in [...]eane apparel, and praied before the sonne rising.

Uiriatus, a Lusitaine, raysed the Spaniardes against the Romanes,The yere of the worlde 3819 The yere before Christe 144 he ouerthrue Uetilius,Before Britayne knovven 94 and destroyed al his army.

Demetrius entred into amite with Ionathas.

POrrex a vertuous and gentil prince reigned in Britaine .v. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3820 The yere before Christe 143 Before Britayne knovven 93

Ptolomeus Euergetes▪ the .vii. kinge of Egipte reigned .29. yeres, a man very cruell and wicked, which delited in effusion of blod, for he slue his sisters sonne in hir armes: and many other abhominable actes he committed, whiche be not conuenient to be writen.

Ionathas renewed amitee with the Romaynes and Lacedemones.

Plautius, ioyning battayle with Uiriatus, was put to flighte.

Demetrius was taken by Arsaces king of Parthia, and put to death.The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 142 Before Britayne knovven 92

Mithridates, the .vi. king of Parthia, after he had subdued Demetrius, inuaded Babilon, with al the regions betwene the riuers Idaspes and Indus.

Claudius the consul at the first conflict was put back by the Galles, but at the second time he obteined the victorye, and slue .v.M. of them.

[Page]C [...]. Unimanus was shamefully beaten and put to flight by the Lusitaines.

Antiochus Theos, the .xiii. kinge of Syria, reygned foure yeres.Before Britayne knovven 91 The yere of the worlde 3822 The yere before Christe 141

Ionathas betrayed by Triphon, was slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 90 Simon his brother was made the third capitayn of ye Iewes, and reigned .viii. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3823 The yere before Christe 140 he ouercame Antiochus G [...]iphus, and lastely by the treason of his sonne in lawe was slayne.

Q. Pompeius subdued the Termesti [...]s, but by the Numantians he was vanquished, and forced to make an vnprofitable peace. Uir [...]arus was slaine by his owne men.

CHirimus, kinge of Britaine,The yere of the worlde 3825 The yere before Christe 138 through his drunkennes as our chroniclers write,Before Britayne knovven 88 reigned but one yere

Triphon, murdering his prīce Antiochus, inuaded the kingdome of Syria.

Before Britayne knovven 87 FUlgen, son to Chrrimus,The yere of the worlde 3826 The yere before Christe 137 reigned .2. yere in Britain Triphon, called also Diodotus, the .14. king of [...] ria reigned .iii. yeres.

Simon confirmed his league with the Romains.

Before Britayne knovven 86 Mancinus beinge ouerthrowen of the Numanti [...]es,The yere of the worlde 3827 The yere before Christe 136 and driuen out of his campe, was forced to conclude a peace greatly to his dishonour.

ELdred reigned in Britaine one yere.The yere of the worlde 3828 The yere before Christe 135

Before Britayne knovven 85 Antiochus Sedetes the .xv king of Syria, reigned ix. yeres. He was inuited bothe to the mariage and kyngedome by Cleopatra, and after by the helpe of Simon, he slue Triphon▪

¶In Rome a childe was borne with foure feete, foure handes, foure eies, as many eares, and hauinge both natures. In the lande of Bonony corne grue out of trees.

ANdrogius likewise reigned one yere in Britaine.The yere of the worlde 3829 The yere before Christe 134

Before Britayne knovven 84 In Sicily a rebellion of .70000. seruauntes began, which moued a cruel Tedicion.

VRianus the son of Androgius suceeded his father in the realme of Britain,Before Britayne knovven 83 and reigned .iii. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3830 The yere before Christe 133 he wholy gaue him selfe to the desyres of the fleshe.

N [...]mantia a noble citye of Spayne, by the assaulte of Scipio was destroyed. This citee by the space of .14. yeares, with .4000. of theyr owne souldiours, not onelye [Page] withstode .40000. Romaines, but also vainquished thē oftentimes. For whiche cause Scipio the yonger, who destroyed Carthage, was sent thyther. He enclosed the citie about with a great trenche. Whā the Numātines by long siege were sore famished, they determined to finishe their misery with death: thā with a sodaine erupcion they brake forth vpon their enemies: And (if Scipio had not ben there present) the Romaines had fled away, so egerly they assayled them: but by the gret multitude of the romaynes, they were driuen backe, and many of them slayne: than the residue in good order retyred into the town, and closed their gates, where with the sword poison, and fier they consumed them selfes, their goods and their citee, leuyng neither mā nor goods for a spoil to the romaynes.

Finnane the son of Iosine,Before Britayne knovven 82 was made king of Scottes a iust and vertuous prince,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 132 as they write, which gouerned them .30. yeres

The sect or religion of ye priestes Druides, in this time was instituted in the isle of Man.

Simon, walkyng through the citees of Iudea, wente to Hiericho with his two sonnes Iudas & Mathathias, where by ptolome, his son in lawe, they were traiterously slayne.

Hitherto extendeth the boke of Machabeis.

Hirc [...]nus, called also Ioannes, son of Symon, & .iiii. capitaine of the Iues, gouerned them .26. yeres.

Antiochus, in the feast of tabernacles besieged Hierusalem, by gentlenes he subdued the Iewes, & graunted them to lyue accordyng to theyr fathers lawes.

Not longe after that Carthage and Numantia were thus destroied, the Romans fel at dissencion. For Gracchus, protectour of the comminaltee, beynge displeased with the nobilitee, because they noted hym to bee an authour of the Numantine league made by Mane [...]nus, to wyn the fauoure of the people, decreed to diuide certein landes among them. For whiche cause the Senat was incensed to anger, and the people to pride. Wherevpon a day of session was appointed, wherat the cōmons beyng also gathered, by the senat they were dryuen away [Page] and Gracchus with .200. slayne.

Attalus, kynge of Asia, by his testament bequethed his royalme to the people of Rome.

Before Britayne knovven 81 ELiud, kyng of Britaine, reigned .v. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3832 The yere before Christe 121

Before Britayne knovven 80 Aristonicus, the son of Attalus, inuaded Asia,The yere of the worlde 3833 The yere before Christe 130 and slue Licinius Crassus, with all his army.

Before Britayne knovven 79 Nicomedes of Bithinia, Mithridates of Pontus,The yere of the worlde 3834 The yere before Christe 129 Ariarates of Cappadocie, Pylemenes of Paphlagonie kinges, aided the Romaynes agaynst Aristonicus.

Mar. Perpenna consull sent agaynst Aristonicus, euer came and tooke hym.

Metellus made a lawe in Rome, that all men shulde be forced to be maried.

Before Britayne knovven 78 Scipio Aphricanus the yōger,The yere of the worlde 3835 The yere before Christe 128 who destroied Carthage and Numantia, beyng accused of his enemies, made answere therof, and in the mornyng after was founde dead in his bed strangled, as som affirmed by his wyfe Sempronia, who was of the house of Gracchus.

Before Britayne knovven 77 Hireanus did fyrst among the Iewes nourishe strāgers

Antiochus encoūtryng with Arsaces kynge of Parthia in batayle, was slayne.The yere of the worlde 3836 The yere before Christe 127

Before Britayne knovven 76 Demetrius the .xvi. kyng of Syria,The yere of the worlde 3837 The yere before Christe 126 brother vnto Antiochus, reigned .iiii. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 75 Dedancius kyng of Britayne reigned here .v. yeres.The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 125

Before Britayne knovven 74 In Aphrike there swarmed suche huge multitudes of locustes, that thei deuoured not onely all the fruites,The yere of the worlde 3839 The yere before Christe 124 herbes, and rotes, but also dyd gnawe euen the bitter barkes, whiche after with a sodeyn wynde being dryuen togyther on heapes, were long tossed in the ayre, fell at the laste into the Aphrican sea, and by violence of the water were cast here and there on land, whervpon insued such infection of the ayre, and pestilente sauour, that it caused great murrayn of bestes and byrdes: the putrifaction of whose carcases did also the more augment the foresayde plague: through whiche there died in Numedye .80000 men, and about the partes of Carthage and Urica dyed also aboue .ii. hundred thousand.

L. Opimius first of all other by warre subdued the Ligurians on the further side of the mountaynes.

Before Britayne knovven 72 Alexander Zebenna, the .xvii, king of Syria,The yere of the worlde 3841 The yere before Christe 122 vanquished [Page] Demetrius, and reigned .ii. yeres.

The Romaines repayred agayne Carthage, and stored it with newe inhabytauntes.

Seleueus, brother to Demetrius, was put to death because he, without the consent of his mother, tooke vppon him the crowne.

The yere of the worlde 3843 The yere before Christe 120 De [...]onus reigned in Britaine .ii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 70

Antiochus Griphus the .18. king of Syria reigned .x yeres, betwene hym and Antiochus Cyricenus was cōtitinuall warre for the royalme of Syria.

[...]. Gracchus, and Ful. Flaccus, for stirryng a new sedicion in the citee, were slayn, with diuers of their faction.

Q. Fabius the consull went forth agaynst Bituitus, a prince of the Galles, who with .180000. warriours inuaded the dominions of the Romaines, and seinge the small noumbre of theym, sayed in derision: that the Romaynes were not meat inoughe for his dogges, but at the fyrste conflict he turned his backe, and loste in that iourney all his men: who by the sworde, and in the water of Rhodanus perished.

The hill Aetna burned more than it was wont, in so muche that it fired the towne Catina: to the reparacyon wherof the Romaines forgaue them .x. yeres tribute.

The yere before Christe 118 Gurginius reigned .3 yeres in Britayne,Before Britayne knovven 68

The yere of the worlde 3845 The yere of the worlde 3846 The yere before Christe 117 Q. Martius the consull, inuaded the Galles,Before Britayne knovven 67 that dwell vnder the mountaynes, who perceiuing theym selfes not able to matche with the Romaines, firste slue theyr wyfes and chyldren, and after burned them selfes that none of them should be vnder the Romaines subieciton.

Micipsa, king of Numidia dyed, who lefte Adharball and Hyempsall his sons to succede, and Iugurth, whome he had adopted.

The yere of the worlde 3848 The yere before Christe 115 MErianus was king of Britaine .ii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 65

The yere of the worlde 3849 The yere before Christe 114 Ptolomeus called also Phiscon and Soter the viii. king of Egipt reigned .xvii. yeres,Before Britayne knovven 64 he was by his mother Cleopatra expelled out of his realme, and after retourned agayne.

The yere before Christe 113 BLadunus gouerned Britain .ii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 63

The yere of the worlde Cleopatra, drinkinge the poyson: whiche she prepared for Antiochus Griphus finished hir life.

[Page]Cato in Thracia foughte vnfortunatelye againste the Scordiscians.

A muster in Rome, in whiche there was found .394336 heades of citesens.

Before Britayne knovven 62 The Cimbrians, a people, whiche inhabited that part that nowe is called Denmarke,The yere of the worlde 3851 The yere before Christe came with the Germans to passe Italy and Fraunce, beynge in noumbre aboute 300000. Against whom Papyrius Carbo was sent, who by them was soone ouerthrowen and slayne.

The two bretherne of Metellus in one daye triumphed the one from Thracia, the other from Sardinia.

Before Britayne knovven 61 CApen [...]s reigned king of Britayn .iii. yeres.

Iugurth, nere vnto Cirtha,The yere of the worlde 3852 The yere before Christe 111 did putte Adherbalt vnto flight, slue him, and toke Cir [...]ha by dedicion

Liuius Drusus vanquished and subdued the Scordiscians, a nacion rysen of the Galles.

Antiochus Cyricenus the .xix. kyng of Syria,The yere of the worlde 3853 The yere before Christe 110 reigned xiiii. yeres in batayl he ouercame his brother Gryp [...]us.Before Britayne knovven 60 and droue him out of his royalme.

The warres of Iugurth began, whiche Salust deraie eloquently hath set foorth. With cattall, money and giftes he corrupted the consull, and many of the Romaines, for whiche, whan he departed frome Rome, he saide: O salable citee, whiche soone wolde be lost, if thou mightest fynde a chapman.

Before Britayne knovven 59 Aulus, the brother of Albinus the consull, made peace with Iugurth to the great dishonour of the Romaines.The yere of the worlde 3854 The yere before Christe

Before Britayne knovven 58 OUinus ruled Britaine .ii. yeres.

Hi [...]canus vtterly subuerted Samaria.The yere of the worlde 3855 The yere before Christe

Syllanus fought vnluckly with the Cimbriās.

Mettellus ouercame Iugurth, and tooke many citees and townes in Numidia.

Before Britayne knovven 56 SIlius reigned in Britaine .ii. yeres.

Hircanus died,The yere of the worlde 3857 The yere before Christe after whom his sonne Aristobulus succeded: who not content with the dignitee of his father, toke vpon him a crowne, and was the fyrste kynge of the Iewes, after the captiuitee of Babylon. He incontinent imprisoned his mother and bretherne, & slue Antiochus his brother, his mother with hunger perished in prison. After this, the tyran, his bowels beynge torne in [Page] his body, and vomittinge bloude out of his mouth, died, whan he had raigned but one yere.

L Cassius with his army in Sauoy was ouerthrowen and slaine by the Tigurines.

Marius vanquished Iugurth and Bochus king of Mauritane. Bochus deliuered Iugurth prisoner vnto the Romaines.

Ianneus, called also Alexander, brother vnto Aristobulus,The yere of the worlde 3858 The yere before Christe 105 reigned .27. yeres:Before Britayne knovven 55 veraie cruelly he put to deathe his own brother▪ and slue of his people in the space of syx yeres .50000. and destroyed many of his townes. Finally by ouermuch ease he fell in to a quartane feuer, of whiche he dyed: leauing after him two sonnes.

The warres continued against the Cimbrians, Germanes, Tigurines, and Ambrones.

Aurelius Scaurus was taken by the Cimbrians, and put to death by Bolus their kyng.

BLedgabredus was .20. yeres kynge of Britaine. He delited muche in musike,The yere of the worlde 3859 The yere before Christe 104 Before Britayne knovven 54 and gaue him selfe to the studye therof.

Marius triumphed, hauinge Iugurth with hys chyldren led before his chariot.

Seruilius Cepio, and. C. Manlius, with .80000. Romaines were destroyed by the Cimbrians who were soo cruell, that they hanged vp all suche as were taken, and drowned the cattall in Rhodanus, the golde, siluer, apparel, and armour beyng broken in pieces, they hurled a waye. So that neither the vanquisshers had any pray, nor the vainquished any mercy.

The yere of the worlde 3860 The yere before Christe 103 Marius was chosen capitaine against the Cimbrians, for whiche he continued in the consulshyp.Before Britayne knovven 53

The yere of the worlde 3861 The yere before Christe 102 Durstus, kinge of Scottes, reigned .9. yeres. A tyrannous and vnfaithful prince,Before Britayne knovven 52 through whiche dealing his people rebelled and slue him.

The yere of the worlde 3862 The yere before Christe 101 Marius, in two battailes at the water Sextie,Before Britayne knovven 51 vanquished the Teutones and Ambrones, sleyng aboue .20 [...]000 of theim, whose wyues with noo lesse valiantnesse than the men, defended theim selfes, and that with so greatte fury, that they did caste their children in the faces of the Romains: and after beyng taken because they might not [Page] bee in the temples of Uenus and Ceres, they hanged theim selues.

The residue of Cimbrians, with the Teutones, passed the Alpes,Before Britayne knovven 50 and wasted Italye:The yere of the worlde 3863 The yere before Christe 100 against whom Marius and Catulus fought againe, and subdued theym. In recompence of Marius noblenesse, he was the syxte tyme made Consull.

Metellus was sent in exile to Rhodes.The yere of the worlde 3864 The yere before Christe 99 Marius beheaded diuers of the nobilitie in Rome.Before Britayne knovven 49

Metellus,The yere of the worlde 3865 The yere before Christe 98 by the consente of all the people was reuoked from exyle.Before Britayne knovven 48

Ptolomeus, called also Alexander, the .ix. kynge of Egypt,Before Britayne knovven 47 reygned .x. yeres,The yere of the worlde 3866 The yere before Christe 97 his brother Phiscon beyng expelled out of his roialme.

Philippus, the laste kyng of Syria, reygned .ii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3867 The yere before Christe 96 After his raygne the kingdome of the Syrians felle into the handes of the Romaines.Before Britayne knovven 46

ARchemalus was kinge of Britaine two yeres.The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 94

Before Britayne knovven 44 Ewyn the first, Durstus brother sonne,The yere of the worlde 3870 The yere before Christe 93 was chosen kyng of Scottes,Before Britayne knovven 43 he buylded the castel of Donstafage, and in a battayle made on the parte of the Picthes againste the Britons, he was put to flighte, he was the firste that caused his subiectes to bee sworne, and ruled theim .xix. yeres.

ELdolus raygned kyng of Britayne foure yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 42 In this time diuers prodigies were seen,The yere of the worlde 3871 The yere before Christe 92 as globes of fyre burstinge out of the ayre with great noyse. Among the Aretines also at a feast, bloude distilled oute of breade, as oute of a wounde. It hayled continuallye stones seuen dayes. In the partes of Samnia, oute of a great rift of the erth, issued flammes of fyre, whiche semed to touche the heauens. Than also al kyndes of tame beastes left their stables and pastures, and with impiteous roring and crying fled vnto the woddes and mountaynes: yea and dogges, whiche can not liue without [...] company of man, wandred about houlyng, after the maner of wolues Not longe after these wonderfull tokens thus seene, folowed the ciuile warres betwene [...]ius and Sylla: in whiche perished .150000. citesens .2600. of knightes .90. senatours, and .15. consules.

[Page]Drusus raised the people of Italy against the Romaynes, promisynge them the citie: but he was slaine in the meane time.

The yere of the worlde 3872 The yere before Christe 91 The sociall warres of Italy began,Before Britayne knovven 41 in whiche the Picentes,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 90 Uestines, Marsians, Pelignians, Marrucines,Before Britayne knovven 40 Samnites & Lucanes, who many yeres had bene vnder the Romaines, fell from them.

Q. Seruilius was slaine in A [...]eulo, and Seruilius, Galba beynge taken by the Lu [...]a [...]es, escaped by the helpe of a woman.

The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 89 Nola was taken by the Samnites,Before Britayne knovven 39 Posthumius the Pretor, with Rutilius the cōsul, wer both slain in batail.

Marius ouerthrue the Marsians. Iul. Cesar vanquysshed the Samnites, and Cecilius ouercam the Saluiās.

ROdianus was king of Britain .ii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 38

The yere of the worlde 3875 The yere before Christe 88 Nicomedes and Ariobarzanes were restored to their roialmes of Bythinia and Cappadocia. Pompeius Strabo brought in subiection the Picentes, Uestines, and Marsians. Sylla ouercame the Samnites and subdued the Hirpines. Cato vanquisshed the Marsians, and in winnyng their campe was slayne.

The yere of the worlde Arethas after Antiochus was king of the lower Siria.Before Britayne knovven 37

The yere before Christe 87 Ptolomeus Sother the tenth kyng of Egypte, reigned viii. yeres.

Ariobarzanes, and Nicomedes, were driuen out of their realmes by Mithridates kyng of Pontus.

The sociall warres of Italy, beynge scarcely pacified, incontinent there began two warres more daungerouse and cruell. For whan Sylla was elected capitayn of the warre againste Mithridates, who inuaded Asia and Achaia: Marius was greuousely displeased, that Sylla, a yonge man, should be preferred before him. Wherfore he brought to passe, by the healpe of the Tribunes, that Sylla shuld be called home again, and he to be chosen capitayne of that warre. As soone as Sylla had knowlege therof, he came with his army before the citee, and there slue the ambassadour of Marius, and incontinent after brake into the towne, where fyghtinge againste Marius and Sulpitius, he put Marius to flighte, and slue Sulpitius, and so appointyng C [...]. Octauius, and Corn. Curna [Page] to be consuls, he departed to Asia.

REdargius reigned king of Britaine .iii. yeres.

Sylla vanquished Archelaus toke Athens and put Mithridates with his army to flight.Before Britayne knovven 36 The yere of the worlde 3877 The yere before Christe 86

Mithridates inuaded Asia, and by an open proclamacion commaunded, al the Romaines that were in Asia in one daye to be slayne, whiche were aboue the noumbre of .lxxx. M.

Cinna deinge expelled out of the citee by Octauius, ioyned him self with Marius, they entred the citye, slue Octauius and many other, outlawed diuers of the citizens, and destroyed the house of Sylla, whose frendes that remayned, fled into Grece to him.

Before Britayne knovven 35 Marius, being the seuenth time made consull, dyed in the first moneth of his consulship,The yere of the worlde 3878 The yere before Christe 85 whose sonne called also Marius continued the ciuil warres.

Before Britayne knovven 34 Warre was prepared against Silla, he made a league with Mithridates,The yere of the worlde 3879 The yere before Christe 84 and committed all his affayres there to Lucullus.

Before Britayne knovven 33 SAmulius reigned in Britayne .ii. yeres.

Sylla by the senate was called home,The yere of the worlde 3880 The yere before Christe 83 and Cinna was slayne of his owne army.

At this place Suetonius began his history of the Cesars.

Before Britayne knovven 32 Sylla entered Italy, ouercame Norbanus. Scipio yelded him selfe, and Pompeius tooke part of Sylla.The yere of the worlde 3881 The yere before Christe 82

Before Britayne knovven 31 PEnisellus was made king of Britaine, who gouerned it .iii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3882 The yere before Christe 81

Sylla fought many batails against Mariusand at the last slue him.

Pompeius, when he had slayn Carbo, recouered Sicily, subdued Aphrike, and destroyed Domitius and Hiarbas king of Mauritane, he tryumphed beynge but of the age of .24. yeres.

Before Britayne knovven 30 The Gothes with theyr kinge Sithlacus, wasted the landes of the Germaines.The yere of the worlde 3883 The yere before Christe 80

Sylla was made continuall dictatour, who as soone as he entered the citee, contrary to his promise caused .3000. men to be slayne, he proscribed or put out of hys protection many citezens, and exercised great tyranny: to whom Q. Catulus sayde. With whom shal we lyue, if in warre [Page] we kyl the armed, and in peace the vnarmed.

Ptolomeus Dionisius, the .xi. king of Egypte reygned .3 [...]. yeres

The yere of the worlde 3884 The yere before Christe 79 PYrrhus ruled Britaine .ii. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 29

The yere of the worlde 3885 The yere before Christe 78 Alexandria, called also Salina,Before Britayne knovven 28 wedowe of Alexander Ianneus, gouerned the Iewes .9. yeres. She had by her husbande two sonnes, Hircanus the eldeste, whom she made high priest, and Aristobulus, who after hir death contended for the dominion of the Iewes.

The Pharaseis, vnder thys Alexandria, gouerned the commune weale of the Iewes.

Sylla gaue vp and forsoke all offyces, and lyued a pryuat life, he wrote his commentaries, and dedycated them to Lucullus.

The yere of the worlde 3886 The yere before Christe 77 Sertori [...]s, a noble and valyant man of Rome, beynge of the faction of Marius,Before Britayne knovven 27 fledde from Sylla into Spayne where he was receiued of the Lusitaines, and made their capitain, he made greuous warre agaynst the Romains.

Sylla died, and was buried in the fyeld of Mars.

Lepidus the consul, woulde haue moued a newe sedycion, but Catulus his felowe prohibited him.

CAporus was kinge in Britaine .ii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 3887 The yere before Christe 76 Seruilius subdued Cilicia,Before Britayne knovven 26 and brought the Isaures in subiection.

Metellus was sent into Spayne, agaynst Sertorius. where fortune was variable betwene theym. Perpenna ioyned him selfe with Sertorius.

Pompeius was sent into Spayne to ayde Metellus against Sertorius,The yere of the worlde 3888 The yere before Christe 75 where fortune was contrary to him.Before Britayne knovven 25

DInellus, the son of Caporus, a iuste and vertuous prince,The yere of the worlde 3889 The yere before Christe 74 gouerned this roialme of Britayn .4. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 24

Gillus, bastarde son of Ewin, after the death of his father toke vpon him the gouernaunce of Scotlande: but he continued not longe, for through his falshode and crueltee he was driuen out of his roialme, and at the last when he had not reigned fully three yeres, he was slaine in Irelande.

C. Scribonius ouercame the Dardanois, and entered as farre as the riuer Danubie.

[Page]Nicomedes, king of Bithinia, bequethed his royalme vnto the Romaines, whiche Mithridates inuaded, and ouercame Cotra the Romane captaine Chalcedonia.

Before Britayne knovven 23 Lucullus ouercame and put to flyghte Mithridates,The yere of the worlde 3890 The yere before Christe 73 both on lande and sea.

Before Britayne knovven 22 Tigranes, king of Armenia,The yere of the worlde 3891 The yere before Christe 72 toke Ptolomais in egipt

Mithridates entred in league with Seriorius.

Certain sword players, which taught in Capua, wēt from theyr schole, and gathered a great numbre of companions, who with murder, rauishmētes, rapines, and bourninges filled all Italy.

Ewin, the .ii. Nepheu to kynge Finnane,The yere of the worlde 3892 The yere before Christe 71 was chosen kyng of Scottes:Before Britayne knovven 21 he reigned .17. yeres, & than resigned his regall power vnto Edeir the .3. Nepheu of Durstus

The warres of Macedone began, in which M. Lucullus triumphed.

Lentulus and Gellius consules were sent against the sword players and fugitiues, of whom they were ouerthrowen. Wherefore that warre was committed to the charge of Crassus, who quickly vainquished them. Sertorius was traitrously slayn ī Spain by Perpēna.

Before Britayne knovven 20 HElius the sonne of Danellus,The yere before Christe 70 reigned not ful one yere kynge of Britaine.The yere of the worlde 3893 Of this prince the Isle of Ely toke the name.

¶Crassus vainquisshed the sworde plaiers. Pompeius ouerthrewe Perpenna, and broughte the Spaniardes in subiection.

Before Britayne knovven 19 LUd, the sonne of Hely, succeded his father,The yere of the worlde 3894 The yere before Christe 99 and reigned .xi. yeres in Britain. As sone as he was made kyng, he refourmed the state of his cōmon weale, for he amēded his lawes, and toke away all vsages that were nought. Moreouer he repaired the citie of Londō, thē called Troynouant, with faire buildinges and walles, and buylded on the west parte therof, a strong gate whiche vnto this tyme reteyneth the name of him▪ and is called Ludgate. Fynally he dyed, leauyng after hym two sonnes. Androgeus, and Theomantius, who being not of age to gouerne, their vncle Cassiuelane obteined the crowne. Our chroniclers write, that Lōdō toke the name of this Lud.

[Page]Hircanus the .8. king of the Iewes reigned one yere, betwene him and his brother Aristobulus began ciuyle warres.

M. Lucullꝰ subdued Macedony, & [...]. Lucullus Armeny.

The yere of the worlde 3895 The yere before Christe 68 Aristobulus the .9. king of Iewes, reigned .6. yeres.Before Britayne knovven 18 He ouercame his brother Hircanus at Hierico, where an agrement was made, that Aristobulus shoulde reigne as kinge, and the other to leade a priuate life.

Lucullus vanquished Tygranes, and put him to flight Lachares kinge of Bosphorus, one of the sonnes of Mithridates, was receyued in amitee with Lucullus.

Cn. Pompeius in .40. dayes scoured the Mediterrane seas from Pyrates.

The yere before Christe 67 The warres of Candy began,Before Britayne knovven 17 whiche Iland Metellus in thre yeres subdued.The yere of the worlde 3896

Libya, by the bequest of Appie kinge therof, came to the handes of the Romaines.

Cn. Pōpeius was assigned general capitayn against Mithridates.The yere of the worlde 3897 The yere before Christe 66 Before Britayne knovven 16

Hircanus by the counsayle of Antipater fled vnto Aretha king of Araby and then denounced warre agaynste Aristobulus.The yere of the worlde 3898 The yere before Christe 65 Before Britayne knovven 15

Pompeius, by his capitaine Afranius,Before Britayne knovven 13 ouerthrue the Arabians.The yere of the worlde 3900 The yere before Christe 63

Hircanus was again king of the Iewes,Before Britayne knovven 12 and reigned xxiii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3901 The yere before Christe 62

Pompeius vanquished Aristobulus, toke Hierusalem spoiled the temple, entred into the holy sainctuary, made the Iewes tributarie, and gaue the office of highe priest vnto Hyrcanus.

Scaurus, presidente of the lower Syria, made peace with Aretha king of Arabia.

Pompeius receiued Tigranes king of Armeny vnder his subiection, and in battayle ouercame the Iberians and Albanes.

Pharnaces, the son of Mithridates made warre vpon his father, and besieged him in a castel, who being destitute of all helpe, nor finding any mercy in his son, firste poysoned his wife, concubines and daughters, and then him selfe. Thus ended Mithridates his life, a prynce of [Page] great wisedome and meruaylous industrye, whiche perfectly could speake .xxii. languages, he lyued .72. yeares, reigned .xl. and kept war .xxx. yeres continually against the Romanes, hauing alwaies in his company philosophers, and cunnyng men.

☞Marcus Tullius Cicero, was consul of Rome, with C. Antonius, whose diuine eloquence, abundant lerning sharpenesse of witte: dexteritee in actes, and most ardēt loue toward the common weale of his countrey can not be sufficiently expressed by no mortall mannes tunge or penne. His auncestours were named Cicerones because that Tulliꝰ Appius a noble king of Uolscis, and one of that progenie, had on his nose a marke like a chich whiche is a kinde of pulse called Cicer. He so profyted in the eloquence of Greke and Latine, that not only his companions were in a merueilous admiracion of him but also Appolonius, the moste excellent oratour at that tyme, in hearing him, was greatly abashed, and kepinge sylence a long space, sayde at the laste: Truely, Cicero I prayse the, and meruaile at the, but I lamente greatlye the fortune of Grece, when I consyder, that not onely noblenes in dedes of armes and marciall affaires, is taken frome vs by the valyantnesse and puissance of ye Romains, but also that the great prayse and glory of lerninge, whiche was only left vnto vs is now by the translated to Rome Whiche saying was founden afterwarde very true, for loke what subtilitee is in Logike, what commoditee and secrete knowlage in phylosophie morall and naturall: he knew and declared the same in latine in most perfecte eloquence. And (whiche is to be wondred) atnotwithstanding, that he being a verye yonge man, came to practise in Rome, and had studied abundantly the ciuile lawes, and was meruailously occupied in greate and weightye causes, and after that he was senatour, was continually (as it semed) most busye about the weale publike, yet he that doeth reade his workes (althoughe we haue not the thyrd parte of them, whiche he wrote) shall thynke, that he neuer did any other thing but reade great auctours, and wrate bokes. And yet did he exploit by his wisedome and diligence many great enterprises, for the commoditee [Page] and sauegarde of his countrey, as well in warre as in peace. For the whiche the Senate and people gaue to him firste before anye other, the name of Father of his countrey.

¶Catiline enterprised his conspiracy, whyche by the great wisedome and diligence of Cicero was suppressed and Catiline slayne in battayle by Antonius, who list to reade the history at length, let him resorte to a booke intituled the conspiracy of Catiline, trāslated into english by Thomas Paynell, where it is abundantlye and elaquently set forth.

The yere of the worlde 3902 The yere before Christe 61 Pompeie, after he had subdued Armenia,Before Britayne knovven 11 Cappadocia Paphlagonia, Media, Cholcis, Iberia, Albania, Syria, Cilicia. Mesopotamia, Iudea, and Arabia, tryumphed, when he hadde twise before triumphed for winninge of Spayne and Affrike. At this time he brought into the common treasure of golde and syluer, in money & plate xx. thousande talentes, whiche (if they were common talentes (amounted to .xx. hundred thousande poundes, yf they were the great talentes .27. hundred, and .26. thousand .641. poundes .1 [...]. s. 4. d. besides that was geuen to the souldiours whiche had serued in his warres, whereof may be gathered, the wōderful ryches of ye Romains.

CAssiuelan, the sonne of Heli,Before Britayne knovven 8 as our vulgar historiographers write,The yere of the worlde 3905 The yere before Christe 58 after the death of his brother Lud was made gouernour of Britayn: which he ruled xix. yeres. In the .8. yere of his reigne Iulius Cesar, who warred long time in Fraunce, made the first viage of any straunger into this realme, & after subdued it: where vnto this time it remayned vnknowen to the Romains. ¶ France was appointed to Cesar for his prouince: whither he was sent with .x. legions: there to remaine for .v. yeres, he in nine yeres reduced into the fourme of a prouince all that parte, which is included within the mountaynes Pyrenes, Alpes, and Ge [...]enna, and the ryuers of Rine and Rhone, and the occean sea, he warred also vpō the Germaines on the other side of Rine, and ouercame the Britaines. In al his warres fortune was but thrise contrary to him, for in Britaine by force of the tēpest his [Page] nauy was destroyed, in Frāce a legion was vanquished at Gergonia, and in the costes of Germany his ambassadours were slayne.

Before Britayne knovven 7 Ptolomeus, king of Egipt driuen out of his realme, came to Rome.The yere of the worlde 3906 The yere before Christe 57

Cato being compelled, tooke Cipers for his prouince and subdued it.

Clodius protectour of the comminaltie, appoynted a daye to Cicero to be exyled.

Before Britayne knovven 6 Alexander the son of Aristobulus,The yere of the worlde 3907 escaped from the Romaines, and inuaded Iury:The yere before Christe 56 but by Gabinius he was vā quished and taken.

Cicero in the .xvi. moneth of his exyle, by the consent of all the people was called home with great honour.

Before Britayne knovven 5 Gabinius, by the persuasion of Antonius,The yere of the worlde 3908 The yere before Christe 55 restored Ptolome to his realme.

Before Britayne knovven 4 Edeix, after the death of Ewin,The yere of the worlde 3909 The yere before Christe 54 tooke on him the gouernance of Scotlande, and ruled it . [...]8. yeres. In the time of his reigne Britaine was subdued to the Romaines, and Scotlande also troubled with sundry sedicions.

M. Crassus, in his voyage toward Parthia, entred Hierusalem, and spoyled the temple of al the treasure, whiche Pompeius left vntouched. And then passinge the ryuer Euphrates, fighting with the Parthians, was slain with al his army.

Before Britayne knovven 3 A fyre chaunced in Rome, by whiche .14. stretes were bourned.The yere of the worlde 3910 The yere before Christe 53

Before Britayne knovven 2 Clodius was slayne by Milo, who moued a sedicion in Rome.The yere of the worlde 3911 The yere before Christe 52

¶The preface of Thomas Lanquet to the second parte of the histories of England.

I Haue hitherto briefli ronne ouer the liues of .72. kinges, which reigned here in Britaine from the arriuall of Brute vnto the comming of Cesar: the history wherof (as I said before) is very vncertaine & obscure. Yet neuerthelesse I haue not varyed from the vulgar opinion therof, but haue brought the same in to a more certaine ordre, conferring them with the other [Page] histories and gestes of the world, wherby they haue a better apparance of truth. But now, that I am come to this time, in which the Britons beganne to be knowen to the Romaines, and other nacions of the world, hauing also the helpe of credible historiens, whiche before I lacked, I shall the more veritably and in better order set foorthe our histories. And for the better declaracion of this chronicle, you shall vnderstande, that the numbres set in the inner side of the page, signifie the yeres of the reignes of the kīges of Britain, wherby may be perceiued in what yere of the reigne of a kinge, anye notable thinge in the world was done. As for the historye of Cesar I haue gathered it out of his cōmentaries, and out of the worshipful Beda whome I thinke more credible than our newe historiens.

VUhen C. Iullus Cesar had warred seuen yeres in Fraunce and Germany,The yere before Christe 52 Anni regum britannie 7 comming vnto that part where Calais and Bolayne now stande,The yere of the worlde 3911 he determined to make warre into Britaine: whyche vntill that time remayned vnfrequented and vnknowen of the Romaines. His quarell was, because that in the warres of France, he perceyued the Frenchmen to haue much succour and ayde from thense. Wherfore preparinge .lxxx. shippes he sayled into Britain. Where at the first being weried with an harde and sharpe batayle, and after with sodein tempest his nauy almoste destroyed, he retourned again into Fraunce, there to winter his men. The nexte springe,The yere of the worlde 3912 The yere before Christe 51 his nauy beinge newe rigged and encreased,Anni regum britannie 8 he passed the seas agayne with a greater army: but whiles he went towarde his ennemies on lande, his shippes lying at ankor, were againe by tempest almost lost, for eyther thei were driuen on the sides, where thei stack fast or els beyng driuen one vpon an other were destroyed so that .xl. perisshed, the other with muche labour were saued. Upon lande also his horsemen ot the first encounter were vanquished, and Labienus the tribune slayne. At the seconde conflicte, not withoute great daunger of his men, he put the britons to flight, and poursued theym to the riuer Thamis: on the further side wherof Cassiuelā with a great multitude of people was kepinge the bankes, [Page] but they not hable to resiste the violence and force of the Romains, hid them selues in woodes, & with sodeine eruptions oftentimes inuaded them. But in the meane time theyr strongest citee Troynouāt▪ submitted it self to Cesar, deliuering vnto him hostages: whiche exāple also the other cities folowed. Whereby Cassiuelan after many losses, was constreigned to giue pledges, and to agre that Britaine should be tributary to the people of Rome Then Cesar, like a conquerour with great noumbre of prisoners, sayled into Fraunce. Thus ended the warres which he made in Britain, whereby he rather opened o waye for his successours to come to the same, thā that he deliuered to them the dominion thereof. This conqueste was made .2255. yeres after the vniuersall floude .1057. after the arriuall of Brute .702. after the buyldinge of Rome, in the second yere of the .182. Olimpiade, the .1116. yere before the conquest made by Willā of Normandy. and .1595. yeres before this present yere of our lord .1547

Cassius president of Siria, droue the Parthians from thense.

Cleopatra, quene of Egipte, reigned .xxii. yeres.The yere before Christe 49 She was the laste of the house of Lagus,Anni regum britannie 12 The yere of the worlde 3914 and by the Alexandrines was chosen quene, albeit she had a younger brother whom Pompeius receiued into his tuicion, and by him was driuen out of hir royalme: yet Cesar restored hir againe to hir realme, and vsed her company familyarly and after Cesars death. Antonius wedded her, who warred against Augustus: of whom he was ouerthrowē for sorowe wherof, she closed her selfe in a tombe being on liue, and hauing two adders suckinge on her brestes, so died. She was a woman excellinge in plesauntnes quickenes of witte, and sumptuous ryotte, in so muche that at one (banket contending with Antonius in excesse of fare,) she drank aperle resolued in vineger, which was estemed at .100. Sestertium, which after Budei amounteth to the value of 250000. crounes, of our money to fifty thousand poundes.

The ciuile warres betwene Pompeius and Cesar began, in which .ccc.M. men perished. Cesar in his his absence required the second time to be consul. Marcellus [Page] the consul withstode it, and the senate also decreed, that Cesar should not entre the city, without he dimissed his armye. For whiche cause Cesar being displeased, came frō Rauenia, passing ouer Rubicon, to Ariminium. In the meane while Pompeius, with the consulles, fled to Dyrra [...]hiū in Grece, and Cesar entred Rome, spoiled the tresoury, and besieged Marsiles.

Aristobulus, being deliuered by Cesar, went into Iudea, where he was poysoned, and Alexander his son put to death by Scipio.

The yere of the worlde 1916 The yere before Christe 47 Cesar in Corfinio,Before Britayne knovven 12 by submission receyued the armye of Domitius, and suffered him to go frelye awaye. In Spaine he vanquished Petreius & Afranius he returned to Marsiles, and tooke the towne. From thence he went to Dyrrachium, where he was ouercome and put to flight by Pompeius, and .2400. of his men slayne. And Thessaly they met in the feldes Pharsalia, wher a cruell and doubtful bataile was fought: but at lengthe Pompei was put to flighte, and loste .15000. of his souldiours.

¶Pompeius, sleing to Alexandria in Egipt was slaine by the tutours of the yonge Ptolome,The yere of the worlde 1917 The yere before Christe 46 Before Britayne knovven 13 and his head sent vnto Ceser. Who seing it, wept. Thus ended the noble Pompei his life, who for his sundry and incomparable victories, was surnamed the great; he was indued with many noble and princely vertues both of body & minde he had so good a grace in his visage, that from his child hode he meued the people of Rome most entierly to fauoure him, and also for his singular beneuolence, cōtinence of liuing, marcial experience, pleasantnes of speache, fidelitee of maners, and easines in speking to, was meruailously estemed, he neuer required any thīg with out shamfastnes, or granted any thing but with a glad countinaunce. In his visage appered alway both nobilitie and gentilnes, so that when he was in his flourisshing youthe, there shined in him maners both princely and reuerent. When he was sent into Sicily by Sil [...]a perceyuing that the souldiours, which were vnder his guiding, scatered and robbed the countreys as he went he commanded euery one of theyr swordes to be signed [Page] with the seale of his ringe, that they shoulde do no wrong to any man by the waye, wherin he declared him selfe to be not onely a valyaunt, but also a iust and righteous capitaine.

Cesar entered Alexandria, and beinge prouoked to batail, he vanquished theym, and sette on fyre the nauye of the Egipcians, the flame whereof inuaded the lybrarye of Philadelphus, wherein were burned .40000. bookes. The kinge rebellinge agayne, was slayne with all his armye, and Cleopatra his sister, restored to the royalme. Then went he into Pontus against Pharnaces, the son of Mithridates, whom at the first encountre he ouerthrue

C. Iulius Cesar,The yere before Christe 45 of whom the Romayne princes were called Cesares,Anni regum britannie 14 The yere of the worlde 3918 was the first among the Romaynes that toke on him the name of emperour, & reigned not fullye three yeres, he brought the monarchy of the world vnder the Romaines. In this yere he warred against the Pompeians in Aphrike, and vanquished theym at Tapsus, where he toke theyr campe, and .60. elephantes.

Cato for greefe and sorowe of herte that he had, that his countrey should by Cesar be brought in seruage and thraldome, slue him selfe in U [...]ica. Iuba, the kinge of Mauritane: hired one to ryd him of his life. Petr [...]ius and Scipio kylled them selfes. And Cesar commaunded the Neph [...]eus of the greatte Pompei, and his daughter Pompeia, to be put to death.

Cesar entred Rome with four triūphes,The yere of the worlde The yere before Christe 44 and was created the fourth time consull,Anni regum britannie 15 and continuall dictatour, taking on him to be monarche of the whole impire, whiche thinges brought to passe, he prepared to make warre against the sonnes of Pompei, in Spayne, where fortune was diuers betwene them. And in the last battayle whyche was at Munda, a towne in Spayne, they foughte soo sore and harde togither, and suche slaughter was made that the old and assured souldiours of Cesar were not ashamed to geue backe, wherby Cesar despairinge to wyn that fielde, would haue killed him selfe, leste after the renoume of so many cōquestes and victories, he shuld haue fallen in the power of those yonge men, whose father he had vanquished. But finally, succouring his men, the armye [Page] of the Pompeis was put to flight, the one of the bretherne beinge slayne, the other fleing away. After whiche battayle, Cesar finished those ciuile warres, whiche during the space of .v. yeres, troubled the whole world. Antipater by Cesar was cōstituted procuratour of Iudea

Cesar retourned to Rome, he reformed the state of the common weale, amended the calender, reducinge the order of the yere, to the course of the sonne, founde out the cause of the leape yere, and in his honour and memorye, the people attributed to him the moneth Quintilis, whiche after his name was called Iulius. But he contynued not passing .v. monethes in reste, for waringe insolent againste the senatours, and takinge theyr lybertee frome theim, there conspired against him to the numbre of .260. senatours and gentilmē, among whom Brutus and Cassius were chiefe, Whiche in the Ides of Marche, when Cesar came into the senate house, with .xxiii. woūdes, he was slain among the senatours. Thus Cesar lost al that whiche wyth the bloude of .lx. M. citezens, and .1192000. his ennemies, he had gotten. And as he had filled all the world with his ciuile bloud: likewise nowe he filled the senate with his owne bloud. After this sorte Cesar finished his life, a man in featnes of warre excellinge al other, he wrote no man swifter, and red no man faster, at one time he could endite foure letters at ones, he was furthermore of suche clemency, that those whome he had subdued by warre, with his great gentilnesse, wonne them to be hys veray frendes.

About this time there was sene in the element, three sonnes in one cercle. And in the suburbes of Rome an oxe spake vnto his plowman: that in vayne he droue him, for shortly not al onely corne, but also men shuld fayle.

Dolobella was substituted in the place of Cesar, his souldiours at Smyrna killed Trebonius, one of the murtherers of Cesar.

Antipater reedefied the walles of Hierusalem, he ordeyned Herode president of Galilee.

The yere before Christe 42 THeomantius, the sonne of Lud, and neuew to Cassiuelan,The yere of the worlde succeded in the roialme of Britain, and reigned quietly .xxiii. yeres.

[Page]C. Cesar Octauianus Augustus, the second emperour of Rome, reigned in all .lvi. yeres, that is to saye, twelue with Antonius and Lepidus, and .xliiii. alone. As soone as he herde of the deathe of his vncle Iulius, he hasted from Appolonia to Rome to possesse his inheritance, and to reuenge the death of Cesar, here the ciuile wars were againe renued, for the senate fauored the kyllers of Cesar, but Antonius wold haue suppressed theim with ciuil warre, for whiche cause he was iudged by the senate to bee an ennemye to Rome, and the consules, Hircius and Pansa, with Octauianus, were sente agaynste him: by whom he was vanquished, but the consules were slayne. Than Antonius fled vnto Lepidus, maister of the horsemen, by whose meanes he was recōciled to Octauianus, and they thre ioyntly toke vpon theim the gouernaunce the publike weale.

Malichus poysoned Antipater, president of Iudea. ¶A greate numbre of the nobilitee in Rome were outlawed by these thre men:Anni regum britannie 2 among whom also M. Cicero,The yere of the worlde 3922 The yere before Christe 41 the eloquent oratour was one, who, for soo muche as he had driuen Antonius oute of Rome, and by his sharpe oracyons caused him to be proclaimed enemie to the weale publike, made the saide Antony so much his foe, that in the treatie of peace betwene him and Octauius, he demaunded Cicero, to do with him at his pleasure▪ whiche was graunted of the vnkinde Octauius, whome Cicero had brought vp, and caused to be made the chiefe gouernor of the Romaines. Wherfore Antonius sent one Herennius (whom Cicero had saued from death by his eloquēce) to slea him, who pursued him as he fledde oute of the citee: whiche thing Cicero perceyuing, abode his comming, lying in a horse litter for weakenes, and prepared his throt to Herennius, who strake of his head, and his right hand and brought theim to Antonie: who caused theim to bee sette ouer the place of ciuile iudgementes in Rome. Cesar and Antonius, committinge the charge of the citie to Lepidus, went with their power against Brutus and Cassius: who had taken Laodicea, pursued Dolobella to deathe, vexed the Tharsenses, toke and spoyled Rhodes, but in Phillippo, by Cesar and Antonius, they were [Page] vanquished, and slue theim selues. After whiche bataille they deuided the empire betwene them, Cesar takyng for his parte Spaine, Fraunce and Italy, and Antonius all the oryent.

Pacho [...]us, king of Parthia, indicted warre against the Iues:The yere of the worlde 3923 The yere before Christe 40 Antigonus, by his ayd, was constituted king,Anni regum britannie 3 and toke Phaselus and Hircanus. Phaselus sought his own death, with knockinge his head againste the stones, hys handes beyng not at libertee: and Hircanus, eares were cut of by Antigonus.

L. Antonius, brother to M. Antonius, moued a newe sedicion in Italy againste Cesar, but at Peru [...]a he was vainquisshed, and by the entreatee of the senat, was reconciled to him.

Cleopatra poysoned hir brother, caused hir syster Arsinoes to be slain in the temple at Ephesus, and than went to Antonius in Cilicia, whom she folowed.

Antigonus the .xi. kinge of Iewes, reigned .3. yeres, he was the last of the Iewes,The yere of the worlde 3924 The yere before Christe 39 that was king ouer them.Anni regum britannie 4

In this yere Herode, by the senate of Rome, was also appointed to be king of the Iewes.

Uentidius vanquished the Parthians,Before Britayne knovven 5 and droue them out of Syria:The yere of the worlde 3925 The yere before Christe 38 he slue Orodes the kings son the same day, that he before had slayne Crassus.

Sex Pompeius, the son of great Pompei,Anni regum britannie 6 reised war in Sicily,The yere of the worlde 326 The yere before Christe 37 Cesar and Antonius went againste him: but finally a peace was made betwene them.

Herodes the .xii. king of Iewes, and firste of any stranger,The yere of the worlde 3927 The yere before Christe 36 reigned .37. yeres he besieged Hierusalem,Anni regum britannie 7 and toke it by the helpe of Sosius presidente of Syria. Antigonus was taken and sent vnto Antonius, who put him to de [...]. Ananelus was constituted hygh prieste by Herode, and streight depriued.

The yere of the worlde 3928 The yere before Christe 35 Hircanus beyng deliuered out of prison,Anni regum britannie 8 came to Hierusalem to Herode.

The yere of the worlde 3929 The yere before Christe 34 Herode slue Aristobulus the high prieste,Anni regum britannie 9 and restored Ananelus againe to that office.

Pompeius brake the peace made with Cesar:Anni regum britannie 10 he was driuen out of Sicily,The yere of the worlde 3930 The yere before Christe 33 and fleyng towardes Asia, was slaine.

Hitherto extendeth the historie of Appianus of the ciuil [Page] warres of Rome.

Antonius by reason toke Arrabanes king of Armeny, whom he bounde in siluer chaines, to make him to confesse,Anni regum britannie 11 where his treasure laye: whiche whan he had got,The yere of the worlde 3931 The yere before Christe 32 was therwith elated, and moued warre against Octauianus, and put awaie his wife Octauia, the sister of Octauian, and maried Cleopatra, the quene of Aegypte.

Octauianus Cesar subdued the Iapides, Dalmacians, and Hungarians.

Anni regum britannie 12 About this time, on the further side of Tiber: in a common tauerne,The yere of the worlde 3932 The yere before Christe 31 ther sprang forth a fountaine of oyle out of the grounde, whiche for the space of a day ran abundantly abrode,

Anni regum britannie 13 The warres betwene Cesar and Antony began, in whiche Antony was ouercome and put to flight.The yere of the worlde 3933 The yere before Christe 30

They mette again at Pharus vppon the sea, where betwene them was fought a cruell and doubtfull battaile,Anni regum britannie 14 The yere of the worlde 3934 The yere before Christe 29 tyll Cleopatra, with .xl. shippes fled, after whom folowed Antony: wherby his men were discomfite, and he for sorowe, thruste him selfe through with a sworde, and halfe alyue was brought to the tombe, which Cleopatra made for her selfe. Cleopatra, perceyuing that she was kept for the triumphe of Cesar, escaped frome hir keepers to the tombe, wher Antony laie, and there araied in gorgious apparell, settinge to hir breastes twoo adders, dyed in that maner.

Cesar in the remembraunce of his victorye, builded the citee Nicopolis at Accium.

An erthquake in Iury, wherby .xxx.M. people perished,

Herode toke parte with Cesar, and discomfited the Arabikes.

Iesus, the son of Sabetes, was hygh priest of the Iues. ¶Here ended the kyngdome of the Egypcians, whiche after this time, was gouerned by a presidente of the Romaynes.

Anni regum britannie 15 Cesar returned from the orient,The yere of the worlde and entred Rome with thre triumphes, and in token of peace,The yere before Christe 82 shut vp the temple of Ianus, whiche in .200. yeres before was neuer shutte. In his honour, by the consente of the senate and people, the name of Augustus was geuen to him, & the moneth [Page] Sextilis, in the remembraunce of his birth and victories was called August.

Herode put to deathe his wyfe Mariamnes,Anni regum britannie 16 and other his nere frendes.The yere of the worlde 3936 The yere before Christe 27

Corn. Gallus president of Aegypt.

Cesar opened the temple of Ianus, and made warre against the Cantabrians and Asturians, two mischeuous people of Spaine, whom he vainquished. Thither came vnto him the ambassadours of India and Scithia, desyring the amitee of the Romaines.

M. Crassus subdued the Thracians, and Corn, Gallus,Anni regum britannie 18 president of Aegypte,The yere of the worlde 3938 The yere before Christe 25 kylled him selfe: in whose rome succeded Sempronius.

The yere before Christe 23 All Spayne by Cesar was subdued,Anni regum britannie 20 and the temple of Ianus shut,The yere of the worlde 3940 but it was opened againe through the commocions of the Germaines and other nacions.

Herode deposed Iesu the hyghe prieste, and constituted Simon, whose daughter he maried.

In this time Grece by Tiberius & Drusus was subdued.

The yere of the worlde 3941 The yere before Christe 22 Drusus, the son in lawe of Augustus,Anni regum britannie 21 broughte in subiection the Germanes, with other people bordring about them. Cossus in affrike ouercom the Mosulanes, and Getulanes, and Piso subdued the Uindelicos.

Peace was made with the Parthians, who restored to the Romaines their baners taken from Crassus and Antonius,

Cesar added to the dominyon of Herode, Samaria, Gaza, and diuers other regions.

Uergil and Horace, most famous poetes, in thys tyme flourished.

The yere before Christe 20 Cesar sayled into Syria, he graunted to Herode the prouince Auramitides,The yere of the worlde 3943 Anni regum britannie 23 and wrate hym amonge the noumbre of his frendes.

CYmbelinus, the sonne of Theomantius, reygned king of Britayn .xxxv yeres.The yere of the worlde 3944 The yere before Christe 19 Anni regum britannie 1 Of him there is no no table thinge wrytten, but that in his reygne oure sauiour Iesu Christe, the veraie light of the worlde was borne of the virgin Mary.

Herode pulled cleane downe the temple, builded by Zorobabell and Es [...]a, after the captiuitee of Babylon, and [Page] with moste sumptuous buyldinge reedefied an other, according to the figure of Salomons.

Ewin the thirde sonne of Edeir, succeded his father in the roialme of Scotland,Anni regum britannie 3 & reigned .7. yeres.The yere of the worlde 3946 The yere before Christe 17 A prince giuen al to vice & lechery, for beinge not contente (as they write) with a 100. concubines, with whome he myghte fulfyll his luste, but he made lawes, that it shuld be lauful for his subiectes: to haue as many wiues as they myghte kepe, that the wifes of the commons should be commune to the nobles, and that the lorde should haue the mayden head of al virgines dwellinge in his lordeshippe: whiche last lawe endured vntill the time of Malcolm Cammorre and from thens vntill this time they pay a fine for the redempcion of theyr maydenhead. When he hadde thus continued .7. yeres, in exercising his tirannye and fylthy lust, he fell in hatred of his lordes, and by theym was deposed and slayne in prison.

Anni regum britannie 5 The most blessed and pure virgin sainct Mary,The yere of the worlde 3948 The yere before Christe 15 mother of our saluiour Iesu Christ, was borne of the holye matrone sainct Anna.

Anni regum britannie 8 Herode finished the temple,The yere of the worlde 3951 The yere before Christe 12 & the people with great ioy did celebrate a feast

Herode gaue wiues vnto his sonnes,The yere of the worlde 3952 The yere before Christe 11 for he maryed Aristobulus vnto Beronices,Anni regum britannie 9 the daughter of his sister Salome, and Alexander to Glafira, the daughter of Archelaus king of Cappadocia.

Anni regum britannie 10 Metellane nepheu to Edeir,The yere of the worlde 3953 The yere before Christe 10 was chosen king of Scottes a vertuous and quyet prynce, who peaciblye reygned 39. yeres.

M. Agrippa subdued Bosphorus, in whiche expedicion Herode was.

Anni regum britannie 11 A domestical sedicion beganne in the house of Herode.The yere of the worlde 3954 The yere before Christe 9 for Salome his sister accused Aristobulus and Alexander of Parricide, for which cause theyr father caste theym in pryson.

About this time Herode presumed, to open the tombe of Dauid, trusting to haue there some great treasure: but when he had founde a precious vesell, and woulde haue entered further, a fyre yssued out of the darke. and destroied two of his men, wherby he was let from his pourpose.

[Page]Warre betwene Herode and the Arabians, in whyche Herode was victour.

Herode caused his sonnes Aristobulus and Alexander, to be hanged.The yere of the worlde 3956 The yere before Christe 7 Anni regum britannie 13

The yere of the worlde 3599 The yere before Christe 4 There flourished at this time in Rome manye learned men as Uirgil, Horace, Ouide, Saluste, Liuius,Anni regum britannie 16 Hortensius, Antenodorus, with many other.

The yere of the worlde 3961 The yere before Christe 2 Cesar the thirde time closed the temple of Ianus:Anni regum britannie 18 vniuersall peace was throughout the whole world, he stablished his publike weale with good lawes.

Cyreneus presidente of Siria,Anni regum britannie 19 did first describe and numbre the people of Iudea.The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere before Christe 1

¶ The preface of. Tho. Languet to the thyrd parte of his chronicle.

IN my former bokes I haue declared those thinges (accordinge to my power) which haue chaunced during the time that the lawes of nature and Moyses were in theyr force, taking my beginninge frome the creacion of the first man Adā. And continuinge the same through the thicke mistes and darkenes of the olde wordes I am nowe at length come vnto the birth of the new man, our saluiour Iesus Christ, where I purpose with ye Legales, ceremonies, shadowes and errours of the ancient time to finishe those partes, and nowe with the bright beames of that euerlasting son, whose risinge hath lightned all the worlde, to begin this my laste booke.

When Cesar Augustus by the wil of god had stablyshed most sure peace through the worlde, our redemer Iesu Christe veraye god and man, vpon whome peace wayted, was horne in the .xiii. yere of the reigne of Augustus after the viuersall floude .23 [...]5. yeres frome the byrthe of Abraham .2 [...]12. yeares. After the departure of the Israelites out of Egipte, 1509. yeres. From the arryuall of Brute in Englande .11 [...]7. yeres. After the building of the temple by Salomon .1029. yeres: from the buyldinge of Rome, 752. yeres. After the captyuytye of Babylon 614. yeres, and in the laste yere of the .194. Olympyade. But here is to be noted, that the first yeare of our Lorde [Page] hathe but .7. dayes, after some computacion, for he was borne the .25. of Decembre, and the firste of Ianiuer folowing, began the second yere.

IESVS of Nazareth kynge of Iewes, and onely heade of chrystyanes,Anni regum britannie 19 The yere of the worlde 3962 The yere of Christ 1 with the father and the holy ghost, one eternall god, and almightye Lorde of all thynges begotten by hys father god in euerlastingnesse, and in the fulnesse of time taking fleshe of the pure virgin mary, by the worke of the holy ghost, and beinge veray god and man, accordinge to the holy oracles of the prophetes, to redeme with his bloude the stra [...]ing shepe and lost grote, was borne in Bethlehē a citee of Iuda: where incontinent, by the glorificacion of the angelles, the agnicion of the sheperdes, the veneracion of the wise men, the prophecy of the holy Simeon, and the admiracion of the doctours, he was had in honoure. And then from the .12. yere of his lyfe, and in age, wisedome, and fauour, bothe wyth god and man, encreased: he was in the .15. yere of Tiberius reigne baptised in Iordane by Iohn, to the example of his, and so executed all thinges, subduing his fleshe with fastinge, the dyuel with prayer and the worlde with humilitye. At whiche tyme the wekes of Daniel beinge fulfylled, he taughte euerye where moste constantly euen to the crosse, partly with his mightie woorde, and partelye with his effectuall woorkes the kingedome of god, that is the true knowledge of god the father, and his excedinge charitee towardes mankynde, with the sure confidence in him: the son of god: declaring also the waye of helth, and the mutuall loue with the rewardes of the faithful, & punishmentes of the vnfaithful. Thenfor the confirmacion of his doctrine and faithe, euē with a litle becke, he commaunded calmenesse to the elementes, helthe to all diseases, lyfe vnto the deade, obedyence vnto the quicke, detection vnto thoughtes, abolicion vnto sinnes, and flight vnto the deuell. For all this, after all the passions and labours of mans miserye, whiche he suffered (sinne onelye excepte) whereby he witnessed hym [Page] selfe to be a veray man, and after the innumerable documentes and beneficiall deedes (passing mannes power) openly shewed vnto his vnkinde people the Iewes, by whiche he declared him selfe to be true god, as it was before written in the prophetes: he was by the elders of the Iewes, and people (his disciple Iudas Scarioth betrayinge him) taken, accused, endited, scorned, scourged, crowned with thornes, crucified betwene theeues, and euen than all thinges fulfylled, with the quakinge of the erthe, and darkenesse of the sonne, he died. After whyche beynge buried, he loused hell, and the thirde daye folowinge, lyke a conquerour of sinne death, and hell, he rose againe, from whiche time beinge .xl. daies conuersaunt with his, in the xxxiii. yere of his lyfe, with glorious triumphe he ascended to the heauens vnto his father, from whense he cam. Where beinge the onely▪ mediatour, intercessour, and aduocate of his, sittinge on the righte hande of god, his father, shall in the ende of the worlde, be iudge ouer all the liuing and the deade, rendringe to euery man, according to his deseruinge, to the faythefull certainlye life, but to the vnfaythful euerlasting death. Than good and euyll segregated, with the whole worlde purged and pacifyed, our lorde Iesu Christe, the onely and veray almighty emperour of the worlde, as he hath from the beginninge, soo dothe he now, and for euer shall reygne: to whom euerye knee of celestiall, terrestrial, and infernall creatures shal bow, and euery tongue shall confesse, that Iesus Chryste is the lorde, to the glorye of God the father: to whome bee all glory worlde without ende. Amen.

The yere of Christ 2 ¶Eusebius Cesarensis began his ecclesiasticall historye at this place.The yere of the worlde 399 Anni regum britannie 20 Christ in the eight day of his natiuitee was circumsised, on the .xiii. worshipped of the wise men. The seconde of February he was presented in the temple, and the night folowing, Ioseph being warned by an angell, fledde with Iesu and his mother into Egipte, frome the dangier of Herode: who coueting to destroy Christ, commanded al the children within Bethlem and the borders, beinge vnder the age of two yeres, to be slayne, whyche slaughter done, he woulde haue killed him selfe, but beyng let by his seruaunnt, he died within fiue dayes, when [Page] he had reigned .37. yeres.

Archelaus the .13. kynge of Iewes, reigned .ix. yeres, and finally was banished into Fraunce. In the first yere of his reigne a sedicion was moued againste him,Anni regum britannie 21 The yere of the worlde 3964 The yere of Christ 3 in whiche .3000. were put to death.

Anni regum britannie 23 ¶An other sediciō began, firste by Iudas Galileus, and after by Simon the seruant of Herode,The yere of the worlde 3966 The yere of Christ 5 who taking vpon him a crowne, was vainquisshed and slaine by Gratus. The last was raysed by Athonges a shepeherd: For whyche there were hanged by Uarus .2000. men.

Anni regum britannie 26 A greate famine inuaded Rome,The yere of the worlde 3969 so that Augustus expelled all straungers out of the citee,The yere of Christ and a great number of seruauntes. The cause Orosus doeth ascribe, that Cesar praised his nephieu Caius, in dispisinge to woorshyp the god of heauen, whan he was thereto warned by the priestes at Hierusalē, at what time he passed into Syria.

Anni regum britannie 27 Tiberius in .3. yere subdued al Illyria,The yere of the worlde 3970 which lieth with in Italy, Noricum, Thrace, Macedony,The yere of Christ 9 the riuer of Donow, and the Adriaticall sea. This warre next vnto the warres of Carthage, was most greuous.

Anni regum britannie Quintilianus Uarus, with thre legions,The yere of the worlde 3972 The yere of Christ 11 was slain by the Germains, whose ouerthrow was as greuous to the Romans, as was the viage of the Cimbrians into Italy.

Archelaus toke the wyfe Glafira, his brother Alexanders wydowe, contrary to the lawe. And after throughe his insolency, he was by Augustus vanisshed to Uienna in Fraunce.

Anni regum britannie 30 Here ended the kyngdome of the Iewes,The yere of the worlde 3973 The yere of Christ 12 and Iurye after thys tyme was redacted into the forme of a prouince, and ioyned to Syria.

Iudas Gaulonites, associatynge to him Sadducus a Pharisei, and the chiefe of the sect of the Esseans, moued a sedicion for paiyng of tribute: whervpon ensued much thefte▪ slaughter, and burninge of the temple.

Tiberius, with an army passed the Ryne, to warre vppon the Germaynes.

Anni regum britannie 31 Iesu Christ our lorde, beyng but .xii. yeres of age,The yere of Christ 13 and thre monethes, was founde at the feaste of Easter,The yere of the worlde 3974 disputynge with the doctours in the temple: and was brought home by hys parentes to Nazareth▪ what other thinge he [Page] dyd vnto the .xxx. yere of his lyfe, the Euangelistes make no mencion.

Augustus & Tiberius, mustering the people of Rome, founde .9370000. men.

¶Germany beynge subdued,Anni regum britannie 32 Tiberius triumphed ouer the Illyrians.The yere of the worlde 3975 The yere of Christ 14

¶Augustus Cesar finished his lyfe at Nol [...],Anni regum britannie 33 and was buried at Rome in the fyeld Martius,The yere of the worlde 3976 The yere of Christ 15 whose death the senat so lamented, that they saide: that they woulde eyther he had not ben born, or els being born, that he had not died. Tiberius priuily caused Agrippa to be slaine.

The yere of the worlde 3977 ¶ Claudius Tiberius Nero Cesar,Anni regum britannie 34 the .iii. emperour of Rome,The yere of Christ 16 son bothe by mariage and adoption to Augustus, reigned .23. yeres, he was metely politike and fortunat in warre, well learned, and endued with muche eloquence: but with a veraie mischeuous, cruel, couetous and disceitfull wit, feygning, to do that thing whiche he wolde not, and not to do that, whiche he would. In sodeine answers he was better, than in those whiche he studied for. At the firste he feygned, that vnwillingly he toke vpon him the greuous and troublous charge of the empyre. And wheras certain of his counsail moued him to leauy exactions of the people, he answered: that it was the office of a good shepherde to shere his shepe, and not to pyll theim. It is written, that he put to deathe a smith, who had inuented to make a glasse flexible, laiyng to his charge, that if he should lyue and teache other, that golde and siluer should nothinge bee estemed. He suppressed the Getulians, and craftily circumuented Marobodus the kinge of the Sueuians, he poisoned also Drusus and Germanicus the sonnes of his brother Drusus.

¶The printer.

¶Hitherto the said yong man Thomas Lanquet continued this history called the Epitome of Cronicles, & was than attached with a greuous sicknesse, whereof he dyed▪ whan he was of age .xxiiii. yeres: on whose soule god haue mercy, and the same folowed and finished, by Thomas Couper, who after instāt request to him made, was at length content, to take vpon him the peine, for he well [Page] considered, what labour and trauaill it was, accordinge to the first inuencion, to searche and reade ouer so many and diuers histories and cronicles, to accomplishe the saide purpose.

¶An epistle to the reader.

FRom the beginninge of the worlde, to thys tyme of the byrth of our sauiour Christ, the studious younge man Thomas Lanquet, not without great laboure and diligence, broughte hys Chronicle. Whose enterprise, and the honest affection, that he therein declared towarde his countrey, I thinke worthye memorye. For if he might haue gon through as he begō, and wel brought forwarde the same: vndoubtedly it woulde greatly haue delighted theim that take pleasure to reade the notable and famous thinges done longe before our tyme. For he hathe briefely set foorthe the gestes and actes of forayne and straunge countreis, and therwith iuigned the hystorie of this realme of Englande, after the opinion of most writers, euen from the firste arriuing of Brutus, in such wyse, that a diligent reader maye gather, the variable state and condicion of all countreis and nacions at all tymes. But deathe (whiche spareth no man, ne can bee eschewed) brake his course, and (as it were) trypped hym in the myddes of hys rase, that he coulde not atteyne to the marke, wherat he ranne. Wherfore, lest they that desyre the profitable knowlege of histories, should be destituted of so great a commoditee: and lest the fruites of so diligent a labour shoulde lye hydde, and tourne to the profyte of no man: At the instance of certaine of my nyghest frendes, whose requestes (the matter so standing) I could not well denie: I haue taken vpon me to fynishe this cronicle, although in dede. I greatly dispaired, that I shulde be able to accomplishe the same. But when I considered, firste, though it were an harde matter, yet might it be ouercomen with labour: than, howe profitable the exercise should bee for me, to reade and peruse so many good auctours, as were necessary for the performaunce of the same: Thirdly, howe honeste a labour it was, so to employ [Page] the vacant time that I had from other necessary businesses. I sho [...]e from me vnprofitable bashefulnesse, and haue enterprised, not onely to finishe this warke, but also (after the ouersight and correction of other men) haue suffered the same to be published. Wherfore you (gentyll reader) shall take well in worthe this my boldenesse, and perswade youre selfe (as the trouthe is) that I was moued to this excercise, rather of good wille▪ to profytte my natural countrey, and to do pleasure to other men, than for any fame or aduauncemēt, that I hoped might come to me therby. And if I se, ye take it well in gree, vndoughtedly you shal encourage me hereafter, to goo in hande, with some exercise, that shal perchaunce tourne to more profytte, and pleasure, of theim whiche be desirous of honest knowlege.

Vale.

AFter the deathe of Octauius Augustus, the second Cesar, that thinges happened in Rome, that somtime doeth in all commen weales, at the decesse of great princes and rulers, that is sediciō, vnquietnesse, and trouble. For the souldiours being as than in Pannonie, raised a greate sedicion, & in their rage beatte & murdered diuers of their tribunes & other officers, which cōmocion after much peines was lastly quyeted by Drusus the sonne of Tiberius. In like maner, & for like causes, was great trouble & vnquietnes in the hoste that lay in Germanie. At which time, whan Germanicus their captaine, exhorteth them to quietnes, the souldiours obstinately refused the empire of Tiberius, & profered to make him their emperour, but Germanicus wolde rather haue slaine him selfe, with hys owne weapen, thē by such vnlawful meanes, to obteine the imperiall auctoritee: And moreouer, the commons of the citee of Rome, & diuers of the nobles also, hauing in their hertes (as it were) a naturall hatred towarde the Monarchy, or highe power of Cesars: diuised and imagined with theim selfes, diuerslye, howe to extinguishe the imperial auctoritee, & bring the citee to her pristinate for me [Page] and gouernaunce of consulles, which thing they more ernestlye desired, for so muche as they had as yet, freshe inmemorie, the swetenes of theyr ancient libertees, and the fame of man [...]e noble men, whiche by Iulius and Augustus, had bene outlawed and put to deathe. And also because they feared the proude and cruell nature of Tiberius, who was named to succede Augustus in the empire But al this notwithstanding. Tyberius wyth suche craft and dissimulacion handeled the matter, that he not onely obteyned the imperiall auctoritee, but also seemed to take it vpon him against his will.

There was at this time no notable warre, sauinge that the Romaines made fierce warre vpon the Germaines, rather to reuenge the infamy: that. Q. Uarus had receyued at theyr handes, than to enlarge theyr empyre which at this time had spred it selfe well ner ouer all the world.

In Iudea Herode and Philyp, buylded and repayred certaine cities and townes in the honour of Cesar, which made theym rulers. Herode whiche was also called Antipas, walled the citee called Sephoris, and named it Anthoccadorida, & in like maner the citee Bethaurata, whiche he called Iulia.

Philip buylded Paniada aboute the well of Iordaine, and named it Cesaria. He erected also Bethsayda nye to the riuer Genasar, & gaue it to name Iulia Omonima. Germanicus Cesar, the Romaine capitaine, nye to the wood Cesia, vainquished and slue the Germaines, called Marsi.

Iuba a man of excellent learninge, kinge of the Moores, Abagarus of Mesopotamia, and Bardascanes of Babylon.

Anni regum britannie 1 GUiderius, the first sonnne of Cimbaline,The yere of Christ 17 began his reigne ouer the Britons, & reigned about,The yere of the worlde 3978 28. yeres This mā was valiant, hardy, welthy & trusted muche in his strength. And for he thought the Romains had theyr tribute wrongfully, he therfore of great courage, denied to paie tribute, for whiche cause▪ Claudius, the .v. emperor, came into Britain with a great power to claim againe the payment therof, as shall after be shewed.

Ualerius Gratus was president of Iudea, he fyrste began [Page] to sel the roome and office of the high priest, whyche example other being after in his auctoritee, folowed.

Busines beganne among the Parthians, through the death of theyr kinge Phraates, whiche was murdered of his bastard son by the coūsail of his own cōcubine. Thermusa, to the entent that hir son might succede in the kingdome: But the parthians deposed the bastarde, and obteined of the Romains, Uonones the legitimate sonne of Phraates, and made him theyr king, whom shortly after vnconstantly they agayne deposed.

Germanicus, nie vnto the riuer Gisurgis, ouercame and put to flight the Germains called Cherusci.

The riuer Tiberis ouerflowed the citee of Rome, wherof great ruine and decay of buyldinge, and mortalitee of people ensued.

A lawe was published, wherby all inchaunters, southsayers, and they whiche had knowlage in mathematicall and magical sciences, were banished out of Italy. And also that the Romaines, at theyr table, shoulde not be serued with so riche and sumptuous plate.

Cecinna an vnder capitatne of the Romaines ouerthrue the Germains, with theyr two capitains Armenius and Inquionierus.

A great commocion was like to haue bene in Italye, throughe the insolente boldnesse of one Element, the seruant of Agrippa (whiche Agrippa was priuelye putte to death by Tyberius) For this seruant a good space after his maisters death, came abrode, and named him selfe Agrippa, to whom bothe in age and person he was not muche vnlike, by whiche meanes he gathered to him great cōpanies and cam toward Rome: but shortly after his cō panies were disparkeled, and he taken and put to deathe by Tyberius.

Germanicus Cesar triumphed for his great vyctoryes in Germany.The yere of the worlde 3979 The yere of Christ 17 Anni regum britannie 2 In the whiche he semed to bring againe the glorie and renoume, that. Q. Uarus lost before: for so muche as he brought in his triumph the same insignes, and standerdes, which were taken in the scomfiture of Uarus Tyberius for enuy condemned Archelaus king of Cappadocia, and made his kingdome a prouince.

[Page]In Asia .xii. cities were ouerthrowē with an erthquake.

U [...]lerius made Ismaell, the sonne of Iabus, hic prieste in Iudea, and deposed Amianus.

Anni regum britannie 3 Rebellion and warre began in Affrike,The yere of the worlde 3980 The yere of Christ 19 by one Tacfarinas, whiche was vanquished and chased by Furius Camillus proconsull of Affrike, but not soo, that he ceassed to rebelle.

Piso was made president of Surry

Germanicus beinge enuied of Tyberius the emperor for the prosperous successe of his warres in Germanie,Anni regum britannie The yere of the worlde 3981 The yere of Christ was remoued from that prouince, and sent into Armenia where he ordeyned Zenon king of Armenians and made peace with Artabanus and the Partheans. And shortely after through the counsail of Tyberius, he was poysoned by Pyso and his wife Placine: whose death brought gret sorowe and heauines to the hole citee, for so much as they loued him entierly for his swete and gentille behauour. In so muche that oftentimes when he came to Rome, he was in great danger to be smothered with the thrange of people, that preced about onely to behold him.

A lawe publyshed, that no woman, whose grandfather father, or husband had bene a gentleman of Rome, shuld openly gaine by the filthy misusing of hir body, whyche thing was before time permitted, so that the woman dyd professe and aknowlage the matter before the officers called Ediles.

¶Eleazarus, sonne of Anna, was made byshoppe of Hierusalem.

Anni regum britannie 5 Piso, after his returne from Asia,The yere of the worlde 3982 The yere of Christ 21 beinge app [...]ched of certaine Romaines, for poysoninge of Germanicus, fearing to be condemned, murdered him selfe.

Tacfarinas, renewing war in Affrike, was ouerthrowen the second time by Decius the Romaine capitaine.

Fonteius Capito, proconsul of Asia.

Simon the sonne of Camithus was ordeyned high priest in Iudea by U [...]lerius Lu▪ Apronius pretour of Affrike. Certaine citees rebelled in Fraunce by the intisemente of Sacrouir,Anni regum britannie 6 and Florus, Florus,The yere of the worlde 3983 The yere of Christ 22 lest he should be taken of the souldiours of his aduersaries, slue him selfe. Ioseph called also Caiphas, succceded Simon in the byshoprike [Page] of Rome.

There reigned so great flatterye in Rome, that Tyberius going out of the senate, vsed to saye, O men ready to seruitude and bondage.

¶By the occasion of many sainctuaries, was muche sedicion in the citees of Grece.The yere of the worlde 3984 The yere of Christ 23 For so much as theeues,Anni regum britannie 7 dettours, bondmen, and all suspecte and misrulye personnes gathred thither, as to a sure defēce and garison. For whiche cause the senat of Rome ordeined fewer sainctuaries and a meane to be set in the libertees of theym, whiche remained, that the largenes of theyr priuileges mighte not thens forth be cause of so great businesse.

Artabanus king of Parthia.

Tacfarinas, was ones againe discomfited by Iunius Blesus proconsul of Affrike.

Seianus,Anni regum britannie 8 whom Tiberius had aduanced to hie dignytee in the citee of Rome,The yere of the worlde 3985 The yere of Christ 24 by auoutry corrupted Iunia, the wife of Drusus, Tyberius sonne, and caused her to poyson hir husbande: hopinge by that meanes at lengthe to obteyne the imperial auctoritee, to the which the said Drusus was nexte and rightefull heire. But this Seianus, beyng cast out of the emperours fauour, for sorowe thereof slewe him selfe.

Stage players were banished out of Italy.

Tacfarinas, king of Numidie,Anni regum britannie 9 whiche oftentimes had rebelled in Affrike,The yere of the worlde 3986 The yere of Christ 25 was vtterlye subdued and slayne by Dolobella:

Q. Ubius Serenus was appeched of treason in Rome by his owne sonne, and for the same banished.

Pilate beinge ordeyned president of Iudea,Anni regum britannie 11 at his first entre to flatter Tiberius,The yere of the worlde 3988 The yere of Christ 27 caused the images of Cesar to be brought into the temple of Hierusalem, whereby rose a great sedicion. For so muche as the Iewes beinge therwith greuously offended, offered theym selfe rather to the death, then they wold suffre any images in theyr temple

Pilate in lyke maner vsed the treasure, called Corbona contrary to the custome and lawe of the Iewes, and by cause diuers of the Iewes shewed them selfe greued therwith, he beat and slewe a great numbre of theim.

Corillus king of Gothes.

[Page]Mundus, a yong gentilman of Rome, rauished the chast matrone named Paulina, whom, for so much as he cold not corrupt by none other meanes: he brought his vngracious purpose to passe by the false trecherie & vntruth of the priestes of Isis, whiche feigned, that they were monished by an horacle, that Anubius, the god of Aegypte, wold haue the company of the sayd Paulina. To whom the chast woman gaue light credence, bicause it was thā counted a great renoume, to haue to do with the goddes. And by this meane was Paulina, in the night season, abused by Mundus, in the temple of Isis, vnder the name of Anubius, whiche thinge beyng after disclosed by Mundus him selfe, the priestes were put to deathe, the temple beaten downe to the ground, the image of Isis throwen in to Tyberis, and the yong man banished.

Poppeus Sabinus, subdued the Thracians.

¶ In Rome .50. thousande men were hurte and slaine with the fal of a theatour, as they were beholding the games of the sworde players. For whiche misfortune Attilius, whiche set forthe those plaies, was banished.

There were in the citee of Rome .4. Iewes, which had conuerted to their religion,Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 3590 The yere of Christ 29 a noble woman named Fuluia: and hir intised to geue purple, and other riche treasure, to the temple of Hierusalem: whiche they vsed onely to the maintenance of their owne pleasure, wherof when the senat had knowlage, thei sharply punished the doers: and for that cause expelled all the other Iewes oute of Rome.

¶Certaine of the Germaines, called Friscii, rebelled by meane of a great fowage or exaction that was of them leuied, for paiment wherof, they were first constreigned to sell their cattell, than their goodes, and landes, and lastly their wyfe and chyldren. In this rebellion they putte the Romaines to the worse, wherby the name of the Friscians was famous in Germanie.

Tyberius Cesar waxeth so negligente, that he permitted the prouinces of Spaine and Surye to be without legates and gouernours, and suffered Armenia to be possessed of the Parthiens, and Mesia to bee inuaded of the Danes andSarmacians, and France of the Germains: [Page] by meane wherof, the power of the empire somewhat decased.

The yere of Christ 30 The holy man Iohn the Baptist, beyng sent of god as a messanger or tydynges bringer of our heith and saluacion,The yere of the worlde 3991 began to prepare ye wai against the coming of Christ.Anni regum britannie 14

Our sauiour and redeemer Iesus Christ, after he was baptised of Iohn, began to preache and syrede abrode the kyngdome of god.

Caratak, king of Scottes, reigned .xxi. yeres a prince more valiaunt than fortunate, and gaue his holle minde and courage, to defende his realme and subiectes frome the seruage of the Romains, with whome he kepte longe warre, and aydeth the north Brytaines.

The yere of the worlde 3992 Tyberius Cesar, vnto this tyme dissimulyng his cruel and naughtye nature,The yere of Christ 31 Anni regum britannie 15 declared him selfe openlye to the worlde, falling to pleasure and fylthy lyuing: in so much that he vsed to banket two holle daies and a nighte together: wherfore of his owne souldiours, for Claudius Tyberius Nero, he was called Caldius Biberius Mero.

Sainct Iohn, because he iustly rebuked Herode for kepyng of his brothers wyfe,The yere of the worlde 3993 The yere of Christ 32 was cast in prison,Anni regum britannie 16 and after beheaded, at the castell named Macherunta.

Our sauiour Christ, whan he had finished the legacy of god the father,The yere of the worlde 3994 The yere of Christ 33 & opened the doctrine of eternal life,Anni regum britannie 17 to his vnkynde people the Iewes, offred him selfe wyllyngelye to the moste cruell death of our redempcion, pa [...]ynge the raunsome of that bondage, to the whiche we were thral. and in daunger. At whiche tyme of hys passion was a great erthquake, and at syxe a clocke of the daie, so terryble a clypse of the son, contrary all naturall course that for great darkenes it semed to be very nighte. The third day folowinge he rose again from deth to life, cōquering ones three mightie aduersaries, to whose tyrannye wee were subiecte, that is deathe, sinne, and Satan. On the xl. daye declarynge him selfe to be a mightie and puisant conquerour, he ascended to the righthande of the father, wher he remaineth as the only and perpetuall defēdour and meditatour of his people, from whens, according to his blessed promise, the .50. day he sent his heuenly spirit, and quaylyng in thi s poyt the promulgation of this law [Page] in the mount of Oreb, for euen as the children of Israell 50. daies after their deliuerye frome the captiuitee of Aegypt, and bondage of king Pharo, receiued the law written with the finger of god: so in like maner his blessed apostles, the veraie children of god, the fifty day after our deliueraunce from the spirituall Egypt and seruage of Pharo the diuell, receiued his heauenly spirite, the true comfortour, which should leade theim into all truth, and writte the eternall law of god in their hertes.

The Iewes began to persecute the apostles, and martyred Stephen, stonyng him to death.

Anni regum britannie 8 Sainct Paule the elect vessel of god beyng called by a vision,The yere of the worlde 3995 The yere of Christ 34 was made of an open aduersarye and cruell persecutour of the churche of Christ, the most faithfull apostle, and true doctour of the gentles. Emonge whom he taught the word of god, with so great fruite, and encreased so largely the Christian faith, that he was after worthely named the chiefe of the apostles.

Symon Magus, whiche had seduced the people of Samaria, with Magicall artes and wichechrafte, was by Philip conuict of his errour, and baptized.

Candaces also the Eunuke of the queene of Moorens was conuerted to the faythe of Christe, and baptized of Philippe.

¶ Pilate, after the death of Christ (as witnesseth Tertulian) wrate to Tyberius the emperour of the deathe, vertue, and miracles of Christ, who, after that he had published the same in the senate, wold haue had Christe to bee ascribed and numbred among the gods of the Romains: but the senatours would not consent therto in any wise, because that Pilate wrote to the emperour of that matter, and not to theim But Tiberius continued in his sentence, and defended on paine of death, that no man shold persecute the Christian people.

Iames, called the brother of Christ, was ordeined byshop of Hierusalem.

¶ Tyberius the emperour, because he woulde not be disquieted with the businesses of the comon weale, but onelye at rest and idlenes, departed frome Rome to the Isle of Capres, wher he gaue him selfe only to [...] & leisure. [Page] ¶Sainct Paule went to preache the gospell in Arabia, and after retourned to Damascus.

The byrde, called Fenix, aboute this time came in to Aegypte.The yere of the worlde 3996 The yere of Christ 35 Anni regum britannie 19

Philo, a Iewe of Alexandria, a man veraie eloquente and wel learned, was famous. He wrote againste appiane, and defended the Iewes both grauely and wisely: he wrot also diuers thinges in praise of Christian religion, wherfore of Hierome he is numbred among the ecclesisticall writers.

Areta, king of Arabia, made fierce war vpon Herode, because that after he had maried his daughter,The yere of the worlde 3997 The yere of Christ 36 Anni regum britannie 20 and liued with her certain yeres, he lastly forsoke her, & kept Herodiades the wife of his natural brother being then liuing.

Sinnaces and Abdus, vnknowing to Artabanus, king of Parthia, cam in ambassade to Rome, desiring to haue Phrahates to their kinge. Phrahates shortly after sickened & dyed in Surrei, and than was Mithridates of H [...] beria ordeined in his place, wherof ensued deadly warre, betwene the Parthians, Armenians, and Hiberian.

Paule retourned to Hierusalem.

The yere of the worlde 3998 The yere of Christ 37 The yere of the worlde 3999 The yere of Christ 38 Agrippa,Anni regum britannie 21 a Iue beyng accused for speaking of certaine wordes against Tyberius, was ledde to prison,Anni regum britannie 22 at whyche time it was hys fortune to meete wyth a southsa [...]er, which tolde him before of his deliueraunce, and wonderful prosperitee, to the whiche he was after aduansed by Calihula and Claudius.

Pilate was commanded by Uitellius, prouost of Surrei, to go vnto Rome: there to aunswere to certaine complainctes, which should be layed to his charge by the Iewes, for whiche accusations he was after deposed, and banished to Lions in France, wher (as Eusebius sayth) he slue him selfe.

Marsellius was made president of Iudea.

Lu. Uitellius president of Surrei.

Tyberius, after longe sickenes, the .xvii. daie of the kalendes of Aprile, paide his dette to nature,

Caius Caligula, the son of Germanicus and .4. Cesar,Anni regum britannie 23 was admitted to the empire with so great reioysinge of the hole citee,The yere of the worlde 4000 The yere of Christ 3 that within lesse then thre monethes there [Page] were .1500 [...]0. sacrifices offered in thankes geuinge to the goddes, that he beinge of the stocke of Germanicus, happened to be theyr emperour. This man at the firste beginning, was of maners right pleasaunt and commendable But after he became so detestable in pride, incontinency and beastly crueltee, that he semed rather a monster of a man, and filthye example of all vice, than a prynce or gouernour of a publike weale. He vsed to sytte in the temple amonge the goddes, sumptuouslye arayed in purple and golde, offring him selfe to be worshipped of the people, he defloured three of his owne sisters, and tooke other mens wiues vyolently frome theym. Often tymes he bewayled the condicion and state of his age, that it was not made famous with any notable or gret calamitees of the common weale, for certain displeasure that he conceiued towarde the Romaines, he wished ernestlye, that all the people of Rome, hadde but one necke, that he for his pleasure might destroye suche a multitude. Throughe thys greate mutacion of maners in Caligula, happened thys prouerbe to rise: There was neuer a better prince at the beginning, nor a worse tyran at the endinge.

Caligula deliuered Agrippa oute of prison, and in the steede of his fetters and yrōs, gaue to him a crowne, and a chiane of golde of the same weighte as his yrons were, and made him kinge ouer that parte of Iudea, that Phylyp gouerned before time. And not longe after added ther to, the dominion of Herod, and condemned Herode to perpetual banishement, where he died miserably.

In Iudea Uitellius deposed Caiphas, oute of the high priestes roume, and ordeyned an other in his place called Ionathan, the sonne of Anna.

Caligula commaunded diuine honoures to be geuen to him,Anni regum britannie 14 and temples to bee erected in his name.The yere of the worlde 4001 The yere of Christ 40 Also that his Images should bee sette vp in all temples within the empire, whiche caused great dissencion in Alexandria a citee of Aegipte: for so muche as the Iewes there beinge would not consent in any wise to the worshippinge of the Images of Cesar.

Anni regum britannie 25 Caligula, retourning out of Germanie, where he had atchiued nothing worthye memorye,The yere of the worlde 4002 The yere of Christ caused his armye to [Page] be sette in good ordre, vpon the sea bankes, and his springalles and other abilementes and engines of warre to be disposed against the Occian sea, as though he would comquere the sea: and then commanded his souldiours to gather Muscle shelles, saying, that they were the spoyle of the sea, which for his conquest and victory was due to the temple of Iupiter.

Petronius, the president of Surrie, was commaunded by Caligula to enforce and compelle the Iewes to suffer his images in theyr temple of Hierusalem, whiche thyng the Iewes very ernestly withstode, and desired Petronius, that be woulde put theym all to present deathe, rather then they shuld liue to see theyr lawe broken.

Great persecucion of the Iues in Babylon, and also in a city of grece named Seleucia, the causes wherof, Iosephus writeth aboundantly in his last booke of the antyquities of the Iues.

The ninthe day of the Kalendes of February, Caligula was slaine by Chereas the tribune & other gentlemē of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4003 The yere of Christ 42 after whose death was founde in his closette,Anni regum britannie 26 two litle bookes, one called a sworde, an other a dagger. In them bothe were intiteled the names of those senatoures and noble men of Rome, whyche he purposed to put to deathe. There was founde also a coffer, wherein were diuers kindes of poyson, wyth the which he entended to destroy a wonderful multitude of people.

About this time, Aegiptus was kinge of the Aethyopes, Suirtingus of the Saxones, Lodrike of the Pectes.Anni regum britannie 27

Claudius vncle to Caligula, was made emperour by the foolishe rashenes of the souldiours,The yere of the worlde 4004 The yere of Christ 43 contrarye to the will of the Senate, and reigned .13. yeres. He was in hys youth so sore bruised with peinful sickenes, that both his body and witte was dulled, and thereby made vnmete to all affayres, as well politike as martiall. In soo muche that his mother Antonia, perceyuing his vntowardnes, sayd, that he was a mōstre of vnperfite worke of nature. And if she did note any mā of extreme folishens, she wold say, that he was more foole then her son Claudius. Of nature he was angry, feareful, suspicious, and somwhat inclined to crueltee, in eating and drinking very vntemperate [Page] more giuen to dice plaie than was comely: of the which (as some write) he made a boke. He was also veraie forgetfull, in so muche that when he had geuen sentence of condemnacion vppon certain persons,Anni regum britannie 4 and commaunded them to be put to death, the nexte daye folowyng he would aske for the same men, to playe with him at dice: and because they came not in season, called them shuggardes, at his firste entre he wan the fauour of the people, but after he fel into so great contēpt: that a grecian sayd to him openly in Greke, thou art an aged man and a foole: he was poysoned of his wife Agripina, to the entent her son Nero might succede in the empire.

Scribonianus, capitaine of the Romains in Delmitia rebelled and named him selfe emperour. At whych time the host which fauoured Scribonianꝰ, could not by any meanes spreade the baners, nor remoue the standerdes out of their places: with whiche miracle the souldiours being meued, slewe Scribonianus.

Betus the sonne of Simon, bishop of Hierusalem.

Claudius the emperour, confirmed the kingdome of Agrippa, & added therto the hole dominion of Iudea and Samaria, as Herode his graundfather had before him, by whiche occasion Iudea was againe holye subiect to one kinge.

Iames the brother of Iohan,The yere of the worlde 4005 The yere of Christ 44 was put to death by this Agrippa,Anni regum britannie whiche had also to name Herode.

Claudius the emperour led an armie into Britaine, to claime againe the tribute, that was denied by king Guiderius, whiche he recouered without greatte warre or bloudeshede, as saye the latine cronicles: but the english histories assirmen that he had geuen to him strong battail▪ In the whiche a Romayne capitaine named H [...]n [...]o changed his shelde & armur; and put on him the armur of a Britō, and so mengled with the Britōs entred there as the king was, and slewe him: at whiche time Aruiragus, the kinges brother, seing that sodeine mischeue, armed him with the cognisaunce of the kinge, and soo for king continued the fighte, with suche manhode, that the Romaines at that time were put to the worse.

[Page]ARuiragus the yongest sonne of Cymbeline, and brother of Guyderius, was ordeined king of Britain. Claudius the emperor after diuers happes of battail,The yere of the worlde 4006 The yere of Christ 45 toke kinge Aruiragus to his grace:Anni regum britannie 1 and for so much as he perceiued him to be a valiant prince, in tokē of frendshippe (as the englishe croniclers testify) gaue to him his daughter in mariage named Genissa.

Claudius retourninge frome Britaine subdued to the empire the Ilandes called Orcades.

Marsus succeded Petronius in the prouince of Surry who for enuy of Agrippa, deposed Mathias, and made Eleon [...]us high priest in his roome.

The yere of the worlde 4007 The yere of Christ 46 Agrippa, who was also called Herode,Anni regum britannie 2 as he was celebrating a solemne feast in honour of Cesar, for the plesantnesse of his speche, was named of the cōmon people a god. And for so muche as he did not refuse the name of god, and diuine honours geuen to him, he was immediately striken with the wormy sickenesse, wherof he died miserably within the space of .v. dayes, paying woorthy punishment for depriuing god of his honour, and persecuting christ in his apostles.

A great dearth and famine in Iudea, which was greatlye holpen by the liberalitee of the queene of the Adhiabens. Sainct Paule also gathered amonge the gentiles whiche were conuerted to the faith, for the reliefe of the christians being in Hierusalem.

The Britons (because theyr kinge Aruiragus) as sayeth the Scottishe historie) had repudiated his wife Uaoda, to marie the Romaine lady Genissa, hauing ayde of hir brother Caratake kinge of Scottes, rebelled as well against him as against the Romaines, and were brought in subiection by Uespatian the Romaine capitaine.

Herode, brother to the forenamed Agrippa, kinge of Chalcis,The yere of the worlde 4080 The yere of Christ 47 Anni regum britannie 5 obteyned of Claudius the ordinance of the temple and hie priestes of Hierusalem.

Ioseph son of Canus was made hie priest by Herode

The yere of Christ 48 Warre began in Parthia,Anni regum britannie 4 betwene Artabanus theyr king and Gotarzis his brother,The yere of the worlde 4009 during which warre Artabanus was chased out of his kingdom, and restored againe by Izaites king of Adhiabens.

[Page]Mithridates king of Armenie.

Certaine frenchemen, named Hedui, were admitted to beare office and dignitee in the citee of Rome.

Anni regum britannie 5 Messalina the wife of Claudius the emperour,The yere of the worlde 4010 The yere of Christ 49 a woman of so notable incontinence, that she would contend with the cōmon harlotes in f [...]lthi pleasure, was enamoured vpon a fayre yonge gentleman in Rome, called Silius and for to obtene more cōmodiusly her vnlawful lust she caused his wife Sillana to be deuorced, and shortely after notwithstandinge she was wife to the emperoure Claudius than liuing, she was openli maried to the said gentleman Silius, and vsed him as hir husbande for whiche cause, after great complainte made to the emperoure by the nobles she was putte to deathe. At whyche time, excepte the officers had hastened hir execution, the emperour Claudius throughe his forgetfulnesse would haue graunted hir pardon.

Caius Cassius president of Surrei.

Mehardates kinge of the Assiriens. Abarus kynge of the Arrabies.

Anni regum britannie 6 About this time Theodas and Iudas of Gallilei were famous, whiche seduced the people, saying,The yere of the worlde 4011 The yere of Christ 50 that thei wer great prophetes sent of god.

In like maner Simon Magus was of so gret estimaciō in Rome▪ that Images were erected to him as to a god, But he was confounded by certaine of the apostles, whiche at that time by the prouidence of god were presente in Some.

Herode king of Chaleis ended his life: whose kingdome Claudius gaue to the yonger Agrippa, son of Herode agrippa, whom we spake of a litell before.

The Parthians, being wery of the cruel dominion of Gota [...]ts, which had by force & tyranny aduaunced him selfe to that kingdome desired of the Romaines to haue Mahardates the son of Uonones to be theyr kinge, who not long after was ouercome in battaile of the said Gotarzis, & with great reproch driuen out of his kingdome

Uologeses, emperour of the Parthes.

Claudius, after the death of his wife Messalina, maried Agrippina: throughe whome beganne muche busynesse [Page] and trouble in Rome, for she endeuoured to marye hir sonne Nero to Octauia, daughter of Claudius, and sought diuers occasions to cast Britannicus the emperours sonne out of fauour, to the intent that Nero her son might succede in ye empire: which thing she brought to passe,

The yere of the worlde 4012 The great and wise philosophier Seneca flourished.Anni regum britannie Cumanꝰ was made prouost of Iudea.The yere of Christ 51 In his time was a sedicion betwene the Iewes and the Romaines in Hierusalem, so that .20. thousand Iues were murdered onely by prease and thrustīg at gates and narow streightes as they fled from the Romane souldiours.

The people of Britaine, called Sylures, which vnder the leadinge of the kinge Caratacus, hadde made sharpe warre vpon the Romaines the space of .ix. yeres wer vanquished by P. Ostorius, and Caraticus with his wife & children sēt to Rome, as prisoners: where for his manly courage and noblenesse, he was gentily intertained of the emperour.

Claudius toke by adoption Domitius Nero the sonne of Agrippina to be his heire.

The people called Catti, inuading and spoilinge the vpper Germany, wer driuen backe by L. Pomponius.

Claudius expelled the Iewes out of Rome.

The yere of the worlde 4013 The yere of Christ 52 T. Uinidius Quadratus, president of Surie.

Rhadamistus, son of Pharasmanis,Anni regum britannie 7 king of Hiberiās inuaded Armenie, and expelled his vncle Mithridates frome his kingdome. Whom Artabanus at that time king of Parthians, by force of armes chased out of the countrey of Armenie, and aduanced his brother Tyridates to that kingedome.

After the decease of Caratake, his yonger brother Corbreid was ordeined king of Scottes and reigned .18. yeres. He was of fierce and valiant courage, and being cō federate with the Pictes, made often times war against the Romaines in Britaine.

So great dearth in Rome, that they were not prouided of vitailes necessarie for the citee for longer space than fiue daies.

The yere of the worlde 4014 The yere of Christ 53 A sedicion betweene the Iewes and Samiritanes,Anni regum britannie 8 in [Page] the whiche that one spoyled and robbed, that other with great crueltee, vntil the prouoste of Surrei punished & put to death the auctours of that commocion.

The Pictes rebelled against the Romaines in Britaine and made warre vpon their lieutenant Ostorius. The Cilicians began to make warre to their borderers they were quieted by the helpe of Curtiꝰ a Roman, whiche was sent with ayde out of Surie

Claudius the emperour, by the excitinge of his wife Agrippina,Anni regum britannie 9 vsed much crueltee in Rome.The yere of the worlde 4015 The yere of Christ 54

Nero maried Octauia the daughter of Claudius his father in lawe.

Claudiꝰ toke from the yonger Agrippa the kingdome of Chalcis, and gaue to him a greater dominion, that is the rule of Bethania, Tro [...]ronites, & Gaulonites with a part of Galilee.

Felix president of Iudea, by vnlauful meanes toke to his wife Drusilla, the sister of Agripa, whiche before was maried to Aziazus king of Amasius.

A certain Aegipcian, naming him selfe to be a prophet desturbed the people aboute Hierusalem, excited theym against the Romaines, but his companie was scattered and many of them taken and slain by Felix the presidēt of Iudea,

S. Paule was taken and imprisoned by the Iewes at Hierusalem Anni regum britannie 10 The yere of the worlde 4016 The yere of Christ 55

Polemon king of Licia.

Agrippina, when she had poysoned Claudius hir husbande, kept his deathe secrete, vntill that hir sonne Nero was confirmed in the empire by the souldiours and thē caused it to be published.

Nero the son of Domitius, being adopted to be emperoure by Claudius,Anni regum britannie 11 which maried his mother,The yere of the worlde 4017 The yere of Christ 56 reigned 14. yeres. This man although he were brought vp by the reuerent and wise Seneca, yet by the ineuitable corrupcion of his nature becam horrible in al kind of mis [...]ining, and so detestable in dissolute wantonnes prodigalitee, monstruous lecheries, beastli crueltee, and couetousnes that he seemed to be borne to the destruction of the hole worlde, he was so greately delited in singinge, and [Page] playing with the harpe in sword playing and driuing of caries & wagons, that he did not only these exercises priuately without al mesure, but also, wearing the garmē tes of minstrels, sworde players, and other vile personages, wandred ouer all Italy and Grece, to seke and hant cōmō games, wher he might trie maisteries & shew his cunning in those feates: and at his retourne triumphed in the citie of Rome, and sent into al countreis letters of cōmaundemēt, to make supplications & reioysinges for his victories. In vncleane lust of the bodye so furyously raged, that he absteined not from mother, syster ne any degree of affinitee and kinred, he toke in open mariage a bodye of excellēt fauour, named Sporus and vsed him as his wife, he abandoned him selfe to filthy imbrasinges of his owne seruantes, & in riotous spending of his treasure he exceded, for he vsed to fishe with golden nettes, whiche shoulde be drawen with cordes of purple, he neuer wore one garment twise: he caused to bee putte to death his mother, his brother in lawe, his .ii. wiues and his instructour Seneca, hauing therto no iust cause nor honest pretence, he cōmaunded the citee of Rome to be set on fyre, and him selfe in the meane seasō with al semblaunt of ioye sitting in an high toure to behold ye same, played vpon the harpe, and sang the destructiō of Troy The other examples of this mans crueltye and naughti life can not he numbred,

Ananus was ordeined the first priest in Alexandria after sainct Marke the euangelist.

Portius Festus president of Iudea.Anni regum britannie 11

The yere of the worlde 4018 The yere of Christ 57 S. Paulus, which before time was cast in prisō was sent to Rome, because he appeled to Cesar.

Nero committed the rule and dominion of the lesse Armenie to Aristobulus the sonne of Herode, whyche before was king of Chalces.

There were in the time of Nero many famous lerned men as Probus an excellent grāmarian, Stacius Surculus, whiche taught rhetorike in Fraunce, Lucane a famous poete, and other.

The yere of the worlde 4019 The yere of Christ 58 Iames for his sincere life, surnamed the iust was martyred by Ananus the hie bishop,Anni regum britannie 13 and other prestes of Hierusalem.

[Page]S. Marke suffered his martirdome at Alexandria: after whom Anianus was made theyr bishop.

Anni regum britannie 14 Albinus succeded Festꝰ in the prouince of Iudea who exercised great tirannye towarde the Iewes.The yere of the worlde 4020 The yere of Christ 59

The commocion whiche in the first yere of Nero began betwene the Parthians and the Romains, for the possession of Armenie, at this time encreased wherein Corbulo, proconsul of Surry, by force of armes chased Tyridates out of Armenie, and burned their chiefe citee called Artaxata.

Nero the emperour after this time gaue him selfe openly to such noughty and wanton liuing, that in the night season he would haunt brothel houses, and other suspect places, and often times breake vp mens howses, doores and eyther robbe & beat them, or els rauishe theyr wiues

Nero,The yere of the worlde 4021 The yere of Christ 60 after that he had cōmitted incest with his owne mother commaunded her to be put to death.Anni regum britannie 15

In the countrey of Asia the citees Hieropolis,The yere of the worlde 4022 The yere of Christ 61 Calope and Laodicea were ouerthrowen with an earthquake.Anni regum britannie 16 Paulinus Suetonius whiche kept the garrisons of the Romaines in Britayne,Anni regum britannie 17 The yere of the worlde 4023 The yere of Christ 62 went with a company of souldiours to subdue the yle of Man: in whiche meane season the Britons, vnder the leading of the quene Uoada, whiche had in her armie .5000. ladies rebelled and slewe of the Romaines (whiche were left behinde) to the numbre of .70 thousande, but Paulinus at his retourne subdued againe the Britons and slewe of theym in one battaile about .80. thausande. Uoada that she mighte not come aliue into the handes of hir aduersaries slewe her selfe. After the death of Iames, Simeon son of Cleopas was ordeined bishop of Hierusalem.

Nero forsoke his wife Octauia, and caused hir to be beheaded,Anni regum britannie 18 and then maried Poppea,The yere of the worlde 4024 The yere of Christ 63 a woman of notable incontinencie.

The king of Parthians renued warre againe in Armonie, and with great reproche vainquished Petus the Romaine capitaine, and slewe many of his souldiours. Corbulo at his returne into Armenie,Anni regum britannie 19 The yere of Christ 64 concluded atonement betwene the Romains and Parthians,The yere of the worlde 4025 on the condicion [Page] that their king would go to Rome, and be confirmed of the emperour in the kingdome of Armenia.

Cestius Florus was made president of Iudea after Albinus, by occasion of whose tyrannye and couetousnesse the Iewes firste rebelled openlye against the Romayne empire.

Rome was set on fire by cōmaundement of Nero,Anni regum britannie 20 and continued burning the space of .vi. dayes.The yere of the worlde 4026 The yere of Christ 65

Nero to auoyde the infamie therof, layed the fault vpon the christian men, and vnder that pretence, he firste began most cruelly to persecute the professours of christes religion.

The yere of the worlde 4027 The yere of Christ 66 By the beastly crueltee of Nero many noble men were put to moste shameful deathe,Anni regum britannie 21 amonge the whiche were Seneca, and Lucane men of excellent learninge.

Licinius Musinus president of Surie.

Campaine was wel nere destroyed with wonderful tē pest of winde, by the whiche, corne, fruite, and trees wer greatly hurt: at the same time reigned a wonderfull pestilence in Rome.

A blasing starre of merueilous greatnes, appered, and continued the space of .vi. monethes.

The famous rebellion of the Iewes against the Romaines began in this yere:The yere of the worlde 4028 The yere of Christ 67 Anni regum britannie 22 wherby ensued the last destruction of the citee of Hierusalem.

There was marueilous sedicion and trouble not onelye in Iudea, but also in the citees of Aegypte, Scythya, Surry, and al other places, where as the iewes were, in the whiche the froward people suffered vnspeakable miseries, euery citee well nere was filled with deade men, and flowed with bloud.

Uespacian a noble capitaine of the Romains was sent by Nero to quiete and subdue the Iewes,The yere of the worlde 4209 The yere of Christ 68 Anni regum britannie 23 which rebelled in all partes against the empire.

Uespatian went first against the parte of Iudea, called Galilee, where after he had conquered and subdued certaine citees, he toke prisoner a nobled man of the Iewes called Iosephus, who was gretely enterteigned of the Romains, because he prophecied that Uespatiane theyr capitaine should be emperour and lorde of the worlde. [Page] This was that Iosephus, whose werkes remayne at these dayes.

Peter, by the tyranny of Nero, was crucified at Rome.

Paule also, after he had constantly preached the word of god .34. yeres, was put to death.

Euodius was made bishop of Antioche nexte after S. Peter.

Anni regum britannie 24 Uinder and Galba, detestinge the cruell tyrannye and filthye life of Nero,The yere of the worlde 4030 The yere of Christ 69 rose agaynst him with a greate companie of Spaniardes and frenchemen.

Nero was proclaymed by the Senate to be an enemy of the weale publike, and iudged to be drawen throughe the citee, and whipped to death▪ Wherefore he fearinge to come into the handes of his enniemies, fled vnto a manour of his seruauntes in the countrey, where at the last he was forced to slea him selfe.

Great trouble folowed the death of Nero in the hole empire: for so muche as .iii. princes contended for the imperiall auctoritee, three ciuile battayles were foughten almost in one yere, beside that, there was great vnquyetnesse in all other prouinces of the empire.

Galba, a senatour,The yere of the worlde 4031 The yere of Christ 70 descending of a noble and auncyent familie,Anni regum britannie 25 was elected emperour by the frenchemen & spaniardes. His priuate life was excellente and famous, but after he obteyned the imperiall auctoritee, his couetousnesse alienated the hertes of men from him, wherfore the seuenth monthe of his reigne he was slayne in the myddes of the citee by the souldiours of Otho: who immedyately did succede him in the empire: Not longe after Uitellius was named emperour of the souldiours, being as then in Germanie. This Uitellius was a veray extreme and cruell tyranne, and therwith all a fowle glotton, and so immoderatly geuen to excessiue fedinge, that he was serued at one meale with .ii. thousand kinde of fishes, and vii. thousande fowles. This Uitellius sent an armye into Italye against Otho, with the whiche Otho foughte .iiii. battayles thrise he put them to the worse: the fourth time hering that his souldiours were discomfited, for sorowe therof he slewe him selfe at Brixium, when he had reygned .iii. monthes.

[Page]In this passe time Uespacian was saluted emperour in the easte partes, of Licinius, president of Surie, and the hoste lying in Iudea. Wherfore he sent an army into Italy, of the which the souldiours of Uitellius were discomfited, nere to Cremona: shortelye after, Uitellius was taken and drawen throughe the citee, and so tourmented to deathe, and the deade carkais cast into Tyber.

The palace in Rome named Capitolium was burnt by the souldiours of Uitellius.

Linus the firste bishoppe of Rome after Peter.

Cremona, a famous towne in Italy, was spoyled and destroyed with fire by the souldiours of Antonius.

Sido and Italicus kinges of Sueuia.

The yere of the worlde 4032 The yere of Christ 71 Uespacian,Anni regum britannie 26 leuinge his sonne Tytus with the greater parte of his armye in Iudea, retourned to Rome to establishe the empire. This man came but of a base stock and family, but in valyant prowes and knightlye courage he was to be compared euen with the best, for his wisedome and honestee he was highlye commended, he neuer bare grudge ne malice towarde any man, weere he neuer soo great an enemy. For the onely vice of auarice he was euill spoken of among his subiectes, it is sayed, that he aduaunced them to high offices, whiche were moste notable in couetousnes, that when they had gathered great treasures, he might for some pretensed cause depose them, and haue theyr goodes. But he vsed that treasure well which he obteined by such harde and vnlauful meanes. For he fauoured good letters meruailously, and gaue great salaries and stipendes to learned men.

E [...]ax, the philosophier, prince of Arabies, Polemius of India, Pacorus of the Medes, Hirthacus of the Aethiopes, Beor of the Aegiptiones.

Corbreid king of Scottes died, and left after him three yonge sonnes, called Galdus, Tulcan and Brekus.

Titus, the son of Uespacian, remeued his hoste to the siege of Hierusalem:The yere of the worlde 4033 The yere of Christ 72 before whose comminge,Anni regum britannie 27 the cytye was deuided by discencion into three partes: whereof the one kept the temple, of whiche forte Eleazarus was capitaine: an other companie helde the nether part of the citee, and amonge theym one Iohannes was chyefe ruler: [Page] The thirde faction had the vpper parte of the citee, ouer them ruled Symon the son of Giora, by which diuision & often skyrmishes, that wer betwene them, much of their vitail and purueiannce was destroyed. In soo much that shortly after the siege beganne, the citee was in so harde case, that a busshell of corne was solde for a talente: and the poore people forced to eate the leather of their bucklers and olde showes, oxe dounge, and that filthines (lyyng in the comon synkes) that vneth any man coulde beholde without greate anoyaunce. A noble woman by vntollerable hunger was constreigned to eate her own naturall childe.

At the same tyme Cerealis ouercam Ciuilis and Classicus, which rebelled with the frenchmen and Germans▪

The Scottes, because Corbreid Galdus the eldeste son of kyng Corbreid, was not of sufficiēt age, made Dardā nus (the nepheu of Metellane) their kinge, who for hys semely personage was greatly beloued of his people. At the beginning of his empire he vsed the coūsail of his nobles: but after .iii. yeres, he lefte all iustice and honestee, and slydde into moste vncleane vyces and cruell tyrany, and lastly endeuored to haue murdered Galdus with his bretherne, wherfore the Scottes deposed and put hym to death, whan he had reigned .4. yeres.

MArius the son of Aruiragus, an excellēt wyse man was ordeyned kinge of Britaine:Anni regum britannie 1 The yere of the worlde 4024 The yere of Christ 73 In his time Lodrike, kinge of the Pictes (whiche were a people of Scithia) accompanied with the Scottes, inuaded Britaine: and spoyled the countrey wyth sworde and fyre, against whome Marius, with his knightes, assembled in al hast, and gaue to them sharpe batail: wherin Lodrike, capitaine of the Pictes, was slayne: with a great noumbre of his souldiours: to theim, whiche remayned; Marius gaue inhabitaunce in the further parte of Scotlande. And for as much as ye Britains disdeigned, to geue their daughters to thē in mariage, they acqueinted them with the Irishemen, and maried their daughters, and grewe in processe of tyme to a great people.

The citee and temple of Hierusalem was taken and cō quered by Titus, and in suche wise destroyed by the souldiours, [Page] that vneth a man woulde haue iudged it ones to haue bene inhabited, which thing chaunsed .1101. yere after the temple was firste buylded of Salomon: the same daye of the monthe that it was firste destroyed by Nabugadnazar kinge of Babylon.

In the tyme of the syege were slayne of the Iewes, 1100000. ouer and besyde them whiche Uespacian slewe in subduynge the countrey of Galilee 17. thousande Titus sent into Alexandria, ther to be kept in most vyle and paynfull bondage .2000. he broughte in his triumphe to Rome, of the whiche, parte he gaue to be deuoured of the wylde beastes, parte otherwise most cruelly were slaine: at whiche time appered the most terrible example of the wrathe and vengeance of god, for the contempte of hys worde and veritee. For what herte is soo stonie or hard, that wyll not tremble for feare, when it considereth, that god toke soo sharpe punishement vpon his owne people, whom before he loued moste entierlye, and amonge al other nations of the world chose for his peculiar flock and vyneyarde?

The yere of the worlde 4035 The yere of Christ 74 Uespacian, the emperour, and Tytus his sonne, triumphed for their victorye and conquest in Iudea.Anni regum britannie 2

Lussius Bassus was ordeined legate or graund capitain into Iudea: where he broughte in subiection certayne of the iewes, which rebelled in the town named Macherus. Uespacian endeuoured with honest lawes to restore the citee of Rome to hir pristinate fourme, beautee, and pleasantnesse: which was greatly corrupted by the vncleane lyfe of that monstruous emperour Nero.

The yere of the worlde 4036 The yere of Christ 75 The temple of Iupiter in the Capital was repaired by Uespacian.Anni regum britannie 3

Ce [...]ennius Petus, president of Surie, discomfited, put to flighte, and toke prisoner Antiochus, kynge of Comagine, and sent him to Rome to the emperour.

Here endeth the histories of Ioseph and Egesippus debello Iudaico.The yere of the worlde 4037 The yere of Christ 79 Anni regum britannie 4

Achaia, Lycia, Rhodus, Byzantium, Samus, Thracia, Cilicia, Trachea, comagene were made prouynces of the empire.

Galdus, after the deathe of Dardannus, was ordeyned [Page] kyng of Scottes, the most valiaunt and noble prince that euer reigned amonge thē, and endued with many excellent and pryncely qualitees. At the firste entree he punyshed the wycked counsaylours of Dardannus, and after called a parliament of his lordes, wherin many noble actes were deuysed, and the naughty lawe of kyng Ewyn (by the whiche the wifes of the commons were f [...]e to the nobles) was abrogated and foredoone. Of hym the Scottes made many goodly remembraunces, in the honour of his noblenes and great victories, that he atc [...] ued. About this time Petulius Cerealis was sent of the Romaines as lieutenaunt to Britaine, where he discomfited Galdus kinge of Scottes, vanquished the Pictes and Sylurians, subdewed to the Romaynes the countrey of Brigantes, ouerthrewe and chased Uodicia, the daughter of the valiant woman Uoada, and quieted the kentishe men and certaine other Britons, whiche rebelled. After this Petulius, a Romain named Iulius Frontinus, waslieutenāt in Britain, who warred also against the Scottes and Pictes.

Uespacian made enquirie of all the noble and valiaunt men amonge the Iewes,Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4040 The yere of Christ 79 whiche were linially descended from Dauid. Whereof ensued a sore and greuous persecucion emonge the Iewes.

¶Three citees of Cypres weere ouerthrowen wyth an earthquake.

A sore pestilence at Rome.

Anni regum britannie 8 Uespacian dyed of the flixe.The yere of the worlde 4041 The yere of Christ 80

Titus, the son of Uespacian, reigned .ii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 4042 The yere of Christ 81 He was excellently well learned,Anni regum britannie 9 and of so pleasaunt, swete, and gentle behauour, that he meruailouslye deserued the fauour of all men. In so much that he was therfore named comonly, the loue and delite of mankinde. He neuer dimissed any man frome hym, without hope to obteine his request: saiyng, that no man ought to go sadde from the speache of a prince. Whan he remembred, that in a hole daie he had done no benefytte to any man, he saied to hys familiars: frendes, I haue loste a daie: reputing that daie lost, that he had not done some benefytte in, beyng admitted high prieste, he aduanted, that he toke that [...]s [...]e vpon [Page] him onely to the entente to kepe his handes cleane from bloudeshed: and affirmed, that him selfe woulde rather die, than he woulde suffer any man to perishe.

The yere of the worlde 4043 The yere of Christ 82 The hyll in Campaine, named Uesuuius, raged more vehemently with fyre than it was wont,Anni regum britannie 10 and casting out great flames, dyd much hurt to the countreis liyng therabout.

A great parte of the citee of Rome was destroyed with sodein mischaunce of fyre, which continued burning the space of .iii. daies.

Turpaneus about this time was king of Danes.

Tytus the emperour, beyng sodeinly taken with an ague, and perceiuing that death would nedes ensue, greatly bewayled, that his life shuld be taken from him causelesse, for so muche as he neuer didde any thinge in all his life, whereof it did repente him, sauynge one: but what that thing was, he shewed not.

Anacletus was made the .ii. byshop of Rome after sainct Peter.

The yere of the worlde 4044 The yere of Christ 83 Domician, by nature brother vnto Titus,Anni regum britannie 11 but veraye vnlike in maners▪ reygned .15. yeres, whan he was firste admitted to the empire, he vsed much to be in his secrete oratorie alone, and there did nothing but take flies, and pricke them through with a nedle, wherfore whā it was demaūdid of. U Chrispus, who was with the emperour, he wyttylye answered. Not so muche as a flie. At the beginninge this Domician shewed him selfe to abhorre soo much from murther, that vneth he would suffer oxen to be kylled for their sacrifice: and beynge ordeined Censor of maners, was very diligent in his office, but in the end folowyng the steppes of Nero and Caligula: he became a detestable and cruel tyranne.

¶In the tyme of this Domician, a valiaunt capitaine of the Romaines, called Iulius Agricola, made war nyne yeres continually vpon certain of the Britains, Scottes and Pictes, and discomfited thē in many greate batails, vntil that Domician enuiyng his successe, remoued him from that prouince, he subdued to the Romains, Anuandale, the Isle of Man, Carrike, Kyle, & Cunigham, wyth [Page] many other regions.

Domician ordeyned, that no man shoulde be gelded or made Euneukes.

Anni regum britannie 13 Anianus, bishoppe of Alexandria, ended his life:The yere of the worlde 4046 after whom suc [...]eded Abilius.The yere of Christ 85

Anni regum britannie 14 The emperour Domician, outlawed and put to deathe a great noumbre of the noble men and ancient senatours of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4047 The yere of Christ 86

Anni regum britannie 16 Quintilian was famous, & taught Rhetorike in Rome,The yere of Christ 88 receiuing his salary out of the emperours escheker.The yere of the worlde 4049 In his time were many other great learned men, as Cornelius Tacitus, the yōger Plinie, Sueton, Ualerius, Flaccus, Patauinus, Iuuenal, Marcial.

Domician passed the riuer Dounce or Dunaw, wyth an army against Darn [...]pe [...]us king of Gothes.

The Gothes vaynquished and putte to flighte the Romaines, and slue theyr capitaine Fuscus.

Menander, a notable heretike, & disciple to Simon Magus, was famous in these dayes, teachynge, that no man could be saued oneles he were baptized in his name, and by his magicall artes wroughte wonderfull straunge thinges.

In the same time was Cherinthus an other heretike who taught, that Chryste shoulde come and reygne in the worlde the space of a thousande yeres after the resurreccion, and then should ascend into heauen, with his people where they should liue alwais in pleasures of gluttonye and lecherie.

A kinde of heretikes, called Ehionites affirmed, that Christ was only man, begotten of man and woman and not god, they receiued onely the gospel of sainct Mathewe and taught, that all partes of the olde lawe oughte to bee kepte with the newe.

At the same time sprang the heresies of the Nicolaites, whiche beleued: that euery man might lefully vse euerye woman that he lusted: whiche heresie was immediatlye condemned, but god graunte that it be not rysen agayne in these our dayes.

The holye man Ignatius gouerned the congregation of christians at Antioche

[Page]About this time the power of the Romaynes beganne to decaie in Britaine, for theyr capitaine Trebellius lost all the countreis that Agricola had conquered, and by Galdus kinge of Scottes, with the ayde of the Pictes (as theyr chroniclers write) was chased out of the boundes of Scotlande, and glad to desire peace of kinge Galdus.

Policarpe ruled the churche at Smirna, and Papias at Hieropolis.

Domician the emperour, outraging in pride,Anni regum britannie 20 gaue commaundement,The yere of the worlde 4053 The yere of Christ 92 that he would be called lorde and god.

Domician triumphed for his victory ouer the Danes and Germains.The yere of the worlde 4054 The yere of Christ 93 Anni regum britannie 21

Clement succeded Anacletus in the bishoprike of Rome and liued .ix. yeres.

Abia king of Arabia, Helge of Norwaye, Ingellus of the Danes.

The yere of the worlde 4055 The yere of Christ 94 Themperour perceiuing to be plenty of wine,Anni regum britannie 22 and veray great scarscitee and dearth of corne and other graine thought, that by ouermuche diligence giuen to the vineyardes, men didde neglecte the tyllage of the earthe: and therfore commaunded, that in Italy, no man should sette newe vines, and in other prouinces, that the one halfe of theyr vines shulde be cut downe to the ground.

Domician, folowinge the example of Nero, as well in crueltee as other vices,The yere of the worlde 4057 The yere of Christ 96 Anni regum britannie 24 reised the seconde persecution againste the Christianes: at whiche time S. Iohn the Apostle was banished into Pathmos, he put to deathe also the nephues of Iuda, called frater domini, as well for that they were of the linage of Christ, as because they discended from the house of king Dauid.

The yere of the worlde 4058 The yere of Christ 97 Simeon bishoppe of Hierusalem,Anni regum britannie 25 after dyuerse other tourmentes, was crucified to deathe, whome one named Iustus did succede in that bishoprike.

Domician expelled out of Italy philosophiers, and men hauinge knowledge of the mathematicall sciences. Domician, for his crueltee beinge odible to all men, was by a conspiracy murdered in his chambre, his owne wife consenting therto.

Hitherto Suetonius continued his history.

The yere of the worlde 4059 The yere of Christ Nerua,Anni regum britannie 26 an aged and wise Senatour folowed Domician [Page] in the empyre, and reigned one yere .ii. monethes and viii. dayes. He caused by decree of the Senate, that what soeuer was enacted by Domician, shuld be of none efect: and gaue a generall commaundement, that al exiled persons shoulde returne home. wherefore S. Iohn returned from Pathnios, to the Ephesians: where he wrate hys gospel.

Nerua commaunded, that all chyldren, whose parentes were nedye, shuld be founde of the common cost.

Traiane, a Spaniarde borne,The yere of the worlde 4060 after Nerua was admitted to the imperyall auctoritee,Anni regum britannie 27 and reigned .19. yeres.The yere of Christ 99 This man, if you consider in hym, the profyte of the Romayne empyre, whiche he greately enlarged, or polytike and ciuile gouernance, vndoubtedly he was a right good and commendable prynce, but towarde Christian religiō impious and cruell. For he caused the thyrd persecution of the churche. Whan he was by certayne of his counsail reprehended for ouer much familiaritee with infericurs, he aunswered, that a ruler ought to be of such behauoure towarde his subiectes, as he wold haue the prynce to him if he were priuate: when he ordeinev any pretour, giuing to him the sword, he wold say in this wyse: vse the sword against my ennemies in iuste causes, and if I my selfe do otherwyse than Iustice, vse thy power vpon me also.

Gerdon was ordeined the thirde bishop of Alexandria.The yere of the worlde 4062 The yere of Christ 101

Anni regum britannie 29 Zacharias the fourth bishop of Hierusalem.

From the deathe of Simeon, to the reigne of Adrian, we reade of no sure succession of the bisshops of Hierusalem▪ for by the crueltee of the Emperours and their subiectes, they were put to deathe well nere as faste as they were ordeyned.

Anni regum britannie 30 Euaristus the fourth byshop of Rome .viii. yeres.

Traiane ouercame the Danes,The yere of the worlde 4063 The yere of Christ 102 and made leage with their kyng Decebalus, he triumphed for his victory ouer the Danes and Scithians.

Anni regum britannie 31 Traiane subdued dyuers nations to the Romaine empire, as the Hyberians. Sauromatans,The yere of the worlde 4064 The yere of Christ 103 and the people of Arabie and Cholchis. He broughte vnder hys possessyon many citees, as Sileucia, Babylon, Ctesiphon: he made a brydge also ouer the ryuer of Danubie, whiche had .20, [Page] arches of square stone, euerye arche .150. fote in heyght, in breadthe, 60. fote, and betwene euerye arche .170. fote, the bridge was in length .9. hundred paces and one.

Decebalus, kyng of the Danes, brake hys leage, & was again vanquished by Traiane, and hys kyngdome made a prouynce.

Tobias the .v. bishop of Hierusalem.Anni regum britannie 32

The yere of the worlde 4065 The yere of Christ 104 Traiane set a nauye of shyppes in the redde sea, to the entent to inuade the borders of India.

In Scotlande, after the death of Galdus, succeded hys son Lugtak, an odious and myscheuous tyran, and was as muche hated of the Scottes for hys vice, as hys father was loued for his vertue. He slewe many of the rich men onelye to confiscate their goods, and commytted the gouernaunce of the realme to most vniust and couetous persons, and with their companye was moste delited. He deflowred hys owne auntes, susters, and daughters, and scorned hys wyfe and graue counsaylours, callyng them olde dotyng fooles: wherefore in the .iii. yere of his reigne he was slayne or his nobles.

Beniamin. the .vi. bishop of Hierusalem.

The yere of the worlde 4066 The yere of Christ 105 The sumptuous house that Nero builded in Rome called the golden house. was sodeinly destroied with fyre.Anni regum britannie 33

Fower citees in Asia ouerthrowen with an earthquake as Clea, Myrrina, Pytanae, Cymae, and in lyke maner two in Grece, and thre in Galatia.

The temple in Rome called Pantheon (whyche was dedicated to all the goddes) was destroied with fyre.

Iohn the .vii. bishop of Hierusalem.Anni regum britannie 34

The yere of the worlde 4067 The yere of Christ 106 Mogallus, beynge ordeyned kynge of the Scottes after Lugtake, at the begynnyng gaue hym selfe to folowe the wisedome and maners of his vncle Galdus, and obteined diuerse great victories against Lucius Antonius the Romayne capitayne: but in hys age he became odyble in all kynde of vices, and chiefely in auaryce, lecherye, and crueltee. He gaue licence to theues and robbers to take the goodes of their neighbours without punysshemente: He fyrste ordeyned the goods of condemned personnes to be confiscate to the kynges vse, withoute respecte of wyues, chyldren, or dettours: for whiche naughtynesse he was [Page] slaine of his nobles.

Matheas the .viii. bishop of Hierusalem.

Anni regum britannie 37 The blessed martir Ignatius,The yere of the worlde 4070 The yere of Christ 109 by the commaundement of Traian, was brought to Rome to be deuoured of wild beastes, at which time when he was led towarde Rome by ten men of warre, whō for thei r cruelty he called Leopardes, by the way he confirmed all Christian men in the fayth, as well by prayers as letters, sayinge in thys wise. So that I may finde Christ, and imbrace hym, I would there should come to me fyre, gybbettes, beastes, crashinge of bones, renting of all the body, and all the tormentes of the dyuell.

And when he hard the roring of the lyons which shuld deuoure him, he ioyously sayd. I am the wheat of Chryst, let me be grounde with the beastes teathe, that I maye be founde to be pure and fine manchet.

Alexander the, v. bishoppe of Rome .xi. yeres.

Anni regum britannie 38 Primus the .iiii. bishop of Alexandria.The yere of the worlde 4701 The yere of Christ 110

Plinie the second was famous. He wrate to Traian of the persecution of the Christians, certyfyinge hym, that there were many thousandes of them dayly put to death of the which none did any thing cōtrary to the Romaine lawes, worthy persecution, sauing that they vsed to gather together in the morning before day, and singe himnes to a certain god whō they worshiped, called Christ: In al their other ordinaunces godly and honeste, wherfore the persecution, by commaundement of theemperour was greatly dimynished.

Anni regum britannie 40 Philippus the .ix. bishop of Hierusalem.

Traiane ordeyned P [...]amas [...]ates king of Parthia The yere of the worlde 4073 The yere of Christ 112

Armenia, Assiria, and Mesopotamia, were made prouinces

Anni regum britannie 41 Antioche was wel nere destroyed,The yere of the worlde 4074 The yere of Christ 113 and vtterly subuerted with an earthquake:Anni regum britannie 42 The yere of the worlde 4075 The yere of Christ 114 at whiche time the Emperoure Traiane being in those partes, escaped hardly the daunger.

Anni regum britannie 43 Seneca the .x. bishop of Hierusalem.

The Iewes in the citye of Cyrene (sayinge that their Messias was come) rebelled against the Romaines,The yere of the worlde 4076 The yere of Christ 115 and slue of theim and of the Grecians dwellynge in the city and countre nere aboute, well nere .220000. thousande [Page] and being not contented with that shamefull murther of men, vsed therin most beastly crueltye, for they did eate the fleshe of the dead men, and gyrded them selues with the bowels, and annoynted their bodies with the bloud, and couered theyr heades wyth the skinnes of the deade carkases.

The Iewes of Alexandria and Cipres, beinge meued with the exaumple hereof, slue in those partes . [...]40000▪ hauing to their capitaine one named Armenio.

The yere of the worlde 4077 The yere of Christ 116 L. Quietus, a capitaine of the Romaynes,Anni regum britannie 44 expelled al the Iewes out of Mesopotamia, and siue of them many thousandes. For which cause he was of Traiane made president of Iudea.

In Egypte and Cyrene were slayne an vnnumerable multitude of the Iewes by a Romayne capitaine named Martius Turbo.

The yere of the worlde 4078 The yere of Christ 117 The Parthiens deposed Parthemaspates,Anni regum britannie 45 which was ordeined their king by Traiane, and vsed agayne theyr formour liberties,

Iustus the second byshop of Hierusalem.

The yere of the worlde 4079 The yere of Christ 118 The emperour Traiane gaue place to nature,Anni regum britannie some saye he was poysoned, other affirme, that he dyed of the blo [...]dy flixe.

The yere of the worlde 4080 The yere of Christ 119 Adrian reigned after Traiane in the empire .xxi. yeres.Anni regum britannie 47 This emperour was of wyt so prompte and readye, that he semed to be prepared for al matters, wherin he communed. In maners he was diuers, soleyne of behauour, merueilous in learning, and especially in the Mathematicals: also in phisike, musike, caruing painting, and grauing very excellent, in dedes of armes expert, valiaunt. and hardie, a great fauorer of learned men, and toward them bountefull and liberall, he ne [...]er sawe a pore man whom he did not relyefe and helpe out of his necessitee, and accustomed to visitte sicke men twise or thrise in a daye: his nature much inclined to emulacion and vayne glorye, and would seme most excellent in al thinges, he was more delited with hunting, than was comly for an emperour. In so much that he erected sepulchers and tomes for his greyhoundes and dogges. At the beginning he was euell spoken of, because he put diuers of the noble [Page] men to deathe.

Quadratus and Aristides, deuout and wel learned men wrote certaine bokes to Adrian in defence of chrystiā religion, by meanes wherof the emperour was meued to wryte to Minutius Fūdanus, proconsul of Asia, that no man should persecute the christian people.

Adrian repaired the citee of Alexandria, whiche was before destroyed and pilled by the commocion of the iewes

Anni regum britannie 48 The emperour Adrian remitted the tribute to dyuers cytees, and forgaue all maner debtes,The yere of the worlde 4081 The yere of Christ 120 whether they perteined to him selfe, or to the commune treasure.

Anni regum britannie 49 Xistus, the sixte byshop of Rome . [...]ii. yeres.

Plutarke the philosopher, Phauorinus, Apuleus,The yere of the worlde 4082 The yere of Christ 121 Au-Gellius Appian, & many other lerned mē were famous.

Adrian, hauing knowledge, that the Romaines in Brytayne were ouerset by the Scottes and Pictes, went the therward with a strong army, and without any notable battaile (as sayth the scottishe history) made a walle .80. myles of length, which some of our cronicles attribute to Seuerus.

Anni regum britannie 50 Iustus the, v. byshoppe of Alexandria.

M. Antonius,The yere of Christ 122 for his studiousnes and grauitee surnamed the philosopher,The yere of the worlde 4083 a man of merueilous lerninge and excellent wisedome was borne at this time. He was geuen to the studie of good letters euē frō his infancy, an d by his parentes brought vp therin veray diligently, soo that he had prepared for him scholemaisters and instructours most excellent in al sciences, he was after, by the commaundemēt of Adrian, adopted to the empire by Antonius Pius.

Adrian the emperour to the entente he would retaine his empire in quietnes,Anni regum britannie 52 The yere of the worlde 4085 The yere of Christ 124 trauailed thro gh all prouinces pertaining to the Romaines as wel in Europe as Asia, and by the maiesty of his presence and great wysedome quieted dyuers cōmocions without warre or bludshed.

Cornelius the .4. byshoppe of antioche.

Leui the .xii, byshop of Hierusalem.

Anni regum britannie 53 Adrian repaired Carthage,The yere of the worlde 4086 The yere of Christ & gaue it to name Adrianopolis.

Eferem the .xiii. bishop of Hierusalem.

[Page]COilus the sonne of Marius, was ordeyned kynge of the Britaines, he was brought vp euen frō his yong age in Italy among the Romains,The yere of the worlde 4087 The yere of Christ 126 Anni regum britannie 1 and therfore fauoured them greatly, and payed the tribute truly Some write that he buylded the towne of Colchester. Ioseph the .xiiii. bishop of Hierusalem

The yere of the worlde 4090 The yere of Christ 129 Iudas the .xv. bishop of Hierusalem:Anni regum britannie 4 to his time al the bishoppes of that citie descended of some familie of the Iewes and were circumcised.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 131 Anni regum britannie 6

Minutius Fund [...]nus proconsull of Asia.

Barchochabas, beinge of great power and estimacion amonge the Iewes, vexed with most cruel tourmentes, as many of the christians as would not deny Christ and his religion.

Antinous, a childe of wonderful b [...]au [...]ye and fauoure dyed in Aegipte, while Adrian was there in progresse, whom he loued so excedingly, that he erected [...] & ymages in his name, and buylded a towne in those partes called Antinous, he affyrmed also, that he sawe a sterre in the firmament, whiche should be called Antinous sterre, according to the name of the childe.

Telespho [...]us the .vi [...] bishop of Rome .vii. yeres. Eumanes,The yere of the worlde 4094 The yere of Christ 133 the .vi. bishop of Alexandria.Anni regum britannie 8

The yere of the worlde 4095 The yere of Christ 134 Satan, the infest enmy of al trouth,Anni regum britannie 9 which leaueth nothing vndon, wherby he may hinder the religiō of christ which at this time was greatly augmented and spread largelye in the worlde, sowed by his ministers certayne heresies in the church, and first stirred vp Saturninus, which in all poyntes taughte as Menander dydde, that Christ had not a true body, but a phantastical. He denyed the resurrection, and affirmed, that .vii. angels made the worlde, contrary to the conscience of god the father.

The Iewes rebelled agayne, and spoyled the countrey of Palestine: Agaynst whom the emperour sent Iulius Seuerus, who ouerthrewe in Iudeo .50. castels & burnt and destroyed .980 vyllages and townes, and slewe of the Iewes .50. thousande, so that with famine, sickenes, sword and fire, Iudea was almost desolate.

Adrian erected a sumptuous library in Athenes.

The yere of the worlde 4096 The yere of Christ 135 Marcus the first bishoppe of Hierusalem that was a Anni regum britannie [Page] gentile.

Adrian repaired the citee of Hierusalem, and named it Aelia Capitolina. He graunted inhabitance therin onely to Christian men,Anni regum britannie 11 The yere of the worlde 4097 The yere of Christ 136 and defended the Iewes to enter into the citee.

Ceionius Commodus was adopted to the empire by Adrian,Anni regum britannie 12 he was a veraie delicate and nice person,The yere of the worlde 4098 The yere of Christ 137 greatelye deliting in strange pleasures, for he made hym a bedde of rose leaues, and a couerlede of the floures of lyllyes: hys fotemen he caused to weare whinges like to Cupido, and gaue them the names of the foure wyndes, he died before he toke fruicion of the empire.

The notable heritike Basilides was famous: who amonge other thynges taught,Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 4099 The yere of Christ 138 that Christ was not crucifyed, but Simon Tireneus, whiche was constreigned to beare the crosse, when Christe waxed fainte▪ he affirmed also, that it was noo offence to forsake Christe in tyme of persecucion: he denied the resurrection. Against whose he resies a learned man, named Agrippa Castor, wrote certaine bokes, whiche were after in great price amonge the Christians.

Adrian the emperour died with bledyng at the nose.

Anni regum britannie 14 Antonius Boionius,The yere of the worlde 4100 The yere of Christ 139 who for hys clemencie and gentle behauoure,Anni regum britannie 15 was surnamed Pius, succeded Adrian,The yere of the worlde 4101 The yere of Christ 140 and reigned .22. yeres. This man was of pleasāt nature, gentle in maners, honourable in continance, quicke of witte, of excellent eloquence, famous in lerning, sobre, diligent, paciente, curteyse, liberall, muche geuen to housbandrye and tyllage of the earthe: and all these thynges in measure, withoute bostynge and vainglorie. he vsed often this princely sentence of Affricane: I had liesfer saue one citizen, than destroye .1000. aduersaryes. he vsed hys frendes beyng emperour, as he dyd when he was a priuate persō.

Higinus the .viii. byshoppe of Rome.

Anni regum britannie 16 Earpocrates, the famous heretike, was in these dayes: whiche denied, that Christe was God: and saied,The yere of the worlde 4102 The yere of Christ 141 that he was not borne of the virginne Mary: but onely gotten of the sede of Ioseph, and that he suffered amonge the Iewes, and hys soule onelye ascended into heauen. He affirmed also, that the worlde was made by angelles, and not [Page] by god. He reiected the olde testament, and denied the general resurrection.

Ualentinian and Cerdon, notable heretikes, came to Rome, Ualentinian denied that Christ had a natural body, but rather a phantastical.

Cerdon taughte,Anni regum britannie 17 that Christ was neuer borne of a woman:The yere of the worlde 4103 The yere of Christ 142 and that he had no fleshe, nor suffered any passyon, but feined onely to suffer: He affirmed, that god, whyche is declared in the lawes and prophets to be god, was not the father of our sauiour Christe: for so muche as he was knowen, the other vnknowen, the one was iust, the other was good. It was his doctrine also, that some creatures were of them selues yll, and that they were not made of that god, that was the chiefe goodnesse, but of an other god of al naughtynes, whom he called the chiefe or pryncipall myschiefe. He sayed also, that the olde testamente was naught.

Iustine the philosopher wrate a boke to the emperoure and Senate, in defence of Christian religion.

Cassianus the .ii. Bishop of Hierusalem of the Gentils.

About this time was a great famine in Rome .300. houses also were destroyed with fire.The yere of the worlde 4105 The yere of Christ 144 Tyber ouerflowed the citee.Anni regum britannie 19 In Asia dyuers townes were ouerthrowen wyth earthquakes. A chylde was borne with two heades. A woman at one byrthe was delyuered of .v. chyldren. In Mesia .iiii. meke lions offered them selfes to euery man to be taken: at this tyme what soeuer misfortune happened in any parte of the worlde, it was holly imputed to Christian religion.

Conarus, whiche was the chiefe causer of hys fathers deathe was made kynge of Scottes, who dyssimuled the vices, wherto he was naturally inclined: but as soone as he was established in the kyngdome, he wasted al the rentes perteininge to ye crowne in hys leude lustes, and gaue landes and riches to most vile and naughtie persones, because they fauoured his corrupt lyuing. He inuēted new actions vpon hys people: and therefore was of hys nobles cast in pryson, and his wycked counsailours hāged. In his place Argadus guyded ye realme about .14. yeres. Herus the .v. byshoppe of Antioche.

[Page]Crescens a philosopher caused Iustine a greate learned man and defendour of Christian religion, to be persecuted, because he rebuked the philosophers. In whiche persecucion Iustine with his death glorified Christ and cō firmed his religion.Anni regum britannie 27 The yere of the worlde 4113 The yere of Christ 152

Anni regum britannie 34 Policarpe bishop of Smirna came to Rome.The yere of the worlde 4120 The yere of Christ 159

Anicletus the .x. pope .xi. yeres.

Anni regum britannie 35 Atidius Cornelianus ruler of Siria The yere of the worlde 4121 The yere of Christ 160

Iulianus the .vii. bishop of Hierusalem.

Anni regum britannie 36 Antonius Pius the emperour, gaue place to nature.The yere of the worlde 4122 The yere of Christ 161

Anni regum britannie 37 Marcus Aurelius Antonius succeded Pius,The yere of the worlde 4123 The yere of Christ 162 and reigned .xix. yeres He made Lucius Uerus his kinsmā of equall power with him in the empire. This Lucius was muche geuen to wanton and dissolute liuinge, and was of nature fierce and cruel: but Marcus was of excellent vertue, wisedome and learning, and seemed to be prouyded of god against the troubles and miseries which happened to the common weale in his time. For vndoubtedly the state of ye empire had bene greatly appared, ne had bene the great wisedome of this emperour: which by his foresight and counsaile gouerned the same and kepte it frō much daunger: he made many goodly lawes which at this day remayne in the pandectes.

Uologesus,The yere of the worlde 4124 The yere of Christ 163 king of the Parthians sente his defiaunce to the emperour,Anni regum britannie 38 made warre vpō the Romains and dyscōfited Acidius Cornelius president of Surie, agaynste whom Lucius Uerus was sent with an army: who whā he came to Antioche and Daphnis in Surye, gaue hym selfe to pleasure and bankettinge, and made warres by his capitaines.

Statius Priscus fought prosperously in Armenie and toke their chiefe towne A [...]taxa [...]ae.

Au [...]dius Cassius and Narsius the Romain capitains perced the countrey with their host euē vnto Babilon, & Media, subduing alwaies their aduersaries before them for which prosperous successe Lucius Uerus, though he were not present, was named Parthicus Armenicus, & Medicus.

In this time flourished the famous astronomer Ptolomei, by whose benefite remaine at this day in the world [Page] the noble sciences called Mathematicall: the knowlage wherof the Egipcians had kept amonge them eu [...] from the time of Ioseph, to this Ptolomei, whiche is aboute 20000. yeres. For first the great Alexander, & afterwarde the Romains for that cause had Aegipt alwayes in high estimaciō: and lest that goodly knowlages should decay with great costes mainteined the Aegipciās schole: whiche than at last perished, whan that countrey became subiect to Macomet and the Sarasens, wherein that cursed people moste of all other thinges declared their rude Bar [...]ar [...]knesse, suffering that noble schole: which hadde continued aboue thousandes of yeres, & ben preserued bi so many great princes, in the which flourished al kindes of honest disciplines, through their vile ignoraunce and crueltee to perishe.

The yere of the worlde 4126 The yere of Christ 165 Seleutia, a noble citee of Assyria was taken,Anni regum britannie and .500. thousand men therin.

A great dearth and pestilence in Rome, so that they caried out men that were dead in cartes and wagons.

Marcus the emperour published very straighte lawes concerninge of dead men.

Ethodius, nephewe to Mogallus, was ordeyned king of Scottes, and reigned . [...]3. yeres. This man was greatly delyting in huntinge, and made manye lawes therof he rewarded Argadus for his good administracion of iustice, he quieted the yles, and beynge accompanied with Pictes, vāquished Uictorine the Romain capitayn, and brake downe the wall of Adrian.

The yere of the worlde 4127 The emperour loked for warre of the Britons:Anni regum britannie 41 agaynst whom he sent Calphur [...]ius Agricola.The yere of Christ 166

Ausidius Tictorinus went with an army againste the Catteans, whiche had broken into Germanye and Rhetia and spoyled those partes.The yere of the worlde 4128

The yere of Christ 167 The two emperours, Marcus and Lucius,Anni regum britannie 42 triumphed for the victories in Parthia.

The yere of the worlde 4129 The yere of Christ 168 The emperours of Rome made preparacion for a ieoperdous warre against the people of Germani named Marcomanni.Anni regum britannie 43

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 169 ¶A greuous persecution of the Christian people in Asia and in Fraunce: where a great numbre of them,Anni regum britannie 44 whiche [Page] truly professed Christe, suffered most cruell tourmentes and peines. At Lyons in France were many christians martired, among the which was Ph [...]tinus their bishop whō Ireneus succeded: whose workes remaine at these daies, to the great profit of christian religion.

So [...]er the .xi. pope .8. yeres.

The holy man Policarpus bishop of Smirna, was burnte,

Anni regum britannie 45 Asianus,The yere of Christ 170 bishop of Sardis wrote a boke to Antonius the emperour in defence of christian religion.The yere of the worlde 4131

Theophilus the .6. bishop of Antioch.

Ualens the .9. bishop of Hierusalem.

Anni regum britannie 46 Whan bothe the emperours came with their puissance to the citee Aquileia,The yere of the worlde 4132 The yere of Christ 171 the Germains which were causers of the foresaide commocion, repented theym and desired peace: whiche being to them graunted the emper [...]uis returned i [...]. to Italy. by the waye it fortuned Lucius to dy After that Marcus was returned into Italye,The yere of Christ 173 not onelye Marcomanni,Anni regum britannie 48 The yere of the worlde 4134 but also diuers other people of Germanye rebelled: against whō the emperour sped him in all hast which warre he finished and subdued his enemyes with as great wisedome, fortune, and successe as euer did any prince that man can remembre.

Whan that the emperours souldiours were inclosed by his enemies,Anni regum britannie 49 and in great distres of water:The yere of the worlde 4135 The yere of Christ 174 by the praier of certaine, christians, whiche were as than in the hoste it rained so plentiousely that not onely they were reliued with aboundaunce of water, but also a great numbre of their aduersaries slaine and destroyed with the tempest of raine and lightning.

Dolicianus the .x. bishoppe of Hierusalem that was a gentle.

Anni regum britannie 50 Au [...]dius Cassius who was sent to quiete the east partes traiterously named him selfe emperour:The yere of the worlde 4136 The yere of Christ 175 but not long after he was slaine of his owne souldiours, and his heade brought to the emperour.

Anni regum britannie 51 In this time diuers deuoute and greate learned men bothe in writinge and open disputations,The yere of the worlde 4137 The yere of Christ 176 defended the christian veritee against the vaine opinions of many heritikes, that were spread in the churche, as A [...]gesipo [...]s [Page] Dionisius bishoppe of Corinthe, Pynithus of Creete Theophilus of Antioche, Melito of Sardis, Ireneus of Lions Apollinarts of Hieropolis, Modestus, Philyppus Musanus and other.

Tatian an horrible heritike, was famous, whiche before tyme was a chrstian, & disciple of Iustine the Martyr, this man taught, that matrimonye was noo better than horedome or aduoutry. He forbade also diuers kindes of m [...]at [...]s.

About this time Calphurnes Agricola was sent from Rome into Britaine, where he repayred the walle of Adrian, that was brokē down by the Pictes and Scottes, he subdued the welshemen and other Britons that rebelled, and quieted the Ile of Wight.

The yere of the worlde 4138 Antonine & his sonne Commodus,Anni regum britannie 52 triumphed for hys victory in Germanye.The yere of Christ 177

Eleutherius the .xii. pope .xiii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4139 The noble and famous phisician Galene, Saluius Iulianus the lawier,The yere of Christ 178 Fronto the famous oratour,Anni regum britannie 53 Oppian a poete, were in great estimacion.

Montanus, an heretik, taught mariage to be dyssolued, and prescribed lawes of fasting.

Prisca and Maximilla, women, whom Montanus affirmed to haue the spirite of prophecie.

Gratus proconsul of Asia.

The yere of the worlde 4141 The yere of Christ 180 LUcie the sonne of Coilus,Anni regum britannie 1 was ordeyned kinge of Britones, who in all his actes and deedes folowed the steppes of his forefathers in suche wise, that he was of al men loued and dread. This Lucie in the eight yere of his reigne, that was about the yeare of our lorde 187. sent louinge letters to Eleutherius pope, desiringe him to sende some deuout and lerned men, by whose instruction bothe he and his people mighte be taught the faythe and religion of Christe, where of Eleutherius beynge veray glad, sent into Britaine two famous clerkes Faganus and Dunianus, by whose diligēce Lucie and his people of Britaine were instructed and baptized in ye faith of Christ .1294. yeres after the arriuall of Brute. The citee of Smirna was ouerthrowen with an earthquake, for the restauraciō wherof, the emperor remitted [Page] ten yeres tribute.

Marcus Aurelius Antonius ended his life.

Antonius Commodus the .18. Emperour, reigned after his father .13. yeres.Anni regum britannie 2 This man,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ although he were of nature mischeuous, wicked cruell, and euen from his infancy inbrasinge filthy pleasure, gluttony, riote, with other vices: yet by the counsail of certaine wise men, whiche before apperteined to his father, at the beginning of his reigne his dissolute life was much restreined, but at length, through the importune sute of flatterers, he shut vp his eares against all good reason and counsayle, and alwaye sought occasions to despatch out of the way the mooste wise and graue Senatours, whiche were as bridels to his naughtinesse. He vsed often times to play naked at weapons with the sworde players, not only in the common scholes, but also openly in the theatre: wherby he greatly defaced the imperiall maiestee.

Cōmodus triūphed for his victories ouer the Germains Pantenus, a man of great deuocion and learning, was in highe estimacion at Alexandria, and taughte in open schole diuine letters: of whiche occasion the custome remayned there alwayes, that certayn most excellent in al kinde of learning, should be chosen to instructe the people in godly knowlage.

Lucilla, the emperours sister,The yere of Christ for so muche as she was by her brother depriued of certayne imperialle honours which were geuen to her by hir father:Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4414 by meane of adulterie, entised a noble yonge man, named Quadratus, to conspire against the emperour: who by the counsaile of the more part of the senate, committed the whole matter to one Quintianus, whiche watching his time, shoulde slea the emperour, but he by his rashnes was detected taken and straightly examined, and vttered the hole conspiracie. For whiche cause Commodus kendled a greuous hatred towarde the senatours.

Perennius, whom Commodus had made gouernour of the empire vnder him,Anni regum britannie 8 The yere of the worlde 4184 The yere of Christ 187 for so muche as by priuy meanes he aspired to the imperiall auctoritee, was putte to death.

In these dayes was great quietnesse in the churche, and [Page] many noble men of Rome were conuerted to the faith: among whiche was Appolonius, who reading openly in the senate a boke that he had made in defence of Christian religion,The yere of the worlde 4149 The yere of Christ 188 was after beheaded.Anni regum britannie 9

The capital & a liberarie were burned with lightninge.

The yere of the worlde 4151 The yere of Christ 190 Maternus, a souldiour, conspired to slea Commodus but he was disclosed bi one of the same coniuracion,Anni regum britannie 11 and so preuented.

Cleander whom the emperour had aduaunced from a seruaunt to high dignitye in Rome, vsed greate crueltee and exaction towarde the people, for whiche cause they reised a great commocion. The emperour to satisfie the people, commanded Cleander to be put to death, and his head to be caried about the citee.

Uictor the .13. pope .x. yeres.

A great dearth and scarcitee in Rome.

Commodus published, that he would be called Hercules, and the sonne of Iupiter,

The Scottes and Pictes not longe from this time ouerthrewe Trebellius the Romaine capitain in Britaine. The Britons, through the couetousnes of Trebellius rebelled, and were vanquished, shortli after Pertiner was sent by Commodus into Britain, and warred against ye Scottes, and with gentlenes and wyse counsaile quited the B [...]ons.

Commodus in shoting or casting the darte, had so stedie a hande,The yere of the worlde 4152 The yere of Christ 191 Anni regum britannie that he would hit what so euer he appoynted Wherfore to shewe his cunninge in these feates, in the open sightes he killed a great multitude of wilde beastes In this time were in the churche many bishoppes of excellent learning and Sanctimonie, as Serapion of Antioch, Demetrius of Alexandria, Theophilus at Cesaria Bacchilus of Corinth, and Policrates amonge the Ephesians.

LUcius king of Britaine, decessed after whose death for so muche as of him remained no heire,Anni regum britannie 1 the Britones betwene them selues fel in great distance and warre,The yere of the worlde 4153 The yere of Christ 192 which continued to the greate disturbance of the realme about .xv. yeres.

The temple of peace, with manye other gorgyous places [Page] in Rome, were desta [...]yed with fire.

Sterres appered in the daye time: of the whiche some being drawen in engthe, semed to hange in the ayer.

Anni regum britannie 2 Commodus the emperour was strangled to death by Laetus Electus, and his owne concubine Martia.The yere of the worlde 4454 The yere of Christ 193

Anni regum britannie 3 Partinax was constreigned by the Senate to take on him the gouernance of the empire,The yere of the worlde 4155 The yere of Christ 194 who endeuouringe to reduce the commō weale to a good ordre, was cruelly slaine of the souldiours, whan he had reigned onely two monthes and .xxv. dayes.

Whan Partinax was slaine, the souldiours published that they would aduance him to the imperiall auctoritee whiche would most liberally rewarde them. Of whome Iulian a lawier, bought the empire, promisinge theym great giftes: for which dede he was abhorred of the hole citee, and not longe after hated also of the souldiours: be cause he was stacke in fulfilling his promises.

This disfauour of the people towarde Iulian, was occasion that Pescennins Niger was named emperour of the souldiours in Surie. But he lingered at Antioche, & made not towarde Rome against Iulian.

Wherfore in the mean time Seuerus was pronounced emperour of his souldiours in Illiria.

This man with all spede possible,The yere of the worlde 4156 The yere of Christ 195 went with an army into Italy & caused Iulian to be slayne.Anni regum britannie 4 Whan he came to Rome, and had the imperiall auctoritee stablished by the senate, incontinent he augmented his army, & went against Niger: but fearinge that Albius, beinge as then of great power in Britaine, wold in his absence conspire againste him vnder faire pretence caused him to be proclaymed partaker of the empire.

At Cizinum, a citee of Asia,The yere of the worlde 4157 Seuerus discomfited Aemilius the capitain of Nigers host.Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of Christ 196 Againe in Bithinia the souldiours of Niger were ouerthrowen, and lastly in Cilicia Niger him selfe was vanquished and slaine.

The Moores spoyled Laodicea, and brent Tyrus.

Satrahel, the brother of Ethodius (because his sonnes were not of sufficiente age to guide the realme) was ordeyned king of Scottes, he was of false and subtill wit, and geuen to such cruelte, that for feigned causes he su [...] [Page] all the frendes of Ethiodus, to the entent to defraud his heires of the crowne, wherfore he was murdered of his familiers, when he had reigned .4. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4159 The yere of Christ 198 Seuerus, after his retourne from Surie,Anni regum britannie 7 fearinge that Albinus (whom before he had made partaker of the empire) woulde endeuour by some priuye meane to defeate him and his posteritee of the imperial succession, caused him to be proclaimed his enemie, and went against him with al his power into Fraunce: where he vanquished and slue him, and in despite of the senate, sent his heade to Rome.

A great controuersie rose in the churche betwene the bishoppes of Asia and Europe, concerninge the feaste of Easter. Uictor beinge than pope, by his sentence woulde haue excōmunicated all the churches of Asia, because they kepte their easter the .14. daye of the firste moneth, according to the vse of the apostles, for whiche cause he was sharpely rebuked, bothe of Irenius bishop of Liōs and many other, as not sufficiently consideringe the vnitee of the churche.

Seuerus retourning to Rome,Anni regum britannie 8 outlawed and put to death many of the Senatours and noble men of Spaine Fraunce,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 199 and Italy.

Donalde, an humile and gentile prince, was chosē kinge of Scottes, and reigned .21. yeres. He was the first kinge that coyned any money of gold or siluer, for the Scottes vsed before interchanging of Mercimonies, and had no money of their owne, but the Britons and Romaines, and other external nations. About the yere of our lorde 203. this Donald procured certaine wise and lerned men to instructe him, and his wife, children and subiectes, in the faith of Christ, which hapned .33. yeres after the beginning of the royalme of Scotlande.

Ze [...]erinus the .14. pope .20. yeres.

The emperour Seuerus, passinge into the easte partes spoyled Arabia,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 202 Anni regum britannie 10 made leage with the kinges of Armonie put to flighte A [...]tabanus, kinge of the Partheans, and toke the citee Ctesiphon, and vanquished als [...] the Adhiab [...]eno.

Abaga [...]us king of Perses.

[Page]Laetus proconsull of Egipte, in his time was a greuous persecution of the Christiās in Alexandria: in whiche Leonides, Origines father, was beheaded, and Origene him selfe being than but a childe,Anni regum britannie 12 The yere of the worlde 4164 The yere of Christ 203 desyred martyrdome with his father.

Anni regum britannie 14 Aquila, prouoste of Aegipte,The yere of the worlde 4166 The yere of Christ 205 vnder whom the persecucion continued.

Narcissus, bishop of Hierusalem, fled into the deserte for feare of persecutiō, in his place was ordeyned Dius.

Anni regum britannie 1 TO this time continued the foresaid discord amōge the Britōs,The yere of the worlde 4169 The yere of Christ 208 which thing meued Seuerus to make hast into that countrey, as wel to quiet the realme as to kepe back the Pictes & Scottes, which vexed them with warre. He caused a wal of turues and great stakes to be made of the lengthe of .112. myles (or after some) repaired the wall of Adrion. It began at Tyne, and reched to the Scottishe sea. This Seuerus gouerned Britaine fiue yeres.

Germanus succeded Dius in the bishoprike of Hierusalem, and after him Bordis the .29. bishop.

Narcissus came abrode againe out of the deserte,The yere of the worlde 4170 The yere of Christ 209 and was desired of the people of Hierusalem to take againe the bishoprike.Anni regum britannie 2

Tertulian, a great learned man of Carthage, was in this time veray excellent in diuine scriptures.Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4171 The yere of Christ 210 He wrate many noble workes in defence of christendome: But beyng in his middle age made a prieste, he was vexed with sundry wronges and displeasures by the enuy of the clergie of Rome: and therfore at the last, fel into the heresye of Montanus, whiche he enterlaced with his bokes that he wrate.

Origene after Clement and Pantenus, was admitted to the office of a doctour or open teacher of diuine scripture and christian faithe in Alexandria.Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4172 The yere of Christ 211

Anni regum britannie 5 The Pictes and Scottes with their leader Fulgenius, perced Britaine,The yere of the worlde 4173 The yere of Christ and destroyed much of the countrey beyonde Durham: with whom Seuerus mette, nere vnto Yorke, and gaue theym battaile: in the ende whereof he was slaine, and was buried at Yorke, the Latine cronicles testifie, that he dyed of the goute.

[Page]BAssianus Caracalla succeded his father in the Empire and reigned .vi: yeres. Of nature he was cruel and fierce, veray tolerant of all paynes and laboures,The yere of the worlde 4174 The yere of Christ 213 and especially in warrefare,Anni regum britannie 1 whereto he semed to be framed of nature. There was alway most infest enmitie betweene him and his brother Geta, whiche theyr father beinge in lyfe, coulde neuer exting uishe, wherefore thys man beganne his reygne with domesticall murther, sleyng his brother, whom his father had made partaker of the empyre.

Alexander the .30. byshop of Hierusalem.

Escleopiades bishop of Antioch.

The yere of the worlde 4175 The yere of Christ 214 The emperour put to death all them whiche were of any acqueyntance or familiarite with his brother Geta.Anni regum britannie 2

The yere of the worlde 4177 The yere of Christ 216 Bassianus maried his fathers wife Iulia,Anni regum britannie 4 beynge entised therto with hir excellent fauour and beautye. He made hot bathes in Rome.

The yere of Christ 217 At the citee Alexandria he commaunded all the valiant yonge men to be slayne,Anni regum britannie 5 for displeasure that he had conceyued towarde the citee, for ouer liberall bourding and gesting at him and his father Seuerus.

Bassianus Caracalla,Anni regum britannie 6 vnder pretence of mariage passed the riuer Euphrates,The yere of Christ and entred into Parthia: where he was receiued of the kinge, & his nobles with gret honour as comming to mary his doughter. But Bassianus sodeynly gaue cōmandement to his army, to compasse the Partheans, and slea theym all without mercye: whyche thing they did in suche wise, that the king him selfe hardly escaped the danger, And so, wh om the emperour could not ouercome by manhode, he vanquished by falsehode and vntrouth.

IN Britain was as yet no king, but the emperour was accounted as kinge, wherefore (as some write) Carassus a Briton of lowe byrth, but valiant and hardy in martiall deedes, purchased of the emperour the kepinge of the costes of Britaine, by meanes wherof he drewe to him manye knightes of his countrey, and arrered deadly warres against the Romains, hauing the better hope for that he hard of the death of Bassianus the emperour whiche about this time was slaine by one of his seruantes [Page] betwene Edissa and Carras, citees of Mesopotamia.

But Polydore affirmeth, that this Carassus tooke on him the gouernaunce of Britaine in the time of Dioclesian: and sayeth, that this land was in good quietnes the space of .76. yeres. With whom the latine histories seme to agree.

Anni regum britannie 2 Marcrinus, and his son Diadumenus, were named emperours by the souldiours,The yere of the worlde 4180 The yere of Christ 219 and reigned one yere and .ii. monthes, he was cruell, couetous, and muche geuen to pleasures.

Artabanus kinge of Parthee, for the great iniurie and reproche doone to him by Bassianus, warred vpp on the Romains. Against whom wēt Macrinus the emperour and fought prosperously, after which battaile a peace betwene them was concluded.

Macrinus for his auarice and tirannie, was betrayed and slaine of his owne people, with his son Diadumenꝰ. Uarius Heliogabalus was made emperour by the souldiours.Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4181 The yere of Christ 220 This beastly monster left no memory but gf his glotonie, lecherie, mischeuousnes, and ribaudrie. I wyllingly let passe, howe filthelye he defourmed his propre kinde. He was neuer .ii. dayes serued with one kinde of meate, he neuer wore one garmēt twise, neuer cōpanied twise with one woman, sauing his wife. In his lampes he vsed balme, and fillet fishepondes with rose water▪ he wore in his showes most costly precious stones fineli engraued, and vsed no vesture but of gold and sumptuous silke called Holosericum, some dayes his company was serued at meale with the brains of Ostriges, & a strange fowle named Phenecopterie: an other day with the tonges of Popingais, and other swete singing birdes, whē he soiourned in places [...]e to the sea, he neuer vsed fishe: in places farre distant from the sea, al his house was serued with most delicate fishes. At one supper he was serued with .7000. fishes, and .50 [...]0. foules. Often when he remeued in progresse, there folowed him .600. charyotes laden onely with ba [...]des, common harlottes, and ribaudes. He sacraficed with yonge children, and promoted to most high dignitee in the common weale cartars, minstrelles, baudes, and most vncleane personages. In [Page] fine, to all honestee and good ordre, he was a deadly enemy. Whā he was warned of Astronomers, that he shuld die a violent deathe, he prouided ropes of silke to hange him selfe, swordes of golde to kill him selfe, and stronge poison of Iacinctes and emeraudes to poyson him selfe, if he were forced therto, moreouer he made a high toure hauig the floore of boordes couered with golde plate bordered with precious stones, from which tower he would throwe him selfe downe, whan he was pursued of enemies, but notwithstāding al his prouysion, he was slain of the souldiours, drawen through the citee, and caste in to Tyber

The yere of the worlde 4185 The yere of Christ 224 Calistus the .15. [...]ope .v. yeres

Aurelius Alexander Seuerus the sonne of Mommea reigned .13. yeres, he was vertuous, wise, gentill,Anni regum britannie 76 liberal sincere, and to no man hurtefull, by the diligence of his mother, he was euer from his infācie brought vp in study of good letters, and almaner of honest learning, as well marcial as ciuile he reuerenced learned mengreatly, and did nothing in the common weal, without the assistence of wise and learned counsailours It is wrytten that he bare suche a stomacke towarde corupte iudges, that when he chaunced to mete with any of them bi the commocion of his mind he would cast vp choler, being so meued, that he could not speake and was ready with his .ii. fingers to put out theyr eyes.

Philetus bishop of Antioch

Alexander dimissed frome his court al superfluous seruauntes, saying, that he was no good pupill, whiche fed idle seruauntes with the bowels of his common weale.

Ethodius was ordeined kinge of Scotlande, and reigned .16. yeres, he was of dull witte geuen to auarice and gatheringe of riches, & nothing mete to gouerne the royalme Wherfore his nobles toke on them the charge, and so continued all the time of his reigne.

The yere of the worlde 4187 The yere of Christ 226 ALectus a duke of Rome, was sente to subdue Carassus,Anni regum britannie 1 whiche vnl [...]ully vsurped regallye in Britain, to which Alectus fortune was so fauourable that he chased Carassus, and lastlye slue him, whan he had reigne d .8. yeres.

[Page]Alexander the emperour forbade, that great officers should haue substitutes or vicegerentes, and commaunded euery man to do his owne office diligently.

Anni regum britannie 2 Artaxarces, the persian,The yere of the worlde 4188 The yere of Christ 227 slewe Artabanus kinge of the Parthians, and restored that kingedome to his signorie of Persee, chalenging also of the Romaines al Asia, and a part of Europe, as due to his dominion.

Theodorus called also Gregorye, and Anthenodorus disciples of Origene:Anni regum britannie 4 and bishoppes of Ponte,The yere of the worlde 4190 The yere of Christ 229 were famous.

Aphricanus a man excellent in the knowlage of diuine scriptures, flourished.

Alectus the Romaine, whiche gouerned the Britons after he had subdued the lande againe to the Romaines, vsed amonge them muche crueltee and tyrannie. Wherfore they entending vtterly to expelle the Romains, meued a noble mā, called Ascleopidatus, to take on him the kingedome: who gathered a greatte power, and made sharpe warre vpon the Romains: and chased them from countrey to countrey, vntil at length Alectus kepte him at London for his most suertye: whither Ascleopidatus pursued him, and nere to that citee gaue to him battaile in whiche Alectus was slaine, whan he had gouerned Britaine .6. yeres.

AScleopidatus, after Alectus was thus slaine,The yere of the worlde 4193 The yere of Christ 232 girt the citee of London with a strong siege,Anni regum britannie 1 and therin Liuius Gallus the Romaine capitain: and ere it were long, by knightly force and vyolence, entred the citee, and slew the forenamed Gallus, nere vnto a broke there at that day renninge, into whiche broke he threwe him, by reason wherof it was called Gallus or Wallus broke, and at this daye the streate, where somtime that broke ranne, is called Walbroke. After whiche victorye Ascleopidatus gouerned Britaine .30. yeres.

Firmilianus bishop of the citee of Cesoria in Capadocia

Alexander the emperour (as sayeth Lampridius) ouercame the Persians. But Herodian affirmeth, that partly through his owne slacknesse, partly by the great multitude of the Persians, he was put to the worse.

The Romaine capitaine F. Celsus had prosperous [Page] successe in the warres in Mauritania, likewise Uarus Macrinus in Iliria, and Iulius Palmatus in Armenia

¶Origene fled to Cesaria, leuinge Haraclas in his roome at Alexandria.The yere of the worlde 4194 The yere of Christ 233 Anni regum britannie 2

Pontianus the .17. pope .vi. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4196 The yere of Christ 235 About this time the emperour Alexander,Anni regum britannie 4 by the counsaile of hip mother Mammea, sent for Origene to Rome being meued with the fame of his excellēt learning and godly lyfe.

The yere of the worlde 4197 The yere of Christ 236 At Mense in Germanie,Anni regum britannie 5 Alexander with his mother Mammea was slayne by Maximinus, whom he of a mulettouor had aduaunced t rhighe dignitees.

Dometr [...]us bishop of Alexandria died when he had bene bishop .43. yeres. after whom folowed Heraclias.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 237 Maximinus was emperour after Alexander,Anni regum britannie 6 and reygned .3. yeres. This man in his youthe was a mulettour in Thracia. After he came to Rome, and there practised feates of armes, wherin for the wonderfull bignesse and strength of his bodie, whiche he had ioyned with excellent boldnes of minde, he so profited, that in chiualrye he passed all men of his time. Wherfore he was set vp of the souldiours agaynst Alex ander. After whose deathe he exercised great tyranny towarde his frendes. Of him it is written, that he did eate euerye daye .40. pounde of fleshe and dranke .v. galones of wine.

Maximinius vanquished the Germains: and in his retourne, shewed great crueltee to the Romains.

Dionisius the disciple of Origene, succeded Heracla [...] in the schole at Alexandria.

Maximinus persecuted the Christians.

The yere of the worlde 4200 The yere of Christ 239 Berillus, bishop of a towne in Arabia,Anni regum britannie 8 named Bosterna, taught that Christ neither was before his carnal natiuitee, nor had any propre diuinitee, but onely the deite of god the father dwelling in him: whom Origene confused and brought againe to the vnitee of the churche.

The people of Afrike, not susteining the crueltee of

Maximinus chose Gordian, an auncient Senatour, to be emperour: whereof the people of Rome were veraye glad. But Cap [...]llianus prouoste of Mauritania, for dyspleasure that he bare towarde Gordian, went agaynste [Page] hym with a strong army, and in battail slue his son, and discomfited his hoste Wherefore Gordian, fearinge to come into his enemies handes, hanged him selfe.

Antherus pope one moneth, and after hym Fa [...]ian .xii yeres.

Anni regum britannie 9 Maximus Balbinus, and Gordian a chylde, were named emperours of the senate against Maximinus,The yere of the worlde 4201 The yere of Christ 240 who not longe after was slaine at Aquileia of his souldiours

Babilas beshoppe of Antioch.

Atherco, after the slaughter of Ethodius his father, was chosen kinge of Scottes, and reigned .xii. yerres. At the beginninge he shewed some token of honest towardnes: but after he was so inuolued in all vncleane vice & effeminate luste, that he was not ashamed to goo in the sighte of the people, playinge vpon a flute, and reioysed more to be a fidlar than a prince: finally beinge pursued for rauishinge the doughters of Nathalas, a noble man of Arg [...]le, he slewe him selfe.

Marimus and Balbinus, for that they were not fauorable to the souldiours,Anni regum britannie 10 were slayne at Rome:The yere of the worlde 4202 by whyche occasion Gordian the childe reigned alone.The yere of Christ 241 This Gordian accustomed to say that he was a wretched prince, frō whom by flatterie the truth of matters is hid.

Sapores kinge of Persians .31. yeres.

Sabinianus reised a sedicion in Afrike agaynste Gordian, whiche was quieted by the prouost of Mauritania

Anni regum britannie 11 Gordian toke to wife the daughter of a wyse and wel learned man, called Misitheus,The yere of the worlde 4203 The yere of Christ 242 by whose counsayle also he gouerned the empire, wyth the greatte fauour of the senate and people of Rome.

Porphir [...]us the disciple of Piotine, and deadly enemye of christian religion, flourished in Rome. Theopompus the philosopher at Cherona, Nicanor the sophister at Athenes, Affricanus also a man of excellent learning, whiche wrote to Origene were famous.

Anni regum britannie 12 Gordian went into the east against the Persians. In his iourney he vanquished his enemies in Thracia.The yere of the worlde 4204 The yere of Christ 243 In Surie by the counsaile of Pisitheus he ouercame Saxor king of Perse, and by force droue him out of Surie▪ He recouered Antioche [...] and subdued againe Carras and [Page] Nicibis.

Misitheus died, in whose place the emperour made Philip perfect of the pretorie.

The yere of the worlde 4205 The yere of Christ 244 Gordian was slaine by Philip in the borders of Perse.Anni regum britannie 13

The yere of the worlde 4206 The yere of Christ 245 Whan the S nate had knowlage of the death of Gordian, they named Marcus to be emperour:Anni regum britannie 14 who dyed in fewe dayes after. In his place they chose Seuerus Hostilianus, whiche shortly after in lyke maner, by the neglygence of phisicians, in cutting of a veine finished his life

The yere of the worlde 4207 The yere of Christ 246 Philip, whiche slewe Gordian,Anni regum britannie 15 was made emperour by the souldiours, and reigned .v. yeres. He was the first emperour that professed Christe, and was baptized with his wife and children, for enuy whereof he was slaine of his successour Deius.

Origene wrate certaine epistles to Philip, concerninge christian religion.

The yere of the worlde 4208 The yere of Christ 247 A newe heresie began,Anni regum britannie 16 teachinge that the sowle should die with the body, and bothe rise together at the general iudgement.

This heresie was confuted by Origene.

At the same time were other heretikes: named Helchesaite, whiche denied certaine scriptures, and reiected all Paules epistles, whiche heretikes were in like maner confounded by Origene.

Dionisius bishop of Alexandria.

The .4. yere of the reigne of Philip was the thousandth yere of the citee of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4216 The yere of Christ 249 Anni regum britannie 18 whiche was solempnised with great preparacion of sightes and playes.

Ciprian,Anni regum britannie 19 bishop of Carthage a man of possing deuocion,The yere of the worlde 4211 The yere of Christ 250 learning and wisedome, was famous.

Philip the emperour was slaine by Decius at Uerone, and his sonne at Rome.

The yere of the worlde 4212 Decius toke on him the imperiall auctoritee,Anni regum britannie 20 and reygned .ii. yeres,The yere of Christ 251 he was valiaunt in armes: but impious toward christian religion. As sone as he was admitted forthwith he published a persecution agaynst the Chrystians.

After the martirdome of Fabian pope, succeded Cornelius, and liued .iii. yeres.

In Alexandria Dionisius their bishoppe was cruelly [Page] tourmented, and many other martired and put to death. Al kindes of paynes were inuented, to constreigne them to forsake their religion: by whyche meanes dyuers for feare denied Christ, some before their paynes, and some in time of their tourmentes: of which many repenting, were after by the counsaile of Ciprian, receiued into the church. Of this occasion sprange the heresye of Nouacian, which taught, that they, which hadde ones forsaken their fayth, shuld not be receyued againe to penaunce.

Anni regum britannie 21 Alexander byshop of Hierusalem, was martired,The yere of the worlde 4213 The yere of Christ 252 after whom succeded Mazabanes.

In Antioch Babilas was martired, and Fabian was made bishop after him.

Origene suffered great persecutions and troubles for the fayth of christe, on whom Satan lefte nothinge vndone, wherby he might hinder christian religion.

Nathalake toke on him the kingdome of Scotland, by force, murther and tiranny, and trusting to the counsail of witches and inchauntours, was slain of his owne seruaunt Murrey, whom of al men he vsed most familiarly when he had reigned .xi. yeres.

Decius quieted the commocion in Fraunce, and after made warre against the Gothes, in which he was put to flight and drowned in a riuer of Thracia, named Abricius, and his sonne slaine in battaile. Suche is the ende of tirannes and murderers.

Anni regum britannie 22 Uibius Gallus was made emperour of the souldiours and his sonne Uolusianus named Cesar.The yere of the worlde 4214 The yere of Christ 253

The Scithes spoyled the prouinces of the empire, and slewe .100000. men within the wals of one citie of Thracia called Hadrianopolis. Gallus bought peace of them with innumerable money, and payed to them tribute to the great reproche of the Romain empire.

The Parthiās conquered Armenie, expelling the king Tiridates, whose children yelded thē to the Partheans.

The Iustice of god reuenged the persecutiō of the chrystians, sending a daungerous pestilence, which so raged throughout the empire, that vnneth any prouince, citee, or house escaped this generall plage.

A controuersie rose in the churche, whether heretikes [Page] retourning to the fayth, shuld be rebaptised or no. Thys question was chiefely in controuersy betwene Cypryan, byshop of Carthage, and Cornelius, bishop of Rome. Ciprian affirmed that they should be rebaptised, and Cornelius the contrary.

The yere of the worlde 4215 The yere of Christ 254 Aemilianus, in the prouince of Mesia, by treason affected the empire,Anni regum britannie 23 agaynste whome Gallus and his sonne went forth with an army, & in battayle were both sleine.

Aemilianus toke on him the empire, who beinge obscurely borne, reygned more obscurely. For in the thirde monthe he was slayne.

Lucius, the .xxi. bishop of Rome .viii. monthes, and after him Stephane .ii. yeres.

Demetrianus byshop of Antioch.

The yere of the worlde 4216 The yere of Christ 255 Ualerianus, and his son Galienus, were aduaunced to the empire:Anni regum britannie 24 This Ualerianus (as Trebellius sayth) was a wise and valiaunt prynce, and a right good emperour, onely in that vnfortunate, that he had a noughtye sonne partaker of the empire. But Eutropius saythe, that he was vnwise and vnmete for the gouernāce of the empire This is notable that all the noble men, whiche be made capitains ouer the souldiours in diuers prouinces, were after the sedicious commocions named emperours of the souldiours whom they gouerned.

Sebellius the heretike, denied christ to be the sonne of god,The yere of the worlde 4218 The yere of Christ 257 and sayed,Anni regum britannie 26 that he was not the first begotten of all creatures. He denyed also the vnderstandyng of the holy ghoste.

Ualerianus persecuted the christen people.

The yere of the worlde 4219 The yere of Christ 258 Ualerianus making warre in Mesopotamia, was vanquished and takē prisoner of Sapores king of Perse and there led the residue of his life in most vile seruage.Anni regum britannie 27 In so muche that Sapores vsed him for a stoole to leape on his horse

When Ualerian was thus taken, his sonne Galienus reigned alone, who neuer ones profered to reuenge the ignominie of his father. This Galienus, for his crueltye and filthy liuinge, riot, and vnhonest pleasure, was odyous unto al men, and abhorred of al the prouinces of the empire. So that in his time were more rebelles, whyche [Page] toke on them the names of emperours, then had ben true emperours from the time of Iulius Cesar to that day.

In Fraunce the souldiers, in despite of Galienus, chose a noble man to be emperour,Anni regum britannie 28 called Posthumius.The yere of the worlde 4220 The yere of Christ 259

Ingenius was named emperour in Pannonie.

Anni regum britannie 29 Odenatus, a valiaunte capitayne of the Romayns,The yere of Christ 260 and chiefe ruler of the countrey of Surie, called Polmirena,The yere of the worlde 4221 takyng on hym the name of an emperoure, by force of armes recouered to the Romaynes the cytee Nisibis, all Mesopotamia, and entred with hys host into Ctesiphon: he ouerthrew Sapores in battayle, and put him to flight.

The emperour Galienus vanquyshed and slew Ingenius, whiche rebelled in Pannonie, and vsed extreme crueltee towarde the souldiours and other inhabitauntes.

Regilleanus was chosen Emperoure in Mesia neere to Pont. This mā, after he had ouercome the Sarmarians, was slayne of the people called Roxolani.

In Illiria, nowe called Sclauonie, Aureolus obteyned the imperial dignitiee.

Galienus quieted the persecucion that was meued agaynst the Christians.Anni regum britannie 30 The yere of the worlde 4222 The yere of Christ 261

Anni regum britannie 1 AT this tyme hapned a great discencion in Britayn betwene Asclepiodatus their kynge,The yere of the worlde 4223 The yere of Christ 262 and one Coil Duke of Coilchester: whereby, was arrered a greuous warre, in whiche Asclepiodatus was slayne.

Coil toke on hym the kingdome of Britaine, and gouerned the royalme the space of .27. yeres, of hym is no notable thing in wrytyng.

Aemilianus, affectyng the Empire in Aegypte, was taken by Theodotus, whom Galienus sente agaynst hym.

The Almaynes spoyled Fraunce.

Macrianus, being chosen emperour in Sclauonie, was slayne of Aureolus, who before hadde obteyned the Empire in those partes.

A certayne bishoppe of Aegypte, called Nepos, taughte, that the kyngdome of Christe shuld be a .1000. yeres here in earth,Anni regum britannie 2 The yere of the worlde 4224 The yere of Christ 263 where the electe shuld reigne in al voluptee and pleasure.

Findok, the eldest sonne of Athirco, was made kynge of Scottes, he kept peace with the Romayns and Britones, [Page] and quieted the rebellion of Donalde, a noble man of the Iles, by whose counsayle, throughe the contente of hys owne brother Carance, he was afterwarde slayne, when he had reigned .x. yeres.

Grece, Macedonie, Ponte, and Asia were vexed and spoyled by often inuasions of the S [...]ithes and Gothes.The yere of the worlde 4226 The yere of Christ

Meruailous earthquakes in Asia and Italie. A greate darkenes of the ayre contynued manye daies together: A great pestilence also reigned in diuers countreis.

Odenatus, hauing prosperous successe against the Persians, o [...]teyned the empire of all the easte partes.Anni regum britannie 4 This Odenatus profyted so muche the Empire, that yf he had not ruled in the East, the power of the Romayns hadde greatlye decayed, and the Empire had bene subdued by foreyn enemies, beinge it was deuided into so many partes within it selfe.

Galienus proclaimed Odenatus to be partaker of the empire, and callynge hym Augustus, coyned money in hys name.

The yere of the worlde 4227 The yere of Christ Odenatus, with hys son Herode,Anni regum britannie 5 was slayne of Meoneus his cosē germaine, who called him selfe emperour.

Posthumius was slaine in Fraunce by the treason of Lol [...]ianus, which reigned after him.

The yere of the worlde 4228 The yere of Christ Paulus Samosatenus, an horrible heritike, taughte,Anni regum britannie 6 that Christe toke his beginninge of ourladye, and was a man only of our comon nature. Which heresy was condemned by a generall counsaile, and Paulus excommunicated.

Zebenna, wyfe of Odenatus, a woman of lustie courage, and of great policie in warre, with her .ii. yong lonnes, Herennianus and Timolaus, in despyte of Galienus (who consumed hys lyfe in lechery and banketryng) toke on her the gouernaunce of the easte, and was called Empresse.

The yere of the worlde 4229 The yere of Christ 268 Uictorinus,Anni regum britannie 7 whiche ruled in Fraunce with Posthumius slue Lollianus, and reteined the dominion of France alone. But for hys hordome and auoutrie he was slayne of the people. Then Marcus reigned there only .3. dayes, and after him Tetricus.

The yere of the worlde 4230 The yere of Christ Tetricus was vainquisshed of Aurolus emperoure of Anni regum britannie 8 [Page] Sclauonie, whiche ayded Galienus in dyuers batailles against them, whiche rebelled in Fraunce. Not long after▪ varyance happened betwene Galienus and Aureolus for the imperial aucthritie, so that deadly warre was arreared: in the ende whereof Aureolus slue Galienus and his brother Ualerian, nere to M [...]llaine.

Anni regum britannie 9 Claudius obteined the empire of Rome, and was named of the souldiours,The yere of the worlde 4231 The yere of Christ 270 chosen and confirmed of the Senate, and reigned one yere and 9. monethes, for his valiante prowes, excellent and princely vertues, he deserued greate prayse of the Romaynes. For he restored the empire, whiche by diuers commocions was greuously shaken in the reigne of Galienus.

The emperour Claudius ouercame Aureolus, which in the countreye of Pannonie had vsurped the empire a longe space. he vainquished also the terrible hostes of the Scithes and Gothes. In which .320000. of dyuers countreis of the Barbarous people had taken armes against the Romaines, and had also on the sea .2000. shyppes, of whiche armye a wonderfull multitude were taken and slayne by Claudius and his capitaynes, bothe on the water and on the lande.

Anni regum britannie 10 Claudius subdued the Sarmatians and Germaynes.

The people of Surie, named Palmirens,The yere of the worlde 4232 The yere of Christ 271 warred vpon the Aegyptians: but Claudius recouered Aegypte to the empire, and shortely there vpon finyshed his lyfe.

Quintil [...]us, a noble yonge man, and brother of Claudius, reigned onely .17. daies, and was slaine of the souldiours at Aquileia.

Aurelianus, for his valiante prowes and expertnes in marciall policie,Anni regum britannie 11 was made emperour.The yere of the worlde 4233 The yere of Christ 272 He of nature was seuere and rigorous, but a dilygēt and sharpe correctour of dissolute maners. The people sayd, that he was a good phisicion, sauing that he gaue to bitter medicins. This man, being sicke, neuer sent for phisicion, but cured him selfe with abstinence. he ouercame the Sarmaciās, and the people of Germanie, called Marcomanni, which spoiled the citee of Millaine.

Anni regum britannie 12 In Thratia and Illaria, the emperour vainquisshed the Gothes, and slue theyr Duke Cannabam.The yere of the worlde 4234 The yere of Christ 273 He conquered [Page] Bithinia, and recouered Theana. nere to Emessa he ouer came Zebennia, or Zenobia, whiche named her selfe empresse of the easte, and besiegynge the citee Palmirena, toke and brought hir prisoner in triumphe to Rome.

Donalde king of Scottes one yere, he was taken in battaile by Donalde of the Isles, and shortly after dyed.

Ualerius subdued a Romā Duke called Firmius,Anni regum britannie 13 whiche by treason affected the empire in Aegypte.The yere of the worlde 4235 The yere of Christ 274

After the deathe of kynge Donalde greate trouble was in Scotlande. For Donalde of the Isles toke on hym the crowne, and vsed muche tyrannie the space of .12. yeares, he neuer loughe but whan he harde of the dyscorde and saughter of his nobles, and therefore in the ende for hys crueltee was slayne of Craithline the sonne of Findoke, with .200. of his naughtie counsailours.

Eusebius, bishop of Laodicea was famous.

Tetricus, whiche was named emperoure in Fraunce, yelded hym and his host to Aurelianus.

The emperour Aurelianus fortified the wals of Rome, and so augmented the citee,The yere of the worlde 4236 The yere of Christ 275 Anni regum britannie 14 that it was in compasse fiftye miles. he published a persecucion against the Christians. And shortly after, goyng with an armie against the Persians, betwene Heraclea and Byzance, was slayne of hys secretarie Mnesta [...]us.

Tacitus was emperoure .6. monethes,Anni regum britannie 16 and after hym Florinus his brother .ii. monethes:The yere of the worlde 4238 The yere of Christ 277 whiche bothe beynge chosen of the Senate, were slaine of the souldioures, the one at Ponte, the other at Tarsis.

The yere of the worlde 4239 Uraranes kynge of Perse.

The yere of Christ 278 Probus the emperoure reigned .6. yeres and .4. monethes he is numbred amonge the most renowmed princes.Anni regum britannie 17 And was famous in marcyall affaiers as well whan he was pryuate, as after he had obteyned the imperiall auctoritee. he quieted Fraunce, subdued the Germains, and slue of them .400000.

The yere of the worlde 4240 The yere of Christ 279 Manes, auctoure of the secte of Maniches,Anni regum britannie 18 was in these dayes. He was a Persian borne, in maners rude and barbarous, and of a firce and cruell nature, and withoute all modestee, he endeuoured to perswade the people, that he represented the fourme of Chryste. sometimes he sayed, [Page] that he was Paraclitus, that is the true comforter, that was promised by Christe. His folowers denyed Chryste to haue taken veraye fleshe. They reiected also the olde testament, and part of the newe.

Probus the emperour in Illiria, subdued the Samaricians.Anni regum britannie 19 In Thrace the Gothes by cōposition, yelded to him.The yere of the worlde 4241 The yere of Christ 280 Passing into Asia he slewe the notable robber Palfurius▪ and ouercame the monstruous people called Blemie which haue no heades, but their eyes and mouthes in their breastes. He restored Ioppe and Ptolom [...]is to the empire, and made peace with Narseus kinge of Parthe. He vanquished also Saturnius, which traiterouslye rebelled in Alexandria.

Cirillus bishoppe of Antioch was famous, whose workes we haue at this daye.Anni regum britannie 20 The yere of the worlde 4242 The yere of Christ 281

Proculus and Bonosus named thē selues emperours at Agrippina in Fraunce, but they were quickely subdued by Probus, which in all hast led against them a strōg armye.

Anni regum britannie 22 Probus, by the labor of his souldiors,The yere of Christ 283 caused the great hil in Syrmia, called Almus,The yere of the worlde 4244 & the mount Aureus in Mesia, to be set with v [...]es: Not longe after he was slayne of his souldiours, because he made them to labour so sore, and not so much as in winter suffered them to be at rest.

It was his saying also, that souldiours ought not to spende corne and vitayle, excepte they laboured to profyte the common weale.

Anni regum britannie 23 Carus was made emperour of the souldiours:The yere of the worlde 4245 he with his son Numerianus,The yere of Christ 284 a yonge man of great towardnes tooke in hande the warres that Probus had prepared for against the Persians, and when he had obteyned all the land lyeng betwene Euphrates and Tygris, without resistence of any aduersarye, purposinge to extende further the boundes of the Romain empire (as some wryte) was slayne with lightninge. Numerianus his sonne (whose eyes were sore for weapinge for his fathers death) was murdered by [...]per his wifes father.

Dioclesian succeded Carus in the empire,The yere of the worlde 4247 and reygned 22. yeres.Anni regum britannie 25 The yere of Christ 286 He descended but of a base and vnknowen familye: in so much that he was supposed to be the sonne of [Page] a nota ry. Of witte he was sharpe, quicke, and subtile of nature geuen to cruelty. In politike affayres, studyous, and diligente, towarde christian religion, impious and cruell. At the first entre with his owne handes he slewe Aper, the murderer of Numerianus: and not long after in a ieopardus battaile, vanquished and slewe Carinus the yonger sonne of Carus, which for his cruelty and filthy life was detested of all men.

Craithlint, the son of Findoke, after the deathe of Donalde the [...]ranne, was made king of Scottes, and reigned .24. yeres with great wisedome and iustice. In hys time happened great variance betwene the Pictes and Scottes (whiche continued frendes from the time of Fegus the first king of Scottes to these dayes) for stealyng of a greyhound, wherof ensue great murder and slaughter of men on both partes.

After that Dioclesian was aduāced to the gouernāce of the empire,The yere of the worlde 4248 The yere of Christ 287 Anni regum britannie 29 there hapned diuers cōmociōs in sundry prouinces, wherfore fearing that he alone shuld not be able to susteine the trauaile of so many ieopardies, he made Maximian, surnamed Herculeus partaker of the empire, and sent him into Gallia, to quiete the commocion whiche was moued by Amandus and Aelianus: whom he easily vanquished, and for that time brought Fraūce into a quietnesse.

Polidore and the latine historiographers referre the storye of Carausius, Alectus, and Asclepiodatus, to this time. And the Scottishe history sayth, that he was a noble man of the Scottes and vncle to kinge Crailin [...]e, but let the reader folowe his owne iudgement, and that shal seme to him most veritable.

COnstantius a duke of Rome,Anni regum britannie was sente into Brytaine to recouer the tribute,The yere of Christ 289 shortly after whose arriuall Coil, which than was kinge dyed, wherefore the Britains, to haue more suertye of peace, wylled this Duke to take to wife Helena, the doughter of Coil, which was a wonderful fayre mayden, and therewyth wel learned. This Constantius when he had recouered the tribute, retourned with his wife Helena to Rome, as chiefe rulerof Britaine.

[Page]Because of diuers warres that rose in many prouinces, the .ii. emperours chose to them .ii. other noble men, Galerius and Constantius (whiche was before sent to Britaine) to helpe theym in theyr affayres,Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4252 The yere of Christ whome they called Cesars. Galerius was sent into the east partes againste the Persians▪ Constantius had the tuition of Fraunce.

Dioclecian, after he had subdued Achilleus,The yere of the worlde 4253 The yere of Christ 292 that rebelled in Egipte,Anni regum britannie 4 conquered and vtterly destroyed two noble and riche citees, called Busiris and Copon, he subdued also the cite of Alexandria, and put manye of the noble men to death.

Anni regum britannie 10 Nar [...]es king of Perse,The yere of Christ 298 troubled the countreyes of Armon [...]e and Mesopotamia with de [...]dly warre.The yere of the worlde 4259 Thys N [...]rses had a sonne so beastlye cruell, that when his father gaue vnto him a pauilion of camelles skinnes, sumptuously wrought betwene with golde, and demaunded whether it pleased him, he aunswered: that it woulde please him muche better, if he mighte be kinge, that he myghte make a more gorgious pauilion of mens skinnes. Constantius in France proued Fortune in one day to be bothe frow [...]ed and f [...]u [...]urable. For at the fyrste he was chased, and so egrelye pursued of the Almaynes, that vneth he hym selfe might be drawen by a corde ouer the walles of the citee L [...]ng [...]: And within lesse than .v, houres hir hoste was augmented, and he slewe of the Almaines wel [...] nere .40. thousande whereby theyr power was greatly decayed, and Fraunce in more quiete.

Anni regum britannie 11 Galerius whiche was sent agaynst the Persians,The yere of the worlde 4260 The yere of Christ 299 beyng [...]anquished in battayle, fled to Dioclecian, of whom he was so vngently receyued, that when he mette him in his iourney, the space of a mile that he ranne by his chariote, he had not of him a woorde. But Galerius, beynge nothing therwith discomforted, repaired his armye, and in Armenia the greater ouerthrue the Persians, conquered all Assyria, broughte in subiection fiue prouinces beyonde the riuer Tigris, and retourned to the emperoure with great spoyle.

Anni regum britannie Dioclecian and Maximinian triumphed for theyr greate victories▪ The yere of the worlde 4264 The yere of Christ 309 after whiche triumphe Dioclecian gaue commandement, that he would be worshipped as a god, saying, [Page] that he was brother to the sonne and the moone: and adourning his showe [...] with golde and precious stoones commaunded the people to kisse his feete.

The yere of the worlde 4265 The yere of Christ 204 By the iust iudgement of god,Anni regum britannie 16 for certaine enormityes vsed in the churche, the greatest and moste greuouse persecution of the Chrystianes was moued by Dioclesian: who in the moneth of Marche, whan the feaste of Easter was nighe at hand, commaunded all the churches of the Christians to be spoyled and cast to the earth, and the bokes of holy scripture to be burned: and that all Christian men, that were of any auctoritee shuld be (as it were) disgraded and remaine as persons infamous. And furthermore, that no seruant, remaining in the fayth, shuld be made free, that all prelates and chiefe ministers of the churche, shoulde be with al tourmentes constreigned to worship Idoles. This persecution continued .10. yeares.

Dioclecian, and (by his counsayle) Maximinian, gaue vppe the imperial auctoritee,The yere of the worlde 4268 The yere of Christ 207 Anni regum britannie 19 and led the residue of theyr life as priuate persons.

Constantius and Galerius, which before were named Cesars,The yere of the worlde 4269 The yere of Christ 208 succeded in the empire:Anni regum britannie 20 betwene whome the gouernance therof was thus deuided, that Galerius shuld rule in Illiria, Asia, and all the east partes: and Constantius in Italye, Spayne, Fraunce, Britaine and Affryke. But he was a moderate and wise prince refused Affrike and Italye, and reteyned onely Spayne, Fraunce, and Britayne. This Constantius was a man of great affabilitee, clemency and gentylnesse, and there with very lyberall, indeuoiringe alwaye to enriche his subiectes, lytle regarding his owne treasure, thinking that to be his that the commons had. Wherefore he sayde, that it was better that priuate persons had the commen treasure, to the vse of the weale publike, than to be locked vp in princes coffers. In festiuall dayes▪ when he had his nobles to any banket, he borowed plate of his frendes to furnish his cubbourdes.

Galerius the other emperour, was of maners ryght commendable sauing that he was cruell towarde chrystian people. For whiche cause he was striken of God with extreme and vile sickenesse, as after shall appeare.

[Page]Galerius chose by adopcion .ii. noble men, of whiche Maximinian he made gouernour of the east, and Seuerus of Ital [...]e and Afrike.

Anni regum britannie 21 While this Seuerus was absent from Rome,The yere of the worlde 4270 The yere of Christ 309 the souldiours chose one Maxentius, the sonne of Maximinian, to be emperour: Against whō whā Seuerus came with an armie▪ beyng forsaken of his own souldiours, he was constreigned to flee, and nere to Rauenna was takē and slaine. This Maxentius was a cruell tyranne. Of hys incontinence and other vices be many examples in the historie named Tripartita.

COnstantius died in Yorke, after whom Constantine succeded,Anni regum britannie 1 as wel in the kingdome of Britain,The yere of the worlde 4271 The yere of Christ 310 as in the gouernance of other realmes▪ that were subiecte before to his father. This Constantine was a right noble & valiant prince, & son of Helena, woman of greate sanctimonie, and borne in Britayne. He was so mightie in marciall prowes, that he was surnamed the great Constantine. And had the faithe of Christ in suche reuerence, that alwaie most studiously he endeuoired to augment the same. In wytnesse of his belife he caused a booke of the gospels to be caried before him: And made the byble to be copied oute, and sent into all partes of the empyre. Of this man the kinges of Britaine had firste the priuilege to weare close crownes or Dyademes

Galerius, emperour of the east, whan he harde of the death of his captaine Seuerus, made Licinius partaker of the empyre. This Licinius in feates of armes was experte and cunninge: but he hated learning so extremely, that he saied, it was a pestilence and poyson in the common weale.

Finc [...]rmake, after the death of his cosin Cairthquint, was ordeined kinge of Scottes, and reigned seuen and fortie yeres.

Anni regum britannie 2 Maximinian Herculius,The yere of the worlde 4272 desiringe to be emperour againe, came to Rome,The yere of Christ 311 and by priuy meanes endeuoured to defeite his owne sonne Maxentius of the empire. But he was reiected of the souldiours, & driuen from Rome. Wherefore he fled into Fraunce to Constantine his son in law, whom also to slea he laide in waight traiterously, [Page] opening▪ his pretended malice to Fausta his daughter the wife of Constantine. But she abhorringe the impious minde of her father, disclosed the matter to hir husbande: who commaunded Herculius to be taken and slayne.

The yere of the worlde 4274 The yere of Christ 312 In the .x. yere of the persecucion,Anni regum britannie 4 Galerius the chiefe minister therof, fell into a wonderfull sicknesse, hauinge a sore risen in the nether parte of his bealy, whiche consumed his priuie membres: from whens swarmed great plentie of wourmes, whiche were ingendred of the putrifaction. This disease coulde not be holpen with any surgerie or phisike. Wherefore he confessed, that it hapned for his crueltee towarde the Christians, and called in his proclamacions, whiche he had published against them. But notwithstandinge he dyed miserably, and (as some write) not susteininge the stenche of his owne sore, slewe him selfe.

Maximinus, whyche a litle before had taken on hym the name of an emperour in the east, kept secret the commaundementes of Galerius: wherein he forbade the persecucion of the Christians: and after his death most cruelly tourmented them in euerye place. And to the intent to corrupte the youthe▪ he feygned actes of Pylate and Christe, which he caused to be openly read to children in their scholes.

Ormisda, the sonne of Narses, king of Persians, kepte warre with his brother for the kingdome, and beyng put to the worse, fled to the Romains.

Constantine came with a parte of hys armye against Marentius,The yere of the worlde 4276 The yere of Christ 315 Anni regum britannie 6 whiche vexed the Romains with greeuous exaction and tribute. Whan he was in his iourney, by a vision in the night, he sawe the sygne of the crosse in the element, shyning like fyre, and an angell thereby saiyng in this w [...]se: Constantine, in this signe thou shal [...]e ouercome. Wherewith he beynge greatly comforted, shortly after vanquis [...]hed the armie of Marenti [...]s: who fleeyng out of the battaile, was drowned in Tyber.

Maximinus, whiche did persecute the Christians in the east parties, warred against Licin [...]us: of whom he was ouerthrowen, and as he was preparing for an other battayle, [Page] ended his lyfe miserablye, of a paine in the guttes, whereby the empyre was onelye vnder the dominion of Constantine and Licin [...]us, which was before diuided in iiii partes.

Licinius, obteyninge the dominion of Asia, restored the Christians from banishement.Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4277 The yere of Christ 316

Dioclecian finished his last daie nere to Solonae, before his death, whan he was entised by Herculius to take on him againe the imperiall auctoritee, he answered in this wyse: if you dyd see the herbes, whiche I haue planted and sette here with my owne handes, you would neuer desyre to be emperour againe.

Crispus, and Constantius,The yere of the worlde 4278 The yere of Christ 317 the sonnes of Constantine and Licinius his nephew,Anni regum britannie 8 were made Caesars.

Lactantius was famous and wrate his woorke,The yere of the worlde 4279 The yere of Christ 318 De diuinis institutionibus, Anni regum britannie 9 to Constantine the emperour.

Constantine forbade all persecution of the Christians.The yere of the worlde 4280 The yere of Christ 319

Anni regum britannie 10 Licinius, emperour of the east,The yere of the worlde 4281 The yere of Christ 320 persecuted the Christians,Anni regum britannie 11 and expelled theim oute of his palaice, pretendynge this cause, that they praied more for the prosperous succeasse of Constantine, than for him.

Ba [...]ilius byshop of Amasia in Ponte, was martyred.The yere of the worlde 4282 The yere of Christ 321

Anni regum britannie 12 Constantine ordeined the sondaie to be kepte holy:The yere of the worlde 4283 The yere of Christ 322 and that men vacant from other occupacions,Anni regum britannie 13 shuld employ them selfe onely to praier.

Eustathius byshop of Antioch.The yere of the worlde 4284 The yere of Christ 323

Anni regum britannie 14 Arrius, priest in the churche of Alexandria, began first this heresie, that the sonne in deitee was not equall with the father, nor of the same substaunce, but onely a mere creature. Unto this errour he induced a greate parte of the worlde, beynge than chrystened, and many famous clerkes and great learned men.

Arrius was excommunicated by Alexandre, whyche was than bysshop of Alexandria.

A noble man, called Alexander, in a commocion at Carthage was named emperour, and shortly after was subdued by a company of a souldiours, that Cōstantine sent againste him.

Anni regum britannie 16 Ciuile warre betwene the emperours Constantine and Licinius▪ The firste battaile was fought in Hungarie,The yere of the worlde 4286 The yere of Christ 325 [Page] where Licinius was ouerthrowen: than he fled into Macedonie: and repairing his armye, was againe disco [...]mfited. Finally, beyng vanquished both by sea and lande, he lastlye at Nicomedia yelded him selfe to Constantine, and was commaunded to liue a priuate life in Thessaly, where he was slaine of the souldiours.

Helena, the mother of Constantine, at Hierusalem founde the crosse, on the which Christ suffered his passion, and the .iii. nayles, wherewith his feete and handes were perced.

The yere of the worlde 4288 At Nicena was called a generall counsaile,Anni regum britannie 18 in the whyche the emperour Constantine was present,The yere of Christ 327 with .318. by shops: by whome was determined against Arrius, that the sonne was equall with the father, whiche decre was confirmed by the emperour: and Arrius with .vi. other byshoppes, banisshed. In this counsaile, whan certaine byshops woulde haue ordeyned, that priestes should not thens foorth companye with their owne wifes, Paphnucius, a man of greate vertue and learninge, vehemently withstode their myndes, saiynge: that it woulde be cause of howredome and aduoutrie.

Octauius, Duke of Iesses, or weast Saxones, whom Constantine made lieu [...]tenant in Britaine, rebelled: and endeuoured to expell the Romains out of the land, wherof whan Constantine had knowlege, he set against him a Duke, named Traherne, with certaine legions of souldiours: after whose arriuall in Britaine was foughte a fierce battaile, nere to Winchester, in which Traherne was put to the worse, and constreigned to flee towarde Scotlande: whom Octamus folowed▪ and in Westmer lande gaue to him the seconde battaile, in whiche Octauius was chased, and Traherne was victour, who pursued him so egrely, that Octauius forsoke the lande, and sailed to Norwaie.

OCtauius, repairinge his armie,Anni regum britannie 1 came againe into Britaine: but in the meanetyme an Erle, whiche fauoured his partie,The yere of the worlde 4290 The yere of Christ 329 by treason murdered the fore named Traherne, and than Octauius (called in the englis [...]he cronicles Octauian) reigned in this lande, at the least .54. yeres. In whiche tyme (as saithe the Scottishe [Page] historie he was troubled with often warres by the Romaines. Polidore sayeth, that this realme was in good quiete al the time of Constantine and his successours, vntill the .v. yere of Gracian, and maketh no mencion of this Octauius, whiche thing I speake not for anye reproche to Polidore (whome I knowe right well to haue folowed most certaine and commendable auctours) but onely to shewe to the reader the diuersitee of histories.

Crispus the sonne of Constantine, and the yonger Licinius his nephew, with manye other noble men, by the enuious suggestion of Fausta, the emperours wife, wer vniustly put to death.

Constantine according to the custome of the Romās, solemnised the twenteth yeare of his reigne with great bankettes and feastes: at the which were all the byshops and priestes that assembled in the counsayle of Nicene.

Arnobius the Rhetorician, flourished in Affrike, and wrate diuers bookes of christian religion.

Constantine repaired Drebena,The yere of the worlde 4291 The yere of Christ 330 a citie of Bithinia and called it Heleonoples after his mothers name.Anni regum britannie 2

At Antioch the Arrians were of such power,The yere of Christ 331 that they had the rule of all the churche and banished theyr bishop Eustathius.Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4292

Constantine, perceyuing that his wife Fausta had caused him for false pretended causes, to put to death his son Crispus, with other of the nobilitee, commaunded hir to be beheaded.

Iuuencus, a priest of Spayne,The yere of the worlde 4293 The yere of Christ 332 wrate the gospels in heroycall verses.Anni regum britannie 4

Athanasius was ordeyned bishop of Alexandria,The yere of the worlde 4294 The yere of Christ 333 a man in holinesse of life and great learninge,Anni regum britannie 5 veraye excellent: and for the fayth of christe susteined many and great persecucions of the Arrians. For when in the counsayle holden at Laodicea, and other places, with most puissant argumentes he confounded theyr heresie, he steered almost the whole world against him, whiche at that time was infected with that diuelishe errour.

The emperour repaired and augmented Byzance, a citee of Thrace, and named it constantinenople. He conueyed from all partes of the world the most notable and [Page] fayre imagery, tables, peintinges, caruinges, to adourne and garnishe the same.

Co [...]stantine gaue large giftes and yerely renenewes to the maintenaunce of the clergye and preachers.

The yere of the worlde 4295 The yere of Christ 334 S [...]or kinge of the Persians,Anni regum britannie 6 persecuted the professours of Christes religion: at whiche time were .16000. Christians martyred. Constantine wrate to the kinge of Persee, willinge him no more to persecute the christan people.

Antonius the heremite was famous.

The yere of the worlde 4296 The yere of Christ 335 The temples of the gentils were destroyed by the commaundement of the emperour Constantine.Anni regum britannie 7

The yere of the worlde 4297 The yere of Christ 336 The Romains ouercame the Gothes in Sarmatia.Anni regum britannie 8

A wonderful pestilence and famine, wherwith an innumerable multititude miserably perished in Surie, Cilicia, & other places, which was iustly sent of god, for the extreme crueltee that was (not longe afore) exercysed agaynste the Christians among all nacions.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 339 Constantine was baptized of Eusebius byshope of Nicomedia:Anni regum britannie 11 and shortly after ended his life in the same cytee, and was buried at Constant [...]nenople.

[...]fter his death the empyre was dyuided agayne into iii. partes, betwene his .iii. sonnes.

The yere of Christ 340 Constantius reigned, with his brethren,Anni regum britannie 12 & after their deceasse .24. yeres.The yere of the worlde In maners he was indifferent, of nature vn [...]p [...]e to generacion, verie temperate in liuing. He made a lawe, that pheasauntes, and other lyke delycate meates, shoulde not be vsed in feastes, it is sayde, he dyd neuer spette.

In iudgementes he was iuste and rightuous: but he sauoured the secte of Arrians, and therfore was alway cruell towarde the catholike bishops.

The yere of the worlde 4302 The yere of Christ 341 Athanasius, whiche before was banished:Anni regum britannie 13 by the helpe of the yonger Constantine, that ruled in fraunce, was restored againe to his bishoprike. But he taryed not longe therin quiet. For the Arrians had infected Constantius, emperour of the east, and caused him to expel Athanasius agayne from Alexandria.

The churche at this time was in miserable state and [Page] condicion, for in euerye citee were men of diuers sectes, opinions, and doctrines, whyche most infestly dyd persecute eche other: and speciallye the Arrians so furiously raged, that manye commocions and frayes were made by them euen in the churches and houses of prayer, and not a fewe men slayne. Which rufflynge and businesse alyenated manye of the Gentyles from the fayth, and caused them to retourne to their idolatrie.

Sapor, kinge of Persee, wasted and spoyled Mesopotamia.

Anni regum britannie 14 Manye cities in Asia, and the east partes, were ouerthrowen with earthquakes.The yere of the worlde 4303 The yere of Christ 342

Anni regum britannie Constans fought against the Danes and Samaritiās, and ouercame theim.The yere of the worlde 4304 The yere of Christ 343

Constantine, whiche ruled in France and Spayne, being not contented with his porcion of the empire, but desyring to be lorde ouer all, made warre against hys brother Constans in Italye, and was slayne of the souldyours, that his brother sent to appeace his malice, nere to the citee Aquileta, whereby Constans alone obteyned the dominion of the weast.

Arrius (whose mischiuous heresie had caused muche ruffling in the churche) aboute this time finished his lyfe miserably, auoyding his guttes at his fundament; as he was doinge the nedes of nature, a litle before he shoulde haue disputed openlye with the deuoute and great clerke Alexandre bishop of Constantinople.

Macedonius, a priest of Constantinople, taught that the holy ghost was a creature and no god.Anni regum britannie 16 The yere of the worlde 4305 The yere of Christ 344 Betwene this man and one Paulus was great strife,Anni regum britannie 18 The yere of the worlde 4307 The yere of Christ 346 whether of theim shoulde succede Alexander in the bishoprike of Constantinople: so that Hermogines mayster of the chyualrye. was slayne of the people, when he came with the emperours auctority to stablishe Macedone, whom the Arryans fauoured.

Sapor, king of Pe [...]see, vexed the Christian people. with a greuous persecution.

Eusebius, beinge ordeyned byshop of Constantinople by Constancius the emperour, fauoured the Arrians excedingly: and caused a counsaile to be holden at Antioch, [Page] where for so muche as the more part were Arrians, their doctrine was alowed, and vniust sentence geuen against Athanasius, for false accusacions.

An earthquake in dyuers places, and specyally in Antioche, where it continued the space of a whole yere.

Athanasius fled to Constans emperoure of the West: of whome he was gentlye receiued, and by his healpe restored to his byshopryke of Alexandria.

A counsayle was holden at Sardis: where .30 [...]. bishops approued the actes of Nicene counsayle.The yere of the worlde 4310 The yere of Christ 349 Anni regum britannie 21 But the bishop [...] of the east refused to be in theyr company, and assembled them at Philopolis: where they cursed the sentence of the foresaieb counsayle of Nicene.

Constancius had euil fortune in his warres agaynste the Persians.The yere of the worlde 4311 The yere of Christ 350 Anni regum britannie 22 For he encountred theim in eyght greate battayles, in the whiche he was alway put to the worse: and in this yere, whan he had almost obteyned the victorye, and hadde theim at a great vantage, by the foolysshe rasshenesse of his souldiours, he was put to flyghte, and constreigned to make a dyshonourable peace, with losse of many great citees, as Singara, Bizadda, Amida, and Nicibis.

Constans, geuyng hym to voluptie and pleasure,Anni regum britannie 24 was slayne in a citee named Helena,The yere of the worlde 4313 The yere of Christ 352 of his owne Duke Magnentius: whiche after toke on hym imperyall auctoritee at Augusta in Fraunce.

Constancius in the east hearyng of the death of his brother, prepared for warre againste Magnentius, and ordeyned Calius hys kynsman lieuetenant in the east partes, where he practised great crueltee.

The yere of the worlde 4314 The yere of Christ 353 Constancius yet ones againe, by the excityng of the Arrians, dydde persecute Athanasius,Anni regum britannie 25 and droue hym from Alexandria.

Britannion, an auncient capitaine, was named emperour in a commocion of the people of Iliria.

In lyke maner Neopocianus was chosen emperour at Rome in a sedicious conspiracie of the souldyours: and was slayne by the treason of Heraclides, who fauoured Magnentius, whiche vsurped imperiall auctorytee in Fraunce.

[Page]Bretannion, leuynge of his purple and other imperial insignes, submitted him selfe to Constancius the emperour, and desyred paroon: whiche he easely obteined, and was receiued with great fauour and gentilnesse.Anni regum britannie 26 The yere of the worlde 4315 The yere of Christ 354

Magnentius, goyng with an army against Constancyus committed the tuicion of Fraunce to his brother Decentius: and at Mursa was vanquished and put to flight In that batayle were slayne .54000. fyghtynge men: wherby the puissaunce of the Romayne empyre was sore appaired.

Anni regum britannie 27 Magnentius was dyscomfyted and ouerthrowen the second tyme:The yere of the worlde 4316 The yere of Christ 355 and therfore in a furious rage or madnesse wounded his brother Desiderius, slewe manye of hys friendes, and lastlye killed him selfe with his owne weapon. His other brother Derentius did hauge hym selfe at Senone.

Photinus denied the diuinitee of Christe, and taught that he was not before the carnall concepciō of our lady,

A counsaile was assembled at Sirmium, wher the said heresie of Photine was condemned.

Gallus,The yere of the worlde 4317 The yere of Christ 356 with great tyrannie oppressed the Iewes and slew of theim many thousandes.Anni regum britannie 28 He burned also Diocesaria, Tiberiadis, and Diospolis, with dyuers other townes. Wherfore Constancius the emperour depriued hym of all auctoritee, and after he hadde vanisshed hym, commaunded his head to be striken of.

Cond [...]nnous and U [...]demacus, kynges of Almayne, wasted the borders of Fraunce, The Romaynes made peace with the Almains.

Anni regum britannie 29 S [...]por, kynge of Persee, calenged Armonie,The yere of the worlde 4318 The yere of Christ and besieged the citee Nicibis.

Constancius toke Iulianus by adopcion, and gaue his syster to hym in mariage: he made him Cesar, and committed to his tuicion the countrey of Fraunce.

Chondomarius, Uestralpos, Urius U [...]sicinus, Serapeon, and Oratorius kinges of Almaine.

Anni regum britannie 30 Siluanus, beyng made Cesar in Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 4319 The yere of Christ 358 by a rebellion of the souldiours was slayne, before he had reigned iii. monethes.

Actiu [...], a sophister, endeuoured by sophisticall Syllogismes [Page] to proue and confyrme the Arrians doctrine.

After the death of Fincormake kynge of Scottes, because hys heyres were but childrene, fierce warre was reared betweene two noble men called Angustiane, and Romak, for the gouernaunce of the realme. Whereof ensued much trouble and rufflyng in the realme of Scotlande: And great displeasure thereby was engendred betwene the Scottes and Pictes. For so muche as Romak by theyr ayde, toke on him the kyngdome, and vsed great crueltee .iii. yeres.

Iulian ouercame the Almaynes in Fraunce, and by knyghtly force droue theim beyonde the Rhine.The yere of the worlde 4320 The yere of Christ 359 Anni regum britannie 31 He recouered Agrippina, and delyuered .1100. Romains, whiche by lawe of armes serued the Almaynes. Nere to Argentine he vtterlye vanquysshed the whole power of the Almaynes: and after that greate victory, was of the souldiours called emperour and Augustus: wherwith Constā cius was greuously dyspleased, and commaunded him by ambassadours to refuse those names, whiche were profered to hym by the souldiours.

Uictorinus, the Rhetorician, and Donatus the Grammarian, were famous.

Throughe oute Asia and Pont was a greate and continuall earthquake.The yere of the worlde 4321 The yere of Christ 360 Anni regum britannie 32 The emperour vanquisshed the Sarmacians, and the people called Quadi.

The yere of the worlde 4322 The yere of Christ 361 A counsayle was assembled at Arminium, in the which 200. byshops of the weast establyshed the counsaile of Nicene. But the Arrians woulde not agree thereto.Anni regum britannie 33 The byshops of the east, by the commaundemente of Constancius, held a counsaile at Nicomedia, and from thens were transferred to Seleucia, and there endeuoured to confirme the heresie of the Arrians.

Sapor, kyng of the Persians, with a great armie besieged and toke Amida, and slew many of the Romains.

Iulianus the Cesar, ledde an arm y against the Almaines, whiche by force had taken and possessed certaine citiees, wherin he had reserued corne and vitailes: and chased theim in suche wyse, that their kynges were fayne to desyre peace: which after entreatee was to them granted.

The emperour ouercame the Sarmacians, yet ones agayne [Page] rebellyng.

Singara and Bambyca, noble and greate citees, were taken, and certayne legions of the Romayne souldyours slayne,Anni regum britannie 34 by Sapor kyng of the Persians.The yere of the worlde 4323 The yere of Christ

Whan the nobles of Scotlande had slayne the tyranne Romak, Angusiane was ordeined kyng: betwene whome and the Pictes was great warre for the death of Romak, in the ende wherof bothe Angusiane and Nectanus, king of Pictes, were slayne. Than was Fethelmak crowned kyng, whiche vanquished the Pictes, and was after slain in hys bedde by .ii. Pictes, whiche were his seruantes▪

Macedon, byshoppe of Constantinople, practised extreme crueltiee in the churche, constreignyng the Christian men to receiue the communion with the Arrians, in such wyse, that if women or chyldren refused to dooe the same, he did either cut of theyr pappes, or by suche other cruell tourmentes, force theim thereto. He caused muche tumultee and busines in the churche.

Iulian, beyng constreigned of the souldiours at Paris in Fraunce, toke on hym the name of Augustus and imperiall auctorytee.Anni regum britannie 35

Constancius departed out of this lyfe, in a citee called Mopsocris,Anni regum britannie 36 betwene Cilicia and Cappadocia.The yere of the worlde 4324 The yere of Christ

Iulian succeded Constancius in the empyre,The yere of the worlde 4325 The yere of Christ 364 and reygned .ii. yeares, he was but of small stature, of witte apt to learnyng, eloquence and knowlage of sciences. In many poynctes he was estemed lyke to Titus: in successe of warre and marcial prowes he was compared to Traiane: in clemencie and gentilnesse to Antonine, in moderacion and temperate sobernesse to Aurelius: and in studie of good letters euen to the chiefe phylosophiers. Whan he was younge, he so profyted in Christian learning, that he read openlye holye scripture in Nicomedia. But after, by the counsayle and company of Libanius the Rhetorycian, he fell agayne to the idolatrye of the Pagenes, and is therefore called Apostara, that is, one that forsaketh his professyon. He dyd not persecute the Christians with so open crueltee as other princes had dooen, but absteined from bloudshed, and endeuoured by craftye meanes to withdraw theim from their belife: aduaunsynge theim to [Page] honour and dignitee, whiche did forsake Christ: and leanyng theim as vyle and abiect slaues, that continued in theyr religion. In his tyme were manye godly and well learned men, whiche withstode bothe his crafty assautes and pein [...]ted philosophie: amonge the whiche was Apollinaris, that wrate a boke to Iulian.

Iulian gaue commandement, that Christiā men shuld not be traded and brought vppe in the knowlage of good letters, saiynge▪ that he and his adherentes philosophiers were wounded with their owne feathers. He opened agayne the temples of idolles.

Athanasius, whiche was retourned from banishemente to Alexandria. by the intercession of southsaiers and Nicro nanciars, was by Iulian expelled agayne from the citee.

Iulian, and the Iewes, endeuoured to builde agayne the temple of Hierusalem in dyspyte of the Christias: but they were prohibited and letted of God with tempestes, wyndes, lyghtnynges and earthquakes: by the whiche many of theim were slayne, and theyr woorke destroied.

Iulian, goyng agaynste the Persians, spoiled Asstrie, and conquered many townes and cytees. And at length preasyng casshely into battaile among his enemies, was slayne. At whiche tyme (as it is written) whan he had receiued his deathes wounde, he takinge his hande ful of bloude▪ and castyng it into the ayer, saied in this wyse: Vicisti Galilee, that is, O thou man of Galilei, thou hast the vpper hande, meanyng of Christ, whom he called alway Gallileus.

Iunian (a godly man, whiche had suffered great reproche for the faith of Christe in the time of Iulian) was chosen emperour of the souldiours in their extreame necessitee,The yere of the worlde 4327 The yere of Christ 366 who refused that auctoritee a good space, saiyng,Anni regum britannie 38 that he beyng a Christyan, could not be gouernour of Paganes and Infidelles, at which tyme the whole hostes with one dayce cr [...]d, we be Christiās, and forsake vtterly oure idolatrye. This Iuuian beyng put to the worse in a battaile or [...]aine agaynste the Persyans, of necessitye was constreigned to make a dishonorable peace for besyde the losse of .v. prouinces beyond the riuer Tygris, he was [Page] bounden not to ayde the kynge of Armonye their sworne friende to whiche thinge the Romaynes were neuer constreigned before that daye.

Iuuian called from banishment the byshops, whyche were exyled in the tyme of Constancius and Iulian, and shortlye after finished his lyfe of an ague, when he hed reygned .viii monethes

About this time one Eugenius was made king of Scottes. Here the Scottishe historye maketh a longe processe of the fyerce and cruel war that he kept agaynste Maxymus the Romayne capitayne, and the Pictes and Britaines, whiche I thinke to be of no more credyte then the residue of their history, that they haue feigned from the beginning. For vndoubtedlye if they had put the Romains to so much trouble, as their cronicles shewe, bothe in the tyme of the conquest and after: Cesar, Tacitus, Ptolemei, Plinie, and other would haue made some mencyon of the Scottes, as thei did of the Trinobantes, Cenimagnes, Segontiaces, Bidrices, Brigantes, Silutes, I [...]cenes and diuers other.

Ualentinian folowed in the empire, and reygned .xx yeares.Anni regum britannie 39 He was a veraie good emperour,The yere of the worlde 4328 The yere of Christ 367 comely in visage and countenaunce, of a goodli personage, and had a sharpe and fine witte, in maners most lyke to Aurelius of nature seuere and graue, insest agaynst vice, specyally couetousnes. In his communicatyon he was cleane and peked: and of custome spake but seldome. In al hys actes he obserued oportunitye of time and place wyth great discretion: and was verye cunninge in peynctyng caruinge, and making images of waxe or claye. He fauoured much Christian religion, and was a great mainteyner therof. He made his brother Ualens partaker of the empire, and committed to him the east

Procopius by treason vsurped imperiall auctoryty in Bythinia.

In Phrigia the souldiours of Procopius forsoke hym and went to Ualens:Anni regum britannie 40 The yere of the worlde 4329 The yere of Christ 368 by which meanes Procopius was taken bounden, delyuered to the emperoure, and by his commmaundement beheaded.

Ualens was baptysed of Eudoxus, a byshop of the Arrians, [Page] which beinge in great fauour in the emperoures courte, wrought muche trouble to the catholike bishops,

Ualens went with an army against the Gothes whyche passing the riuer Danuby, ouerrode the countrey of Thrace.

Al Constantinople fell haylestones of wonderful bygnesse, with which many men were slayne.

In Fraunce wull descended from the ayre myxed with rayne.

Ualentinian made Gratian his sonne Augustus.

The Frenchemen, about this time, first obteined their name of Ualentinian, to be called Franci, that is fierce and valiaunt, bycause they chased the Ataines out of the marishes and fennes of Meotides: and for that dede he forgaue them tenne yeres tribute. They were called before Sicambri, and had their beginning of the Troianes

A very great earthquake in Bithinia, whyche ouerthrew the citee Nicea.The yere of the worlde 4331 The yere of Christ 270 Anni regum britannie 42

The doctrine of the heretikes, named messaliani, beganne,The yere of the worlde 4332 The yere of Christ 371 whiche denyed the grace of Baptisme, and sayed,Anni regum britannie 43 the holy ghost came onely by prayer.

The folowers of this heresye gaue them to sleape and idlenesse and called their dreames prophesies.

Basilius was famous, a man of incomparable vertue and learninge, borne in Cappadocia. He was taught of his father as well grammer as other learninges called Quadri [...]ialles. Afterwarde he went to Athenes, where whyles he exactlye studyed in philosophye, Gregorius, called Nazianzen, being than wholye dedicate to the studie of scripture, and louinge Basile entirelye, came into the schole, where he read in a chear, and takinge him by the hand brought him to a monasterye, where leyinge a parte all bookes of philosophye, they onelye entended to readinge of scripture: at lengthe diuidinge theym selues Basile went about Ponte, teachinge the people the true faith, and at this time was made bishop of Cesaria.

Ualentinian the emperour maryed an other wife,Anni regum britannie 44 and therfore published a law,The yere of the worlde 4333 The yere of Christ 372 that who so would, might take ii, wifes.

The kingdome of Spayne tooke his beginning of one [Page] Athanaricus:

Athanaricus otherwise called Alaricus kinge of Gothes persecuted the christians, and with extreme crueltee droue theym out of his realme to the Romaines.

Athanasius, somewhat before this time,The yere of the worlde 4334 The yere of Christ 333 fled from Alexandria,Anni regum britannie 45 and ley hid .vi. yeres continually in a drye sesterne, where he neuer sawe the sonne shine. But than was he discouered by a mayden: and fled eftsoones by the helpe of god, and wandred abrode the worlde, not withstandinge that princes, the people and theyr hostes dyd persecute him: bringing also a common harlot, whych affirmed, that he had accompanied with her: but he, susteyning all thinges with a wonderfull pacience, about this time died, after he had bene byshop at Alexandria .46. yeres.

Eunomius, a great heretike of the sect of Arrius, whereto he added also of his owne malice,Anni regum britannie 48 The yere of the worlde 4337 The yere of Christ 334 that the sonne was in all poinctes vnlike godde the father: and that the holye ghost had no medlinge with the father nor with the son.

Moreouer, he affirmed, that all they, whyche kepte the faythe that he taught; shoulde be faued, had they committed neuer so great a sinne, and continued therin.

Mania quene of the Sarracenes, a woman of valyaunt courage (whiche in diuers battayles hadde ouerthrowen the power of the Romaines in Palestine) made peace with the emperours,

The Saxones and Burgonnions, vexinge the people of France, were chased and subdued of Ualentinian the emperour.

Ambrose bishoppe of Milleine, was famous He was of suche holinesse suche gentilnesse,Anni regum britannie 49 The yere of the worlde 4338 The yere of Christ 337 suche excellent wysedome that not onely in his life time, but also after hys death, he was had throughout the worlde in honour and reuerence. He was a Romaine borne, of a noble and auncient house, and had bene consul there. When he was on a time sente of Ualentinian to Milleyne to quiete a sedicion, whiche was amonge the people for the election of a byshoppe: after he hadde exhorted theym to concorde sodeynly they all with one voyce chose him to be theyr byshop, me [...]ed with the voyce of an infante, whyche cryed [Page] Ambrose is worthy to be byshop.

The frenchmen denied to paye any more tribute, wherfore the emperour made fierce warre against them.

Ualentinian preparing warre agaynst the Sarmatians whiche brake into Hungarie, ended his life, wyth a sodeyne bleding, at a towne called Brygon.

The yere of the worlde 4339 The yere of Christ 378 Ualens reigned after his brother .iii. yeres.Anni regum britannie 50 He fauoured ouermuche the Arrians, and therfore was cruell towarde the true christians. He commaunded, that monkes and solitorie persons, whiche (bothe for medytacyon and for feare of persecution had fled into wildernesse, or other secrete places, shuld be sent in warfare. And theim which repined, either he put to deathe or caused to be extremely punished.

The yere of the worlde 4340 The yere of Christ 379 Gratiā emperour of the east,Anni regum britannie 51 made his yonger brother Ualentinian equall with him in the empire, by whyche meanes there were together .iii. emperours.

Appollinaris, of Laodicea, taught, that the diuini [...]e and humanite of Christ were both of one nature.

The people called Hunni (as it were) steered out of their caues, with outragious furie, made warre vpon ye Gothes, and droue theym out of theyr countrey: whiche fled to the emperour Ualens. Who receyued them, and gaue them licence to inhabite Pannonia.

Gratian ouercame the almaines, and slewe of theym wel nere .30000.

The Scottes saye, that about this time, after longe and cruell warre, they were vtterly extermined and dreuen out of theyr realme into Ireland & other countreys, by Maximus the Romaine the Pictes, and Britaines.

The Gothes desired Ualens to sende theym certayne learned men to instruct them in the religion of chryste, who sent to them Arrians, by whom al the Gothes were infected with that heresye, in the whiche they continued a long time.

Theodosius, father of that Theodosius:Anni regum britannie 52 whiche was after aduaunced to the empyre,The yere of the worlde 4341 The yere of Christ 380 beinge sent into Afrike, with an army, vanquished Thirmus, who by treason aspyred to the imperiall crowne. In rewarde wherof Ualens for enuy, and fearing his successe, commaūded him [Page] to be beheaded.

The Gothes, whiche before fled to Ualens, not susteigninge the auarice of a Romaine Duke, named Maximus, rebelled and slew a great numbre of men in Thracia, and ouercame Ualens also in battayle: who beynge chased, fled into a cottage, whiche, the Gothes that pursued, compased and set on fyre. And there was Ualens burned of theim, whom he caused to bee corrupted wyth the heresie of Arrius.

Anni regum britannie 53 Gratian, and his brother Ualentinian, reigned after Ualēs .vi. yeres,The yere of the worlde 4342 The yere of Christ 381 he perceiuing the empyre to be in great danger of the Gothes, and other barbarous people, whiche than were in armes, made Theodotius felowe with him in the empyre, and committed to hys manhoode the [...]ast partes. This Gratian was indiferentlye well learned, eloquent, and muche practised in the arte of Rhetoryke. He had a greate delyte to caste the darte. In marciall and ciuile policie not so well instructed as becomed an emperour.

Theodotius vanquisshed the Gothes, & by force droue theym oute of Thracia, and after made league wyth Athanaricus their kinge.

Anni regum britannie 54 The Lumbardes ouercame the people called Uandali.

Theodotius ordeined by open decree,The yere of the worlde 4343 The yere of Christ 382 that the Christian faieth shoulde be purely taughte, and that all Christian men shoulde beleeue, that the diuinitee of god the father, the sonne, and the holy ghost, was one, contrarye to the opinion of Arrius and his adherentes.

MAximus, sonne of Leonine, and cosin Germaine to Constantine the great,Anni regum britannie 1 The yere of the worlde 4344 The yere of Christ 383 was made king of Brytain. This man was mighty of his hādes: but for that he was cruell, & pursued somedeale the Christians, he was called Maximus the tyran. Betwene him & one Conon Meriodok a Britaine, was striefe and debate, in whiche they both sped diuersly. But at length they were made frendes.

A synode was assembled at Constantinople of .180. byshops against Macedoneus: who denyed the holy ghoste to be god. This synode ordeined firste Patriarkes.

The Arrians were constreigned to forsake the churches [Page] that they helde by force the space of .4 [...]. yeres.

Martine, byshop of Turon, was famous.

Theodotius, beinge taken with a greuous sickenesse, was baptised, and shortly after recouered.

The yere of the worlde 4345 The yere of Christ 384 Athanaricus, king of Gothes,Anni regum britannie 2 came to Constantinople to visite Theodotius, and within fewe daies dyed there, and was buried honourably.

Maximus, king of Britain, made warre vpon the Galles, and sailed into Amarica, nowe called litle Britaine: and subduinge that countrey to his lordeship, gaue it to Conon Meriodok, to hold for euer of the kinges of great Britaine.

The yere of the worlde 4346 The yere of Christ 385 Arcadius, the son of Theodotius, was made Augustus.Anni regum britannie 3

Theodotius laboured muche for the vnitee of the churche, in the whiche had bene a schisme of longe time.

The yere of the worlde 4347 The yere of Christ 386 Maximus, kinge of Britaine,Anni regum britannie 4 was constreigned of the souldiours to take on him the imperial crowne, and therfore, beyng in Fraunce, passed further into the landes of the empyre, and subdued a great parte of France, and al Germaine. Gratian the emperour, of him was putte to flyght at Paris, and slaine at Lions.

Ualentinian, the brother of Gratian, beyng dryuen out of Italy, fledde into the east to Theodotius: of whom he was with all gentilnesse interceined.

Whyles Maximus was occupied in the warres in Italie, Melga, kinge of Pictes, and Gnauius, leader of the Hunnes, vexed the Britaines: whereof whan Maxi [...]mus had witting he sent a capitaine, named Gratian, to resist their malice.

The yere of the worlde 4348 The yere of Christ 387 Sainct Ursula, with the .11000. virgins,Anni regum britannie 5 whiche were sente into littell Britaine, to bee maryed to the foresaied C [...]non and his knightes: were slaine of the Barbarous people being on the sea.

Hierome, the famous doctour, and interpretour of holy scripture, flourished at Bethlem: and for hys excellent learninge was renowmed in al the worlde.

The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 Theodotius, hearing of the death of Gratian,Anni regum britannie 8 spedde him with an armye against Maximus (whych warred againste the empyre) and at a citie of Italy, called Aquile [...] a, vanquished the saide Maximus, and him beheaded.

[Page]Andragatius, the chiefe capitaine of Maximus, drowned him selfe.

Uictour his sonne was slaine of Abrogastes in France▪

Anni regum britannie 1 FOorth with the foresaied Gratian,The yere of the worlde 4351 The yere of Christ 390 that was sente in to Britaine of Maximus to defende the lande frome Barbariens, toke on him the kingdom of Britain, & exercised all tyranny and exaction vpon the people. For whiche cause he was abhorred of all the Britaines.

In a sedicion in Thessalia, there happened certaine iustices and noble men to be slaine of the people: wherwith Theodotius the emperour beynge greatly meeued, commaunded .vii. thousande of them to be slaine, punisshing the giltlesse together with the offenders. Of whiche acte whan Ambrose byshop of Milleine had knowlage, he excommunicated the emperour, and forbade him to enter in to the churche, vntill he had done open penaunce. To whom Theodotius gentillye obeyed, and for that deede hadde Ambrose euer after in most highe estimacion and reuerence.

Algelmundus, the firste kinge of Lumbardy.

Anni regum britannie 2 A fyrie signe hanged in the ayre,The yere of the worlde 4352 The yere of Christ 391 lyke to a culuer by the space of .xxx. daies.Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4353 The yere of Christ 392

The Britains, abhorringe the crueltee of their kynge Gratian,Anni regum britannie 4 by one assent set on him, and kylled him,The yere of the worlde 4354 The yere of Christ 393 after he had reigned .iiii. yeres. Than was the realme of Britaine a good space without head or gouernour: in whych time they were nowe and than vexed with the foresaied Barbarous people, and other externall enemies.

To this time were ordeined in the church certain priestes, whiche should examine and confesse theim,The yere of the worlde 4355 The yere of Christ 394 that after their offences dyd openly repent, before they receiued the sacraments: vnder pretence of this confession, a deacon in Constatinople did commit fornication with a noble woman. For whiche cause Nectarius their byshoppe didde abrogate confession, committing euery man to his conscience in receiuing the sacrament.

A Duke, named Abrogastes, by treason slew Ualentinian the emperour of the weste, and aduaunsed Eugenius to the imperiall crowne.

Pla [...]illa, the wyfe of Theodotius, dyed▪ a woman of [Page] great sanctimonie. She accustomed to visit the hospitalles and places of poore people, ministringe to theym all thinges necessary with her owne handes.

The yere of the worlde 4356 The yere of Christ 395 Arcadius, the elder sonne of Theodotius, reigned with his father in the east, and Honorius the yonger was proclaimed emperour of Italy and the west partes.

In the tyme of Theodotius, a childe was borne in Palestine, beyng deuided from the nauel vpward as it were into two bodies, euery part hauing all senses and perfect members of a man. Whan the one dydde eate, the other didde not, sometymes the one plaied with the other, as it were two children: The one parte liued foure daies after the other.

Theodotius vanquisshed and toke Eugenius the traytour,The yere of the worlde 4357 The yere of Christ 396 and commaunded him to be put to death.

Abrogastes kylled himselfe with his owne weapon.

Ioannes Anachorita was famous. He hadde the gyfte of prophecie.

Augustine, the most famous & lerned doctour of Chrystes churche, was byshop of Hippone a citie in Afrike.

This man was of suche excellent wyt, that in his chyldhode he learned all the liberall sciences, without any instructour: and in all partes of philosophie was wonderfullye learned. At the beginninge he fauoured the opinions of theim, whiche bee called Maniches: but by the continuall praier of his good mother, Monica, and the perswasion of holy sainct Ambrose, he was conuerted to the true faithe. They bothe beynge replenisshed with the holy ghost, sange the psalme, Te deum: aunsweringe mu [...]tually one to the other. After, in praier, writing and preachinge, he so muche profited the church, that his name is woorthely had in reuerence of all men.

Theodotius the emperour died at Milleine.

The yere of the worlde 4358 The yere of Christ 397 Arcadius obteined the imperiall dignitee, and reigned with his brother Honorius .xiii. yeres,The yere of the worlde 4359 The yere of Christ 398 but for that they were yet but children, Theodotius before his deathe ordeined .iii. noble men, to be gouernours ouer the .iii. partes of the empyre, that is to saie, Gyldo in Afryke, Ruffinus in the east (as tutour of Arcadius) & Stillico in Italie and the weast, as gouernour of Honorius, the yonger [Page] sonne: Whiche .iii. Dukes after by treason successiuelye attempted the imperiall crowne.

An earthquake continued many dayes. The element shining like fyre seemed to burne.

Orosius the historiographer was famous.

Chrisostomus, the noble clerke,The yere of the worlde 4361 The yere of Christ who for his excellēt eloquence is named the golden mouthed doctour, was ordeyned bishop of Constantinople.

Gildo, gouernour of afrike, toke on him kinglye auctoritee in Mauritania, and cruellye put to death the sonnes of his brother Mascazell, who therfore fled into Atalye, and obteyned ayde of Honorius the emperoure, and shortely after, with .5000. men of warre, vanquished his brothers army (in the which were .70000. fighting men) and commaunded him to be strangled to death.

The same Mascazell beinge proud with the successe of that battaile, named him selfe emperour, and within few daies was slayne of the souldiours.

About this time as witnesseth Uolateran,The yere of the worlde 4362 The yere of Christ 401 the Hunnes brake into Pannonia, and in battayle ouercame the Romaines.

A controuersie was in the churche, whether god were corporate and had a body, and all membres therof, to the likenesse of man: whiche opinion was obstinatelye affirmed of certaine simple and vnlearned monkes, or solitarie persons of Aegipt.

This opinion caused so muche trouble in the churche that Theophilus bishop of Alexandria, and Epiphaneus of Cipres, endeuored to haue disanulled and burned the bookes of Origine, for that they semed to teache the contrary. They vexed also Chrisostomus, because he would not consent therto.

The Gothes,The yere of the worlde 4363 The yere of Christ 402 whiche sens the reigne of Theodorius had ben friendes with the Romaines, and in wages vnder theyr capitaines, rebelled and brake into Italye, by the meanes of Stillico: for he triatrouslye caused the emperour Honorius to put them out of wages, to the entēt that they for displeasure shoulde rebelle against the empire: that he in the meane time might more commodiously by treason, transferre the imperiall crowne to his son.

[Page]He intised also the Aleynes and Uandales to take armes agaynst the Romains.

The yere of Christ 403 Chrisostomus, bishop of constantinople was, exyled into Pont,The yere of the worlde 4564 by meanes of Theophilus of Alexandria.

The yere of the worlde 4365 The yere of Christ 404 At Pelentia the Romaines fought a dangerous battaile against the Gothes not without losse of manye men on both partes. Stillico the Romain capitayne feygned him to flye: But yet the Gothes at that time were dryuen backe.

The frenchemen, passinge the ryuer Rhine, inhabyted Treueris in Gallia, and the countree lyinge there about.

The yere of the worlde 4366 The yere of Christ 405 Chrisostome dyed in exile.

Britain about this time was vexed with the irrupcions of Melga king of Pictes and other barbarous people.

The yere of the worlde 4367 The yere of Christ 406 There fell a great hayle in Constantinople and the suburbes therof.

Two terrible nacions of the Gothes were in armes against the empyre: the Ostrogothes, being Paganes, whiche had a mighty and vallaunt captaine, named Rhadagasius, and the west Gothes, whiche were christined and had to theyr leader Alaricus.

The yere of the worlde 4368 The yere of Christ 407 Rhadagasius king of the Ostrogothes, inuaded Italy with a terrible armye of .200000. men: at whiche tyme the Romaines were in suche feare, that manye of theym blaspheming christ, layed the faulte of so greuous daunger vpon christian religion. But that great army shortely after, being inclosed and compassed with the hostes of the Romains, in certaine mountaynes of Thuscane, was slayne and taken wel nere al togither.

Ruffinus, gouernour of the east, intised Alaricus kinge of the wisigothes, to make warre vpon the emperour Arcadius, to the entēt that in time of the tumultie, he might (by his conspiratours) be aduaunced to the imperiall auctoritie: whose treason being disclosed he was slayne of the souldiours, and his head set vp at Constantinople wyth his right hand.

Caianus also trusting to the ayde of the Gothes, raysed ciuile warre,The yere of the worlde 4396 The yere of Christ 408 and was vanquished, put to flighte, and slaine.

Stillicon prolonged the warre with the Wisigothes [Page] and therfore was he commaunded of Honorius to make peace with them. Honorius also graunted to the Gothes to inhabite in Fraunce, whiche at that time was possessed of the Frenchmen, Aleines, and other barbarous people, that were steered vp by the counsayle of Stillico.

Constantius, a man of no estimacion or dignitee,The yere of the worlde 4370 The yere of Christ 409 nor hauing any vertue worthy a noble manne, for the onlye hope of his name, was made emperour of the souldiours in Britaine. This man passed into Gallia to quiete the barbarous people, that wasted that countrey: but he preuayled nothing against them.

Constantine, sent his sonne Constans into Spayne, against two noble men, Dyndimus and Uerinianus, whiche kept the streightes of the mountayns called Pyrenei bothe against him and the barbarous people.

Arcadius emperour of the east,The yere of the worlde 4371 The yere of Christ 410 departed out of this life at Constantinople. He before his death ordeyned Isdericus king of Persians to be gouernour of his yonge sonne, and defendour of the empyre,

Theodotius surnamed the younger,The yere of the worlde 4372 The yere of Christ 411 being yet a child was made emperour after his father, and reygned in the east. Of maners he was indifferent, but verye negligent in thinges perteyning to the common weale. In so muche that he would subscribe, and signe bylles of request, whiche he neuer sawe, nor knewe that was conteyned in them, whiche negligence his sister Pulcheria rebuked in this maner, causing him after his facion to subscribe to a byll, in the which was de [...]i [...]ed the perpetuall bondage of his wife Eudoxia, whom he loued entirely: wherwith he being abasshed, and [...]ewing a payre of redde chek [...]s ceased to be so negligente in matters perteyninge to the weale publike.

The U [...]d [...]es being chased of the Gothes west out of Fraunce into Spayne.

At [...]alus affectinge the empire in Rome, was immediatly brought in subiection.

Stillico, contrarye to the leag ue,The yere of the worlde 4373 whyche was made with the Gothes, vpon Easter day,The yere of Christ 412 when for religiō they absteyned from al labour, and fearinge no enemies, had cast of theyr armour: sent agaynst theym a I [...]we named [Page] Saul with a companie of souldiours. Who cōminge sodeynly vpon the sayd Gothes slewe of them a great numbre, with which iniurie their king Alaricus beynge irritated after he hadde reuenged him on the souldiours of Stillico, in his fury turned his whole power against the citee of Rome, whiche shortly after he tooke. And when he had spoyled it, by the space of .iii. dayes departed and toke with him Placidia the emperours sister, whome after he gaue in mariage to Ataulphus his kinsman.

Now was the treason of Stillico detected, whyche he had of longe time dissimuled and kept close: and he therfore was beheaded, with his sonne Eucherius.

At this time the Romaine empyre, the fourth monarchie of the worlde, whiche had of longe time flourished, beganne first to decline, which happened from the beginning of the citee .1163. after the kinges were expelled .919 yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4374 The yere of Christ 413 Honorius the emperour sent a noble man of Rome, named Cōstātius, with an army against Constantine whiche was chosen emperour in Britaine, and was now in Fraunce: whom he easilie vanquished, and caused to be slaine.

Constans, the sonne of Constantine, who was sent into Spaine, was murdered of his owne Duke Gerontius: wherby Honorius recouered to his dominion, bothe the lande of Britaine, and the souldiours, whiche fauoured Constantine.

Heros a holy man, was by the furie of the people put from his byshoprike of Or [...]iau [...]ce,The yere of the worlde 4375 The yere of Christ 414 and Patroclus ordeined in his place. Which thinge caused great discention among the bishops.

Ataulphus was ordeined kinge of wisigothes, who entended the vtter destruction of the citee of Rome, and to haue buylded an other citee in the fame place, whiche shoulde be called Gothia, and the emperours therof Ataulphi. But he was mitigated by the gentill intercession and prayer of his wife Placidia, the emperours syster.

Two bretherne▪ called Iouius and Sebastianus▪ whiche in Fraunce toke on them princelye auctoritee, were [Page] subdued and slaine.

Pelagius, an horrible heretike, liued in Britaine. He taught, that men wer not saued and iustified by the mere mercye of god, for the death and merite of Iesu Christe.The yere of the worlde 4376 The yere of Christ 415 but that by their owne good workes and natural operacions, men obteined before god perfect iustificacion, and remission of sinnes, this errour sainct Augustine cōfoū deth in many of his woorkes.

Attalus, by the healpe of the Gothes, vsurped imperial authoritee, in France, & passed from thens into Spaine,The yere of the worlde 4377 The yere of Christ 416 and from Spaine into Afrike.

Heraclianus, a Romaine Duke, being sent into Afrike against the factours of Attalus, traiterously toke on him imperiall auctoritee.

The Burgonnions obteyned the part of Fraunce nere to the ryuer of Rhine.

Heraclianus, by the counsaile of his companion Sabinus, prepared a wonderfull nauie, in the whiche were 4070. shippes: and with theim made towarde Rome againste the emperour. Shortly after his arriuall, he was discoumfited, and shamefully put to flight, in such wise, that he was constreigned to flie to Carthage in a small shippe, where he was slaine shortly after.

The Iewes, whiche from the time of Alexandre the great▪ to this daie, inhabited the citee of Alexandria,The yere of the worlde 4378 The yere of Christ 417 for a sedicion, whiche they caused, were nowe driuen out of the citee, and all their gooddes taken from theim

A woman▪ named Hippacia (so excellentlye learned, that she passed all the philosophers of that time) did rede openly in the philosophie schole at Alexandria.

Attalus, the traitour, beynge forsaken of his adherentes, was taken in Afrike, and sent to the emperour.

The Gothes slewe their kinge Ataulphus, for that he desired peace with the Romains, and chose for him Regericus: whom for lyke cause they also murdered, and lastly aduanced to be their king a noble mā, called Wall [...]a: who after certaine misfortune on the sea, contrary to their exspectacion, made league with Constantius the Romaine, whiche at that time hadde subdued the Barbarous people in Spaine.

[Page]Zozimus, Pope, ordeined that no priest should drinke in common tauernes.

Ua [...]lia, kinge of the Gothes, restored to the emperour his syster Placidia,The yere of the worlde 4379 The yere of Christ 418 wife of Ataulphus: whiche was after maried to the renowmed Duke Cōstantius, who had subdued diuers rebellious traitours, and quieted the Gothes and other Barbarous people, whiche than were in armes againste the empyre, as the Uandales, Sueues, Burgunnions and other.

A counsaile of .207. byshoppes was assembled at Carthage againste the heresie of Pellagian and other,The yere of the worlde 4380 The yere of Christ 419 wher sainct Augustine was present.

The emperour Honorius triumphed for the victories atchiued by the marciall knightehoode of Constans hys Duke.

Pharamunde, the sonne of Marcomirus, a man garnisshed with all knightly vertue,The yere of the worlde 4381 The yere of Christ 420 was ordeyned the firste kinge of frenchemen .1556. yeeres, after Brute began his dominion in this ile of Britaine.

Constantius confirmed the league made with the wisigothes,The yere of the worlde 4382 The yere of Christ 421 and gaue inhabitance to them in Aquitania, and certeine citees nere about.

Honorius made Cōstātius felow with him in ye empire.

The yere of the worlde 4383 The yere of Christ 422 Constantius dyed.

The yere of the worlde 4384 The yere of Christ 423 The Scottes (according to their histories) vnder their kinge Fergus returned out of Ireland into Albion, and continuing the reigne of .iii. kinges (that is) Fergus, Eugenius and Dongarde, pursued the Britaines with most cruell warres, but here they discente from the Englisshe cronicles, as well in the computacion of the time, as in the relacion of the whole storie. For after Beda, Gildas, and other anciēt and credible writers, the Scottes came firste about this time out of Irelande into that countrey, whiche of them was after called Scotlande. But howe so euer this stories agree, trueth it is, that the Scottes beynge confederate with the Pictes, not long from this time, by consente of all writers, inuaded and spoyled the lande of Britaine, so cruelly, that the Britains were constreigned to sende for ayde to the Romaines: promissing, that they woulde be perpetually subiect to the empyre. [Page] Whiche request was harde, and a capitaine sent, with a legion of knightes: who within few daies chased their enemies out of the lande: and teachinge them to make a wal of turnes, and stakes from the water of Humbre to the Scottisshe sea (wherewith their ennemies mighte be kepte backe out of the lande) toke leaue of the Britaines, and departed.

Barbaranes, kinge of the Persians, did persecute the Christians:The yere of the worlde 4385 The yere of Christ 424 For whiche cause deadlye warre was arrered betwene the Persians and Romaines. Ardaburus, the Romaine capitaine, spoyled the countrey called Azazena: After whiche misfortune the Persians began to intreate for peace.

Castinus, a Duke of the Romaines, was sent against the Uandales, whyche wasted the landes of the empyre in Spaine. Against whom he somwhat preuailed by the healpe of a valyaunt knight named Bonifacius, whiche came oute of Afrike to ayde hym in the businesses of the empyre. But Bonifacius shortely after, not susteigning the enuious tyranny of his captaine Castinus, returned into Afrike, afterwhich time Castinus atchiued nothing woorthy memory.

Placidia, the wife of Constantius,The yere of the worlde 4386 The yere of Christ 425 after the deathe of her husbande for certaine displeasure, was driuen from her brother Honorius, with her two sonnes, and fled to Theodotius emperour of the easte, and was of him gentilly interteined.

Honorius emperour of the weast, departed oute of this life at Rome.The yere of the worlde 4387 The yere of Christ 426

A certaine Romaine, named Ioannes, by the ayde and maintenance of Castinus, inuaded the imperial crowne. This Ioannes made into Afrike, entendinge bothe to vanquishe the forenamed Boniface enemy of Castinus, and also to subdue that countrey to his dominion.

In the meane time Theodotius made Ualentinian, the sonne of Placida, Cesar: and sente him with ayde into Italy, to recouer the imperiall auctoritee. Who not long after conquered the citee Rauenna, whiche shutte the gates at his comminge, vanquisshed Ioanne the tyranne, sente in banishement Castinus, & pardoned Aetius, a noble [Page] man, for by his meanes he quieted the Hunnes, whyche had armed theim againste the Romains.

Ualentinian, by the ordinaunce of Theodotius, was proclaimed Augustus,The yere of the worlde 4388 The yere of Christ 427 & emperour of the weast partes.

Nere about this time the Britains were inuaded again by the Pictes and Scottes: which notwithstanding the foresaied walle, that was made by the Romaines, spoyled the countrey verie sore. So that they were driuen to seke for newe healpe of the Romains: who sent to them a company of souldiours: which againe chased the Pictes, and made a walle of stone of the thickenesse of .viii. foote, and in heyght .xii. foote. Whiche thing whan they had done, comforting the Britains, and admonishinge them hereafter to trust to their owne manhode and strengthe, they retourned againe to Rome.

Bonifacius, before mencioned, was famous & in great auctoritee in Afrike,The yere of the worlde 4390 The yere of Christ 429 so that his power was suspected of Ualentinian the emperour. Who therfore sent against him two Romaine capitaines. Manortius and Galvi [...], whiche bothe were of Bonifacius vanquisshed. Than was that warre committed to a Duke, named Sigisuldus, whiche somewhat preuailed, and abated the power of Boniface: who mistrusting his owne strength, entised the Uandales out of Spaine, into Afrike: which at theyr cōming spoyled the countrey of Mauritania and Afrike with great crueltee, of whiche tyranny sainct Augustine complaineth.

Nestorius, byshoppe of Constantinople, endeuoured to bringe into the churche a newe heresie:The yere of the worlde 4391 The yere of Christ 430 teaching, that the onely manhode of Christ was borne of the virgine, and his deitee geuen to him after for his merite.

Aetius, the Romaine, recouered the parte of Gallia liyng about the riuer Rhine.

The frenchemen subdued Orliaunce and Paris, with muche of the countrey annexed therto.

The yere of the worlde 4392 The yere of Christ 431 Clodius, the sonne of Pharamunde, was made kinge of France, which was also named Crinitus, This man to enlarge his kingedome, made warre vpon the Turinges and Germaines, inhabitinge the countrey beyonde Rhine, & theim subdued. Whan he had ruled the frenche [Page] men .xix. yeres, after many victorious deedes, he dyed.

Gensericus, king of the Ale [...]es and Uandales in Afrike, besieged the cite Hippone, where sainct Augustine being bishoppe in the thirde moneth of that siege, ended his life.

The Scottes and Pictes yet ones agayn entred the lād of Britaine, and spoiled the countrey, and chased the cō mons so cruelly, that they were altogether comfortlesse and brought to suche misery, that eche robbed and spoyled other, and ouer this the ground was vntilled: wherof ensued great scarcitee and hungre:, and after hungre death. In this necessitee they sent for ayde to Aetius the Romaine capitaine, being then occupied in warres in a part of Fraunce.The yere of the worlde 4394 The yere of Christ 433 But they had no comfort at his hande And therfore were forced to sende ambassade to Aldroenus king of litle Britaine, to desyre ayde and comforte: which they obteynēd on condicion, that if they atchieued the victorie. Constantine his brother should be ordeyned kinge of great Britaine, for to that day, they had no gouernour. Which thing of the ambasadours being granted, the sayd Constantine gathered a company of ouldiours, and went forth-with theym, whan he had manfully vanquished their enemies, and obteyned the victorye: according to promise made, he was ordeyned theyr king and guided this land .x. yeres, with suche manhode and policie▪ that he kepte it in quyetenes, and from daunger of straunge enemies.

¶Here endeth finally the dominion and tribute of the Romaines ouer this lande of Britaine, whiche had continued the space of .483. yeres, from that time that Brutus began to rule this lande .1541. and after the citee of Rome was buylded a thousand fiue hundred eyghtie and fiue.

¶The ende of the first boke.

¶The prologue to the seconde boke.

HItherto we haue compediouslye noted the gestes and actes of Britons, and theyr princes, while the lande was subiecte and tributarie to the Romans [Page] For the more credite annexing, alwayes the histories of the Romains, and other externall realmes in which was done anye thinge woorthy memorie: Menglinge also the most notable thinges, perteining to christes church and our faith. In whiche (as nere as my simple witte and learning could compasse) I haue diligently obserued the continuall course and ordre of the histories of euery countrey, whose actes be in this woorke touched: that according to my first promise, the diligent reader may be hold as in a mirrour or glasse, the state and condicion at all times, not onely of Englande, but also of Italy, Fraunce, Spaine, & other partes of the world. After whiche sorte, (god willing) I purpose to go foreward, in the part folowing, concerning this realme of England, is chiefelye to be marked, how the Saxones, after they first entred this land, by craftie meanes augmented theyr rule and dominion, vntil at lēgth they chased the Britons, and by force of armes droue theim all together out of theyr countrey and for that they were named Angli, called this Iland after them Anglia, whiche was deuided a certaine of time into .7. kingdomes, & after reduced to one monarchye by Aluredus king of west Saxones, here also ye may note, the increase of the kingdom of France, & the great ruine & decay of that most flourishinge & victoryous empyre of Rome. Whiche in puisaunce so farre surmounted all other monarchies and kingdomes: as the fierce Lyon in might and courage dooeth passe the other common beastes whiche (notwithstandinge) was so ouer ronne of the barbarous people in those later daies, that the citee of Rome, which .700. yeeres had continued as lady and empresse of the worlde, within the space of .100. yeare, was foure times taken and most cruelly spoyled, with all the countree of Italy, to the manifest example, that nothing in this world is of suche strength and power, that it may alway continue and endure. But let vs retourne to our purpose.

¶ The seconde boke.

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THEN IT FOLOVVETH:The yere of the worlde 4394 The yere of Christ 433 whan Constantine,Anni regum britannie 1 brother of Aldroenus, had chased and ouercome the Pictes & Scottes (as is before sayde) he was crowned kinge of great Britaine, [...] guided the lande the space of .x. yeres in quietnes. In the time of this Constantine of Britaine, reigned among Scottes, one of the same name, whiche was a wicked prince, geuēwholy to filthy lust and pleasure, and without all vertue of policie or noblenesse. Wherefore in the and he was slayne for rauishing a noble mans doughter

A synode of .200. byshops was assembled at Ephesus, in the which Nestorius and Pelagian were condemned.

Anni regum britannie Bonifacius retourninge from Afrike to Rome,The yere of the worlde 4395 The yere of Christ 434 ouercame Aetius in battayle, and war aduaunced to be mayster of the chiualry. Within short space after he died and Aetius was then restored to his former estate and dignitee, by the helpe of the people called Hunni.

The dominion of the frenchmē was encreased so muche,The yere of the worlde 4398 The yere of Christ 437 that the Romaine had no more of the lande of Gallia is theyr rule, then that which lyeth from the riuer of Leyr vnto Rhine, whyche is called Gallia Lugdunensis theyr kinge also ouercame the Turinges, and the Germaynes.

The Uandales were made friendes, with the Romaynes, and had inhabitaunce geuen to them in Affrike.

Aetius, the Romaine, ouercame Gundicarus kinge of Burgoyne, and at his instant praier made peace.

Anni regum britannie 6 The Gothes brake theyr league with the Romains, & spoyled certaine townes in Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 4399 The yere of Christ 438 and vesieged the cite a Narbonense, which was delyuered from theyr assautes by Litorius a Romaine capitaine.

Anni regum britannie 7 Ualentinian went toward Constantinople,The yere of the worlde 4400 to the entent to take in mariage Eudocia,The yere of Christ the daughter of Theodotius.

[Page]Gensericus king of the Uandales and Aleines endeuoiring to sowe the heresie of Atrius in Afrike, did persecute the catholike bishops, and most cruelly put many of them to death.

The yere of the worlde 4401 The yere of Christ 440 Certayne pyrates with great tyranny robbed and spoyled the ile of Sicilie.Anni regum britannie 8

The Romaines by the helpe of the Hunnes, foughte luckyly against the Gothes in Fraunce.

The yere of the worlde 4402 The yere of Christ 441 Litorius the Romaine,Anni regum britannie 9 trusting to witchcraft and answeres of idoles, fought a battayle with the Gothes, and was of them with great disworshyppe, put to flighte, After which time peace was taken betwene the Romaines and the Gothes.

Gensericus king of the Uandales, by deceyt toke and spoyled Carthage, and subdued it to his domynion .585. yeres after it was conquered of the Romaines, & made a parte or prouince of the empire. And thus began Afrike to be sub [...]ect to the Uandales.

The yere of the worlde 4403 The yere of Christ 442 The same Gensericus warred cruelly on the yle of Sic [...]a:Anni regum britannie 10 For whiche cause Sebastianus a Romayne comming out of Spayne, inuaded Afrike, and caused Gensericus to retourne and leaue Sicilia.

In the courte of Constantine, king of Britaine, was a certayne Picte, in so great fauoure and auctoritee, with the king, that he might at al times come to his presence who watching his time by secrete meane traiterouslye slewe the kinge in his chambre.

THan Constantius his eldest sonne, whyche for his dulle and simple witte,The yere of the worlde 4404 The yere of Christ 443 Anni regum britannie 1 was made monke in Winchester by the meanes of Uortiger, duke of Cornewalle, was taken out of the cloyster and made kinge, vnder whose name the foresayd Uortiger ruled all the land and vsed great tyranny.

Peace was made betwene the Uandales in Afrike & the Romaines and certayne limittes and boundes prescribed for the marches of bothe theyr lordshippes.

The Hunnes, falling at distance with the Romaines, spoyled and ouerrunne Thracia & Illiria, and by force subdued all the countreys, euen to the mountaines of Grece, called Thermopile.

[Page]Attila, kinge of the Hunnes, slewe his brother Bletas, and inforced the people to be subiect vnto hym: whereby he obteyned the kingedome alone, that before was deuided into two partes.Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4407 The yere of Christ 449 This Attila was a cruell and fierce tyranne, and at this time terryble to the whole worlde. For within fewe daies he had subdued to his lordship all the Barbarous people of Scithia, and the north partes: as the Ostrogothes, Sueues, Marcomannis, Herulis, Turcilingis, Turinges, Ruges, and other.

Congalius, the sonne of kinge Dongarde, was ordeined king of Scotland after the death of Constantine. He was geuen to peace, quietnes, and iustice, & was a good and moderate prince.

Anni regum britannie 5 Eutices, the heretike,The yere of the worlde 4408 The yere of Christ 747 and Abbote of a monastarie in Constantinople, was famous.

Constans, king of Britaine, was slaine of certaine Pictes or Scottes, whom Uortiger had ordeined for a gard to the kinges body. Whereof whan Uortiger had knowlage, he wept and made semblat of great sorow, and heauinesse, and caused the saied Scottes or Pictes to be put to deathe, thoughe he in deede was the chiefe causer of their treason and murder.

Aurelius and Uter, the kinges yonger bretherne, fled into litle Britaine.

Anni regum britannie VOrtiger was by force ordeined kyng of Britaine,The yere of the worlde 4409 The yere of Christ 448 and gouerned the realme .xvi. yeres, not withoute trouble. For the nobles of Britaine suspected▪ that Constans was not murdered withoute his consent: and therfore alienated their mindes from him.

Anni regum britannie 2 In Britaine was so greate plentie of corne and fruite, that the like had not bene sene in many yeres before:The yere of the worlde 4410 The yere of Christ 449 whyche plentie was cause of idlenesse, glotonie, lecher [...]e, and other vices: so that throughe their incontinent and ryotous lyuinge, ensued so great pestilence and mortalitee, that the liuinge scantly sufficed to burie the dead.

Anni regum britannie 3 The Pictes and Scortes also hauing knowlege of the death of their knightes, whiche were slaine by Uortiger,The yere of the worlde 4411 The yere of Christ 450 for murderinge of the kinge, inuaded, and in most cruell wyse spoyled the lande of Britaine.

Than Uortigier, beyng sore abasshed, for so much as he [Page] knew the mindes of his people to be alienated from him (after some mens opinion) sente for the Saxones named Angli, whiche hadde no place to dwell in: and gaue to them inhabitance in Kent. By their healp and manhod. in many battailes he vanquished and droue back the Pictes and other enemies: and therefore had theim euer after in great loue and fauour.

Meroneus was ordeined kinge of Fraunce, the which was stronge and marciall in al his deedes, and there vnto right profitable to the realme. He was present in the battaile againste Attila the Hunne, where he wyth hys knightes rought manfully. Of this Mereoneus descended all the kynges of the frenchemen, til the tyme of Pypyn, father vnto Charles the great. In his tyme Gallia was firste called Fraunce.

The Synode Chalcedonense was assembled, where were present .vi. hundred byshoppes, whiche condemned Eutices and Dyoscorus, notable and famous heretikes.

The yere of the worlde 4413 The yere of Christ 452 Theodotius the emperour departed out of this lyfe at Constantinople,Anni regum britannie 5 in whose place Martianus was made emperour of the east, and reygned .vii. yeres. This man loued so much quietenesse, that he was wont to saie: that a prince ought not to arme hym, if he could by any meanes obteyne peace. In his time was the terrible viage of Attila againste the Romains▪ of the whiche I wyll now speake. Firste the Gothes, than the Uandales brake into Ponnonia, and lastly the Hunnes, whiche reteined the dominion therof, and of them was that countrey after a certaine space of time, call [...]d Hungarie. This cruel people caused great slaughter in all Europe. For their Tyranne Attila, gathering a mightie army of .300000. men, inuaded Germanie: wher, in most cruell maner he spoyled manye citees: And from thens spedde hym towarde Fraunce, and toke prisoner the kinge of Furgoyne.

At that tyme Actius, maister of the Romaine chiualry, was stil in a part of Fraunce, and had made peace with the Gothes, the frenchemen, and other: to the entente that they, ioygninge together their puisance, mighte resist the power of the tyran. Attila, who in this pastyme, had sent to Theodorich, kynge of the Gothes, wyllyng [Page] him to forsake the Romains, and fauour his partye, but Theodorich would in no wise be confederate wyth that Pagane, and Barbarous tyranne.

Anni regum britannie Wherfore in fine,The yere of the worlde 4414 The yere of Christ 453 in the fieldes of Fraunce named Catulyntes (whiche conteined .100. leagues in lengthe, and 70. in breadthe) bothe the hostes mette (that is to sayt) Attila with all his puisaunce, and the Romaines wyth their whole strength and power.

Histories dooe testify, that there was neuer so great a multitude gathered in the weast partes: wyth the Romains were the frenchemen, Burgonions, Gothes, and all the weaste partes: with Attila the Sueues, Herules, Turinges, all the people of Scythia, and the northe partes. The battaile continued from the sonne rising to the euentyde: and than was Attyla of his ennem [...]es putte to the worse, and lost of his men .180000. and was brought in to suche a streighte, that he woulde haue slayne hym selfe.

Theodorich, kinge of the wisig othes, in this conflicte was slayne. Wherfore Turismunde his son, to reuenge his fathers deathe, woulde haue pursued Attila, and vtterly vanquisshed his whole power. Whiche thinge vndoubtedlie he had brought to passe, hadde not Aetius the Romaine chaunged his minde, who feared, if he had subdued Attila, that he with his Gothes beyng inflate with so greate a victory, would haue broke league and turned his power vpon the Romaine empyre.

But this counsaile of Aetius was euill. For Attila, by this meane hauing leasure returned into Hungarie,Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4415 The yere of Christ 454 repayred his armie, and immediatlye with great crueltee, murder of men, and spoyling of the countreys, brake into Italie, and after longe siege, toke the citee Aquileia.

Than was Leo Pope sente to desyre of hym peace: whiche, contrarye to the exspectacion of all men, he obteyned, on this condicion, that Rome shoulde be to hym tributarie.

Attila, after league made with the Romaines, required Honoria,Anni regum britannie the emperours syster to wyfe.The yere of the worlde 4416 The yere of Christ 455 In hys mariage geuing him selfe to banketing and dronkennesse, he ouer charged his stomacke with wine, and sodeynly ended his [Page] life in the myddes of his festinges, whereby it chaunced, that whom the power of the whole empyre coulde not resyst, a cuppe of wine vtterly vanquisshed.

From that tyme that the Romaine empyre began first to decaie, to this yere, the Romains had loste all Germany, Dacia, Sarmatia▪ and other prouinces liyng nere the ryuer Dunake and Rhine: also a greate parte of Spaine and most part of Fraunce, with Britaine: of the whyche none were after recouered to the Romains.

Hengist, one of the leaders of the Saxones, found meanes,The yere of the worlde 4417 The yere of Christ 456 that Uortiger, kinge of Britaine,Anni regum britannie 9 dydde marye hys daughter Rowen, a maiden of wonderfull beautie and pleasantnesse, but a miscreant and Pagane. For hir sake the kinge repudiated his lawfull wyfe, by the whiche he had receiued .iii. sonnes. For whiche deede well nere all the Britaines forsoke him. And the Saxones daielye encreased bothe in fauour, multitude, and auctoritee, and from this time soughte alwaie occasions to extinguishe vtterly the power of the Britaines, and subdue the lande to theim selfe.

Uenece, the famous citee, was firste founded of theim, whiche fearinge the crueltee of Attila, fled from the countrey about Aquileia into those Ilandes where nowe Ue [...]ce standeth.

Ualentinian, the emperour, enuiyng, or rather fearing the prosperitee of Aetius his Duke, commaunded him to be put to death: and after demaunded of hys familiars, whether it were not well done. To whom they saied▪ that the deede woulde shortlye declare it selfe: but yet in the meane tyme, that he hadde with his left hand cut of hys righte: meaninge, that Aetius had bene of longe time the staie of the empire.

There happened contencion betwene the sonnes of Attila, for the succession of the kyngedome▪ whereby they shortly lost all that their father had loste theim. For the Gepydes, with their kinge Ardarius, makinge sodeine warre vpon theim, discoumfited theyr host, and scatered theim with their people into dyuers countreys. After whiche example many other nacions forsoke their dominion, and refused to be subiect vnto theim.

[Page]Riciarins, king of Suitzers, inuading Spayne, was chased and driuen backe.

Ualentinian the emperour, was slayne of Thrasila, one of the souldiours of Actius,Anni regum britannie 10 The yere of the worlde 4418 The yere of Christ 457 whom before he had wrongfully put to death.

Maximus after him inuaded the imperial crowne, and when he had reigned two monethes was slayne.

Gensericus, king of Uandales in Afrike▪ by the intisemēt of Eudoxia the empresse, with a mighty army inuaded Rome and tooke the citee. But by the intercession of Leo, being than bishoppe, he abstreigned from slaughter and taking with him all the riches of Italye, retourned againe into Afrike. This happened .43. yeares after the citee was first taken by the Gothes.

After this time the maiestee of the Romain emperours was vtterly decaied. For most vile and vnworthye persones, of no noblenesse or vertue, inuaded the imperiall crowne, & vsurped the same at theyr wil and pleasures.

Panlinus bishoppe of Nola, a citee in Italy, gaue all his substance for the redempcion of his citisins, whyche were ladde away as prisoners of the barbarous people And finally committed his owne body to prisone, for the delyueraunce of one poore widowes sonne▪

Auitus toke on him imperial auctoritee in Fraunce and at Placentia,Anni regum britannie 11 The yere of the worlde 4419 The yere of Christ 458 within few dayes was again deposed

Martianus, emperour of the east,The yere of the worlde 4420 The yere of Christ 459 ended his life at Cō stantinople,Anni regum britannie 12 being murdered of his owne people. After whom Leo, a Greke borne, was aduanced to the empire and reigned .17. yeres. This man made his sonne partaker of the empyre, was also called Leo.

Maiorianus toke on him the gouernance of the empyre of Rome and the west, and reigned .v. yeres.

Anni regum britannie Childericus was ordeined king of Fraunce. This man for his lechery and voluptuous liuing,The yere of the worlde 4421 The yere of Christ 460 became odible to his subiectes: and therfore soone after was faine to void his realme, and went to the king of turinges: in whose place the frenchemen chose Aegius, to theyr king. The Saxones couenaunted with the Britains, that thei shoulde attende to theyr worldlye businesse: and the saxones (as theyr souldiours) should defende the lande from [Page] the incursions of all enemies. For the whiche seruice the Britaynes should geue to them competent meat and wages. And vnder this pretence caused more Saxones to be sent for, entendinge at conuenient time, by force to haue the land in theyr subiection.

The yere of the worlde 4422 The yere of Christ 461 Saint Germaine came into Britaine to reduce them from the heresy of Pelagian to the faith of christ.Anni regum britannie 14

The yere of the worlde 4424 The yere of Christ 463 Maiorian emperour of Rome,Anni regum britannie 16 was murdered of certaine traitours nye to the riuer Hyria.

The Britaines considering the daylye repaire of the Saxones into this realme, shewed to theyr king the ieopardie that might thereof ensue, and aduertised hym to auoyde the daunger, and expel them out of the realme. But al was in vayn. For Uertiger by reason of his wife bore such fauour towarde the Saxones, that he woulde in no wise heare the counsayl of his subiectes. Wherfore they with one wil and mynde, depriued him of his roial dignitee,The yere of the worlde 4425 The yere of Christ 464 Anni regum britannie 1 and ordeyned to theyr king his eldest son Uortimerus: when Uortiger had reigned .xvi. yeres.

Seuerus, by confederacie of certaine Romaines, was aduanced to the imperial auctoritee in place of Maiorianus, and reigned .iiii. yeres.

This Uortimer (as before is sayd) being made kynge in a ll hast he pursued the Saxones,The yere of the worlde 4426 The yere of Christ 455 Anni regum britannie 2 and by his marciall knighthode vanquished theym in .iiii. great battayles beside conflictes and skyrmishes, vntyl at length he was poysoned by meane of Rowen his stepmother: after he had regned .vii yeres.

The yere of Christ 466 Byogor. king of Aleines, comminge into Italye,Anni regum britannie 3 was vanquished and slayne of a Romaine senatour called Richomir.The yere of the worlde 4427

The yere of Christ 467 There hapned a fyre in Constantinople by the whiche a great part of the citee was destroyed.The yere of the worlde 4428 Anni regum britannie 4

The yere of Christ Athemius was sent into Italy of Leo,Anni regum britannie 6 emperour of the east,The yere of the worlde 4430 to take on him the imperial auctoritee at Rome, and gouernaunce of the west, betwene this Anthemius, and a noble man of his affinitee, called Riohomir was great strife and variance, for whiche the sayd Anthemius was after deposed.

The yere of the worlde 4431 The yere of Christ 470 Seruandus, liuetenant of Gallia,Anni regum britannie 7 naminge him selfe [Page] emperour, was banished by Anthemius.

Childericus was againe restored to his regalitee in France: and soone after subdued a Saxon prince named Onager, and conquered the cite of Orliance: and passing ouer the ryuer of Leyr, subdued to his signorie the countrey of Angeo and Maine.

VOrtigier obteyned againe the kyngedome of great Britaine,Anni regum britannie 1 and reigned after this time .ix. yeres:The yere of the worlde 4432 The yere of Christ 471 but shortelye after, Hengistus (whiche was chased of Uortimer in to the ile of Thanet) perced the land wyth a numbre of Saxones: but whan he herde of the greate assemble that the Britains made againste him, he treated for peace, whiche in fyne was concluded.

Anni regum britannie 2 Romanus, a senatour of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4433 The yere of Christ 472 affected by priuy meanes the empyre, and was therfore beheaded.

Asper likewise at Constantinople laied priuy waite to slea the emperour Leo, and named his sonne Cesar: whyche treason beyng detected, he and his sonne, were put to death.

Gensericus, kynge of the Uandales, endeuoured ones againe to inuade Italy: but he was driuen backe of Basilicus a Romaine capitaine, and constreigned, with dis [...]woorship to retourne to Afrike, whens he came.

Ualamir and Theodomir,The yere of the worlde 4434 kinges of the Ostrogothes breaking into Illiria,Anni regum britannie 3 and wasting that countrey,The yere of Christ 473 ceased not vntyll the emperour Leo had granted to theim Hungarie and Mesia to inhabite, and toke of theim Theodoricus, the younge sonne of Theodomir for ostage.

Leo sent Olymbrias to depose Anthemius emperour of Rome, for discorde that had been of longe time betwene him and his kinsman Richomir.

Anni regum britannie 4 Richomir slewe Anthemius in Rome, after whom Olymbrias gouerned the empyre .vii. monethes.The yere of the worlde 4435 The yere of Christ 474

Anni regum britannie 5 At Rauenna,The yere of the worlde 4439 the souldiours named Clicerius to be emperour of Rome.The yere of Christ 475

The Saxones in Britaine, by priuie gyle and treason, got the kinge Uortigier into their handes, and kept him as prisoner: and by that meanes constreigned the king to grant vnto theim thre countreis in the lande of Britaine (that is to saie) Kent, Sussex, Suff. North. Than Hengist [Page] began his lordeship ouer Kent, and sendyng for m [...]e Saxones, to bewelde the other prouinces, shortely after made warre vpō the Britains, and so chased theim, that he kept his kyngdome of Kent in peace and warre .24. yeeres.

Uortiger fled into Wales, and there builded a castel, of whiche buildyng and impediment of the same, and of his prophet Marlyne, the common voyce of the people speaketh many thynges.

Con [...]annus for so muche as the children of his brother Congallus were but yonge, was ordeined king of Scottes, and guided them in good peace and quietenes a lōg space: but at the laste he was slayne for extorcion, that Tomset his chauncellour vsed in his name.

The yere of the worlde 4437 The yere of Christ 476 Nepos, a senatour,Anni regum britannie 6 deposed Clicerius from the imperiall auctoritee, and causyng him to be ordeined bishop of Solonae, a citee of Dalmacie, by force was made emperour of Rome, to the great vnquietnesse of Italie. Leo, emperour of Cōstantinople, departed out this lyfe. After whom Zenon was aduaūced to thegouernance of the weast empyre. This Zenon was a man of vnknowē byrth, no lesse il fauoured and defourmed in maners thā in v [...]sage and countinaunce. He reigned .xiii. yeares, not as an emperour, but lyke a cruell tyranne.

Perosas, king of Persians, was vanquisshed in battaile and chased of certaine of the Hunnes, whiche were sparkeled into those partes.

The yere of the worlde 4438 The yere of Christ 477 Whyle Zenon was absent from Constantinople,Anni regum britannie 7 Uerrina his wyfes mother aduaūced Basilicus his brother to the imperiall dignitee: wherof whan Zenon had wittyng, he fledde into his countrey Isauria, purposinge to leade there a priuate life. But shortly after beynge restored to the empyre, he exiled Basilicus, with his sonne, to Lemnis, where they bothe were famished to death.

Nepos, emperour of Rome, sent a capitaine, named Orestes, to defende the partes of Gallia from the incursions of the wisigothes: who commynge to Rauenna, by treason aduaunced his sonne Augustulus to the imperiall crowne: wherof whan Nepos had knowlage, he fled to Dalmotia.

[Page]Than Orestes, with his son Augustulus, made league and bonde of friendship with the Uandales, whyche ruled Afrike: thynkyng, that if they were his friendes, he shoulde possesse the empyre in quiete. But while he feared the south, a greater storme and tempest came frome the north.

For the Barbarous people, called Heruli, and the Turinges,Anni regum britannie 8 with theyr capitaine Odoacer,The yere of the worlde 4439 The yere of Christ 478 breakyng into Italy, slew the said Orestes, and wasted the countrei more cruelly, than any had doen before this time. And at the citee of Rome this Odoacer toke on hym the imperiall crowne, and reigned as emperour of Italy .xv. yeres. Than had the Barbarous people the dominion almost of al the empyre.

The wisigothes ruled in Spaine, the Aleines in Guian and Gascoin the Frenchemē in the residue of Fraunce: in Afrike the Uandales, the Saxones in Britayne, the Ostrogothes in Mise and Hungarie, in Italy, and in the citee of Rome He rules and Turinges, only the name of the empyre remained with Zenon in the east.

The Lombardes, with theyr king Andoyn,The yere of the worlde 4440 The yere of Christ 479 began first to inhabite the coūtrey nere to the ryuer Dunake or Danube.Anni regum britannie 9

Aurely, surnamed Ambrose, and Uter the bretherne of Constant, kyng of Britaine, whiche was slayne by the treason of Uortiger, landed with a maner of shippes at To [...]nes: and by the healpe of Britaines, whyche gathered to theim in all hast, made warre vpon Uortiger, and burned hym in his castel in wales, where he kepte hym for his most sure defence.

Anni regum britannie AUrelius Ambrose was ordeined kīg of Britains: whiche immediatly spedde him with an armie towarde Yorke; against Oeia sonne of Hēgist,The yere of the worlde 4442 The yere of Christ 481 whiche with his Saxones kepte that citee, where he discomfyted and toke prisoner, the sayd Octa.

The historie of Scotlande saieth, that the Pictes and Scottes were alied with this Ambrose, and made theim partakers and chiefe doers in all the victories, that the Britaines atchiued against the Saxones.

Anni regum britannie 2 A Saxon, named Hella, with his three sons,The yere of the worlde 4443 The yere of Christ 482 and a company The yere of the worlde 4002 [Page] of Saxones, landed in the south parte of Britaine, slewe the Britains, and chased many of theim into desertes and wood [...]es, and subdued the countreis of Southeraie, Somerset, Deuonshire, Cornwaile, and was called the kingedome of South Saxones.

Zeno made league with the Uandales, withoute prescript of tyme, which continued to the reigne of Iustine.

Clodoueus was made king of France, after his father Childrike,The yere of the worlde 4445 The yere of Christ 484 and reigned .xxx. yeres.Anni regum britannie 4 In hys tyme he made war againste the Almaines and Burgonions, and ouer came theim in battaile. He was the first Christened king of Fraunce, and was also called Clodoueus Lowys. Theodoricus, kinge of the Ostrogothes, beynge entierly loued ofZenon the emperour, was made cōsul of Rome.

The yere of the worlde 4447 The yere of Christ 486 Honoricus, kinge of the Uandales in Afrike,Anni regum britannie 6 beyng infected with the heresie of Arrius, did persecute the Christian people, and banisshed .334. catholike byshops.

The yere of the worlde 4450 The yere of Christ 489 Theodoricus, king of the Ostrogothes,Anni regum britannie 9 obteined of Zenon the dominion of Italy. And therfore sped hym wyth all hast against Odoacer and his people, whiche by force dyd withholde that countrey from the empyre. By the waie he vanquisshed Strapula kinge of Gepydes, and other enemies that made warre vpon him in his iourney.

The yere of the worlde 4451 The yere of Christ 490 Nere to the riuer Soncius the said Theodorich put to flyghte and chased Odoacer and his host:Anni regum britannie 10 and lykewyse againe in another battaile at Uerona.

The yere of the worlde 4452 The yere of Christ 491 Cabades, kinge of the Persians, publisshed a law,Anni regum britannie 11 that women shoulde be common to all men, whiche to their pleasure woulde abuse them. For the which law he was deposed of his owne people (not susteignyng the impietie therof) and cast in prison: in whose place Zambases was chosen to be kinge.

Odoacer, beyng ouercome in battaile of Theodorike, fled to Rome, and founde the gates shutte against hym: wherwith he beyng sore greeued, spoyled wyth swoorde and fyre as muche of the countrey li [...]nge aboute, as he myghte come to. Thens he fledde to Rauenna, where he was besieged of Theodorike the space of .iii. yeres.

In the meane tyme Gundabalde, kynge of Burgoyne,Anni regum britannie 12 entred into Italy,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 492 and cruelly robbyng and destroiynge [Page] many ryche citees, retourned home with great spoyle, and ledde with him a great numbre of prisoners.

Clodoueus, kynge of Fraunce, toke in mariage Crothilde, a mayden of excellent fauour and beautie, whiche was right inheritour to a great parte of Burgoyne, and neece to Gundabalde than kinge: which Gundabalde by treason had murdered his owne brother, the father of the forenamed Crothilde. For whiche cause was after arrered deadlye warre betweene Clodouey and the kinge of Burgoyne.

The kingdome of East Saxones beganne in Britaine vnder a Duke named Uffa: the kingdome whereof conteined Nortff. and Suff. the kinges of that lordshyp were called Uffynes: Greate murder and vexacion of the Britaines was at the entringe of these Saxones.

Odoacer, whiche was besieged at Rauenna beinge constreigned with great scarcitee and hūger yelded to Theodorich:Anni regum britannie 13 The yere of the worlde 4454 The yere of Christ 493 by whom bothe he and his sonne was after put to death.

Theodorich when he had vanquished Odacer, was receyued into Rome of all the Senate and people wyth much myrth and gladnesse, and reigned as lorde of Italy 3 [...]. yeres, he was veray desirous of peace and quietenesse and so profitable to all Italye: and therewith so benigne gentill and moderate a prince, that Rome had neuer a better gouernour chosen among the auncient senatours then was this barbarous kinge, hauing his progenye of the rude people of the Gothes, he gaue muche to the churche, and large stipendes to preachers and teachers of the worde of god. But yet he fauoured the heresye of Arrius, as al other Gothes did.

Zenon ended both his life and reigne at Constantinople, after whō Anastitius obteined the imperiall crowne whiche might be numbred among the good emperours if he had not bene corrupted with the heresie of Eutices, wherby he became odious to the true christians and persecuted somewhat with catholike bishops.

Anni regum britannie 15 Cabades, kinge of the Persians,The yere of the worlde 4456 through the diligent labour of his wife, was delyuered out of prison:The yere of Christ 495 and by the helpe of the Hunnes, being restored to his regalitee, [Page] made warre vpō the people of Armenie and Mesopotamia, and toke the citee Amida.

Theodorich, whan he had slaine Odoacer, gaue inhabitance to his people, called Heruli, in a parte of Italye nere to the Alphes.

Anastatius in the east recouered agayne the citee Amida,The yere of the worlde 4457 The yere of Christ 496 that was taken of the Persians,Anni regum britannie 16 and made peace for vii. yeres.

There hapned a great tumulte and discencion and,Anni regum britannie 19 almost a ciuile warre in Rome,The yere of the worlde 4460 The yere of Christ 499 for the election of Symmachus their byshop: in the which many men were slaine. This discencion was quieted by Theodorich. Transamundus, kyng of Uandales in Afrike, banished 220. byshops, for that thei resisted the heresie of Arrius.

Olimpius, an Arrian, blasphemyng the trinitee, was sodeinely striken with lightnyng.

In the ende of the reigne of Aur [...]ly, the king of Britain, Pascentius, the yōgest sonne of Uortiger, who for feare of Aurelius fled into Irelande, inuaded this lande with a great armie: at whiche season Aurelius was sicke at Wynchester, and therfore sent his brother Uter to resist the malyce of Pascetius, he ouercame his enemies, and in the fyght slew Pascentius and Guillamour kynge of Irelande. In the meane tyme Aurelius dyed (as some write) by force of poyson.

VTer, surnamed Pendragō,Anni regum britannie 1 was crowned king of Britaine,The yere of the worlde 4461 The yere of Christ and reigned .xvi. yeres. He was enam ored vpon the Dukes wife of Cornewall; and to obteine his vnlefull lust, made warre vppon hir housband Garolus, and slew hym in battaile.

Clodoueus, king of Fraunce, warred against the Burgonions,The yere of the worlde 4463 The yere of Christ 502 Anni regum britannie 3 and annexed to his lordship all the townes and citees, liyng betweene the riuer of Leyr and Seyne.

Theodoricus, comming from Rauenna to Rome, shewed him selfe verie gentil,The yere of the worlde 4464 The yere of Christ 503 Anni regum britannie 4 pleasaunt and liberal toward the people. For he gaue great plentie of corne, and repaired many ruinous places, not onely in Rome, but in all Italie, whiche were destroied with the irrupcions of the barbarous people, and redeemed also a wonderful multitude of captiues, with his owne treasure.

[Page]Clodoueus, the frenche king, kept warre with the Almaines: in the whiche whan he was put to the worse, after earnest praier made to Christe (whom Crothilde his wife did worship) he vowed,Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of the worlde 4465 The yere of Christ 504 that if he might escape that daunger, and obteyne the victorie, he wolde be baptised. and receiue the faieth of Christe. After whyche victorie obteined, accordynge to his peticion, he retourned into Fraunce, and was baptised of the holy man Remigius, with a great part of his people.

Theodoricus, to the entent he myght liue in quiete, entreated meanes of Affinitee with dyuers of the Barbarous princes. He toke to wife the daughter of Clodouey kyng of Fraunce. He gaue his syster to Honoricus king of Uandales, one of his daughters he maried to the king of the wisigothes, & the other to the king of Burgoyne.

Anni regum britannie 11 Anastatius the emperour builded a citee in Mesopotamia, that was called after his name Anastatia.The yere of the worlde 4471 The yere of Christ 510 He walled also the citee of Armenta, named Theodosia. Clodoueus made warre vpon Alaricus kyng of the wisigothes in Spaine,Anni regum britannie 12 pretendyng this onely cause,The yere of the worlde 4472 The yere of Christ 511 that he was an heretike of the sect of Arrius, and had of him the victorie. And was therfore presented from the emperour Anastasius with great giftes of price and honour. And also admitted for a consul of Rome, whiche was at that time a dignitee of most honour. For enuy whereof, and because he had warred on the wisigothes, both en [...]mitee and cruell warre was reared betwene Theodorich king of Italy and Clodouey of France.

Anni regum britannie 13 Theodorich the sonne of Clodouey subdued the Albyenses, Ruthener, and Auernes:The yere of the worlde 4473 The yere of Christ 512 he conquered also Gascony and Tolous, and subdued theym to the frenchemen.

Uitellianus, a capitaine of the Romaines arrered a great and daungerous cōmocion in the north partes: & to be at quiet receyued great and riche giftes of Anastatius the emperour.

Clodouey, king of Fraunce, departed out of this life, leuing after him .iiii. sonnes,Anni regum britannie 15 The yere of the worlde 4475 The yere of Christ 514 betwene whome the lande was thus deuided: the eldest sonne Clodomyre was appoincted to the lordship of Or [...]lance: Theodorich to Austracie: to Childebert was geuen the countrei about Paris [Page] to Lothayr Soysons. Betwene these .iiii. bretherne and theyr childrē hapned great debate and deadly warre for theyr possessions and lordeshippes, whych was partly appeased by the meanes of their mother Clotilde. Hormis [...]a, the .50. pope .ix. yeres .18. dayes.

The yere of the worlde 4478 The yere of Christ 517 ARthur the son of Uter Pendragon,Anni regum britannie 1 a strepling of xv. yeres of age, began his reigne ouer Britaine, and gouerned the lande .xxvi. yeres, hauing continuall warre, and mortal battayle with the Saxones, Of this Arthur be written many thinges in the english cronicle, of small credence, and farre discordant from other writers. But yet all agree, that he was a noble and victorious prince in all his deedes: and they testifye that he fought .xii notable battayles against the Saxones, and was alway victour. But notwithstanding he might not clerely voyde them out of his lande, but that they helde theyr countreyes, whiche they were possessed of.

The yere of the worlde 4479 The yere of Christ 518 The clergie and people of Rome were brought to concorde and vnitee,Anni regum britannie 2 which before fel at distance for the election of the Pope.

The yere of the worlde 4481 The yere of Christ 520 Anastacius emperour of Constantinople,Anni regum britannie 4 being corrupted with the heresy of Eutices, published, that men shuld worship god, not vnder .iii. persons as a trinitee, but as a quaternitee, conteining in it foure persons: and could not by any counsayle be brought from that deuelishe errour: but repelled from him diuers bishops with great reproche, whiche came to persuade him the contrarye. Wherfore he was not long after striken with lightning and so lastly perished, when he had reigned .xxviii. yeres

The yere of Christ 521 Iustinus by gile and crafty means obteyned the imperiall auctoritee.The yere of the worlde 4482 Anni regum britannie 5 For with the money that was geuen to him to purchase the good will of the souldiours, that Theocritianus might be emperor: he bought the fauour of the souldiours for him selfe, and of theym was made emperour without resistence. This man in hys youthe was a swine herde, and after, geuinge him selfe to warfare, for his towardnes therin, within few yeres waxed so expert & cūning in feates of armes, that he was aduā ced to high dignitees, & lastly obteined ye empire, whiche he gouerned with great policie and wisedome .ix. yeres.

[Page]Iustine banished all the bishops of the Arrians, Maniche [...], and other heretikes, and endeuoured to restore agayne the pure and sincere christian fayth.

Anni regum britannie 6 The .iiii. kingdome of the west Saxones,The yere of Christ 522 beganne in Britaine, vnder a Saxon called Cerdicus:The yere of the worlde 4483 they landed first at an hauē in Northff, called Yormouth. With this Saxon Cerdicus and his people, Arthur had much trouble and warre. This lordeshippe conteined the west part of Englande, as Wilshire, Somersetshire, Berk. Dors. and other.

Anni regum britannie 7 Theodorich, king of the Ostrogothes,The yere of the worlde 4484 The yere of Christ 523 whyche had the gouernance of Italy, fauouring the sect of the Arrians, and hauing knowledge, howe that Iustinus did banishe theim from their churches: sent ambasades to the sayde Iustine, willing him to cal home againe the Arrians or els he would spoyle Italye and Rome with swoorde and fire. Iustine fearinge the power of Theodorich, permitted the Arrians to retourne to theyr churches.

Iohn. 1. Pope, ii. yeeres .ix. monethes .xvi. dayes.

Anni regum britannie 9 Ilderichus was made king of the Uendales in Afrike.The yere of the worlde 4486 He fauoured the true fayth of Chryste,The yere of Christ 525 and called from banishement the byshops whiche by his predecessoures had bene of long time exyled.

Theodorich banished pope Iohn, whiche was famished to death.

Theodorich put to death Simma [...]hus and Boetius .2. noble men of Rome, for that he falsely suspected them of treason

Procopius writeth, that Theodorich (as he was at supper serued with a fishes head) ymagined that he sawe in that fishes head, the vysage of Symachus, bytinge hys nether lyppe, and beholdinge hym with a fyerce and terrible countinaunce. Wyth whiche ymaginacion, he conceyued such terrour and feare: by the remorse of his conscience, that he neuer after prospered, but pining awaye ended his life.

Anni regum britannie 10 Gurgenes kinge of Iberia,The yere of the worlde 4487 fledde to the Romains because that Cabades king of Persia,The yere of Christ 526 would by force haue constreigned him to forsake the fayth of Christ.

[Page]Felix .52. Pope .4. yeres .ii. monethes.

After the death of Theodorich, Amalasiuntha his daughter, with her yong son Athalaricus, obteyned the gouernance of Italy and Rome.The yere of the worlde 4488 The yere of Christ 527 Anni regum britannie

This woman was of so great vertue and towardenesse and in al her behauoir had such a princely maiestie, that neuer man did behold her without great reuerēce. She was a woman of wonderful silence, although she were both in Greke and latine excellentlye learned, and had skill in the languages of all nacions, whiche had to doe with the Romaine empire. She hadde (I thinke) that sentence of Sophocles, printed in her minde, The ornament of a vvoman is sylence. In all thinges perteyning to common weale, she behaued hir selfe, with suche wysedome and iustice, that no man was with her offended. Iustinian was made emperour of Constantinople.Anni regum britannie 14 He came but of a poore kinred,The yere of the worlde 4491 The yere of Christ 530 for his mothers brother Iustinus, emperour before him, was but a swyne hierde He suc [...]eded his vncle, and gouerned the empire noblye the space of .39. yeres, and augmented it honourablye, and caused the lawes ciuile, which were dispercled in infinite volumes, to be reduced into fiftie bokes called the digestes, and caused to be made .iiii. bookes of Institutes, and likewise the Code, conteyning the decrees of emperoures: although he him selfe knewe no letters. He was an excellēt prince, if he had not ben corrupted with the heresie of Eutices.

I thinke this man in nothing more happie, than in that he had in his time .ii. noble and valiaunt capitains (that is Bellizarus and Narses) by whose vertue and marcial knighthode he vtterly extinguished the power of the Gothes and other barbarous people, whiche of longe tyme possessed the landes of the empire. Of the noble actes of these .ii. capitaines and howe vnthankefullye they were rewarded, somewhat hereafter shall appeare.

Bellizarius was made soue raigne capitaine of the emperours army: and had committed to him the tuicion of the east partes. In Mesopitamia he discomfited and slewe the Persians, and again nere to a place called Satala, he vanquished them and slewe their capitaine Memor [...]e. [Page] Boniface .53. Pope .ii. yeres: 26. dayes.

Dorotheus president of Armonie.

Hellisteus king of Aethiopes.

Esimipheus kinge of Homecites.

Anni regum britannie 16 Mercurius called also Iohn,The yere of the worlde 4493 The yere of Christ 532 the .54. Pope .ii. yeres .iiii. monethes.

Theudis kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine. Cosroes was ordeyned kinge of the Persians,Anni regum britannie 18 The yere of the worlde 4495 The yere of Christ 534 and reigned .48. yeres, he made peace with the Romaines for an [...]10. yeres.

There hapned a sedicion in Byzance, where Hyppatius by treason was named emperour, in the whiche sedycion were slaine .30000. men. Hyppatius the chiefe capitaine with other auctours of that commocion were takē and beheaded.

Agapitus .55. Pope .11. monethes .18. doyes.

The silke wormes about this time were first brought out of India into Europe.

Eugenius, the sonne of Congallus, was made king of Scotland after Conrannus, and reigned .34. yeres, the Scottishe historie affirmeth, that he wyth hys Scottes was presēt in the battailes, that Mordred fought against Arthur.

Anni regum britannie 19 Amalasiuntha quene of the Ostrogothes, and gouernour of Italy,The yere of the worlde 4496 The yere of Christ 535 after the deathe of hir sonne Athalaricus chose hir kinsman Theodotus to be with her partaker of the kingdome. This Theodotus was a man of lytle towardnesse, hauynge a frowarde and vngracious minde verie vnmete eyther for marciall or ciuyle affayres. And yet was he bothe in Greeke and latine excedinglye well learned, and folowed Platos discipline. He wrate an historie of the notable actes of his time.

Theodotus, king of the Ostrogothes, by the counsayle of Amalasiuntha, fought prosperously against the Burgonions and almaines which were sent to Theodobert kinge of Austracie, to spoyle Lyguria, Aemilia, and the countrey of Uenece.

The Uandales ordeined Gilimer theyr kinge, and cast Ilderich, Ameres, and E [...]agenes in prison.

[Page]Theudis kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine .17. yeres.

Theodotus without cause banished Amalasiuntha into Tusci [...], and there commaūded her to be beheaded, nothing mindful of the benefite whiche he hadde of hir receyued.The yere of the worlde 4497 The yere of Christ 535 Anni regum britannie 20

Shortlye after he sent Agapitus Pope of Rome, in ambasade to Iustinian, to excuse his wicked de [...]de. For he emperour threatned, that he would reuenge the death of that noble woman.

Siluerius for money was made Pope, by Theodotus.

Iustinian dismissed from warrefare all Paganes and heretikes.

Bellizarius vanquished the Uandales in Afrike, and toke their kinge Gilamir in plaine fielde whom he sēt to the emperour. He recouered agayne Carthage with all Afrike to the Romaine empyre .69. yeares after it was fyrst wonne and withholden by the Uandales.

The same Bellizarius,Anni regum britannie 21 being sent of the emperour to deliuer Italye from the Gothes,The yere of the worlde 4498 The yere of Christ 537 sped him first into Sycilie where he remayned a certaine time, pretendinge no cause of enmitee with the Gothes: but sedeynly set vpon the citee Chrina, whiche he toke with other moe, and by the last daye of his consulship, subdued all Sicilia, that was wholy before vnder the power of the Gothes.

The yere of the worlde 4499 The yere of Christ 538 Uigilius the .57. Pope .18. yeres Anni regum britannie 22

Bellizarius passed from Sicilia to Afrike, to wythstand the tyrannye of Stoza, who hadde beset Carthage with a strong siege. And when he had subdued his enemies and quieted that prouince, he hetourned into Italy

In this pastime the Gothes inuaded Delmatia against whom went Mauritius a yong man of lusty courage, the sonne of a noble manne called Mundus who in the fight was of theim taken and slayne: whereof whan his father Mundus had wittinge as a man in rage or furie, made towarde the Gothes, and at the first encounter vanquished theim, and pursued so egrely, that vnwares he fell into the handes of his ennemies, and of them was slayne.

G [...]ipa a capitaine of the Gothes, toke the citee Solone [Page] and expelled the Romaines out of Delmatia.

Bellizarius cōminge to Italy, toke Naples and diuers other citees.

Anni regum britannie 23 Theodotus, for his cowardise,The yere of the worlde 4500 The yere of Christ 539 was deposed of the Gothes: and a valiant warriour, named Uitigis, chosen king in his place: whiche reigned .v. yeres.

By the commaundement of this Uitigis Theodotus was slaine of Optaris.

Bellizarius was receyued into Rome, and the Gothes expelled

Constantianus, one of the capitaines vnder Bellizarius recouered from the Gothes Delmatia and L [...]burnia

Childebert Clodomir and Lothayr, kinges of france made sharpe warre vppon Sigismunde, kinge of Burgoyne in the whiche Clodomir was slayne. But the other bretherne mainteined the warre in such wise, that the toke Sigismunde, with his wife and chyldren, and obteined the portion of Burgoyne, which by enheritāce was dewe to theyr mother Clotilde.

Anni regum britannie 24 Uitigis kinge of the Gothes, compassed the citee of Rome with a herde and dangerous siege:The yere of the worlde 4501 The yere of Christ 540 by mean wherof was great famine and scarcite in Rome.

Arthur, the Britaine, when after many and diuers battailes, he had set his land in some quietnesse, he betooke the rule therof to his nephew Mordrod, and with a chosē armie (as sayeth Galfride and other) sailed into Frāce: where he did meruailous thinges, and vanquished Lusius Hybertus, the Romaine capitaine, which thinge semeth not to agree with other histories.

Childebert, kinge of midle fraunce, hearing that Almaricus king of the wisigothes in Spaine misse intreated his sister, made warre vpon him, toke the citee Talet and lastly him subdued, and sette his sister in hir former astate.

Uitigis sent ambasade to Cosroes, king of Persians,The yere of the worlde 4502 The yere of Christ 541 willing him to make warre vpon the Romaine empire.Anni regum britannie 25 The kinges of Fraunce warred against the wisigothes in Spaine, and constreigned them by force to forsweare the heresie of Arrius, & embrace the true faith of Christ.

The feast of the purificacion of our lady was first ordeyned [Page] for a great pestilence that reigned at Constantynople.

Syluerius, Pope was banished of Theodora the empresse.

After that Belizarius hadde receyued newe ayde into Rome, from the emperour, Uitigis the Gothe, lefte the siege, and made league for .iiii. monethes.

Alb [...]ynas, king of Lumbardie, kepte deadly warre against the Gepides whome he discomfited and put to flight, and slew in battayl their king Commundus and of his sculle made a masarre, whiche he vsed euer after in his bankettes. After whiche time the Gepydes hadde no king ouer them. but were partly cōfounded with the Lumbardes, partly subiecte to the Bauares.

The yere of the worlde 4503 The Hunnes inuaded Europe,Anni regum britannie 26 and spoyled the countrey euen to Byzance:The yere of Christ 542 they destroyed the citee Potidea and retourning to theyr coūtree toke with them .12000. prisoners.

Germanus the Romaine depute, subdued Stoza, whyche rebelled againe in Afrike.

Millaine, with diuers noble citees, forsakinge the Gothes yelded to Bellyzarius.

The Gothes besieged Arminum, and were driuen from thens by the policie of Bellizarius.

Millaine was againe yelded to the Gothes.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 543 Coiroes kinge of Persians, breaking his league, warred vpon the prouinces of the empire,Anni regum britannie 27 and toke the citee Antioch.

Bellizarius by knightly force subdued Rauenna, and toke Uitigis king of the Gothes, and brought him to constantinople to the emperour, the .v. yeare after he bigan to make warre in Italye. After whyche tyme Fortune changed her copie, and the Gothes by the negligence of the Romaine capitaines, with wonderous successe, had alway the vpper hand.

Morded whiche had the gouernaunce of Britaine, in the absence of Arthur, by treason was crowned kynge, throughe the helpe of Cerdicus kinge of west Saxones. Of whiche treason when relation came to Arthur being then in Fraunce, with all haste he made into Britaine. [Page] where he was mette of Mordred, whiche gaue to him . [...]. stronge battayles, in the whiche many noble and valiāt knightes perished: and lastly, in a battayle foughten beside Glastenburie, Mordred was slayne, & Arthur wounded vnto death.

The Scottes saye that this Mordred was king of Pietes, and that Arthur was slain in battaile, the Britains discomfited, and Guanora the queene taken prysoner by the Scottes with great spoyle.

Anni regum britannie 1 COnstantine, kinsman to Arthur,The yere of the worlde 4504 The yere of Christ 543 by assente of the Britaines was ordeined king of Britaine and reigned .iii. yeres. This man was by the two sonnes of Mordred greuously vexed, for they claymed the lād by the righte of theyr father, so that betwene theym was foughten sundrie battailes: in the whiche lastly the two bretherne were vanquished and slayne.

Gildas the englisheman flourished in the tyme of this Constantine.

Anni regum britannie 2 Ildouadus was chosen kinge of the Gothes in Italy,The yere of the worlde 4505 The yere of Christ 544 and reigned .ii. yeres, he subdued againe to his lordship, all the countrey of Uenece, and the lande lying betwene the riuer Po, or Padus and the Alpes. He ouercame in battayle Uitalis the Romaine capitaine, and slew of his souldiours a great multitude.

Bellizarius was made capitaine against the Persians, whiche breaking theyr league, warred vpon the prouinces ofthe em pyre: the citee Sisauranum was yelded, with others.

Anni regum britannie 3 Ildouadus putte to death a noble man of the Gothes named Urayas.The yere of the worlde 4506 The yere of Christ 545 For enuy wherof he was slayne of his owne men: and one Ardaricus chosen kinge in his place who reigned onely .v. monethes.

Aurelius Conamus, a Britaine, arrered mortall warre against Constantine the kinge, and after sore fight slew him in the field e, when he had reigned .iii. yeres.

AUrelius Conanꝰ, was crowned king of Britaine he was noble,Anni regum britannie hardie,The yere of the worlde 4507 The yere of Christ 546 and therwith verye liberall But he was a man, that cherished such as loued strife and discencion within his realme, and gaue light credence to theim, whiche accused other, were it right or [Page] wronge. He toke by strength his vncle which was right heyre to the crowne: and died when he had reigned .iii. yeres.

Totilas, a puissant and valiant warriour, was chosen king of the Gothes in Italy, and reigned .ii. yeres. He was not onely mightie in armes, but also benigne, gētil and shewed great fauour to theim, that were on him ouercome: whereby he subdued more than by dinte of sworde. By knightly force and policie he vanquished the Romaynes, and toke in battaile all the imperiall insygnes.

The yere of the worlde 4850 The yere of Christ 547 The kingedome of northumberlande beganne first in Britaine vnder a Saxon named Ida.Anni regum britannie 2 This lordeshippe was first deuided into .ii. kingdomes, the one was called Deyra, whiche conteyned the lande frome Humbre to Tyne, the other brenitia, whyche included the countrey from Tyne to the Scottishe sea. After this daye the Brytains discreased dayly in lordeshippe and rule, and drew theim towarde Wales, so that the countrey about Chester was the chiefe of their lordshippe.

Totilas the Gothe subdued Brutia, Calabria, Apulia and Lucania, he vanquyshed and tooke Demetrius the Romaine capitaine, and recouered agayne the citee of Naples.

VOrtiporius, the sonne of Conanus, was ordeined king of Britaine:The yere of the worlde 4509 The yere of Christ 548 of whom is little memory left,Anni regum britannie 1 sauing that Guydo testifieth him to be a victorious prince, and that he in diuers battailes discomfyted the Saxones.

Iustinian the emperour made peace with Cosroes king of Persians for .vii. yeres.

The Herules, about the riuer Dunaude ouercame the S [...]la [...]nes.

Art [...]banes a Romain deliuered Afrike and Carthage from the crueltee of atyranne named Gontharis. Iustinian was constreigned of necessitee, to sende Bell [...]zarius againe into Italy, to withstand the furie of the Gothes.

Iohn prouost of Afrike:Anni regum britannie 2 subdued the people of Mauritania,The yere of the worlde 4510 The yere of Christ 549 rebelling against the empire, and chased theim to [Page] the vttermost partes of Afrike.

A generall synode holden at Cōstantinople against the errour of Theodorus, where it was concluded, that our ladie was the mother of god, and not of man onely.The yere of the worlde 4510 The yere of Christ 550 Totilas,Anni regum britannie 3 by force of armes, dearth, and famine, subdued well nere all Italie: and after longe siege, toke the citee of Rome, and spoyled it with sworde and fyre, ouerthrowynge the walles and toures euen to the grounde. He expelled all the citisyns out, and left the citee almost desert, that it shuld not after ayde or succour his enemies.

A great earthquake was almoste in all partes of the worlde.Anni regum britannie 4 The yere of the worlde 4512 The yere of Christ 551 In Misia a quaue of the earthe swalowed the mydle part of the citee, with many of the inhabitaunce, where the voice of them, that were swalowed, was herd, criyng for healpe and succour.

The Sclauines inuaded Illiria, by whom that countrey was after called Sclauonie.

Bellizarius recouered the citee of Rome, being almost desolate. And within the space of .24. dayes, repayred the citee, and builded the walles in suche wyse, that he withstode many great & dangerous assautes of Totilas

Theudis, kyng of Spayne, was murdered of the gothes, for that he in his arraye resembled rather a diserde or stage plaier, than a prince and gouernour.

MAlgo, a Duke of britaine,The yere of Christ 552 begāne his reigne ouer the Britaines,Anni regum britannie 1 and gouerned theim .35. yeares:The yere of the worlde 4513 as writers accord, this Malgo was the comeliest and most personable man of all the Britaines than liuyng, and therwith endewed with knyghtly manhode: but he delited in the foule synne of Sodomie: and therfore was greatly persecuted of his enemies the Saxones.

The Barbarous people obteyned the dominion of all the weast partes of the empyre.

Tendesilius, kyng of the wisigothes in Spaine, whan he had reigned not ful one yere, was deposed and put to death by his people, because he rauisshed certaine noble matrones at Hyspali. After hym was ordeyned Agila, whiche reigned .v. yeres.

Anni regum britannie 2 The Romaines, and the people called Lazi,The yere of the worlde 4514 being with thē confederate, vanquisshed the Persiās nere to Petra.The yere of Christ 553

[Page]The Sclauines chased the Romaines in the countrey of Illiria.

Bellizarius retourned from Italy to Constantinople, partlye by the intercession of hys wife Antonine, partlye for that he dispeired that Italy might be recouered from the dominion of the Gothes, whose power was at this time wonderfully encreased.

The Gothes spoyled and wasted the iland of Sicilie.

Germanus a noble man of Constantinople, was sent into Italy by the emperour against the Gothes: who in his iourney died in Illiria.

Totilas kinge of the Gothes,Anni regum britannie 3 by the treason of certayne souldiours of Isauria,The yere of the worlde 4515 The yere of Christ 554 obteined again the citee of Rome at whiche time he did not spoyle it, as he hadde done before, but so costly repayred many places, and vsed suche clemencie and gentilnesse towarde the citesins: that he was now counted as a father, whyche before had bene a cruell tyranne and spoyler.

Lothayre kinge of Soysons in Fraunce committed the rule of the prouince of Guian to his eldest sonne Cramiris: who, contrarie to the minde of his father, oppressed the people with exactions: and was therfore commāded by his father to retourne from thens.

Cramiris being herewith greatly meued fled to his vncle Childebert, whom he sterred to make warre vpon his owne father.

Chameris was taken of his father in battayl, and burned with his wife and children.

Narses a noble and valiant knight, was ordeyned capitaine of the warres in Italy.The yere of the worlde 4516 The yere of Christ 555 Anni regum britannie 4 This man was no lesse renoumed for his pietee and godlinesse, thā for his warly policie and marciall knighthode, and therwith (of nature) was gentil and liberall. Under him fortune smyled againe vppon the empire, and the power of the Gothes decayed.

The Gothes spoyled & robbed the countreyes of Grece called Corcira▪ Ehiru [...], Acarnania, Aetolya, and also greatly troubled the seas.

Nere to the citee Ancon the Romaine capitatnes (in a battaile on the sea) vanquished and slewe the Gothes, [Page] and destroyed many of their shippes: and after that, setting on land, chased them with great slaughter of men.

Pelagius .58. pope .11. yeres.

The great benificence, gentilnesse, and liberalitee of Iustinian meued many straunge princes, to strength & ayde him in the warres against the Gothes in Italy.

Anni regum britannie 5 Narses, with a puissant and mighty army▪ The yere of the worlde 4517 The yere of Christ 556 entred Italie. At Tagina, by the healpe ofthe Lumbardes, the Gothes were put to flight, and theyr kinge Totilas slayne with .vi. thousande, of his soulidiours. Narses sped him in all haste towarde Rome.

Gobazer was kinge of the Lazes, sometime called Cholci.

Mermoroer, capitaine of the Persians in the east, recouered Petra & ouercame the Romaines for which cause Bessa the Romaine capitaine, was disgraded, and dyscharged of his army.

Te [...]as a valiaunt knight was ordeined king of the Gothes:Anni regum britannie 6 The yere of the worlde 4518 The yere of Christ 557 who foorth [...]with made league with Amingo and Lothayre the kynges of Burgoyne and Fraunce, and of them receyued great ayde against Narses.

Narses recouered the citee of Rome, at Tarentum the Gothes were discomfited.

Sysu [...]ldus kinge of the Brentes or Herules, whiche hitherto toke part with the emperour, forsooke Narses, and alied him with the frēchmen and Lumbardes, and together with theym, ouer ronne the countrey of Italye, bothe against the Gothes and also the Romaines. Italy on all partes was assayled with moste cruell warres. For Narses diuidinge his pussiancie▪ in dyuers partes, sette vpon the Gothes, and the citees with them confederate. And in like maner Teias seperatinge his Gothes in sundrye costes, warred vpon the friendes of the empyre.

The Persians, about Onagaris, with great reproch chased and slewe the Romayns.

Agila kinge of Spaine, was murdered of his owne people.

Anni regum britannie 7 Narses vanquished, and vtterly subdued the Gothes in a battaile nere to Niceria:The yere of the worlde 4519 The yere of Christ 559 in the whiche Teias was [Page] slaine, with a hundred thousande souldiours. After whiche victory, bothe the kingdome and name of the Ostrogothes decayed in Italy. This happened .64. yeres after the gothes first possessed Italy vnder theyr kinge Theodorich.

Athanagildus was after Agila king of the Gothes in Spaine, he reigned .14. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4520 The yere of Christ 559 Narses remained as gouernour of Italy .xvi. yeres.Anni regum britannie 8

The yere of the worlde 4521 The yere of Christ 560 Martinus and Iustinus,Anni regum britannie 9 the emperours capitaines in in the easte partes, ouercame the Persians, and slewe of them .xii. thousande.

Zates was ordeined kinge of the Lazer by the emperour.

The yere of Christ 561 Narses, after the death of Teias,Anni regum britannie 10 granted peace to the Ostrogothes,The yere of the worlde 4522 and receiued by dedicion all the citees of Tuscia.

The Gothes conspired with the frenchemen and Burgonions (whiche feared the prosperous successe of Narses) and inuaded the partes of Italy nere to Fraunce. But thea in two battayles were vanquished by Dagiste us the Romaine, Uuidis, capitaine of the Gothes, was taken, and sent to Constantinople. Amingo Duke of the burgonions, was slaine. Lothayre, kinge of Fraunce escaped by flight.

Iustinus was made prouost of Armenia and Cholcis.Anni regum britannie 11

The yere of the worlde 4523 The yere of Christ 562 Cosroes kinge of Persians, made peace with the emperour.

A great earthquake, wherwith the citee Berincho was ouerthrowen, and the iles called Coi, greuously shaken

Lothayre kinge of Fraunce dyed, and lefte after him iiii. sonnes, whiche were all of peruerse and frowarde disposicion, and speciallye Arithbertus, the elder, who in filthie pleasure was more corrupte than any woman and ended his life in the embrasing of harlottes.

Chilberich reigned in France, with his bretherne, and after theyr discease .24. yeres. He was wrapped in mortall warre and trouble of the worlde, sometime by right sometime by wronge. For betwene these bretherne hapned often debate and strife. He toke to wife Golsanda the king of Spaines daughter, whom he dyd after repudiat, [Page] casting vnlauful loue to one of hir maydens, called Fredegunda. For whose sake, he put from him also his seconde wife An [...]ouera, a woman of great byrthe, and made the sayd Fredegunda queene.

Anni regum britannie 15 In the latter dayes of Iustinian the Hunnes wasted the countrey of Thracia and Grece,The yere of the worlde 4527 The yere of Christ 566 and were vanquished and slaine by the noble capitaine Bellizarius: whose end I thinke worthy of memorye, that we may thereby consider the ingratitude of men towarde those persones, at whose hand the common weale hath receiued most high benefites. This noble man, by whose policie and knighthode the Persians were vanquished, the Uandales subdued, Afrike recouered againe to the empire, & many triumphant victories atchieued on the Gothes: in his later daies was constreigned to begge his bread from dore to dore, and lastli, as a miserable begger ended his life. For Iustinian the emperor, for a light cause and smal trifle bereft him of his sight, and sent him in exyle.

Germanus a Romaine capitaine, in a battayle on the sea vanquished a great multitude of the Hunnes and againe on the land vtterly subdued the remnant.

Iohn the .59. Pope .12. yeres .11. monethes.

Anni regum britannie 17 Iustinus the seconde,The yere of the worlde 4529 The yere of Christ 568 after the death of Iustinian ob [...]teined the imperiall crowne. A man surprised with pride contempning pouertee, and most cruelly murdered the nobilitee. In auarice his desire was so vnsaciate, that he caused yron chestes to be prepared, in the whiche he might locke vp that treasure, that by vniust exactions he had extorted of the people. He fell also into the heresye of Pelagian, and not long after was bereft of his wittes and so ended his life when he hadde reigned .xi. yeres.

Sigibert, duke of Austracie hauinge ayde of his brother Chilberich, warred vpon the Suitzers, and theym vanquished.

Conwall was ordeyned kinge of Scottes and reigned x. yeres. He was a man of great deuocion and gaue muche to churches. He made many lawes concerninge the libertee of priestes. In his time S. Colme of Irelande, [Page] and Mungo the holy bishop of Blasquew were in Scotlande.

The yere of Christ 571 Narses by whose knighthode and wisedome the Gothes were expelled out of Italy,The yere of the worlde 4532 Anni regum britannie 20 by the enuious cōplaint of certaine noble men, and the malicious suggestion of Sophia the empresse, was sent for by letters from Italy and because he was an Eunuke, with wordes of reproche commanded to retourn to Constantinople, to destribute flaxe and yarne to the emp [...]resse hādmaidens, with whiche wordes he being greatly mened, wrate again in this wise. That for theyr vnkindenesse he would begyn to spinne suche a threde, that the empresse with all hir power; should neuer be able to make an end therof. And forthwith departed from Rome to Naples, where he remaining, intised the Lumbardes to warre vpon Italy.

Childerich sonne of Soysons in Fraunce repudyate his second wife Golsand, & toke Fredegunda a woman of exellent beautie, whom before time he had vsed as his wife.

The yere of Christ 572 Longinus was sent of the emperour to succede Garses in the gouernance of Italy:The yere of the worlde 4533 Anni regum britannie 21 who ordeyned and brought to new maiestrates in Rome called exarchi, and chaunged much the ancient fourme of gouernance of Italye. Athanagildus kinge of Spaine, dyed at Tolet. After him succeded Limba: who after .iii. yeres gaue the principate to his brother Leonogildus.

Narses by the counsayle of Iohn the Pope,Anni regum britannie 22 was called againe to Rome,The yere of Christ 573 and made consul, vnwitting to the emperour.The yere of the worlde 4534

Narses ended hir life in Rome,Anni regum britannie 23 after whiche time the Lumbardes inuaded Italy,The yere of the worlde 4535 The yere of Christ 574 leuing the countrey of Panonie to the Hunnes, of whom it was after called Hungarie.

The Lumbardes partly by force, partly by dedicion, receyued Uincentia, Uerona, Millain and diuers other citees of Italy.

The yere of Christ 575 It was not longe from this time that warre was arrered The yere of the worlde 3536 betwene Chilperich of France and his mother Segibert Anni regum britannie 24 for certayne lande that he claymed of his brother

Chilperich at first had somewhat the fordele, but ī fine [Page] peace was concluded.

Leonogilduswas ordeined kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine, and reigned .xviii. yeres. He chased the Suytzers out of Spaine, and slewe theyr king And [...]ca 17 [...]. yeres after they hadde first setled their kingedome in that countrey.

Anni regum britannie 25 Chilperich brake the league made with his brother Sigibert:The yere of the worlde 4537 The yere of Christ 576 and sent his sonne Clodouey to warre vppon the towne called Burdeaux, in the prouince of Neustria. Alboynus kinge of Lumbardes,Anni regum britannie 26 conquered Pauie:The yere of the worlde 4538 and possessed all Gallia Cisalpina (nowe called Lumbardye) and a great part of Italye lyinge next to the Alpes.The yere of Christ 577 Entreatie of peace was made betwene Chilperich and Sigibert: who being accorded fell at agrement, to make warre vpon theyr thirde brother Gunthranus.

Anni regum britannie 27 Alboynus kinge of Lumbardes,The yere of the worlde 4539 The yere of Christ 578 at a banket (drinkinge in a masarre being made of the scul of Commundꝰ his wifes father) wyth woordes of reproch, minded his wife of her fathers death. Wherewith she beynge greued, and entending to reuenge hir fathers quarel, fyrst committed aduoutrie with a noble yonge man, called Helmelchildis and after entised him to slea hir husbande: whiche thinge done, they fought fearinge the crueltie of the Lumbardes, fled to Longinup lieuetenant of Italy, taking with them great treasure and riches:

Ethelbert, king of the Saxones in Kent, gaue battayle to Ceawlmus kinge of the west Saxones: in whyche fight were slayne .ii. Dukes of Ethelbert, and him selfe with his people chased. This was the fyrste warre betweene the Saxones, after they had lande and dwelling within the countrey of Britaine.

Kinnatil brother of Conwallus reigned in Scotlande iiii. monethes, and after him Aidane .27. yeares. In his time variance hapned betwene the Pictes and Scottes because that Lerudeus king of Pictes wold not restore to Aidane certaine traitours whiche fled out of his land.

Iustine the emperour, dyed: after whom Tyberius chiefe gouernour vnder him,Anni regum britannie 28 The yere of the worlde 4540 The yere of Christ 579 and by adopcion his sonne obteyned the empire. This man was wise, valiant, iust, merciful, liberall toward the pore, and in religion a true [Page] Christian. He on a tyme seing in the floore of his palaice the signe of the crosse vpon a great marble stone, meued with religion, commaunded the stone to be taken vp: vnder the whiche he founde an other like vnto the same, & vnder that the .iii. and the fourth: whyche all beynge remeued, he founde in the same place vnestimable riches of money. And moreouer, the treasure also that Narses had hydde in the grounde, was to hym disclosed, whiche war almost innumerable. And the great riches that Rosimunde brought into Italie, to Longine the lieuetenāt, he also receiued. Thus god prouideth for liberal princes that be good to the poore.

Rosimunde, by the counsaile of Longinus, lieuetenant of Italie, gaue poyson to hir new husbande Holmelchildis: who immediatly perceiuyng the strength of the poyson by him receiued, inforced hir to drinke the remnant. And so they bothe endynge their iiues with one poyson, were woorthily rewarded for the aduoutrie and murder by theim before committed.

Cutwalphus, the sonne of Cerdicus, king of the weast Saxones, fought valiauntly against the Britaines, and berafte theim of .iiii. great townes.

Clephis, a fierce and outragious tyranne, was chosen kyng of Lumbardes, which subdued to his lordship dyuers citees of Italie: and not longe after, for hys crueltee, was slayne of his owne people.

Sigibert, making sharpe warre vpon his brother Childerich:The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 580 besieged him in the citee of Turney,Anni regum britannie 29 & was there slain by the deceite of Fredegūde, the wifeof Chilperich.

After the death of Cutwalphus, before named, his brother Ceawlmus, desirous of honor, made sharpe warre vpon the Britains, and toke frō theim the famous citees of Gloucester, Worcester, and Bath.

The Lumbardes, after the death of Clephis, chose vnto them .30. Dukes or capitaines,The yere of the worlde 4542 The yere of Christ 581 by whose giding,Anni regum britannie 13 with in the space of one yere, thei subdued, Urbina, Umbria, Picena, Pelignia, Marsie, Samnites, Campania, and dyuers other countreis of Italie: towarde the whyche they vsed most extreme crueltee.

Pelagius, the .61.x. yeares .xi. monethes.

[Page]Ceawlmus, kyng of weast Saxones, made new warre against Malgo and the Brytains, and after longe warre obteined of them the victory.

Tyberius the emperour chased the persians,The yere of the worlde 4545 The yere of Christ 584 and droue them out of the boundes of the Empyre.Anni regum britannie 33 The yere of the worlde 4546 The yere of Christ 585 He recouered againe Mesopotamia,Anni regum britannie 34 and retourned with great praie, and yrches.

The Lumbardes, perceiuynge the Romaynes to bee greatly ayded of the Frenchemen, puisantlye inuaded the countrey of Fraunce, called Narbone, where they chased the Burgonions, and slewe Ama [...]us the Emperours deputye, with a great noumber of souldyours.

Anni regum britannie 1 CAreticus beganne to rule the Britayns. This man (as witnesseth all writers) loued ciuile warre,The yere of the worlde 4547 The yere of Christ 586 and was so odible both to god and also to his subiectes, that they excited the Saxones to warre vpon him: which toke from him a great part of his lande.

Mauritius, after the death of Tyberius the .ii. was ordeyned emperour at Constantinople, and reigned .21. yeres. This man sent a greate summe of money to Chil [...]erich, one of the kynges of fraunce, to the entent he should make warre vpon the Lumbardes.

The Romaine capytayne Mummolus, by the healpe of the frenchemen,Anni regum britannie 2 put to flyght the Lumbardes in the borders of Fraunce.

The Saxones, whiche accompanyed the Lumbardes, whan they fyrste inuaded Italy, forsoke them,The yere of the worlde 4548 The yere of Christ 587 and made alyance with Sigibert kyng of Austracie: and shortly after retourned toward their owne countrey.

The Saxones in theyr retourne were discomfited and slayne of the people called Sueui:Anni regum britannie 3 The yere of the worlde 4549 The yere of Christ 588 whiche sens that tyme helde the countrey, that is now called Suauia or Suaue.

Laudrie, one of the Dukes of Soysons in fraunce, fearyng that his aduoutrie, committed with the quene Fredegunde shoulde be disclosed, by hir counsaile slew Chilperich the kynge.

Chilperich, leste after hym one younge sonne, named Clothayre, whom his mother Fredegunde committed to the tuicion of Gunthranus his vncle, and than kynge of Orliaunce.

[Page]The Saxones, hearyng of the discencion betwene Caretius and his Britains, accompaniyng them with Gurmundus, kynge of Irelande, made warre vpon hym: in suche wyse, that it was fayne to take the towne of Sycester: where they assauted hym so sore, that he with hys men fled from thens into Wales: by whiche meanes he lost a great part of his dominion▪ and shortly after ended his lyfe.

THe Britayns, whiche were chased of their enemies into Wales (as I before sayed) helde theim in that partes,The yere of the worlde 4550 The yere of Christ 589 Anni regum britannie 1 and assauted the Saxones somwhyle in one coste, and somewhyle in an other, vnder sundry Dukes, and so continued the space of .24. yeres.

Gregory was sent to the emperour, to excuse Pelagius for that he was chosen and admytted byshoppe of Rome without his consent.

A noble man of Constantinople, named Smaragdus▪ Anni regum britannie 2 was ordeyned lieuetenant of Italy,The yere of the worlde 4551 The yere of Christ 590 and sent of the emperour with an armie, to deliuer Italy from the Lumbardes. Who at his comminge toke the towne called Classense, discomfited the Lumbardes, and slewe theyr capytaine Feroaldus, with many of his souldiours.

The Lumbardes, whiche had been the s [...]are of .x. yeres without a kyng,The yere of the worlde 4552 The yere of Christ 591 vnder the gouernaunce of Dukes,Anni regum britannie 3 ordeyned to theyr kynge a valiant younge man, called Antharis, the sonne of Clephis.

Leon [...]gil [...]us, kynge of Spayne, slewe his owne sonne Hermengilde, because he woulde not consent to the heresie of Arrius.

In Britaine Ethelfr [...]dus gouerned the north Saxones, who made suche continual warre vpō the Britains,The yere of the worlde 4553 The yere of Christ Anni regum britannie 4 and chased them so sore, that it is thought he slew mo of them than all the other Saxon kynges. By hys crueltie the faieth of Christ was almost vtterly extinguisshed among the Britaines, which had continued sens the time of Lu [...]ie, about .400. yeres: and manye of the Britaynes were chased of the lande.

An [...]haris, kyng of Lumbardes, inuaded [...]ystria, and spoyled the countrey with sworde and fyre.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 593 Anni regum britannie 5 He dyscomfyted Fransilyo the president of Gallia Cisalpina, and [Page] toke the citee Cumus.

By ouermuche raine hapned a great floude in al the countrey of Italie: so that the riuers ouerflowed manye citees and townes, to the great damage of the inhabytauntes, by whych vnseasonable weather rose also great dearth, pestilence, and famine: by occasion wherof Gregorie ordayned first the latinie to be songe in 7. partes.

Richaredus was ordeined king of Spaine. This man calling a counsayle at Tolet, condēned the heresy of Arrius, and caused the catholike fayth to be receiued of his people.

Anni regum britannie 6 Childebert, one of the kinges of Fraunce, gaue his sister in mariage to Richaredus of Spayne,The yere of the worlde 4555 The yere of Christ 594 reiecting the affinitee of Anthar [...]s the Lumbarde: who also desyred his sister to wife.

Antharis maried Teudelina, the doughter of the king of Bauarie.

Chidebert, king of Fraunce, making warre vpon the Bauarians, chased theyr kinge Gariabalde out of this countrey and possessed his lordship of Bauarie.

Teudelina, with her brother Gondoald, fled into Italie to Anthaxis.

Childebert besieged the citee of Trent in Italye, and spoyled the countrey there about, wyth muche crueltee wherby he put the Lumbardes in great dread, & caused theim to feare muche his power.

Luiba, the sonne of Richaredus, was king of Spaine ii. yeres v▪ monethes. He was slayne by the treason of Uictec [...]s.

Agi [...]u [...]phus succeded Antharis in the kyngdome of Lumbardie:Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4556 The yere of Christ 595 who foorthwith made peace with the frenche men.

Gunthranus king of Orliaunce, made Childebert his heyre.

Aldaine, king of Scottes, being confederate with the Britaines, about this time, warred fiercely agaynst Ethelfride king of Northumberlande and the Picces, and ouerthrew them in .ii. great battailes.

Gregory the first (surnamed the great was ordeyned bishop of Rome. This man, because that Italy had bene [Page] of long time disturbed with continuall warres: and therfore all thinges out of honest orber, entendinge to reduce the church to some good and commendable fourme of religion, ordeyned diuers new ceremonies, whyche in processe of time, by his folowers, broughte into the churche diuers abuses wel nere vntollerable.

The yere of Christ 596 Romanus, beinge ordayned lieutenant in Italy,Anni regum britannie 8 recouered many townes,The yere of the worlde 4557 citees, and castels, to the dominion of the emperour.

The Britaines, being chased out of their countrey into Wales, the Saxones o [...]teyned the whole dominion of this ilande, sauing a part of Scotland, which was subiect to the Pictes and Scottes.

Uictericus king of Spaine. He was slaine of his people,The yere of the worlde 4558 The yere of Christ 597 whan he had reygned .vii. yeres.Anni regum britannie 9

Gregory sent Augustine, Melitus, and Iohn, wyth other godly and well learned men,The yere of the worlde 4568 The yere of Christ 599 Anni regum britannie 11 to preach the Chrystyan fayth to the angels: which were firste receiued of Ethelbert king of Kent, whom they conuerted to the fayth. with diuers of his people. This Ethelbert (as some men write) first beganne to buylde sayncte Paules churche in London.

The yere of the worlde 4564 The yere of Christ 603 The first contencion for the primacy of Rome beganne betwene Gregory and Iohn,Anni regum britannie 15 patriarke of Constantinople. For M [...]uritius the emperour, commaunded, that Iohn of Constantinople should be proclaimed the vniuersall bishop, or chiefe prelate. But Gregorye bishoppe of Rome would in no wise suffer that, saying, that no man ought to claime among Christian men, to be the vniuersall bishop. For he that so did diminished the honoure of other bishops. For this cause was great enmite betwene Gregory and the emperour Mauritius. In so much that he willed the Lumbardes to inuade the citee of Rome,

The yere of the worlde 4565 The yere of Christ 604 Gallinicus, the .iiii. lieutenant of Italye,Anni regum britannie 16 made peace with Agilulphus the king of Lumbardes.

Childebert king of Orliaunce in France, ordeined the Tassilo to be kinge of Bauarie. This Tassilo, by the wil of Childebert, endeuoired by force of armes to bring the Sclauines to the fayth of Christ. But Cacānus their [Page] kynge so manfully withstode, that he slewe and destroyed wel nere the whole host of Tassilo.

The Hunnes, makyng warre in Pannonie, were discomfited and slaine by Theodosius and Germanus the emperours capitains, & the countrey of Pannonie was recouered to the empire: wherwith the Lumbards found them selfes greued: because they gaue inhabitance to the Hunnes in that countrey at theyr departing.

Go [...]damiris, kyng of Spayne▪ reigned .ii. yeres.

Childebert of France was slaine with poyson.The yere of the worlde 4566 The yere of Christ 605 He lefte after hym .ii. sonnes.Anni regum britannie 17 Theodobert, to whom he gaue Austracie: and Theodorich, whiche hadde the prouince of Burgoyne.

The Sarasens spoyled and destroyed a great parte of Sicilie.

Smaragdus was againe made lieuetenant in Italye, after the death of Gallinicus.

Rome was besiged a whole yeres space by Agilulph us kyng of Lumbardie, but it was so wel defended, that he departed thens in vayne.

The Hunues warred vppon certayne places of mydle Fraunce, and did therin great harme. But by meane of ryche gyftes by theim receiued of Brunichyld, they leste that countrey, and drew towarde Soylons: where they were discomfited and driuen backe by Clothayre, beyng than kyng of that prouince.

Mauritius the emperour, for his couetousnesse beyng odible to the people, and specially for that he receiued the souldiours wages, was slaine by Phocas, with hys wyfe and children, at Chalcedo.

Phocas was ordeined emperour of Cōstantinople,The yere of the worlde 4567 The yere of Christ 606 and reyned .viii. yeares.Anni regum britannie 18 This man, for happe and prosperous successe in warre, was to the common weale ryght profytable: but in auarice, and ouer much burdeynynge hys people with exactions, he was no lesse to be blamed then his predicessour.

There appeared a blasynge sterre wonderfull greatenesse.

Kenneth Ke [...] the sonne of Conwallus was ordeyned kyng of Scotland, and reigned onely .iiii. monethes. And [Page] after him Eugenius the fourth of that name .xv. yeres He was a iust & vertuous prince instructed in his youth by the holye man Co [...]me. He commaunded all iuglars minstrelles, scoffarres, and such ydle persons either to auoyde his lande, or to fynde some honest craft to liue by

Agilulphus, the Lumbarde, spoyled Cremona, & tooke Mantua.

Sisseb [...]t [...], king of Spayne reygned ix. yeres .vii. mo. nethes. He receyued the true fayth of Christ, and greatly fauoured and augmented the same. He arriuinge in Afrike, with a nauie of shippes, subdued to his lordshippe many prouinces of that countrey.

Sabinianus was made bishop of Rome. He so muche enuied the name of his predecessour Gregory,The yere of the worlde 4569 The yere of Christ 608 Anni regum britannie 20 that vneth he would suffer his bookes to be published. In his time was a great dearth and famine.

About this time were seene many strange & vncouth syghtes, among others the monsters of the sea shewed theim to the people the space of halfe a daye.

Lemigius a Thracian was made the .vi. lieuetenant in Italie.

Boniface the, iiii. was bishop of Rome .vi. yeres .viii. monethes.

After the Barbarous people had disturbed the whole world with deadly & cruell warres, and infected all the weast partes (speciallye Italye) wyth moste habominable vices and all kinde of naughty liuing, true learning religion and godlinesse greatly decayed among Christian men, and couetousnesse, arrogancie, a desire of worldly pompe reigned not onely in the hertes of princes and the common people, but also especiallie of bishoppes and prelates of the churche: so that a little before this tyme Iohn the patriarke of Constantinople, of an intollerable pride, made suite to Mauritius the emperour to be called the chiefe bishop, whom Gregorie than bishop of Rome vehemently withstode, and wrate agaynst him very extremely in diuers epistles: saying, that he firste broughte in the example of Antichrist into the churche, for that he claimed to him the name of an vniuersall bishop, to the derogacion of al other, with diuers like wordes of great [Page] reproche. Uppon that occasion geuen by Iohn byshop of Constantinople, Boniface beyng now at this time made bishop of Rome, obteyned of Phocas the emperour, to be called the vniuersall and chiefe bishop, nothing regarding eyther the commaundement & instruction of Christ, sayyng to his disciples, that they whiche woulde be highest among them, should be lowest: eyther els the example of godly men before time, and decrees of ancient counsailes whiche did alwaye abhorre that suche titles and names of extreme pride, should be vsed in the churche. For saint Cyprian writing often to Cornelius bishop of Rome, neuer calleth him otherwise than brother, or felowe bishop▪ the like is founde in the woorkes of Tertullian, Hierome Chrisostome, Augustine, and other auncient writers▪ yea and the coūsayle of Carthage hold in the yere of our lord 419. (where, 217. bishops were presente) because the auctoritee of the bishop of Rome was sumwhat than in controuersie decreed, that none should be called the chiefe bishop but only in this wyse the bishop of the chiefe see, whiche honour they gaue than to Rome, because it was and had been the seate royall of the empyre: not to establyshe any auctoritee ouer other churches: these thinges I saye nothing regarded. Boniface beganne fyrst to vsurpe that primacie, that the Romain bishops haue euer sence, falsly alleged to be giuen them by the scripture aboue other bishops. Wherfore, seeing that Gregory estemed Iohn of Constantinople to brynge into the church the example of Antichrist, because he sued for the name of vniuersall bishoppe: euery man maye easelye iudge, what is to bee thoughte of all the successoures of Gregorye in the sea of Rome, which haue not onely take vpon them that name to the derogacion of all other bishops, as Gregory complaineth, but also to bee called the heade of the vniuersall church, christes vicar in earth, with other names and cities of blaspgemy, to the great dishonour of god: callengyng also & vsurping, (vnder this pretence a full iurisdiction & auctoritee not onely ouer the whole clergy, but also ouer emperours, kinges, and princes of the worlde, alteringe and disposing their realms and kingdomes at their own pleasure, by ree [...]ing of moste deadlye warres to the vtter [Page] disturbance of all Christendome. Yea and that is moste vntollerable, auauntinge theym selfe in their decrees to haue auctoritee aboue the woorde of god, and that the interpretacion therof was onely in theyr handes: because (as they saye, they could not erre, & yet by their errours and diuelishe ordinances haue brought into the churche all naughty doctrine, supersticion, and deprauing of goddes woord, whe rby they haue wel nere vtterly banished true religion and shewed them selfe to be the chiefe head and membre of Antechrist.

The yere of the worlde 4573 The yere of Christ 612 Prasini and Ueneti, people of Asia,,Anni regum britannie 24 with mutual warres pursued eche other very cruelly.

The Hunnes, called Auares or Bauares, inuaded the prouince of Forumiulii, ouercame the Lumbardes, & in battaile slewe theyr capitaine Gysulphus, whose wyfe Romilda being enamoured vpon the beauty and comely personage of Cacannus, kinge of Hunnes, betraied to him the citee of Forumiulii, on this condicion, that he should take her to his wife. Who vsed her as wife onely one night, and than commaunded her with mooste greuous tourmentes to be put to death, taking of her woorthye punishement for her treason and vncleanesse.

Forumiulii was wasted and spoyled.

The Sclauines perced Histria and Dalmatia, & subdued to theim all that countrey.

CAdwane duke of Northewales,Anni regum britannie 1 was made soueraigne of the Britaines,The yere of the worlde 4574 The yere of Christ 613 who comming out of wales, gaue stronge battayle to Ethelfride kinge of Northumberlande theyr most deadly enemye, and in diuers encountres so discomfited the sayd Ethelfride, that he was forced to entreate for peace. After whyche concord made betwene these two princes, they continued all theyr life time as two speciall and louing friendes.

Cosdroas, king of Persians, inuaded the landes of the empyre, and tooke from the Romaines many citees and countreyes: at whiche time the empyre beganne fyrst to decaie in the east partes.

There was at the same time a commocion in Afrike, by the treason of the lieutenaunt Heraclianus, father to Heraclius, which after was emperour.

[Page]Phocas the emperour was slaine by Heraclianus.

Heraclius, by meanes of his father, was aduaunced to the empyre, and crowned with the imperiall diademe by Sergius patriarke of Constantinople.Anni regum britannie 2 The yere of the worlde 4575 The yere of Christ 614 He reygned .31. yeres. In hys tyme fell muche aduersitee the Romayne empyre in the east.

Anni regum britannie 3 Theodobert and Theodorich,The yere of the worlde 4576 The yere of Christ 615 kinges of Austracie and Burgoyne, by the counsaile of Bennichild theyr graund mother, made warre vpon Lothayre their cosin and king of Soysons. In whiche warre was so greate slaughter, that the course of the riuer Arunne was stopped with the multitude of dead corses, whiche were cast therein. But the more parte fell of the souldiours of Lothayre.

Richaredus, kyng of Spayne reigned one yere.

Eleutherius was ordeined the .7. lieuetenant of Italy.

The Persians toke the citee of Hierusalem:The yere of the worlde 4577 The yere of Christ 616 wherein they slew of the Christian men .9. thousande,Anni regum britannie 4 and toke the holy crosse with theim into Persia.

Anni regum britannie 5 Eleutherius toke the cytee of Naples, and ouercame [...]amp [...]inus, capitain of the Lumbardes,The yere of the worlde 4578 The yere of Christ 617 and made peace with theim for .x. yeres.

An other battayle was foughten betweene Lothayre and his kinsman Theodobert kyng of Austracie, in whiche Lothayre was discomfyted, and with greate losse of his men fled to Paris.

Deusdidit, the .66. byshop of Rome .iii. yeres.

Suittilla, the soonne of Richaredus, kyng of Spayne reigned .x. yeres. He made hys sonne Rachimir felowe with him in the kyngdome.

Anni regum britannie 6 Kingilffus and Quincellinus,The yere of the worlde 4579 The yere of Christ 618 after the death of Colwolphus, ruled ioinctly the principalitee of weast Saxones in Britaine: whiche in the beginning fought against the Britains at Ampton beside Oxenforde, and wanne of them the towne, with other holdes.

The Persians toke Alexandria in Aegyp, and after the death of Heraclianus the emperours father,Anni regum britannie 7 The yere of the worlde 4580 The yere of Christ 619 subdued to them Carthage, and, and all Afrike.

The emperour desyred peace of the Persians, whiche he could in no wyse obteyne.

Anni regum britannie 8 Heraclius proclaymed Costantine hys sonne partaker The yere of the worlde 4581 The yere of Christ 620 [Page] of the Empyre.

Heraclius the emperour went foorthe in his vyage against the Persians: whom in dyuers great battayles he vanquished, and slew of theim many thousandes. This warre continued .vi. yeres.

Boniface, after Deusdedit was made byshop of Rome. He fyrst ordeined▪ that they whiche fledde into churches, should not be taken thens by violence.

Eleutherius, the Emperours lieuetenant, traiterously named him selfe kyng of Italye. For whiche treason he was slaine of the other capitaines, and his head sente to Constantinople. After whom Isaac was lieuetenant of Italye.

Adoaldus succeded his father Agilulphus, and gouerned the kyngdome of the Lumbardes.

The yere of Christ 621 Deadlye malyce was kendled betwene Theodorich, kyng of Burgoyne,The yere of the worlde 4582 and his brother Theodobert.Anni regum britannie 9

Ferquharde the eldest sonne of Eugenius was king of Scottes .xii. yeres. In the tyme of this mans reigne by his neglygence was greate diuision and debate amonge the nobles of the realme.

Warre betwene Theodorich and Theodoberte,Anni regum britannie 10 in the whiche Theodobert and his host was discomfited at Toull,The yere of the worlde 4583 The yere of Christ 622 and fled thens to Coleine: where by treason he was slaine, and his head conueyghed to hys brother.

Theodorich, being enamoured vpō his brothers daughter, woulde haue taken hir to wyfe, had not hys graund▪ mother Brunichilde withstode his pourpose: because she was so nere of his bloudde: wherwith Theodorich was sore dyspleased, and threatened to slea hys graundmother▪ because she before tyme hadde entised hym to make warre vpō his brother Theodobert, vnder this pretence, that he was not his owne brother, but the sonne of a gardiner. Brunichilde, fearing his manasinges, found meanes, that he was shortely after poysoned: and than dyd Elotdayre rule Fraunce alone, which a good season was diuided into thre lordshippes.

The yere of Christ 624 Edwine, the sonne of Ella,Anni regum britannie 12 whiche was persecuted of Ethelrede kyng of Northumberlande,The yere of the worlde 4585 made sore warre vpon the said Ethelrede, and slew him in plaine battaile: [Page] and then ceased into his possession the kingdome of Northumberlande. This Edwine was the firste christian king of that countrey.

The three sonnes of Ethelbert fled into litle Britaine

Siroe, the eldest sonne of Coscoas of Persia, for enuy that his father preferred his yonger brother in the kingdome,Anni regum britannie by a conspiracie imprisoned his owne father,The yere of the worlde 4586 The yere of Christ 625 his yonger brother, with their wifes and children, and commanded them to be put to death. And then made league with the emperour on condicion that all the landes that the Persians had wonne by force of armes, should be againe restored to the empire, and the holy crosse withall Heraclius recouered Afrike and Aegipte, to the empire of Rome.

MAhomet of Arabia, whyle there was great confusion of thinges both in the east and west, beganne his errour. He came but of a base stocke, and being fatherlesse, one abd [...]m [...]naples, a man of the house of Ismaell bought him for his slaue, and loued him greatly for his fauoure and witte. For whiche cause he made him a ruler ouer his marchaundise and other businesse. Then one Serg [...]us a monke, which for heresie fled into Arabia, instructed him in the heresy of Nestorius. In the meane season his maister died without children, leuinge behinde him muche riches, and his wife a widow [...] .50. yeres of age, whom Mahomet maried: and when she died was made heire, and greatlye encreased in ryches. And for his magicall artes was had also in great honour of the foolishe people. Wherfore by the counsail of Sergius, he called him selfe the great prophet of god and shortly after, when his name was publyshed, and of great auctoritye, he deuised a lawe or kinde of religion called Alcaron in the whiche he toke some part wel nere of all the heresies that had bene before his time. Wyth the Sabellians, he deuided the trinit [...]e: wyth the Manyches, he affirmed to be but two persones in the deytee: he denied the equalitee of the father and the son wyth Eunonius: and sayde with Macedone, the holy ghost was a creature: and approued the multitude of wifes with the Nicolaytes: he borowed of the Iewes circumcision, and [Page] of the gentils muche supersticion, and somwhat he toke of the christian veritee, beside many diuelishe phantasies inuented of his owne braine. Those that obeyed his law he called Sarasens. When he had liued .40. yeres, he died of the fallinge sickenesse, whiche he had of longe time dissembled: saying, when he was taken therewith, that the angel gabriell appered to him, whose brightnes he coulde not beholde.

Honorius the .68. pope xii. yeres .xi. monethes.

The yere of the worlde 4587 The yere of Christ 629 About this season beganne the kingdome of Mertia,Anni regum britannie 14 or middle Englande, vnder the stronge painim & Saxone called Peuda, Whiche lordship conteined Huntingtonshire, Hereforde shire, Gloucestershyre▪ and other. And was greatest of all the other kingedomes. At that time reigned in diners partes of this land .7. kinges. Sibertus amonge the east Saxones, Redwoldus king of East angel, now North. Suff. Ethelbert king of Kent, Ethewolphus of Southser: Kingilus and Quincellinus of weast Saxones: Penda of Mertia: Edwine of Northumberland.

The yere of the worlde 4588 Sir [...]e gouerned the Persians one yere. And after him his sonne.The yere of Christ 627 Adheser an other yere:Anni regum britannie 15 and then was Hormisda their kinge.

Sisecundus expelled his owne brother, obteined the kingdome of Spaine, and reigned .vii. yeres.

Quincellinus, kinge of west Saxones, for a certayne grudge and displeasure, sent a sword man by priuy me [...] nes to slea and murdre Edwine of Northumberland for whiche cruell intencion, beynge shortly after espyed. Edwine made fierce warre vpon Quincellinus, and hym vanquished in battaile, and slew a great noumbre of his souldiours.

Brunichild, a woman of peruerse and euyll disposicion maligned alway against Clothayre king of France hir nephewe▪ and therfore excited one Sigisberde to claime the lande of Austracie. But in the ende this Sigiderd was taken and slaine, and Brunichild for hir manifold mischieue put to most vile and shamefull deathe, which in her time had bene occasion of the deathe of .x. princes, [Page] beside other.

Edwine king of Northumberlande, was baptised of the holy bishop Paulinus, and after him manye of his people.

Clothayre released to the Lumbardes the tribute of .12. thousande poundes, that was sette vppon them by Gunthranus his vncle.

Edwine kinge of Northumberlande, for the refreshinge of waifaring men, ordeyned certaine cuppes and dishes of yron to be fastened by suche clere welles and fountaines, as did renne by the waye side.

Orpewaldus, king of Eastangles, tourned to the faithe of christ.

Kinge Ferquarde of Scotlande for his crueltee and negligence in the affaires of the cōmon weale, was of hys lordes disgraded and cast in prison, for sorow wherof he slew him selfe.

Anni regum britannie 19 Dagohert was ordeyned king of fraunce after Clothayre:The yere of the worlde 4592 The yere of Christ 631 In the firste beginninge of his reigne one Heibert his halfe brother, claymed a parte of the kingedome and for the same made some stering. But the matter by wise counsayle was quieted, and Heibert cōtented with a porcion of land assigned to him in G [...]ian.

Donewalde the thirde sonne of Eugenius, was ordeyned kinge of Scottes, and gouerned the realme vertuously and wisely .xv. yeres

A noble man of the Lumbardes, named Ari [...]aldus, deposing Adiold, obteined that kingdome, and made peace with the Romaines.

Penda, kinge of Mertia,The yere of the worlde 4594 The yere of Christ 633 and Cadwaue of Britaine enuiyng the prosperitee and quietenesse of Edwine of Northumberland made on him deadly warre,Anni regum britannie 21 in the whiche Edwine was slaine: after whom Eaulfricus the eldeste sonne of Ethelfride, and his vncles son Ofri [...]us, gouerned ioynctly the kingdome of Northumberland. Which bothe being miscreantes: tourned the people againe frō the faith of Christ.

Anni regum britannie 22 The forenamed kinges of Northumberlande were both slaine in battaile of Cadwa [...]e & Penda, kynges of Britaine and of Mertia.The yere of the worlde 4595 The yere of Christ 634

[Page]Than did Oswalde the seconde sonne of Ethelfrine, take vpon him the kingdome against whom Cadwane, king of Britaines, made fierce warre, and was of him vanquished and slaine.

Suintilla, the seconde of that name, king of Spaine .iiii yeres.

The emperour Heractius being greatly delited with the dilusions and enchauntmentes of witches and south saiers, was monished yt a greuous storme shoulde come to the empire by the circumsised people. Wherfore interpreting it to be spoken of the Iewes, he inforced all that were vnder his dominion, vnwyllynglye to professe the fayth of christe, but this thinge was mente of the Sarasens, whiche after that inuaded the empire with greatte crueltee.

The yere of the worlde 4596 The yere of Christ 635 CAdwalline, the son of Cadwane,Anni regum britannie 1 began his reigne ouer the Britaines. He was valiant and mightye and warred strūglye vpon the Saxones, and made Penda king of Mertia to him tributarie.

Kingilphus, kinge of weast Saxones, was tourned to the right belife,The yere of the worlde 4597 The yere of Christ 636 by a holy man called Berinus.Anni regum britannie 2

Sigeberte kinge of Eastangles, or Northfolke ordeyned good letters to be learned, and exected scholes in dyuers partes of his dominion, as he somtime had sene in Fraunce. By him was the first cōmon schole founded at Cambridge.

Dagobert king of Fraunce, whiche before had lyued as a moderate and good prince,The yere of the worlde 4598 The yere of Christ 637 Anni regum britannie 3 waxed nowe a cruell tyranne, and with exactions pilled his people: and beside his crueltee, he was geuen to al sensual lust of the body He most cruelly destroyed the countrey of Poeters: and [...]ared the stretes of their citee, and sowed therin sault, in token of vtter destruction. He subdued the also the Scla [...]ines & Gascosnes, & shewed toward thē great crueltee. Heraclius, the emperour, fell into the heresie of the Monothelites, whiche beleued that there was but one will in christ.

The yere of the worlde 4599 Seuerinus the .6 [...]. pope one yere .ii. monethes.Anni regum britannie 4

The yere of Christ 638 Tulga king of the Gothes in Spaine reigned .2. yeres.

[Page]The Arabians, theyr name being chaunged and called Srrasens by the leading of Mahomet inuaded Persia, and ouercame their king Ormisda: by which meane Persia was subdued to Mahamet and his law.Anni regum britannie 5 The yere of the worlde 4600 The yere of Christ 639

Iohn the .iiii. of that name, pope one yere .ix. monethes.

Anni regum britannie 7 In Kent there reigned a Saxone named Ercombert whiche helde that principate .xx. yeres noblye.The yere of the worlde 4602 The yere of Christ 641 He reuyued againe the Chistian faithe, whiche was greatlye minished in diuers places of his kingedome. He destroyed the temples of the Gods, and ordeined Lent to be fasted. Cindasuindus reigned amonge the Gothes, in Spaine x. yeres.

Theodorus whiche was sonne of a bishop in Grece, was made pope, and liued .vi. yeeres .v. monethes.

The Sarasens forsoke the obedience of the emperour for so muche as thei were dimissed out of wages,Anni regum britannie 8 The yere of the worlde 4603 The yere of Christ 642 where beforee they were as hyred souldiours vnder the emperours capitaines. They cōquered Damascus, toke Phenicia, spoiled Antioch, beseged Hierusalem, and subdued to their signorie all Aegipt. It is vneth credible, howe muche the power of this kingedome encreased within shorte space.

Rotharis kinge of Lumbardes, beinge infected with the heresie of Arrius, ordeined that in euery citee should be .ii. bishops, a catholike and an Arrian.

Heraclius the emperour, after the deth of his wife ioigned to him in mariage his owne naturall daughter by his first wife: and not longe after, died of a straunge disease.

Kenwalchus king of west Saxones in Britaine, was driuen out of his kingedome by Penda,Anni regum britannie 9 The yere of the worlde 4604 The yere of Christ 643 and kept from thens by force the space of. yeres.

Constantine, the sonne of Heraclius succeded his father in the empire▪ When he had reigned .iiii. monethes, he was slaine by the treason of his stepmother Martina. In his time Theodorus was made lieutenant of Italy.

Heraclianus was made emperour by his mother Martina, and reigned notfull .ii. yeres.

[Page]Penda kinge of Mertia, warred vpon Oswald the good and holy king of Northumberland, and slew him in battaile with many of his knightes.

The yere of the worlde 4605 The yere of Christ 644 Mertina, the emperours mother,Anni regum britannie 10 for the murder that she had before committed, by the iudgement of the senat had her tongue cut out, and was also banished with her sonne the emperour, whiche had his nose cut of, in token of reproche. For that he was consentinge to that cruell deede.

Constans was made emperour. This man fauoured the heresie of the Monotholites, and was therewithall verie couetous. For whiche causes he became odious to his subiectes, and was slayne when he had reigned .27. yeres.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 645 Clodonei the yonger sonne of Dagobert,Anni regum britannie 11 beganne his reigne ouer the middle part of France, and his elder brother Sigibert was made kinge of Austratie or Loraine This Clodouei was also called Lowes.

The yere of the worlde 4607 The yere of Christ 646 Oswie, the brother of Oswalde,Anni regum britannie 12 obteined the kingdome of Northūberland in Britaine. Who slewe Oswine his brothers sonne: and made Odilwaldus partaker of hys kingdome.

Ferquharde the son of the late kinge Ferquharde: was made king of Scottes and reigned .xviii. yeeres. Thys man in his priuate life was liberal aboue his power but when he was auctorised kinge, he became a cruell, couetous and gloutenous tyranne: wherfore he was striken of god with a vile and peinfull sickenesse wherof he died

The yere of the worlde 4608 The yere of Christ 647 Kenwalcus, kinge of weast Saxones,Anni regum britannie 13 was restored to his kingdome by the helpe of Anna king of Eastangles

Martine was ordeined the .71. pope.

The yere of Christ 649 In Fraunce was suche dearth and scarcitee,Anni regum britannie 15 that a quarter of wheate was solde for .v. nobles.The yere of the worlde 4610 Wherfore kinge Clodouei, to succour the poore people caused the church of S. Menies, that his father had couered wyth syluer, plates, to be rased vp, and couered againe with lead and that siluer to be distributed amonge the nedy folkes.

The yere of Christ 650 Martine pope assembled a counsaile of .105. bishops In the whyche Corus byshoppe of Alexandria,The yere of the worlde 4611 Anni regum britannie 16 and Seruius, Pyrrhus and Paulus, whyche successiuely hadde [Page] bene bishoppes of Constantinople, were condemned for heresie.

Recisuindus was ordeined kinge of the wisigothes in Spaine, and reigned .18. yeres .11. monethes.

By the exhortacion of Martine pope, Theodorus the lieuetenant of Italy,Anni regum britannie 17 The yere of the worlde 4612 The yere of Christ gaue battaile to Rocharis the Lumbarde nere to the riuer Scultenna, wher he was vanquished and beaten, with the losse of .vii. thousande souldiours Wherof Rotharis beinge very proude, annexed to his kingdome all the countrey of Ligurie.

Kenwalcus builded the bishops sea of Winchester in Britaine.Anni regum britannie 20 The yere of the worlde 4615 The yere of Christ 654

Anni regum britannie 22 Penda king of middle Englande, made warre vpon Anna kinge of Eastangles,The yere of the worlde 4617 The yere of Christ 656 and slew him in open fielde With whiche victory Penda being elated in pride, sent his defiance to Oswie of Northūbarland, who hearing of the comminge of that tyran, proferred to him greate giftes and fayre condicions of peace. But Penda obstinately refused all entreatie of concorde: And therefore shortly after he was slayne in battaile, with .xxx. of his. most noble capitaines, although he had thrise the noumbre of people that Oswie had. And thus this heaten and blouddye Pagane ended his crueltee, whiche with dyuers warres a longe season had tourmented the land of Britaine.

Martine pope was banished by Constantine the emperour. After whiche time the sea of Rome was voide .xiii monethes.

A great famine and dearth, through which manye died for lacke of sustinance.

Bennet the monke, and maister of the reuerent Beda was famous in Britaine. This Bennet broughte firste the crafte of glasinge into this lande.

Anni regum britannie 23 The Sarasens whiche with great crueltie and contynuall warres hadde spoyled Asia and Afrike,The yere of the worlde 4618 The yere of Christ 657 perced Europe. They subdued the Rhoodes, wasted and pilled Sicilie, and with vnspeakable tyranny, afflicted the ylandes called Ciclades.

Eugenius the .73. pope .iii. yeres.

Anni regum britannie 24 Olympius, lieuetenant of Italy,The yere of the worlde 4619 The yere of Christ 658 with muche laboure [Page] and great losse of men, expelled the Sarasēs out of Sicilie and by our great trauaile fell into a mortall disease, of the whiche he dyed. After him was Theodorus lieuetenant of Italy

Uitaltanus pope .xiiii yeres.

Rodoaldus, king of Lumbardes▪ beynge taken in aduoutrie with a noble woman, was slaine of hir husband

The yere of the worlde 4623 The yere of Christ 662 Arithbert obteined that kingdome, who shortely after was murdered by a conspiracie of traitours,Anni regum britannie 18 and left after him .ii. sonnes. Pertheres and Gundebert, whyche were driuen out of theyr kingedome, by Grimoald duke of Boneuent, who vsurped kinglye auctoritee, amonge the Lumbardes,

Clodouei of Fraunce comminge into Italye to ayde the two bretherne, was driuen backe by Grimoalde.

Uitalianus pope ordeined organes first to be vsed in the churche.

The yere of the worlde 4625 The yere of Christ 664 Constance the emperour made his son felowe with him in the empire,Anni regum britannie 23 and then led a puissant armye into Italye pretending to deliuer that countre from the seruage of the Lumbardes, but he, as a cruell prince, vsed all extremitee towarde the citees whiche he subdued, and was vanquished of the Lumbardes, Whē he came to Rome all the aunciente ornamentes of the citee, which hys predicessours had geuē to the furniture therof, he toke with him and departed from Italy towarde Constantinople more like a rubber than a healper.

Theodorus Calliopa, the .xi. lieuetenant of Italy. Nere about this time the element semed to bourne like fire, the space of tenne dayes. A blasing starre appered ii. monthes. Wonderfull stormes of raine fell continually from aboue, and so great plentye of thundre & lightning that the like therof had not bene sene.

The yere of Christ 665 Great mortalitee and sickenesse in Britaine,Anni regum britannie 21 which continued and encreased more and more during the time of this Cadwalline,The yere of worlde and his successour.

Cissa builded the abbey of Abbington in Britaine. In these dayes monkes were in great estimacion, & the sectes of religion begā to swarme throughout ye worlde.

Maldwine the son of Dowalde was auctorised kinge [Page] of Scottes, and reigned .xx. yeres. He made peace with the Pictes and Saxones, and at the last was murdered of his wife for suspection of aduoutrie.

Anni regum britannie 22 Clothayre king of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 4627 The yere of Christ 666 after his brother Clodouei

Anni regum britannie 25 Dicsorde amonge the Lumbardes,The yere of the worlde 4630 The yere of Christ 669 where one Lupus Duke of Form [...]l [...]i, affecting the kingedome, made warre vpon Grimoalde, in the end wherof, after diuers battailes sore foughten, to the great losse of bothe parties. Grimoalde obteined the victorie: by the aide and manhode of the Bauariās: and Lupus was slain in the fielde, and the citee of Formiulii greuouslye spoyled by the sayd Bauarians.

The Sclauines endeuoured to restore Arnefride, the son of Lupus, to his fathers Duchie: but they were dryuen back with great domage and losse, by one U [...]ctari [...] gouernour of the citee Uincentia.

Bamba was ordeined kinge of Spaine, and reigned .9. yeeres.

Constance the emperour was slaine of his people, after whom Missessus toke on him the imperiall crowne,Anni regum britannie 26 The yere of the worlde 4631 The yere of Christ 670 whiche shortlye after was murdered of the souldiours, and Constantine the son of Constance aduaunced to the empyre. This man had prosperous sucesse in his warres against the Sarasens.

Adeodatus the .75. pope .iiii. yeres .ii. monethes.

Theodorich king of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 4632 The yere of Christ 671 gaue him to pleasure and idlenesse and neuer would shewe him selfe to his people but ones in the yeare,Anni regum britannie 27 that is, in the Kalendes of Maye Under him Eborine maister of his palace, gouerned the realme, and vsed muche crueltee. For the whiche bothe he and Eborine became odious to the people. Wherfore the nobles inclosed them bothe in a monastarie, & made Childerich their kinge. Wherof they shortly repented so muche as Childerich was a mā of light maners and in his liuing dissolute and dishonest.

Bamba king of Spaine, discomfited and ouerthrewe the Mores which perced his land with a nauye of .270. shippes.Anni regum britannie 28 The yere of the worlde 4633 The yere of Christ 672

Anni regum britannie 31 The Sarasens spoyled and wasted the iland of Sicily The yere of the worlde 4638 The yere of Christ 677 [Page] toke the citee Syracusae, and in most cruel wise slew the citisins, and retturned to Alexandria with greate praye and riches.

Baldal [...] king of Sarasens.

Bamba, kinge of Spaine forsoke his regalitee and became a monke,The yere of the worlde 4639 The yere of Christ 678 after whom succeded Gringius,Anni regum britannie 34 and reygned .vii. yeres.

Childerich of France caused a noble man of his realme, named Bolyde, without gilte or trespasse, to be bounden to a stake, and there beaten euen to the death. For which crueltee his lordes and commons being greuously offended, conspired together, and slew him, with his wife, as they were in hunting.

Theodorich was againe made king of France, by consent of the nobles.

Edfryde, king of Northumberlande, claimed the lande of Etheldred, king of Mertia: for the whiche was greate, warre betwene those two princes.

Constantine the emperour vanquished the Sarasens and made them tributarie to him.The yere of the worlde 4640 The yere of Christ 679 Anni regum britannie 35 At whiche time fell of the Sarasens .xxx. thousande: by meane whereof their power was greatly appaired, and a certaine space after in more quiete.

Agatho, the .77. Pope .ii. yeares .v [...]. monethes.

Theodorus bishoppe of Rauenna, submitted him self and his church to the sea of Rome, whose auctorite was before time equall with the Romaine bishop.

The yere of the worlde 4641 The yere of Christ 680 The Bulgares inuaded the countrey of Thracia,Anni regum britannie 36 and after made league with the emperour, and had geuen to them to inhabite, the fertyll and plentiful countrey, nere to the riuer Dunaw or Danubie.

The yere of the worlde 4642 The .vi. synode was holden at Constantinople, of .289. bishops:The yere of Christ 681 where was condemned the heresie of the Monotholites.Anni regum britannie 37 In this sinode it was permitted to the priestes of Grece, to haue wyues, but not to the Latines.

Kenewynus, king of weast Saxones vanqyisshed and chased the Britains.

Leo the seconde was Pope .x. monethes.

Edfryde, kinge of Northumberland, warred vpon the [Page] Scottes and Pictes, and of them was discomfited and slaine.

Eboryne, breaking out of the abbey,The yere of Christ 68 wher he was encluded,Anni regum britannie 38 by force constreigned Theodorich,The yere of the worlde 4643 the kinge of Fraunce, to obey to his pleasure in al poinctes, & make him maister of the palaice, deposynge and puttinge to death Lyndesyle, whiche was in possession of that office.

Bennet the .ii. was Pope .x. monethes. In hys time Constantine the emperour published a law, that al men should beleue, that man to be the true vicar of Christe, whiche the clergie, the people of Rome, & the souldiours, shoulde chose to be Pope, without any taryinge for any auctoritee of the emperour of Constantinople, or the deputie of Italy, as the custome and faciō was euer before that daye. Here the Pope wreasted his necke from the emperours subiection.

A blasing sterre appeared in Italy both day and night, from Christmas day to Tweluetyde.

Tunipert succeded his father Grimoalde in the kingdome of Lumbardie.

Anni regum britannie 2 CAdwallader was ordeined king of Britaines, and ruled onely .iii. yeares.The yere of the worlde 4644 The yere of Christ 683 He vanquisshed and slewe Lothayre kinge of Kent. and Athelwold kinge of south Saxones.

Within the space of .vii. yeres, had been in Rome .vi. Popes that [...], Leo, Bennet, Iohn, Cono▪ The yere of the worlde 4646 The yere of Christ 685 and [...] Serg [...]:Anni regum britannie 3 at whose election was greate stryfe and variaunce [...] the people, for so much as a priest named Pascali [...] the Popes treasourer, hadde with riche giftes corrupted Iohn the depu [...]e of Italy, that by force he m [...]ght be aduanced to the bishoprike by which meane the people were so deuided, that the matter was lyke to haue bene dicided by den [...] of sword in the middes of the citee.

Aegip [...]a reigned amonge the Gothes in Spaine .viii. yeres. He slew a Duke named Fauilla, to the entent he might haue his wyfe.

Eugenius the .v. of that name was kinge of Scottes, and reigned .iiii. yeres. In his tyme as sayeth the historie of Scotlande he warred vpon Edfrede kinge of Northumberland [Page] and flewe him in battaile.

Cadwallader kinge of Britaine, forsoke his kingelye auctoritee, and became a religious mā. He was the last kinge of Britaine. And this lande after his time, was called Angtia, and the inhabitātes therof Angles or Englishe men: and the Britaines were called welshemen, which name they toke of a duke called Wallus. This happened .17 [...]2. yeeres or as saythe Fabian .1822. after that Brutus first arriued in this ilād: after the conquest of Cesar .735. yeres: from the entring of the Saxones vnder their leaders Hengist and Horsus in the time of Uortiger .236. or nere there about.

The yere of the worlde 4647 The yere of Christ 686 THe first yere of the Saxones reigne. after the Britains were vtterly expelled,Anni regum saxo 1 and theyr kingedome finished, whose power was deuided into .vii. kingdomes as is before mencioned.

Martine and Pipine, brotherne & noble men of France made warre against Eborine, maister of the kinges palaice, and were of him put to the worse, and cōstreigned to flie, the one to the citee of Laon, the other to Anstracie

Constātine the emperour ended his last day: at which time the Sarasens inuade and wonne by force of armes the countrey of Afrike and Lybia.

The yere of the worlde 4748 The yere of Christ 687 In Britaine, amonge the west Saxones,Anni regum saxo 2 reygned a noble man called Iewe, of great power and wisedome and therwith valiant and hardy, and in feates of armes very expert. He mainteined suche warre against the [...] Saxones, that he constreigned them to seke and intreat menes of peace, geuing to him for the same great giftes This man builded first the colledge of Welles, and the abbey of Glastenbury. He payed the Pete r pence ftrst to the pope.

Iustinian sonne of Constantine succeded in the imperiall aactoritee. He vanquished the Sarasens, and inforced them to be with him at leagu, by condicions wherof he receiued agine Afrike and Lybia, and had of theym for the space of .x, yeres, in waye oftribute, euery daye a thousand nobles of golde, one great horse, and a seruaunt.

Cunibert, king of Lumbardes, died, and left after him [Page] Lenthbrande, his son and heyre in the tuicion of a noble man called Asprande.

Ragimbertus, a duke of the Lumbardes, findinge him selfe greeued,Anni regum saxo 3 The yere of the worlde 4649 The yere of Christ 688 that Asprande was made protectour and preferred before him: assēbled his power, & gaue sharpe battaile to Asprande, nere to Honoria: in whiche fighte he obteined the victorie, and shortlye thereupon ended his life.

Eugedius the: vi. of that name reigned .x. yere. Scotlande. He made peace with the Northumbers, and hated extremely the Pictes.

Iustinian the emperour, contrarye to the league which was made by his father, warred vpō the Bulgares, and cruelly spoyled theyr countrey with sworde and fire, at whiche time the Bulgares caused the streightes and narow places, by the whiche he must nedes retourne, to be well fenced with strength of men, and so at length inclosed the emperour, that he was faine to intreate meanes of peace, and retourned to Constantinople, with smalle woorship.

Pipine made warre vpon Theodorich,The yere of the worlde 4951 The yere of Christ 690 king of France & by force obteined to be maister of the palaice,Anni regum saxo 5 after he had slaine Barthaire, whiche was chosen to that office after the death of Eborine.

Arithbertus toke on him the kingdome of Lumbardye vanquished Asprande, and toke the younge king Leuthprande.

Anni regum saxo 6 A duke of the Lumbardes, named Rotharis,The yere of the worlde 4652 The yere of Christ 691 made him selfe kinge, against whom Arithbert went withall spede and at the citee Burgomum toke Rotharis, and him comaunded to be put to death.

Clodouei the sonne of Theodorich, beganne his domynion ouer the realme of Fraunce. Of him writers lefte no maner of memorie, sounding to good or euil, but that Pipine cōtinued as maister of the palace, and gouerned the realme vnder him.

Uireza, the sonne of Aegipsa, reigned amonge the Gothes in Spaine .ix. yeres. He was a man of euyll and naughtie disposicion. For he cruellye put out the eies of Theodobert the son of Recensuindus, which was right [Page] heyre to the crowne, and sent him in exyle: but he, by the prouidence of god, maried a wyfe, on the whiche he begotte Roderike, whiche afterwarde, by the healpe of Pelagius, banisshed this Uitiza, and succeded in the kyngedome.

Uitiza, kinge of Spaine,Anni regum saxo 11 a man outragiously geuen to filthie pleasures,The yere of Christ 696 publisshed, that it should be lawfull to all priestes to kepe as many concubines as they listed.The yere of the worlde 4657

Iustinian the emperour, for certayne displeasure, sent Zacharias, maister of his chiualry, to bring to him Sergius the Romaine byshop. But the souldiours, being as than at Rauenna, withstode the emperours commaundement, and defended the bishop.

Leo, a senatour of Constantinople, by the endeuour of Gallinicus the patriarke,The yere of the worlde 4658 The yere of Christ 697 deposed Iustinian,Anni regum saxo 12 & cuttinge of his nose, sente him in exile to Chersona. This Leon reigned .iii. yeres.

Abdimelech, king of Sarasenes yet ones againe inuaded Afrike,Anni regum saxo 13 and was driuen backe by Iohn maister of the emperours chiualry.The yere of the worlde 4659 The yere of Christ 698

Amberkeleth: a cruel tyranne, reigned in Scotland .ii yeres, and was slaine by one of his seruaūtes, as he was going with an army against the Pictes.

The souldiours, beynge in Afrike, through the great slouth and negligēce of Leo,The yere of the worlde 4661 The yere of Christ 7000 Anni regum saxo 15 aduaunced one Ab [...]arus to the empyre [...] who spedde him in all hast to Constantinople against Leo, whom he toke, & cutting of his nose, caste him in prison: and reygned after him in Constantinople.

Eugenius the .vii. was king of Scottes . [...]8. yeres. He was myghtye of bodye, and honeste maners: he made peace with the Pictes, and caused the actes of his auncestours to be put in writing, & commaunded historiographers to be founde of the common cost.

Theophilact was ordeined the .xiii. lieuetenaunt of Italy. At whose cōming the people more [...]nclined to the gouernaunce of the bishop of Rome, than of the emperour. In so much that the souldiours would haue slaine their depu [...]tee, had not meanes of quietnesse bene intreated. For what cause this hapned I cannot say, except it were [Page] for the cowardise and great negligence of the emperour of Constantinople, whiche semed in maner to neglecte the gouernaunce of Italy.

Iohn the .vi. of that name and a Greke borne, pope .iii. yeres.

Anni regum saxo 16 The Lumbardes,The yere of the worlde 4662 The yere of Christ 701 perceiuing to be discorde betwene the Italians and theyr lieutenant, inuaded Campaine and toke certaine citees. But by the intercession and rich giftes of Iohn the .vi. pope, he was quieted, and restored againe the captiues: at whiche tyme the pope began first to wreast to them the gouernaunce of Italy.

Costa the brother of Roderike, was kinge of Spaine .v. yeres .vii monethes.

Anni regum saxo 17 Iustinian fledde from Chersona (where he was in banishement) to the kinge of Bauarie:The yere of the worlde 4663 The yere of Christ 702 of whom he was gentily receiued at his comming: but after beinge corrupted with money, he woulde haue betrayed him to Absimarus the emperour. Wherof when Iustinian hadde knowlage, he fled to the king of Bulgares▪ called Trebellio.

Anni regum saxo 19 The Aegipcians about this time forsoke the empyre of the Grecians,The yere of the worlde 4665 The yere of Christ 704 and chose to theym a kinge of their owne whiche was called Caliph.

Arithbert, kinge of Lumbardes, gaue a great parte of the Alpes to Iohn the pope, in the name of sainct Peter wherof beganne first the great possession of the pope. Sisimus pope onely .20. daies: and after him Constantinus .vii. yeres.

Pipine, maister of the palaice,The yere of the worlde 4667 The yere of Christ 720 vnder Childebert kynge of Fraunce,Anni regum saxo 21 atchieued many noble victories: against the Germaines dwellinge beyonde the riuer Rhine.

Iustinian by the healpe of the Bulgares was restored againe to his empire: after whiche time he shewed wonderfull extreme crueltee, towarde his aduersaries and their alies, for so often as he meued his hand to wipe of the filthe from his nose, whiche was cut of, he commanded one of his enemies to be put to death.

Roderike reigned .iii. yeres in Spaine, whose naughtie [Page] and vncleane life was cause that the Sarasens brake into Spaine and expelled out the Gothes. For Iustinian, because Rodarike had rauished his daughter, priuily entised the Sarasens to come out of Afrike into Spayne of whom Roderike was slaine in battaile.

Colrodus, kinge of middle Englande,Anni regum saxo 24 warred againste Iew king of west Saxones,The yere of the worlde 4670 The yere of Christ 709 in whiche warre thei spedde so vnhappely, that it was harde to know, whether of both had more domage or hurt.

Pipine of Fraunce departed out of this life, and lefte for his heyre Charles, surnamed Martellus, begotten of his concubine Alpayde.

The yere of the worlde 4671 The yere of Christ 710 Asprande the Lumbarde,Anni regum saxo 25 whiche was ouercomen in battayle of Arithbert, trusting to the ayde of the Bauares entred Italye, and mette with Arithbert and hys armie nie to Ticinum, where he hadde of him the vpper hande. Arithbert in the flighte was drowned in a ryuer After whom Asprand by the whole consent of the Lumbardes, was made king, and the third moneth after died leuing for his heyre his sonne Leuthprande, which after his father gouerned the Lumbardes.

The Sarasens dwelling in Libya obteined the possession of all Afrike, and from thens (by the intisement of Iustinian) sayled Sintopain, from whens thei expelled the Gothes slew their kinge, and subdued to them well nere all that countrey, at whiche time Spaine first obeied to the Sarasens, whiche they deuided into diuers kingdomes, the first at Corduba: an other at Hispalis: and the thirde at newe Carthage. After whiche forme thei helde that countreyvntill the time of Ferdinande, the .iii. why the droue theim out of a great parte of theyr dominion.

The christians that remained, gathering together in As [...]ucia and Bis [...]ay chose one called Pelagius to theyr king, whiche reigned amonge them .xx. yeres, makyng often warre vpon the Sarasens. He was no more called kinge of Gothes, but king of Castise and Legio.

Iohn of Beuerley died in britaine.Anni regum saxo 26

The yere of the worlde 4672 The yere of Christ 711 Iustinian the emperour,Anni regum saxo 27 goinge about to subuerte and destroye the cite of Pont▪ called Chersona,The yere of the worlde 4673 The yere of Christ 712 was vanquished in battail, and slain by one Philippicus, whom not [Page] longe before he had banished to the same citee.

Ioannes surnamed Tizocapos, the .14 lieuetenant in Italy.

Anni regum saxo 28 Philippicus toke on him the imperiall crowne,The yere of the worlde 4674 The yere of Christ 713 and reigned .ii. yeres. This man at the beginninge was by the pope pronounced a Scismatick, and his name defended to be mencioned in anye diuine seruice or common prayers: because he commanded images to be taken out of churches, for auoyding of Idolatrie.

Stephene the seconde, or after some Gregory the .ii. was pope .17. yeres.

Anthemius deposed Philippicus and after he had berefte him of his sight,Anni regum saxo 30 cast hym into pryson.The yere of the worlde 4676 The yere of Christ 715 This Anthemius helde the imperiall auctoritee .iii. yeres.

Dagobert, the yonge kinge of Fraunce was left vnder the tuicion and gouernance of Pectrude, the wife of Pipine, and Theodowald maister of the palaice, this Theodowalde exercised such tyrannies, and set vppon the people suche exaccions & tallages, that great discenscion and variance hapned therfore betwene him & the other nobles of France. In so much that lastlye he was of thē slain, and one Ragafrede ordeined maister of the palaice in his place.

Plectrude, stepmother of Charles Martellus, helde him in prison at Coleine, so longe vntill that the king of Fraunce, and Ragafrede had token, robbed, and spoiled a great part of his heritage of the countrey of Austracie But not longe after, Charles by fauoure of his kepers brake prison and was at his libertee.

About this time the Germaines receyued the fayth of christe.Anni regum saxo 31 The yere of the worlde 4677 The yere of Christ 716

Mordake was kinge of Scotlande, and reigned .xvi. yeres. In his time the foure diuers people as Albion had peace betwene them selfe, that is, the Britaines, the Angles, the Scottes, and the Pictes.

Anthemius the emperour sent forth an armye againste the Sarasens.Anni regum saxo The yere of the worlde 4679 The yere of Christ 718 Which went not forwarde on their iourney, but amonge thē selfe chose one Theodosius to their emperour, he immediatlye tourned his whole power against Anthemius, and by strength depriued him of the [Page] empire and made him a monke.

The Moores within the space of .20. yeres, had amonge them no lesse than .xv. kinges. For when that one gouernour could not please all the people, eyther by some treason he was of them murdered, or els for feare he left his regalitee, and became priuate. Whiche stubbourne frowardenes of the people when Acabath, a noble man perceiued he toke on him the gouernance of the realme, and forthwith put to death the noumbre of .300. of the chyefe capitaines, of that sedicious people, and after reigned a good season in quietnesse.

After the death of Dagobert one Daniell, a priest for his wisedome and experience in ciuile policie, was by cō sent of the nobles made kinge of Fraunce.

Charles,Anni regum saxo 34 desirous to reuenge the iniury done to him by his stepmother Plectrude,The yere of the worlde 4680 The yere of Christ 719 and her alies, gathered a great company of souldiours, and nere to Mense fought a stronge battaile with Rangafrede maister of the palaice: in the whiche he was put to the worse. But shortely he recouered his hooste, whiche was disperkeled and fought eftsones at a place called Albane, where he obteined the victorie. Then thirdely those two hostes encountred in a fielde called winefielde, where was present Daniell the king, and Eudon duke of Gascoyne: at whyche time was foughten a sore battaile, where Charles was victour, and chased the kinge and his other enemies to Gascoyne. For whiche victorie he triumphed, and aduā ced one Clothaire to the kingdome, who shortelye after died.

In this pastime Leo deposed Theodosius the emperour when he had not reigned fully one yere.

The yere of the worlde 4681 The yere of Christ 720 Zulemon capitaine of the Sarasens in Asia,Anni regum saxo 35 inuaded Thracia with a great power, of the whiche parte besyeged Constantinople, part spoiled the countrey of Bulgarie, with whom the Bulgarians met, and slew of them xxii. thousande.

Charles was made friende with Daniell, and restored him to the kingedome of France,The yere of the worlde 4683 The yere of Christ 722 Anni regum saxo 37 and pardoned also Eudon duke of Gascoyne.

The Sarasens the seconde yere that they besieged Constantinople, [Page] being constreigned bothe with famine and pestilence, gaue vp the siege and departed thens to Asia

Charles of Fraunce vanquished the Saxones. Whan Iewe had gouerned the weast Saxones in Britaine the space of .37. yeeres,Anni regum saxo 38 The yere of the worlde 4684 The yere of Christ 723 by the assiduate laboure of his wife, gaue vp his regall power, and became a poore man, and went to Rome in pilgremage.

Anni regum saxo 39 After him Ethelardewas kinge of west Saxones:The yere of the worlde 4685 The yere of Christ 724 in whose time the reuerent Beda was famous, and wrate his booke called Anglica historia, to Offrike king of Northumberland.

About this time was a clipse of the moone, whiche from the first rising to midnight appered redde as bloud. In like maner appered two blasing sterres, of the whyche one preuented the sonne rising the other folowed his going downe

Leuthbrande, the Lumbarde, toke Clusium: and besieged Rauenna, whiche he toke and was after restored by ayde of the Uenetians.

Anni regum saxo 40 Charlesof Fraunce subdued the Bauarians.

Leo the emperour commaunded Paulus his deputie to leuie a new taxe in Italy:The yere of the worlde 4686 The yere of Christ 725 but he was prohibited by Gregorie pope, who hauing ayd of the Lumbardes, by force of armes withstode the emperours deputie.

Leo gaue commaundement,The yere of the worlde 4687 The yere of Christ 726 that al that were vnder the empire,Anni regum saxo 41 shoulde take awaye the ymages and pictures of saintes, out of churches, for auoyding of Idolatry. But the pope, did resist the emperour, and wrate into al partes of the world, that neither for feare nor intreatie they shoulde obey the emperours commaundemente in this be halfe, and with so vehement perswasions withdrewe the people of Italye from the obedience of theyr emperour Leo, that they would haue chosen them a new emperour.

The citees of Italy refusing the office of the lieuetenant shippe, chose to theim [...]che citee his propre gouernour, whom they called dukes.

Pelagius, kinge of Castile, by the helpe of god reduced his borderers to the faith of Christ.

[Page]At Rauenna the people, takinge partes, some with the emperour, some with the pope, reised a great sedicion: in the whiche Paule the emperoures deputie, and his sonne was slaine.The yere of the worlde 4988 The yere of Christ 727 Anni regum saxo 43

Theodorich beganne his reigne ouer the Frenchemen. He was from his yong and tendre age nourished, in the house of nonnes in womans clothing, and lastly espied to be the sonne of Dagobert: and by consent of Charles admitted to be king.

Charles hearinge of the rebellion of the Suenes, assembled an host, and them subdued: whyche thynge beynge done, he retourned his power against an other people of the Almaines: whom in like maner he brought into subiection.

The yere of the worlde 4689 Leo the emperour,Anni regum saxo 44 commaunded al ymages to be taken out of the churches of Constantinople,The yere of Christ 728 and to be burned and put to death them that would not obey.

Eudon, Duke of Gascoine rebelled against the kinge of Fraunce. Wherfore Charles, maister of the palaice, sped him into Gascoyn, wher he gaue to Eudo so sharpe battaile, that he was faine to hide him in vnknowē and secrete places of his countrey.

The yere of the worlde 4690 The yere of Christ 729 Cuthbert was kinge of weast Saxones in Englande.Anni regum saxo 45 This man made often warre vpon Ethelwalde of Mertia, and spedde therin diuersly. In his time appeared .ii. blasinge sterres, castinge as it were brenninge brandes towarde the North.

When Eudo duke of Gascoyne, perceyued that he alone could not withstande the power of Charles,The yere of the worlde 4691 The yere of Christ 730 Anni regum saxo 46 he excited the Sarasens, that were in Spaine to inuade the countrei of Charles: which perced Fraunce with an exceding host of people, and toke the cit [...]es Burdeaux, and Poiters, with other: where thei shewed extreme cruelty

Charles in this passe time was reconsiled vnto Duke Eudo, & at Towers mette with the Sarasens, where he bare him so knightlye, that he slewe of the Paganes (by the accord of al writers) .385000. and od, and of the frēch men were slaine a thousand and .v. hundred onelye. Leo made his sonne Constantine folow with him in the [Page] empyre.

Phafilla, kinge of Spayne, reigned .ii. yeres, and was slaine and deuoured of a beare, as he was in hunting.

Anni regum saxo 47 The Burgoines rebelled,The yere of the worlde 4692 The yere of Christ 731 and made sharpe war vpon the Frenchemen: whose furie was appeased by the man hode of Charles: and they brought vnder subiection.

Anni regum saxo 48 After the death of Eudo,The yere of the worlde 4693 The yere of Christ 732 Charles passed the ryuer of Leyr, and conquered Burdeaux, & subdued to him Gascoyne, and set that prouince in good order.

Edfine, the sonne of Eugenius, the .7. reigned in Scotlande .xxx. yeares. This man was giuen to iustice and peace, and kept the league that was made with the Brytains, Englishemen and pictes.

Charles leuied a subsidie of the spiritualt [...]e, to mainteyne him against the enemies of Fraunce. For whiche cause the priestes were sore greeued, & feigned after hys death, that for that deede a certaine bishop saw his soule in great tourmentes.

Alphons, surnamed Catholicus, reigned in Spaine .19 yeeres.

Gregorie of Rome assembled a synode of the bishops of Italie:Anni regum saxo 50 in whyche was decreed,The yere of the worlde 4695 The yere of Christ 734 that images shoulde with great reuerence be styll kept in the churches.

The holy man Beda, which for his learning and godly life, was renoumed in al the world, ended his last day.

Athimus and Amorteus, kinges of Sarasens.

Anni regum saxo 51 The Sarasens, accompanied with the wisigothes, inuaded Gallia Narbonensis,The yere of the worlde 4696 The yere of Christ 735 and by treason toke the cytees Auignon and Narbone. Against whom Charles acquieted him so knightly, that he recouered the cit [...]s, cha [...]ed is enemies, & slew their chiefe capitaine Amorteus.

Ciuile warres among the Lumbardes.

Anni regum saxo 52 Alphons, king of Spaine,The yere of the worlde 4697 The yere of Christ 736 which toke in mariage Ornosuba, the syster of Phafilla his predicessour, vtterlye rooted oute of his realme the heresie of Arrius, whyche was renewed after the death of Rychardus. For which cause he was called Catholicus. He recouered also dyuers townes, and expelled the Garrisons of the Moores and Sarasins.

Anni regum saxo 53 Charles, by the ayde of Lyuthbrand,The yere of the worlde 4698 The yere of Christ 737 king of Lumberdie, [Page] chased the Sarasens, whiche had taken the citee of Orliaunce and droue theym cleane out of the landes of Fraunce by the terrour of his name.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 737 Transemunde a duke of Lumbardie,Anni regum saxo 53 rebelled against the kinge. Whom Leuthbrand with great puissance vā quished in battaile, and broughte in subiection all that was vnder the gouernaunce of the said Transemunde whiche after the discomfiture fled to Rome. Wherfore the king Leuthbrande sent to the pope and the people, requiring that eyther he would send to him the traitour, or els put him to death, whiche bothe thinges beinge denied, he with his armie certaine dayes besieged the cit [...]e of Rome. But when he perceiud, that he therby profited nothing, he left the siege and assailed and toke diuers citees belonging to the Romaines. For which citees such warre and debate was after betwene the Romains and the Lumbardes,The yere of the worlde 4699 The yere of Christ 738 Anni regum saxo 54 that Leuthbrande againe besieged the citee so fiercely, that the pope desired ayde of Charles of Fraunce, who by his friendly persuasions withdrewe Leuthbrande and his godfather from the siege, and set the Romaines at libertee. At whiche time the defence of the Romaines and Italy was firste translated from the emperour of Constantinople, to the frenchmen.

Charles Martellus of Fraunce ended his life, leuing after him iii. sonnes, that is Charlemaine to whome he bequethed Austracie, Sueuia▪ Almaine, and Thuring: Pipine to whom he left Francia, to Griffone the youngest he gaue litle or nothing.

Zacharias, beinge ordeined pope,Anni regum saxo 58 made league with Leuthbrande the Lumbarde:The yere of the worlde 4705 The yere of Christ 742 by composicion whereof were restored the .iiii. citees that were taken frome the Romains. And moreouer, the king of Lumbardes gaue diuers cities and places of Itali to the pope, in the name of S. Peter.

Childebert, after his brother Theodorich, reigned in Fraunce. This man was of a more quiete nature than was meete for the gouernance of so troublous a realme wherfore he vsed the helpe of Charlemaine and Pipine, to appeace and quiet the furie of his enemies.

The yere of the worlde 4704 The yere of Christ 743 Constantine the sonne of Leo,Anni regum saxo 59 succeded his father in the [Page] empyre of Constantinople and reigned .xxxv. yeres.

Lyuthbrand of Lumbardie finished his last daye, and lefte as kinge, his sonne Hildebrande: whom the Lumbardes immediatly deposed, and in his place chose a noble man called Rachisius.

Miramomelinus about this time was kinge of the Moores, Gormo of Denmarke, Seyta of the Hunnes in Hungarie.

Charlemaine subdued the Saxones, and toke of them one Theodorich in waye of hostage.

The emperour Constantine with a great nauye sailed forth against the Sarasens in Egipte,Anni regum saxo 60 The yere of the worlde 4705 The yere of Christ 744 in whiche meane time one Arthaustus, bi trait [...]rous meanes inuaded the imperiall crowne, and was confirmed of the people. Wherof when Constātine had knowlage he retourned with his armie, and besieged the citee of Constantinople and tooke the sayd Arthaustus, whom he berefte of hys sight, and condemned to banishement with other of hys conspiratours.

Griffon the yongest son of Charles, a man of a fierce and wilde nature, being miscontent with suche bequest as his father to him had geuen, arrered warre vpon his other bretherne: who behaued them so wisely, that with out notable battail they toke theyr brother, and kept him in warde.

Anni regum saxo 61 Sigibert was auctorised king of weast Saxones in Britain. He was cruel,The yere of the worlde 4076 The yere of Christ 745 and tyrannous towarde his subiectes, and tourned the aunciēt lawes and customes, after his owne will and pleasure. And because a certayne noble mā, some deale sharpely aduertised him to change his maners, he maliciously caused the same person to be put cruelly to death. And forsomuche as he continued in his malice, and would not amende, he was depriued of all kinglye auctorite, and lastelye as a persone dessolate and forlorne, wandring alone in a wodde, was slayne of a swine hearde, whose lorde and maister he (being king) had wrongfully put to death.

Charlemaine, being of great power in France became a man of religion, and yode to Rome.

Anni regum saxo 64 Kenulphus, of the linage and bloud of Cer [...]icus,The yere of the worlde 4709 The yere of Christ first [Page] king of weast Saxones, reigned in that kingdome .31. yeres. The vertue of this man farre passed his fame. At the beginning he appesed certain murmours and grudges, that were among the people, for the deposing of his predicessour Sygebert.

Griffon the youngest sonne of Charles whych in thys passe time had ones or twise vexed his brother Pipine, disturbed also Tassilo, Duke of Bauary, & disseased him of his lordship: for which cause Pipine went against his brother, and restored the sayd Tassilo to his possessions. After whiche time Griffon fledde to the duke of Guyan named Gayfer.

The yere of the worlde 4710 Racharis, king of Lumbardie, brake the league, whyche he had made with the Romaines for the space of .xx. yeres,The yere of Christ and wasted the countrey about Rauenna,Anni regum saxo 65 and besieged Perusia. To whom went Zacharie the pope, and in such wise enchaunted him with his exhortaciōs, that he did not onely leaue the siege, but also renounsing his regall power, became a religious monke.

The yere of the worlde 4711 The yere of Christ 750 Pipine gouernour of Fraunce vnder Childerich,Anni regum saxo 66 entending to defeat his lorde, and soueraigne of that kyngedome, and to obteine the same: by his ambassadours demaunded of Zacharie, pope, his bounden friende, thys questiō: whether he were more worthy to be king which was kinge onely by name, and natural succession: or els he, whiche bare the bourden of the kingdome, alone, and yet lacked the dignitie of a kinge., meanynge hym selfe. To whom the pope aunswered, that it was more ryghtfull, that he which toke the charge of all thinges, should be called king. On whose iugement Pipine presuming deposed Childerich, and made him selfe king. In whom beginneth a newe progenie of the kinges of Fraunce. For this Childerich, was the laste kinge of the stocke of Meroneu [...], the firste christian kinge of fraunce.

Aistulphus was made king of Lumbardie.

The yere of the worlde 4712 The yere of Christ 751 Zacharie pope assoyled Pipine, and the other frenchmē of their othe of allegiaunce and fealtye,Anni regum saxo 67 that they hadde made to Childerich, and confirmed Pipine in the kingedome of Fraunce.

[Page]Phroilla reigned in Spaine .13. yeres. He vanquished the Sarasens, whiche troubled the C [...]laces, and slew of them .50000.

Anni regum saxo 68 Griffon endeuouring to steere the people of Guian against his brother pipine,The yere of the worlde 4713 The yere of Christ 752 was of theym slaine for auoyding of further daunger.

Aistulphus, kinge of Lumbardes, sette a tribute vpon the Romains, whiche because they would not paie Stephene at that time Pope went into Fraunce, to desyre ayde of Pipine against the tyrannie of the Lumbardes Who mete with the pope in the waye (as sayth Platine) and kissing his feete, went on fote by hir horse the space of iii. miles.

Anni regum saxo 69 Pipine entring Italye with a great power,The yere of the worlde 4714 beclipped the citee of Pau [...]e with a stronge siege,The yere of Christ 753 and inforced Aistulphus: to intreat meanes of peace, which was to him graunted on condicion he woulde restore to the pope all that belonged to the churche of Rome.

The Turkes brake firste out of the mountaynes called Hyperborei,Anni regum saxo 71 and inuaded Asia.The yere of the worlde 4716 The yere of Christ 755 The cause whereof was that the Persians beyng ouerset with warre of the Sarasens, desired ayde of the Turkes: whiche beinge redye at theyr request entered Asia: and firste ouer ran the Halianes after the people of Cholcis, Arm [...]nie, and the les Asia, and lastly vanquished the Sarasens: betwene whō peace was made on this cōdiciō, that the Turkes shuld reigne in Persia, and be called Sarasens.

Aistulphus of Lumbardie brake the league with the Romaines, and besieged theyr citee .iii. monethes: whereof whan Pipine had knowledge, at the desire of pope Stephene he perced Italye, besieged Aistulphus in Pauie, and constreigned him to yeld to his mercy. Pipine gaue the gouernance of Italy to the pope, nothing regarding the auctoritee or desire of the emperour of Constantinople which willed him to the contrarie: at which time the lieutenauntes ended their power in Italy. Here maye a man perceiue how vaine it is, that the fautours of the pope saye that Italye was geuen to him by great Constantine.

Anni regum saxo 72 Offa, a noble man,The yere of the worlde 4717 The yere of Christ 756 reigned in Mertia or middle Englande. [Page] He made warre with the Northumbers, and them for the time subdued. He warred also against Etheldred, king of Eastangles, and vanquished and toke prysoner Egbert king of Kent.

Constantine the emperour did persecute theim which worshipped ymages.

Tassilo king of Bauarie, submitted him to Pipine.

The yere of the worlde 4718 The yere of Christ 757 Aistulphus, kinge of Lumbardie,Anni regum saxo 73 dy [...]d as he was in huntinge: after whom Desiderius by, force obteyned the kingdome, and was confirmed of Paule being thē pope to whom he fled for succour, when he was ouerset in battaile of Rachisius, the brother of Aistulphus.

The Saxons, called Soisons, disturbed the French men,The yere of the worlde 4719 The yere of Christ 758 and were forced of Pipine to aske peace,Anni regum saxo 74 vpon condicion that yerely after thei should yelde to the Frenche kinge .300. good horses in waye of tribute.

Offa, kinge of Mertia in Britaine, buylded the churche of Wichcom,The yere of the worlde 721 The yere of Christ 760 and the abbey of S. Albones.Anni regum saxo 76 He chased also the Britaines or Welshemen into wales, and made a famous Dike betweene wales & the vtter boundes of Mertia, whiche is nowe called Offedike.

The yere of Christ 761 Pipine made warre against Gayfer duke of Guyan because he required a tribute of the priestes or spirituall l andes within his Duchie.The yere of the worlde 4722 The yere of Christ 77 This warre was troublous to Pipine, and continued longe.

Eugenius the .viii. was kinge of Scottes, and was slaine of his lordes, for his auarice, filthy luste and crueltee, when he had reigned .iii. yeres.

Thelesius kinge of Bulgary, inuading Thracia was put to flight of the emperour,The yere of the worlde 4724 The yere of Christ 763 Anni regum saxo 79 and chaset into his countrey: where for that misfortune, he was slaine of his own people.

Sabinus was king of Bulgarie, who agreed to the emperour in abrogacion of the images. For which cause he was shortly after depriued of all kinglye dignitee of hys subiectes, and fledde to Constantinople. And after him was Paganus made king of Bulgarie.

Aurelius, by treason murdered, his brother Phroill,Anni regum saxo 80 and obteined the kingedome of Spaine,The yere of the worlde 4725 The yere of Christ 764 and reigned syxe [Page] yeres. To the entent he might shewe the indignacion of the people, he toke for his heire, by adopcion, the sonne of his brother named Ueremunde.

Fergus, the .iii. was made kinge of Scotlande and reigned .iii. yeeres. He was a foule dronken glutton, and so outragiouslye geuen to harlottes, that he neglected his owne wife, and brought her to such penuri▪ that she was faine to serue other noble women for hir liuinge. Wherfore she murdered him in his bedde, and after slewe her selfe also.

Anni regum saxo 83 Great discencion and tumultie was in Rome,The yere of the worlde 4728 The yere of Christ 767 for the election of theyr pope. For a noble man of the Lumbardes had by force aduanced his brother Constātine to the bishoprike, being but a laye persone: and not within orders, whom the Romains after deposed, and disanulled whatsoeuer was by him decreed.

Guian, after longe warre, was subdued to the signory of Fraunce by Pipine: which shortly after ended his life

Carolomanus and Charles, surnamed the great begā theyr dominion ioinctly ouer the Frenchemen.Anni regum saxo 84 The yere of the worlde 4729 The yere of Christ 768 Charlemaine had to his porcion middle Fraunce: and Charles possessed Austracie, with the other deale of Fraunce.

Solnathius reigned in Scotlande .xx. yeres, and than died of the goute. In his time rebelled B [...]nus of the yle of Tyre and Gillowham of Gallowaie, whiche were brought to due obeisaunce.

Anni regum saxo 85 Desyderius, king of Lumbardi,The yere of the worlde 4730 The yere of Christ 769 cōminge to Rome vnder pretence of religion, priuily rebuked one Paulus the emperours chamberlaine, which abode as then in Rome for that he did not punishe the rebellious people, nor endeuour to bring againe the gouernance of Italye frō the pope to the empire. By whose woordes Paulus beinge stered, put to death, and cast in prison diuers, whiche fauoured the partes of the Frenchemen and the pope, and beganne to take vpon him in the emperours behalfe. To quiete this trouble, Stephene the thirde sente for ayde to Charles of Fraunce. For the popes of Rome, when any thinge was done contrary to their minde, which they coulde not amend with theyr manasinges, vsed to complaine to the French kinges, & desire succour of them: by [Page] whose power & maintenance, thei in processe wer made lordes of the world, and subdued to theyr beckes al other princes.

Hunildis, whom Pipine had made ruler of Guyan, rebelled against kinge Charles, whom Charles subdued, and vpon faithful promise of his good abbering restored him to the gouernaunce of Guyan.

Sillo driuing awaye Ueremunde, possessed the kingdome of Spaine .vi. yeres. He toke to wife Egimanda the widow of Aurelius.

Charlemaine the brother Charles, dyed: whose wyfe Bercha with her sonnes,The yere of the worlde 4732 The yere of Christ 771 Anni regum saxo 87 fledde to Desiderius the Lumbarde.

Charles beganne his warres against the Saxones, whiche continued the space of .xxx. yeres.The yere of the worlde 4733 The yere of Christ 772 Anni regum saxo 88

Constantine the emperour, setting forthe an nauye of ii. thousande shippes against the Bulgares, by a wonderful tempest lost a great part of them.

Desiderius, king of Lumbardes besieged Rauenna and with sword and fire wasted the countrei about. And when he had taken diuers citees and townes, belōginge to the pope, he toke his iourney towarde Rome.

When Adrian pope perceiued, that his threatning of excommunicacion coulde not stoppe the rage of Desiderius:The yere of the worlde 4734 The yere of Christ 773 he desyred helpe of Charles:Anni regum saxo 89 whose comming into Italy feared so muche the Lumbardes, that Spoletium and diuers other citees, by meane of ambassade yelded, and swore to be true to pope Adrian. Charles after he had discomfited the Lumbardes in diuers battailes, entred Rome: where he was receiued with great pompe, and made perpetuall league with the pope, confirminge the giftes that his father Pipine had graunted, and restored what so euer was taken awaye by the Lumbardes.

The yere of the worlde 4735 Charles, when he had conquered Pauie and Millaine did sette frenchemen to be rulers therein,The yere of Christ 774 Anni regum saxo 90 and banished Desiderius with his wife Lyones.

Here endeth the kingdome of the Lumbardes: and Italy in the popes dominion.

[Page]The Saxones inuaded the Frenchmen.

Charles vanquished, chased and slew the Saxons in diuers conflictes, and stronge battailes.

Anni regum saxo 91 Charles ones againe ouercame the Saxones,The yere of the worlde 4736 The yere of Christ 775 and toke them to mercie:Anni regum saxo 92 The yere of the worlde 4737 The yere of Christ 776

To subdue certaine rebelles Charles retourned into Italy, toke the citee Foriulium, obteined Taruisium, & beheaded Rotgandus.

Constantine the emperour, going against the Bulgares forced them to aske peace: whiche when they shortly after brake and rebelled, he manfullye vanquished and subdued them: and retourninge to Constantinople, tryumphed.

Mauregatus the sonne of Alphons Catholicus, by his concubine after the death of Sillo by the ayd of the Moores, obteined the kingdome of Spaine, and reigned .iii. yeres.Anni regum saxo 93

The Sarasens inbabiting the boundes of Aquitaine desyred ayde of Charles against theyr owne kinge.The yere of the worlde 4738 The yere of Christ 777 At that time reigned in Spaine .iii. kinges of the Sarasens.

Charles gathering a great power went toward Spain where he toke and destroied the cites Pempilone, and after fierce and strōg battailes, and great murdre on both partes vanquished the miscreantes, and made them tributarie, he subdued to his signory and to christian faith all the countrey of Spaine adioininge to Fraunce, and Gascoyne. In his retourne, by treason of a certain duke named Gauelon, he lost many of the noble mē of Frāce amonge whom were Rouland and Oliuer.

Kenulphus king of weast Saxones in Britaine as he haunted to a woman, whiche he kept at Merton, was slaine by treason of one Clito, the kinsman of Sigibert late king.

Anni regum saxo 94 Brithricus, of the bloud of Cerdicus, was made kinge of weast Saxones,The yere of the worlde 4739 The yere of Christ 778 and knightly ruled his land the space of .xvii. yeres. He maried one of the doughters of Offa, king of Mertia, bi whose power he expelled Egbert, that was an vnder king in the lordship of weast Saxones. Constantine the emperour dyed, whose body Hirene his [Page] sonnes wife, by the counsaile of pope Adrian, toke vp after it was buried, and caused it to be burned, and the asshes cast into the sea, because he disanulled images.

Certaine of the Saxones after they hadde receyued the faith of christe came to Rome, where the pope gaue them inhabytance in the mount called, Collis Vaticanus.

Leo after his father obteined the imperial auctoritee and reigned .v. yeres

The Saxones rebelled against Charles, and wasted his countrey as farre as Colleine: whom he vanquished and chased againe into their countrey.

Uaramunde reigned in Spaine .ii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4741 Leo the emperour made warre vpō the Sarasēs dwellinge in Surie.The yere of Christ 780 Anni regum saxo 96

The yere of the worlde 4742 The Saxones alwaies rebelling,Anni regum saxo 97 were alway by Charles put to the worse.The yere of Christ 781

Alphons, surnamed the chast, was kinge of Spaine .41. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4743 Leo the emperour,Anni regum saxo 98 ended his life of the sickenesse called the carbuncle.The yere of the Christ 782

The yere of the worlde 4744 Constantine the .vi. reigned with his mother Hyrene ix. yeres,The yere of Christ 783 being but a childe.Anni regum saxo 99

The yere of the worlde 4748 The Danes first entred this lande of Britaine.Anni regum saxo 103 But by the strength and puissaunce of Brithicus,The yere of Christ 787 and other kinges of the Saxones, they were driuen backe and compelled to voide the lande.

The Grecians whiche were yet in Italye, by the commaūdement of Constātine the emperour,The yere of the worlde 4749 The yere of Christ 788 Anni regum saxo 104 warred on the Italians. With whom encountred certaine dukes of Italy, and put them to great domage and losse. After whiche time the Grecians were more quiet in Italy a longe season.

The frenchemen ouerca me the Bauarians and Sclauines, and subdued them to their lordship.

Achaius was ordeined kinge of Scottes and reigned 32. yeres. In his time was made the solemne league be [...]twene Scotland and Fraunce, againste the Saxones or Englishemen: Whiche toke suche effecte that euer syns that daye the Ccottes haue more enclined to the frenche men, than Englishemen.

[Page]Hyrene empresse, and her sonne Constantine perswaded with the counsaile of Therasius bishop of Constantinople, held a counsaile at Nicea, where it was decreed, that ymages shulde againe be restored to the churches.Anni regum saxo 105 The yere of the worlde 4750 The yere of Christ 789

Anni regum saxo 107 Charles of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 4752 The yere of Christ 79 leading an army against the Auares, after he hadde theim subdued, entred Pannonye, wher he wasted and spoyled the countrie liyng about the riuer called Raba.

Anni regum saxo 108 Constātine the emperour, being come to ful age,The yere of the worlde 4753 The yere of Christ would not suffer his mother Hyrene, to be any longer partaker or equall with him in the empyre, but deposed her of that astate and reigned alone .vii. yeres.

Godfrey king of Danes.

Cleophilus and Stephene, certaine bishops being sent of Adrian to Charles,Anni regum saxo 110 helde a counsaile in Fraunce:The yere of the worlde 4755 The yere of Christ 794 by auctoritee wherof the .vii. sinode of Constantinople, and the Grecians, concerning abrogacion of ymages, was disanulled and fordone, and the heresye, called Feliciana condemned.

Charles of Fraunce gaue names to the .xii. monethes and windes in his mother tongue.

Brithicus king of weast Saxones, was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga. For whiche deede, the nobles ordeyned that fromthens foorth the kinges wifes shoulde not be called queenes, nor suffered to sitte with theim in places of astate.

EGbert the Saxone, which by Brithricus was chased out of the realme of Britaine,Anni regum saxo 1 The yere of the worlde 4756 The yere of Christ 795 hauing knowlage at this time of the death of Brithricus, returned out of France, & in so knightly wyse him demeaned, that he obteined the gouernance of weast Saxones. He tamed the welshemen, vanquished Berthulphus, kinge of middle Englande, and subdued to his signory and obeysance, the Kentishe Saxones, Easte Saxones, and Northumbers, and reigned as king ouer the more part of England, the space of .37. yeeres. Ce firste commaunded this lande to be called Anglia, and the inhabitauntes therof Englyshe men or Angles.

The Bauarians, rebellinge against the frenchemen were subdued by Cenry duke of Forumiulii,Anni regum saxo 2 The yere of the worlde 4757 The yere of Christ who sente [Page] vnestimable riches of spoile to king Charles. Thudes prince of Auares, submitted him selfe and his people to Charles.

The Saxones forsaking the faith of Christ were vanquished and subdued by Charles, and loste of theyr souldiours .30000. and theyr countrey wasted and spoyled. Adelphonsus,The yere of Christ 798 king of Gallice and Austria, encountred with the Sarasens in Spain,The yere of the worlde 4795 Anni regum saxo 4 and conquered their chief and regall cit [...]e Lugsebourne, and gaue it to his souldiours to spoile: and sent great and riche giftes Charles, of the praie that he had taken in that warre.

Hyrenes being sore grieued, with the ill demeanour of hir son Constantine the emperour, by priuy meanes get him into hir handes, and puttinge out his eies, cast him in prison: where for sorowe he died, and his mother reygned after him .iiii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4760 The yere of Christ 799 The sonne lost his light the space of .xviii. dayes.

Pascalia and Campulus, priestes of Rome,Anni regum saxo 5 conspired against pope Leo, and accompanied with men of armes set vpon him in time of procession. But by the helpe of Abbinus his chamberlaine: he escaped being sore beatē and wounded, and so fledde into Fraunce to Charles: who restored him to his bishoprike.

Charles came to Rome,Anni regum saxo 6 and harde the accusations of Leo,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 800 concerninge the foresaide conspiracie: at whyche time Leo was purged of al crime, because he sware that he was not giltye of suche thinges, as were laid against him. For it was not meete (saied the people and the priestes) that any man should iudge the Apostolike pope but that he should be his owne iudge. Wherefore by his owne othe he was quited & his aduersaries condemned

The yere of Christ 802 Leo for this benifite,Anni regum saxo 7 caused Charles to be proclaymed emperour of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4762 and crowned him with the imperial Diademe in ye citee, after the ancient custome of the Romains. This hapned .468. yeres after that Constantine the great, transfarred the imperiall sea from Rome to Constantinople, and .330. yeres after Rome hadde bene without the name of an emperour.

This Charles (by consent of all writers) was fayre and semely of personage,The yere of Christ Anni regum saxo 8 and of lusty and valiaunt courage. [Page] Of his strengthe wonders are tolde. Hys guyse was, to eat at one meale a whole hare, or two hennes, or a whole gose, or like quantitie of other meat, and drinke therto a litle wine mengled with water. For his noble prowes and victories he was named Charles the great. And notwithstandinge his great might and honour, yet was he meke and lowly in hert, and milde and gracious to the poore. He sette his sonnes to learne as well good letters as marciall feates: and his daughters to spynning of wolle woorke. He was experte in all speaches, and neded no interpretor. At meale he vsed to haue some notable thinge redde, and specially of S. Augustine. De ciui dei: Finallye, in him was nothing to be discommended but that he kepte his daughters to longe vnmarrided.

Aaron, king of Persie, sent great giftes to Charles, desiringe him of amit [...]e, and aliaunce. In like maner dyd Irenes the empresse of Constantinople.

Charles transferred all the Saxones, dwelling beyond the riuer Albia in Boheme, into the countrey of France of whiche people came the Brabantes & Flemminges.Anni regum saxo 9 The yere of the worlde 4764 The yere of Christ 803 Nichephorus, a senatour of Constantinople, deposed Hirene, sente hir into banishement, and reigned .viii. yeres after her. He made league with Charles, and was at agrement for the boundes of bothe their empires.

Charles beganne his warre against the Hunnes, which continued .viii. yeeres,The yere of the worlde 4766 The yere of Christ 805 and then he vtterlye vanquished theyr whole power,Anni regum saxo 11 and brought them in subiection. At whiche time all the glorye of the Hunnes decayed, all their nobilitee perished, and the great riches, that they of longe time had gathered, was taken from theym and spoyled.

Charles the younger vanquished the Bohemes.

Anni regum saxo 12 The Danes with a great hoste entred this lande of Britaine the seconde time,Anni regum saxo 14 The yere of the worlde 4767 The yere of Christ 806 The yere of the worlde 4769 The yere of Christ 808 and spoyled the yle of Shepei in Kent. Against whom Egbert the kinge spedde him with his power, whome the Danes compelled to forsake the fielde. After whiche time some of the Danes continually abode, in one place or other of this lande.

[Page]The Sarasens wasted the ylandes of Sardinia and Corsiea.

Lewys the sonne of Charles, went with an armye against the Sarasens, whiche inuaded Spaine.

Nicephorus, emperour of Constantinople, toke Populonium, a citee of Hetruria, and cast it to the earth.

Pipine kinge of Italye, warred vppon the Uenetians because they fauoured more the part of Nicephorus,The yere of the worlde 4770 The yere of Christ 809 Anni regum saxo 15 thē of Charles his father and the Frenchemen. Ater whyche warre they were made friendes, and the Uenetians suffered to vse their ancient libertees.

Pipine died at Millaine.

The Danes ouercame the landes of Charles in Germanie.

Charles made peace with Nicephorus, emperour of Constantinople,The yere of the worlde 4771 The yere of Christ 810 and with Abulazar king of Spaine.Anni regum saxo 16

This yere was a double eclipse, bothe of the sonne and of the moone.The yere of the worlde 4772 The yere of Christ 811 Anni regum saxo 17

Nicephorus, emperour of Constantinople,Anni regum saxo 18 whiche in diuers encounters had vanquished the Bulgares,The yere of the worlde 4773 The yere of Christ 812 was lastlye slaine of Chrummus theyr kinge. After whom Stauratius his son obteined the empyre: and before he had reigned fully one yeere, was murdered by his kynsman Michaell, who vsurped the imperiall crowne .ii. yeres.

Hemingus kinge of Danes after Godfrey made league with Charles, and recompensed him for the iniuries dooen by his predecessour Godfrey.

Abumalach king of Sarasens, in Spaine, made league with Charles.The yere of Christ 813 Anni regum saxo 19

The yere of the worlde 4774 Lewys was made felowe in the empire with his father Charles: and Bernharde, son of Pipine king of Italy.

After the death of Hemingus, kinge of Danes, ciuile warre was arrered betweene Sigefrede and A [...]lo, for the succession: at whiche time was slaine . [...]940. of Danes and then was Herolde and Reginfride ordeyned kinges.

The yere of Christ 814 Michaell, emperour of Constantinople,Anni regum saxo 20 afterdyuers victories obteyned on the Bulgares,The yere of the worlde 4775 was at the length by them chased: and fledde to Constantinople, where he [Page] gaue vp the imperiall auctoritee and ledde a priuate life In his place was chosen a noble man, called Leo: who foorthwith vanquished and droue backe the Bulgares, whiche with their army hadde besieged the citee of Constantinople.

Charles the great ended his life, and was entred at Aquisgrane.

Lewys, the sonne of Charles, succeded his father, as wel in the gouernance of the empire,Anni regum saxo 21 The yere of the worlde 4776 The yere of Christ 815 as in the kingdom of Fraunce, whiche he ruled .xxv. yeres well and nobly. For his gentilnesse he was surnamed Lewys the milde He made his sonne Lothayre partaker of the empyre.

Anni regum saxo 22 Lewys vanquished the Danes,The yere of the worlde 4777 The yere of Christ 816 and restored Harold to his kingdome, whom, they before had expelled.

Anni regum saxo 23 Pascall,The yere of the worlde 4778 being made pope without the consent of Lewys somwhat to the discontentinge of his minde,The yere of Christ 817 in all hast excused him selfe by letters, fearing greatly the emperours displeasure.

The Gascoynes, whiche rebelled agaynst the French men, were vanquished and brought in subiection.

Anni regum saxo 24 Great discorde was amonge the Sarasens,The yere of the worlde 4779 The yere of Christ 818 in so much that theyr kingdome was deuided into iiii. partes .ii. ruled in Spaine, one in Egipt and Afrike, an ot her in Surie and Arabi [...].

Woorde was brought to Lewys the emperour, that Bernarde his kinsman and ruler of Italye,Anni regum saxo 25 The yere of the worlde 4780 The yere of Christ 819 by the counsaile of certaine bishops gathered to him a great power, and endeuoired to withhold from his dominiō the countrey of Italye, whom he subdued, and put to deathe, and of his alies, parte he banished, parte he inclosed in monosteries, as the bishop of Millaine, the byshoppe of Cremona, the bishop of Orlyaunce, with others.

The countrey of litle Britaine rebelling, was brought againe in subiection.

Conwallus succeded Achaius in the kingdome of Scotland and reigned .v. yeres.

Lewys the emperour made Lothayre his eldest sonne partaker of the empire,Anni regum saxo 27 The yere of the worlde 4782 The yere of Christ 822 his secōd son Pipine he ordeined king of Guyan, and his yongest, called Lewys, of Bayon or Bauarie.

[Page]Michael surnamed Balbas, after he had traiterously murdered Leo, by force obteined the empire of the easte and reigned .ix. yeres.

Ralmiris the sonne of Uaramunde, reygned in Spaine vi▪ yeres.

Lothayre, the eldest sonne of Lewes,Anni regum saxo 29 being sent of his father in Italye,The yere of the worlde 4784 The yere of Christ 823 was there anointed kinge, by the pope and named Augustus. But because certaine of the Romaines refuced to dooe him due obeysaunce, he retourned to his father to Pauie, desiring of himayde to subdue his rebelles.

At this time (saieth Fabian) the Danes entred the seconde time into this lande of Britaine.

Lewes with the sworde spoyled the countrey of lyttle Britaine,The yere of the worlde 4785 The yere of Christ 824 whiche refuced to obey him.Anni regum saxo 30

Dongallus reigned in Scotland .vi. yeres, and as he was going with an army against the Pictes (in the quarell of Alpine, a Scotte whiche claymed the crowne of Pictes) was drowned in a riuer.

Aydo, whom Lewis had made prouost of Guyan, rebelled, trusting to the ayde of the Sarasens in Spayne, and by crafty meanes toke and spoyled the citee Ansonia

Many citees in the hither Spaine yelded and became subiect to the Sarasens.

The Sarasens inuaded Crete, and subdued the same well nere wholy to theyr dominion. They vāquished the Greekes in two great battailes.

The yere of the worlde 4788 The yere of Christ 827 A great sedicion in the citee of Uenice,Anni regum saxo 31 by meane of obelericus, whiche was (not longe after) slaine by Particiacus then chiefe gouernour of Uenice.

The Sarasens in diuers quarters wasted most cruelly the landes of christendome. The Sarasens of Spayne ouerranne the countreyes lyinge betweene Spaine and France. They which were in Afrike spoyled and brente Sicilie, and the Sarasens of Asia inuaded Crete.

Lewis the emperour ordeyned, that the ministers of the churche and worde of god, shoulde not be subiecte to anye humaine seruage: and appoincted to them certaine liuinges, wherby they shoulde not be constriegned by pouertee to forsake theyr duetie and office of preachinge [Page] Iudith the wife of Lewis, whom he loued entierly, and had receyued by her a sonne called Charles, was against his wil from him deuorced by auctoritee of the pope, and suite of his owne children.Anni regum saxo 32 The yere of the worlde 4789 The yere of Christ 828

Boniface erle of Corsica, with a strong nauye perced Afrike, and robbed and spoiled the countrey betwene Utica and Carthage, in suche wise that he caused the Sarasens to leaue Sicilie, and returne to the defence of their owne countrey.

Ordinius reigned in Spaine .x. yeres.

Anni regum saxo 33 Lewis the emperour by strength recouered his wife Iudith to his company, maugre all his enemies.The yere of the worlde 4790 The yere of Christ 829 For whyche deede [...]othaire his sonne, with other Barones of France, assembled theyr power, and entended to haue depriued Lewis of all imperiall and kinglye dignitee.

Alpine the sonne of Achaius was made kinge of Scott [...]s, he pursued the warre againste the Pictes, and slewe theyr king Feredech, but not long after he was vanquished and slaine by Brudus king of Pictes, whan he had reigned .iiii. yeres.

Anni regum saxo 35 Theophilus was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople.The yere of the worlde 4762 The yere of Christ 831

Anni regum saxo 1 EThelwolphus,The yere of the worlde 4793 The yere of Christ 832 the sonne of Egbert began his reygne ouer the more parte of Englande. This man in his youth was willing to haue bene a prieste, and entered the ordre of subdeacone: howe be it after he maried a wife, of whome he receyued .iiii. sonnes, whiche reigned after him successiuely.

The .iii. sonnes of Lewys deposed their father,The yere of the worlde 4794 The yere of Christ 833 and kept him in prison,Anni regum saxo 2 diuiding betwene them his empyre, and other possessions.

Anni regum saxo 3 Lewis by the diligent meanes, and labour of Guillian stuwarde of his landes, and certaine other nobles,The yere of the worlde 4795 The yere of Christ 834 was againe restored to his imperiall auctoritee and gentlye pardoned the obstinacie of his chrildren.

Theophilus emperour of Constantinople,The yere of the worlde 4796 twise encountred the Sarasens,Anni regum saxo 4 whiche spoyled Asia:The yere of Christ 835 and was twise vanquished and put to flight. The citee Amorium was taken and beaten to the ground by the Sarasens.

Kenneth reigned in Scotlande .xx. yeres. He maynteyned [Page] the warre against the Pictes so fiercely, that he vanquished them in diuers great battailes, slew their king, and lastly chased thē vtterly out of the boundes of Scotlande, a thousande .151. yeres (as sayeth the Scottishe historie) after they began to haue dominion in that countrei, fro the coming of Scottes into Albion after their opinion .1421. yeres.

Lewis, taking againe to him his wife Iudith, was againe vexed with warre by his sonne Lothayre, whiche shortly after, mistrusting his strength, submitted him to his fathers mercie: which gently forgaue him.

About this time Gregorie the .iiii. ordeyned firste the feast of all sainctes.

The Sarasens,Anni regum saxo 6 with a greater power than euer thei had done before,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 837 inuaded Italy, besieged the citee of Rome, and in most cruel wise destroyed the suburbes and countrey there about.

The Normains infested the Frenchmen.

Pipine, sonne of Lewys the emperour dyed, whiche often times had bene vnfaithful to his father.

Alphons the thirde, surnamed the great, reigned in Spaine .40. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4800 The yere of Christ 839 Lewys made his younger sonne Charles king of Neustria, or Normandy.Anni regum saxo 7

The yere of the worlde 4801 The yere of Christ 840 Lewys when he hadde disposed his empyre and kingedome to his children, ended his life,Anni regum saxo 8 with mooste gentyll hert, forgeuinge the vnkinde trespasse of his son Lewys whiche thrise hadde vexed him with deadlye warres. At whiche time remembring the vnnaturall mindes of his owne children, for sorowe he fel in suche lamentable weping, that he could not speake a good space after. He was buried in Meaws, by his mother Hildegarde.

Not longe after the death of Lewys, great distaunce and warre, chaunced betwene the .iii. bretherne, for the diuision of theyr fathers landes. For Lewis and Lothayre maligned against Charles theyr yonger brother because the chiefe of their fathers landes, that is, myddle Fraunce, was assigned for his porciō. Wherfore ere it were longe, for this cause most cruell warre was arrered. In whiche, Charles with his souldiours behaued [Page] theim so manlye, that his bretherne were vanquished in battaile, and forced to forsake the fielde. At whyche conflict were moe Frenchmen slaine, than euer was afore that daye. When this battaile was thus blouddyly ended, entreatie of peace was made: by agrement whereof Fraunce was diuided into .iii. partes.Anni regum saxo 9 The yere of the worlde 4802 to Lothayre was geuen Austracie, with the landes of the empyre:The yere of Christ 841 to Lewys Germany and Guyan: to Charles, middle France and the prouinces of Normandy and Burgoyne.

Sergius was ordeyned pope,The yere of Christ 843 who before was called Osporc [...] (that is) hogges snoute,Anni regum saxo 11 whiche name,The yere of the worlde 4804 because it semed vile and vncleane, he was permitted to chose the name of one of his predecessours popes, whiche custome remaineth amonge them to this daye.

An other company of the Danes inuaded Englande and vexed the inhabitantes, with al crueltee, and especially the countrey of Kent. But in the ende they were constreigned to forsake the lande, and flie to theyr shippes, bearing with them great riches and treasure.

Alphons king of Spayne,The yere of Christ 844 mistrusting that his three bretherne hadde conspired by priuy meanes to dispatche him out of lyfe,Anni regum saxo 12 commanded their eien to be put out,The yere of the worlde 4805 and them to be cast in prison.

The discorde of the Frenchmen caused many foraine enemies to inuade the landes of the empyre.

The people of Germanie, called Abroditi,The yere of Christ 845 forsakinge the dominion of Lewys were brought againe in subiection.Anni regum saxo 13 The yere of the worlde 4806

The Normanes or Danes,The yere of Christ 846 inuaded the countrey of Aquitaine.Anni regum saxo 14 The yere of the worlde 4807

The Britains rebelled, against whom Charles warred .x. yeres.

Michael the sonne of Theophilus, gouerned the east empyre togither with his mother Theodora .xi. yeres.

A great earthquake in Rome.

Anni regum saxo 15 Ethelwolphus, kinge of England, yode to Rome: where he repaired the Englishe schole,The yere of the worlde 4808 The yere of Christ 847 whiche was first founden by Offa, kinge of Mertia. This schole was after tourned to an hospitall for Englishemen, which came to Rome.

[Page]The Sarasens of Mauritania, vanquished the Grecians and people of Uenece in a great battaile on the sea, and after inuaded Delmatia, and thē with their power entred Italye, where they toke and most cruelly spoyled and cast to ground the citee Ancona.

At the citee Ostia, in Italy,Anni regum saxo 17 the Romans foughte prosperously,The yere of the worlde 4810 The yere of Christ 849 and vanquished the Sarasens.

The Normains or Danes, perced the realme of France by the riuer Leyr, and ouerrode the countrey of Guyan and toke and spoiled many famous citees, as Burdeaux Sanctone, Engolisne, Turone, Poicters, Paris, and other: at whiche time Charles warred in Britaine.

Lothayre made Lewis his sonne felowe in the empyre

The yere of the worlde 4811 The yere of Christ 850 Ethelwolphus, kinge of Englande,Anni regum saxo 18 first founded the vniuersitee of Oxenforde: whiche summe writers attribute to Offa king of Mertia, that was in ye time of Charles the great .60. yeres before this time.Anni regum saxo 19

The yere of the worlde 4812 The yere of Christ 851 A great famine and death in Germanie.Anni regum saxo 22

The yere of the worlde 4815 The yere of Christ 854 Iohn the .vii. pope. This was an Englishe woman, whiche in her youthe, being arayed in a mans apparell, companied a learned man (whiche kept her) to the citee of Athenes, where by her witte, diligence, and daylye hearinge of learned men, she became excellent in the knowlage of good letters. Wherfore she dissimulinge still her propre kinde, came after to Rome: and, for the opinion of hir great learninge was chosen pope. But by her lightnesse she declared her selfe to be a woman. For not long after she trauayled with childe in the middes of the strete in procession time.

EThelwaldus after the death of his father,Anni regum saxo 1 beganne his reigne in Englande.The yere of the worlde 4816 The yere of Christ 755 He maried a woman, whiche his father had kept before as his concubine: and dyed, whan he had reigned not fully one yere.

Donalde the .v. of that name a vicious and wicked prince (reigned in Scotlande .vi. yeres. In his time Osbert and Ella capitaines of the Englishemen and Brytaines, made warre vpon the Scottes, toke their kinge, and subdued al the countrey from Striuelinge to the Irishe [Page] seas, and frome the water of Forth and Clide to Cumber.

Lothayre forsoke the dignitee of the empyre, and became a monke. He diuided his landes betwene his .iii. sonnes, to Lothayre, the part of France called Lorayne: to Charles, the countrey of Narbone: to Lewys the gouernaunce of the empyre, whiche he guyded .xxi. yeeres.

EThelbert, the brother of Ethelwalde, was ordeyned king ouer the more part of Englande.Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4817 The yere of Christ 856 In the beginninge of his reigne, the Danes ent [...]red the weaste parte of the realme, and spoyled the countrey afore them till they came to Winchester: and by strengthe toke the citee. But by the king and his Dukes, they were forced to leaue Winchester, and in fleynge towarde their ships loste a great noumbre of theyr men.

Charles, when he hadde vanquished Homeuoi [...]s and Crispoius, capitains of the Britains, and brought them in dew subiection, was proclaimed king of that countrei and retourned into Fraunce.

Anni regum Angli 2 Theodora, which gouerned the east empyre,The yere of the worlde 4818 The yere of Christ 857 because she contemned images, was of hir owne sonne Michaell inclosed in a monasterie, and kept as prisoner. After whyche time Michaell reigned alone .xiii. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 5 Lewys, kinge of Germanie in dyuers battayles vanquished the Sclauines,The yere of the worlde 4821 The yere of Christ which refused his dominion and toke their prince Rastiz, whom: because he hadde broken his league he bereft of his sight.

Tyber ouerflowed Rome in suche wise, that they vsed botes.

At Brixium a cite of Italye .iii▪ dayes together it ra yned bloudde.

Constantine the seconde, a good and vertuous prince reigned in Scotland .xiii. yeres.

ETheldrede the .iii. sonne of Ethelwalphus, tooke on him the gouernaunce of weast Saxones,Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4824 The yere of Christ 863 and other prouinces, of Englande. He was a man, framed of nature as wel to peace as warre. Amonge his subiectes he was milde, gentell, louing and pleasaunt: against his aduersaries, seuere, fierce, valiant and hardy. He lyued in continuall warre with the Danes: which all the time [Page] of his reigne, vexed the land with moste deadly warres A company of Danes landed in Northumberland: and after many skyrmishes and battailes to them geuen, by strength they possessed and held that countrey the space of .60. yeres, and toke also the citee of Yorke.

An other company entred in the prouince of Mertia and tooke the towne of Notingham: from whens thei were shortly expelled by Etheldrede and his knightes.

Nicolas the first pope, decreed, that nosecular prince or emperour shoulde be at the counsayle of the clergye The yere of the worlde 4826 The yere of Christ 865 Anni regum Angli 3

The yere of the worlde 4828 The Sarasens, breakinge into Italy, destroyed the citee called Beneuente.The yere of Christ 867 Anni regum Angli 5 Against whom the emperour Lewys fought prosperouslye, wyth the ayde of his brother Lothayre.

The Normans inuaded diuers prouinces of Fraunce whom Charles was fayne for that time to please wyth riche giftes and treasure.

The Bulgares which to this daye dissented from the churche of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4829 The yere of Christ 868 agreed with them in all thynges.Anni regum Angli 6 At whiche tyme theyr kinge, forsaking his regally, became a monke.

Sueropilus, kinge of Dalmacie, with his people the Sclauines, receyued firste the religion of Christe. The kingedome of Dalmacie was diuided into .iiii. partes: the names wherof remaine at this daye.

A counsaile was holde at Constantinople:Anni regum Angli 7 where after many wordes had for the vnitee and concorde of the Latines and Gretians:The yere of the worlde 4830 The yere of Christ 869 it chaunced that the olde variaunce toke place, and was againe renewed.

A company of ye Danes entred the countrey of Northff. where they slew the holy kinge Edmunde, which gouerned the prouince of Northfolke: because he would not for sake the faith of Christ.

The yere of the worlde 4831 The yere of Christ 870 Basilius by treason murdered Michaell,Anni regum Angli 8 and possessed the empyre of the east .xvii. yeres.

Lothayre king of Loraine ended his life at Placence of whose landes Charles king of Fraunce, by strengthe toke possession. For whiche cause was great debate betwene him and his elder brother Lewys of Germanye [Page] The coūtrey of Lorayn was deuided betwene Charles and Lewys: wherewith Lewys the emperour was sore greeued, and sent a sharpe message to them, that neither the tone,Anni regum Angli 9 nor the tother,The yere of the worlde 4832 The yere of Christ 871 shoulde intermitte with the landes of Lothayre, to the which he had most rightful titel.

The Danes, which afore hadde perced the countrei of Northff. landed againe in Southerie, and continued till they came to Reading, and toke the towne and castel: at whiche time, while Ethelrede was busied against them he had woorde of the landinge of Ofrike, kinge of Denmarke (as saye the english croniclers) with an other company: to whom the kinge gaue many stronge battayles but in the ende he was put to the Corse, and receyued a wounde, wherof he died.

ALurede the .iii. sonne of Ethelwolphus,The yere of Christ 872 beganne his reigne ouer the more part of Englande.Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4833 This man was of faire stature & comely personage, no lesse renoumed in marciall pollicie, than in ciuile gouernance of his commen weale. He was wise discrete and learned, and fauoured good letters excellently well. In youth somwhat he was disposed to the vyce of the fleshe and therfore besought god to chastice him by some continuall sickenesse, whereby he myght serue god the better and yet not be made vnapt to worldly busynesse. Wherfore by the ordinaunce of godde, he was taken with the euyl, called Ficus ▪ and was therof sick a longe space. Alurede, in the first yere of his reigne, in sundrye places fought .vi. times with the Danes: bi meanes wherof his people were so weakened, that he was gladde to make peace with his enemies.

Anni regum Angli 3 A wonderful multitude of the flyes called Locustes,The yere of the worlde 4835 The yere of Christ 874 vexed wel nere all the countreys of France. This flye burneth the corne with touching, and deuoureth the residue. Wherof ensued a great scarcite & dearth in Frāce About this time (as sayeth the Scottishe historie Hungar and Hubba the bretherneof Cadaaus kinge of Denmarke, with a great company of Danes, inuaded Scotlande, with whom theyr kinge Constantine met & at the first encountre put theym to the worse, but after by the negligence of his souldiours, he was vanquished, taken [Page] and slaine, with .10666. Scottes when he had reygned xiii. yeres.

Solomon, king of Normains, died, after whom a cyuile warre was reysed betwene Pasquitanus, and Uurfandus for succession in the kingdome: wherby many of the Normains were slaine.

Belles were first vsed in Grece.

The Danes brake ye league made with Alurede. Wherfore in as secrete maner as he might,The yere of the worlde 4737 The yere of Christ 876 Anni regum Angli 5 he assembled a chosen company, and set vppon them sodeynlye. And after the firste discomfiture, helde them so shorte, that he constreigned them to geue hostages for suerty of peace. Ethus reigned in Scotland .ii. yeres. He was so swifte yt in rēning he could ouertake a great hert or greihoūd. Charles, surnamed the Balde,Anni regum Angli 6 king of France obteined by great giftes of Iohn pope,The yere of the worlde 4838 The yere of Christ 877 to be admitted to the imperiall auctoritee. Wherwith Lewys king of Germanye, his elder brother, was much displeased. But this Lewis before he could reuenge his quareli, ended his life. Than Charles of Fraunce ceassed vpon the lande and prouince, of Lorayne. For whiche iniury, and also to recouer the empyre to the Germaines, Lewys the sonne of the forenamed Lewis of Germany, with his brethern Charles and Charlemaine (gathering to them great power) sette vpon his vncle Charles of Fraunce, and him vanquished, put to flight and chased: and after that diuided the landes of his father betweene him and hys bretherne.

Gregour reygned in Scotland .xviii. yeres. This was a sage, wise, and puissant prince, and a man of great prowes. He recouered Fiffe and Louthian, & the countreys that were taken frō the Scottes by the Danes, or other enemies. He droue the Danes out of Northumberlande (as affirmeth the Scottishe historie) and made that prouince tributary to him, he toke from the Britains Cumber and Westmerland, and vāquished and subdued the Irishemen.

The yere of the worlde 4839 The yere of Christ 878 Charles the emperour sickned at Mantua,Anni regum Angli 7 and there was poysoned by one Sedechias a Iewe, whom he vsed for his physicion.

[Page]Carsius the sonne of Alphons kinge of Spaine .iii. yeres.

Charles, surnamed the .iii. spedde him towarde Italy to clayme the imperial crowne:Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 4840 The yere of Christ 879 but Iohn the pope not willinge to make him emperour, but woulde the imperiall auctoritee shoulde remaine with the Frenchemen, fled into Fraunce and auctorised king Lewys, the stammarer, and sonne of Charles the balde.

But after .ii. yeres he retourned to Rome, and annointed Charles the thirde,Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 4842 The yere of Christ 881 and crowned him with the imperial Diademe: by which meanes the empire came again to the Germaines.

This Charles defended Italy from the inuasion of the Sarasens.

Lewys and Charlemaine, the sons of Lewys the stammarer, were proclaymed kinges of Fraunce. Betwene whom, and Lewis of Germanie, fel strife and debate, by the meane of two Frenche gentilmen called Gossellne and Conrade, whiche excyted Lewys the Germaine to warre vpon the .ii. yonge kinges.

Ordinius succeded his brother Garsius in the kingedome of Spayne, and reigned .viii. yeres.

The Normains or Danes, inuaded, robbed, and pylled the countreys of Fraunce, about the riuer Maze.

Ordonius, kinge of Spayne,The yere of the worlde 4843 The yere of Christ 882 by the vntrouth deceyued and put to death the .iiii. Erles of Galyce.Anni regum Angli 11 For whyche deede the prouince of Gallice forsoke his dominion and ordeyned to them certaine iudges, to whom they cōmitted the gouernance of theyr realme.

The Normains continually robbed Fraunce, and possessed many partes therof, as Campaine, and the countrey about the riuer Lyger.

Martine the .ii. was pope one yere.

Lewys, kinge of Germanie, died: wherefore Charles the emperour departed from Italye, to take possession of his brothers landes.

The Danes conquered, brent, and cast to the grounde, Treuersand vanquished the Frenchmen.

Anni regum Angli 13 Lewys, kinge of Fraunce, ended his life,The yere of the worlde after whom Charles or Charlemaine his brother,The yere of Christ 884 fel at communicacion [Page] of peace with the Danes, And finallye concluded that Godfrey their kinge (to confesse the faythe of christ, and to be christened) shoulde enioye the whole prouince of Frise.

After this time, the space of .60. yeeres, the empyre of Rome was vexed with ciuile warres, and al kinde of misery: in so muche that by the iniurie of these times, honest [...]e greatly decayed, and the name of learning and good letters was almoste forgotten.

Alurede of Englande was sore ouerset with newe companies of the Danes. But at lengthe takinge to hym a valyant courage, he enterprised to espy the maner of his enemies, in this wise. He did on him the habite of a mynstrel, and with his instrument of musike entered the tentes of the Danes, and in shewing them pastime and sōg he espied all theyr flouth and idlenesse, and harde muche of theyr counsayle. Than priuily retourninge to his army with a chosen companye fell vpon the Danes, in the night, and slew of them a great noumber: and lastly concluded a peace, on condicion, that as many of theym as woulde be christened, shoulde inhabite the prouinces of Eastangles, and Northumberlande: the other to depart into Fraunce.

Adrian, pope one yere. He obteyned, that the emperours auctoritee shoulde not be loked for in the creacion of the pope.

The yere of the worlde 4847 The yere of Christ 886 Charles the emperour,Anni regum Angli 15 after the death of his kinsman was made kinge of France.

By the counsayle of Notus Alurede, king of England ordeyned the first grammarschole in Oxenford, & fraū chesed that towne with manye great libertees.

The Normains besieged the citee of Paris, and afier yode to Soysons,The yere of the worlde 4847 The yere of Christ 887 destroying the countrey before them.Anni regum Angli 16

Leo the sonne of Basile emperour of Grece.

The Hunnes, a people of Scithia, breaking out of their owne countrey, inuadde Pannonie, expelling the Gepides and Auares, and ioygned them with theyr kynsmen the Hungares.

Phroilla expelling his brothers children,Anni regum Angli 18 toke on him the kingdome of Spaine:The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and when he had reygned one [Page] yere died being taken with the leaprie.

Certaine of the Danes retourned againe into France into Englande and besieged the towne of Rochester and were driuen backe by kinge Alurede.

Anni regum Angli 20 Charles the emperour, for his negligence,The yere of the worlde 4852 The yere of Christ 891 was deposed by Arnolphus his nephew chosē emperour in his place who reigned .xii. yeres.

Eudo sonne of Robert Duke of Ang [...]w, was made king of France, and protectour of the yong prince Charles the simple.

The Lumbardes partly desyringe to renew their kingdome, partly, contemning the feblenesse of the Romans ordeyned Beringarius to be emperour: an other company, dissenting from theim made Uuido kinge of Italye: whiche was before Duke of Spoletum: betwene which two noble men was arrered deadly warre.

Alphons the .iiii. reigned .v. yeres.

Leo the emperour, by ayde of the Turkes, at the first encounter vanquished the Bulgares. But afterwarde trusting to their false pretended peace, he was putte by theim to great domage.

Anni regum Angli 21 The Danes with most egre crueltee entred .iiii. partes of this lande together,The yere of the worlde 4853 The yere of Christ 892 and when they were expelled frō one parte, foorthwith they passed to an other. Yet that notwithstanding, the good and valiaunt kinge Alurede, behaued him so wisely, that by the redy assistence of his people, he had of them alwaye the vpper hande.

Uuido, king of Italye, chased Beringarius out of his countrey to Arnulph the emperour, whiche as then was occupied in the warres against the Normains, whō he subdued.

At election of Formosus, popewas great strife and variance: but in the ende, he by Mars and money obteined the bishoprike.

Arnolph entred Italy against Uuido,The yere of the worlde 4855 The yere of Christ 894 and tooke Bergamum: and honge theyr erle Ambrose vpon a gibbette.

Anni regum Angli 23 Zuuentebaldus, Duke of Morauia, rebelled agaynst Arnolph whiche had committed to him the Dukedome of Boheme: whome for so muche as he could not bringe in subiection by his owne power, he desyred helpe of the [Page] Hungares: by whose assistence he brought the Duke to due obeysance.

Donalde the .vi. reigned in Scotlande .xi. yeres. He made a law, that all men that did forswere them selfe: or speake of the diuell, should be burned in the lyppes with a hote yron.

The Normains besieged Paris the second time.

Englande was vexed with .iii. maner scourges: warre of the Danes:The yere of the worlde 4856 The yere of Christ 895 great mortalitee of men:Anni regum Angli 24 and moreine of beastes.

Arnolph went into Italye the seconde time: and by force entred the citee of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4857 The yere of Christ 896 Anni regum Angli 25 and was crowned with the imperiall Dyademe, by Formosus the pope.

Raimitis, kinge of Spaine .xix. yeres. He caste his brother Alphons in prison, and berefte him of his sight: because he denied the faith of christ

The yere of the worlde 4858 Stephene the .vi. was ordeined pope,Anni regum Angli 26 which so enuied the name of his predicessour Formosus,The yere of Christ 897 that he abrogated and dissolued his decrees: and taking vppe his bodye after it was buried, cutte of his head and fingers of his right hand, and commaūded them to be cast into Tyber: and then buried his body in a priuate sepulchre.

Which cruell dede some attributed to Sergius, that laboured for the bishoprike together with Formosus.

In Rome were .v. popes within the space of .iii. yeres, that is, Boniface the .vi. Stephene the .vi. Romanus, Theodorus the seconde, Iohn the .ix. who reigned .ii. yeres: and then suceded Bennet the .iiii.

Charles being of iust age,Anni regum Angli 27 toke on him the kingdome of Fraunce:The yere of the worlde 4861 The yere of Christ 900 who, for his modestee, sinceritee, and innocencie of life, was surnamed simple, and was nothinge framed of nature for worldlye businesse and troubles of warre: and therfore he ceassed alwaye frome warrefare and gaue him to quietnesse.

EDwarde, the elder sonne of Alurede,Anni regum Angli 1 beganne his reigne ouer the more part of England & gouerned this lande well and nobly .xxiiii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 4892 The yere of Christ 901 In knowlage of good letters he was not to be compared to his father. But in honour, worship, and marciall prowes, nothinge inferiour. And was also veraye profitable to the [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] common weale, in buildyng and repairyng many castles, townes, and cyties, whiche were rased and broken by the Danes. He in his time adiuigned to his lordeshyp all thys iland, sauynge onely Northumberlande, whiche was possessed of the Danes.

Uuido, the Lumbarde, ended his lyfe: after whom Beringarius obteyned the kingdome of Italy. But the Lumbardes, not beynge content wyth one, ordeyned for theyr kyng a valiaunt and merciall yonge man, named La [...]thbert, the soonne of Uuido.

Arnolph emperour of Germanye died of the lousie euyl.

Anni regum Angli 2 Edwarde of England made warre against Constantine kinge of Scottes, and forced him to desyre peace.The yere of the worlde 4863 The yere of Christ Shortly after he quieted the Welsshemen.

Anni regum Angli 3 Lewys, the sonne of Arnolph,The yere of the worlde 4864 The yere of Christ 803 was chosen emperour of Germanye. He was neuer crowned wyth the imperyall Diademe at Rome. For Beringarius the Lumbarde, held from him by force, the dominion of Italy.

Constantine the thyrde of that name was ordeined king of Scottes, and reigned .xl. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 5 Alexander,The yere of the worlde 4866 The yere of Christ a man wholy addicte to all filthye liuynge was made emperoure of Constantinople.

Lanthberte, the sonne of Uuido, was sla [...]ne by treason, as he was in huntinge. After whom the Italyans chose Lewys the sonne of Boson to theyr kyng.

Adeluoldus, the brother of kyng Edward of Englande, beynge excited of the Danes of Northumberlande, made warre vpon his brother, whom Edwarde vanquysshed, and so egrely pursued, that he constreygned hym, wyth manye of the Danes, to forsake the lande, and flye to Fraunce.

Sergius a man rude, vnlearned, verye proude and cruell,Anni regum Angli was ordeyned byshop of Rome.The yere of the worlde 4867 The yere of Christ He commaunded the bodye of Formosus to bee taken out of the sepulchre, and cast into Tyber.

In this tyme, wythin the space of .ix. yeeres, hadde been in Rome .ix. byshops: of the whyche Bennet the .iiii. re [...] gned .iii. yeres. And none of any estimacion or learnynge, but all cruell, malicious, and proude. At whyche tyme the byshops of Rome, settynge a syde all honestye beganne to [Page] be openlye naughte, as Platyne (that wryteth theyr lyues) dooeth greatly complayne.

Constantine, a man of good dysposicion, was auctorysed emperour of Constantynople, who by treason was immediatly deposed, Romaines, soueraygne captayne of hys armye, vsurped, the imperiall auctoritye .39. yeres.

Adeuoldus, the brother of kynge Edwarde, wyth a company of Danes, landed agayne in Englande, where after sore fyghte (in the whyche Adelwalde was slayne) peace was concluded betwene Edwarde and the Danes.

Rollo the Dane made sure the prouynce of Normandye, that was geuen to him by the Frenche kynge, and renued the league, whiche euer after he kepte fyrmely.

The Hunnes or Hungares, molested all partes of Europe with most cruell warres.The yere of the worlde 4868 The yere of Christ 907 Anni regum Angli 7

The Bauares, encountrynge wyth the Hunnes, were chased and slayne, with their capitayne Luithbalde.

The Hunnes subdued the Bulgares, and made theym tributarye.The yere of the worlde 4869 The yere of Christ 908 Anni regum Angli 8

The Hungares brake into Almayne, wher they spoyled the lande,The yere of the worlde 4870 The yere of Christ 909 and put to flyght Lewys the emperoure.Anni regum Angli 9 Not longe after they perced Italy, and ouerrennynge the countrey, fylled euerye place wyth murder, bothe of man woman and chylde, wyth whom Beryngaryus mette in the fielde, and was put to flight.

Edwarde of Englande vanquished Ericius chyefe lorde of the Danes,The yere of the worlde 4871 The yere of Christ 910 Anni regum Angli 10 whyche possessed Northff. and Southff. and subdued that prouince to his signorye.

The yere of the worlde 4872 The yere of Christ 911 In thys tyme a noble woman, named Elfleda, syster to kynge Edwarde,Anni regum Angli 11 gouerned the prouynce of myddle Englande. The woman whan she had ones assayed the paynes, that women suffer in trauailyng with childe, euer after hated the embrasynges of hir husbande saiynge, that it was not semely for any noble woman to vse suche fleshely lykyng, wherof shulde ensue so great sorow and payne.

A great noumbre of Danes, whyche in tyme of Alurede were dryuen out of thys lande, retourned into the weaste countrey of Englande, whiche hauynge worde of the kynges comyng against theim, after certayne robberyes, fled into Irelande.

[Page]Chunrade, nephewe to Lewys the .iii. and Duke of east Fraunce, was by the counsaile of Otto, Duke of Saxone, made emperour, and was the laste emperour, of the stocke of the great Charles.Anni regum Angli 12 After whom,The yere of the worlde 4873 The yere of Christ 912 the empyre was transferred to the Saxones.

Anni regum Angli 13 Arnolde, Duke of Bauarye,The yere of the worlde 4874 The yere of Christ 913 Burchard Duke of Swaue Euerharde Duke of East Fraunce, and Gis [...]berte of Loraine rebelled against Chunrade the emperoure: whom, by his wysedome and policye, he broughte to dewe obeysaunce.

Beringarius of Italye toke prysoner Lewys,The yere of the worlde 4875 The yere of Christ 914 whyche was set vp as kynge agaynste hym by the Italians,Anni regum Angli 14 and depriued him as well of his regallye as of his syght.

Charles, kinge of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 4976 The yere of Christ 915 by the manhod of his knightes recouered to the lordshyp the prouince of Lorayne.Anni regum Angli 15

The hungares wasted the countrey of Almaine.

Ordonius reigned in Spayne .v. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 17 Elfleda, pryncesse of Mertya,The yere of the worlde 4878 The yere of Christ 917 whyche hadde tamed the Welsshemen, and in dyuers battayles chased the Danes, ended hir lyfe. After whose deathe Edwarde helde that prouince in his owne hande.

The Hungares, leuynge Almayne, came into Lorayne,The yere of Christ 918 and the countrey annexed therunto,Anni regum Angli 18 The yere of the worlde 4879 whyche they spoyled without mercye.

At Nottyngham two kynges, that is to saye,The yere of the worlde 4880 The yere of Christ 919 of Scotlande and of Wales,Anni regum Angli 19 yelded theym to kynge Edwarde of Englande, and chose hym for theyr chyefe lorde and soueraygne.

Chunrade the emperoure gaue place to nature, and by his brother Euerharde sent the imperiall insygnes to Henrye Duke of Saxone▪ and hym appoincted to be emperour

Anni regum Angli 20 Henrye the fyrste was proclamed emperour.The yere of the worlde 4881 The yere of Christ 920 Thys man was of greate vertue, wysedome and sobrenesse: and for hys woorthynesse in armes marueylously praysed: at his election repined Arnolde Duke of Bauarye: whom with wise counsayle and gentyll exhortacion he appeased. This Henrye was the fyrste emperour of the Saxones, and was neuer crowned of the Romaine byshoppe, neither had the dominion of Italye.

Anni regum Angli 11 In Spayne Santius, surnamed the grosse,The yere of the worlde 4882 The yere of Christ was kynge [Page] xi. yeeres. He was so wonderfull fatte of bodye, that he was neuer in healthe. Wherfore to healpe, he yode to Abdemarus, kynge of Sarasens, whyche in the science of phisike was verye expert. In the meane season, Ordonius by treason vsurped the crowne. But Santius, by h [...]alp of the Sarasens recouered hys kyngdome, and punisshed the rebelles.

The yere of the worlde 4883 The yere of Christ 922 Roberte, Duke of Guyan,Anni regum Angli 22 and brother of E [...]do laste king of France, contrarye his trouth and allegiance, ceased certayne cities and holdes of the inherytance of kynge Charles, and was by him vanquyshed and slayne.

Henry emperour of Germaine ouercame the Hungares

The yere of the worlde 4884 The yere of Christ 923 The Sarasens of Afryke inuaded and robbed the countrey of Calabre and Poyle,Anni regum Angli 23 possessed dyuers cyties of the Romayns, and the prouince of Boneuente, and consulted betwene theim selfe of the vtter destruction and deuastacion of Rome: whom Iohn the .x. beynge than byshoppe, by the healpe of Romanus the emperoure of Grece, and Laudolphe Duke of Boneuent, as witnesseth Lyuthbert, put to flyghte, and slewe of theim a great noumbre. But Blondus referreth the occasyon of thys inuasyon of the Sarasens to Romanus, and the Duke of Boneuent, and affirmeth thys victorye to be atchyued by Albericus Erle of Hetruria.

After the death of Rollo, Duke of Normandye, succeded hys sonne William, whiche was of great auctorytye amonge the Frenchemen.

The yere of the worlde 4885 The yere of Christ 924 Charles, kyng of Fraunce,Anni regum Angli 24 retournynge from the victorye, which he had obteined, against Robert Duke of Guyan, by treason was taken, cast in prison, and lately slaine, by Heberte Erle of Uermend [...]ys, and brother in lawe to the sayed Duke of Guyan.

Henrye emperour of Germanye made league wyth the Hungares, and shortly after recouered from the Frenche men the prouince of Loraine.

Rodolphe, Duke of Burgoyne, prouoked of the Italyans, entred Italy, and ouercame Beringarius: whom he depriued of all kingly auctoritye, and reygned as kyng of Italie .iii. yeres.

[Page]ADelstane, after the death of Edwarde hys father, beganne his reigne in Englande. He was a prince of woorthie memorye, valiant and wyse in all hys actes,Anni regum Angli 1 and broughte thys lande to one Monarchie.The yere of the worlde 4886 The yere of Christ 925 For he expelled vtterly the Danes, subdued the Scottes, and quieted the Welsshemen.

Flaunders by treason murdered Beringarius of Italy. For whyche cause the .iii. daye after, he was slayne of a souldiour of Beringarius, named Milo.

Anni regum Angli 2 Symeon, kynge of Burgares, wyth dyuers inuasaons,The yere of the worlde 4886 The yere of Christ 926 vexed sore the Grecyans: whose furye to appeare Romanus the emperoure gaue the doughter of his son Christofer in maryage to Peter, the son of Symeon, and by the aliance was with him at peace.

Salarde, Duke of the Hungares, brake into Italy, and destroied with fyre the cytie Pau [...]e.

Burcharde, Duke of Swa [...]e, whiche came to ayde Raulffe kyng of Italye, was slaine at Millaine. For whyche cause Raulffe left Italye, and retourned into France. After whom Hugo, Duke of Dorleance, was proclaymed kinge of Italye.

Constantine, kinge of Scottes, rebelled and disquieted with often inuasions, the costes of England: and beynge ouercomen, and made subiecte to Abelstane, swore to be his lege man. Whyche thynge dyuers kynges of Scotlande after hym, in lyke maner perfourmed. But of thys homage dooynge, the Scottyshe cronicle maketh no mencion.

Algina, wyfe of Charles the symple, hearynge of the murder of hir housbande, and mistrustynge the Frenchemen, fled secretely wyth hir sonne Lewys into England, to hir brother Adelstane.

Raulffe, Duke of Burgoyne, after the departynge of Algina and hir son,Anni regum Angli 3 by agreement of the lordes of France,The yere of the worlde 4888 The yere of Christ 927 was ordeyned kyng, and reygned after some writers .xii. yeres: but more verely .ii. yeres.

Uuido, Marqueo of Tuschia, imprysoned Iohn byshop of Rome,Anni regum Angli 4 and commaunded him to be beheaded.The yere of the worlde 4889 The yere of Christ

Henrye emperour of Germanye subdued the Sclau [...]es and toke the cytye Brenneburgh. He made tributarie to [Page] hym, the people of Dalmacye, and vanquysshed the Bohemes.

Ethylstane, or Athelstane, kynge of Englande, after the death of Sytheryus, kinge of the Danes in Northumberlande, ceased that prouynce into hys owne handes, and put out of possessyon his sonne, whyche fledde to Constantyne kynge of Scottes.

The yere of Christ 929 Lewys▪ the sonne of Charles the simple,Anni regum Angli 5 after the deathe of Raulffe,The yere of the worlde 4890 was desyred of the nobles, to retourne out of Englande with his mother Elgina, and toke possession of the kingedome of Fraunce, wherin he reygned .27. yeares

Ethylstane of Englande gaue hys daughter Edyth to Otho, soonne of Henrye, whyche Otho was afterwarde emperour.

Leo, the .vi. byshoppe of Rome .vii. monethes. And after hym Stephene the seconde .ii yeres.

The yere of Christ 931 The people, called Redarii, rebelled, and refused the dominion of Henrye the emperour,The yere of the worlde 4892 whom Bernarde,Anni regum Angli 7 and Thiatmarus his capitaines, subdued, and slewe, and toke prisoners to the numbre of .220. thousande.

In Fraunce fell so great a dearth and scarcitye, that a quarter of wheate was woorthe .xx. poundes of that money, which is in value after sterlyng money .50. shillinges.

The yere of Christ 932 Arnolde, Duke of Bauayer, ledde an armye into Italye against Hugh the kyng,The yere of the worlde 4893 Anni regum Angli 8 where he was receyued of the cytye Uerona, and ioygnynge in battayle with Hughe, was chased, and with great losse of his men retourned into his countrey.

At the citye of Gean flowed a well of bloudde.

Iohn the . [...]i. was byshop of Rome .v. yeres.

Wyllyam, the .ii. Duke of Normandye, sonne of Rollo, was slaine by treason of Arnolde Erle of Flaunders. He lefte after hym a soonne, that was to younge to rule that Duchie: whiche thynge caused great troubled betwene the Normains and Lewys kyng of France, who endeuoyred to bringe that countrey againe to his dominion, and toke of him the tuicion of the younge Duke, named Rycharde.

R [...]imirus the .iii. beyng but a childe obteyned the kyngdome of Spaine, and reigned .25. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4895 The yere of Christ 934 The Hungares exacted trybute of the Saxones,Anni regum Angli 10 and [Page] with a puissant army inuaded the Turinges, whom Henry the emperour ouerthrewe.

The Sarasens landed on the sea coste of Galyce, and were dryuen backe by the Erle of Gundesalue, at Santium.

Anni regum Angli 11 The Sarasens of Afrike,The yere of the worlde 4896 The yere of Christ 935 with a mighty company entred Italye, and spoylinge the sea costes of Hetrucia, toke G [...]ane: and most cruelly intreated man, womā, & chylde, sparing no kinde, condycion, or age.

An other company perced the countrey of Germany, euen to Aquisgrane: where encountringe with the inhabytantes, Sagitus theyr capitayne was slayne.

Henrye, emperour of Almayne, ouercame the Danes, that warred on the Fresones, and made them tributarye. He caused also Nuba their king to receiue baptisme.

Inger, king of the Northmains, whiche be called Russi,Anni regum Angli 12 came to Constantinople with a nauye of .1000. shippes:The yere of the worlde 4897 The yere of Christ 936 where Romanus the emperour mette with them, with a smalle numbre of gallies, and casting fyre into theyr shippes destroyed theyr nauye, and toke of theym many prisoners.

Leo the .vii. was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres.

The sonne of Sithericus the Dane, that fledde into Scotland, beinge alyed▪ with Constantine the kinge, and by him ayded, retourned into Englande, and warred uppon Ethilstane: of whom they were vanquished & slayne, with many of their souldiours. Ethylstane subdued also the Britaynes, that dwelled at Herforde, and made them tributary.

Anni regum Angli 14 The Hungares wasted wyth fire,The yere of the worlde 4899 the countreys of Germanie, Fraunce, and Italy.The yere of Christ 938

Otho the sonne of Henry was ordeyned emperoure after his fathers discease, and reygned nobly .36. yeres. This man was excellent, as well in the gyftes of nature as of wytte and fortune: whose fierce and valiant courage was so tempered with gentylnesse, that he is worthilye noumbred among the most noble prynces. For he did not onely profyte his realme, in subduinge forayne enemyes, but also in appeasinge the malicious furie of certaine rebellious traitours: amonge the whiche were Euerharde, [Page] Erle Palatine, and Gisibert duke of Lorayne, whiche set vp against him Henrye his elder brother: with whom he fought diuers battayles, and lastlye finished his warre, that had continued .vi. yeres.

The Saxones put the Hungares to great domage and losse of men, by meane wherof they were in more quyet a good space after.

FDmunde the brother of Ethilstane, toke on hym the gouernance of this realme of England:The yere of the worlde 4910 The yere of Christ 940 Anni regum Angli 1 whose shorte reigne, toke frome him the renowne of moste hyghe prayses, that should haue redounded to his posteritee: for he was a man dysposed of nature to noblenes and iustice The Danes remayninge in Northumberlande, with other that came out of Irelande, and the ayde of straunge nacions, inuaded this realme of Englande: and by Edmunde were driuen backe and slayne.

Beringarius the .iii. whych before hadde entred Italye agaynst kinge Hugh, perceiuinge the great preparacion that Hug he made to withstande hym, fled to Harmanne Duke of Swaue.

Hugh king of Italy, besieged Fraxinetum: and by the helpe of Romanus the emperoure,The yere of the worlde 4902 The yere of Christ 941 Anni regum Angli 2 burned and destroyed the nauy of the Sarasens.

Otho emperour of almaine, began his warre agaynst Boizlaus of Boheme, which trayterously murdered hys naturall brother Uinceslauo, a man of great religion and iustice: which warre continued to the .xv. yere of Otho,

Lewys, king of Fraunce, inuaded Lorayne. and by Eberharde, and Giselbert his capitaynes, toke the cite Brisacum.

Stephene the .viii. bishop of Rome .iii. yeres.

At Andermake, by the souldiours of Ottho,The yere of the worlde 4903 Anni regum Angli 3 Eberharde the treitour was slayne,The yere of Christ 942 and Giselbert in the flighte was drowned in the riuer of Rhine. Whereof whan Lewys had witting, he fled into Fraunce and Ottho recouered Brisacum.

The yere of Christ 934 Lewys kinge of Fraunce warred vpon the nobles of Normandy,The yere of the worlde 4904 for the recouery of Richard the yong Duke,Anni regum Angli 4 whyche was priuilye conueyed from his court, to the erle Barnarde.

[Page]The Normains beynge ouerset, submytted theim to the kyng, and restored the childe.

Martine the seconde, was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 5 Alberike kyng of Rome.The yere of the worlde 4905 The yere of Christ 944

Aboaram, kynge of the Sarasens in Spaine, was vanequished in battaile, of Rada [...]yre the most Christiā kyng of Galyce.

Malcolme the sonne of Constantine reyned in Scotlād .xv. yeres, and at the laste was slayne by conspiracie of certaine traitours.

Stephene and constantine the sonnes of Romanus emperour of Constantinople, depriued theyr father of al imperial auctorytee, and sente hym in exile. And whiles they attempted to worke the same treason toward Constātine,Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 4906 the soonne of Leo,The yere of Christ 945 they were bothe taken and caste into a monasterye, as into a perpetuall bondage: after whyche tyme Constantine reigned in the east .xvi. yeres.

A blasing sterre appeared in Italie

EDmunde, kynge of Englande, ended hys lyfe, after whome succeded hys brother Eldred.Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4907 The yere of Christ 946 For Edwyne and Edgare hys sonnes, were thoughte to younge to take on theim so greate a charge. This Eldrede had the earnest fauoure of his commons, because he was a greate maynteinour of all honestye, and moste infest enemye to naughtye and vnrulye persons. For his expertnesse in feates of armes, he was muche commended wherby he quieted and kepte in dewe obeysaunce the Northumbers and Scortes and exyled the Danes.

Agapitus the second bishop of Rome .ix. yeres.

Henry the brother of Otho the emperoure, beynge besieged at Mersburge, submitted him selfe to his brother· of whome he was pardoned: and after the deathe of Berthold duke of Bayon, was aduāced to the sayde Duchie.

Henry duke ofBayon or Bauarye,The yere of the worlde 4908 The yere of Christ 947 looke the citee Aquileia & at Iustinoples chased and slewe the Hungares.Anni regum Angli 2

Beringarius, which aforetime fledde into Swaue, retourned with an armye into Italye: at which time the Italyans forsoke their king Hugh, and by communication concluded that Lothayre the sonne of Hughe shoulde be named king with Beringarius. But the chiefe auctoritee [Page] remained with Beringarius: whiche ruled with greate auarice and tyrannye.

Taxis; kynge of the Hungares, entred Italie, pretendyng great crueltee:The yere of the worlde 4909 The yere of Christ 948 Anni regum Angli 3 but by the praiers and riche gyftes of Beringarius, he returned into his countrey, withoute doyng any further harme.

Harolde, kyng of Denmarke beyng expelled his kyngdome by his sonne Swenon,The yere of the worlde 4910 The yere of Christ 1949 Anni regum Angli 4 was excited of hys kinsmen the Normains, to set vppon the countrey of Fraunce: and so toke Lewys the kynge prisoner, whom, afterwarde, he restored to the Frenchemen, and set Rycharde in possession of his fathers Duch [...]e of Normandie, which was nowe of age to take charge thereof, and maried the doughter of Hugh Legraunte, Erle of Paris: whiche mariage was cause of more trouble betweene the Normains and kynge Lewys: whome Otho also the Emperoure ayded in hys warres But yet notwithstandynge the Normains had alway the vpper hande.

Otho ledde an armie against Boizlai king of Bohome,Anni regum Angli 5 and hym besieged in Newe citee:The yere of the worlde 4911 The yere of Christ 950 where Boizlai, not able to susteyne the power of Otho, yelded: and beynge reconsiled to the emperoure, continued his true subiecte.

The yere of Christ Otho, after the death of hys fyrste wyfe,Anni regum Angli 6 at Pauie in Italie toke in mariage a noble woman,The yere of the worlde 4912 called Adhelhayde, late wyfe of Lothayre the sonne of Hugh, and kynge of Italie: whiche woman was suppressed with shamefull iniuryes by Beringarius who with all tyranny greued the Lumbardes and other Italians.

Beringarius, fearing the mighte and puisance of Otho, submitted hym, with all his power, & became hys subiecte.

Lyndolphus, the sonne of Otho,Anni regum Angli 7 findynge hym selfe greued with the foresaied mariages,The yere of the worlde 4913 The yere of Christ 952 gathered to him a greate power agaynste hys father, so that eche of them greued other with cruell warre, vntyll at length Lyndolphus was reconsyled to hys father, notwithstandynge he had at dyuers metynges, shewed hym selfe veraye dysobedient and stubburne.

The Hungares wasted the countrei of France and Uormana,The yere of the worlde 4915 The yere of Christ 954 with swoorde and fyre.Anni regum Angli 9

[Page]EDwine succeded his vncle Eldrede in the kyngdome of Englande: of whome is lefte no honest memorye, for one heinous acte by hym committed in the beginnyng of his reigne.Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4916 The yere of Christ 955 In the selfe daye of his coronacion he sodeinly withdrewe hym selfe from hys lordes, and in the sight of certaine persons, rauyshed his owne kinswoman, the wyfe of a noble man of hys realme, and afterwarde slew hir husbande, that he myght haue the vnlawfull vse of hir beautye, for whiche acte, and banisshynge of Dunstone, he became odyble to hys subiectes, and of the Northumbers and people of middle Englād, that rose agaynst hym, was depryued of his regallie, whan he had reigned, iiii. yeres.

Otho Emperoure of Almayne, nere to the ryuer called Lech, with greate power and manhode, put to flyghte the Hungares. And shortly after vanquisshed the Sclaumes.

Anni regum Angli 2 Lothayre, the sonne of Lewys, begotten on Goberga the emperours syster,The yere of the worlde 4917 The yere of Christ succeded his father in the kingdome of France. & reigned .30. yeres. This Lothayre had muche trouble with the Normayns a longe season, because he endeuoured by false & vnfaithfull meanes, to betraie Duke Richarde. But he, by the healpe of the Danes, in such wise compassed his mattiers, and so muche endamaged the lād of Fraunce, that Lothayre was glad to be reconsiled, and make recompence for all iniuryes by hym doen to the said Rycharde.

Iohn the .xii. was bishop of Rome .ix. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 3 Ueremunde was proclaimed kinge of Spaine, and reigned .vii. yeares. he by the healpe of Ferdinande,The yere of the worlde 4918 The yere of Christ 957 Erle of Castile, warred against Almanzor kyng of Sarasens, and at the fyrst encounter obteyned of hym the victorre. But after, the Sarasen repayrynge hys armye, chased Ueremunde, scatered hys hoste, and destroyed the churche of Compostella. In the thirde battayle Ueremunde vanquyshed the Sarasens, and putte theim to greate domage and losse of men.

Anni regum Angli 4 At this tyme appeared the figure of crosses in the garmentes of dyuers men.The yere of the worlde 4919 The yere of Christ 558

[Page]EDgare, brother of Edwine, begā hys reigne in Englande. He was a prince of worthye memorye for his manifolde vertues greatly renowmed, so excellent in iustice and sharpe correction of vyces,The yere of the worlde 959 The yere of Christ 4920 Anni regum Angli 1 as well in hys magistrates as other subiectes, that neuer before hys dayes was vsed lesse felonie by robbers, or extorcion or bryberye by false officers. He chastised also the greate negligence, couetousnesse, & vicious liuyng of the clergie, and brought theim to a better order. Of stature he was litt [...]ll, but of mynde valiant and hardye, and verye experte in marcyall polycie. He prepared a greate nauye of shyppes, whiche he dysposed in .iii. partes of his Realme, and had souldyours alwaye preste and redye against the incursions of forayne and straunge enemyes.

Ludwallus prynce of Wales, paied to him yerelye, in waye of tribute .300. woulffes. By meane whereof, within .iiii. yere in Englande and Wales myght scantlye befounde one woulffe. This Edgare in hys flourisshynge youth, was somedeale giuen to the lust of the flesshe, whiche he afterwarde greuously repented.

Indulph reigned in Scotlande .ix. yeres. He kept peace with the Englyshemen andvanqushysed the Danes that inuaded his realme.

The yere of Christ 4922 Nicephorus emperour of Constātinople.Anni regum Angli 3

The yere of the worlde 961 Otho, the younger, was ordeined and anoyncted kyng of Wormacia.

A noble man, called En [...]cus, Erle of Bigorre, deliuered the prouince of Spayne, called Nauarre, from the dominion of the Sarasens, and was theriore named the first kyng of Nauarre. After whome reygned his sonne [...]arsias, which fought also prosperously against the Sarasēs, and augmented his kyngdome.

Otho▪ emperour of Almaine,Anni regum Angli 4 spedde hym towarde Italy,The yere of the worlde 962 The yere of Christ 4923 to quiete the furye of Beringarius, and Iohn, whiche in a sedicion was made bishoppe of Rome, and whan he came into the citee, was of all the people saluted by the name of Augustus, and by the whole consente of the Italians proclaimed emperour.

The yere of the worlde 963 The yere of Christ 4924 The emperour depriued Beringarins,Anni regum Angli 5 and Adelbert his sonne, of the kyngedome of Lumbardye, and condemned [Page] theim to banishmente, the tone to Austriche, the tother to Constantinople.

Otho aduertised Iohn the byshop of Rome to refourme his noughty lyfe, and forsake the concubines, whyche he nourished openlye, but all was in vayne. Wherefore Otho called a counsayle: by aucthority whereof Iohn was condemned, and fearing his punishment fled into desert, and one Leo was chosen bishop.

The Romaynes beinge the kinsmen of Iohn, deposed Leo,Anni regum Angli 6 and set Iohn agayne in the bishoprike.The yere of the worlde 4925 The yere of Christ 954 Which with in short space was taken in aduoutrye, and slayne, After that the people, contrary to the minde of Otho, chose Bennet But he forced theim to adm [...]te Leo, and depose the foresayd Bennet. At whiche tyme the electyon of the b [...] shoppe was transferred frome the people and [...]largys of Rome to the emperours.

Bennet the .v. was byshop of Rome .vi. monethes and after him Leo the eight one yere.

Alphons the .v. kynge of Spayne reigned 37. ye ares he profered his syster in mariage to a prynce of the Sarasens, to the entent he shoulde ayde him agaynst the kinge of Cor [...]uba. But the mayden would in no wyse be coupled with the Heathen Pagane.

Iohn the .xii. byshoppe of Rome .vii. yeres. He was taken and caste in prison.Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 4927 The yere of Christ 966 by Ioferde Erle of Campayne through the counsayle of Peter prouost of the citee.

King Duffus reygned among the S [...]cottes .iiii. yeares and was slayne by the treason of a noble mā called Danewalde. After his death appeared no sonne moone nor sterre in the firmament the space of .vi. monethes.

Anni regum Angli 10 Otho the younger, was sente for to Rome by his father and there crowned & proclaimed partaker of the empyre.The yere of the worlde 4929 The yere of Christ 968

Anni regum Angli 11 Otho expelled the Sarasens out of Italye, whiche of longe time hadde holden by force the mounte Gargarus from whens (as out of a castell) they oftentymes inuaded Italy.The yere of the worlde 4930 The yere of Christ 969

He subdued also the Grecians, whiche inhabyted Calabre, and made them tributary.

The people of Constantinople, hearing the ouerthrowe and discomfiture of their Grekes in Italye, leyde all the [Page] wighte of that domage to Nicephornus theyr emperour, because he denyed to giue his doughter in maryage to the yonger Otho. Wherfore by the consente and ayde of hys wife and sonne,The yere of the worlde 4933 The yere of Christ 972 he was murdered in the night season,Anni regum Angli 14 and Iohn his sonne chosen in his place to be emperour, which reigned .vi. yeres.

A signe appeared in the element lyke fyre.

Iohn emperour of Constantinople, gaue his syster in mariageto the younger brother Otho.

Cu [...]ine a vicious and wicked tyran reigned among the Scottes. He defloured his owne systers and rauished other mens wifes and doughters, wherfore he was slayne the .v. yere of his reygne.

Bennet, the .v [...]. bishop of Rome, was caste in prison by Cynthius a citisin,The yere of the worlde 4934 The yere of Christ 973 that was at that time of great power in Rome.Anni regum Angli 15

Edgare king of England, tamed the Welshemen, whiche re [...]elled and spoyled the countrey of Glamorgan.

Otho the emperour gaue place to nature, after whom succeded his son named also Otho, who reigned .x. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 4936 EDwarde, the sonne of Edgare by his firste wife,Anni regum Angli 1 beganne his reigne ouer this realme of England,The yere of Christ 975 contrary the minde and pleasure of Elfride his stepmother and other of her aliance. In all kindes of honest vertue this man mighte be well compared to his father, and began his soueraigntee, with such modestie & myldenesse, that he was worthilye fauoured of all men, excepte onely Elfride, which euer maligned agaynst hym, for so much as the desire [...] to haue the gouernance of the realme for her owne son Egelrede

All the time of this Edwarde was great discorde betwene the priestes and monkes of Englande. Because Edgare in his time, had expelled certayne seculer priestes out of their colleges, and geuen the possession thereof to monkes. In which controuersie (throughe certaine counterfayte [...] miracles) the monkes had the vpper hande.

The yere of the worlde 4937 Otho the emperour subdued Henry duke of Bauarye.

The yere of Christ 976 Iohn emperour of Constantinople,Anni regum Angli 2 after he had expelled the Ro [...]olanes out of Bulgarye, and annexed that prouince to his owne signorye, and for his victorye triumphed [Page] was by treason of certain of his sabiectes poysoned·

B [...]silius and Constantine the .ii. sonnes of Romanus were made emperoures of the easte,Anni regum Angli 3 whiche inuaded and spoyled the countrey of Surie,The yere of the worlde 4938 The yere of Christ 977 and expellinge the Sarasens recouered the yle of Crete.

Kenneth reigned in Scotlande .xxv, yeares. In his tyme he D [...]nes [...] in [...]ngus with a great company, and wasted the countrey veraye sore, with whom the Scottes mette, and after sore fighte and great slaughter (by the manhode of one Hay▪ an v [...]landishe man, and his .ii. sonnes) obteyned the victorye. Thys Kenneth was slayne by meane of a lady called Fenella, because she had poysoned Malcolme, prynce of Cumber.

The emperour of Germany vanquished the Bohemes and wasted their countrey.

Edwarde kinge of Englande, while he was hunting in new forest (by chaunce) loste his company, and rode alone to refreshe him at the castell of his stepmother Alphrede: where he was by her counsayle trayterouslye murdered, as he satte on his horse. After his death god shewed for hī diuers myracles. Wherfore he is noumbred amonge the saynctes and martyres. Before the death of this Edward appeared in this lande a blasinge sterre of a marueylous greatnesse▪

EGelrede or Etheldrede the sonne of kynge Edgare and Alfrede,Anni regum Angli 1 was ordeyned kinge of Englande.The yere of the worlde 4939 The yere of Christ 978 He was goodly of shape and visage, but wholy geuen to idlenesse and abhorred all princelye exercises: a louer of riote, lecherie, and dronkennesse▪ and vsed extreme crueltee towarde his subiectes, hauinge his eares open to all vniust complaintes. In feates of armes, of all men moste ignoraunt. His crueltie made him odious to his subiectes, and his cowardise encouraged straunge enemyes, to inuade his kingdome. By meanes whereof, this lande was sore afflicted with warre, famine and pestilence. In his time decayed the noble king [...]dome of Englande, and became tributary to the Danes.

Lothayre kinge of France inuaded Lorayne, and spoyled the countrey nere to Aquisgrane. At whych tyme Otho the emperour was so sodaynly by him distressed, that [Page] hardly he escaped the daunger: who shortlye after assembled a stronge armye, and recouered the prouynce of Lorayne. Wherfore Lothayre returned to Paris▪ whom Otho pursued, entred the lande of Fraunce, and burnt and destroyed the countrey about Parys. But in his returne (as he passed the ryuer Axona) he was greatlye endamaged▪ bothe by the vyolence of the water, and also by the Frenchemen whiche set vpon his rear [...]warde, and slewe ma [...] of his souldiours.

The emperours of Greece coming with an army into Italye,The yere of the worlde 4940 The yere of Christ 979 destroyed Math [...]ra, conquered the citye [...]arum,Anni regum Angli 2 and slew the citizyns thereof. After whiche time the countrey of P [...]l and Calabre, by agremente was restored againe to them.

The yere of the worlde 4941 The yere of Christ 908 Otho the emperour goinge towarde Italy,Anni regum Angli in his iourney inuaded Sclauonie and Dalmacie, and with greate praye and riches came to Rome.

The Danes arriued in sundry places of Englande, as in the ile of Thenet, in Cornwall and Suffer: [...] after many domages by them done, and ryche giftes receyued of the kinge, they retourned into their owne countrey.

Otho the emperour, entendinge to subdue the countrey of Puel and Calabre to the Romayne empire,The yere of the worlde 4942 The yere of Christ 981 Anni regum Angli 4 ledde an army agaynst the emperours of Greece. At whiche tyme his hoste was discomfyted▪ and he hym selfe taken (as he fled in a litel fisher bote) of certayne Pyrates, and caryed into Sicilie. From whens, when he was after delyuered: he tourned all his wrathe vppon the people of Boneuente, which in the foresayde battayle trayterously forsoke him, and were chiefe cause of that discōfiture: whose citee he toke, spoyled and destroyed.

Otho, the .iii. of that name,Anni regum Angli 7 after the death of his father by the consent of the nobles of Germanye,The yere of the worlde 4945 The yere of Christ 984 was admitted emperour, beinge but a childe, and reygned .xiiii, yeres, notwithstandinge the malyce of Henry duke of Bauarie, and other, which a certayne space repined.

Iohn, the .xv. and his successour Iohn the .xvi. byshop of Rome, for theyr crueltie and wickednesse, were sla [...]ne of the Romaines.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 985 Crescentius,Anni regum Angli 8 vnder the name of consull toke on hym [Page] the gouernaunce of the citee of Rome.

Lewys, the .vi. and last kyng of the pr [...]ge [...] of Pipine, was made kyng of France, and reigned (as some wryte) iii. yeres: [...]ut more verely one yere.The yere of the worlde 4948 The yere of Christ 987

Anni regum Angli 10 Hugh, the sonne of Robert,The yere of the worlde 4949 The yere of Christ 988 who descended of Hugh Legraunt Erle of Paris,Anni regum Angli 11 vsurped the crowne of Fraunce.

Charles, Duke of Loraine, the sonne of Lothayre,The yere of the worlde 4950 The yere of Christ 989 and vncle to Lewys the laste kynge,Anni regum Angli 12 as moste rightfull heyre, made clayme to the crowne of Fraunce. But at the citee Laone, by the treason of the bishop Auseline: he, with hys wyfe, was geuen into the handes of theyr enemies, whiche sent him to Orliaunce, there safely to be kept.

The Danes p [...]rced this lande in so manye places, that the kyng Etheldrede was to seke,Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde 4951 The yere of Christ 990 to whiche cost he should fyrst goe to withstande his enemies. In conclusyon, for auoyding of further danger, he was campelled to appeace theim with great summes of money. But whan the money was spente, they felt to newe robbyngs: and than the kynge gaue to theim more money, but they ceassed not to spo [...]le the lande, and lastly besieged London.

Elfri [...]s▪ a [...]mirall of Englande, tra [...]rouslye fledde to the Danes: and after beynge reconsyled, fled to theim the seconde tyme.

Wh [...]le this persecution continued in England, by meane of a bishop, named El [...]h [...]gus, a peace was concluded: at whiche time (as Polidore [...]) the kynge made his lande tributarie to the Danes, the payment wherof, from the summe of .x. thousande poundes, in fewe yeres was raysed to .50. thousande. The blo [...]dye fluxe, the burnyng feuer, with dyuers other maledies [...] the people throughout al England.

Anni regum Angli 16 Otho, the emperour comyng to Rome, was receyued of Crescentius, and the other Romaynes,The yere of the worlde 4954 The yere of Christ 993 with greate obeysaunce.

Anni regum Angli 18 Otho ordeyned Gregorye the .v. bishop of Rome,The yere of the worlde 4956 The yere of Christ which was a Saxone borne.

UUhan Otho was yet scarcely departed out of Italye, Crescentius, and the Romains, findyng theim selfe greeued with the election of Gregorye, expelled him out of the citee, and chose in hys place Iohn the .xvii. a Grecian, [Page] and a man excedyng riche.

Crescentius, foreseing trouble and warre to be at hand, repa [...]red and fortified the walles and gates of the cytee.

The yere of Christ 996 The emperour re [...]urned againe into Italie, and besieged the citee of Rome.The yere of the worlde 4957 Crescentius, and the newe byshop,Anni regum Angli fled for theyr sauegarde into the mounte Adrian. From whens they were by strenght taken, and Crescentius put to death, and Iohn the bishop bereft of his sight.

Gregorye was agayne aucthorysed byshop: who by the consente and counsayle of Otho, ordeyned the princes of Germayne, electours of the emperour: whiche order and maner is kept to this day.

Richarde, the second of that name, was ordeined Duke of Normandie: who for his manlinesse & policie in warre, was greatly praysed.

[...]eldrede, kynge of Englande, toke to wyfe Emma, she syster of Rycharde Duke of Normandye:The yere of the worlde 4959 The yere of Christ 998 Anni regum Angli 21 whiche for hir beautie was called the flower of Normandie.

Roberte, the sonne of Hugh Capet,Anni regum Angli 22 begane hys reigne ouer the land of France. This was a vertuous man and cunning in many sciences,The yere of the worlde 4960 The yere of Christ 999 muche geuen to study, and fauoured well good letters. He made dyuers [...]y [...]nes sequences and respondes, and builded many churches and castels. In the beginnynge of hys reigne, by the ayde of Rycharde Duke of Normandye, he r [...]ored Erle Bowcharde to his castel of M [...]ion.

The yere of Christ 1000 Stephene was made the fyrste kynge of Hungary,Anni regum Angli and reigned . [...]9. yeres.The yere of the worlde 4961

Alphons, kyng of Spaine, besiegeyng the citee Uese [...]m, was wounded with an arrowe, and thereof dyed: after whom was chosen U [...]remunde, that reigned .x. yeres

Ege [...]rede▪ kyng of Englande, being greatly enhaunced in his owne minde, for the mariage of the Dukes sister of Normandye, sente sorthe into all partes of his realme secrete and streicte commissions, chargyng the rulers, that vpon a certaine daye and ho [...]re assigned, the Danes (whiche proudlye vsed great crueltee in the land) should be sodeinely slaine. And so was it dooen. Whiche thinge was after, cause of great misery.

Constantine reigned amonge the Scottes .iii. yeres, by [Page] meane of hym and Malcolme the s [...]onne of Kenneth, the realme of Scotlande was miserably tourmented with ci [...]ste warre.

Henry, Duke of Burgoyne, ended hys lyfe:The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ who for so muche as he died without issue,Anni regum Angli 25 by hys will ordeined Robert, kyng of Fraunce, to be hys heyre. But the Burgoynes refusing to be vnder his dominion, rebelled, and were by hym vanquisshed and brought in due obeysaunce.

Sueno, or Suayne, kyng of Denmarke, hearing of the murder of the Danes in England, and beyng sore moued therwith, landed with a strong armie in dyuers partes of this realme, & so cruelly, withoute mercy and pitee, spoyled the countrey and slewe the people▪ that the Englysshemen were brought to most extreme and vnspeakeable miserye: but yet after a certaine space, a peace was entreated: for whiche the Englisshmen payed .30000. poundes: howbeit, diuers princes of the Danes stil continued, wastyng the land in dyuers places.

Grime reigned in Scotlande .ix. yeres, agaynste hym Malcolme made fierce warre for the crowne, whiche was appeased by the counsaile of a byshop called Fothadus.

Henrye, Duke of Bauary,The yere of the worlde by the consent of the princes electours of Germanye,Anni regum Angli 26 was ordeyned emperour:The yere of the worlde 4964 who was famous, as well for hys godly wisedome, as for his marcyall prowes and manye notable victoryes, that he knyghtlye atchiued of his enemyes. At his fyrste entre he subdued certayne rebelles, as the Bohemes, the Uandales, and quieted Loraine and Flaunders.

Anni regum Angli 28 Godfrey succeded Otho in the Dukedome of Lorayne.The yere of the worlde 4966 The yere of Christ 1005

Anni regum Angli 29 A great famine and pestilence afflicted almost the whole worlde.The yere of the worlde 4967 The yere of Christ 1006

The Sarasens,The yere of the worlde 4968 deuidynge theyr hostes in two sundrye partes,Anni regum Angli landed in Italye, toke Capua,The yere of Christ 1007 and besyeged Barum. Againste whome Urceolus, Duke of Uenice, and Gregory, a capitaine of Constantinople, ioygninge together theyr puisaunce, went in all haste, and obteyned of theim a noble victorye.

The Turkes toke the citee of Hierusalem.The yere of the worlde 4970

Anni regum Angli The citisins of Adria vexed the borders of Uenice,The yere of Christ with robbing and pillyng the countrey: whom Uiscolus, with [Page] so great murder vanquished, that neuer after they attempted to inuade thyr neyghbours.

The Scottes not susteigning the tiranny of theyr kyng Grime, rose vp against him, wherof ensued much trouble in Scoctlande. Malcolme vanquished and slewe Grime, toke on hym the kyngdome, and reygned .xxxi. yeres, to hym the lordes of Scotlande graunted fyrst the wardes and mariage of theyr heyres.

Henrie the emperour fyrste founded the byshopryke of Babenberge in Germayne.The yere of the worlde 4972 The yere of Christ 1011 Anni regum Angli 34

Ferdinande, the son of Sanctius, Erle of Cast [...]le, was made kynge of Spayne. He maryed the daughter of Alphons kyng of Legio, and syster of Ueremunde: whereby he was king of [...]egio in the ryght of his wife.

Sueno, or Suaine, kynge of Denmarke,Anni regum Angli 35 repented hym of the former couenauntes made with the Englissheme [...] and thinkyng to atteine the whole dominion of this land,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1012 with a stronge armie entred fyrst Northumberland, than myddle Englande or Mertia, and so wente forthe tyll he came to the citee of London: whiche he besieged, and destroyed the countrey of Kente. At this tyme Egelrede the kyng, despeiryng of all recouery (not ones proferynge to resiste his enemies) with hys wife and children, fledde to Richarde Duke of Normandy. And than possessed [...]ueno the whole kyngdome of this realme.

About this tyme Olauus and Onetus .ii. capytayns of the Danes, inuaded Scotlande, vanquisshed kynge Malcolme, and subdued Murraye: but not longe after Malcolme repatred his armye, discomfited the Danes, & slewe Onetus.

Henry, the emperour of Germany, yode toward Rome: where he was annoyncted emperour [...] the bishoppe,The yere of the worlde 4974 The yere of Christ 1013 Anni regum Angli 36 and then takyng with hym the imperiall Diademe, marched with his armie towarde C [...]pua. He vanquysshed the Sarasens, and forced theim to forsake Italye. he pursued also with great wrath Bubaganus, a capytain of the emperours of Constantinople, whiche fauoured the Sarasens. He wanne the citee Tro [...], whiche the Grecians had builded, where sometime Annibal pitched his campe.

Camus another capitaine of the Danes inuaded Scotlande, [Page] and nere to Farre was disconfited and slayne, the place at this day is called Camustand.

Canutus by commaundement of Sueno, brake againe into Scotland,The yere of the worlde 4975 The yere of Christ 1014 with whom the Scottes fought a terrible battayle,Anni regum Angli 37 to the great domage of both patees, after which battale a peace was agreed.

S [...]a [...]e the Dane, after much scathe done to the realme of Englande, ended his lyfe. And then succeded Canutus his sonne: but the Englishmen sent agayne for Etheldred out of Normandy: who by the helpe of the Normaynes, and present assistence of his commons expelled Canutus Canutus returned agayne into Englande, where he spared nothinge,Anni regum Angli 39 The yere of the worlde 4977 The yere of Christ 1016 that mighte be destroyed wyth swoorde and fire.

In this tyme kynge Etheldrede ended his life, when he had reygned .38. yeres. After whose death variaunce fell betwene the Englishemen, for the election of their king, for the citisyns of London, wyth certayne other, named Edmunde the sonne of Etheldrede▪ a yonge man of lusty and valiant courage, in marciall aduentures bothe hardie and wise, and could very wel endure al prines. Wherfore he was surnamed Ironside. But the more parte fauoured Canutus the Dane. By meanes wherof betwene this two martiall princes were foughten many great battayles, in the which eyther parte spedde diuerslye, to the great slaughter of them that toke theyr partes. But lastly it was agreed, that the two captaynes shuld trye theyr quarel betwene them selfe▪ onely. In w [...]c [...]e [...] although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hande, yet he condescended to deuide the realme, and make Canutus felow with him in the kingedome, whiche agreement was at last concluded.

IN this time was an englyshe earle, called [...]dr [...]cus, which by his falshode had broughte suche hurt to his natural countrey,Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 4978 The yere of Christ 1017 and lastly was auctour of the deathe of the noble king Edmunde. And therof him selfe brought fyrste knowledge vnto Canutus the Dane-saying in this wyse. Thus haue I [...]o [...]e Canutus for the loue I b [...]are towarde you. To whom he aunswered: seeinge for my loue thou haste murdered thyne owne soueraygne lorde [Page] whom I loued most entyrelye: I shall in rewarde thereof exalte thy head aboue all the lordes of Englande. And forthwith commaunded him to be beheaded, and hys head to be set vpon a spere on the highest gate of London.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1018 VUhan Canutus was stablished in the kyngdome,Anni regum Angli 1 he had knowledge howe Olauus kinge of Norway in his absence inuaded the countrei of Denmarke. Wherfore in all haste he spedde hym thytherwarde, and by the manhode of the Englyshe souldiours obteyned of theim a noble victory, and recouered Norway to his sygnorye. Wherefore when he retourned into Englande, he demeaned him toward all men as a sage, gentyll and moderate prynce, and so continued .20. yeres.

The yere of Christ 1025 Chunrade was chosen emperour of Rome,Anni regum Angli and reigned xxv. yeres,The yere of the worlde 4989 he caused his sonne Henry to be made Cesar at Aquisgrane.

The yere of Christ 1026 Canutus called a parliament at Oxenforde,Anni regum Angli 9 where it was decreed that Englyshemen and Danes should holde the lawes of Edgare late kynge.The yere of the worlde 4987

The yere of Christ 1027 Constantine after the death of his brother,Anni regum Angli 10 gouerned the empyre of Constantinople .iii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 4988

Robert was ordeyned Duke of Normandy, which was the father of William conquerour.

Chunrade, after he had quieted the Sweues, yode to Rome & there was crowned with the imperyall dyademe.

Henry the son of Robert, was named king of Fraunce to whom his mother Constance was so vnkynde,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1029 Anni regum Angli 12 that she would haue preferred her yonger sonne. Wherfore Henry was forced for succour, to resorte to Roberte Duke of Normandie: of whom he was gently receyued, and by his healpe restored to hys kyngedome, and reconsyled to hys mother.

Romanus emperour of Constantinople reygned .v. yeres and .vi. monethes.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1030 Anni regum Angli 13

C [...]u [...]rade emperour of Rome, went with an armye agaynste the Hungares, and theim subdued.

A noble man of Spayne called Roderike expellyng the Sarasens toke the famous citee Ualentia.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Canutus yode in Pilgramage to Rome.Anni regum Angli 15

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1033 The Bargonious submitted them to the obedience of Anni regum Angli 16 [Page] Chunrade the emperour, by whyche meanes Burgoyne was d [...]uyded in two partes: the tone bu [...]ng vppon Campayne, was subiecte to the French kyng, the tother, next to Bizance obeyed to the emperour.

Henrye king of Fraunce, warred vppon the Erles of Campayne and Flaunders, and wan from them diuers castels and townes.

Canutus entred Scotlande, wyth a stronge power, and theim subdued whych at thys time refused his empyre,Anni regum Angli 17 The yere of the worlde 4995 The yere of Christ 1034

Michaell, surnamed Paphlagon, when he had murdered Romanus,Anni regum Angli 18 maryed his wife Zoen,The yere of the worlde 4996 The yere of Christ 1035 and vsurped the imperyall crowne of Constantinople .vii. yeres. and .viii. monethes.

Anni regum Angli 19 Henrye cesar, the son of the emperour Chunrade,The yere of the worlde 4997 toke to wife the doughter of Canutus king of Englande.The yere of Christ 1036

Anni regum Angli 20 The Normains,The yere of the worlde 4998 which a season had helde by force the countrey of P [...]el in Italye, neare to the ryuer Aufidius,The yere of Christ 1037 fought a stronge battayle with the Grekes for the possession of the same, in whyche fighte the Grecians were chased and slayne.

W [...]llyam, the sonne of Robert, after his father departure towarde Hierusalem, was proclaimed Duke of Normandy, being yet ve ry yonge.

Canutus king of Englande, dyed: who for hys vertue and honest lyfe, was worthy to liue perpetuallye. He was a man of great magnificence, and vsed suche iustice and temperaunce. that in his dayes was no prynce of such renowme: and notwithstandinge that he was so puissante a prynce, yet towarde god he shewed him selfe humile and lowe, as by an notable history appeareth which is wrytten of Polidore, in the ende of his▪ vii. booke, of the Englyshe history.

Anni regum Angli 1 HArolde, the sonne of Canutus by his wife Elgina,The yere of the worlde 4999 The yere of Christ 1038 for his swyftnesse surnamed harefoote, began hys reigne ouer this realme of Englande. In the beginninge he shewed some token of crueltee in that he banished his stepmother Emma, and toke from her suche Iewelles and treasure as she had.

The Danes of Denmarke chose to their king Canutus the younger, otherwise called Hardikinitus, the sonne [Page] of the elder Canutus by Emma.

The Norwayes ordeyned king a noble man called Magnus. and thus sodaynly was the noble principate of the Danes seuered in .iii. partes.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1309 Peter, the seconde king of Hungary .ii, yeres.Anni regum Angli 2

The yere of the worlde 5002 The yere of Christ 1040 Henry, the third of that name, a man of noble courage,Anni regum Angli 3 was chosen emperour of Rome, and reygned .xviii. yeares. At his first entringe he warred vppon Ulderike, king of Boheme. But he hauinge ayde of the Hungares, putte him to the worse.

Dulcane was king of Scottes. Maked [...]walde and certayne other vnruly persons rebelled, In this tyme (as sayeth the Scottyshe historye) Sueno king of Norway inuaded Scotlande. Which thinge by conference of hystopries shoulde seme to be somewhat before this tyme. Dulcane when he had reygned .vii. yeres, was slayne by his brother germaine Makbeth.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1041 HArdikinutus,Anni regum Angli 1 king of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde, was ordeyned kinge of Englande. He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma, caused the corps of Harolde to be taken out of the sepulcre, and smyting of his head, cast it into the riuer of Thames. He burdened his subiectes with exactions and tribute, and in meate and drinke was so prodigall, that hys tables were spred .iiii. tyme in the daye, and the people serued with great excesse. When he had reygned .iii. yeares, he dyed sodeinly, nai without suspection of poysoning.

The yere of the worlde 5003 The yere of Christ 1042 In this yeare was an erle in Englande, called Godwine a man of great power, and ruled muche this lande:Anni regum Angli whiche vniustlye slewe Alfrede, the sonne of Etheldrede, and brother of Edwarde, and vsed extreme crueltie toward the Normaines, whiche accompanied the saide Alfrede, when he came out of Normandye, [...] visite his mother Emma.

The emperour Henry ouercame the Bohemes, & made them tributary.

Peter kinge of Hungarie, for his lecherie and crueltee was depriued of his royall aucthoritye of Aba, and fledde for ayde to Henry emperour of Germany.

Humfrei the Norman, and brother of Drogon, succeded [Page] in the Erldome of Pu [...]l.

Hardikinitus ended his lyfe: after whose death, the Danes were beaten, slaine and driuen oute of this lande into theyr owne countrey .28. yeres, after Sueno began fyrste to reigne.

EDwarde, the sonne of Egeldrede or Etheldrede,The yere of the worlde 5004 The yere of Christ by the aduyse of Godwine and Leofricus Erle of Chester, after the deathe of Hardikinitus, was sente for out of Normandie,Anni regum Angli 1 to take on hym the gouernance of this realme of England: whiche he guided with muche wysedome and iustice .24. yeres. From whom issued (as oute of a fountayne) verie godlynesse, mercy, pites, and lyberalitee towarde the poore, gentilnesse and iustice toward all men. And in all honest life gaue most goodly example to his people. He discharged the Englisshemen of the greate tribute called the Dane gelde, whiche was often before tyme leuied to the impouerishyng of the people. He subdued also the Welshemen, whiche rebelled & made warre vpon their borderers.

Peter, kynge of Hungarye, was agayne restored to his kyngdome, and Aba or Alboyne, by the healpe of the emperour Henrie, expelled.

Magnus, kynge of Norway, hearynge of the deathe of Hardikinitus, with a great puisance inuaded Denmarke: and expelling Sueno the lieuetenante, subdued the countrey to his signorie. By which meane Denmarke became subiect to the Northgaynes.

Michaell Calaphates, whiche was adopted by Zoe, with great vnkyndnesse sent hir in banisshemente. Wherfore he was bereft of his sight, and put from the empyre. After whome Constantine Monomathus was made emperour of Constantinople, and maried Zoe the empresse. He reigned .xii. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 2 The Romains depryned Bennet the .ix. of hys byshoprike, and ordeined in hys place Siluester the iii. Bennet▪ The yere of the worlde 5005 The yere of Christ within short space after beyng restored to his fee, fearyng to be againe depryued, sold hys roome to one Iohn an archedeacon, who was called Gregory the .vi.

Makbeth reigned among the Scottes .xvi, yeres. whiche [Page] at the beginnyng dyd many thinges to the profyte of the realme: but after he became a cruell tyranne, and was vanquisshed and slayne by Malcome, by the ayde of the Englishemen.

The yere of the worlde 5008 The yere of Christ 1047 By the counsaile of Erle Godwine,Anni regum Angli 5 and Robert byshop of Canturburye, Emma, the mother of kynge Edwarde of Englande, for vniust accusacions was put to great iniuries, and was deliuered by miracle, passing ouer .ix. plough shares, burnyng hote as fyre, without hurt or domage.

Certaine pyrates of the Danes entred Englande at the hauen of Sandwiche, whiche were chased and dryuen to their ships.

Henrye the emperour, hauyng knowlage of the discorde betwene the bishops in Rome, went thytherwarde with a stronge armye. Where he assemblyng a synode, condemned the .iii. troublous monsters, Bennet, Syluester, and Gregorie, and made Switgerus byshop, whiche was named the .ii. Clemente: of whome he receiued the imperyall Diademe, and prohibited the Romaynes thensfoorthe to chose anybyshop. Whiche thing was after cause of moste deadly warres.

Clement was byshop .ix. monethes, and after hym Damasus 23. daies,The yere of the worlde 5009 The yere of Christ and than [...]eo the .ix. syxe yeres.

Nere about this tyme in Englande fill passyng greate snowe:The yere of the worlde 5011 The yere of Christ 1050 after whiche ensued a greate morialyte [...] of men,Anni regum Angli 8 mooreine of cattayle, and by lyghtnynge, the corne was wonderfully brent and wasted.

Sanctius, the .ii. kyng of Castile, not beynge contented with his owne kyngedome,The yere of Christ 1051 inuaded Legio,Anni regum Angli 9 and expelled his brother Alphons:The yere of the worlde 5012 who fled to the Sarasens. He subdued also Portugal and Galyce, and chased Garsias.

Eustace, Erle of Bolongne, came into Englād: through whom variance happened betwene kynge Edwarde and Erle Godwine:The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1052 who perceiuyng,Anni regum Angli 10 that he coulde not withstande the kynges malyce, fled into Flaunders, and was outlawed: Edwarde repudiated hys wyfe the doughter of Erle Godwine.

Gysulphus, Erle of Puel, inuaded the citee Boneuent: And by force toke and withhelde the tribute, whiche the [Page] churche of Babenberge payeth yeerely to the Romayne bishop.

Leo, bishoppe of Rome, hauing ayde of the emperoure, went with an armie against Gysulphus:Anni regum Angli 11 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and at the fyrste encounter was of hym vanquyshed, and taken prisoner.

But shortly after he was sent agayne sauefely to Rome.

William, bastarde Duke of Normandye, aboute this tyme came with a goodlye company into Englande: and was honourably receiued: to whom the kyng made great chere, and at his retourne enriched him with great giftes and pleasures▪ and (as some write) made promyse to hym▪ that if he dyed withoute issue, the same Willyam shoulde succede him in the kingdome of England.

Erle Godwine was reconsiled to kynge Edwarde, and called from banisshmente:Anni regum Angli 12 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and for hys trueth and good a bearynge, gaue for pledges hys .ii. sonnes Byornon and Toston, whiche were sent to the Duke of Normandye, to be kept.

Anni regum Angli 13 The Scottes rebelled against kyng Edwarde. Wherfore Edwarde, Erle of Northumberlande, assembled an hoste, entred the lande, subdued the Scottes,The yere of the worlde 5016 The yere of Christ 1055 chased the kynge out of his realme, and gaue the kyngdome to Malcolme or Malcoline, sonne of the kynge of Cumbres, whiche the Scottyishe historye setteth after this tyme in the yere of our lord .1061.

As Erle Godwine sate at the table with kyng Edward, it hapned one of the cuppe bearers to stumble, & recouer agayne, so that he dyd sheade none of the drynke: whereat Godwine lowgh and sayed. Nowe that one brother hathe susteigned that other. With whiche wordes the king calling to minde his brothers death, that was slaine by Godwyne, behelde the Erle, saiynge: so shoulde my brother Alphrede haue holpen me, ne had Godwine ben. Godwyne then fearing the kynges displeasure to be newly kendled, after many wordes in excusing him selfe, saied: so mought I sauelye swallow this morsell of bread, as I am giltlesse of the deede. But as soone as he had receiued the breade, forthwith he was choked.

Uictor, bishop of Rome .ii. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 14 Algarus, Erle of Oxenford,The yere of the worlde 5017 The yere of Christ through euil coūsaile was [Page] wythout gylte banyshed, and fled into Wales: and shortly after was reconsiled to the kyng.

Theodora gouerned the empyre of Constantinople .ii. yeares.

Henrie, emperour of Germanie, departyng out of this life, committed his yonge son to the tuicion of Baldwine▪ Erle of Flaunders.

Sewarde, Erle of Northumberlande, dyed: of whom it is redde,The yere of the worlde 5018 The yere of Christ 1057 that whan he sawe well he shoulde dye,Anni regum Angli 15 he caused his armoure to be put on hym, and so armed at all places sittynge in a cheire, sayed: that so it became a noble man to dye, and not liyng as another meane person.

Henrye, the .iiii. beyng yet a chylde, was ordeyned emperour of Germanie, and reigned .50. yeres. In his tyme, by meane of trouble, sedicion, and warre, the Romayne empyre so greatly was appayred, that neuer after it could be restored to the prystinate maiestye, nor recouer againe the former might and puisaunce. The causers whereof were the byshoppes of Rome, whiche vexed well nere the whole worlde with moste cruell and deadly warres, and specially Hildebrande, called Gregory the .vii.

The Saxones, vnder the leadyng of Duke Otho, rebelled,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1058 and by Ecbert, the emperours capitayne,Anni regum Angli 16 were vanquisshed and brought in subiection.

Michaell, surnamed the elder, emperoure of Constantinople one yere.

Great businesse and rufflynge in Rome for the election and deposicion of certayne byshops, as Stephene the .ix. Bennet the .x. Nicolas the .iii.

Andrew, king of Hungary, was vanquished of one Bela, and depriued of his kingdome. The emperours armie, whiche came to rescue, was ouerthrowen, kyng Andrewe slayne, and the Marques of Thurynge constreigned with hunger and famine, to yelde hym selfe to hys enemyes.

Bela by force toke on hym the crowne, and reigned .iii. yeares.

Isacius Murdered Michaell emperoure of Constantinople,The yere of the worlde 5020 The yere of Christ 1059 and reigned in his place .iiii. yeres.Anni regum Angli 17

Algarus, Erle of Mertia, whiche was before Erle of Oxenforde, beyng maliciously accused, was exiled oute of [Page] this lande by king Edwarde, the seconde time: and fledde againe to Griffine Duke of Wales. Wherwith Edward was greuouslye displeased, and sente Harolde the eldest sonne of Godwine, which was than of great power, to warre vppon the saide Griffine: who spoyled the countrey of Wales, expelled Griffyne out of his lordship, and by his policie reconsiled erle Algarus to kynge Edwardes grace and fauour.

Anni regum Angli Philip, the first of that name,The yere of the worlde 5021 The yere of Christ was ordeined kynge of Fraunce. He maried Bertha the wife of Baldwine erle of Holande, and had by her certayne children: whom after he had repudiate, and coupled to him [...]ertr [...]dam, the wife of Fulco whome he affectioned, that all thinges were done at her becke and commaundement and would not forsake her vntil he was constreigned by Urbane the bishop of Rome, to take to him his firste wife.

Baldwine erle of Flaunders, assembled an army and made towarde Spayne against the Sarasens, and subdued Gascoyne to him and to the yonge emperour.

Godfrey, erle of Puell in Italye, in his deathe bedde, neglecting his owne bretherne, made Bagelarde his heir and successour, which was immediately driuen out of his lordshippe by Robert Guiscarde, Godfreis brother: who after made him selfe erle of Calabre and Puell,

Otho duke of Bauarie.

Anni regum Angli 19 In this yeare of our lorde after the computacion of the Scottes Malcolme or Malcolme recouered the crowne of Scotlande and reigned .35. yeres.The yere of the worlde 5022 The yere of Christ

Anni regum Angli 20 Alexander the .ii. was ordeyned bishoppe of Rome at which time the bishoppes of Lumbardie woulde haue aduanced to that sea one Cabolus:The yere of the worlde 5023 The yere of Christ by meanes wherof ciuile warre was arered, and great armies gathered on bothe partes. In fine, after sore fighte and great murder, the fautours of Cabolus were chased, and he him selfe hardly escaped. This ruffling continued a long space.

Otho bishop of Coleine, by priuy meanes conueighed Henry the emperour from the ordring & guydinge of his mother, and set him in full power to rule after his owne mynde. The empire at this time was chiefelye gouerned by bishops,

[Page]Otho Marques of Thurynge, gaue firste title of hys possessions to the bishop of Mense.

Henry, the emperour of Germanie, reuored Salomon to his fathers kyngdome of Hungarye, and gaue to him in maryage his owne syster. After which tyme Salomon reygned .xiiii. yeres.

Harolde, the sonne of Erle Godwyne, went into Normandie,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1063 Anni regum Angli 21 where he made faythfull promyse to Duke William, that after the death of Edwarde he woulde kepe the kingdome to his behalfe: on whych condicion he brought with him at his retourne his brother Tasto.

Isacius, emperour of Constantinople, shoore hym selfe a monke, after whom reygned Constantine .vii, yeres.

Sanctius kinge of Spayne,Anni regum Angli 22 was murdered by one of his housholde seruauntes.The yere of the worlde 5025 The yere of Christ 1064 Wherefore Alphons the .vi. whom he had before expelled, was agayne restored to his kyngdome.

Tosto enuiyng his brothers prosperity, vsed muche vilany toward him and kinge Edwarde:The yere of the worlde 5026 The yere of Christ 1065 Anni regum Angli 23 for the whiche he was forced to leaue the lande, and flye into Flaunders.

The noble king Edwarde finished his last daye, when he had reigned 23. yeres .vii. monethes and odde dayes. He purged the olde and corrupte lawes, and pi [...]ked out of them a certayne, which were most profytable for the commons: and therfore were they called the common lawes. For restitution wherof hapned diuers commocions and insurrections in this lande.

HArolde the eldest sonne of Godwine,Anni regum Angli 1 being of great power,The yere of Christ 1066 in Englande, and therwith valiant and hardie,The yere of the worlde 5027 toke on him the gouernance of this lande, nothing regarding the promise that be made to William of Normandye. Wherfore when William sent to hym ambassades, admonishing him of the couenauntes that were agreed betwene them. Harolde would in no wyse surrendre to him the kingdome, whyche wyllyam claymed not onely for the promise that was made to hym, but also because he was next of king Edwardes bloud.

In this meane time Tosto, which fledde out of the land stered agaynst his brother, the king of Norway, who entringe the Northe partes of Englande wyth a great puysaunce, [Page] discomfited .ii. erles, that gaue to him battayle▪ But Harolde, makinge haste to rescue his people, slewe the kynge, and his owne brother Tosto, and chased the Norwayes with disworship to their shippes.

When Willyam Duke of Normandye perceyued, that he could not by any meane bringe Harolde to fulfyl hys promyse, nor by treaty to yeld to hym the kyngdome: by force he entred the lande. To whom Harold gaue strong and sharpe battayle, in the ende wherof William by pollicie obteyned the victory, chased the Englyshmen, slewe Harolde, and toke on him the gouernaunce of this lande

This happened .617. yeres after the fyrst arryual of the Saxones or Anglis: in which space they reigned diuersly. First beganne the kyngdome of Kente the yere of our lorde .475. vnder Engistus: and after that .vi. other kyngdomes at sundrie tymes toke their beginning, which al at ye last were brought into one monarchie, and subiect to the weast Saxones. by king Adelstane, the yeere of our lorde .ix. hundred thirtie and eight, whiche monarchie continued .129. yeres, debatinge of thē fiue and twenty yeres, which space the Danes reigned in this land vnder Canutus and Harolde.

The ende of the seconde booke.

¶ The thyrde booke.

Anni regum Angli 1 WYLLYAM DVKE OF Normandie, surnamed conqueroure,The yere of the worlde 5028 The yere of Christ 1067 bastard son of Roberte the .vi. duke of that duchy, & nephew vnto kinge Edward the confessour, beganne his dominion ouer this realme of England the .xv. daye of October, and reygned xxi. yeres, one moneth, wyth great seueritee and cruelnesse, towarde the Englishemen, bourdeininge [Page] them alwayes with greuous exactions. By meane whereof he caused diuers to flye out of the lande some to Scotlande, some to Denmarke, and other countreys. And for so muche as he obteyned his kingdom by force and dente of sworde, he changed the whole state of gouernaunce of this common weale, and ordeined new lawes at his owne pleasure, profitable to him selfe, but greuous and hurtfull to the people. This William was wise and gilefull, riche and couetous, and loued well to be magnified, a fayre speker, and great dissimuler, a mā of comely stature, but some deale fatte in the bealy, stern of countenaunce and stronge in armes, and great pleasure in hunting, and making sumptuous feastes.

The towne of Exiter, anr the Northumbers rebelled which both were subdued and greuously punished.The yere of the worlde 5029 The yere of Christ 1068 Anni regum Angli 2

Kinge Willyam buylded .iiii. stronge castels, twaine at Yorke, one at Nottingham, an other at Lincolne, whiche garisons he furnished with Normains.

The yere of the worlde 5030 The yere of Christ 1069 Canutus king of Denmarke,Anni regum Angli 3 being steered vp by certaine Englyshe outlawes, inuaded the Northpartes of Englande, and entred euen to Yorke. From whens he was chased by Wyllyam, & forced to flie to his countrey

Henry the emperour inuaded the countrey of Bauarie Anni regum Angli 4

The yere of the worlde 5031 The yere of Christ 1070 Otho duke of Bauarie vanquished the Thuringes, & vexed sore Saxonie with diuers inuasions.

Godfrey succeded his father in the kingdome of Lohayne.

The Scottes with theyr kynge Malcoline, inuaded Northumberlande, and robbed the countrey.

Endochia, and her sonnes ruled Constantinople .vii. mone thes.

Romanus, surnamed Diogines, maryed Endochia & possessed the empire.The yere of the worlde 5032 The yere of Christ 1071 Anni regum Angli 5

Otho Duke of Bauarie, whiche had often rebelled againste the emperoure Henrie, submitted him selfe, and obteyned pardon.

Willyam, king of Englande, made such warre vpon the Scottes,The yere of the worlde 5033 The yere of Christ 1072 Anni regum Angli 6 that he forced Malcoline to sweare to hym both homage and fealty.

Willyam by the counsayle of the Erle of Herforde, [Page] caused the money and riches of the abbeies, to be brought into his treasourye. He made also the newe forest in the countrey of Southampton, which to bring about he cast downe dyuers townes and churches, the space of .xxx. myles, and replenisshed it with wylde beastes, and made sharpelawes for the mayntenaunce and encrease of the same.

Great contencion was betwene Lanfranke byshop of Canturburye, and Thomas of Yorke, for the primacie, whiche at lenghte was iudged to the Archebishopryke of Canterbury.

The Saxones, for certayne iniuries to them done,The yere of the worlde 5034 toke armes against the emperour.Anni regum Angli 7 The yere of Christ 1073

Demetrius, kynge of Ruscia, expelled his brother oute of the kingdome, & desyred ayde of the emperour Henrie.

The Saxones were quyeted and reconsiled to the emperour.Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 5035 The yere of Christ

Gregorye the .vii. beyng made byshop of Rome, ordeyned (contrarye to the lawe that was made by Henrye the iii.) that no emperour shoulde haue to dooe with the eleccyon or confyrmacion of the Romayne byshoppe: and excommunicated all them that receiued any spyrituall promocions at the emperours hand, and made other in their places, where as before tyme the emperour had full power to ordeine such byshops as were within his dominion. With these ordinaunces Henrie the .iii [...]. beyng than emperoure, was greatlye dyspleased. This Gregorye decreed also, that priestes shoulde haue no more wyfes, and that they whiche all readye had, shoulde be diuorsed: and that no man shuld thensforthe be admitted to priesthode, but they vowed perpetuall chastitee. Against this decree repugned the byshoppes and pryestes of Germanie, and withstode it a good season.

Aboute this tyme the people of Galloway and shortlye after the Murrais and other rebelled in Scotlande and robbed the countreis, which were brought to obedience.

Michael, the sonne of Constantine Dukas,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ was ordeyned emperoure of Constantinople and reigned vi. yeres.Anni regum Angli 9

Salomon, kyng of Hungarye, vanquisshed and ouercame the Hunnes, whiche with an huge great armye entred [Page] the boundes of Pannonie. And after that, inignyng battayle wyth the Greekes and Bulgares, obteyned the victorye. But at the laste fill greate debate betwene hym and a noble man of hys countrey, called Ge [...]sa, of whom after sore fyght he was vanquyshed, and depryued of his kyngdome: and than reigned Ge [...]sa .vi. yeres.

Henrie the emperour sped hym with an armye against the Saxones, the secounde tyme, which (by the stee rynge of certayne Prynces) refused his empyre: whome he constreigned by force to submit theim selfe, and sharpely punisshed the chiefe capitaines of that conspiracie.

The yere of Christ 1076 Gregory byshop of Rome excommunicated the emperour,The yere of the worlde 5037 because he woulde not obey his ordinances,Anni regum Angli and depryued hym of the imperyal title, and assoyled the people of theyr othe of allegiaunce: wyllynge also the princes of Germanie to chose a new empero ur. By whiche meanes dyuers prynces rebelled, and the countrey was wonderfully spoyled and vexed with ciuyle warres. Dyuers byshoppes of Germanie, calling a counsaile, did excommunicate Gregorye as a cruell tyranne and misse liuer. The cruell tyrannie, outragious pride, diuellisshe sorcery, and detestable lyfe of this Gregory is sette foorthe at large by Beno the cardynal: where ye maye see the, very picture of his crueltye.

Roger Erle of Her tforde, and another named Raulffe, conspired against kyng Wylliam of Englād, being then in Normandye: whiche both were by him outlawed, and chased oute of the re alme, and Erle Walreff, that vttered the conspiracie, beheaded.

The emperour, at the instance of his lordes, came humbly to the byshoppe of Rome,The yere of the worlde 5038 The yere of Christ 1077 Anni regum Angli and desired of hym pardone and absolucion.

Whyle the emperour was in Italie, the princes and bishoppes of Saxonie by treason chose Rodulph Duke of Suaue to be emperour.The yere of the worlde 5039 The yere of Christ 1078 Anni regum Angli To whiche traytour Rodulph, Gregory sent the imperyall Diademe. Whereof whan Henrie had knowlage▪ in al hast he sped hym with an armie against the saied Rodulph and the Saxones, where was foughten betwene them a strong fyelde, to the great losse of bothe partes.

[Page]Ladislaus, kynge of Hungarye .xviii. yeres. A prince of greate modestee who was constreigned of the nobles to take on him the gouernaunce of the realme.

Robert Guyscarde toke sainte Seuerines and Consentia, citees of Calabre. He receiued Salerne by di [...]icion▪ and conquered the towne called Uicus.

Henrie the emperour encountred Rodulph, the second and thyrde time,Anni regum Angli 13 and spedde diuersly.The yere of the worlde 5040 The yere of Christ 1079

Oswalde, byshop of Sal [...]sbury, was famous in Englande.

The fourth battaile was foughten betwene the emperour & Rodulph,Anni regum Angli 14 in the ende wherof Rodulph was slaine,The yere of the worlde 5041 The yere of Christ with many of the Saxones.

Anni regum Angli 15 Robert Duke of Puell expelled the Grekes oute of Italye, and toke from theim diuers castels and townes.

Michaell, emperoure of Constantinople, with his .iii. sonnes, was depryued of all imperyall auctoritee, by one Nicephorus, who vsurped the crowne .iii. yeres. Michael fled to the bishop of Rome.

Robert, the eldest sonne of Wylliam conquerour, by the counsaile and ayde of Philip kyng of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde inuaded hys fathers Duchie of normandy. Wherwith UUilliam being greatly displeased, gaue to his soonne stronge battayle: in whiche it fortuned Roberte to mete vnwares in the fielde with his father, and bare hym to the erth. But perceiuynge by the voyce, who it was, forthwith he l [...]te from hys horse, and saued hys father. For whiche deede he was reconsiled, and peace betwene theim was agreed. Robert Duke of Puel went with an armie againste▪ Nicephorus of Constantinople, to the entente to restore Michael to his empyre.

Whyle king Wylliam of Englande was in Normandye,Anni regum Angli 16 the Northumbers rebelled.The yere of the worlde 5043 The yere of Christ 1082

The Uenecians, takyng parte with Nicephor [...]us, encountred Robert Duke of Puel with his Normains, and obteined of theim a blouddye victory nere to D [...]rach [...]m.

Gregory, byshop of Rome, gathering a syn [...]de, con [...]mned the opinyon of Beringarius, concernynge the sacrament, and excommunicated Henry the emperour the second tyme.

[Page]The emperour entred Italie with a stronge armie, entendyng to appease the furie of the bishoppe, and toke the cyte [...] of Rome. Gregorye, after he had been a good space besieged,The yere of the worlde 5044 The yere of Christ 1083 fled secretly to the Normains of Puel.

The emperour, assembling a counsaile at Br [...]xia,Anni regum Angli 17 made Robert byshoppe of Rome, whiche was before byshop of Rauenna, and named him Clemente.

Ladislaus, kynge of Hungarye, added Dalmacia and Croatia to the signory of the Hungares. He vanquisshed the Hunnes, and constreigned the Rutenes, which inuaded Pannonie to returne to theyr owne countrey. He subdued also the people of Polonie, and toke Cr [...]ca [...]ia.

The yere of the worlde 5045 The yere of Christ 1084 Henrye the emperour was crowned with the imperial Diademe of Clement,Anni regum Angli 18 whom he hadde made byshoppe of Rome.

The order of the Cartusians toke his beginning of Bruno a Chanone.

Alexius depryued Nicephorus of the Empyre of Constantinople, and made hym a monke. At whiche tune the citee was myserablye spoyled by the Sarasens, whyche were in the armye of Alexius. This Alexius reigned. 33. yeres.

Betwene Henry the emperour and the rebellious Saxones about this time were foughten many sore and cruel battayles,The yere of the worlde 5046 The yere of Christ 1085 Anni regum Angli 19 in whiche eyther parte suffered great domage and losse.

Kynge UUylliam caused a new maner of tribute to be leuyed throughout this realme, for euerye hyde of lande (that is) .xx. acres. vi. shyllynges. And not longe after commaunded a valuacyon to be taken of all landes, fees, and possessions: and diligent serche also to be made, what number of men and cattaile were within this lande, and accordyng to the quantitee and noumber thereof, gathered another payment.

Uictor was ordeined bishoppe of Rome,Anni regum Angli 20 who not long after was poysoned.The yere of the worlde 5047 The yere of Christ 1086

Roberte Duke of the Normains in Puell, affecting in his mind the empire of Constantinople, sailed with a nauye of shyps towarde Dalmacia: where Alexius and the Ueneciās encountring him, were put to flight and chased [Page] and againe the seconde time, nere to Sasnum: shortly after which victory this Robert Guyscarde ended his lyfe.

Uratislaus was ordeyned the first king of Boheme by the emperour: and Polonte, Lusacia, Slesia, Morauia, were adioyned to that seignorie.

Englande was vexed with manie plages. For a great murraine fel among cattayle,Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde 5048 The yere of Christ 1087 brenning feuers and hunger among the people, great barennesse of the earth: and moreouer muche hurte was done in many places with misfortune of fyre, and specially in the citee of London.

Roger succeded Robert his father in the dukedome of Puell,Anni regum Angli 22 The yere of the worlde 5049 The yere of Christ 1088 who graunted parte therof to his yonger brother Bohemunde. Betwene these two brethren was after sharpe warre for possession of certaine citees.

Urbane the .ii. bishop of Rome .xii. yeres.

Au ful king of Galice in Spayne, which had continual war with the Sarasens, recouered the citee of Tol [...]te to the possession of the Christians.

William conquerour (after that he, for certayn displeasure conceiued towarde the Frenche kinge, had spoyled & wasted the countrey of Fraunce) ended his life, in the moneth of Iulye, and was buryed in the citee Caan▪ in Normandie. He had .v. children Robert to whome he gaue Normandie: Richarde, which died in the floure of his age. William Rufus, and Henrie, which were kinges after him, and one doughter named Ad [...]la.

VUylliam Rufus, the second sonne of William conquerour,Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 5050 The yere of Christ 1089 began his reigne ouer the realme of england & reigned .xiiii. yeres. He was diuers and vnstable of his demeanour, very co uetous, and therwithal cruel. Wherfore he burdened his people with vnreasonable taxes, he pilled the riche, and bare downe the pore, and caused many to lese their landes for small causes. Yet had he some vertues, which might haue bene to him a goodly ornament, ne had the vncleane vice of auarice defiled altogether. For in martiall pollicie, he was very expert, and diligent in al matters that he went about, stedfast and stable of his promise, and maruellous paynful and laboreous. But the forenamed vices ouerwhelmed [Page] the vertues, and made him odible to his subiectes. Robert the elder brother, came with an army into Englande agaynst William: wherof when he had knowlage he entreated meanes of peace.

The yere of Christ 1090 Odo bishop of Bayon,Anni regum Angli 2 being alyed with the bishop of Durham,The yere of the worlde 5051 the Erle of Northumberlande, the erle of Shrewsburie, and others, conspired againste Wylly [...]m Rufus, and assaulted diuers townes within Englande. Thei erected also agaynst him Robert Curthoyse. Duke of Normandie, the seconde time. But Willyam vanquished the traitours, chased theym out of his realme, and made peace with his brother Robert.

Roger erle of Puel toke Capus, and then passing in to Sicilie, subdued the citee Siracuse.

Alexius emperour of Constātinople, erected a place for poore people and fatherlesse children. He buylded also a college for scollers, and gaue to them reuenues.

The yere of Christ 1091 The Scottes spoyled and toke praies in Northumber lande.The yere of the worlde 5052 Anni regum Angli 3 Wherfore William Rufus prouided a nauy and sailed thither, where after diuers conflictes and skirmisshes a yeace and vnitie was agreed.

The yere of the worlde 1092 The Welshemen rebelled.

The yere of Christ 5053 Great tempest fell in sundrie places of Englande,Anni regum Angli 4 and specially at Winchcome: where a part of the steple was ouerthrowen with thundre and lightninge, and in Lōdō the wind ouertourned .vi. hundred houses.

The yere of Christ 1094 In Englande fell wonderful aboundaunce of rayne,Anni regum Angli 6 and after ensued so great froste,The yere of the worlde that horses and cartes passed commonly ouer the great riuers▪ when it thawed the heauy cakes of yse, brake downe many strōg bridges The Welshewen rebelled. They were vanquished, and their king or duke named Rees, slaine in battayle. At which time willyam caused muche of their wooddes to be cutte downe: by meane wherof, they were drawen by litle and litle to more quietnesse.

Urbane the .11 byshop of Rome, helde a counsayle at Cleremount in France, where amonge other thinges it was decreed, that none of the clergie should take the inuesture to any benefice of a seculer prince. The byshop also made an oracion to the lordes, being there presence, [Page] concerning the recouery of the holye lande from the power of the Sarasens. After which oracion .300000. men takinge on theim the signe of the cresse, for theyr cognysance, made preparaciō for that viage, whose soueraign capitaines were Gothirey Duke of Lorayne, with his .ii bretherne, Eustace and Baldwine: the bishop of Podie: Bohemund Duke of Puell, and his nephew Tācretus Raymunde Earle of S. Aegius, Robert Erle of Flaunders, Hugh Legraunt, Philip the french kinges brother with diuers other noble men, and one Peter an hermite which was chiefe causer of that viage.

At this time many noble men, layed their landes and lordships to morgage▪ to prouide for ye fornamed viage. Amonge which was Robert Curthoyse Duke of Normandie, he layed his Dukedome to wedde to his brother Willyam, king of Englande for .10000. poundes.

Anni regum Angli 7 The Christians,The yere of the worlde 5056 The yere of Christ 1095 which passed fyrste ouer Bospherus hauinge to their capitayne Peter the heremite (a man perchance more deuout then expert to guide an army) beyng trapped of their enemies, were slain and murdered in great numbre, nere to the towne called Cinitus.

Malcoline king of Scottes, for displeasure taken with the v nkindenesse of Willyam Rufus, inuaded the marches of Englande: and in Northumberlande was slaine with the eldest sonne Edwarde, by Roberte, which was then Erle of that prouince.

Gothfrey Duke of Lorayne sold the Dukedome of Boloine to the bishoppe of Ebruone,Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 5057 The yere of Christ 1096 for a great summe of money.

In these daies were sene many straunge sightes, in the earth, the sonne, the moone. and the sterres.

Englande and Normandie were greued with exactions and moreyne of men, so sharpely, that tyllage of the earth was put of for that yere: wherby ensued great hunger and scarcitee the yere folowinge, and many griesly and vncouthe sightes were sene, as hostes of men fyghting in the skie, fire leames, and such other.

Calomanus, the nephew of Ladislaus, succeded his vncle in the kingdome of Hungarie. He was first a bishop, & after the death of Ladislaus licensed by the bishop of [Page] Rome to marie his vncles widow. He kept warre wyth the Rutenes, and enlarged greatly his kingdome. But with much crueltee he vereite his brother Almus of hys sight.

The Christians, going to Ierusalem, tooke the citees Nicea,The yere of the worlde 5058 The yere of Christ 1097 Eracles, Tarsis,Anni regum Angli 9 and subdued the countrei of Cilicia, appointing the possession therof to certaine of their capiteines.

Donald was king of Scottes after Malcolme, betwene whom and Duncane was fier [...]e warre and great trouble for the crowne of Scotlande.

The yere of the worlde 5059 The yere of Christ Antioch was besteged:Anni regum Angli in the .ix. moneth of the siege it was yelded to the Christians, by one Pyrrhus: in which pastime were fought manye stronge battayles, to the great slaughter and desolacion of the Sarasens, and not without losse of many Christian men. The gouernance of this citee was committed to Bohemunde of Puell, whose martiall knighthod was often proued in time of the siege therof.

Urbane bishop of Rome, for feare of his enemies, hid him selfe .ii. yeres in the house of Peter Leo, and there dyed.

The yere of the worlde 5060 The yere of Christ 1099 Corbana, maister of the Persians chiualrie,Anni regum Angli 12 was vanquished and slayne, with an hundred thousand infidels: in whiche discomfiture were taken .15000. camelles.

Casslanus, king of Antioch was slayne of the Armenians.

About this time William Rufus buylded Westminster halle.

Ierusalem, the .39. daye of the siege, was conquered by the chrystians. Godfrey, soueraigne capitaine of the christian armie, was proclaymed the first king of Ierusalem. At the takinge of this citee was such murder of men, that bloud was congeled in the strete the thicknesse of a foote.

Duncane by force of armes toke on him the crowne of Scotland, which he held a yeare and an halfe, and then was slayne in his bedde, after whom Donald was restored to the kingdome.

In Englande, a towne called Finchauster, in Barkeshyre, [Page] a well cast out bloud, as before it had dooen water: and after, by the space of .xv. dayes, greate flames of fyre were seen in the element. In this passe tyme the Uenecians vexed the Sarasens dwellynge on the sea costes of Licia, Pamphilia, Cilicia, and Surie.

Slaymanne, the greate Souldane of Babylon,The yere of the worlde 5061 The yere of Christ 1106 was slaine,Anni regum Angli 12 and the citee Ascalon yelded to Godfrey: in the which he found wonderful riches.

Pastale the second was ordeined bishop of Rome: who more lyke a strong warriour, than a good bishoppe▪ with force of armes subdued manye of hys ennemyes, whiche withhelde from hym certaine of. S. Peters patrimonye. Many byshops of Rome in this time were chosen in dyuers partes,Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde 5062 The yere of Christ 1101 and shortly after againe deposed.

Edgare the fourth sonne of Malcome being sent for of the Scottes, made claime to the crowne whiche he obteined after he hadde discomfited Donalde in a strong battaile, and reigned in good quiete .ix. yeres.

Baldwine, after the death of Godfrei hys brother was named the .ii. king of Hierusalem.

Wylliam Rufus, kyng of Englande, beinge at his disporte of huntyng, by glaunsynge of an arrowe, that Tyrel, a french knight did shoote, was wounded to death.

HEnrie, the brother of Wylliam Rufus, and first of that name (for hys learnynge called Beu [...]lerke) beganne his dominion ouer this realme of Englāde,Anni regum Angli 1 and reigned .35. yeares. This Henrie was a noble and valiant prince, stronge and myghtie of body, of hygh stature, blacke heared, and had great staryng eies, a comely visage, and a pleasant and sweete countinance. He greatly abhorred excesse of meates and drinkes. In thre thinges he was excellent, in witte, eloquence, and good happe in battayle: and thereto had .iii. contrary vices, couetousnesse, crueltee, and lust of the body: but yet he was not so geuen to these vices, but that he farre excelled in vertue. At the beginnyng he refourmed the state and condiciō of the clergie, releised the greeuous paymentes, reduced agayne. S. Edwardes lawes, with the amendemente of theim, and restored Anselme bishop of Canturbury from banisshemente. He toke to wife Maude, the syster of Edgare [Page] kyng of Scottes. This man fauoureth nothing the vsurped power of the byshop of Rome.

Many Christiā men were slaine in Asia of the Turkes, and Bohemunde of Puell taken prysoner,The yere of the worlde 5063 The yere of Christ 1102 Anni regum Angli 2 whiche was shortly after redemed by his nephew Tancretus.

Ranulph, byshoppe of Durham, excited Robert Curthoyse, Duke of Normandie (which was now retourned from Hierusalem) to warre vpon his brother Henrie for the crowne of Englande, who assembled a strong armie, and landed at Portsmouth: but, by mediacion, peace was made on this condycion, that Henrye should paye .3000. markes yerely to Duke Robert.

The yere of the worlde 5065 The yere of Christ 1104 The citee of Accacon was taken of the kyng of Hierusalem, by the ayde of the Uenecians and Ienowais,Anni regum Angli 4 and a great multitude of the Turkes vanquisshed and slaine.

Robert Duke of Normandye, coming into Englād, by fayre entreatie of kynge Henrie and his wyfe, releised to hym the tribute of .3000. markes.Anni regum Angli 5 But it was not long ere that by meane of tale bearers,The yere of the worlde 5066 The yere of Christ 1105 & misse reporters great malyce was kendled betwene the .ii. bretherne, and shortly therupon deadly warre arrered: in the end wherof Robert was take n, and kept in perpetual prison at Cardiffe, by hys brother: who immediatly seised vpon the Duchie of Normandie, and held it in his possession.

After the death of Uradis [...]ans, kynge of Boheme, that countrey was gouerned a certaine space by Dukes.

Pascale, bishop of Rome, fought diuers battailes with Ptolomeus and Stephene Cursus,The yere of the worlde 5067 The yere of Christ 1106 citisins of Rome.Anni regum Angli 6

Robert, Erle of Shrewsburye, and William of Cornwalle, rebellynge against kynge Henrie, were taken and kepte in prison al their life time.

King Henry ordeined streicte lawes against theues and other that vsed vnlawfull meanes: in the whiche was conteyned the losyng of lyfe, of eyes, of stones, and other membres of man, as the gilte required.

By meane of Anselme, byshoppe of Canturburye, the pryestes of Englande were constreigned to for go their wyfes.

A great Controuersie betwene king Henry and bishop Anselme, concerninge the inuestitute of bishops, and geuyng [Page] of benefices.

The bishop of Rome, and his adherentes byshoppes of Saxonie, after many other princes, lastly excited Henrye the yonger, to warre vpō his owne father the emperour, continuyng the time of whiche warre, Henry the father, partly for sorowe, partly with sickenesse, ended hys lyfe, after he had in .60. greate battayles encountred with hys rebellious subiectes, and other enemyes, that were stered against him by the bishops of Rome.

Bohemund, Duke of Puel, retourned out of Asia, and toke to wyfe Constance the daughter of Philip kynge of Fraunce.The yere of the worlde 5068 The yere of Christ 1107

Anni regum Angli 7 Henrye, the .v. of that name, after the death of hys father, toke on him the gouernaunce of the empyre. Which he vsurped rebellyng against his father in hys life tyme, and reigned .xx. yeres.

Lewys, surnamed the grosse, began hys reigne ouer Fraunce, and continued .xxx. yeres, shortly after hys coronacion, a noble man, called Guylerous, rebelled, and was brought to due obeysaunce.

In Englande appeared a blasyng sterre betweene the southe and the weast: and againste that in the east, appeared a great beame of brightnesse, stretchyng towarde the sterre, and shortly after were seen .ii. moones, the tone in the east, the tother in the weast.

Alphons, the .vii. king of Spaine, reigned one and fifty yeres.

Anni regum Angli 8 Alexius, emperour of Constātinople, vexed the Christians,The yere of the worlde 5069 The yere of Christ 1108 which were occupyed in warre against the Turkes in Asia. Wherefore Bo [...] [...]uell ledde againste hym a stronge armie, and besieged Dyrachium. But Alexius, fearynge the puisaunce of Bohemunde, entreated meanes of peace: which was concluded, and Bohemund passed againe to Antioche.

A certaine bishop of Flu [...]ntine, about this time taught, that Antichrist was come, beyng meeued with the wonderful straunge sightes which were seen in these daies.

Anni regum Angli 9 Baldwyne, kinge of Ierusalem, toke Berinthum,The yere of the worlde 5070 The yere of Christ 1109 and by force of armes subdued Sy [...]n.

Henrye the emperour desyred to wife Maude the eldest [Page] daughter of kynge Henrye of Englande, being then but v. yeres of age, nor hable to be maried.

Kyng Henrie ordeined the bishops see of Eely, and added therto Cambridge shyre.

Alexander the .v. sonne of Malcolme reigned in Scotlande .xvii. yeares, he quyeted the Murrais and Rossis whiche troubled his realme.

Debate fel betwene the king of Englande and Lewys of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 5071 The yere of Christ 1110 for the castell of Gisdurs, and homage,Anni regum Angli 10 whiche Lewys required to be dooen for the Duchie of Normandie.

Worthy thākes were rendred to Henry the emperour, by the bisshop of Rome,The yere of the worlde 5073 The yere of Christ 1112 for that he, folowynge hys counsayle,Anni regum Angli 12 armed hym against his natural father. For at this tyme, whan he came to Rome, he could not by any meanes obteine to be crowned of the bishop with the imperyall Diademe, onlesse he would vtterly grant, that as wel the bishops of Rome, as all other, shoulde be chosen, and admitted without the emperours cōsent. But he by force toke the bishoppe and hys cardynalles, and constreigned theim, both to annoynct hym emperour, and also to geue to hym the former pryuileges, of the election of the byshops of Rome, and the inuestiture of other byshops. At whiche tyme was suche rufflynge in the citee, that yf the emperour had not manfully defended hys owne person, he had at that present ben slaine.

Bishop Pascale, assemblyng a counsayle, not onely reuoked the priuileges,The yere of the worlde 5074 The yere of Christ 1113 Anni regum Angli 13 whiche he had graunted to the emperour, saiyng, that he was forced therto: but also excommunicated hym.

At Shrewsbury, in England, was a great earthquake. And the riuer of Trent was so dried, that thespace of one daye men went ouer drieshode. A blasyng sterre appered soone after: and there vpon folowed a hard winter, death of men, scarcitee of vitailes, moraine of beastes.

A great sedicion in Rome against bishoppe Pascale, for the death of Peter,The yere of the worlde 5075 The yere of Christ 1114 prefect of the citee.Anni regum Angli 14

The emperour came againe into Italie. And there subdued and spoiled many of the bishops townes and citees. And expulsyng Pascale out of Rome, was againe crowned [Page] emperour of a bishop called Mau ritius.

About this time in Aemilia and Flammania it rained bloudde.

Anni regum Angli 15 The Turkes, Sarasens, & Arabes,The yere of the worlde 5076 The yere of Christ 1115 nere to the mount called Regalis, vanquished, chased, and putte to flyghte Baldwine, kinge of Ierusalem, and slewe many of the Christian people.

Henrie, kinge of Englande, subdued the Welshemen, whiche oftentimes rebelled: and made theym sweare to him fealtie and obeisaunce, and to deliuer pledges to the more certayn confirmacion, and suert [...]e therof. He gaue also his doughter in mariage to ye emperour, with great dower, and ordeyned Willyam his sonne duke of Normandie: wherof beganne the custome and vsage that the kinges of England made theyr eldest sonnes Dukes of Normandie.

Stephene, the .ii. kynge of Hungarye, reygned .xviii. yeres. He had continuall peace with the Comanes. He toke to wife the doughter of Robert Guiscard, and died without issue.

About this time king Alexander of Scotland was in great daunger to haue bene murdered in his chambre.

Anni regum Angli 16 Mathildis or Maude, a noble woman of Italye, dyed, who all her life time fauoured greatlie,The yere of the worlde 5077 The yere of Christ 5116 and mainteyned the bishops of Rome: and at her death, bequethed to the churche of Rome the parte of Hetrucia, nowe called. S. Peters patromonie.

Anni regum Angli 17 Calo Iohannes succeded his father Alexius,The yere of the worlde 5078 The yere of Christ 1117 in the empyre of Constantinople, and reygned . [...]xv. yeres.

The citisens of Pise in Italy▪ expulsed the Sarasens and conquered the iles called Baleares, by Spayne▪

Anni regum Angli 18 The warre was reuiued betwene king Henry of Englande and Lewis of France.The yere of the worlde 5079 The yere of Christ 1118 Lewis inuaded Normandie with much crueltee, and toke the citee Lingues in Cause: wherfore Henrie gatheringe a strong army, met with Lewis in plaine field, and fought with him a deadly and cruel battaile: in the ende whereof Lewis was ouercome, and constreigned to forsake the field, Baldwin erle of Flaunders slain, and Hēry recouered the towne of Lyngues.

[Page]Gelasins, the .ii. bishop of Rome one yere. At whyche time in Fraunce a sowe farowed a pygge, which had a face like to a man, a cocke was hatched, that hadde .iiii. feete, the winter was maruellous harde and vnseasonable, wherof ensued a great dearth & moreyne of cattaile. Innumerable byrdes were sene fightinge in the ayre, of which many fell dead to the grounde. An horrible earthquake .40. dayes together in Italy.

The yere of the worlde 5080 The yere of Christ 1119 Calistus, the .ii. being ordeined bishop of Rome,Anni regum Angli 19 made peace and attonement with the emperour.

Baldwine of Burgoyne, was made the .iii. kynge of Ierusalem.

Willyam duke of Normandie, and Richarde the sonnes of kinge Henrye of Englande,The yere of the worlde 5081 The yere of Christ 1120 Anni regum Angli 20 and Mary his doughter Richarde erle of Chester, with his wife the kynges nice, and other to the noumber of .16 [...] ▪ persons, passinge from Normandie into England, by ouersight of the ship maister were drowned, sauing one butcher, which escaped the daunger.

Roger Duke of Sicilie (in the absence of Duke willyam) inuaded the countrey of Calabre and Puel, and named him selfe king of Italye.

Baldwine king of Ierusalem, toke Gazim, kinge of the Turkes,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1121 whiche inhabited the lesse Asia:Anni regum Angli 21 and wyth like successe vanquished, and toke prisoner, the kinge of Damascus.

Iohn▪ a cardinall, was sent of Caliest into Englande for reformacion of diuers matters perteining to the clergie. Who in open counsaile, with moste bitter wordes, enuied and thundred againste such priestes as nourished concubines: but in the next euening, he was taken hym selfe wyth a strumped, to his open rebuke, and shortly after retourned to Rome with shame enough.

Bernard the monke, Ruduerte, Hugo of Paryse, and Haliabas a phisicion flourished.

Dominicus Michael▪ duke of Uenice, with a well furnished nauie,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1122 sailed into Asia:Anni regum Angli 22 and at the citee Ioppen vanquished the Sarasens, toke of them a great numbre and conquered the citee T [...]rus. In his retourne for dyspleasure kendled toward the emperour of Constantinonople, [Page] which caused him to be sente for home, he spoyled Rhodes and Chius: and subdued Sanius, Lesbus, Milene, and dyuers other places, whyche belonged to the empire of Constantinople.

Roberte, erle of Myllaine, inuaded and spoyled the countrey of Normandye, and was vanquished & taken by the souldiours of king Henrie of Englande.

Bishop Calixt by force of armes subdued Burdinus,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1123 which by certaine noble men was proclaymed bishop of Rome agaynst him:Anni regum Angli 23 And brought the sayd Burdine in a triumph to Rome vpon an asse backe, in great despite setting his face to the tayle of the beast.

Anni regum Angli 24 Charles erle of Flaunders,The yere of the worlde 5085 The yere of Christ 1124 by meane of the prouost of Bruggis▪ was slayne in the churche, as he was hearing diuine seruice. After whose deathe, Lewys kynge of Fraunce aduaunced William the sonne of Robert Curthoyse to the sayd Erldome of Flaunders, on whom immediatly Theodorich, Erle of Alsacia, made mortall warre, and was of him vanquished and forced to flee to Alustum, where continuinge the siege, Willyam was wounded to death with a darte, that was caste from the walles. And after this decesse, Theodorich, his enemye, possessed the Erledome of Flaunders.

Anni regum Angli 25 Balach king of the Parthes toke Baldwine king of Ierusalem, and slew many of the Christian capitaines,The yere of the worlde 5086 The yere of Christ 1125 and souldiours of Asia.

Honorius the .ii. bishop of Rome .v. yeres.

¶Dauie succeded Alexander in the kingdome of Scotland. He buylded so many abbeis and gaue muche landes to the churche that his successours were scantly able to maintein their estate. He diminished the reuenues of the crowne .60. thousande pounde. He had no warres all the time of Henry Beuclerke.

Anni regum Angli 27 Lothayre Duke of Saxonie, after the death of Henry by consent of the electours, was chosen emperour.The yere of the worlde 5088 The yere of Christ 1127 This man is not onely commended for his martial knighthod and noble prowes, but also for the worthi fauour he bare towarde religion and honest lawes. By his procuremēt the ciuile lawes, which of longe time were hid in duste, in all liberaries, and cleane out of vse among men, were [Page] againe restored to the worlde, and commaunded to be vsed in all countreis.

The graie friers came first into Englande.

Maude, the doughter of kinge Henrie, after the death of her husband the emperour, came into England to her father.

The order of S. Iohns hospitalles, templares,Anni regum Angli and other lyke beganne first at this time.The yere of the worlde 5089 The yere of Christ 1128

¶Geffrei Plantagenct, erle of Angeow, maried Maud the empresse, doughter of king Henrie, of which two descended Henrie the .ii. which reigned after Stephene.

The yere of the worlde 5091 The yere of Christ 1130 Innocent [...]us,Anni regum Angli 30 the .ii. beinge ordeyned bishop of Rome went immediatlie with a stronge armye againnt Roger Erle of Sicilie, at whiche time he toke by violence the towne of [...]. Germanye, and besieged Roger in the castell Gelucium. But William, Duke of Calabre, deliuered his father, and toke the bishop prisoner: with certaine of his cardinalles: whom he shortly after sette at libertee. In the meane time the people of Rome named one Peter to be bishop, which was the son of a citesin called▪ Peter Leo, Wherfore Innocent durst not returne▪ to Rome but fled straight into Fraunce. This man first ordeined that he which st roke a priest should be excommunicate. Balde quinus, king of Damascus, was vanquished of Baldwine king of Ierusalem.

The yere of Christ 1131 Fulco erle of Angeow,Anni regum Angli 31 was ordeined the fourth king of Ierusalem.The yere of the worlde 5902

About this time Philip, the eldest sonne of Lewys king of France, by misfortune was slaine with an horse in Paris.

Lewis the younger, by consent of his father, was annoincted king of Fraunce.

The yere of the worlde 5903 The yere of Christ 1132 Henrie, king of Englande,Anni regum Angli 32 bicause he had none other issue male, ordeyned that his doughter Maude whyche had bene empresse should suceede him in the kingdome.

Fulco king of Ierusalē, slew a great noumbre of the Turkes, and builded the castell or sort called Ibelli [...]um

The yere of the worlde 5094 The yere of Christ 1133 Lothayre the emperour restored Innocentius to the bishoprike of Rome and recouered of him the imperiall Diademe.Anni regum Angli 33

[Page]Bela, the sonne of Almus (whom Calomannus had bereft of his sight) was ordeyned kynge of Hungarye, and reygned .x. yeres. He punisshed theim extremelye, whiche caused that crueltee to be shewed toward his father, and vanquisshed in battayle one Borichus, the bastarde sonne of Calomannus▪ whiche by ayde of the Pelonians and Rutenes, affected the kyngdome: and toke to wyfe Helena, the daughter of the king of Seruia.

Lewys, the yong king of France, maried Alenour,The yere of the worlde 5096 whithe was right heyre to the prouince of Aqullaine.The yere of Christ 1135

Kyng Henry of Englande, being in Normandye, with a fal of his horse, toke his death.

STephene Erle of Boloyne, the soonne of the Erle of Bloyes,Anni regum Angli 1 and Adela, Wylliam cōquerours daughter,The yere of the worlde 5097 The yere of Christ 1136 and nephew to Henry the firste, toke on hym the gouernance of this realme of Englande. This was a noble man, and hardye, of passyng comely fauoure and personage. In all princely vertue he excelled: as, in marciall pollicie, affabilitee, gentilnesse, and bountefull lyberalytee towarde all men, and especially in the beginnyng: for although he had continuall warre, yet dyd he neuer burdein▪ his commons with exactions, sauing only certaine bishops, which flowyng in riches, builded dyuers castels that tourned the kyng after to greate trouble. Onelye in this he s [...]ied blame worthie, that contrarye to hys othe, made to Maude the daughter of Henrie, he was thought vniustly to take on him the crowne. For which cause he was vexed with warees all the tyme of his reigne.

Great trouble and discencion in England, for so much as dyuers of the nobles fauoured Maude the empresse, againe Stephene, which was in possession of the crowne.

Warre betwene kinge Stephene and Dauid of Scotlande, because he refused to doe to hym hys homage for Northumberlande and Hunting ton▪ wh [...]che he helde by his wyfe▪ In this warre (the Scottisshe historye sayeth) the Duke of Gloucester was taken.

Steph [...]ne made peace, and agreed with Dauid kynge of Scottes, and receiued of hym homage after he hadde wonne from hym certaine townes and castels, and gaue to Henry, the son of Dauid, the Erldome of Huntington. [Page] ¶ Lewys the eight, surnamed the yonger, after the death of his father, was ordeyned kyng of Fraunce. In the beginnynge of hys reigne, died (Ioannes de temporibus) whiche (as witnesseth the Frence cronicle) was a squyer in the tyme of Charles the great, and liued ouer .300. yeres.

Lothayre the emperour went to Rome the second tyme, against Roger,The yere of the worlde 5098 The yere of Christ 1137 whiche named hym selfe kynge of Italy:Anni regum Angli 2 But Roger, hearyng of the emperours comyng towarde hym, sled into Sicilie. Than the byshop of Rome gaue the Duchie of Puell to Raynon, a knyghte of the emperours, whom also he ordeined gouernour of Italie.

A vaine rumour was spredde in England of the death of kynge Stephene, whiche was cause of muche trouble and businesse in the realme. For dyuers of the lordes got theim to theyr holdes: whiche after myght scantlye with great labour be quieted and appeased. After whiche time Stephene passed into Normandye against Geffrey Erle of Angeow, the husbande of Maude the empresse, whiche was right heyre to the crowne, and whan he had quieted that prouince, he named Eustace his sōne Duke of Normandye and enered frendshippe and league with Lewys king of Fraunce.

Richardus de. S. Uictore, Rabi Salomon a Iew, and Almeon well skilled in the Quadriuialles lyued at this tyme.

Eustace, the sonne of kyng Stephene, maried the sister of Lewys kinge of Fraunce, whiche mariage continued the amitee betwene England and Fraunce.

Chunrade, Duke of Suane, a man of noble and valiāt courage,Anni regum Angli 4 by consente of the electours was chosen emperoure,The yere of the worlde 5039 The yere of Christ 1138 and reigned .xv. yeres. Whom no writer testifieth to be crowned of the bishop of Rome: but that he vsed imperyal auctoritee withoute his admissyon. At the begynnyng againste hym rebelled a Duke of the Saxones, named Henry: but he was shortlye broughte in subiection, and his Dukedome geuen to the Erle of Austrich.

Dauid, kyng of Scotlande (repentynge hym of the former agremēt made with king Stephene,The yere of the worlde 5100 The yere of Christ 1139 Anni regum Angli 3 and purposing to recouer the crowne of Englād for Maude his nephew and daughter of kyng Henry) in most cruel wise inuaded [Page] Northumberland: where by Thrustone, bishop of Yorke, the Scottes were driuen backe, and slaine in great num [...]bre, and Dauid constreigned to geue his sonne Henrie in hostage for suretee of peace.

In the meane season kyng Stephene was occupied in ciuile warre against Robert Erle of Glocester and others, whiche fauoured the parte of Maude: whome the kynge subdued, and part of theim forced to forsake the realme.

Maude the empresse came into this land out Normandye,Anni regum Angli 6 and by the ayde of Roberte Erle of Gloucester,The yere of the worlde 5102 The yere of Christ 1141 and Ranul [...]h of Chester, made strong warre vpon king Stephene: in the end whereof the kynges partee was chased, and hym selfe taken prisoner, and sente to Bristow, there to be kept in sure holde. But than the Ken [...]sshemen and Londinars, fauouryng the kinge, warred vpon the rebelles, & in open field toke Robert Erle of Gloucester. But shortly after bothe the kynge and Robert were d [...]lyuered oute of pryson by exchaunge: and Stephene withoute delaie gatheryng to him a stronge armie, in such wise pursued his enemyes, that he forced Maude, with other of his frendes, to forsake the realme. The warre continued a long season, to the great domage of the realme.

The Romayns, desyryng their former and auncient libertee, ordeyned two senatours, whiche shoulde gouerne the lordships and prouinces belongyng as yet to the citee of Rome. But Innocent the bishop withstode, theyr purpose, and callyng a counsayle, ordeined, that no laye man should ley violent handes vpon a priest.

Anni regum Angli 7 ¶Emanuell was created emperour of Constantinople,The yere of the worlde 5103 The yere of Christ 1142 and reigned .xxviii. yeares. He vsed muche vilanye towarde the Christyans that passed into Asia against the Turkes, as after shal appeare.

Anteenna the phisicfon, Auerrois the interpretoure of Aristotle, & a wicked philosophier, Abraham A [...]enestrae a Iew and an astronomer, and Baliardus a peripatetike flourisshed.

Anni regum Angli 8 ¶G [...]isa, sonne of Bela, was made king of Hungary, and reigned .xx. yeres.The yere of the worlde 5104 The yere of Christ 1143 He kept fyerce warre with the Germaines, whiche brake into Pannonie, and was of theim at the fyrst encounter vanquisshed: but at the second time [Page] he obteined the vyctorie. This man receiued and noblie interteined the emperour and the Frenche king, as they yode towarde Hierusalem.

Roger, Erle of Sicilie, recouered all the lordshipe, whiche he was before possessed of in Italie: and than passed with a strōge nauie into Afrike where in many battailes he weried the Sarasens, and made them, with theyr king Tunete, to hym tributarye: whiche tribute they payed duely the space of xxx. yeres.

Alaph, kynge of the Turkes, reconquered the citee of Mesopotamia, called Edissa, and practised moste extreme vilanie and crueltee towarde the Christians.

Celestine byshop of Rome .v. monethes. After hym Lucius .ix. monethes, and than Eugenius .viii. yeres, whiche was troubled with the sedicyon of the people, desiryng theyr consulles.

The yere of Christ 1144 ¶Baldwine the .iii. was ordeyned the .v. kynge of Hierusalem, after his father Fulco.Anni regum Angli 9

S. Barnard exhorted the Christiā prynces to take armes against the Turkes. Chunrade, the emperoure of Germanie, gatheryng for that purpose a strong armie, went to Constantinople, & by the counsaile of Emanuell (whiche promised faiethfully to puruey all thinges necessarye for hys armye) passed ouer Bospherus, withoute preparaunce of vitayle and for age, and besieged Iconium. Emanuell sent to hym meale mengled with lyme: with the whiche the souldiours of Chunrade were poysoned and destroyed, in suche wyse, that he was fayne to leaue the siege, and retourne againe into Thracia.

Baldwine, kyng of Hierusalem, repayred Gaza, and conquering the citee Alcalō, gaue it to the templares. He ouer came the Turkes at Hierico, and slew of them .5000 and in lyke maner vanquisshed, chased, and slewe Noradinus mayster of the chiualrye of Damascus, with hys company.

A synode was assembled in Fraunce, in the which B [...] liardus, a phylosophier of excellente learnynge, but not consenting in al poinctes with the Romaine church, was conuicted, and afterwarde made him selfe a monke.

The yere of the worlde 5106 The yere of Christ 1145 Lewys kyng of Fraunce,Anni regum Angli 10 settyng forthe towarde Asia [Page] against the Turkes, came to Constantinople: and by the treason of Emanuel the emperour, was led by desertes, and wildernesses of S [...]rie, with great'ie opardie of his men: and at the last through scarcitee of vitayles and all necessaries▪ was constreigned to bringe his hoste, being sore weried and febled, to the citee of Antioch.

Gracian collectont of the decrees, Peter commester auctour of the historie called Scholastica, Petrus Longobardus maister of the sentences, and Otto [...]rigensis a wel learned bishop were famous.

Roger erle of Sicilie, being greued with the vntreuth and villaine of Emanuel the emperour of Constantinople, went against him with a great puisaunce, and subdued Cor [...]yra, toke the citees Corinth, Thebes, Eubola, and other, and then fearinge the ayde of the Uenecians, bent his power toward Asia, where he caused the Sarasens at the port of Simeon, which hadde entrapped and compassed the Frenche kynge. In his retourne he beset the citee of Constantinople with a hard siege.

About this time in England the Iewes crucified a child vpon Easter daye at Norwich▪ in derision of christe and his religion.

Anni regum Angli 11 Chunrade the Emperour, & Lewis the king of France comminge to Ierusalem,The yere of the worlde 5107 The yere of Christ 1146 ioygned their puisaunce wyth king Baldwine, and besieged Damascus. But they being deceiued by an Assirian, whom they trusted, forsoke the siege, and shortly after retourned into Europe.

Geffrey Plantagenet, the husbande of Maude the empresse (who, continuing the warres against kinge S [...] phene of Englande: had wonne from him the [...] Normandie) ended his life: and his sonne Henrie succeded in that Dukedome.

Roger erle of Sicilie, retourning from Constantinople was spoyled and robbed of the Uen [...]l [...]us whiche mette him in his iourney.Anni regum Angli 12 The yere of the worlde 5108 The yere of Christ 1147

Stephene kinge of Englande, after longe warre and muche trouble, was againe crowned kinge at [...] Robert Erle of Gloucester made newe warre vpon the king, and had the better hand of him at Wilt [...]n, so that the king was like to haue fallen into Robertes daunger [Page] But he escaped with much payne.

Noradinus a Sarasen, after the departure of the emperour & other princes out of Asia, besieged the citee of Antioch,The yere of the worlde 5109 The yere of Christ 1148 Anni regum Angli 13 and toke and slew manye of the capitaines and souldiours of the Christian people.

Dominicus Maur [...]cenus, Duke of Uenyce,Anni regum Angli 14 subdued to his signorie Pola,The yere of the worlde 5110 The yere of Christ 1149 Rubinum, Parenticum, Hemonian, and Humagum.

Eustace bishop of Rome,Anni regum Angli 15 which was by the citisins expelled,The yere of the worlde 5111 The yere of Christ 1150 came into Italy againe: and partly by force, partly by agrement, recouered Taracine, Norba, & certayne other places, which were withholden from him.

About this tme Lewys king of Fraunce repudiated Alinour his wife, whom Henry duke of Normandie, afterwarde coupled to him in open maryage: by meane wherof he became of great power. For by his father, he was Erle of Angeow by his mother Duke of Normandie, and by his wife Erle of Poytow and Guyan.

Lewys king of France maryed Constance the doughter of Alphons king of Castile.

In England the riuer of Thamis was so strongly frosen, that horse and carte passed ouer vpon the yse.

The yere of Christ 1152 Anastasius the .iiii. bishoppe of Rome one yere and an halfe.The yere of the worlde 5113 Anni regum Angli 17

Henrie duke of Normandie, in the quarell of his mother Maude, with a great puisaunce entred into Englād and at the firste wanne the castel of Mulmesburie, then the tower of London, and afterwarde the towne of Nottingham, with other holdes and castelles. Betwene him and king Stephen were foughten many battails, wherby this realme was sore troubled,

Friderich, surnamed Barbarossa,Anni regum Angli 18 was emperor of Almaine,The yere of the worlde 5114 The yere of Christ 1153 36. yeres. He was stronge in armes, of lusty courage, expert in martiall feates, mighty of body, in counsaile prouident, manly in his affaires, easie to be spoken to, gentil to gētil persons, & haught minded toward the proud, of witte sharpe and quicke, and of good memory: finally, in noblenesse & iust [...]ce a renowmed prince, whiche though he were of nature gentle & meke, yet coulde he not saffer the shamefull iniuries done to hym by the [Page] Romayne bishops, as it shal after somewhat appeare.

Ioachim Magnus of Calabre, an abbotte that had the gift of prophecie, Petrus Blesensis, and Iohannes Mesue phisicions. Alpetragius Marrocrila [...]us an astronomer, Bosianus a lawier flourished.

Peace was agreed betwene Maude the empresse, her sonne Henrie, and king Stephene on this condicion, that Stephene (duringe his life time) shoulde holde the kyngdome of Englande, and Henrye in the meane tyme, to be proclaimed heire apparaunt in the chiefe cityes throughout the realme.

Adrian an Englisheman bishop of Bome viii. yeres.

The Romaines ceassed not to make ernest suite, bothe with praiers & manasinges, that they might obteyne the free gouernance of consulles, which thinge bishop A [...]ryan gainsayed, and at length with cursing and banninge forced them to be at rest.

Willyam king of Sicilie ouerran and wasted the countrey about Boneuent: and therfore was striken with the thunderbolte of excommunicacion, by the bishoppe of Rome.

Friderich the emperour passing into Iialy in his iourney subdued Derdona,Anni regum Angli 19 and then yode towarde Rome:The yere of the worlde 5115 The yere of Christ 1154 where he was mette by the bishoppe, and after crowned with the imperiall Diademe. At whyche tyme was re [...] sed a great cōmocion by the people of Rome against the Germaines.

¶Malcolme the maiden, being .xiii. yeres of age, succeded his vncle Dauid in the kingdome of Scotlande, and reygned▪ xii yeaes. Shortlye after, one Somerled affected ehe crowne who was suppressed by Gilchrist Erle of Angus.

Anni regum Angli 1 HEnrie the second of that name, the son of Geffrey Plantagenet & Maude the empresse doughter of king Henrie the firste,The yere of the worlde 5116 The yere of Christ 1155 began his reigne ouer thys realme of Englande, and continued .35. yeres. He was samwhat redde of face, short of bodie, and therwith fatte of sp [...]ace reasonable, and well lettered, and also noble in knighthod and fortunate in battaile: of couragious hert wise in counsaile, and loued wet peace, liberall to straungers, [Page] but hard to his familiars, slow of answere, vnstedfast of promyse, geuen some deale to pleasure, & an open spousbreaker: in religion negligent, but not so muche as he is made of some writers, whiche seme to be more meeued with affection towarde Thomas Becket, then wyth the true consideracion of his actes and deedes. In his tune, by his great manhode and pollicie, the signorye of Englande was muche augmented, with the addicion of Scotlande and Ireland, the iles Orcades, Britaine, Poytow, Guyan, and other prouinces of Fraunce.

Lewys king of Fraunce maried Ales his third wife the doughter of Theobalde erle of Blesence.

William kinge of Sicilie, whan by faire entreatie he coulde not obteyne peace of the bishoppe of Rome, with a great puysaunce spoyled the countrey of Puell, & chased the Grecians: and then for frate was receyued into the bishops fauour.

The yere of Christ 1156 Uitalis Michaell, duke of Uenice, toke in battayle Ulrich the patriarch of Aquileta,The yere of the worlde 5117 Anni regum Angli 2 with .70 [...]. of the nobles of Hungarie and Forum [...]l [...]i, and made the people of Forumtulii tributary to Uenice.

Henrie of England cast downe diuers castelles whiche were erected in the tyme of Stephene. He wente into the Northpartes, and receyued of the Scottes, Cumberland and Northumberlande, which they sayde were g [...]u [...]n to them by Maude his mother, and sette an ordre in that countrey.

The variance began first betwene the emperour and the citee of Millaine, whiche refused his dominion,Anni regum Angli 3 and endeuoured to bringe other citees of Italie vnder her subiection.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1157 In Englande were sene in the firmament .ii. sonnes and in the moore appeared a red crosse. Aboute the same time in Italie in the moneth of Nouembre appeared .iii. sonnes, and the yere folowing .iii. moones. Of the which the middelmost had a redde crosse.

King Henrye went with a stronge armie into Wales and quieted that countrey, and after buylded the stronge castell of Rutland.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1158 About this time came into England certaine Germaines Anni regum Angli 4 [Page] to the number of .xxx. whiche taught the abrogacyon of the sacramentes of the aulter, baptisme, and wedlock.

Wylliam kyng of Sicilie, the whole college of cardynalles, and dyuers citees of Italie, conspired against the emperour Friderich, which was occupied in the warres against Myllaine, & gaue to the bishop of Romela greate summe of money to excommunicate the emperour.

About this tyme one Angus of Galloway rebelled in Scotland, which was subdued, by Gilchrist Erle of Angus. Not long after the Murrasy rose against their king, and were suppressed with great slaughter.

Adrian bishop of Rome dyed beyng choked with a flye in his drinke: who, a little before his death affyrmed that there was no kynde of lyfe more miserable than the Papacie.

Anni regum Angli 5 Alphons kyng of Castile died as he was coming from Hierusalem, and left after him his sonne Sanctius:The yere of the worlde 510 The yere of Christ who being slain in A [...]rabia, his brother Ferdinande succeded in the kyngdome, and reigned .31. yeres.

Great discorde and variaunce in Rome for the election of the bishop, for some of the cardinalles chose one Octauyan: but other some, and the more parte, named Alexander. At whiche tyme the emperoure (to whose iudgement the matter was referred) whan that Alexander dysdeyned to abyde his arbiterment, confyrmed Octauian. Than old Alexander flee into Fraunce and there excommunicated out of the numbre of the faithfull, bothe Friderich the emperour, and Octauian the Antipape: and in a counsayle at Claremounte disanulled the actes of the counsayle of Paule.

This schisme continued wel nere .xx. yeres.The yere of the worlde 5121 The yere of Christ 1160

Anni regum Angli 6 Lewys kynge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margarete in mariage to Hearle the sonne of the kyng of England, by reasō wherof was appeaced the warre & grudge betwene France & England for the lādes of Poytow. &c

Friderich the emperour came the fourth time into Italye,Anni regum Angli 7 and wasted the citee of Terdona, robbed Cremona,The yere of the worlde 1122 The yere of Christ 1161 spoyled Myllaine (whiche had bene cause of muche myschiefe) and cast it to the earth. For whiche cause the Ueronenses, Patauines, and Uincentines by the stering of [Page] the Uenecians coniured, and made confederacie against the emperour. At the subuercion of Millaine, the women (whiche hadde lybertie to departe with as muche as they coulde carie) leuynge their riches and treasure, toke with them their infantes and yonge children: with whiche example of motherly charite the emperour beynge greatly delyted, graunted to them al their whole substaunce and the sauegarde of their chyldren.

This yeare (as saith Fabian) kynge Henry of Englande went into Scotland, and made so fierce warre vpon their kynge William, that lastely he toke him, & caused him to make recompensacion in yelding to him the castel of Carlell, the castel of Bamburgh with diuers other, and receiued of hym feaulte and homage.

Uladislaus,Anni regum Angli 8 for his valiant knighthode whiche he declared in the Syege and expungnacion of Myllaine,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1162 was by the emperour ordeined the .ii. kynge of Boheme, and had geuen to him for his armes the red raunping Lion, with the forked tayle.

The emperour Friderich sought diuers meanes of peace and agreement with Alexander bishop of Rome: But he would not in any wyse agree.

The yere of Christ 1163 Almericus succeded his brother Baldwine in the kyngdome of Hierusalem,The yere of the worlde 5124 Anni regum Angli 9 he vanquisshed the Aegipcians and toke the citye Alexandria, whiche he restored to the Soul done vppon promyse of a great summe of money for the same: but whan promyse was not kept for the paiemente thereof, Almericus besieged him in the towne called Cayrum, or Cares.

Stephene the .iii. was ordeyned king of Hungarie, and reigned .ix. yeares.

Guido bishop of Crema after the death of Octauian, was made bishop of Rome by the emperoure,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1164 Anni regum Angli 10 at whiche tyme Alexander was still in Fraunce.

Thomas becker bishop of Caunterbury (whiche sediciouselye vnder pretence of defendynge the lyberties of the churche (as he sayd) spake and dyd many thinges against the kinges prerogatiue royall, and contrarye to all good ordre of ciuile gouernaunce) was expelled out of the realme, or more verely fled himselfe to Rome to complayne [Page] vpon the kynge to the byshop.

The welshemen rebelled and were brought againe in subiection.

Anni regum Angli 11 Byshop Alexandre returned out of Fraunce to Rome,The yere of the worlde 5126 The yere of Christ 1165 and was receiued of the people, contrarye to the Emperours mynde.

Anni regum Angli 12 The Romaines,The yere of the worlde 5127 The yere of Christ 1166 for so muche as the Tusculanes refused to paye a fowage, that was of theym exacted, made fierce warre▪ vpon theim, and by the ayde of the Germaines, were them selues vanquisshed and slayne in greate noumbre.

Frederich the emperour retournyng to Rome, subdued a great parte of the borders of Hetrucia, and beclipped the citye of Rome with a stronge syege: at whiche tyme a great noumbre of his souldiours and many of the noble men perisshed with a sodeine pestilence.

Wylliam succeded his brother Malcolme and was ordeined kynge of Scottes.

Alexander the bishop wasagayne constraigned to flye in to Fraunce.

In this meane tyme the citie of Myllaine was repayred and newely builded.

The Uenecians expelled the Hung ares from Iadara The people of Dalmacie submitted theym to Emanuell the emperour of Grece. A bitter commociō was kendled betwene the emperours of Grece and the Ueneciās whiche bereft him of diuers citees, townes, and ilandes.

After the desease of Malcolme, William king of Scottes, came into England and did to king Henry feaultee and homage, as Malcolme had done before.

The citee of Alexandria in Italie, was erected by the people of Millaine Placentia,Anni regum Angli and Cremona,The yere of the worlde 5129 The yere of Christ king Henrie of Englande caused Henrie his eldest son to be crowned king: as he thought to the great quyetnesse as well of him selfe as of his realme, but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them both.

Anni regum Angli 15 Guydo the Antipape dyed,The yere of the worlde 5130 The yere of Christ 1169 after whom succeded Ioannes which was the thirde bishop that was set vp by the emperour against Alexander.

The Romains vtterly destroyed Alba.

[Page]Raynold Erle of Tusculane submitted hym selfe and his lordship to the Romaine bishop.

Siracinus or Xaracon the fyrst Souldaine of Aegypt, after he had murdered Zuar the Catiph.The yere of the worlde 5131 The yere of Christ 1170 Anni regum Angli 16

The yere of the worlde 5132 The yere of Christ 1171 Thomas Becket,Anni regum Angli 17 by the mediacion of Alerāder byshop of Rome, and Lewys the Frenche kyng, was restored to his bishoprike, and not longe after by certaine gentilm [...], was slayne: the faulte whereof, was iniustly laied to the kynge.

Saladine, kyng of the Turkes, adnexed to his signory Aegypt and Sury.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1172 He was a man of great puisance,Anni regum Angli 18 and a mightie and stronge warriour, whiche wrought much cathe to the Christians.

¶Baldwine the .iiii. was the .vii. kyng of Hierusalem.

Kyng Henrie of England sent ambassade to Alexāder bishoppe of Rome▪ to purge hym of the false accusaciō of the death of Thomas Becket. Amonge other thinges it was enioigned him in his penaunce, that it shuld be lawful to his subiectes as often as theim listed to appeale to the sea of Rome, and that no man shuld be accounted as kyng vntil suche tyme as he were confyrmed by the Romayne bishop. Wherby it manyfestly appeareth that the byshops of Rome in all theyr doynges endeuour only to haue princes and kingdomes subiecte to theyr becke, but this his iniunction was at no tyme fulfilled of the kynge of England.

Bela the .iii. and sonne of Stephene kyng of Hungary reigned .xviii. yeres. He beynge not troubled with externall hostilytee gaue hym selfe to peace, quyetnesse, and iustice.

Kyng Henrie subdued Irelande, and adnexed the same to his kyngdome.

Peter, a bishoppe of Lumbardie, wrate the boke of the Sentences.

The yere of the worlde 5134 The yere of Christ 1173 Friderich the emperour entred into Italy with a huge host the .v. time.Anni regum Angli 19

Lewys king of France sent an Erle of his in Asia with a great summe of money, whiche he had leuied of the beneuolence of the people, to susteine the Christians beyng in warre against the Turkes.

[Page]Thomas Becket was canonised by the bishop of Rome

Baldwine king of Ierusalem nere to Ascalon, vanquished Saladine the Turke and in like maner at the second encounter about Tiberiadi [...].Anni regum Angli 20 The yere of the worlde 5135 The yere of Christ 1174

Anni regum Angli 21 The people of Millaine with their confederates,The yere of the worlde 5136 The yere of Christ 1175 encountring the emperour in Italy obteined of him a bluddie victorye.

Henrie the sonne of king Henrie of Englande, was crowned the secounde time with his wife Margaret the French kinges doughter.

Ema [...]n ll emperour of Grece inuaded Silicia, and wss ouerthrowen and chased of the Turkes.

King Henrie the sonne by the exciting of the kinge of Fraunce. Alinour his mother, and certaine other nobles toke armes and arrered deadly warre againste his naturall father.Anni regum Angli 22 Diuers stronge battayles were foughten:The yere of the worlde 5137 The yere of Christ 1176 as well in Englande, by the deputies and friendes of bothe partes, as also in Normandie, Pottew, Guyan, and Britaine, where they were corporallie present: but the victorie enclined alwaye to the father. There tooke parte against king Henrie the father, Lewys king of Fraunce William kinge of Scotlande, Henrie, Geffrey, Iohn his owne sonnes Robert erle of Leceister, Hugh of Chester, and other: but in the ende, the sonnes with their alies were constreined to bende to their fathers will, and desire peace, whiche he gentlye graunted, and forgaue their trespasse. Wylliam kyng of Scottes, in this warre was taken, and yelded for his ranesome the citee of Carlell, the castell of Bamburgh, the new castell vpon Tine▪ and swore for euer to be true to the kinge. And as wel he as his successours, to do their homage as oftē as it shulde bee required, The Scottishe historie reciteth an other cause of this warre of William agaynst Kinge Henrye, and sayeth he was taken in the .1174. yere of our lord.

Friderich the emperour, after the disc [...]mfiture taken at Comum, made peace with his aduersaries, and came to Uenice to the bishop of Rome, where he so humiled hī selfe, that he suffered the bishoppe to treade vpon him, at which time was songe the verse of the hsalter. super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis▪ conculcabis leonem et draconem: [Page] And when Friderich sayed, that he did not that obeysaunce to Alexander, but to Peter, he answerer. bothe to me and peter. Of this outragious pride, what is to be iudged, euery mā may esteme, But this is vndoubted that he stered such mortall and, cruell warres as we haue before shewed without anye iust cause onelye so: his pryuate election, and woulde obey neyther to counsayle, nor auctoritee, nor yet condescende to any attonement. Yea and desides this, with vnestimable pryde, [...]yo conculcate and treade vnder fete, the highest power of prynces, which god commaunded with great reuerence to be obeyed.

Bishop Alexander coming to Rome made peace with the citisins on this condicion, that their consulles should not be admitted vntill they had sworne to be obediente to him, and to enterprise nothing, wherby the power of the Romaine bishop might be diminished.

The yere of the worlde 5139 The yere of Christ 1178 In Englande fell great weathering,Anni regum Angli 24 & tempest of thundre and lightning in midwinter: & in sommer folowinge fell hayle of such greatnesse, that it slewe bothe man and beast.

Gilbert of Gallaway, rebelled in Scotlande, he was chased by Gilchrist, and driuen into Irelande: not longe after this, Gilchrist was banished for killinge his wyfe, the kinge s syster: & stealing after agayne into Scotland, liued a poore life a longe tyme, vntill by great chance he was receiued to the kinges mercie.

The yere of the worlde 5240 Philyp the sonne of Lewis king of Fraunce, after the decease of his father,The yere of Christ 1179 Anni regum Angli 25 toke on him the gouernaunce of the realme, which he gouerned well and noblie .xliii. yeares. At the beginning he expelled the Iewes out of his lande.

At this time were many Iewes in England, which against the feast of Easter, did vse to crucify yong children in despite of Christian religion.

The yere of the worlde 5241 The yere of Christ 1180 Alexius, being but a very childe, was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople after the death of his father, by whom he was committed to the tuicion of a noble man called Andronicus: who first vsed him selfe towarhe the yonge emperour as a good tutour, after as a felow with him in the empyre, and lastlye as a shamefull trayteur murdered him, when he had reigned .iii-yeares.

[Page]Lucius the .172. byshoppe of Rome .iiii. yeres, who endeuouring to pull downe agayne the gouernaunce of the consulles, was driuen out of the citee, and fledde to Uerona.Anni regum Angli 27 The yere of the worlde 5142 The yere of Christ 1181

Anni regum Angli 28 Henrie the eldest sonne of king Henrie of England,The yere of the worlde 5143 The yere of Christ 1182 ended his life. Shortlye after beganne the warre betwene king Henrie and Philip of Fraunce: for homage that the Frenche king required to be done for the landes of Poytow and other, and for the castell of Gisours.

Kynge Philip of Fraunce warred vpon the Duke of Burgoyne,Anni regum Angli 29 for the castell of Uerginde.The yere of the worlde 5144 The yere of Christ 1183

Andronicus, after he had murdered Alexiu [...], toke on him the imperiall crowne,, and reigned .ii. yeres. Baldwine the v. being but a childe, was proclaimed king of Hierusalem.

Saladine kinge of Turkes, inuaded and spoyled the countrey about Ierusalem, and broughte much trouble to the Christians.

William kinge of Sicilie,The yere of the worlde 5145 The yere of Christ 1184 for certane iniuries done to the Latines,Anni regum Angli 30 ledde a huge armie both by water and by lande, against the emperour of Constantinople, and toke the citee Thessalonica of Macedone, and subdued manye citees of Thrace and Grece to his obeisaunce.

Guydo toke on him the kingdome of Ierusalem▪ for the which was great contencion betweene him and the Erle of Tripolis named Raimunde, which discord gaue occasion to Saladine the Turke more cruelly to assaute the Christians in Asia.

Heraclius Patriarke of Ierusalem, whiche had bene in diuers partes of Europe,Anni regum Angli 31 came to king Henrie,The yere of the worlde 5146 The yere of Christ 1185 desyring him of ayde against the Turkes.

Isacius vanquished & put to death Andronicus emperour of Constantinople, and reygned there .xvi. yeres.

Urbane the .iii. bishop of Rome .ii. yeres.

Friderich emperour of Germanie, ordeined his sonne Henrie gouernour of the citees of Italie

In England the Iewes crucified a childe in the towne of Burie.Anni regum Angli The yere of the worlde 5147 The yere of Christ

The Sarasens were chased and sleine at the citee An [...]e. Saladine the Turke besieged Tiberiadis, slewe [Page] the Christians; toke prisoners king Guydo and the maysters of the templates. He receyued by agreement the citee Ascalone, and possessed Ladirea. Then he wente to Ierusalem, and conquered againe the citee .92. yeares after it was taken by the Christians. In the meane time the people of Antioch chased & slewe the Turkes in great numbre. ¶Here endeth the kingdome of Ierusalem.

The citee of Antioch was geuen vp to Saladine by the Patriarke for a great summe of money.The yere of the worlde 5148 The yere of Christ 1187 Anni regum Angli 33

Gregorie the .viii. bishop of Rome .57. dayes, and after him Clement the .iii. three yeres .v. monethes.

Richard erle of Poytow made warre againste kynge Henrie of Englande his father,The yere of the worlde 5149 The yere of Christ 1188 Anni regum Angli 34 and takinge parte with the French king wanne from him diuers citees, townes and castels, and namely the citee of Ci [...]omanna. For sorow wherof shortly king Henrie ended his life.

About this time the Uenecians bought the ile of Cret [...] or Cādy of one Boniface surnamed Monti Ferratensis.

The yere of Christ 1189 RYcharde the first of that name, for his valiant and lustie courage,The yere of the worlde 5150 Anni regum Angli 1 surnamed Cor de Lyon, the second sonne of Henrie was crowned king of Englande and reigned xi. yeares .ix. monethes .xx. dayes. He was bigge of stature and hadde a merye countenaunce, in the which appeared as wel a pleasaunte gentlenesse as a noble and princely maiestee, to his souldiours he was fauourable, bountifull to his friendes & straungers, a greuous enemie and harde to be pleased, desirous of warre, and abhorring idlenesse, He inclined somewhat to pryde lecherie and auarice: but mooste of all he is to be blamed, because he semed to be impious toward his father. The Londoners obteined .ii. officers to guyde theyr citee, whiche were called bailiffes.

Great preparacion was made for the recouerie of Ierusalem, and to ayde the christians in Asia, by Friderich emperour of Almayne, Rycharde kynge of Englande Philip of Fraunce, Oddo Duke of Burgoyne, the Uenecians, Pisones William king of Sicilie, and other.

The Frisones Danes and Flemminges, with sword and fire, destroied the sea costes of Afrike and Mauritania belonging to the Sarasens.

[Page]Friderich the emperoure, after he had subdued the lesse Armonie, and conquered diuers citees of Asia, by misfortune was drowned in the riuer Selephius.

Phillip kyng of Fraunce, and Richarde of Englande,The yere of the worlde 5151 The yere of Christ 1190 went forwarde in theyr iourney toward Hierusalem.

Henrye the .vi. and sonne of Friderich, was ordeyned emperour of Almayne.Anni regum Angli 2 The bishop of Coloine, and other bishops, with the princes of Burgoyne rebelled.

Alphons the .viii. surnamed the good, recouered hys fathers kyngdome of Spayne, and reigned .53. yeres. He take to wyfe Elenoure, the daughter of kynge Henrye of England lately disceased.

Kynge Rycharde, in his iourney towarde Hierusalem,The yere of the worlde 5152 The yere of Christ subdued the Iland of Cipres:Anni regum Angli 3 and than iuigning his puisaunce with the Frenche kyng in Asia, conquered Acon: where was kenled betwene kynge Rycharde and Philip kynge of France, a greuous dyspleasure. For whiche cause Phillip shortly after departed thens, and comynge into Fraunce, inuaded the countrey of Normandye: and excited also Iohn the brother of kynge Rycharde, to take on him the kingdome of Englād in his brothers absence.

Celestine the .iii of that name, byshop of Rome .vi. yeres .viii. monethes.

The bishop of Rome gaue Constance, the doughter of Wylliam kyng of Sicilie, to Henrie the emperoure: by whiche meanes Sicilye became subiecte to hym. Aboute this tyme the emperour was occupied in warre in Puel.

Saphandinus expellyng his kinsmen was made soule daie of Aegypt.

Kynge Rycharde of Englande restored to the Christyans the citee of Ioppe: and in manye battayles put the Turkes to great sorow.

Warre betwene the citees of Uenice and Pise.

Wylliam bishop of Elie, to whom kyng Rychard had committed the gouernaunce of England,The yere of the worlde 5153 The yere of Christ 1192 practised much crueltee, and vsed to ryde with a thousande horses: wherby he greeued the places [...] the whiche he soiourned.

Kynge Rycharde exchanged Cypres with Guye of Lesingham for the kyngdome of Hierusalem. Wherfore the kyng of Englande a longe tyme after was called kynge [Page] of Hierusalem. Kyng Rycharde, hauyng knowlage, that Philip of Fraunce inuaded Normandye, and that Iohn his brother by hys counsayle aspired to hys kyngdome: made peace with the Turkes for .iii. yeares,The yere of the worlde 5154 The yere of Christ 1193 Anni regum Angli 5 and with a smal company retournyng whomward by Thrace, traiterouslye was taken prisoner, by the Duke of Austrige, and brought to Henry the emperour: & ther kept in streit pryson a yere and .v. monethes: where it is sayed, that he slew a lyon, and toke out his hert.

Emericus, kynge of Hungary, reigned, viii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 5155 The yere of Christ 1194 Kynge Rycharde, paiynge hys raunsome of .100000. poundes, was deliuered, [...] retournyng to hys countrey,Anni regum Angli 6 made sharpe warre vppon the Frenche kinge, and Iohn his brother: at whiche time was foughten diuers fyerce battailes, to the great losse of bothe partes.

The Sarasens of Afrike, with a greate nauie,Anni regum Angli 7 entred Spayne,The yere of the worlde 5156 The yere of Christ 1195 toke prisoner the kynge of Castile, subdued the countrey now called Grauade, whiche they possessed to the tyme of Ferdinande, late kyng of Spayne: by whose manhode, pollicie and prowes they were expelled.

The yere of the worlde 5157 The yere of Christ 1196 Peace betwene Rycharde of Englande and Phillip of France for one yere,Anni regum Angli 8 and Iohn submitted him selfe to his brother.

The yere of the worlde 5158 The yere of Christ 1167 The secte of Crosse friers began fyrst.

The warre was renewed betwene Richard and Philip,The yere of the worlde 5159 The yere of Christ 1198 in the whiche either of them spedde dyuersly.Anni regum Angli 9

Henry the emperour sent an armie to ayde the Christians in Asia, vnder the guydynge of the bishop of Mense,Anni regum Angli 10 and the Duke of Saxonie: which the next yere folowing, hearyng of the emperours death, returned toward their countrey.

Azo of Bononie a lawier: Thebit, an astronomei: Kimhi the Iew, and Papias a grammarian, were famous.

Innocent the thyrde, byshop of Rome .xviii. yeres. He fyrst compelled men to auricular confession, and forbade the sacramēt to be ministred to the laitee vnder both kindes. And with al endeuour was agaynste the emperour Philip.

The Sarasens wan frō the Christians the citee Ioppe and exercised great crueltee towarde them.The yere of the worlde 5160 The yere of Christ 1199 Anni regum Angli 11

[Page]A league was made, betwene the kynges of England and Fraunce, for .v. yeres.

Philip brother of Hēry the last emperour, by the helpe of the Bohemes,Anni regum Angli 12 Saxones, Bauarays, & Sueuians,The yere of the worlde 5161 The yere of Christ 1200 toke on hym the imperyall auctoritee, contrary to the mynde of the byshop of Rome: at whiche tyme the countrey of Germanie was tourmented with most cruel warres, for Innocent the thyrde coulde in no wyse abyde this Phillip, for displeasure that he had conceiued towarde hym: wherfore he did excommunicate him, and caused the byshop of Coloine and other electours to make Otho emperour: betwene whome and Philyp were fought dyuers battayles. But Philip defended, hym selfe so manlye, that by force he helde the imperyall crowne all hys lyfe tyme, maugre bothe Otho and the byshop: whiche often tymes hadde threatned, that eyther he woulde pul from Philip the imperyall crowne, or els that Philip shoulde take from him his triple Diademe, so meke was this gē til byshop.

Kyng Rycharde of Englande, besiegyng the castile of Gailarde, was wounded with a quarell, that was shotte from the walie, and therof died.

Anni regum Angli 1 IOhn brother to the aboue named Richard, was crowned kynge of Englande, and reigned .xvii. yeares.The yere of the worlde 5162 The yere of Christ 1201 Of personage he was indifferent, but of a melancoly and angry countenaunce, he cōtemned the byshop of Romes auctoritee, whiche if he had doen constantly with iudgement, to the entent to take away supersticion, to reforme abuses, to pul downe idolatrie, to set vp true relygion, to disanul hys vsurped power, as he semed to doe for couetousnes and of a froward mynd, vndoubtedly he had ben worthy high commendacion. By his cowardise & slouthful negligence the signory of England greatly decaied.

Phillip king of France (in the quarel of Arthur Duke of Britaine, whō certaine of the lordes had named kinge of Englande) made warre vppon kynge Iohn, inuaded Normandye, and toke from him diuers castels and townes: but after many skyrmishes, to the losse of bothe partes, a peace was agreed, which cōtinued no longer time.

Kynge Phillip of Fraunce was cursed by the byshoppe [Page] of Rome, because he woulde not receiue his wife, whom he had repudiated without lawful cause.

Alexius by treason depryued hys brother Isaac, of the empyre of Constantinople, and puttyng out his eies, cast hym in pryson. Alexius the sonne of Isaac, fledde to the Uenecians and Flemminges being as than occupied in warre in the borders of Hungarie, and desyred of theym succour: whiche restored hym to his fathers empire. But because he was shortly after poisoned, by one M [...]rtellus, the Uenecians and theyr company besieged Cōstantinople, expelled the misdoers, and by one consent made Baldwine Erle of Flaūders, emperour. Whereby the empire of Grece came fyrst to the Frenchmen. This Baldwine graunted the Uenecians all the Ilandes in the Greeke seas.

Ladislaus the .iii. kynge of Hungary, reigned .vi. monethes, and after him Andreas his vncle .36. yeres.

The kyng of Scottes did homage, and swore to be true liegeman to king Iohn of England.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1202 Ilmomaline emperour of the Sarasens in Afrike, inuaded Spayne, and with swoorde and fyre destroyed the countrei euen to France, at length the kingesof Spaine, so vanquysshed hys armye, and so sharpely pursued him▪ that he helde only the countrei of Granade.

Odefredus an interpretour of the lawe, Alsabarauius a phisicion, Hali aben Ragel an astronomer, Guntherus Ligurinus a poete, and Saxo a grammarian flourished.

Dauid a Persian, called also Changius or Guiscan, coming out of the mountaines of India with an innumerable multitude, inuaded the Perthians Armenians and Medes, he was the fyrst emperour of the Tratarians.

In Yorkeshyre▪ were sene .v. moones: one in the East,Anni regum Angli 3 another in the West,The yere of the worlde 5164 The yere of Christ 1203 the thyrde in the North, the fourth in the South, and the .v. in the myddes of the elemente. The next yere folowed a sharpe winter, and hayle fell as bigge as hennes egges, wherwith men, cattaile, & fruite, were greatly hurte.

Philip of Fraunce inuaded Normandye, and toke dyuers castels & townes, whiche he gaue to Arthur Duke of Britayne. But shortlye after the same Arthur, with [Page] manye other noble men, were taken prisoners by kynge Iohn, and led into Englande.

Philip of France ceased not two or three yeres, contynually to make warre vpon the Duchie of Normandye,Anni regum Angli 4 The yere of the worlde 5165 The yere of Christ 1204 till at the last he subdued the same to his dominion, with the prouinces of Guyan Poyters and Britaine: whyche before parteined to the crowne of Englande

King Iohn sailed into Normandie, where he warred in the borders of Fraunce. But of his victories is lytell written.

Innocent bishop of Rome, sette abrode many decrees amonge the whiche were: that as often as princes fell at variaunce, the correction and amendment therof should perteyne to the bishop of Rome: and that he only shoulde be counted emperour, which was crowned wyth the imperial Diademe by the Romaine bishop.

Uariance beganne betwene king Iohn and the bishop of Rome, for the admission of Stephene Langhton, whō Innocent by false menes had caused to be chosen bishop of Canturburie.

Dominike and Frances, perceiuing that bishops, priestes and monkes (beinge as lordes of the worlde) were euen more to mainteyne warre with princes, then to teache the word of god, professed to forsake whooly the worlde, and geue them onely to preachyng. Whose holy pretensed purpose, their folowers in processe of time turned to most dyuelyshe supersticion.

Phillip the emperour, when he had in diuers battailes vanquyshed his enemies,Anni regum Angli 5 besieged Coloine,The yere of the worlde 5156 The yere of Christ and chased from thens Otho, whiche fled to kyng Iohn of England his vncle.

The bishoppe of Rome denounced kyng Iohn with his whole realme a cursed,Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5157 because he wolde not admitte Stephene Langhton to the bishoprike of Canturburie.The yere of Christ 1206 But he little regarded hys fulmynacion, and obeyed hym nothyng the rather.

At thys tyme in Southff. a fyshe was taken lyke to a man, and was kepte lyuyng .vi. monethes after vpon the lande with rawe fleshe and fishe.

Agreement made betweene the byshoppe of Rome and [Page] Philip the emperour.

Kinge Philip of Fraunce, subdued to him the coūtrey of Normandie,The yere of the worlde 5168 The yere of Christ 1207 Anni regum Angli 7 whiche sens the time of Charles the simple that is the space of .30 [...] yeres was not in the possessiō of the kinges of Fraunce

The yere of Christ 1128 About th is time the Irishemen,Anni regum Angli 8 and shortly therupon the Welshemen rebelled:The yere of the worlde 5169 whom king Iohn constreined to redeme peace with great summes of money.

Henrie emperour of Constantinople, augmēted the empire of Grece.

Philip emperour of Almaine was murdered by the treason of the erle of Palatine.

The yere of Christ 1129 Othe, a duke of the Saxones,Anni regum Angli 9 was made emperour and crowned with the imperiall Diademe by Innocente bishop of Rome.The yere of the worlde 5170

The Uenec [...]ans subdued Corcyra, Mothonum, Coronu [...], and many other ilandes.

Kinge Iohn sailed into Normandie, where after certaine sayrmishes, he made peace with Philip of France, for .ii. yeres.

The mayres and shyreffes beganne first in the citee of London.

The yere of Christ 1210 Otho the emperour inuaded certaine citees,Anni regum Angli 10 which Innocent the bishop,The yere of the worlde 5171 affirmed to perteyne to the churche of Rome. Wherfore he excommunicated the emperour and depriued him of all imperiall auctoritee, causing the electours to chose Friderich king of Sicilie, and nephew to Fridericus Barbarossa

The yere of Christ Ppilip king of Fraunce made warre vpon Fernande Duke of Flaunders,The yere of the worlde Anni regum Angli 11 because he alyed him with kynge Iohn of Englande.

The welshemen rebelling were brought in subiection.

The Englishemen whiche were sent by king Iohn to ayde the erle of Flaunders, chased the Frenchemen, and in the hauen of Scluse, compassed & toke their whole nauie of [...]hips, which was in noumbre .1020. sayle.

The yere of the worlde 5173 The yere of Christ 1212 ¶ Frederich the seconde, king of Sicilie,Anni regum Angli 12 and Duke of Suaue, after that Otho was expelled by the byshoppe, was ordeyned emperour, and reigned .23. yeres Though this man was endued with many noble and princely vertues, [Page] and tendered the wealth of the empyre excedingly, yet was he vexed with most shameful iniuries by the bishops of Rome, which in his tyme most aboundantly declared their outragious enuy, pryde and malyce. This Friderike was skilfull in diuers lāguages. as in Greke Latin, Almaine, and the Sarasens tongue, he fauoured good letters excellently▪ and furthered muche the studie therof. By his procuremente the Almagest of Ptolomei was translated out of the Sarasens tongue into Latine, wherby the knowlede of astronomy, which of long time▪ no man hadde professed in Europe, was called againe to light. He warred first against Othy his predicessour, by the counsaile of the Romaine bishop, but in the ende he receiued the same rewarde that other dyd before him.

Gazari, Patareni, Leoniste, Almaricus Carnot [...]nsys and many other heretikes were in these dayes.

Anni regum Angli 13 Kinge Iohn of Englande beynge overset in warre by Phillyp of Frāce,The yere of the worlde 5174 The yere of Christ 1213 submitted him to the byshop of Rome by whō amonge other thinges he was bounden, that as well he as his heires shuld euer after be feudaries to the see of Rome, and pay for yerely tribute. 1000. markes. and moreouer to holde the title of the crowne, by the byshops of Rome, here may you se yt the bishops of Rome in theyr so often cursinges, did not couet to reconsile the soules of mē to god, but to subdue princes to their tiranny, but this iniunction was not kept, at anytyme by the kinges of this realme.

Friderich the emperour made league with Phillip of Fraunce.Anni regum Angli 14 The yere of the worlde 5175 The yere of Christ

At Tourney a cruell bataile was foughten, betwene Otho late emperour, and Phillip of France (in the quarel of kinge Iohn of Englande) where the two princes encountred eche other so fiersly, that they were bothe vnhorsed, but in the ende, Otho forsoke the fielde, and Ferraunde Erie of Flaunders, Reignold of Bol [...]ine, and 28. other men of name, were taken prisoners. Shortly after entrety of peace was made betwene the kinges of Englande and France.

Anni regum Angli 15 A synode holden at Rome,The yere of the worlde 5176 The yere of Christ wherin communicaciō was had for the recouery of Hierusalem.

[Page]Alexander succeded William in the kingedome of Scotlande, and reigned .34. yeres. At the beginning of king Henrys reign in England. was variance betwene this Alexander of Scotlande and him, but after, thei were alied by mariage.

¶ Peter was emperour of Constantinople .v. yeres, he came to Rome and was annointed of the bishop. Shortly after he besieged the citie Dyrachi [...], & desperyng to obteine it, entreted a peace with Theodorus Duke of Epirus, who not withstanding his promysse, layed priuy waite in the wooddes of Tempe, where he toke the emperour and cast him in prisō, after which time Ioles the wife of Peter gouerned the weast empyre.

Great strife and variance hapned in England betwen king Iohn & the nobles and commons of his realme,The yere of the worlde 5177 The yere of Christ 1219 Anni regum Angli 19 because he wold not vse the lawes of▪ S. Edwarde, & other auncient liberteis, which the people required, whom the king had dyuers times appeased with faire wordes and promisses, but because the lords perceiued them to come to smalle effect, they pursued him so hartlie, that he was gladde to send for ayde to Flaunders, and in like maner the nobles with their alies sent for Lewis the soonne of Philip of Fraunce, and him saluted as king, and maineteyned in warre against king Iohn, to the great hurt of this realme of England. During the time of this warre king Iohn ended his lyfe.

Honorius byshop of Rome .x. yeres .vii. monethes. He chose Iohannes de Columna a cardynall, to bee soueraygne capitaine of the warres into As [...]a, who sped him thitherward with the souldiours, that bishop Innocent had prepared for that purpose. There went with him And [...]ew [...] kinge of Hu [...]garie. Henrye Duke of Niuerna, Gulth [...]rus chamberlayne to the frenche king, which ioygning their puissaunce with the king of Hierusalem, besyeged Damas in Egipt somtime called Heliopolis.

The ordre of our ladies souldiers began first in Arragō

AFter the disceasse of Iohn, Henry his sonne,Anni regum Angli 1 of the age of .ix. yeeres (by the counsaile of Wylliam Duke of Gloucester,The yere of the worlde 5179 The yere of Christ and the Erles of Penbroke and Chester) was proclaimed kinge of England. These [Page] noble men before mencioned with their retinewe, kepte sharpe warre with Lewis the french kinges sonne, and his affinitee, who by the couenauntes made before with the Englishemen claimed the crowne, but after certaine skirmishes and battailes, Lewis somewhat more inclyned to peace, which sadly was concluded, and he departed hense into France. Than was Henry confirmed in the kingdome, who coming to iust age, waxed strong & mighty of body, and of metely comely personage, of nature gentyll, of minde more sage and wise than valiant and hardye, liberall towarde the poore. In his tyme he ordeyned many lawes to the great commoditye of thys realme, and reygned .56. yeres.

Ranulph Duke of Chester toke his iorney towarde the holy lande.

The citee Damyata in Aegipt was taken of the christians after long siege.Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1219

Robert the son of Peter was ordeyned emperour of Constantinople,Anni regum Angli 3 and reigned .vii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 5181 The yere of Christ 1220

In Thuscia, two erles possessed certaine citees belonging to the empyre, whych whan Friderich by force of armes, had recouered, the two erles fled to Honorius bishop of Rome, who commaunded Friderych to restore to thē their cities, which thinge whan he denied, the byshop denounced him accursed, and forbade him the communion with the faythfull, saying, that those citees belonged to the churche of Rome.

Hoccota Can, the second emperour of the Tartariās. he vāquished the Turkes, his thre sonnes inuaded Persia, India, and Cumania.

Kinge Henry of England began to builde our ladye church in Westminster.

The Christians in Egipt, being brought in great ieopardy,Anni regum Angli 4 by the pollicie of the Souldayne,The yere of the worlde 5182 The yere of Christ 1221 restored to hym the citee Damyata, and making a peace, retourned into Europe.

The Tartariās (a people of Scithia, after many other countreis of the east, subdued to them Georgiana & the greater Armenie, and then passing the mountaines called Riphei, inuaded Polonia, and Hungarie. They in [Page] short space cōquered so manye countreys, yt their prince for his large pessessions was called the great Cahan.

Alexander king of Scottes maryed Iohā the sister of kinge Henrye of Englande. A proclamacion made thoroughout Englande, to auoyde straungers because one Fonkes de Brent helde the castell of Bedforde agaynst the kinges wyll. At the same time appeared a blasynge sterre, and much hurte was done by thunder, lightning and earthquakes, and many vncought and strange sightes were sene.

Robert emperour of Constātinople, maried a maiden which before was fiaunced to a noble man of Burgoin wherwith the burgonion being greatly meued,The yere of the worlde 5183 The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 5 entred by violence into the emperours palace, and cutte of the maydens nose, and cast her mother into the sea.

Iohn king of Ierusalem came to Rome, and gaue his doughter in mariage to Friderich themperour geuing for her dower the title of the kingdome of Ierusalē, for whiche cause the kinges of Sicilie to this day be writen kinges of Hierusalem.

A counsayle holden at Oxenford, of the bishops of Englande, where a certayne man was condemned, which taug ht, that he was Iesus Chryste, and to confirme the same, he shewed the tokens of wounds in his handes, bodie and feete.

About this time Gilesbie Ros rebelled against Alexander king of Scottes, and was subdued and slayne with his two sons by the erle of Buchqhame, whom the king sent agaynst hym.

The gray friers of the order of Francis came first into Englande.

The yere of the worlde 5184 The yere of Christ 1223 Friderich the emperour,Anni regum Angli 6 whiche was excommunicated by the bishop of Rome, caused his sonne to be made partaker of the empire.

Iohn kinge of Ierusalem, toke in mariage Beringaria, the doughter of the kinge of Spayne.

The men of Caithnes in Scotland▪ burned their bishop because he cursed them for not payinge their tythes, for whiche dede the kinge didde hange .iiii. hundred of the chiefe doers, gelded their children, & disherited the erle.

[Page]A conspiratie was made agaynst king Henry of England by one Constantine in the citye of London, for the whiche he was drawen and hanged the morowe after.

Lewys the eyght (or after some the ninth) was made kynge of Fraunce after his father,Anni regum Angli 7 The yere of the worlde 5185 The yere of Christ 1234 and reygned .iiii. yeres. He made league with Friderich themperour wher by the name of brotherhoode was renewed betwene the Frenchmen and Germaynes.

Anni regum Angli 8 The lordes and gentilmen of Englande first graunted to king Henrie the warde and maryage of theyr heyres.The yere of the worlde 5186 The yere of Christ

Anni regum Angli 9 Richarde the brother of kinge Henrye,The yere of the worlde 5187 The yere of Christ 1226 ouercame the Frenchmen, recouered Poyters▪ and kept the Gascoins in due obedience.

Robert emperour of Grece ended his life in Achaia.

Gregory the .ix. was bishop of Rome .xiiii. yeres.

He was a man inflate with pride, and for certayne vain causes (as witnesseth the Abbote of Ursberge) agayne excommunicated the emperour Friderich.

Ferdinand king of Arragon, expelling the Sarasens out of the citie Ualencia,Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 5188 The yere of Christ 1227 and the yle called Maiorica, reduced theim to the fayth of Christ.

Lewes king of Fraunce wan certayne castels in the countrey of Poyters, and shortly after toke and spoyled the citee Auignon, which for the heresy of the Albigenses was cursed of the bishop of Rome the space of seuen yeres.

¶Baldwine the .ii. beyng yet a childe, was made emperour of Grece, to whom, bicause he was not of sufficient age, Iohn Brenne king of Ierusalem was appointed as a tutour and gouernour.

The bishop of Rome made Iohn king of Ierusalem Duke of Romandiola, and lord of Rauenna.

Anni regum Angli 11 Lewis the .ix. and sonne to Lewys the laste kinge began his dominion ouer France,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1228 who for his youth was of dyuers thought vnmeete to take on him so greate a charge, but by the helpe of his mother Blaunch he quieted his enemies, and reigned .xliii. yeres.

The abbot of Ursburge an historiographer & Petrus de Uineis a lawier were famous.

Anni regum Angli 12 Friderich the emperour toke his vyage toward Asia,The yere of the worlde 5190 The yere of Christ 1229 [Page] where he behaued him so knightly that he recouered Ierusalem and diuers other citees, which he repaired and fortified, and thā made peace with the Souldaine for .x yeres.

King Henrye of Englande sayled with an army into Britaine agaynst Lewis king of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 5191 The yere of Christ 1230 Anni regum Angli 13 where after spoyling of the countrey a peace was cōcluded betwene the two yonge princes.

The yere of the worlde 5192 The yere of Christ 1231 Notwithstanding the great vilanie that Gregory byshop of Rome had shewed to Friderich the emperour as well by inuadinge his landes while he was absent▪ Anni regum Angli 14 and spreading a false rumour of his death in Asia, as also in reiecting his louing letters, and publishinge him to be an enemy of Christian religion, an d no lesse to be hated than a Sarasen or Turke. Yet ceassed not thys gentyll prince at his returne to entreat meanes of concord, whiche he could not obteyne vntil he had payed to the bishop in the of penaunce .120000. ounces of golde, and than was he agayn proclaimed emperour of Almayn, & king of Sicilie. Blondus, Platine, Sabellicus and other Italian historiographers, cast al the faut vpon the emperour, and make him worst of all men. But the abbot of Ursberge, whiche was in those dayes, sheweth the pride auarice, and stubbourne frowardnesse of the Romayne bishop.

Uariaunce chanced betwene the studentes of Paris & the citisins, in so muche that the scholars were mynded to haue departed from the citee.

A great discencion and ruffling betwene the bishop of Rome and the citesins for their auncient liberties, customes and gouernance of their citee, wherof ye may read in Blondus, De inclinatione Romani imperii. the .vii. booke by what meanes the bishoppe extorted from theim their libertees.

The Welshemen aboute this time rebelled. Great harme was done in the citee of London with fyre.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1232 Anni regum Angli 15

Uariance kendled betwene king Henry of Englande and his lordes,The yere of the worlde 5194 The yere of Christ 1233 Anni regum Angli 16 because he put from his seruyce English men, and trusted straungers as wel in his counsaile as other offices nere about him.

[Page]The citie Uerona came agayne to the obedyence of the emperour.

Theobalde of Campaine was kinge of Nauerre.

The emperour retourned the .iii. tyme into Germanie and warred in Austrich against the Hungares, wher he toke Macheria, Gaza, and Uienna, whiche he ordeyned to be the imperiall citie, and there made his sonne Chunrade Cesar.

Edwarde of Pountnay was ordeyned byshop of Canturbury.Anni regum Angli 18 Kynge Henry beganne the foundacyon of. S. Iohns hospytall in Oxenforde.The yere of the worlde 5196 The yere of Christ 1235 In this yeere fell verye vnseasonable weather of thūder, lightning▪ and erthquakes, wherof ensued a famine and pestilence. Kyng Henry put from him the strāgers, and receiued the Englysh men to their offices.

The Irishemen rebelled.

The Iewes dwelling in Norwych were accused for steling of a childe, whom they purposed to crucifie.

Friderich the emperoure maried Isabell the syster of kinge Henrie of Englande.

King Henry toke to wyfe Elenour the doughter of the Erle of Prouince.Anni regum Angli 19 The yere of the worlde 5197 The yere of Christ 1236 In Englande appeared as it were hostes of men fighting in the element.

The statute of Merton was first inacted▪ or after some in the thyrteth yere of this kinge Henrie.Anni regum Angli 20 The yere of the worlde 5198 The yere of Christ 1237

Theobalde king of Nauarre, Almarith Erle of Moūtfort, Henrie Erle of Campaine, with a great multitude of souldiours went into Asia, where at the beginnynge they wente forwarde prosperously, and gathered muche prayse: but in the end betwen Ptolomais and Gaza thei were vanquisshed of the Turkes, and a great noumbre slaine.

Myllaine and certaine other famous cities of Italy rebelled againste the emperoure, whiche he vanished and brought in due obeisaūce. And therfore was againe cursed of Gregorye, and proclaimed an heretike. Whiche thyng caused great trouble in Italye.

Deadly warre betwene the citie of Gean, and the Uenecians, for the ile of Crete.

¶Bela the .iiii. succeded his father Andrew in the kyngdome [Page] of Hungary, and reigned .3 [...]. yeres.

The Uenecians ouercame certaine Grecians, whiche hadde beclipped the cytie of Constantinople with a hard siege.The yere of the worlde 5199 The yere of Christ 1233 The Rhodes became subiect to Uenice.Anni regum Angli 21

At the Uniuersitee of Parys it was concluded, that no priest vnder payne of deadly synne coulde haue .ii. benefyces.

The yere of the worlde 5200 A clerke of Oxenforde, or more verily a certaine souldiour feignynge him selfe mad,The yere of Christ 1239 Anni regum Angli 22 enterprised to haue slaine king Henry of England, but he was taken & put to deth

The yere of the worlde 5201 The yere of Christ 1240 Partes were taken in Italie for the emperour and the bishop of Rome, they whiche fauoured the bishop,Anni regum Angli 23 were called Guelphi, the other Gibelini, of whiche discencion rose most cruell and deadly warres. For the byshop promyssed eternall lyfe to all theim, that fought against the emperour, and desyred healpe of the Englyshemen and Frenchemen. He called also a generall counsaile▪ wherin he depriued the emperour of his auctoritie, and ordeyned, Salue regina, &c. and that belles shoulde be ronge at the consecracion of the sacramēt, and to the praise of our Ladie, with suche other ioyly thinges. The emperoure toke .ii. cardinalles, and kepte theim in prison at Amalphia, he subdued Rauenna, and the Seneses came to his parte.

The yere of the worlde 5202 The yere of Christ 1241 After the death of Gregorye Colestinus was bishop of Rome .xviii. dayes,Anni regum Angli 24 and than was the see of Rome voide xxi. monethes.

The great Cahan prince of the Tartarians, after he had wan from the Turkes much of the east landes, with an arme of 500000. men, inuaded Hungary, with whō Be la their king encountring, was vanquished, and fled into Dalmacia. Than the Tartarians conquered Uacia, Uaradinum, Stridoniam, wyth other places & so distroyed the countrey wyth sword and fyre, that the inhabitauntes were constreigned for hunger to eate their owne children, whiche crueltee contynued thre yeeres, And at the last the heythen Pagaines being forced with [...]emyne, were faine to departe out of the countrey.

Iames kinge of Arragon.

Friderich the emperour subdued to him Fauercia Parma, [Page] Bononia, and transferred the studentes from Bononia to Padua.

Henrie king of Englande subdued the Welshemen which oftentimes rebelled.

Baldwine emperour of Constantinople, and Raimunde Erle of Tolows,Anni regum Angli 29 coming into Italy,The yere of the worlde 5203 The yere of Christ 1242 obteyned of Friderich that the .ii cardinals, whych he kept in prison might be sette at libertee.

Aldermen first chosen in the citee of London.

Anni regum Angli Kinge Henrie of Englande,The yere of the worlde 5204 The yere of Christ 1243 by the stering of a Frencheman named Erle of Marche, sayled into Normandie with a fayre companye, purposinge to recouer Poyters, Fuyan and other countreys: but after manye bakerynges somewhat to the losse of the Englishemen, Henrye founde meanes of peace, whiche was concluded for the space of, v. yeres.

Innocent the .iiii. being ordeined bishop of Rome fled to Lyons in Fraunce for feare of Friderich emperoure where he called a counsayle. This man gaue redde hattes first to the cardinalles.

Henrie the firste, was kinge of Spayne .ii. yeres, being but a childe. He maried his kinswoman the kynges doughter of Portugall, and died as he was playing with children by the falling of his throte

Ferdinande the fourth, a man of great noblenesse,The yere of the worlde 5205 The yere of Christ 1244 was king of Spayne .xii. yeares.Anni regum Angli He conquered well nere all Spayne from the dominion of the Sarasens.

Gino Can the .iii. emperour of the Tartarians, vnder him Batho vanquisshinge the Scythes, made his royall seate in Cathay.

Anni regum Angli 28 The Tartarians ouerran Asia, called Georgiana, and after that inuaded Armenia, & entred euen to Iconium,The yere of the worlde 5206 The yere of Christ 1245 the royal palace of the king of Turkes. An other company of the Tartarians, vnder their leader Bato, wyth most cruel inuasions, wasted the countrey of Polonie Hungarie, Russia, Gasa, and with great tirannie afflicted the same.

At Tollet in Spayne a Iew digging in the grounde to enlarge his vineyarde▪ found a holow stone, wherin was a boke of the bignesse of a psalter, written in greke, latine [Page] and hebrewe: the mattier whereof was of .iii. worldes to come, and declared the coming of Christ to be the beginning of the thirde, which was expressed in this maner. In the beginnynge of the thirde worlde the son of god shalbe borne of a mayde. By occasion of this booke, the Iew was turned to the faith of Christ.

The yere of the worlde 5207 The bishop of Rome assembling a counsayle at Lyons excommunicated Friderich the emperour,The yere of Christ 1246 Anni regum Angli 29 and depriued him of al imperiall auctoritee, commaundinge that he should no more be called Cesar.

The emperour committed the gouernance of Italy and Lumbardie to his sonne Eu [...]ius, king of Sardinia, and then besieged Parma: which he toke and destroyed, and buylded a newe citee in the same place called Uictoria. About this time was a terrible earthquake in Englande and in Fraunce.

Grossioni, a people of Arabie, by the steeringe of the Souldaine of Babylon,The yere of the worlde 5208 The yere of Christ 1247 Anni regum Angli 30 cruellye afflicted the Chrystians in all Asia, and vsed most spitefull vilanie towarde the sepulchre of Christ in Ierusalem.

The electours of Germanie hearing of the deposicion of Friderich, ordeined the Lanthgraue of Thuring to be king of Romains: who shortlie after disceassed and then they chose William erle of Hollande.

At this time were many preachers in Sueuia, whych sharpelye rebuked the abuses of the bishop of Rome, and his cardinalles, & namely his false & vsurped Pardones.

The yere of the worlde 5209 The newe citee Uictoria was taken, spoyled and destroyed by the friendes of the bishoppe of Rome,The yere of Christ 1248 Anni regum Angli 31 and the emperour Friderich chased.

Lewis the Frenche kinge departed fro Paris in his iourney toward the holye land, with many other nobles and bishops of Fraunce. Shortlye after his arriuall he broug ht to his subiection the citee Damyet of Egipt.

Friderich notwithstandinge the bishop of Romes cursinge, subdued well nere all Italye, excepte a fewe cityes which fauoured his enemies.

Kinge Henrie of England seised the franchesses of the citee of London for a iudgment geuen against a widow named Margaret Uyell: But shortelye after they were [Page] restored.

¶Alexander the thyrde .ix. yeares of age, succeded hys father in the kyngedome of Scotlande, and reigned .3 [...]. yeares. He hadde perpetuall amytee with the kynges of England.

Anni regum Angli 33 Friderich ordeyned Manfrede, his bastarde son,The yere of the worlde 5211 The yere of Christ 1250 prince of Tarentum: Ehunrade his sonne by his wyfe Iole, he ordeyned his heyre, and shortly ther [...]pon payed hys debte to nature in P [...]ell. Some wryte, that he was p [...]soned, and not vnlyke: for the blessed fathers thought theim neuer in quiete, vntil they had dyspatched that good emperour oute of lyfe. After whiche tyme Italye was still dyuided into the faccions of the Guelphes and Gibelynes.

In Italie bloud issued out of bread, as oute of woundes flesshely cut,Anni regum Angli 34 and blouddy cloudes appeared.The yere of the worlde 5212 The yere of Christ 1251

Lewys kynge of Fraunce▪ entendyng to besiege Babilon, by sickenesse and other maladies, lost a great part of his armie, and in the ende was hym selfe taken prysoner of the Souldaine, with his .ii. bretherne Charles and Robert, the Erle of Poyters, the Erle of Angeow▪ the Erle of Flaunders, the Duke of Britain, the Erle of Scisons, which were al deliuered vpon a great raunsome.

In Fraunce a company of younge men (namyng them selfes shepherdes) vowed to restore their kyng to libertee: but for the hooredome and robbynge that they vsed, the people of the countrey about the dead se [...], set vpon them, slewe theyr capitains, & disp [...]rced that simple felowshyp.

Chunrade the sōne of Friderich, toke on him, the kingdome of Puell. He was cursed also by the byshoppe of Rome.

Iames kynge of Arragon, by the ayde of Ferdinande kyng of Castile,Anni regum Angli 35 subdued the iles called Beleares.The yere of the worlde 5213 The yere of Christ

Mango Can the fourth emperoure of the Tartarians.

Chuarade kyng of Puell was poysoned by his brother Manfrede, who was suspected also for the death of hys father

King Henry of Englande maried his daughter Mary to Alexander kinge of Scottes, and receyued homage of the same Alexander, for the realme of Scotlande.

The Augustine friers beganne to inhabite in Wales.

[Page]Aboute this tyme the Tartaryans, vnder theyr kynge Mango or Metho, receiued the fayth of Chryst, and after made sharpe warre vpon the Turkes, & toke from theym many countreis.

Accursius that made gloses on the lawe, Compostellanus and Ostiec [...]is that wrate on the decrees. Bertrucius a physycyon, Uincent an hystoryographer, Alexander Gallus a grammaryan, and Stanslay the holy byshoppe were famous.Anni regum Angli 36

Lewis kynge of fraunce retourned out of Asia into his countrey.The yere of the worlde 5214 The yere of Christ 1253

Alexander the .iiii. was bishop of Rome .vii. yeres. He was so muche occupied in mainteining the ciuile warres betweenes the Guelphes and Gybelynes, that he sent abrode preachers to steere men agaynst the Gibelines, to the great disturbance of all Italie. He excommunicated also Manfrede the sonne of Frideryche. Nayles yelded to the bishoppe. The Gibelines were driuen out of their countrey. The Florentines vanquysshed the Pisanes, and subdued Uolate [...]ra

The yere of the worlde 5215 The yere of Christ 1254 Manfrede founde meanes,Anni regum Angli 37 that he was proclamed and crowned king of Sicilie.

The yere of the worlde 5216 The yere of Christ 1255 Alphons kynge of Castile, gaue Elenour his daughter in mariage to prince Edwarde,Anni regum Angli 38 the sonne of kyng Henry of Englande: to whom hys father gaue the principate of UUales, and gouernance of Gulan and Irelād. UUherof began first, that the kinges of England ordeined theyr eldest sonnes, princes of UUales.

Alphons the .ix. and sonne of Ferdynande was kynge of Castile .xxviii. yeres.

About this time certaine noble mē of the hous of Cumminges, rebelled against the kyng in Scotland, and held him in prison a certaine time.

Uariaunce betwene the electours of Germanie for the emperour,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1256 parte named Alphons kynge of Castile,Anni regum Angli parte Rycharde the brother of kynge Henrye of Englande: but because neither of theim was receiued by the whole empyre: the imperial auctoritee was counted [...]oide the space of .xvii. yeres.

The king of Scottes, [...] his quene, came into Englād.

[Page]Dyuers lordes of Almaine came into Englande, and did homage to syr Rycharde Erle of Cornwall, and the kinges brother: who vpon ascencion day after, was crowned kyng of Romaines at Aquisgrane,Anni regum Angli 40 The yere of the worlde 5218 The yere of Christ by the bishoppe of Coloine and other of his friendes.

King Henry went into UUales to subdue Lewline, whiche with his UUelshemen rebelled against hym and hys sonne prince Edwarde.

Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquine, Bonauenture, and Peter Hispanus were famous.Anni regum Angli 41 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ

Great variaunce betwene kynge Henrye and the Londyners, in so muche that the Maior, Aldermen, and shyriffes were depriued of theyr offices, and the gouernance of the citee committed to certayne persones of the kynges appoynting.

The secte of. S. Augustines armites began.

For so much as kyng Henry had promised oftentimes the restitucion of certaine aunciēt lawes and ordināces, whiche were more easie and commodyous to his people, and by his longe delaye brought nothing to effect, the lordes of England began to murmure and grudge against hym: wherfore to appeace theyr malyce he helde a parliament at Oxenforde, whiche was after called the madde parliament, because manye thynges were therin enacted againste the kynges prerogatiue: whiche proued after to the confusion of the realme, and death of manye noble men. For the confyrmaciō of these actes were chosen .xii. pieres called Douze pieres▪ whiche had auctoritee to correcte the breakers of theyr ordynaunces. These pieres transposed and altered many thynges according to theyr owne pleasure, greatly to the discontentynge of the kynges mynd, and disquieting of the whole realme, as in the Englishe histories doeth appeare.

Rycharde the kynges brother returned out of Almaine into England.Anni regum Angli 42 The yere of the worlde 5220 The yere of Christ

Manfrede fortified the citee of Sen [...]s with a great garrison against the bishoppe of Rome, Ecelinus, whiche fauoured the Gibelines, vanquyshed the byshoppes armie, and toke his legate. Brixia was geuen vp to Ec [...]linus.

Deadly warre betwene the Uenecians and Genoways [Page] for the possession of a church in the citee of Ptolomais in Ph [...]nicia.

Guye duke of Florentia.

The yere of the worlde 5221 The yere of Christ The Florentines fauouring the part of the Gnelphes went part of them to Luke, part to Bononi,Anni regum Angli 43 and forsoke their owne citee: whiche shortlye after beinge inhabyted with a few indifferent persons, was brought in the subiection of Manfrede and the Gi [...]elines, and fortified with their fa [...]ours. This facion of Guelphes and Gibelines continued in Italie almost to our time.

Michael Paleolo [...]us, a noble man of Grece, depriued William of his principate of Achaia, and by the helpe of the Genowais nauie, toke Constantinople, slew Baldwine the emperour, put to deathe the son of Theodorus Uattaris, and vsurped the imperiall auctoritee .xxxv. yeres.

The Uenecians ouercame the Genowais at Ptolomais, and toke .xxiiii. of their ships and galleis

King Henrie of England, fearing some rebellion of his nobles, went into Fraunce, and there concluded a final peace on this condicion, that Normandye, Angeowe and Cenomanna, shuld euer after be in the possession of the frenchemen, and the king of England to haue Guyan, and that Lewis should geue to king Henrie for hys expenses in warre .150000. crownes and for yearelye tribute a .100000. after which peace fynyshed: the kynge retourned into England

De [...]dly warre betwene the bishop of Argentine and the citisyns, wherein the bishoppe him selfe fought manfully like a valiant champion.

All the countrey of Hetrucia was brought vnder the subiection of Manfrede, and the Guelphes expelled.Anni regum Angli 44

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1261 About this time mortal warre was reared betwene Alphons king of Castile, and Richarde the kinges brother of Englande, because they bothe affected the empire of Germanie. Alphons suspectinge the treason of his two brethren, Henrie and Friderich expelled them out of his reelme: of the which the tone fled into Affrike, the tother into France, entending to excite the people of bothe those nacions to inuade Castile.

[Page]Urbane the fourth was bishop of Rome .iii. yeres. He first ordeyned the feast of Corpus Christi, with great plō tie of pardone.

Anni regum Angli 45 King Henrie of England pulished at Ponles crosse the bishop of Romes absolucion for him and all his that were sworne to mainteyn the articles made in the parliament holden at Oxenforde,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1262 for which cause the Barones of Englande beganne to vtter their malice, whiche they had long before conceiued agaynst the kinge, and caused an insurrection, that continued .iii. yeres.

The Barones of England armed them agaynst theyr kinge,Anni regum Angli 46 The yere of the worlde 5224 The yere of Christ and al this yere houered about London and other places, without any notable act of rebellion, sauing that they robbed and spoyled alianes, and certaine other persones, whom they knewe to be agaynst theyr purpose. Urbane bishop of Rome obteined of the Frenche kynge that his brother Charles the earle of Angeowe and pr [...] [...]ince, might come into Italy with an army against Mā frede, where the saide Charles was proclaimed kinge of Sicilie and Naples: by whiche meanes that kyngedome came first to the Frenchmen.

This yere was an exceading dearth in Scotland, wherof A [...]ho kinge of Norway and Denmarke toke occasion to inuade the landes of Scotlande, to the great terrour of the kinge and the whole realme: but not longe after at Largis he was discomfited in a great battayle, and loste xxv. thousande of his men, wyth all his shyppes, sauinge foure.

Anni regum Angli 47 Fiue hundred Iewes were slayne by the citesins of London because one Iew would haue forced a christian man to paye more then two pense for the vsurie of .xx. s. for a weke.The yere of the worlde 5225 The yere of Christ 1264

After the death of Acho, Magnus reigned amonge the Danes.

Hugh Le Spenser with the citisins of London, spo [...] led and burnt the manoures of Richarde the kinges brother, whiche hither to had ben a great staye of the warre betwene the king and his nobles.

Nere to Lewis, king Henrie and his Barones fought a cruell battaile, in the whiche he him selfe, with Richarde [Page] his brother kinge of Romaines, sir Edwarde his sonne, and other noble men to the noumbre of xxv. were taken: and of the commons were slaine aboue .20000.

The king▪ and his brother, were deliuered vpon firme promise made to perfourme the actes of the forenamed m [...]dde parliament: for suertie whereof prynce Edwarde remained as pledge.

Uenceslaus the fourth king of Boheme.

Clement bishop of Rome .iii. yeres ix. monethes.

Debate and variance betwene Simon Mountforte Erle of Leicester,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1265 Anni regum Angli 48 and Gilbert de Clare erle of Gloucester, the chiefe capitaines of the Barones: whiche turned to their great euell. For prince Edwarde, being now set at libertee, alied him with the Erle of Gloucester, and gatheringe to him a great power, warred so fiercelye vpon Simon of Leicester, that in the end, he and Hugh Spenser, with many other of the nobles were slain in battaile And the same yere was holden a parliament at Winchester: where all the statutes made before at Oxenforde, were foredone, and al writinges made for the confirmacion of the same cancelled and broken. The citee of London was in great daunger to haue bene vtterly destroied by the king, for great [...]re and displeasure, that he had kendled toward it, because of the forenamed commocion.

This yere was such infinite noumbre of wormes in all partes of Scotlande, that floures, herbes, leaues, and fruites of trees, were consumed therwith.

Manfrede in Italy was vanquyshed & slayne by Charles the Frenche kynges brother, who toke possessiō of the kyngdome of Sicilie and Boneaent, and for the same became feudarie to the Romaine bishoppe, and paied to him yerely tribute.

By daiely suite and labour of friendes to kyng Henrye for the Londoners,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1266 he lastly graunted his pardon.Anni regum Angli 49 But so that thei shulde geue to hym for all transgressions and offences the summe of .20000. markes, and than to receiue againe theyr libertees.

Kynge Henrie besieged the castell of Kenelworth, whiche Henrie Hastinges defended agaynst hym the space of halfe a yere, and than gaue it vp into his handes.

[Page]Chunradinus Duke of Suaue, the sonne of Chunrade, and nephew of Friderich, and righte heue as wel to the imperiall cro wne as to the kingedome of Sicilie, came with a huge armie into Italy to recouer his fathers kingdome of Sicilie, which the Romaine bishop bad wrongfully geuen to Charles the Frencheman.

The olde franches and libertees of London, with a new graunt for the shire of Midleser,Anni regum Angli The yere of the worlde 5228 The yere of Christ 1267 were confirmed by a parliament at Northhampton: where also many noble men, that had taken part with the Barones, were disherited of their landes: and therfore fledde to Eli [...].

Friderich the kinges brother of Spaine, whiche was banished his coun [...]trey came out of Afrike with a great companye of Sarasens, and arriued in the sea costes of Sicilye, where in the quarel of Chunradine, he subdued the whole ilande, sauinge three citees called Panormus, Siracuse and Messana.

Banducar or Bendago souldaine of Egipt, ouercame the christians.

The Genowais spoiled & wasted a citee of Crete called Canea.

The gentlemen of Englande, which fled to Ely,The yere of the worlde 5229 The yere of Christ robbed & did much harme to the countrei next adioignynge.Anni regum Angli 51 Chunrade the Duke of Sucuia, which in the beginning of his warres had prosperous successe in Italie, encountring with Charles, was vanquished and taken: toward whom the bishop of Rome vsed much espiteful villanye. In him ceassed the Dukes of Sueuia.

Anni regum Angli 52 Gilbert de Clare, Erle of Gloncester, for vnknowen displeasure, aliyng him selfe with the exiled gentilmen,The yere of the worlde 5230 The yere of Christ 1269 & other nobles of England, rose against the kinge: & helde the citee of London: but by the diligent labour of sir Rychard king of Romaines, and the bishop of Reines, an agremente was made betwene the king and him.

The bishops see of Rome by meane of a discencion betwene the cardinalles, was voyde the space of .ii. yeres.

Uariaunce betweene the felowships of goldsmithes and tailours of London,Anni regum Angli 53 caused great ruffling in the cite,The yere of the worlde 5231 The yere of Christ 1270 and manye men to be slaine, for which riotte .xiii. of the chiefe capitains were reigned, cast, and hanged. Aleine S [...]uch [Page] was discharged of his mairaltee by the kinge, and St [...] phene Edw [...]rth made constable of the tower, and cu [...]tos of the citee.

The disherited gentlemen were reconsiled to the king.

Lewis king of Fraunce and his three sonnes, Philip, Iohn, and Peter, with a great nauie sailed into Afrike against the Sarasens: where by his pollicie and manhode they toke the citee of Thunes: but by reason of the vnholsome countrey, a pestilence infected his host, of the which the king him selfe died.

The riuer Thames was so hard frosen from the feast of S. Andrewe to Candelmas,The yere of the worlde 5132 The yere of Christ 1271 Anni regum Angli 54 that men and beastes passed ouer on fote from Lambeth to Westminster. The citee of Londō with the reuenues was geuen to prince Edwarde.

Gregorie the .x. was bishoppe of Rome .iii. yeres. Warre betwene the Uenecians and people of Bononie.

Philip, the sonne of S. Lewys, kynge of Fraunce reygned .xv. yeres.

Othacarus the .v. king of Boheme: he was a valiaunt prince, a man of great prowes, and d [...]syrous of warre: whom neither counsayle sayled in daungerous enterprises, nor courage in aduersitie and misfortune. By his wife Margaret he was Duke of Austrich. When the electours profered to make him emperour, he refused it sayinge, that it was a greatter thinge to be kinge of Boheme, than emperour of Rome. At his entre he warred vpon Bela king of Hungarie, and him vanquyshed, and wanne the prouince of Stiria.

The yere of the worlde 5233 The yere of Christ 1272 Prince Edward of England, sailing into Asia, against the Infideles by his pollicye and manlye actes so demeaned him selfe,Anni regum Angli 55 that oftentimes he put the Turkes to gret shame & disworship: for despite whereof they subourned a false Sarasen, by whose treason he was putte in greate daunger as his life. For he was wounded with a venemous darte, and therof was sicke longe after.

Ephren a Greke of Constantinople, and Ptolomois of Luke in Italie, historiographers.

Stephene the .v. was king of Hungarie .ii. yeres.

He by the ayde of the Germaines ouercame Othacarus [Page] kinge of Boheme, and subdued Buda to hys kingdome. The Tartarians conquered and ouerrode all Persia.

At Grenewich beside London, was a lambe yened, hauing two perfite bodies and but one head.Anni regum Angli 56 The yere of the worlde 5234 The yere of Christ 1273

Richard kinge Henries brother, and king of Romaynes, finished his life, and was buried at Hayles.

A counsayle called at Lions in Fraunce by Gregorie the Romaine bishop, against the Grecians, for the proceding of the holy ghost, and for communication to be had for the recouerie of the holy land.

Michael emperour of Constantinople, submitted hym to the church of Rome.

Hulderich king of Carinth, solde his principate of Carinthia, and the countreys of Carniola, Marchia, Sclauonie with other, to Othacarus kinge of Boheme: for which landes was after warre betwene Othacarus and the emperour.

Rodulph of [...]abishburge, was ordeined emperoure of Almayne. This man neuer receyued the imperiall dya [...]eme, nor entred into Italie. For he vsed to recite to hys familiars, the fable of the fo [...], that sayde to the Lyon, be was a ferde to enter into his denne, because he perceiued the steppes of many beastes goinge inward, but of none that retourned out agayne. And so (he sayed) manye emperours haue entred Italie with great pompe and glory but by the meanes of the bishop, they retourned euel handled with great iniuries.

At the citee of Form [...]ul [...]n Italie, the Gibelines slewe wel nere .8000. of the Guelphes.

King Henrie of England departed out of this life.

Anni regum Angli 1 EDwarde the firste of that name, after the conqueste, surnamed Longeshanke,The yere of the worlde 5235 The yere of Christ began his reigne ouer this realme of Englande, and reigned: xxxiiii. yeeres. He was muche troubled with the rebellion of the Welshemen▪ and Scottes, and also with warre in Fraunce. Of stature he was taule, and mightie of bodie, but nothinge grosse: His eyes were somewhat blacke, and in tyme of anger semed fierye, of so noble and valiant hart that his courage neuer fainted in most hard and daungerous enterprises, of witte excellente, of great towardnesse [...] apte [Page] to euerye thinge that he him selfe applied. He hated extremelye the insolent presumpcion of priestes, whiche he thought onely to rise of aboundaunce of riches: he was a su [...]e friende, and at idle times muche geuen to huntinge He profited greatlye his realme with newe and holsome lawes, to the redressing of many enormities, and specially of the false dealing of bakers and millers.

Ladislaus the fourth was kinge of Hungarie syxtene yeeres.

Alexander kinge of Scottes, did his homoge to Edward of England.The yere of the worlde 5236 The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 2

Innocent the .v. was bishop of Rome .vi. monethes. Honorius the .iiii. fiftye dayes. Iohn the one and twentieth .viii. monethes. The bishoppes see was voyde .vi. monethes. And then Nicholas the thirde made bishop He wreasted from the emperour of Almaine, al the countrey of Bononie & Flaminia, & in the emperoures name toke from Charles kinge of Sicilie, the gouernaunce of H [...]truria.

Warre betwene the Uenecians and the citee Ancon.

The yere of the worlde 5237 The yere of Christ 1276 King Edward entred again into Wales against Lewline, and forced hi m to desire mercie and grace.Anni regum Angli 3

Ladislaus king of Hungarie, made warre to the people called Comam, and them vanquished. He vsed hym vnhonestly toward his wife, keping other strumpets at his pleasure.

The citee of Rome was werie of the dominion of their bishoppes.

The statute of Mortmane was first enacted by kinge Edwarde.The yere of the worlde 5238 The yere of Christ 1277 Anni regum Angli 4

Michael Tonie was hanged drawen and quartered for treason.

Nicholas bishop of Rome endeuoured to erect .ii. newe kingdomes in Italie for his two nephewes. He vsurped the power of a senatour in Rome, and would suffer non other to be created.

Deadly warre was reased betwene Rodulph the emperour,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and Othacarus king of Boheme,Anni regum Angli 5 whiche enc [...]untring in the fieldes of Austriche, foughte a sore battayle, wherein the emperour obteined the victorie, and Othacarus [Page] was slain. Whose sonne Albert the emperour gentilly entreated, and made him Duke of Austriche.

Reformacion was made in Englande, for clippinge of the kinges coyne,Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5240 The yere of Christ for whiche offence .284. Iewes were put to execution. Halfepense and farthinges were firste coyned in England.

¶Uenceslaus was the .vi. kinge of Boheme: who for his holinesse is noumbred among the sainctes.

Discencion in Rome for the election of the bishop.

Anni regum Angli 8 Martine the fourth was bishop of Rome .iiii. yeres.The yere of the worlde 5242 The yere of Christ In his firste yeere, was borne a childe (of a woman that was verie familiar with him) all hear [...]e and armed with clawes lyke to a beare. Wherof when the bishop had knowledge he caused all the images of beares in his palaice to be raised out, for a manif [...] profe that he was perswaded that such fauoures as the woman doth conceiue in time of her conception, shal be represensed in the childe at hys byrthe.

Michael Paleologus emperour of Grece, was excommunicated by the Romaine bishop, for breaking certain promises that he made in the counsayle of Lyons.

The Sarasens vanquished the Scythes and Armenians nere to Ganal [...], and after great slaughter, wanne the citee.

Peter king of Arragon sailed into Afrike with a great nauie, and brought from them muche riches and praye. He endeuoured also to recouer the kingdome of Sicilie▪ wherto he made claim by the right of his wife Constāce the daughter of Manfrede.

Anni regum Angli 9 Dauid the brother of Lewline prince of Wales vnkindly and traiterously excited his brother agaynst king Edward of England.The yere of the worlde 5243 The yere of Christ

The citee of Pis [...] was destroyed by the Germaines Tongader the Tartarian, first receiued the law of Mahumet. He conquered Babilon by the helpe of the Armenians.

About this time Wilhelmus Placentinus and Taddeus phisicions were famous. And likewise Guydo Bonatus an astronomer.

The people of Sicilie, detesting the pride, auarice, & effeminate [Page] wantonnesse of the Frenchmen, by the counsaile of a noble mā called Iohn Piochi [...]us, in one night slew all them that were within the iland, & in like maner was it doone in the citee of Form [...]ul [...]: shortlye after whiche murder the king of Arragon entred Sicilie, and subdued to him a great part of that ilande.

The yere of the worlde 5244 King Edwarde sent a company of souldiours into Wales,The yere of Christ 1283 Anni regum Angli 10 vnder the ga [...]ding of the erles of Northumberlande and Surrei, of the which companye manye were slayne, and sir Ro [...]er Clifford taken prisoner▪ The Welshemen subdued certaine castelles and holdes.

Peter king of Arragon, after he had conquered a great part of Sicilie, toke on him the imperiall crowne therof and was for that cause cursed by the bishoppe of Rome, & his kingdome of Arragon proclaymed to be open to euery man that would inuade it. Charles the younger was vanquished and taken in battayle on the sea.

Philip king of Fraunce▪ in the quarell of his brother Charles king of Sicilie, proclaymed warre agaynst Peter of Arragon.

Lewline prince of Wales,Anni regum Angli 11 was slaine by Roger Mortimer,The yere of the worlde 5245 The yere of Christ 1284 and his head set vpon the Tower of London. Sanctius the .iiii. reigned in Spayne .xi. yeres.

Charles king of Sicilie ended his life.

William Marton chauncellour of England, about this time buylded Marton colle [...]ge in the vniuersitee of Oxeforde.

Dauid the brother of Lewline prince of Wales was taken and beheaded:The yere of the worlde 5246 The yere of Christ 1285 Anni regum Angli 12 and diuers boldes and castelles of the UUelshemen geuen to the Englishe lordes.

Prince Edward of Canaruan was borne in wales Laurence Duket a citisin of London was founde deade and hanged in the church of. S. Marie Bowes.

Philip king of France fought a strong and cruel battaile with Peter king of Arragon nere to Gerunda in ye whiche Peter receyued a wound, wherof he died shortly after: leauing two sonnes, Friderich whom he ordeined king of Arragon: and Iames to whom he gaue Sicilye. These two brethren mainteyned their fathers warre agaynst the Frenchemen.

[Page]Philip king of Fraunce ended his lyfe.

Kinge Alexander of Scotlande, brake his necke by falling of a horse. Leauing no heyre male after hym. The realme contynued without kinge vi. yeres .ix. monethes

Honorius the .v. was bishop of Rome .ii. yeres. He endeuoured to toke the kingedome of Sicilie from the king of Arrogon.

The new woorke of the church of Westminster, vnto the ende of the quiece,Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1286 begon in the third yere of the third Henrie, and continued in buyldinge .66, yeeres, was fynished.

The Pisanes were vanquished by the Genowais, and in a battayle on the sea, loste .50. gallies and shippes, and 12000. souldiours.

The order of the Carmelites beganne of Albert Patriarke of Hierusalem.

Philip for his beautie surnamed the fayre▪ reigned in Fraunce .xxviii. yeres. This man because of warre that he had with the Duke of Gelderlande and other, reared great taxes and paimentes throughout his lande, as well of the clergie as laitee.

Rodulph the emperour subdued to his obedience the Suitzers, which before were subiecte to the Erle of Sauoy. Pseudo vanquished Friderich, & tamed the Snaues

This yere was enacted by king Edwarde, the statutes called▪ Anni regum Angli 14 Additamenta gloucestrie. The yere of the worlde 1248 The yere of Christ 1287

In the countrey of Heluccia, a woman was deliuered of a childe, that hadde two perfite bodies from the nauill vpwarde: and an other womanne bare a childe, the fact wherof was like to a man, and the bodie to a lion.

The bishoprike of Rome was voyde .x. monethes.

Anni regum Angli 15 King Edwarde of Englande sayled to Bordeux,The yere of the worlde 1249 and from thens rode into Frāce.The yere of Christ 5288 The summer this yere was so exceding hote, that men died for extreme heat, and yet was wheate so plenteous, that it was sold at London for xl. d. a quarter.

Nicolas the .iiii. was bishop of Rome▪ iiii. yeeres.

Great bayle fel in England & after that ensued so continuall raine,Anni regum Angli 16 that the yere folowinge,The yere of the worlde 5250 wheate was solde for .xviii. d. a bushell and so encreased yerelye the reygne [Page] of this kinge and his sonne, till it was lastlye solde for .xl shillinges a quarter.

Peace agreed betwene the Frenchmen and Arragons.

The Florentines with great slaughter vanquished the G [...]bell [...]es of Arentine in Italie.

The citee Triple was taken and destroied by the Souldaine of Egipte, and the christyans slayne in most cruell wise.

Ries a Welsheman rebelling against Pain [...] Tiptost warden of that countrey,The yere of the worlde 5251 The yere of Christ 1290 Anni regum Angli 17 was by the erle of Cornewall in the kinges absēce taken, drawen, hanged & quartered.

About this time the Iewes were expelled wholy out of this realme.

Charles the yonger, which was prisoner a longe time in Arragon, receyued the kingedome of Sicilie, and for the same was feudarie to the Romaine bishop.

The Souldaine of Babylon conquered the citee of Asia called Tite, Sidon, Barutum, and raised them euen with the earth: whiche were before inhabited with Chrystian people. He besieged in like maner the citye of Pt [...] lom [...] is called also Acres or Acon, and the same being forsaken of the christians, with great cruelte burnt and destroied: By this meanes were the christians vtterly chased out of Surie .190. yeres, after they firste wonne Ierusalem vnder Godfrei of Bolo [...]ne.

Ladislaus king of Hungarie was slaine by the Comanes, and then succeded Andrewe the thirde, whiche reygned . [...]ii. yeres.

Rodolph emperour of Almaine ouerthrew wel nere 60. castelles and holdes in the prouince of Thuring, and by that meanes quieted the countrey of Germanie.

Andrewe king of Hungarie subdued Austrich,Anni regum Angli 18

The yere of the worlde 5252 The yere of Christ 1291 Alexander kinge of Scotland (as is before sayd) dyed without issue male, wherof ensued great discord among the Scottes, whiche toke parte with Iohn Bailoll, and Robert Bruce making claime to the crowne: and shortly after deadlye warre folowed betwene the .ii. realmes of England and Scotland.

The election of the king of Scottes was committed to the iudgemente of kinge Edward of Englande:The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1292 Anni regum Angli 19 who after [Page] sufficiēt profe made to the Scottes, that he was chiefe head and soueraigne of the realme of Scotlande, by all their consentes toke full possession of the same [...]and then caused Iohn Bailol to be ordeyned kinge, because he descended of the elder doughter of Erle Dauid kinge Wylliams brother.

A [...]oulphus was chosen emperour of Almaine, and reigned .vii. yeres. He was vnfortunate in all thinges that he went about, & therwith so nedye and poore, that when he had receiued of king Edwarde of Englande .100000. markes, to ayde him against the Frenche king, he spente the money vpon his housholde, and had not wherwith to fulfill his promisse when time required.

By discentio [...] of the cardinals the bishoprike of Rome was voyde .ii. yeres and .iiii. monethes.

About this time (as witnesseth Polidore, and as it semeth most agreeinge with other histories greeuous and cruell warre began betwene king Edwarde of England and Philip of France, for takinge of certayne shippes of Normandie. Philip summoned kinge Edwarde to appeare at his parliamente, but he thereat disdeigned, and yelded vp into his handes the Duchie of Guyan, entendinge ere it were longe to make claime to the whole dukedome of Normandie.

Philip sent Raulfe Nele the constable of France with a mightye power againste the Gascoines, whiche by the syde of Englishemen, defended them so manfullye, that great hurt was done on both partes.

Adoulphus the emperour endeuoured to depriue Albert of his duchie of Austriche,Anni regum Angli and certaine other landes:The yere of the worlde 5154 The yere of Christ 1293 for which cause was betwene them fierce warre.

King Iohn Bailol of Scotlande, came to Newcastel, and did homage to king Edwarde.

The Welshemen, by the [...]ering of Modoke and Morgaine rebelled against the kinge, who sped him towarde them in al hastie wise, and shortlye brought that vnstedefast and vnruly people to a newe reclaime, and▪ then commaunded their woodes to be cutte to the grounde. After whiche time he helde them in more rest and quyet.

The Frenchmen with a company of ships, arriued at [Page] Douer, robbed the towne, and were chased thens wyth the losse of many of their men.

Charles de Ualots kinge Philippes brother, besieged the castell of Rion in Gascoyne, wherein were sir Iohn seint Iohn, and Iohn de Britaine Englisshe capitaines.

Michael Paleogolus emperour of Grece, ended his life, whom the Grecian priestes suffered to be vnburyed because that at the counsayle of Lyons, be agreed to the Romaine church, in procedinge of the holy ghost.

Celestine bishop of Rome .vi. monethes,Anni regum Angli 21 he resygned the papacie to Boniface the,The yere of the worlde 5255 The yere of Christ 1294 viii. whiche reygned .viii. yeres .ix. monethes.

Andronicus & Michaell emperours of Constantinople.

Madoke, which caused the Welshmen to rebell, was hanged drawen and quartered at London.

Iohn Bailol king of Scottes▪ contrarie to his allegiance, by the exci [...]ing of the Frenchmen, rebelled agaynst kinge Edwarde.

Dinus Mugellanus, Lamfranke, Balbus the gatherer of Catholicon, and Rabi Gerundentis▪ flourished.

King Edward wanne from the Scottes the castels▪ of Barwike & Dunbarre: he slewe of the Scottes aboue .xl. thousande, and toke prisoners sir William Douglas, sir Simon [...]e Fre [...]sel, the erle Pairike, sir Robert Le Bruze with many other of name. He conquered also Edenbourough▪ where he founde the regaul insignes of Scotland that is, the crowne, the sceptre, and the cloth of estate.

Iohn Bailol king of Scottes, with his sonne Edward came to Mont Ros, where he, voyde of all kinglye ornamentes, with a white rodde in his hande, came before king Edwarde, and resigned all ryghte and tytle that he had or might haue to the crowne of Scotland, and made him a charter therof. Also shortlye after at Barwike, all the nobles were sworne to be true subiectes to hym in times coming.

In this meane time, the Englishemen susteined many stormes in Gascoyne and Guyan.

Sir Hugh Gr [...]ssinghā was made regent of Scotland.

Boniface the .viii. was bishop of Rome, whiche by hys trecherie and falshode, caused his predecessour Celestine [Page] to forsake his byshoprike. He reared also deadlye warres in Italy.

Kynge Edwarde sailed into Flaunders to rescue Guye theyr Ecle,Anni regum Angli 23 The yere of the worlde 5257 The yere of Christ 1256 which was greuously ouerset by the Frenche kynge, so that he had wonne from hym muche of his landes. Shortly after kynge Edwardes comynge, a peace was concluded for .ii. yeres, and then he went to Burd [...]ur

The [...]cottes by the intisement of the Frenchemen, and leadyng of one Wylliam Wallace rebelled, and put the Englishemen to much trouble and losse of many men: amonge the which was sir Hugh Gressingham.

The electours chose Albert Duke of Austria, to be their emperoure, and deposed Adoulphus, because he was not of power to mainteine the imperial maiestee.

Kynge Edwarde vanquisshed the Scottes,The yere of Christ and nere to a towne called Fankirke,Anni regum Angli The yere of the worlde 5253 slewe of theim in one battayle 32000. at whiche tyme (as some write) were slaine of the Englishemen, but barelye .xviii. persons. After this ouerthrow the Scottes yelded, the Scottysshe historye referreth this to the next yere folowyng.

Kynge Edwarde for a fynall peace to be had betweene Englande and Fraunce, toke to wife Margaret the sister of Phillip the Frenche king.

A league and truce [...] graunted to the Flemminges, which continued not long. For the Flemminges of Brugis (while theyr Duke Gu [...]e and his sonne were kepte in prison by the Frenche kynge) set vpon the Frenche capytaines, and put them to a great afterdeale.

The bishoppe of Rome vsed great cruel [...] towarde the house of Columnēses, and toke from them theyr castels.

Kyng Edward, hearynge of the vntrouth and rebellyon of the Scottes,Anni regum Angli 25 made his thirde vyage againste theim▪ The yere of the worlde 5265 The yere of Christ 1298 wherin he behaued hym so knyghtly, that in shorte space he subdued a great parte of the lande, and toke the castell Estriualine, with other holdes, & made the lordes sweare to him feauitee and homage.

Adoulphus and Alberte (contendyng for the imperiall auctorytee) on the mountaine Hansenbull, fought a cruel battaile: wherin Adoulphus was slayne, and Albert succeded in the empyre, and reygned .x. yeres. He, desyringe [Page] to be crowned with the imperiall Diademe of the byshop of Rome, could not obteine it. For Boniface saied to him, that his election was frustrate, withoute his auctoryt [...]e, whiche helde the power of bothe swoordes, that is, of ecclesiastical and ciuile iurisdiction.

Boniface made the sixt boke of the decrees.

The kyng of Englande gaue to Edward his sonne the principate of Wales,The yere of the worlde 5260 The yere of Christ 1299 Anni regum Angli 26 and i [...]ig [...]ed therto the Erldome of Cornwall.

Iames kynge of Arragon and Sicilie, ended his lyfe. Wherefore Robert, Duke of Calabre, and sonne of that Charles, whiche contented with the Arragons for Sicilie,, inuaded Sicilie, and toke Cathina: but the Sicilians fauourynge more the parte of the Arragons, withstode Robert, and in a battaile on the sea vanquisshed and toke Phillip his brother, & slew many of hys souldiours.

The Flemminges of Brugis were soughten with, of Otho Duke of Burgoyne, in the quarell of the Frenche kynge, who by the ayde of the Frenchemen slew of them xv. thousande.

The yere of the worlde 5261 The yere of Christ 1300 Friderich of Arragon beyng ordeyned kyng of Sicily,Anni regum Angli 27 subdued to hym the countrey of Calabre.

Gr [...] rufflyng and vnquietnesse was in Hetruria, the space of .ii. yeres.

Charles of Ualois was appoynted of the byshoppe of Rome, to be defendour of S. Peters patrimonie.

Boniface the eight ordeined fyrst a Iubilei in Rome: in the solemnysyng wherof, the fyrste daye he shewed hym selfe to the people in his pontificalibus, and gaue free remission of synnes to as many as came to Rome out of all partes of the worde: the seconde daye, beyng arayed with imperiall insignes, he commaunded a naked swoorde to be caried before hym, and saied with a lowde voyce: Lo [...] beholde the power and auctorite [...] of both swoordes.

Othomannus, a man of vnknowen byrth, steered with desyre to beare a rule, toke on hym the kyngdome of the Turkes, and subdued to his seignory a great part of Bithynia and other countreis: of him descended linially the kynges of Turkes to this daye, whose generacion hathe wrought much scathe to the Christians.

[Page]UUarre was reuiued betwene Fraunce and Flaūders, in the which the Flemminges were put to great damage and losse of men: shortly after peace was concluded.

Anni regum Angli 28 New faccions rose in Italie: where,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ as before [...] they were called Guelphes and Gibelines, so were they nowe called Al [...]i and Nigri, by the which Italye was wonderfully disquieted with sedicion and warre.

At this tyme sprange a new heresie not vnlike to the A [...]nabaptistes, ye folowers wherof were named Fra [...]cel [...] ▪

Tamor Can the sixt Emperoure of the Tartarians [...] Cathay, a prince exceding riche.

Henricus de Gandano, Arnoldus de Uilla noua, Gordonius, Mundinus, Scotus,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and Dantes the poete liued at this time.

Anni regum Angli 29 Boniface▪ for his priuate displeasure, dyd excommunicate kyng Phillip of France, & proclaimed him, not to be kyng. Phillip set at libertee Sarra, a noble man, whome the bishop had depriued of all his landes and possessions.

In this yere the Scottysshe historie maketh mencion, of a great ouerthrow geuen by the Scottes to the Englishemen, at Roslyng, and that kyng Edward beyng therwith meued, perced the realme of Scotlande, and wente through all the lande from the north to the southe partes therof, and forced them all to sweare to hym homage and feaultee, whiche seemeth to be the same conquest that we spake of in the .xxv. yere of his reigne.

Boniface crowned and confyrmed Albert in the empire on this condicion, that he would take on him the crowne of Fraunce, and expell Phillip: but the .ii. prynces wyselye agreed betweene theim selfe, and contemned the tyranny of bishop Boniface.

Uenceslaus, whiche of the Hungares is called Ladyslaus, the sonne of the kyng of Boheme, reigned in Hungary .iii. yeres.

Anni regum Angli 30 Boniface bishoppe of Rome was cast in prisō by Sarra, whom he had expelled out of the citee,The yere of the worlde 5264 The yere of Christ in whiche pryson he dyed. Of this byshop it is wrytten, that he entred into the bishoprike lyke a foxe, reigned lyke a woulfe, and died lyke a dogge.

Anni regum Angli 31 Bennet was bishop of Rome .viii. monethes:The yere of the worlde 5225 The yere of Christ he assoyled [Page] the Frenche kynge, the byshoprike was voyde .xi. monethes.

Uenceslaus the .vii. kynge of Boheme, for his dronkennesse and lechery was slaine in Mora [...]ia.The yere of the worlde 5266 The yere of Christ 1305 Anni regum Angli 32

Faccions, sedicions, commocions, and deadly warres in most miserable wise tourmēted the countrey of Italy.

Sir Robert de Bruze the Scotte, stole priuilye oute of Englande, and fledde into hys countrey, where he slewe the Erle sir Iohn Cummyn, because he hadde in certaine letters [...]etrayned hym to kyng Edward, as going about to steere vp the Scottes to a new rebellion.

Seraph or Melecnasser Souldaine of Aegypte, he was sor [...] ou [...]set by the Tartarians.

¶ Otho, Duke of Bauarie was ordeyned kynge of Hungary, [...] the [...].

The yere of Christ 1306 Clemen [...]e the [...] was bishop of Rome .viii. yeres.Anni regum Angli 33 He transferred the bishoppes see of Rome,The yere of the worlde 5267 from Italye into Fraunce, where it continued the space of .74. yeres.

A great sedicion in Paris betwene the noble men and the commons, for enhau [...]sing of rentes.

Wylliam Wallaice, which had done so many [...] asures to kynge Edwarde in Scotlande, was [...] and hanged. The nobles of Scotlande in a [...] at W [...]estminste [...]r, voluntarily swore to be true to the king of Englande, and to kepe the lande of Scotlande to hys vse against al persons.

At the coronacion of Clement byshop of Rome, by the fall of a walle, the Duke of Britayne was slayne, and kynge Phillip of France maimed. A carbuncle was striken out of the bishops miter, whiche was in value worth vi. thousande crownes. The byshop ordeyned .iii. cardynalles, whiche (as it were .iii. senatours) shoulde gouerne the countrey of Italye to hys beho [...]lffe. He gaue also the ilande of Sardinia to Friderike kynge of Sicilie, to the entent he should expel the Sarasens.

The emperour Albert ordeined his son Rodoulph king of Boheme, and expelled Henry the Duke of Carinth.

The Scottes, by the counsaile of the Abbotte of Stone,Anni regum Angli 34 purchased a dyspensacion of the byshop of Rome,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1307 for the othe that they had made to the kynge of Englande, and [Page] [...]hose to their kinge Robert Le Bruze.

When king Edwarde hard of this treason, he wente with all hast into Scotlande: where, in a playne, nere to S. Iohnes towne, he encountred, vanquished, and chased sir Robert le Bruse, and all the [...]wer of Scotlande: and toke manye of the noble men prisoners, amonge the whiche were certayne bishops, and an abbotte that were armed in the [...], contrarie to their trouthe and al [...]giance: Robert le Bruze fled into Norway.

Henrie, (that was expelled by the emperour was againe made king of Boheme.

All the templares were put downe in France, and their goodes and possessions throughout all Christendome, geuen by the bishoppe of Rome, to the knyg [...]e [...] of s. Iohn Baptiste. This order was destroyed for their d [...]sta [...]le he [...]e [...]ie and other enor [...]t [...]es.

The hospitelars recoue [...]ed Rhodes from the Sarasens

Conti [...]i [...]g the war in Scotland the noble kinge Edwarde ended his life, who at his death charged his lordes to bo [...]e his bodie till the fleshe seuered from the bones, and then to burie his fleshe in Englande, and kepe still the bones, and as often as the Scottes rebelled: to assemble the people and carie with them his bones, trusting that if they were present, that froward people should the soner be vanquished.

EDward the second, sonne of the first Edwarde,The yere of the worlde 5269 The yere of Christ and prince of Wales:Anni regum Angli 1 begane his reigne ouer England and reigned .xviii. yeres. This Edwarde was fayre of bodie, but vnstedfaste of maners, and disposed to lightnesse. For he refused the company of his lordes and men of honour, and haunted amonge villaines, and vile personages. He gaue him selfe also to ouer muche drinkynge, and lightlye woulde disclose thinges of great couns [...]yle: and besides, that he was geuen to these vices of nature, he was made much worse by the couns [...]ile and familiarit [...]e of certaine euell disposed personnes, as Pi [...]rse of Gaueston, Hugh the Spensers, and other whose wanton counsaile he folowing gaue him selfe to the appetite and pleasure of the body, nothing ordering his common weale by sadnesse, dyscrescion, and iustice: whiche thinge caused [Page] first, great variance betwene him and his nobles, so that shortly he became to them [...]dible, and in the ende was depriued of his kingdome. This Edwarde toke to wyfe Isabell the doughter of Philip the fayre, king of France

The Scottes did homage to kinge Edwarde at Dumfreis.

Otho king of Hungarie was taken and cast into prison by a noble man called Ladislaus.

¶Alphons the .xi. kinge of Castile reigned .xl, yeres

Robert was king of Naples

Iohn nephew to Albert the emperour, slewe his owne vncle betwene the two riuers of Heluecia, called Risa. and A [...]ula, nere to Rhine, the place to this daye is called kinges fielde, where the quene of Hungarye buylded an abbey. After the death of Albert was great vnquietnesse in Italie, for euerie citee desired a peculiar gouernoure And Philip of France was put in hope by the bishop of Rome, to obteine the empire, and therfore came into Italye wyth a great power, and toke manye townes, but failed of his purpose

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1309 Henrie the .vii. was ordeined emperour of Germanie and reigned .v, yeres .viii. monethes.Anni regum Angli 2 He was a noble and victorious prince, & therewith gentill, liberall, and of great iustice and honestye. He assembled .iii. mig [...]tye ar [...]es, of the whiche one he sent agaynst the Duke of Wirtenburge, from whens he toke 72. cast [...]s. An other he sent with his sonne Iohn into Beheme, to obtein that kingdome: the third him selfe led into Italie against the citees Bri [...]ium, Florence, Cremons, and other rebelles which fauoured the Guelphes: to whom he brought suche terrour and feare of his name, as [...]ew [...]mpe ours b [...] do [...]e before ti [...]e. At Millaine he was crowned wyth a crowne of yron.

The crouch friers came first into Englande.Anni regum Angli 3

The yere of the worlde 5271 The yere of Christ 1310 So great a dearth [...] Scotlande, that the common people did eate horse fleshe, and other vnaccustomed meates to sust [...]ine their liues.

Charles, was chosen king of Hungarie, and reigned xxxiii. yeares. He hadde successiuely .iii. wifes, Marye the doughter of the king of Polonie: Beatrix the doughter [Page] of Henrye the emperour, and [...]elisabeth, the daughter of the Duke of Boheme, of the laste he receyued iii. sonnes, Ladislaus, Lewes, and Andrew.

Robert Le Bruze began to be of power againe in Scotlande, & discomfited sir Iohn Cummin Erle of Bucham and certaine other, whiche helde on the Englishe part.

A counsaile holden at Uienna,The yere of Christ 1311 where the name of the templares was abolished.Anni regum Angli 4 The yere of the worlde 5272

Roberte Le Bruze expelled the Englyshmen out of a great part of Scotland, and inuaded the borders of Englande.

Anni regum Angli 5 At Rome Henry the emperoure receyued the imperyall Diademe of the cardinals.The yere of the worlde 5273 The yere of Christ 2312 He assigned certaine lieuetenantes to the cities of Lumbardye.

The Flemminges rebelled against kinge Philyp of France

The pride and tirannye of Piers of Gaueston caused grudge and malice betwene king Edwarde of England and his nobles, so that for this cause the saied Piers by suite of the nobles was twise or thrise banished ye realme and styll called againe by the kinge. Wherfore (in thys yere) the lordes beyng confederate, slew him beside war wike, to the great discontentyng of the kinges mynde. ¶Iohn, the emperous sonne, was king of Boheme.

Of Andronicus and his successours, emperours of Cō stantinople: I finde no certaintie, howe longe time they reigned: I wyll therfore name as many of theym as I know, gessing as nie the time as I can, Egnacius saieth that Michaell Paleologus reygned about .xl. yeares, next to hym he setteth Audronicus, which had longe contencion with the younger Andronicus. Blondus setteth betwene theim Carolo [...]oannes.

Anni regum Angli 6 Henrye the emperour besieged the cytie Florence,The yere of the worlde 5274 The yere of Christ he made peace with Friderich king of Sicilie, and ledde an armye against his mortal enemy Roberte Duke of Naples. Not long after, he was poisoned by a monke, whyche in ministring the sacrament gaue him poyson.

The Englishemen encountred Robert Le Beuze & his Scottes at Estriualin,Anni regum Angli 7 The yere of the worlde 5275 The yere of Christ wher was foughten a strong but taile, in the ende wherof the Englyshmen were discomfited, [Page] and so egrely pursued by the Scottes, that many of the noble men were slaine, as the Erle of Gloucester, sir Robert Clifforde, sir Edmunde of Maule, with other lordes to the nomber of .xlii. and knyghtes and baron [...]tes 67. beside .xxii. men of name, whiche were taken prysoners, and .10000. other common souldiours slaine, or after the Scottishe historye .50. thousand. after this time, the forenamed Robert Bruze, reigned as kinge of Scotlande.

The ci [...]syns of Pise in Italy, chose for theyr Duke a noble man called N [...]uicio.

¶Lewis the leueuth, sone of Phillip Le Beaue was ordeined kyng of France, and reigned .ii. yeres. He led an armye against the Fleminges, but he atchiued nothing worthy memory.

A vilayne, called Iohan Tanner, in dyuers places of England named him selfe the sonne of Edward the first and saied,The yere of the worlde 5276 The yere of Christ 1315 Anni regum Angli 8 that by a false nourse he was stollē out of his cradell, and Edwarde that was nowe kinge, put in hys place. But shortly after he was conuict of his vntrouth. and confessed, that he dyd it by the mocion of a familyar spirite.

The Scottes inuaded Irelande, and kept warre with the Irish men the space of .iiii. yeres.

Lewys was emperour of Almaine .33. yeres, betwene him and Friderich Duke of Austrich was longe warre For part of the electours chose Friderike, part Lewis of Bauarie. These two Cesars, with their armyes, mette first at Frankforde, but thei i [...]igned not in bataile, than Leopalde, a Duke of Austriche, comynge to healpe hys brother, profered battayle to Lewes, but he gaue backe, and fled to Eslengham, wher was betwene theim a sore conflict so greatly to the losse of bothe partes, that neyther of them claimed victorye,

The byshoprike of Rome, after the death of Clemente, was voyde .ii. yeres .iii. monethes.

The castell of Berwyke was yelden vp to the Scottes, by the treason of Peter Spaldyng.The yere of the worlde 5277 The yere of Christ 1316 Anni regum Angli

A great moreine of beastes in Englande, and therwith pestilence, and other sickenesse.

[Page]Philippe the .v. for his heyghte surnamed the Longe was made king of Fraunce, and reygned .vi. yeres.

The Scottes entred the borders of Northumberland and most cruelly robbing and hariyng the countrey,Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 5278 The yere of Christ spared neyther man woman nor childe. To this mischye [...] was ioygned so exceding dearth & scarcitee, that wheate was solde for .iiii. markes a quarter, the common people did eat horsefleshe and diuers other vile beastes, and many dyed for hunger.

At the same time was a great dearth in Fraunce.

Robert le Bruze, leauing Iames Douglas gouernour of Scotland, went into Irelande to ayde his brother Edwarde.

King Edward assembled a newe hoste, and went into Scotland, where he layed siege to Berwike. But in the meane time the Scottes by an other way, inuaded the borders of England, and wasted the countrey euen to Yorke, wherby Edward was constr [...]yned to breke hys siege and retourne with great daunger.

At this time sir Hugh the Spensers, the father and the sonne, were of great power in Englande, and by the feuour of the king, practised suche cruelty, and bare them selfe so haughtly and so proude, that no lord of this land might gainesay thē in any thing that they thought good whereby they were in greate hatred and indignacion amonge the nobles.

Iohn the .xxii. was bishoppe of Rome, xviii. yeres. He was a cruel and wicked tiranne, geuen only to heaping vp of riches, and vexed greatly the emperour, he proclaymed them heretikes, which taught that Christe and hys apostels had no possessions in this worlde.

Albert and Lewis encountred the second time at Brusco, a riuer of Alsacia, where Lewes was f [...]ine to forsake the fielde.

Anni regum Angli 12 The lordes and nobles of Englande (detesting the outragious pride of the Spensers,The yere of the worlde 5280 The yere of Christ whereby they wroughte dayly both great dishonour to the king, and hinderance to the common weale) in suche wise conspired agaynste theim, that they caused the king halfe agaynst his mind to remoue from him the Spensers, and banyshe theym [Page] the realme.

The Irishemen, by the ayde that they had out of Englande, droue the Scottes out of their lande, at whyche time manye of the noble men of Scotlande were slayne amonge the whiche was Edwarde le Bruze, the kinges brother.

In Italy Huguicio, Duke of Py [...]e, vanquished ye people of He [...]curia, at the mountayne called Catinum.

The yere of the worlde 5281 The yere of Christ 1329 Kinge Edwarde contrarie to the minde of his lordes reuoked the Spensers from banishmente,Anni regum Angli 13 and set theym in like auctoritee as they before had bene, to the greate disturbance of the realme, and not long after pursued ye Barons, and chased them so egrelye from place to place that in shorte space he put to death about the nombre of xxii. of the greatest men of his realme.

The Flemminges made league with the Frenchmen.

Italie was miserablye tourmented with diuers commocions and sedicions of the Guelphes and Gibelines In all these debates the Guelphes fauoured the byshops partye, and the Gibelines the emperour, or some other noble men.

The yere of Christ 1321 After that kinge Edward hadde put to deathe manye of his lordes,The yere of the worlde 5282 Anni regum Angli 14 he ordeyned. M. Roberte Baldoke a man of euel fame to be chaunceller of Englande.

The two noble men, whiche contended for the empyre of Germanie, ioyned in battayle, betwene Milberge and Oetingen, where Lewys obteyned the victory, and Friderich was disconfited and taken.

The leipres or lazars, by the counsayle of the Iewes poysoned diuers wels in France, and were therfore put to shameful death

In Englande the sonne appered as bloud,Anni regum Angli and so continued .vi. houres.The yere of the worlde 5283 The yere of Christ 1322

Lewis the emperour ordeyned in the cities of Italye certayne deputyes, to gouerne the same to his behoulfe.

The Scottes inuaded the realme of Englande.

Rainerius, Lampertus de Rāponibus, Ioannes Andree lawiers, Uarignana, Platearius phisicious, Raimundus Lull [...]us, Franciscus Maronis, Nicholaus de Lyra, and William Occham were famous.

[Page]The citisins of Luke and Pyse in Italy expelled Huguicio, with his sonne Nerius, and toke for their gouernour one Castruciꝰ, which was before time imprisoned in the citee of Luca, by the forenamed Huguicio.

Charles the third, and sonne of Philippe the fayre, began his dominion ouer France, and reigned .v. yeres.

Kinge Edwarde, with a mightye armie, entred Scotlande,Anni regum Angli 16 but with syckenesse, and other mysfortunes that chaunced amonge his souldiers,The yere of the worlde 5284 The yere of Christ 132 he within shorte space was forced to retourned into Englande, wherof sir Iames Douglas, and the Scottes hauing knowlage, pursued him in suche wise, that they slewe many Englyshemen, and had wel nere taken the kynge.

Charles of Fraunce warred vpon the landes of king Edwarde in Gascoyne and Guyan,Anni regum Angli 17 The yere of the worlde 5285 The yere of Christ 1324 and toke ther many townes and castels.

Kinge Edwarde sent his wife Isabell to entreat with her brother Charles for peace, or (as Frosard sayth) the quene her selfe, fearing the tirannie and mischiefe of the Spensers, fled with her yong son Edward into France and was gentelly receyued of her brother, whych made great promise to ayde her agaynst the iniurie & tiranny of the Spensers.

Robert duke of Puell, after he had obteyned the citye of Gean, expelled the Gibelines from Soana. Galaeceus chased the Guelphes out of ye citee called Uercelle.

Anni regum Angli 18 Charles king of France,The yere of the worlde 5286 The yere of Christ 1325 partly being corrupted with money, partly fearing the manassinges of the bishop of Rome (whiche was in lyke maner bribed with riche giftes, by the Spensers) forsoke his sisters quarel, and commaunded her to auoyde his lande.

Quene Isabell, by the ayde and healpe of sir Iohn of Heinalt,Anni regum Angli 19 with a small company of Henowayes,The yere of the worlde 5287 The yere of Christ 1326 retourned into Englande, to whom the nobles and commons gathered in great noumbre, and pursued the kynge, the Spensers, and other enemies so narowly, that shortly after they toke them, and kept the king in prison at Bar [...] clei, where not longe after, he was murdered by sir Roger Mortimer, sir Hugh the Spensers, Iohn Erle of Arundell, Robert Baldoke and other tirannes, whyche of [Page] longe time had greued the realme, they put to worthye punishement.

EDward the thirde, after the deposinge of his father was crowned kinge of Englande and reygned .50. yeres.The yere of the worlde 5288 The yere of Christ 1327 Anni regum Angli 1 This man, besyde al other giftes of nature, was endued with passing comely beauty and fauour, of witte prouident, circumspect, and gentil, doing nothing without great wisedome and consideracion. He was a man of excellent modestie and temperaunce, and aduanced suche persons to high dignities, as did most passe other in integritie and innocency of lyfe. In feates of armes he was very experte, as the noble prowesse by hym atchieued doe well declare. Of his liberalitee & clemencie he shewed many great examples, brefely in al princely vertues he was so excellēt, that few noble men before his time can be to him compared. At the beginninge he was chefely ordered by sir Roger Mortimer and his mother Isabell.

Robert kinge of Scottes sent his defiaunce to yonge kinge Edwarde, and inuaded the borders of England.

Kinge Edward, made preparacion toward Scotland, at which time fel great variance betwene the archers of Englande, and the souldiours of sir Iohn of [...]eynalde and shortly after the English army being in the borders was so sore distressed for lacke of forage and other necessaries, that they were all in great daunger. By the treason of sir Roger Mortimer the Scottes escaped without battaile, wherby the kinge loste that vyage and all hys charges.

By the counsayle of sir Roger Mortimer and the olde queene, king Edward made a dishonourable peace with the Scottes. For he restored to theim all auncient wrytinges, charters, and patentes, whereby the kynges of Scotland had obliged thē to be s [...]udaries to the crowne of Englande, with other like vnprofitable conditions. Lewys the emperour at the instance of many noble mē of Italye, came to Millaine, where he according to ye ancient custome, was crowned with a Diademe of yron.

Iohn the bishoppe of Rome excommunicated Lewys and disanulled his election, because he vsed imperial diggnitee [Page] in Italy before he was auctorised by him. Thys variance continued well nere .xx. yeares, in whyche the emperour profered often times to make entreatie of concorde and peace, but the stife necked tyranne of Rome wolde neuer bende. The writinges of bothe partes concerning this controuersie remaine at these dayes, in the which the byshop feareth not to make his auaunte, that he had full power to create and depose kinges and emperours at his pleasure, and at the same tyme were many learned men, whiche did greatly disalowe the byshop of Romes doynges, amonge the whiche was Occham, a man in his dayes of great fame. A boke also was made by a learned man, and geuē to the emperour, which was called, defensor pacis, that is, the Defēdour of peace, wherin this controuersy is disputed, and the bishop of Romes vnlawfull tyran nie sette forth to the vttermost. A great cause of this variance (as some write) was bicause one of the emperours secretaries, vnknowing to the emperour in cerayne of his letters had called the bishop the beast risyng out of the sea, alluding to the place of the Apocalips

Castrucius gouernour of Luke, and Accius of Millain iuignyng their puisaunce, vanquished and slew the Florentines.

¶Lewys the emperour was receiued into Rome wyth great honour, and crowned with the imperial Diademe of Stephene de Columna a cardynall.

Castrucius recouered the citie Pistorinall, and shortly after ended his lyfe.

One Peter was made Antipape by the emperoure against Iohn, whiche was all this tyme in Frāce, Lewis retournyng to Germanie lefte byshop Peter at Luca.

Charles the Frenche kinge dyed wythout issue, after whom the kingdome of Fraunce by right of inheritage was due to kinge Edwarde of Englande, for so much as he was the sonne of Isabell the syster of Charles. But they defeited him of his righte, saiynge, that the crowne of France was neuer wont to come by successyon to the woman, but to the issue male.

Dauid the yonge prince of Scotland maried Iane the suster of king Edwarde.Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde 5289 The yere of Christ

[Page]Dulcinus and Duuandus heretikes.

¶Phillip of Ualoyes, by the counsaile of the .xx. pyeres and specially of Roberte of Artois, was made kynge of Fraunce, and reigned .xv. yeres. He made warre vpon the Flemminges (whiche rebelled against Lewys their Erle) and them vanquished in a stronge battaile, and restored Lewes to the possession of his landes, after he had beaten downe and destroyed the towne of Cassell.

¶Orcanes the seconde kinge of Turkes, reigned .xxii. yeres. He wanne Brusis from the Grecians, while Cantazuzenus, and Paleologus contended for the empyre.

The yere of the worlde 5290 Edmund Erle of Kent,The yere of Christ 1329 Anni regum Angli 3 vncle to king Edward of Englande, beyng falsely accused of treasō, was by sir Roger Mortimer put to death.

Prince Edwarde was borne at Woodstocke. which in processe of tyme grewe to a noble and famous man, and was in his days counted the flower of chiualry through out all the worlde.

¶After the death of Robert [...] Bruze, Dauid his sonne viii. yeres of age. succeded in the kingdome of Scotland and riegned .xixix. yeres.

Sir Roger Mortimer was accused for dyuers poinctes of treason,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1330 Anni regum Angli 4 and namely that he was ouer familiar wyth the olde quene Isabell the kinges mother, for whiche accusacions he was shortly after beheaded.

Robert Erle of Artois, a man of great power in Frāce was banished the realme for a certaine plea, whiche (as men thought) he made by vnlawful meanes to the Erledome of Artois, who not long after came into England and excited king Edward to claime the crown of Frāce

The citisyns of Pise and Luca in Italye, whych were brought in subiection to the emperour, claymed againe their libert [...]e. After the emperoure was departed from Italie, Boniface Erle of Pise, toke Peter the Antipape, and presented him to Iohn, of whom he was cast in pryson, and shortly after dyed.

The Germaines solde the citie of Luca to a noble man of Gean.

The yere of the worlde 5292 Edwarde Bailoll, the sonne of Iohn Bailol,Anni regum Angli 5 late king of Scotlande,The yere of Christ 1331 by lycenee before purchased of kinge Edwarde, [Page] entred Scotlande, claimynge the crowne by the ryghte of his father, where he vanquysshed the Scottes, and was crowned king at Sconoe.

Iohn king of Boheme, entring Italy, brought vnder his subiection Brixia, Bergamum, Luca, Parma, Rhegium and Mutina.

Anni regum Angli 6 Kynge Edward went into Scotland with a great power, and (as witnesseth the Englyshe histories) at a place called Haldoune hill, gaue to the Scottes batayle,The yere of the worlde 1293 The yere of Christ wherin he obteined a triumphant victorye. So that he slewe of theim .viii. Erles .900. knightes and Baronettes .400. Esquiers, and .32000. common souldyours, and of the Englyshmen were slaine onely .xv. persons, at the same viage he wan the towne of Edenbourgh and Barwike, with many other castelles, and gaue the gouernaūce of Scotlande to Edwarde Ba [...]lol, betwene whom and the Scottes were foughten many batayles, with great dyuersitie and change of fortune.

The younge king Dauid fled into France.

After this time the Scottes so often rebelled, that king Edwarde made .iii. vyages into that lande wythin the space of .iiii. yeares. and with greate manhode alwaye vanquished his enemies,Anni regum Angli 7 The yere of the worlde 5294 The yere of Christ 1333 and caused theim to sweare to him feaultie and homage. In these battailes were slaine well nere all the nobilitye of Scotlande, wyth infynyte numbre of the common people.

Kyng Phillip of Fraūce made great preparacyon for a viage into the holy lande.

Bennet the .xii was bishoppe of Rome .vii. yeares. He by the counsaile of Phillip king of Fraunce,Anni regum Angli 9 The yere of the worlde 5296 The yere of Christ confyrmed the censours and cursinges, that Iohn hys predicessour had published against Lewys the emperour.

Mastinus Scaliger, lorde of Uerone, Brixia, and Pergamum in Itali, subdued of him Parma, Luca and Patalum, against him conspyred the Uenecians, Florentines and dyuers princes of Italye, betwene whom were [...]o [...]ghten dyuers batailles, greatly to the losse of bothe partes, but in ye ende peace was made with Scaliger on this condicion, that he shoulde forsake Patanye, Brixia and Pergamum, & holde in his possession Uerone, Uincence, [Page] Parma, and Luca.

Warre was proclaymed betwene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce.

The yere of the worlde 5297 The yere of Christ 1336 The bishop of Rome beyng in France,Anni regum Angli 10 sent ambassade to Rome, requiryng of the people, that the .ii. senatours, whiche before tyme were created to gouerne the citie in the name of the emperour, myght hensforth be ordeyned in the bishoppes name, and gouerne the cytie to his beh [...]ulfe, whiche was grraunted, and that dignitie geuen for the space of .v. yeres, to Stephene de Columna a cardinall, some write, that the byshop him selfe had certaine yeres before vsed the auctoritie of a senatour in the emperours name, and now required it in his owne.

T [...]uleros a diuine, Cinu [...], Olradus, Paulo [...] Perus [...] nus, lawyers, M [...]cheus Syluaticus, Nicolaus de Rhegio, phisicions, and S Roke liued at this tyme.

About this tyme (as Fabian mencioneth) by reason of scarcitie of money, was suche plentie of vytailes and other m [...]rcim [...]nies in thys realme of Englande, that the lyke had not be [...] le [...]n. For a quarter of wheate was sold for .ii. s. a fatte gose for .ii. d. a pigge for a penye, a fatte oxe for .vi. s. v [...]ii. d. a fatte shepe for .vi. d. and .viii. d. vi. pigeons a penye.

King Edward,Anni regum Angli 11 for the expedicion of his warres against the Frenche kynge,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1337 sent ambassadours into the partyes beyonde the sea, to alye wyth him the Erle of Heynalde and others lordes, whyche obeied not the Frenche kyng Where, by meanes of Iaques Dartuel, he hadde great comfort of the Flemminges, and dyuers lords and princes of the empyre.

Kinge Edwarde sent a company of men in ships to conquere the towne of Gagaunt, which vanquished the Flē minges that were set ther, by the Erle to stoppe his passage into Fraunce.

Kyng Edwarde for more sure stablishement of amytie betwene hym and the Holanders,The yere of the worlde 5299 The yere of Christ 1338 Selanders,Anni regum Angli 12 and Brava [...]ers, sailed to Antwerpe, wher he concluded the mat [...]er with his aliaunces▪ and by the consent of the emperoure Lewis proclaymed vicare general of the empyre.

The yere of the worlde 5300 The yere of Christ 1359 The kinge of Englande,Anni regum Angli 13 ouer and besyde a great army [Page] of Englishe souldiours, hauing with him well nere the whole power of the empyre, began to entre the borders of the french kinges dominion▪ and made claime to the whole realme of Fraunce, as his rightfull inheritaunce and for more auctoritee named him selfe kinge of france and entermedled the armes of England with the armes of Fraunce, as it remayneth to this daye.

In this passe time a certayne of Frenchmen had entred the hauen of Southampton, and robbed the towne, and vpon the sea had taken .ii. great Englysh shippes, called the Edward and the Christofer.

Franciscus Petrarcha was famous in Italye, & made poete Laureat in Rome.

Diuers robbinges, bickeringes▪ and small battailes were betwene the Frenchmen, and the Flemminges ye Henoways and other frendes of kinge Edwarde.

Anni regum Angli 14 King Edward saylyng toward Flaunders,The yere of the worlde 5301 me to the hauen of Sciuse, mette with the frenche kinges nauye,The yere of Christ where was foughten a cruell batayle, wherof the king of Englande had the victorie, and the french flete, that was in noumbre .400. sayle, was wel nere al destroyed and the souldiours, taken, slayne, and drowned, so that of .33000. there scaped not one.

Shortly after the king besieged Turney continuinge the time of whiche siege diuers outridinges, and enterprises were ventured by the Henoways, Almains and other his frendes, to the great hurte of bothe partes, but the more fell still to the Frenchemen. At the ende of .xi. wekes a peace was agreed vpon for the space of .xii. monethes▪ and kinge Edward retourned into Englande. In this passetime the Scottes, by steringe and ayde of the frenchemen recouered a great part of that land, and in most cruell wise vexed the englyshe garisons.

Bennet bishop of Rome▪ saying that the whole empire was fallen into his handes▪ because it was of long time voyde (for he reputed Lewys as no emperour) ordeyned rulers ouer the citee of Italye at his will and pleasure, by whom Luchinus and Iohn his brother, obt [...]ined the gouernance of Myllayne, Mastinus Scalaget of Ue [...]on and Uincentia, and other of dyuers other places at his appoinctment.

[Page]Robert Stewarde gouernour of Scotlande, and Wylliā Douglas cōquered Berth, St [...]tueline, Edenbourgh and other holdes from the Englyshemen.

After the deth of Iohn duke of Britain,Anni regum Angli 15 mortal warre ensued betwene Charles de Bloyes,The yere of the worlde 5312 The yere of Christ 1341 and Iohn earle of Mountfo [...]te, for the possession of that Dukedome. Iohn of Mountfort was taken and caste in prison at Parys▪ but the warre was still mainteined by his wife, a womā of valiant courage, who with the ayde of the Englysh [...] men defended her housbandes quarell vigorouslye, and with a great stomacke.

Alexander Ramsel a Scotte, inuaded the borders of Englande.

Edward Bailoll fled out of Scotlande into Englande and left all the gouernance of the realme, that he helde to the vse of kinge Edwarde.

Kinge Edwarde went towarde the Scottes, but for so muche as he was disprouided of vitayles for his armye at the request of the lordes of Scotland he made league for .iiii. monethes.

King Dauid of Scotland retourned out of Fraunce into his owne countrey.

The erle Gaul [...]ier of Manny, a noble & hardy knight was sent of kinge Edwarde, to ayde the countesse of Britaine agaynst Charles de Bloys, where he by his manhode and pollicie atchieued many enterprises.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1342 Clement the .vi. by the labour of kynge Philyppe of France, succeded Bennet in the bishoprike of Rome.Anni regum Angli 16 He was in like maner a mortall enemy to Lewis the emperour, and cōfirmed the sentences, published against him before time, and stered many princes of great power to make warre vpon him▪ but the emperour dooinge lyke for lyke, inuaded the possessions of the churche of Rome and ordeyned therein many deputees and rulers at his pleasure.

King Dauid of Scotland, with muche cruelt [...]e, diuers times vexed the englyshe borders, and destroyed the towne of Durham, wherfore kinge Edwarde sped hym thitherwarde in all haste, but a peace was entreated for [...]i. yeres, without any notable battaile.

[Page]Kinge Edwarde sente Robert Dartoys, Erle of Rych [...] mount, with the countesse of Britaine into her countrei who wasted and destroyed those partes veray sore, and shortly after died of a wound that he receyued at the citee of Uannes.Anni regum Angli 17 The yere of the worlde 5304 The yere of Christ 1343

Clement bishop of Rome, toke vpō him to geue diuers bishoprikes and benefices, which than fel voyde in Englande, wherwith the king was greatly discontented. In so much that he sent out commissions, and streight commaundementes, that no man should present or induct any suche person▪ that so by the bishoppe was promoted without the agremente of the kinge, because it touched his prerogatiue.

Whan Lewys the emperour, at the instance of his nobles, with great humilitee made diuers meanes for entreatie of concorde with Clement the bishop, his outragious pride prescribed to him so shameful and vnworthye conditions, as vneth the vilest slaue in the world would haue condescended vnto, amonge the whiche were, that he should openly acknowlage his errours and dysobedyence, & therwith to resigne the empire, neuer to receyue it, but at the bishops pleasure, and moreouer to yeld him selfe & his children, with al his goodes into his handes.

Kinge Edward with a strong armye sayled into Britaine, and besi eged the citee of Uannes, Renes, & Nauntes, & toke the towne of Dynant. By meane of two cardinalles, peace was concluded for a certayne space.

Anni regum Angli 18 The order of the garter,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1344 first inuēted and ordeyned by king Edwarde.

The erle of Derby was sent by king Edwarde wyth a company of englishe souldiours, to make warre in Gascoyne, where he wanne the towne of Bargarath, the rioll, with many other townes and castelles, before Anberoche the erle of Derbye, by the pollicie of Walter of Manni▪ with a thousande Englishemen, disconfited and slew .x. thousand Frenchmen, and Gascoynes, and toke prisoner the erle of Lay their chiefe capitayne, with dyuers other nobles, and subdued the countrey.

Iohn duke of Normandy the sonne of king Philippe The yere of the worlde 5306 The yere of Christ 1345 Anni regum Angli 19 came with a great army into Gascoyne against the erle [Page] of Derby.

Godfrey of Anicourte, was banished out of Fraunce and fled to king Edward, whom he incensed and stered to inuade Normandie.

Iaques Dar [...]uell, a great friende of kinge Edwarde was murdered at Gaunt in Flaunders.

G [...]ulter duke of Athenes, vsurped tirannie at Florrence .x monethes, whom Angelus Acciolus expelled and restored them to their libertee.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1346 The king of England, with his son prince Edwarde sayled into Normandye, and ouerrode, spoyled,Anni regum Angli 20 and destroyed the countrey before him, euen to Parys, and gathered wonderful riches of Pray, whiche he sente into England. Shortly after he encountred the french kinge me to the forest of Cress [...]e, where he had not in his host ye ryght man in comparison of the frenche armye, and obteyned of them a noble and triumphant victorye, by the manhode of his archers. In that battell was slayne the floure of the chiualrie of Fraunce, for there fell on that part, the kinge of Boheme with ten other great princes foure score banners .1200. knights, and mo than .30000. of the common souldiours, after this victorye king Edwarde went toward Cales, and besieged the towne the space of a leuen monethes.

Bishop Clemēt, with most dispituous wordes, enueyghed in a sermon against Lewis the emperour, & caused certaine of the electours to chose a newe emperour. While king Edward besieged Calys, Dauid of Scotland by exciting of the frenche kinge, warred vpon the borders of England. But the Quene assembled a strōg armie, as well of the clergye and priestes, as the other commons and nere to Durham toke in bataile the king of Scottes prisoner, with many of his greatest lordes, and erlee, and slewe one and other 15000. souldyoures. After this victorie, the Englishemen tooke the castell of Rorhurgh, subdued Anandale, Galloway, Mers, Teuida, Twedale and Ectrike forest.

The warre was quickened againe in Britaine, and sir Charlos of Bloys taken prisoner by the Englyshemen but the warre continued fiercely,The yere of the worlde 5302 The yere of Christ 1347 Anni regum Angli 21 betwene his wife and [Page] the forenamed Counteise of Mouuntforte.

Charles king of Boheme was chosē emperour, while Lewys was yet a liue, who not longe after dyed.

After the deathe of Robert kinge of Sicilie and Apulya, his doughter Iohan toke to her husbande Andrew the sonne of Lewys kinge of Hungarye, whom not longe after she murdered, and maried Lewys Duke of Tarent.

Edwarde Bayloll, and the Erle of Northumberlande spoyled Louthiall and Cliddisdale in Scotlande.

Lewis king of Hungarye came with a strong army in to Italye, to reuenge his sonnes death, where he chased the queene Iohan, and obteined her kingdome of Apulia

Diuers of the cities of Germany, vehemētly withstode the tiranny of the Romaine byshop, toward Lewis their emperour.

Nicolas, a man of vnknowen byrthe, takynge on hym great auctoritte in the cytie of Rome, expelled the senatours, and saied he woulde restore the citye to her pristynate libertie. But shortly after he was taken of Charles the emperour, and sent into Fraunce to the byshop.

About this tyme the emperour solde the Duchy of Orliance and Delphinoys to the French kynge.

Cales was yelded vp to kinge Edwarde of Englande Lewys whan he had subdued to him the kyngdome of Apulia,Anni regum Angli 22 retourned to Hungary.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1348

¶ Peter the first was ordeined kinge of Spaine. He passed all his predicessours in crueltie, manslaughter, and other myschefe, he put to death all the nobylitie, and the chiefe of his affinitie and kynred.

Wylliam Douglas, the sonne of Iames Douglas, wan againe certayne landes in Scotlande, that the Englysh men had subdued.

A great and wonderfull famyne and pestylence raged throughout all the worlde. In Italye scante the .x. person of an hundred was left on liue. In the city of Parys in Fraunce, dyed .50. thousande. In. S. Denys .1400. in one yere.

A treason was conspired by the capytaine of Cales to betraye it againe to the Frenchmen. The hystory wherof declareth wonderfully the great manhode, pollicy, lyberalitie, [Page] and gentylnesse of the noble kynge Edwarde, reade Frosarde the .156. ca. &c. of his first boke.

Certaine of the electours of Germanye agreed not to the election of Charles,The yere of the worlde 5310 The yere of Christ 1349 Anni regum Angli 23 and therfore profered the empire to king Edwarde of England, who refused it as a thing by reason of the bishop of Rome, full of troubled and vnquietnesse, than thei chose Friderich Marques of Misna whiche in lyke maner refused it.

In this yere was so great death in the citie of London that ouer and besyde the bodyes buryed in churches and churche yardes, monasteries and other accustomed places of buriall, there were layed in the charterhouse yard 30000. persons and aboue, as writeth Fabians.

At this time in many partes of Italy France and Germanie, wandred dyuers great companies of the phantasticall sette of theim, whiche vsed to scourge and whippe theim selfe, pretendyng therin great holinesse and religion, of the supersticion of these men ye maye reade in the cronycle of Albertus Crantz, Li. viii. ca. 28. and in the addycions iuigned to the Abbote of Ursperges cronicle.

This was the yere of Iubilei or cleane remission of sinnes,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1350 kept at Rome at euery fifti winters end,Anni regum Angli 24 as the yere of Grace was continued at canturburie.

Phillyp kinge of Fraunce ended hys lyfe, whose body was buried at. S. Denis, his bowels at Iaco bins in Paris, and his herte at Bourefountaine in Ualoys.

¶Iohan the eldest son of Philyp, and Duke of Normandy, was ordeined king of Fraunce.

Iohan deputie of Millaine, iuigned to his lordshyp the citie of Bonone.

Clement bishop of Rome ordeined Lewis prince of Tarent king of Naples,The yere of the worlde 5312 The yere of Christ 1351 Anni regum Angli and made peace betwene the kyng of Hungary and Iohan Queene of Naples, whiche (as I sayed) murdered hir husbande. Of hir also the byshop bought the cytie of Aui [...]to.

This yere was so gret dearth in France, that a ceptier of wheate was woorthe .viii.li. of Parys money, and a ceptier of otes .xl. s.

Kyng Edward ouercame Charles Constable of Fran in a battaile on the sea.

[Page]The emperour of Constantinople, and the kyng of Arragon were confederate with the Uenecians. The Genowayes chased the emperour of Constantinople and ouercame the Uenecians and Catelanes.Anni regum Angli 26 The yere of the worlde 5312 The yere of Christ 1352

Recupetus, Lapus, Bartholus, [...]awiers▪ Gentilis Fulginas, Dinus de Ga [...]o, Trustanus, phisions, and Damascenus a philosopher were famous.

Innocente the .vi. byshop of Rome .ix. yeares .viii. monethes and .vi. dayes.Anni regum Angli 27

Charles kinge of Nauarre caused Charles Constable of Fraunce to be murdered in his bed.The yere of the worlde 1314 The yere of Christ 1350 For which thing grew great displeasure betwene him & the French king

The Genowayes beyng vanquished of the Uenecians submitted them selfe and all theyrs to the archebishop of Myllaine, whiche was than chefe gouernour of the cytye. In this discomfiture the Genoways loste well nere xl. galeis.

The towne and castel of Guines was yelded to the Englyshemen.

Carolus Iohannes emperour of Constātinople,The yere of the worlde 5315 after he had by force of armes expelled Catacusines whyche afficeted the empyre,Anni regum Angli 28 The yere of Christ 1354 by the ayd of Fances of Genoway, retourned into his coutrey, to whom in reward he gaue the ile of Lesbus.

Charles emperour of Germaine was crowned at Myllaine with a crowne of yron.

Prince Edward of Wales with a strong company of souldyours passed into Gascoyne,Anni regum Angli 29 The yere of the worlde 5316 The yere of Christ 1355 where he made sore war, and destroied castels and townes before him, wyth great successe, and toke the castell and towne of Rh [...]morentide, with other.

Kynge Edwarde sayled to Cales, and began to make warre vpon Fraunce, but shortly after he retourned, because the Scottes rose and inuaded the English borders

Charles receiued the imperiall Diademe at Rome, of [...]i. cardinalles, on this condicion, that he should not tary at Rome, nor in Italye.

The citisyns of Pise rebelled agaynst the emperour.

Iohn, kyng of France, toke Charles king of Nauarre with dyuers other noble men, as they were bāketing in [Page] the castel of Roan, of the whiche, some he kept in prison, some immediatly he put to death.

About this time the Uenecians were ouercome of the Genoways by the ayde of the archebyshop of Myllaine, and lost aboue .30. galeis. At whyche tyme was reuenged the great losse that the Genowais had taken at their handes not longe before.

The Duke of Lancaster, beyng confederate with Philyp, brother to kinge Charles of Nauerre, made warre in Normandy, and h [...]lde ther dyuers landes and castels agaynst the Frenche kinge.

Prince Edward of Wales,Anni regum Angli 30 ny to the citie of Poicters su [...]gned batataile with kynge Iohn of Fraunce,The yere of the worlde 5317 The yere of Christ 1356 of whō the prince by his marciall pollicie, wanne a noble victorye, notwithstandyng that he had in his armye but onely eyght thousande souldiours one and other, and on the Frenche parte were .60000, feightinge men. In this conflie [...]e kinge Iohn was taken, with his young son Phyllyp, and many of his nobles. The Englyshemen hadde twise so many prisoners of the Frenchmen, as thei were in number theim selfes, whiche is almost increadible.

A great eclips and earthquake in dyuers partes of Germany, and therwith a great pestilence.

In the time that kyng Iohn was prisoner in England great sedicion,The yere of the worlde 5318 The yere of Christ 1357 ciuile discorde,Anni regum Angli 31 tumulty and ruffling was in the realme of Frāce, for so much as the Duke of Normandy, the kinges eldest sonne, had much trouble with the citisins of Paris, and diuers breaches and defiances betwene hym and the kinge of Nauerre. Many companies of straungers, also ouerrode and spoyled dyuerse countreys. Ouer and bysyde al this a great noumber of the rude commons conspired against the nobles in such wyse, that they entended to haue destroyed all the nobilytie, and practysed moste extreme cruelty and despitous vilany to dyuers gentilmen and their ladyes and daughters. This miserie continued .iiii. yeres.

Kyng Dauid of Scatlande was deliuered out of prison and set a libertie, after he had been a leuen yeeres prisoner in Englande, and promysed to bringe the crowne of Scotlande to kynge Edwardes sonne.

[Page]Egidius a cardinall, and the bishops legate or graunde capitayn of his warres in Italy, cōquered again a great parte of Italye, and all S▪ Peters patrimonie, whyche diuers noble men had inuaded,Anni regum Angli 32 The yere of the worlde 1319 The yere of Christ by the appoynctment of Lewys late emperour, and expelled theym all, sauynge certayne which did for feare submitte theim to the churche of Rome, whom he suffered to remayne in their possessions.

Anni regum Angli 33 Kynge Edward with the prince his sonne,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ passed the se [...] to Calis, and from thense rode through Fraunce, by Picardy, Artoys, Rhenes, Campaine, and other places euen to Britain, euer destroying the countre before him The garrisons also made warre in this behalfe in Beauuolin, in Picaroye, in Bry, in Campaine, and destro [...]ed and spoyled well nere all the countrey. Moreouer the kings of Nauarre vexed sore the marches of Normandy Thus was the realme of France miserably beset at this time on all sides.

Anni regum Angli A finall peace was concluded betwene the kynges of England and of Fraunce, on this condicion,The yere of the worlde 5321 The yere of Christ that kinge Edwarde should haue to his propre possession the countreys of Gascoyn and Guyon, Poyters, Limosin, B [...]leu [...]le, Exanctes, Cales, Guines, and diuers other lorshippes, townes, castels, and all the landes to theym belongyng, without knowlaging of any soueraigntee, obeisāce homage, or subiection for the same, and that the king of Fraunce shoulde pay for his raunsome .30000. scu [...]s,

King Iohn retourned into Fraunce.

The Nonnes of S. Brigettes order began first.

The citye of Bononia in Italy, which belonged to the lordes of Millaine, came to the possession of the churche of Rome, by the treason of one Aulegianus, in rewarde wherof the towne of Firmium was geuen to hym.

Greuous warre betwene the citesins of Pise & Florence.

The Duchye of Burgoyne tel by heritage to king Iohn of Fraunce.Anni regum Angli 35 The yere of the worlde 5322 The yere of Christ

The warre cōtinued stil in Britaine betwene Charles de Bloys, and the countesse of Mounfort, and her sonne Iohn Erle of Mountfort.

[Page]After the peace cōcluded betwene England & France remayned diuers felowships of robbers called companions, that liued only by rauen and pillage, which wasted and robbed the countre of Fraunce in most cruel wise, and could not be expelled by any meanes, but in sundry conflictes, ouercame the lordes of Fraunce. They vered and disquieted also Italy and Germanie, and robbed in those partes verie sore.

The yere of Christ 1362 A great death and pestilence in the realme of Englād.Anni regum Angli 36

The yere of the worlde Urbane the .v. beynge ordeyned bishop of Rome at Auignon, sent Aeg [...]dius his cardinall and legate, with a great puisance into Italy, who by his meanes incensed Lewys Gonzaza, Nicolas Estensis, Francisce Cacrarius agaynst Bernabas lord of Millayne, in suche wyse, that he was of them sore beaten, and in the ende so vanquisshed and wounded in battel, that he scantly escaped the daunger. With those exaumple other being sore abasshed, submitted them to the church of Rome. Thusmekely and godly came that wicked church to her great possessions, whiche her patrones will nedes father vpon the godly emperour Constantine.

In England (as Fabian writeth) were sene castels and hostes of men in the ayer.

Melchella souldaine of Egipte.

Amuraies kinge of the Turkes, vsing the ships of the Genowayes passed Helespoute and arriued in Europe,The yere of the worlde 5324 The yere of Christ 1363 Anni regum Angli 37 where he conquered the townes of Hadrianopolis, and Calliopolis, with other citees, and with a great puisāce ouerthrewe them, which encountred him at his coming A great wind in Englande, wherwith steples and towers were ouerthrowen.

King Iohn of France came into England and shortely after dyed at the Sauoy in London.

Prince Edward toke possession of the duchy of Guyan and Aquitane.

Charles the .vi. or after some .v. was ordeyned kynge of France.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1364 He was of witte righte sage and subtile,Anni regum Angli 38 that well appeared all his life time. For althoughe he kepte him priuy in his chambre, taking his plesure and sport yet he conquered agayne that, which his predecessours [Page] had lost armed in the fielde, and theyr swordes in theyr handes.

Sir Bertram of Clesquy, in the quarell of the French kinge, [...]ye to Coch [...]r [...]l, vanquyshed and toke prisoner a capitayne of the king of Nauarre, called the Captall de Beuffe, and slewe a great nombre of his souldiours.

Albergothus, Balens, & Angelus lawiers, Iohannes de Lineriis, an astronomer, Iohannes Bocarius, & Heuricus de Hassia were famous.

Charles de Bloys encountred with Iohn Mountfort which long before hadde striuen for the duchye of Brytaine, of whom he was vanquyshed, taken, and slayne, & many Frenchmen and Britaynes, which toke his parte After whiche time the erle Mounfort, had quiete possession of that Duchye.

Henry the bastard not susteyninge the iniury and cruell tirannye of Peter hys brother, kinge of Spayne, by the counsayle and comfort of the Romayne bishop, and ayde of the Frenchemen and Arragones, expelled hym out of the realme, and toke on him the crowne.

Charles gaue to his brother Phylyppe the Duchy of Burgoyne.

Dampeter of Spayne fled to prince Edward of Aquytayne,Anni regum Angli 39 The yere of the worlde 5326 The yere of Christ 1365 to whom he made complaynt of the violēce of his brother Henry, that expelled him out of his kingdome.

There was an heretike burned in Spire, whose opinions were these, that Christ in the time of his passiō was so forsaken of his father, that he doubted of his saluacyon: that Christ on the crosse for wonderfull tourmentes and peynes, cursed his mother that bare him, & the erth that receyued his bloud: that a man may so much profit in this life, that he nedeth not to fast and pray.

Prince Edward entred Spayne,The yere of the worlde 5327 The yere of Christ 1366 with a gret puisance where he ouercame the Spaniards and Frenchmen in a stronge and fierse battaile,Anni regum Angli 40 and expelled Henry the bastarde, settinge Peter in his former estate as kynge of Spayne. But not lōg after the princes returning home Henry repayred his army, and warred vpon his brother so fiercely, that in the ende he vtterly vāquished him and put him to death: and then withoute resistence possessed [Page] the kingdome of Spayne.

Uinceslaus was ordeyned the .xii. king of Boheme by his father Charles the emperour.

Witcliffe, about this time was famous in Englande, who for speaking agaynst the vsurped power of the Romayne bishop, and other enormities thā accustomed in the churche was called an heretike.

Kinge Edwarde of England gaue commaundement that Peter pence shoulde be no more gathered & payed to Rome.

The yere of the worlde 5328 The yere of Christ 1367 Prince Edward to arrere a fowage, set great taxes and imposicions vpon the people of Aquitaine,Anni regum Angli 41 whyche thing the erle of Arminake, of Bret, of Berigort and other nobles would not in any wise consent vnto, but appealed to the french king for remedy, and in suche wyse perswaded him, that he, contrary to the league, summoned the prince to appere at Parys, by meane wherof the peace was broken, & open warre agayne proclaymed betwene both princes, to the great mortalitee and desolacion of the people on bothe partes, but the more losse & domage fell alway to the kinge of Englande. In so muche that in the ende, he lost the more parte of the landes whiche was graunted him by the composicion and agrement of peace. And fortune whyche the space of .xl. yeares had pleasantly smiled vpon kinge Edwarde, now in his later dayes frowardly frowned & chāged her copye.

The yere of the worlde 5329 The yere of Christ 1368 Charles the emperoure yode toward Italy with hys wife and children.Anni regum Angli 42 In his iorney he subdued to the empire of the citees of Luke and Miniate, whych a certaine time had rebelled, & were in subiection, the one to Pise the other to Florence.

The duke of Lancastre arriued at Calys, and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours, where not far from Arde the duke of Burgoyne lodged within a myle of his army, with a great power the space of, xviii. daies, and neuer profered battaile, but lastly stole away priuylye in the nighte: and then entred the Duke further into Fraunce.

The yere of the worlde 5330 Urbane bishop of Rome retourning into France left Iohn Haucuth an englisheman,The yere of Christ 1369 Anni regum Angli 43 as hys chefe capitaine [Page] to defende the right of the churche against the rebels and other enemies, and not longe after dyed.

Phyllyp Duke of Burgoyne toke to wyfe Margaret doughter of Lewys Erle of Flaunders.

Queene Phillyp of England dyed, whiche was a woman of great sanctimony and bulded the college in Oxford called Quenes college,

Sir Robert knoles entred the realme of Fraunce with a stronge army, and passed euen by Parys ranged in batayle, and throughtout the countreys of France robing and spoilyng as he went without any notable bataile, at whiche viage by reason of discention that ha [...]ned in the Englyshe hoste, dyuers men were slaine and taken prisoners of their enemnes.

Sir Bertam of Clesqui, a noble and valyant knyghte, was ordeined Constable of Fraunce. He wanne againe many cities, townes, castels, and holdes in Po [...]cters, Limosin▪ and other countreys, from the kyng of England, and restored theim to the signorye of Fraunce.

Gregorye the .xi. byshop of Rome.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ

Anni regum Angli Kyng Dauid of Scotlande, makyng prouisiō to go on pylgremage to Ierusalem ended his lyfe.

¶Robert Stewarde succeded Dauid of Scotlande, and reigned .xix. yeres.

Charles the emperour by meanes of giftes whiche he promysed the electours obteined his soonne Uinceslaus king of Boheme,Anni regum Angli 45 to be made Cesar,The yere of the worlde 5332 The yere of Christ 1371 and caused them of the empyre to sweare to hym feaultie and homage.

The Erle of Penbroke, comyng on the se to rescue the towne of Rochell, was encountred with a flote of Spaniardes, whiche king Henrie of Castile had sent to ayde the Frenche king. Of these Spaniardes after cruel fight the Erle was taken, with sir Guiscarde de Angle, and other to the noumbre of an .160. personnes, and the more parte of his men slayne and drowned.

Kynge Edwarde beyng sore displeased with the takyng of the Erle of Penbroke, sent hys soonne the prince into Fraunce, who by contrary wyndes was kepte on the sea the space of .xi. weekes, and than retourned agayne into Englande.

[Page]Amurates kinge of Turkes inuaded Seruia and Bulgaria. Lazarus king of Seruia was slayne in battaile, and Amurates not long after murdered of his owne seruaunte.The yere of the worlde 5333 The yere of Christ 1342 Anni regum Angli 46

Bertram of Clesqu [...] Constable of Fraunce warred so fiercely vpon Iohn Erle of Mountforte, Duke of Brytayne, bycause he semed to fauour the kyng of England that he was forced to forsake his landes and fly to kinge Edward▪ and that Duchy was well nere all seised to the vse of the Frenche kynge.

Iohn of Gaunte, Duke of Lancaster, entred by Cales into France, and passed throughout the reamle by Uermendois and Campaine iust to Burdeaur in Aquitaine without batayle. Not withstandyng the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes and countreys as they passed.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1373 Pazaites the .iiii. kynge of Turkes.Anni regum Angli 47

The Genowayes for certaine disworship doen to them inuaded and spoyled the contrey of Cypres, and conquered ye citie of Famaugusta. Thei constreigned also their king Petrine to pay vnto theim a great tribute the space of certaine yeres.

Diuers entreties of peace were made betwene the king of Englande and Fraunce▪ by meane of the byshoppe of Rome, but none was concluded.Anni regum Angli 48

The yere of the worlde A great dearth ve [...]ed the countrey of Italye .ii. yeres.

The yere of Christ 1374 The yere of the worlde The people of Florence desirous of lybertie,Anni regum Angli 49 gaue occasion to many cyties of Italye to for sake the byshoppe of Romes domynion,The yere of Christ 1375 wherby ensued great tumultye and warre in all the countrei. The people that fyrst rebelled were the Tybernates, the P [...]rusines, Tudertines, Spole [...]āes, E [...]gubines, the citisyns of U [...]erbium, Foroliuium, and Asculum.

Many wonderfull sickenesses fell amonge the people, as well in Italye as in Englande, wherof they died merua [...]lously.

Warre and rufflyng betwene borderers of Englande and Scotlande.

The Duke of Britaine, by the healpe of Englishemen recouered againe many castels and townes.

[Page]Gregory the .xi. contrarye to the minde of the Frenche kyng, departed out of Fraunce, and retourned to Rome 70. yeres after the byshops see was first transferred out of Iataly into Fraunce.Anni regum Angli 50 The yere of the worlde 5337 The yere of Christ 1376

Byshop Gregory excommunicated the Florētines but they lytell regarded his course, and cōs [...]eignedtheir prestes to minister diuine seruice.

Prince Edwarde of Englande departed out of this life who was in his tyme the floure of chiualrye.

Andronicus expelled his father from the imperiall dy [...]gnitie of Constantinople, whom the Uenec [...]ans restored againe to the empyre, Whereby ensued great warre betwene Uenice and Genoway, for the one toke part with the father, the other with the sonne.

Kinge Edwarde the .iii. ended his life in Richemonte the .xxii. daye of Iune.The yere of the worlde 5338 The yere of Christ 1377

The duke of Angeow, the constable of Frāce, Owen, of Wales, with many other of the frenche parte, made sore warre in Gascoyne, Guyan, Poyters, and Britaine and conquered agayne diuers castels, townes, & citees, subiecte before to the king of England.

Owen of Wales besieged Mortaine a yere & an halfe, & ther was slayne by the treasō of one of his seruauntes.

RYcharde the .ii. the sonne of Prynce Edwarde of Wales, was ordeined king of England, being as yet but a seuen yeres of age,Anni regum Angli 1 in bounty and lyberalitie, he farre passed all his progenitours, but he was ouer muche geuen to rest and quietnesse, and loued lyttel deedes of armes and marcyall prowes, and for that he was younge, he was most ruled by young consaile, and regarded nothynge the aduertisementes of the sage and wyse men of his realme. For the chiefe about hym were of no wysedome nor estimacion, which thing turned his land to great trouble, and of him selfe in fine to extreme myserye.

The Frenche king sent a great nauie to the sea, which entred in dyuers partes of this realme, and dyd muche harme in the places where they landed.

By the entising of the Frenchmen, the Scottes began to rebell, and a squier of theyrs called Alexander Ramsei, [Page] with .xl. other, by stelth in a nighte toke the castell of Barwike, which was rescued and recouered by the Erle of Northumberlande.

Warre renewed againe betwene the kinges of Frāce and of Nauarre,The yere of the worlde 5339 The yere of Christ 1378 Anni regum Angli 2 who shortly after was alied with king Rycharde of Englande.

The Spaniardes of Castile warred vpon the kinge of Nauerre, and besieged the citie Pampelon.

Charles emperour of almaine, came into Frāce, wher he beyng receiued with great honour and triumphe, established with the kynge and his nobles perpetuall amitie and friendship.

All that the kynge of Nauerre had in Normandye became Frenche sauing one castell

After Gregorye the leuenth a great schisme rose in the churche of Rome for the election of the byshop. For the cardinalles of Italy chose an Italian byshop, and named him Urbane the .vi. The cardinalles of Fraunce in the citie of Fondes electted Robert cardynal of Basyle, and named him Clement the .vii. These two blessed bishops, disalowed one the others election, and cursed eche other with most cruel censures, so that mortal warre betwene theim was arreared to the vtter disturbance of all Christendome. Germanye, Hungarye, Englande, Pannony and Italy fauored Urbane, France, Spaine, Cateloine helde with Clement, and thus beganne the schisme, whiche continued .39, yere. For neuer one of these holye byshops woulde geue ouer, lest the tone shoulde seme more meke and lowly than the other.

The Germaines vexed theim selfes with moste cruell warres.

Pazaites king of Turkes, desirous to reueng the death of his father, made fierce warre vpon the Bulgares, and vanquished their kynge Marcus in a great batayle, and subdued to his s [...]ignorye a great parte of Bulgarie.

The lorde Neuell of England was sent with a company of souldiers to raise the siege before Mortaine in Po [...] ctou, and to ayde the king of Nauerre agaynst the Spaniardes of Castile.

The yere of the worlde 5340 The yere of Christ 1379 Peace betwene the Spanyardes and the Naueroyes,Anni regum Angli 3 [Page] shortlye theruppon died kinge Henrye Castile, and his sonne Iohn succeded in the kingdome.

Fierce and deadly warre betwene the Genowayes and Uenecians wherby al the east part of Europe was fore disquieted, & the seas was greuously vexed and troubled

The Genowayes vanquished the flote of the Ueneciās in the hauen of Pole.

Lewys king of Hungarie, by the exciting of bishoppe Urbane, led a puissant armye agaynste Iohan quene of Naples, who fauoured the partye of Clement the Antipape, and had geuen to him all her right and title to the kingedomes of Naples, Apulia, Sicilye, Prouince, and other countreys, whiche he committed to the erle of Angeow. Lewys at his first comming conquered the cite a retium, which longe time had bene vexed by the faction of the Guelphes and Gibelines. He receyued also by dedicion the citee of Naples.

Uinec [...]laus king of Boheme, by the purchasinge and labouringe of his father was ordeyned emperour of Almaine, He was farre vnlike his father in al princely vertues. For he was cruell and outrageouslye desyroūs of pleasure, and aschewed al labour and businesse more curious of wine and delicates, than of the good orderynge and gouernance of the cōmon weale. Wherfore he was slenderly beloued of the people, & of them ones or twyse, cast in prison.

Pisanus capitaine of the Uenecians flote, toke conquered and spoyled two citees called Catarum and Sibinicum, belonging to the kinge of Hungarye.

Anni regum Angli 4 About this tune gunnes were first in vse,The yere of Christ 1380 whych were inuented by one of Germany.The yere of the worlde 5341

In Flanders through plentye and weith, grew pride and enuye, wherof not long after ensued a great rebell [...]ō and cruell warre betwene the commons of the towne of Gaunt and theyr erle. This sedicion and warre contynued a long time, to the great disturbaunce of the comtrey and ere it might be apesed it cost an hundred thousande mens liues.

The erle of Buckingham, yongest sonne of kinge Edwarde the thirde passed by Cales throughout Fraunce [Page] into Britayne, without battayle, and euer destroyed the countrey as he went, and skirmyshed with the frenchemen.

Warre betwene the king of Castile and of Portugal.

Charles the .vi. beinge .xii. yeres of age, was ordeyned kinge of Fraunce, vnder the gouernaunce of his vncles, the Duke of Aniou, the Duke of Berr [...]y, the Duke of Burgoyne. &c.

After longe and cruell warre bothe by sea and lande,Anni regum Angli 5 peace was agreed betwene the genoways & Ueneciās.The yere of the worlde 5342 The yere of Christ 1381

The erle of Cambridge sayled into Portugall, with a company of men to ayde the kinge agaynst the kinge of Castile.

By meanes of a payment that was set vpō the people of England, the commons of the land, and especially of Kent and Essex, sodenlye rebelled, and assembled together vpon blacke heathe to the nōbre of .60000. and aboue, which had to their capitaynes Watte Tiler, Iack Straw, Iacke Sheaparde, Tomme Myllar, Hob Karter, and other suche noble personages. They caused muche trouble and businesse in the realme, and chiefely about the citee of London, where they practised much villanie in destroying many goodly places of the nobles as the Sauoy and other, and being assembed in Smithfeld vsed them selfes very proudly and vnreuerently toward the kinge, but by the manhode and wisedome of Willyam Waulworth mayre of London, that rude companye was disceuered, and fled as shepe to their owne houses. Some write that these rebelles pretended cause of lybertee, for that they were oppressed, and vsed as slaues by ye nobles of the realme.

Lewis duke of Angeow (to whom▪ bishoppe Clement had geuen the kingdome of Sicilie,The yere of the worlde 5343 The yere of Christ 5382 Naples Puell,Anni regum Angli 6 and Calabre) went with an army of .30000. men, into Italy agaynst hys ennemy Charles de la Payes, nephewe to the king of Hungarye, who had cast the quene Iohan in prison, and held by force muche of her landes, and tooke part wyth the Urbanistes.

The rebellious flemminges of Gaunt, after they had suffered great famine and pouerte ouercame their erle, [Page] & chased him so narowly, that he was fayne to hide hym in the couche of a pore widowe in the towne of Bruges

Charles the younge, kinge of Fraunce perced ye countrey of Flaunders with a puissant armie, where he [...]anquished the Gauntoys & other Flemminges in a strong battayle, and slewe of them wel nere .40000.

A wonderful great earthquake in the realme of Englād, the like wherof was neuer sene before that day nor sens,

Bishop Urbane published in England and other coū treys,Anni regum Angli 7 free remission A pena & culpa to as many as wold eyther geue any thing,The yere of the worlde 5344 The yere of Christ 1383 or thē selfes take armes & warre agaynst the Clemētines, & in like maner had Clemente done before to his adherentes agaynste the Urbanistes, so that eyther of the partes reputed other as heretykes, and miscreantes.

Henry Spenser, bishop of Norwiche, at the commandement of Urbane, passed with great power of spirituall men and other into Fraunce, and so into Flanders and cōquered the countrey before hym, but by the great puissance of the frenche king, they were constreigned to retourne without great worshyp, and loste as muche as they had wonne.

Marie the king of Hungaries doughter, guyded that kingdom after her father wel nere the space of .ii. yeres

Lewys Duke of Angeow dyed in Italy, and the Frenchemen retourned into theyr countrey. Charles de La Payx, conquered, to his seignory ye kingdome of naples About this time the Turkes wasted and burnt Bossina Croatia,Anni regum Angli 8 and the farther partes of Illyria.The yere of the worlde 5345 The yere of Christ 1384

The erle of Northumberlād, with certayne other borderers, made a viage into Scotlande, and spoyled the countrey euen to Edenbourgh.

Kynge Richarde maryed a doughter of Uinceslaus, emperour of Almayne.

After the death of Lewys, erle of Flaunders, the herytage thereof fel to the Duke of Burgoyne.Anni regum Angli 9 The yere of the worlde 5346 The yere of Christ 1385

Warre in Portugall and Castile, in Flaūders, in Prouince, in Fraunce, in England, in Scotlande and in Italy.

[Page]Iohn surnamed Galetius, erle of Uerone, toke Bernabos, lorde of Millayne his vncle, and kept him in prison all the dayes of his life, se [...]singe to his owne vse the whole lordship and seignory of Lumbardy.

The nobles of Hungarye finding them greued, that they were gouerned by a woman, sent for Charles king of Naples, and Sicilie, and ordeyned him theyr king at the citee of Alba, who by the treason of Mary the quene and her mother Elizabeth, shortlyafter was murdered. In reuenging wherof a noble man called Iohannes Banus of Horuach, slewe the erle Palatine and one Blasyus, that were the doers of that myschyefe, and drowned Elizabeth the quenes mother, in ye riuer Dunaw, kepīg Marie her daughter in prison vntill he harde of the coming of her husband Sigismunde, brother to the kyng of Boheme, and emperour of Rome.

An army of Frenchemen sayled into Scotland, where thei acōpanied with the Scottes, perced the borders of Englande, and spoyled the countrey cruellye. Agaynste whom kinge Richarde sped him with so great puisance that they were glad to geue backe into Scotlande, and shortly after retourned into France wyth great disworshippe. At this voyage the kyng of Englande burnte the towne of Edenbourgh, and al the countre therabout.

King Iohn of Portugall disconfited the kinge of Castile in a great battail, nere to Iuberoth. In this conflict were slayne many noble men of Frauce and other coū treys, that came to ayde the Castilians.

The Sarasens about this time vexed the emperour of Constantinople, & other countreys of Grece. The Turkes warred in Hungarye. Where manye of them were slaine at the streycte entring into the countrey.

The k [...]ng of A [...]men [...]e was chased out of his countrey by the Sarasens.

The yere of the worlde 5347 The duke of Lancastre,Anni regum Angli vncle to kinge Richarde of England,The yere of Christ 1384 sailed with a cōpany of souldiers into Spaine to make claime to the realme of Castile, for so much as he had taken to wife the eldest doughter of kinge Peter that was expelled his kingdome by Henry his basterde brother. He conquered the countrei of Galice, and made [Page] aliance with the kinge of Portugall. But by great mortalitie, whiche fell amonge hys people, he was fayne to dimisse his armye, and shortely after loste all that he had wonne.

The king and the lordes of France made wonderfull preparacion for the expedicion of a viage into Englande Ther was redye apparailed with great costes and charges in the hauen of Sluse, and els where .1500. shyppes, with so great plentie of prouision, and all thinges necessary that the lyke therof was neuer sene in Fraūce. But this vyage was stopped and broken by the meanes and counsaile of the Duke of Berrei.

Great fowages and tares were reised in France, and lykewyse in Englande, whiche was after cause of great myschiefe.

Marueilous discencion,The yere of the worlde 5348 The yere of Christ 1387 and trouble in Englande betwene the kyng and his counsaile and other nobles and prelates of the realme.Anni regum Angli 11 The commons by the ayde and comfort of the kinges vncles & other lordes of the realm (that is the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Yorke, the Erle of Darbie, of Arundell, and of Nottingham) put to deth dyuers of of the kinges counsaile and chefe officers and chased the Duke of Irelande and other oute of the realme, for that thei caused the king to burdeine his people with exactions, and coulde make no iuste accompt of the same whan they were required.

Whyle Scalager of Neron, and Frauncisce Carrary us of Padua, kepte mortall warre in Lumbardy, eche against other, Galeatius of Myllaine wanne from them bothe their cities, and adiuigned theim to his seignorye.

The Scottes inuaded the borders of Englande.

Sigismunde kynge of Hungarye .xii. yeares. He subdued Bosna and Croatia.

A great breach betwene the French king and the Duke of Bretayne, bycause that he for enuy toke prysoner and raunsomed the Constable of Fraunce, by mene wherof an other viage was geuen vp that the French lordes had prepared in Englande.

The Scottes spoyled the towne of Calingfurd in Irelande.

[Page]The Duke of Britaine alie [...] with the Englyshmen.

The Scottes this yeere brake into the borders of Englande, robbed Cumber and Northumberlande, besieged New Castell,The yere of the worlde 5346 The yere of Christ 1388 Anni regum Angli 12 and discomfited and toke prisoners the .ii. sonnes of the lorde Persie of Northumberlande.

A mariage entreated and finished betwene katharyne the Duke of Lancasters doughter, and Henry the kinge of Castiles sonne, his other daughter Philip was maried to the king of portugal, wherby the warre in Spayne was finished.

The Duke of Britaine reconciled him selfe to the Frē che kinge, and sware to be true vnto him.

A great iustes and feast was holden this yere in Englande.The yere of the worlde 5350 The yere of Christ 1389 Anni regum Angli 13

Pazaites kynge of Turkes besieged Constantinople .8 yeeres.

After the death of Urbane Boniface the .ix. was ordeyned bishop of Rome in Italy, the Antipape Clement continued still in Auinion in Fraunce.

Robert Erle of Fiffe, and the second sonne of king Robert, was made gouernour of Scotlande, because his father was waxen olde, and not able to gouern the realme This Robert inuaded Northumberland, and spoiled the countrey.

The vniuersities of Coloyne and Erphurd, about this tyme were firste founde.

A truce betwene England, Fraunce and Scotland for iii. yeres.

The lordes of Englande and Fraunce, at the intercession of the Genowaies,The yere of the worlde 5351 The yere of Christ 1300 Anni regum Angli 14 made a vage into Afrike against the Sarisons, where they besyeged the cytie of Tunes, and spoyled the countrey there about, in the end a league was agreed, and the siege geuen vp, on this condicion, that the sarasens should holde them within theyr boundes, and absteine frō the sea costes of Italy & Fraunce. and the ylādes lying betwene Afrike and Europe. But Frosard maketh mencion of no such thinge, but sayeth that the Christians departed sodenlye from the citye of Tunes, without any league or truce making fering dyuers perilles and incidentes that might els haue chaunsed [Page] to theim

He therto P. Aemilius continued his his historye.

In Englande it was decreed, that the auctoritie of the byshop of Rome shoulde be ended with the Occean sea, and that it shulde be lawfull hensforth, to no man, to appeale to the byshop of Rome, or make suite, that any Englysheman shulde be cursed by his auctory, neyther that any man shulde execute such commaundemēt, though it were obteined of the byshop, on peine to lese all his gooddes and his bodye to perpetuall prison.

¶After the death of kynge Robert of Scotlande, Iohn Erle of Carreke his eldest sonne, succeded & reigned .16. yeres, whom the Scotes called Robert after hys father, because thei thought Iohn an vnluckie name in a kinge he was maymed with the stroke of an horse in his youth & therfore was vnhable for the gouernance of the realm. Wherfore duke Robert of Albanie, continued as gouernour all the tyme of his reigne.

Cruell warre in Lumbardy betwene Galyatius lorde of Myllaine, and the people of Florence and Bonony,

The Erle of Armynack, comyng with a great army to ayde the Florentines, nere to the citie of Alexandrya, receiued a wounde, wherof he dyed.

Anni regum Angli 15 Peace betwene Galiatius and the Florentines.

After the death of Clement the Antipape,The yere of the worlde 5352 The yere of Christ Bennet the xiii. was chosē of the cardinalles in France▪ the schisme still continued betwene the .ii. byshops. This Clement graunted to the Frenche kynge the tenthes of the clergy

Kyng Charles of Fraunce gaue the Dukedome of Orliaunce to his brother Lewys.

The king of fraunce making war into Britaine, was sodeinely taken with a phrenesy.

Anni regum Angli 16 Peter Gambacurta, lorde of Pise, and his sones, were slayne by one Appian a cōmon scribe which Appian toke on hym the gouernaunce and lordshib of that citie.The yere of the worlde 5353 The yere of Christ

Sigismunde king of Hungarie, ledde an army against the people called Walachi, whyche desyred ayde of the Turkes, whom, notwithstandyng Sigismund vanquished▪ and by force toke the towne Niko [...].

Gersō, & Gorrā diuines, Ancoranus a famous lawier, [Page] Nicolaus Florentinus, and Marsilius de S. Sophia phisicions, Iohannes de sacro Busto an astronomer, flourished.

Kyng Rycharde of England conceiued a great displeasure towarde the citie of London, for a certaine outrage or riotte commited by the citisyns. For whiche cause he depriued them of their liberties, but the citye was shortly after restored to the kinges fauour by the ernest suyte and labour of Doctour Grauisend byshop of London, in memory wherof the maior with his brethern, resort yerely .ix, principall dayes to S. Paules church.

The yere of the worlde 5354 The yere of Christ 1393 A truce prolonged betwene Fraunce and England for iii. yeres. This yere died queene Anne,Anni regum Angli 17 wife to king Rycharde.

Iohn and Albriche, lordes of Cume,Anni regum Angli 18 reduced all Italie into one felowship or companie of S George,The yere of the worlde 5355 The yere of Christ 1394 and teachinge theim to beare armes in defence of theim selfe, expelled from them all foreine souldiers and straunger, as Germaines. Englishemen, Bretaines, and other, whose ayde and helpe they had vsed before tyme in defendynge their countrey.

Kynge Rycharde made a viage into Irelande, whiche was more to his charge than honour.

A great tempest of wynde in Englande.

Galias lorde of Myllayne was made a Duke by the emperour,The yere of the worlde 5356 The yere of Christ 1395 Anni regum Angli 19 this Galeas fauoured the Turkes & was a lied with their kinge.

A truce for .30. yeares betwene England and France and kyng Rycharde toke to wife Isabell the daughter of Charles the Frenche kinge.

The kinge of Hungarie with ayde of the Frenchmen passed the riuer of Dunaw,The yere of the worlde 5357 The yere of Christ 1396 Anni regum Angli and ledde a great army into Bulgarye and Turky, wher by force they conquered dyuers townes, and besieged Nicopolis, but than Basaach or Pazaitos kynge of Turkes encountred theim wyth great puisaunce, & the by pryde of the Frenchemen, vanquished and slewe manye Christians, and toke prisoner Iohn the sonne of the Duke of Burgoyne, wyth dyuers lordes of of Fraunce, the kyng of Hungary escaped hardly in the chase.

[Page]The duke of Gloucester, king Richardes vncle, wyth the erle of Arundell and other, was put to cruell deathe for so much as they rebuked the king in certaine [...] ouer liberally,Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1397 and endeuoured to excyte the commōs to breake the peace made with the frenchemen, and to depose the king, whom they accused of slouthfulnesse, negligence and misgouernynge of the common weale.

Anni regum Angli 22 Henrye Bolinbroke Duke of Hereforde, and the duke of Northfolke were banyshed out of the realme.The yere of the worlde 5359 The yere of Christ 1398

Kinge Richarde let the realme of Englande to serme to sir William Scrope, erle of Wilshire, and certayne other knyghtes.

Emanuel Chrisoloras brought agayne the knowlage of the Greke tongue in Italy, whiche hadde bene as it were banyshed out of that countrey the space of .v. ages

King Richarde went with an army into Irelande.

At this time reygned in Scythya a cruell, fierce, and blouddye tyrann [...] named Tanberlanis, which subdued to him well nere all the east part of the worlde, and lastly with an vnnumerable multitude of men, inuaded the Turkes landes, with whom Pazailes theyr kinge met, and in the confines or marches of Gala [...]ia & Bithinia, nere the mountaine St [...]lla, g aue to him a sore bataile in the whiche fell on the Turkes partye .2 [...]000. and Pazai [...]es, the kynge him selfe was taken prisoner. After whiche tyme this Tartarian Tāberlanis, conquered al the landes betwene Tanais and Nilus, and vanquished in battaile the great souldaine of Egipte, chased hym beyonde Nilus, and toke also the citee Damascus▪

Mahomet kinge of Turkes, after Pazai [...]es, reigned xvii. yeres, and wrought muche scathe to the Christiās.

Henrye Bolinbroke, duke of H [...]rforde, whyche was banished into Fraunce, being sent for of the Londoners came into Englande with a small power, to whom the cōmons gathered ī so great multitude, and forsoke their prince, that not longe after at the caste [...]l of Flynte, they toke kinge Richarde, and helde him as prysoner in the tower of Lōdon, where he yelded vp and resigned to the sayd Henry Duke of Herforde all his power and kingly title to the crowne of England and Fraunce, knowlaging, [Page] that he was worthely deposed for his demerite [...] and misgouerning of the common weale.

Warre in Lumbardy betwene Galias duke of Myllayne and the citees of Florence and Mantua.

Boniface bishop of Rome, went to Perusia, to set agrement betwene the nobles and the commons of the cytee which were fallen at variance.

A great noumbre of people in Fraunce, were vexed and dyed of the plague Ipedimic.The yere of the worlde 5360 The yere of Christ 5399

A blasing sterre was sene at the same tyme wyth beames of most feruent fire.

HEnrye the .iiii. was ordeyned kynge of Englande more by force, as it appeared,Anni regum Angli 1 than by lawful in [...] cession or election, which thing turned him to muche vnquietnesse, & caused often rebellion in this realme of courage he was noble and valiant, and after the ciuil warres was appeased, shewed him selfe very gentil and louinge to his subiectes. Henrie his sonne was made prince of wales.

Galias duke of Myllayne bought the citee of Pyse of Robert the sonne of Iames Ap [...]an. He receyued also by composicion and fayre promyses the citee of Perusium whiche belonged to the bishoppe of Rome, and not long after brought to his subiectiō Bononia and Luca, wherby his seig nory was greatly augmented.

This yere a certayne priest, arayed all in white, came out of the alpes into Italie, bringing with him a nombre of men, in the same appara [...]le, called the white sect or felowship, which secte of white companions, Bonyface the bishop of Rome disperc [...]ed, and burnt the priest, that was theyr head and mayster.

Bishop Boniface, at the intercession of his people, retourned to the citee of Rome, which thing he refused to dooe, vntil they had graūted to receyue a senatour or gouernour of their citee at his appointment, & that a stranger, and none of the citee, according to the decrees of his predecessours, this senatoure wss called Malatesta, beyng before of the citee Pizaurie.

Mahomet the Turke murdered Orchane his brother.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1400 Sir Iohn Hollande Duke of Exeter,Anni regum Angli 2 brother to king [Page] Richarde and the dukes of Amnarke and of Surrey with the erles of Salesburye and of Gloucester, & other that fauoured Richard of Burdeur, conspired agaynste king Henrie, and appoyncted priuily to murder him at a feast and iustes, whych should be holden at Oxenford or as some write at a mumming in the castel of Winsor But howe it was, theyr treason was disclosed, and they all for the same put to death, with as many knightes & squiers as were of that alyaunce and confederacy.

King Richarde was put to death in the tower of London, and caried through the citee that men myght se him and so conueyghed to the abbey of Lāglei, & there buried

A certayne priest was burned in Smithfielde.

Uariance in Scotland, betwene the erle Douglas, and the erle of March, for which the erle of Marche fled into Englande, and after wrought the Scottes much wo.

Sigismunde, kinge of Hungarye, caused to be put to death .xxxii. of the noble men of his realme, wherefore in his absence, certayne of the people sent for Ladyslaus from Naples, and made him theyr kynge, shortlye after Sigismūd recouered agayne his kingdome by strength and force of armes: but yet it was not longe ere that he was agayne taken, of the nobles of his realme, and cast in prison at the towne of Soclos, and there kept a good space, being put into the handes of a wydow whose husband he had putte to death, whom he entreated with so fayre wordes and promisses, that he was sette at his lybertee, and recouering agayne his kingdome, putte to death Stephen Uuayuoda.

In Englande sir Roger Clarin [...]on a knight,The yere of the worlde 5362 The yere of Christ with his ii. seruantes,Anni regum Angli 3 the priour of La. and .viii. gray friers were hanged at Tyburne, for making of tauntinge and scoffing rimes and verses agaynst the king.

King Henry went towarde Wales to quiete a rebellyous sedicion, which was arrered among the Welshemen, by one Owen of Gleandere

Warre betwene Galias of Myllayne and the Florentines.

Uinceslaus the emperour, for his cowardise and vnhonest life, was deposed, and Rubertus or Robertus duke [Page] of Bauarie, aduanced to the imperial auctoritee, by the electours of Germanye. This emperour went into Italy agaynst Galiatius of Millain but he preuailed nothing

The bishoppe of Rome published a law, that, no priest shuld be admitted to a benefice, vntill he had payed the first fruytes of the same, whereby he was made lorde of the worlde.

Ladislaus the sonne of Charles, who was before kyng of Naples, was restored ag ayne to his fathers kingdom

About this time sir Henrye Persie Erle of Northumberlande,The yere of the worlde 5363 The yere of Christ made a viage into Scotlande,Anni regum Angli 4 in the quarel of Mumbray erle of March.

Patrike Hepburne inuading the borders of England was discomfited and many of his men slaine and taken prisoners.

Sir Thomas Percy Erle of Worcester & Hēry Percye, sonne to the erle of Northumberlande rebelled and gathered a great power agaynst king Henry of Englād with whom they encountred nere to Shros [...]bury, but to theyr owne confusion, for in that conflict was slayne sir Henrye Spenser with diuers noble men on both partes and prince Hēry the kinges sonne wounded, with an arrowe in the face, Sir Thomas Percye was taken, & after beheaded, his brother the Erle of Northumberland fled for feare into Scotlande.

Galiatius duke of Myllayne, departed out of this life and gaue to Iohn his sonne the duchye of Millayne to Philipye the lordshippe of Pauie. After his decease rose many tyrannes in Italy, which vexed that coūtrey with most cruell sedicion and warre. For the nombre of xxv. citees forsoke the dominion of the lordes of Millayne, and chose to them priuate gouernours.

Mahomet the Turke, when he had slaine his brother obteined alone the kingdome, who after the death of the Tartacian Tanberlanis, recouering again his fathers dominiō, vexed with extreme murder and slaughter the Bulgares and Walaches, & toke the citee Hadrianopolis, which he made his seat royall.

The yere of the worlde 5364 The yere of Christ The emperour Robert came into England only to se the countrey and commodityes therof,Anni regum Angli 5 wher he was receiued [Page] with great triumph.

Cambaleschia, Nepta [...]um and Quins [...]li, great cyties of Scythia vnder the dominion of the Tartarians, were first founden.

Great discencion and variance in France betwene the Dukes of Burgoyne and Orliance,Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5365 The yere of Christ in so much that mortall warre was arrered on bothe partes, to the great dysturbance and vnquietnesse of the realme.

Certaine of the Bretaines and Frēchmen, which the yere before had spoyled and robbed the towne of Plimmouth, were disconfited and slaine of the Englyshemen in a battaile on the sea nere the towne of Dartmouth.

Iames Stewarde, the sonne of Robert kynge of Scotlande, sayling into Fraunce, was taken by the Englysh men, and holden as prisoner .xviii. yeeres, as witnesseth the Scottishe historye.

Anni regum Angli 7 Sir Rycharde Scape archbyshop of Yorke,The yere of the worlde 5366 The yere of Christ and diuers other of the house of the lord Mumbray, for grudge that thei b [...]re towarde king Henrye, gathered to them a gret power of Scottes and Northumbers, entending to haue deposed hym from all kyngely auctoritie, but he hadde knowlege therof, & made agaynst theim in so spedy wise that he came vpō them vnwarres, and taking the said bishop with his alyes, commaunded them to be headed at Yorke.

Emanuell emperour of Constantinople.

Innocent the .vii. a cruell tyran, was bishoppe of Rome after Boniface .ii. yerees. He made his nephewe Lewys Marques of Pise and prince of Firmium.

The Uenecians by force of warre wan from Francyse Carratius the cities of Uerone and Paule, and taking hym with his brother, caused theim to be put to death at Uenice.

Innocent byshop of Rome, cruelly put to death .xii. of the chiefe men of the citie,Anni regum Angli 8 The yere of the worlde 5367 The yere of Christ because the required of him instauntly, to pro uyde some meanes to auede the schysme that had been long in the church, and to reforme diuers other enormitees, whiche were vsed as wel in the citie of Rome as also in the countr [...] of Italie. Which crueltie the people taking very greuously, sēt for Ladislans king [Page] of Naples, who came to Rome with suche puisance, that he caused the byshop a nd Lewys his nephewe to forsake the citye. Than Paulus Ursines, that toke parte wyth the byshop, encountred Ladislaus in the fieldes of Nero, and hym vanquished and putte to flighte. Shortly after the pleople were reconciled to the byshop▪

Charles lord of Cremona was traiterously murdered of his subiect Cabrinus Fuludulus.

Gucecaldus lorde of Geane, made warre on the Duke of Myllaine in the quarell of the Frenche kinge.

Kinge Robert of Scotlande, for sorowe that his sonne Iames was taken prisoner, ended his lyfe, after him Robert his brother, & Duke of Albanye, gouerned the Scottes a good season, the Englyshe histories referre his deth and the takynge of his sonne, to the .xiiii. yeare of kynge Henrye.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Sir Henrye Persy Erle of Northumberlande, and the lorde Bardolph,Anni regum Angli 9 comyng out of Scotland with a strong company, to worke displeasure to kynge Henry of England, were encountred, van [...]uished and taken by the gentilmen and commons of the North, and their heades beyng stricken of, were sent to London,

The vniuersitie of Croconia in Polonie beganne. Gregorye, the .xii. was byshoppe of Rome, he promysed to geue vp his byshoprike, if Bennet the Antipape wold do the same. But whan Bennet fled from Auignion to Spaine▪ he called againe his promyse, and wolde not resigne.

The Duke of orliance was murdered at Paris by meanes of the Duke of Burgoyne, who shortlye after dyed, but this grudge was so deriued also to their childrē, that the deadly hatred was styll mainteined wt mortall ware

Salicetus, a fauous lawier, and Chrysoloras, whiche restored the Greke tounge, at this tyme flourished.

A frost in Englande continued .xv. weekes.Anni regum Angli 10

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Edmunde Hollande, admyrall of Englande, scoured the seas, and wanne the castel Briake in Britaine, wher he receiued his deathes wounde.

The yere of the worlde In England was helde a great iustes betwene the Henoways and Englishemen,The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 11 in the which were many seathe [Page] of armes doen to the honour and aduancemēt of the Englyshmen.

A tayler was bourned in London for opinions concernyng the sacrament of the aulter.Anni regum Angli 21 The yere of the worlde 5371 The yere of Christ

The com [...]ons of Englande presented a byll to kynge Henry, desyryng him to take the tempera [...]l landes from the spirituall mens handes, the effect of whiche byll was this, yt the temperali [...]es d [...] or [...]ina [...]ly wasted by mea [...] of the churche, myght suffice to finde to the king .xv. [...] xv. hundred k [...]ghtes .620 [...]. [...]qu [...]ers, and an hundred houses of almes to the rel [...]efe of poore people, and [...]er all this .xx.M. poundes yereely to the kinges eschequer, Prouided that euery Erle shulde haue of yerely [...]ect. iii.M. markes euery knighte an hundred marke, and .iiii. plow lande, euery squier .xl. marke with two plow land, and e [...]ery house of almes an .C. marke wt ouer sighte of ii. true secular men vnto euery house, to this bill none answe [...]re was made.

R [...]se ap Dee of Wales, whiche hadde longe rebelled against the kinge, was put to death at London.

The vniuersitie of Paris was at this tyme of so great power and actoritie in Fraunce, that euery noble man was glad to haue their fauour.

A coū [...]aile holden at the citie of Pize, where both Gregorye and B [...]nn [...]t were deposed, and [...]lexander the .v. chosen byshop of Rome, Gregory and Bennet, that deposicion no [...]withstanding, [...]el [...]e styll the title of the [...]apalyti [...], and so were there three byshops vntyl the counsaile of Constance.

The Hungaryans vered sore the citie of Rome in the quarell of the kyng of Naples.

Ale [...]ander in [...] coun [...]ile of [...]ise, depriued Ladislaus of the kingdome of [...] of Naples, publyshinge that it belonged to [...]ewes Duke of Ang [...]ow, who styll wrat him selfe king of Sicilie.

The Florent [...]nes boughte the citie Crotona of Ladislaus.

Anni regum Angli 31 This yeere vpon the .xii. daye of October, the ryuer of Thamis flowed three tymes.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ

In Scotlande was great discencion and ciuile warre [Page] betwene Donalde of the [...]les, and Robert the gouernour for the Erldome of Ros.

King Henry sent a cōpany of souldiours [...]nto France, to ayde the Duke of O [...]nce against [...] Duke of Burgoyne.

Iohn the .xxvi. byshop of Rome .iiii. yeres. [...]. monethes He wyl [...]ed the electours to chose Sigismunde kynge of Hungary, to be emperour.

Iohn the byshop taried at B [...]no [...]ia, Gregory at Armin [...]m, Benet in Spaine.

The cytie of Poule was vexed wyth the sedycion of the Guelphes and Gibelines.

The vniuersitie of S. Andrewes beganne in Scotland

Iohn the young Duke of Myllayne was murderer of his owne people.

¶Sigismonde sonne of the .iiii. Charles, kinge of Boheme of Hungarye, was ordeyned emperoure, and reygned .27. yeres. He was a prudent, wittye, learned and noble prince, in person and countenance of such maiestie as was comly and mete onely in a gret monarke and ruler of the world, but in warre and deedes of armes vnfortunate, for he was oftentimes ouerthrowē and chased of the Turkes and other enemyes.

Ladyslaus kynge of Naples, conquered the cytie of Rome.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1413

HEnry the .v. was crowned king of Englande,Anni regum Angli 1 and reygned .x yeeres, he was a prince of greate noble [...]nesse and prowes, of statute & personage raule and sklender, of nature gentili and liberal▪ in de [...]es of armes expert and cunning, wherby he conquered manfully his enemyes, and brought France to his subiection. Before the deathe of his father, he applied and gaue hym selfe to all vice and insolencie of life, and drew vnto him riotous and wildly disposed persons, but whan he was admitted to the rule of the lande, sodeinely he became a new man and tourned all that rage of wildnesse into sober & wyse behauiour, and vice into vertue. And that he mighte not be againe corrupted, he charged all his olde companions that vpon peine of their li [...]es, none of theim shuld come within .x. m [...]les of the place that he was lodged in.

[Page]By procurement of the emperour Sigismund a great counsayle was holden at Constance for the vnion of the churche, whyche contynued the space of .iiii. yeeres, to what profyte of the churche let hym iudge that hath dyligently re [...]de the histories of that tyme,Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde 5375 The yere of Christ with the actes of the counsayle, and wel considered, what therof ensued In this counsayle were the t [...]re b [...]shops deposed, the doctrine of Wick [...]effe condēned, and M. Iohn Husse with Hieronomus of Prage a [...]i [...]dged to be burned for preaching agaynst the byshop of Romes vsurped power.

Iohan the sister of Ladislaus, a woman of notable lightnesse and [...], succeded her brother in the kingdome of Naples.

Kyng Henr [...] of Englande sent an ambassad [...] to Charles the frenche kynge, makinge cl [...]yme to the realme of Fraunce, to whom aunswere was made with great gesting and scoffing.

In Englande, for so muche as sir Ole [...]stell knyghte was a [...]peched of heresy and flew the lande,Anni regum Angli 3 The yere of the worlde 5376 The yere of Christ 1413 many of hys adherentes e [...]tending a co [...]ocion assembled them in great noumbre. Wherof the kyng being enfourmed by strength toke manye of theim. Of whiche noumbre .38. were after for the same hanged and brent in Thickettes fielde beside. S. Giles at London

Iohn Husse was burned for preaching agaynst the byshop of Rome. It is written that a lytle before his death he sayed in this wise. The monye of Husse hath this inscription on the one parte. whan a hundred yeres be come and gone, ye shall aunswere to god and to me. And in lykewyse. In the yeare [...] lorde .1415, Iohn Husse was condempned. In the other part ye read, beleue that there is onelye one catholike churche.

Ammurates the sonne of Mahometes king of Turkes 34. yeres.

Iohn the . [...]i. king of Spayne or Castile .50. yeres.

While king Henry was shippinge of his people into Fraunce,Anni regum Angli 4 si [...] [...]charde Erle of [...]ambridge,The yere of the worlde 5377 The yere of Christ sir [...] Scrope [...] o [...] Englande, and sir Thomas Gray knight were [...] for treason, and so strayetlye [...], that it was con [...]ssed, yt they were purposed to haue [Page] sla [...]ne the kinge, by the corrupting of the Frenchemen, wherefore they were all three adiudged to dye there presently.

K [...]nge Henrie, whan he had taken the towne of [...] in Normandye, was compassed and enclosed with a wonderful great host of fren [...]hmen, in the which [...] . [...]l. thousande fightinge men, at whiche [...] not withstanding that he had with him not passinge .13 00. f [...]o [...]em [...]n, and .ii. thousand speares, of which man [...] [...] and d [...]se [...]sed, by the grace of god and a noble polly [...] by him inuented, he discomfited his enemyes & slew of theim to the nombre of .10000. and toke prisoners w [...]l nere as many. His pollicie was, that [...]uerye be [...] shoulde prepare him a sharpe picked stake, and at the encountring of ehe horsemen to pitche the sa [...]e before him and sodeynly to retyre backe, shooting wholye together with great violence, by whiche meanes a great nombre was distressed, and the whole host discomfited. Thys is called the battaile of Ag [...]ncourte.

Antonius de Butrio, a lawier, Ualescus and Monteger rana, phisic [...]ons, [...]eonardus Are [...]nus and Pogius lerned men flourished,

Hieronomus of Prage was condemned by the counsail of Constantine, and burned. Of the great learninge eloquence, and honest life of this man, with the hole storye of his death, read in the epistle of Pogius written to one Nicolas.

In Boheme after the burninge of Husse and Ierome, was a great tumulty, sedicion and ciuile warre. For the common people, which fa [...]ured Husse, gathered together in great noumbre, and by the rashenesse of their leaders, exercised many cruell dedes. This sedicion encreased muche by the [...]s [...]mmate negligēce and cowardise of their king Uenceslaus.

W [...]ā [...] th [...] .v. was chosen bishop of Rome,Anni regum Angli 5 by the agr [...]e [...]ente of the counsaile,The yere of the worlde 1378 The yere of Christ 1407 and the other .iii. deposed the emperour Sigismunde made mencion of the reformacion & amendement of maners, as wel of ye clergy as of the laytee, that by negligence and ouer much licece were greatly corrupted but it pleased the bishoppe to deferre [Page] that matter to an other time, and departed toward Rome contrary to the emperours will and pleasure. The emperour Sigismunde came in to England to entreate a m [...]an [...]s of peace betwene the king of England and Fraunce, but all was in vayne. For in the end no peace could be agreed vpon.

Kinge Henr [...] made an other vyage into Normandye wh [...] he wan the castel of Towike, the townes of Can [...]l Louers, Falois, Newlin, Cherburgh, Arg [...]nti [...], [...] Baoua, with diuers other stronge castels, holdes, abbayes, and pi [...]es, and lastly besieged the citee of Roan.

Anni regum Angli 6 Philipe the sonne of [...]alias,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1418 by force of armes made claime to his fathers Dukedome of Millayne, and wan diuers citees from the new tyrannes,

Brachius a noble man of Italy, conquered frō the bishop of Rome well nere al S [...]e [...]rs patrimo [...]. Debate and var [...]ance in Fraunce betwene the dolphin and the Duke of Burgoyne, whiche turned the realm to great misery. At the same time, one Iohn Uilla [...]s by the procurement of the duke of Burgoyne (as the common fame went) entred by night into the citee of Paris with a company of men, and went where the kinge was and gat [...]e the rule of his person, and after murdered within the citee theim that they knewe to beare any rule, to the nombre of .iii. thousande.

Iohn Duke of Burgoyne,The yere of the worlde 5380 The yere of Christ 1419 which was the occasioner of the duke of Orliance death,Anni regum Angli 7 was slayne in presence of the Dolphine.

Kinge Henrye of Englande, after that with great noblenesse and manhode he hadde continued his warre in Fraunce, conquered Roan, subdued al Normandy, and by composicion, with the lordes was proclaymed regent of Fraunce. for terme of the lyfe of Charles being than kynge, and after his decease the crowne of Fraūce with all rightes belonging to the same, to remayne to kynge Henry and to his heyres. For confirmacion wher of he toke to wife Katherine the daughter of Charles. By this treaty it was also agreed, that kinge Henrye with the Duke of Burgoyne, & al the power of France shuld pursue the Dolphin, as an enemy of the realme, because [Page] he endeuoured to let the peace as muche as layt in' hym

Sigismund the emperour succeded his brother Winceslaus in the [...] of Boheme.

There was in Boheme a newe sect of phantastical people, called [...], which went altogether naked and vsed theyr [...] sayinge that they were only free, and all other bonde, whyche company of heretikes (for crueltye that they vsed) was supressed by Zische, chiefe capitaine of them which pretended to fauoure Husse, whiche than was of great power, and his adherentes, were named Thahori [...]es a newe citee that they had buylded.

The yere of Christ 1420 Amurates kinge of Turkes,Anni regum Angli 8 in ma [...]l [...]sse and prowes farre passed all his predecessours,The yere of the worlde but he was cruel and most gr [...]usly vexed the christ [...]ans, his [...] he made agaynst the kinge of Seruia, from whom after long siege he wanne Scopia and Fewmoun [...], and toke in battaile twyo of his sonnes, whom he berefte of theyr syght, but after he toke theyr sister in mariage and restored Newmount. Then he inuaded the Ulaches, Hungarians, and Almaynes, and after tourned into Epyre, and cōquered Croia. Finally he prouoked agaynst him the power of the Ueneciās, by taking from them. Thessalonica.

Sigismunde toke on him the crowne of Boheme.

Iohn Zischa capitaine of the Thaborites, brought vnder his subiection wel nere al Boheme, and at diuers [...]n countres discomfited Sigismunde the emperoure, in so much that he was fayne to entreat Zyscha, priuely to f [...] uour his pa [...]t, and make the Bohemes acknowla [...]e him for theyr kynge.

Philip duke of Millaine, with great successe subdued and conquered all his fathers heritage of Lumbardye, and toke the citee of Geane.

Katherine the daughter of king Charles of Fraunce The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1421 was crowned quene of England with great solemnitee Anni regum Angli 9

The Duke of Clarence king Henries brother of England, was ouerset by the Dolphin of France and slaine to the kinges great displeasure.

Mordo Stewarde, sonne to [...] Roberte was made [Page] gouernour of Scotland after his fathers deth.

Martine the byshop ca [...]e to Rome, and was r [...]ceiued with wonde [...]rfull io [...]e of the people & nobles of the [...]y [...]ie.

King Henr [...] went againe into France, and made war vpon the Dol [...]hine.

The riuer Tiber ouerflowed the citie of Rome & th [...] about.Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ

Great trouble and warre in the kyngdome of Naples, by the vnconstancie of Iohan the quene, whiche toke by [...]doycion for heire Alphons king of Arragon.

Lewys Erle of Ange [...] was pronounced king of Sicilye, & Naples by the byshop of Rome▪ to whiche, apointment agreed Iohan the quene, & refused Alphons, whom before the had chosen heyre.

Kynge Henry departyng out of this lyfe in France, ordeined his brother Hūfr [...]ai Duke of Glocester to be protectour of England, and the Dukes of Bedforde and of Burgoine to be regentes of the realme of Fraunce.

Ammurates emperour of Turkes, after gret cōquestes and victories, made hym selfe a monke of the religion of Mahomet.

Charles the .vi. kinge of Fraunce ended his lyfe whyche had ben vexed with a phrenesie the space of .xxxii. yeres, to the great discouragyng and incommoditie of the realme, by reason of whose death the realm and crowne of Fraunce by right of composicion fel to the yong king Henrye of Englande.

HEnrye the .vi. was proclaymed king of Englande beyng yet an infāt of eight monethes of age,Anni regum Angli 1 The yere of the worlde 1384 The yere of Christ wherfore continuyng the tyme of his youth he was committed to the tuicion & gouernaunce of the noble Duke Hamfrel of Glouster his vncle, whan he came to mans state, he was of wytte and nature simple, gentill & meke and loued better peace than warre, quietnesse of mynde, than busynesse of the worlde, honeste, than profite, reste and ease, than trouble and care, all trouble, vexacion, vnquietnes, & iniuries yt euer hapned to him (whiche were many and great he suffered so paciently, that, he reputed theim to be worthely sent to him of god for hys offences He fauoured good letters excellently well, in token wherof, [Page] he erected .ii. famous colleges, the one at Cambridge, called kynges colled ge, the other at Ac [...]on, by meanes wherof good learninge greatly encreased.

A priest was burned in London for heresie, called William Tailour.

A generall counsaile at Pauie in Italy.

Phillip of Myllaine conquered Gean, and made warre on the Florentines.

The yere of the worlde 5385 The yere of Christ 1424 The Duke of Bedforde regent of Fraunce, warred so fiercely vpon the Dolphine,Anni regum Angli 2 that he wane from him many strōg holdes and townes, and nere to a towne called U [...]rnoyle discomfited his whole power, to the great losse of his enemyes. For in the fyght were slaine the Erles of Turon and Brucam, with the Uicount of Narbon, and diuers other men of name, & of the commōs were slaine v. thousande, or after the Englysh cronicles .x. thousand Whiche aduenture Pollidore affirmeth to haue chansed in the yere folowyng.

Iames the kinge of Scottes sonne, was delyuered out of Englande, and at Stone was crowned ki ng of Scotlande. He was a vertuous and good prince, g [...]iuen more to the ministryng of iustice thā the troubles of warre, he was him selfe well lerned and fauoured al learned men.

Sir Iohn Mortimer hanged and drawen for treason.

The yere of the worlde 5386 Brachias the tyranne of Iataly, whiche of longe tyme had disquieted the countrey,The yere of Christ 1425 Anni regum Angli 3 was vanquished and slaine of the byshops souldiours.

The Duke of Britaine forsoke the Englishemen, and alied him with the Dolphine.

The Prince of Portugall came into Englande.

The yere of the worlde 5387 The yere of Christ 1426 Grudge & varyance betwene the Duke of Gloucester protectour of England,Anni regum Angli 4 and his halfe brother the byshop of Winchester, whyche was apeased by the regente of Fraunce.

Iames Stewarde, the .iii. sonne of Duke Mordo rebellyng against kinge Iames in Scotlande, was chased in to Irelande.

The Uenecians & Florentines were confederate and made sharpe & fierce warre vpon the Duke of Myllaine Carmignola,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1427 Anni regum Angli 5 by whose māhode and pollicy Phillip of [Page] Millaine had recouered and augemented his heritage, forso [...]e him▪ and went to the Uenecians.

In England was verye vnseasonable weatheryng, for it r [...]igned most parte cōtinually from Easter to Mychelmas, wherby hey and corne were greatly huyd [...]d.

The Englyshemen besi [...]ged the cytie of Orleance, continuyng the time of which siege, the noble and valyante knighte sir Thomas Mountague was slaine by a great mysfortune, whose death was the beg [...]nnynge of al miserye to the Englyshmen. For after this mishoppe thei lost by little and litell al their possession in Fraunce.

Alexander, lorde of the [...]les, and shortly after Donalde his brother, rose with a gret power against king Iames of Scotlande.

In these daies was in Fraunce a young woman about xx. yeere of age,Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5389 The yere of Christ 1428 whiche by sorcerie and diuilyshe wayes was in great estimacion with the Dolphine, saiyng that she was a messāger sēt of god to reconquire for him his heritage from the Englyshmen. This woman was armed and rode in mans apparayle in war farre the space of .ii. yeeres▪ and dyd many wonderfull feates, and gatte from the Englyshmen many townes and holdes.

Certaine theues and Robbers caused [...]fflyng and businesse in Scotlande.

Warre beganne betwene Luca and Florence in Italy

Anni regum Angli 7 Charles the Dolphine was crowned king of Fraunce by his alies and confederates.The yere of the worlde 5390 The yere of Christ

Paulus Guinisius lorde of Luke in Italy, was taken by the treason of his people, and geuen into the handes of the Duke of Myllaine, by whom he and his childrē were kept in prison.

The warre continued betwene the people of Boheme and the emperour.

The bishop of Winchester, beyng ord [...]ined cardinale of Martine byshop of Rome, ledde an army against the Bohemes.

Kinge Henry, the .vi. beyng about the age of .viii. yeres was crowned at Westminster.

Anni regum Angli 8 One apreached of heresie was burnt in smithfield, and not longe after an other at Towerhill,The yere of the worlde 5391 The yere of Christ called Rycharde [Page] Hunden.

Iohan the holy woman of Fraunce, in whom the Dolphine had putte all his truste, was taken by one sir Iohn Luxenburge, and adiudged to be brent.

At Abyngton beganne insurrection of certaine lyghte and vnrulie persons, that entended to haue wrought much [...] sorow so the priestes, which commocion was quieted by the lord protectour, and the thiefe aucthour punished

Henry the .vi. was crowned king of Fraunce at Paris

The yere of the worlde 5362 The yere of Christ 1431 Philyp Duke of Myllayne was vanquyshed in a batta [...]le by the Uenecians and Florentines,Anni regum Angli 9 in the hauen of Geane, after whiche tyme cruell and fierce warre was contynued betwene theym, to the greuous losse and domage of bothe partes.

Warre was reysed against the kinge of Hungarye by seruauntes and slaues.

Eugenius. the .iiii. a man vtterly vnlearned, veyng ordeined byshop of Rome, demened him selfe so nicely, that crueltie de bate and variance hapned betwene him & the familie of the noble mē called Columni, in so much that in the cytie was foughten a sore battaile, wherin manye men were slaine and hurte.

Thomas Bargl [...] pryest, was accused of heresie, and burned.

At Top [...]rium, a towne nere to Pis [...]. the Myllan [...]ur [...]s were vanquished taken and slaine of the Florentines.The yere of the worlde 5393 The yere of Christ 1432 Anni regum Angli

The Emperour came into Italye.

Iohan Queene of Naples ended her life.

Kynge Henry retourned out of Fraunce, and was receiued at London with great preparacion of sightes and pageantes,

The Erle of Huntington was sent with a company of sonlotous into Fraunce,Anni regum Angli 11 wh [...]re he atchiued many great feat [...]s of arm [...]s.The yere of the worlde 5364 The yere of Christ

Sigimunde the emperour was crowned with the imperiall Diademe of Eug [...]us the byshop of Rome,

Peace betwene Philyp of Myllaine & the Uenteyans.

Duke Philiyp of Myllayne tourned his whole power and strēgth against Eugenius the Romaine bishop, in so muche that the byshop by his meanes was vexed with of [Page] cruell warre, bothe at home of his citesins, that he was expelled out of Rome, & also of forayne enemyes, that al the lande belonging to the churche of Rome was at the handes of his ennemies.

In Naples, after the decease of Iohan the old quene some of the nobilitee sent for Renatus the brother of Lewys duke of Angeow lately deceased whome Iohan by her last will and testament had left for her heyre willing to chuse him for theyr king and gouernour. But diuers other sent for Alphons king of Arragone beinge asthan in Sicilie, willing him by force ofarmes to reioyce the kingdome of Naples to his posteritee. By whych menes cruell warre was arrered betwene the parties whyche contynued a longe season.

The lord Talbote, with a goodly company,The yere of the worlde 5395 The yere of Christ 1434 sailed into Fraunce,Anni regum Angli 12 where he wrought much wo to the frenchmē. but that notwithstandinge they wan alwayes vpon the Englyshemen both in Fraunce and in Normandye.

Iohannes Paleologus emperour of Constantinople.

The Genoways in a battaile on the sea nere to [...]a [...]e [...]a vanquished and toke Alphons kinge of Arragone, and his brother the king of Nauar, with diuers other noble men, whom they sent to the lord Philippe of Myllayne as prisoners who, immediatly let them at libertee wyth out fine or raūsome, wherwith the genowayes findinge them selfe sore greued, forsoke the empyre and dominiō of Philip and claymed their auncient libertees.

Iohannes Uitellescus. Patriarke of Alexandria, and chiefe leader of the bishoppe of Romes army conquered the citee of Rome, and all the landes belonging to the church, by the ayde and helpe of a capitayne called [...]oria, throughe whose prowes and successe in warre the bishop Eugenius became very ha [...]t and proud.

A great counsayle holden at Arras in Picardy for entreaty of peace betwene England and France but their mindes were so obstinately set on warre,Anni regum Angli 13 The yere of the worlde 5396 The yere of Christ 1438 that nothynge might content them.

The duke of Burg oyne, which to this time had m [...]ynteyned the english party, through great giftes [...] him with Charles kinge of Fraunce, and became biter enemie [Page] to the kinge of Englande, soone after died the noble prynce Iohn Duke of Bedforde, after whose deathe all thinges went backward with the Englishmē in Frāce.

At this time was kept the counsaile of Basile without any profite to the church and to the great trouble and disquietnesse of the same. For there was a long season horrible co [...]t [...]ncion amonge the prelates and bishops there assembled, whether the auctorite of the Romaine bishop were of more power than a general counsaile or not. In so much that of diuers learned bishops and other it was concluded, that the bishop of Rome was an heretike and by theyr censures was deposed because he woulde not obey the auctoritee of the generall counsayle. Eugenius the bishop perceyued that the counsaile entended diuers thynges contrary to his prerogatiue, endeuoured by all meanes possible to delay the same counsayle, or to transferre it to some other place, where more fauour shuld be shewed him, as at Bononia, Ferr [...]ria, Florētia or other where, but by the aduertisement of the emperour he grā ted it to procede at Basile, but there present he wold not be for any thynge.

The yere of the worlde 5397 The yere of Christ 1436 Charles of France recouered by treason the citee of Paris,Anni regum Angli 14 and wanne by force the towne of Harflew and of S. Denis, expellinge and murderinge the Englishemen in great nombre.

Lewys the Dolphine, sonne of Charles tooke to wyfe Margaret the doughter of the kinge of Scottes.

The duke of Burgoyne besieged the towne of Cales. but when he hard of the comming of the duke of Gloucester protector of England he fled in al hast, leuing much of his ordinaunce behind him, to his great dishonor whō the duke of Gloucester pursued a .xi. dayes bournynge & destroying the countrey as he wēt euen to S. Omers

The sectes of the Bohemes called Orphanes and Thabor [...]tes, were vanquyshed in battaile by the barones and noble men of the countrey, & after the discomfiture many thousandes of them burnt and destroyed with fire in the common barnes, into the whiche they were gotten and inclosed by a trayne and deceyt inuented by the nobles▪ After which time the countrey of Boheme became [Page] subiect to the emperour, & acknowlaginge him for theyr king, [...] continued al his life tyme.

The kinge of Scottes was trayterously slaine of his owne men,Anni regum Angli 15 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ which were after taken and put to most peinful death.

All the Lions died in the tower of London, which had liued there a long time.

Sigismunde the emperour departed out of this life.

Albert duke of Austrich, kynge of Boheme and Hungary was made emperour. He was a religious and deuout prince, for his liberalitie, iustice, and manl [...]nesse in armes greatly renowmed. He subdued the Bohemes, brought in subiection the people of Morauia, and Marmacia, and prepared a great power agaynst the turke.

About this time the turkes being vanquyshed and ouerthrowen in a great battaile by the Hungarians desired a truce for .x, yeres.

The cardinal of the holy crosse, by the appoyn [...]tmente of Eugenius bishop of Rome, beganne the counsaile of Ferraria, to the whiche came Iohn Paleologus emperour of Constantinople, with the patriarke and diuers other noble men of Grece, to the entent to treat a vnitee betwene the Latines and the Grekes whiche was there concluded, and one churche made of them both.

The warre was renued betwene Philip of Millayne and the Uenecians to the great murder and desolaciō of both partes.

Eugenius, by the auctoritee of the coūsaile of Basyle was deposed, and Amodius duke of Sauoy in Fraunce chosen in his place, but Eugenius notwithstandynge continued still as bishop and would not resigne.

Anni regum Angli 6 U [...]lla which restored againe the puritee of the Latyne tongue▪ Trapezuntius, Blondus,The yere of the worlde 1499 The yere of Christ Iohannes de [...]mmola a lawier, Guanerius and Hugo Senensis phisityōs Gazulus, Rhagusinus, and Iohannes Gnaundensis astronomers flourished.

About this time were sene in Italy .ii. great swarmes of Pissemers coming out of a peare tre, which fought so fiercely eche with other, that many were slaine on bothe partes, and not long before in France a flock of crowes [Page] and another of Gossehaukes, met in the ayre, & foughte so longe, that the bloudde and feathers appered after in great plenty.

Zensa, king of Persie, he was a famous philosopher The counsa [...]le of Ferra [...]e by reason of a great pestylēce was transferred to Florence,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1439 Anni regum Angli 17 where the christians at Armenie, and Indie consented to the Romaine church, and the Greekes agreed, that the holy ghost proceded frō the father and the sonne, that there was a purgatorye, that the sacrament ought to be celebrated onely with vnleauen bread made of wheate, and that the bishop of Rome was Peters lawfull successour, and christes glorius vicar in earth, to whom all the world oughte to obey, whiche they neuer consented to before this time, neyther at this time did long continue in that belyefe.

So great a dearth in England and Fraunce that the poore people made theim bread of fetches, pesin, beanes and fearne rootes.

Nicolaus Pice [...]nius, capitaine of the Myllanours, besieged Briria, and by treason toke the citee Uerona, whiche Frauncisce Sfortia, leader of the Ueneci [...]ns armie. within .iiii. dayes recouered and brought in subiection.

Friderike the .iii Duke of Austrich after the deathe of Alberte,The yere of the worlde 5401 The yere of Christ 1440 was ordeyned emperour of Rome,Anni regum Angli 18 and reigned 15, yeres.

The warre continued betwene Englād and Fraunce and diuers townes and castels were wonne on both partes, which were eftsoones recouered, but the more losse tourned [...]uer to the englyshemen.

A priest was bourned in London, which of the common people was counted so holy a man, that they made theyr prayers to him, and had him in wonderfull great reuerence, vntil a commaundement was geuen by the king to the contrary.

Albert kinge of Hungarie, departing out of thys lyfe, lette his wife Elizabeth great with childe, whiche shortely after was delyuered of a son called Ladislaus, whom immediatly she and certayne other proclaymed king of Hungary and Boheme, and commited him to the tuicion of Friderich the emperour. But diuers of the nobles [Page] chose for their kinges Uladislaus the kynges brother of Polonie, by whiche meanes was deadly warre betwene the queene Elysabeth and the Polonians, for the crown of Hungary, and the realme of Hūgary diuided among theim selfe.

The Bohemes also profered their kyngdome to Albert Duke of Bauarye, whiche refused it with great modesty

In England Dame Elenour Cobham, wife to the lord proctour,Anni regum Angli 91 and certaine other persons, were accused,The yere of the worlde 5402 The yere of Christ 1441 that by sorcery and inchantmentes practised by an image of waxe, they endeuoured to bring out of lyfe by littell and littell the kynges person.

In this yeere (after some) Amadeus Duke of Sauoye was chosen b [...]shop of Rome for Eugenius.

Anni regum Angli 20 The towne of Depe was besieged by the lord Talbote,The yere of the worlde 5403 The yere of Christ 1442 and rescued againe by the Frenchemen.

Peace was concluded betwene Myllayne and Uenice after the warre had continued fiercely the space of .iii yeres, Sfortia the Uenecians capitain toke to wife Blanch Duke Phillips daughter of Myllaine, and hadde for hir dower Cremona and Pontremulin.

Anni regum Angli 21 The steple of S. Paules churche in London was sette on fyre with lightning,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ and lastly quenched by great diligence and labour of many men.

Alphons, king of Arragon, after longe warre, conquered the citie of Naples, and expellyng Rhenatus Duke of Angeow, obteined the kyngdome of Puell.

Eugenius the byshop retourned from the counsalle of Florence of Rome.

The Swizers vanquished the Thuricenses in battaile and vsed towarde them so extreme rage and crueltie, that in the same place, wher they obteyned the vyctory, great bankettes and seastes were by theim made, in the which they vsed the dead corses of the aduersarys in stede of stoles and tables, yea and more ouer opening their bodies dranke their bloud, & tore their hartes with their teeth.

The counsaile of Laterane was indicted.

Lewys Patriarke of Aqu [...]leia,The yere of the worlde 5405 The yere of Christ 1444 began first to kepe dogges and horses.Anni regum Angli 22

Charles of Fraunce, by the counsaile of Eugenius the [Page] byishop of Rome, sēt his sonne the Dolphine with a gret company against the Switzees, and them of the coūsaile of Basile, where the blouddy victour with rauine, sword and fyre destroyed all the countrey of Alsatia, after whiche time the counsaile of Basile by lyttle & little was dyssouled, the Frenchmen in their return were vanquished chased, slaine & lightned of great pray by ye Slesstattines.

Kyng Henrye the .vi. by the aduise and procuremente of the Erle of Suffolke▪ The yere of the worlde 5406 The yere of Christ 1445 Anni regum Angli 23 toke to wyfe Margaret the kynges daughter of Sicile, and refused the doughter of the Erle of Armynake, wyth whom he made his firste contracte, whyche thynge was cause of muche myserye and trouble in England, as first the losynge of Normandye, the diuision of the lordes within the realme, the rebellion of the commynaltye against the prince, and fynallye the king deposed, and the quene with the prince, faine to flee the realme.

Henry Chechley, byshop of Canturbury, dyed, who in his lyfe time builded two houses for studentes in the vniuersitie of Oxenford, called Alsolne college and Bernard college.

The Hungaryans by menes of the byshoppe of Rome, contrary to the othe and leagu made before with Ammurates, arrered new war against the Turkes, in the whiche Uladislaus, and Iulian the byshoppes legate, nere to Uarna, were vanquyshed, chased, and fayne, with great losse of Christian bloude. At Basila in lyke maner Iohn Huniades of Hungarye, was ouerthrowen, and Peloponesus brought in subiection to the Turkes.

After the death of Uladislaus, the Hungaryans wyth one consent agreed to haue to their king Ladislaus the young sonne of Albert, and ordeined Iohn Huniades to be protectour of the realme.

Eugenius byshop of Rome made war vpon Sfortia a famous capitaine of Italy, and toke from him P [...]num whiche before he had geuen to his possession and gouernaunce.

The warre was renewed againe bytwene the Uenecians and Myllanours.

The yere of the worlde 5407 The yere of Christ 1446 The Uenecians and Florētines,Anni regum Angli 24 bytwene Cremona & [Page] Tantu [...], vanquisshed the souldyours of Duke Phylyp, and ouer [...]ode the countrey euen the suburbes of Myllaine.

George Poggeobratius gouernour of Boheme.

Anni regum Angli 5 Humfrey Duke of Gloucester,The yere of the worlde 5408 The yere of Christ 1447 and protectour of England, by the meanes of certaine malicious persons, was steared, cast in holde, and strangled to death in the Abbey of Bury, to the great displeasure and grudge of the commons, which suspected the Marques of Suffolke of that cruell deede. This Duke Humfrey, for hys honorable and l [...]berall demeanour, and good rule that he kept this realme in, was called the good Duke of Gloucester.

William Wanflet a man of great deuocion, wisedome and [...]ustice, was made byshop of Winchester and chācelour of Englande. This man to the furtherance of letters and he [...]lpe of studious younge men, erected the famous colege of Mar [...] Magdalene in Oxenford, to whō I knowl [...]de my selfe to be greatly bounden for so much as that small learning that god hath sent me, I haue obteined by his benefite, and the ayde and sustināce of that worshipfull house.

Philyp Duke of Myllayne, pased his debte to nature, whose deth notwithstandyng the warre against the Uenecians styll continued, for Sfortia, which had forsaken the Uenecians, warred vpon them in the quarell of M [...]llaine.

Nicolas the .v. byshop of Rome .viii. yeres.

Alphons kinge of Arragone and Naples, made warre against the Florentines.

Francisce Sfortia discomfited the Uenecians in a gret [...]at [...] le nere to Caranaz [...]um,Anni regum Angli 26 The yere of the worlde 5409 The yere of Christ 1448 and shortly after beyng reconsiled to their amitie, made so sharpe warre vppon the Myllanours, that he subdued their citie to his obeisance.

Constantinus emperour of Constantinople.

Amadeus, which was made byshop of Rome by the ordinance of the counsa [...]le of Basile (through menes made by bishop Nicolas) was compelled of the emperour Friderich to resigne his papacy,Anni regum Angli 27 The yere of the worlde 5410 The yere of Christ 1449 and gaue place to the saied Nicolas, and so the schisme was fynyshed that had continued .viii. or .ix. yeres.

[Page]Mahomete and sonne of Ammurates, was emperoure of the Turkes, he wrought much hurte to the Christ [...]ās

The Marques of Suffolke was banyshed the lande for the space of .v. yeres. to apeace the murmure and grudge of the commons of Englande,The yere of the worlde 5411 The yere of Christ 1450 Anni regum Angli 28 for the death of the Duke of Gloucester. In [...]a [...]lyng towarde Fraunce he was met on the sea by a shippe of warre, and ther presently beheaded by the capitaine called Nicolas Tower, and the dead cor [...]es cast vp at Douer.

The commons of [...]ent, for grudge that thei bare to certaine noble men nere about the king, as well for the geuing vp of the Duchy of Angeo [...] and Maine to the king of Sicilie, as for diuers iniuris and oppressions, that the pore people had suffered, raised a great commocion, and on black heath, [...] the leadyng of Iacke Kade, ouerthrew the Erle of Stafforde, hauing with him a good company of souldyers. Than after they came to London, where after thei had put to death the lorde Say with other, and committed diuers robberies and cruel deedes, their company was disperkled euerie man to his home, and theyr capitaine taken and put to death, and after that iust exe [...]ucion dooen vpon many of the rebelles by the king and his officers.

The byshop of Salesburye was murdered by the commons of the wea st country.

The Uenecians made peace with Alphons king of Naples, and greed to make warre against Sfortia Duke of M [...]llaine, with whom they were againe fallen at varya [...]nce, because he wolde not stande to the peace made betwene theim and Millaine.

Charles of Frāce recouered againe Rhoan and diuers other townes of Normandy and Fraunce.

This was the yere of Iubiley of Rome.

The whole Duchie of Normandy was yelded vp to the Frenchmen by menes of the Quene,The yere of the worlde 5412 The yere of Christ 1451 Anni regum Angli 29 the Duke of Sommerset, and other of her counsaile, whiche thinge caused so muche trouble and debate in Englande, that mortall warre therof ensued.

Friderich the emperour, with his wife Elenour, was crowned with the imperial Diademe at Rome, and than [Page] yode to Naples, wher he was receiued with great honor and triumph by Alphons the kinge.

The countre of Aquitaine was reconquered and wonne by the Frenchmen .297. yeres after it was first ioygned to the crowne and seignory of Englande by Henrye the secounde,Anni regum Angli 30 The yere of the worlde 5413 The yere of Christ which was Duke of Angeow and .192. yeeres after it was by Henry the .iii. recouered from the Frenchemen, which had won it by force of armes from king Iohn his father.

A commocion beganne this yere by the duke of Yorke and other noble men, whiche was appeased for a tyme and the malice dissimuled.

Lewys the Dolphine, sonne of king Charles of France rebelled agaynst his father, and fled to the duke of Burgoyne, with whom he was ten yeres.

One named Iohannes Faustius first found the craft of printinge in the citee of Mens in Germanie.

The lorde Talbote recouered by de [...]icion the citee of Burdeaus in Aquitaine,Anni regum Angli 31 The yere of the worlde 5414 The yere of Christ where after long & cruel fighte he was slayne with a gunne and the citee won agayn by the Frenchmen.

Mahomet prince of Turkes, after .50. dayes of continuall assaut made by his innumerable multitude of turkes agaynst the citee of Constantinople, with excedinge force & power, obteyned and conquered the same to the great hinderaunce and shame of Christendome, a highe [...]duancement of the turkes dominion. Of the excedinge and vnspeakable crueltie, that they vsed towarde all sortes of men, women, and children, and the despiteous velanie that they shewed toward Christiā religion, it wold r [...]e any christian heart to heare or read.

Anni regum Angli 32 The fyre of enuie,The yere of the worlde 3415 The yere of Christ that a good space had couertly smoudered betwene the duke of Yorke, a [...]d the duke of Sommerset, with other of the quenes counsaile, at this time brake out in hote and fierce flames of warre, in so much that betwene the kinge who defended these persons and the duke of Yorke with his alies at [...]. Albones a cruell battayle was fought, in the ende wherof the victory fell to the duke of Yorke, and on the kinges part was slayne the Duke of Somerset, the Erle of Northumberlande▪ [Page] the lorde Clifforde with many other honourable men of knightes and squiers. After whiche time the duke with great reuerence broughte the kinge from S. Albones to London, where by a parliamēt he was made protectour of the realme, the Erle of Salesburie chauncellour, and the erle of Warwike capitayne of Cales.

Peace and league was made in Lumbardye betwene Frauncisce Sfortia, of Millayne, and the Uenecians after the warre had continued wel nere .v. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 5416 The yere of Christ 1455 Calist the .iii. beinge ordeyned bishop of Rome,Anni regum Angli 33 made preparacion for warre agaynst the Turkes, and sent agaynst theim with great prouision, Lewys patriarke of Aquileia.

Messaraphus the souldaine of Egipte a man of great power.

Georgi [...]s Castrio [...]us, called also Scanderberge, duke of Epire and Albanie, was famous in dyuers partes of Asia and Europe for his prowes & noblenesse in armes, and especially for such victories as he atcheued agaynst the Turkes.

Iames Picennius of Lumbardye made warre to the citye of Sennes.

The yere of the worlde 5417 The yere of Christ 1456 By meanes of the quene and other lordes,Anni regum Angli 34 the duke of Yorke was discharged of his protectourship, which thīg was cause of new grudge and malyce.

A great riote committed in London against the Lumbardes & Italians, because a mercers seruaunt was cast in prison for striking an Italian.

Nere to the citee Taurinum, that is now called Alba, where as the riuers of Danubie and Saw do mete, Mahomet the Turke was ouerthrowen chased and dryuen out of his campe by a smal company of Christians.

About this time were sene many strange syghtes and wonderfull thinges, as well in the citee of Rome as other places of Italie, In the place called Sabine a calfe was broughte forthe with two heades. In Rome at the gate of Uenus and in [...]yguria it reygned bloudde. In Picene a child was borne with sixe teth. A blasing sterre terrible to beholde was sene, well nere all the moneth of Iune. An horrible tempest vexed a part of Italy, and especially [Page] Hetr [...]ria, and Uenice, many countreys of Italye were shaken also with a terrible erthquake, in so muche that in Huel and Naples, muche housinges and greate buyldinges were ouerthrowen, and (as writeth Cronica Cronicorum) there peryshed .40. thousande Christian men.

At Eri [...]h within .xii. miles of London were taken,The yere of the worlde 5418 The yere of Christ 1457 4. wonderfull fyshes,Anni regum Angli 35 wherof one was called Mors marina, the seconde a sword fyshe, the other two were whales A flote of Frenchmen landed at Sandwike, and spoyled the towne with great crueltee.

Alphons kinge of Naples, made sore warre vpon the citee of Geane.

Anni regum Angli 36 A feigned agrement was made betwene the king the queene, and the duke of Yorke, with his retinew,The yere of the worlde 5419 The yere of Christ which endured not longe.

Bessarion and Cusanus, cardinalles, Ludouicus, Pō tanus, Paulus Castrensis, & Antonius Rosellanus lawiers, Cermisonus, Sauonarola, & Ba [...]zizius phisicions. Pe [...]rbachius & Blanchinus astronomers, Argirople Philelphus, Pero [...]us & Datus learned men flourished

Fregosus capitaine of Gean, gaue vp the cite to Charles of Fraunce, because he was not able to defend it agaynst the violence of Alphons.

Ferdinande the bastarde son of Alphons suc [...]ded his father in the kingdome of Naples, betwene whom and Iohn duke of Angeow, was sore warre for the right and title of the sayd kingdome.

Ladislaus king of Hungarie and Boheme, ended his life, after whom succeded in Boheme George P [...]ggeh [...] braicus or de Podebra, & in Hungarie Mathias the son of Huniades, who made war agaynst the emperour Friderich for the crowne of Hungary, betwene whom whē the warre had continued .vi. yeres a peace was concluded on this condicion, that Mathias should be kynge for his life time, but he should leaue no heyre after him.

Lewis the .xi. after some computacions, was ordeyned kinge of Fraunce, which for his crueltee and harde demeanour was called the sturdy and fell Lewis betwene him and his nobles was muche strife.

[Page]eneas Siluius a man of great witte, learninge and eloquence, was made byshop of Rome, and named Pigs the .ii. he wrate the historye De origine boen [...]rum. The warre that he entēded agaynst the Turkes was stopped by meane of the discencion among christian princes, for th [...]n, & long after was great warre betwene Ferdinād of Naples and the duke of Angeow, and in diuers other partes of Italy likewise.

The duke of Yorke, the erles of Salesbury and Warwike with a great host mette the kinge and other lordes of Englande vpon Blore heath nere to London,The yere of the worlde 5420 The yere of Christ 1459 Anni regum Angli 37 where because Andrew Trollop, a capitayn of Cales the night before the battaile should haue bene, fledde wyth a company of the best souldiours to the kinges parte the duke of Yorke, the erles of March, Sa [...]esbu [...]y, and Warwike mistrusting them selfe to be to weake, departed wyth a priuye companye and fledde, the duke into Irelande, the iii. Erles into Gernesey, & after to Calys without anye notable battaile.

The yere of the worlde 5421 The yere of Christ 1460 Th [...] .iii. Erles coming from Calis with a puissaunte armie,Anni regum Angli 38 the .ix. day of Iuly me [...]e kinge Henrye at Northampton, and gaue to him a stronge battayle, in the ende wherof the victory fell to the Erles, and the kinges host sparcled, chased, and many slayn, among the which was the duke of Buckingham, the erle of Shreusburye, the lorde Egremont, with other, and the kynge taken in the field [...].

The duke of Yorke, retourning into Englande made suche clayme to the crowne that by consent of a parlyament h [...] was proclaymed heyre aparant, and al his progenie after him.

Margaret the quene in this meane time, in all haste possible had gathered a companye of Northenmen, and nere to a [...]owne in the north called Wakefeld in a c [...]uel fight discomfited and slew the Duke of Yorke, with his sonne the erle of Rutlande, the [...]rl [...] of Salesburye was taken prisoner, with diue [...]s other noble men.

The quene with her retinew,Anni regum Angli 39 nere to .S. Albones dyscomfited the Erle of Warwike and the duke of Northefolke,The yere of the worlde 5422 The yere of Christ 1461 and delyuered king Henry her h [...]usband.

[Page]Great distencyon and ciuile warre at Mens in Germany for election of their byshop Dietherus de Ess [...]nberge and Ad [...]lybus de Nassaw, were bothe chosen, the byshop of Rome fauoured more Adolphus, because Dietherus was again him in dyuers thinges, and woulde not condiscende to his mynde.

¶Edwarde Erle of Marche, and eldest son to the Duke of Yorke, came vppe to [...]onbon wyth a myght [...]e power of M [...]rchemen, accompanyed wyth the Erle of Warwyke, and by agrement of a co [...]nsaile was proclaymed kinge of Englande, and called Edwarde the .iiii. Shortly thervpon he pursued king Henry toward Yorkewher he gaue a sore bataile to ye king and his company. Thys fight was s [...] cruell and fierce that in the fielde and chase were slaine .32. thousande of the commons, bysyde men of name, of the whiche were the Erles of Northumberlande, & Westmerland, the lorde Clifford, Andrew Trolley, and other to the noumbre of a .xi. and kinge Henrye loste all, and was fayne to flee the lande, whan [...]e hadde reigned .xxxviii. yeres .vi. monethes.

Quene Margaret with the younge prince fledde to her father the Duke of Angeo [...].

EDward the .iiii. began his dominiō ouer the realme of Englande, and reygned .xxii. yeeres. He was a man of [...]oble courage and gret wit,Anni regum Angli 1 but in his time was muche trouble and [...] in the realme.

About this time the nobles of Fraunce, bycause theyr kinge Lewys refused the company of his lordes, and vsed the counsaile of vi [...]laines, rose against [...] him in great noumbre, and met in plaine battaile at Charters, where the king was ouercome, his mē chased, and he forced to flee for his sa [...]egarde to a castell named Mountcher, but [...]ortly after an greement and concorde was made betw [...]ne theim, which cōtinued but for a time, for the ki [...]g re [...]ourned to his [...]ide demeanour, and oppressyon of hys subiectes.

Anni regum Angli 2 Mahomettes emperour of Tu [...]ky, beside the empires of Constantinople and Trapezunce, whyche he sub [...]erted,The yere of the worlde 5424 The yere of Christ 1493 toke from the Christians .xii. kingedomes, & conquered 200. cyties. He also by force of armes wrested from the [Page] Uenecians the sland of Calays and obteined Scobra by composicion, he m [...]inteyned war on the sea many yeere against the Christian people, he conquered Capha the citee of Ponte,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1464 Anni regum Angli 4 assailed the Rhodes and lastly after he had taken Hyorunte in [...]aded Italye.

The Turke conquered Poloponesus & Pontus, in winning wherof he greatly endomaged the Uenecians.

The lorde Mountague, hauinge the rule of the North, discomfited kinge Henry comyng out of Scotland wyth a great power to recouer the crowne, thys is called the battaile of Exham, in the whiche was taken the Duke of Somerset, the lorde Hungerfourde, the lorde Roos, whiche were a [...]ter put to [...]eathe with many other.

Kynge E [...]ward was secre [...]ly maried to Elisabeth late wyfe of sir Iohn Graye▪ at whiche mariage was none present but the kinge, his spouse, the Duch [...]s of Bedford the priest, two gentill women and a yong man to healpe the priest to masse, for which mariage rose gret variance betwene the kinge and the Erle of Warwike, his chiefe friende and mainteinour.

Paule the second [...] was made bishop of Rome. He was couetous, cruel, iniurious, rude, and nether learned him selfe, nor yet fauoured learned men. He endeuoured to stee [...]e Christiā princes to warre agaynst the Turkes as dyuers of his predicessours hadde dooen, to the intent he myght vnder that pretence, gather money.

Friderich the emperour was besieged in the tower of Ui [...]na by his owne citisins,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1465 Anni regum Angli 5 from whens he was deliuered by G [...]orge kinge of Boheme.

This yeere the coignes were altered, and new made in England by Edwarde the fourth, as the royall, the halfe royall, the angell, the halfe angell, and the ferthing, the gr [...]es were made of lesse value than they were by eight pence in an ounce.

Dyuers of the nobles of France forsoke the dominion o [...] L [...]wys, and cleaue to his younger brother Charles, whiche made claime to the crowne of France by the wil of his father▪ but after they had taken the citye of Rho [...] in Normandy, and bene a good space before the citie of [...]aris, a peace was agreed vpon, by condicion wherof [Page] the kinge granted to his brother the Duchy of No [...]m [...]ndy, takynge [...] th [...] principa [...]e of Burg [...]s. [...] the [...] of the Duke of Bargoine he gaue [...]rone, Roya, and the citi [...] Moncideriu [...], with Guinary [...] & th [...] E [...]ledome of Bolome for his perpetual possess [...]ō, & with other princ [...]s it was agreed as they desyred. It was not longe after, but that Charles the kynges brother was againe depri [...]ed of the Duchy [...] of Normandye.

Henrye the .iiii. kynge of Castile, by [...]wene whom and his brother Alpho [...]s was arreysed warre for the kyngdome, in the whiche the more parte of the nobilite fauoured the younger brother.

Anni regum Angli 6 Iohn Galea [...]ius, after Frauncisce Sfortia. was made Duke of Myllaine.The yere of the worlde 5427 The yere of Christ

The bishop of Rome condemned the kinge of Boheme for heresie, and depriued him of his kyngdome.

The Turkes inuaded Stiria,The yere of the worlde 5430 The yere of Christ 2469 and toke frō thens great pillage and praye.Anni regum Angli 9

Mathias kinge of Hungarye, by the incensynge of the byshop of Rome, made sharpe warre vpon George king of Boheme the space of .vii. yeere continually, and added to his seignory a geat part of the kyngdome of Boheme.

Anni regum Angli 10 The grudge,The yere of the worlde 5431 The yere of Christ whiche the Erle of Warwike had conceiued against king Edwarde for the foresaide mariage, declared it selfe openly, so that he al [...]ed him with the Duke of Clarence the kinges brother, and by their meanes in ce [...]sed so the Northenmen, that they dyuers tymes rebelled and tourned the kyng and the realme to muche trouble but shortly the kinge so demeaned hym selfe, that the rebelles were suppressed. Wherefore the Erle of Warwike perceiuyng his parte to be weakened, fled with the Duke of Clarence and other into Fraunce,

Mahomet emperour of the Turkes, inuaded the sle Enboea, and destroied the great citie called Nigropony and not lōg after Isaac his capitaine entring Hungary, and Croacia, toke with theim a great noumber of prisoners.

The Duke of Clarence, the Erles of Warwike, Penbroke and Orforth, landed at Dartmouth, to whom by meanes of proclamacyons that were pub [...]ysshed in the name of kyng Henrye, th [...] commons gathered in so gret [Page] companies, that Edwarde fearyng his par [...]e fledde into Flanders to the Duke of Burgoyne. Than was Henrye the .vi. set at large, and agayne proclaymed kinge by m [...]n [...]s of the Erle of warwike with other, and Edward proclaimed vsurper of thecrown, [...]ut that continued n [...]t longe.

The yere of the worlde 5432 The yere of Christ 1471 Kyng Edward, retournyng out of Flaunders,Anni regum Angli 11 arriu [...]d in the North part of Englande with a vera [...] small companye of souldyers, but by meanes that he vsed, and thorough his brother the Duke of Clarēce, who turned now to his part, he came so puisauntly to London, that he entred the citie, and toke kyng Henry in the byshoppes palaice, and than w [...] ̄t against the Erle of warwike, whom he vanquished & slew with his brother Marques Mountague nere Barnet .x. myles from London. Shortly after at Tewkisbury he ouertherw queene Margaret, the wyfe of Henrye. In whiche battaile was taken the saied Margaret with Edward the [...]rince h [...]r sonne, the Duke of Sommerset, and dyuers [...]ther. Kynge Edwarde rec [...]iued his regalitie, and was againe taken for kinge.

Prince Edward the sonne of Henry was put to death A commocion steered by the bastarde Fancōbridg and the commons of kent and Essex.

Henrye the .vi. was putte to death in the Tower, and buried at Ch [...]rtesie.

The king of Portugal passed the sea into Afrike, where he subdued to him .ii. cityes of Mauritania, called Tynga and Argilia.

Sixtus the .iiii. byshop of Rome .xiii. yer [...]s.

Mathias kinge of Hungary was chosen kinge of Boh [...]me.The yere of the worlde 5433 The yere of Christ 1472 Anni regum Angli 12

The Uenecians, with the ayde of the byshop of Rome,Anni regum Angli 13 and the kynge of Napl [...]s made s [...]re and fyer [...]e warre vpon the Turkes,The yere of the worlde 5473 The yere of Christ 1473 and put theim oftentymes to great domages on the s [...]a coastes of their dominion, yet dyuers times the [...] were chased and ouerthrowen with g [...]t losse of men.

Iames k [...]nge of Cipres departed out of this lyfe, leauyng a [...]ter him a yong sonne begotten of his wyfe a Uenecian borne, by whiche menes the Uenecians obteined [Page] the gouernaunce of his kingedome, and not longe after (when the childe died) possessed the kingdome of Cipres.

About this time Cassanus kinge of Persie made sore warre vpon the Turk [...]s,The yere of the worlde 5435 The yere of Christ 1474 whom they discomfited in two great battailes, but in the ende Mahomets by po [...]lice o [...] te [...]ned the vpper hande, and made league wyth them.

Uariaunce betwene Charles duke of Burgoyne, and Lewys kinge of Fraunce. The duke of Burgoyne besieged Nussia, but when Friderich the emperour mette there with him hauing a great power, after leage made he left the siege and departed.

Anni regum Angli 15 Kinge Edwarde of England went ouer the see with a great armye to ayde the duke of Burgoyne,The yere of the worlde 5436 The yere of Christ but by the earnest suite of the frenche kyng a peace was concluded betwene England and fraunce for .vii. yeres. For performance w [...]erof king Lewys gaue to Edward. 7 [...]000 crownes of golde, and yerelye after for the space of .vii. yeres .50000. crownes.

In Spayne after the decease of Henry the .iiii. hapned great diuision and variaunce. For Ferdinande the son of Iohn kinge of Arragone, whiche had t [...]ken to wyfe the sister of Henrie the .iiii. and Alphons of Portugall, maintening the quarell of Iohan the doughter of Henry deuided the kingdome betwene them.

At the citee Trident a childe named Simon was murdered of the Iewes of that citee, in derision of the passyon of Christ. For which mudrer and vilanie, the Iewes suffred great and worthy punishement.

Charles duke of Burgoyn inuaded the prouince of Lorayne with great power.

The Zubilei was ordeyned by the bishop of Rome to be euery, xxv. yere.

The turkes in the countree called Mundania, or Walachie, were vanquyshed and slayne, and in lyke maner agayne in the lower Mi [...]ia ouerthrowen and chased. About this time at Ingolstade and Tubing in Ge [...]manie were founded certayne scholes and colleges, and a litle before at Basile and F [...]burge.

Anni regum Angli Charles of Burgoyn [...] leading an armye agai [...]nst the Switzers at a place called Gr [...]nses,The yere of the worlde 5437 The yere of Christ was by th [...]ym va [...] quished [Page] chased, and lightned of his tents, and other p [...] uiance. [...] Murthen he was agayne ou [...]rthrowen, and shortly thervpon at Nans [...]s, by Renatus Duke of Loraine, coming with a cōpany of Argentines and Switzers agaynst him, was vtterly vanquished and slaine, after whole death Lewis king of France, recouered [...]gain all that before time he had graunted to the sayde Duk [...] Charles by cōposicion or otherwise, and endeuoured also to bring to his lordship Burgoyne and Flanders but that labour of his engendred great warres. For ye Burgonions forsoke the doughter of Charles.

Mathias of Hungary w [...]nne a strong forte from th [...] Turkes by the riuer Sane.

Iohannes de Monte regio, the noble astromer was famous.

The yere of the worlde 5438 The yere of Christ 1477 Maximilian Duke of Austria,Anni regum Angli 17 and sonne to Friderich the emperoure, ledde a great army into Flaunders, and coupled to him in mariage Mary the onlye doughter of Charles duke of Burgoyne lately deceased.

The bishop of Rome and king Ferdinande of Naples arrered warre agaynst the Florentines in Italy

Cathub [...]ius, the great souldaine of Egipte and Arabi [...]

The yere of the worlde 5439 The yere of Christ 1478 George duke of Clarence,Anni regum Angli 18 brother to kinge Edwarde of Englande, was secretly put to death wa [...] drowned in a barell of Malmesey within the tower of London. A death this yeare in the citre of London.

The Uenecians made league with the Turke.

Greuous warre betwene Maximilian and Lewys of France, for the possession of Burgoyne, at Doubl [...] [...]hey encountred in a strong battaile, where Maximilian obteyned to the victory, & Lewis was [...]anquished, and lo [...] a great noumbre of his men.

Asambecus called also Ussancas [...]n, king of Armense Mede, Parthia, and Mesopotamia, after many other victories ouerthrewe the Turkes with great slaughter of men.

Mahomet the turke besieged Rhodes,Anni regum Angli which was so manfully defended that he lost all his labours with many of his men.The yere of the worlde 5440 The yere of Christ 5479

Maximilian made league for .vii. yeeres with Lewis [Page] the French king.

A wonderfull deluge of water, wherof ens [...]d a great famine well nere in all Europ [...], and after that a sore pestilence.Anni regum Angli 20 The yere of the worlde 5441 The yere of Christ

Anni regum Angli 21 The Turke Mahomet besieged Hydrunie in Calaper [...]nd with great power inuaded Italye.The yere of the worlde 5442 The yere of Christ 1481 Shortly after he ended his life.

The Scottes, this yere beganne to steere, agaynst whō king Edward sent the duke of Gloucester and certayne other, which retourned without any notable battayle.

The Scithes with a great noumbre of Iewes in their company, inuaded the North partes of Germany.

Anni regum Angli 22 Thebishop of Rome and the Uenecians made war against Hercules of Ferrare,The yere of the worlde 5443 The yere of Christ 1482 and Ferdinand of Naples to the great vnquieting of Italy.

Pazaites kinge of Turkes .xxx. yeres, betwene hym [...]nd his brother Zizinus was fierce warre, in so much [...] that he chased him out of Turkie, and forced him to fle [...] to the Rhodes.

Marie the wife of Maximilian, being with child rode on hanting, and by great misfortune fel from her horse wherof she toke her deth, leuing after her a sonne called Philip, and a doughter named Margaret.

Kinge Edwarde of England making [...] great prouision for warre into France,Anni regum Angli 23 ended his life,The yere of the worlde 5444 The yere of Christ 1483 leauing after him two sonnes▪ Edwarde the prince, and Richarde duke of Yorke, with .iii. daughters.

EDwarde the .v. of the age of a .xi. yeres, beganne his reigne ouer the realme of Englande the .xi. day of April. This Edward was neuer crowned but cruelly mu [...]dered by Richar [...] duke of Gloucester his vnaturall vncle, who after vsurped the crowne, and was called Ry [...]harde the .iii.

At this time was famous Pi [...]us Mirandula, George Ualla, Herm [...]la [...]s Barbarue, Politian, Gaza. Platine Sadellicus, Pomp. Letus, Aldus, Manuc [...]us, Marsylius, Ficinus, Iohannes de Monte Regio.

Pazai [...]tes the Turke cōquered certayne townes in Walachie, and then made warre vppon the souldayne of Egipt, of whom he was often vanquished & put to [...]lighte, [Page] with great slaughter of his men.

Margaret the doughter ofMaximilian was betrothed to Charles the eldest sonne of Lewis kinge of Fraunce, and brought into Frāce, with great pompe, and royalte

Peace betwene Uenice and Ferraria.

RIcharde the .iii. brother vnto Edwarde the .iiii. through manye cruell deedes lastlye obteyned the crowne of Englāde. First to compasse his wicked and diuelishe purpose, he put to deathe those noble men whiche he thought wold not consent to his minde in all thinges, the other he corrupted with riche gyftes, than by his vntrouth and falshode he wrested from the quene Elisabeth (being than in sanctuarye) Richarde her yonger sonne, and brother to the prince, thirdly he caused to be publyshed at Paules crosse, by one doctor Sh [...]a, that Edwarde the .iii. his elder brother, was not rightlye begotten of his mother, but by aduoutry, and therfore that neither he nor his children had right to the crowne or as some write, he caused to be published that the prince and his brother were not rightfully begotte of quene Elisabeth, and therfore the right of the crowne to be his, whyche in fine he toke vpon him and to make a perfite work of his crueltee, shortely thervpon shamefully murdered the two yonge children in the tower of London, [...] vsurped the crowne .ii. yeeres .ii. monethes .ii. yeres.

The yere of the worlde 5445 The yere of Christ 1484 Charles the eyght king of France, after the decease of his father Lewys, warred agaynst the Britaines.Anni regum Angli 2

Innoc [...]nt the eyght bishop of Rome .viii. yeres, he was geuen to [...]rinkinge and bollinge, and without shame openly aduanced his bastardes to great riches honour, & dignitee.

Grudge betwene kinge Richarde the .iii. and his nere friende the Duke of Buckyngham. In so much that for displeasure therof the duke conspired with diuers othe [...] noble men agaynst him, and entended to bring into the lande Henrye Erle of Richmonte as rightfull heyre to the crowne. This Henry had fled before into Britayne, fearinge the cru [...]ltye of Edw [...]rde the .iiii. For whyche conspiracie the sayd duke of Buckingham, with diuers other was shortly after taken and put to death.

[Page]Henry Erle of Richmount ayded wyth the Britaines, entended to arriue in Wales, but his nauye was so sca [...]ered with a contrarye wynde, that he was fayne to gyue backe againe into Britaine for that tyme, dyuers noble men detestyng the tyranny of kynge Rycharde, fled into Britaine, and there alied theim with the Erle of Rich [...] mounte.

The noble prince Henry Erle of Richmounte, wyth a smalle company of Frenchemen landed at the hauen of Mylborne,Anni regum Angli 3 whose comynge beyng ones knowen,The yere of the worlde 5446 The yere of Christ 1485 dyuers noble me [...] with their retinew forsaking Rycharde, gathered to him in great noumbre, so that his strengthe in short space gretly encreased, at a village nere to Leiceter called Bosworth he mette wyth his enemyes, where betwene theim was foughten a sharpe battaile, in conclusyon, kinge Rycharde with dyuers other was slayne, and Henry obteined a noble victorye, after whiche conquest, he was immediatly proclaimed king of Englande.

KYng Henry the .7. begā his reigne ouer this relme of Englād,Anni regum Angli 1 and continued .23. yeres a prince of marueilous wysedome and pollici, and of great iustice temperaunce and grauytye. He so behaued him in the tyme of his reigne, that notwithstanding many and gret occasions of trouble, vnquietnesse and warre, he kept his realme in right good order and pollicy, wherfore he was greatly estemed and reuerenced of foraine princes.

The sweating sicknes [...]e beganne first in Englande, of the which a wonderfull multitude died for lacke of good kepyng,

Anni regum Angli 2 Frederich the emperoure made Maximalian his sonne partaker of the empire.The yere of the worlde 5446 The yere of Christ 1486 Not longe form this time Maximilian, after the death of hys wyfe, was taken by the Flemminges & ca [...] in prison, wherof ensued great war, mortalitie, and pers [...]cucion in Flaunders.

Ugnerus after he had slaine his bretherne, was made kynge of Persye, Armenye and Media.

Kynge Henry of Englande toke to wyfe Elisabeth, the eldest daughter of Edwarde the .iiii. by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster, which had lōg caused great diuision, was knitt [...] together in one.

[Page]About this tyme Francisce Louel, and Humfrey Stafforde r [...]elled in the North, which commocion was quieted by the pollicie of the Duke of Bedforde.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Nicolas an heremite of Helu [...]ci [...], and Hiernomous S [...] nonarola, that had the spirite of prophecie,Anni regum Angli 4 were famous

Ferdinand king of Spaine, by knightly force and man [...]o [...]e, conquered againe the kingdome of Granade, and chased from thens the Sarasens.

Warre betwene the Uenecyans & Sigismund Duke of Austrich.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1447 A great businesse in England, by meane of a priest called Rycharde Simon,Anni regum Angli 5 whiche takyng with him a yonge childe, called L [...]mbert, fledde into Irelande▪ and feigned to the nobles of that countree, that he had brought wyth him, the younge sonne of the Duke of Clarence, nephew of king Edwarde the .iiii. & lawefull heyre to the crowne [...]f Englande, wherwith the Irisshemen, beyng excited, alied with theim Margaret the syster of Edwarde, an [...] dyuers noble men of England, which gathering which theim a great power of Irishemen, Englyshmen, & Germaines, entred the lande, and at Stoke mette with king He rye and his hoste, and there fought a strong battail [...] in the whiche was slaine the Erle of Lincolne, Francis Louell, Thomas Broughton, Thomas Gerardine of Irelande, and Martine Swarte a Germaine, which wer [...] chiefe capitaynes of the rebelles, Rycharde the pryeste, and Lambert the counterfeited king, were taken in the fielde. Fabian seemeth to auouch this to be dooen in the yere of our lorde. 1487.

Warre betwene Britaine and the Frenchemen.

Charles of Fraunce forsoke Marg [...]ret the daughter of M [...]ximilian, whiche was to him f [...]aunced.

This yere was a fielde [...]oughten in Flaunders by the lorde Daubene [...] in the quarel of Maximilian the emperours sonne, and Erle of Flaunders.

In Englande was a taxe arrered of the tenth pen [...]e of mens landes and goodes by menes wherof the cōmons rose,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 5490 and slewe the Erle of Northumberlande.Anni regum Angli 6 For whiche cause Chamberlaine their capytaine, with dyuers other were after hanged at Yorke.

[Page]Maximilyan recouered the parte of his Duchie of Au [...]strich, which Mathias kyng of Hungarye had with holden from him a good season.

Anni regum Angli 7 The kinge of Scotes was slaine in battayle by the nobles of his realme,The yere of the worlde 5452 The yere of Christ 1491 and Iames his sonne ordeined kynge in his place.

Maximilian, by his deputie (as the maner is of greate princes) maried Anne the daughter of Frances Duke of Britaine, after the death of her [...]ather, but that mariage notwithstanding, Charles of Fraunce found such meanes, that he toke her to his wi [...]e in open mariage, and by her obteined the dominiō of Britaine. For whych cau [...]e was great grudge and malice betweene him and Maximilian, and so much the more because Charles did repudiate Margaret his daughter, whiche was to him f [...]aunced and betrothed.

Kinge Henry arriued in Fraunce with a great army,The yere of the worlde 5453 The yere of Christ entēding to ayde the Britaines against the French king but Charles by entreatie concluded peace,Anni regum Angli 8 the condicion wherof was, that he shulde pa [...]e to kinge Henry foorthwith for his expenses and charges in the warre a greate summe of money, and yerely after as a certayne tribute 25. thousande crownes, after whiche agreement Henrye retourned into England.

The Turke with a great power, bothe by sea and land inuaded the inhabytantes of the hilles in Greece, called Ceraunil, and theim subdued to the Turkishe empire.

Certaine new ilandes were found in the Oeceā se first by Amerin [...]s U [...]spucyu [...], & after by Christophorus Columbanus.

Ther were driuen ou [...] of Spaine by commaundement of the kinge .125. familyes of the Iewes, of the whyche 30, thousande dyed of the pestylence in their iourney, as they were departyng.

Alexander the .vi. byshop of Rome .xl. yeares, a blouddie and cruell tyranne.

¶Maximilian succeded his father Friderych in the empyre,Anni regum Angli 9 and reigned▪ 27. yeres.The yere of the worlde 5454 The yere of Christ 1493

Charles o [...] Fraunce made clayme to the kyngdome of Naples and Sicilie,Anni regum Angli 10 The yere of the worlde 5455 The yere of Christ 1494 and for that cause went into Italye [Page] with a great army, wher in short space he conquered Naples, and compelled kinge Alphons to forsake the countrei, and than retourned into France, and in his iournye was encountred by the Ueneciās▪ which endeuoured to stoppe his passage, where after sore fyght, to the losse of bothe partes, he toke an other way.

About this tyme beganne the foule scabbe and horible sic [...]nesse called the Frenche p [...]ckes.The yere of the worlde 5456 The yere of Christ 1495 Anni regum Angli 11

Dyuers gentilmen in Englande appeached of treason and for fauouring the conspiracie of Perkin Warb [...]ck [...] of the whiche some were pardoned, some put to death.

Perken Warbecke, whiche by the coūsaile of Margaret of Burgoyne, named him selfe Rychard [...] of Yorke, kinge Edwardes seconde sonne, arriued in ken [...]e, wher [...] he was driuen backe by the vplandishmen, and other inhabitauntes of the countrey, with losse of dyuers of hys men.

Ferdinand, the sonne of Alphons, was restored againe to the kyngdome of Naples immediatly after the departure of the Frenchemen.

Sozimus and I [...]son lawiers, Alexander Benedictus, and Antonius Bemuenius phisicions, Iohannes Nauclerus, Raphael Uolateranus, Robertus Gaguinus, historiographers, Rodulphus Agricolo, a man of excellent learning, Iohanes Iouinianus, Pōtanus, Petr [...]s Crinitus, Stephanus Niger, Ambrosius Calepinus Philippus B [...]r [...]oldus flourished.

Blanch Mary, the princes daughter of Insubria, was maried to Maximilian.

Uladisaus the kynge of Polonies sonne, obtayned the kingdomes of Hugarye and Boheme. He made league with Maximilian the emperour.

The Scottes brake into the North partes of Englande by the excityng of Perkin Warbeck,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1496 Anni regum Angli 12 & dyd much harme to the borderers.

In Italy a stone of wonderful biggenesse fell out of the ayre, whiche by the violence of the [...]al (as some say) brake in .iii. great pieces, the coloure of thys stone was [...]s it had been burned with fyre.

In these dayes preached at Florentia in Italye a frier [Page] called Hierome Sauouarola, whose sayengs were these that Italy should be purged with the scourges of God, for the manyfolde off [...]nces of the princes, as well of the clergie as the laitee, and that [...]ft [...] the subuersion of the citees of Florence and Rome, shuld folow a reformaciō and redresse in the church▪ and moreouer that one shuld come ouer the Alpes like to Cyrus, which shuld su [...]uert and destroy Italye.Anni regum Angli

While king Henrye of Englande made preparacion fo [...]warre into Scotland,The yere of the worlde 5458 The yere of Christ 1467 by meanes of a paymente that was graunted to the kyng by act of parliament, a new commocion was ar [...]ered by the commons of Cornewal whiche vnder the leadinge of the lorde Audley came to blacke heath, where the kinge mette with them, and discomfited the rebelles, and toke their capitaynes whiche were shortly after hanged drawen and quartered.

King Henry sent an armye into Scotland, vnder the guiding of the erle of Surre [...] and the lorde Neuell, whyche made sharpe warre vpon the Scottes.

A mariage concluded betwene prince Arthur and lady Katherine the kinges doughter of Spayne.

Perkin Warbecke landed agayne in Cornwal, and assayled the towne of Exciter and other places, but finally he toke the sanctuarye of Beaudley, and was after pardoned of his life.

Lewys the twelueth of that name duke of Orleaunce and U [...]l [...]yse, was ordeyned king of Fraunce, who after he had possession of his kingdome, forsoke Iohā his first wife, and maried the widowe of Charles his predicessour.

Maxim [...]ian inuaded Burgoyne, where after battayle to the losse of both partes a peace was concluded.

A peace proclaymed betwene the kinges of England and Scotlande,Anni regum Angli for the terme of both theyr lyues.The yere of the worlde 5459 The yere of Christ

Perkin Warbecke endeuoured to steale away secr [...]tli out of the lande, but he was taken ag [...]yne by his kepers and by the kinges commaundement cast in the tower of London.

The Turkes toke from the Uenecians, Me [...]hon, Naupactum, and shortly after Dyrrhach [...]um, & with swo [...]de [Page] and fire spoyled the prouince of Foriulii.

The Switzers warred vppon their borderers of Austrich, wherfore Maximilian the emperour came out of Eelderlande, where he was occupied in warre to defend his subiectes, but after diuers skirmyshes and smal battailes to the losse of both partes the warre was finished.

At S. Thomas Watring a strepeling was put to e [...]ecucion,The yere of the worlde 5460 The yere of Christ 1499 Anni regum Angli 25 which by the entisement of a monke named Patricius, called him selfe Edward Erle of Warwike and sonne of George Duke of Clarence, whiche sens the beginning of king Hen [...]is reigne was kept secretly in the Tower.

Perkin Warb [...]cke was put to death, & sone after the Erle of Warwike, because he demed to be consentinge to the treason of the sayd Warbecke.

Lewis kinge of Fraunce toke Millayne. The newe bridge at Pa [...]ys, with the housing thervpon fel downe,

This yere was a great pestilence in the citee of Londō by reason wherof the kinge and the quene sayled to Calis,The yere of the worlde 5461 The yere of Christ 1450 Anni regum Angli 26 and at S. Peters they mette with the Duke of Burgoyne.

Sir Edmunde de la Poole, duke of Suffolke, departed secretly out of this land, by meane of whō was lykely to haue bene a new insurrection.

King Henry of Englande fianced his doughter Margaret to Iames the kinge of Scottes, and Ferdinand [...] king of Spayne, maried his doughter Katherine to the noble prince Arthur, who ended [...]is life in easter weke folowing.

Sfortia recouered the citee of Millayne, and expelled the Frenchemen, whom while he pursued more fiercely than aduisedlye, he fell into their handes vnwares, and was taken of them and led into Fraunce.

The Frenchemen,Anni regum Angli 17 by the counsayle of the bishoppe of Rome,The yere of the worlde 5462 The yere of Christ 1501 ledde an army against the turkes, and ioygnyng in battaile at Mitelene, were ouerthrowen and taken.

The figure of crosses appered in the garments of dyuers persons of Germanye, and droppes of bloudde fell from heauen.

The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1502 Elysabeth queene of Engl [...]nde dyed in the tower of Anni regum Angli 18 [Page] London, as she lay in childe bedde, and shortly after was dame Margaret the kinges doughter maried to the king of Scottes.

A great pestilence in the countre of Germanye.

The Frenchmen brought Naples vnder their dominiō

Anni regum Angli 19 This yere was much hurt done by mischance of fyre, in diuers places of London.The yere of the worlde 5464 The yere of Christ

Pr [...]sto Iohannes, emperour and high byshop of Indie and Aethiope.

Ferdinand of Spayne, sent a nauy of shippes into Italy where they vanquished, chased and slew the Frenchmē, and recouered the kingdome of Naples, wyth all the dominion belonging to it.

Pius bishop of Rome onely .xxx. dayes, after whome succeded Iulius a cruell and fierce tyranne, geuen only to murder and warre.

Anni regum Angli 20 The warre of Bauarie beganne, in whiche Cesar,The yere of the worlde 5465 The yere of Christ 1504 Maximilian defended the princes of Bauarie, agaynste Philyp erle Palatine of Rhine, and his sonne Duke Robert, who because he had maryed the doughter of Georg Duke of Bauarie latelye deceased, made claime to that Duchye, But continuing the time of this warre, he ended his life, and thē was a peace concluded betwene his father and the emperour.

Anni regum Angli 21 Philippe the Archduke of Burgoyne,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1505 the emperoure Maximilians son, as he sailed into S [...]ayn to take possession of the kingdome of Castile that fell to hys wife and hym by the deathe of Elisabeth, the wyfe of Ferdinande was driuen by force of [...]empest to land in Englād, wher he was honourablie receyued of king Henrye, and then deparied on his iordey toward Spayne.

Elisabeth the quene of Polonie ended her life, which was a woman of great noblenesse, doughter to a kynge wife to a kinge, and mother to diuers kynges,

Santes Pagninu, a great Hebric [...]y, Leonicenus Gattinaria▪ Caballus and Optatus phisicions,

Niphus Iacobus Faber, Stapulensis, & Pigius philosophers, Petrus Bembus, and diuers other lerned men were famous.

Al the inhabitantes of Granade were eyther forced to [Page] receyue thefayth of Christ, or to forsake the land.

The Sophie of Persia, vanquished, chased and slewe the Turkes.

The yere of the worlde 5467 The yere of Christ 1506 The Genoways forsoke the dominion of Lewis king of Fraunce.Anni regum Angli 22

Iulius bishop of Rome toke the citee Bononie.

A mariage concluded betwene Charles Archduke of Austriche, prince of Castile, and Marye the doughter of king Henry of England.

The famous clerke Reuchline restored again the knowla ge of the hebrew tongue.

The yere of the worlde 1468 The yere of Christ 1507 Philip king of Castile payed his debt to Nature.Anni regum Angli

Lewis king of Fraunce by agrement receyued again the citee of Geane.

Maximilian the emperour beganne the cru [...]l and long warre agaynste the Uenecians. In time whereof were soughten many blouddy battailes, and diuers great mutacions and chances hapned. At the first Lewis kynge of France ayded the Uenecians, but after he forsoke thē and went to Maximilian, contrarye wise Iulian byshop of Rome first fauoured Maximilian, and after tourned to the Uenecians. By this warre the Ueneciās lost manye of their chiefe citees.

The yere of the worlde 1469 The yere of Christ 1508 The citee of Constantinople was shaken with most terrible erthquakes innumerable houses and towers wer cast to the grounde,Anni regum Angli 24 and chiefely the palaice of the great Turke, in so much that he was forced to flee to an other place, many of the people were destroyed with tempest.

Charles duke of Gelria renued his warre with the emperour, and inuaded the Brabansois.

Ismael Sophie, king of Persie, Armenie, and Hir [...]ania became christened, and vanquished the turkes in diuers great battailes.

The noble king Henry the .vii, ended his life at Richmount the .xxi,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1509 day of Aprill.

THe renowm [...]d prince Henry the [...]ight being .xviii yeres of age succeded his father in the gouernāce of this realme,Anni regum Angli & reygned in great fame and noblenesse .3 [...]. yeres. Of personage he was [...]aule and myghtie▪ in witte and memory excellent, of such maiesty tempered [Page] with huma [...]itie and gentylnesse, as was comly in so great a prynce. In konwlege of good letters he farre passed all kinges of Englande before this time. For his magni [...]ice & liberalitie he was renowmed throughe all the worlde. In his time was great alteracion of thinges within this realm. For he reformed and altered the state of the commō weale [...]n many thinges by making diuers most honest and godly lawes, to the great profite as wel of hym selfe as of hys people. He abolyshed the vsurped power of the byshop of Rome. He redressed the state of religion, diminished supersticion and idolatry, [...]orbade pilgremage, pulled downe abbeys and monasterys, and roted out the sedicious sectes of religion, which maintened false woorshipping of god, and greatly aduanced and set foorth the true knowlege of goddes woorde and al other honest learnynges and sciences. He fonded .ii. colleges, one at Oxenforde, an other at Cambridge, and set vp dyuers free scholes in other partes of the realme·

The knowledge of good letters by continuall warres beyng neglected and driuen out of Italy, encreased gr [...]tly in Germany, Fraunce, England and Scotlande. For augmenting and furthering wherof, Margaret the kinges grandmother builded .ii. coll [...]ges in Cambridge. In like maner Wylliam byshop of Lincolne, and Rycharde of Winchester builded .ii. other in the vniuersitie of O [...] enforde. of the which one is called Brusennose, the other Cor [...]s Christi college.

Kynge Henrye maryed the lady Katherine late wyfe to his brother Arthur, hauingthe dispēsacio [...] of Leo bishop of Rome, but not without great murmuring of the Cardinalles and dyuers learned men of other realme.

Lewys king of Fraunce vanquished the Uenecians, toke the cities Brixia, Bergamū, Crema, and Crem [...]na and subdued theim to his dominions.

Maximilian recouered from the Uenecians, Uerona, Padua, Teruisium, and diuers other townes and cities

Dyuers ambassadours came to kinge Henry of Englande.

The citie of Pise was brought in subiection to the U [...] necians.

[Page]Iulius byshop of Rome, by force of armes toke Rauenna, Imola, Fauēcia, Forliui and other possessions of the churche, which were witholden by the Uenecians.

The byshoppe of Rome beyng reconciled to the Uenecians,The yere of the worlde 5471 The yere of Christ 1510 toke Mutina and Mirandula,Anni regum Angli 2 which he restored to Frances Picus lorde of that citie.

Ioachim Marques of Brandenburge, toke all the Iewes within his dominion, of the whiche .38. were br [...]nt, and .ii. beheaded, beceuse thei martyrised the sacrament [...] of the aulter.

Empson and Dudley, whiche in the time of king Henrie the .vii▪ had been great rulers, were put to deathe to stoppe the murmuryng and grudg of the people against theim.

Bugia in Afrike was conquered of the Spaniardes.

The famous and gret lerned man maister Erasmus of Roterodame, flourished, by whose benefyte and diligēce as wel diuine knowlege, as al other good learning was marueilusly furthered and augmented.

The woorshipfull clerke doctour Collete, whiche builded the fre schole of Paules in Londō, liued at this time and by his diligent preaching, first beganne to open the slouthfulnes and negligence of the clergy of this realme in those daies.

A sedicion at Ertford in Germany, by occasion wherof great displeasure was kendled, betweene the byshoppe of Mens, and Friderich Duke of Saxonie, in so much that the matyer was lyke to haue been decyded by d [...]nte of swoorde, had not the emperours auctoritie stopped their rage.

Henry, the first sonne of kynge Henry the eyghte was borne on newe yeres day [...], for [...]oie wherof a great iustes was kept at Westminster, and on S. Mathewes day folowyng the childe dyed.

Kynge Henrye of England sent the lorde Darsy,Anni regum Angli 3 wyth a goodly company of men into Spaine,The yere of the worlde 5472 The yere of Christ to ayde the king his father in law against the Moores, but ere he arriued a peace was concluded betwene theim, wherfore shortly after he retourned home againe.

The same time sir Edward Poyninges (accompanied [Page] with the lorde Cly [...]ton and dyuers other) was s [...]nt into Gelderlande with .xv.C. archers, to ayde to [...]rynce of Castile, at the requ [...]st of Margaret Duches of Sauoy & regent of Flaunders.

Sir Edmunde Hawarde and lorde Thomas Haward toke Andrewe Barton, and .150. Scotes, with .ii. greate shyppes.

The citie Bononie forsoke the byshoppe of Romes dominion.

The king of Scottes required his ships that were lately taken to be restored accordynge to the leage. But answere was made by kinge Henry, that the mattyer perteined nothing to the league, because that Andrew Barton, was a pyrate and robber on the seas.

The .xv. daye of Ianuarye was a parlyamente, in the whiche two fiftenes and two dismes of the clergye, were graunted to ayd the kinge in his warres, that he entended against the French kinge.

By the auctoryty of the emperour and the french king a counsai [...]e was indicted at Pise, which was after transferred to Myllaine.

The lorde Marques Dorset (with dyuers other lordes and knightes) was sent of king Hēry into Spaine,Anni regum Angli 4 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1512 with an armye of .13 [...]00. men, who (a good parte of the summer) dyd much harme in Gutan by spoiling the countrei but in the winter he retourned by menes of a [...], whiche chansed amon ge his men.

Sir Edwarde Hawarde admyrall of England, with a great nauy scoured the seas, and then went toward Brytaine.

The citie Briria gaue vp to the Uenecians, which was shortly after recouered and dispoyled by the Frenchmen and the Uenecians beaten and slayne. At the same t [...]me was Rauenna robbed and pilled. On easter day a great battaile was foughten nere to Rauenna, bytweene the Frenche kinge and the byshop of Rome, in which the byshops armye was dyscomfited, and .160 [...]0, of his souldyours slaine.

Kynge Henry sent foorth a nauie of .xxv. ships, among the whiche the regent a ship royall was chiefe.

[Page]Not onely all partes of Europe was disquyeted wyth the warres of the Uenecians, but also the countreis of Asia, Per [...]y, and Armeny were vexed with most cruel and deadly warres, wherin the hethen tyrannes infe [...]ted ech other withall crueltie, for Selinus the Turke e [...]pelled his father out of his kyngdome withal his brothers an, knismen, and after dyuers gret battailes, vanquysshed chased and slew two Souldaines, and annexed A [...]gypte and Araby to his kingdome.

Sir Edwarde Hawarde, lorde admirall of Englande, throughe his to muche hardnesse was slaine in Britaine after whō his borth [...]r sir Thomas Haward, was made admyrall by the king.

The nauyes of England & Fraunce meting at Britain Bay, fought a cruell battaile, in the whiche the regent of Englād & a Carike of France beinge crapeled together were burnte, and their capitaines & men al drowned, the Englyshe capitaine was sir Thomas Kn [...]ue [...] who had with him .700. men in the French Carik was sir Piers Morgan with .900.

A parliament was holden, wherin i [...] was determined that the kinge hym selfe, shoulde personally inuade the realme of Fraunce.

Warre betwene the Polonians and Mosconites.

Kyng Henry of Englande,Anni regum Angli beyng confederate with the emperour and the kinge of Spaine,The yere of the worlde 5474 The yere of Christ 1513 passed with a great power into France, where hauing in wages vnder his banner the emperour Maximilian, and all the nobilitye of Brabante, Flaunders and Hollande, he discomfited and abashed the whole power of France, and conquered Terwine and the great city of Turney, whiche is saied to haue in i [...] as many towers as [...]her be days in the yere In this citie the kinge builded a goodly castell or tower, with excedyng costes, and kepte ther a garrison certaine yeres after.

The lord Chamberlayne of Scotlande, inuadinge the borders was discomfited by sir Wylliam Bulmer.

In this meane time the kyng of Scottes, notwithstandyng that he was sworne on the sacramēt to kepe peace, perced this land with a mighty armye, but by the good [Page] diligence of the quene, and the pollicy & manh [...]de of the Erle of Surrey the kinges lieuetenāt, he was him selfe slayne, with a .xi. of his Erles, and the Scottes discomfited, but not without great losse of Englyshemen.

Sir Iohn Wallop burnt diuers villages & townes in Normandye.

Anni regum Angli 6 A peace concluded betwene Englād and Franc [...], and on S. Denis day was Lewys the French king coupled in mariage with ladye Mary the kinges sister,The yere of the worlde 5475 The yere of Christ 1514 on newe yeres day folowinge, he ended his lyfe, wherfore kynge Henry sent agayne for his sister by th [...] [...]uke of Suffolke and other.

Rycharde Hunne this yeere was h [...]ged in Lollars tower.

Frauncis the first of that name,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1515 succeded in the kyngdome of France.Anni regum Angli 7 This man is grea [...]ly praysed of al writers in those dayes, for his singular humanitee & fauouring of learned men. He maynteyned the warres which king Lewis had begunne, and alied him with the Dukes of Gelrie, Leigie and Burgoyne, which did him due homage. He would also haue ben confederate wyth the bishop of Rome, but he fayled of his purpose, for shortly after betwene the bishop of Rome, themperour the king of Spayne, the Swi [...]zers, and other was made a pri [...]ye league and confederacie agaynst the Frenchmen & Uenecians.

Lady Marye kinge Henries doughter, was borne at Grenewiche.

Lady Mary the kinges sister before maryed to the frenche king▪ retourned into Englād, and shortly after was maryed to the duke of Suffolke.

A great battayle foughten betwene the Switzers and the Frenchemen, in the which the frenche kinge was in so great dāger, that the brayne of his owne men sper [...]led in his face, and him selfe was t [...]rise striken with a spere but in the ende of the f [...]ght, by helpe of the Uenecians & other whiche came in good season, the [...] were discomfited and slayne, and the citee of Mill [...]yne yelded to the french kinge.

An horrible sedicion in Hungary by a company of souldiours, [Page] and robbers, that had the signe of the crosse for theyr badge and cognisaunce, which minded to destro [...] al the nobilite and gentlemen.

Brixta ge [...]n vp by composicion to the frenchmen. A peace concluded betwene the [...]mper [...]ur, the kinges of Fraunce and Spayne, and the Uenecians wherby that cru [...]ll warre cease [...].

A solemne met [...]g at Uienna, of the emperour, the king of Polonie, and of Hungarye whiche by maryage we [...]e confederate

Margaret the quene of Scottes, king Henries elder syster fled into England, & la [...]e at Hareb [...]ttell, where she was deliuered of a childe called Margarete. In Maye she came to London, where she taryed a hole yere before she departed into Scotland.

The yere of the worlde 5477 The yere of Christ 1516 This yere was so great frost in England that men might esely passe with cartes ouer the riuer of Thames from Westminster to Lambeth.Anni regum Angli 8

Mathewe bishop of S [...]donon and cardinall of Swyshes, came as Ambassadour from the emperour to king Henry.

Charles Arch duke of Austrich, was ordeyned king of Spayne.

On May euen in the citee of Londō,Anni regum Angli 9 was an insurrection of prent [...]les and yong persons agaynste straungers,The yere of the worlde 1478 The yere of Christ 1517 of which diuers were put to execu [...]ion, and the resydue came to Westminster with halters aboute their neckes and were pardoned. This is named ill May daye.

Lady Marg [...]ret the kinges sister returned into Scotland.

Iohannes Frauncis Picus of Mirandula, a knight of excellent [...] and learning was famous, and in the presence of Leo bishop of Rome, made a vehement oracyon, exhortinge him to refourme the vicious & noughtye li [...]e of the clergy.

Many dyed in England of the sweating sicknesse and especially about London.

Lewys about this time succeded his father in the kingdomes of Hungary and Boheme.

[Page]A great famine and pestilence in many places.

The terme kept one daye at Oxenford, and adiourned agayne to Westminster.

The cardinall Camp [...]ius, the bishops legate, came frō Rome in ambassade to king Henry, and was receyued with great pompe by meanes of the cardinal of Englād

Thomas W [...]lsay, which was then of great auctoryty in this realme.

The admirall of Fraunce came into England as ambassadour, with a great cōpany of gentilmen. The citee of Turney was deliuered agayn into the french kinges handes, for the which he should paye .60000 [...]. crownes, and for the castell that the kinge had buylded .40 [...]000. and .23000. poundes, Turneys, which the cite ought for their libertees and francheses.

A peace concluded betwene the kinges of Englande Fraunce and Castile for terme of their liues.

The Spaniardes vanquished,The yere of the worlde 5479 The yere of Christ 1518 chased and slewe Aenobarbus, with his brother in Afrike.Anni regum Angli 10

A sedicion in Pannonie, by meanes of the bishoppe of Uesbrune.

The emperour held a counsayle at Auguste.

Selinus the great Turke, after he had with continual and blouddye warre conquered Egipt Syrie, Phenecia Palestine, Coele, and chased out of Arm [...]nie the king of Persie, as a sodayne tempeste or storme retourned into Europe, and besieged the citee Belgradum, or Taurodurum.

Martine Luther wrate first to Leo bishop of Rome cō cerning the vse of pardons, and in certayne priuate disputacions called in doubt diuers thinges cōcerning the bishops primacy, for whiche after he was troubled, and lastly proclaimed an heretike, vnder the defence & mayntenaunce of Friderike duke of Sa [...]onie, he preached & wrate agaynst his power. All Germanye soone after forsoke the byshoppe of Rome, and so was the hole state of religion by his meanes altered among them.

Philippe Melanc [...]on and Pomerane men of excellent learninge, but infected with the p [...]stylente heresies [Page] of Luther wrate sondrye workes agaynst [...]he catholyke doctrine,

The emperour Maximilian ended his life, after whō was chose by ye princes electours of Germany,The yere of the worlde 1480 The yere of Christ 1519 Anni regum Angli 11 Charles the ▪v, Duke of Austrich and Burgoyne, king of Spaine and nephew to Maximilian, betwene him and the frenche king the warre was re [...]ued.

Trouble in Ireland wherfore the erle of Kildare was discharged of his office [...]eputye, and the erle of Surrey sent thither, who brought the erle of Desmount and other to good confirmitee and order.

Huld [...]r [...]cus duke of Wittenberge was [...]xpelled out of his heritage.

Solemannus, the .xii. emperour of the Turkes, succeded his father Seuinus, and subdued Gazelles which rebelled in Syrie.

As kinge Henry was at Canturbury with the quene in a redinsse to haue passed the sea,The yere of the worlde 1481 The yere of Christ 1520 Anni regum Angli 12 he harde of the emperours coming, with whom he mette at Douer & accompanied him to Canturbury, where after the emperoure had saluted the qu [...]ene his aunte he toke shippinge into Flaunders.

King Henry passed ouer to Calis, and mette with Frā cis the Frenche kinge at th [...] campe betweene Arde and Guynes, wher was great triumphes, and many goodly sightes, in so sumptuous maner as the like had not bene sene. Immediatly after he met with the emperour with whom he went to Grauelin, and the emperour returned with him to Calia where he had gret chere and feasting after which time they de parted and king H [...]nry retourned in [...]o the realme.

The emperours souldiours gatte the towne of Mewzon,The yere of the worlde 5482 The yere of Christ 1521 Anni regum Angli 13 and besieged the noble cit [...]es of Messiers & Turney

The french king toke the towne and castel of Heding from the Burgonians.

The admiral of Fraunce toke the towne of Fontraby in Bis [...]ay.

The towne and castel of Turney was yelded to the emperour.

[Page]The Duke of Buckyngham was beheaded at London the .xvii. daye of May.

The cardinall of England went ouer the sea to entreat a peace betwen the emperour, and the French king. At Bruges he communed with the emperour, and at Cales consulted with the Frēch ambassadours tyll December But he brought nothing to passe.

Lewys king of Hungary maried Mary the emperour Charles sister, and Ferdinand Duke of Austrich the emp [...]rours brother, toke to wife Anna the syster of Lewy [...] th [...] forenamed kinge of Hungary.

Warre betwene Leo byshop of Rome and the French kinge, the byshops souldyers wanne Myllayne from the Frenchemen.

In the assemble that was holdē at Wormacia the princis electours and other princes of Germany, expounded diligently to the emperour the dyuers and sundrie bourdeins, wher with that countrey was charged by the see and clergye of Rome, and proposed to him well nere an 110. artycles.

The excellent clerke Bude [...]s, Zasius, Alciatus, Pirckaimerus. Peutingerus gret lawiers, Cop [...]s, Linaker the Englysheman, M [...]nardus, Brisso [...]us, Massa phisicyons, Tonstall byshop of Durham, Moore, Rychard pace Polydore Uergil, Oecolampadius, Zuinglius, Hutten Capio, Egnacius, P [...]llicane, Uadian Scepe [...]us, Mosellanus, Cord [...]s E [...]ricius, & many other mē of great learnyng were famous in these daies.

The Frenchmen robbed the Englysh marchantes and other the kinges subiectes on all pa [...]tes of the sea.

Solemanne the great Turke, conque [...]ed the citye B [...]lgrade, the moste sure and stronge Garrison of the Chrystians.

The Frenche king attached the Englyshmens goodes at Burdeau [...], and deteyned the kynges [...], and the Frenche Queenes dower.

The Genoways [...]elded theim to the emperour, and forsoke the Frenche kinge.

All F [...]enchmen were attached in the cytie of London, and cast in prison.

[Page]The cardinall rode through London to Douer to mete with the emperour, beynge accompanied with .ii. Erles xxxvi. knyghtes. an. 100. gentylmen .viii. byshoppes .x, abbo [...]es,The yere of the worlde 5443 The yere of Christ 1522 thirtye chapelleines all in veluet and satin,Anni regum Angli 14 and 700. y [...]men.

Charles the .v. emperour of Rome came into England, and was honorably receiued into London by the Maier, the aldermen and commons of the cytie, the kynge hym self accompaniyng hym, from th [...]ns he went to Wyndsore, and satte in the stall of the Garter. After great feastyng, [...]ustes, & honorable interteinment, he departed to Hampton, and sailed from thens into Spaine, During [...] this time the Erle of Surrel, lorde admyrall, brent Morles in Britaine, and than retourned into the realme. Not longe after hauing an armye appoincted to hym by the kinge, he passinge ouer to Caleys, perced Picardye, and brent dyuers townes and castels. He besieged Hesdynge but because winter dr [...]we nere, he raised his siege and retourned home.

The Duke of Albanie beganne to enter this land with a great armye, but whan he harde that the Erle of Shreusbury was comyng to geue him bataile, he toke a truce for .vi. monethes and departed.

A pestilence in Rome, whiche consumed an. 100. thousande.

Leo the tenth, byshop of Rome dyed, not without suspicion of poisonyng. After whom succeded Adrian one yere who was in lyke maner poysoned.

The lorde Rosse and lorde Da [...]res of the Northe, burned the towne of Kelse [...] in Scotland, with fourescore villages, and ouerthrew eyghtene towers of stone, withall their bulwarkes.

The emperours souldiours wan Gean from the frenchemen, and the war continued cruelly betwene the emperour and the Frenche kynge

The emperour Charles, king Henry of England Ferdinande Duke of Austrich, the byshop of Rome, the cyti [...] of Uenice▪ and dyuers other in Italye, were confederate against the Frenchemen.

The Turke besieged Rhodes, and on Chrystmas day [...] toke it.

[Page]The lorde Marques Dorset warden of the Easte Marches, [...]rent dyuers villages, holdes and other places in Scotlande.

The citie of Myllaine was dexed with a sore pestilence,The yere of the worlde 5484 The yere of Christ wherof dyed .50. thousande within the space of .iiii. monethes.Anni regum Angli 15

Christierne kyng of Denmarke, and his wyfe Isabell (beyng driuen out of his realmes by his vncle Friderike Duke of Hoiste, and his owne subiectes, for his notable crueltie [...] (ame into England, and were honorably receyued and interteined of the kynge.

Sharpe warre and often skyrmyshes betwene the borderers of Englande, Scotlande and Fraunce.

The Erle of Surrey brente .37. villages in Scotlande, and haried the countrei frō the east marches to the weast and ouerthrew dyuers holdes and castelles.

The Frenche king prepared a great army to send int [...] Italye against the Duke of Myllaine.

The Duke of Suff. with many other lordes and knightes, was sent this yere into France by king Henry, with an armye of. 10000. men who passing the water of Sone without battaile, toke diuers townes and castels, and destroyed the countrey before him, in December he retourned againe into England.

The Erle of Surrey brent Iedworth in Scotland, and toke dyuers holdes.

The Duke of Albanye besieged the castell of Warke, and had in a redinesse a great army to inuade England. But whā he had knowlage, that the Erle of Surrei was coming against him, he cowardly fled and gaue back in to Scotlande.

The emperour recouered the towne of Fountraby.

Clement the .vii. a florentyne borne was ordeyned bysshoppe of Rome, and toke parte wyth the Frenchemen.

Intreatie w [...]s made by the Queene of Scottes for an abstinence of warre.

In the kingdome of Granade diuers citees were s [...]allowed and in Naples was so great tempestes of wynde, ray [...]e, & thunder, that many toweres, great places, and [Page] myghtie bygge trees were ouerthrowen and cas [...]e to the grounde.

The souldiours of Guines toke a great booty at a faire in the towne of Marguysan, and sir Robert Ierninghā, and certaine dimilances of Caleis, toke dyuers Frenchmen prisoners.

The lorde of Campher and other came from the emperour to king Henry.The yere of the worlde 5485 The yere of Christ 1524 Anni regum Angli 16

The byshop of Dunkell and other ambassadours came out of Scotlande.

A legate came from the byshoppe of Rome to entreat a peace betwene Englande and Fraunce.

Sharpe warre betweene the marches of England and Fraunce.

Sir Rau [...]fe a Fanwike, Leonarde Musgraue, and Bastarde Heron were slaine in Scotland by to much hardinesse in pursuyng their ennemyes, at whiche tyme .300. Scottes were taken prisoners by the Englishemen.

The Duke of Burbon made sharpe warre on the Frenche kynges dominions, and dyd many enterprises.

The French kinge passed with a great army into Italye, wher he besieged Paule, & shortly after was encountred by the emperours army, and of theim vanquisshed, and him selfe taken prisoner, frō thens he was conueighed into Spaine to the emperour, wher after certaine condicions of peace agreed vpon betwene theim, he was deliuered.

Great triumphe and ioy in Englande for taking of the Frenche kinge.

The cardinal obteyned lycence of the byshop of Rome, to suppresse dyuers abbaies to the entent to erect two colleges, one at Oxenforde, an other at Ipswiche, and to indue theim with the landes, whiche colledges he began so sumptuouslye, tha [...] it was not lyke they woulde come to good ende.

Kynge Henry was lyke to haue been drowned by leaping ouer a dich in folowyng his hauke nere to Abindō.

A great and horrible insurrection in Germany, of the rude and vplandyshe people,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1525 whiche dwelled in Alsacia,Anni regum Angli 17 Suaue, Francia, Thuring and the countreis about the [Page] riuer Rhine, whiche commocion was suppressed by the great power & strength of the princes. In [...]o muche that within litell more than .iii. monethes, an hundred thousand of that vplandishe people were slayne li [...]e beast [...]s, by the iust iugemēt of god. Furthermore one surnamed Sapherus wrate .xii. articles, whiche he entiteled of Christian libertee, among the which this was the chiefe That tributes ought not to be payd to princes ▪ Throughe thys doctryne to atteyne liberte, men suppose that the gretest parte of that people was stered to rebel againste the magistrates.

In Mulhause [...] a towne of Thuring, was a preacher named Monetarius, which taught openly that he would reforme the state of the church, and made his auant pryu [...]lye, that reuelacions were shewed to him by god, and that the sworde of Gedeon was committed to him, to ouerthrow the tirannie o [...] the impious. He led out greate companies, commaunding them to spoile and robbe monasteries, and the places of great men. But wh [...]le the vnrulye people were scater [...]d and disceuered without ordre, the princes of Saxonie sodenlyoppressed theym and toke their capitaines, whom they put to worthy punishment. This Monetarius was the first auctour of the dyuelishe sect and heresy of the Anapabtistes, which longe time after vexed Germanye, and is not yet all tog [...]th [...]r extinguyshed.

Coyne was enhaunsed in England.

A murmuring in al partes of the realme for paimēt of mony.Anni regum Angli 18 The yere of the worlde 5487 The yere of Christ 1526 And in Suff. 4000. men arose against the duke and other commissioners, which were appeased by the duke of Northfolke and other.

A truce betw [...]ne England and Fraunce for a certain space and ambassadours, were sent into Denma [...]ke for restoring of their kinge, but the Danes wold graunt nothing, they did hate him so extremely for his cruel [...]e. A peace betwene Englande ande Scotlande, for .iii. monethes.

Doctour Barnes a f [...]ier Augustine, bare a faggot before the cardinall in Paules.

[Page]Great death in London.

Frauncis the Frenche kinge was sette at liberty by the emperour vpon diuers con [...]icions, whiche he sware to perfourme, but after he reuoked his othe and sayd, he was forced therto, or elles he should neuer haue b [...]ne d [...] lyuered.

The emperour after the french kinges delyueraunce gaue to Charles duke of Burbon the whole Duchye of Millayne, on condicion to paye 4000. ducates, and find a certayne numbre of souldiours yerely.

Solemannus, the great Turke inuaded Hungarie, and spoyled the citee Buda. With whom [...] Lewys the kynge and Paule Tomorus bishop of Coleine, encoūtred in a great battaile, and were of him vanquished and slayne, with a great nomb [...]e of christian people.

Ferdinand Archduke of Austrich was chosen kinge of Hungarie and Boheme.

Charles maried Isabell the kinges sister of Portugall.

Uariance betwene the byshop of Rome and the house of Columnensis.

The bishop of Rome, the Ueneciās, and diuers citees of Italy proclaymed warre agaynst the emperoure & by their intisement the french king was moued to warre, agayne vpon the emperour. In so muche that the emperours souldiours toke the towne and castel of Myllayne and sh [...]wed such crueltie towarde the citesins that they were in mind to haue forsaken their citee, the confederates of Italy required to haue king Henry as protectour of their league, but he chose rather to be an indifferēt in treater of peace betwene the two partyes.

The yere of the worlde 5488 The yere of Christ 1527 A proclamacion published in England agaynst al vnlawful games, as Dice, Cardes, and Boules,Anni regum Angli 19 which continued not long in effecte.

The emperours souldiours toke the cite of Rome, spoyled itand besiged the bishop Clement with his cardynalles in the Mounte Adrian. from whens he coulde not be dimissed by any meanes, vntil he agreed with his souldiours, notwithstanding that the emperour Charles him selfe, being than in Spaine, and fearing the thund [...]rbolt [Page] of excommunication (which the souldiours nothing regarded) did ex [...]use him selfe by letters, that he knewe not of that his men had done, and therfore willed the bishop to be sette at lib [...]rtee.

Don H [...]go de Mendosa, a great man borne in Spaine came toking Henrie as ambassadour frō the emperour.

The bishop of Tarbe, the Uisecount of Torayne, and Antony Uescy seconde presidente of Paris, came in ambassade to the king out of Fraunce. Ambassadours also came from the king of Hungary desiring ayde agaynst the Turke.

The cardinall of Englande went with great pompe into Fraūce, where he concluded a leage betwene kinge Henry of England and the Frenche king, whiche bothe by the cardinalles meanes, sent their defiance to the emperour, and a strong army into Italye to deliuer the byshop, and driue the emperours power out of y• countrey The great maister of Frāce came to Londō with great triumph, for the conclusion of the forenamed league. The emperou [...]s sonne of Tartarie, with great puisāce inuaded Pannonie, but in the ende he was vanquished and taken.

This yere were sene .iii. sonnes, which in some places wer [...] included with a double rainbow.

Arthur Biln [...]i, Geffray Lome, and Garret were abi [...] red by the cardinall, for speakinge agaynst the bishop of Romes auctoritee.

The citee Gean, was brought to the French kinges dominion.

Lord Lawdrike, and the French kinges souldyours, toke and spoyled Pauie

Ferdinand made warre vpō a noble man of Hungary named U [...]auoyda, and toke from him diue [...]s castels & townes.

Charles the emperour made open protestacion diuers times before the kinges heraldes of England & France, that what soeuer was done in Italye by his souldioures agaynst the bishoppe, was contrary to his wil and commaundement.

Lord Lawdrike, capitayn of the french kynges armye [Page] in Italye, in takinge the towne of Melffe, loste ten thousand men.

Open hostilitee & warre betwene the kinges of Englande and France, and the emperour. And the marchantes and ships of all partes were arested.

The yere of Christ 1528 Corne was very deare in England and had bene mu [...]che dearer,The yere of the worlde 5489 Anni regum Angli 20 had not bene the good prouision of the marchantes of the Stilyarde, and an abstinance of warre betwene England and Flaunders.

Charl [...]s Duke of G [...]lders inuaded Holland and was discomfited by the lord Isilsteine, whom Ladye Margaret [...]egent of the countre sent agaynst him.

The famous and excellent clerke Iohannes Reucline ended his lyfe, by whose great learning and diligēce the knowlage of the .iii. tonges, and especially Hebrew was agayne restored to the world,

On S. Denis day a legate came from Rome to kynge Henry.

The sweating sickenesse raged in diuers partes of E [...] land.

The emperour sente the Duke of Brunswike with a great puisance into Italye. The Millanours were styll miserablie oppressed by the emperours soul [...]iours. The Duke of Brunswike tooke the citee of Pauie, whyche shortly after was taken agayne by the frenchemen & the walles beaten downe. E [...]treme warre, pestilence, and famine in all Italy. Aboue .2400 [...]. of the Frenche armye, that besyeged Naples, dyed of the pes [...]ilence, beside the most parte of all theyr horses and beastes, so that there was not lest passing .v. thousand men in all.

In this yere in the moneth of Iune the legates satte at the blacke friers in London concerning the kinges mariage & diuorsemēt from the princesse Dowagier which had bene his bro [...]hers wife.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 21

In October the cardinall was deposed from the chancellourship of England.

Ferdinande of Hungary recouered many places whiche before were taken from him by the Turke, & expuls [...]d out of the realme his enemy Iohn Uuauoyda, which making claime to the crowne of Hungary, fl [...]d for ayde [Page] to the Turkes.

The Frechemen and Uenecians wente with an army of .40000. men t [...] [...]ubdue Naples, vpon whom the emperous souldiours came sodeinly in the night and slewe of theim a great noumber, and afte [...]warde in plaine battaile discomfited th [...]ir wh [...]le power, wherwith the frenche kyng beyng greatly moue [...] sent a nauy into Spaine whiche spoyled the countrey, but in the ende they were all well nere taken and slaine.

The Turke (in the quarell of Uuauoyda) pe [...]ced Hungary with a terible puisāce, hauing in his army .250000 fighting men, and exercised towarde the inhabytauntes most extreme cruelty, for some thei berefte of their [...]ight some thei rent and mangled in diuers pieces, cutting of their noses, eares, handes, armes, priuye membres and other partes of theyr bodies, Uirgines in most dishon [...]st wyse they rauyshed, of other women the pulled of the pappes, and openyng their wombes, whiche were great with chylde, burned the yonge babes. Afterwarde he besieged Uienna, a citie of Austrich, and assayled the same very cruellye, twenty tymes he came to the walles, and styll by the Christians was expel [...]ed, and driuen back. In fine aboute the Idus of October, by the manhode, wyse [...]dome and pollicy of Philip Erle Palatine of Rhine, and the Duke of Bauary, whiche were there as soueraygne capitain [...]s, the Turkes were faine to retourn into their countrey, with the losse. of .60. thousande souldiours.

A synode holden at Marsburge, where communicacion was had betwene Luther, Melancton, O [...]olampadius, Zuinglius, for an agreement concerning the sacramentes, whiche controuersye had caused great varyaunce amonge the preachers of Germanye, at whiche tyme the mattier was not concluded, because the sweatyng sickenesse that raged sore in that citie, dissolued the counsaile.

A great famine and derth in Uenice and the countrey ther about, wherof a gret noumbre dyed for lacke of sustinaunce.

Geane in the tyme of a great pestilence was recouered from the Frenchemen, by the emperours souldiours. Wylliam Tindale fyrst translated the new Testament [Page] into Englyshe,

The sweatyng sickenesse vexed Brabante, and a great part of Germiane, wherof very many dyed and especially in Antwarpe, wher in thre dayes space it consumed .v hundred persons.

A peace was agreed vpon betwene king Henry of England, the emperour, the Frenche kinge, the king of Boheme and Hungary, and Clement the byshop of Rome▪ for the conclusion wherof and the deliuerance of his children, the Frenche kinge was bounde to pay to Charles the emperour .20. hundred thousande crownes, besyde dyuers other condicions.

Fraunces Sfortia was restored to his Duchye of Millaine & paied therfore to the emperour .900000. crownes

The cardynal was cast in a premunire, & forfayted all his landes and goodes to the kyng [...].

A parliament begon at Westmynster, wherin a reformacion was taken for dyuers enormitees vsed of the spiritualtie, as probates of testamētes, mortuaries, pluralitie of benefices, none residence, bying, sellyng, and taking of benefices by spyrituall persones. &c. also the loan of money borowed in the .xv. yeere of the kinge was releases.

The emperoure Charles, with great solemnitye,Anni regum Angli 22 was crowned with the imp [...]riall Diademe by Clement the .7 byshop of Rome,The yere of the worlde 5461 The yere of Christ at Bonony, after whiche time he went to Augusta in Germanie▪ wher was holden a counsaile for preparacion of Warre against the Turke, and for agrement of mattiers in Almaine.

Iustus Ionas, Breucins, Urbanus Rhegyus, Mart, Bucere, and dyuers other, with their [...]rechyng and writyng sowed the sedes of heresy in Germany.

Ripa, Shlamonius, Stella, famous lawyers, Falco, Ionius, Ruellius, Cornarius, Fuchsius, phisiciōs, Sarzorus. Zieglerus. Oroutius, Apianus, Munsterus, exc [...]l [...]ent in the quadriuialles, Urbanus Hessus, Uidas, Ursinus, Glarean, Sapidus, poetes, Pa [...]lus Riccius, Rhenanus, Sadoletus, Gryneus, Uines, Aurogallus, Doletus & other innumerable learned men, and most experte and cunnyng in all sciences, lyued in these dayes, whose [Page] woorkes declare them to the whole worlde.

Commaundment was geuen by kyng Henrie to the [...]ishops, that Tindalles translation of the new Testament should be called in, and tha [...] they shulde see an other sette foorth to the profite of the people.

A great deluge in Brabant, Holland, Selande, and the sea coastes of Flanders, where the waters o [...] the sea and other ouerflowed all the countreies. Muche harme was doon also about Rome by the greate risynge of the ryuer Tyber, and vnseasonable tempestes of wyndes.

The wylde Irishemen perceiuyng the [...]rle of [...]ildare to be in Englande, inuaded his landes and dyuers other countreis. Whe [...]fore kyng Henry sent thyther the Erle of Klidare and sir Willyam Skeuington, which shortly brought them to good order.

The byshop of [...]ondon caused a great noumbre of the new Testamentes of Tyndals translation to be burned.

At Augusta the emperour helde a counsaile of the princis of Germany, where it was consulted howe to mayntain warre against the Tu [...]ke, & to haue an vnitie in matters of religion. Wherevpon the churches of Germanye offred their confession to themperour, but nothynge was doone therin, sauyng that certayne malicious friers toke vppon them to confute those confessions withoute scripture or reason.

The Cardinall was arested, and on S. Andrewes day dyed at Leycester as he should haue been broughte to the Tower of London.

One boyled in Smithfielde at London for poysonyng.

The Emperour Charles made Ferdinand his brother kyng of Rome.The yere of the worlde 5492 The yere of Christ 1531

Anni regum Angli 23 A great earthquake wel nere in al Portugall the space of eyght dayes. In the citie of Ulisbone or Luxborne, a thousande foure hundred housen were ouerthrowen, and aboue .600. so shaken, that they were redy to falle. All the churches were caste to the grounde as it were heapes of stones. This earthquake cam (as it were) by fittes seuen or eight tymes in a day, the people forsooke the citie, and went into the fieldes.

A great p [...]stilence rose by menes of the vapours of this [Page] [...].

A blasy [...]ge sterre appeared in Germanie, Italye, and Frau [...]c [...] towarde the wea [...] three weekes togyther in the moneth of Auguste.

The Turke came ag [...]yne into Hungary entendyng to co [...]quere Uienna, but he was ouerthrowen by the capitaynes that were l [...]fte in the garrisons, and a great number of his men taken and slayne.

In the sea coastes of Hollande a fysshe was caste vp by the sea that was in lengthe .68. foote, in the thyckenesse xxx. the yaunyng of his mouthe was .xiii. foote wyde.

In this season were dyuers preachynges in this realme one agaynst an other, concernyng the [...]ynges mariage & diuorsement from the lady Katherine.

The frenche kynges mother dyed.

The kyng of Polonie vanquished Uuauoyda and the Ualach [...]aus.

A battayle was foughten betweene the Tigurines and theyr neyghbours, wherin Zuinglius was slayne.

Kynge Henry beganne to buylde his palaice at Westminster.Anni regum Angli 24

The yere of Christ 1532 Kyng Henry went ouer the sea to mete with the french kyng,The yere of the worlde 5493 with whom he went to Bulleyne, and the French kyng came agayne with hym to Caleys, where after feastyng and bankettyng, eche toke leaue of other, and returned to theyr realmes.

The kyng of long tyme had not kept company with the lady Katherine, bycause his mariage was in controuersye, and by dyuers vniuersities and learned men, determined to be agaynst the lawe of God. Wherefore on S. Erkinwaldes day he maried priuyly the lady Anne Bulleyne, whiche on Whitsonday the next yeare folowynge was crouned Quene with great solemnitie.

It was ordeyned by acte of parliament that the kinges subiectes shuld no more paie annates or fyrst fruites, nor susteyne any suche exactions or impositions they hadde before tyme paid to the sea of Rome for consecratyng, electyng or geuyng of licences or dispensations: But that they shulde haue all suche thinges within the realme and [Page] sue no further for the same.

King Henry was diuorsed from lady Katherine which had been his brothers wife.

Anni regum Angli 25 On Mi [...]somer daie died the Frenche Queene,The yere of the worlde 5494 The yere of Christ 1533 wife to the Duke of Suffolke.

Ladie Elizabeth was borne at Grenewiche.

An esquire of Gloucestershyre called William Tracie by one Doctour Parker, the byshop of Worcesters chancellour, was taken out of his graue, and burnte after he had been dead .iii. yeres, because he sayde in his wyll, he wolde haue no funerall pompe at his burieng, neither passed vpon Masse, and that he trusted in god onely, hopyng in hym to be saued, and by no saincte.

Within the space of these two yeares appeared .iii. blasyng sterres in dyuers partes beyonde the sea.

Thaamas Sophie of the P [...]rsians, nere to Euphrates ouerthrewe the Turkes in a great battayle.

Kyng Henry sente the Duke of Northfolke, the lorde Rocheforde and other in ambassade to the French kyng, as then intendynge to mete with the bysshop of Rome at Nece.

Daily skyrmishing betwene the borderers of England and Scotlande, and yet no warre proclaimed, and many robberies, murders, and s [...]aughters doone on bothe partes, and althoughe the commissioners of Englande and Scotlande satte at Newcastell entreatyng a truce and amitee, yet the Scottes ceassed not to robbe bothe by land and Sea.

A peace concluded betwene Englande and Scotlande.

The bishop of Romecursed king Henry and the realme of England, bycause of the diuorse from lady Catherin.

Certain m [...]nkes, friers, and other eu [...]ll disposed persons, of a diuellyshe entent had put in the heades of many of the kynges subiectes, that they had knowlage by [...]euelation of god and his sainctes, that he was highly displeased with kynge Henry for the diuorsement frome the lady Catherine, and surmised among other thynges, that God had reuealed to a Nunne named Elizabeth Bar [...]on (whom they called the holye mayde of Kent) that in cas [...] [...]he kyng proceded to the sayde diuorse, and maried an other, [Page] he should not be kynge of this realme one moneth after, and in the reputation of god not one day nor houre. This Elisabeth Barton by false dissimulation had often practised and shewed to the people meruaylous alterations of her visage and other partes of hir body, as she had been rapt or in a traunce, and in those feyned traunces by fals hypocrisie, as thoughe she had been inspired of god, spake many woordes in rebukyng synne, and reprouyng newe opinions, whiche she called heresi [...]s, and amonge them vttered diuers thinges to the greate reproche of the kyng and the quene, and to the establyshyng of ydolatry,Anni regum Angli 26 pylgremage,The yere of the worlde 5495 The yere of Christ 1534 and false worshippyng of god: for whyche naughtyn [...]s she was condempned and put to death with certayn of her counsaile, in Aprile.

Woulffe and his wyfe for a shamefull murde [...] by them committed in sleayng of two marchant strangers, were arreigned and hang [...]d at the place where they hadde done the murder.

The Anabaptistes caused great trouble and ruffling in the north partes of Germany, and at the citie Monstere, chusyng to theyr kyng one Iohn a Leyde, exercised much crueltie, expellynge other out of the citie, that would not con [...]escende to their beleefe. This Iohn a Leyde in token that he had bothe heauenly and earthly power, gaue to his garde greene and blewe, and had for his armes the figure of the worlde rounde with a sword t [...]ru [...] through it. He maried hymselfe .xv. wyues, and ordeyned that othe [...] should haue as many as they listed, and all other thinges to be common amongest theym.

The byshop of Monstere, by the ayde of other princes, besieged the citie against the rebellious Anabaptistes fiftene or sixtene monethes. In whiche tyme the stubburne and frowarde people susteyned so great scarcitee and hunger, that they beyng alyue, were lyke dead corses, and did eate commonly dogges, cattes, myce, with other vile beastes, and seathyng hydes, leather, and olde showes, dyd poune the same, and made breade therof. After long siege the citie was wonne, spoyled, and destroyed with great [...] crueltie and slaughter of that w [...]cked people.

Paule the thirde was ordeined byshop of Rome.

[Page]Charles the emperour sailed with a great nauie into Afrike, & restored Altrachenus to the kyngdom of Tunes.

The lorde Dacres of the North was arreigned of high treason, who so wittilye and directlye confuted his accusers, that to theyr great shame he was founde giltlesse.

Frith a yong man of excellent witte and lernyng, was brent in Smithfield for his opinion concernyng the sacrament.

The bishop of Romes vnlawfull tyrannie was vtterly abolisshed out of this realme, and commaundement geuē that he should no more be called pope, but onelye bishoppe of Rome, and that the kynge shoulde be deputed and taken as a supreme head of the church of Englande, & haue full auctoritie to refourme and redr [...]sse all errours, heresies and abu [...]es in the same.

The first fruites and tenthes of all spirituall dignitees and promocions were graunted to king Henrie by act of parliament.

The erle of Kildare died inthe tower of London, and his sonne Thomas Fitzgararde rebellynge in Irelande, slew the bishop of Diuelinge, and toke the kynges ordinaunce. Wherfore kynge Henrie sent thither sir Wylliam Sk [...]uington with a companye of souldiours.

Anni regum Angli 27 Sir Thomas Moore, not longe before chauncellour of Englande, Iohn bishop of Roche [...]ter,The yere of the worlde 5496 The yere of Christ 1535 and three monkes of the charter house were putte to death, for denyinge the king to be sup [...]eme head of the churche, and mainteinyng the bishop of Romes auctoritee.

An order was appoincted for sanctuaries and sanctuarie men, because dyuers naughty persons, trusting to the liberties that before tyme had been vsed, committed many detestable murders robberies and other abhominable actes.

Lorde Cromwel was in this tyme in high fauour with the kynge, and bare great rule in this realme.

Ladie Katherine princesse Dowagier ended her lyfein the monethe of Ianuarie, and is buried at Peterborowe.

Willyam Tindale, whiche translated the newe Testament into the Englishe tonge, by the crueltee of the clergie of Louene was burnte beside Bruxelles in Brabant.

[Page]Badurius kyng of Cambaia in Indie, bey [...]ge ouerset in warre of Aymanus kyng of Carmania, willyngly became tributary to the kyng of Portugall, that he myghte obteyne ayde of hym agaynst his enemy.

At this tyme were geuen to the Kyng by consent of the abbottes, all religious houses that were of .300. marke, and vnder.

The yere of the worlde 5497 The yere of Christ 1536 Kyng Henry was agayn diuorsed from the mariage of Lady Anne Bulleyne, as vnlaufull and vngodly,Anni regum Angli 28 and the sayd lady Anne with her brother George Bulleyne lorde Rocheforde, and Henry Norreis, Frauncis Weston, William Brereton, Marke Smeton, gentilmen of the kynges priuie chamber, shortely after was beheaded for dyuers treasons and naughty actes intended and cōmitted with the sayde gentylmen.

The kyng toke to wife the right excellent and most vertuous lady Iane Seimour daughter to syr Iohn Seimor knyght.

After many thynges wer published here in this realme by kyng Henry and his coun [...]aile, with consent of the bishops and his clergie, concerning the alteration of diuers poyntes of religio [...], and that certayne holy [...] daies were forb dden, and many abbaies suppressed: the rude people of [...]incolnes [...]ire, fearynge the vtter subuersion of theyr ol [...] supers [...]ition, whiche they had lyued in so many yeres, raised a great cōmocion, and gathered togyther welnere 20000. men, agaynst whom the kyng w [...]nt with a strong power. Wherof when the rebelles had knowlage, they desyred pardon, brake vp their army, and departed euery man to his home, theyr capytaynes were apprehended and worthily punished.

Immediately after began a newe commotion in Yorkshire, for the same causes, but the people wer more incensed through vayne tales and lyes that were spred by certaine naughtie and sedicious persones, as that all theyr syluer chalices, crosses, iewelles, and other ornamentes shoulde bee taken oute of theyr churches. That no man shulde bee maried or eate any deintie meate in his house, but he shoulde paye a tribute for the same to the kynge. These people were gathered to the noumbre of .40000. [Page] hauyng for theyr badges the .v woundes, with the figure of the sacrament, and Iesus written in the middes, and called their diuelishe rebellion a holye pylgremage, in token that they intended to fighte for the mayntenaunce of Christen religion.

Agaynst these rebelles the kyng sent the Duke of Suffolke, the duke of Northfolke, the M [...]rques of Excester, and other, with a great army, by whom after the day and place was appoynted to fyght, sodeynly the nyght before the battayle shuld haue ben, the water that was betweene them ros [...] in suche wyse, that the two armies coul [...]e not com togither. By the occasiō wherof the captains of both partes had communication of peace, and promyse was made to the rebelles, that such thynge [...] as they were greued with, shoulde bee redressed by the kynges auctor [...]tie. Wherewith they beeyng appeased by the prouidence and healpe of god departed without bloudsheadyng.

The ryuer of Thames was ouerfrosen.

Thomas Fitz Garet (late Erle of Kildare, and fyue of his vncles were hanged, drawen, and quartered at London in February.

Nicol Musgraue, Thomas Gylby and other stered a newe rebellion, and besieged the citee of Carlile, frome whens they were driuen, and many of theym taken and put to deathe.The yere of the worlde 5498 The yere of Christ 1537

Anni regum Angli 29 Sir Frances Bygot, syr Robert Constable, and other beganne an other conspiracie, and for the same were a [...] teinted and executed in the moneth of Iune.

On S. Edwardes euen the noble prince Edward was born at Hampton court, who is now our soueraigne lord and kyng. Shortly after the vertuous lady queene Iane his mother dyed in childbedde, & was buried at Windsor.

An assemble was holden at Wittenberge, wherin the preachers of Germany agreed concernynge the controuersy of the sacrament of the body and bloud of Christe.

Sir Thomas Percy, syr Stephē of Hamelton, sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife, William Lomley, Nicolas Tempest, and the abbottes of Ierney and Riuers, also the lord Darcy, the lord Husey, Robert Ask wer condemned and put to deathe for high treason.

[Page]Iames kyng of Scottes, maried ladie Magdalene the Frenche kynges eldest daughter.

Frier Forest was hanged and brent in Smithfielde for treason and heresie, with the image of Daruell Gathern of Wales,The yere of the worlde 5499 The yere of Christ 1538 in whiche idolle the Welshemen had a greate confidence and feigned of him many straunge thynges.

In the moneth o [...] december, the Marques of Excester, the lorde Mountacute, and sir Edwarde Neuell were beheaded for treason, that was layd to their charges.

Sir Nicholas Carew maister of the horses, was beheaded for treason.

Pilgremage and idolatrie were forbydden: dyuers images al [...]o hauynge inginnes to make theyr eyes open and shutte, and other partes of theyr bodye to steere, and many other false iuglynges, as the bloudd of hayles, and suche lyke, wherwith the people of longe tyme had been deceiued, were espied out and destroyed.

Abbaies were suppressed, and all friers, monkes, channons, nunnes and other sectes of religion, were roted out of this realme, for theyr iniquitie and naughtinesse.

In Ma [...]e the citisyns of London mustred al in bryghte harneis, with coates of white silke and clothe,Anni regum Angli 31 and chaines of golde, in three great battailes.

The abbottes of Redinge, Glastenburye and Colchester, wyth dyuers other were atteinted of treason and put to death.

It was ordeined, that suche religious persons as were discharged of their profession might purchase, pursue and be sued in al maner of accions.

Auctoritee was graunted to the kyng by acte of parliament, to nominate and make bishops and bishoprikes by his letters patentes or other writinges.

The landes and profites of all abbaies heretofore dissolued, or that hereafter should be dissolued were assured to the kynges hyghnesse and his heyres.

The greate Onele of Irelande inuaded the Englisshe [...]ale, and brent almoste .xx. myles within the same, wherfore the lorde Graie, beynge deputie there, assembled a stronge power and droue hym backe.

Duke Friderike of Bauerie, Palsgraue of Rhine, the [Page] Marshall of Duke Iohn Friderike, electour of Saxonie, with certaine other came to London: by whome the mariage was concluded betwene Kyng Henrie and the lady Anne, sister to the Duke of Cleue, who in Decembre was receyued into the realme with great triumphe and sumptuous prouision.

The commons of Gaunt rebelled, and were brought in subiection and cruelly handled by the Emperour.

The acte made for the abolishynge of opinions concernyng the .vi. articles was publisshed with greate rigoure and extremitee. Whiche ye maye reade in the actes of the pa [...]liament holden the .xxxi. yere of the kyng.

Anni regum Angli 32 In this yeare was so great a h [...]ate and drought, that in many places the people wold haue geuen one busshel for the grindynge of an other,The yere of the worlde 5501 The yere of Christ 1540 and dyuers great ryuers were dryed.

The byshoppe of Chichester and doctour Wilson were deliuered out of the tower vpon the kynges pardon.

Many died of hot [...] burning agues and of the laske in all partes of this realme.

The religion of the knyghtes of the Rhodes, was dyssolued by acte of parliament.

By commaundement of kinge Henrie, certaine learned men were apoincted to set foorth an vniforme introduction into the latine tongue, whiche onely shoulde be taught in all scholes, the vse of all other grammers beynge sette a parte.

Barnes, Hierom, Garrarde priestes, were forced to recante, at S. Maries spitle in London.

Lorde Cromwel late before created Erle of Essex, and Water lorde Hungerforde, were beheaded the .28. day of Iuly. The .xxx. day, Robert Barnes, Thomas Garrarde, Wylliam Hierom priestes were burned. The same daye Thomas Abell, Edwarde Powel, and Richarde Fetherston were hāged drawen and quartered, for mainteinyng the byshop of Romes auctoritee, and deniyng the kinge to be supreme head of the churche of Englande.

Kyng Henrye by auctoritee of the clergie was diuorsed from his pretenced mariage made with the ladie Anne of Cleue, and maryed shortlye after the ladie Katherine Hawarde.

[Page] [...] where they were sworne to bee true prisoners, and than were delyuered to the custody of dyuers noble men, whiche honourably i [...]tertained them.

In this season an heraulde of England, rydyng on the borders syde to doo a message, was mette by certayne rebelles, which cruelly against all lawe of armes slew him in his coate armure. But they for this moste vengeable deede were s [...]nt to the kyng the yere folowyng, who worthily executed them for that offence.

After the ouerthrowe of the Scottishe army, the kyng of Scottes dyd not long enioy his lyf [...]: for he died incontinent after, leauynge his queene with chylde, who was delyuered of a mayden.

At Newe yeares tyde the Scottes that were taken by Ca [...]li [...]e, were by the kyng sent home agayne with greate gyftes, vpon condicion to agree to certaine articles for the welth of bothe realmes.

The Burdeux fl [...]te was arested in Gascoyne, and lykewyse the [...]renchmen h [...]re, and at the Ile of Wight wer taken seuen shippes laded with marchandise of the frenchemen. Wherevpon the ambassadours of bothe parties were restreined, & after dyuers requestes proponed to the ambassadour of France, ce [...]tain respite was graunted to knowe his maysters mynde, who wolde not agree to any reasonable demandes, nor yet receiue the kynges herald, who came with honorable and indifferent conditions of peace: for whiche causes and most specially for the common profite of Christendom, seyng the French kyng had entred in league with the Turke, and procured hym to make warre vpon Christendome, and also that he withholdyng from kyng Henry his tribute, he with the emperour Charles ioyn [...]tely proclaymed warre agaynste the frenche kynge.

In the meane tyme a parliament was holden at London, in which an act was made, wherby the common pe [...] ple were restreigned from r [...]dyng the holy scripture, and in li [...]u of it was sette foorth by the kynge and his clergie, a doctrine for all his subiectes to folowe, to the whiche all bookes that were repugnaunte by auctoritee of the saied [Page] parliament were condemned. In thys parliamente was graunted a subsidie to the kynge of .ij. s̄. of the pounde of goodes and .iii. s̄. of landes to be paied in thre yeares.

Anni regum Angli 35 Thomas Becon, Wysedom,The yere of the worlde 5504 The yere of Christ 1543 and Shingleton wer forced to recante openlye at Paules crosse.

The Abrine a lorde of Ireland, with diuers of the wild Irishe submitted them vnto Kynge Henrie.

King Henry maried lady Katherine Latimer at Hampton court.

About this time the Sacre of Diep, a shippe royal, and the minion of Englande foughte a cruell fyght, tyll both parties were werie, and so parted.

At Windsore were thre men burned.

An armie sent ouer by kinge Henrie, of which sir Iohn Wallop captayne of Guines, was generall, sir Thomas Seimour high marshal, Sir Robert Bowes treasourer, sir George Carew, Thomas Palmer, Iohn Rainesforth Iohn Saint Iohn, and Iohn Gascoyne knyghtes, capitaines of the footemen, sir Richard Cromwell capitayne of the horsemen, who departed from Calais, the .xxii. of Iulie.

London was sore vexed with the plague, for whyche cause the kynge with all the nobilitie kepte theym frome thens, and the terme also was adiourned to. S. Albones, where it b [...]ganne, the .xii [...]i. of Nouember.

Doctour London, deane of Osenay, with William Simons for periury, rode with papers at Windsor, and after were sent to the Flete.

About Alhalowtyde a roade was made into Scotlande by the garrison there, who burned .60. villages, and toke great praies bothe of men and beastes.

In France sir George Carow, & sir Thomas Palmer were taken prisoners in the pursuite of the frenchemen, when they fledde from their campe. The siege of Landersey was broken vp, vppon hope to haue foughte with the Frenche Kynge, who came with a mighty army, promysyng [...] his heraldes to haue gyuen bataile, but he entended not [...]ing lesse. For whan he h [...]d vitailed Laundersa [...], the nyght before he shoulde haue fought, he fled with all his power. In Nouember the Englishmen men that wer [Page] sies were made felonie.

The bishoprike of Chester, and the Ile of Man, was seuered from the bishop of Canturburie, to the iurisdyction of Yorke.

The ladie Katherine Haward, whom the kyng had maryed, for hir vncha [...]te liuyng and naughtie actes committed with Thomas Culpeper of the priuye chamber, and Francis Dereham, was by auctoritee of parlyament atteinted and putte to death in Februarie, with whom also died Iane ladye Rochforde, as preuie vnto all her deedes. Lorde Wylliam Hawarde and his wyfe, with dyuers other were condemned to perpetuall prison, for misprisyon of highe treason, but afterwarde by the kynges pardon they were delyuered.

A mayde was boyled for poysonynge dyuers persones within the citee of London.The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1542

In Mate kyng Henry toke a loane of money of al suche as were aboue the value of fiftie p [...]unde.Anni regum Angli 34

The great Onele, a lor [...] of the wylde Irish, with other, submitted them to kynge Henrie.

The commissioners sente to the [...]orders of Scotlande, to determine the debate of the confines, were fayne to departe, because the Scottes woulde agree to no reasonable demaundes.

The Scottes the fourth of Iulie, beganne to inuade the borders spoylyng and burnynge as it hadde been in open warre: for which cause a garrison was sent t [...]ither. Then the Scottes after theyr false maner pretended peace and amitee with earnest suite for the same: and neuerthelesse in the meane tyme spoyled the borders with sodeine [...]orreis and incursyons. In reuengement wherof sir Robert Bowes made a rode into Scotlande, where he with other were taken without putting to ransome. Than the kynge sent the Duke of Northfolke thither with an army royal. But at Yorke (by the craftie dissimulacion of the kynge of Scottes, who sent ambassadours to intreate for peace) the armye was stayed, and after longe consultacion, with m [...]che tyme spent, the Scottes woulde condescende to no indifferent condicions. Wherfore the Duke wente forewarde and entred Scotlande, burnyng and wastynge all [Page] the marches, and there taryed wythout any battaile profered by the kynge of Scottes, vntill the myddes of Nouember, and so returned.

This sommer by the procurement of the French kyng, the Duke of Cleue rebelled against the emperoure, and a greate noumber of Cleueners and Gelder [...]ys, with one Martine of Rossein the capytayne, came downe to Antwarpe, and lay before the towne trustyng to gette it with the healp [...] of a great noumber of traytours, whiche were within: but by the wysedome of the gouernours, it was preserued, and the traitours within beyng tried out, were woorthily punisshed: throughe whiche theyr enemies departed disapoincted of their purpose.

The French king prepared greatly for the warres, fortifiyng all partes of hys realme: and wente with a greate army to besiege Pampi [...] a strong towne in the entrie of Spayne wherby he myght haue passage into Nauern: but he nothing preuayled, the towne w [...]s [...]o wel kepte.

After the departure of our armye from S [...]tl [...]n [...], the kynge of Scottes, to be reuenged, priuilye ass [...]led a stronge armie, purposyng to take Carl [...]le, a [...]d destroy all the weast Marches, whiche he thought to be but w [...]ake, because all the power and prouision of the Englisshem [...]n laye in the east marches aboute Barwyke. Therefore he sent the lorde Maxwell, warden of hys weast marches who knew the countrey well, with the Erles of Cassiles and Glencarn, and dyuers of his priuye chambre to conducte this armye. But by the prowes and wysedome of sir Thomas Warton and sir Wyllyam Mu [...]graue, with a ryght few of the borderers, beyng in all not aboue two thousand, these Scottes were mette vpon. S. Katherines euen: where by greate power of God, they being in number betwene .15000. and .18000. and well prouyded for the warres, were ouerthrowen. In whiche conflict was taken the lord Maxwell, the Erles of Glencarn and Cassiles, with all the chiefe captaynes of the armye: and on S. Thomas euen the apostell, they were brought to London to the Tower, where they lay that night, and the next daye folowyng they were by the kynges charge apparayled al in silke and rode through the citee to Westminster, [...]

[Page]The winter was very sharp, and much frost and snow fell, so that many beastes dyed for colde.

The kyng began great buildyng at Calais & Guisnes.

A subsidie graunted to the kyng of .xii. d. of the pounde of goodes, and .ii. s̄. of landes.

The courtes of the fyrst fruites & wardes wer erected.

Egerton and Harman were put to deathe for counterfaityng the kynges great seale.

Alexander Seton Scotte, and William Tolwine priestes were constreigned to recant openly at Paules crosse The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1541 Anni regum Angli 33

The countesse of Salesbury, for treason yt she wrought against the kyng, through the persuasion of the traitour Raynolde Poole hir soonne, was beheaded within the tower. The same daye also were executed at Tyburne three whiche had begunne a new rebellyon in the North partes: but by the pollicie [...] counsaile ther, they wer quickly apprehended.

Two of the garde were hanged at Grenewiche by the courte, the kynges grace beyng there, for robberies whyche they had committed about blacke heath.

The .xxviii. daye of Iuly were hanged at S. Thomas Watryng, Mantill, Roydon, and Froudes gentylmen, for a spoyle and murder that they had doone in one of the kinges parkes, vpon Maie mornynge, the lorde Dacres of the South beyng in company with theim. And on the morowe, whiche was S. Peters daye, the lorde Dacres was ledde from the tower a fote by the two shiriftes thorough the citie to Tyburne, and there putte to execution for the [...]ame offence.

A proclamation sette foorth by the kynge for the abrogation of superfluous holydayes, and the vayne ceremonies of the Nicolas bysh [...], with the absteynynge frome fleshe on sainct Markes daie.

The lorde Leonarde Graie, whyche before was deputie generall of Ireland, was beheaded at Tower hill, for certayne treason whiche he had there commytted.

A proclamation was published, that the Englishe Bible shoulde be had in euery paryshe churche, ready for all sortes of men to resorte vnto at tymes conuenient.

About this tyme a new trade of dancyng of galiardes [Page] vpon fiue paces, and vauntyng o [...] horses was brought in to the realme by Italians, whiche shortly was exercysed commonly of all yonge men, and the olde facion left.

Doctour Pates, whom king Henry had sent in ambassade to the emperour, at the commyng of the bys [...]oppe of Winchester into Almayne, secretly fledde awaye to the byshop of Rome, most lyke a traitour, beyng put in trust by his prince.

The emperour at the breakyng vp of the councel in Almayne, departed from thens into Italy, where he prepared an a [...]my to go to the citie o [...] Argiers in Afrike, in whiche v [...]age fortune was contrary to hym. For his nauy liyng in the rode of Argiers, by a tempest & contrary wind were driuen parforce vpon the toune where thei were destroied, and many of the galeys also were drowned with ordinaunce and other abilimentes of warre. The emperour beyng on lande, with part of his army was in great distresse, what for lacke of vitayle, & through great weate whiche fell on them. In this voyage sir Henry Kneuet, ambassadour for kynge Henry hardely e [...]caped the daunger of the sea. And so the emperour was fo [...]ced to returne into Spayne without obteynyng his purpose.

A welsheman was hanged drawen and quartered, for prophecyeng of kyng Henries deathe.

Kynge Henry toke his progresse to the citie of Yorke, where he looked for the comyng of his neuew the kynge of Scottes, who had promysed to come vnto hym, and came not, but in stede therof made an inuasion vpon England, and after in the Christmasse, sent ambassadours to dissimule his vnfaith [...]ull and vnnaturall herte, whom neuerthelesse the kyng honourablye intertayned.

A parliament holden in Irelande, where by the cōmon consent of that realme, they desyred the kynges highnes to take on hym the name of kyng of Irelande, for auoydyng of continuall warre amongest theym. Whervpon the kyng by proclamation altered his style, and receaued the name of kyng of Irelande.

A parliament was begunne the .xvi. day of Ianuarye, in whiche witchcraftes, coniurations, inchauntmentes, with declaration of armes names and badges in prophecies, [Page] sent thither came home againe.

A litle before Christmas the Uiceroy of Sicil came frō the emperour to kynge Henrie in ambassade, of whom he was honorablie enterteined: and shortly returned againe.

At that time a shyp was drowned in Goodwynes sand, wherin many gentilmen of Spaine, goyng toward theyr countrey, were loste.

In the Christmas tyme the flete goyng toward Flaunders by tempest were sore tossed, and in great daunger: at whyche tyme a vessell laded with corne was taken by the Frenchmen, and certaine ships of theirs laded with fisshe was taken by the Englisshemen.

In this yere beyng the leape yere, chaunsed foure eclipses, one of the sonne the .24. of Ianuarye, and three of the moone.

In Ianuarie all the Scottes, whiche were taken and sworne to be true to kynge Henrie, settyng a side both the feare of God and all humanytee, trayterouslye fell from him, nothyng regarding his exceding gentlenesse shewed to them, in deliueryng them free (taken in the inualyon of his realme) nor yet the honorable interteinmēt here more lyke princes than prysoners.

In Februarye Germin Gardiner, Ihon Heiwod, with other, for deniyng the kynges supremitee, were arrayned and condemned to die. The same time fiue priestes, for an insurrection that they entended, were adiudged to dye.

The lone whiche was lente in the .34. yeare of the kynges reigne, by auctoritee of parliament, was forgeuen.

A licence graunted to vse the feate of shootyng in handgunnes: Whiche before men were prohibited to dooe.

In the beginning of Lent lord Edward Seimour Erle of Hereforde was made lieutenant of the Northe partes, and sente thyther with an armye for the defence of that countrey.

Germin Gardyner, and Larke person of Chelsei beside London,The yere of Christ 1544 were executed at Tyburne, for deniyng the king to be supreme head of the churche.The yere of the worlde 5505

The .xxii. daye of Marche the lorde admyrall, with a great nauie departed from the port of London towardes Scotlande.

[Page]All this lent season a counsaile was holden at Spires in Almayne, at which the emperour with the princis of Almayn, and the byshop of Romes legate were p [...]sent.

The .29. of Marche the parliament begunne in the . [...]3. yeare, was cleane dissolued, wherin was e [...]tabl sh [...] t [...]e succession of the kynges highnes, and also an act [...]or preseruation of wooddes, and the rigour of the acte of [...]ixe articles was somewhat qualified.

Upon Maie euen died the lord Thomas Audeley high chauncellour of Englande: after whom succeded lor [...]e Thomas Writhosel [...]y.

Upon Maie day the nauie sente by the lorde admyrall, whiche vntil this tyme had no good wynde, tooke theyr viage into Scotlande from Tynmouthe: with whome was lorde Edwarde Seimour Earle of Hertforde, the kynges lieutenant, and generall capitayne of the a [...]my, whiche the fourth daye of May arriued by Lith, the hauen of Edenbourgh, and tooke the towne of [...]ith, and spoyled it. After whyche they made towardes Edenborough, where at a certayne bridge, the Scottes hadde layde their ordinaunce, but by the policie and manhode of our capitains and souldiours, the Scottes ordinance was wonne, and discharged agaynst theim selues, and therby were put to flyght. After this the town of Edenbourgh, sent vnto the army, pretendynge to deliuer the towne vpon certayn conditions, to the behoufe of oure kyng: but whan the armye entred, they were inuaded by theym, for whyche cause the towne was destroyed, and cleane wasted.

Kyng Henry and the Emperour agreed ioyntly to inuade the realme of Fraunce, with two great powers.

A proclamation made, enhauncyng the value of gold to the rate of .xlviii. s, and siluer to .iiii. s. the ounce.

The .xv. daye of May, all frenchemen not beyng denisens, were commaunded to depart the realme within xx. days, vpon payne to be sent vnto the galeyes.

Kynge Henry made great prouision for a viage into Fraunce.

Irisshemen to the number of .700. with dartes and handegunnes after theyr maner, mustered before the [Page] kyng in S. Iames parke.

Bonfyres we [...]e made in London for the good speede and safe returne of the kynges armie ou [...] of Scotlande: and the lorde Maxwell was agay [...]e taken prisoner.

After the whitson holy days, the duke of Norfolk and the lorde priuie seale with a great armye, toke their vyage into Fraunce, and besieged Mountrell, wher [...] they lay vntill the kyng had wonne the towne of Bulleyne. Not longe after, the duke of Suffolke, with many other noble me [...], passed the seas, and encamped before Bulleyne on the eas [...] syde. The .xiiii. day of Iuly kyng Henry hym selfe, with a goo [...]ly company passed from Douer to Caleys, and on the xxvi. day of the same moneth, encamped on the north syde of Bulleyne. After whose comyng the towne was so sore battered with gunshotte, and certayne of their tow [...]rs beynge vndermyned, so shaken with force of gunnepouder, that after a moneths siege, the capitayne sent woorde to the kynge, that he woulde yelde the towne to his behalfe, on condition that all whiche were within, myght departe with bagge and baggage, whiche condition kynge Henry mercyfully graunted. And the Bulleynors departed one and other, to the number of .4454. In this meane tyme the Emperour had made a peace with the frenche kyng, wherat kyng Henry was not a lyttell displeased, and shortly after returned into Englande.

Shortly after, the Frenchemen came by nyght vpon the Englyshemen in Bas [...]boleyne, and slewe of them a great n [...]ber. Howbeit they wer shortly chased frō thense and the Base town holden after that in good quietnesse.

Mounsire de Beese, with .xv. thousande Frenchmen encamped ouer agaynste Bulleyne on the other syde of the water, entendyng to buylde there a forte. But shortly after he was set vpon in his campe, by therle of Hertford, the lorde Lisle, the lorde Graye of Wilton and others, and fledde with all his power, leauynge behynde hym his ordinaunce, tentes, and plate.

The .xix. daye of Februarye was cruelly bourned at Torney in the frontiers of France,The yere of the worlde 5506 The yere of Christ 1545 Anni regum Angli 3 one Peter Brulius a frenchman, somtyme preacher of the gospel of Christ, [Page] in Arg [...]ntine, a citie in Germanie. The maner of his death was this, he was burned with a small fyre, to the ende to make his tourment the greater. He stoode manfully to his doctrine euen to the last breath, and beyng in prison he dyd by letters confirme his disciples, and confort his wife and children euen after he was cond [...]n [...]d to die. The doctrine that he stode to in his laste examination consisteth in these poyntes. Fyrst, that in the supper of the Lorde duely ministred and receyued: is in spirite by faithe receyued the very bodye of Christe. That the masse is a mere mans inuention iniur ious to Christe. That the worshippyng of the consecrated bre ade, is ydolatrie. That there is none other purgatorye but Christes bloud. That we can not honour sainctes better▪ then by folowyng them in faithe and vertue. That mans frewill is so letted by the fall of Adam, that▪ without goddes grace it can do no good thynge. That it is faith whiche bryngeth vs saluation. That no mannes traditions ought to be receyued to bynde conscience. That to haue ymages in temples, is very daungerous, for fallyng into ydolatrie. That baptisme is the signe of the couenant that God hath made with vs, and of th [...] mortifications and newe lyfe that shulde folowe baptisme, and that this sacrament ought not to bee denied to infantes, sithe the promise pertayneth to them also. That no vowe oughte to be made more then the word of god requireth, or that is not in mans power to perform. That eareshrift, other then for counsell in doubtfull matters, is a very dangerous tormentyng of the mynde. And that he dydde not doubt of the perpetuall virginitie of the virgin Mary.

The Somer after, the Frenchmen came downe with a great power, and builded the fort or bastilion, ouer agaynst Boloigne, whiche the french kyng named Monpleasure, betwene whiche fort & the toune of Boloigne, were continuall skirmishes, to the losse of both partes.

Word cam to king Henry yt the frenchmen intended to lād in the Isle of Wight. Wherfore he went to Por [...]ismouth, & sent letters into diuers partes of his [...]alm, to haue mē in a redines. At which his being ther, a goodly ship of ye kings named Mary rose wt sir George [...]arew [Page] the capitain, and manye othe [...] [...]ntilmen was drowned in the middes o [...] the hauen b [...] [...]r [...]at foly and negligence.

Lorde Edward Seimour [...]le of Hertforde was sent by the kyng into Scotlande with an armie of .12000. mē where he destroyed dyuers townes in the myddle marches, and greatly endomaged the Scottes.

A parliament holden at westminster, wherin was grā ted to the kynge a subsidye. of .ii. s̄ .viii. d. in the pounde of moueable goodes, and .iiii. s̄. of landes, to be paied in th [...]e yere, also colleges, chaunteries, & hospitalles: were geuen into the kynges handes, for his lyfe tyme.

Lorde Lisle highe admyrall of Englande, landing in Normandie, brente the suburbes of Treiporte, and toke and spoyled well nere all the shippes in the hauen: after that he destroyed many villages by the sea syde, and got great praie.

Mounsire de Bees inuaded the Englishe pale besyde Grauelin.

By menes of the emperour, cōmunica [...]ō of peace was had betwene the ambassadours of Eng [...]and and Fraūce but nothing at this tyme was con [...]lu [...]e [...].

Kynge Henry sent the lorde Edwa [...]de [...] Erle of Hertforde, and the lorde Lisle hy [...]h [...] all with a company of .7000. men, to pr [...]u [...]nt [...], who intended to builde an other forte at [...] [...]ode, At whiche tyme they entr [...]d into the hauen two [...]ay [...] before the frenchemen had appointed to b [...] there. An [...] so [...] seated them of their purpose.

Often skirmishes betwene the Englishe garr [...]son of Bulleyn and the Frenche forte, greately to the losse of bothe partes. And at one tym [...] especially wer slayn .xvi. englishe gentyll men▪ and .lxxx. other, and fewe or none of the Frenchemenne.

The Stewes and other lyke brothell houses were by the kynges commaundement put downe in all partes of the realme, as places that dyd mayntayne whordom, manslaughter, and all other mischiefe and naughtines.

A peace concluded betwene Englande and Fraunce,Anni regum Angli which was proclaymed on Whitsonday to the great reioycyng of both realmes.The yere of the worlde 5507 The yere of Christ 1546 For conclusion of this peace, the vicount Lisle high Admirall, with the byshop of Duresme, [Page] and a goodly cōpany of men went into France, after whose returne, the byshop of [...]reux and two Erles came into England, and were honourably receyued w [...]h great ioye and triumph.

Anne Askew gentlewoman, Iohn Lassels gentilmā, [...]nd two other were brente in Smithfield [...] for opinion [...] contrary to the act [...] of the syx Articles, At whiche tyme doctour Shaxton also recanted.

The duke of Norfolke, and his sonne the Erle of Sur [...]y, wer attaynted of treason. For which his sonne was put to execution, and himselfe committed to the Towre where he remayned longe tyme.

In Ianuarie, the renowmed [...]ing Henry the eyghte ended his lyfe, and was buried at windsore.

THe most gratiouse and noble prince Edwarde the s [...]xt beyng .ix. yeres of age,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1543 succeded hys fathe [...] in the gouernance of thys realme, and was crowned at Westmin [...]ter on Shrofe sondaye, with great solemnitie. In whome the people muche reioyced, wishynge hertily hys longe and prosperouse reigne ouer them, for that they sawe in hym euidente liklyhodes of Christian and politike gouernemente, when yeres sh [...]ul [...]e make ripe those fruites of vertue which euen in his tender age appeared to be sowen in hys royall herte.

Under this Kynge, in the the tyme of hys minoritye, hys vncle Edwarde Duke of Somerset, Lorde protectour, with the rest of the counsel, gouerned this realme. By wh [...]me, to the furtheraunce of gods worde and true religion, commissioners were sent into al partes of the realme with commaundement to take all Images oute of churches, for auoydinge of Idolatrie, and to cause al persons to leaue the superstitiouse vse of beades. Wyth these commissioners were sente certein godlye learned preachers which dehorted men from superstition, and enstructed them to geue theim selfe to true and vnfayned worshyppyng of god in heart and mynde, with due obedience towardes theyr prince.

This yere order was taken that the pompous and superstitious maner of goyng in processi [...]n shuld be lefte, and no more vsed.

[Page]The last day of Iuly, Steuen Gardiner Bisshoppe of Winchester was sent prisoner to the towre of London.

And about the same tyme, Doctour Smith of Oxford recanted openly at paules crosse, diuers articles conteyned in twoo bookes whiche he had made: one for the defence of the sacrifice of the Maise, an other to proue that vnwritten verities oughte to be beleued vnder payne of damnation.

Shortlye after, the Lorde Protectoure and Erle of Warwike, wente into Scotlande with a stronge army requiringe the Scottes to fulfyll their promise made before to kynge Henry, concernynge the mariage of theyr younge Quene with noble prynce Edwarde hys sonne. But the Scottes alwayes vnfaithfull of promisse, stubb [...]rnel [...]e came againste them with a greate puisaunce. And not long after, the two armies encoūtred in the feldes of Muscleborow [...] at a place called Pinkersloughe, the englishmen not thinckynge as then to haue battaile. And because the fronte of the Scottishe army was so terribly set with pikes, our horsemen that gaue the firste on set, were enforced to recule, with losse of certen gentlemen, whiche reculynge muche abashed our footemen. But yet, by the great wisedome and pollicye of the capitaynes, and the good stomake of our souldiours, wherewith god had at that present strengthed them: they gaue a new onset, and without any notable fight discomfited the Scottes and optayned a noble victorie. At this tyme were slaine of the Scottes betwene thyrtene and fouretene thousande, and not passynge an hundred Englysshemen.

This yeare dyd the pestilence so rage in the Citie of London, that men fell to buryeng their deade, early in the mornynges, and late in the euenynges, whervpon a commaundemente was geuen to all curates, that they shoulde bury none before .vi. in the mornyng, nor after vi. at nyght, and that a bell should ryng .iij. quarters of an houre or more.

After Myghelmasse was holden a parliament, wherein chauntries were giuen into the kynges handes, to be altered and disposed at his pleasure.

[Page]It was also ordeyned in this parliam [...]nt, that the body and bloude of Christe shoulde be receyued of all persones in bothe kyndes, breade and wyne. And an order was appoynted for the auoidyng of sturdy vagabundes and beggars.

In this meane whyle, Peter Martyr, a Florentine borne, and of excellent knowlege in diuinitie, being sent for by Thomas Cranmer archebyshop of Canterbury: came into Englande▪ in Nouember, and shortely after was made reader of diuinitie in the vniuersitie of O [...] forde for his excellencie and soundenes in doctrine.

Also in this parliament were repealed certain bloudy statutes made in the tyme of kynge Henry the eight,Anni regum Angli 2 The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ 1548 emongest whiche the statute of sixe articles was one.

The fifte day of Februarye, the aboue named duke of Somerset, with the reste of the counsaylours of the realme, dyd wryte vnto the Scottes in the kynges name, a very longe and piththy Oration, exhortynge theim to embrace peace, but in vayne, as afterwarde appeared, to the great losse of bothe realmes.

In this February hotte persecution beganne agayne in Fraunce, and especially at Paryse, for the doctrine of Martyn Luthere, where as in the meane whyle, in Englande, mens wyttes were occupied in dyuysynge howe to abolyshe the masse vtterly.

In Aprile folowynge, Martine Bucer, beeynge sente for by the marques of Brandenborough one of the princis electours, came frome Strawsborough in Germany to Aus [...]orough, and was there of hym and other at his appoyntemente, entreated and perswaded, by fayre woordes and promyses, by roughe wordes and threatenynges, and by all meanes possible, to geue his consent to a booke called Antididagma, whiche the Papistes had bene in hande with, frome the yeare of our Lorde, a thousande fiue hundred fortye and two, to this present [...] yere a .1548, and hadde as nowe made it perfect as they thought: But al this not withstanding Bucer departed, not geuyng consent to theyr boke, but not without danger of his lyfe. This boke was fyrst pende against that boke of reformation of religion which Herman byshop [Page] of Coleyn caused to bee drawen, and was afterwardes sette forth in his name. But yet when they had made it as perfect as they coulde, and had confirmed in it all popery, welmoste it coulde not be allowed by Gods vicar of Rome, bicause there were in it some thynges graunted to the contrary parte.

The fyrst day of October Edmunde Boner byshop of London was depriued of his byshoprike, and put in prison in the Marshalsey, for that he obstinately stode in the defence of popisshe supersticion, and Nycholas Ridley byshop of Rochester, was by the kynges authoritie transl [...]t [...]d to London.

The fourth day of Nouember was a parliament holden at Westminster vpon prorogation, wherin was authorised a boke of an vniforme order of common praier and administration of the sacramentes in the englishe tongue.

Also the mariage of priestes was in the same parliament made laufull.

Moreouer the acte made in the .xxxii. of the reigne of kyng Henry the eight concernyng contractes of matrimonie, was in this parliament repealed, for that many beastly persons, maliciousely enterpreting the same, did by obtaynyng the firste carnall copulation, take frome honest men their despoused wyues.

Sir Thomas Seimour lord Seimour of Sudley high admyrall of Englande,The yere of the worlde The yere of Christ Anni regum Angli 3 was by parliament attainted of treason, for which his head was striken of at the tower hill in London the .xx. of Marche. It was sayd, that he fought to distroy the yong kynge Edwarde his neuewe, and to make hym selfe kynge, but moste men thynke he dyed innocent in that matter.

In Aprile, Martine Bucer and Paulus Fagius, men of excellent learnyng, after many letters sente to theim from Thomas Cranmer archbyshop of Cantorburye, came into Englande, and were frendly receyued of the kyng hymselfe, of the whole nobilitie welmoste, and of the people also. And after they had a while refreshed thē selues with the archebyshop of Canterbury, they were bothe sente to Cambri [...]ge, there to teache the trewe doctrine [Page] of Christe.

In Maie folowynge Peter Martyr and the diuines of Oxforde, disputed openly of the Lordes supper and the presence of Christe therein. These questions dyd Peter Martyr propone and defend. That the substance of bread & wyne is not changed, and that the body and bloude of Christ is not carnally and corporally in the breade and wyne, but is sacramentally vnited or knitte therevnto. The report of this disputation was afterwards setforth in print, wherin the moderatours of the disputations appoynted by the kyng, doo plainely declare, that Martyr had the vpper hande.

In Iune folowyng, the French kyng came to Parys, with great pompe, and this was the fyrst commynge of hym thyther after the deathe of his father, where at his beyng there, and in his presence, as some thynke, many were put to death for Luthers doctrine. And the kynge, as it appered by a writyng then set forthe in printe, and sent into all partes of Fraunce, was there professed an open enemy to that sorte of men, determynyng to roote theim quite out of his dominions. And not long after, he cut of mounsier Ueruines heade, for that he had surrendred Boloigne to kyng Henry the eyght, after a long siege and sore battrie and assaultes.

About this tyme, there began in England great sedition emong the people in all partes, but chiefely in Norfolke and in Deuonshire. The chief capitaine in Deuonshire was sir Iohn Arundell a knyght, and in Norfolke one Kite a tanner. These bothe required groundes lately enpastured and enparked to be layd open agayn, but the chiefe cause of their rebellion was to haue the popish masse and ceremonies restored. They wronghte muche by a blynde prophecie, whiche tolde them that they shuld mete at London. And in dede so they dyd, for they were brought prisoners thither in one day, and committed to the tower. Suche is the good successe that they haue whych folowe blynde prophecies.

In this meane whyle dyd the french kyng inuade and wynne the forte whyche kyng Henry had buylded beetwene Boloigne and Calice, called Newhauen, the losse [Page] whereof was layde to the Duke of Somersettes charge, for that he beeyng protectour hadde not seene that piece better furnished. And in conclusion Iohn Dudley the Erle of Warwyke with the assent and helpe of others, counsellours and nobles of the re [...]lme, charged hym in open proclamation of misgouernement▪ and caused him to be apprehended at Wyndsore, whether he was fledde with the yong [...]ynge his neuewe, frome whens he was brought as a traitour to the tower of London.

The fowerth day of Nouember a parlyment was holden at Westminster vpon prorogation, and there continued and kept to the fyrst daye of February, wherein was made an acte for the punishment of suche as would vnlaufully assemble them selues. Also an acte for the restitution of bloud in syr William Sheryngton knyght, and an other for Mary daughter to syr Thomas Seimor high Admyral.

In this meane whyle, Paulus Fagius dyed at Cambridge about the ende of Nouember,The yere of the worlde 5511 The yere of Christ 1550 of a quartane.Anni regum Angli

In the beginnyng of February, the byshop of Strausborowe had brought his matters to passe, and made perfect his ministers, and began solemnely in .iii. churches of the Citye, whiche the Senate had permitted hym to occupie, the Popishe maner of theyr goddes seruice, to the great admiration of youth, whiche had sene no such monstrous mummeries before.

A littell before this, Arundell who was capitayne to the Deuonshire men was hanged, drawen, and quartered at Tyburne. This was done the .xxvi. of Ianuarye. And about the [...]ame tyme, Ky [...] capitayne of the rebelles in Norfolke was with his brother condempned and sent to be hanged in chaines at Norwiche.

Before this, the .xix. day of the same moneth, wer mu [...] dred without Newgate in London one Gambo and a [...] other Filicirga, capitaynes of the Spanyardes, that had serued in the warres at Boloigne, and els where. This murder was done by one Charles Gauaro a Flemyng borne, who for the same dede had his hande cutte of in the place where he dyd it, and was with his three menne hanged in Smithfielde vppon Saint Paules euen then [Page] next folowyng. He cam post from Barwik to London, to doo this murder, and at his death sayd he woulde neuer repent it.

The .vi. day of February, the duke of Somerset was delyuered out of the towre.

The same moneth went out of Englande certayn lordes of the counsell to Boloigne, where certayne of the frenche counsell mette with them, where at the last they concluded a peace, whiche was proclaymed the .xxix. day of Marche folowyng. And about the .xxv. of Aprille, the towne of Boloigne with the fortresses thervnto belongyng, was deliuered by the Englyshemen into the handes of the Frenchemen.

The seconde day of May was brent in Smithfielde a woman called Ione Knel, otherwise called Ione Boucher, for the horrible heresy, that Christe toke no flesshe of the virgine Mary. And at her death dyd preache one mayster Iohn Scory, then preacher at Canterbury.

About this tyme there wer [...] certayne lyghte persones that pretended a newe commotion in Kent, but they were apprehended, and the .xiii. of May was hanged at Ashforde in Kent Rychard Lyon, and G [...]ddard Goram and the next day folowyng was hanged at Canterbury Rychard Ireland for the same purpose.

In this meane while, the Englyshemen, and many others whiche fauored the gospell in the lowe countreis of Germany, were sore amased, by reason of an Edict that Charles the Emperour set forth agaynst the Lutherans, and all theyr fauourers, and suche as shoulde be founde with theyr bookes or images, made to the dishonour of any of the popes holy sainctes.

Anni regum Angli 5 The .xxiii. day of Ianuarye was a parliament holden at Westmynster vpon prorogation,The yere of the worlde 5512 The yere of Christ and was continued and kept tyll the .xv. of Aprile, wherin emong other thinges it was enacted that priestes children shoulde be legitimate, and that no man should take any vsury for lo [...]e or forbearyng of money.

The .xiiii. daye of February was committed a shame full murder at Feuersham in Kent. One Arden, a gentylmanne, was by the consente of his owne wyfe [Page] murdered, wherfore she was brent at Canterbury, two hanged in chaines at Feuersham, and a woman brent: And in Smithfielde was hanged one Mos by and his syster. And the ruffian that was by the wyfe hyred to doo the deede, whose name was blacke Willyam, fledde into Sealande, and was taken at Flushyng, and there burned on a scaffolde besydes the hauen.

The .xvi. day of the same moneth, Steuen Gardener, byshop of Wynchester, was depriued of his bishoprike, and so committed to the tower agayne, where he lay duryng the lyfe of kyng Edwarde. Into whose place was by the kynges authoritie translated, doctour Poynet, byshop of Rochester.

The .xxviii. of this moneth dyed at Cambridge Martine Bucer, and was there honourably buried, and commended by the Epitaphes of many learned men, emong whome were the two sonnes of Charles duke of Suffolke, whose mother beyng a great fauourer of pure religion, shewed great kyndnes and frendshyp to Bucer, bothe before and in his sickenes. He died of the hickocks

The .xxv. of Maie there was an earthquake in Sotherie, and in parte of Middelsex.

About the same tyme there was a dutcheman burned in Smithfielde for holdyng the opinion of the Arrians.

At this season there fell amonge the englyshe nation, a very daungerous sweate, bothe in the realme, and in strange countreys, insomuche that many died in verye shorte space. And muche fruite of the repentance of former lyfe appeared sodeynely. For some abated their vnreasonable rentes, and many soughte for the poore and nedy in prisons, and els where, to relie [...] them. But so soone as the sweate was ceassed, they felle to their wonted synnes agayne, and as it seemed, repented them of their former repentaunce.

In Iuly the piece that was coigned for .xii. d. was by proclamation abated to .ix. d. & the piece of .iiij. d. to .iij. d. And in August after from .ix. d. to .vi. d. and frome .iij. d. to .ij. d. And the piece of .ij. d. to a penye, and the penny to an halfepeny.

In October, the duke of Somerset was agayn appreapprehended, [Page] and committed to the tower, and with him syr Michel Stanhop, syr Rafe Fane, syr Miles Partriche, and other. For then was Iohn Erle of Warwyke, mde duke of Northumberlande, whose deathe he sayd, the duke of Somerset had conspired.

The second day of Nouember the olde Quene of scottes came to London, who was honourablye re [...]yued, and lodged in the byshops palaice.

Shortly after the Duke of Somerset was arrayned at Westminster, and by his pieres acquit of Treason, but condemned of felonie, and so committed to the towre agayne, where he remayned tyll he was brought forth to hys deathe.

In this meane while, the younge Kynge was entised to passe time in maskeyng and mumminge. And to that ende there was piked oute a sorte of misrulers to deuyse straunge spectacles in the courte, in the tyme of Christmas to cause the yonge kynge to forgette, yea rather to hate, hys good vncle, who had purged the courte of all suche outrage, and enured the kynge vnto the exercyse of vertuouse learninge, and hearynge of sermons. This was the high waye, firste to make an ende of the kynges vncle, and after of the kyng hymselfe.

The .xiii. day of Ianuarye, the sea brake in at Sandewitche,Anni regum Angli 6 The yere of the worlde 5513 The yere of Christ 1552 in so muche that it dyd ouerflow al the marshes there about, and drowned much cattell, to the great losse both of the towne and countrey.

The .xxiij. of this monethe Edwarde duke of Somerset was beheaded at the towre hyll in London, where at the tyme of his speakynge to the people, there felle suche a sudden feare amonge the people by reason of a rumoure that ran abrode of the duke of Northumberlādes power of horsemen to be in a redinesse about the Citye, and an horse man that came in hastilye at the northe syde of the towre hill that they fell to shufflynge and thrustynge, as men that stoode in daunger of their lyues. In so muche that of all the great number of the garde and other, that stode ther with weapons to se execution done, ther was not one left in his order about the s [...]ffolde. In this sturre many were troden vnder fote, and many thrust into the [Page] tower dytche. At the laste whenne the people perceyued that there came no mo horsemenne, they supposed that he that was comen, had brought a pardon for the Duke, and therefore they beganne to shoute and cast vp theyr cappes. Whyche thynge when the duke perceyued, he beckened with his cappe in his hande for silence. And that obtayned, he wylled the people to quiete theim selues, to obeye the rulers, and to loue theyr yonge kynge, and to pray to god for hym, that he myght long lyue and reigne ouer theym. As for hym selfe, he loked for no pardon, other then at Goddes hand. And so he prepared him selfe to the axe, wherin he behaued hymselfe so soberly and humbly, that none so harde herted about hym, that dyd not shedde teares.

The .xxv. day of February, there we [...]e hanged at the towre hyll for the dukes matter, syr Rafe Fane, and sir Myles Partriche knyghtes, and syr Thomas Arundell, and syr Myghell Stanhope beheaded.

The sommer folowyng, the kyng wente in progresse into the weste countreye, wherein his yonge affections were fedde by them that were about hym, not withoute great daunger of his lyfe, by outragious ridyng in haukyng and huntyng. Towardes wynter he retourned to London, & frō thens he went to Grenewich, wher was prepared matter of pastyme, a fort counterfaited, riding at the tylte, and goodly pastimes at Christmas, tyll the kyng had gotten a cough that brought hym to his ende.

The fyrst day of Marche was holden a parliament at Westmynster,The yere of the worlde 5514 The yere of Christ 1553 Anni regum Angli 7 and continued there tyll the dissolution of the same, whiche was the laste daye of the same monethe. In this parlyament it was emong other thynges enacted, that no maner of man shoulde selle or vtter by retayle to be dronken in his owne house any kynde of wyne, vppon payne of forfaiture of tenne pounde for euery suche offence.

In this meane whyle there were three noble shyppes furnyshed for the great aduenture of the vnknowen viage into the easte by the northseas. The great encourager of this voiage was Sebastian Gaboto, an englisheman, borne at Bristow, but a Genoways sonne. [Page] These shyp [...] dyd shortly after passe galla [...]tly by Grenewiche in the kynges presence, one of the maryners standyng vpon the mayne topmaste of one of them.

At the same tyme there were other lyke shyppes sette forthe towardes the southe to seke aduentures.

All this meane whyle kynge Edwarde was sycke, And his councellours linckinge them selues by maryages. And muche talke ther was that the kynge was poysoned, and some suffered imprisonment and punishmentes for so sayeng, and also for sayeng that he was deade. In fine, the tenthe day of Iuly, it was by proclamation declared in London, that he dyed the .vi. day of that moneth. And at the same tyme, there was a prayer setforth in printe, vnder the testimonye of syr Thomas Wroth, one of the priuie chaumber, and doctoure Owen one of the kynges phisitians, with others: wherein the kyng a lyttell before he departed, besought God to preserue this realme from popery.

In the abouenamed proclamation whiche was sette forth by the consente of the duke of Northhumberlande and all the learned counsell of this realme, very fewe excepted, emong whome Iustice Hales of Kent was one, and of the Mayre and Aldermen and common counsell of the Citie of London, and moste parte of the Nobilitie, ladye Iane, daughter vnto Henrie Duke of Suffolke was proclaimed Queene, contrarye to that order that was taken in parliamente for the succession of the Crowne in the later daye of kyng Henry the eight, pretendynge the feare of that whiche folowed in dede, that yf Mary should raigne, she would bring in foren power and the bishop of Rome.

But God, who wil not haue his truth mayntayned by puttyng heyres from theyr right: cōfounded their wisedom. And by that woman whō they wold haue shuldred frō her right, he punished their vnsaciable gatherynge of tresure vnder theyr good kyng. For he so turned the hertes of the people to her & against them, that the ouercam them without bloudshed, not withstandinge there was made great expedition against her both by sea and land.

For when the counsell at London perceyued that the [Page] common people woulde not stande with theim, and that certayne noble men began to go the other way: they turned their tale, & proclaymed the lady Mary, eldest daughter to kyng Henry, and appointed by parliament to succede Edwarde, dyeng without issue. And so the Duke of Northhumberlande beyng by the whole counsel sent fo [...]the agaynst her, was lefte alone at Cambridge with some of his sonnes, and a fewe other, emong whom the Erle of Huntyngton was one, who was there arested, and broughte to the tower of London as traytours to the Crowne.

In this meane whyle, the lady Iane and her husband Gylforde, sonne to the duke of Northhumberland, wer made prisoners in the tower, where they had lyen frome the tyme of her proclamation.

Quene Mary.

THus dyd Mary the first begynne her reigne ouer this Realme, the .xx. of Iuly, in the yeare of oure Lorde .1553. beeyng at Framyngham cast [...]ll in Suffolke.

The .iij. of Auguste she came to London, and entred the tower, where she founde prisoners Thomas duke of Norfolke, Stephen Gardener bysshop of Winchester, Cuthbert Tonstall byshop of Durham, and Edwarde Courtney. And al these she restored shortly after, to their former dignities, and some of theim to greater, as Stephen Gardiner whome she made Chauncelloure, and Courtney Erle of Deuonshyre, notwithstandyng they were before laufully depriued.

Shortly after, she restored Edmonde Boner of London, doctour Daye of Chichester, Heath of Worcester, and Troublefield of Excester, putting out Ridley, Scorye, Houper, and Couerdale. She put also out of Wynchester Poynet, out of Yorke, the archebyshop, oute of Bathe, Barlowe, out of Lyncolne Taylour, out of Harforde Harley, out of sainct Dauids, Farrar, and from Cantorbury the arch [...]bysshop Cranmer. And besydes these m [...]ny [...]eanes, as May, deane of Poules, Turner deane of Welles, Horne deane of Durham, H [...]ddon, deane of Exceter, with other many. And in a summe, al [Page] all m aried mi [...]sters, that would not forsake [...] [...] ues a nd do penaunce, receyuynge the popes absol [...]cion, and promisse to becom true papists. But such as r [...]us [...]d not so to doo, though they were remoued from th [...]ir places to satisfie the holy fathers lawe, yet in shorte [...] after they were placed els wher, in as much or more w [...]l [...]h then euer they were before.

All this was not done in the tyme of her firste being in the towre, but so shortely after as possibly it myght be.

Shortly after her comynge to the towre the bisshoppe of London beyng restored, appoynted maister Bowrne, a cannon of Poules, to preach at the crosse, who taking occasion of the gospel of the day to speake somwhat largelye in iustifienge of Boner the bisshoppe then presēt, who preached vpon the same text in that place that daye foure yeres, and was vpon the same most cruelly and vniustlye (as he sayde) caste into the most v yle dungion of the Martials [...]e, and there kepte duringe the tyme of king Edwarde: his words sowned so euell in the eares of the hearers, that they coulde not kepe silence, but began to murmure and sturre in such sort, that the Maire and Aldermen with other estates then present, feared much an vprore. And some sayde, that one hurled a dagger at the preacher, but that coulde not be proued. In fyne the stur was suche, that the preacher withdrewe him selfe from the place. And maister Iohn Bradford [...]at the request of the prechers brother and other, then being in the pulpit) stode forth and spake so mildly Christianly and effectuously, that with fewe wordes he appeased all. And afterwarde he and Iohn Rogers conducted the preacher betwyxt them, from the pulpit to the grammer schole dor [...] where they lefte him safe. But shortlye after they were both rewarded with longe imprisonment, and last of all with fyre in Smithfielde.

The next sonday folowyng, the quenes garde were at the crosse with their weapons to garde the precher. And when quiete men withdrewe themselues frome the sermon, order was taken by the mayre, that the auncientes of all companies shoulde be present, leaste the preacher shuld be discouraged by his small auditorie.

[Page]The .xxii. of August the duke of Northhumberlande, sir Iohn Gates knyght, and syr Thomas Palmer, were beheaded at the tower hyl, where the sayd duke trusting to r [...]ceiue pardon (as some thought) or els geuen ouer to hymselfe, as commonly suche men be as walke without the feare of God, confessed that he hadde lyued in errour many yeres, and [...]xhorted the people to embrace the popishe religion, whiche he tearmed Catholike. But syr Thomas Palmer, who had led a lyfe no lesse dissolute, protested that he dyed in the fayth that he had learned in the gospell, and lamented that he hadde not lyued more gospellyke. Here we see two in one condemnation, the one receyued, & the other refused, so farre as man can se.

About the fyft day of September, Peter martyr came to London from Oxforde, where for a tyme he had ben commanded to kepe his house, and founde there the archebyshop of Canturbury, who offred to defend the doctrine of the boke of Common praier, both by the scriptures and doctours,Anni regum Angli 8 by the helpe of Peter martyr and a fewe other. But whiles they were in hope to come to disputations, the archebyshop and other were imprisoned, but Peter Martyr was suffred to return whens he came

In this tyme doctour Marten of the newe colledge in Oxforde, was pennyng a boke agaynst the mariage of priestes, which when it was finished by the helpe of Nicholas Udall: was so lyked of the quene and the Lorde chauncellour, that doctour Marten had a commission to make free denizens of Frenche and dutche men, whyche he executed in the springe folowynge, and made hys selfe a gentilman, and set foorthe his boke in print. But shortly after he was by doctor ponet, answered at the ful

The last day of September the Quene passed through the Citie of London to Westminster with great pompe And among other strange sightes there set foorthe, this was moste to be had in memory. A man stoode vpon the backe of the we [...]hercocke of Paules steple, withoute staye, hauyng a streamer in his hande. On the morowe she was crowned at westminster, Stephen Gardiner beynge minister.

The .x. day of October, began a parliament, wherein [Page] were repealed al statutes m [...]de in the time of Kyng Hē ry theight for premunire and statutes made in king Edwarde the syx [...] time for administration of cōmon praier and the sacramentes in the Englishe tonge. And furder thattaynder of Iohn Duke of Northumberlande was by thys parlyamente confyrmed. In this meane whyle many men were forward in the erectyng of Altars and masses in Churches. And suche as woulde stycke to the lawes made in Kynge Edwardes tyme tyll other sholde be established: were some of them marked and some presently apprehended, amonge whome Sir Iames Hales a knight of Kent, and iustice of the common place was one. Whoe not withstandinge he had ventred hys lyfe in quene Maries cause, in that he wold not subscribe to the disheritinge of her by the kinges will, yet for that he dyd at a quarter sessions geue charge vpon the statutes made in ye time of Hēry theight & Edward the vi. for supremacie & Religiō, he was imprisoned in the Martialsy Counter & Flete, & so cruelly hādled, & so put in feare by talke yt the warde of the Flete vsed to haue in his hering, of torments that wer in preparing for heretikes, that he sought to rid himself out of this life, by woūding himself with [...] knife. And afterward was content to say as they willed him wher vpō he was discharged: But neuer quieted in conscience, tyll he had drowned him selfe in a ryuer halfe a myle from his house in Kent.

About the .xviii. of October, ther was at Poules churche in Lōdon a disputatiō appointed by ye quenes cōmandement, about ye presēce of Christ in the sacramēt of the altare, as thei call it. This disputatiō cōtinued .vi. daies, wherin doctor Weston was chief on the popes part, who behaued himself outragiously in tantyng & checking. In cōclusion, such as disputed on the contrary part wer driuen some to flee, some to denie, & some to dye, though to the moste mens iudgementes that herde the disputation they had the vpper hand. About thend of October, one Michael Seruetus, a spaniard, was put to deathe at Geneua for denying the eternall deitie of Christ Iesus. At this tyme died Iames Sturmiꝰ at Strawsborow, a man of excellēt lerning & vertu, of the age of .lxiii. yeres.

[Page]In Nouember the archbyshop Cranmer (notwithstā dyng he had earnestly refused to subscribe to the kynges wyll, in disher [...]tynge his syster Mary, alledgynge many and pithy reasons for her legitimation) was in the guild hall of London arrained and attainte of highe treason, with the lady Iane, and thre of the duke of Northhumberlands sonnes, which al returned to the tower agayn.

In this meane whyle, Cardinall Poole beynge sente for by quene Mary, was by the Emperour requested to staie with hym, to thentent (as some thynke) that his presence in Englande shoulde not be a lette to the mariage which he intended betwene Philip his sonne and quene Mary. For the makyng whereof he sent a moste ample embassage, with full power to make vp the mariage betwixt them. Whiche toke suche successe, that after they had commoned of the matter a fewe dayes, they knytte vp the knotte.

This was doone aboute the begynnyng of Ianuary, and was very euill taken of the people,The yere of the worlde 5515 The yere of Christ 1554 Anni regum Angli 8 and of many of the nobilitie, which cōspiryng among themselues made a rebellion, wherof syr Thomas Wyat knyght was the chiefe and begynner. Who being in Kent, persuaded the people, that the quene and the counsell wolde by foreyne mariages bryng vpon this realme moste miserable seruitude, and establyshe popyshe religion. Aboute the .xxv. of Ianuarye newes came to London of this sturre in Kent, and shortely after of the Duke of Suffolke, who was fled into Warwikeshire, and Lei [...]e [...]ershyre, there to gather a power. The quene therfore [...]aused themb [...]th with Carewes of Deuonshire, to bee proclaymed traitoures. And sente into Kente agaynste Wyat, Thomas duke of Norfolke, who beynge forsaken of theym that went with hym, escaped to London agayne with greate difficul [...]ie, as he thought, although no mā folowed him. After the duke of Suffolke was sent the Earle of Huntyngdon in poste, who entryng the citie of Couentrie before the duke, disappoynted hym of his purpose. Wherfore the duke in greate distresse committed hymselfe to the keepyng of a seruaunt of hi [...] owne in a park [...], who lyke a false traytoure bewrayed hym. And so hee was [Page] brought vp to the tower of London. In this mean while Peter Carewe hearyng of that was doone, fledde into Fraunce, but the other were taken, and Wyat came towardes London in the begynnynge of February, from whence themperors ambassadors sped thēselues away in hast al by water. The quene heryng of Wyats cōmyng came into the citie to the Gylde hall, wher she made a vehement Oration against Wyat, declaringe that she neyther had nor wold consent to mary otherwise then shuld seme to the counsell to be for the wealth of the realme. Wherefore she desyred them of the Citie to sticke to her in the suppressing of rebell [...]use traitours and desending her royall estate.

This done she appointed the Lord William Haward lieutenant of the Citie, and the Erle of Penbroke generall of the field. And lest any shuld escape out of the citie to Wiat, she caused the drawbridge of London to be cut of, and let fal into the riuer Temes. In this mean while was Wyat commen into Southwarke, And after two dayes there spent in vayne: he departed to wards Kyngston, where he passed the ryuer by force, thinckynge to haue comen to London in good tyme, but he was disappointed, partly by breaking the cariage of his ordinaūc [...] and par [...]elye by wearinesse of the longe and foule iourney. So that at his comminge to Charing crosse he was paste all hope of preuailinge. And yet suffered to go quietly thorow the stretes to Ludgate, and returning thens was resisted at Temple barre, and there apprehended.

On the next day proclamation was made, that no mā should in payne of death, kepe any of the faction of Wiat in hi [...] house, but forthwith brynge them oute, notwithstanding that generall pardon was by the haralde declared at the apprehension of Wyat the daye before, which was Ashewensedaye.

Then were ther gallowses and gibbetes erected in all parts of the Citie and suburbs of London to the nombre of .xx. or therabout, and many capitayns & souldyours of Wyats fac [...]ion hanged theron. Which ga [...]lowses stode styl [...] in theyr places in the stretes tyll the beginning [...] of Iune folowyng when preparation began to be m [...]e for [Page] receyuyng of Philip prince of Spayne.

The .xii. day of February was beheded the lady Iane, and her husbande Gilforde Dudley, two innocentes in comparison of them that sate in iudgement vpon them. For they did but ignorantly accept that which the other had wittingly deuised to take frō others to giue to them.

The .xxi. of that moneth was Henry duke of Suffolke beheaded at the tower hill, beynge condempned but .iiii. dayes before.

After this were condemned for this conspiracie many gentilmen and yeomen, whereof some were executed at London, and some in the countrey, and in fine the quene pardoned .iiii. hundreth of the common people.

The .xv. daye of Marche was committed to the toure, Courtney the Erle of Deuonshire, and the .xviii. of the same, the lady Elizabeth syster to the quene, both vppon suspition of wyats conspiracie.

Shortely after was apprehended in Northwales the lorde Thomas Graye, brother to the duke, & sir Iames Crofte, whiche lorde Thomas was after executed.

Immediatly there was a parliament summoned to be holden at Oxforde, where was made great preparation to the great hindrance of many of the inhabitantes. For it was afterward appointed to be at Westmynster, and was there holden the second of April, wherin the quene requested .ii. things, her mariage, & restoring of the pope the one she obtained vpon certaine conditions, the other wolde not be granted as than.

In this meane while, not onely the straungers that were in kyng Edwardes time, receiued into the realme for religion, emong whom one Iohn a Lasco vncle to ye king of Poland was one: but many englishmē also fled, some to Friseland, some to Cleueland, som to high Germanie, where they [...]ound great fauour, but especially at Frankfort vpon Mea [...]e. And somme wente to Geneua, wher they found great fauour also. About the same time there were hanged at Chard in Somersetshire .iii. yong men for breakyng and burnyng of churche ornaments.

The .x. daye of Aprill, Archebishoppe Cranmer, Byshop Rydley, and Hugh Latimer went out of the towre [Page] towardes Oxforde, where they had disputacions wyth the deuynes of both vniuersities, and because they wold not recant they wer reserued in prisone, till they might be condemned by the popes autoritie, not withstanding that they answered most substantially and trulye.

At this tyme was sir Thomas Wyat beheaded at the towre hill, and afterwarde quartered, and his quarters set vp in sundry places, and his head vpon the gallowes at haye hyll ouer the thre that were there hanged in chaines. And shortly after it was stolen awaye thence. Before he came forth to his deth, he did plainly declare that the ladye Elizabeth and Courtney were nothyng giltye of his faction, Notwithstanding that coulde not set the ladie Elizabeth at libertye.

Duryng this tyme many mad parts wer playd about the citie of London, but chiefely these: A cat dressed lyke a prieste at masse with the cake ouer her heade betwene her handes, was hanged vpon the gallowse at the cros in Chepe. And a ma [...]tie dog, shauen in the crowne, with a tippet about his necke was found in the quenes closet, and a letter was fastned to his tippet wherin were these words: I am a pore priest yt com to sue for a benefice.

About this tyme Cardinal Pole went from the Emperour to ye French king to intreat a peace, but in vain.

The xviii. of May was hāged, drawen & quartered at tiburn, Williā Thomas for cōspiring the quenes d [...]th.

The .xx. of Iuly Philip prince of Spaine, son to Charles .v. Emperor, ariued at Southampton, and was ther honorably receiued, & cam ye fourth day after to winchester where the quene had lōg loked for him, wher matrimonie was betwene thē honorably solēnised, & the kingdome of Naples for the mariage sake, to him by his father graunted. Which thinges done, they rode royallye to London, whither thei cam and were [...]umptuously receyued the xviii. day of August. About the ende of October themperour sent messēgers to the king his sonne, to geue him possession of the dukedom of Millayn.

The .xii. daye of Nouember there was holden at westmynster a parliament, to whiche Cardinall Pole was brought out of Brabant, beynge accompanied with the [Page] English ambassadours sent for the same purpose among whome the Lorde Paget was one. He came to London the xxiii. of Nouember. And the first daye after, he came into the parliament house, beyng restored to his olde estate, f [...]om which kyng Henry had cast hym doune, and in the presence of th [...] kyng and queene, he dyd after he had declared the cause of his lega [...]ie, exhort them al that there represent [...]d the hole body of the [...] to retourne to the communion of the churche, and [...]o restore to the moste holy father his due authoritie. Signifyenge vnto them that his holynes was in purpose to shewe great clemencie and gentlenesse vnto them. And further he exhorted them to geue thankes to god that hadde geuen them suche a kyng and quene. And laste of all, he dyd them to vnderstande, that he toke it for a great benefite at theyr handes that they had restored hym to hys former estate, and therfore he accompted him selfe the more bounde a great deale, to restore them to the heauenly court, which thinge he most desyred of all thynges. And when he had thus spoken, he went out of the parliment house.

Then stode vp the lorde chauncellor byshop of Winchester, and repeted the Cardinalles oration, with many wordes of exhortation to concorde and vnitie, affirmyng, that we oughte to geue moste harty thankes to god, that of his vnmeasurable mercy had styred vs vp a prophete of oure owne nation, whiche geueth hymselfe wholly to doo vs good.

The day folowyng, when the parliament had graunted the Cardinalles request, they deuised a forme of supplication to the kyng and queene, wherein they myghte moste humbly beseche them to be meanes to the Cardinall for theim. The effect whereof was this. That they dyd earnestly repent them of theyr scisme, in refusynge to obey the apostolike sea of Rome, and in consentynge to lawes made against the same: promysyng that thence foorth they would be at theyr cōmandement to do what soeuer they shulde be able to do [...] in that parliament, for the abolyshyng of all suche lawes and statutes.

The next day, so sone as the kyng, the quene, & Pool [...] were againe present, the Chauncellour stode vp and declared [Page] what the parliament had decreed concerning the popes legates request▪ And then he deliuered to the king and Quene, the supplication of the parli [...]ment sealed, humbly besechyng them to receyue it: which whan they had receyued and opened it, they deliuered it to the chancellour agayne to be redde, whiche he dyd, and asked of the w [...]ole house whether they consented to it or no. And when they had aunswered, yea: then the kyng & queene rose vp▪ and delyuered it to the Cardinall, who wh [...]n he had redd [...] it, delyuered the bull of his legacy to theym, whyche was forthewith redde, that all men myghte vnderstande, that the pope hadde geuen hym power to absolue theym.

Afterwarde, he declared, howe acceptable in the sight of god, the repentance of a synner is, and howe greatly the angels reioyce ouer one sinner that repēteth. And in conclusion he gaue thanks to God, that had geuen them a mynde so desyrous of emendement. when this was done, he arose, and so dyd the kyng and quene also, and then fell the kyng and quene doune on theyr knees. Thā dyd the Cardinall lyfte vp his fyngers, and blesse them, desyryng god to loke mercyfully vpon the people, and to forgeue the offence, and so he absolued the whole multitude. And after this, they wente to the chappell, where thankes were geuen to god with pypynge and syngyng after the maner. Suche as knewe Pole before, and had had acquayntance with hym, meruailed muche at these doynges. For they looked for farre other thynges at his hande.

Nowe was the kyng, the quene, and all the commons at a good poynt, and in case mete to procede to the aduā cyng of Antichriste, and treadynge Christe vnder fote in his members, as thei dyd, in that they renued thre statutes for the punisshement of Christes people [...]whome they call heretikes) and in repealynge statutes made agaynst the apostolike sea of Rome, as they terme it. And som men thought, that Philip shuld haue had the c [...]oun at that parliament, but it came not so to passe.

In this meane while, many were kept in prison, that had bene apprehended some for preachyng after queene [Page] Mary was procl [...]ymed, a [...]d some had actions of debte [...] their charge, th [...]t they might [...]e had in holde vnder colour of lawe, tyll the lawe was establysshed, that myght make an ende of them, if they wolde not submyt themselues to the churche of Rome.

Soone after the begynnynge of Ianuary, the parlyament was dissolued: And immediately after, there were fyue men of god, and singularly learned in the scriptures, brought forth of the prisone aboute London, where they hadde bene holden, as is sayde before. And bycause they woulde not submytte theimselues to the popes authoritie, they were all condemned of heresie. Theyr names were Iohn Hopper bysshoppe of Worcester and Gloucester, Iohn Bradforde, Laurence Saunders, Roulande Taylour doctour of the lawe, Iohn Rogers reader of diuinitie at Paules. And shortely after was condemned Robert Farrer byshop of sainct Dauids in Wales.

All this whyle doctour Martyn was in greate authoritie with the bysshoppe of Winchester, so that libertie and bandes were in his handes, and welle was he that coulde obtayne his fauour. But nowe it was ne [...]d [...]full to haue men more bloudy, for nede mad [...] Martyn myl [...]. There were therfore appoynted in cōmission for the [...]xamination of heretikes, syr Roger Cholmel [...]y knyght, mayster Willyam Roper, and Doc [...]our S [...]ory. An [...] [...]o brynge theym in were appoynted Bea [...]d [...], Iohn [...], and Robert Caley, two taylours and a prynter. And besydes t [...]ese, there were in euery parys [...]e certayn sworne to m [...]rke and present all such as shewed not themselues popyshe.

About this time it was determined, that ambassadors shuld go to Rome, to render thankes to the holy father, for the great clemency that he hadde vsed towardes this realme, makyng faithfull promyse of obedience frome thenseforthe for euer. These ambassadours tooke theyr iourney the lent folowyng, one of theim was Thirleby byshop of Ely, and the other the lorde Montacute.

In February the fourth day was bou [...]ned in Smithfielde, Iohn Rogers aboue named.

[Page]The eyght daye of th [...] [...] parson of Al [...] halowe [...] in [...] at Couentrie.

The .ix. day, the aboue n [...]ed [...]ouland T [...]ylour was burned at [...]adley in Suffol [...]e, where he [...].

The .xxij. of the same was burned [...] [...]locester the aboue named Iohn Hopper byshop there.

Iohn Bradforde was a man of suche integritie of life that the cruell papistes coulde not for shame put hym to deathe as yet, but reserued hym in prison, trustyng that tyme woulde weare out the memory of his godly lyfe, but he so behaued hym selfe in prison, that the fame of his vertue grewe, euen to the hower of his deathe.

In this meane whyle, the Emperour Charles laboured by his brother Ferdinandus kynge of Boheme, to brynge the Germaines to a generall councell▪ fyrste at Ulmes, and after at Auguste, to whiche the Cardinall Moronus shulde haue comen, to trye whyther he coulde haue done as muche in Germany as Pole had doone in Englande. For the good successe that Pole had in Englande encouraged the Pope so, that he thoughte god was with hym, and that his churche coulde by no meanes be conuinced of errour.

The .v. of Marche, Thomas Tomkyn a weauer, who dwelled in Shorditche without Bishoppes gate at London, was burned in Smithfielde. This man hadde bene l [...]nge reserued in prison, and had bene often before the byshop of London, who on a tyme caused his hande to be holden whiles he bourned it with a candell, to proue howe he coulde away with burnyng.

The .xx. of the same moneth was burned at Burndewodde, one William Hunter, an apprentise.

The .xxv. of the same moneth, was burned at Hornedon on the hylle, Thomas Higby gentilman and bierebruer. And at Rayley was bourned Thomas Causon gentylman the same daye.

The .27. was burned at Braintry williā Pygat weuer

The .xxviij. daye was bourned at Malden, Stephen Knyghte boucher, At Danbury, Wyllyam Digell. At Colchester Iohn Laurence preacher. At Cardiffe, [Page] Raulyn Whyte.

The seconde of Aprile, Iohn Aucocke died in prison, in Newgate at London.

The .xxiiii. of the same month, willyam Flower, other wise called Branche, was burned at Westminster. And fyrst his hand was striken of at the stake, because he had on Caster daie before wounded a priest in sainct Margarets churche, in tyme of the mynistration of their housell, as they call it. The same day was bourned at Westchester George Marche preacher.

In this meane while, many learned and worshipfull, and some noble personages, besides honest commoners a great numbre, conueyed them selues beyonde the seas some vnder licence, and some secretly, emongest whom the duchesse of Suffolke wyfe to Charles duke of Suffolke, was one, with her hus band Barthew, syr Fraunces Knolles, and diuers other, chosyng rather to aduenture affliction in a straunge countreye, than to submytte themselues to the Romyshe superstitious orders, and to commit that grosse ydolatrie, that the papists mainteyn.

Aboute this tyme, greate preparation was made for the queenes chyldbedde, Mydwiues, rocke [...]s, and other sortes of women in great numbre taken into the quenes lodgyng at Hampton Courte and not suffered to come home to their hus bandes. Besydes that, great preparation of al thyng pertaynyng to nursery, [...]or it was plainly affirmed out of the mouths of the queenes [...], that she was greate with a man chylde, and some sayde with two. But in conclusion there was [...]orne neyther manchild nor woman, that could be knowe [...]. Al [...]hough the priestes in euery churche through the [...]ealm [...] ▪ [...] diligently and earnestly moued the people from tyme to tyme after they were about the beginnyng [...] of Nouember, by testimonie of the counsell certified that she was conceyued, to pray that she myght bryng forth a prince, that shulde by iuste title reigne ouer the greatest parte of the christen worlde.

The laste daye of Aprile, in the mornynge [...]efore the gat [...]s of London were opened, ther came a merie f [...]low to the gate at the bridge foote, affirminge that he mus [...]e [Page] ride in post thorough the Citie, for the Quene was that mornyng delyuered of a prince. This shift he vsed to get the gate opened. But this worde flewe so faste thorowe London, and was so pleasaunt in the [...]ares of priestes and parishe clarkes, that before .vii. of the clocke, all the belles in the Citie were walkynge, and shortely after Te deum, solemnely song, and processions set forth with Salue festa dies, Wyth the best Crosses and Copes, and besydes this bonefyres and bankets appoynted agaynst after none, And many thretnyng words spoken against them that were not forwa [...]de in thys ouer spedye [...]eioycynge. At this tyme the Erle of Arundell beyng presydent of the Counsell, lay [...] at his house wythout Temple ba [...]re, And hering the great noise of belles, he asked the cause therof, And when they that were aboute hym had told him the newes: he gaue no such credite to it but that he woulde sende to the Mayre of London to knowe the truthe. And when he could learne there none other truth then that whiche the priestes and clarkes hadde confirmed with theyr singynge and rynginge, he sente immediately to the courte, and not contente to tarye the re [...]ourne of the messenger, he rode afte [...] in poste hymselfe, and so learned that the Quene, and such as were aboute her, had hearde nothinge of those ioyful newes.

But these newes stayed not there, for they ran in post not only into al parts of England▪ but [...] al countreys of Europe also, and some wer puniss [...]ed, in s [...]me partes of Englande, for sayinge it was a lye.

But after it was manifestlye knowne to be a lye, the people were verie desyrous to so what s [...]ulde be borne to the staye of the succession of the crowne, for the w [...]ole number of mydwyues and rockers were retayned still at the courte. But at the laste all were sen [...]e awaye, and neyth [...]r prince nor princesse borne.

The .xxxi. of May were bourned in Smithfielde Iohn Cardmaker, otherwise called Taile [...] precher and chanc [...]ler of the churche of welles, and Iohn warren vpholster of London.

The fourthe of Iune was hanged at Charing crosse, for [...]bbyng a S [...]anyarde, william Toly pulter of London, [Page] Who at the t [...]me of hys death desyred the people to say Amen to his prayer, whiche was thus. From the tyrannie of the bisshop of Rome and all his detestable inormities: good lord delyuer vs. For this cause he was after his death suffered to hange styll on the gallowes, tyl he stanke, and the [...] being buryed vnder the gallowes, he was by the Bisshoppe of Londons officer summoned to appeare [...]n the cōsistorie at Paules. And for lacke of appearaunce he was condemned of heresye, and adiudged to be burned. And afterward taken vp and burned in the same place.

The x. of the same moneth was burned at Chemsford Thomas Wats linnen draper.

The xi. day was burned at Cocke hall Thomas Hawkes gentleman, whose examinations are written. And Iohn Simson weuer at Rotchford, Iohn Erdley housbandeman at Rayley. Nycholas Chamberlayne at Colchester.

The xii. of the same was burned at Maningtre Thomas Osmunde, and at Harwyche, Wil [...]iam Butler.

In this meane was the ladie Elizabethe (syster to the Quene caried prisoner from the toure of londō to Wodstocke besyde Oxforde, whither the Lorde Willihams of Tame dyd curteously conducte her. But courrishelye dyd her keper Bennyngfielde behaue him selfe towards her both before and after.

In this moueth of Iune, the lord Chauncellor of Englande the Erle of Arundell, and the Lorde Paget, went ouer the sea to Calice with commissiō to treat of a peace to be concluded betwene the French Kyng and the Emperour, who had often communication with the French kyngs commissioners nere vnto Marke, the Cardynall Poole beynge presidente there. But they returned without concludinge any peace.

The firste of Iulye was burned in Smith [...]ielde Iohn Bradforde preacher, Who (as it is before declared) was condemned with the firste, but reserued in prisonne tyll nowe, where he wrate diuerse worekes whyche were shortelye after put in prynte, wyth hym was burned Iohn Leese an apprentise of London.

[Page]The .2. of this moneth william Mynge minister died in Maydeston prison.

The .xij. daie wer burned at Canterbury Iohn Bland Preacher, Iohn Franckes vycar of Rownedon, Nycolas Sheterden, Humfrey Myddleton. Iohn Wade at Dartford. Derike Harman berebruer at Lewes Iohn Launder batchelar, at Steuenyng, Thomas Emerson bacheler at Chichester, and Rycharde Hooke there also. The .xxx. daye at Rochester Nicholas hall: at Tunbridge Ioane Polley.

Aboute this tyme, the Lorde Courtney and the ladye Elizabeth were deliuered of bandes, but the ladie Elizabeth was appoynted her place & enforced to haue masse in her house. But Courtney was by the Cardinals procurement sent into Italy shortly after, where he died as some thincke of poyson.

The laste day of this moneth, Robert Far [...]er before named, byshop of sainct Dauids, was burned at Carmaerden.

The seconde day of August William Ayleward died in prison at Readyng, where he was holden for that he wold not consent to the popes Antichristian lawes. And at Saint Edmundes [...]ur [...]e was burned that day Iames Abie [...]. At Uxbridge, Iohn Denby gentleman. And at Stratforde the bowe was bourned the widowe of Iohn Wa [...]ren vpholster of London, who was before burned wyth Ca [...]maker, in Smithfielde.

The .xi. day, ther was a terrible fight in the narrow seas betwene the dutch and French men: xi. ships brente and sonke: sixe great ships on the one parte, and v. hulkes on the other.

The xxiii. daye were burned at Canterbury, William Coker gentleman, Richard Collier Henrye Laurence, Wyllyam Hopper, Wyllyam Sterie, And Richarde Wryght.

The .xxiiii. day was burned at Taunton Roger Corier.

The xxvi. were burned at Saincte Albones George Tankerfielde Coke, and William Bau [...]forde.

The .xxix. day was burned at Uxbridge Partrike paPatingham [Page] felmonger, who, as it was reported, renoū ced the Arians opinion before he dyed.

The xxx. daye were burned, at Stanes Robert Smith pa [...]nter, who in the tyme of his imprisonment, wrate dyuers thinges in Metre, which were after put in print. At Stortford Stephan Horwode Alebruer. And at Ware Thomas Fusse Ierkenmaker.

The xxxi. daye wer b [...]rned, Iohn Neweman yeman at Safron walden. William Hales, at Barnet. Robert Samuell, at Ipswiche.

This sommer there were buried at London in Morefielde [...] vnder an elmetree growyng in the corner of the field next the towne ditche: a paynter that died in Lothbury, and a poore olde woman that dyed in S. Myldredes paryshe, bycause they refused to be houseled after the popes order in theyr syckenes.

A littell before this, there was muche muttryng that the quene was deade, bycause she had so longe retayned mydwyues and rockers, and vpon a sodayn sent theym away. wherfore beyng at westminster, and determyned to go to Grenewiche by water: she was by [...]he counsell at the request and suite of the mayre of London, persuaded to passe thorowe the citie to put all out of doubt. And so she did, the morowe after Bartholomewe day.

In the begynnyng of September kyng Philyp passed the seas to Caleys, and so went to Brussels in Brabant, to themperour his father.

The second day of September, was bourned at walsyngham, william Aleyn.

The thyrde daye of the same, were bourned Thomas Cobbe at Thetforde, and Thomas Coe at [...]exforde.

The vi. daye were bourned at Canterburye George Bradbridge, Iames Tuttey, George Catner, Roberte Streter, and Antonie Burwarde.

The x. daye Iohn Lyfe dyed at Newgate in London.

The xiii. da [...]e were burned at Lytchefielde Thomas Haywarde and Thomas Gorwaye.

Aboute this tyme, one Tingle dyed in Newgate at London and certen other in the Lowlers towre, As Rycharde Smith, George Kyng and William Andrewes [Page] Wherof some were at the commissioners commaund ement layd out vpon the donghilles with [...]ute Moregate, but Tobias scholers buried them in the night.

The xix. day, at Couentrie were burned Robert Glouer gentleman, And Corneli [...]s Bunge.

The iiij. of October were burned at Elye, Willyam Walley Weuer, and Robert Pygat paynter.

The xvi. daye were burned at Oxforde, Nicholas Ridley Bishoppe of London, and Hugh Latimer sometime Bisshoppe of Worcester.

The xxi. of October was holden a parliament at westminster, and continued to the dissolution thereof, whiche was the nynthe of December. In this parliamente wer giuen from the kynges of Englande, the firste fruites and tenthes, which in the tyme of kynge Henry the eyghte were geuen, and by parlyamente annex [...]d to the crowne of Englande.

The laste of this moneth were burned at Canterbury Iohn webbe gentleman, George Roper, and Gregory Painter.

Aboute the tenthe daye of Nouember dyed Stephane Gardiner Bisshoppe of winchester and Lord Chauncellour of Englande, chiefe trauai [...]er in the bringing in of the pope and foren power into this Realme.

The vii. day of December Iames Gore dyed in Colchester pryson.

The xiiij. daye wyllyam wyseman dyed in Lowlers tower, and was ca [...]te into the fieldes vnburied.

The xviii. daye, Iohn Philpot Archedeacon of wynchester, was bourned in Smithfielde. He was one of the chiefe that disputed in the co [...]u [...]tation house against the Papistes, and putte the same disputation in writinge. He wrate also his owne examinations, and gathered manye authorities against the abuse of the Lordes supper, and the vsurped power of the bishoppe of Rome. He wrate also an Inu [...]tyue againste Arrians and Anabaptistes.Anni regum Angli 4

The xxvii. of Ianuarye were burned in Smithfielde,The yere of Christ 1556 Thomas Whitwel minister,The yere of the worlde 5517 Bertelet Gre [...] gentlemā of the temple in in Lōdon, Thomas Brown, Iohn Tutson, [Page] Iohn Went, Agnes Foster, Ione L [...]shford [...].

The .xxxi. of the same moneth were burned at Canterbury, Iohn Lowmas, Anne Albright, Ione Soale, Ione Paynter, and Agnes Snode.

The .xix. of Februarye were bourned at Ipswitche two women.

The .x. day of Marche, there appeared a notable blasyng s [...]arre in the Southeast.

The .xxj. of Marche, Thomas Cranmer archebyshop of Canterbury, was burned at Oxforde. He wrate dyuers worthy bokes, bothe in the tyme of kyng Edwar [...] and in the tyme of his imprisonment.

The .xxiiii. of the same moneth were burned at Salisbury, three men, one named Spiser, one Maudrell, and an other Liouerley.

About this tyme Cardinall Poole was made archebyshop of Canterbury.

The seconde daye of Aprille, Iohn Hulliarde minister, was bourned at Cambridge. And Hartpole, and Beches wydowe at Rochester.

The .x. of the same moneth were bourned in Smithfielde, Willyam Tyms, and Robert Drakes ministers. George Ambrose, Iohn Caruill, Thomas Spurge, and Rycharde Spurge.

The .xviii. day of the same month wer brent at Colchester, Christopher Lyster minister, Iohn Mace, Rychard Nicoll, Iohn Spenser, Iohn Hamond, Symon Gyen.

The .v. of Maye were burned at Glocester, one Thomes, a blynde boy, and one other named Croker.

The .xiii. day of this moneth Margaret Elyot, a mayden, beynge condenmed to be burned, died in Newgate at London, and was buried in the fieldes.

The .xv. day were burned at Stratford the bow, Iohn Aprice, a clotheworker and blind, and Heugh Leueroke a lame man.

The xvi. daye were burned in Smithfielde, Katarin [...] Hut-widow, Ioan Horne Maidē, And Elizabeth Thakn [...]ll mayden.

The .xxi. daye were bourned at Bekelles in Suffolke two men, and a woman.

[Page]The xxxi. daye william fleche died in the Kings bench, and was buried in the backsyde.

About this tyme sir Iohn Cheke schole master to king Edwarde, and sir Peter Carewe were trayterously taken in Flaunders, and from thense shipped and brought to the tower of London, and there kept till they submitted them selues to the Pope, and then set at libertie. But sir Iohn Cheke lyued not long after.

The .vi. day of Iune were burned at Lewes in Sussex, Thomas Harlande Milwright, Iohn Oswarde carpenter, Thomas Reade and Thomas Auington. And the .xx. day were burned there Thomas Hoode minister and Thomas Milles.

The .xxiii. day Willyam Adhirall dyed in the kynges benche, and the .xxv. day Iohn Clement wheelewright, died there also, and were bothe buried in the backesyde.

The .xxvi. day of this moneth, there was bourned at Leycester, a marchantes seruant.

The .xxvii. day of the same moneth, there were burned at Stratforde the bowe in one fyre .xiii. persons, whose names were Henry Adlyngton, Kafe Iaxson, William Holywell, Thomas Bowyer, Laurence Parmene, Lyon Acoex, Henry Wye, Iohn Dorefall, Iohn Rothe, Edmunde Hurste, George Searles, Elizabeth Peper, and Agnes George.

The same daye Thomas Paret dyed in the kynges benche, and ii. daies after, Marten Hunt, and were both buried in the backsyde.

The xxx. daye there were .iii. burned at s. Edmundes burye.

The first of Iulye Iohn Carelesse weauer died in the Kinges benche, & was buried in the backsyde.

The xvi. day of the same moneth were burned at Newbery Iohn Gwine shoemaker, Askin, & Iulius palmer.

The xviii. day wer burned at Grinsted, Thomas dungate, Iohn Forman, and mother Tree.

Whiles the fire was thus raginge amōg the poore christians: there were certen as busy aboute a conspiracye, whose purpose was to haue robbed the Quene of her treasure in the Escheker, and thereby to haue bene [Page] able to wage battell againste her, whiche purpose as it was fond, so fondly it was vttered by one of th [...]ir owne conspiracie. And c [...]rten of th [...]m were appr [...]hended, and executed: As Udall▪ Frogmorton▪ Peecham, Staunton and other. And dyuers other fledde the Realme for the same.

The firste of August there was burned at Exceter an olde woman.

The .xxiiii. of S [...]ptember were burned at Mayefielde, Iohn Hart, Thomas Rau [...]s [...]all, Nicholas holden, and two other▪ A [...]d the morowe after was bourned at Bristowe a yonge man a glouer.

About this time ther was burned one Iohn Hor [...]e at Newen [...], and a woman at wotton vnder edge in Glocester shiere. And at Canterburye in the Castell, Iohn Clearke, Dunstan Chetterden, Archer, Pot [...]ins wy [...]e, and Willi [...]m Fo [...]ter, died of famine.

In Oc [...]ober one was bu [...]ned at North [...]mpton, and it [...]. died in Canterbury cast [...]ll, and wer buried in the fields.

The yere of the worlde 5518 The yere of Christ 1557 The xx [...]i. daye of Ianuary were burned a [...] Cante [...] b [...] in one tyre, vi. persons.Anni regum Angli 5

The xxv. of the same moneth wer burned at Asheforde two, and at Wye othe [...] two.

The xxvii. of February, ther came to London an Embassadour sent from the kynge of [...], wher one of the thre ships that vent [...]ed towardes the caste, by the north seas, fortuned to arriue.

About this tyme, D. Scot bishop of Chester, D. Watson, bisshop of Lyncolne, and D. Christoferson bysshop of Chichester came to Cambridge, and there caused the dead carcases of Martin Bucer and Paulus Fagiu [...], of whom is mētion before, to be solēnly somoned to appere before them & answere to suche heresies as shuld be layd to theyr charge. And so sat in iugement vpon thē, and cō demned them bothe to be burned. Wherefore they were taken vp out of theyr graues, and solemnely burned on the market [...]il. And certen of the vniuersitie that in their lyfe tyme were verie frendly and familier with them, began now to defame them as heretikes, amonge whome doctor Perne was one. And nere about thys tyme, Peter [Page] Martyrs wife shold haue be so serued at Oxford, but because none was able to say that euer he herd he [...] spea [...] ▪ any worde of heresie) for she was a straunger borne, and neuer spake englishe nor Latin) she could not be condemned. But because she was wife to such a man, she was vehemently suspected, and therefore remoued out of papisticall halowed grounde. And as some saye, buryed in a dungehille.

In thys februarie, the Lorde Sturton (who had bene bolstred in mischiefe so longe as his godfather Stephen Gardiner liued) was arrayned at West minster, for the murder o [...] two gentlemen. And in Marche folowyng he was brought [...]o Salisbury, and ther hanged the sixt day of that monethe.

The same March, the xxii. day kyng Philip beynge returned from Flanders came to london & passed through to west minster with great solemnity accompanied with the Quene and nobles of the Realme.

The xii. of Aprille, were burned in Smithfielde Iohn Lothes [...]ye, Henry Ramsey, William Stur [...]le, And one Stanleys wife.

The xx. of May, Thomas Fowle, who hadde ventred his lyfe in preaching and ministring to the afflict [...]d christians in London, duryng the former yeares o [...] trouble, beynge visited with sicken [...]s, died, to the great discomf [...]rte of the afflicted flocke.

The xxix. of the same moneth wer burned in. S. Georges fi [...]lde, Stephen gratwicke and william Morant.

This moneth of Maye, Henry Stafford came oute of France, and toke Scarborow castell by force, and kept it two days, and was then takē with his complices, and brought to London, where they suffred on the tower h [...]l.

About this tyme kynge Philip passed the seas againe into Flanders, and ther made great preparatiō against the French men. For Thempe [...]our his father had surrendred to hym, all his [...]nheritaunces in the lowe countreyes, aboute whiche the warres betwixt him and the French men wer begonne and continued.

In the beginning of Iune folowyng, the quene caused opē wars to be proclaimed betwene England & Frāce, [Page] and forthwith sent ouer an army to ayde kynge Phylip. Wherof the Erle of Penbroke was generall.

The .vi. day of this monthe were burned at Maydston Iohn Bradbridge, one Appleby a weauer, and his wife, one Aleyn and his wyfe, one Mannynges wyfe, and one Elizabeth, a blynde woman, at Bristowe.

The .xix. day were burned at Canterbury, Iohn Fiscocke, Nicholas Whyte, Nicholas Perdue, B [...]rbara Finall widowe, Bradbridges wydowe, one Ales Benden, and one Wylsons wyfe.

The .xxii. day were burned at Lewes, Rychard Woodman, George Stephē weauer, Margery Mory [...], Iames her sonne▪ Dionyse Burgise, Willyam May [...]erde, Alexander Hosemer, his seruant, Tomazin at Woode, his mayden, one Ashedownes wyfe, and one Groues wyfe.

The .xxviii▪ day one Ambrose dyed in Maydston prison

The .xii. day of Iuly were burned at Norwitche, Symon Mulner yeoman, and a woman.

The second of August in the forenoone were b [...]urned at Colchester maistresse Smyth, otherwyse called Syluers [...]de, one Uynes wife, and Elizabeth Fore, with .iii. other. And in the after no [...]ne .iiii. other. And the same daye George A [...]gles was hanged, drawen, and quartered at Chemseforde, because in his praiers for the quene he besought God to tourne her hearte.

The .v. day were burned at Colchester one Thrustans wyfe, and an other Bowmers wyfe.

About this tyme the Erle of Penbroke with his company mette with kyng Philip at [...] towne in France called saint Quintayns, which he besieged. And during the [...]iege there were taken the .x. day of August, many of the chiefest capitaynes that the Frenche kynge had. And the .xxviii. daye of the same moneth the towne was taken by force.

The .xx. daye of the same moneth were burned at Rochester, one Robert Frier, an aged man, and one other man, and two women.

All this tyme, doctour Weston (of whom mention is made before) was pricked with prouender, and neyed so faste after euery mans wife, that at the laste the very bolsters [Page] of bawderie were enforced to call hym to Coram, and to depriue hym of al his spiritual promotions, wherof the [...]ean [...]ie of Wyndsore was one. But he (trustyng that the holy father would not se such crueltie shewed vpon him alon [...] for that that is so common in his coledge of Cardinals, appealed to the court of Rome. Howbe it he could not so escape. For as he was conueyghing him selfe awaye, he was taken at Graues Inne, and thense brought to the tower of London, where he continued til the Quene Maries deth, and shortly after was deliuered being sore sycke, and died the next day after. Some sayd that if he hadde lyued any whyle, he would haue vttered much of the papists purpose, as touching the burning of the bones of the famouse kynges, Henrie and Edwarde his sonne, and other thinges which he was priuie to.

The x. of September was burned at Lytchfield Ioyce Lewes.

The .xvii. day of the same moneth were burned at Iselyngton, Rafe Alorton, Iames Ausco, and Margery his wyfe, And Richarde Roth.

The .xiii. of N [...]uember were burned in Smithfielde, Iohn Holidaye Carpente [...], and one Sparowe, and one Rycharde Gibson.

The xxii. of December were burned in Smithfielde, Iohn Rowghe, preacher of the congregation of Christe, which in those daingerouse dayes had kept theim selues in secrete. This man succeded Thomas Fowle in that ministration. He was a scotte borne. And was betraied by a false brother, one Sergeant, an hosyer. With hym suffred one Margaret Ieames.

This meane while the Frenche kyng made great preparation for warres, entendyng that whiche he brought to passe. For notwithstandyng that his purpose was perceyued by the depu [...]ies of Calaice and Guisnes, yet suche securitie was in the Englysshe potentate [...], that n [...] thyng was prouided for resistence. So that his power commyng to Calaice, wanne in order, fyrst Newnambridge, then R [...]seb [...]nke, and then Calaice, and last of all Guisnes. This was done in the beginnyng of Ianuary. And all thys chaunced in lesse then than twenty dayes. [Page] In these holdes were taken prysoners the lorde Wentforde, deputie of Calaice, and the lorde Graye of Wylton, and the Capitaynes of the Castell, and other pieces. And sir Antonie Ager was slayne. The merchauntes of the staple and all the people were spoyled and sent awaye in great in miserie.

Immediatly after the winninge of these holdes, there came suche tempestes bothe by sea and lande, that the moste parte of the steples in Sealand, were blowen downe. And muche harme done in other parties also.

In February was bourned at Huntyngton one named Lawton.

The .xxvii. of Marche was bourned in Smythfielde Cuthbert Simson,The yere of the worlde 5519 The yere of Christ 1558 Anni regum Angli 6 one of the fyrst deacons of the congregation that hadde lyued in secrete, in London. This manne was of woorthy integritie of lyfe. He was betraied with Iohn Roughe. He suffered muche in the tower and other prisons, bicause he beyng deacon could haue vttered many good menne, whose bloud the Papistes thyrsted for, but he woulde vtter none. With hym were bourned one Iohn Demenes, and an other called Hugh Foxe.

This Marche, the Princis Electours, and other princis of Germany, came togyther to Frankforde vppon Mesne, where (hauynge a surrender of the Imperyall crowne made by Charles the fyfte, who had th [...]n determyned to end his lyfe in an house of religion in Spayn, they proceded to an election of a newe Emperour, and in shorte tyme chose Ferdinandus, brother to Charles, kyng of Boheme. This Ferdin [...]ndus though he were a Papiste by profession: yet bycause some of the Pryncis Electours wold not be present at Masse, he was content to be crouned at after noone without any Masse.

This sprynge was greate preparation made bothe by the Frenche Kinge, and by Kynge Philyppe also. But the Frenche kynge made suche speede, that he inuaded Flaunders, and spoyled and brente Dunkirke before kyng Philip coulde come to res kue. But before that the Frenchemenne retourned agayne oute of Flaunders, [Page] they were mette with by the Flemynges and the quene of Englandes shyppes, vpon the sandes betwene Dunkirke and Grou [...]lyn, and of th [...]m slayn a great numbre.

Then dyd bothe these myghty princes bend theim selues wi [...]h all their power to inuade eche other, and spent all that sommer in campe in their owne persones with two mighty armies But after there had ben in October muche talkyng of peace that shuld haue ben concluded, they dyd in Nouember breake vp their camp [...]s, without eyther peace concluded, or fielde foughten, or any notable acte doone.

The .xv. of Aprile one Iohn Maynerde died in Newgate, and was buried in the fielde.

The .xxvi. of Aprile were bourned at Canturburye two women.

The .xxvi. of May were [...]ourned at Colchester, Iohn Haryson, Agnes George, and one name [...] Daye.

In Iune were burn [...]d at [...]orwi [...]he thre persons. And the sam [...] moneth one Thomas Tyl [...]r, and one Mathewe Witlers died in Newgate, and were burned in the fieldes.

The .xxvij. of Iune were burned in Smithfield, Henry Bonde a sadler, Iohn Slade, and other, to the number of .vii. at one fyre.

The fyrste of Iulye was bourned at wynchester one B [...]aynbricke, a gentylman.

The .xiii. of Iuly were burned at Braynforde at one fyre .vi. persones.

Shortly after this, queene Mary felle daungerousely sicke, and to shewe her some signe of his purpose, God toke from h [...]r two of her chiefe phisitions, but all wolde not helpe. Her byshops and she burned euen to the laste breathe. For euen in Nouember (the laste moneth of her lyfe) were burned at Ipswiche two, at Bery two. And at Canturbery, certayn persons. God therefore to geue his souldiours a breathyng tyme, toke this rodde of his from them the .xvii. day of Nouember, and set vp in her place, the seconde daughter of the noble kynge Henry, who by ryght title succeded Edwarde and Mary, dyeng without issue.

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¶Queene Elizabeth.

THis most noble princesse began her reigne ouer this Realme, the .xvii. day of Nouember, in the yeare of oure Lorde .1558. And was then at Hatfielde in Hartfordshire, frō whens her grace came shortely after to the Citie of London, where she was so ioyfully receiued of the people, that wise menne myght well perceyue what hope the people had conceyued to receyue at her handes the thyng that her syster had taken from theim. On the contrary parte, her behauiour towardes the people was suche, that if the people had not delited in her before, yet must they nowe haue shewed them selues, eyther thankfull to God for so good a chaunge, or els altogyther vnwoorthy so gentylle, so louynge, and so coumfortable a Pryncesse.

But in her passyng through the Cite to the tower, and frome thens to Westmynster, and at her Coronation there, whiche was the .xv. day of Ianuary folowynge: the people shewed themselues so ioyfull, and she her selfe so thankefull, that it euidently appeared, that the Princesse and people [...]ryued, who shoulde deserue more at others hande▪

While these thynges were in doynge, God wroughte yet more for his church, For the next day after the quene Maries death, the Cardinal Poole dyed also. And within .iii. daies after, the byshop of Rochester, and shortely after, the byshop of Chichester. And generally, so many priestes dyed in the realme in the tyme of quene Maries sicknesse, and about the tyme of her deathe, that doctour Scotte byshop of Chester, preachyng at Paules crosse, the .xxvii. of Nouember, affirmed that there was not for euery .iiii. churches in Englande, one priest. But byshop Boner of London besturred hym, and made newe priestes as he had bene madde. What he mente thereby, lett [...] wyse men coni [...]cture.

The .xx. of Ianuary began a parlyament, wherein among other thynges, the supremacy of the byshoppe of [Page] Rome was longe debated, and euery man suffred to say what he coulde and woulde in the defence of it: but at the laste

Durynge the tyme of this parliament all preachinge ceased through the Realme sauing before the Quene in lent, where preached D. Cocks, D. San [...]s, D. Parker, maister Whithead, maister Grindall, D. Byll, maister Pedder, maister Scorie, maister Leuer, master Horne, maister Samson, And maister Wintrie. These all bent themselues to the vttermost of their knowledge, to beat down Antichrist and his power, and dyd therin so much that none yt had not his her [...] altogither hardened, would ones open his mouthe agaynste that they taught.

Thus dyd the Lord of his mercy take from his people his sharpe rodde, wherwith he had duringe the dayes of Quene Mary chastised them, as it may well appe [...]re by the noumber of theym that suffered in the tyme of her reigne, whiche were manye mo in noumber then are in this brefe chronicle remēbred. But god hath theyr name in his boke, and theyr teares in his bottell, and when the number shalbe fulfylled, he will be reuenged vppon th [...] murtherers. The Lord graunt vs grace so to walk [...] in his feare, that our vertuous Queene may [...] continewe with vs, and sette forthe Goddes truth, so hys glorye and our saluacion. Amen.

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An epitome of chronicles Conteyninge the whole discourse of the histories as well of this realme of England, as al other cou[n]treys, with the succession of their kinges, the time of their reigne, and what notable actes they did ... gathered out of most probable auctours. Firste by Thomas Lanquet, from the beginning of the worlde to the incarnacion of Christe, secondely to the reigne of our soueraigne lord king Edward the sixt by Thomas Cooper, and thirdly to the reigne of our soueraigne Ladye Quene Elizabeth, by Robert Crowley. Anno. 1559.

Lanquet, Thomas, 1521-1545.

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— An epitome of chronicles Conteyninge the whole discourse of the histories as well of this realme of England, as al other cou[n]treys, with the succession of their kinges, the time of their reigne, and what notable actes they did ... gathered out of most probable auctours. Firste by Thomas Lanquet, from the beginning of the worlde to the incarnacion of Christe, secondely to the reigne of our soueraigne lord king Edward the sixt by Thomas Cooper, and thirdly to the reigne of our soueraigne Ladye Quene Elizabeth, by Robert Crowley. Anno. 1559., Lanquet, Thomas, 1521-1545., Cooper, Thomas, 1517?-1594. aut, Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588. aut.

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[Printed by William Seres] in ædibus Thomæ Marshe,. Londini :: [5 April 1559]. (Colophon reads: Imprinted at London by VVilliam Seres at the weste ende of Paules towards Ludgate at the signe of the Hedgehogge and are there to be solde. 1559. The. v. day of Apryll.) (A pirated edition, repudiated by Cooper in STC 15218 et seq.) (Includes index.) (A leaf signed 2Q3 is inserted after 2Q2.) (Identified as STC 15221 on UMI microfilm.) (Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.)

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