Here endeth this presente cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes, compyled in a boke, and also enprynted by one somtyme scole mayster of saynt Albons, upon whose soule god have mercy, Amen
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 4
Publisher: Wynkyn de Worde
Published: 1515
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: History; Description and travel; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Descripcyon of Englonde; St. Alban's Chronicle; Caxton's Chronicle; Brut; Cronycles of Englonde
Work titles: Chronicles of England
Notes: The first English historical work to be printed, also variously known as "Brute's Chronicle" or "The Brut," the "St. Alban's Chronicle," and "Caxton's Chronicle."

Issued in two parts: the first part is the original Chronicle with interpolations of ecclesiastical history, and the second is a description of Great Britain derived from Higden's Polychronicon and translated by John Trevisa.

Wynkyn de Worde's third, and first illustrated, edition. His first and second editions were printed in 1497 and 1502.

Imprint from colophon: Fynysshed [et] enprynted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the sonne by me Wynkyn de Worde / the yere of our lorde god.M.CCCCC.and.XV.

Printer's device (large Caxton-de Worde) at end of first part and on last leaf.

Another 1515 edition, printed by Julian Notary, contains different woodcuts.

Title taken from Colophon of part 1.

Pt 2 has title: The descrypcyon of Englonde, [Wales, Scotlonde and Irlonde].

With printer's mark at end of each part (McKerrow 1, 19).

STC (2nd ed.) 10000.5

Brunet, v. I, 1704

Lowndes 445