Hob the lande of Fuglonde was first named
Albion and by what entheson yt I was so named

In the noble lande of Firrie there I was a noble king and myhty and
a man of grete renorue that me called Diorthieren that I bell and
Iborthely him governed and roled thurgh his noble Chmalrie So that
he tonqvereo all the landes aboit him so that almost all the kunges
of the I world to him were entendant Hitt befell thos þi this Diorthieran
spovsed a gentill damnboll þi Woder fair that I was his Emee daughter
labana and she loued him as reson I bolde so that he yate upon
her xxxii daughters of the I which theldest me called Albyne and
thees damisellee In when they comen vnto age bitomen so fair þi yt
I bao I bonder I therefore þi this Diorthierian anon let make a sompuynge
and tomanded by his liés þi all þi kunges þi helden of hym shovld
tome at a certain day as in his liés I were tonteyned to make a
riall feste I lft I which day thider they comen and brought with
them amrallys printes and dokes and noble thivalrie The feste I was
rally, arayed and ther they lued in iop and mirthe ynough that
yt I bao I bonder to I bit and hitt befell thos that this Diorthierian thorght
to marie his daughters among all the kunges that tho were at that
bolempuite and so they opaken and deo that allyn his eldest
doughter and all his fusteres richely I were maried vnto xxxii kunges
þi I were lordes of grete honor and of power at this bolempuite And
When the bolempuite I bao done every kung toke his I wife and lad hem
into her obne contre and ther made hem queneo I and hitt befell
thue after I bard þi this dame Albyne bitome so stout and so sterne
that she tolde litel piro of her lordes and of him had storne and
despite and I bolde nat done his I bill but she Bolde have her
dbne I bill in diverse matere and all his other susters emshone
bere hem so euil ayenst his lordes that yt I bao I bonder to I bit
and fora smuch as he m thought that his huebando were nought of
so his page come as his fadre. But tho kyrgeo that I were his
lordis I bolde have that otized hem I bitly fair sperhe and hehestes
and also by yestes and I barned hem in fair maner upon all love
and friend ship that they sholde amende her lither rounditious
but all I bae for nought for they didden her obne I bill in all thing
þi hem liked and hadd of poer I herfore tho xxxii kunges upon atume
and offentimes beten his I wifee for they Ibende þi they Bolde have amended
her tathee and his bilked theves but of oulh conditions they were that

for fair sperthe and Waring they didden all the Ibers and for be
tynges eſteones morchel Ibers Wherfore þe King þe had Wedded Albyne
Ibrote þe tarethe and condicione of the Wife Albya and þe letter sent to
Diocleian hir fadre And when other kunges here þe Albynes lord had sent a
lie to Diocleian anone they sent lieo euloeked Bith hir celee þe condicione
and þe tareches of hir Wifes Ichem þe King Diocleian eade and herd so many
playntes of his daughtere he Ibae vore aethamed and bieomen wonder
angrie and wonder Broth toſtward his Doughters and hought both might and
day of he thoght amend it þe they so myed and Ind anone cent hys ſeunto
the xxxii Kinges þe they ehold come to hym and bring Bith hem hir Bittes
everichone at a day certame for he bold ther chafize them of their Bikkedneſe
of he myght in any Bive Fo þe Kinges comen all at that day and tyne
þe Ibae eſtelle beſt bene hem and the King Diocleian hem under ſeng
Bith moche honou and made a eolempne feaſt to all that were under
his lordeshipp and the thridde daye after that eolempite þe King Diocleian
cent after he xxxii Doughters þe they ehold come and epeke Bith hym in hys
chambre and When they were come he epeke vnto hem of hir Bikkedneſe and
of hir cruelte and dieſpitiouely hem reproved and vnderuam and to hem he
card þe if they Wolde nat be chafized they eholde hys lode leee for evermore

And When the Ladies herden all this they bieomen abasethed and gretly
aſchamed and to hir fadre they said that they Bold make all amendes
and so they departed out of hir fadree chambre and dame Albyne that Ibae
þe eldeet ſuſter lad hem all to hir chambre and the made Bide all that were
theryne so that no lyſelbae amonge hem but she and hir ſueter ſbere

Cho said this Albyne my fair enetree Well Ibe kind ben that the kynge
our fadre ve hath reproued aſchamed and deſpised for encheeon to make vo
obedient vnto our houebonde but certee that ehall I never Whilee that
ſele eith that I am come of a more hier kynge Blode then myne houebonde
to And When ehe had thue said all hir enetree said the came
And tho said Albyne full well I wote faire enetree that our houebonde
have pleyned unto our fadre upon ve Wherfor he hath vo thue ſoule
reproued and deſpised Wherfore enetree my conceril ye that this might
When our houebonde bene a bede all Ibe eBith one aſcent cutten hir
throtese and than Ibee may bene in peee of hem and better I be nolwe doo
this thinge under our fadres polſer than eſſed Alhere And anone all the
ladeo conveited and graunted to this conceril And When might Ibae come

the lordes and the ladies wente to bedde and anon as hir lordes were in fle
ape they cutten alle hir husbondne throtees and so pei slodwen ham alle. A when
lie that Dioclyan the kutte hei'ffader herde of pis pynge le biconie hynchey
Wroth azens his demightives and anon wolde ham alle hane brent. But
alle the lordes and kavins of Surry comiseplide him uouzt forto done
suche sternesse to his dnye demightives but eulyche sthulde avoyde the
lande of ham for euermore so that thei sthuld uener come azeme and so he
dide and anon Dioclyan that was her fader comauide de ham to troo to
stipp and dey uevede so ham vitailles for half azeere and whanne thys
was done alle the suftren wente into stipp and faulede forth in the see
and bitke aff hir vendes to alpolyn that was hiv god. A lude so lente
pei seilede in the see til att laste pei comen and arryuede in an zle pat was
aff willernesse. Wud whenne Dame allbye was comen to that lande and
alle hire suftres pis allby newente firste oute of the stipp and seide to
hir suftres. for as mothe quoy theo as am'j am eldeft sufter of alle this
compaaye and firste this lande hane taken and for as myche as my na-
me is allbyne jwelle that this lande be calledde allbyon after myn olzue
name and anon curre hir suftren hir traunitede wip a troode wille. A Fho
wenten out alle this suftres out of the stipp and to klu the lande allbyon
as hir suft calledde hir and qse they wente up and dem and founde uey
per man ne woman ne childe buavilde bestes of dynerse kyndes. A lude
whenne her vitaille is dispendede and ham faylede they fedde ham with
herbes and fruits in sesoun of pe yeeve and so they lenede as they best uyst
and after that they token fesfthe of dimerse bestes and bucomen wonder fatte
and so they desired many compaaye and mannes kynde that ham faulede
and for herte yolvenen wonder coruious of kynde so that qei de swaren uore
many compaaye than euyl oper solace or meiye. A whenne pe de uelst
thyste giceyuede and lkeute by dynerse correes and nome body of pe eure and
likyn nature fhadde of men and come into the lande of allbyon and laye
bi pcc women and fhad de poo natives upon ham and qei conceyuede and
efter thei broughten forth theauiz of the wliche one men callede Hogma
yot and auoper lond hir yau and so they were neumpede bi dimerse name
and in this manner pei comen forth and weren bore hervible Gemurtes in
allbyon and peid wellede in carres and mihilles att hau wille and hadde the
lande of allbyen as ham likede into yetine that bruit arryuede and come
to Poteneft that was in the zle of allbyon and pei this bruit conquerede and

ſomkſtredc pere Saunz alie ſaide. Where endeth the prieſone of ſillbйon,
that theo bis an ſle and berkeneth uol: Holz Brutt bis teten and Holz he
ſolb furſte bis moder and afterbardc bis ſfader, and Holz he conquerede ſillbйon
pat after he neumpuede. Bruttaigne afterc bis olbne name that uolb is calledc
Euffelaudc afterc name of Enſt of Saюoyne. Da. 1.
In the noble ciree of tretc. Droye there bis a noble kuitſte and a myſtſte
and aman of tretc poner that men calledc Eueas and u:hemc pe Ciree of
Jime was loſte and deſtwinde porotſt. Flaw of Greke This Eueas wip alle
bis men ſledc theimec and comen into lumbardie that pood bis forde and
tyſomme of the: laude ab: the pat men calledc latyne and auoper kuitc
that pood bis pat men calledc Iuocelyn that ſt outſpychc wu erede cuppen
this kuitc latyne that ofen tyſmes did moſcely ſorobc to him and harme
And u:hemc this kuitc latyne herde pat Eueas was comen he vnd
ſeutſte him wip inychſel honou: and hundreſhelde ſor as myſche as he hadde
herde of him and wſt well that he was a noble kuitſt and a worſy of his
body and of bis dedes. This Eueas helpe kuit latyne in bis werc and
ſthorthly ſor to telle ſolwell and ſolto: pely he did that he ſelte Iuocelyn and
diſto:niſtede alle bis puple. And u:hemc aſſ this was done kuit latyne
ſaf alle that laude that bis Iuocelyn us to Eueas in maratte wip la
tuane bis douthſter pe moſt faire creature that eu: man kuitc and so theſt
loueden to tredre in joye and myrth alle her lyſe ſtymc. A. Hert lifele pus
pat Eueas deide as god irolde and u:hemc pat he was dede aſſquannus bis
ſone that come wip him from Droye under ſeutſte the laude and helde bit aſſ
bis lifes tymc. And after he weddide a:byfe and bitte cuppen give a ſone
that men calledc Silueyn and this Silueyn u:hemc he colde ſome reſon
of man vndre:utte bis ſfader and azeinſt bis wille aqne:yncted: ſimply a
Damoy ſelle that was cos:ine to lauane that was kuitſelatymes douthſter pe
Quene that was Eueas wip and kuitſt the Damoy ſele wip childe. And
u:hemc aſſquannus bis ſfader bit wſt an:u: he lete eu:neve of the wip ſe: mays
tres and of the tretc:ft clerkes that childe the Damoy ſe: kuitſel kuitc
ſorje and pei auſirevede and ſeide that ſtheo ſi:ulde kuitc:te for: a ſone pat
ſi:ulde quellc bope ſader and moder and so he de: for bis moder deide in
beyings of him. And u:hemc this childe was borc: his ſfader lete called
hun Brutt, and the maſtres saiden that the childe ſi:ulde done my: the harme
and ſorobc in men:y diuerſe places and after he ſi:ulde come to: te ſono:
and wo: ſtship. This kuitc aſſquannus deide u:hemc god uolde and Silueyn

his ſeuſe iroeynede the lande and made him wonderliſchely wellbelonde amouſe his
puple and Uſhenne Brutt that was Stueyne ſone was to yeere olde, ſ
as he lente vйpon a daie wip his ſſader for to pleie and ſolace and as this
brut ſthulle ſhere vnto an ſeele his hardlve unſhappede and ſtlande and so þe
Brutt quelde his ſſader Molle Brutt was diynen oſt of the lande that he
helde him in Sieke, Da" i".

and Uſhan p[er]is unſthamme bisſalle was the p[er]uple of the lande made so
volve ynothiſt and were ſore an auſtrede and for encheſonn theiſ of þe
drynien brut ous of the lande and Ibold nonzt ſuffren h[im] amouſe ham
and he ſaunſt that hemofte noſt abrйde and lente ſi p[er]cunne into Sieke and there
he ſonde vйp p[er]ſaude men that were of the lyne and ſynrede of Troye pat
were comen of tretve bloode as he for p[er]e telleſt as of men and women and chil
dren the which were alle holden in thуſdine and boudaie. The Brunne pan
dins of tretve for the deth of ſefuſſes that h[im]e bitruede and ſlayn atte Troye.

A His Brutt was a wonder ſane man and a ſtronger and an h[im]ut of
his atſe and of tſadde chere and ſemblant and alſo worthſt of Godde
and was wellbelonde amouſe his p[er]cople. The Brunne pandrie
ſche of his toodnesse and of his condy conſ and anon made h[im] for to
duſſele w[im] him so that Brutt biconie wonder grynne and myſche belonde
with the kunte so pat lont[ie] tyme Brutt duſſelle with the kunte.

So att the laſte p[er] of Troye and Brutt ſpeken to the d[ie]re of ſynede
and of lyatte and of a queyitau[n]ite and p[er] playe deede h[ain] vnto Brutt of
h[is] ſerde and of h[is] boudaie and of mo[n]y oper ſthamme that the kynne
Palidra[ſ] hadde h[am] done and to Brutt they ſeiden vйpon a tyme, p[er]
len[e] a lorde of on[n]e lyatte and a ſtronger man and a myſhty p[er] ye on[n]e lor
de and on[n]e aboſſe and W[ee]t]byle become yourn men and yourn coman
dementz done in alſe manner p[im]mes and brunnte p[er] vs out of p[er]ſuere
chiduſſes and boudaie and we ſchuff ſenſh[te]e w[ir], the kunte for poroſtly
the grace of the tretve god W[ee]t] ſchulle h[ym] overcome and W[ee]t] ſchuff make
p[er]on kynne of the lande, and to you done h[ain]atte and of zonr[ie] ſchuff
ſolde enernore. A Brutt hadde p[er] tretve p[are]c of h[er] boudaie that
they were broutſht tyme and p[er] yourſchely the lente h[ym] from the kunte h[is]
courte and alſe p[er] pat were of Troye to the e d[am]e h[im] vnto d[os]
and vnto Montaynes and p[er] h[el]de a[le] p[er]t[ee] to h[at]t p[and]raſ that the
ſchulle zeue h[am] len[e] ſaſſhelye forto wend out of the lande for þe p[er] h[el]de
no ſengetr duſſelle in his boudaie. The kunte p[and]raſede so ſore

amoyede and poo swore thisthe wold ham sse emeles and ordernede a tretre
pouer And wente towards ham alle se to seyt lhto but Brutt sith lyse
men manlyche ham defende and seyly southen and pridde alle the hyn
tyes men that uen of hem astaped and token the huite and him helde m
pintsoin and ordernede counseile bestene ham what they myttet done some
seide thisthe pithde be putte vnto ye deth and some seide that he pithde ben
exilede out of the lande and some seide pat he pithde ben hevnt.
And
poo spake a wyse enyttysthat men callede Comprys and se to Brutt
and to alle pce of Troye, yf mit Pmandras olde zelde hyn and hane
hys life, z consyfet that he zene to Brutt that is oure Duke and
oure sonenyue his Donnister. Dennoten to wyff and m maria the vay
her etn hundre schippes well armye and alle his tresde of told end
of silner and of corn and of Iryn and as moche as hem uedeth for to
hane of as pithte and of oper and pan twowe erte of his lande and or
deyne weee ds lande ellys where.
A ffor wee ne uon of oure ky-
rede rhat comen after vs pithde uener hane pees emourtes ham of
Ske for wee hane flapn so monyp of hem hir enyttistes and of oper
ffreudes that ene more werre and contact pithde lca auonites us.
A Brutt
poo and his ffolc consente to rhat counseill and this thyn the told to
linge Pmandras.
A liud the hynne for to hane his lyfe thumitede ham as
moche as then axede and auon zaf to Brutt Dennoten his Donnister
tolyp and the hundrede schippes with as myche as hem uedede of aft vnall
les as bisfore as ordernede.
A Brutt poo nome his lyse and alle
his men thisthe forsome the lande of Sike and lyeuten ham vnto the se and
hadden weder an wille and comen pe pridde daie into an sle that men cal
lede lotters.
A Brutt anon seute of his men a londe forto aspue the ma
ner of the cinture and po founden an olde erte aft wastede and folere pat
as finne neper tuau ne younau ne no thynq dwellynnte and in the mydeth
of this erte they founden an olde temple of a faire lady that men callede
Diane the troddesse and yel comen azem vnto Brutt and tolde hund what
then hadd seyn and founden and counseilede him to tson and done sater
fire to Danie Diane, for seles as lsonede to zene anflikere of lyas pitt
pat ene men meide her and namely vnto hem that his honomed with his fa
resse.
A Brutt de erte vnto thistynatte and seide Diane noble tnod
desse lady that alle thynne hast in myttysthat and in thyponer wyudes wa
tres londes fer us and alle pynyes of the worlde and alle maner of bresse

that pereine be to you, and make my prayer that ye me confide and take my place in what place if she were a convenient place for me and myiple, and there if she were in honouer of you a wele fture to you and be noble if she were my fahaff euermore be honouered. As she were he feder demy he prouer. Diane auftuende in this maner. Brutt ap fchée too enuirth thyselfe upon the fe to f finance to the weft and were ye fchiffe fynde an ſle that is called de Ribley, and that ſle is compas ſede aff wip ye ſee and women may come therinne but that be by ſchiffe and in that lande were wondre forto ban Heauemt but ude that is not so, but aff wildernesse and that lande to you as ordreynede for you and for your piple how Corpn become Brittes man, and how Knitfo Goffare was deſ confitede. Ca. iii.

W
ome Britt herde this enuiron of Diane the troddesse anon he
lete wynde up the ankers and falde into the lye ſee and wcheime he
and his mon ſaide wy care and more he ſenide faſt beside a coſt of ye ſee
that mon of the lynege and ſynde of Drye and her Suerayn and her ma
ſt of alle men called Corpn And wcheime Britt wift of wſenes pei
were heped vnder ſentie hou with mychel Henoir to ye uro his ſchiffe
and hau ſade ſeep with him. As he Corpn yoo buons Brittes man and
to him diſe ane and hernatte and ſo ſonnte the ſeyſede forſt in the ſe myſſ
p to the lande to Bastone and anon ye arvynden in the hauene of lieters and
pero qu diuſe de wy care and more ſailes to auende ſe
pat was nede A dynte ſone can to bring Goffare that he was londe of
that lande hev that mych ſole of a ſtrumitte lande were arvyndede in lye
lande in the hauene of lieters where ſo he was ſore an anytide and amoyde
that they comen and arvynden in his lande wiporit lene and anon he
ordeynede poner him to drynem oort and ſhewe de but ferty Goffare was
descomſitede and alle his ſole and him ſelſe ſlede uro ſ finance to ſeche
helpe and ſecon. And in that tyne ordende in ſ finance XI. kunes and
the eudeleneſs as ſeauibed a trete poner forto helpe Goffare forto ſyſt azen
Brutt. Goffare ordende for from of ſ finance half a yeere and more. And
brutt in poeue tyne and his temporare deſtinde alle the lande of Capes
inge and lea take alle the ſenour that kunge Goffare hadde and lete bruite
hit out his ſplained and ſi he Britt ſonde in that lande a faire place and ac
venable and ſi he Britt made a faire castek and a ſtrumitte As wcheime that
was done kny Goffare come fro ſ finance and XI. kunes wip him and bronſh

que ponsaide men for to feusthe withy Britt and his companye and brutt hadde
butt wí ponsaide men and CCF.

Aathelis Wheneue the twooo hoores met
ten to tredi

Brittus fole pororthe

he chye of him selfe and of Eiru hys Co-

sin and of Coyn that well and manly eche him defendede and fourthen so that

in stel tyme they hadde quele of the ffrenche men. II. ponsaide and moo and

poo pat ween a lyne fledden albaie

A and in this bataille Eiryn that was

buttus cosin was seyn and brutt lete outere hundrepedly Wheneue he hadde
tyme and spare end lopser in the castell that he hadde made and this lete calle pe
castelle Dom's for the name of Eiryn that there was enterede and yett into

this daie there is a noble tree that is callede Dom's Wheneue Enge Soffair

with that Eiryn was dode he come areing with his men and after a fagon
the bataile into Britt, but Britt and his men were solwey of ffryhtymet

that the mytyst no lentter end me but matreue him and alle his Britt and

his men wasene into his castelle with alle his men and made pe yattes faste

forte sane hem selfe and forwa take comseille amonttes ham wher they beste for
to done.

A Britt and Eoryn nonne comseille and ordoynede that Eoryn

pryngely sithulde hon out at aposterns of the castell wap half his men and sithul
de twoo and busshie ham malpoode til a mordide so that in pe monnytige Wheneue

Britt sithulde feusthe wap his enemyes. Eoryn sithulde come wap his fole in pat

one side and feri dome and done alle the harme that he mytyst and amordive

in the daimyntte

Britt wente oute of the castell and feusthe with his

enemyes a and poy ham feris defendede.

A Sitt bynne a litek tyme brutt

and his fole hadde slayn. Suyrondrede of Soffares men and who come Eoryn

from the busshement and he and his companye fuote to trounde alle that

wolde stonde or abide so that Enge Soffair and his fole were distounfitede and

faste yel tonne for to fsee

A and Britt and his companye and Eoryn fersh

ham purfuode and quelde of hem moo in the fleynte than thet dide in bataille

and in that mauev Britt hadde the vittorcy and nathesles Britt made no

che Jordive for his Cosin Eiryn that there was slayn and for other al so pat

he hadde lade of his men that is for to seyn wí hundrede and x v. þi wliche

albely eche he lete entere in the castell of Dom's there that he hadde einte

ade his Cosin Eiryn.

A Chols Britt arryndede att doteneffe in the ple

of all bioun and of the bataille that was bratene Eoryn and Soffinattente

Capituln iij.

do for his of Ept. 1108

Domne att this was done Britt wolde no lentter there d welle for
to feusthe in non moo les of his puple for brutt Soffares puple mytyst every

vrbnib rec.

a. mm. 2855.

L.ιστημανδια.

2. ισ. 1108

Dae encrece mo and ano and Brittes lassen and per fere he nome alle his men
and wente into pe fee and hadde lynde and weder att will and pe fay daye
afterlbarde pei arnieden in an hancens of Poteneffe and comen into the zle
of Albyon and ye pei founden ney man ned zoman ne childe as the forye
telleth but Seamuntz and pe wone deu in hilles and in denes. A Brutt falde
the lande was faire and att his libynge and good alsd for him and his fole as
Diane the goddette hadde him bilthfte thol was Brutt wonder tilbade and
lete assemblé upon a daie alle his fole to make a solempne sacrifice and a threte
feeste in honour and remembrance of Diane the goddette poroth in hoos confesse
he was comen into that lande. A And as pe hadde lrei solempnytve made
as they were upon a daie att mete there come inme upon him födeynly
Seamuntz and quelde of brutes men A Brutt and his men anon
sterten up and fourthen fersly with the Seamuntz and quelde him eneversch
one but one Seamunt that was maistur of him alle and was frenter and hier
than eny of pe oper Seamuntz and brutt kefte him and faunde his lyfe, for en
the fomum that he thulde wvestle brith Doyn for Doyn was tretter and hutter
than eny of brutes men from the trudeft stede uponaide. Gottmattoff and
Doyn vndertoke forto wrafstlyn to spadees yfere and to gedre they wrafstlyde
loufte tyme but att the laste Gottmattoff helde Doyn so fafte that he brake up
rybbes of his side, wiser fore Doyn was fore attpreenede and none poo Gott
mattoff brekene his arines and cafte him dom upon a wode, so that Gott
mattoff freke alle to peeps and so he deide in an emyl deth and therfore
plare is callede yett into this daie the faute of Gott mattoff and yo yaf brutt
alle that entree to Doyn and Doyn hit callede after his name Comenbaille
and his men he callede Comenbailles and so forthen men of that entree beene
lade for einnoxe. And with that entree divellede Doyn and his men and made
Somes and houses and unhabitede the lande att his ville. W dol Brutt
made London and callede this lande Brittanme, and Scotlande Albyne and
Walys Camber. Da". G". m. 2855. A. 1108.

Brutt and his men wenten so that and fourthen absolute and diverse places
where the myrffit fynde a conenable place and a godd pat yey myrth
ten make a tree for him and for his fole so that the laste pei comen by faure
by nere that is callede Fainde and there brutt buten so that after and let cal
le but the nede twoye in mynde and remembraunce of that tree. Die yfam
de biche pdate alle her libynge was comen. And plus Britte lete fole adon.
Wodes and lete ere and folc landes and dom molte medes for instyname of

him and of his.puppie and he devoured the lande to him so that every else
of him hadde a certeyne place for to diuide vpon. And brutt lete calle
all this lande Britanyne after his other name and his sole he lete calle bruy-
tons. And this Britt hadde the men on his wife Gennothen. m. Sones
that were worthi of dedes the first men callede Lotryn. the seconde Ilbanac
and the yndde kambier. And brutt bare a name in the ceece ofудре Диве
after this time that he made was made and there he made his landes
that the bruitons helden. and his brutt was wonderly well belovede anointes
all men. And brutes Sones Soveden also wonderly to goddes. And when
ne Britt hadde founde aft the lande in sentieth and in brede he fonde
a lande that was nede to Britanyne in the north and that lande Britt zaf
to Ilbanac his Sone and he lete calle hit Ilbanne after his name that
now is callede stof lande. And brutt fonde anuyer contree to barde ye
west and that he zaf to kamber his oyer Sone and he lete calle hit kamber
after his name and now hit is callede wals. And whenne Britt hadde
vestnede he zeeve as before is faide he deide in the ceece of godne Divye and
there his Sones him enterede with his mychel honour. And Lotr yn bruy-
tes Sone was bornede knyte with mychel selemptye of alle the lande
of Britanyne and after whenne he was bornede of Ilbanac and kamber
his. y. y. he pen wente away into his dyne contree. and leudessen with mychel
honneur and Lotr yn her brip vestnede and was knite and homede pe lande
well and lasely for he was a god man and a wonder well belovede of alle
his lande. And his helle so that Ilbanac divestede in his dyne lande to
nucte honour and wos sthapp. and so toward knite kynbar of Ilbanande
with a arene pover and stvenist and arnede mallenpe and walde hane
touque vede pe lande and by him to were quppen Ilbanac and him wold
in betaile. Whenne Ilbanac was slay the sole of the lande flye vnto
Lotr yn and tolde him so. he was hylde of britanyne hode that he brip
was slayn and pruide him of helpe to auenthe his brip's dett. And Lotr yn
anor lete assemblé alle the mychels of Kent of douer vnto derement
of Northys sole of Southys sole of eftesden and of lindesie. and whenne yel
were alle assemblé de hei spedde faste towaide his enemye for to zene
him batale. And Lotr yn hadde Sone to kamber his brip that he stynde
also come to him with al the poner that he mytteth him for to helpe and
so he dide his god was so they comen alle to godres and nome him wane p/
yelythe for to seche him and where they mytteth him fonde. And sa hitt

lifelle that the humbar was beside alwater that was a green lyuer with his sole in that sporte and pone come latryne and Damber his proper way her sole so doonynly or that one of that oper hit wist. And whome humbar salve hem come he was fore a dradde for as manyche as his mendwist hit woude and als so were curarnede and anon humbar for drede lepte into the water and drenchede him selfe and so derde he and his mene were alwa y that one of hem aftrepede and theiere fore is that watir callede humbar and eunore thal be for euche somma knyve humbar was pinnne drenchede. And after that Lotryn wente to her flippes and toke thei gold and siluer and as moche as he faunde into him selfe and aft oper qualsive hez of him into oper sole of the hooft and pei founden in one of the flippes a fave damyselle that was kung humbar doughter and men callede him Esterde. And Wilkene Lotryn falde him he toke her walh him for her foruuesse and for her was one taken for one and wold he have weddede her this tydynne come to Lotryn he ponast to aneue him oppon Lotryn for as moche as Lotryn hadd made come naunt forto spouisen Doryn's doughter that men callede Quentelen. And Lotryn in haf wente to him into nell dyve and quod seide to Lotryn nowe certe e que he ze redwardthi me fuffe eueth for alle ye peynes that he hau suffred and hadde meny tynes for dyve ffader Printt and perfore y wille notve anente the oppon you and drolle his fauchon eu lye and wold he have playn Lotryn. But the dampyselle lyente bitreue ham and made ham acordede in this maner that Lotryn fchilde fponse Quentelen that was Doryn's doughter and so to tyndide and naycelye poynt that he hadde fponede Doryn's doughtir prneliche he comie to Esterde and brought him with childe and that on hure a doughter that men callede Abraham. And bifelle anon after that Lotryn deide and anon as he was ded Lotryn forsake Quentelen his wyfe and made. Esterde Quene and Quentelen wente qennes alle inwane into Dornelvaille and seide alle the launde into hure haude for as moche as he seol was her ffadere one and under sente feautres and homages of alle the men of the launde an after assemblede a treete hoofte and a treete pone forto be in oppon Lotryn antingede that was hure lorde and to her come and zaf a swout batalle and ghe was Lotryn playn and lyve in distansfitede the fishe zere of his avertue. And Quentelen lete take Esterde and Abraham his doughter and fete bynde boys houdes and fete and crie ham into a water and so thei were drenchede he his fore that watn was eunore callede after Abraham after the name of the Dampf that was Esterde doughter and enoughe men called that water Senere and walthe men called hit

Abraham into this daie And whienne this was done Guillaume lete voune
her Quene of that laude and no imede ye laude fust keff and w itselfe vnto pe
tyme that Madhan hir sone that lotr yn hadde beyet e uppon hir Were of xx
yeere of atte that he myth st ben kinte so that the Quene rett uede xv. zeeve
and po lete stheo crom e hir sone and he rett uede and no imede the laude keff and
bonomably and stheo wente into Corned wall and pere stheo dwellede Alle her li
ues tyme Of kint Madhan hovl he rett uede impes alle his lires tyme and
of Memprys and Maulyn his y sones and hovl wolfe s drew hir alle to pe
tye &c.

Leyme Madhan hadde rett uede xxx zeeve he deide and lieth att ne vs
Troye and he hadde y. sones that oamen callede Memprys and p
oper Maulyn and pese y. bretheren after her faders deth stryuen faste for the
lande and Memprys for enthesoum that he was eldest he wold haue hadde
all that lande and Maulyn wold neuzt suffren hir so that thei token a daie
of sone and of ator de And att this daie Memprys lete q ielle he brover
porوث tresoum and him selve after warde helde the laude And auon lete crom e
him kinte and rett uede and after ward he buome so linner am an that he destro
yede ma wh ile alle the men of his lande And att ye laste he buome so lyc
ke de a man and so lecherous that he for soke his olne wyfe and vsede p. sin
e of s dourve Wher fore almyt hlyt god was wwidth and vpon him toke venkyn
te A for vpon a daie as he holkente in al wode in him tyme he loste his solt z
Wente aft a lone bp and dom cryyt utte after his men and pere come wolnes
and aft to divre him into peters and poo he hadde rett uede xxx yere e when
ne his pupie kyn that he was dede yei made io ye poutt hly and auon made
Ebrac his sone kinte and he rett uede wy mychel honouz A of kinte E
brac hovl he conquered finance and liffate xx sones and xxx douth
tves Yayı Cuy

His Ebrac rett uede ly zeeve and was a frontte man and amyth st
and pis Ebrac thorou gh his myth st and helpe of bruitis conquered
aff finance and kanne pe so mochel holde and siluer that whan he come azeme
into this laude he made a nobile citie and after his name he lete calle hit E
brac that now is callede Cuykyn and pis Ebrac made pe castell of may de
ues pat now is clepede Edwinst hlyt. A his kinte hadde xx. sones and
xxx. douth tves bi dimer se women teten and pe sones were callede as pe
sthoule heere. Brint Sivene st heff. Marttaud. Wessel. wort hlyt with ffen
ham bladus z alyn Elymbar. Forchyn Spadoff h Godcherl. Horman. El

Dantuth JorKautthut. Heyborkeken Rotherkaner and Iffaruthy And the
Douthtres hithen as þe sthaft hure after Glemme. Ymotten Ottidak Gnen
bran Guardiche Antareff. Guenthole Antusteff Gorathou Michel. Medjan
Mailon Oudur Cambredan Pattan denthely Neeft. Ehegthen Stadnd. Gla
dus Verbelyn Abalatthe and Slandan. and pese were poo XXVII Douthtres
and pe bretheren Bicome tood knythtes and worthý in mony contrees. A Of
futte Zvitt Grenestheff pe firft Sone of Ebiac the Knit. Ca" Gwyd
after the deth of Knit Ebiac rettuede britt Grenestheff his Sone XXX
yeere that Ias Ebiakes firft Sone þe last and nobly rettuede and poo
when tyne come he deide and lieth att yorK. Of Knit leile. Ca" ix
and lyhenne britt Grenef thefl was dede rettuede his Sone lel. XXV.
yeere and he made a faire Donn and lete calle hit Carlil after his
name and was a worpy man and moche belonede of his puple and whenne he
hadde rettuede XXVII yeere he deide and lieth att Cavelle and in his tyne rett
nede Knite Salamon in Jerlin that made the uoble temple and to hym co
me to Jerlin Sibille Quene of Saba for to hure and see if hir were sooth
that he speken of the tyre and uoble wyf Sone and Witte of Knite Sala
mon and ftheo Sonde hitt sooth pat men too lde her. A Of Knit lud lidibras þ
was Knit leyſes Sone. Ca" x
an 892

And after this lnd lidibras rettuede bladud his Sone a tivre untro
maunter and pozoffh his craft of introvaincye he made the in
vey lons hote bathe as the treste tellerh and he rettuede XXX. yeere and he lieth
att pe ndre Jroye. Of Knit lew and of the anſive of ye zoutreft Douth
ter yttionſly Ias mariede to pe Knite of finunce. Ca" xii. an 805

After this Knit bladud rettuede lew his Sone and pis lew made the
Domn of Leyceſtr and lete calle the Donn after his name and he tfo
inede the laude keſt and nobly. A his Knite lew hadde in Douthtres the
ſerſ heithſte. Gonortff. the ſeconde Pitan and the yridde Cordenff. And the
youtreſt was faireſt and beſt of conditions A the Knit hir ſſader Bicome an
ofde man and wolde that his Douthtres were mariede or that he deide. But
firſt he yontſt for to affaie his hirhe of ham lonede him moſt and beſt for
ſtheo that lonede him beſt. beſt ſhulde be mariede and he asſede of the

ferste daughtir holb myche sthco hem lonede and sthco auswerd and saide better pan
hir dlbue lfe uol certes quop ye ffader that is trvete lone
so axede he of
the seconde daughtir holb myche sthco him lonede and sthco saide moze and paſſinge
alle creatures of pe woſonde maſoyp quop pe ffader j may nomore axen
and
poo axede of pe pridde daughtir holb moche sthco him lonede certes ffader wy
sthco my ſuſtres hane toſde zon tſloſynne ta
wy ordes but ſoſoye z thſalle toſle zon
tvontſi for j lone zon as moche as j dlb toſone my ffader and for to brinſe zon
more in cerreſyne holb lone goſh j sthaff zo u telle for as moche as ze beworth
ſo myche that ze ben be louede
he kutt hir ffader hadd weinte sthco bad
de ſforuſe de hyn and bicorne wonder wroſt and swoz by heneue and eipe pat
sthco ſthinlde neuer hane ſood of him but his daughtires that lomede him so
moche ſthulden hane be well anainnede and mariede and pe firſt daughtir he
maturede to a manles kutt of Scotlande and the ſeconde he mariede to ha
nemos er of Cornedvailſt and so thei ordoynede and ſpeke bitwene ham pat
pei ſthulde depaide de pe realme bitwene ham alwoo after the deth of leir her
ffader
so that Cordeilſt his zonſoſt daughtir ſthulde no purt hane of
his laude but Cordeilſt was wonder faire and of ſood condicion and maners
that pe kutt of ſfauice altamp herde of hir ſpeke and ſeute to the kutt lew hir
ffader for to hane hir vinto dyſe and priaide him of and kutt lew hir ffader
ſente him norde that he hadde depaide de his lande vito his alco of daith
tres and ſeide he hadde nomore lande wherewiſt her forto marſen
and
whemie altamp heidopis ausſizere he ſente azeme anon to lew and ſaide pott
he axede no purt wiy her but onlyche hir clopmite and onlyche hir body
and
anon kutt loue hir ffader ſente hir ouer pe ſee to the kutt of ſfauice and he
veceynede hir wip mychel worſhip and wthmothe ſolemnp yce hir ſpouse
and made hir Quene of ſfauice
hie kutt ley
was drynen out of his
lande poroſt hir ſoly and holb Cordeilſt hir zonſt ſt daughtir halpe him m
his nede
ca
bis

hie bit ſelle after Iande par poy u eldeſt daughtirn wolde not abide
til that lew hir ffader were dede but weriede uppon him whyles p
he lenede and moche foruſe and ſhame him dede wherere pei benomen him holby
pe realme and bitwene ham ordoynede hadde that cene of ham ſthulde hane kinte
lew to ſoione and his lyſe tymewip xſ kuyſttes and hir ſpiyere that he myſſſt
worſhip fully tion and ryde whider that he wolde intou that taintree pat him libede
to pleyn and solaten
so that mananles kutt of Scotlande hadde kutt lew wip
him in pe maner as is abone ſeide and or oſ half zere were paſſede Corneilſt hys

cleft douthter that was Quene of Scotlande was so anno'ede of him and of his
puple that anon he and him lorde speken to yedres wherfor e his knyghtes and
his squiers half from him were non and nomoo lefte but onlyche xxx. and
whenne this was done lew bitan for to make myche forowe for enthesom pat
his aftate was enpenede and meu hadde of him more despite and storn than
euer thei hadde before wherfor e he wist neuer what to do but att the laste he pont
that he wolde wende into corne vaille to vagan his oper douthter. And
Whenie he was come the erl and his wife that was leurs douthter hundel
comede and with him made moche joye and pe he dwe elde wip xxx knyghtes
and squyers and he had dwellede he staredly tuelf morth that his douthter
of him nas full and of his companye and her lorde and theo of him hadde ston
and despyte so pat siv xxx knyghtrès thei biouthten to, and afterwarde
T. and so there left nomowip him. Tho made he sowe yuontth and seide
sore wrepynge allas pat euer he come into pat londe and seide yett hadde me
better for to hane dwe elded wip my first douthter, but anon as theo salve him
come theo swore bi thod and bialle his hols names and bi as moche as theo myttft
that he stihilde hane no moord wip him but o. knyghst wip him if he wolde there
abide. Theo bitan lew to wepe and make moche sowe and saide po allas
to lomme hane seude that this sowe and myttief is to me now falle for
dov am a poner that some tymed was v'rche. But now hane z no fiewe ne e ynne
that me wiff doo eny mauer good. As it wеме that z was v'rche alle men
me honouede and wosfhippede and now euer man hathe of me storne and des
pyte. And now z I wote well that tordelff my youne Douthter seide me trouth
whenne theo seide as moche as z hadde so moche schulde z beu be louede. And
alle the wile that z hadde twood thoo was z belbuede and honouede for my
v'rche esse. But niy q. Douthres tfo sede nie poo and now of me pei setten lite
priys And sope tolde me tordelff but z wolde non bilene hit ne understonde and
thierfore z lete him thon fio me as a punt pat z sette litel priys of and now wote
z neuer what for to dou sth my q. Douthres hane me this disteinyede that z
so moche louede and now mote z ne ded sechen him that is manes laude pat
littely z lete her thon fio me without eny rewardde of zefees and theo seide theo
louede me as moche as theo out of him. Fader bialle mauer vesom and poo z
fthu lde hane axede of hure no more. And poo pat me of wypse behichten poroth
her. Fale speche now hane me disteinyede. A qu this inauer lew lomge tyme
him bitan to make his moone and att the laste he fhope him to ye se and
passe de ouer into finance and axede and aspiede ne here ye Quene myttichten

con founde and men told where that sthaco was. And when he come to the eene that sthaco was some primarily he seute his fyner to the Quene to telle him that heffader was comen her for frete nede. And when he the Squier come to the Quene he tolde her every deff of her sufficient for the betyngnynge unto the ende. And deuil anon the Quene anon home told and fylver frete eene and toke hit to the Squier in comen that he sthulde hon and were hit unto her fader and that he sthulde hon into a cerynne cene and him arraen and bathen and kasshen and pannen come azene into her and brynted with him an honest companye of kynstles fourty that the lefte wip her mynyne and pan he sthulde seude to her lord the kyn and seue that he were comen to speke wip his doughtier and him to seuen. And when he the kynne and ye Quene herde that he come yel him veceyued with morsel honour the kyn offfrannec poe lefte seude poroth alle his veaune and comanайдede that aft men to him sthulde be entendamant to lew the Quenes ffader in aft manner of that as hit were to him selfe When he bene hadde diuellede there anonye and more he tolde to the kynne and to the Quene his doughtier god his dwyne eide of doughtres hadde him seruede. And anon lefte ordynne a triete hooft offfrannec and seute blt into Brittainne with lew the Quenes ffa der forto conynere his lande azene and his knyddome and cordell also co me with her ffader into Brittainne for to hane ye veaune after her fadres deth and anon yel wente to sthyn and passede ye see and come into brin tainne and forgyften with ye ffelons and ham stonferte and quede and lew yoo hadde his lande azene and after leende my yeere and selfe his veau ne in pees and after wande deide and Cordell his doughtier hyn lefte entere wip my chel houour att leesthu. And olly mor than and conedaye that were ue wele bys to Cordyll were eded upon hin. Ed.

W

When that kyn lew was dede Orde ift the zonne Doughter helde and hadde the lande V. yeere. and in the mene tyn deide her forde. And answ that was kynge offfrannec and after his deth sthco lefte wydowe And the come Adorfan and Donadaye that were Cordell sufficient ones and to him hadde emye for as moche that him linnte sthulde hane the lande so that butlie ue ham theye ordynede a triere poner and upon her weere de tretely and neuer pei veste til that that thei hadde her trken and putte hin unto deth And yo Morhan and Conedaye seised alle the lande and departed hit bitkeue ham and theye li eue hin XI. ye. And whene poe XI. ye were hon pere vitan bitwene ham a triete debate so pei weere de sevontely ype

re and eue

re and eneurethe of hem did oper morche dissese for: Moritan wolde hane hadde alle
the laude from lizonde number that Donedatte gelde but he come ayemest him
him wip aftrointe poner so that Morikan dorst noizt alde but fleye alere
into haliés and Donedatte plusinde him and toke him and quelde him and
poo come Donedatte azeme and seisede alle the laude into his hande and helde
hit and rettinde after xxxm. yere and po deide and lieth att nuwe troye.
Hod reynolde that was Donedattes sone reynede after his ffader iz m his ty
me hit reynede bloode in tokenynse of tirote deth m daies, Dā. x. 6.

A

And after this Donedatte rettinde reynolde his sone alvýse knytthyt
and an hardy and curteys that well and nobly houinede the laude
and wonder left made hyn be londe of alle maner of solc and in liés ty
ue his reynede blood that lastede 11. Daies, as hord wolde and sone after he
come a tirote deth of puple, for his selfe with himself nonnulber of puple fountchen
til that thei werein dede wherof no man mytthyt ham lete tyl that almytthyt
hod thei of toke mercy and pitee, and poottan hit cese and this Reynold rett
nede xxii. yeeve and deide and lieth att yorke. Hod Corobodian that was
Reynoldis sone rettinde in pees xv. yeeve and after he deide and lieth att yorke
Capitulim. xvii.

And after this Reynolde regnede, Corobodian his sone x. yeeve
and deide and lieth att yorke. Hod Corobodian hadde 11. sones and
hod that one sowe that oper for to hane the heritatge iz hods that ydeyne hir
modir quelde that of. Ca". xii.

W

Henne this Corobodian was dede his 11. sones that he hadde bitouen
so fonde and proude and euer werede to teder for the laude, that
one ien callede ferre, and that oper Doriez and this ferrez Wolde hane
hadde alle the laude but that oper Wolde noizt suffre hyn. ferre, hadda e
felounés herte and pount pozoffyl tresdrum to fée his brop but prýnelyche
he wente into ffraince and there albode with the knitte his stywardede tyl
uppon atýme that he come ayeme and fontyl with his broper fferrez, but
eue his happe de poo for he was slayn fusté. Whenne ydeyne his modir with
that porrez was dede stheo made tirote sordwe for eulche souin that stheo lonede
him uore yau pat oper and youzit him forto quelle prýnely and prýnely
stheo come to hir sone uppon a nyrt wyp. 11. knyfes and per with ditte
his perte and his body into finale pecys alsó. Veho liede euer of stathe a
cursede moder that piecte hir with hir oune haudes hir olvne sone and
loune tyme after lastede the revivefe and sthame to the moder pat for eulhe

Sauf of that o. Sone modrede that oper and so loste ham bope.
H.OLY IN KNOTES CIVIL.
TESE HELDE ALLE BERTAITFUE Z WHITHE BON HERNAMES.
Da. II.
X. BUN.

L'EME DESE II. BIRETI were dede pei nad leste behinde ham Sone ne
DOUTHSTIE ne noon oper of the KYNDE that MYRT JANE PE HERITAGE
and for as moche as pe stremmett main dRYNEIN and stemfitede the felleste
and tokene alle hir laudes so that in every contrive the hadde treted were and
fryff lait amonite alle oper pummes there were amonyes ham in that contree
that ondomen alle poo oper and porotiff her strength and myrt pei nomen
and tokene alle the laudes and eneurethe of ham token a certainn contree?
in his cmitive lete talle him binge and one of ham his name was FATER
and he was BUN of SCOTLANDE and pat oY men callede DALVALLER and he
was Knitt of LOETERS and of alle the laude that was LOTTIMUS pat was
BRITIUS SONE. ALD pe pridde men callede HUdAK and he was kinte
of WALYS. and pe four pe men callede CLOTEN and he was Knitt of CORNAVALL
but this CLOTEN sthulde JANE hadde alle the laude bi resom for pe were no
man that wiste so vrichtulle hene as he was. but thei pat were strengest sette
but lirelle bi ham pat were of lasse astate. and theifore this CLOTEN hadde
nomize laude amonyes ham yau only che DORNEVALLIE.
OF KNOT Donebaud
H. was LOTIMUS SONE. H. HOW he hadde LSONNE pe laude.
Da. III.
X. YR.

LIS CLOTEN hadde a SONE that meu callede Donebaunde pat after pe
dethe of his fader bivome an hardy man and a fane and a curreys
po pat he passede alle the kunges of brutantye of fauness and of wor
ueffe and auon as he was kuyt ftyt he wist well whome that his fader le
nede he was uost vricht fuffe hene of alle pe laude and sthulde have hadde
hit bi resom. but oper kummes that were of more strength than he. bynome
him his laude. alud after pis Donebaunde tere him poner and fir-f conque
rede alle the laude of locers and after uade helwolde have conquered Alle
the laude of SCOTLANDE aud of WALYS. and FATER come vrip his men and
yaf him bataille and pudak come azemel with his walthe wuEN forto helpe
him but so hit bifelle that pudak was quelde and FATER also in pleynie
bataille and so Donebaunde hadde the vittorie and conquered alle the londe
and weft mayntenede hit in pees and in qunyete pat neue before hit was solwast
mayntenede.
HOLY Donebaunde was pe firft Knitt p'ener WERID CIVIUNE
of HOLOM BRETEPUE.
Da. VIII.
N. 441c.

LIS Donebaunde lete make him a cwime of holde and werede the d
civoune vpper his hede. as neuer des knitte before and he ordeynede

a statuie that hadde a manne Sone neuer so moche harne and hee uylzt come into the temple there sthulde no mann hyn uylse so but tron thermine saf in pees and and after tron uto what outive that he wolde wipout eny harne and if eny man fette honde oppon him he sthulde yan lese his life and this Do ne baude made pe Doon of almeblivry and pe Doon of pe Wse . And wherue he hadde regnede weef and worthely fowrty zeeve he deide and lieth att nedre Troye. That Brevne and Belyn departede bitte ne hem after the deide of Donebande her fader. That is an antient proverb.

And after that this Donebaude Iwas dede. His Sones that he hadde departede the laude bitwenne ham and hir fader hadde ordernede so that Belyn his eldest Sone hadde alle the laude of Brutantne apes half him ber and his broper Brevne hadde alle the laude from Number into Scotlaunde but foras moche that Belyn hadde the better parte. Brevne wer fore ware Wroth and Iwolde hane hadde more of the Londe. And Belyn his broper Wolde ite until him nomore wher fore outake and were awes bitwenne ham Avoe but Brene pe yonget broper hadde no uylzt ne streutspe azens Belyn and per fore Brene poroeth comseff of his fole Wente fio peimes uto) lorkeie to pe kinte of Elsinnes and prinede him of helpe and soowre forto conquere alle the launde Uppon Belyn his livy Uppon that convenant pat he Wolde hane his Douthter to Wijfe. And pe kint Elsinnte him granitede. Belyn anou as his broper was tron into Northayc he seisede to his hande alle pe laude of Northumberlaunde and tooke alle the castel and fete ham awaye and also kepe the cestes of pe see that Brevne sthulde nouzt arryne in no fide but pat he were takene. The kinte Elsinnes fete assemblé a tere hoop and delynede his Douthter to Brevne and alle pe purple pat he hadde ordernede. And pis damoifeff Samye hadde londe tymie louede a kinte pat men callede Gutlathie and to him stheto tofve alle hir conseille how that Brevne sthulde hir hane and hir ledewy him for enimore it so he sthulde hir lese but if that stheto uylzt forsake Brevne. And wherue that Gutlathie hordede this tydritte he laye for to aspye Brevne With as mony sthuppes as he uylzt hane so pat qe. I fleetes metten to the Die and londe tymie fouthisten so that Brevne and his sthuppes turnede azene and were distoifited. And kinte Gutlathie tooke Samye and pulte hir uto sthapp and Brevne sthamsfullye fleye pennes as a manu destoifitede and Gutlathie Wolde hane wente uto his dyve enutve but that pev come Uppon him a fwone tempeft pat lastede. G. Dayes

so that porothful that tempeft he was dryneu into brutaine with his shippe and wip nomoo. And poo pat kepten pe costes of the fee tooke. Gutlath and Samye and alle his fole and him preſentede to Belyn and putte him into prisoun. And Belyn drone out of his lande kynge Gutlath of Denmark. Da" xii"

It was nozt kongre after that Brevue ne come azemc wip a
trinte uanye and fente to his brop Belyn that he fthulde zelde a
zeme his landes to his wyfe and to his fole and his caſteſt also or eſſe he
wold deſtroye his landes. Belyn dridde no pynthe his manace and vol
de no pynthe done after that he ſende uſer ſore Brevue come wip his
ſole and faſtift wip him and Brevie was diſtounſitede and his ſole stayn
and him ſelſe fleddde wip an men into ſfranace. And pis Belyn
that was Breimes brop kynge poo to yorke and noine comſeſt what
he uayt Don wip kynk Gutlath for kynk Gutlath preferrede to become
his man and to holde his lande of him zeldyntte bi yeve a ponsaude pomde
of filuer for einmore and for sikernesse of this conenauante to beu holde.
Gutlath ſthulde brunne him twood hofſattes and to him ſthulde done homane and his
ſole and yett ſthulde ſhere uopon a boke that pese conenauants ſthulde ne
uer be broken ne failde. And Belyn poo bi comſeille of his ſole trauu
tid him his arutte and so Gutlath bicone his man and Belyn vnder
fente of him his homane bi oſſe and bi werytnte the ſame conciuants. And
uopon pese conenauants kynk Gutlath noine Samye and his ſole and
uente peimes and twruede azeme to Denmark einmore after were poo
toucuenuants holdeu and po truatte paude tyl the tyme yat he wove lock
was kynk of Denmark and also of this lande porothful his wyſ Childe
burtſi that he hadde ſpousede for ſheth was uſt beue of this lande.


And his belp diuellode pos in pies and vor ſtippfully him ſelde amoune
his bavons and he made an. In al weis one fram the est two pedeſt
and that was callede was ſonkſtrote and anoy ſvo ye north into the
South and yet was called de ſonnyſtrote and nyoy waves he made in
koffiutt priuſh and the lande eſtet one is called de fſoſſe and yat epev
ſoſſed yk and he mayntene de eſt pe god landes that Donzande
his ſſaue was heade made and ordeynede in his tyme as before his ſe
de.

Hols accorded was made bitſene Brevie and Belyn by
Dorundene his twoder. Da" xii"

inffraunce and yé haddeconquerede a triete londyslapp poroeth maraie for he
was Duke of Burtoyme poroeth pe douthsier of yé Duke ffelynyat he
hadde sponscede that was vist hene of the lande. Alnd pis Avenne or
Deynde a triete poner of his folc and also offfraunce and come into pis
lande forto fisht with Schyn lyve and Selyn toine azemst him
with a strouthe poner of Britons and po Wolde haue zeuen him bataile
got his moder Conulkeue pat selenede hadde herde qat ye o. bryb Wolde
destwye pat oper. And wente betwene her Sones and ham made acordede
With moche peyne so that att the laste poy. brepni with muchel blye wente
to hev' into nelwe Droye that now is calledede londoni and yé pei diwellede
alle a yéere and after yel nome his confuellt for to tson conquere alle d
ffraunce and so thei deden and breite Saines and destwye de the lande
bope in lentye and m birde. and pe kyn offfraunce zaf ham bataille wip
his poner. but helkas oucome and yaf truatte to Selyn and his bropor
Alnd after pat pei wenten forst to pome and conquerede pome and
aft lumbardye and Gormayne and tooke homayes and fealkroes of Erle
bavons and of alle oper and after yel comen to pis lande of Britanque
and diwellede with him Britons in ioye and vest and po made Sreime
the Dom of bristoldre and fisht be wente ouer yé see into his dyne lond
fripp and pe diwellede alle his lyfe. and Selyn Swellede att nedwe Droye
and yé he made a faure thate that is calledede Zellunte state after his
dyne name. and whome this Selyn hadde retuede nobly. x. yéere
and in monpes he deide and lyeth att nedwe Droye. Amos kyn Doruba
tvus quiode the kyn of Oemarre for enthe Dom that he Wolde not paie
his truatte. Da""xim.

And after this Schyn retuede his sone Comitatvs a good
man and a wort hy and the kyn of Oemarre Wolde nouzt paie
him his truatte that is for to seme a poufande li. as he hadde sloriz
bi orth porto paie lit. also bi kry'tynnte recordede to Selyn his ffader in her
foe he was ille a paiede and wroth and assemblede a triere liioiste of
Britons and wente into Oemarre and slonft pe kyn Outlath and
brouzte the lande in subjection aft nedw and tooke of ffolic ffaures and lio
mantes and after wente azeme into his lande and as he come forp bi Or
feneye he founde xxx slappes full of men and of hromen besides ye coost
of ye see. Alnd pe kynite axede wbat peywere and an Eul that was
maistir of ham al euretely anfkerede vuto the kynne and seide paxt

pei were exiled out of Spain and sopei hadde travailede half a yeere and more in pe see to written ifpei myzt fynde eny kmyt meny londe that of ha Wolde hane pitee or mercy to zene ham eny laude in eny cintree wherin ye pei myzt dwelle and hane rest and bitomen his liete men and to him Wolde done homage and feaute whiles that he lienede and to his lienes af ter him and of him and of his lienes holden that laude. And in whene the kinte pis herde he hadde spite of ham and yaf ham an ilo al wilder nesse ye pat uoman was dwelhinte saf onlyche wilde bestes. And pe erl yan pankede moche the kmyt and bitome his man and dede him fean te and homage and nome alle his fole and weute into the same ple and pe kmyt me callede jrlamal and therfore he lete calle ye laude jrlaude after his divine name. And ye kutte yo Eormbatins come azeime into qis laude and retynede xxv yeere and after he deide and lieth att nedwe Droye. And kmyt Euentolen regnede in goodnesse and wellhouernede ye laude al his lihe tyne. Da:

A

And in whome Eormbatins was dede retynede Euentolen his fone a man of good conditions and wellbelonede and he homede ye laude well and wisely and he retynede xxv yeere and after deide and lieth att nedwe Droye. And kint Seisfyll retynede and homede ye londe after Euentolen well and worpely. Da:

A

And after pis Euentolen retynede his fone Seisfyll well and worpely and well homede pe laude as his fader hadde Don hefore him and he retynede xxv yeere and deide and lieth att nedwe Droye. And kinte kymor retynede after Seisfyll his fader and hebigat Helvan ytt retynede after Da:

A

And after Seisfyll retynede his fone kymor well and nobly rix zeere in pees and Helvan his fone y yeere and deide and lieth att Albendon. And kinte Morwith deide porotly mesthaunce poruz a best for his wurdiquesse. Da:

A

After pis Helvan retynede Morwith and he bitome wistede and so sterne til att the last tiete vemanince come to him for as he wente upon a tymc bi ye see side he mette a tiete beste pat was blac and herible and hidone and wente that it hadde ben and is hale of ye see and beite an havidhe blast and Wolde hane slayn that beest with a q veff but he myzt noizt smyte hit and in whene he hadde sthotte alth his wy veff pe best audon come to him in tiete haste and him Denomede alynie

and so he deide for his wukidnesse porosth veinaunce of god after pat he hadde retfuede. *Of Grandobodian pat was Morwithis sone pat made pe Dom of Caumbrutte. Da".xxix.*
em. 502

After this Morwith was dedo pese brutons evinede Grandobodian his sone. And pis Grandobodian his sone louve tyme retfuede in troodnesse and made temples and Domis and this Grandobodian made pe Dom of Caumbrutte and the Dom of Granthim and was wellbe louede of ryche and pore for he honourede pe ryche and halpe pespooze.

*His Grandobodian hadde in sones. Artoyaile. Hesidur. Lyma mus and Petitir. and Whene he hadde retfuede. *Y* yeere he deide and lieth att newe Troye. *Of Artoyaile pat was Sandobodian sone hov he was made kinte and after kinte dom for his wickydnesse. Da*

pitulum. xxxi

em. 292

After Grandobodian reynede his sone Artoyaile. *Y* yeere and he becom so backidde and so stierne that the Brutons wolde nozt suffre him to beil kinte. but pulte him adoun and made hesidur his broper kinte and bivome so god and merciable pat tue him callde kinte of pitee. and Whenue he hadde retfuede. *Y* yeere. he hadde pitee of his broper Artoyaile pat was kinte bifore and anon he so: soke his drtuyte and tooke hiss broper qve arowne azeme and made him kutt azems alle pe brutons with and after kande this Artoyaile bivome so godde of Condicions that he was wellbelouede of alle pe launde for he bivome so de bonane and so free and did rizt and resoun to alle manner of men and he reynede *Y* yeere and deide and lieth att Granthim. *Molb* Hesidur. was made kinte afte the deil of Artoyaile. *Da". xxxj.

After the depe of Artoyaile *Y*e Brutons crounede anop tyme Hesidur. but his *Y* breyen Brittamis and Petitour hadden of him trette de spytte and eke storn and or deyued ham helpc forto werre upon the kinte hin broy and so pei token him and putt him m pridun pe reconde yeere of his reyne and pei departede aft britatique bitwene ham dree but Hryamis leuede but *Y* yeere and poo hadde Detitour alle pe launde and he made pe Dom of Pikermit and after deide *Y*e *Y* yeere of his reyne and lieth aft Vikerinte. *Ad quod pe brutons tooke Hesidur out of pridun*

and whenne pis Detitour was dede pe brutons nome anon rizt Hesidur and made him kinte pe pridde tyme and poo reynede

he in pees xii. yere and aftere deide and lieth att kar left
huites rettuede in pees celse after op after qve deth ofhesidun.

After the deth ofhesidun rettuede xxxi. kmites enevyche after
op in pees Capont eny loutte taryyntte. If that ham telle alle
and holz loutte enevyche of ham rettuede as pe storyt tellesst.
The first
kmitte of yoo xxxi. men callede Sorbodia and he rettnode xii. yere.
and after him rettuede Mortfau. ii. yere, and after him rettuede Eust
naus. G. yere, and after him rettnode Jolvalau. Gu. yere and after li
rettnode Rohydo. XI. yere, and after him rettuede Vorthen. XI. yere
and after him rettnode katyl. XV. yere, and after him rettnode Por-
ter. II. yere and after him rettnode Cheryn. XVII. yere, and aftere
him rettuede Coille. XX. yere and aftere him rettude Sultens. XI.
yere and aftere him rettude Epad. XX. yere, and aftere him rettude
Al. drattie. X. yere, and after him rettnode Vrian. V. yere, and af-
ter him rettude Elinde. II. yere, and after him rettnode Eldafau
A. yere, and aftere him rettnode Claten. II. yere and after him rett
nede. G. wtrnund. Gu. yere, and after him rettnode Meryan. G. ye
ere, and aftere him rettnode Ble達the. III. yere, and after him rett
nede. D. aft. ayere, and after him rettnode Sein. II. yere and aftere li
ruttode. Seifl and kmit blod. XXI. yere, and aftere him rettnode
kmit Drabeth. XI. yere, and kmit Archinal. XI. yere, and Evl. XX
yere, and tedyntt. XXXI. yere, and Hertur. G. yere, and Hampre. G.
yere, and Tarpour. G. yere, and Dyneifl. G. yere, and Samwel.
XXXI. y. yere and fede. II. yere, and Ely. G. monpes, and Gis. Ely.
hadde in. Sones and Cassibalam and Encenion.

Hole. lud was made
kmit after ye deth ofely his ifadw. Cai. xxxi.
and after pe deth ofely rettuede lud his sone and joined leet
pe.umaie and niuthe honouide trood folc and temprode and
amended virke, folc, quis lud louede more to diuelle att Tore. yan
in euy oper, plac of pe lande, wherfore pe name of ndwe. Tore, was
lefte, and po was on eere callede. Ludfau, but that name is chaim
of poroth. Warkaunte of lettres and now is callede. London, and pis
kmitte made in the ceece a faue state and callede liet ludrate after liys
name and pe folc of cye ceece lote, calle, ljet loundres and whienne he
hadde rettnode. XI. yere, he deide and lieth att London, and he hadde. II.
youte sones, audithen, aud formaci, but qei todes neper spieke ne

ttoo for yentype and pffore pe brutons coronede a fronte knyzt pat men callede, lud, that was Caffibalanss brop and made him knyt of Bru, tartue A. How the bruttons affintede to Caffibalan that was luddes broys, pe londe in wshos tyne Julius cesar retynede in londe. Da" XXXG. and 58.

A
After the dely of knyt lud retynede lis brop Caffibalam and lcome a twood man and mothe bilouede of his brutons so that for lye twoodue ffe and curtesie pe tynurtede him pe lume for eamore to him and to his hennes and pe knyt of his twoodenesse fete nor y fthe worpely bope fones pat were lud lis broys, and after made pe Eldest fone Erl of cornwall and that oper Erl of londò. And while this Caffibalam retynede come Julius cesar that was Empouer of lome into pis laude with aponer of Romaynes and Wolde hene liade pis laude poroeth furuith, but Caffibalam him oncome in bataille poroeth helpe of pe bruttons and droue him out of this laude, and he wente azeme to lome and affemblede a tretter poner anop tyne and come azeme into this laude forto zene bataille to Caffibalam but he was deftomfitede poroeth ye bruttons and poroeth ye helpe of the Erl of Cornewale and pe Erl of londò his brop and poroeth helpe of Eudian knyt of Scotlande and Corband knyt of Northallahys and of Bretailf knyt of South Walys, and in pis bataille was playn Nemon pat was Caffibalans brojer wher fole he made mothe fordoe, and so wente Julius cesar out of this laude by a felwe of Romaynes that were lefte a lyne, and so Caffibalam wente azeme to londò and made a feste vnto all lyfs fole pat poe hadde him hollpè, and whienne pat feste was done etche man wente lome into his cuittre, A How the debate was bitwene Caffibalam and pe Erl of londò and pe truatte pat was paie de to lome. Da" XXXG. and 59.

ud after hit bifelle thuse oppoun a daie in que ventill men of the,
knites houholde and treutill men of ye Eris houholde of londò,
aftere mete wente in fere forto pleye and poroethly as he mat arose,
amonte ham Euelin pat was currell cosyn of londò quelde in en-
tylas that was ye knytels cosyn as herfome to knyt swore pat Euelin
fthulde behontede but ye Erl of londò that was Euelymus lorde of
Wolde nozt suffre but wher fofre ye knyt was Isrope towarde pe Erl
and pouzt him destruye and prynely pe Erl ſtate lettres to Julius
cesar that he fthulde come into this laude for to helye him and to avenge

him appon the kynge and he wolde helpe him with all his wylest. And when he came to Empour Gerde he dynte ge lvas full of fadde and or deyndede a stowitte pover and came azeine the pridde tymme into his laude and he爾 of London halpe him wyp. Goy, pousande men and att he pridde tymme was daffibalam ourowne and distomfitede and made pees to pe Empour for in pousande lit of siluer. Zeldynt bi zecre for trnatte for his laude for eure more and after he a yeeve passedede pe Empour lve nte to Rome and he爾 of London with him for he dorst nozt alide in his laude and after daffibalam regnede Goy yeeve in pees and po deide pe Goy yeeve of his regnede and lieth att yorke. Holde the lordes of pe laude after pe deth of daffibala for eudefe soth pat he hadde none heure and made and dittten kynke. Da: xxx Goy.

After the deth of daffibalam for as much as he hadde noyn heure of his body, pe lorde of the laude li e comme assent a vondede and and of dornelaille and made him kynge and he regnede well and wozels and was a twood man and well tounede pe laude and w heune he hadde regnede Goy. yeeve he deide and lieth att London. Of him kyn al myn pat was and dittten us sone a twood man. Weff touernede the laude. Da: xxx Goy.

After the deth of andrenn regnede kembelyn his sone that was a twood man and well tounede the laude in myche forspite and in pees al his lyfes tymme was borne his criste ome favour of þis swere vntyne edarwy. His kyn kembelyn hadde n pones Gunder and Armoher twood kyn yfhtes and worthy, and w heune this kynge kembelyn hadde regnede Goy. yeeve he deide and lieth att London. Of him Gunder pat was kembelyn his sone pat wolde nozt paie pe trnatte to Rome and for pe londe pat daffibalam hadde tounede and how he was slaún. Ea pituln e vrixe.

After the deth of his kembalyn regnede his sone Gunder a twood man and a worthy and he was of so haftherte pat he wolde nozt paie to Rome trnatte pat kyn daffibalam hadde tounede vito julfus de Sar. Wherefore pe Empour þas poo pat men calledede landins Desar was forconoyede and or deyndede a tretede pover of Romaynes and come into this laude for to conqueie pe trnatte porotiff stvenntye and haue hit of ye kyn, but pe kyn Gunder and Armonier his brop nadrede a tretede hooſte y fere of the brutoins and y af bataille to the Empour. And landins e guelde of pe Romaynes tretede pleentee. The Empour hadde a filward þen callede Hamoun pat sall pat hir puple was fast slaún prynelychse he

casse albaie his d'ouue armes and nome pe armes of a dede britton and ar-
nede himdith his armure and come into the bataule to the finge and seide
in pis maner. Eire best of yood herte for yoddis loue for pe tomaynes
pat best youne eneumpes anon sthullen be slayn and destounfitede eny chon
and pe kinte yaf u kepe ue redwarde to his speche for enche doun of pe armes
pat he hadde vappon him and keinte it hadde ben a britton but pe treytour
eren helde him next pe kint and puelij vuder qo sthuldres of his armes he
smote the kinte wihere he was dede and felle douin vito the grounde wihen
ue alrindyer salve his bivij dede he caste albaie his armes and nome to him
his bivij armes and come into pe bataule anontte the brittons and hadde
hertely forto fighte and faste laie a douin pe tomaynes and for pe armes
jer hadde wente it hadde he pe kinte. Guder that eist was slayn p'tei
wiste nonnt. And yo youne the britons hertely to fighte and quelde qo to
maynes so att the laste pe Empou'r fordoke pe fee lde and fleye as fast
as he myst into ye aee of wyches firi. And ye false drayton. Hamon
pat hadde quelde pe kinte faste anon tran forto flee with aff pe haste y'
he uuyfith. And armiger pe kintes bryper purfelsede him ful fee ffly
with a fers here and drof him vito pe watr and ye he tooke him and
anon smote of bope hede hondes and fee te and hede his body aff to sinalf
peces and po cast hem into pelvatir wihere fore pat watr is calledede Hamo
n hauene and afterwarde yel was made a faue douin pat yett ffordith
yat is calledede Southampton and afterwarde armatter keinte tolkyn
the firi forto seke Elandus cesar and pe armager him tooke. And
Elandus pe Empou'r poroths com feitt of his tomaynes p'teith hym
were lefse altyue made pees wip armager in pis maner as ye sthullen
hine pat is to seyn. hons pat Elandus pe Empou'r sthulde yeneto alr
mayer Gemen his fane doughter forto hane to wisse so yat qo lande
fro pat tyne afterwarde sthulde ben in pe Empoures pouer of Rome
vappon siche couenainte pat uener afterwarde none Empou'r of
Rome sthulde take non oper truante of pis lande but onlyche feawre
so oper were accordede. And vappon pe se couenainte Elandus cesar
fante to Rome for his doughter Gemen and whome sthed was come. Elandi
ns cesar yaf him to alr matter to do vyfe. Et armatter sponſede her att lou
Don wih morche so lempitytee and myrthe qo po was armatter crounede
and made kint of Britaigne. Of kint armager in whos tyne seinte
Petit prouchedemnlutiothe vbi oj lappostes mid iuſe cumtrees of Ca' xlg

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["His kynge armager rettuede wefft and worpely and ye lande ttoner\nnede and Claudius Desar in renebrainto of this aorde and in reine\nand honouer of his Donnighter made in this lande a faure Donn and a faune cas\nteft and lete calle ye Donn after his name Elauncefti pat uolb is callede\nElauncefti and Wilsenne alle pis was done pe Empour poe nome his leue and\nWeute azene to home, elud armager po was kynge and ttonimed wefft ye lande\nand nobly att his lifes tyme. And que armage tgete a fone on his wylde\nthat was callede Westmer And lyliles que armager rettuede fentie Petr\npriethide in zutioche and qye he made a noble churche in pe Wilsche he fate\nfurste in his chane and pe dweellede By yere after he weute to home and\nwas made Dope til pat New pe Empour lete him martre and poo pri\nchide openely aft pe apostles in diuſe Lohdes in pe vizt faue, elud wherelle An\n matter hadde rettuede virg yere he deide and lieth att London\n\nA\n\nb\n\no\n\nl\n\nb\n\nk\n\nm\n\nf\n\ni\n\nn\n\nf\n\no\n\nw\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

and so forth as he sole of that tree forenmore. A. Holz kant Westmer lere a
reve a stone in West entrynthe of Lestin londe pè pat he Sowe Rodryk i'pè
Listan firste houfmete in Westin londe. Da" xliy

And after this bataille pat is alone aide Whenne Rodryk was dede kant Westmer in remembraunce of pè Viceroye lete areve pè besides p'waie a twere stone in hie and yett hit standthi and eunmore sithaft faunde i' lete t'ue in lettres in ton pat p'us faunde. The kant Westin of Britaigne quell de in place Rodryk his euemye. And this Westmer was pe firste man pat made Dom's Elys in Eurelande and att pat stoue betyimp Westin faunde pat Westmer lete calle after his digne name. And whene Westin hadde so done he diwelle aft his lyf e tyme in pat entryn of Westin launde for he louede more of entryn pan eny of entryn and Whene he hadde rettuede to. zeere he deide and lieth aft farleif. Of kant Doift was Westin

one that helde this lande in pees aft his life tyme. Da" xliij. and 126.

After this kant Westin rettuede his one Doift a good man i' a kore
thi and of thyde conditions and aft heff houmede pe lande i' of aft
men he hadde lone and pees and in his tyme was neil contact debatte ne
were in Britaigne and he reguede and was fanne in pees aft his liyes tyme
i' Whene he hadde be kinte x' yeere he deide and lieth aft yor. A. Holz kant
Lucy reтуede after Doift his fader was a good i' after become cristen. Da" xliij.

After Doift rettuede Lucye his one Doift was a good man to yed i' to
aft pe puppe he sente to Rome to apostleEUenchie po was
pope and aide pat he Sowe become a cristen man and vespie baptingne
in pe name of god and turne to pe inft hit Bileue. EUenchie sente i'.
leyattes pat men callede P.ATTAME i' Elibame into p'is lande i' baptizede
pe fanne and alle his mayne and after wente fro Dom to Dom and
baptisede pe puppe i' aft the lande was baptizede and this was in pe
Dom. zeere aftere pe incautious of him crift and this kant was made
poo in p's lande i' Erchebiffappes one aft Danitubir' and anop aft
yor and moniy ey biffoppes pat jist been in p's lande. And whene
pe se i' leyattes hadde baptinge aft that lande pei ordynede preftes forto
baptizen chifdren and forto wake pe faciunte and after pei vante azeme
to Rome and pe kant diwelle in his lande i' rettuede with mochel heouw
xui yeere and after deide i' lieth aft y Blouesti. Holz lande was londe tyme
wyout a kint i' holz pei chofeu hewi a kinte. Da" xliij.

Lys kant luie hadde uon hen of his body betteren p'was after

Hardo trete harme and sorolbe to the lande. Horafter pis knutte lunes depe
non of the trete of the lande wolde suffren anoyt to be knutte but leuede in
Werre and debate anountes ham fynst zeere in lipont knutte, but po hit li
felle afterlwaarde that a trete prynce come fro Rome into this lande þmen
called Seuerye uozt fortoldere but forto saue the uzt of Rome. A but
uapeles he hadde uozt dwellede in pis lande halfe azene pat pe brutons
ne quelde him. Whenne po of Rome wist pat Seuerye was so slayn pei sente
anons trete lorde into this lande þmen calledde iltles pat was a stroufte
man and a myzty of body and dwellede in pis lande loufte tyne and dede mo
the sordwe to pe brutons so that after for puine alice pei chesem he a kint
anountes ham pat men callede iltstepades & assembliede a tyree hoste
of the brutons and wento to London to seche iltles and pe pei founden
him and quelde him & alle bis felawes that were with him but ouf of
his felawes pat men callede Walon defendede him ferstly and fonsfth kon
telth with pe brutons but att pe lafte he was distourffrede and pe brutons
none him and bomide haudes & feete and caste him into a water wher
fore pate watn afterlwaarde was callede einioz Wallwoke. A tho
verque de pis iltstepades in quete til one of his Erls pat men callede
Doil made afame Domn azens pe knittes wille and fete called the Domn
D'olchesfi after his name wherfore ye knitte was suff wroth and ponzt
for to destruye the pe Erl and bitton to werre appou him and brounfth
threte poner and yaf trete bataile to pe Erl and pe Erl defendede him
ferstly with his gioner and sfolze pe knitt him selfe in pat bataille
and po was coel twomede and made knitt of this lande. A hiss Coel
womede and thoinede ye reamed wel and nobly for he was a noble
man and well leonede anounte ye brutons. A whenne po of Rome
wist that iltstepades was slayn pei were wonder trist and sente a
noyf twere prince of Pom arns pat men callede Constance and he
come to knitt Coel for to chalenge pe tonante pat was wonede to be
paid to Rome and po knitt ansuoride well and wortfelyche and saide
pat he wolde apare to Rome aft pat vaffit and re sonn wolde wy good
will and so pei atordede withly po witht good will and wirthovert emp
tontak and bope pe dwellede to geders in lome. A the knitt Coel
zaf his donfister Celyne to Constance for to have his for his ponse
pat was bope faire wisse and good and weff lette de and pis Constance
prouede her pe with mothel honour and it bisell some afterlwaarde.

pis kunt Doel deide in pe zee of his retque xij. and lieth att Glorenteijen
terde. <ins>Of kunte Constance pat was a kinsaye pat was chosen</ins>
kmisse after ye deth of Coell for as moche as he hadde spousede e
lyne that was kunt Coell dontert da" xlvii.
A

H

After pis kunt Coell Constance was made kunt a comide
for as moche as he hadde spousede kunt Coell dontert y^
was heere of the lande pe whiche Constance retquede and worteluy youer
uede the lande and he layate ca his wife Eleyne asone p'nen callede Don
stantyne and pis kunt bare treize faue and trelyly did to ham of kome
auff his life and is hemme he hadde requede x. zeere he derde and lieth att
yort.
Chod Constantime pat was kunt Constanthes sone and pe sone
of Senite Elyne hommede i' revesde the loude and was Empour
of Rome. da".xlvii.

A

After kunte Constantheye deth his sone and of Senite Elyne
pat fonde the cresse in the holy lande. and holz Constantheyne
hicome Empour of Rome.
A kyn lifele so in that tyne pe was an
Empour aft Rome a sanzine a tuantn pat men callede Maxente p't
putte to the deth aft that livenede in god and destviede holy chyche
bi auff his pover and flowrth alle gristen men that he myght fynde. and
among alle of set martre seute faterne and men of cristen puple
y't hadde drede of deth, that fleade and come into yis lande to kyni
Constantyne and tolde him of pe sordwe that Maxente did to alle
cristian'te wher of Constantheye hadde ttvete pite and ttvete sotome
made and assembled a ttvete hofte and a ttvete pover and Wente oner
to Rome and nome pe ettee and quelde aft pat him weve myghteune
that he myntfynde and p't was he made Empour and was a cresse
man and thomede him se well p't alle pe landes weve to him euren
dunnt for to ben vinder his thoinnalle.
A and pis Senel'k a tunnt
Maxente pat qo was in pe lande of Breke ye he herde pis tydantse
he biomede woode and sodenl'the derde i' so he endid his life. Whenne e'
stantyne wente fio this lande to kome he nome with him his moder
Eleyne for the mochel widsome p't chée ceuppe and pre of tiute sordes
pat he most loneede pat on men callede Hoel aus p'nen callede Da
borne. and pe pridde Morisn. and to kepe aft his lande to kepe to the
Erl of d'ornel'alle pat men callede Ottom. A
A i'as pis Otto
man wit that his londe was d'vollunthe aft kome he sasede alle pe

laude into his laude and þ with dede aſſue wille anounte hſe and lowe e poo
ſelde him for: finite. Whenne pis tydymme come to Conſtantinſe pe Empoſt
he warde de wonder woth towarde pe Erſ Ottoman and ſente Daberne for
with Erpou ſande me for to deſtroie pe Erſ for his falſne ſe and arrynde
att Dorte ſinoupe. And whenne Ottoman wſt pat. he asſemblède aſſte
pouer of Britons and deſtoinſtred Daberne. and Daberne fledde yen
ues into Scotlande and order yode pe trete pover and come azeme into
pis lande for to zene b ataille anoytyme to Ottoman. Whenne Ottoman
liere telle that he asſemblède a trete pover and come Edwardes Dabne
as moche as he myzt so that poo up hostes metten upon Stamesinore
and ſtroutheſhe ſuyten to redres and yow as Ottoman deſtoinſtred and
ſledde peimes into woldwaie and Dabne ſenſede aſſe the laude into his
lande Domis caſteſt as moche as yeiſe hadde And Maxinnan þ
was the Empoures cosyn ſpof ſome ſpouſede Ottowans doſtifter and
was made kmſte. Da" xLduy

His kint Ottoman gounede pe laude weſt and nobly but he hadde
non hewe ſauf a doſtifter that was a zintte childe pat he ſonede
as moche as his life and for as moche that he warde ſike and was vppoſut
of death and myzt no leuger vogue he wold pe haue made one of his neddes
to ſaue beu kint the whiche was a noble kuytſt and a ſtroune man þ men
Dablede Donan chieſok and he ſhulde haue kept pe kintes Doſtifter e
haue marede her Whenne tyme hadde beu but pe lordes of the lande wold
noſt ſuffren hit but zaf hir comuſaile to beu wuriede to ſome hſe man of
theſe honom and pan myzt theſe haue aſt hir wiff and pe comuſet of
pe Empoſt Conſtantinſe hir lorde and att pis comuſet pe accordede and
theſe po Cador Erſ of Cornedwaile for to wende to pe Empoſt to done
this meſſatte and he none pe were and wente to Rome and tode pe Em
pouer pis tidyme weſt and W itself. And pe Empoſt ſente po into pis
laude with him his dyrne cosyn that was his wuſes one a noble kuyt
and a ſtroune that uen callede Maxinnan and he ſpouſede Ottowans doſth
ter and was coroumede kmſte of pis lande And Maxinnan þ was
the Empoſt cosyn conquerede pe lande of Almorcian and zaf hit to
Donan Meridok. Da" xLix.

His kint Maxinnan bome so laſt that he pount to conquere
pe lande of Almorcian for the trete richeſſe pat he hadde lande
telle that was in ſande so that he leſte man pat was of lus puousse kuyt

thrt ſauyer

tolt squyer ne uon oper man pat he ye tooke with him to tivere damnage & harme to
alle the lande for the left atthome be hinde him no man to kepe the lande but some
hau with him fro his laude xxx. ponsande kynithtes pat were doulthly men,
nye bodies and wente ou th into the lande of almorican and ye sfol with ye
kint that men callede jmbal and conquerede all the lande and whome the
hadde so done he callede Donau and seide for as moche as ye kint ottoman
holde hane made zon kint of AS BRITAINNE and yorothly me ze were lette
and distourblede pat ye were not kint if zene you this laude of almorican
and you of make kinte and for as moche as ze beth a bruton and you
men als and be come fro brutayne if kint that this laude hane ye same
name and nomore be callede almorican but beu callede litek BRITAINNE
and ye lande fro hennes ye beth comen sthaff beu callede muche BRITAINNE
and so sthaff men luowe pat o. brutayne fia yat oper. A Donau midok
yankede him huidely and so he was made kinte of littek BRITAINNE aud
whome all this was done Maxunian keinte fro pennes to home and so
was he made po Empour after Constantyne. Donau midok divellede
in the litelle d brutayne with muchel honour and lete ordentne in peu.
sande of ploutly men of the lande forto erye pe lande and to hawde it solve
and feffede ham aft richely after that pei were and for a much that kint
Donau ne uon of his kynithtis ne uon of his of piple wolde nouzt take
Wyfes of ye na con of ffaunce he po sente into threte brutayne tope Er
of Tozuelbaille yat men callede Dionotho that chees pozoffly aft pe lande
xv of maydenes that is to feyne Vm. ponsande for ye mene piple and
in yousande for the trettest loides that schulde ham spou se. A luid when
ne Dionotho ladde vnde seynge this comaundement he lete po seche po
voffst out alle tret to BRITAINNE as meny as ye nombi come to. ffo no
man doft with stoude his comaundement for as moche as alle pe lande.
Was take him to warde and kepe to done alle puyt pat him ilk de ps. And
Whenne alle pe maidenes were assemblode he lete ham come before him to
loudon and lete ordoyne for ham stnppes hastely as moche as hain ne dede
to that kinte and nome his olne doulghter that men callede Erfula yat
Was the fairest creature yat eny man wist & holde hane seute him to y kint
Donau & schulde hane sponſede her & made her. Quene of the lande but
ſtheo hadde made prynelyche to god a Wol of chafitee pat him ffader wift
it nouzt ne no man ellys that was leupnte vpon erye. A Diviſula &
xv. ponsande of maydenes that were in hiv companye wente to ward e litek

Brutangible and alle were maturede att Eoleyn. Da" l.

m. de. 383

His virsula cheese unto him, compaune ye, xi. ponsande of maydenes pat of alle oper, this was lady and mastresse and alle pei wente to this ship, yes att this time in the batir that men callede ye. He ham se and comandide him, kyn and his frendes to almythysty god and faulede forthe towarde lieth bruta lyne. But whene then were come in the bye, see a fronte tempeft afoose as hit was, god dis will, and virsula with his sthoppes and his compaune were drynen and yo xi. Maydenes towarde homlande, porotish tempeft and arryueden in pe hauene of the ctee of Colongne, the kintie of the lande, pat men callede Godan, was yoo in pe ctee and than he wist, pe tydynes pat so many faire maydenes were ye arrynede, he were Eliza his brop, and oper of his housholde, with his and wente to the sthoppes to see pat faire compaune ye and than he sald him so faire he and his compaune was hauie ham onlayn and binomen her, mayde hode. But virsula pat godde maide conseilde punede warnede and taufth ham pat were him felaltes, pat ye this hulde defende him, with his mythyst and payer, suffizien depe, nam suffien him body bon deforhlede. So pat alle ye maydenes beome so stidfast in god pat,pei defendede him porotish his grace so pat noon of him had de poner to done him euyl sthame, as he is forze ye limit Godan, warnede so for, au mo yede that he soe with his lete see him euery chon auon right and so weve aft que maydenes martivede for the lone of god and liemeyt att Colongne, Hol, kint Godan, come forto, deftrole the lande and god a man of thyere pon er that men callede Guian, and defende the lande, Da" li.

Denme aft this was done kint Godan that was a farazine, cal led his brop, Eliza and faide to him that he sthulde thon to conquere the lande that alle po faire maydenes were boze inne and he ordpynde atre te poner of peistes of Denmark, of Orkeney, and of Norwaye, and yel men urto pons lande and breide, Bonis and flowth folc and cafte a don thures and houres of religion, and volbede pe lande in lentith and in brede and pulde to deth aft po pat hulde naest for fake pe right bilene and tristendome for as moche as ye was, no foylyn in pe lande pat myzt him helspe ordefen de. As for yel kint, maximam hadde taken with him alle ye worthly men whene he wente to conquere lieth brutangible and in the same tyne ye him nov telle was feinte all aboute marterede porotish, ye woode Duraint, Diodiaan in the same place, as he is in this uord, an elbrey made of feint all aboute whiles pat he was, pay nyne.

p[é]dicación of atrete clere and a wisse that men callede al nunc effet pat was her burthe, edd a wyzt m hys hou se and p[is] after pe marvación of j[us] c[ust] m[ur], and j[os] yeere and men sthullen vnder stonde that seinte r[all]b[on] suffred e[he] martridome before seinte edmonde was martirede and p[or]fore seinte r[all]b[on] is callede pe firste martne of Engels loude. A his Go[S]barnes b[roy] and h[is] folc that l[iz]ere s[ar]ziums wente poro ffis aute the laude and destroiede aft prins pat pei founde and no prins pei ne spawde whi ch e[me] this tydunte come to r[ome] how pat finite Go[S]an hadde betoine forto destruie this laude. A the Empouv and pei of r[ome] seinte a strounte man and of ture p[ou]er that men callede Graauu d[us] t[us] x[ur]m. O men weff fiztynge forto caſte out s[ar]ziums of this laude and thei arry nede at[te] poite ſmorthi. Maxiuan mytſht nozt come h[un] ſelde for as moche as he was choſen Ein p[ou]r after the derſh of Constan[ty]ne that was ſent E[ley]ues ſoue d[us] h[an] p[is] Graauu was arry nede w[as] h[is] hooſt he lere aſp[ie] princl[ie]ſe where pe kunt Go[S]an myſht be founde and he come u[n]p[on] hem ſodem h[iche] as pei l[ey]e u[n]h[ir] beddes and diſconſiſted h[an] and ſtoke h[an] in h[er] beddes eu[n]ch[on] q[u]non of h[an] aſtapede ſauf Go[S]an pat ſledd[ed] with poro d[ike] u[n]to h[is] cuntrie ſone after it b[if]ſelle that maxiuan was ſlayn at t[ome] poroſſt tre ſo im and h[is] ſeme Graauau w[if]t pe tydunte he lere a[rou]ne h[an] kunge of this laude. H[os] Graauau made h[an] kunge w[hen]e axiuan and was ſlayn et h[os] pe brutons qu[el]de h[un] for h[is] wikked n[esse]. Da[ul] ly[es] am[.] d[um] 391.

D is g[ra]uuan w[hen]e he b[rit]au forto reſue he b[ic]ome so w[icked] and so ſterue and so morſe so d[or]b[us] w[ro]uſt[ht] to the b[ru]tons that pei ſolb[eg]h h[un] amon[ges] h[an]. A his knif Go[S]b[au] h[ad] v[nder]ſt[onde] pat finite p[ra]tician was d[on] u[n]to the derſh he aſſuib[le]de a t[hy]ete p[ou]er and come a[ze]ine u[n]to this laude and if he hadde eſt doue t[hy]ete h[ar]me tho d[ede] he u[or]ſe more for the deſtroyede he aft this laude and alle pe cristen p[iple] that were in muſchel B[ru]tanyne so that u[n]o man was so h[ar]d y[or] to nen[pi]ne t[od]. And h[is] that so d[ede] was an[on] q[u]n[te] to strounte derſh. But pe b[is]ſhepp of l[oud]on that was so pat u[n]en callede Go[S]b[ley]ne ſtapede and wente ſto p[enn]es to h[an] of r[ome] to ſeche ſocour for to h[el]pe to deſtroye pe ſam z[ies] that hadde deſtroyede this laude. And pe Romayn[es] ſuſden pat pei hadde beu so ofſe au[mo]yede for h[ir] ſeu[n]itje after folc u[n]to brutanyne aft for to h[el]pe the brutons and pei w[ol]de u[n]owore so done. And so the b[is]ſhop Go[S]b[ley]n wente p[enn]es W[ip]our eu[n] ſocour and h[el]pe and po wente he to pe kunge of liteſt B[ru]tanyne pat men callede r[all]d[roy]e and p[is]

Was ye pridde knytte after Godvain Wiedok as before is faide. The bisschop
pintede this knytte aldrone of socour and of helpe, the knytte hadde threte puee
in hertelijfemme he hadde herte holt the bisschop fledde and holt yat pe Cristen
men were slayn in threte brutaine poroight paynemys and sarazines and he
tiuntede him Constance he is brop hir forto helpe With his pover of sole
ham di de arme hors armur and thippe and aft purty pat ham uede to
that viatte, zlud lihemme aft puute was redy he calledde the bisschop and to his
faide I take yon herte to helpe and socour Constance my brop Appon this
Couenaunt that if hord zoue him hre pe paynemys and sarazines to then
de and distonsfite pat gan ye maie him knytte of the laude, and the bisschop
tiuntede with his goode Wille. Constance he and ye bisschop nome bene tho
of the kynz Alldioye and bitoke him hord and nome him men XI. M. C.
Weute into his thippe and faileden to woldende thre bruitaine and arn
uede in Dotenesse. If hemme pe brutons herte pe tydynne that tho ham
come to so com yer were strontliche holpen and ordeynede ham a front
pover and an luyte undumbr of puple and come to ham and ham and
fouten with his muchel honou. Godvain anon as he left of this thynge he
assemblede alle the sarazines and come azens ham and paf batals, and Con
stance slowe him with his dirne haande and alle tho oper sarazines were
destomfrede and slayn yat non a stape de but yo pat were comiite de to hord
God Constance ykas the knyttes brop of liteff bretaigne was croumed
knite of muche bruitaine for his worpymesse. Da. luin an. dix. 433

22 on after ye bataille alle yel weute to london and croumed ye Con
strantyue and made him knytte of pis lande, and pis bisschop Gosselin
fette pe croune Appon his hede and annoynede him as falles for a knytte
forto ben and tho bigan cristendome. This kynz Constance he hemme
he was croumed anon after he spousede his wife poroight comseille of the
brutons and he bitgate in sones Appon him pe firste men calledde Con
stante pat oper Alwilaubros pe pridde Sier. Constance the eldest
brop his hemme he come to atte he made him anonke aft wyntche fre. Con
stantyue her fader was slayn poroight tresoun, for hit bissch Appon atyme
that a peihte come to him Appon a daie in me same as it were and faide
pat he olde speke with his kynge puelche in counseile ye knytte lete vende
bis thambre of po men pat were wipime and po abide yuome but his kynk
and pe peihte and made a couenaunce as yel he wolde speke with his knyt
in his eue and yel he quelde him bisip alongete kuyfe and after weute queynt

court and seide he most yon elis to wheder for putte that he had to doone et so pe tretour seide for euchesom that the schulde sfe him pat is to seue Constance. Whenne this vortiter was yon lit bifell some after that poo E. knyfthres of peithes breken vp the dorees of the kappes eichnir et pei pei bun slough and finyten of his liede and bew it to vanner he pat he divellede, and whenne vortiter false par liede he were full tenderly with his eye, and napoles he was fundele til adde of his dely and anon lette take the E knyfthres of peithes and lere bynde her houde ke fide ham and lede ham to London and pei pei were dampnede to dethe as false trutoning and anon after all the brutons of the lande li continue at out cronneve pere vortiter and made him kum of pe lande. Of the lande liues that had de pe y. children were constantnes sones to kepe prad: ha to lerte brutaine for pe tresoim et falsues of vortiter. E. So

His funt vortiter whene he was corone nede pere hadde, in ke puits aurilambros et vter poroteth ordiaie of koffelyn that was bisbop of London att his dely doft noztdelre in the lande, the children but lade ham to the knyfe of lerte bruiting, as mure he be po wiste the tresoim of vortiter pat po was made kynge poyffet wilom Constance his brop was slayn wherfore spo E. knyfthres of peithes were put to pe deth and bereu aft the bleame as poyffet vortiter hadde nozst wist yof nep yto consentede and so pe lipe of po y. children and deil left vortiter wolde puuke ham to pe deth pozoffet his tresoime fallesse and he hadde deu hir brop bisforn and perfore pei weare lade ouer uto lerte brutaine and pe kum bam receynede with twichel hom and lere ham to nor yffet and pere pei divellede til pere becomen faire fayntes and stronje and fers and youzten euer to beu a centede earthe dely of Constance hir brop e whene pei falke hir tyme and so pei deden eupe thaf hir tyme tosse afterande. Aht it was nouzt louiste after that pe tyme it ne come ouer pe see to the bynede of pe E. knyfthres of peithes painere damp, nede et putte to pe deth pozoffet vortiter in this lande per fere pere were wonderel, wroth and flueren pat pei woldede beu a centede of hir tyme dereth and come uto pe lande with a tivete poner and roble in two, ny' places and quelde and dede alle the sordre pat pei myfth whene vortiter it wist he made moche sordre and sone it asnoyede. And in ane partit aldo tydintse come to him that aurilambros et vter his brop deynede ham and a tivete hoogte for to come uto unchel brutaine per is to seme

unto this lande to beuen aveniede uippon Constance her brepse deth so pat
in pat one halfe and in that oper he was brought to moche soordre pat
he suste lye der to livenede.
A Moys Enyift and .xx. ponsaide men come
unto this lande, to whom Vortitter 3af a place that is called de. Elwou
the castell.
Ca". Leq. no. 448

200 Sone after this soordbe tydynte come to Vortitter thayt wente
nauye of straunters were arryndede urthe cintivee of Kent. But
he wist nozt whennes pei were ne wherfore pei were come. The Enyift sente
anon a messanger pider that sone of ham schulde come and speke with him
for to witte what he sat sole pei even and what pei axede and into what cintivee
this wolde tton pè weis 11. bleyen princes and maistres of that other.
straunitte companye, pat ou men calledde Enyift and pat oper Horn En-
tift wente to the Enyift and tolde to him enche sonn wherfore pei were pè
arrynede in his lande, and saide Sure we beuen of a cintivee pat called de
10. Faxoyne pet is the lande of Germayne Wherinne is so moche soordbe
that if pei puple be so mothe pat pe lande may nat ham sustene he
suffre the manifres of the prynces that hanepe pe lande to tounverie eu velbe
sturffeth done come bifore ham men è wippnen pat beuen boldest a
mouffes ham forst fithfte pat best moys tnanaille nno Suise landes è
so pei sthulle hauz zeue horse and harneys armir and alle pinte pat
ham nedeth and after pat pei sthullen faie to ham pat pei tton into
anop cintivee wherpe pat pei nolde eu lene as her anne stves deden before
ham. Alud perforze Sire Enyift if yè hane antift to done with our
companye we se ben comen into zon? lande and with yood wylle
yon witt serue and zon? lande he lpe kepe and defende fraim your
enemys if that yon nedeth. Whenne Vortitter hordc pis tudynte he
seide he wolde trladly With his hord hame uippon suche co geauaunt if
thei myzt delvneri his lande of his enemys ze wolde zeue hauz ve
ignable landes where peis chulde dwelle for eumore. A Enyiftse
pankeede hauz good liely and in pis maner he and his companye
4. ponsaide men sthulde dwelle With the Enyift Vortitter. Alud so
moche pede de poreffiz her bolouesse pat per delinere de pe lande clene
of his enemys, gre ponsaide Enyift pe Enyift of so moche lande p+
he myzt anke to him a cintivee for him and for his maynec pe Enyift
suffere de hit was nozt for to done with oul counterfet of his brutons
Enyift prieede him efe sones of as moche plate as he myzt compasse

With a þronne of Asfyn de hevionnion he myst make him a maner forto dbel
le on and the kinte minntede him frel; Aho none Entift abolle skyn
and lutt it as small as he myst into a ttronnte aft vounde and thei with co
passe de as mothe lande as he made vpon a fane casteff, and whenne thys
casteff was ymade he lote calle it thwonttaftell for as moche as the place d
was made with a thlsonnte. Aho d vondewinne that was Entiftsee domst
ter was mariede vnto Vortifer for hir bealree, da". loy

A
How me this casteff was ymade and full well arriede Entift
sente prýuelysel bi lettir into pe cintie that he come fro after an
hundrede sthoppes fillede with frainge men that were bolde and well finst
tyntte in aft battilles and that thei sthulde brintse with him ponelbeme
his doutfter that was fanest aature that a man mytft see. A and
whenne the pupple isas comen that he hadde seute after he none him into
the casteff l'th unche toye. And him selfe vpon a daue weute to the kinte
and piaiede him derelborthly that he wolde come and see his nely maner
that he hadde made in the place that he hadde compauffede wath a ttronnte
of the skyn pe kinte auon tranutede him frel and with himdeente pides
and was well paiede with the casteff and with the fane werke and to the
dres there thei eten and drunken with unche toye. And whenne d
wyft come that the kinte sthulde thon into his chaimbri for to take þe lis
wyfttis reste, ponelbeme that it was Entiftes doutfhter come with a compe
of trolle in lyne hande and kuelede before the kinte and faide to him wat faule
and the kinte wiste nonzt what it was to wene ne what he sthulde tufibere
for as unche as him selfe ne non of his bruttonis yett compe non Entiftst
speke ne understonde hit but speken tho pat same laufathe that bruttonis
pett don. And theles a latyn mer tolde the kinte the full understond ynto þo
wat faule and pat op sthulde anfwere Dyrke haytt and that was þe fir
stre tyme that wat faule and dryuke haytt comen up into this lande and fram
that tyme into þis tyme it hath ben well wse. A se kinte Vortifer
falre his faureneſe of vondewinne and his armes leide aboute hit neſke and
prics swetely kiffede hei and anon 12st he was eaauide vpon hei that he
deswede to fane hit to wſe and axede of Entift hit ffader and Entift thun
tede vpon this conenamt that the kint sthulde zene him alle the cintie
of lent that he wyſt diuelle imue and alle his pupple the kint him thyn
tede prýuelys with a thood ville and anon after he spousede the daunest that
was unche confuſion to him selfe and p. fore alle the bruttonis comen so wath

for euchefoim that he hadde sponſede a woman of any beleuene w itselfe fore thei vente
alle from him and no thynge to him toke kepe ne helpe him in pumſes pat he had
to done, A
His Vortimer that was Vortiters ſone was made kintee and
Entift dryuen out And holv fortune! was porou; round beene. Da". S. John
m°454°

proſones

His Entift vente into keut and ſeide de all the lande into his lande
for him and for his men and become in a liteſt while of so thyn pon-
er and so muche puple hadde that men wift nozt in liteſt tyme w hich he were
th: kuttés men and w hiche were Entiſtes men w here vore alle Brutanyne
hadde of him divided and ſaide amouſtes him that if thei ne tooke ony counteſt
amouſtes him alle the lande ſthuſle be betinende ame poroſſh Entiſt and his
puple A
Vortimer the kintee hadde beſeten onliſs firſt wife in ſones. the
firſte men callede Doctimer the ſeconde Catatouen po pridde to aſſent the
Brutons euer chon bi cone aſſent chosen Vortimer to ben his kintee forde
his ſoueraigne and his counſeler in euy bataille and eroumede him and made
him kintee and wolden suſſe Vortiter no leutertor reſtue for euchefoim of
the alhauma bridſene Entiſt and him A
The brutons ordeynede atracte
heoſte to dryuen out Entiſt and his companye of the lande and zaf him in.
batailles the firſte as in keut there that he was forde. the ſeconde was
att Tetſoſt, and ye pridde was in a thynve a pis half Coel in a moore and
in this bataille him mette Catatouen and Voru Entiſtes broper so that
euer ch of him slove patoyer. but for as muche as the culture was yeuen londe
before to doouu poroſtli Vortiter po he hadde sponſede his cosin there he
hadde made a faire caſteſt that men callede Horucaſteſt after his dwne na-
me. A
And Vortimer was so amoyede for his brop's deth Catatouen pat
he was dede in such a manner w herefore auouu he lete felle the caſteſt to
trouinde and after pat he ne leſte w yst ne daie til he leue hadde dryuen out
Entiſt and alle his puple of the lande. A
And w heme Entiſt was dry-
uen a waie rounderme his doinſter i made forouu e younſtli and queyntliy
ſpake to him that were uexte to the kintee Vortimer and prouyue ſt with him
and so much e theo yaf him of soſteb that he was apoſſenede and dede att
London ye my yeere of his reſtue and y e he lieth A
Now the Brutons
choſeu anop tyme Vortiter to ben her kintee and Entiſt come into pis
laude ant azem and ſoathſt to teder. Da". lix.

After Vortimers deth the brutons choſeu bi hir comme aſſent eſſe
ſones made Vortiter her kintee uppon this covenant that he ſthuſle
hener after suſſeren Entiſt ne uouu of his eſſe ſones ſthuſle come into pis

lande. Und whenne all this was done kenede weene the Quene prynelys sente
liecette to Empift that sitho hadde enpoijenede Vortynner and pat Vortyn
getherto haue azeme the croune and rettynede and that he sthulde come azeme
into that laude well arraied with all thee simple forto avenue him vappon
the brutons and to wyne his laude azeme. Of this tydruise Empift made
tyvete zole and apparalede him haestely with his poulande men that they were
donight tyd in every bataille And whenne Vortynner seide telle that Empift
was come azeme with a tivete pover into this laude he assemblede his bren
tons and po lente azeme Empift forto haue zene him bataille and his fole
but Empift draadde him fore of the brutons for pei hadde stoufitede him
before haude and dry ben out with five nches. If he fore Empift praied of
alone daie and faide that he was uortz to come into this laude forto fustte
but to haue his laude of rent if he myst a corde with the brutons and of
ham haue trace The kuff Vortynner porouz comsille of his brutons d
thintede alone daie and pas hit was ordreynede poroight the brutons pat
the same louedare sthulde beni holde fafte besides Salusburij vappon en kuff
and Empift sthulde come pider with in. C. knyfftes Without moe and
the kuffe with as mony of the wifest of his laude And aft that daie
the kuffe come with his comfeitt as hit was ordreynede. But Empift had
de learnede his knyfftes prynely and ham comande that enevir
of ham sthulde putte a lorte fayfe in his hofe and to benue he faide fay
re fives uord is tyne to speke of lone and pees eneuryche anon sthulde
Dralde his knyff and flet a bruton and so pei quellde xxx pouande e
of knyfftes. and with moche fordo we mony of ham astaped and Ge
titer him selfe was taken and ladde to Christe caufte and pulte into
prison and some of Empiftes men wolde that the kuffe hadde be brent
al quicke. And Vortynner po to haue his hyle thintede ham as moche
as pei wolde azeu and yaf vp alle the laude. Connes e caufte akes
and burthes to Empift and to his folc and alle the brutons felle perne
into walye and pei helde ham fille and Empift wente poroight pe laude
and feisede alle pe laude with fiauchifes and in every place lere caufe
a down chures and honfes of volition and destroiede a istendeine po
rorth the laude and lere thaminte the name of the laude that nonou of his
were so hardy after pat tyne to caille pns laude britantyne but caufede
it Empiftes laude and he departede alle pat laude to his men and pere
made en knifes of the laude for to stentype it that the brutons sthulde

nou after come pynne. The first kynghoone was bent upon pat Entift returned himselfe and his as lordes and mauftrouer alle pe of. Another kynghadde Suffes where nours is Elcheste. The hepride kynghadde Westfes. The first kynghadde Esses. The firste kynghadde Estantill pat uot is calledde North sole South sole eichemeryche that is to sayne pe Erfsone of Northole The firste hadde leycesti sthire Northaington sthire Hertsole And huitvint done. The Ey. hadde Oxenforde Sildecesti Wychestre Warlyck and Derby sthine. The dous vortijers were anto Walys and Lituan pe a ta stelt pat Wolde uont stonde with out morter tempered with thre bloode. Da. ly.

Menne Entift hadde departede alle the launde in pis manner lindrene
his men he delivereede vortijger out of prisom and suffrede lyin
fely to tournishider that he wolde and he uome his wale and were anto Walys
pe pat his brutons divellede for as uoche as that launde was fronte. and
witkeede te wyne and Entift uener come pe ue budwe it uener before pat
launde. Vortijger helde him pe with his brutons and axede consfelt what
him was best all for to done. and pey af him consfelt to make a fronte ca
stelt and he inžt him selfe pynne kepe and defende if it uede were. Masous
in haſt po were sette and biton tselfe er vpon the huff of breast. but cer
tes pus hit iselt aft the werke that the Masous made adale dom him self
a myſt and pat ferde so in tymes or foure. Whereof the hadden tviere wou
der what he myſt ben. and jof pe kynth was fore anjoede of that channe
and wift uort wlat to done wherfore helete sende after pe wisedt clerks
and als levede men pat wervi poroth walys that inžt ben founde for pa
ſchulde toke what hei ſo the foundement so faulede vnder the werke and pat
pei ſchulde him telle what was best to done. And whenne pe wisedt men
digne tyme haddi studiede pei ſaide to the kynth that ſchulde done ſele a chalde
ben of a woman that weu hadd with man to done And þ childe be phylde
ſeeu and tempia the morter with his bloode of pat werke and ſo ſchulde þ werke
euer euide wipourte ende of. And pe kynth lete ſele Merlyn porothſ
al Walys forto speke with him. Ca. ly.

Menne pe kynhende pis he commandede his messaungers anon to
wenden or wath out al Walys to ſele that childe if pei inžten hi
ſunde it pat pei ſchulde brunte him forthe with him vnto him in vellede
Werte nesse of pis quitt he hadd to take him his lettres pat pei ne we diſto
ſlede of no man ne lett. And so faſſe po ſpedde the messaunges pat pei come

Vinto a Domi that men callede fermerdyn And as yei paffede forth her Iwaie
pei soniden 1. children of xii. yere of atte pat chidden y fere with haſt
kerdes and one of ham faide to that oper. Donebat quoy he y e Don aff wu
the to rside or stry ne with me. For so hane nowitte ue to ſon as so hane.
Certes Meryln quoy pat oper of your Witte ue of ſon re ſon make
so no forſe for men telleth commonly the that ye hane no pitt of god ſit
ye hadde uener ffader, but al men lke their weſt as ho is your moder. A
the kuites meſſauttes Whenne thei herde this strif bedriven po 1. thromes pei
axeden of men pat ſtodeu besides ham. Whenues that Meryln was born
and also ho him no y ſhede, and the ſole ham tolde that aittres geuill wo
man him bare in fermerdyn that men callede Aldhan, but neil man unyzt be
te ho myzt ben the childeſs ffader. O whenne pe me meſſautter herde pis ty
dynte pei wente anou to him that he a was wande yue of the Domi and tolde
him the kuites blif and his lette whenfore pei were comen pider A
Meryn and his moder anou were ſeu de before pe wande yne of the Domi and he
co main ude de ham pat pei ſthu lde ſon vinto the kuit as hit was ordeynede
bi his meſſautters. A Meryn and his moder comen vinto the kuit e
were vnder ſoune with mochel honou, and the kuit axede of that lady
if that childe were lyve ſone and ho him bitte. A the lady anſwered
ſaft tendrily wepputte and ſaide ſtheo hadde neuer companye of man wold
ly, but Sir quoy ſthro ab so was a zonitte maide in vnp fader's chamber
and oper of childe lynatte in my companye were that ofte we re wonede
to pleie and to solace and belefte a lonee in my ſfaders chambri and Ikol
de noynt ſon forth for brennyut of pe ſiue and wpon a tyne he come
a ſane bathily and entirede into my chambri there that so was al a lonee
but hol so come into me and where so wuſt neuer where we y ett wote for
dorres were faſte barrede and with me he did name of ſone for so hadde
noy myzt ne poner hunto de ſende ſre me and ofte he come to me m
pe for ſaide maner so that he bitte on me this ſame childe but neil unyzt
so Witte of him as hat he was neul ſemes he come ne what he as his na
me. A of the anſwere of Meryln Whenfore the kuit as ked e uſt his
werl myzt not ſtode, pat he hadde betto mie ne pive ne da". LEOY
Denne Meryn hadde herde al that his moder hadde ſaide
so pake to the kuit in pis maner: ſire hol so as betto den axe
ze homor for it falſeth noynt to ſon ue to anu oper for to wene but tel
leth me Euch ſon Whenfore so am to ſon bronzt and whenfore ye hane

ante after me. Certes quoy pe knyt e uylkise counsellers hane don me to vn
der stonde that the morter of alwierke that z haue don beffonne behoeth to
ben temperede with zour bloode or the foundement sthaff faule for eimore.
Sive quop Mervyn wole ye séeke me for uyl bloode forto tempr with
zou morter ye quop pe kante or ellys sthaff neuer uyl castel stonde as
uyl counsellers done meto vnder stonde. Cho anfiverede Mervyn to
the kutt. He saude late ham come before me powrse counsellers and z
lille prone pat pei seu nauizt ne trelye and wh heme powrse were comen
Mervyn axede if his bloode were pe euchefouu to make ydewerl stonde to
cendue alle peer wier were a bafshede and compe not anfiverede. Mervyn
jo saude to the kutt fire z sthaff telle you pe euchefouu wherfore younede
werke pub faulepe, and may not stande, there is vnder pe moimtaine ye
ye hane beffonne zour. Zou ye is a ttvete ponde of watr and in pe bopome
of the ponde vnder the watr ye beeth y. Dra ttous pat one is wight and pat
oper is veede that feithsten to gedder attey u your werke. Don myue depe
til pat youn men come to ydewonde and doth youu men take alwaie the
watr aft out and yennie ye sthult see ye drattous as z hane zou tolde pat
to god feithsten atter you. Werk and pis is the euchefouu céritas wherfore
the foundement fauley. The kutt auon lete dittye vnder til yat men comen
to that ponde and lete done alwaie aft the watr and ye pei foundeu y dra
ttous as Mervyn hadde tolde that euerly fouftsten to geders pe white
Drattou enervl assaflede pe rede and laide on him so strongly that he myntift
not endur but wathdovl him and hidde him in the faue cene and restede. And
wh houe he hadde a wbole veede he wente before and assaflede pe rede drattou anu
terly and helde him so fore that he mynt uoztendine azens him but wathdovl ve
him and restede, and after come azene pe wylte drattou and frontlye fouftht li
the rede drattou and bote him eucl and him oucome pat he fleyn pennes è come
nowore azene. The significacions of the y. Drattous pat were in the
bopome of the ponde pat fouzt to gedder. Dy. Lxy.

L. e knitte vortiter and his men pat falpe this bataille hadde tvete
merneyle and pruede Mervyn to telle him what it mynt beto ke
ne. Sive quop Mervyn z sthaff zoutelle ye veede Drattou bito beueth
zour selfe and the wighte befoeneth pe folc of Faxoyne that fust ye too ke
è helde in pis lande pat god: fouftsten azens zou and you hane dryuen
and euchafede but ye Brittous that beon of zour lynatte ouicomen ham è
dryuen ham alkyle and sithe att ye comynite of the Faxondes pei vete

rede this laude and helde his for eumore and drynen out the brutons (et dede with this lande att him with and destruoden arstendome, poroith out aftre laude. Cye hadde first toye of his comynge but now it is turnede to zon tretedamatte and sorowe. Affor po y-brepen of Don stanche pat was knut pat yelate see sthullen come before a quinzune be passede with a trete pover from litek brittanque and sthullen a sentepe deth of his brop and pe sthulle brenne zon first with sorowe and after pei sthalle see at trete a party of ye Saxons and sthullen dryne allepe vemenaint of ye laude and yfere abide ze liere no leutter to wake non castell ue non opel werke but anon yoth elles wherere your life aft forto saue to god if you be take for treurpe y haue faide to zon of put pat sthalt bifalle and vnder stondeth weff pat Alurilambros sthalt be emte but he sthalt beu enpoyseneede and litek ty me retyne. Aof kut Alurilambros holw se quin suede Vortiter & En tift and holw pei deden. &c. Lixm

M爾yn and his tuoder departede fro pe kut and turnede azeme
vitro kermerdyne and so after tydynitte come to the brutons pat
Alurilambros and Vter his brop were arynede att dotenesse wa trete
hoofte and pe brutons anon assemblede ham and weute to vnder fonnte
Alurilambros and Vter with trete nobley and ladde ham to London
and cronnede qe Alurilambros and made him kinte and deden to him
homatte and he axede where Vortiter that was kinte myste be founden
for he wolde ben a ventede on his brops deth and aftir he wolde weri
Vpon payneuys and pei tolde him that Vortiter was indralys and
so qel ladde him under warde. Vortiter with weff that pe edoo freyden co
me him to conquere and fleye pennes into a castell pat men calleth
Ge uerth that stode Vpon an hise mountantque and yc him helde. Alu
rilambros and Vter his brop and him folc hadde besetede pe castell
fult lontre tyme for he was ye castell was frontre and weff ariaede
so att pe laste pei taste wilde fire and brende houſe and men and aft him
arraye and ac muche as was with himne pe castell so that Vortiter wa
brende amoutte alle ey and so deide he with muchel sorowe. Ccho
was Entift in Kent and retynede pe and herde qis tydynge and anon
fledde and I Wolde hane weute into Scotlande for to haue hadde so
butt Alurilambros and his men mette with him in pe Vorth, euntre
and zaf him bataile & Entift and his men him defended whilkes
pat pei myſht but he and his folc wereu distounſitede and slaun &

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