¶ This is the Cronycle of all the kyngꝭ names [...]hat haue ben in Englande: and how many yeres they reygned / and how many sayntꝭ & martyrs haue ben ī this lande: and shewith the hole sūme / from the makyng of the worlde tyll the cōmynge of Brute: y e whiche is .iiii.M.lxxvii. yeres / and fro the cōmynge of Brute to the Incarnacion of Christe is M.C.xxii. yeres: & fro the Incarnacion to the .xxiiii. yere of kynge Henry the .vi. is .M.CCCC.xlvi. yeres.
THis is the Cronycle of all the kyngꝭ names and how many yeres they reygned and how many sayntꝭ & martyrs haue ben in this lande.
¶ Brute came after the makynge of the world into the lande of Albyon / in the tyme that Ely the Prest of the lawe was in the lāde of Israel .iiii.M.lxxvii. yeres.
¶ Newe Troy (that now is callyd London) was foūdyd by the makynge of Brute / after y e makynge of the worlde .iiii.M.C.xxiiii. yere.
¶ Rome was was foundyd by Remus & Romulus iiii.M.iiii.C.lxxxiiii. yere.
¶ Iesu Christe was conceyuyd by the holy goste in the maydē Marie on a fryday: in the tyme of kynge Kamelyn was kynge of Brytayne: the .xv. daye of Marche: after the makynge of the worlde .v.M.C.lxxxxix. yere.
¶ Iesu Christe was borne / whan his mother was xiiii. yere olde on a sonday / the .xxv. day of December / in the same yere: after the makynge of y e worlde v.M.C.lxxxxix. yere.
¶ Saynt Iohn̄ the Baptyste was hedyd the .xxv. day of Auguste after the Incarnacion .xxxii. yere.
¶ Iesu Christe suffred deth on a fryday the .xv. day of Marche: after his incarnacion .xxxiii. yere
¶ Saynt Stephen was martyred the thirde daye of August: after the Incarnacion. xxxiii. yere.
[Page] ¶ Saynt Paule was cōuerted the .xxv. day of Ianuary after the Incarnacion .xxxiiii. yere.
¶ Our lady Mary was taken into heuen the .xv. day of August in the .lx. yere of her age: after the Incarnacion .xlv. yere.
¶ Saynt Longlus was martyred after the Incarnacion .lvii. yere.
¶ Saynt Peter & Paule were martyred the .xxix. day of Iune: after the Incarnacion .lxix. yere.
¶ Lucy the kynge of Brytayn̄ becom christen after the incarnacion .C.lxii. yere.
¶ Saynt katheryne was martyred by Maxenciꝰ Empero r of Rome in y e tyme y t Constantyne saynt Elynsonne was kynge of Brytayn̄ after the Incarnacion .CC.lii. yere.
¶ Saynte Vrsula / with the .xi.M. virgins were martyred at Coleyn: by a Sarasyn that was called Swane y e whiche was kynge of Coleyn in y t tyme that Maxymyan was kynge of Brytayn̄: after the Incarnacion .CC.lxxxxvii. yeres.
¶ Saynte Abon was martyred / by the foresayde Swane in the tyme of Maxymyan: after the Incarnacion .CCC.i. yere.
¶ Saynt Gregory the pope / sente into Englande saynt Augustyne after the Incarnacion .CCCCC.lxxxxvi. yere.
¶ Saynt Edmunde the kynge was martyred / by Hungar and Hubba of Dēmarke: in tyme that first Alured was kynge of Englande: after the Incarnacion .viii.C.lxx. yeres.
¶ Saynt Edwarde the martyr / was martyred by [Page] hys stepmother after the Incarnac .ix.C.lxxx. ye.
¶ Saynt Edwarde the confesso r was quycke and deed in the yere of grace .M.lxvi. yeres.
¶ Saynt Edmunde the kynge was translated the tyme that Wyllyā Ruphus was kynde of England the yere of grace .M.lxxxxvi. yeres.
¶ Saynt Edwarde the confessour was translated by saynte Thomas of Caunturbury in the tyme of kynge Henry .ii. yere of grace.
¶ Saynt Thomas of Caunturbury was martyred in the same kynge Henr tyme in the yere of grace .M.C.lxx. yer.
¶ The same saynte Thomas was traunslated in the tyme of kynge Henry in the yere of grace .M.CC.xx. yeres.
¶ These ben the Cronycles of the kynges that haue ben / syth Brute came into this lande fyrste.
¶Brute came into this lande after the makynge of the worlde .iiii.M.lxxvii. yeres. And he lyued ī the lande or he were crowned .xl. yere. And after he was crowned .xx. yeres.
¶Lotryn hys sone .v. yeres.
¶Madan his sone .xxx. yeres.
¶Ebranke his sone .xl. yeres.
¶Leyle his sone .ix. yeres.
¶Bladud his sone .xxi. yeres.
¶Guentolyn his wyfe. xv. yeres.
¶Memps his sone .xxiiii. yeres.
[Page] ¶Brute Bremenshull .xxx. yere.
¶Ludebras .xiii. yere.
¶Lyre his sone .xlviii. yere.
¶Credel his daughter .v. yere.
¶Conadage her suster sone .xxxiii. yere.
¶Reynolde his sone .xx. yere.
¶Gorbodyan his sone .xv. yere.
¶Denobaud wan the realme by cōquest and reygned .xl. yere.
¶Bellyn his sone .xi. yere.
¶Cornabatrus his sone .xxv. yere.
¶Guentolem his sone .xxv. yere.
¶Scisisse his sone .xv. yere.
¶Kymore his sone .xix. yere.
¶Morwych his sone .ix. yere.
¶Grandobodyan his sone .xi. yere.
¶Portagayle his sone .xvi. yere.
¶Petitur his brother .v. yere.
¶Esydur his brother .xiiii. yere.
¶xxxiii. kyngꝰ reygned afterwarde.
¶Luke the last kyngꝰ sone of .xxxiii. reygned .xi. ye.
¶Kassibalan his brother .xxvii. yere.
¶Andragen Luddes firste sone .viii. yere.
¶Kembolyn before the Incarnacion .ii. yere.
¶The hole sūme fro the cōmynge of Brute tyll the Incarnacion .M.C.xxii. yere.
¶Grynder and Armogꝰ his .ii. sones .xliiii. yere.
¶Koyle Armogꝰ his sone .xli. yere.
¶Lucy his sonne reygned an Hethenman .xi. yere. [Page] and a Christen man .xi. yere.
¶And afterwarde was so great debate in y e lande / that the realme was longe without a kynge l. yera.
¶Cole that made Colchester was kynge then .xiii. yeres.
¶Constantyne the Romayne / that weddyd saynte Elyn Coles daughter .xv. yere.
¶Constantyne that was Enꝑour his sone .xx. yer.
¶Octauyan reygned after that Constantyne was gone to Rome to be crowned Emperour .xv. yeres.
¶Maximyā wedded Octauiās daughter & reygned .xxviii. yer. in his tyme saynt Albon was slayne.
¶Constātyne cosyn to the kynge of lytell Brytayn̄ reyned .xii. yere.
¶Constantyne his sone that was a monke at Wynchester reygned .v. yere.
¶Forteger that was Erle of Essex reygned .xi. yer
¶Fortymer his sone .xiiii. yere.
¶Engyst of Saxony in that lande of Iarmayn / y t was a Sarasyn / wan the lande & reygned .v. yere.
¶Aurylambros Constantynes sonne slough Engyst / and droue the Sarasyns awaye / and reygned .viii. yere.
¶Vter Pendragon his brother reygned .xvii. yer.
¶Arthur his sone reygned .xxvi. yere.
¶Constantyne Arthurs cosyn .xxiiii. yere.
¶Guran for Constantyne had none heire .xxx. yer
¶Tonagh his cosyn .xxiiii. yere.
¶Syryke reygned .xxv. yer.
¶Saynt Adelbert & Sebert y t were conuerted by saynt Augustyne & his felowshyp reygned .l. yere.
[Page] ¶Elfrede and Cadwaller / saynt Oswald & Cadwalyn reygned in the realme of England one after another. .lxxx. yer.
¶Off a saynt Oswaldis brother .xlviii. yeres
¶Alured the fyrste / in his tyme saynt Edmunde of Bury was slayne of Hungar and Hubba the kyngꝭ bretherne of Denmarke .xxx. yeres.
¶Edwarde the fyrste his sone .xxv. yer.
¶Edmunde his brother .xvii. yeres
¶Adelstone. [...]
¶Eldrede his brother .x. yer
¶Edwyn his thirde brother .iiii. yeres.
¶Edgar his sone .xvii. yer.
¶Saynt Edwarde the martyr his son̄ .xii. yeres.
¶Swyn̄ that was kynge of Denmarke .xv. yer.
¶Eldrede saynt Edwardes Brother ix. yere.
¶Edmunde Irensyd & Knowt Swyn̄son̄ .xx. yer
¶Harolde harefote knowte son xiii. yer.
¶Hardeknowte his brother .xvi. yeres.
¶Saynte Edwarde the confessour Eldred sonne reygned .xxiii. yeres.
¶Harolde / that was Godwyn sonne Erle of westsex reygned .i. yere.
¶The cronycle of all the kynges names that haue reygned in Englande syth the conquest of Wyllyam Conquerour.
¶ Thus endeth the cronycle of al the kynges names / that haue reygned in Englande. sith y e comynge of Wyllyā Conquerour: & how longe they reygned. Imprinted by Rychard Pynson / Prynter vnto the kynges noble grace.
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